As soon as Douglas withdrew his spirit power, his gaze immediately landed on Qetesh.
"What do you know, Qetesh?" Douglas pulled Qetesh to the side and transmitted his voice while everyone was distracted by the situation outside.
Originally, Qetesh was also shocked by the sudden change outside, but after being pulled to the side by Douglas, he was confused and said impatiently, "Old friend, what do you mean by this?"
Douglas frowned. "I don't want you to lie to me, Qetesh. You know what you're hiding from me."
"What am I hiding from you? I didn't come out of its mother's rectum. How am I supposed to know where those light spots are coming from? "Qetesh cursed.
Douglas remained expressionless. "Professor Anglo saw something. He said you know it."
Seeing that Qetesh was unwilling to tell him the truth, Douglas decided to fabricate Anglo's words. Anglo's suspicions about Qetesh were just guesses, but as a prophet, his intuition could be very reliable.
Douglas' trickery stunned Kratos for a moment.
At first, he didn't realize what Douglas wanted to ask. He really didn't know what was going on outside, so he acted from the bottom of his heart.
However, when Douglas used Anglo's name as a label, Qetesh was puzzled.
Could it be that he was really hiding something from Douglas? The only thing he didn't mention was the "nightmare aura" and the "nightmare tunnel".
Well, it wasn't really a lie. After all, guesses couldn't be confirmed.
Seeing Qetesh's hesitation, Douglas was even more convinced that Qetesh was right. A glint flashed in his eyes as he glanced at the situation outside. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, the hand hidden in his sleeve tapped lightly, and a Spirit Bond that was difficult to capture connected him and Qetesh together.
"Qetesh, this is a matter of life and death for Sleepless City. Professor Anglo is suggesting that we evacuate. Do you know what I'm saying? " Douglas moved away from Qetesh. He seemed to be paying attention to the situation outside with the others, but he was questioning Qetesh through the Spirit Bond. "If Sleepless City falls, the city's thousands of years of hard work will be gone."
Qetesh was even more confused by Douglas's question.
Has the situation become so serious?
At this time, a tall man who seemed to be surrounded by frost and snow strode in. As soon as he entered the room, he removed the "Frost and Snow Defense Technique" around him, revealing a handsome and cold face.
"Douglas, what's going on?" The man immediately looked at Douglas as soon as he walked in.
"Wizard Payne is here as well?" Everyone's attention was attracted by the man who had just arrived.
"Payne, you've come out of seclusion?" Douglas' eyes lit up as he walked over. Krate also sighed and walked to the man's side.
"Those strange light spots have invaded my chamber! All my apprentices and servants have turned into clowns! If I don't come out now, Sleepless City will be renamed the City of Circuses!" Payne was so angry that he could not help but release a frosty aura.
All the Magi present felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were facing a frigid winter.
This was the power of "Frost Sorcerer" Payne. As one of the three pillars of Sleepless City, Payne's potential was far greater than Douglas and Qetesh's.
Payne was not even three hundred years old, but he had already stepped on the path of truth finder and reached the level of a mid-level level-2 wizard.
As the only truth-finder wizard in Sleepless City, even Douglas and Qetesh together could not defeat him. Payne had more authority than the other two wizards, but he was more interested in creating new spells. Therefore, he rarely showed himself in public and spent most of his time developing new spells in his chamber.
However, when it came to making decisions, Douglas and Qetesh had to step aside.
"Qetesh, you're here too? Just as well. Tell me clearly, what's going on outside? Why is the outer city covered in darkness? "Payne asked coldly.
Douglas sighed. "It's a long story. I'll drag you into the Spirit Bond and send you the message directly."
A moment later, Payne narrowed his eyes.
"Mysterious energy? Strange light spots? " Payne sneered. "Perfect bait. These greedy bastards are all here."
Douglas then told Payne about Anglo's prediction and what Anglo told him when he questioned him about it.
Compared to Douglas, Payne remained calm when he heard Anglo's words. "It doesn't matter if Sleepless City is lost. As long as we're still alive, we can always build a new city anywhere we want."
"I don't mind moving to a new place, but I don't want the darkness to decide how I should leave this place. I don't want to be called a defeated rooster and run away, "Payne said." As for how to deal with this … it's up to me. "
Payne paused and looked at Qetesh, who was frowning and shaking his head from time to time. "What do you know? Tell me now."
This question was still asked through the Spirit Bond.
Qetesh smiled bitterly. "I don't know as much as you do. The only thing I know is that there's nightmare energy in the darkness. That's all I know."
To prove his point, Qetesh opened up his mindspace and allowed them to do whatever they wanted.
As Payne said, the only thing Qetesh knew was that he had sensed the nightmare energy in the darkness. That was all.
Payne looked at Douglas in confusion. The latter curled his lips and shrugged. "I'm just trying to trick him. Professor Anglo didn't tell me the truth."
Qetesh sighed in relief after hearing Douglas's words.
Payne frowned. "There's the aura of the Nightmare Realm in there. Why? Is it really as you guessed? Is there a nightmare passage inside? "
When Payne mentioned "nightmare passage", the three's eyes glowed.
"But the Nightmare Realm and the wizarding world always leave as soon as they touch each other, right? At most, they'll leave a small entrance, and it'll disappear very quickly … "Payne hesitated." I don't think it's a passage. Even if it is, it should be closed already. According to the prophecy of Starliege Temple, the Nightmare Realm has a much higher energy level than the wizarding world. The great consciousness of the wizarding world will avoid a stable passage with the Nightmare Realm to avoid being invaded. "
"I don't know anything else. But …" Qetesh paused to attract their attention and continued in a low voice, "But Sunders should know that his spells are all related to the Nightmare Realm. He's the only truth-finder wizard who came to Sleepless City this time, so he must know something."
But I've asked him many times, and he never told me. "
Payne was confused. "Mister Phantom came here? Why didn't I see him? "
Douglas and Qetesh finally realized that it had been a while since they saw Saunders. He looked around and saw no sign of Sunders. Even his student was nowhere to be seen.
"Did you see where Mister Phantom went?" Douglas asked the other wizards.
The answer they received was that they were at a loss.
With a thought, Payne quickly constructed a spell model in his mind space — Delusion Break!
A glimmer of light flashed through his long and narrow eyes, and everything around him seemed to slow down. Everyone's movements, the opening and closing of everyone's mouth, and the frequency of everyone's blinking, all of them appeared to be in a leisurely state. Then, this slow and unhurried process began to rewind, as if time was turning back. Many scenes of the past reappeared in Payne's eyes through the Illusion Breaker technique.
Including the scene of Sunders and Angor.
The glimmer in Payne's eyes disappeared. He quickly came to the front of the magic hut and looked in the direction of the outer city with suspicion.
"What did you find, Payne?" Qetesh asked.
Payne remained silent for a moment. "Mister Phantom went to the outer city."
"The outer city? He went alone? "Douglas asked in surprise.
"And his student." Payne didn't care much about Angor. He was more interested in Sunders.
"Since he dared to go to the outer city, he must have something to rely on. Moreover, from his decision to ignore these light spots and enter the outer city, it can be seen that he definitely knows some information that we don't. "Krate said with certainty.
"You should've said that earlier." Payne glanced at Qetesh. "Now that he's inside, what's the point?"
Krate took a step back embarrassedly. "I was just guessing."
"So what should we do now?"
"If he dared to go inside, so shall I." Payne narrowed his eyes. "I want to see how much of a difference there is between me and him."
When Payne said this, Qetesh and Douglas looked at each other and didn't interrupt.
They knew Payne's ambition, but they didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm.
"Not good, an official Magus has been infected by the light!" At this moment, a roar came from outside, and everyone's eyes flashed with shock.
"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to watch out for the light spots? "Douglas quickly asked.
If an official Magus only protected themselves, even if a sea of light spots attacked them from the side, they wouldn't be able to break through their defensive spells. The amount of mana they consumed and the amount of mana they recovered would be completely self-sufficient!
"It's that group of infected acolytes. They were brought into the defensive circle by some Magi who wanted to study their situation. In the end, during the dissection process, because the defensive spell was removed during a certain process, they were infected."
Douglas couldn't care less about his image anymore. He cursed, "Damn it! How can you be a wizard if you can't even do something like that?! Which organization did you come from?! "
The crowd outside the barrier remained silent for a while.
"That one!" Douglas yelled.
"Sleepless City …"
Douglas didn't know what to say.
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