When Abel, the manager of the Chamber of Commerce in the Basque Country, rushed to the elevator on the plank road, he got the news from the waiter that the two people had used the teleportation magic circle to return to the lowest floor, which was the floor connecting the plain city.
Since he missed it, Abel didn't insist on finding someone to take him to meet the great magician Presley. The great magician had already said he wouldn't force it.
He, a young manager, could not afford the high cost of transporting magic circles up and down floors. There was no such thing as elevators. He would have to wait until the end of time before he, a commoner, could take his turn. As for walking up the military stairs to the first floor, I hadn’t even thought about it. It will probably get dark when we reach the first floor.
Everything that happened in the Chamber of Commerce quickly became known. In fact, there is no way to hide it. Because of that weird mist, anyone who touches it will go crazy, without exception.
The barrier set up by the great magician Presley was quickly broken through. Later, other magicians came forward to try to solve all this, but none of them worked.
If you are lucky, you may be able to escape unscathed; but there are more magicians who are either crazy or dead, or after going crazy, they torture themselves to death.
But these are not the trickiest. For the senior members of the Basque Country Chapter of the Magicians Association, the most troublesome thing is that the fog is still expanding.
As for those who can enter that mist and still maintain their true intentions, there are only a handful of magicians who are good at spiritual magic. And you have to protect yourself tightly before you can come into contact with the fog. But it's of no use at all, because you can't advance a few steps at all.
There will even be blood spurting from the facial features and blood and sweat oozing from the skin due to the forceful advancement. If you are lucky, you can escape before death, but you are either crazy or stupid. Those who are unlucky will of course stay inside like this, and others will not be able to collect their bodies.
During this period, it was not that no one suggested asking the 'Devil King' for help. But the opinions of these people were only in the minority and were soon drowned in the curses of the opposition. Surprisingly, no one mentioned making trouble for that person, and everyone tacitly ignored the two people who were temporarily living in the city outside the mountain.
But things gradually spiraled out of control. Not only is the XX layer completely occupied by that weird mist, but no living creature can move freely in the XX layer or even survive. What's even more terrifying is that the fog begins to spread toward other floors along the stairs connecting the upper and lower floors, as well as some gaps between the floors that people don't notice.
When the ) and ) layers fell one after another, the senior officials of the Basque Country Chapter of the Magicians Association began to panic. Each level is nothing, but the focus is on the next level, which is the ) level, which is already the core area of the district association.
Various important documents and records are not so easy to move. In particular, everyone has witnessed that ordinary utensils will gradually decay and weather if left in the fog for a long time. In other words, the magic material can last for a relatively long time, but it still cannot completely resist the erosion of the fog.
Just when everyone was gritting their teeth and looking for solutions, the seriousness of the situation escalated further, and now no one could sit still. When the first monster emerged from the mist, it boldly stepped out of the scope of the mist, carrying a power that ordinary magicians could not resist. Everyone knows that if this matter is not resolved, the entire Shanling City will eventually be in danger.
The origin of the monster is obvious to everyone. They were living things that died in the mist, including those people I once knew. What's even more frightening is that these monsters are like plagues, not only spreading mist-like substances, but also making people with weak minds become more and more crazy under their attacks. The only good thing is that these monsters are not flexible, and the magicians' long-range concentrated fire strikes can still work.
However, the appearance of monsters is almost equivalent to a showdown. No one could continue to ignore the man who was sitting in the hotel in the city outside the mountain and kept silent about the development of the whole matter.
Abel, the young steward of the Chamber of Commerce, can be regarded as the most active person towards the two people, and he is also the main voice of the compromise faction. Of course he was sent out to contact His Majesty the Demon King. The good thing is that if that person really has malicious intentions and dies for a mere steward, no one will feel bad about it, not even the masters.
The group's destination has long been discovered by interested parties. It’s just that they’re not sure what the other party’s attitude is, so no one dares to contact them rashly. Abel dressed in formal attire and headed to the Dove Song Inn. The only formal attire he had on him may sound pathetic, but compared to his colleagues, he was very lucky.
Because the more senior chamber of commerce managers were in charge, they all lived in houses adjacent to the chamber of commerce, but Abel, a young man with no foundation, could not afford a house. But now that the XX level has been completely destroyed, a group of seniors from the chamber of commerce are homeless. In comparison, Abel, who lives on a lower floor, actually has a small shelter.
After saying hello to the half-elf shopkeeper in Dove Song, Abel came to the target's courtyard. He first smoothed the wrinkles in his clothes, took a deep breath, and then reached out and knocked on the courtyard door. He shouted loudly: "Excuse me, is the Great Magician of Tikal here?"
After a moment, the courtyard door opened a small crack. A girl in her mid-twenties poked half of her face out, looked around, and asked, "Are you the only one here?"
"Yes, madam. I am the steward of the Basque Chamber of Commerce, Abel. Under the instructions of the president, the Grand Magician Evers, I came here to pay a visit to His Excellency, the Grand Magician of Tikal." Abel used the word 'Great Magician' carefully. ' is a title that actually represents the group of people to which he belongs and what his attitude is. But this is not yet the official attitude of the Basque Country.
The girl was addressed as a lady for the first time, and she excitedly said to her companion hiding behind the door: "He called me lady, Kaya."
"Where's the lady?"
The blond girl opened the door happily and said at the same time: "Please come in. My sister is inside, I will inform you."
Stepping into the small courtyard of the hotel, Abel stretched out half of his foot and immediately froze on the spot, staring blankly at the scene in the courtyard.
People, full of people. There are warriors, magicians, fully armed, and some wearing night clothes. The common characteristic of this group of people is that they stand quietly in place. Some people had frightened expressions on their faces, while others had a lean look on their faces, as if they were concentrating on something. There were many people inside that Abel had met before, most of them were famous warriors and magicians in the Basque Country.
It seems that no one has used strong methods to try to deal with His Majesty the Demon King. It's just that they did it quietly, and then failed just as quietly... It's no wonder no one publicized such a shameful thing.
"Are they...still alive?" Abel asked worriedly. Finding out this person's attitude is the most important purpose of his trip. If the two sides are at odds, they will have to respond accordingly.
The black-haired and brown-skinned girl standing behind the door put away a strange metal prop and walked side by side with her companion. While leading the way, the blond girl said: "They are still alive now. But if you continue, you won't know. Because the first person who came here to stand for punishment has been standing for five days without eating anything. No water."
"What happened to them?"
"As soon as we entered the door, it was noisy and noisy. Several of them even acted like they were going to kill someone. My sister decided to stay here." As she said that, the girl suddenly turned around and looked at the visiting guests with suspicious eyes. At the same time, he asked: "Are you here to quarrel? If so, I advise you to leave directly."
"No, I came here with good intentions. I definitely didn't mean to offend."
"Well." Pouting, the girl looked at the guest for a while and said, "Just take care of yourself." After saying that, she opened a door in the small courtyard, went in and said, "Sister, another guest is here. "
"Are you here to die? If so, let him wait outside first. I'm busy."
"It doesn't look like it."
Because the girl was so aggressive and without any cover, Abel, who followed, could see the situation in the room at a glance. It seemed like there was a starry sky in total darkness. The two figures in the room seemed to be standing in the void. With a flick of the hand, a light point would fly from one end to the other. But the strange thing is that some light spots will disappear for a certain distance before reappearing.
Seeing the guests, the two waved their hands, and the strange scene disappeared immediately. The people inside were the two people Abel had seen from a distance at the Chamber of Commerce before, the magician Guybrash Lin Tripwood, and the former demon king, the great magician Finny Tikal. He quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Good day, Your Excellencies. I am the steward of the Basque Chamber of Commerce, Abel."
Because it is the small courtyard of the hotel and is used by caravans, there is a large long table. In addition to being used as a dining table, it can also be used as a conference table, and Fen took the lead in sitting on one side of the table. As for the other man, he stood in his original position as if it had nothing to do with him, mumbling constantly, and using magic to leave symbols in the air, which did not look like magic runes or magic circles.
"Sit down. Just tell me what you are here for." Fen was not polite and asked straight to the point. However, the two girls still remembered to serve tea to the guests and their sisters.
Of course, Abel would not dare to neglect such a person. In fact, let alone a great magician, even if the other party is just a magic apprentice, he, an ordinary person, cannot afford to offend him. Therefore, when His Majesty the Demon King asked, Abel stood up again after sitting down and said: "Your Excellency, the Great Magician of Tikal, I bring the goodwill of the Basque Chamber of Commerce to apologize for the previous offense."
"Okay, I accept it. Is that it? If nothing happens, you can leave."
After hitting a soft nail, Abel saw the great magician getting up, leaving the room, and going to do his own thing. He quickly caught up and said: "Sir, actually we have something else that we hope you can help with." .”
"Needless to say, you are not sincere enough." Standing in the yard, Fen had no intention of talking nonsense to the person in front of him. She said directly: "If you want to apologize and want my help, you should show your sincerity. And are you qualified to decide anything? If not, then no matter what you say, it is nonsense. In order to show my sincerity, these Let you take the gift back. But remember to tell them that if they dare to come here a second time, I will kill them directly and will not show any mercy."
After speaking, Fen snapped his fingers, and the people standing in the courtyard seemed to have been released from their restraints and fell to the ground.
