The atmosphere in the carriage was a little heavy. The captain and deputy captain of the Second Guard Force did not speak after that. The moment they saw the fire and combined it with Thomas's previous words, both of them had a bad feeling. However, as the carriage approached, Daemon could not help but let out a soft cry of surprise. From this position, he could already see that the place on fire seemed to be some distance from the garrison. It should be a residential house.
Thomas naturally noticed this, but the Guard captain's expression did not relax. He knocked on the carriage door and said to the driver, "Let's go and put out the fire first."
Fifteen minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of the fire. Not only did Daemon see nearby residents, but he also saw many civilian staff of the garrison, which made the deputy captain feel slightly relieved. An archivist named Sird ran to them and briefly reported what happened here. About a quarter of an hour ago, there was a magical roar coming from here. However, there was no armed force in the garrison at that time. Sird gathered a few courageous male civilian staff, ran to the armory, and hurriedly picked up their weapons. However, by the time they arrived, the battle was already over. After that, everyone and the nearby residents began to put out the fire.
Daemon and Thomas looked at each other. The Guard captain's previous guess was right, but there was a slight deviation. The target of that group of people tonight was not the garrison, but the residential house near the garrison. However, this also explained why the other party evacuated the garrison. This group of people did not want them to intervene in this matter, nor did they want to have a conflict with the official armed forces in Gudilesi City. This also proved that although this group of people was crazy, they were crazy and rational.
"Go and find out whose name this house belongs to and who is in contact with him," Thomas said to Sird.
In fact, the Guard captain already had a deduction in his mind. According to the description of the nearby residents, the magical explosion lasted for a period of time. If it were an ordinary residential house, it would have collapsed long ago. However, this small building was still structurally intact. Thomas could not believe that there was no protection from a magic array.
Speaking of the magic array, the Guard captain thought of Gagarin, who had been missing for two weeks. If this was the old magician's hiding place, Thomas would not be surprised at all. It was obviously not a coincidence that the old fox deliberately chose his Fox Cave only half a street away from the garrison. If anything happened, he could ask the Guard for help as soon as possible. However, he did not expect that the person he provoked this time was so powerful that an anonymous letter could mobilize the armed forces in the garrison and ruin the old magician's wishful thinking.
In addition, Thomas also noticed that the fire this time was almost exactly the same as the one a few days ago. The fire was fierce, but there was a transparent barrier around the small building, preventing the raging fire from spreading and affecting the nearby residents.
Not far away, Daimon waved at him and interrupted his thoughts. "Captain, you better come over and take a look."
Thomas walked over and saw a strange guy on the ground. This guy was wrapped tightly in a quilt. His head and limbs were all shrunk into the quilt. He looked a little funny, like a big dumpling, lying motionless on the ground.
"We just found this person in the garden of a neighboring family. You definitely won't be able to guess who he is." Daimon walked over and pulled a corner of the quilt, revealing the old magician's face.
Thomas frowned. "Did he kill someone and abandon the body?"
"No, in fact, he was just asleep. From the wounds on his body, it seems that he was hit on the back of his neck. However, the person did not have any malicious intent. This attack was probably to make him unconscious." Daimon paused and said, "But this doesn't make sense. If the person who sent the letter evacuated the garrison tonight because of him, why did he spare his life in the end? It's impossible that the other party made such a big commotion just for a prank. Besides, since Gagarin is not dead, why did he set the fire? "
"I'm afraid we can only find out when he wakes up."
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The young noble also saw the thick smoke in the distance, and a flash of joy flashed across his face. "It seems that they have succeeded."
The middle-rank magician behind him nodded. "I can already feel the magic mark that was previously planted." However, after a moment, his expression changed. "Wait, they don't seem to have retreated according to the planned route."
"Don't be nervous, Chris. This is Gudilesi, the city of sorcerers. It's normal to encounter accidents on the road. When I made the plan, I said that they could adapt to the situation at that time. As long as they don't expose their identity, they can choose any road. Come on, let's go and meet them now. The ship is ready to leave, and we can go home tonight. Although there were some problems in the middle, it's a perfect ending. You will all be rewarded when you return to the family."
"Thank you, Master Murray." Although the middle-rank magician named Chris's expression did not change, his heart was burning. Although what they did in Gudilesi was dangerous, the family would never mistreat them. The reward after the mission was completed was also unimaginable for ordinary people. That was why more and more people were willing to join the big nobles.
Chris was responsible for leading the way, and the rest of the team followed behind him. The magic mark finally stopped in a small park in the north of the city.
About half a magic hour later, the team led by the young noble and the middle-rank magician also arrived there.
The park was very quiet in the middle of the night, and there was no one in sight.
There was an open metal cylinder on the bench in the park. Chris signaled the thief in the team to go forward and pick up the metal cylinder. He found that it was the dragon crystal that he had marked before.
"Where are they?" At this time, the young nobleman also felt that something was wrong. The scene here was different from what he had imagined. He had previously sent a total of fifteen people to deal with the old magician. In addition to a small team that was responsible for attacking, there were two other teams that were on standby in the dark to deal with possible emergencies. But now, this group of people was actually gone.
The team led by the middle-rank Mage moved even faster. They had already drawn their weapons. Then, they saw the pupils of the thief who went to take the metal cylinder suddenly dilate. Like a puppet whose strings had been cut, he fell to the ground and lost all signs of life.
Chris seemed to have thought of something, and his face immediately changed. "Be careful, the opponent is a high-level magician. This is a sixth-grade wind magic, Time Crack. From now on, don't move. In fact, your surroundings are already filled with …"
However, before he could finish his words, he saw a fireball flying toward the swordsman in the team. The swordsman had clearly heard Chris's warning, but in order to avoid the fireball, he had to lower his head. The next moment, his throat seemed to be cut by an invisible dagger, and blood dyed his clothes red. The swordsman's eyes widened. He reached out to cover his wound, but the wound was too deep, and the blood couldn't stop. After a while, he also fell to the ground.
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