Phantom Line
After carefully observing the surroundings and quickly getting rid of two gargoyles disguised as sculptures that were ready to attack, Ximu returned to the window and reached out to pull Morina up.
The remaining Sorens can only fend for themselves.
In fact, it is easy to reach such a height by using magic such as "levitation".
But if magic is used rashly, it might trigger some invisible restrictions, which would be bad - although the possibility is not small, but just in case, Ximu still chose the most primitive way of movement and told them to do the same.
After watching them disappear above, Sorens actually thought about taking the opportunity to escape.
But before this thought could take shape, it was shattered by a cold voice from not far away.
"You only have one chance, don't try in vain."
The murderous intent in the words almost became tangible, making people's hair stand on end instantly.
Sorens swallowed nervously, the black mark on his neck surging with his movements and cold sweat, emitting an ominous color - this was the killing curse that the silver-haired girl had planted on him by strangling him after letting him move freely.
"Be obedient and you will live."
That was all she said.
As for those unspoken threats, he had already heard them clearly from the chill he felt from the thorn-like mark.
If he turned around and fled at this moment, he would be killed by the evil curse immediately.
Resigned to his fate, Sorens sighed inwardly, turned over, looked for a suitable foothold, and climbed up carefully.
Magicians usually focus on improving their mental strength and don't pay much attention to physical training. Fortunately, Sorens came from a poor family before entering school and had been working since he was a child, so he had the strength to climb the wall with his bare hands with them.
At this moment, the end of a staff suddenly stretched out and waved in his hand deliberately.
He looked up and saw the short-haired girl in the priest's robes looking down at him, indicating that she could use her staff to help him.
"You helped me just now, so I'll help you, and now we're even."
The threatened boy was suddenly struck by kindness and was a little overwhelmed at first, but under Ximu's cold gaze, he quickly accepted Morina's help. After going up, he probably wanted to express his gratitude, but he was stuck because of nervousness. His face turned red and he couldn't utter a word.
"You go ahead and lead the way."
Xi Muke didn't care about the hostage's feelings and simply nodded and told him to go first. Sorens walked over with his head down, looking very confused.
lead the way?
What road do you mean? It makes him sound like he often runs to the roof for no reason... If he hadn't met these two ancestors who took a different route this time, he might never have come to this place in his life.
But after all, their lives were in the other party's hands, so Sorens did not dare to be negligent and could only honestly lead them towards the Moon Viewing Tower.
After reaching a flatter area, the road became much easier to walk on.
After confirming that the crossbow's attack range was not that far, Ximu finally gave up on letting them crawl along the wall.
On the way, Sorens also wanted to ask them a few questions, but Ximu did not respond. Molina could only smile at the boy behind her to calm him down.
After a while, Xi Mu, who had the most sensitive senses, was the first to catch the sound of killing in the distance.
The teaching building and the Moon-Viewing Tower are separated by the atrium garden, and are some distance apart. However, because they are now on the roof, the view is excellent, with almost no obstruction, and they can see the scene in front of the Moon-Viewing Tower very clearly.
There were shouts and screams that shook the sky, the sounds of metal clashing and magic roaring one after another, and two waves of people from obviously different camps rushed together. The situation was deadlocked.
But after watching for a while, Xi Mu, who had the best eyesight, quickly noticed something was wrong.
This battlefield appears particularly abrupt and abnormal against the backdrop of the peaceful surroundings.
Compared to the present tense, the knights fighting in front of them looked more like some kind of phantom left behind, because... their movements were repetitive.
Because the laws collapsed, did the brutal murderous intent that had erupted on this land also stop at that moment?
If you look closely, you will find that the edges of the battlefield are almost all covered with a large number of twisted whirlpools. As the soldiers fight on the field, they continue to shake, trapping them like a border.
Moreover, these people who were shouting for war and killing were completely different from those people who were on the verge of collapse and wandering around the academy. They had human-like expressions, but -
They are all shadows.
This imaginary war was frozen at its most intense moment. The people inside fought each other endlessly, and at the same time, they built an impenetrable line of defense in front of the gate of the Moon-Viewing Tower.
That is where all the changes originated. After they gradually take control of the academy, they will definitely find a way to go and take a look.
But the space in front of the door looks so unstable that it is really difficult to deal with.
Thinking of this, Ximu took out the spherical flower cluster and released another mechanical insect as usual.
Her original intention was to include the area on the roof of the teaching building in Ruixia's monitoring network, but after the little bug hovered around them for a while, it actually crawled down little by little along the shadow of the building.
Neither she nor Morina had any way to control the "swarm", so... was this Ruisha doing it herself?
What is he going to do?
After suppressing Morina who was almost leaning out to look, Ximu changed his position, looked at an angle that would ensure that he would not be easily attacked, and followed the movements of Xiao Chong.
The mechanical insect carefully climbed down the tall building, approached along the shadows of the green plants in the courtyard, and slowly crossed the courtyard, gradually approaching the direction of the phantom battlefield!
It seems that Ruixia also saw the strange phenomenon here and wanted to use the mechanical insect to go over and investigate.
He didn't even dare to let the little bug fly... Was he afraid of the sensor-type sniper devices around him?
Just as I was still guessing, the nimble little bug had already arrived near the small square, suddenly took off quickly, and flew directly over those twisted boundary lines!
Is it possible to cross over there?
Before it had time to be happy, the little bug that had entered the battlefield carefully was attacked by a magic aftermath that came from not far away. Its trajectory was instantly disrupted and its wings were tilted down.
——The attack in the illusion is actually real?!
Ximu unconsciously clenched his hands, and was glad that he did not act too arrogantly and went straight down to try.
Ruixia, who was far away in the stronghold, obviously had not given up yet. She took the opportunity to change the direction of the worker insect before it completely crashed, and tried to hide it in the corner of the battlefield.
Unfortunately, because the battle line was too tight, before Xiao Chong could escape, he was hit by a blow from one of the heavily armored knights and was completely disabled.
Seeing this, Ximu fell into deep thought, and looked at the strange boy who had been in his sight. He felt that he should go back and discuss it with Ruixia first.
She had indeed thought about going downstairs to try it herself. After all, with Molina by her side, as long as she was not seriously injured instantly, there might be a chance that she could reach the entrance of the Moon Viewing Tower.
However, with such an intense battle, even if she could get through it, Morina might not be able to keep up.
Moreover, if these images of fighting were indeed some kind of "obsession" or "murderous intent" left over from that time, then the two teams might simultaneously recognize them as intruders as enemies. It would be too arrogant for her to think that she could break out of the siege with a priest by herself.
"Is there a seal on that door as well?"
Molina's eyesight was not as good as Ximu's. She looked secretly for a long time before squinting her eyes and pointing uncertainly at the gate of the Moon Viewing Tower in the distance.
Ximu nodded.
This was also the ultimate reason that prompted her to completely abandon her tentative plan - if they were finally stopped outside after struggling to cross the front line, it would seem that they were really stupid.
"Go back."
There have indeed been many discoveries along the way, and both sides still need to synchronize their progress.
And...how should I deal with this "local" who is the only one I can communicate with? I should ask Ruixia what she thinks.
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Sorens has been a little confused.
From the moment he was forced to travel with these two girls, his worldview began to collapse bit by bit.
He hid under the table because of the "enemy attack" alarm, but when he came out, it seemed like a century had passed.
At first glance, it seems that nothing has changed at the Saint Feses School of Magic, but in reality, it has been turned upside down and has become a lair for strange creatures.
He followed Ximu and Molina to the dormitory building. Everyone he met was wearing familiar magic robes, but their faces were distorted. He could only find a little bit of his former classmates from the magic they used and their habitual movements.
But the more familiar it is, the more difficult it is to talk about and the more unbelievable it is.
This sense of absurdity reached an unprecedented peak when he followed the girls into the high-rise area where the teachers lived, brushed past a group of patrolling combat puppets, and watched with trepidation as they skillfully opened the door of a professor's room.
It wasn't even a room.
It was a madman's laboratory.
Inside, one can see mechanical products coming and going everywhere, puppets repairing themselves, toads that have been transformed into strange shapes, staves, magic crystals and manuscripts scattered everywhere, a high platform made of bookshelves in the center and many large and small screens floating in the air.
The originally spacious room had no space left, but in this bustling atmosphere, a small path was created in the room in an orderly manner, as if it was specially prepared for them.
"You guys are back?"
A clear greeting came from the high platform. The young man appeared from behind a screen, still looking the same as when he left the house. His eyes were full of smiles, and it was obvious that he was really happy.
"I brought someone back."
The cold silver-haired girl seemed to soften a lot the moment she looked at him, and the iceberg melted into a cool stream of water.
"Yeah, I know."
For some reason, the black-haired boy wasn't surprised by his appearance.
He even adjusted the position of the bookshelves, revealing the desk in the middle, and politely invited, "We probably all have a lot of things we want to ask each other. Come and sit down, and let's talk it over."
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