When he opened his eyes, the sky outside was already filled with stars. Windshadow Kuang silently checked his current state and nodded in satisfaction. On his face, there was a gloomy, bloodthirsty, cunning, proud, and arrogant expression.
This was completely impossible in the past.
A palm-sized magic array made of silver-iron alloy appeared in Shadow Wind's left palm, and a thumb-sized Dragon's Soul appeared in his right hand. He placed the magic array on the table beside him, then placed the Dragon's Soul in the center of the magic array's hexagram. Shadow Wind began to slowly transfer the energy needed to activate it.
This was something that Windshadow Craze had specifically asked his Archmage apprentice, Fasiuri, to create for himself after seeing the holographic communication method between Kaelin's grandfather and Fasiuri Karen. Today was the first time he had used it.
Ordinary magic arrays were carved on the ground by mages when they needed to use them. During the process of carving, they had to constantly inject magic power into the magic array. After the carving was done, magic crystals were placed at key parts to minimize the magic power required to activate and operate the magic array.
The Solid Magic Array in Windshadow Craze's hands was one of a kind on the Rostocker Continent. The powerful energy contained in the dragon soul replaced the large number of magic crystals and the magic power injected during the carving. The flexibility of the silver-iron alloy allowed this small solid magic array to be preserved under the huge energy that erupted at the moment of activation. Although he had the help of the Dragon Soul, the amount of magic power required to activate this unique magic array was still quite shocking. Perhaps only Windshadow Craze and its creator could use it on this continent.
The unique magic array was even more excellent, or more classic, because it could allow a person who knew nothing about magic to communicate with a specific object with the 'Gift of the God of Space', just like a senior-rank sorcerer. Of course, the prerequisite was that there must be a powerful energy to activate it and support its operation.
Soon, after Wind Shadow Kuang injected his energy into the magic array on the table, a dazzling silver-white light flashed from the magic array, illuminating the entire room.
"My lord." Under Feng Yingkuang's firm request, Faxiu Rui had already changed the way he addressed him previously, but he began to address himself as a subordinate again." I've been waiting for your news. It seems that things are going more smoothly than expected.”
"Hey, Fasiuri, it seems like you haven't been idle recently. You must have learned a lot, right?”
"Sir, can you tell? I hope I'm not wasting my time.”From the small magic array, it was projected a surprised and worried expression on Fasuri's face. Due to the limitations of the magic array, only Fasuri's head could be shown." I have been studying the book that Master left me, but the things written in it are too unbelievable..."
"Hehe, don't be anxious. That is something that the wise men of my race spent thousands of years to sum up. It is not something that can be understood in a short time. This was originally written for Na 'er. Some of the basics seemed to be very difficult for her. It was naturally difficult for you to understand these things when you first came into contact with them.”
Windshadow Craze was referring to a book he had written for Luo Lina during his free time in Cullen. It was a war textbook that surpassed the era. The book summarized almost all the famous military strategies of the cold weapon era on Earth, classic battle reviews, and even added the importance of logistics in war in the middle of the hot weapon era (nuclear era), as well as the position of politics in war and other war-related knowledge.
"Oh, how's the thing I asked you to do? Any news?" Windshadow Craze, who had high expectations for Fasuri, was obviously unwilling to waste time on this topic. He hoped that Fasuri could rely on his own thinking to understand and comprehend the knowledge of war in the book. Only in this way would he be able to take charge of a certain area in the future.
"I've already passed on Milord's message to Kulun. I believe there will be news soon.”
Feng Yingkuang looked at the respectful expression on Fasiurie's face and nodded. He continued,"How's the situation on your side? How did that old fox Joseph react?”
"According to your orders, all the soldiers of the army have withdrawn from the garrison fortress. According to your orders, 50,000 people have dispersed into Kruger City. Now, the entire Kruger City has been taken over by us. Also, just as you expected, the allied forces of the orcs and Ter have surrounded Joseph's army in the garrison fortress. But…"
"But?" Windshadow Craze suddenly became interested. Some parts of the war did not go according to his predictions, which made him very curious."Did something happen?"”
"Yes, my lord. According to the information from Cullen, the orcs did not help the Tyr people capture the garrison fortress. Instead, they occupied the entire southern province.”
"Oh? I really couldn't tell that there was such a smart guy among the Beastmen." The information that Fasurian gave did not cause much of a reaction from Windshadow Craze. He was only slightly surprised, as if everything was within his calculations.
"My lord…" Fasiuri's tone was hesitant. He looked at Feng Yingkuang and finally voiced out the doubts in his heart."Why did my lord choose to take the Grand Road?"Although this was the shortest route to the Western Swamp, it was also the most dangerous. It was very dangerous to pass through the capital city of the Tell Empire at this time. Moreover, it would take a lot of time to deal with the pursuers and intercept them. If they chose another route, it would be faster and safer.”
Feng Yingkuang glanced at the image of Fasiurie and did not answer his question. Instead, he lowered his head and pondered.
Fasurian did not dare to disturb Windshadow Craze, who had his eyes closed. He could clearly feel the biting cold from Windshadow Craze's indifferent glance, even in this kind of transmission magic that relied on magic power. He knew that he had asked a sensitive question.
After a long while, Feng Yingkuang raised his head and looked straight into Fassuri's eyes. With a serious expression and tone that Fassuri had never seen before, he said to him,"Fasiurie, on this mainland, I can only be considered an outsider. The only people I can trust and rely on with complete confidence are you and Na 'er. Kathleen is still too young and has too little experience. Her immature thinking means that there are many variables that can happen…"
When Feng Yingkuang spoke, Faxiu Rui immediately put on an extremely respectful expression. After hearing these words, his excitement was indescribable. Windshadow had always held a very high position in his heart, which was why he, as a Great Mage, would show an extremely humble attitude when facing Windshadow. However, this was the first time Feng Yingkuang had acknowledged him.
"I don't know where you place the country of Yarsus in your heart, so there are some things I can't tell you. Do you understand what I mean?" Feng Yingkuang looked deeply at Fasuri. He was betting on his understanding of Fasuri, betting that Fasuri would stand on his side.
"Master!" " Master!" Fahuri's excitement could not be expressed with words." In my heart, there is only Master, not the Arthurs Empire!”
Feng Yingkuang smiled. Just as he had guessed, he had won the bet.
"Fasiuri, I think you should know that the relationship between me and the Arthurs Empire is only one of mutual benefit. I'm not from Arthurs at all, and I don't have any concept of the survival of the country. No matter how good Shivat treated me, or how great his title was, it was just a trade for what he thought was equal benefits. Therefore, in my heart, the entire Arthurs Empire is not as important as Na 'er.”
Fahuri nodded silently. He was present when Windshadow Craze and King Arthur first met. He was very clear about the exchange of benefits between the two.
" This time, Sivut sent Joseph as commander and transferred two of his legions from the east. His intentions are clear. Since he didn't want me to stay in the Kuge Plains, I naturally had to give it to him generously. As for whether he could carry it or not, it had nothing to do with me.”
Such disgraceful words would never have come out of Feng Yingkuang's mouth in the past. Moreover, he would never have seen through Xiwute's special plot in the past. " But now, Feng Yingkuang is no longer the Feng Yingkuang from before." Fasiurie, speaking of which, besides Na 'er, you've interacted with me the most. Did you discover anything?”
"Discovered? I…feel that Daren is different from before, but I can't tell what's different.”
"Hehe, as expected of a Great Mage, your thoughts are much sharper!”Feng Yingkuang smiled faintly and pointed out the core of the whole matter." It was because of this change that prompted me to leave the Kuge Prairie.”
After a pause, Windshadow Craze organized his words as succinctly as possible in his mind and continued to explain to the archmage who had sworn his loyalty to him.
"Ever since I felt the inexplicable change in my body, a name has been constantly appearing in my mind!! Reese Brel, the special envoy of the Tyre Empire who had once visited Cullen…I can't explain the reason, but I think that the changes that happened to me might be answered by this Tyre person named Reese Brel.
That's why I asked you to look for Lin 'er's grandfather. There might be records of similar situations in the palace records. I chose this path to attract the attention of the people of Terre. After all, Reese should have a high status in the Terre Empire. Thus, I didn't hide my tracks along the way. As for the evacuation of the 17th Division from the garrison fortress, it was only a temporary decision to preserve their strength.”
Fasurian had been listening attentively to Feng Yingkuang's explanation, but he realized that the doubts in his heart had been resolved, but new questions had appeared."But…Sir, Na 'er is still in the hands of the beastmen…"
Fasurian carefully reminded his master. This seemed to be his original intention of giving up military power and leaving the Kuge Prairie.
"Na 'er? I'm not worried about her safety. That soldier said that he didn't find Na 'er's corpse, which means she's still alive. Moreover, I believe that with the movement technique I taught her, it would be very easy for her to escape. Even if she was really captured, it did not mean that she was in the hands of the orcs. This time around, the Teer people and the Beastmen allied army should have made a very detailed agreement. It was very likely that a high-ranking general like Na 'er had been sent to the hands of the Teer people, so my current journey did not conflict with rescuing Na' er.”
At this point, Windshadow Kuang stopped and thought for a moment before continuing,"More importantly, I have a feeling that Na 'er hasn't fallen into the hands of the beastmen. If her life was really in danger, the thing I placed on her would have alerted me.”
Since the person in question had already said so, it was not appropriate for Fahuri to refute. However, no matter what, Luo Lina could be considered his only official student, so he could not help but remind her,"Sir, according to the information from Cullen, the Beastmen that defeated Na 'er's troops seemed to be the Berserker Legion…"
Feng Yingkuang was obviously stunned when he heard the last four words of Faxiu's unfinished words. The Berserk Army, this army that had never been defeated since the establishment of the Hundred Races War, had long become synonymous with 'invincible'. Although Windshadow Kuang didn't know much about them, he knew how terrifying this army was from his conversation with Rolina and Kathleen.
"Humph! If anything really happens to Na 'er, I'll bury the entire Beastman Tribe with her!”A powerful aura instantly erupted from Windshadow Kuang's body, and the entire room was filled with a biting cold killing intent.
"Is it in here?"
"Mr. Carson, the people you asked us to keep an eye on are inside. Since they went in this afternoon, no one has come out.”A thin man in a silver tight-fitting suit stood in front of Carson with an extremely respectful expression. It could even be said that he was worshiping him as he reported the information he had learned.
Five people dressed in the same clothes stood behind the skinny man. They were all wrapped up in their clothes, and only their eyes were exposed. They also stood with their heads lowered with incomparable reverence. Their clothes were blue, which meant that they were one level lower than the silver ones.
Carson was silent. There was no sign of emotion on his face. His cold eyes hid all his true thoughts." Did you send anyone in?”
"I did. I disguised myself as a vegetable delivery worker and wanted to go in, but I was stopped at the door. I could see seven people scattered in the courtyard and four on the bridge. According to this subordinate's speculation, they should have sealed off the entire Leaping Heaven Pavilion, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving.”
"Moka, what do you think of this group of people?" Carson suddenly changed the subject, as if he didn't care about this information at all.
"Sir, these people are very strong. Although we haven't fought them before, just from their aura and the discipline of the entire team, they give off a strong, violent, calm, and bloodthirsty feeling. The smell of blood coming from their bodies could be smelled from a few miles away. Moka quietly observed Carson's reaction from the corner of his eyes as he carefully said,""Sir, I feel that they…are not ordinary people.”
"Ordinary people? Of course, they weren't ordinary people. Hehe, they weren't even human.”Carson's lips curled up strangely, and a dazzling light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
It was the first time Mocca saw so many expressions on the face of Sir Carson, whom he respected. His eyes were clearly filled with excitement and fighting spirit, but there was also a hint of disgust and hatred. Mocca had never thought that the group of people living in the Leaping Heaven Pavilion would be able to make Sir Carson say such words and show such an expression.
Looking at Moka who was constantly observing him from the corner of his eye, Carson seemed to know what he was thinking and asked,""Mocca, you want to ask me who these people are, right?”
Moka's dry face turned red after being read. He nodded and replied hesitantly,""Yes, sir. I really want to know what kind of person is worthy of your personal attack.”
"Is that so? So, Mocca, who do you think they are?”Carson did not answer Moka's question directly. Instead, he asked him," Moka, I remember telling you that as a thief, especially a high-level thief, the first thing you have to learn is to observe the enemy. You haven't forgotten, have you?”
"I will always remember your teachings and dare not forget them.”Mocca's fearful expression showed his anxiety. He was worried that Carson would misunderstand him.
"Don't worry, Moka. I know you're a very attentive person. Tell me about your observations. I want to know how much information you can get with your current high-level thief ability.”Carson comforted Moka at the right time and gave him the right amount of pressure. He had learned it from Ainavis.
"Yes, Your Excellency. I will definitely not disappoint you!”" They are a group of soldiers from a regular army. They are very elite and brave soldiers. Judging from their defensive style, these people should be infantry. Moreover, there is a very distinguished person among them. I think it is very likely that he is their highest commander. But…"
" But what?" Carson was very satisfied with Mocca's performance just now. When he heard the hesitation in his words, he immediately encouraged him. His expression was still indifferent. This was not intentional, but a habit that had formed over a long time that could not be changed.
"Your Excellency, it's just that they might not be the people of Teer. Although I can't judge from their behavior, from what I know, our Tell Empire doesn't have such an army. The feeling they give off…is extremely terrifying…"
Carson narrowed his eyes and looked at the Leaping Heaven Pavilion not far away. On the bridge, the four Mad Battle Squad soldiers were still staring in four directions without moving."Scary? They are indeed terrifying. These people are the nightmares of our Empire's soldiers!”
Upon hearing Carson's words, Moka's body trembled for a moment. He seemed to have thought of something from Carson's words.
"Mocca, you are the commander of the Empire's Blood Night, and the only person I have taught the Secret Thorn Technique to. So today, I will make an exception and tell you the identity of the mission target.”Carson's eyes narrowed into a thin line again. Within the thin line, there was a surging battle intent." They are the most terrifying group of humans on this continent. The man leading them is called the God of War in the Arthurs Empire.”
Seeing the trembling bodies of Moka and the four Blood Night members behind him, Carson spoke in a rare mocking tone,""What's wrong? Mocca, are your legs weak? Was his body trembling? Was his hand unable to hold the weapon tightly? Did his heart feel fear? Is this how you feel as a high-level thief? Is this how you react as the captain of Blood Night?”
"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Mr. Carson!”
Moka bowed deeply and lowered his head. He expressed his determination to Carson with a slightly uneasy but extremely firm tone.
"Hey, Mocca, you are all the Empire's most elite spies. I don't want you to suffer any injuries in the battle later. It was not easy for the Empire to nurture you. Take care of yourself!" Without waiting for Moka and the others to react, he immediately flew to the end of the street. That was Blood Night's secret hideout in the town.
Moka silently looked at Carson's back as he grew smaller and smaller. He suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
To Moka, Carson was his teacher. He had learned a lot from the only godly thief in the empire, especially the Secret Thorn Technique that Carson had taught him. Not only did it help him advance to a high-level thief, but it also made him the captain of Blood Night. But now, in Moka's heart, there was a faint resentment. Perhaps it was jealousy, or perhaps it was unwillingness. Moka could not describe it, but he could clearly feel the resentment in his heart.
Just as Moka retracted his gaze and was about to leave with his subordinates, an afterimage flashed past his eyes and rushed towards the Leaping Heaven Pavilion. Carson's voice clearly entered his ears!!
"Prepare for battle! I can feel an extremely powerful energy fluctuation. They might have discovered us!”
Mocca, who had finally reacted, was shocked. He quickly gestured to his subordinates behind him and rushed towards the Leaping Heaven Pavilion.
At this time, Windshadow Craze took out the small solid magic array and was about to contact Fasurite. The energy fluctuations Carson had felt earlier were the energy gathered by Windshadow Craze in order to activate the magic array.
"How is your body recovering, Fasiuri?" Feng Yingkuang did not seem to have sensed the danger from the outside world. He was still as relaxed as ever.
"Thank you for your concern, sir. With the help of the dragon soul you left behind, the recovery time is much shorter than expected.”The image of Fahuri's head on the magic circle was slightly lowered. This was him bowing at the other end of the magic circle." It's all thanks to the dragon's soul that I was able to contact you this time.”
"Is that so? I really didn't expect this. If I had known earlier, I would have left more for you.”Wind Shadow Craze had never thought that the Dragon's Soul would be so useful. Currently, he couldn't directly extract energy from the Dragon's Soul. Aside from taking up space, he could only use it to operate the magic array. Feng Yingkuang didn't continue on this topic. He asked what he was concerned about," Fahuri, have you found a way to fix the loophole in that spell?”
"Not yet, but I have some ideas, but I can't test them out now. I don't know if they'll work.”
Feng Yingkuang was referring to the " Bio God of War " created by Faxiurre by combining internal force and magic power. After using this spell last time, Faxiurre showed signs of exhaustion. Although he did not fall into a coma, it was not much different. In those ten days, Faxiurre could not even take care of the most basic life.
"Perhaps this is the arrangement of the natural law, but it's worth it. Although he would be unable to move for a month, its destructive power was not inferior to that of an Ultimate Forbidden Spell. Moreover, other than being unable to move for a period of time, there were no other side effects. It was much better than an Ultimate Forbidden Spell. After gaining something, one had to give up something in order to achieve balance.”Windshadow Craze looked very regretful." Tell me, what was your idea of making up for it?”
Although Fasurite did not know why Windshadow Kuang would delay the recovery time of the 'sequela' by twenty days, he did not care."I think, could it be related to the supply of magic power? He had only used five Dragon Souls the last time. If he used ten Dragon Souls the next time, would the recovery time be half as fast?”
"You can try. You can try again when I get back. You don't have such a large piece of dragon soul in your hand, right?”
"Yes, sir. I have a few small pieces left.”
"I think so too. That's all for today. Go and rest. You still need to take charge of the matters over there.”
"Milord should rest early as well. The situation at your place is much more difficult than this subordinate's.”
Feng Yingkuang waved his hand and stopped the conversation with Fasuri. Then, he put away the magic array on the table. Then, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes again, as if he was waiting for something…
As the night deepened, a faint pressure slowly gathered around the Leaping Heaven Pavilion.
After a while, Windshadow Craze, who was leaning against the chair, suddenly spoke to the empty room,""You still don't want to come out? Or are you waiting for me to fall asleep?" His eyes were still tightly shut.
No one in the room answered Feng Yingkuang's question, but he had a faint smile on his face."I didn't expect that the Tell Empire would have such a talent. I've never seen such a talent before. What a pity."”
The moment he uttered the first syllable, Feng Ying Kuang disappeared from the chair. Due to his rapid movement, his distorted figure appeared in the corner of the wall behind the chair. A simple and slow punch came out of his hand, aiming at the empty wall in front of him.
A dull collision sound unexpectedly appeared in the room. A faint fist shadow collided with Feng Yingkuang's fist. Ripples appeared on the wall that was hidden by the darkness. Carson, who was wearing a black tight-fitting suit, appeared behind Windshadow Craze with a pale face.
" I still underestimated you." Carson suppressed the strange invading force in his body. Even his voice was trembling. He didn't expect the power of one punch to be so terrifying.
Windshadow Craze turned around leisurely. The smile on his face became even more obvious when he saw the man dressed like an assassin. "You're not bad. You can block my punch and only suffer some light injuries. What's your name?"
"Carson." Carson's answer was very simple, and the fighting spirit in his eyes became even stronger.
"Carson? All right then, Carson. You've been listening for so long just to assassinate me?”Feng Yingkuang spoke as if he was talking to an old friend. There was no killing intent at all, and the smile on his face was so sincere and friendly.
"Take you away."
"Take me away? Where to?"
"The place you want to go."
Feng Yingkuang's smile disappeared." What if I don't want to go with you?”
Carson was slightly stunned. When he sneaked into the room, he happened to hear the explanation of his itinerary. It took him a lot of time to pass through the cordon of the Mad Battle Team, and he was almost discovered a few times. However, when he entered the room, he did hear the itinerary of Windshadow and Fasurite. It was also because Windshadow Craze's destination was Glan that Carson had appeared so easily to meet him.
Although he was caught off guard by the question, Carson immediately came back to his senses and said to Windshadow,""Tie you back!"
"Abduct me?" Windshadow repeated Carson's words as if he had heard wrong."So, Carson, do you know a person named Reese Brel?"”
Carson, who was ready to defend himself against Windshade Craze's attack, found that he could not keep up with his mind skipping mode. He was completely led by the nose by the man in front of him who was called the God of War. For a godly thief, this was the most fatal crisis.
Carson stared into Windshadow Kuang's eyes, watching his every move as he released his aura bit by bit. Since he had already revealed himself, he had lost the effect of surprise. Then, he would try his best to fight with the strangeness and peculiarity of the Secret Thorn Technique!
"Do you agree? It seems that you have quite a high status in the Tell Empire. Hmm, let me guess. You have such skills, and you can command a thousand skilled people to besiege us. Plus, you know Reese Brel…the head of Ter's intelligence? King Tell's personal guard? Wu! It was more likely that he was King Ter's personal guard.”
Ignoring Carson's gathering power, Windshade Craze leisurely muttered to himself. Suddenly, Windshadow gave Carson a teasing smile." Carson, do you know? The moment we started talking, my men received the order to destroy all living things in the twenty buildings around the Leaping Heaven Pavilion. Do you believe me?"
Carson knew very well that he couldn't have any rest or distractions when gathering power. That would not only lead to Windshadow Craze's attack, but it would also cause the power to backfire. This was the only weakness of Secret Thorn. However, when he heard Feng Yingkuang's teasing tone, his heart could not help but tremble slightly. Although it was only for a short moment, it was also a fatal moment.
In a battle between experts, victory and defeat were decided in an instant. However, Feng Yingkuang had seized this moment to decide victory and defeat.
"Yuewu! Waning Moon Slash!"
Feng Yingkuang had a simple but cold long-hilted scimitar in his hand. He raised it high above his head, and his body jumped up and forward as if he was jumping in slow motion in Carson's eyes.
When Feng Yingkuang reached the highest point, the long saber in his hand slowly slashed down.
In an instant, the long saber burst out with a dazzling brilliance. Countless saber lights were like solid blades that quickly and crazily slanted out. Carson subconsciously raised his sword to block, twisting his body in an attempt to minimize the damage he might receive.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Countless blows sounded behind Carson. Just as he was feeling surprised, a violent impact sent him flying far away. In the air, he found that he had lost all mobility.
The loud noise didn't affect the personal guards of the Mad Battle Team in the Leaping Heaven Pavilion at all. Not a single one of them came to check. However, the air was filled with the faint smell of blood. Countless shouts and running sounds could be heard from outside. Just as Windshadow had told Carson, he had sent out all his guards to carry out his " destruction " operation.
Carson fell heavily to the ground and lay on his back in the courtyard of the Leaping Heaven Pavilion. When he came back to his senses, Feng Yingkuang's long saber tip was already pressed against his neck.
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