Chapter 342: Untitled

Chapter 342: Untitled

These people were definitely after Lily, but Carlin did not know what made Lily so special. The Magic Weapon Summoning Book? That thing didn’t seem particularly special, right? After all, it wasn’t a real treasure; if someone really wanted to get one, it wasn’t impossible. So what was the real situation? Should he ask his own Boss? Hmm, that would be overstepping. He would just quietly observe the situation here.

Carlin believed his job was simply to keep an eye on the person. These people clearly didn’t want to take lives; they had other goals… Based on the information he currently had, it seemed Lily held some kind of special status among the Demon Sword Cultists. But what exactly was it? He couldn’t just become a Cultist himself for the sake of such information, could he?

Although the Demon Sword Sect was not like other Cults, it was still a Cult, with an Evil God behind it. If he became a Demon Sword Cultist, he would inevitably be placed under extra surveillance or control. Trying to clash with the Demon Sword Sect would then be impossible… Even if he learned their purpose then, it would be meaningless. Instead, he would become their accomplice…

For now, these people weren’t taking any extra action; they were just quietly watching the situation at the Academy. There were even two quite skilled Infiltrators trying to find his trail. To that, Carlin just wanted to say, these amateurs thought they could find him? They were too naive. Unless they increased their numbers tenfold… well, fivefold, they wouldn’t find a single hair of his. That said, these two Infiltrators were indeed quite skilled; they had managed to locate many of his previous hideouts, making his movements less free and easy than before.

Carlin shook his head and turned his attention to the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. The Undying Witch was indeed something to be concerned about. For ordinary people, the Undying Witch was too distant. For someone like him, having great power meant not needing to take responsibility for many things, but it also meant bearing greater responsibility. Because the very things he didn’t want to encounter would unexpectedly find him.

Tsk, even though he said that, what did it really have to do with him? He wasn’t afraid if he encountered any dangerous situations on his end. Thinking about the several Witches lurking around his Boss, the things he was worried about seemed insignificant. One Witch causing trouble? That was practically weak. If they had the guts, they should come together!

“Hmm… Let’s look at news from other places instead…”

In Windwhisper Valley, Oss looked at a rock. This rock had a verdant color and bore distinct wind marks. This thing was a local specialty of Windwhisper Valley. To find it, one had to first find a special Magical Beast that inhabited this area. It was something resembling a dragonfly from Earth, but different. Its wingspan was at least two meters, and it ate people.

This Magical Beast had a unique sense for the Windhowl Stone. Therefore, wherever this Magical Beast was active, there would definitely be such stones nearby. Even if one couldn’t find it, one could be bolder and take down this Magical Beast… Its wings and its crystalline eyes were rare materials, and its nest would certainly contain such stones.

However, Oss was lucky. He found the related material within the activity zone of the Wind Dragonflies, so he didn’t need to conflict with those dangerous Magical Beasts. The abilities possessed by the other side were not Pseudo-Magic, but an innate Talent, like a supernatural power, which could easily control the power of the wind, releasing effects comparable to or even surpassing many Wind Element Magic spells, and with greater flexibility.

The most, most, most important point was, these things fought in groups…

The vocal organ of the Wind Dragonfly was rather odd. The sounds they made were inaudible to ordinary people, but their own kind could hear them, and this sound could travel very, very far. If one really wanted to fight them head-on, failing to take down one Wind Dragonfly in a short time could truly lead to a situation where all the Wind Dragonflies in the entire Windwhisper Valley would gather.

Someone had tested it. If a hundred Wind Dragonflies gathered together, they could easily trigger a catastrophic storm, with power even stronger than High-Rank Wind Element Magic. Their abilities could resonate based on numbers, achieving extra enhancement. This was why Windwhisper Valley remained intact, and one didn’t see groups of Mercenaries coming here to farm every day.

According to incomplete statistics, there were about four hundred Wind Dragonflies living in the entire Windwhisper Valley! With that number, who would dare come here to show off for no reason?

Fortunately, the Wind Dragonfly was not a highly aggressive Magical Beast; it was semi-passive. As long as one didn’t get too close to their alert perimeter, it was generally possible to bypass them. Oss was lucky; he found a Windhowl Stone without attracting the Wind Dragonflies. As for why this Windhowl Stone could “support” so many Wind Dragonflies, some speculated that beneath the entire Windwhisper Valley, there might be a special Wind Element Vein. This Wind Element Vein probably also had the characteristic of naturally gathering Elemental Power. The accumulation of large amounts of Wind Element in the Leylines, under unique conditions, produced this excellent Wind Element Enchanted Material, the Windhowl Stone, here.

This Windhowl Stone was about the size of a human head, far exceeding the standard for turning in the Quest, and its quality was also very high. When handing in the Quest, Lena could negotiate with the client to pay some extra reward. In the past, this was a bit troublesome, requiring waiting some time. Some Mercenaries afraid of trouble would just accept it even at a slight loss.

Now it was different. With the connection through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, they could communicate anytime without any trouble at all.

“Let’s get ready to leave. The Quest is complete.” Oss returned to the pre-arranged meeting spot. After all, searching for this thing required splitting up, and they had to be wary of the Wind Dragonflies, so the separation couldn’t be too wide. Now that Oss had returned to the meeting spot, the others would definitely notice. This place was obvious; one only needed to look back slightly to see people. Not long after he returned, the others gathered here.

“The Captain’s luck is really good. Hurry and put that away.” Gale glanced at the high-quality Windhowl Stone in Oss’s hand and said, “Be careful not to attract the Wind Dragonflies.”

“Hmm.” Oss nodded. Just as he put the stone into his Expansion Pouch, a sharp whistling sound of wind suddenly came from the distance. The sound was piercing, very clear despite the distance.

“That’s at least ten or more Wind Dragonflies active!” Wood said with a serious face. He stared in the direction of the wind whistle. The wind itself had no color. The so-called color was purely due to the intensity of the Magic Element being too high. But the wind over there showed a faint black color, not the cyan that appears when the Wind Element is extremely dense.

“It seems like the people from the Sanctuary Church are in some trouble.” Rick said, somewhat uncertain. That area not only had the faint black wind shrouding it, but also erupted with a radiance that seemed to want to tear the wind apart.

“That’s not just trouble, that’s a huge trouble… holy crap!?” As soon as Gale finished speaking, the erupted radiance in the distance went out like a candle extinguished by the wind…

“Let’s go!” Oss made a decisive call. Clearly, there had been a strong resisting force, but it suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason. What did that mean? The Sanctuary Church members at that place were all in trouble.

Not long after the radiance disappeared, a pale white light erupted from that place again. It not only tore through the wind whistle but also broke through the faint black wind shrouding that area. Windwhisper Valley returned to its original quiet. The Wind Dragonflies that had gathered from afar swayed in the air a few times and then turned back.

Several figures quickly rushed out from the distance. One figure was tightly clutching a half-broken white Crystal Rod filled with cracks. The Sanctuary Church member holding the Crystal Rod saw Oss and his group from afar. “Why are you still here!? Run!!”

He yelled. The Crystal Rod in his hand shattered another section, and the re-erupted White Moonlight took on a Human Form of a Stream of Light, crashing towards the gray “ribbons” pressing in from behind. Those gray ribbons, as if encountering their bane, quickly dissolved upon touching the White Moonlight.

However, the White Moonlight was only the portion stored in the Crystal Rod; it wasn’t infinite. The gray ribbons pursuing them seemed to have no limit in number. Even though they were quickly defeated, more appeared even faster. The White Moonlight that burst out could only temporarily push back the gray ribbons for a while, unable to effectively stop them.

Seeing this, Oss and the others, who had already planned to leave, didn’t even think about saying anything more. They simply chose to flee. Seriously, something that made those fully-armed Sanctuary Church members want to avoid it would mean even bigger trouble if they encountered it.

The Sanctuary Church member holding the Crystal Rod was the last. He was responsible for delaying those gray ribbons that seemed to spread from nowhere. These gray ribbons seemed fixed on them, pursuing desperately. Another Church member running ahead was quickly reporting their encounter in a Confidential Post using the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. This post could only be accessed by those with the relevant entry permission, and the posts were confidential, visible only to related individuals.

This post was basically for these members on missions to report.

Traces of the Undying Witch had been found in other places too, but a standard Crystal Rod could easily solve the problem, without much loss to the Crystal Rod. But this time, almost the entire Crystal Rod had been used up, yet it still couldn’t stop the spread of that fog behind them. This place must be an important base for the Undying Witch; otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened!