At least half an hour after the black shadow left, a shadow swept over from the other end of the tunnel. The faint black light it carried was like waves of water, calm and deep, but contained the taste of violence and destruction.
The blurred shadow stopped in front of the barbed wire and checked the surroundings solemnly.
It was a man in his thirties wearing a black shirt, a black suit, black trousers, black leather shoes, and a black bow tie. His beard was neatly trimmed, and his black hair was all combed back, smooth and shiny. It was a new trend that the upper-class nobles of Aalto had just learned from other kingdoms.
The man was obviously a person who paid attention to his appearance and identity.
Unfortunately, he was not a noble.
He was Long Sang? Aaron.
In the Aaron Gang, as long as they were in frequent contact with Long Sang, they would not be able to escape. Aaron's leaders all knew that under the surface of Aaron's elegant demeanor, there was a ball of anger for unknown reasons burning fiercely in his heart. It emitted endless viciousness, resentment, and anger, which made people deeply afraid.
Long Sang? Aaron was actually a Knight who had awakened the power of his bloodline. In fact, he was about to break through the limitations of the mortal body and become a Grand Knight. However, the tragedy was that the power of his bloodline that he had awakened was of the dark nature. Thus, not only was he unable to become a true noble and receive a manor, he was unable to enjoy a noble and beautiful life and leave the title of Lord for his descendants. Furthermore, he had to hide from the Church. He was like a mouse that shuttled through the sewers, not daring to run under the sun.
Since the ancient Magic Empire ruled the sky, the earth, and the ocean, and conquered many alternate dimensions, the classes that had extraordinary powers such as Knight and Priest all subconsciously referred to sorcerers in the classification of strength.
The third-circle spell "Flight", the sixth-circle spell "Spell Trigger", and the powerful ninth-circle spells caused a qualitative leap in the strength of sorcerers. Also, when a sorcerer was in those three levels, his soul and spiritual power would mutate, which would increase his lifespan. Therefore, in the ancient Magic Empire, first-circle sorcerers and second-circle sorcerers were junior sorcerers, second-circle sorcerers to fifth-circle sorcerers were middle-rank sorcerers, sixth-circle sorcerers to eighth-circle sorcerers were senior-rank sorcerers, and ninth-circle sorcerers were archmages.
According to this classification, Knights would associate the four levels of their blood power with the level three, six, nine, and legendary sorcerers. Then, they would compare the levels that were not so terrifying. Therefore, after activating their blood power and becoming a Knight, the level one and two were Knights, the level three to five were Great Knights, the level six to eight were Sky Knights, the level nine were Gold Knights, and above that, the level nine were Epic Knights.
It was the same for priests. However, after becoming middle-rank priests, most of them would become Cardinals. Therefore, the level three to five were called Cardinals, and the senior-rank priests would often serve as Cardinals. As for the level nine priests, there was no special title. If they could join the Grand Cardinals, they would become Cardinals together with the Saint Cardinals. If they couldn't, they would still be Cardinals.
In the entire Duchy of Orvarit, there were more than four hundred knights, fifty grand knights, and less than ten radiant knights, not counting those who were hiding in the dark.
Most of these Knights were members of the Violet Knight Regiment, and they were stationed in the key places of the Duchy.
As a level two Knight who was about to become a Great Knight, Long Sang was very angry. How could Aaron not be angry and resentful about his situation? Therefore, he willingly became the black glove of a certain big shot, dealing with some shady matters for him.
"A faint smell of sulfur, blood, and some other smells." Aaron's nose slightly twitched as he sniffed the remaining air. He was able to distinguish the most obvious smell of sulfur and blood from the filth and stench of the sewer that was mixed with countless other smells.
After activating the Blessing, one would not only receive the Blessing of God, but also the abilities of all parts of the body would be greatly improved as long as the Blessing did not conflict with the Blessing.
Unfortunately, Aaron noticed that Jackson and the others had not returned for a long time and smelled a hint of danger before he went to the sewer to investigate. It was already too late. Whether it was the corpses, the ice shards caused by the frost rays, or most of the smells, they were all destroyed by the underground river and the smell of garbage. He could only find some unimportant clues, such as the smell of sulfur, the smell of blood, and the traces of blood, brain matter, and a little bit of charred marks that had been deliberately cleaned by someone with one glance.
Alan frowned, "Brain matter? Is it a water ghost? Humph, do water ghosts know how to deal with traces? Acid, sulfur … It must be a reckless apprentice. Unfortunately, I'm too late. He has been away for a long time. Most of the smells must have dispersed. As long as he is careful, I won't be able to find him. Also, he might have already found a way to warn the Church or some other nobles. "
If it was an official sorcerer, Alan believed that Jackson and the other apprentices and the ordinary believers of Argent Horn would not be able to leave any trace at all.
Considering that the half hour was enough for the enemy to do a lot of things, and that the enemy was a magic apprentice who would not be indifferent to what the Church of Argent Horn had done, Alan's idea became simple. Although we can ask the priests of Argent Horn to cast spells to track him, it has been too long, and the possibility of success is not high. More importantly, if he has already warned the Church, the next period of time will be the key to whether we can escape or not. Should we waste it on tracking him?
It was not difficult to make such a choice. Long Sang? Alan wouldn't risk his life, and it wasn't worth the risk.
He turned around and stomped on the ground with his black leather shoes, rushing to a certain place in the sewer like a black shadow.
… …
Lying on the bed, Lucien pretended to be asleep and highly alert, listening for any strange noises in the quiet night outside. It was not until two or three hours later when he felt that the cultists and gangs would not come after him that he finally fell asleep.
Before falling asleep, Lucien had been trying to analyze the magic ring. In this way, even if the enemy found him, he would be able to defend himself.
The structure inside the magic ring was a three-dimensional model, but there were no complicated surfaces or curves. Also, Lucien could understand the structure of the magic ring. Therefore, Lucien's achievements in revising high school mathematics and physics were revealed. It only took him an hour to analyze the magic ring with the help of the calculations in the Library of the Soul. He tried to engrave his spiritual imprint on the core of the magic circle.
The moment Lucien spread out his recovered spiritual power, he felt a splitting headache. It was hard for him to focus, and he almost failed to engrave the magic ring. Luckily, it was much easier to leave a spiritual imprint than to cast a spell. However, Lucien thought that it would be very difficult to cast a spell in the next two days. It's really troublesome to hurt the soul.
After leaving the spiritual imprint, Lucien received the information left by the creator of the magic ring:
"The ring, Ice Avenger, was made by an apprentice who was betrayed by his friends. He used all his wealth to ask a powerful alchemist to make this ring for revenge. The coldness of the ring can keep the wearer sober and cold like most official Knights. The second circle spell, Palmeira's Ice Dagger, can be cast once a day. The second circle spell, Palmeira's Ice Dagger, can make the betrayer feel the pain of bleeding and also enjoy the coldness of the ice and snow."
The alchemist did not leave his name. He only told Lucien the reason why the ring was made and the power of the ring.
"The magic effect of the ring should be to improve one's willpower to the level of a level one Knight, and the second circle spell, Palmeira's Ice Dagger, can be cast once a day. According to the classification of magic items, the ring should belong to the middle rank of level two. It seems that the first magic effect is the main reason why the water ghost mutated. "Lucien put the ring in his pocket, making sure that he could touch it whenever he wanted.
This was because Lucien's status was too high for him to wear such an expensive item, which would arouse suspicion. Also, Lucien's soul was still damaged, and his spiritual power could not spread out. He could only stimulate his spiritual power by rubbing it, and the magic effect to improve his willpower could only work by touching his skin.
…
In the morning, Lucien forced himself to wake up with a headache. His head was still a bit dizzy, and his forehead was hot. It seemed that he had a fever.
"My soul is injured, so I'm going to catch a cold." Lucien sighed. He forced himself to stay awake, put on a linen jacket, and walked out of the city without breakfast.
The sun was close to the horizon, and the sky was still dark. The fresh air refreshed Lucien's mind. After about forty minutes of walking, he finally saw Lord Venn's manor.
Lord Venn was a level two Knight from the Violet Knight Regiment. He left the regiment because of old age and was no longer stationed in the fortress near the Dark Mountain Range. However, when the Grand Dukes Of Orvarit was still the head of the Violet Knight Regiment, Lord Venn became friends with him. Lord Venn was often invited to the court, and he was kind of the Grand Duke's adviser when he asked about the military situation near the Dark Mountain Range.
The manor was surrounded by a high wall, and there were many archer towers and other facilities. Lord Venn's style of fighting was obvious.
Many farmers were working in the wheat field outside. The gate was open, and two young men in grey Knight suits were guarding the gate with seven or eight soldiers. One of them had dark yellow hair and pupils, and the other had brown hair and blue eyes, which were the most common color in Aalto.
"Who are you? What are you doing in Lord Venn's manor?! "The young man with dark yellow hair saw Lucien walking towards him, and he asked sternly.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
