Crossing the Front
As soon as these words were spoken, the casual atmosphere at the table immediately became much more tense. Everyone subconsciously became serious, straightened their posture, and looked at Ruixia in unison.
"These days, the number of space-time vortexes scattered throughout the academy has been increasing... I think everyone has noticed this, right?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and finally nodded, obviously acknowledging this fact.
Ruixia had already recorded the locations and sizes of the vortexes in the academy, so any changes would be quickly discovered.
For Xi Mu and the others who had already explored and traveled through it countless times, the sudden abnormality in a place that originally did not require attention was indeed a very obvious change.
"Besides, I don't know if it's my illusion..."
Morina raised her hand, but seemed unsure, and couldn't help but look at Ximu beside her for approval.
After all, they had been working together for so long that Ximu somehow managed to read her meaning from her expression and actions. She said with understanding, "...Are you referring to the things we broke? Indeed, the academy's recovery speed seems to have slowed down recently."
Since entering this magic academy, they have been going in and out everywhere without any psychological burden. The main reason is that this academy seems to have some kind of strange vitality.
Whether it was a wall broken by magic, or objects in the house, or lampstands in the corridor, as long as they were not unique and key objects, no matter how much they were knocked over and broken, they would strangely return to normal after a period of absence, as if they were set up in a certain way, and had to be placed in that way.
Later, when everyone learned that everything here was covered by "illusions", they suddenly realized the truth and began to act more unscrupulously and extravagantly.
——It’s all fake anyway. Even if the house is smashed to pieces, it will be restored in a while.
That is why, when the huge holes on the outer wall of the teaching building, which were pierced by huge crossbow arrows, remained there and became more and more frequent as their flying training became more frequent, Ximu and the others felt something was wrong.
The power that has kept the academy in its former state should come from the moon magic of Dean Phises. Compared with Mia Rodes's control over the dense forest outside, the Dean's power has always been more dominant within the academy.
Perhaps they had noticed their actions, but the two sides, who had been in a stalemate for years, had apparently started a tug-of-war again. And this time, in this fierce struggle, the power belonging to Mia Rodes was invading the academy more and more, slowly approaching them silently.
"During this period, the Mechamon I deployed throughout the academy were deliberately targeted, and I've already lost several."
As she spoke, Ruixia called up several surveillance cameras monitoring various main roads, several of which had black screens.
"Was it done by those wandering 'locals'?" asked Zhui.
"right."
After discovering this, Ruixia immediately checked the previous footage - those monsters that were still wandering around suddenly seemed to have eyes after entering the surveillance field of view, and accurately attacked the location of the mecha bugs or mecha birds.
This is indeed strange.
Since they entered the academy, these inhuman beings, though completely xenophobic, had shown no reaction to the lifeless artifacts. Given their chaotic minds, it was unlikely they would react with anger and attack out of the realization that they were being watched...
It is self-evident who is deliberately destroying the intelligence network through their actions.
"'His' influence here is starting to grow."
Everyone knew who he was referring to.
"It seems like it's really time."
After a brief silence, Wei Xiya spoke first and looked at Rui Xia: "When are you going to leave?"
"In two hours or so—once I've determined the route for the mechanic's wings, we'll set off."
No one had any objection to this. After the words were spoken, they left their seats and went to check their equipment.
Regardless of the success or failure of this trip, they will never come back.
Only Ximu stayed with Ruixia, quietly watching him busying around modifying the program.
Will this be their last time alone?
For no reason, sad thoughts suddenly popped up in Ximu's mind, making her feel like she was holding a pot of boiling water in her arms, hissing but unable to spill it.
It seemed as if Ruixia never thought that they might really be separated.
In his mind, the worst-case scenario was that they were unable to defeat the mastermind behind the incident and died together.
He invited her many times, saying that he would take her to meet his family, see the world, be adventurers together, and stay together forever.
But he didn't know how powerful her family was.
I don’t know what the mark that bloomed between her eyebrows turned her into.
She didn't know how much effort she had to put into suppressing her subtle desire to kill him.
He is so nice.
For the first time in her life, Ximu felt the urge to "desire" for a certain existence - but there was always a voice secretly urging her to end the life of the person in front of her, to let him stay by her side forever through death.
But that's not right.
The dead person's eyes were empty, his body was stiff, his skin was cold, and he could only emit a little bit of decaying smell.
She couldn't let Ruisha become like this.
"...Ximu?"
Seeing her staring blankly at nothing for a long time, Ruixia stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her eyes. "What's wrong? Are you nervous?"
This was obviously mostly a joke. After all, in all the battles, big and small, along the way, Ximu was always able to get into the state in a second, and there was no such thing as being nervous.
But just as he finished speaking, Xi Mu seemed to be awakened and quickly grabbed his wrist.
Recalling the time when Ximu suddenly hugged him from behind the bookshelf one day, Ruixia's eyes drifted away unnaturally, but he quickly came to his senses. Seeing that Ximu refused to let go, he simply sat next to her.
"What's wrong? Are you really nervous? Or does something feel wrong?"
--inappropriate.
When Ximu thought about the various dangers he might encounter in the future and the separation he might have to face even if he succeeded, he felt that nothing was right.
But she had neglected to express herself for many years and was not a person who liked to hesitate. Now that the road was at her feet, it seemed that there was no other way but to move forward.
"If I want to destroy that mirror, I'm afraid I'll have to use the 'Thorn of the End', but this thing has a terrifying backlash. If I'm controlled by it..."
Ximu didn't finish her words, but Ruixia already understood what she meant.
"I will find a way... As long as we return to the normal world, I will definitely be able to save you."
He said this with such certainty that Ximu became curious.
But before she could ask further questions, the other companions returned one after another - before she knew it, two hours had passed so quickly.
Ximu subconsciously let go of Ruixia, but she didn't expect her to hold her hand back, even pulling her up in front of everyone, and whispering in her ear: "Don't give up on yourself, Ximu... You will definitely be able to walk out of that dark night."
In the past, Ruixia was always embarrassed by his friends' teasing, but this time he was particularly determined. Even though Zhuiren whistled in his face and Weixia gave him a questioning look, he did not let go of Ximu's hand and held it tightly all the way.
With the background sound of Morina's "What did I miss? Shouldn't I have walked so far just now? How far have they developed without me knowing? It's so urgent, someone come and tell me", everyone was divided into two groups and arrived at the starting point that had been decided long ago. Only then did Ruixia let her go.
"…Are you ready?"
Although there was still a blush on his face that had not yet faded, Ruixia's eyes were already clear. With the decisive battle approaching, he calmed down and had no more distractions.
Influenced by him, Ximu felt that her restless mood gradually settled down, and she became calm.
"Um."
She responded briefly and checked the metal armor on her body to confirm that the device was fine.
Ruixia nodded, turned to look at the other two companions who were ready to go, raised her hand, and resolutely made the "set off" gesture!
At the same time, the wings of the six mechanics spread out at the same time, and three groups of figures jumped down and flew towards the entrance of Guanyue Tower!
The phantoms fighting in front of the door quickly noticed the approach of these foreigners. Among them, a magic knight raised his hand and drew a bow shadow in the air. Several magic swords quickly took shape and immediately shot straight towards Sorens and Vicia who were rushing the fastest!
Their route was indeed the shortest of all, because Sorens was the only magician, and the main purpose of this journey was not to fight but to lift the seal and open the door, so everyone thought about it and finally decided to let him carry the Moon Wand and pass through the battlefield first.
Coincidentally, the magic knights who attacked them first were soldiers from the Kingdom of Len'et—
As a knight commander who came from the same school and had superior skills, Vicia had already predicted this wave of attack when the opponent raised his hand.
The spinning shield skill was already blessed around Sorens the moment it took off, and when the opponent's bow shadow appeared, Vicia swung her spear and pulled out a moon-like longbow around her body, but the attack range was larger than that of the opponent. Arrows like rain instantly covered the enemy and a large area around it.
More members of the battle group spotted the outsiders, but just as they were about to attack, they were interrupted one by one by a barrage of shells from the side, making it difficult to organize a strong offensive. Occasionally, a few shells slipped through the net and flew into the air, but the sharp-eyed Zhui Nian narrowly avoided them with a tiny maneuver that barely affected Molina's movement.
The dangerous attack and defense may seem long, but in fact it only takes a moment.
The moment he landed, Sorens released his wings and ran towards the gate of the Moon Viewing Tower regardless of anything. He opened the crystal ball and summoned his staff, and began to let the magic power resonate with it, breaking down the huge seal in front of the door that blocked their way.
After landing, the others consciously turned into shields and used all their means to block the wave of phantom soldiers closest to them, just to buy time for Sorens to open the door.
Even Morina, who had no means of attack, was not idle. She turned around and threw a blessing that increased her magic power at the brown-haired boy, which visibly increased the speed of lifting the seal.
The crystal-clear runes in front of the door went out one after another. Sorens held the staff tightly in his hand. If it weren't for Morina constantly restoring his magic power, with his crazy infusion of magic power, it would have dried up in a short while.
Even without looking back, he could still tell who was attacking from the sounds of fighting behind him.
There are too many people on the battlefield... Once more enemies pay attention to this side, with just these few people, the defense line will be broken in an instant!
Desperately resisting the urge to turn back and provide assistance, Sorens created another scroll to increase his magic power. With the blessing of Morina, he almost pushed his body to the limit to increase the speed of lifting the seal again!
The moment the last character in front of the door disappeared, Sorens opened his mouth to greet someone, but before he could say anything, he suddenly felt weak, his legs went limp, and he was about to fall down on the spot -
At this moment, a hand passed through his armpit and quickly helped him up. Molina, who had been keeping a close eye on this place, rushed forward and shouted, "The seal has been lifted, hurry!"
Upon hearing the sound, Xi Mu immediately kicked the opponent in front of him away, and swung a knife shadow towards the gap in the door of Guanyue Pavilion.
The slash containing powerful magical power passed over the two of them and broke the bolt inside the door tightly. The huge impact directly shook most of the door open!
After the door opened, Ximu was afraid that there was an ambush inside, so he immediately sped up and rushed in first. Molina pulled Sorens and followed closely behind. Then the others also quickly ran into the door and blocked it as soon as possible.
After a strange silence, the sound of fighting in front of the door rang out again, but the target returned to the two sides of the square, as if they had lost their hatred and pursuit of them.
It was only at this moment that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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