Chapter 266: The Great Completion of Astronomy
Bang Bang -
Two soft sounds came from the cargo ship.
It was the sound of two witches being thrown to the ground.
An investigator was suddenly attacked and lost his life almost before he could react.
What is this?
To be assigned to the commanding heights alone to monitor the overall situation, he must be a very strong investigator in this operation. The meaning of this kind of caster dying so easily is too obvious.
Faced with such a situation, Ronald naturally could not remain indifferent.
Looking around, except for their group of people, there was no sign of any outsiders on the dock in the dark night.
As for the staff at the dock itself.
At least near their current location, the original staff had been transferred away by people from the Investigation Bureau using their power before taking action.
Where is the enemy...
Snap -
Standing on the Vis River blown by the cold wind, Ronald snapped his fingers.
The protective spell on the body was reset again.
However, everything around them was eerily quiet at this moment. Neither Ronald, who was guarding the ship, nor the investigators who had not yet been attacked, could find where the enemy who coveted them was.
"..."
Could it be an attack from further away?
Feeling the information fed back by 'Rage', Ronald once again confirmed that there were no traces of enemies around him.
Now he can only continue to expand the scope of investigation...
With this thought, Ronald continued to expand the scope of his investigation. However, even if the dock nearby was covered within the normal scope, he still could not find traces of the enemy.
There are indeed some workers who work at night who have bad tempers, but they are not so aggressive as to kill people.
So this is some kind of spell that is set up in advance, just waiting for someone to be attacked.
Or is it that the enemy has ultra-long-range reconnaissance methods that can observe their situation from a farther position and then launch an attack...
Buzz -
At this moment, a white light glowed on Ronald's body, and then quickly disappeared.
——This is the reaction of the defensive spell taking effect.
In other words, Ronald is under attack from his enemies.
After the investigator at the commanding heights was killed, the enemy's second target was Ronald!
And one thing is particularly noteworthy.
Although Ronald's defensive technique steadily blocked the enemy's attack, the white light was weakened to a great extent.
This level of darkness...
even obviously exceeded the level of weakness when fighting Elva.
A spell attack that is more powerful than Elva can basically guarantee that the opponent is using the original spell.
Moreover, this attack also gave Ronald a hint.
——The opponent is not a beyond-visual-range or ultra-long-range spellcaster.
——And it shouldn’t be too far from the pier.
After all, if it was a trap spell set up in advance, there would be no reason for Ronald to be attacked now that he was standing on the cargo ship that had just arrived.
By making some simple inferences, the other party's location can be quickly known.
The reason is the order in which the enemy chooses to attack targets.
The first one to kill the investigator on the commanding heights was obviously to ensure that his position would not be noticed by the other party. Then the enemy was exposed: he could be seen from the commanding heights.
Then the second one was Ronald...
Thinking of this, Ronald turned around suddenly while standing on the cargo ship, and his eyes quickly swept around the Vis River.
There was no first attack on the investigators.
It is very likely that the first target the other party sees is themselves.
So...
On the Vis River in the dark night, there were still scattered ships traveling on the river at this moment. For the ships that were closer, Ronald accurately targeted the detection capabilities here.
It didn't take him long to find the other party's location.
On a ship sailing slowly into the distance, someone was staring at them with malicious intent.
"Is it here..."
After confirming this, Ronald immediately said:
"The enemy is on that ship, everyone, be careful..."
Ronald stopped abruptly before he finished speaking.
Because on the Vis River blown by the night wind, his extremely keen hearing detected a very small sound.
The local magician on the boat was reciting the incantation in a very serious voice:
"Starting from the relationship between the entire earth and the sky, we will begin to form our understanding."
After a brief reflection, Rona clearly understood the other party's original scripture. De's eyes froze:
""The Great Treatise"...?"
He
muttered and was about to react, but the enemy who was ready to attack had already finished casting the spell first.
After the attack just now, this guy also understood that Ronald had a very powerful power, so his attacking behavior naturally changed.
Reciting the spell carefully to activate the original scripture, the object driven with full power is naturally no longer simple.
This time, it was not Ronald himself who was affected by the spell.
But it was the cargo ship he was stepping on!
With a very ferocious momentum, the entire cargo ship was instantly lifted up by a sudden force, and then slammed hard onto the land at the dock.
How much does a cargo ship loaded with coal weigh?
Under the impact of the fast-moving ship under his feet, Ronald had no time to jump off the ship, and if he was hit by such a force and hit the dock, he was not sure whether he could still defend himself.
The only thought at this moment is that we must avoid this collision!
Boom -
in a flash of lightning.
The cargo ship had already hit the dock hard. Even though Ronald warned him in advance, some investigators were still directly hit by the exaggerated weight of the cargo ship and instantly turned into a puddle of lifeless meat.
The investigator who barely dodged the attack was seriously injured by the exaggerated impact.
In this case, they can only hide in the surrounding darkness and find ways to prevent the injury from worsening or escape.
Suddenly, the entire dock became quiet.
"..."
On the other side, the holder of the original code standing on the ship was looking at the results of the battle with satisfaction.
With a full blow, his target seemed to have completely lost the ability to resist.
Now as long as...
"Huh huh?"
Suddenly, an exclamation came from this guy's mouth.
Because just when he was about to control the boat, the black fog on the Vis River immediately rolled up and rushed towards his position and submerged him!
Ronald is not dead!
Not even comatose!
He can even control the black mist to attack again!
"Tsk——"
Realizing this, the original code holder on the ship smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.
His spells were completely unable to defend against this kind of attack, and he failed to take down this guy in two attempts. Now was not the time to continue a head-on confrontation with this guy.
News from Elva.
We can only find opportunities to deal with it later.
Making a quick decision, the tome holder immediately activated the spell again.
Just like the investigators and ships that were pulled up before, the invisible force took his body into the air, and then drew an arc in the air.
Soon, the man's figure disappeared on the surface of the Vis River.
[Thanks to Black Steel Blade and Taotie梼杌 Zhu Yan for the reward! 】
(End of this chapter)