The realm that Baiyi had chosen was not too big, but it was not too small either. It was about the size of five Arfin Cities, which was about the size of Sorcery City on Earth. Finding a specific person in such a pristine environment without alerting them was a challenge in and of itself. For a sorcerer like Sorcery Teddy, this was no small challenge.
At that moment, the hunting team was walking on foot in the Gobi Desert. They did not bring any mounts with them and they were not sure of Baiyi's position so they did not dare to fly around. Left with no other choice, they could only rely on their own legs. Unfortunately, the weather here was relatively hot. Such a process would often wear out one's patience very quickly, especially the knife-throwing assassin who had already impatiently asked a few times, "How is it? Still no results? "
Sorcery Teddy shook his head helplessly, repeating the same conclusion he had repeated many times before. "I can't find any trace of him within the range of my psychic energy."
"Pfft!" The knife-throwing assassin snorted in dissatisfaction. Although he wanted to suggest using a large-scale psychic scan to locate Baiyi's location, doing so would expose the existence of his own team. He did not care if they were exposed or not. So what if they were discovered? There were five of them, and every one of them was adept at dealing with sorcerers. There was only one enemy, and even if they included the dragon that had taken on a human form, they still had the upper hand in terms of combat power. All they had to do was charge straight at Baiyi.
Unfortunately, the leader of the Northerners insisted on keeping a low profile. What was he afraid of? Was it Hope? Or was it the dragon? In a place like this where they could do whatever they wanted, why would they care so much? The knife-throwing assassin thought in confusion.
Baiyi, too, was puzzled. "What's with this weird psychic energy reaction? I didn't notice it before. Is there someone else here? "
His psychic energy could only scan a few kilometers around him, but it was important to note that twenty percent of his power and a small portion of his consciousness remained outside the realm. To ensure the children's safety, Baiyi's psychic energy had never stopped scanning the realm. Since the psychic energy came from outside the realm, it felt like a spy satellite, and the enemy could not detect it at all.
"Should we go check it out?" The Archmage asked.
"Hmm, let's go and take a look later … To be honest, I find it a little strange. The psychic energy's reaction is really strange. It's only maintaining a low-intensity, low-range detection. This doesn't make sense. If it's really a realm exploration, shouldn't the first task be to use a high-intensity, wide-range detection to determine if there's any huge energy reaction?" Baiyi continued.
"Maybe it's not even human?" The Soul Armature Practitioner interjected.
"It's possible, but I'm sure it's not the Pokemon you're hoping for. I'll go check it out after I've settled the kids down," Baiyi replied.
It wasn't that he didn't consider the possibility of an enemy coming to harm him. However, he didn't take it to heart. If he really had to fight here, he wouldn't have any scruples! Wouldn't that mean he could do whatever he wanted?
Compared to that, the situation of his two daughters gave him a headache. The elder daughter, Tisdale, and the younger daughter, Mia, were playing some kind of trick by the stream. Before Baiyi could react, Tisdale had already pounced on Mia, and the two of them fell into the water. When Baiyi fished them out of the water, their clothes were soaked.
At that moment, Baiyi was holding Mia in his arms. Both of them had already changed their clothes and were wrapped in blankets, but their hair was still wet. Baiyi was using a towel to scrub Mia's hair, causing her to whimper in pain. Tisdale, on the other hand, was in a much better state. She was drying Mia's hair gently, but she could only lower her head and listen to Baiyi's lecture. "Can't you look after the little one?" Baiyi asked. "Can't you look after the little one?"
"Ugh … Mr. Hope … Big Sis Tisdale didn't do it on purpose … Ugh, you're too strong …" Mia was still defending Tisdale. She still felt bad for her sister.
"How many times did I tell you to be careful before we left? Sigh, you didn't listen to me at all! Is this really the rebellious phase? " Baiyi said helplessly. He patted Mia's hair and found that it was almost dry, so he reached out to rub her cheeks. He took Tisdale from Aya and continued to rub Mia's hair.
Mia, who had escaped from Baiyi's clutches, hurried to Laeticia's side and let the village girl comb her hair.
"Ouch … Teacher, can you be gentler? My neck is going to break because of you," Tisdale protested softly.
By the time Baiyi had dealt with the two daredevils, it was almost time for lunch. The luxurious picnic that Aya, Attie, and Nota had prepared looked even more sumptuous than the ones they usually had at home. The girls forgot about the disappointment of falling into the water and began to eat happily.
Baiyi, on the other hand, helped them wash their clothes. He used magic to drain the water out of the clothes and patiently folded them neatly before placing them into their storage pouches. "This will be our campsite for the day. After lunch, set up the tent and rest here. I have something to attend to, so I'll leave for a while. Wait for me to come back, and we'll plan out the rest of the plan."
"If I don't come back for a while, Aya, bring them around and catch some wild animals. Foxes and the like should be good at this, right?" Baiyi said, looking at the fox, who raised a paw at him as if to say, "Leave it to me."
"That's it, then. I'll be on my way." Baiyi flew away with a levitation spell, leaving behind a dozen storage pouches. Curious, Aya opened the pouches and saw that they were filled to the brim with all kinds of daily necessities. Even a pair of round mirrors, which were usually worn by girls, had been prepared. It was as if Baiyi had memorized every single item in his house. "That's right.
"Is he … always this meticulous?" Aya smiled bitterly as she took out a bunch of wooden bathtub parts from her storage bag and asked the students.
"Mr. Hope has always been meticulous. Wherever he goes, it feels like home," Little Mia replied with a smile.
Unfortunately, Baiyi could not hear Mia's compliments now. He was flying at high speed in the direction where he had discovered the anomaly. Soon, he had left the dense forest and entered a barren desert.
"It's gone?" Baiyi looked around. Aside from a bunch of bushes, there was no sign of any other living beings. The strange psychic wave from before had also disappeared. "Did it sense my approach and purposely hide? There's a ghost … "
As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely soft sound came from the shrubs below. It was the sound of a taut bowstring being released! At that moment, a pitch-black ray of light appeared behind Baiyi without making a sound, aiming for the back of his neck!
Baiyi did not turn his head. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, allowing the black ray of light to pass through his neck. Then, he reached out with two fingers and held it firmly in his hand. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was a pitch-black arrow.
"Using a bow and arrow against a Soul Armature is not a good idea …" Baiyi said, amused. He tossed the arrow into the air and used his mana to control it, sending it flying back in the direction it had come from.
However, when the arrow was halfway through its flight, Baiyi felt a strange force suddenly interfered with his psychic energy, which he was using to control it. Even his mana was thrown into disarray, and the arrow fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
At the same time, the levitation spell that he had cast on himself was dispelled. Baiyi, who had been hovering in the air, was forced to descend and landed on the ground with a loud thud.
As soon as he landed on the ground, a sturdy figure leaped up from under the sand. The figure let out an angry roar and waved a fist the size of a casserole as it pounced towards him.
"A Holy-level warrior? No … It's a Warrior … "Baiyi was taken aback. He quickly used a short-distance teleportation spell to avoid the punch. Then, he leaped up from the ground, dodging the three pitch-black arrows that followed him. While he was in midair, he twisted his body in a way that defied the laws of physics, dodging the three flying daggers.
Before he could adjust his landing posture, the Holy-level warrior's attack was already upon him. The warrior's body looked clumsy and slow, but in reality, he was as fast as a ghost! In the blink of an eye, he had reached Baiyi's side. A pair of iron fists were engulfed in flames, and with a mighty force that seemed capable of shattering the heavens and the earth, the warrior swung at Baiyi's chest.
If the attack landed, the Warrior's body, which was made out of Sacred Silver, would shatter into pieces.
However, despite the warrior's speed, Baiyi's reflexes were not slow either. An ice wall appeared between the two of them, blocking the warrior's attack. The warrior's fists collided with the ice wall, and the scorching hot desert exploded into a cloud of white snow.
Baiyi seized the opportunity to use a short-distance teleportation spell to escape the Holy-level warrior's attack range. This time, the warrior did not give chase. Instead, he maintained a certain distance from Baiyi and stopped. It was clear that he had finished testing Baiyi's strength and was about to start a conversation.
"Sir, your skills are impressive. You're so agile that you don't look like a sorcerer at all," the Northern Holy-level warrior said.
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