It had been some time since the cultists left the stronghold, but it wasn't a big problem for Fangzheng. Through the keen senses of the Zerg, he soon smelled the faint smell of sulfur in the air. Following the smell, it didn't take long for Fangzheng and Fina to find the traces left by the cultists.
According to Knight Conan, there were a total of 30 paladins in the entire stronghold, excluding the patrolling cavalries. That wasn't a small number. Besides, the cultists didn't kill all of them. Instead, they captured them and left. With so many of them moving together, it would be impossible for them to leave no traces.
Therefore, it didn't take long for Fangzheng and Fina to determine the direction in which the cultists left, and followed them.
Fangzheng was mainly in charge of tracking, while Fina didn't stay idle. Although this rookie cleric was a little dogmatic, the advantage of being dogmatic was that at least she knew what was taught in the books. Therefore, along the way, Fina was in charge of detecting the possible magic imprints left by the cultists. According to Fina, in order to avoid being discovered, the cultists would often release warning imprints at the places they passed by. It was a very simple spell. As long as someone passed through the imprint, the caster would immediately receive a warning.
Since this spell was very convenient and only lasted for half an hour, it became a symbolic spell used by many Spell Casters as a warning. As a cleric, of course, Fina had learned how to use this spell, as well as how to detect and sense. And now, she was in charge of analyzing and searching for the imprints to prevent Fangzheng from running into it and activating the alarm. That would be troublesome.
So next, Fangzheng was in charge of tracking the traces left by the cultists, while Fina followed beside him, guarding the surroundings and searching for the magic imprints. The cooperation between the two wasn't bad. What made Fangzheng even more interested was that although the trainee priest looked weak, her physical fitness was excellent. From the time they set off from the stronghold until now, it had already been half a day. They had even climbed a mountain. But Fei Na, who was beside him, didn't seem to be out of breath. She looked like she was doing it skillfully and easily.
Fangzheng had the physique of a Zerg, so of course he didn't have to worry about stamina. He was a little surprised that even the trainee cleric had such a physique. But on second thought, the people of this world seemed to use the power of the Astral Soul to temper their own bodies, so it was not strange.
Of course, there were also disadvantages. Take Shi Dong and Matt for example. They seemed invincible on normal days, but they were instantly crippled by a debuff from the Child of Chaos …
Perhaps the cultists felt too full of themselves after destroying the stronghold, or maybe they had other important things to do. Therefore, they didn't try to hide their traces along the way. And with Fina guarding the magic imprints, Fangzheng's search speed was much faster. Finally, hard work paid off. At dusk, Fina finally made a new discovery.
"There's a fluctuation of magic imprints ahead, Mr. Fangzheng!"
"Magic imprints?"
Upon hearing Fina's warning, Fangzheng hurriedly stopped in his tracks. At the same time, he was overjoyed. According to Fina, the magic imprint lasted for half an hour. They didn't see any magic imprints along the way. Although they couldn't rule out the possibility that the cultists were not on guard, it was more likely that the magic imprint's duration was up, so the magic effect had disappeared. If that was the case, it meant that they were still quite a distance away from the cultists. The appearance of the magic imprints meant that Fangzheng and Fina had closed the distance between them and the cultists. The distance between them should be less than half an hour.
"Is there a way?"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, Fina nodded confidently.
"Of course. I can temporarily block the power of the magic imprint. Although I can only maintain it for about 10 seconds, I think it should be enough."
The magic imprint was in the form of a line instead of a circle, which meant that it was more like a transparent wall formed by magic. As long as someone passed through the wall, they would be discovered. Due to this reason, the magic imprint was difficult to bypass and was used for tracking and alerting purposes.
But for spellcasters, there were naturally ways to deal with it.
Fangzheng looked at the priestess beside him. Fina took two steps forward and stared at the empty air in front of her. Then, she took in a deep breath and raised the scepter in her hand.
This was the item that Fina had been holding in her hand. It was about the length of a human forearm and was silvery-white in color with strange patterns and characters carved on it. At the top of the scepter was a round white crystal. Fangzheng wasn't sure if this was the standard equipment of a priestess, but judging from Fina's expression, it seemed to be the case.
"Holy Light of Order, please give me the power to conceal the truth!"
While chanting softly, Fina raised the scepter in her hand and gently tapped the air in front of her. Shortly after, Fangzheng saw a white light beam shooting out from the top of the scepter and hitting the air. Shortly after, the air in front of him began to ripple like a pool of water. Then, a strange wall appeared in front of Fangzheng.
It was a transparent blue color, and there were mysterious runes flashing on it. These runes combined and condensed into a ten-centimeter-thick wall that extended out, as if a tall city wall was blocking in front of the two of them. Although the city wall looked tall, it wasn't thick at all. It looked more like a set in a movie.
Under the illumination of the light beam from the scepter in Fina's hand, the originally shining wall gradually dimmed. Soon, Fangzheng saw the light of the floating runes extinguish one by one. After that, the originally blue barrier turned gray.
"Now, Mr. Fangzheng!"
"Okay."
Hearing Fina's words, Fangzheng nodded, looked up at the barrier in front of him, and walked in.
Passing through the entire barrier was just a blink of an eye for Fangzheng. What surprised him was that he clearly entered the barrier, but he didn't feel anything at all. Even with the keen senses given to him by the Zerg race, he couldn't detect any movement. This made Fangzheng even more curious and solemn about the magic in this world.
It seemed that he had to find a way to find out what was going on with the magic in this world.
"Strange …."
While Fangzheng was thinking about his future plans, Fina also passed through the barrier. But at this moment, there wasn't the slightest excitement on Fina's face. Instead, she turned around and looked at the barrier with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong? Miss Fina? "
Seeing Fina's puzzled expression, Fangzheng asked in a timely manner. Although she was not a mage, she was also a spellcaster. It would be good to get more information from her. Fei Na didn't think much of it and quickly said.
She quickly replied, "Sir Knight Conan said that the other party has a destructive mage, right?"
"Yes, he said so."
"But it's strange …. I don't feel the aura of hell on this magic imprint …."
"In other words, the other party has a spellcaster?"
Hearing Fina's answer, Fangzheng was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly thought of something.
"Could it be a necromancer or a lich? They've always been close to evil cultists …. "
"That's not the same, Mr. Fangzheng. You're not a spellcaster, so you might not understand the situation in this area. Although many classes can cast spells, there will definitely be an aura left on the spell when they cast it. For example, a destructive mage's spells will definitely contain the aura of hell, while a necromancer's or a lich's spells will contain the aura of death. Even the divine spells released by us priests and bishops have a similar holy aura contained within them. But the aura of this magic imprint just now isn't evil, nor does it have the feeling of death and destruction. It gives me a very precise feeling, more like …. "
"More like?"
This time, Fina hesitated for a while before answering in a low voice.
"It's more like a spell cast by a mage of the School of Order …. And the other party doesn't seem to be of a low level …."
"What level is it?"
"Judging from the power of the magic imprint, it's at least an elite level."
"Got it."
Hearing Fina's answer, Fangzheng nodded. He knew a little about his own strength. According to Shi Dong, before he transmigrated to "Edge of Tomorrow", his usual strength should be around the middle of the elite level. During the battle in Shadow Ravine, Fangzheng was sure that if he fought with all his strength, the average Paladin was no match for him at all. Even against Shi Dong and Matt, he could still put up a fight. If he activated the Soul Stone, both of them would definitely die. As for the Lord of Lich, Fangzheng felt that he could only fight him if he activated the Soul Stone. Of course, the outcome of the battle was not certain.
But now, Fangzheng had the ability of time and his physique had been greatly enhanced, which meant that he already had the strength of a peak elite. If he activated the ability of the Soul Stone, he would definitely become a grandmaster, and if he activated the Soul Stone, he would definitely become a legend. This was also why Fangzheng volunteered to come here to track down the cultists. As long as there were no powerhouses at the level of the Lord of Lich, he should be able to take care of them as easily as taking care of his grandchildren.
Besides, Fangzheng also wanted to try out the performance of the ability of time in actual combat.
"Let's move on."
Although Fangzheng was a little curious about a mage of the Order school among the cultists, he did not think too much about it. On the other hand, Fina had a solemn expression on her face. No one knew what she was thinking about.
The two of them connected a few more times and passed through the barrier of the magic imprint. Finally, they stopped in front of a forest.
The reason was simple. This time … even Fina could not do anything about it.
"We can't. There's a very powerful illusion barrier and alarm barrier in this forest."
After trying for a while, Fina had no choice but to tell Fangzheng the bad news.
"I've tried to block them, but these barriers are interconnected. If there's a problem with one barrier, the other barriers will immediately activate, causing a chain reaction … I think this should be the camp of the cultists," Sheyan explained.
"It seems that there's something wrong with them …"
Hearing Fina's report, Fangzheng frowned. If there was nothing wrong with them, why would the cultists set up such a complicated barrier with such great fanfare?
No matter what, there must be something wrong with them!
But …. Fangzheng could not enter the forest at all. Although he could use his time ability to speed up, according to Fina, the barrier would immediately react as soon as it detected a trace. Fangzheng's ability did not involve space, so as long as he entered the barrier, he could only delay the reaction time of the barrier at most.
"Damn it …."
Through the Zerg's life sensing ability, Fangzheng clearly sensed that there were indeed several signs of life in the depths of the forest. They should be the cultists and captives. But the dense forest blocked his line of sight, so no matter how good Fangzheng's vision was, it was impossible for him to see what the other party was doing.
But if there was a drone to scout from the air … Huh?
With that thought in mind, Fangzheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
Didn't I get a summoning soul stone ten times in a row? If I remember correctly, it should be an angel.
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