บท 107: The Killing Game (part two)
The old dragon too is like this. Under the effect of the spring's water, his body was permanently changed to that of a human. Even if he were to use transformation magic to modify his body, it would only last up to the time limit.
Ignoring the old dragon's rage, Penguin continued asking: "I'll just ask you this one thing. With your current ability, can you take on the form a dragon even if it's just for a little while?"
"Yes." The Dragon patriarch endured his wrath and answered, "But only for a short period!"
"Then that would be easy to work with." Penguin was relieved to hear this.
Despite being under the effect of the spring's water, the old fella is still able to transform into a dragon due to his transformation magic reaching its peak level.
But in Gargamel's case, he could only keep the form of a mouse. Even at his best, this mouse could only change his body size and not fully take on the form of a human….. This is due to Gargamel's transformation magic being only at the sixth level, far below that of this old dragon.
"My approach is very simple." Penguin reveals his answer: "You transform back into the body of a dragon, then drink a little bit of the solidifying water! With that, your body will return to its original form! Wouldn't that work?"
The old dragon was stunned.
Over all these years, he has been looking for a solution to this problem in many ways. But because of his overwhelming strength, his way of thought has long been restricted to using powerful magic or miraculous cures to counteract the spring's water… This was one of the reasons he would often travel into the human world.
Although the solution thought up by the penguin is simple, but the thought pattern to come up with this idea is already out of the norm. The old dragon may be smart, but he had never gone down this route in thought.
Drink the spring's water?
It's like eating a poisonous food, then asking you to eat it again later on. Would you want to eat it again? Of course not!
Pausing for a long moment, the dragon patriarch's complexion changed colors several times before breaking out into a laugh! Within his voice, there was excitement and a hint of unwillingness mixed into it!
"For it to be possible like this!" After his initial excitement, the old dragon suddenly stared at Penguin: "However, what is that water! Where can I find some more?!"
Struck with a thought, Du Wei took the initiative: "I have the water and I can give it to you!"
Du Wei was worried about penguin revealing the canyon valley in the frozen forest—Out of personal interest, Du Wei didn't want the old dragon to know about the spring's existence in the Canyon!
The events that took place afterwards became much simpler. On his body, Du Wei carried with him a lot of the spring's water... Of course, this not includes the fountain of youth, but also the water from "As time goes by."
Fortunately when the older Dragon used his magic to cut apart his clothing earlier, the bottles of water weren't damaged in the process because they were kept inside his baggage.
Under the careful gaze of the old dragon, Du Wei took out a bottle of the spring water to give the old fella. It was at this moment when he was taking out the bottle, a sudden thought hit him: if he were to take out a bottle of the "As time goes by" instead of the "fountain of youth", then wouldn't he have a chance to kill this old dragon if he could trick this him into drinking the aging water?
Du Wei absolutely believed the water of "As time goes by" can kill this old dragon because this water is a poison of time, there is definitely no cure to save him.
But in the end, Du Wei gave up on the plan to kill this old dragon because the success rate of this going smoothly is far too low. This would work if the old dragon drank a mouthful, but if he only drank a sip?
Even then... If he did succeed, there would be trouble following closely behind him at every turn!
This matter is not only about killing the dragon chief. The dragon clan as a whole would chase him down if they ever learned of this. Wouldn't that be a disaster in the making? Moreover, what if in his dying moments, this powerful dragon figured out what has happened? Du Wei would never know if this old fella could muster enough strength to rip him apart just before his death.
Best not to invite anymore trouble.
Du Wei sighed and then dutifully pulled out a small bottle of the 'fountain of youth': "This is it. Once you change your form into a dragon and drink this, it will be done."
Du Wei looked at the water with a heart wrenching pain. He may not like this because the amount of water he had on him was limited, but in order to save his life, he had no other choice. If anything, he could go get some more later on after getting out of here.
Once the deal is done, the Dragon Patriarch waved his hand and shouted: "Now you can go!"
"Hold on." The Penguin reminded Du Wei: "Within the sarcophagus, there still remained some other stuff from my previous owner."
This old Dragon may be ferocious, but luckily he was someone that kept his promises. Standing there as he watched him coldly, Du Wei carefully removed each and every item from the coffin.
These things were very messy: eight badly looking pots, a box with tattered clothing inside, and a strange looking bag made out of cloth.
Fortunately the penguin appears to be very familiar with the contents inside. Under the guidance of the penguin, Du Wei found that this strange looking bag had a function similar to the bag of the old magician's. Even after he stuffed everything into the bag, it still seemed like it wasn't even close to being full.
Before he could investigate, Du Wei took everything he had and stuffed it into the strange looking bag. This of course includes the bottles of waters he had on him. But as he was doing this, the penguin strongly objected to what he was doing. In his mind, Du Wei actually wanted to also throw this penguin into the bag.
Finally solving all his problems at hand, Du Wei hitched the bag onto his back and took one look at the old dragon.
Letting out a grunt, the old dragon asked: "Good now? You can be off then!"
With that said, the dragon gently raised a finger towards a rock in the back of the secret chamber. As if being commanded, the rock wall quickly dissolved to reveal a large hole with rays of sunshine shooting in.
"Remember from now on; run as far as you can! Two days later, I'll start from here and chase after you!" Snapping a finger, the grains of sand inside the giant hourglass started to gently pour down...…
"Quick! We have to hurry!" Du Wei anxiously shouted at the Penguin next to him: "Can't you run any faster?"
The Penguin's tone was calm: "I'm an elegant animal. Even when running, I cannot give up my style." With that said, penguin gently twisted his ass and short tail as he walked. Twist, twist...
Du Wei could no longer stand it. With one fell swoop, he lifted the penguin up and stationed the bird onto his shoulder. Ignoring the screams beside his ears, Du Wei ran towards the exit like the wind itself... (AHHHHH run for it!! Man this part reminded me of playing tag in grade school.)
This god forsaken Holy Mountain simply had too many passageways! Extending in all directions, this place was more like a maze than anything else. Luckily his memory was super strong, so along the way, he was able to barely remember the way he came from. After many turns, he was finally able to make it out.
As he came out, he came across the so called strongest warrior of the dragon clan. Seeing the huge dragon lying there with his huge claws scratching the floor, it was pretty obvious the guy was still trying to calculate the math question set up by Du Wei.....
In a single breathe he came of the Holy Mountain. Upon reaching the entrance, Du Wei saw that the old magician and Hussein were still standing outside the dragon cave in order to wait for him.
Panting from his run, he could not help but give in to his worries as he shouted: "How come you are still here! Quick, run!"
Seeing him running out, the old magician had a shock of surprise in his eyes. Stopping Du Wei in his track, the old magician excitedly exclaimed: "The things from the secret room..."
"Got it! I got it all!" Du Wei quickly answered.
However, when they all saw the penguin on Du Wei's shoulder, every one of them couldn't help but be surprised for a moment. Du Wei sighed at their reaction because there was no time to explain: "Alright! This is no time for questions! These fellows are my companions, Wizard, Knight, a rat and a snake! This here... Is an animal Aragon left behind for me! A Penguin!"
Both the Old Magician and Hussein looked at each other: "What's a peng, penguin... An ugly bird?"
The penguin immediately protested: "I am not an ugly bird! I am a penguin! Penguin! Are the most elegant animal in the world!"
"Good then! Now is not the time to argue on this subject. If you don't shut up then wait till you become the dragon's dinner! They will roast you and then let's see how elegant you are afterwards!" Du Wei harshly patted the penguin once.
"It can talk?" The old magician's facial expression changed: "A talking bird... Can it be, this bird is the heavenly beast left behind by Aragon?" In-between his words, his attitude and tone took on a more respectful tone.
Heavenly Beast?
At this point, Du Wei has already become very impatient to this word and immediately yelled out: "What nonsense heavenly beast! From this point onward this is my pet…. Hmmm, you will be called QQ then. (This is not a mistake, the author really named this penguin QQ.)
Before others could even speak, QQ already raised an objection: "I do not want QQ for my name! I am a graceful animal and should be matched with a graceful name….."
"Off the mountain, off the mountain! That old dragon promised to give us two days to run away! You guys can ask me other questions as we move. The most important thing right now is to escape!" Du Wei shouted this to stop them from asking anymore question. But seeing Hussein and the others heading towards the mountain road, he stepped up to stop them: "Hey! Have you guys lost it?! Taking the mountain road? In order to climb the mountain, we spent a total of two days! Why do we need to take the road down? The old dragon promised that within the two days, no dragon can stop us! Of course we will fly down! By the time we get down there, a day would have already passed if we relied on the road!"
Subsequently, the old magician performed a wind based flying spell to carry everyone down the mountain. In their attempt, everyone ended up like a sugar coated haw just so they won't break up apart in midair: Hussein held onto the old magician's leg, Du Wei held onto the knights leg, Medusa held onto Du Wei's leg, and Gargamel along with QQ hid inside Du Wei's clothing.
Enduring the hard winds, the group desperately flew towards the south where the forgotten ice field was...
Now they only had two days left before the hunt begins.
บท 108: Stronger and Stronger (Up and Down)
Using the fastest speed to fly out of the surrounding snow covered lands near the Holy Mountain, the old magician once again took out his wand as they came up to the "forgotten ice field".
The land in between the "forgotten Ice field" and the "Holy Mountain" had a very clear line to distinguish its borders. On one end was covered in cold hard ice, while the other side was covered in soft snow. As they stood there, everything seemed calm inside the forgotten ice field. But from prior experience, they knew in their heart that once they took their first step inside the ancient magic array, the weather would immediately change!
Taking the lead, as soon as the old magician stepped into ice field, the sky immediately darkened and the once quiet wind started to rage in bursts. In order to fend off the brewing weather, the silvery gem on his wand was again releasing a soft comforting light.
"Quick! Don't waste time!" The old Magician grabbed Du Wei because right now in his mind, Du Wei was the most important person in their mix. Firmly grasping onto his side, the old magician raised the wand like a torch into the air and led the way forward….
The howling wind of the ice field was gradually starting to release a stirring noise like that of sharp blade ravaging against something. Standing next to the old magician, Du Wei could clearly hear the creaking sound that came from the wind blades hammering against the small barrier set up around the group.
From his appearance, beads of sweat were already starting to form around the old magician's nose. It was obvious that the old fella's magic reserve weren't full recovered from their initial crossing of the ice field...
Harsh winds soared through the air and misty dark clouds blocked out the very sun in the sky!
Thanks to the old magician's endurance and support, they barely managed to make it through their first day of escape.
During the second day, Du Wei could clearly feel the old magician overexerting himself. As soon as beads of sweat started to form around his forehead, they were frozen instantly due to the freezing weather. Not long after, the frozen beads had formed a layer of ice on the old magician's face. If not for the puffs of white air coming out of his nostrils, one would really mistake him for a frozen Popsicle.
In order to cut down on the magic consumption of the old magician, Hussein had already lifted the old magician onto his back. Step by step, the knight walked through the icy surface as he released his golden Dou Qi. Thanks to his effort, the group was able to enjoy a hint of warmth from this endeavor.
"This won't do..." Once again, the magical light in the old magician's hands dimmed down a notch. In a whispering voice, he called out at Du Wei: "I can't hold on. Du Wei, you come here and hold the wand for a while. I need to refill some of my magic reserve while I meditate."
Passing the wand over to Du Wei, the old magician quickly chugged down the last bottle of magic potion he had on him. Within moments, the look on his face was slightly better, but his eyes were still showing a look of tiredness. Not long after, Gargamel took over the job of sustaining the barrier and relived Du Wei.
"This storm is a little odd." Slightly regaining his spirit, the old magician frowned at once: "The storm of this ice field is fierce, but it shouldn't be this fierce! Don't you think that the storm now is much stronger than when we first came through?"
Du Wei nodded and whispered, "Do you mean that the dragons can control the storm?"
"No." The Old magician shook his head, looking somewhat weak. Moving forward, Du Wei ignored everything and supported the old magician's body as they continued walking. In a weak voice, the old magician whispered into Du Wei's ears: "According to the legends, the reason God set up this magic array here is to block humanity from continuing into the north and stop the exiled races from heading south….. In addition to these two reasons, there is also another important reason and that is to limit the dragon clan."
"Limiting the Dragons?" Du Wei was struck with a thought.
"That's right. The dragon clan's purpose is to guard this place, but that is only on the surface. To spend so many years in this boring place, some will eventually feel disgusted here. In name they are guarding this place, but in truth, they are also imprisoned on top of the Holy Mountain because they are not allowed to leave until their mission is completed. Although the dragon clan has kept to their mission over the millenniums, but there is also the occasional individual that enters the human world to travel just like that old dragon. This is fine if it was only one or two dragons on the occasion because it they won't have much impact on the human world as a whole. But what if the entire dragon clan were to migrate into the human world? Their presence would definitely change the balance of the world. So, fearing the dragon clan would get tired of their mission, God set this magic array here in order to block the mass migration of the dragons down to the south."
Carefully looking around, the winds were sweeping back and forth and countless tornadoes were hanging upside down from the sky. Intertwined by of all of this, the barrier was constantly being squeezed by their pressure…..
"From a general perspective, the dragon clan is a race of flight, but yet this ice field is an area of no flight. Any race traveling through this place must only walk on their feet; otherwise, they would also need to fend off the onslaught of wind blades in midair. Even for the powerful dragon clan, I suspect only a minority of one or two powerful individuals can possibly make it through this place. Thus, with this ice field here, the dragon clan is forced to stay put on the Holy Mountain and continue acting as the guardian of this place. In this case, I do not believe this crisis is the doing of the dragon clan. I think that within this storm, there is some other mystery behind it."
Du Wei paid close attention to his analysis.
Taking in a deep breath, the old magician continued: "The first time I came to this ice field, it was only by myself. Two hundred years ago, Semel didn't continue with me through the ice field because once we reached the frozen forest, we had already separated. Also back then my powers weren't as powerful as the present, yet I was able to make it through this place. Although it was difficult and harsh, I was able to do it, but now? Think about it, this time my powers were much stronger than two hundred years ago, but in the end…. I almost drank my entire reserve of magic potion and still couldn't sustain myself through the entire trip. If not for you and Gargamel's presence, there was no chance for me to make it through to the dragon mountain!
What exactly is hidden here to make the storm more powerful than 200 years ago? In accordance with the normal logic of magic, a magic array would weaken with the passage of use. Yet this place is the exact opposite, it did not weaken but instead intensified.
After a pause, the old magician continued speaking: "When we were coming through, it was already so hard... But on the way back, I found that the storms here are even worse! To be honest, I didn't expect that in just one day, I could not hold on! Do you remember? When we were coming, I alone stood up for two and a half days! What exactly is making this storm increasing in strength each and every time?"
Du Wei had taken one look around the ever increasing air pressure of the clouds, and then his face slightly changed from what he saw: "No matter what, we should be able to get out, right? Even if you and I or Gargamel depleted our magic reserve, don't forget that we also have a powerful Medusa in our team! When we were coming, she never expended any of her strength!"
"Don't hope to depend on Medusa." The Old magician sighed, looking at Du Wei with a pitiful and emotional look: "Such a pity! You are really smart and quick on the uptake of magic concepts when you're only 14 years. So young and under no guidance from any real magician, you were able to reach the strength of a third level magician. A true genius! But it is a pity… I see that although you read a lot of books regarding magical knowledge, but all the things you learned are all from texts and have no system to them at all. You need to understand the knowledge of magic is profound is deep. There is no way you could have understand some of the difficult concepts from the recorded books in this world! You did not even receive the most basic education of magical systems, so it is no wonder that you do not understand that we cannot rely on Medusa's magic because she is a magical beast! You understand? Although she is humanoid in appearance but she is still a magical beast. In accordance with the natural barrier of the magical field, human magic and beast magic cannot work together. This is because our magic is from our own unique magic system, and magical beasts have their own unique nucleus stone inside their body, so their method of using magic and training is completely different from that of us humans. Although Medusa is powerful, but she is unable to help us host this magic barrier."
Speaking up to here, the old magician smiled wryly: "Are you not surprised? Along the way we were having such a hard time, but even then I did not request Medusa for help despite Medusa's strength being much higher than you and Gargamel."
At this point, a flash of sadness crossed the old magician's eyes as he suddenly spoke loudly: "Hussein! Stop here! I have something to say."
The Knight was currently moving forward while holding Gargamel, but Hussein immediately stopped in his track because he could feel something was amiss. Turning his head around, he looked at Du Wei and the old magician: "What's the matter?"
"Don't go." The Old magician's look was extremely stern: "I made the calculations. To this day, the distance we walked when compared to when we first came here is about twice as slow! But already our magic could no longer support us….. Such a situation, I think you feel it too, right?"
Hussein did not speak, but the somber color of his face was already coming out.
"I have carefully calculated this many times. If we continue like this, we would run out of magic by tomorrow noon and would no longer be able to keep going…. But by tomorrow noon, we would only have traveled one fourth of the distance required…. If we continue consuming our strength like this, we would soon meet our death under the assaults of the wind blades!"
After revealing this shocking news to everyone, none in the group seemed surprised by this piece of information. Whether it was Du Wei or Medusa, it seems everyone was expecting something along those lines. Even Gargamel, that was supporting the barrier didn't say anything and kept his mouth shut, although the mouse was timid and wretched, but he was after all an experience rich magician. When it came to the estimation of energy consumption, he wasn't much different from what the old magician was thinking.
The one to raise a voice was actually the newest member MR. QQ.
"What's wrong, why not keep moving forward?" Despite being in this snow covered place, QQ seemed to really enjoy this trip and was even lying asleep on Du Wei's back with his eyes closed. Jumping down, he stomped and stomped around a bit as he wiggled his fat body. Lifting his head, he asked: "What is the reason we are not moving?"
"Because we are afraid we won't be able to get out." Du Wei sighed. His sentence sounded a little helpless, but at the same time unwilling to yield. The only one still looking calm was Medusa as if everything in the world had nothing to do with her.
"We have to find a way." A corner of his mouth revealed a saddening smile and then the Old magician solemnly looked at Du Wei: "Du Wei, you have to understand that you are the most important one here! The burden you are carrying is Aragon's mission; therefore, in any case, I will not let you die here... So, I came up with an idea that might be able to give you the opportunity to get out."
Du Wei did not speak, biting his lip as he watched the old magician.
"Hussein is a Saint Knight and the golden Dou Qi of a Saint Knight is not to be underestimated. Also the strong body of a Saint Knight can even rival that of a dragon, even without the protection of magic; Hussein should be able to go a day's walk in this storm." With that said, the old magician turned to take a look at Hussein: "My Knight companion, after tomorrow at noon, if we lose the protection of magic, there will be no way to escape. The only one that can last an extra day is you with your golden Dou Qi, so I want you to promise me one thing." The Old magician pointed at Du Wei: "Your golden Dou Qi can protect the space around you. If you carry a person on your back, you can protect that single person. I want you to carry this kid Du Wei and proceed forward without us! Proceeding at full strength, your walking speed should be a lot faster than it is now..."
"But I can only last a day or so." Hussein spoke in a cold way: "One day's worth of time is still not enough to get out of this ice field."
"Then leave it up to fate." The Old magician sighed: "This is the only way, though the hope is slim, but maybe a miracle can happen and let you walk out of the ice field. I did the math, if you run at full speed throughout the day, even if you do not get out, it won't be too far from the edge. Maybe... A miracle can occur."
Everyone did not speak, their faces showed a complex emotion. Du Wei took one look at each and every companion, and then suddenly said: "Perhaps I can summon Semel?"
"It's useless." The old magician whispered bitterly: "I already included all of our forces in my calculation…. Although I still don't know for sure what happened to her, but I can be certain of one point. The Semel by your side is much lower in strength than the Semel that I knew. Before you forget that she and Hussein had a duel? Also at the time, Hussein did not advance into a Saint Knight yet and even then, the two were evenly matched. From my estimation, Semel's magic is at best the eighth level or a little bit above that but not much. Even if we add an eighth level magician to our mix, we won't be able to get out. So calling Semel out here won't mean much..."
The Old magician looked at Hussein as he spoke: "I'm afraid that when necessary, even you have to be sacrificed."
Hussein did not speak, continuing the indifferent and prideful look on his face.
"I will give my wand to Du Wei, then Hussein, you will take Du Wei and move forward with your golden Dou Qi. If you end up using all of your Dou Qi and still couldn't get out of the frozen ice field, then Du Wei, you must give up on Hussein and move forward by yourself with the wand! By your side there is still Semel. With her strength, you should be able to protect yourself for a little while and the consumption of magic is not a lot. I think that if you are by yourself, you should be able to make it out."
Du Wei's expression turned cold. Looking at the old magician, then at the Hussein, to Medusa and to Gargamel, finally to QQ.
"You mean after sacrificing everyone, I'll be the only one that could make it out?" Du Wei immediately refused: "Although I can't be considered a good person, but to do something as to sacrifice my companion's life in order to protect mine, I cannot accept it. Don't forget that by tomorrow, that old dragon will start his chase from the Holy Mountain. I may not even make it out of the ice field. If that old fella catches up to me, do you think I would have a chance if none of you were near me? After regaining his dragon form, that old guy is even comparable to Aragon in person!"
All were silent.
Indeed, a restored Dragon form chieftain is comparable in strength to Aragon in person! Nobody thought for even a moment that Du Wei can deal with such a powerful enemy.
Of course, there was still room to object.
Just when everyone was silent… A sudden shrill voice grabbed everyone's attention! The always graceful looking Penguin QQ suddenly flew into a rage!
Letting out a sharp cry, the penguin angrily jumped up with his whole body and nearly bit him with his mouth!
"Who said it?! Who says the old dragon's power was comparable to Aragon! Nonsense! In this world, none is more powerful than Master Aragon! Absolutely not! If master were to resurrect, then that old dragon would easily be chopped into seventeen-Eight pieces!"
Fortunately, the Penguin lacked claws and teethes. Otherwise, looking at his angry face, Du Wei feared that this bird would really jump up and bite him. Even so, this bird was already jumping at him with its obese body to show his indignation for what they said.
"Enough." Looking at this beast that came out of the coffin, Du Wei frowned. Other than being able to speak, this guy is simply a burden: "I can understand your mood of wanting to defend Aragon, but facts are facts. If Aragon had not tricked that old dragon into drinking the water from the fountain of youth, he couldn't have won the battle in the past."
"Bullshit!!" QQ was fast to react, quickly covering his mouth. Stroking his chest, he sighed: "Oh, graceful, graceful, need to keep up my gracefulness…." Afterwards, he gave Du Wei a look: "Who said Aragon can't come out on top of the old dragon!"
Angrily staring at everyone, the penguin loudly asked, "Have you never thought of this before when Aragorn walked through the field of ice? After enduring such a powerful storm, his strength was only left with ten to twenty percent! Under the condition of nearing exhaustion and depleting all of his strength, Aragon was able to challenge the old dragon and come out with a tie! If not for this ice storm weakening Aragon, he would have chopped that old fella into pieces!"
"What did you say?!" Both the eyes of Du Wei and the old magician lit up, staring at QQ.
QQ lifted his head without a hint of relenting: I said that when Aragon passed through this ice field, his strength was only at ten or twenty percent! That is why he was forced into a draw with that old dragon; this is the truth that he told me!"
Du Wei and the old magician met each in the eyes and came up with the same key question!
By crossing the ice field, Aragon consumed around eighty to ninety percent of his power?
Of course, to be able to come out with a draw with the all-powerful dragon patriarch after losing eighty to ninety percent of his strength, it seems everyone had misunderstood Aragon's strength... Now it appears that Aragon really deserves the title of strongest under the stars. To think that the old dragon could match up to Aragon in his dragon form, now everyone here knew their guesses were completely wrong...
However, what QQ said contained information even more important than this.
Leaving only ten or twenty percent in strengths and can still come out with a draw with the Dragon chieftain. One can't imagine how powerful Aragon really is when he is in his prime!
For such great strength, this spell was still able to consume eighty to ninety percent? Then isn't this magic array far too powerful to the point of being horrifying?
"Wrong! Completely wrong!" Du Wei immediately shouted: "Wrong!"
Scratching his head, Du Wei was trying to catch hold of the inspiration flashing through his mind:
"If even for someone of Aragon's strength, he had to consume eighty to ninety percent of his strength? Then wouldn't the storm's intensity be even stronger back a thousand years ago? But like you said, two hundred years ago when you came here, the storm was much weaker than it was now. If Aragon had to consume eighty to ninety percent of his strength just to pass through, then shouldn't you have been killed two hundred years ago! This storm doesn't seem to be getting stronger, but seems to be....."
"Adjusting its strength based upon those that venture into this ice field. It's almost like a self-responding mechanism is set into the very function of this magic array." The old magician accurately summarized his theory.
When Aragon came here, the storms intensity was enough to consume eighty to ninety percent of his strength.
Two hundred years ago when the Old magician came here alone, the storm caused him to burn up most of his strength. If compared to when Aragon came here, the storms intensity should have weakened.
But now, the people here are seeing the storm increasing in strength.
"It is clear that this magic array can detect the intruder's strength. The stronger they are, the stronger it gets." Du Wei quickly added, "Maybe we can take advantage of this weakness."
"How do we take advantage of this? Are we now going to turn off this magic barrier?" Gargamel uttered a cry, and then his voice became weaker: "You guys been talking back and forth, but do you have a solution? Also, I'm unable to continue maintaining this barrier! Better have one of you swap out with me for a while; otherwise, this magic barrier will be ruined!"
Raising an eyebrow, the Old magician immediately took the wand off Gargamel's hands and injected his own magic into the barrier. Then in a whispering voice, he continued speaking: "Du Wei's speculation makes sense….. However, if we were to remove this magic barrier now, I fear we would be shredded into pieces immediately by the wind."
Du Wei suddenly grabbed QQ: "After leaving the Holy Mountain, how did he go back?"
"That's right!" The Old magician's eyes lit up in realization!
How did Aragon go back? After losing eighty to ninety percent of his strength, Aragon then fought with the dragon chief and also carved out such a huge road project in the Holy Mountain! Logically speaking, Aragon should have consumed a large amount of his strength. So how did he go back in the end?
"How would I know." QQ shook his head, patting Du Wei's hand and spoke slowly: "Don't you know that grabbing other people's neck is very rude! Back then, Master locked me in a sarcophagus. So of course I wouldn't know how he went back." But before master left, he did quote these words: "There is something odd about this ice field, so he left something in the coffin."
Without a word, Du Wei immediately dropped QQ and removed the baggage on his back. Opening it up, he quickly turned everything out.
"What is it?" In one breath, Du Wei poured all of his belongings out into the open and looked at QQ
"I slept for too long. There are some things that I can't remember very clearly." QQ looked at Du Wei:
"I seem to remember what the master said is that the thing is a tall, pointy object that can shrink and stab into the ground….. Oh, let me think..."
"What is it?" Du Wei waited patiently.
"That thing had a weird name. I should remember..." QQ cocked his head: "Think it was… Dodging… Wind….. Ah yes, it is called Wind dodging needle!"
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