The cultists had left the base for a while, but this was not a big problem for Fang Zheng. Through the Zerg's keen senses, he soon smelled the faint smell of sulfur lingering in the air. Following the smell, Fang Zheng and Fina found the remaining traces of the cultists without much effort.

This was not difficult. According to Knight Conan, there were a total of thirty Templar warriors in the entire stronghold, excluding the patrolling cavalry. This was not a small number. Moreover, the cultists did not kill them all, but captured them and left. It would be a fantasy for so many people to act together without leaving any traces.

Therefore, it didn't take much time for Fang Zheng and Fina to determine the direction in which the cultists left, and then followed them all the way.

Fang Zheng was mainly responsible for tracking, while Fina was also busy. Although this rookie priest was a bit dogmatic, the advantage of dogmatism was that at least he knew everything taught in the book. Therefore, along the way, Fina was responsible for detecting any possible magical marks left by the other party. According to Fina, in order to avoid being discovered, the cultists would often release warning marks in places they passed by. This was a very simple spell. As long as someone passed through the mark, the releaser would be warned immediately.

Since this spell is very convenient and lasts only half an hour, which is not too much or too little, it has become a signature spell used by many spellcasters to warn. As a priest, Fina has of course learned how to use this spell and how to detect and sense it. At the moment, she is responsible for analyzing and finding the mark to prevent Fang Zheng from running into it and activating the alarm, which would be troublesome.

So the next step was for Fang Zheng to track down the remaining traces of the cultists, while Fina followed him, keeping watch on the surroundings and searching for magic marks. The cooperation between the two sides was pretty good, and what made Fang Zheng even more interested was that although this trainee priest looked weak, her physical fitness was excellent. Since they set out from the base, more than half a day had passed, and they had even climbed a mountain, but Fina beside him was still calm and looked like she was doing it with ease.

Fang Zheng himself had a Zerg physique, so of course he had no physical concerns, and he was a little surprised that this trainee priest had such a physique. But then he thought about it, and it seemed that people in this world all tempered their bodies by training the power of the stars, so it wasn't surprising.

Of course, this also has disadvantages, just like Stone and Malte, who seemed invincible on weekdays, were immediately destroyed by a DeBuff thrown by the Child of Chaos...

Perhaps the cultists had grown arrogant after defeating the stronghold, or perhaps they had other important things to do. Therefore, they had no intention of covering up their tracks along the way. With Fina by their side to guard against the magic marks, Fang Zheng's search speed was much faster. Finally, the hard work paid off, and at dusk, Fina finally made a new discovery.

"There is a fluctuation of magic mark ahead, Mr. Fang Zheng!"

"Magic mark?"

Hearing Fina's warning, Fang Zheng hurriedly stopped, and at the same time he was also happy. Because according to Fina, the duration of the magic mark is half an hour. They didn't see the magic mark on the way before. Although it is not ruled out that the cultists were not alert, it is more likely that the magic mark has expired, so the spell effect disappeared. If this is the case, then it means that they are still quite far away from the other side. Now that the magic mark has appeared, it means that Fang Zheng and Fina have shortened the distance with the cultists, and the journey between the two sides should not exceed half an hour.

"Is there any way?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Fina nodded confidently.

"Of course, I can temporarily block the power of the magic mark. Although I can only last for about ten seconds, it should be enough."

The magic mark is linear rather than circular, which means it is more like a transparent wall formed by magic. Anyone who passes through the wall will be discovered. Because of this, the magic mark is difficult to bypass and is therefore used for tracking and warning.

However, spellcasters naturally have ways to deal with it.

Fang Zheng was looking at the priestess girl beside him. Fina took two steps forward and stared at the empty air in front of her. Then she took a deep breath and raised the scepter in her hand.

This is what Fina has been holding in her hand. It is about the length of a human forearm, and is silver-white in color. There are strange patterns and characters carved on it, and a round white crystal is inlaid on the top of the scepter. Fang Zheng is not sure if this is the standard equipment of a priest, but looking at Fina's expression, it seems to be the case.

"Holy Light of Order, please grant me the power to conceal the truth!"

While chanting in a low voice, Fina raised the scepter in her hand and lightly tapped the air in front of her. Soon, Fang Zheng saw a white beam of light shooting out from the top of the scepter and hitting the air. Then, the air in front of him suddenly began to produce ripples like pool water, and then a strange wall appeared in front of Fang Zheng.

The whole thing was a transparent aqua blue, with mysterious runes flashing on it. These runes combined to form a wall more than ten centimeters thick, stretching out like a tall city wall blocking the two of them. However, although the city wall looked tall, it was not thick at all, and it looked more like a set for a play.

Under the light of the scepter in Fina's hand, the originally shining wall gradually dimmed. Soon, Fang Zheng watched the floating rune lights go out one by one, and then the originally aqua-blue barrier turned gray.

"Right now, Mr. Fang Zheng!"

"good."

Hearing Fina's words, Fang Zheng nodded, then he looked up at the barrier in front of him, and then walked in.

Crossing the barrier was just a blink of an eye for Fang Zheng. What surprised him was that he had clearly entered the barrier, but he didn't feel anything at all. Even with the sharp senses given to him by the Zerg, he didn't detect any movement. This made Fang Zheng even more curious and solemn about the magic of this world.

It seems that I must find a way to find out what the magic in this world is all about.

"strangeness……"

Just as Fang Zheng was thinking about his future plans, Fina also passed through the barrier. However, there was no excitement on Fina's face at this moment. On the contrary, she turned her head and looked at the barrier with a face full of confusion.

"What's wrong, Miss Fina?"

Seeing Fina's puzzled expression, Fang Zheng asked at the right time. Although she was not a mage, she was also a spellcaster. It would be good to get more information from her. Fina did not think much about it and spoke quickly.

"Just now, the Knight Conan said that the other side has a destruction wizard."

"Yes, he did say that."

"But it's strange... I don't feel the breath of hell on this magic mark..."

"That is to say, the other party still has a spellcaster?"

Hearing Fina's answer, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly thought of something.

"Could it be a necromancer or a lich? They have always been very close to the cultists..."

"It's different, Mr. Fang Zheng. You are not a spellcaster, so you may not understand this aspect. Although many professions can cast spells, there will definitely be a residual aura in their spells when they cast them. For example, a destruction wizard will definitely have the aura of hell in his spells, while the spells cast by necromancers and liches will be mixed with the aura of death. Even the divine spells cast by our priests and bishops will have a similar sacred aura contained in them. But the aura of this magic mark just now is not evil, nor does it have the feeling of death and destruction. It gives me a very precise feeling, more like..."

"More like?"

This time Fina hesitated for a long time before answering in a low voice.

"It looks more like a spell cast by a mage from the School of Order... and the opponent seems to be of a high level..."

"How many levels are there?"

"Judging from the power of the magic mark, it is at least elite level."

"I see."

Hearing Fina's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. He also had some idea of ​​his own strength. Before crossing over to "Edge of Tomorrow", according to Stone, his normal strength should be around the middle of the elite. In the battle of Shadow Canyon, Fang Zheng was sure that if he fought with all his strength, ordinary Templars would not be his opponents at all. Even if he faced Stone and Malte, he would still be able to fight. If the Soul Stone was activated, the two would die. As for the Lich Lord, Fang Zheng felt that he could only fight him if he activated the Soul Stone. Of course, the outcome of the battle was uncertain.

At present, Fang Zheng has the ability of time, and his physique has also been greatly enhanced, which means that he already has the strength of the elite peak. If he opens the skills of the soul stone, he can definitely become a master, and if he activates the soul stone, he will definitely become a legend. This is why Fang Zheng volunteered to come here to track down those cultists. As long as there is no strong man at the level of Lich Lord among them, it stands to reason that dealing with these guys by himself is as easy as dealing with his grandson.

Moreover, Fang Zheng also wanted to try out the performance of his time ability in actual combat.

“We keep moving forward.”

Although Fang Zheng was a little curious about the emergence of a magician from the School of Order among the cultists, he did not think much about it. On the contrary, Fina had a serious expression on her face, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Next, the two of them crossed the magic mark barrier several times in succession, and finally, they stopped in front of a forest.

The reason is very simple. This time...even Fina can't do anything.

"No, there are very powerful illusion barriers and alarm barriers set up in this forest."

After trying for a while, Fina had no choice but to tell Fang Zheng the bad news.

"I tried to block it, but these barriers are linked together. If there is a problem with one barrier, the other barriers will be activated immediately, causing a chain reaction... I think this should be the camp of the cultists."

"It seems that they do have problems..."

After hearing Fina's report, Fang Zheng frowned. If there was no problem, why would these cultists set up such a complicated thing in such a high-profile manner?

No matter what, there must be a ghost in there!

But... Fang Zheng couldn't enter the forest at all. Although he could use his time ability to speed up, according to Fina, the barriers would react immediately as soon as they detected any traces. Fang Zheng's ability didn't involve space, so as long as he entered the barrier, he could only delay the barrier's reaction time at most.

“Damn it…”

Through the Zerg's life sensor, Fang Zheng could clearly feel that there were indeed several life reactions in the depths of the forest. It seemed that they were the cultists and the captives. However, the dense forest blocked his sight, so that even if Fang Zheng had good eyesight, he could not see what the other party was doing.

If there was a drone doing an aerial reconnaissance... huh?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Didn't I get a Summoning Soul Stone in the previous ten consecutive draws? If I remember correctly, it should also be an angel.

Since she's an angel... at least... she should be able to fly, right?