The sun is high - #173 - Chapter 172 The Hill of Changes

This feeling of suddenly falling into dead silence from the noise is very unpleasant.

Xiuge couldn’t even tell whether the magical connection between himself and the magic rats had been severed or “shielded”.

It stands to reason that the family wills of Alexandra and Bernhardt are now “tied” to their own metal discs. If these magic rats dissipate due to attacks from external forces, they will also surely Will immediately return to the metal disk itself, just like the previous running rat.

But now, the rat hole of the metal disc was empty, and Xiuge could only see Snitch squatting beside the rat hole in a daze.

As the power carrier of the magic rats, it also felt this strange situation, but the running rat’s head obviously couldn’t understand the complex principles, so all it could do now was daze and scratch its head.

Feeling Shuge’s gaze, the running rat immediately raised its head. It pointed at the empty mouse hole with its tail, and then looked at Shuge seriously, with confusion on its face and green eyes filled with confusion. It’s confusion.

It can be seen that it really wants to get Xiuge’s answer.

“Don’t look at me, I don’t understand either!”

Shuge frowned and withdrew his attention from the spiritual world, looking towards the shadow of the hill ahead.

At this time, Wei Lin also noticed something unusual in the hilly area, because just now, a blue-winged raven she summoned using the bird skull medium suddenly lost control while flying towards the Black Forest Castle. .

Almost everyone saw that the raven that was flying at high speed suddenly dissipated into sporadic magic light spots in the night, and the bird skull that was the medium for summoning the blue-winged raven fell feebly from the sky. down.

Similar situations occurred with other mages in the same industry.

As long as it is a magical summon, it will immediately disconnect from its summoner and dissipate after entering the hill area in front.

This made Shuge feel uneasy. Although he did not have much sense of belonging to the Ernst family, the will of the family like Alexandra and Bernhardt was now part of his strength. If they disappeared so easily, , the losses caused would be quite large.

Fortunately, just as the casters were discussing, the magic connection with the rats was suddenly re-established, and with the flow of magic, the voices of Alexandra and other souls came back intermittently.

“Goddess Mel! What just happened?”

The once legendary countess seemed a little frightened: “I thought we were going to disappear because we lost our magic power!”

Hearing these words, Xiuge quickly confirmed the location of the magic rats and found that they had retreated to the edge of the hill area. Obviously, these family wills immediately chose to Return the way you came.

Fortunately, the nature of these magic rat swarms is different from ordinary summons. Although they also need a steady supply of magic power to operate normally, they can still continue to reduce the number of rats for a period of time after the magic connection is severed. A method of compressing magic power to ensure its own existence.

It can be said that these family wills have once again ensured their own continuation and existence through their keen judgment.

Regarding the situation inside the hill, Alexandra explained in shock: “Everything was normal at first, but as we approached the top of the hill, your voice became smaller and smaller. At first, everyone thought It was you who didn’t talk to us, but soon the connection between us and you disappeared completely.”

Bernhardt’s voice came out: “So at that time, I gathered everyone together, and we all retreated towards the original path… Fortunately, we didn’t go too deep, so we finally retreated in time. “

“Thank you for your hard work, everyone.”

Xiuge breathed a sigh of relief. He had just glanced at the rat holes in the metal disc and found that although the number of these magic rat groups had shrunk severely, there was no serious loss of the family’s will itself. This meant that as long as he gave With enough magic power, these rats can quickly return to their original form.

But now, the strange movement that enveloped the entire hill has put a dilemma in front of everyone.

Either continue forward at unknown risks, or immediately turn around and go back the way you came.

If they choose the latter, it means the failure of their mission. The entire Black Forest Fort stronghold, the soldiers stationed inside, and the crystallized cannons that will be extremely important to the entire Jaeger Regiment will be completely abandoned. .

Faced with the strangeness in the hill area, Wei Lin gave her preliminary judgment: “It is a change in magic power… It may be a disturbance caused by some large-scale magic ritual set up in the front area. They directly interfere with the operation of magic power. And in this way, we cut off the connection between us and the summoned object.”

Wei Lin’s voice paused for a moment, then she sighed and said, “It seems that some people don’t want us to use these methods to explore the situation inside. They prefer us to go in directly.”

So a stream-level military mage immediately stood up bravely.

He was born in the Voltel noble family and had full love and loyalty for his country, so he selected a few equally fearless soldiers, mounted his war horses and moved forward along the road.

Xiuge’s eyes were firmly fixed on this brave and fearless path exploration team. They continued to advance at a constant speed and soon passed through a checkpoint set up by the Chasseur Regiment at the bottom of the hill. Of course, this checkpoint was also empty. Xiuge Ge could even see a Kalfan heavy machine gun placed behind the bunker. This weapon that had shined in the war had now lost its operator.

The members of the pathfinding team seemed to be in good condition. The leading noble mage even summoned the hand of the mage to greet the large troops at the rear. This was enough to show that he was still able to cast spells normally.

His calmness and calmness made everyone relax a little.

However, this kind of relaxation did not last long. When the advancing team passed an ancient statue erected on the roadside, an accident suddenly happened.

A soldier of the Chasseur Regiment who was riding forward suddenly slowed down, his body shook twice, and then he fell off the horse. At the same time, other people next to him seemed to have some different situations.

Xiuge saw that one of the soldiers originally wanted to dismount to help his companions, but he was obviously unable to control his balance after landing. He fell to the ground after taking two steps, but he was not unconscious. He was still trying to get up, but his limbs were obviously not working properly. No matter how hard he tried, he could not stand up again.

Another soldier lay directly on the horse, and then began to vomit violently.

As for the brave noble mage from the Council, his condition was obviously better. He patted his head hard twice, as if this could relieve the pain. Then he turned the horse’s head, not caring about helping those who were there. The soldier immediately started running towards the original road.

Someone instinctively wanted to rush over to help, but then the mage’s roar came from the front: “Don’t come in! Don’t come in!”

His shouts were so forceful that they could even be said to be heartbreaking. However, within a few words of shouting, his body fell directly onto the horse’s back, and the war horse he was riding seemed to have fallen into some kind of abnormality. In this state, foam began to flow from the corners of its mouth, and its movements began to twist and deform as if it were drunk. However, it did not slow down, but instead rammed straight into the direction of the large team at full speed.

Seeing that the frantic war horse was about to lead the mage into the crowd, several dark tentacles suddenly swept out from the side. Under Xiuge’s control, they wrapped around the body of the war horse accurately and flexibly. He relied on his own tenacity and explosive power to force the war horse to a stop.

At the same time, a soft magical force field was quickly constructed by Wei Lin. It easily caught the mage who fell from the horse and slowly placed him on the ground.

The war horse was still struggling endlessly. Shuge noticed that the horse’s eyes looked extremely dull, and its thinking and instincts seemed to have been extremely seriously disturbed. It faced the external pressure exerted by itself and the influence of Charron’s touch. He didn’t even care about the death threats that came, and even dared to use his mouth to bite the black tentacles on the side of his head.

The diagnosis results for the mage were quickly obtained.

Wei Lin stood up from the mage’s side, her expression became extremely serious: “It seems that the symptoms are similar to ‘Magic Break’, but the symptoms themselves have been severely amplified… I’m afraid the pressure he is under now It is several times more powerful than ordinary magic power. If this state is maintained forever, the person’s spirit will completely collapse.”

As she spoke, she looked at the ordinary soldiers who had failed to leave the hilly area. These brave men and the horses they were riding were lying on the ground, and there seemed to be no movement.

“And, unlike regular magic ruptures, now even ordinary people and animals can be affected.”

She narrowed her eyes: “There is magic movement in the hill, and it should target all living creatures.”

Xiuge came to the war horse under his control. This vigorous war horse seemed to have gone completely crazy. Foam was constantly flowing out of its mouth, and its eyes were constantly bloodshot and red, as if the next Within seconds, there will be blood dripping out of it.

He tried to release his magic perception and enveloped the war horse. The next moment, an extremely disorderly and manic magic wave came out from the body of the war horse. Xiuge could even feel the weirdness The magic power is constantly colliding in the body of this war horse, and it is its existence that makes this war horse become painful and crazy.

After realizing the source of the problem, Xiuge immediately came to the mage’s side.

His situation is similar to that of the crazy war horse, but because the caster’s body originally contained magic power, he did not become crazy because of the invasion of external magic power, but because he had just escaped from danger. , his condition has not yet recovered, and his eyes are extremely distracted.

And when Xiuge tried to further feel the characteristics of this abnormal magic power, the metal disc that had been rotating at a constant speed finally responded.

It started to speed up.

Although the increase in speed is limited, based on Xiuge’s past experience, this is indeed a change that occurs when danger and hidden dangers are felt.

And as Xiuge further mobilized his perception and tried to touch the strange magic power, a very familiar feeling that made him extremely disgusted came over him.

Xiu Ge will never forget the feeling he felt when he was attacked by the descendants of the Dark Abyss in the sewers when he left Salem City. The sticky, cold and malicious power was so impressive, and now, Xiu Ge Ge then noticed a very similar essence in this magical movement.

This force seems to be feeding on the will, thinking and strength of living beings, and is constantly trying to strengthen itself.

So Xiuge decisively raised his hand and pressed it on the shoulder of the military mage in front of him, and the disgusting magical movement was immediately transmitted. Its appearance caused the metal disc to increase in speed. However, now Xiuge is no longer the entry-level spellcaster who just wants to escape from Salem City in a hurry. Faced with the invasion of this external force, his own will and spirit alone are enough to complete the confrontation.

Just like crushing an insect that accidentally crawled into his room, under the surging magic and spiritual frenzy, the cold magic that was about to move was wiped out on the spot.

After completing this matter, Shuge raised his head and said to Officer Walter and Weilin: “Go back, Black Forest Castle is obviously not normal. If we continue to move forward, not only will we not be able to bring the crystal cannon inside, If you go out, you may even lose more people. Bringing this information back to the position and reporting it to Bolden is the most correct choice.”

To other mages and the officer, Shuge’s words sounded like just a reasonable suggestion, but in the ears of Wei Lin, a scholar who already knew something about the Black Sun Society, Shuge’s words were… made his judgment clear.

But at this moment, someone next to him exclaimed: “Look, you guys! They’ve woken up!”

Hearing this, Xiuge quickly turned his head, only to find that in front of the road, the soldiers who had fainted due to the abnormal movement of magic stood up staggeringly from the ground. They quickly stood up straight and stood up. It was as if he had regained consciousness.

However, these soldiers still stood there without moving. Only one of them turned around and walked towards the original path at a very mechanical pace.

Not long after, he came in front of everyone. Xiuge saw that the soldier’s eyes were flashing with a dark magical aura, and there was a smile on his face, which was almost the same as the corpse he had seen in the lake before. .

The next second, the soldier spoke.

“Mr. Sugar Ernst, we sincerely extend an invitation to you… We very much hope that you can come to Black Forest Castle as a guest.”