As if the dark clouds that appeared above the grassland during the day continued into the night, the sky of Fars Fortress did not have the intoxicating starry scene in the past. The thick dark clouds obscured the lightless night more deeply, and accompanying it were also There is a cold night wind that howls by from time to time. Standing alone in the center of the night wind, Qian Zhihe, who was located in an open space at the corner of the fortress wall, quietly closed his eyes at this time, and his white robes fluttering in the wind became dull in the dark night. So obvious, only the red hair with a hint of sparks still shines vaguely identifiable: "Who are you?"
"..."
There was no answer or any movement. The darkness surrounding this open space seemed to be like a silent abyss, silent and silent. Without moving at all because of this result, the red-haired girl who still closed her eyes slowly raised her staff, and the gradually ignited tip illuminated the gorgeous staff body in the dark night. Next, a dazzling light shines in the corner of the still empty fortress: "You won't answer, right? If you don't answer, then don't blame me for being rude——"
"What are you doing?"
As if he didn't understand the situation at all, Duan Qing, who was approaching, uttered his voice in surprise, and the sudden question echoed in the corner of the open space, which was mixed with Xue Ling Huan Bing's doubts. Their eyes wandered back and forth around Qian Zhihe, who looked normal: "Is this some kind of special training method? Or -"
"careful!"
She suddenly opened her eyes, and a bit of panic flashed through Qianzhihe's eyes, which had already been in a fighting posture. The flame particles that continued to appear around her were like a stream of red stars, following the red lotus spell. The staff stretched forward wildly: "They're coming out!"
clang!
A loud metal collision sounded in the dark corner. It was the sound made when Xueling Huanbing's long sword suddenly collided with another long sword that appeared in the dark depths. Duan Qing was blocked for a moment. The woman in front of her then twisted forward hard, and flew into the distance with the torrent of flames: "Don't even think about it!"
Letting out a weird smile, the attacking black shadow then turned over and withdrew in the direction it came from, taking the long black sword with it. The light of the flame that passed by it did not appear as if He imagined that he accidentally injured the white-haired female swordsman in front of him, but instead reflected a dazzling trajectory as if it was spiritual. Surprised eyes then appeared in each other's eyes. Xueling Huanbing, who was holding his sword upright and just trying to resist the flame stream, also watched the red spirit snake swallow up the black spirit snake at a faster speed than before. The shadow's body, the harsh whistling sound, then covered up the black shadow, and then let out a shrill scream, attacking in the direction of Duan Qing with a more secretive and dark sword light: "It's sword energy! They More than one person!”
Twisting his body forcefully, Snow Spirit Huanbing, who was wielding his long sword, then blocked the attacking jet-black sword energy and flew it into the sky above his head. The scalp-numbing chirping sound also split the people behind them. Another fortress wall brought large pieces of falling rubble down in the direction of Duan Qing. He threw himself forward with all his strength, holding Xue Ling Huan Bing and hiding together in the arms of the gray-robed magician in front of him. Then a dazzling light flashed out again, and the spiral flame impact exploded towards the dusty corner. He shot away, forcing another black figure that suddenly attacked out of the range where he and the snow spirit ice rolled away: "The third one! There must be more of them!"
"Why are there so many enemies? Are all the guards in the principality useless?"
"At least with the strength of a top player, one of my moves won't last long... Let's rush out first and call people over."
"With such a loud noise, do you think the people around you can't hear it? We-eh?"
The blazing bursting sound was accompanied by another cold voice of Qian Zhihe, and then appeared in the corner of the fortress, using huge red lotus-like flame pillars to occupy most of the area here, as if it was about to destroy the darkness. The dark red light that was completely swallowed up slowly approached the direction where the dark sword energy flew from before, with an inaccessible high temperature, and completely enveloped all corners, including the top of the city wall. Like an angry goddess of fire, Qianzhi Crane, with her eyes wide open, held up her staff and stared at every corner illuminated by the pillar of fire. The long red hair floating behind her then became like a beard. Zhang's flames generally continued to extend around, and finally brought another flame snake that gathered again and circled towards the corner of the city wall: "Don't run!"
In the chaotic scene of several black shadows flashing alternately, this flame snake then exploded like fireworks at the top of the city wall. The numerous red sparks then replaced the stars that should have been dotted in the night sky, but it was a No one was reflected: "But, damn, you actually used this method to disrupt my target..."
"You can see the advantages of automatic operation at this time." Duan Qing's voice then sounded from behind her: "If we had given up on manual operation just now, the flame magic might still be able to hit one."
"Snake Flame needs to be operated manually, otherwise it will easily cause accidental injuries." Qian Zhihe turned his head with some dissatisfaction: "Just like just now - ah."
Her expression froze for a moment, and then she hurriedly ran to the two figures lying on the ground: "Are you...are you okay? Are you injured?"
"It doesn't matter."
After waving his hand, Duan Qing turned over his body with the help of Xue Ling Huan Bing: "The worst thing is to die once. Once you die, everything will be healthy."
"No - okay! You are still at level zero now." Xueling Huanbing on the side then warned in a low voice: "What if something unexpected happens and causes you to lose level again... Huh? Isn't that right?"
"Even if we haven't gone out to kill monsters, you should have done a lot of tasks." She looked up and down Duan Qing's face, and a hint of worry gradually appeared in her eyes: "Even if the tasks only reward experience , you should have upgraded a long time ago, why now-"
"Let's not discuss my problem now."
Secretly pointing at the large number of soldiers who were gradually gathering in the distance, Duan Qing shook his head and then turned his gaze to the direction of Qian Zhihe: "What happened in the attack just now? Who are they?" ?”
"I still want to know this question!" The red-haired girl, whose expression kept changing as if she was remembering the scene that just happened, finally pouted her mouth: "I just went back to rest later, and suddenly I met Such a group of people also wanted to lock me with space magic, but I was able to get rid of them in time..."
"So, they are also from over there?" Looking at Xueling Huanbing again, Duan Qingruo asked with enlightenment, "Are they the Restorers? Or are they the mysterious force behind them?"
"Are you referring to the Destiny Alliance?" After speaking the name bluntly, Qianzhihe then shook his head hesitantly: "I don't seem to feel any breath of destiny from them. They use ordinary It’s just an attack. Although none of them spoke, their faces looked very familiar... That’s right!”
"At least one of them is a player!" As if he had just discovered this fact, Qian Zhihe's eyes suddenly became brighter: "Just now, when I used the pillar of fire to illuminate the battlefield, I was trying to find their location... That guy has a name on his head! He should—"
"You guys!"
Loud shouts then rang in the ears of several people, accompanied by the actions of the principality soldiers who finally arrived in front of the three people, raising their swords and shouting at them. Their vigilant expressions followed after a period of panic. Together with the other soldiers who also occupied this area, they relaxed and said, "It turns out that it's Master Qian Zhihe and two distinguished guests from the empire... Are you here to compete?"
"You said we were attacked!" Looking at Duan Qing, who made a silent gesture to her, Qianzhihe then assumed the cold attitude he always showed when dealing with the outside world: "Your principality is really too powerful. Have you failed in your duty? Even a place like this will be infiltrated by the enemy? Is this still the eternal fortress of the once proud Principality of Ernifia? Call your Marshal Dusk over!"
"The momentum is really good." He made a gesture and quietly retreated towards the back of the crowd. Duan Qing, who left this place with Xue Ling Huan Bing, then raised his head and looked forward: "Okay, this place will be handed over to you." Let her handle it."
"We will talk about the identities of those attackers when we get back."
He looked at the purple-haired woman who appeared in front of them and stood still to greet them, and said with a gloomy face.
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As the only agent left here by the Mages Council, Qian Zhihe's identity is unquestionable, but for the same reason, this young and powerful young magician has never stopped since she came to the fortress. Live at your own pace. In line with the attitude of being responsible for the declaration she made when entering the fortress, this young magician represented by the red hair and the red lotus staff has been going back and forth between the several major forces living in the fortress. , so when the news came out that the girl known as "The Adjudicator" was attacked, it caused a huge shock.
Of course, as the player who has always been in the middle to mediate and maintain order, she didn't seem to have any similar awareness when she slipped out at a certain opportunity.
"They caught me and questioned me for a long time."
The light of dawn gradually appeared in the east of the fortress, but it still did not gradually dispel the dark clouds in the sky. Thousand-Zhihe Crane, who dragged heavy steps into the barracks, also revealed a look at this time. Looking tired, he hung his body listlessly on the chair closest to the door: "It's simply torture."
"They shouldn't dare to bully you, Lord Adjudicator." Duan Qing, who seemed to have woken up from his rest a long time ago, reached out and took the wet towel handed by a maid: "At most, it's just a role. People with amnesia, please excuse yourself for such a big omission in your fortress..."
"You're right, they are so annoying!" He waved his fist vigorously, and then put his head on the back of the wooden chair again: "I said I wanted to ask I know the details of this attack, but all the talk is just to convince me that they have done everything they can... huh."
"Isn't it just pushing the blame? I have seen many such situations." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had also woken up at the side, said in a cold voice: "After all, we are now in a critical period between the empire and the principality. They are not How dare you bear such a heavy responsibility."
"Since you look so tired, let's keep this story short."
Duan Qing pointed to the door where the red-haired girl was and said, "Have you seen that person's ID clearly?"
"Hmm... there seems to be a word for "deficit"?" Qianzhihe tried his best to cheer up, and frowned tightly: "The situation at that time was changing rapidly, and my dynamic vision was not very good... Hey! Didn’t you fight with that person once? Didn’t you see clearly? "
"……No."
Understanding which moment the other party was referring to, Xueling Huanbing, who was pointed at by the red-haired girl, slowly shook his head: "And even if I see clearly, it is very difficult to confirm the other party's identity in this situation. thing."
"Ah, you don't know about impersonation yet." Looking at Qian Zhihe's puzzled expression, Duan Qing then replied with a smile: "Someone is pretending to be someone else's name and disguise, just like we used to It’s similar to what we experienced in this fortress, and the attack on you last night might be their attempt to stir up trouble again.”
"To put it simply, even if we can figure out the ID you saw, we probably won't be able to find the murderer based on this name." He looked at Qian Zhihe's still slightly confused face, and then sighed helplessly. : "But this can be considered a good thing. At least we understand that the red lotus girl is not a fake."
"It should be difficult to impersonate someone with high strength." Pointing to the girl's face, Xue Ling Huan Bing then analyzed in a low voice: "A person like her with such bright colors and magic can probably even match her. No one can be found."
"Unknown ordinary people are easy to choose, and they are indeed more suitable to sneak into the territory of both parties." Ignoring Qian Zhihe's confused look pointing at the tip of his nose, Duan Qing folded his arms and lowered his head: "But this It’s more or less a clue, so I can only treat it like a dead horse… Ning Lan.”
"Go and notify Cangyun Barrier and ask him to help ask - how many people in our team have the word 'loss' in their names."
