After nightfall, the team camped in the desert. Mr. Harvey set up some magic traps around the campsite to prevent poisonous insects and magical beasts from approaching. Also, if that thing appeared nearby, the magic traps could warn them in advance. However, the probability of that happening was low. They hadn't entered the marked area yet, and there was still some distance between them and the place where that thing was active. So, for now, the team was relatively safe.
The weather was sunny tonight, and the starry sky above their heads seemed so close as if they could touch it with their hands. The milky way meandered on the horizon, and the stars shone brilliantly. Such a magnificent and beautiful scene was rare even in the Dawn Continent, let alone in the dark underground. One couldn't help but marvel at the power of the lost civilization's technology. However, it was such a powerful civilization that quietly disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only these scattered underground cities that silently recounted their past glory.
— What happened to them back then? Why did they build these magnificent underground cities all over the world? Now, no one knew the answers to these questions.
Rob helped Gage set up the tent. Fatso was exhausted after a day of traveling in his heavy armor. After setting up the tent, he fell into a deep sleep. Your Honor, the future supreme magus, wasn't sleepy yet. After dinner, Rob didn't see Lolo again. He took a torch and walked around the campsite. Finally, he found the girl sitting under a small sand dune, hugging her knees in a daze.
"What are you thinking about?" Your Honor, the future supreme magus, stuck the torch into the sand by his feet and sat beside Lolo. "It's useless to worry about Jenny now. You have done everything you could. If it were someone else in your position, I'm afraid they wouldn't risk their lives to return to the outskirts. So, everyone in the team admires your courage."
"Huh?" Lolo was taken aback. She shook her head. "I'm not thinking about Jenny. I just want to find a quiet place to meditate today."
"Oh, did I disturb you?" As Rob spoke, he was about to get up. However, the next moment, his right hand was pulled back. The girl turned her gaze to the other side, blushing as she whispered, "It's okay. Can … can you accompany me for a while?"
Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, returned to his seat. However, the two of them didn't speak for a while and the atmosphere became a little strange, especially for Lolo. When Rob sat down, she originally intended to withdraw her hand, but this time, her hand was naturally held by Rob.
"Ah, I … I have to meditate later." She didn't know if she was trying to convince herself or him. All she felt was that her heart was beating faster and faster. Although they were sitting in a corner, people could come over at any time. If others saw them like this, they would probably think that they were on a date. Lolo was a little regretful. She didn't know why she said those words at that moment.
Perhaps it was because the stars were too beautiful tonight, or perhaps it was because everyone in this endless desert needed someone to rely on, or perhaps it was because she wasn't as fearless as she appeared to be. The series of disappearances had cast a shadow over her heart, which was why she couldn't help but reach out her hand at that moment.
But in the next moment, she saw the young man suddenly pouncing on her and pressing her under his body without any explanation. Luo Luo's brain was completely cut off at this moment. Her eyes widened. Wait, what was this guy trying to do? In a place like this? At this time? Isn't this a little too reckless?
Lolo was still in a state of panic when she saw the three ice arrows shot out from the darkness being shattered by someone's Mithril gauntlet and turned into the purest magical elements.
Lolo quickly realized what had happened. Someone had ambushed them in the darkness! Fortunately, Rob reacted in time and blocked the wave of attacks for her. She immediately flipped herself up from the ground. As she came here to meditate, she placed the Elven sword beside the tent. She was completely unarmed, but that didn't stop her from getting into battle mode in the shortest time possible.
Furthermore, she had a staff by her side. The Illumination spell that Lolo had been practicing finally came into use this time. She immediately started chanting, but during the process, two fireballs attacked her. Lolo's eyelids didn't even twitch because she had enough trust in her companions. As expected, before the two fireballs reached her, they were blocked by Rob.
However, the real killer move was yet to come. A wind blade was hidden behind the two fireballs. This move was very insidious because it was very difficult to see the wind blade with the naked eye in the dark. Moreover, with the two fireballs attracting people's attention, it was very easy for ordinary people to ignore the wind blade behind.
However, for someone like Rob who could directly sense magical waves, such a small trick was completely useless against him. The future supreme magus easily dispersed the wind blade. Seeing that its attacks were ineffective, the thing in the dark seemed to have sensed danger and wanted to escape. However, at this time, Lolo's Illumination spell was completed, and a strong beam of light shone directly at the thing in front of it.
The thing was slightly dazed by the sudden light, but it quickly regained its movement. It jumped down from the top of the sand dune and rolled back into the darkness. However, in this short moment, Rob and Lolo had clearly seen the face of the thing. The girl let out a cry of surprise. "Jenny?!"
The pale face that was exposed to the light was that of Jenny, who had disappeared not long ago. However, her eyes looked very unfamiliar, as if she was a completely different person. She was cold, sinister, and full of wariness, and no longer had the timidity that she usually had. Although it was only a short glance, Luo Luo still felt a bone-chilling chill.
The girl chased after the figure and rushed up the sand dune without hesitation. The future supreme magus Your Honor followed closely behind. However, when they arrived at the place where the thing suspected to be Jenny was standing, there was no one nearby. Lolo looked around and saw only connected sand dunes. The desert at night seemed to be full of danger, like a giant beast with its mouth wide open.
Luo Bu squatted down and felt around his feet for a while. He fished out a broken formation plate from the yellow sand and glanced at it. "The magic trap that Teacher Harvey set up was destroyed by her, which is why there was no warning earlier. The magic ripples of this kind of small trap are very weak, and one would need at least an Intermediate Magician to be able to accurately sense its location. Also, from the fight just now, she should be at least a third tier Magician."
"Third-grade Magus?" Lolo was in disbelief. "Was that really Jenny? How did she become so powerful? Why did she attack us, and why did she run away? "
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