The Truth of Magic

Chapter 485 The Unexplainable Secret

Because of the existence of magic, many times the defense system of the building must take it into consideration.

The Commander's Mansion of Oulu City occupies a very large area, and it also has another title in Oulu City - the inner city.

The gate of the inner city alone occupies almost an entire street, and a "moat" five or six meters wide has been dug on the other three outer walls. Not to mention the various sentry towers densely covered in the city, just the arrow tower on the edge of the wall is set up a few hundred steps away. If the city of Aulu is really captured one day, the inner city can last for a while.

The inner city itself is divided into a front yard and a back yard.

The front yard is naturally where many official departments of the alliance are stationed, while the back yard is the office and residence of the leader Tang De.

For the five-ring spell "Teleportation", the building complex of the Commander's Mansion was taken into consideration at the beginning of the design.

Not to mention the "flying technique" from the sky, the "stone walking technique" from digging tunnels, and various "detection techniques", "eagle eye techniques", and "clear ear techniques" to prevent secret theft.

It's just the magic that the defense is aimed at, and what you have to face is the contradiction between the duration of the spell, the scope of action, and the difficulty of maintenance.

It is like the solid wood floor at home, sometimes it is chosen for cost reasons, and it is only installed in the bedroom or even the master bedroom.

The Northern Alliance has been operating for many years, but it's not that it can't be realized, but based on the simple cost-effectiveness issue, it has its own focus on the deployment of the entire Commander's Mansion.

The most critical first-level defense areas, such as the office area of ​​key departments and the commander's residence, naturally deploy means to prohibit transmission and detection.

As for some open-air courtyards and ordinary corridors, they simply deployed detection and transmission means.

Once someone transmits in and triggers the "Spell Monitoring Network", the resident mage group stationed in the Commander's Mansion will coordinate with the guards to round up.

In his previous life, Zhao Xu participated in the defense system of the Commander's Mansion relying on Fleur's recommendation.

When Wang Ningwei brought the earth mission to attend, he acted as a security guard, and he was astonished when he watched from the audience.

Naturally, Zhao Xu was also aware of the weaknesses and flaws of this huge "magic monitoring network".

The first point is the "intermittent period" when the spell net restarts regularly, so he doesn't have to think about it if he can't wait now.

The second point is its own systemic flaws. The "Spell Monitoring Network" itself has a huge scope of action, and it involves mutual influence and interference.

So there are several unknown key dead ends.

Even if the Mage Association branch of the Northern Alliance tried its best, they couldn't test every corner one by one, which left a "hole" in the seemingly impenetrable Commander's Mansion.

Zhao Xu clearly remembered that when he first arrived at the Commander's Mansion in his previous life, a key "loophole" just happened.

So in those few days, a group of them were stationed 24 hours a day to guard that area until the mages repaired it.

Now, at this moment when this point has not been exposed, let Zhao Xu make perfect use of it.

He easily teleported to the basement of the sentry tower that he guarded for three days in his previous life.

However.

The moment Zhao Xu had just finished teleporting, he heard this frightened cry, and his whole body tensed up, like a cat with fur.

Although the voice sounded familiar, because of the teleportation, Zhao Xu's vision had not yet recovered, and there was darkness in front of him.

Zhao Xu raised the instant scepter in his hand on the spot, turned sideways, and pointed the tip of the scepter in the direction of the sound.

It's just that he seemed to be casting a spell on the opponent, but another spell came out of his mouth.

"Speedy outbreak."

At this critical moment, Zhao Xu decided to cast this spell after thinking about it.

He wants to get a certain "right of first hand", so as not to fall into the situation of being attacked in the next few seconds.

In his previous life, he encountered a situation where he was paralyzed by being called by his name, but in fact the long sword had been stabbed near the waist.

Zhao Xu had already thought clearly in his mind. After buying a certain amount of time, when he regained his eyesight, he could see who the person in front of him was.

If they are familiar with each other, nothing will happen naturally.

If not, it means that his infiltration was exposed this time. At that time, he will cast the spell "Shivering Touch" to subdue the opponent, or if there are many people, he will cast the teleportation spell again to escape.

However.

The sense of time stagnation that Zhao Xu had expected did not come as scheduled, and the hands on the mechanical clock were still ticking mercilessly.

[Adventurer Zhong Xia, your spell 'Swift Burst' was counterspelled by the target, and you lost the spell. 】

How is it possible, such an incredible idea suddenly popped up in Zhao Xu's mind.

He cast spells entirely on instinct!

Ordinary mages want to target him unless they give up other actions at the beginning and concentrate on preparing "counter spells".

Otherwise, when he casts a spell, it will definitely be too late to target it.

But how did the other party know that he teleported, and did this kind of "preparation"?

Slowly, Zhao Xu's eyes gradually opened. In this extremely dark basement, he could barely see the appearance of the person in front of him by relying on the faint oil lamp.

"call."

Zhao Xu finally put down a big stone in his heart.

"Mr. Antinoya."

Zhao Xu couldn't help asking, "We should be quite familiar with each other, so we shouldn't make a startled sound when we see me."

At this moment, standing where Zhao Xu could see was Antinoya, who was wearing a brocade and satin robe and a dark gold secret cloak. It was obvious that her skills had improved a lot recently, and the patterns were much more complicated.

Antinoya also looked at Zhao Xu softly at this moment.

"I was thinking, since we reunited after a long absence, we should show a sense of surprise," Antinoya said.

That was obviously frightening.

Zhao Xu thought to himself, but he was still very honest, "Then I am really touched by my mentor."

"Well, but your performance this time is also good. Even if you heard a familiar voice, you acted decisively first, and did not give up the first move. With this kind of cleverness, I will not go to the surging city of Aulu next. Collected the body for you."

"That's why you countered the spell by your mentor." Zhao Xu was also a little embarrassed, feeling that recently, Antinoya praised him a lot more frequently.

"Idiot, you don't want to think about who I am." Antinoya snorted softly.

"Then teacher, did you counter my spell just now, did you use the 'insight tactics'?" Zhao Xu couldn't help asking.

The third-ring spell of insight into warfare can last for 10 minutes per level. With Zhao Xu's current caster level and a "spell delay" specialty, it can easily break through seven or eight hours.

As long as he has enough three-ring spells, he can mount them as a resident spell.

Insight into tactics allows him to automatically know that there are spells cast within tens of meters. If he has sight and can see the opponent, he can also know the specific spells after passing the spell recognition.

But the most important thing is that he can choose to dissipate the remaining duration and directly use "free action" to counter the opponent's spell.

No need to "ready for action"!

So as long as Zhao Xu has this spell on his body, he is not afraid of being threatened by close-range spells, which is equivalent to an efficient spell radar.

Cooperating with his "quick burst", he can also counterattack a wave of first moves.

It was because he was a little embarrassed just now that he tried to go first, but Antinoya countered again and countered his spell.

This is also the normal state of high-end mage warfare, gradually targeting each spell cast by the opponent.

When the opponent casts a spell, he "intuitively" moves to "restrain" this spell.

As a result, the opponent also acted "intuitively" to "restrain" him this time.

This kind of back-and-forth nesting dolls often causes the outside world to seem to have not spent a second, but the two mages have confronted dozens of times in private.

"The spell you mentioned, once you decide to activate the dissipative energy to 'counter' it, it's only a one-time chance. You have to immediately make up another 'sight-seeing tactics', so I usually don't dissipate this spell first. Countermeasure." Antinoya explained.

The implication was that Zhao Xu's "magic action" was not complicated enough for her to use backup methods.

She has, but doesn't have to.

"So fierce?"

"Zhong Xia, your path to becoming a mage is still very long." Antinoya said, "But I can tell you the direction of your efforts."

"Basically, as long as I want to, no one can successfully cast a spell in front of me."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but open his pupils slightly.

Each mage can only counter one spell per round.

Therefore, in the mage battle, if there is one more mage nearby who gives up casting spells and concentrates on preparing to "counter the spell", that is also very disgusting.

"Zhong Xia, you can only counter a spell once a round because you can only "prepare" once to target the opponent's next spell."

"Once the opponent doesn't cast a spell, your countermeasures will also fail. Although the spell will not be wasted, the synchronization of the body also prevents you from casting spells."

Zhao Xu nodded after listening. The tasteless way of counterspell is also the reason why counterspell is not common in their low-end rounds.

"And to counter spells, you have to prepare the same spells before you can counter them. Generally, unless there are mainstream spells that are very common and everyone prepares them, it is generally difficult to have a chance to take effect." Zhao Xu said.

However, he also knew that no matter how bad "Counterspell" was, it was another solution to "Mage Disintegration".

It is equivalent to the universal "neutralization spell" of mages.

"Teacher, is there any advanced level that has a special bonus to counterspell?"

At this moment, Zhao Xu couldn't help but think about it.

If someone tries to cast a spell in front of him in the future, he will not say anything about counterspell.

No one can cast spells without his permission.

This is pretending to be invisible.

In particular, Zhao Xu had unlimited spell slots, and with the "multi-talented spell caster" and "bizarre seer", he could counter it without preparing corresponding spells.

"Hey." Antinoya also smiled complacently at this time, "This is based on expertise."

"Expertise?" Zhao Xu was surprised.

He now has at least four or five more specialties than the average person, which can be regarded as a little more generous.

"Strictly speaking, it's a chain of expertise." Antinoya explained.

"For example, the 'Proficient in Countering Spells' feat, you can use higher-level spells of the same faction to counter them, without being limited to the same spells."

"Another example is the 'Passive Counterspell' specialty, which allows me to counter when I notice you casting a spell without having to prepare in advance."

"Another example is the legendary specialty 'Legendary Counterspell', which allows me to counterspell an unlimited number of times per round."

"As for the three I just mentioned to you, they are all progressive. You have to learn the previous feat before you can learn the next feat. Even the legendary feat also requires you to meet the requirements of proficiency in first strike, combat There are three prerequisites: reflection and instant spell casting."

After hearing what Antinoya said, Zhao Xu couldn't help but be speechless.

This legendary counter-spell directly required five common specialties as pre-requisites, but Zhao Xu had mastered both combat reflexes and quick spell casting.

On the premise of being able to maintain unresolved suppression of the low-ring mages, the cost of realizing it is extremely huge.

You must know that relying on level specialties, from level 1 to level 20, there are only seven specialties in total.

However, Zhao Xu still quietly prepared in his heart.

It can also be regarded as confirming a chain of expertise in the future.

As Zhao Xu thought about it, he also came to his senses and returned to the original question, "Teacher, why are you here?"

In other words, because he doesn't have the spell of "mind barrier", he can't avoid those detection and detection spells, so he can only sneak in by looking for the "black spot" that is under control.

But for Antinoya, even if it was the kingdom of the gods in front of her, she still had the courage to barge in, so she wouldn't be looking for something like Zhao Xu.

"Didn't I tell you before that Tang De, the leader of this alliance, believes in Grazte?"

Zhao Xu immediately reacted, "Teacher, you mean that there is something wrong with the spell monitoring network in this area, and there are traces of Grazte?"

"That's right, otherwise how dare I conclude that Tang De has a relationship with Graz'zt. Although it's not obvious, I can faintly feel that these defensive and reconnaissance spells have incorporated some of Graz'zt's abyssal power. That's why I followed the vine. The underlying reason has been found out."

"The divine power on the 'Spell Monitoring Network' is so weak that it can't defend at all. That's why the priests in Oru City didn't notice this. But it's enough to remind Dougrazt that some power has entered here."

"If a mage wearing a 'spiritual barrier' suddenly teleports to a non-key point due to the effect of immunity, although monitoring the spell net will not detect it, Graz'zt behind the scenes will be able to detect the movement of the net."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. Antinoya didn't want to be discovered by Grazte, so like Zhao Xu, he sneaked into this black spot before taking action.

It seems that he came in according to the black spot on the surveillance network, that was really a mistake.

"Actually, I'm also quite strange." Antinoya said, "What kind of secret is it that Grazte is also monitoring this ground? I even suspect that it turned the alliance leader 'Tang De' into him Believers, also for this reason.”

"Generally speaking, these abyss lords strive for secrecy when developing believers. This kind of lord-level powerhouse is hard to subdue without breaking through their spiritual weaknesses. Even if they succeed, they are easily exposed.\

,""Or if you don't want to be exposed, you have to spend more resources on Graz'zt, which is not cost-effective."

Zhao Xu nodded. He was also thinking about the internal reasons.

The thoughts in my mind slowly led to the "Battle of Demon Sealing" that affected all forces north of the entire ice sheet mountain range in the previous life.

The initial cause of that war was the countless "portals" that directly communicated with the abyss and purgatory.

The powerhouses in hell, such as the abyssal demons, do not have the ability to teleport to "Arthur", they have to rely on the "wish" once a year to simulate "transportation" spell.

If you want to go back afterwards, you have to wait for the cooldown of the "Prayer" to recover next year.

For lower-level demons and demons, coming to "Arthur", where delicious souls can be seen everywhere, is something that is more desirable but unattainable.

"It is said that you will detonate this point, as a reward for the 'Howard Luxurious Bedding' and the 'Ascension Cross', but after all, I still have to make a layout here first."

"I don't want your soul to be swept away by the abyss. At that time, I came to search for your soul. It would be really embarrassing."

Zhao Xu opened his mouth slightly, but he didn't expect Antinoya to disappear before the battle, so he came here first to lay the groundwork for him.

Antinoya frowned slightly, "I want to ask you about Zhong Xia."

"I directly found the 'Spell Defense Deployment Map' of this Commander's Mansion, and then I did some mental calculations, figured out a few loopholes in it, and found this kind of infiltration point."

"What about you?" Antinoya looked at Zhao Xu with interest.

"How did you know that teleportation to the basement of this sentry tower will not be discovered?"

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