"Was she under a mind control spell?" Lolo asked worriedly as she gazed at the darkness in the distance.
"It wasn't a mind control spell. She seemed to be conscious, but she turned into a completely different person. Besides, I've never heard of a mind control spell that could turn a Tier 1 Magician into a Tier 3 Magician." Rob was still squatting on the ground, inspecting the destroyed disk. He did not look up.
Lolo could not help but shiver in the quiet desert at night. She murmured, "If the person on the sand dune wasn't Jenny, who could it be?"
The light emitted from the tip of the staff alerted the others in the camp, and they quickly rushed over. Less than five minutes later, Mr. Harvey arrived. When he saw the destroyed disk, his expression changed immediately. The first thing he asked was, "Is anyone hurt?"
Lolo shook her head, and then told the others about the ambush, but hid the part related to Jenny. She only said that it was too dark, and they could not see the attacker's face clearly.
Mr. Harvey's expression was solemn, and he warned everyone not to split up, and to always pay attention to the movements in the dark. He also strengthened the camp's security, but he had no intention of searching the nearby area. Apart from the attacker, there were many other dangers in the desert at night, and it was undoubtedly unwise to split up at this time, and they might even fall into the enemy's trap.
Because of this incident, the originally relaxed atmosphere tensed up again. In a short while, the details of the attack on Lolo and the others spread throughout the camp.
The others did not have Mithril equipment to defend against the sneak attack of the Frost Arrow and Fireball. Not to mention, there was also a deadly Wind Blade hidden behind the Fireball. Everyone put themselves in the situation where the two of them were at that time, and in the end, without exception, none of them were able to dodge that killer move. Thus, everyone finally realized that this was no longer a competition organized by the academy. Danger was everywhere, and a single misstep could cost them their lives.
The girl waited for everyone to leave before asking Rob, "Did you see anything?"
After such a long time together, perhaps even Lolo herself did not realize it, but somewhere in the bottom of her heart, she had developed an almost blind trust in someone. No matter how complicated the situation was, it seemed to become simple in his hands. If this guy went to work at the Garrison, it probably wouldn't take long for the entire city to lose their jobs.
This time, Luo Bu did not disappoint her. The Quasi Magister nodded. "I just checked the damaged magic array. The other party's method of breaking the magic array was very skilled. He directly cut off the connection between the magic crystal and the magic array, but this method …"
"Is it rare?"
"No, on the contrary, this is the most standard approach and has been recorded in many magic colleges' textbooks. However, it is not the most effective approach. Experienced sorcerers usually have better choices, such as interfering with another magic circle, or if they know enough about magic circles, they can also choose to make minor adjustments to the circuit of the alarm. These approaches are more inconspicuous and more effective," Lucien explained.
"Wait, you mean that the person who attacked us just now is very strong, but in fact, she is a complete newbie?" Lolo was deep in thought. "That's why you just hinted to me not to tell anyone about Jenny."
"Yes, I'm more inclined to think that the person on the sand dune just now was indeed Jenny, but for some reason, she has changed a lot. If you tell anyone about what happened just now, the next time you see her, people will likely see her as a monster and attack her mercilessly. In more serious cases, they might even kill her."
"But if we keep this a secret, and people are not prepared for Jenny, there is a high chance that she will attack us." Luo Luo recalled everything that happened before, and she was sure that Jenny did have the intention to kill them at that time.
"So, we'd better find her before she hurts anyone else."
"Huh? Do you have a way to find her?" Lolo asked in surprise.
Of course, Rob had a way to find Jenny. After the first attack failed, Jenny might be able to quickly escape from everybody's sight in the night, but the magic waves that she emitted could never be hidden from Rob. As a matter of fact, as long as she showed up once, she would not be able to run away again, because Rob had locked onto her with his perception. It was difficult to use this trick in the city, especially in Gudilesi, where there were magic waves everywhere, which would interfere with perception. However, in the desert, where there was only endless sand, Jenny's existence was more conspicuous than ever, like a firefly in the night.
However, the quasi-magus could not directly tell this answer to Lolo. Rob thought for a moment and said, "I got some tracking powder from the Guild of Rogues and marked her. As long as she is within a certain range, I will be able to find her."
"That's great, but it's been so long. She must have run far away."
"I can feel that she did not leave this area, but found a place nearby to hide. It seems that she has not given up. If there are no accidents, there will probably be a second attack tonight, so we have to hurry."
Obviously, Lolo was very active. She nodded and said, "Then I'll go back to get my weapons. We will meet here again later. Also, if the enemy is really a level-three magician, do we need more help?"
"There's no need. The fewer people who know about this, the better. I have more confidence in dealing with magicians." Rob waved the mithril glove on his hand.
After ten minutes, the two of them left the campsite silently. The future Supreme Magus led the way and stopped in front of a poplar forest about a kilometer away from the campsite. Luo Luo did not feel anything when she passed by this place during the day, but at night, the strangely shaped poplar trees looked a little creepy, like ghosts in the dark. Fortunately, there was someone else beside her at this moment.
The quasi-magus gestured to the girl, and Lolo extinguished the torch in her hand. As if he could see the girl's anxiety, Rob said, "I'll go in and check out the situation. You wait outside."
Lolo tried hard to overcome the fear in her heart. "We can't be sure that the person is Jenny. Even if we have to scout, I should be the one to do it."
"There might be magic traps set by her nearby. Can you avoid those traps?" Luo Bu did not insist, and asked instead.
"…."
"So, now is not the time to be stubborn. I'll go. If we really meet with trouble, I'll shout for help. This poplar forest is only half a mile wide. You can still make it if you hear me and rush over."
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