Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With a thought, except for those who were performing reconnaissance missions in the distance and couldn't make it back in a short period of time, the twenty seagulls that followed the team quickly swooped down.
They flapped their wings and started a carpet search with the camp as the center.
With the ability of spirit transformation, even if it was a small tree hole, a rock crack, or even a solid body, these places were usually impossible to hide.
After being a wizard for so long, Elvin had already adjusted his worldview. What was impossible for ordinary people was possible in the world of extraordinary beings, and it was even common.
"Sir, there is one more thing that is very strange.
Before we counted the number of people, the first group of people responsible for guarding didn't realize that one person was missing.
Even if the remaining eleven people completed the defense and lined up in the open space, it was the same. "
Behind Elvin, Baldwin continued to report the current situation to him.
"What's even more strange is that even if they knew that one person was missing in the end, none of them had any impression of the missing person.
In the end, the identity of the missing person was determined by re-checking the number of remaining soldiers from the three sources. "
At present, the ordinary members in the camp were 24 from the navy, 50 from the pirates, and 20 from the Arawak tribe.
Through elimination, it was determined that one of the two Arawaks in the first round of night duty was missing.
But looking back, even his people couldn't remember his name, appearance, interpersonal relationships, and so on. It was as if this person had never existed in the world.
After listening to Baldwin's words, Elvin had silently concluded in his heart.
"This situation is likely to be a cognitive deviation that is seriously affected by the brain, and the degree is very deep."
Obviously, some kind of extraordinary force was involved, and it could not be a beast attack caused by the negligence of the seabirds.
Clang-
Standing in front of the tent, Elvin unsheathed his long sword and vigilantly scanned the darkness around the camp.
Even if the combination of a peak Knight and an official wizard was definitely not weak, in the face of all kinds of strange extraordinary abilities, not to mention Elvin, even a great Knight could be defeated.
The enemy's information was unknown, and if he was not careful, he would not live long!
"Baldwin, go and call everyone and gather in our sight. Don't be alone in case of an accident."
"Yes! Sir! "
On the other side.
While the seagulls were searching, the first and second team members who were in charge of night duty gathered together. They had already unsheathed their long swords and loaded their bullets, ready to deal with any unknown enemy hiding somewhere.
"Hey, Tom, what the hell do you think is in this forest? Even if it was a broken arm, a broken leg, or a bloody ground, it would still be better than disappearing without a trace!
We don't even know who the enemy is or if they are even human. It's really a little scary. "
At the edge of the campsite.
A young pirate was holding a well-maintained and beloved musket.
While constantly scanning the dead rainforest in the dark, he chatted with his companions and tried to boost his courage.
Even though they were all within the range of the campfire's light, they still couldn't control the uneasiness in their hearts. It was an instinctive reaction to the unknown.
"Who knows? Although we haven't been in the New World for long, we haven't spent much time on land either. But I heard that all living things in the New World have spirits. There are countless natural spirits and ghosts.
I've heard that these ghosts love young people with tender skin like you, Jack.
Who knows, maybe the one we met today is an invisible monster that can't be seen or touched! Hahaha … "
"Ghost?!"
The pirate named Tom turned his head and looked at the slightly stiff young man Jack next to him. He smiled very viciously as if his companion's reaction made him very happy.
However, in the eyes of the young pirate Jack, Tom's smiling face was as gloomy as his story under the flickering campfire.
It was as if there was a bone-chilling wind blowing through the forest.
Woo — —
The young man touched the back of his neck uncomfortably and inexplicably felt goosebumps.
Soon, the team members who had rested regrouped in the open space at the edge of the camp.
"Sir! It has been confirmed that only one person is missing. "
Step … Step … Step …
Elvin paced in front of the formation. The detailed search by the seagulls just now was also fruitless.
Judging from the previous experience, there were two most likely scenarios: Divine Concealment and Loss of Presence.
It was as if the attacker attacked the Arawak and his sense of presence at the same time, erasing him from the world on a material and cognitive level.
"Milan, try to backtrack and see where the attacker went.
If we don't find him, we can't complete our mission safely. As long as we stay here, everyone may be in danger. "
"Okay!"
The defense network of the hidden sentry post was planned in advance. Regardless of whether they could still remember the person, it was easy to find the last location of the original Arawak after eliminating the positions of other people.
Milan took out the pure water crystal ball that she carried with her and held it in her palm. Her spirituality spread out and resonated with the crystal ball.
She whispered a spell as if she was whispering to an unknown existence.
Regr — —
After the last syllable that seemed to be able to pierce through time, a white light wave spread out from the crystal ball.
Under a tree not far from him, the shadow of a young man wearing a camouflage cloak and a pair of deerskin pants slowly appeared.
[Witchcraft: Retrospective Vision]
Then the light and shadow quickly changed. Other than Milan, the others could no longer see what happened.
Milan's expression became more and more solemn. She suddenly shouted:
"He didn't leave. He's still among us. It's an evil spirit! He replaced someone else's sense of existence! "
Elvin, who already had a tacit understanding with Milan, did not hesitate to throw two bottles of high-concentration No. 2 holy water above his head. The Activating Spirit Light swept out, shattering it and turning it into a golden mist that spread to everyone present.
Sizzle — —
A strange sound like barbecued meat instantly attracted everyone's attention. At the same time, they looked at a pirate at the edge of the camp.
"Jack! What's wrong with you? "
Tom, who was telling a ghost story and scaring his companions, looked at his "timid" companions suddenly emitting green smoke and was stunned for a moment.
Then … he quickly retreated!
Only an idiot would go up to check on him. As an elite pirate, he must have the corresponding survival wisdom to survive until now.
"Look at his body!"
When the abnormality really appeared, the others finally noticed the disharmony and strangeness of the young pirate named Jack.
It turned out that the head still belonged to the white pirate, but below the neck, it had turned into a tanned Anumar that was as strong as an iron tower.
While green smoke was emitting from his body, the young head on the neck turned around, as if he did not notice his abnormality at all.
When he lowered his head and saw his tanned body, his face was filled with horror and he let out a tragic scream.
"Ah — —!"
Suddenly, he rolled down from his shoulder and fell to the ground without a sound.
The tanned body that had lost its head took large strides and was about to rush into the dark rainforest.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Elvin, who was already prepared, would not let him escape so easily.
Demo — —
Amidst the needle-like curses.
On the slender and bright cold blade in Elvin's hand, there was already a layer of light blue electric light flashing and flickering.
[Official Witchcraft: Enchanted Weapon!]
With a step, he was already behind the headless evil spirit.
Sizzle!
The sharp blue electric light increased sharply and easily cut the evil spirit into pieces.
Flap — —
Immediately after, twenty seagulls with a wingspan of nearly two meters turned into balls of bird-shaped white light after "Spiritualization." They swarmed forward and used the powerful strength of the enchanted creatures to tear apart the evil spirit's limbs in an instant.
Whoosh!
Even though the headless evil spirit with strange abilities could easily kill an ordinary person, it could not resist Elvin at all and died on the spot.
Only the "Evil Spirit Dust" that was floating in the air was kept by Elvin in a crystal bottle.
Although it was useless to him, it was still beneficial to Angel who had reached the late stage of apprenticeship with the help of the Fruit of Essence.
After the death of the evil spirit, in the dark bushes not far from the campsite, a stiff native corpse was immediately discovered by the sharp-eyed team members.
Until this moment.
Among the two Arawak guides behind Elvin, the older one, Zenaro, had the time to exclaim.
"That's the 'Headless Specter' Aida!"
"Specter?!"
Elvin raised his eyebrows. How could a specter as thin as a piece of paper have such abnormal abilities?
Spirit monsters were similar to Extraordinaries and had their own levels.
Apart from being scary, ordinary specters could not even kill the weakest ordinary person. For an official Knight with a strong body and a strong life force field like a furnace, a strong blow might be able to extinguish a specter.
At the level of a vengeful spirit, it could already affect the minds of people with weak willpower and cause all kinds of accidental deaths, such as falling off a cliff, falling into a pool …
Evil spirits were existences that mortals could not resist at all. They had many unreasonable abilities, such as killing with their minds, cursing, possessing, being immune to physical damage … Some even had all kinds of special abilities.
Among them, the most powerful evil spirits were already immortal!
"That's right. The former Headless Aida was indeed a specter, a specter that would quietly dissipate at any time."
Zenaro stepped forward and explained.
It was said that …
Aida was a slave from the Southern Continent who worked in a sugarcane plantation. He had an affair with the mistress of Cirus. After being discovered, he escaped from the plantation, but he was caught nearby and beheaded on the spot!
The head was brought back to report, and the corpse was directly discarded here.
In the end, he became a specter that could only scare people. According to the Atrian customs, he was named "Headless Specter" Aida.
Although he was quite a well-known legend in this area, no one had heard of him killing anyone.
Instead, there was a hunter walking in the rain forest at night who suddenly turned back and saw a headless person hiding behind him.
Zenaro, who had been attacking the Cirus for a long time in this area, had encountered this specter before and was not harmed at all.
But for some reason, Aida had suddenly transformed into an evil spirit with strange abilities!
Elvin guessed.
Perhaps it was because of his initial experience of being hunted as a runaway slave that he wanted to hide himself as much as possible, and in the end, he gave birth to the ability that violated the rules and replaced the sense of existence.
It was somewhat similar to the ability of the "Devil's Disciple", but more domineering. Not only did he not have any sense of existence, but the people he killed also lost their sense of existence.
Taking off the other party's head and wearing it around one's neck could still obtain the other party's sense of existence.
In other words, in the eyes of others, even if the head and body were not in harmony, they would be unhindered as the original owner of the head.
Even the head did not know that it was dead.
After listening to his description, Elvin's expression turned solemn.
"What's going on? Even if the concentration of magic elements in the New World makes it easier to create spirits. But under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be so many spirits inexplicably strengthening, right? "
From Pocatello, who had lost his son, to the Yucatan tribe with remnants of "Evil Spirit Dust", to today's head-changing evil spirit.
The inexplicable increase and strengthening of spirits made Elvin realize that perhaps something unusual was about to happen on this continent.
"Oh, right, Milan! Go back and ask your Huron princess if there's anything strange in the New World. "
"Strange? The last time she came to look for the governor of Donglun, it seemed that there was a problem with the tribe. I'll go back and ask for the details. "
This was just an interlude. Although they had lost two people before they even took action, it was only a small setback in front of Cirus' gold! Not a single one of them would retreat!
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