Chapter 114 Decision and Change
Chapter 114 Decision and Change
In addition to investigating the abnormality, Ivan did not delay his own business. He successively comprehended the 21st to 24th meditation runes.
The basic version of the meditation method 'Blackbeard Melody' has a total of 40 meditation runes, starting from the 21st, each rune corresponds to 0.4 scales of mental power, and ends at the 30th rune.
He analyzed the last 10 runes and found that each one should correspond to 0.5 scales of mental power.
After he outlined the first 24 runes in his mind at once, he took the third bottle of magic crystal water, and his mental strength increased by 0.6 scales to 8.2 scales.
In recent days, he also learned the spell "Hand of the Mage" and is analyzing the spell "Immobilization". These two spells are actually the same spell, both based on the precise manipulation and shaping of mental power, similar to the spells he learned before.
Time passed day by day, and it had been eleven days since they arrived at Swamp Forest City.
In recent days, Swamp Forest City has become peaceful and calm. No one has gone crazy, and no wild beasts have attacked. It's as if the city and the outside world have been paused. This is a very strange thing.
For the apprentices who rushed over, it was like a heavy punch hitting cotton.
In this situation, they speculated that there might be two reasons. Either it was an unfortunate coincidence, or someone was manipulating it behind the scenes. If it was the latter, the problem would undoubtedly be more troublesome.
Ivan thought that such a day was not bad, since he was forced to come here to make up the numbers.
He then took the last bottle of magic crystal water, but the effect was not great, it only increased his mental power by 0.2 levels. Now his mental power has reached 8.4 levels, corresponding to the first 26 meditation runes.
In terms of spells, he learned the immobilization spell and the thorn strangulation spell, and is currently studying the earth creeper spell.
Thorn Strangulation, casting time 3 seconds, distance 12 meters, consumption: 2 spirit points, 2 mana points; strength 6-8 scales, can be as high as 10 scales using casting materials.
Thorn Strangulation is actually an advanced spell of vine entanglement. After casting, two thorny vines will materialize, entangle the enemy and strangle it at the same time.
Earth Vine combines earth elemental particles to summon multiple vines from the ground. The type of vines depends on what plants are growing on the ground in front. The casting distance is up to 13 meters and the spell strength is between 6 and 8 scales.
With his experience in learning Vine Entanglement, he was not slow in learning these two spells.
That night, the two teams met as usual to discuss follow-up matters.
"There is nothing unusual in the city."
“Nothing unusual was found outside the venue.”
Heidi looked at the members of the hunting team with suspicion in their eyes. It was well known that the hunting team was good at tracking. These people went out early and came back late every day. It was hard to believe that they said they had no clues at all.
Walban smiled bitterly and said, "In recent days, even the demonic beasts in the jungle have become less frenetic. I suspect someone is manipulating everything."
"I'm afraid so."
After a pause, Heidi made a decision: "I decided to take people to Stone Creek Town."
Walban said, "What about Swamp Forest City? It's best to leave one or two people to guard it."
"You stay."
Heidi looked at the other three members of the enchantment group and fixed her eyes on Ivan.
Ivan was eating the melon, but he didn't expect the melon to fall on him. He frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded.
Intermittent day.
The members of the hunting team have already left the city, and the three members of the enchantment team are also preparing to go to Stone Creek Town.
Gina suggested: "Why don't I stay too? It would be nice to have one more person to take care of me."
"No, the matter in Stone Creek Town is of great importance, and I need enough manpower." Her proposal was rejected by Heidi, who turned to Ivan and said, "You are too weak to help. It is safer to stay in the city. Remember to keep an eye out for any suspicious people."
Gina was helpless and signaled to her junior brother to be careful.
Without waiting for Ivan to answer, Heidi took the two of them away.
"Who is this woman looking down on? Stoney Creek Town, is there anything special about this place?" Looking at the departing figure, Ivan recalled the situation in Stoney Creek Town, and there seemed to be nothing special about it.
It is possible that his information is too narrow. He did not stay at his residence, but wandered around the city as usual. If he didn't want to wander around, he would just find a store to rest. The city had been quiet for so many days, and many businesses could not wait and opened for business.
In a restaurant, Ivan sat by the window.
He noticed someone peeking around and found out it was the little beggar he had seen not long ago, so he motioned for the person to come over.
Xiaoguai hesitated for a moment, then ran up to him carefully.
"Can't find anything to eat again?"
The little beggar nodded and shook his head. He mustered up the courage to say, "Sir, if I tell you something, can you give me some food?"
"Oh, you know what I'd like to find?"
"Uh-huh."
"Tell me, I'll ask the owner to give us some food."
"One night, we sneaked out. He had never been out at night before. He didn't come back until dawn the next day. The next day, he seemed to have forgotten what happened that night. He kept complaining that he didn't sleep well and was very sleepy and tired."
"Where are your heads?"
"He disappeared. He sneaked out the second time and never came back. My lord, I swear that every word I said is true. I definitely didn't lie to get food."
As promised, Ivan asked the shopkeeper to give the little beggar some food, and the little beggar carefully took the food and ran away.
"This method is like putting a curse on people." Ivan thought thoughtfully. If what the little beggar said was correct, then there must be a large number of controlled people lurking in the Swamp Forest City, and the actions of the two teams must have been seen by the people behind the scenes.
I am in the light and the enemy is in the dark, so I have to be more careful.
"My Lord, it has appeared."
In the afternoon, the city lord's eldest son Nasi hurriedly found Ivan and brought a piece of news.
Ivan let them lead the way and explained the situation as they walked.
"what happened?"
"Someone has gone crazy again. A whole group of mercenaries. My father and the guards have already rushed over."
There has been no movement in Swamp Forest City, but the ones who are more anxious are actually the city lord and his son. They know that the wizard apprentices will not stay for long, and if they miss them, they will have to deal with all kinds of changes by themselves, which is not what they want.
There was only one wizard apprentice left in the city today, which made the city lord and his son even more helpless and worried. Fortunately, the unexpected happened, and they were more happy than surprised.
After receiving the news, the city lord immediately asked Naxi to come and inform.
When the two men arrived at the neighborhood, the people nearby had already become frightened birds. They immediately closed their doors and windows at the first sign of trouble, leaving the streets in a mess. However, several people still didn't have time to escape and died on the street.
"kill!"
"Stop them, don't let them get away."
"The city lord said we have to keep them alive. Be careful not to get hurt by them."
As a medium-sized city, its defense force is not weak. Following the noisy sound, the two men arrived at the scene. The mad man was being forced back to the yard of the garrison by the guards with shields. There were as many as twenty or thirty people.
"Sir, these are all sick people. Do you want to capture them alive?" Seeing Ivan coming, the city lord Simmons breathed a sigh of relief and went to meet him with his personal guards.
"It depends on the situation."
Ivan waved his hand and took a few steps forward, carefully looking at the mad mercenaries not far away. These mercenaries seemed to have their minds blinded by something, and each of them turned into a wild beast that only knew how to destroy, trying to break out of the encirclement of the guards.
He noticed subtle patterns in the mercenary's eyes, similar to the lines on the head of a wild animal, which only appeared when a person went crazy.
Suddenly, Ivan sensed a hint of fatal danger coming from behind.
(End of this chapter)