บท 33: Real man never looks back at the explosion
Fog of War was a very practical Army-level strategic spell. It could create a white fog that was condensed from magic power within a certain range. Not only could it block vision, but it could also prevent detection from certain Clairvoyance spells and skills. If an army was hiding in the fog, it would be very effective in concealing themselves. However, it also had a fatal weakness. Because it was a fog condensed by magic, it would be restrained by the dispel spell.
Karl thought that this fog was the Fog of War, but after using the dispel spell to no avail, he finally realized that this fog was not normal. First of all, in this fog, the range of vision was very small, so small that it was scary. Second of all, the transmission of sound seemed to be limited. He could not hear anything around him.
This was not the Fog of War, but it was even more powerful and terrifying than the Fog of War! Karl finally understood why Liang Lidong wanted to kill their air mage first, even at the risk of getting injured. He was afraid that the fog would be blown away.
But I can also use air magic! Karl pointed his wand forward lightly, and a three-meter-tall whirlwind flew out from the balcony. Wherever the whirlwind passed, the white fog dissipated, forming a long passage. However, in less than two seconds, the fog immediately filled up, and the passage in the fog quickly disappeared.
"Damn it!"
This was the most powerful wind magic Karl knew. Although it had some effect, it was too small to be of any use. His previous confidence and joy had disappeared without a trace. They had studied Uther and Barbara's abilities and made a perfect plan. This assassination was already in the bag, but they did not expect that Beta would come to disturb them.
"Damn Beta, damn priest!" Karl muttered angrily. He disappeared from the balcony and returned to the castle.
'Fog Riding' was the first magical skill of the Cloud Dragon bloodline. Its effect was to create a fog that was a natural phenomenon. Because it was a natural fog, it did not count as magic, so it could not be dispelled. However, because it was a natural phenomenon, it would be slightly affected by the wind magic.
Air magi might be able to do something to this fog, but Karl was a fire magus. Even if he knew wind magic, he would only be slightly affected by the 'Riding Mist' spell. He wouldn't be afraid of ordinary wind magic at all.
In the garden, Uther and Barbara had very interesting expressions on their faces. They were replaying the amazement Kail felt when he first experienced [Mist Riding]. Uther's finger gently moved back and forth in front of his eyes, as if he wanted to touch the dense red dots that appeared in his field of vision. For a moment, he was not used to such a large amount of information in his field of vision.
"This is definitely not the Fog of War." Barbara exclaimed. She was a magician, so her mental power was stronger. She quickly figured out the benefits of this spell. "I feel like I've become lighter. This spell can increase my movement speed. I also feel like I'm stepping on a soft blanket. This should be the effect of moving silently!"
"No, it's Silent Movement!" Uther stomped on the ground and took a deep breath. "This spell has a large area of effect. How long can it last? If it can last for more than an hour, I'll definitely be able to steal Winterwind with three thousand cavalrymen at night! "
Winterwind was a border city of Udabri, a hostile country. It was just eighty kilometers away on the opposite side of Winterwind.
Uther had to admit that he was a competent soldier. He saw through the real purpose of [Riding Mist] the moment he saw it.
Barbara looked at Liang Lidong. "Mr. Beta, what is this spell? Why have I never heard of it before?"
"It's my bloodline spell. Few people know it. " Liang Lidong briefly explained the effects of the spell on both sides. Then he said, "They'll be slower, and their vision and hearing will be worse. We have a great advantage! City Master Uther and Miss Barbara, please deal with the spatial magician and the four mercenaries next to him. I'll deal with Karl in the castle! "
"What about me?" Kail pointed at himself expectantly!
"You'll protect Barbara." Liang Lidong replied, "It's a rule that all melee classes have to learn to protect the spellcasters in their team."
Kail nodded and had no objection. Barbara looked at the former happily, her face slightly red.
After the work was done, Liang Lidong walked through the garden and the shivering crowd hiding in the mist, before he entered the castle from the main gate. The mist had already spread inside the castle. The servants in the castle spontaneously hid in a corner, waiting for things to pass. The main hall was about five hundred square meters. Liang Lixian saw the coat of arms of the Longman family first, which was a lion standing sideways in the middle.
Such an image was indeed suitable for a military noble family. Joan Of Arc, who was on Liang Lidong's shoulder, suddenly said, "If I'm not mistaken, that Karl is much stronger than you. Maybe you're talented in fighting, but he's too strong. I remember that in your knowledge, there's a saying that brute force can overcome all tricks. Why put yourself in danger?"
After Joan Of Arc became Liang Lidong's magical pet, she received most of her master's knowledge, but she didn't have Liang Lidong's memories. So, she didn't know how many battles Liang Lidong and the other players had experienced in the game. The combat experience and fighting style of the players as a group were completely beyond the imagination of the NPC professionals.
Indeed, in terms of superficial strength, Karl was stronger than Liang Lidong, but in terms of real combat ability, Liang Lidong wasn't necessarily afraid of him. The class of Divine Nobles was weak for the players of the same level, but for the NPC professionals, the players' PK philosophy and style were at least one level ahead of them.
Besides, Karl was within the range of Mist Manipulation, which was Liang Lidong's home field. As a first-tier player in the game, if he still lost when he had such a great advantage, he really had to reflect on his own intelligence.
Slowly ascending from the circular building in the main hall, Liang Lidong said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm confident that I can deal with him. But you have to help me, too. That way, my odds of winning will be greater. "
"Fine, you're the master. You call the shots." Said Joan Of Arc and began to comb her new bright gold fluff, which had been messed up by the explosion just now.
When Liang Lidong went up to the second floor, he quickly locked onto Karl's position according to the red dot in the System Vision. He turned left into a corridor covered with a red carpet and asked, "Joan Of Arc, I've realized that you don't like to talk when there are outsiders around."
"Really?" Joan Of Arc tilted her bird head and thought for a while, then said, "Maybe it's because I don't have a common language with them. Think about it, I inherited your knowledge. Although I don't know how to describe you, master, I at least know one thing. The knowledge you transferred to me almost made my little head explode. Master, who has so much knowledge, is definitely not an ordinary person. Also, your bloodline is very unique. You have a noble quality in you. It's not an ethereal temperament that people often say, but a more substantial special ability. I've been observing Uther and Barbara just now, and I found that they can't compare to you in this aspect. They are respected because of their status, but you give people a noble feeling. Even if you're wearing beggar's clothes, I don't think anyone will look down on you. "
"What does this have to do with you not being talkative?"
"Master, since you have a noble status, I can't talk too much before I figure out how to communicate with others. If I say something wrong, I'll lose face for you!"
Although Joan Of Arc said that she was thinking for Liang Lidong's sake, the latter could tell from her tone and expression that Joan Of Arc didn't seem to think highly of Uther and Barbara … Could it be that the noble temperament had been passed on to Joan Of Arc because of the contract?
With such doubts, Liang Lidong went up to the third floor. The castle was very big, but it was already filled with thick fog. Liang Lidong waited at a corner for a while. After about half a minute, he took out a scroll from his dimensional backpack, threw it at the corner, and walked away quickly. In less than two seconds, the crackling sound of lightning was heard, followed by Karl's angry shout.
"Who is it? Come out and fight me face-to-face if you dare!"
Hardly had his voice died away when a big fireball hit the corner. Gravel flew everywhere, and a big hole was formed in the wall. The smell of burnt stones spread everywhere. Fortunately, Liang Lidong left early, or he would've been affected.
"This Karl is really despicable. He shouted that he wanted a face-to-face duel, but he suddenly threw a powerful spell at me." Joan Of Arc clicked her tongue. "But master, you're really insidious. You actually used the terrain to trick him."
"My stats are not as good as his. Now it's a battle of experience and terrain advantage." Liang Lidong looked around, walked to the next corner, and threw another scroll.
Staring at the scroll for a while, Joan Of Arc smiled. "You want to deal with him the same way you dealt with the Assassin?"
"He won't fall for it, but I can give him a habitual impression so that he can be prepared for my real attack." Liang Lidong left quickly and went down the stairs to the second floor. "If he wants to leave this place, he has to close the barrier of the castle. Under normal circumstances, the magic circle of the barrier is usually underground. I'm confident that I can kill him before he reaches the magic circle."
Liang Lidong circled around the second floor and found a little maid hiding under a bed in one of the rooms, shivering. He walked over and added her as an 'ally'. Then he moved the big bed away, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Get out of here quickly and run to the garden. It's dangerous here."
Hearing the voice, the little maid looked around and exclaimed in delight, "I can see the way!" Then, she ran away.
Under the negative effect of Mist Riding, ordinary people couldn't see anything five centimeters away from them at all unless they were allies. They were no different from blind people.
Liang Lidong watched the little maid run away, and then Karl's furious roar came from the third floor. "Space Anchor Scroll … You're Beta! Bastard, you bastard, you actually stole my scroll. Come out if you have the ability, don't use such despicable methods! "
"He didn't fall for it. Your prediction was quite accurate, Master!" Joan Of Arc said in admiration.
Liang Lidong thought for a moment and said, "Judging from his reaction speed, his vision range should be between fifteen to eighteen meters. He must've activated his magic shield in case of my ambush! "
While talking, he returned to the stairs on the second floor and walked to the corner of the corridor at a constant speed. "There are thirty-eight steps in total. Assuming an average of 0.6 meters per step, this place is more than twenty meters away from the stairs. Joan Of Arc, when Karl comes down, launch an Air Bullet at him with your full strength. Do you understand? "
Joan Of Arc nodded.
In no more than two minutes, Karl appeared at the stairs. Joan Of Arc, who had been prepared, launched a transparent Air Bullet with a radius of about sixty centimeters at Karl. At the same time, Liang Lidong ran away. Of course, he did not forget to throw another scroll at the corner.
One second later, an explosion came from the corner, as if something had been hit by something heavy. Then, Karl coughed.
After launching the Air Bullet, Joan Of Arc looked rather tired. She said, "I won't be able to fight for a while."
"That's fine! After taking your attack, he'll probably turn his magic shield into an elemental shield! " Liang Lidong said casually, "Although a magic shield can resist both physical and magical attacks, it's not very effective against either type of attack because it's a composite shield. Joan Of Arc, although a magic shield can block your attack, it won't be easy for him either. "
As if to verify Liang Lidong's speculation, Karl's coughing came faintly. Then, there was a faint hum in the air.
"See? He's turned his magic shield into an elemental shield." Liang Lidong smiled.
Joan Of Arc shivered. "Master, you're too cunning. I'm a little scared …"
Liang Lidong continued to walk forward calmly. At this time, a long string of flames emerged from the corner behind him. Because of the burning, the scroll that Liang Lidong dropped was triggered in advance. It was a Frost spell. The moment the frost came out, it was swallowed by the scorching flames.
"Beta!" Karl shouted from the corner. "These little tricks are useless. Your magic power is too weak. You can't even break my shield. Wait till I undo the seal, I'll definitely humiliate you! "
"Burning Hand …" Liang Lidong seemed to be laughing even more happily. "He's getting anxious. I thought I'd only have a chance to kill him on the first floor, but now … I think he'll be dead in less than three minutes."
Liang Lidong found an empty room with a window near the staircase, walked in, and closed the door. At this time, Karl happened to come out from the corner.
Karl was a little tired. The weird thick fog would only make his body heavier and slow down his pace. Also, he had to be careful in case Beta's unexpected magic attacks and magic scrolls were thrown around the corner. The space anchor just now had scared him. He would've been dragged into the void if he hadn't reacted fast enough to set up a magic countermeasure.
"Damn Beta. All he can do is play tricks. He doesn't have any honor as a sorcerer at all." Karl mumbled angrily and moved forward slowly.
Leaning against the door, Liang Lidong listened to the guy's footsteps getting closer and closer. He took out the iron sword from his Backpack and stepped back, facing the wooden door.
Karl's heavy breath was right outside the door.
Liang Lidong suddenly exerted his strength and slammed the wooden door with his shoulder. Although the wooden door of Longman's house was of good quality, it couldn't withstand the full impact of a professional.
Liang Lidong rushed out of the room with the door in his hand. His longsword pierced through the wooden door and stabbed into a soft object. Then, he smashed the object against the wall with the wooden door … After a weird noise, Liang Lidong saw blood splashing out behind the wooden door, which looked like a glamorous red flower on the white wall!
It was obvious that the person behind the wooden door was Karl. The reason why Liang Lidong was able to succeed so easily was because Karl had changed his defensive spell from 'mana shield' to 'elemental resistance shield'! The latter only had a strong defense against magic, but it was completely unable to defend against pure physical attacks.
Besides, Liang Lidong had set up traps at the corners many times, so Karl had mistakenly thought that Liang Lidong would only launch attacks at the corners where he could easily escape. It never occurred to him that Liang Lidong would ambush him behind the door, waiting for him to come to him.
"You deserve to die …" A feeble voice came from behind the wooden door.
The magic elements in the air began to stir. Liang Lidong picked up Joan Of Arc and, without any hesitation, abandoned the longsword and rushed into the room. Then, he broke the window and jumped down from the second floor.
When he landed, Liang Lidong rolled sideways out of habit to reduce the force of his fall. Then, he stood up. It was also at this moment that a huge explosion took place on the second floor. The whole floor was swallowed by flames, which spurted out of the window like fire dragons. The light of the flames illuminated the whole mist!
Liang Lidong patted his shoulder to get rid of the dust on his body and then put Joan Of Arc on his shoulder.
Liang Lidong stepped forward, the flames were burning wantonly on the second floor of the castle, and the bright light drew a long back for him... Real man never looks back at the explosion!
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