The sound of crackling bones echoed in this small tavern.
The air seemed to be burning, exuding a scorching atmosphere. The fireflies clinging to the ceiling tried their best to curl up and retract their bellies, refusing to let out any light.
But that didn't make the room any darker.
Because just as the bugs turned off the fire, the magic torches originally inserted on the four walls of the tavern began to burn, replacing the glowing fruits and bugs, and instead illuminated the room even brighter.
In the center shrouded in firelight, Wallis, who was originally chubby and smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, had changed his appearance. His body nearly doubled in height amidst the crackling sounds of his joints, and his head almost pierced the ceiling. The chapped skin caused by the rapid change in body shape turned into pieces of hard armor with horny luster, and blood flowed between the gaps in the hard armor. , like streaks of hot magma, with slender white tentacles floating on the originally bare head, like long bright silver hair.
It's a pity that Mr. Wallis doesn't seem to be interested in letting everyone appreciate his transformed appearance.
boom!
Following a strong wind, Varys, who was almost a dwarf giant, crashed through the wall of the Sakura Tavern and fled wildly outside. Although he didn't retain much sanity now, the awe of the wizards in the North District and the biological instincts were warning him wildly about how terrifying the witch standing in the stairwell was.
"What the hell!"
Zheng Qing cursed in a low voice, glanced at the other people restrained by his companions, and made an immediate decision: "Excuse me, the target is Wallis! The Beaufu clan is ready for battle!"
The long sword in Lanque's hand turned, and his feet moved slightly. His figure was already floating outwards. The person who was faster than him was Dylan, who suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight like a phantom.
Then came Xin, Zheng Qing, and Xiao Xiao. The five hunters followed the strong wind and rushed out of the tavern like a hurricane. The whole process took place in the blink of an eye, and some of the guests huddled in the corner had not even recovered.
"You really don't care about other people's property at all."
The great wizard of the North District who was standing in the stairwell sighed heavily and looked at the broken wall of his house with some heartache: "...I wonder if the Three-pronged Sword can provide some compensation."
"The Great Sage."
The North District witch who had just handed over the materials lowered her head slightly, and reported quickly but methodically: "Patrol teams one, two, and seven are performing tasks in the Silent Forest, teams three and five are patrolling other neighborhoods in Beta Town, and team four , the sixth team, and the eighth team are on vacation, only the newly formed ninth team..."
"enough."
Kolma waved his sleeves, and his figure disappeared suddenly, leaving only the sound of birds echoing in the place: "Let the ninth team exercise. By the way, give the frightened guests a coupon and send them out through the side door."
Zheng Qing didn't know that the Forgiveness Hunting Team had missed a few coupons because they ran too fast.
He and several other companions were in a state of astonishment.
After rushing out of the tavern, Zheng Qing did not see Wallis smashing through the fence of the courtyard wall and following the back of Tao Zhiyaoyao on Gusui Street. Instead, he saw a group of about ten North District wizards waving their respective Dharma books. Spells were released, trapping Varys in the small garden outside the tavern.
No, it is not appropriate to call this garden a 'small garden' at this moment.
Zheng Qing immediately noticed that the garden outside the Sakura Tavern seemed to be particularly spacious. The tall cherry trees at the four corners that originally seemed to be tall when standing in the yard now seemed to have turned into four pink clusters. The shrubs, the courtyard walls, gates, fences, etc. of Gucai Street completely disappeared into the night, leaving only dark shadows.
In the night sky, the silver-white light shed by the full moon seemed to have intelligence. It accumulated steadily in the center of the garden, illuminating the area where the wizards of the North District were fighting. On the contrary, there was not much moonlight in the surrounding areas, which looked extremely gloomy. , which made Zheng Qing inexplicably feel like he was standing in the audience watching the performance while a fierce fight was going on on the stage.
"It's not an illusion." Dylan confirmed immediately.
"The grass on the ground is very real." Fatty Xin, who was squatting on the ground, also struggled to stand up. He held a green grass stem in his mouth and held an oil fly kicking its legs randomly in his hand: "The insects are also real."
He easily flicked the oil fly away.
"It's most likely the guardian circle of Gini's hut, which has a certain space expansion effect." Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses, his voice was low and hoarse, and his face was a little pale. This was the sequelae of drinking a powerful rescue potion.
Zheng Qing looked at Wallis' big head with fluttering white beard not far away, and touched the Colt Silver Python hanging on his waist. He hesitated whether to give him a cold blow - there was no need to blow his head off. , as long as one of his legs is broken, this small-scale battle will be over quickly.
"Don't interfere, leave it to them."
A familiar voice beside him briskly interrupted the hesitation of the young public-funded student. Zheng Qing suddenly looked back and saw Kolma standing quietly behind him. Although she was still wearing the silver-gray dress, her whole body looked like It is shrouded in shadow, and the light passing through her is very clearly distorted, giving people the feeling that the distance is far and near through the lens.
Perhaps noticing the boy's surprised gaze, the witch tilted her head slightly: "Sorry, I'm still on the second floor. I didn't expect such an accident... This is the North District after all. This kind of matter should be handled by the wizards of the North District. more suitable."
It was so abrupt that Zheng Qing felt that her head-tilting movement was cute, and he couldn't help but imitate in his mind the way another witch or another little white cat would tilt its head.
Then he immediately realized that there was something wrong with this idea, and looked back with a guilty conscience.
"Ahem, no, no problem." The captain of the Exoneration Hunting Team coughed twice and agreed to the North District Great Sage's request, but emphasized: "It's just that Mr. Wallis is involved in a black magic case. It will need to be handed over to the Trident Sword later.”
"We'll be fine too."
The corners of Kolma's lips curled up, and she replied happily: "It is an honor for the wizards of the North District to be able to assist in the investigation of the Trident Sword... I hope you will emphasize this point in the subsequent investigation report."
Zheng Qing nodded understandingly.
This is an opportunity to expand the influence of Wizards of the North District. It only requires a little public opinion work afterwards to have a positive effect on the continued improvement of the image of Wizards of the North District.
While nodding, his eyes suddenly froze.
On the edge of the onlookers - not all the guests chose to leave the tavern, there were many people, mainly students from First University, who followed excitedly to watch this sudden battle - on the edge of the onlookers, Zheng Qing saw a figure wearing a black cloak, his face hidden under the hood, holding a noteboard in his arms, holding a quill in his hand, and seemed to be taking notes.
On his exposed hands were leather gloves identical to those of Crow Three.
