The Truth of Magic

Chapter 327

327 The fallen

“Sir, why don’t I go ask the neighbors?” When Clinton saw Zhao Xu frowning, he quickly gave his own suggestion, ” because there’s too many fallen leaves on the path in the garden. It seems like there hasn’t been anyone in a while. Maybe they’ve gone on a long journey.

“No,” she said. zhao xu shook his head. ” they’re close to a breakthrough. no parent would let their child travel far away from home, no matter how irresponsible they are. ”

only those who had been unable to break through for many years would choose to go out and try their luck.

otherwise, most people would be honest and stay in a place where they could consult and seek help in time. that was the most stable way to break through.

in reality, even for players like zhao xu, as long as they successfully became level 1 wizards, it was worth it to post a message on the forums to celebrate. then, they would receive many congratulatory messages and envious looks from the other wizard apprentices.

even two to three months after the server was launched, this kind of behavior was not out of date.

it was even more difficult for the people of arthur to become mages.

Even a family of mages that was full of talents would set up a banquet to welcome their family and friends after their descendants became mages.

The importance of mages was one of the reasons why Mystra’s magic civilization was the most developed.

clinton saw that zhao xu was sizing up the height of peter’s house’s iron gates, and he thought that zhao xu was going to climb over it. he quickly said, ” sir, if you’re going to climb over it, i’ll do it. you’re not suitable for it. ”

As he spoke, he looked around the streets and alleys to see if there were any patrolling sentries.

“What are you thinking about?” zhao xu looked clinton up and down. this kid couldn’t be addicted to taking the blame, right?

Zhao Xu immediately looked at the spell slots he had on him. They were basically all quite complete.

the fourth-circle mage was also the third-circle poet’s detection spell, which allowed him to directly sense peter’s situation with certain information.

But Zhao Xu wasn’t level 6 yet, so he couldn’t cast a level 3 divine spell. Naturally, he couldn’t cast the divine version of the poet.

as for the second best option, he could choose to secretly check if anyone was in the room.

The third-circle ” Eagle Eye ” could help him do this.

eagle’s eye and sharp ears were the best of the level 3 prophecy (detection) spells, not just garbage spells that enhanced his vision or hearing on paper.

With his current level, he could set up a magic induction ground at a specific location within a 200-meter radius.

He didn’t even need to see the place. He just needed to know the specific coordinates or understand the place.

if the obelisk didn’t have a detection spell, zhao xu wouldn’t even need to walk into the tower to cast this spell and use it to spy on what was going on in antonya’s office.

As a result, the means to block detection had become a standard in some hidden places. many wizard associations had similar rooms for secret discussions.

of course, zhao xu couldn’t just use a spell like eagle’s eye to see how his student peter was doing.

in fact, if it wasn’t for the fact that he was worried and suspected that there was a problem, he would have turned around and left right now, waiting for the next visit.

after thinking about it for a while, zhao xu decided to settle for the next best thing.

he immediately rolled up the sleeves of his coat, freed up his hands, and used the multi-talented spellcaster class ability.

Zhao Xu’s two level 2 spell slots were immediately combined into a level 3 spell, sharp ears. This also helped him to avoid the 10-minute casting time.

Zhao Xu, who didn’t have the heart to peek, decided that as long as he couldn’t hear anyone breathing in the room, he would just turn around and leave.

And Clinton noticed that Zhao Xu was casting a spell, so he just stood quietly by his side and helped him keep an eye out for anything that might go wrong.

After Zhao Xu finished casting his spell, an invisible and traceless magic energy flew into the house, ignoring all the walls that blocked it.

Then, an invisible magic field started to spread out at the place Zhao Xu had chosen and started to collect information about the sounds in the room according to Zhao Xu’s will.

Ellington noticed that Zhao Xu’s expression had become a little strange, so he quickly asked in a low voice, ” Mr. Zhongxia, what’s wrong? ”

“Strange, it’s the sound of water dripping.” zhao xu was a little surprised.

“There’s also the sound of heavy breathing?”

“But there were no groans.”

Zhao Xu’s expression changed.

but at the same time, ellington was also looking at zhao xu with a strange expression.

Zhao Xu didn’t have the time to pay attention to this, so he quickly called his Soul Catcher over.

If an evil undead creature like the soul Catcher dared to show up in Mystra, it would be directly killed by the magic guards passing by and then taken to get a reward.

fortunately, the soul catcher was a creature that crossed planes and worlds. its usual habit was to hide in the spirit world or the astral world and follow travelers, waiting to ambush them at any time.

Because of this, the soul Catcher usually stayed dormant, and when Zhao Xu gave him an order, he would come from the spirit world or the astral world, which were all connected to the main material plane, and then he would appear in the main material plane.

in reality, after zhao xu got the death god’s divine persona fragment, he already knew that this legendary undead staff in his hands had become a little different.

For example, the original Level 6 spell ” greater summoning of the dead ” was only to create high-level undead creatures. He had to go through a command process, and the spell itself could only be released at night.

But that day, in the hands of that mutated Necromancer staff, these were no longer a problem.

This made Zhao Xu wonder if the piece of divinity in his hands would just so happen to be a perfect match for the undead staff, and it would just go down the path of a divine weapon.

in the end, it became zhao xu’s first real god-tier weapon.

she wasn’t like lux, who had crashed recently and couldn’t respond to his summoning.

“Homeroom teacher, I’ll go and get the police.” ellington said nervously.

Mystra’s ” Magic guard ” was essentially used to deal with mages of the same level, and disputes between ordinary people were mostly resolved by the garrison.

But Zhao Xu shook his head. they’ll probably die if they come, and it’ll be too late if they wait any longer.

it was as if the mysterious breathing had sensed him, and then it had magically stopped and disappeared.

only the sound of water droplets continued to flow quietly. they fell to the ground and reverberated.

zhao xu silently pinned a rose cross on his ” high inspector ” badge.

with this identity, he would not be pursued even if he barged into a mage’s family, let alone an ordinary house.

“Do you know how to unlock it?” Zhao Xu asked tentatively.

ellington immediately shook his head.

but when he saw zhao xu turn his head around, he thought that zhao xu was disappointed in him, so he quickly said, ” “sir, i’ll learn this skill when i get back.”

no need. We mages can use magic to open locks.

as soon as zhao xu finished speaking, he immediately blurted out the incantation that he had already memorized.

He waved the scepter in his hand and gently knocked on the bolt that was locked on the iron gate.

The door shook violently, and the lock was unlocked as if it had been hit by an invisible hand.

At the same time, the bolt on the door automatically bounced back to its original position. Just like that, this iron gate that could only be opened by brute force was opened by Zhao Xu with a level 2 spell, the knock spell.

Ellington lowered his head when he saw this.

“what’s wrong?” zhao xu asked.

no, I just remembered that when I was young, my toy box was locked. That person also cast a spell to open it for me. ellington’s voice carried a hint of weakness as he clenched his fists tightly.

when zhao xu heard this, he just let out a soft sigh.

you might have some bad memories ahead. Why don’t you stay here? ”

“Sir, please allow me to follow you.” clinton already understood what zhao xu was trying to say, but he still gathered up his courage.

“then come in.”

zhao xu had already walked through the garden in front of him and was now standing in front of the mahogany door of the house. he could tell that the family emblem was carved on the door and that it was a work of exquisite carpentry.

zhao xu continued to use the scepter in his hand to knock open the wooden door in front of him, and this was followed by the third creak that he heard today.

however, what he saw was a sea of red, as if they had accidentally entered a bloody battlefield.

A strong and pungent smell immediately filled the air, and it made Ellington’s face turn extremely pale as he stood behind Zhao Xu. It was as if he was thinking back to the nightmare that he had been through for the rest of his life more than ten years ago.

However, he could only clench his teeth and pinch his own thigh. He knew that the moment he entered this place, Zhao Xu was also testing him. This was because he had given up on the other assessment methods.

he could only restrain himself and open his eyes wide, looking at the cruel world in front of him.

above the hall where the luxurious lights were hanging, there were also several indistinguishable bodies hanging, swaying slowly even without wind.

the sound of water dripping that zhao xu heard was from them.

And on the blood that was condensed from the drops below, there was a man, or rather, a male creature.

black scales had already grown on his exposed skin, even covering half of his face. Only some of the scales on his neck had fallen off, revealing the red and disgusting rotten flesh inside.

The man’s eyes were glowing red, and he was looking at Zhao Xu and the other man with an extremely fierce murderous look. A pair of black bat-like wings that looked like they had been carbonized kept opening and closing on his back.

“p-peter, how did he turn into an evil demon?” ” peter! ” clinton covered his mouth and exclaimed. he had already noticed the horns on peter’s head.

“this is a half-purgatory creature.” zhao xu said indifferently, ” why did you have to take this kind of fork instead of being a good person? ”

After he said that, Zhao Xu snapped his fingers and dispelled the illusion on him.

Suddenly, the cashmere coat that he was originally wearing disappeared.

In his place was a cloak that glowed with Starlight and was draped over his shoulders, fluttering in the wind.

peter, who had already turned into a half-purgatory creature, was also roaring as he charged towards zhao xu.