Behind Goliath stood his student, Walter, and his youngest student, Raphael. The two young men did not know what their teacher was talking about, but they could tell that Goliath was in a bad mood. It seemed that Duc would inevitably be destroyed by the flood. They stood there in silence, not daring to say a word.
Goliath stood on the city wall for a whole day. He tried to persuade him to take a rest, but he did not hear him. From day to night, he kept staring in the direction of Duc in the east. At noon the next day, the governor of Syah, Lord Schmul, came to the city wall for the third time. This time, he was not to persuade Goliath to go back to the shrine, but to report on official business.
"I have ordered the soldiers stationed in the Charcoal Forest to withdraw. Two of the stations were evacuated in time, but the flood came too fast. The station closest to Duc has been surrounded by the flood. The situation is unknown. Yesterday, you sent High Priest Cosman to the station to pick up the soldiers and investigate the situation in Duc, but he returned halfway. It is said that the passage is blocked. "
Raphael frowned and said, "How could Cosman be so irresponsible as to leave the soldiers at the station alone?"
Goliath finally spoke. He heaved a long sigh and waved his hand, "You can't blame Cosman. The clouds are low, and there is lightning. Flying in the sky at this time will make him a target of the lightning. It will be life-threatening. I sent him to save people, not to kill himself. He really can't reach the station. "
As he spoke, the thunder in the distance became louder. Thick clouds spread from the direction of the Syah Plateau, almost pressing down on the city. Raindrops also fell from the city wall, and the rain was getting denser and denser. Schmul asked anxiously, "If the rain doesn't stop, the flood will spread through the Charcoal Forest and reach Syah. One-third of the territory of the city has been flooded. What should we do? "
Goliath turned around and said, "As the governor, you should prepare for disaster relief. Soon, more and more people will flood into Syah. Walter, go to the shrine and get two advanced air magic scrolls and the Blue Boat. "
Walter: "The Deep Blue Boat? You mean the one with the Aquaticore embedded in it? The one that costs four parangons every time it's used? "
Goliath said, "Yes, it's in my private warehouse in the back hall. Hurry up and give it to me. I'm going to the flood. "
Shocked, Schmul tried to dissuade him, "Dear supreme mage, are you going to take the risk yourself? The city of Syah still needs you to take charge! "
Walter also persuaded, "Esteemed teacher, please let me go."
Goliath shook his head: "Since I can't fly, I'll go over by water. Only I can control the Serene Blue Boat here, none of you can. I want to find out news of an important friend, and bring back the soldiers who are stranded in the station. This is an order. You don't have to try to persuade him. "
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The Blue Boat was a shuttle-shaped magic artefact, also known as a magic artefact. It was only two inches wide and a foot long, silver in color, with a Aquaticore embedded in the front and two grooves on both sides. When Walter brought it, he had already inlaid four parangons in the grooves.
It was a magic artefact from Goliath's private collection and was extremely precious, but no one knew that it was given to him by Nietzsche twenty years ago. Nietzsche was also one of the best master craftsmen on the continent.
Even supreme mages did not dare to fly in the sky full of thunder and lightning. In order to save magic power, Goliath directly used an air magic scroll to float close to the water surface, his figure shuttling between the strange bushes of the Charcoal Forest.
In principle, things like scrolls could not save magic power, but they could store the magic power that was normally used in a certain way and be used by the user at a critical moment. Magic scrolls were written in hieroglyphs according to specific requirements, and the production was much more difficult than the casting of the corresponding magic, consuming more magic power, and the production was not necessarily successful. Therefore, high-level magic scrolls were one of the most precious magic artefacts on the continent, and only a supreme mage like Goliath could casually order someone to get two of them.
The water was not calm, surging with countless whirlpools and chaotic torrents, flooding through the Charcoal Forest towards Syah. Only the taller strange black rocks were still exposed on the water surface, forming isolated islands. The further he went, the more open the water became, the fewer islands with shrubs grew, the higher the water level, and the faster the current.
Goliath walked against the current on the water surface, and the open areas could no longer use the islands and jungles to hide his figure. He became the most prominent target on the water surface. Several lightning bolts fell from the low clouds and struck him. Golier used his magic staff to block them, and his body teleported away so that he was not struck. Only a supreme sorcerer could move forward like this, no one else could.
The closer he got to the town of Duc, the faster the muddy water, the larger the surging whirlpools, and the more frequent the lightning strikes. Although he could not see the flooded road, Goliath could still follow the original route. He finally came to the nearest post station thirty miles away from the town of Duc. The place was already a vast ocean.
In the wind and rain, thunder and lightning, Goliath used detection magic to explore the surroundings, and finally heard a weak, hoarse cry for help. A small group of soldiers stationed at the post station had survived, and under the leadership of their captain, they climbed to the highest boulder nearby in time. The boulder was almost completely submerged by the flood, and twelve soldiers were holding on to the branches above the water surface, crying for help. Their voices were hoarse. If Goliath had been one step slower, these people would have been washed away.
Goliath floated near the boulder, took out the Blue Boat from his bosom, and threw it on the water surface. The one-foot-long magic artifact spun in the water, and suddenly an invisible boat appeared on the surging water surface. The water receded, revealing the shape of the bottom of the boat. The rain in the air could not hit the top of the boat, and it only flowed down from the sides. A bolt of lightning struck, and the electric filaments separated, outlining the outline of the "boat". It looked like a long, narrow, and huge date pit, and it could accommodate a dozen people.
Goliath waved his staff, and the outline of the boat emitted a layer of blue light, and finally appeared completely on the water surface. He shouted, "Get on the boat, don't panic! Is the captain still here? Tell the soldiers to stay in the boat, and don't move … This is a magic artifact, just jump on it. "
Under the command of the captain, the exhausted soldiers jumped onto the invisible ship that flashed with blue light. It was as if they were standing directly on the surface of the water, but the landing was very stable. Everyone was trembling, but the captain did not lose his order. The twelve people sat down neatly in two rows, and no one moved.
Goliath glanced at the captain with slight approval in his eyes, and floated to the bow of the boat. He pointed his staff forward, and the Blue Boat did not go back, but continued to move forward in the direction of Duc. The captain was puzzled, but he did not ask the noble supreme mage what he was thinking. He just gestured to the soldiers to take a good rest, and not to disturb Goliath.
Less than ten miles from Duc, the Blue Boat was swaying slightly due to the raging mountain torrents. In the void, the shape of the Blue Aquaticore was revealed, and on both sides of the boat, there were also four white lights, which were inlaid with four parangons. Dense lightning fell from the sky in the shape of bright branches, constantly striking the only object on the water surface. The seemingly invisible Blue Boat protected the people on board very well. The lightning only left traces of electric sparks in the air around it.
The town of Duc was completely gone, and all that was left was a muddy sea. Even the strong and tall spires of the shrines had no trace of being submerged or destroyed. The flood flowed from the direction of the Syah Plateau to the Syah Desert in the south. Thick, ink-like clouds wrapped in heavy rain, it was like a dark hell.
Even supreme mages did not dare to fly in such a sky, and the strongest swimmer could not struggle in such a flood for long. It seemed that there were no survivors in Duc! But Goliath stopped the Blue Boat in the distance, still looking at something in the storm. He did not believe that Nietzsche had been swallowed by the flood so silently.
Since Golier could take the risk to come here, then Nietzsche definitely had a way to escape safely. Had he already left or was he still here? Goliath had an indescribable strong feeling that Nietzsche must still be here.
Just as he was thinking about this, a series of thunder sounded in the sky. Balls of lightning fell, stirring up bright spirals in the water. Goliath suddenly sensed a strong wave of magic coming from the distance, and then he heard an angry roar, "God, you have finally appeared in the human world. I have been waiting for too long!"
A human figure suddenly flew out of the waves. The wind he stirred up spiraled around him, and the waves he stirred up formed a huge pair of crystal wings around his body. The figure flew straight to the sky, towards the thickest clouds and the densest lightning. It was Crazy 'Ole, Nietzsche.
Nietzsche did not die, nor did he leave. He had been hiding in the water using some unknown method, and he just happened to rush out of the water and fly into the sky when Goliath arrived.
The soldiers who had been sitting quietly on the Blue Boat cried out in surprise. Then they felt that they were surrounded by an opaque blue light, and they could not see or hear what was happening outside. This was because Goliath had used magic in time to block their sight and sound, not wanting them to see this scene.
But Goliath could see Crazy 'Ole clearly with his Puppet Eyes. His messy hair and beard fluttered in the air, and the staff in his hand emitted rays of golden light towards the sky. His eyes were wide open, and he roared, "Show yourself, Enril, let me see your true face!"
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P: I will continue with two chapters today, and I will update the second half of the chapter before midnight.
Introduction of the characters in this chapter:
Walter: Goliath's student, sixth-level mage.
Raphael: Goliath's youngest student, fourth-level mage.
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