Chapter 468: Unrepentant attempt to ask for monthly votes (ˇˇ)
"How could it be broken? I'm a witch too, not a three-year-old kid." Koizumi Hongzi crossed her arms, snorted, and continued to look at the magic circle on the ground in confusion, "What is this? Didn't you say that magic is ineffective against Mist Tengu?"
Koizumi Hongzi is in a bad mood now.
Although the house we live in now is not small, it seems particularly difficult to settle down compared to the original vast castle.
However, now, she did not dare to move back to the comfortable castle - according to the servants, Mist Tengu would occasionally patrol the castle, looking like he wanted to catch something to take home.
In addition, the servant brought some very bad news: all the precious magic tools stored in her castle had been drained of their magic power and turned into a pile of scrap metal.
Gen Hongna's loss was not that severe. But the failure to catch the monster before was a big blow to her, who was always successful in everything she did.
but……
“Although the price paid was not small, at least there was some gain.”
Gen Hongnai stroked the old ancient book on the table with her fingers and exhaled slowly: "It's a pity that the monster does not exist, but if we can catch the mysterious wizard behind it, it can barely make up for our losses."
Koizumi Hongzi was stunned: "Monsters don't exist? Mysterious wizard?... What does that mean?!"
When Yuan Hongna was making these preparations, she was in a hurry every day and never discussed it with her.
Koizumi Hongzi therefore knew nothing about her aunt's progress. She had nothing to do these days, so she made other preparations and paid for a huge steel mesh to be customized - since magic would be eaten by the fog dog, she would use physical methods to capture it. The sniper rifle used by the servant that day seemed to be very effective.
When Yuan Hongnai heard her question, he glanced at the huge steel mesh piled in the corner and snorted coldly:
"Stupid. Haven't you noticed that the bullet clearly grazed him that night, but he didn't leave anything behind - no blood, no tar, nothing... Generally speaking, even insects have body fluids, not to mention a monster with a body shape close to that of humans. In addition, when he was hit by the sniper rifle, there were clearly pieces of clothing falling off, but those pieces disappeared later."
"..." After listening to these highlighted words, Koizumi Hongzi thought of some explanation, "Are you trying to say that Mist Tengu is not a real creature, but some kind of puppet?!"
Yuan Hongna nodded:
"It should be something similar. It must have some method to split complex magic power into simple particles and then absorb it all - if we don't find the person hiding behind it, it will be futile to catch a few 'monsters'."
As she spoke, she glanced at the ancient book she had found with relief: "Fortunately, we now have a clue. It's only a matter of time to find that person."
Gen Hongna didn't invite any help this time.
The magicians in this world exist in families, and their number is far less than some outsiders think. These families usually do not interact with each other, and only gather to discuss when encountering major problems. Under normal circumstances, they rarely meet once every hundred years. Only when a family behaves out of line or causes too much impact on society, will other families jump out, punish the offender in the name of balance, and then divide the spoils.
But to sit down and hunt together in a friendly manner and share the harvest was out of the question.
However, although there is not much help that can be obtained in terms of magic, Minamoto Hongna's husband's family has extensive connections in society.
In modern society, the power of magic and supernatural powers is no longer as strong as before. As long as she can identify the identity of the wizard behind "Mist Tengu", it will not be difficult to put pressure on him in ways other than magic.
Based on the current situation, Gen Hongnai felt that if she could capture the wild wizard, it would be a good deal, whether it was to torture him for his secrets or to use him for her own purposes. And this would also allow her to avenge the other party for playing tricks on her. In fact, she didn't guess that the Mist Tengu was just a puppet controlled by the wizard until the servant confirmed that the Mist Tengu had not dropped anything. Before that, she actually believed that there were monsters in the world.
Yuan Hongnai's thoughts wandered for a moment, then quickly retracted.
She reached into her robes and fished out a small bottle.
Then he held the bottle and said to Koizumi Hongzi: "Stay away and gather your magic power."
Koizumi Hongzi quietly stepped aside and pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence - there was no need to deliberately restrain herself. She had to squeeze out all her magic power now to barely squeeze out some.
Seeing that his niece had retreated to a place where she would not interfere with the magic circle, Gen Hongna turned around and stepped into the circle.
There is a huge crystal ball placed in the array.
She carefully opened the bottle cap in her hand and sprinkled the dust in the bottle onto the crystal.
——This is the soil dug from the magic circle where Kidd was imprisoned. The servants risked their lives to return to the castle to find it.
The castle has existed for hundreds of years, and the magic circle inside will have a special effect. As long as the Mist Tengu has set foot there, it will definitely leave traces.
In a dark room.
As the processed dust fell into the magic circle, the already dim environment suddenly became even darker. The light seemed to be sucked in and devoured by an invisible beast, and the room seemed to have entered the night.
It was pitch black, with only light gradually brightening from the magic circle, tracking the person behind "Mist Tengu".
I don’t know how long it took, but the picture gradually emerged, like a swaying water curtain, extremely blurry.
Gen Hongna pressed her eye sockets and frowned as she adapted to this distorted style.
Gradually, she saw an old house through the "water curtain". The house was dimly lit and gloomy. She had to open her eyes wide to see a hazy back figure, who seemed to be a young man.
The man who couldn't be seen clearly was standing in the old room, holding a thin, staff-like object in his hand. There was a person lying on the ground at his feet, motionless.
Koizumi Hongzi, who was watching from a distance, took a breath silently and touched the goose bumps on her arms - it was indeed an evil wizard. Was he killing people? Was it some special sacrificial ritual?
Thinking of this, she unconsciously pressed the phone again, and her fingertips touched "1".
But soon, Koizumi Hongzi silently withdrew her hand.
...This is a matter of the magical world. We should use magic to solve the problem. We can't always rely on the police.
Moreover, the picture was too blurry. Apart from being able to feel the atmosphere of a murder scene, nothing else could be seen clearly. Even if I called the police, I would not be able to tell them the location.
...Let’s wait for my aunt to deal with it.
…
This time, the magic circle consumed an extremely huge amount of magic power.
Gen Hongna stared at the screen with a tense expression. After the picture froze, she waved to the servant who was huddled silently in the corner.
(End of this chapter)
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