Chapter 159 Seven Seas and Danger
Little Yang Jianglai walked along a remote road at the foot of the mountain. There were few people around here, and the plants were growing naturally. Many wild cherry trees were already in bud.
It is early spring in March now, and around mid-March, there will be the most beautiful cherry blossom feast.
However, at the moment Jiang Lai didn't have much time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of early spring. His attention was focused on his surroundings, always paying attention to any suspicious movements nearby.
However, the illusion here is extremely peaceful, blending into the world naturally without any trace of the world of spells.
...It seems that the so-called "Transposition" tower is not on my side? Little Sheep Jiang Lai thought to himself.
Passing by several cherry trees that were already blooming with pink flowers, Jiang Lai suddenly caught a glimpse of a black mark on the tree.
He paused for a moment.
The mark looked like a scorch mark and looked fresh - but there had been no thunderstorms recently, and the scorch mark on the middle of the tree did not look like it was accidentally set on fire by a picnicker.
Jiang Lai felt a little strange in his heart, so he moved closer and observed the mark from a close distance.
At this moment, the brown-haired boy was just the right height, so he didn't need to stand on tiptoe or bend over. After the distance got closer, he could vaguely sense the faint fluctuation of the cursed power.
"?" Jiang Lai frowned slightly and rubbed his fingertips lightly along the edge of the burn mark.
The burnt mark is very fresh, probably having been left there not long ago.
There were fluctuations in cursed energy, indicating that this abrupt burn mark was caused by a person or a cursed spirit. But logically, such a fresh mark should have more residue.
How could he not be able to sense it until he was so close? Moreover, Jiang Lai's five senses were even more acute.
Is he a character who is very good at cleaning up messes? But it doesn't look like he has cleaned it up on purpose.
Moreover, this mark is too abrupt. If it was caused by a battle, there should be more marks around it.
Thoughts surged in Jiang Lai's mind. He walked around a few times, paying special attention to the ground and the trees, but there were no more fluctuations in the cursed power.
Only the cherry tree was left with burn marks and cursed energy.
"..." Jiang Lai returned to the burn mark again and paused for a moment. He first took out his mobile phone and took a look - there were no new emails, which meant that Okkotsu Yuta had not gained anything for the time being.
I'm not sure if this in front of me can be considered a gain. It feels a bit like a clue, but not much.
Jiang Lai thought for a while and decided not to send a message to Yuta Okkotsu for the time being.
After all, I'm not sure if this thing in front of me is valuable, so calling him over would delay my exploration. I'd better wait until I'm sure.
In addition, if this is exactly what was left by a special-grade cursed spirit, it would be convenient for subsequent communication if I searched for it alone.
He stroked the mark with one hand, thinking deeply.
Assume there is a four-sided defense tower nearby, and the four-sided defense tower has a very strong concealment...
Well, are the extremely weak fluctuations of mana and the almost non-existent mana residue in this place the result of the four-sided defense towers?
Maybe the four-sided defense tower has the function of hiding and weakening the magic power, Jiang Lai thought.
Secondly, the scorch mark looked like it was left accidentally during a fight, but there were no other signs of fighting around it.
Even if the battle ended with a break and it was a one-sided killing blow, it shouldn't have been so clean.
This trace seemed to appear here out of thin air.
Appearing out of thin air... Jiang Lai thought along this line of thought. Either it was a spatial transfer or a spatial dislocation - did the four-sided defense tower have its own independent space?
He took two or three steps back, shifting his attention away from the physical trees and focusing on the virtual environment around him.
The effect of the scene arrangement here is probably similar to that of a ghost wall, hiding the real road, and unknown outsiders will only walk along the edge and stay away.
Jiang Lai's eyes were clear, and he focused his magic power on the scene in front of him. The overlapping shadows of the trees in his vision swayed in his eyes, and another scene was vaguely revealed.
This time, Jiang Lai saw even more tragic traces of battle, with broken trees, flying ground, and burning flames like swaying snakes.
However, in just a blink of an eye, the concealed power of the four guard towers was too strong, and the road just now was blocked again.
In order to find the true path, it seems that one must always maintain a state of high concentration in order to keep moving along the path.
"..." Jiang Lai calmed himself down, collected his thoughts, and did not continue to condense his magical power. Instead, he took out his cell phone and typed a few words, sending a message to Zhu Fu Jingguang alone.
[I saw a message in the group saying that you guys have a day off today. Jing Guang, are you free to come over now? (Dancing puppy gif)]
Yes, Jiang Lai is planning to use his skills—to shock people!
In the game, all unicorns have the gift of keen intuition. Morobushi Kagemitsu's spirit image is an original spirit outside the game, but it also belongs to the unicorn family.
It would be too troublesome to concentrate on using spells to explore the way in this kind of special effect ghost wall before my eyes, so it would be better to go directly to Zhu Fu Jingguang and use his gift of keen intuition to move forward quickly.
The other party replied quickly: [Yes, I'm fine. If you need me, you can call me over now.]
Great! Jiang Lai was very happy. He held his phone and activated the [Electronic Elf] technique!
After the air cursed force fluctuated, a pure white slender unicorn leaped out from mid-air.
The pure white unicorn without a trace of other colors on its body fell to the ground, and looked at Jiang Lai with beautiful and familiar blue eyes. He said in a gentle voice: "I'm here - it's been a long time since we last met."
"Jingguang!" There were no outsiders around at the moment, so Jiang Lai called his friend by his name. He jumped forward, stood on tiptoe, hugged the other's neck, and gave him a warm and intimate hug.
Zhufu Jingguang also lowered his head and gently rubbed Jiang Lai, paying special attention to not hurting the opponent with his spiral sharp horn.
After hugging and greeting, Jiang Lai let go of his hand and said bluntly: "This time, I'll rely on your keen intuition. This place has a similar effect to a ghost wall. I want to find the real way."
It was not appropriate to engage in excessive greetings now. Jiang Lai saw the freshness of the battle traces and determined that this was a battle that had just broken out.
He was not sure who the two sides were fighting... Jiang Lai knew that Nanami Kento was also on a mission nearby. In case he accidentally came here and was attacked by the special cursed spirits guarding the tower, he could rush over as soon as possible to provide some help.
At least it won't be the worst case scenario.
Zhu Fu Jingguang also noticed the urgency of the situation. He nodded slightly and said, "Come on, I'll lead the way." The white unicorn bent one knee and lowered his body, signaling the little sheep Jiang Lai to come up.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jingguang." Jiang Lai hesitated for a second, then jumped onto the horse. He hugged the white horse's neck and tried to move as gently as possible so as not to make his good friend uncomfortable.
"You don't have to hold me like that." Zhu Fu Jingguang could sense the condition of the little sheep Jiang Lai, and he said with a smile, "I am your cursed spirit now - hold on tight, I'm going to start running."
Morobushi Kagemitsu's spirit state is very fast. Although he has no wings, he can achieve a short-term hovering effect. When he is fast, he can even run on the air in mid-air - so in the magic world, Jiang Lai calls him "Pegasus".
Hearing what Zhufu Jingguang said, Jiang Lai finally tightened his arms slightly: "I'm ready."
The pure white unicorn's eyes were slightly curved as he faced forward. Although all he saw were ordinary trees, he had a natural intuition from the bottom of his heart that guided him to the true path.
Zhufu Jingguang walked forward steadily for a few meters, then quickly accelerated, and leaped out like a flash of lightning!
The whistling sound of the wind rang clearly in his ears. The braid at the end of the little sheep Jiang Lai's hair was lifted up. He half-closed his eyes and focused on the road in front of him.
After a brief overlapping scene, the ghost wall effect slowly dissipated as they stepped into and went deeper into the real area.
The peaceful and beautiful scene of thriving forests at the foot of the mountain disappeared, and the ground was filled with the remnants of cursed power. The scorched trees were crackling in the flames, and there were several deep gullies on the ground.
In the flames, the temperature of the air here seemed to have risen a lot. The wind was filled with a strong smell of burning, and a little bit of blood.
Jiang Lai's expression became serious - the smell of blood meant there were humans, because cursed spirits don't bleed.
Not far away, the cursed energy was surging violently, and the exploding trees made a harsh sound. Morofushi Kagemitsu stopped running forward, and his vigilant eyes were fixed on the situation ahead.
The little sheep Jiang Lai turned over and got off the horse. The moment he landed on the ground, he felt the familiarity of this magical power.
At this moment, a cursed explosion suddenly occurred not far away, and a huge shock wave swept the remains of trees and waves of fire rolled over.
Morofu Kagemitsu gathered magical power in his spiral horn and controlled the wind to push back the thorny wood chips.
A tall figure leaped out from the waves of fire and black smoke, his golden hair blown by the wind, and in one hand he held a thallium knife with spotted runes on it - it was Nanami Kento!
His coat was gone, and his lining was also stained with gray and black from the battle. His dominant hand was twisted at a strange angle, bleeding, so Nanami switched hands to hold the knife.
When the little sheep Jiang Lai noticed him, he also saw the brown-haired boy.
A rare look of surprise appeared on Nanami Kento's usually calm face. He noticed that there was only a white unicorn shikigami beside the brown-haired boy, but no special sorcerer Otsutsuka Yuta with a sword bag on his back.
He didn't have time to think about why the brown-haired boy appeared here, he just followed his instinct and shouted in a deep voice:
"...Get out of here, go!"
Nanami Kento changed his evasive posture and held the knife across his front, ready to block as much as he could and give the brown-haired boy enough time to evacuate.
…Although my magic power is somewhat depleted, I can still hold on for a while. He analyzed calmly in his mind.
However, the brown-haired boy did not run away. Instead, he leaped forward in two or three steps.
Nanami Kento raised his hand to push the other person away, but he forgot that his dominant hand was already injured and disabled, so he couldn't lift it up.
The nimble brown-haired boy approached in an instant, grasped the bottom of the thallium knife held by Nanami Kento, and the extremely abundant cursed power floated on the knife in an instant!
At the critical moment, the little sheep Jiang Lai used Nanami Kento's weapon and swung forward with a knife at an extremely fast speed!
"?!" Nanami Kento was stunned by the opponent's abundant magical power, but what shocked him even more was what happened after it was swung out.
The swung cursed blade collided with the incoming attack, counteracting the cursed attack while even having more power left!