Eli, the city of rain east of the jungle of Tulareone, welcomed two special guests today.
"According to the information detected by the thieves, the legendary mage Eric is now in this town."
Looking at the towering giant tree outside the city that dozens of people could not hug, and the soaring redwood watchtower in the distance, Rhodes looked indifferent as he embarked on a journey to find the earth magic book. After being disguised as a Dafa, Rhodes now put on a pure white robe decorated with silver. Looking from a distance, he looked like a high-level mage in the magic academy.
Next to Rhodes, Marion, who came with him, simply put on a helmet to cover her entire face and avoid wearing the iconic eyepatch, which exposed her identity as the chief thief. She now looks like an attendant who follows the mage to handle chores, which is quite in line with her current status.
Arriving in the City of Rain, Marion first contacted the local thieves to obtain detailed information. Since today's Eri has gathered a large number of refugees seeking refuge from the doomsday, this also allows the Thieves Guild to collect intelligence unhindered, far more convenient than any other area, and any beggar on the roadside can , or refugees wandering around, may be the spies of the Thieves Guild.
Regarding the infiltration of thieves, Eli can't come up with any good countermeasures. It can't interrogate every refugee one by one, or detain suspected people at will. The hidden contradictions intensified.
While Marion was talking to the thieves, Rhodes set his sights in the distance. Being in the City of Rain, several memories flashed through Rhodes' mind. When he first won the Ghost King's cloak, he led a large number of corpse witches to capture the City of Rain. However, with the failure of the battle, he finally They had no choice but to abandon this town far away in Eli. Unexpectedly, this town would now become a place used by Eli to resettle the Brakada mage refugees.
"I have received the news that Eric is now in the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy in the city. The Scarlet Heart Magic Academy brings together all the academic mages who have fled from Brakada. Its power is unprecedentedly powerful. I heard that even the dragon-slaying hero Deken is also in this academy now."
After learning the information from the thieves, Marion's slightly dull voice came from under the helmet, which sounded a bit difficult.
The stronger the defense power of the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy, the harder it is for Rhodes to meet the legendary mage Eric. Even though Rhodes, as the monarch of the three lines, wants to avoid disturbing any legendary mage in the academy. , meeting Eric secretly is also something that is difficult to achieve.
Unlike Marion, who was constantly worried, Rhodes seemed very calm about this, and slowly said: "Don't worry, they can't see through the disguise I used. Don't forget that I am the current Lord of the Air Element. With those The legendary mage’s vision can’t see anything unusual at all, all we have to do is enter the academy and find a way to find Eric.”
Listening to Rhodes's confident words, Marion was slightly startled, and then realized what kind of existence she was working with. Even if the magic that the academy mage is proud of, is in charge of the elements of the three systems of authority. In front of the monarch, it also seemed like a joke. How could a mere mage see through the disguised magic spell cast by the Elemental Lord himself? Her previous worries were completely unnecessary.
After confirming the location of the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy, the two immediately set off for it. After walking through the town, the gate of the academy soon appeared in their eyes.
From the mages coming and going nearby, Rhodes also noticed some subtleties in their robes. In addition to the simple elemental logos embroidered with gorgeous silk threads to show which sect they were, their robes also had simple elements. The styles of the robes are also exactly the same. They are made uniformly at first glance. They are slightly different from the large robe worn by Rhodes, especially the patterns on the cuffs and collar.
After noticing this, Rhodes immediately patted the robe on his body. As the magic power of the camouflage method was unleashed, the robe that was originally significantly different from the surrounding mages suddenly became exactly the same. Even the flowing cloud-shaped elemental runes embroidered on it are exactly the same as those on other mages. It can be said that they are carved from the same mold.
Even if an ordinary mage specializes in camouflage, it is impossible to make such subtle adjustments in an instant. Thanks to the power of god-level wisdom, Rhodes can identify other mages just from their appearance. What are the similarities and differences between the robe and oneself? Even if the maker of the robe came to Rhodes, there would be no clues.
By using the disguise technique early and dressing up in the same way as those college mages, Rhodes's process of entering the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy was quite smooth. Even Marion, who was wearing a helmet on the side, arrived smoothly without any questioning. Inside the college.
"Have you noticed? The robes on those mages are only missing the mark of one element." After arriving at the academy, Marion seemed to have discovered something and said at this time.
"Are you talking about the logo of the fire element? The mage uses the patterns on the robe to prove which faction of the four elements he belongs to. When all the fire elements in the world are owned by the fire element monarch, there will be no more in the academy. The figure of the fire mage is understandable."
Unlike Marion, Rhodes was not surprised by this situation. As he said, when the Fire Element Lord took away all the fire elements in the world, the mages also lost the power to cast fire magic. , except for a very small number of flames that are beyond the control of the monarch, such as the doomsday fire in the deepest part of hell, and the flames ignited by the specialties of heroes, there is no longer any flame in the world.
Having liberated the sealed elemental authority, you have the power to control all the elements in the world. Even if the elemental monarch wants to take back all the elements in the world, it is still within the scope of the monarch's authority. However, the monarch's withdrawal of magical elements is not done overnight; It takes time to prepare, which is why even though the conflict between the Earth Elemental Lord and Rhodes has come to light, he still failed to withdraw the death energy symbolizing the undead immediately. It is not because Edmund didn't want to. It's because he needs time to accumulate strength.
The period of time when the earth elemental monarch was accumulating power was a precious opportunity left to Rhodes. Rhodes must get the two earth treasures that are enough to restrain the power of the earth element before Edmund completely takes away all the death energy. , otherwise, when the time comes, when Edmund completely withdraws the death energy, Rhodes, who has lost the power of the undead, will fall into deep passivity.
Rhodes came to the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy just to find the whereabouts of the earth magic book. To find that strange book, the first thing he had to find was Cuthbert, the owner of the strange book, and Cuthbert. Closely related to the legendary mage Eric.
On the side, after listening to Rhodes' explanation, Marion still seemed to be a little confused in her words: "Since all the fire elements have been owned by the fire element monarch, why is the magic robe worn by the mage over there... , still embroidered with the fire element logo?”
Following what Marion said, Rhodes also saw the mage she mentioned, but he saw that the man had dark skin and his eyes seemed to be condensed with divine light. All the other mage he met bowed to him. , and he looked in a hurry, and after passing other mages nearby, he went to one of the large buildings in the academy.
"It's him... the dragon-slaying hero Deken." Looking at the mage, Rhodes also recognized his identity.
As the leader of Brakada Academy, Deken also joined the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy after coming to Brakada, hoping to teach his spellcasting abilities to more mages so that they can survive in the apocalypse. It has the power to fight against strong enemies.
Feeling the magic elements in Deken's body, ordinary people may only marvel at the extremely rich magic elements, like terrible magic compressed to the extreme. Once released, the magic formed is enough to explode with extremely terrifying power. And Rhodes, who had the power of three systems and was blessed with god-level wisdom, saw more at this moment:
"He also lost the power to cast fire magic. As I said, the only ones who are qualified to cast fire magic are the mages selected by the fire element monarch, and those heroes who specialize in fire magic. . But he is obviously not among them. The robe on his body is tattooed with the logos of the four elements. He is proficient in the power of the four elements of magic, and has achieved the level of a legendary mage in each element of magic. There is no one in this kind of magic. Crossing out the fire element logo at all times is also to show your identity.”
Under Rhodes' gaze, the magic elements existing in Deken's body were also invisible to Rhodes, the monarch of the three lines. With just a simple glance, Rhodes confirmed Deken's current condition. Once upon a time, facing Deken, who was a legendary mage and also left an indispensable name in the expansion pack, it can be said that Rhodes had a very difficult time, and even used all means to achieve a narrow victory. However, in the eyes of today's Rhodes , Deken's power is also extremely limited, not even as good as the top elemental generals in the Elemental City.
When the entire Elemental City generals were defeated by Rhodes in an instant, in the eyes of Rhodes now, Deken could not even bring him any threat at all.
Seeing Deken's hurried look, it seemed that something important had happened. Rhodes, who originally didn't care about him, became interested. He then silently activated the power of the Eternal Demonic Eye and paid attention to Deken's next move. every move.
Marion also noticed the change in Rhodes' expression, and at this moment proactively suggested: "Should we follow him and see what happens?"
Facing Marion's suggestion, Rhodes just shook his head lightly: "You don't have to do this, the Eternal Demonic Eye will feedback all his situations to me. As long as he is still on the earth and not hiding deep underground, None of his actions can escape the gaze of the eternal evil eye, and it is more important to find Eric."
Seeing that Rhodes bluntly refuted her proposal, Marion was not angry. Her trip was to cooperate with Rhodes. Since Rhodes said so, she had to act according to Rhodes' orders. She still had some doubts in her heart. Before she came to Chixin Academy, she didn't remember the local thieves telling her about any emergencies. Deken's behavior seemed extremely abnormal at this moment.
Shaking her head, she quickly turned her attention to the main topic, which was to find the legendary mage Eric in the academy, and then find a way to find Cuthbert's whereabouts. However, before she could say anything, she saw Luo De walked to the side again and stopped to watch, seeming to find something that caught his attention.
This change also made Marion couldn't help but feel a little funny. Rhodes just said that finding Eric was the most important thing, but now he was also attracted by what happened beside him. , she had no choice but to keep up with Rhodes, and stopped to watch with him.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Marion couldn't help but ask.
Facing Marion's inquiry, Rhodes just made a hissing gesture slowly, asking her to watch what was happening. Seeing this, Marion had no choice but to shut her mouth and patiently observe the crowd gathering. aside.
As the manager of thieves, Marion already has extremely powerful investigative abilities. If not for this, she would not be able to stand out from the crowd of thieves and become the manager of the Thieves Guild. She does not need Rhode's reminder, just looking not far away. Looking at the group of injured mages, Marion quickly discovered the problem.
"The injuries on their bodies are undoubtedly burns. Who can use fire magic to burn those mages at this moment?"
Noticing that many injured mages were limping into the academy with the support of their companions, some of whom were even carried in by others, Marion couldn't help but frown at this moment. , those burn marks were so conspicuous that she couldn't ignore them even if she wanted to.
Speaking of this, Marion couldn't help but glance at Rhodes next to her. Now as the Lord of the Fire Element, he obviously has a deeper understanding of the power of flames. He may be able to see the burns at a glance. Of the abnormalities that exist, who else can detect the clues in the flames better than the Fire Elemental Lord?
Unlike Marion, who was slightly confused, Rhodes' expression became extremely solemn when he saw the burns. He no longer felt as comfortable as when he came to the Scarlet Heart Magic Academy with Marion, and spoke slowly Said: "Those burns are undoubtedly caused by the fire of doomsday. The only ones who can cause burns to this degree are the demons in hell today."
(End of chapter)
