Link sat back on the chair, waiting for King Lane to explain the situation.
The attendants next to the parliamentary hall of King Ryan waved their hands and said, "Stay back."
The attendants all left the hall, and finally closed the door of the hall.
King Ryan turned his head to Grint and said, "Master, show Master Link the magic image."
Glint nodded, took out a scroll, and handed it to Link in the mage's hand. Link took it, opened it, and found that the scroll was stained with dark brown blood, and on the scroll was a detailed image of a dark elf .
The background of the video is a dark forest. The dark elf is covered in leather armor and has a hood on his head, with only a pair of eyes exposed. In the video, the dark elf is in a forward pounce state, with a very fierce aura.
At first glance, this dark elf seems to be nothing special, but upon closer inspection, Link finds many abnormalities, the most obvious being his eyes, which are also dark red, but if you look closely, you can see that there are a lot of abnormalities circulating in the pupils. The light and shadow of fine runes, his hands are also very strange, not ordinary fingers, but claws, the nails on them have become very sharp, no different from wild animals.
Grint explained on the side: "This is a magical image sent back by MI3. In order to get it, a magician gave his life."
Looking at the portrait, Link's heart was already turbulent, because he already knew what it was, but his face remained calm, and he asked, "Is this dark elf very powerful?"
"Very powerful!" Grint's face was very heavy, and King Lane on the side also frowned and said nothing.
This did not come as a surprise to Link, because in previous games, when such dark elves appeared, the Norton Kingdom basically never won on the battlefield.
Of course, he doesn't know the news now, so he continued: "Tell me."
This time, King Ryan replied: "The description from MI3 is as follows. This kind of dark elf is very fast, has a concentrated and deep fighting spirit, and the momentum is very wild. The single combat power is estimated to be at level 6 Up. They often move in groups, as if they are tireless, active in the forest day and night, specializing in assassinating our officers and accompanying magicians. MI3 tried to set traps to catch them, but so far, except for the loss of hundreds of MI3 Except for the three elite scouts, no prisoners were taken, and this portrait is the only information we know."
Link nodded, then looked down at the portrait again.
Although the picture was very clear, he still didn't think it was enough. He cast an eagle eye spell on himself, then squinted his eyes and continued to look. While looking, he raised his wand and began to write and draw in the air.
A ray of white light appeared on the tip of his wand, and the air seemed to be a drawing board. When the wand passed through the air, a faint but clear trace of light was left in the air.
After about a minute, Link stopped the movement of his hands, and there was already a circular array of runes in the air, with about 100 runes arranged in the array.
When the rune was completed, something singular happened.
The shadow in the corner seemed to be slowly expanding, and the magic lamp on the side seemed to be covered with a layer of black veil, the light was much dimmed, and there seemed to be a black mist in the air of the entire political hall.
King Lane suddenly looked uneasy, and Grint said in surprise: "This is... a dark rune! Master Link, what's going on?"
Link waved his hand to disperse the light and shadow of the runes in the air. The hand just now was the void simulation spellcasting technique he discovered from Waynes' collection of books. It is not very effective, but it is very gorgeous.
After the light and shadow dispersed, the gloom in the hall immediately disappeared, and Link explained: "The runes just now came from the pupil of this dark elf image. I don't know its specific function, but from the strange From the images, it can be speculated that the bodies of these dark elves have been transformed by some kind of dark magic."
Grint took a breath and said, "You mean demonization?"
In the past, he doubted Link's magical background because he was too young, but the other party walked step by step, and this doubt has become smaller and smaller. Now, Link has revealed this wonderful method and meticulous observation In the end, he finally regarded Link as a master of magic who communicated on an equal footing, so he used the word "you" as the honorific title of his peers.
Link nodded, then shook his head: "It's magic, but it's not ordinary magic. Look at the runes I drew just now. There is no specific connection between them, and they don't conform to the universal laws of magic at all. They are just pure magic. It exists, so it can affect the dark element. It is too powerful."
Grint's face turned pale, he had already guessed a possibility, but he was not sure: "You mean..."
"Yes, this is not just a dark rune, but a dark rune!" The former is the power of a mortal, but the latter comes from a god, and the level is very different.
"Since it's a talisman, it must have been released by the priest, but as a mortal priest, how could he release such a powerful divine spell?" Grant still felt unbelievable.
The effect of this divine technique is equivalent to creating a group of assassins at the peak of level 6. It is a group, not just one. In Glory World, this kind of strengthening effect is unimaginable!
On this side, Link continued his deduction: "Yes, ordinary magic needs to be released by the hands of the priest. The priest is a mortal, and the effect of the magic will be greatly reduced. If you want to create a dark elf up to level 6, think It will cost a lot, and it is impossible to scale it up... So, I guess, the dark elves should have obtained some kind of dark artifact."
Link's tone of speech was very flat. He seemed to be simply making statements. In these statements, he constructed an almost irrefutable logical chain through arguments one by one, and finally deduced a result.
Dark Artifact!
Just these four words, if spread, would be enough to set off a storm in the entire Norton Kingdom and even the Glorious World. In the history of Ferroman, as long as the artifact appears, it means that the whole world will inevitably usher in a huge change.
At present, there are no artifacts in Radiance World, the most powerful is a holy artifact, kept in the Radiance Cathedral in the holy city of Salana, it is a Radiance Holy Grail.
Although Grint already agreed with Link's speculation in his heart, he still didn't give up: "But which dark god is willing to pay such a huge price to throw the artifact into the mortal world!"
The divine weapon does not mean that it exists, because its huge power will inevitably be severely rejected by Ferroman's rules, so to maintain the existence of the divine weapon, it must consume unimaginable energy.
Once these energies are exhausted, the artifact is immediately expelled from the plane.
In the mortal world, the holy vessel is the most powerful instrument that can exist stably.
Link sighed in his heart, he knew who the god was, and he also knew the cause and effect.
In the previous game, this dark artifact was called "Dark Snake, Dark Lady's Soul Lasso", which was the weapon of Rose, the Queen of Spiders. Killed hundreds of thousands of souls in the city.
But in this life, the blood moon change did not happen, but the dark elves still summoned this artifact. There is only one explanation, that is, they replaced the human race with a poor race to complete the sacrifice!
Thinking of this, Link said softly: "I think the dark elves should use the sacrifice method."
"Sacrifice method? Summon artifact? This requires at least the souls of more than 100,000 creatures." Grint couldn't believe it.
Then, Link said four words: "Greenstone."
As soon as these four words came out, Grint shuddered all over his body. King Lane's body beside him didn't want to understand at first, but after he thought about it, his face turned pale.
Yes, Greenstone, a year ago, the dark elves planned the sneak attack on Greenstone. How to be convincing.
But now, Link has gradually revealed the existence of the dark artifact through the dark rune in the eyes of the dark elf's image, so there is a terrifying explanation for Greenstone's incident.
The dark elves tried to slaughter the city of Greenstone, then sacrificed all souls, summoned the dark artifact, and finally went south to attack the glorious world.
If Greenstone's plan had been successful, the Norton Kingdom would have suffered the most cruel and merciless blow, and the subsequent counterattack and victory would have been nothing but a joke.
Ryan still had the last trace of luck left in his heart: "Master Link, all this is just your speculation, right?"
Link nodded and admitted Ryan's statement, but he immediately said the method of verification: "Your Majesty, it is very simple to prove this. You only need to investigate whether there was a large-scale massacre in the north. This kind of thing is There is no way to hide it, I think MI3 should get some clues... "
Before he finished speaking, he saw King Ryan suddenly collapsed on the throne, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and his eyes were even more dim, as if he had suffered a huge blow.
Link was a little puzzled. He looked at Grint aside, but found that the magic master's condition was not that good. His face was ashen, his hands were holding his wand tightly, and his energy seemed to be scattered. , revealing a feeling of heartbreak.
"What happened?" Link asked a little confused.
"Hehe~hehe~" Grint laughed, but it sounded like he was crying. He looked at Link with a hoarse and low voice: "Actually, we have received news a long time ago. Do you know the barbarians of the ice field?"
"I know, I have lived on the ice islands in the north for generations and hunted whales for a living." Link read it from the book. This race is very marginalized and not valued by the mainstream world.
Grint smiled wryly: "In the first three months, our army received some barbarian requests for help. They said that their hometown was slaughtered by blood-eyed demons, and they hoped that we would send troops to help. But at that time, no one took it seriously. Because they are all barbarians, it is impossible for us to disrupt the strategic plan because of them... I didn't expect... I didn't expect it!"
In other words, the barbarians of the ice field suffered a massacre instead of the Norton Kingdom, and the huge consequences of the dark artifact still depended on the Norton Kingdom.
This is really the newspaper of the present world!
King Lane touched the corner of his eye and quietly wiped away the tears from the corner of his eye. Then he looked at Link and asked in an almost humble tone: "Master Link, do you think we still have a chance to win this war?" ?”
Just now, this young magician showed incomparably astonishing wisdom and insight. He deduced the dark elf's terrifying conspiracy just based on clues, and his attitude was always calm. Such behavior made King Lane feel a surge of Looking forward, since Link can deduce the dark artifact, and it has been rumored that this magic master is the chosen one of the Lord of Radiance, maybe he has a way to deal with this dilemma.
Link didn't say whether he could win the battle. He waved the blood-stained scroll that recorded the enhanced image of the dark elf in his hand, and said in a condensed voice: "Your Majesty, the future is unpredictable. Whether we can win or not depends on our current efforts. Things have not yet been resolved." At worst, first of all, we have to catch such a demonized dark elf, study his weaknesses, and then we can talk about dealing with the dark artifact, are you right, Your Majesty?"
"But these dark elves are too strong, their combat power is amazing, and they come and go in groups at such a fast speed that the Dawn Excalibur Kanoxiu couldn't even catch them."
Dawn Excalibur Kanoxiu, a level 8 fighter, is currently the strongest fighter in the Norton Kingdom and even in the entire human world. He has always been in charge of the palace, but he was sent to the battlefield unexpectedly. This shows how bad the situation is!
Link crossed his fingers in front of him, thought for a while, and said, "I will go to the north."
"Ah?" Ryan and Grint looked at each other in surprise. Ever since Link killed the eighth-level demon Taluvis, he was almost recognized as the most powerful battle magician in the Glory World. Dawn Excalibur, this matter is basically stable.
It can be said that if the cooperation between the two cannot be successful, then no one in Glory World can do the same thing again.
"Then when are you leaving, master?" Grint asked.
"Give me a week and I'll make some preparations."
"Of course! Of course! That's no problem, Master, just say what you need, and I will do my best to satisfy you!" His Majesty Ryan stood up excitedly.
"My whereabouts must be kept secret." Link said seriously.
He had no choice but to go north this time. The northern battlefield was about to collapse, and he could no longer stay out of it.