"Hahahaha! You did it! You actually did it!"
In the chaos that seemed to show no signs of happening, the little thief suddenly stepped aside and let out a burst of wild laughter: "We have a good relationship, right? You like to rely on power, right? Let me see if I don't kill you this time!" "
"What happened?" A trace of doubt flashed in his nervous eyes. Duan Qing blinked and then turned his gaze to Qian Zhihe behind him: "Did I do something wrong just now?"
"The City in the Sky is also a neutral city now. It also has its own protection system to ensure the peace and security of non-combat areas." He put away his arms, and the red-haired Qianzhihe had an ugly expression on his face. : "You are not allowed to do anything easily in this place. I forgot to explain this to my eldest brother before."
"Especially for a magician."
Invisible energy enveloped Duan Qing and others with the appearance of these words, accompanied by the emerald green light that gradually appeared on the surfaces of the rocks scattered in the garden, and the originally tight air also With the emergence of this energy, it became heavier, falling on Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe like tight shackles: "Magic confinement circle?"
"It is a magic confinement array with an energy suppression effect." Holding Duan Qing's arm, Qianzhihe's words became as difficult as her expression: "Magics below level five will be suppressed under this confinement." The original effect will be lost, and magic above level five will be forcibly suppressed by level five, reducing it to a level that is completely unable to function normally..."
"That's right! That's right! You are all a bunch of trash now!"
Waving his dagger in a mighty manner, the King of Roots standing at the entrance of the garden then showed a successful face: "A magician who has lost his magic is not even as good as the biting turtle in the wild of Talon Plain! Even just now The novices who have left the novice village can probably chop you to death with one knife, right?"
"Why is this guy so energetic?" Duan Qing stood up straight with difficulty, looked at the other party angrily and complained: "Isn't he the one who made the first move? Why doesn't he have nothing to do?"
"Because the City in the Sky is a city controlled by the Council of Mages."
Shaking his head with pity, the King of Roots, who seemed to have already won the victory, walked up to the two people with a shake of his head: "Since most of the people who hold power are magicians, then the ban in this city is naturally aimed at magicians. Otherwise, wouldn’t those powerful members of the Mage Council be able to bully us civilians at will?”
"This is the fairest setting of the system! It is our sanction for you guys who are so superior!" He gestured with his weapon in a friendly manner, and then slowly handed it to Duan Qing's face: "I lost it. The protection of magic is simply a blessing to us civilians."
"It's also good news for people like you who take advantage of loopholes." His eyes quickly passed by the crowd who were still fighting around him. Duan Qing twitched the corners of his mouth and replied: "Those exaggerated expressions he showed before were also deliberate. Do you want to entice me to take action?”
"The triggering of the ban uses offensive magic as a signal." He patted Duan Qing's face with his dagger, and with a grin, King Genji suddenly crossed his hands and said, "What? Do you regret it?"
"It doesn't matter. The next time we meet again in this city, you will still have plenty of opportunities to taste the beauty of this rule."
The gray dagger reflected an obscure light in the air, and it went straight towards Duan Qing's face. The frightening cold light stopped the next moment when it was only a little distance away from the gray-robed magician's eyes. Accompanying it was the arm connected to the dagger that Duan Qing had grasped at some point. The smile on his face slowly solidified, and King Genji, whose expression began to become awkward, then shook his shoulders vigorously. As a result, he was completely unable to draw the dagger, and his originally proud eyebrows became jerky, along with his pair of eyes. His eyes filled with shock and anger slowly widened: "Wha, what? How could you-"
"Who said that magicians have to use magic to hit people?" The expression of difficulty and weakness quickly disappeared, and a strange smile appeared on Duan Qing's face: "Speaking of which, I have gained a lot of strength. Well, although it's not as good as those top professional players, it's still more than enough to deal with people like you."
"Power?" Still not freed from the grip of Duan Qing's hands, King Genji's face showed a look of disbelief: "Could it be that you, a newbie who doesn't know anything, added all the points you got from upgrading?" In terms of strength?"
"How is that possible? Who are you looking down on?"
Duan Qing gave a reassuring smile to Qian Zhihe behind him, and Duan Qing, who gradually opened his posture, replied coldly: "No matter how stupid you are, you can't give up your dignity as a magician. only--"
"Why should I tell you such a secret?"
Feeling the increasingly obvious power coming from his arm, the gnashing King of Foundations then gave up his struggle. His originally short body suddenly sank under Duan Qing's unexpected gaze, causing two people to appear in front of him. The light of the knife on the tip of his toe scratched the front of the gray magic robe that was close at hand. The torn pieces of cloth were then raised in the air with Duan Qing's backward movement, and then were submerged again by the shadow of the dagger thrown away by the King of Roots. He roared and jumped up from the place, the gray dagger surface also appeared. An extremely dark metallic light began to flash: "Mirror reflection!"
"Shadow Thorn——"
The suddenly bright dagger illuminated the surroundings for a moment, and then it was fixed in front of the gray-robed magician under the strange arcs of the two big hands. The shadows that sprang out like poisonous snakes did not seem to break through the capture of these hands. , once again returned to the posture and movement that was tightly held in place before: "Hey, who told you to move?"
"you you!"
I don't know whether it was because of anger or fear, but King Genji, whose lips were trembling, didn't say a word for a long time. The two sharp blades installed on his feet later helped him get rid of the cycle of being clamped in place again. He originally planned to do it a third time. The intention of rushing forward also became hesitant: "You, what kind of trick are you doing?"
"It's nothing, I just practiced the ability to catch a sword with my bare hands." Duan Qing maintained his posture until facing the opponent, and his hands moved back and forth in the air slowly and regularly: "Of course, the real way to get into the sword is to Even your weapons were confiscated. In order to pursue stability, I had to settle for the next best thing and choose your wrist as the target."
"You, you fart!"
The figure that was circling at high speed seemed to stagger, and the thief named King of Roots, who was looking for an opportunity to move, also changed his eyes: "Why have I never heard of this skill? You must have used it. Some special props, right?”
"That's right, after all, I'm still an alchemist." Duan Qing spread his hands indifferently: "Maybe I even drank a bottle of strength potion, do you believe it?"
"I didn't plan to deal with you seriously, but you forced me to do this."
The arc of the dagger flashed in front of him, and a ruthless look flashed in the eyes of King Genji, who was sluggish for a moment: "Don't think that knowing a few tricks and three-legged cat kung fu can really do whatever you want. I want to kill you." , I have plenty of ways.”
"Prepare to die." He assumed a stabbing posture, and his figure became as bright as gold and iron under the gaze of the players around him: "Mirror Image Technique——"
"stop!"
A shout echoed in the air that gradually became extremely tense as the distance increased, and with countless tensed eyes, it was pulled into the clear sky. A female silhouette then appeared on the blue background where magic was completely prohibited. The next step gradually appeared, using a floating posture like banishing an immortal to stop the two parties who were about to fight together again: "Fighting is prohibited in the Sky City! Why violate the prohibition?"
"You, you are?"
Looking at the phantom of this woman wearing a white wreath on her head and dressed completely different from the residents of the Free Continent, Duan Qing, who was in a melee stance, could not help but froze on the spot, and the young man who was also stunned. The tall thief then hurriedly put away his weapon, waving his hands rapidly with an expression of panic mixed with dry laughter: "The guardian spirit actually appeared in person? That, that -"
"It's them!" He pointed his waving hands in the direction of Duan Qing: "These two magician scum occupied this garden for no reason, and they also used magic to attack us! The guardian spirit must be ruthless Punish them!"
"You--" Then the woman floating in the air turned her scrutinizing gaze to Duan Qing. The brows that were originally frowned due to seriousness became a bit sluggish the next moment: "You-- Who are you?"
"...I am Linyuan Duanshui."
In the atmosphere where time seemed to have stopped, the gray-robed magician looked at the shadow floating in the air quietly with a complicated gaze that was mixed with surprise, surprise and relief. Duan Qing, who had put away his posture and movements, then pushed away. He looked at the red-haired girl who wanted to remind him in a low voice, and then slowly and deeply lowered his head: "I'm sorry to disturb your peace."
"Miss Ayina."
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"So the defense system of Sky City is supported and led by her?"
Some time later, below the Sky City, at the corner of the city street on the edge of Tania City, Duan Qing, who had just walked out of here, put away the deep memories in his eyes, and at the same time put the pocket on his head to block the autumn wind. The hat was taken off: "How much of the city does she control?"
"We don't know either." Thousand-fingered Crane, who also walked out of this corner and put down his hands, replied with his head drooped: "Since our Mage Council settled in the Sky City, we have met this virtual image from time to time. She It seems that they are unwilling to meet us directly, and they are also unwilling to communicate with us too much.”
"But when there is strife and chaos in certain areas within the Sky City, the magical suppression power she possesses will arrive there very accurately." Having said this, the red-haired girl once again showed a strange expression: "Yes. Sometimes she would appear in person and use the mysterious power she possessed to teach the troublemaking magician a lesson. Over time, ordinary players who frequented the Sky City affectionately called her the 'Guardian Spirit'... Now that I think about it, it really looks like a god!"
"So that Foundation King must be very familiar with this setting." Duan Qing couldn't help but recall the resentment that flashed in the other's eyes when he and the party represented by the little thief were teleported out of the garden. He let out a hint of a smile: "The way he was jumping up and down before was not really to seek revenge, but to use this setting to trick us, right?"
"It's a pity that it didn't come true in the end, haha."
After twisting her little nose, Qian Zhihe also showed a charming smile that only a girl can have. She jumped around Duan Qing and then waved her fist towards the Sky City above her. , and then turned his curious eyes as if he remembered something: "You, how do you know that guardian spirit? Do you even know her name?"
"This was also before the number change."
An expression of melancholy appeared in his eyes again, and Duan Qing's voice then became deeper: "At that time, I also said that I would protect her who was not very good at talking, but I didn't expect that she would end up like this. …”
"Did it happen during the Battle of Sky City?" Understanding what the other party was referring to, Qianzhihe put away his previous curiosity and excitement: "She, she doesn't look like a player, and she doesn't look like an ordinary player. NPC, we have asked Teacher Freya about her before, but we didn’t find out anything... Could it be that she was once a member of the Mage Council?"
"No, she was once a member of the tribe in the Independent State." Duan Qing shook his head: "And she was a survivor. The entire tribe was slaughtered until she was the last one left. Because of an accidental relationship, She became my follower and I brought her out of that remote swamp."
"She is a very important part of the emergence of Sky City. She is at the center of the incident." Speaking of this, Duan Qing put away the melancholy of his memories: "After a series of changes, she was on the verge of death and was finally sealed. In a certain device in the Sky City, I thought I would never see that face again in this life, but I didn't expect that not only did she survive, but she also became such an important role."
"Then, wouldn't that be just right?" The voice that wanted to comfort Duan Qing was raised and lowered, and the Thousand-fingered Crane Artifact became disappointed when he realized a certain problem: "By the way, brother, you have deleted your account. All these bonds should have disappeared.”
"It doesn't matter. If your reputation is gone, you can increase it again." After raising his head, Duan Qing also put away his sad eyes: "But we may not have this time now, we have many other things to solve. "
"I hope that the next time I return to that city, I won't be 'invited' by the guardian spirit in this way again."
He looked ahead at the few waiting figures looming on the street, while touching his nose and whispering.
