Chapter 297 Morrissey's Suspicion
The snowy mountains are extremely cold at night, and fire alone is not enough to keep warm. Adventurers must rely on fire magic stones to create heat in the tent to resist the cold.
The Light Team has belts inlaid with Sun Crystals, so they are not afraid of the cold and sleep soundly.
Sadler and Morrissey also have magical items made from Sun Crystals.
Five years ago, they went to the Ergoga Desert to search for the Vulcan Temple that had disappeared ten thousand years ago. Following the trail of the Fire Dragon Lizard, they found a lake and dug up the Sun Crystal from the bottom of the lake.
It is said that the Sun Crystal is a crystal formed from the blood of the God of Fire. It is a top-grade material for making fire-type magic tools and can effectively increase the level of magic power.
The fact that the Sun Crystal buried at the bottom of the lake was so easy to find aroused the suspicion of the adventure team.
Morrissey bluntly stated that this was recently buried at the bottom of the lake and deliberately left for them to find.
At that time, the five adventurers were all horrified.
Who on earth was it that not only followed them silently, but also buried the Crystal of the Scorching Sun in advance for them to discover?
The rest of the expedition believed the Vulcan Temple lay at the bottom of the lake and offered to dig deeper to investigate, but Sadler refused. Now that they had the Sun Crystal and their goal was achieved, they didn't want to waste any more energy in the desert.
Most importantly, he was being entangled by Morrissey and couldn't stand it anymore.
Due to disagreements, the makeshift adventure team had no choice but to split the Sun Crystal equally and disband.
Sadler originally thought that Morrissey would leave tactfully, but he followed him around like a sticky candy. After a while, he became numb to his ambiguous words.
"This kid sleeps so soundly every day, I'm really envious." Morrissey looked at Budno lying between them, and his hands itched to pinch his nose.
"Don't wake him up," Sadler said. "Get some rest before the hunting party arrives."
Morrissey curled his lips, withdrew his hand, and was about to pull the quilt when Budno suddenly raised his leg, kicked the quilt away, and half of his body was exposed.
"Is it hot?" Morrissey wondered. This kid kept kicking the covers off. I wondered what kind of cold-weather magic gear he was wearing.
Curious, he took a closer look and his eyes fell on Budno's belt.
There was nothing special about the belt, and it matched the magic robe very well. The only strange thing was that there seemed to be a magic stone sewn inside.
He reached out and felt a lump.
It really is a magic stone that emits heat.
I don’t know what the properties of this magic stone are, but it is not exposed but hidden inside the belt.
Sadler frowned and said, "You didn't even let the children go?"
Morrissey was stunned: "Am I that kind of person?"
Sadler pointed expressionlessly at his hairy hand on Budno's belt.
Morrissey blinked and smiled evilly: "Jealous?"
Sadler didn't bother to pay attention to him, slapped his hand away and covered Budno with a blanket.
Morrissey felt a pang of pain and shook his hands, saying, "His belt is a magical tool for keeping out the cold. It's embedded with a high-level magic stone... a bit like the Crystal of the Sun."
Sadler paused while tucking the corner of Budno's quilt, frowned, and asked, "Sun Crystal?"
The Crystal of the Scorching Sun was a legendary divine object. They had only tried their luck at first, but unexpectedly found it at the bottom of the lake. Each of them was given a few pieces.
He could say with certainty that apart from them, no one else in the entire continent could possibly possess the Crystal of the Scorching Sun.
Sadler lifted the quilt in disbelief and checked Budno's belt. His perception seeped in and he fell silent.
It is absolutely true, it is the crystal of the scorching sun.
A belt is inlaid with ten beads, each the size of a marble and evenly distributed.
Morrissey stroked his smooth chin and said, "Those eleven people all have cold-proof magic tools. If they were all Sun Crystals..."
The number is very considerable.
Sadler looked at Budno, who was sleeping soundly, with complicated eyes.
Are he, or are they, really ordinary mountain people?
The origins of Seleu, Harris, Hector, Nasha, Siti, and Ace are all clear, but the six mountain people of Sperien are full of doubts.
"They call Mentor Ilio brother," said Sadler.
Ilio is a mage and is very generous, so it is understandable that he gives some treasures to his "brother".
Morrissey shrugged and covered Budno with the blanket again.
He had a guess in his mind, but was still waiting and waiting to tell Sadler once he was sure.
The fruits provided to the child at every meal were all rare varieties he had never seen before, and they were exactly what the dark elves liked.
From the Cesis Mountains? A specialty grown by mountain dwellers?
Not a bad excuse.
And the sea fish that Amanda casually took out was something I had never heard of or seen before.
These guys have so many secrets!
Morrissey found them increasingly amusing.
"Don't think about it, just sleep!"
The two of them lay down together and took a nap when a sharp sound suddenly came from outside.
The hunting group couldn't wait until midnight and came to launch a surprise attack early.
Many adventurers were still awake at this hour, and were startled by the noise. Hearing the piercing warning, they hurriedly donned their fur coats, grabbed their weapons, and rushed out of their tents, ready for battle.
Thanks to Team Light's defensive ice wall, the first wave of attacks was blocked, giving them time to react.
Shu Li heard the warning sound that pierced the night sky and immediately turned over and sat up.
"The hunting party is here!"
He grabbed his fur coat and pulled it on.
Ace and Kumandi were not slow either. They put on their coats without thinking and followed Shu Li out of the tent.
"How come they came so quickly?" Desio yawned and took out his magic wand to complain, "Can't they wait until the middle of the night?"
Angel shrank his neck and pulled his plush scarf closer. "It's better to come now. The sooner we kill it, the sooner we can rest."
Seeing that everyone had left the tent, and even Budno was being held by Morrissey with sleepy eyes, Shu Li said solemnly, "Pack up the tent first."
When a fight breaks out, magic has no eyes and the tent will be easily damaged.
Anyway, there is a storage bag, which makes it easy to put away.
Soon, the only thing left in the camp was the fire.
Seeing Farm still lazily rolling around in the fire, Shu Li poked its back with her magic wand. "Get up and go outside to check the situation."
Farm flapped his wings and flew into the air. He opened his mouth and yawned loudly, muttering disdainfully, "They are all minions."
It’s not worth it yet!
But Shuli insisted, so Farm had to flap his wings and fly out of the ice wall.
The Light Squad is on high alert, ready to meet the enemy at any time.
The vanguard of the hunting group was very depressed.
As soon as the adventure group entered the snowy mountains, they were targeted. They spent two days figuring out their route, waiting for them to enter the hunting group's territory before they could act.
However, as soon as they approached the camp, they saw rows of ice walls two or three meters high. As for the adventurers, there was not even a single figure in sight.
The ice wall was obviously a product of magic, specifically used to resist hunting groups.
The vanguard leader was very depressed and immediately ordered his men to push down the ice walls.
Dozens of sturdy men rushed forward, swinging their axes to chop at the ice wall. This chop was so powerful that a magic circle suddenly appeared on the ice wall, which bounced the men away and made a sharp and piercing sound.
The forward leader's face was gloomy at the moment.
These adventurers actually dared to resist and made solid defenses in advance.
"Go on, Necromancer!"
The leader shouted, and four necromancers stepped forward, waving their magic wands and chanting spells.
They were all low-level magicians, and their magic spells hit the ice wall, but it didn't move at all.
“…Among these adventurers there are high-level archmages!”
The vanguard leader was furious after the setback. He had originally thought that they could defeat these adventuring groups, but he had no idea that there was a powerful guy hiding among them.
"Go, ask Lord Borut to come over and make sure these ice walls are broken!" He ordered his subordinates to bring reinforcements while commanding everyone to launch an attack.
Borut is a necromancer at the level of a mage saint, so a mere great mage is no problem for him.
The hunting group attacked swiftly. The ice walls outside each adventure team's camp were attacked, and the ice wall in front of the cave was the first to crack.
As if they had found a breakthrough, the hunting group concentrated their firepower and attacked the cave.
Seeing that the ice wall blocking the cave entrance was about to fall, the hundred-man group all picked up their weapons and prepared to fight.
"Damn it! I should have spent some money to hire those rookies to build an ice wall!"
"It's too late to say anything now! Ram, stop dazed and put up the ice wall!"
"Don't all block the entrance, damn it, spread out, spread out—"
"If those teams outside hadn't deliberately set up an ice wall, why would the hunting group target us first?"
"Shut up!"
Captain Nasak roared, and the cave suddenly became quiet.
"Each team should take good care of their own people and rush out to fight at any time!"
The space in the cave is limited, making it impossible to display one's skills. In a fight, it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, which can easily lead to unnecessary losses.
It was originally the best defensive camp, but without other adventure teams as targets, it became useless.
The attack in front of the cave was in full swing. The other adventure teams hid in the ice wall and secretly rejoiced.
Five hundred gold coins are well worth it!
The ten ice walls were like ten high-level defensive formations, easily blocking the hunting group's attacks.
On the other hand, the group of a hundred people should be regretting it now, right?
Farm hid in the snow pile, looked around at the situation, and then slowly returned to the camp to report to Shu Li and others.
"The entire hunting group went to attack the cave?" Siti laughed gleefully. "Serves them right!"
The Hundred Man Group wanted to make the other adventurers their targets, but ended up becoming the target themselves. They hadn't been willing to pay them to build the ice wall, so it wasn't unfair that they were targeted.
"We can't just sit back and watch the fire." Shu Li said, "The Hundred Man Corps suffered heavy losses, which is not good for us."
It will take another three or four days to reach the Snow Country. The road is dangerous and we still need a hundred-man group to lead the way and attract firepower.
Desio rubbed his hands together. "Let's take advantage of this opportunity and launch a surprise attack!"
The Light Team, including Sedler and Morrissey, are all magicians and are good at long-range attacks. They can easily cast magic through the ice wall.
“Boom—”
Magical attacks of various attributes rained down from the sky, and the hunting group was caught off guard and was hit directly. Sometimes ice cubes fell, sometimes fireballs fell, sometimes whirlwinds blew, and sometimes thorns fell from the ground, one after another, endlessly, it was so painful.
The hunting group had never been besieged by so many powerful magicians before. After a period of chaos, half of the bodies were lying on the ground.
Seeing this, the mercenary group and the other three adventure teams sent out long-range attackers.
The dwarves and goblins jumped onto the ice wall, set up their bows and crossbows, and shot arrows at the other half of the hunting group.
Seeing his men being killed without a single survivor, the vanguard leader panicked and crawled out of the attack range.
"You're running away right now?" Farm sighed twice. "How weak!"
It hasn't even made a move!
"It doesn't seem as scary as I imagined." Hector said.
"Yes!" Budno yawned and said to Morrissey, "If we had known they were so weak, we would have slept peacefully."
Disceo and Angel nodded in agreement.
Morrissey narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze darting back and forth between the six mountain people, occasionally glancing at Ace.
I always feel that the power of the magic just now was extraordinary, as if seven or eight great wizards were casting magic together.
Is he too sensitive, or is the hunting group really weak?
Shu Li noticed Morrissey's suspicious look, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "Don't take it lightly! The hunting group is notorious and has been a scourge for thousands of years. They are definitely more powerful than this. I'm afraid there are more powerful people to come!"
Just now, when those little elves and dragons cast magic, they didn't restrain their strength. No wonder Morrissey became suspicious.
As for Ace...
Shu Li stole a glance.
He paid special attention to it and could say with certainty that the magic power released by Ace was no less powerful than that of the great wizard!
Ace turned his head with a hint of understanding, a faint smile on his face.
Shu Li wanted to cover her face.
Why do I get caught every time I peek?
He shifted his gaze uncomfortably and said to everyone in a serious tone, "Let's take a break and prepare for the battle later."
Kumandi stood beside Shuli, glanced at his red ears, and looked thoughtful.
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