It was seven o 'clock sharp in the morning. This time had been set during the era of the Great Sage's Tower, based on the observation of the stars and the movement of the sun. Since then, it had never been changed because of the time zone, so there would be a two-hour difference in the Holy City.
Generally speaking, ten o 'clock was noon in the Holy City, and twenty-two o' clock was midnight. Seven o 'clock was the busiest time in the morning. There were still six hours before his math class, which was thirteen o 'clock. There were still thirteen hours before the second rescue team of the cats set off.
Not far in front of him was a castle built beside a cliff. It was not big, but the buildings inside were very tall, whether it was the city walls or the towers in the castle. The female cat's last footprints led to this castle about two days ago.
Actually, it did not take that much time to reach this castle from the Gate of the Abyss. It was just that following the previous cat's tracks took a lot of detours and took a lot of time. This was also because he saved some forks on the way back, otherwise it would take even more time to find this place.
But when the gray cat Hardy saw this castle, a certain person could see that it was a little emotional, even if he could not see the cat's expression.
There was no other smell on the way, and it was the same as Mao Ni. So it was basically certain that the cat walked in on her own and was not held hostage by a demon. The castle she was heading to was also quite famous among the cats. It was on the other side of the Gate of the Abyss, the territory of the Demon Lord Sha Bin.
Sha Bin was not only the strongest demon near the Gate of the Abyss. The Devil Moth King and the cats on the other side of the Gate of the Abyss also had a long history of love and killing. The most recent battle happened when Hardy was young, and it had witnessed it with its own eyes. But now, why did Mao Ni come here of her own accord?
Thinking of the female cat's personality, a terrifying possibility lingered in Hardy's mind.
At this time, Lin reached out from behind and rubbed the gray cat's head. This time, Hardy did not dodge. Instead, after being caught, it realized that it had fallen into the claws of a human and let out a long meow in dissatisfaction. It stretched out its front paw and wanted to push the person's hand away.
"Don't think too much about it. Let's find the person first … and the cat first." Although Lin didn't know the female cat's personality, he didn't see her traveling companions or being caught along the way. Therefore, he also guessed that the cat had walked into the trap and walked into the castle. As for the specific reason, he naturally didn't know.
However, the castle in front of them only had one path, which was the main entrance. If he wanted to sneak in with a cat, he would have to find another way. Secondly, who was inside? How many people?
If it were an ordinary noble's castle, Lin would have used Blink to break in. After all, he had broken into a few noble castles before, so he was quite familiar with the place. In this era of relative peace, the nobles would place guards around them. Compared to the variety of abilities, loyalty was more important. Therefore, the defensive forces of the nobles' castles were not difficult for a certain someone.
However, this was a demon's castle. Although it was common knowledge that demons were divided into several categories, there was no conclusion as to what kind of special abilities each demon had. If he wasn't careful, it wasn't impossible for him to fail miserably.
Then, should he follow his own plan? But soon, he overturned his own idea. Moving an Arcane Eye from his home wasn't much of a problem at all. The problem was that doing that wouldn't save time.
The passive scanning mode of the Arcane Eye would take at least a day to find a target like the castle in front of him, and what he lacked most now was time. If he used the active scanning mode, he could complete it in an instant, but what was the difference between that and the enemy saying, "I'm coming!"? He had never seen a submarine that could use active sonar and not be discovered.
Therefore, he could only rely on his own detection ability and take one step at a time.
Of course, the idea of entering from the main entrance was rejected at the first moment. The figures on the tower meant that the castle had defensive forces. Anyone who entered the open space and prepared to walk towards the castle would be in their line of sight.
However, because the castle was built close to the cliff, there should be a breakthrough there. Most people wouldn't invest too much defensive force in this kind of natural barrier. They just needed to be careful of some traps.
After making up his mind, Lin reminded the gray cat Hardy to follow him and take a long detour. From a place where the castle couldn't see them, they passed through the forest and came to the edge of the cliff. He said, "I'm going to use magic to invade the castle from the cliff. Do you know that magic? Or do you need my help? "
"Like walking on flat ground." The gray cat had a conflicted expression. After thinking for a moment, it said, "If you want to invade from the outside, the cliff is a good direction. Please cast that magic on me. "
After agreeing with a certain someone's strategy, Lin neatly cast a spell on the man and the cat. He took the lead and walked to the flat surface of the cliff. After confirming the magic's function, Hardy carefully stretched out its forelimbs and walked to the flat surface of the cliff.
After confirming that the magic was working properly, it tried a few more movements and found that whether it was running, jumping, or even flipping in the air, it would always maintain the flat surface of the cliff. It was only then that Hardy nodded at the human mage and prepared to move towards the castle. It couldn't help but be careful. The bottom of the cliff was a boiling lava river. A cat that fell into it was the kind of cat that couldn't be saved.
After everything was ready, the man and the cat ran towards the castle. Because Hardy was anxious to save the missing clan cat, he ran in front of the human mage. The reason he followed behind him before was because he couldn't quickly confirm the direction. Now that the destination was right in front of him, there was no need to continue following. It was fine as long as the cat didn't fall behind.
However, Wheeze, who was running at the front, suddenly turned around at the cliff below the castle. Just as it was about to run up the castle walls, a trap spell suddenly activated and completely dispelled all of Wheeze's support spells. The direction of gravity suddenly returned to normal. Caught unprepared, Hardy fell towards the lava river.
Fortunately, Lin was a step slower and the magic wasn't removed. He was still able to stand firmly on the flat surface of the cliff. He scooped up the falling gray cat and used himself as a temporary platform for Hardy to land on.
"What just happened?" Hardy asked with lingering fear.
Walking on the flat surface of the cliff below the castle, Lin carefully observed the trap magic formation and said, "This should be a dispel magic formation for spells like levitation and walking on flat ground. When walking on top of it, some supporting effects will be removed. But this is only for spells. "
Hardy asked again, "Is there a gap to pass through?"
"Looks like there isn't." Lin looked at a window sill on the castle and asked the gray cat standing on his stomach, "Can you jump to that window from here?"
Looking in the direction the human mage pointed, he saw a window sill. Hardy shook his head helplessly and said, "It's too far away. If there's a foothold in the middle, I should be able to jump to that window if I borrow the strength again. But there doesn't seem to be such a place here. "
"You can go up with a second jump." Lin visually estimated the height. The window sill was at least five stories high. The magic cat could jump up half the height with its own physical strength. It really couldn't be underestimated. Thinking, he said, "Then stand on my arm and jump as hard as you can when I swing up. Jump as high as you can. I have a way to give you a second foothold. "
Although he didn't understand the human mage's intentions, the other's judgment along the way was not wrong. Therefore, Hardy decided to take a gamble. He didn't care if the gamble was bad or if he lost his footing, he might have to swim in the lava river. He nodded and said, "I'll trust you one more time."
Lin raised his arm flat to the side and cast a supporting spell of Potency on himself. When Hardy was ready, he jumped onto the arm of the human magician. The gray cat swung its arm forward and jumped up with all its strength. In an instant, it reached the height of three stories.
Although its jumping ability was amazing, it still couldn't hook onto the window sill. Just when Hardy's momentum was exhausted and it was about to fall, its hind legs touched something again.
"Gather your strength and do it again!" Lin said from the side.
The gray cat Hardy didn't have time to think. Its four limbs reached out and jumped with all its strength again! This time, it jumped onto the window sill with ease. Just when it wanted to turn around and confirm the human mage's position, it found that he had already appeared at the window edge with one hand and put his index finger to his lips with the other, a gesture to tell it to be quiet. Fu pointed to the inside again.
Hardy looked back and found a human-shaped demon walking past the closed window. At this time, it didn't move or make any unnecessary movements to attract the demon's attention.
When the corridor inside the window was empty, Hardy began to study how to open the window from the outside. At this time, it suddenly found that the human mage had run to the inside of the castle and opened the window for it to enter.
Lin still had his index finger on his lips as he pointed in the direction where the demon had left. Hardy turned around and saw that the demon had just turned the corner away from the human and the cat. It was only then that Lin put down his hand and said, "Follow me and try to speak as quietly as possible." After Hardy had completely entered, he closed the window.
"You can come in directly. Why didn't you bring me with you?" The gray cat lowered its voice and said somewhat angrily.
"I can't bring anything other than myself with me. Unless you want to endure the feeling of dizziness and swelling in your head and continue the operation. Otherwise, I've overdrawn my power and can't continue. "
The gray cat glared at the human mage, but didn't ask for the reason. It jumped off the window sill and asked, "Where are we going?"
Looking left and right, Lin rubbed his unshaven chin and said, "Look at the structure of the castle. It's similar to a human's building structure. According to custom, the nobler a person is, the higher they live. The top of the tower is used to lock up the nobles, and the criminals are locked up in the underground prison. Say, how do you compare the size and strength of the female cat you're looking for compared to yours? "
The narration at the beginning and the question at the end were completely unrelated. However, Hardy still replied, "Mao Ni's body is smaller than mine. In terms of strength, I have more combat experience than her. However, the amount of Magic Authority it contains is greater than mine. "
"Understood. Wait." Lin disappeared. Three breaths later, a certain person appeared again and said, "There is no creature in the tower that fits the characteristics you mentioned."
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