A faint fluorescence lit up, and the group gradually saw the scenery around them. They also saw Salin's half-smile. Cang Hong was shocked. He did have the thought of burning the bridge after crossing it, but now he completely suppressed that thought. It was unwise to fall out with a mage for money.
"Let's go." Salin casually cast a second fluorescence spell, and the surrounding scenery became clearer. Cang Hong waved his hand, and Lucas followed.
Normally, no mercenary would place an archer at the front of the group. Cang Hong himself wasn't a heavy-armored swordsman. But it was more important to watch their backs.
The sun gradually set, and before darkness fell, a cloud of gray fog floated into a gap at the foot of the mountain.
This cave was unusually wide, but the entrance was narrow and hard to find. After entering, the group's speed immediately slowed down. Lucas patiently observed the traces on the road, calculating the distance between them and the adventurers in front. The first to encounter them would definitely be the Vulture Mercenary Group. According to custom, the three squads were spread out, and they would meet at most ten people the first time.
The fluorescence was covered by the fog, not leaking out at all. Salin and the others were hidden in the darkness, advancing slowly. No one saw that Salin opened his mouth and lightly released three bubbles. These three bubbles were almost transparent, and they grew larger and larger until they were the size of a washbasin.
The transparent bubbles were hard to see with the naked eye, and they floated beside Salin. Salin finally felt much safer.
He could control three Ripple Shields at the same time. Any more and he wouldn't be able to bear the exhaustion. The mutated Ripple Shield was much safer than the Invisible Shield. At least a level-two spell wouldn't be able to destroy it.
Salin was also on guard against the members of the Blue Falcon Mercenary Group. Cook had a scar on his face and a muscular body, but Salin couldn't see his weapon. This person was either a martial arts expert, or an assassin or a thief who used a dagger. Either way, it would be quite a threat to a mage.
Cook was also secretly surprised. That young mage could actually maintain six spells at the same time. Even if it was supported by a magic core, it was enough to show how powerful a mage's mental strength was. Was he really a level-one mage?
The cave was extremely cold. Under the illumination of the fluorescence spell, everything within dozens of meters was shimmering faintly, like a ghost town. Cang Hong, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. Lucas began to make complicated hand gestures.
Salin didn't know what he was gesturing, but he could feel the enemy's presence.
There were two people hiding in the fork ahead. If Salin hadn't released the Fog of Confusion, he might not have been able to sense them. But now that the fog was spreading, nothing could be hidden from Salin's senses.
Lucas took off the short bow on his back. Salin tried hard to find another enemy in the fog, but to no avail.
Suddenly, there was a sharp piercing sound in the air. The enemy archer had made his move. Generally speaking, a party would only have one archer. However, the Vulture Mercenary Group's party had two archers, which was a rather rare arrangement of five archers. In an instant, the six arrows shot into the area covered by the fog, heading straight for the center of it.
The enemy couldn't find the Magician's position, so they could only attack based on their experience. Six arrows blocked off all movement, the arrowheads still flashing with blue light. A poisoned arrowhead!
Although Salin didn't have any combat experience, he had read too many books. Every time he used the mysterious badge, he would use the time when he lost control of his body to recall the knowledge in his mind. Jason had a large collection of books, especially magic notes. Most of them recorded the experiences of Magicians, including combat experience.
When Salin released the Fog of Confusion, he had already shifted the spell, so he wasn't standing in the center. The six arrows all flew towards Pino. Salin quickly moved forward, a spell already prepared in his hand. His targets were the two enemies in the fog.
These two were hiding so well that they were probably assassins.
A white light flashed, and a huge ice ball flew out of Salin's hand. It flew faster than the arrows, smashing towards the two enemies hiding in the fork. His move immediately exposed his position, and another six arrows flew in from the distance.
At this time, Cucas made his move. His ordinary short bow was only half-drawn, with two iron eagle feathers attached. Lucas stood at the front of the party. The enemy was eager to eliminate the Magician, so the two archers chose to attack Salin at the same time. Lucas immediately found the archer's position. A red light flashed in his eyes, and his pupils rapidly contracted. The iron eagle feathers flew out of his hand, unexpectedly producing a sonic boom.
Cook's position was now behind Salin. Six arrows flew over, but he leaped towards the top of the cave. There was no ambush above. With just this leap, he had already jumped out of the fog.
The two assassins were lying in ambush in the fork. As long as the party moved forward another three meters, they could attack. But the leader, Cang Hong, suddenly stopped, so they could only endure. In the fog, they listened to the Magician's intermittent breathing.
As long as they killed the Magician, this party of seven would not be a threat at all. After one strike, they would let the other two teams follow, attack and harass them at any time. In less than three days, this party would collapse.
Just as they were thinking about it, a huge ice ball flew over, strangely silent.
The pale ice ball was twice the size of a human head, and the two thieves were shocked. Wasn't this Magician's aim too bad? The ice ball flew directly between the two thieves, and they would not hit it even if they did not move.
In just a moment's hesitation, the ice ball emitting cold air exploded, and dozens of sharp icicles flew out. Because they were too close, these icicles almost all shot into the chests of the two thieves. The temperature of the icicles froze the wound, and the two thieves felt their bodies go numb. They did not die immediately, and could only look at their teammates in front of them.
Level Two Spellcasting! Before the two thieves died, this relatively uncommon word popped up in their minds.
If not for Salin, the entire party would have been exposed to the ambush. The five members of the Blue Falcon Mercenary Corps were not wearing heavy armor, and would definitely be injured under the accurate attacks of the arrows. But the Fog of Confusion made it impossible for the enemy archers to shoot accurately. Salin easily avoided the two waves of attacks.
Pino, on the other hand, was flustered. When his thin sword knocked away the first wave of attacks, it caused a small explosion. The other party did not have magic archers, but used self-exploding magic arrows. The scattered fragments were blocked by Salin's bubble and invisible shield, and did not pose any threat.
Salin moved horizontally again, and leaned against the stone wall. Two short screams were heard. The enemy archers had been taken care of by Lucas. The sound of fighting came from behind, and Shika shouted clearly in Caucasian. No one knew what she was shouting. A spray of blood flew over. It was at least fifteen meters away, but it was all blocked by Salin's invisible shield.
The blood spread on the transparent magic shield, forming a bewitching purple in the fluorescent light.
The battle was decided in almost ten seconds. The sneak attack of the assassin did not have any effect, and was taken care of by Salin. The enemy archers' two waves of attacks did not hit the Mage, and instead exposed their positions. After Lucas' two Iron Eagle Feathers shot out, he quickly retracted them.
The archers were taken care of, but the enemy still had heavy armor swordsmen, spear swordsmen, and the Mage. The heavy armor swordsman had probably been beaten into meat paste by Shika's huge club. In terms of strength, even female Caucasians had an absolute advantage.
Kuck moved close to the top of the cave, and soon found the Mage, who was desperately casting magic to save a spear swordsman. Cang Hong and Lucas were dealing with another spear swordsman. Cang Hong had a long whip in her hand, while Lucas simply gave up on the short bow and had a triangular sword in his hand.
The injured spear swordsman had a bowl-sized hole in his chest armor, which must have been pierced by the triangular sword. The triangular sword was also useful on the battlefield, mainly against heavy armor infantries. Normal weapons could not pierce through heavy armor, but the triangular sword could easily pierce through it. The triangular sword was very short, and was usually used by support troops.
But in a battle between mercenaries, the triangular sword was very annoying. Ordinary mercenaries would not have the protection of heavy armor, not to mention magic armor. Leather armor was useless against the triangular sword's defense. And although the triangular sword was sharp, it would cause a tear once pierced. The spear swordsman had ambushed Lucas, but was stabbed by the archer. The Mage's healing was basically useless.
Kuck jumped down from the top of the cave. He had a metal glove on his hand, and the fingers were sharp blades. He rushed towards the Mage. The Mage's offensive ability was not strong, but his healing and defensive ability was a headache. Once he ran away, it would be difficult to chase him down. Kuck was experienced. Seeing that the Mage did not help but heal the wounded, he knew that the remaining two people were difficult to deal with. He simply made up his mind to kill this old-fashioned guy.
The spear swordsman's chest was no longer bleeding, but his face was pale. The Mage stopped healing, pointed to the sky, and white light instantly enveloped his body. Kuck's movement stopped, and he felt a sharp pain all over his body. His pounce turned into a hard fall.
He was shocked. This was a supreme mage who could launch an offensive magic without praying.
Falling from the top of the cave ten meters high, without the protection of sword energy, would at least result in broken bones. The white light lit up, and Kuck saw the face of the Mage.
It was a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in a white robe, looking extremely holy in the light. But Kuck was already scared out of his wits. He saw the Mage's finger pointing at his head again.
Sarin did not disperse the Fog of Confusion. He stuck close to the stone wall and carefully searched for the enemies that had escaped. Although Cang Hong had said that there were only ten people in the other team, any negligence could be fatal. The two people he killed had almost reached level four in Stealth. If it was a little higher, Sarin would not be sure of their specific location.
If there was an assassin with a level four attack, he would be in trouble as a Mage.
A shadow flashed, and Shika appeared next to Sarin, half of his body covered in blood. Sala rushed forward like a gust of wind, holding a soft sword of the Qinyin Empire. Only the swordsmen of the Qinyin Empire were willing to use a soft sword. The reason was that it was too difficult to practice.
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