"Shashasha..."
Richard calculated for a long time, stopped writing, looked at the results on the papyrus scroll, and said to himself: "Well, there shouldn't be any big problems this time, so let's try again."
After saying that, he looked at the corpse that rolled to the ground, and didn't bother to walk over. He waved his hand and released the spell. Controlling the surge of air, it turned into an invisible big hand and picked up the body and placed it on the table.
"Ke...rui...te..."
Richard recited the incantation, and the free energy in the magic source flowed out, ran in a specific order, and was finally released from his palm to react.
Richard pressed his hands towards the corpse's head for the second time, and kept getting closer. When he was about to touch it, his body trembled.
Obviously, the spell failed again and there was a backlash.
Compared with the last time, the backlash this time was minimal and the damage caused was minimal. Richard returned to normal in just one breath.
However, this did not prevent Richard's expression from becoming more solemn.
"Hmm... It still doesn't work. It failed again. However, judging from the degree of backlash, it is only a little short of success. So where is the difference?"
As Richard said, he picked up the quill and started the third calculation. By the way, he waved his hand and controlled the air to push the body on the table down, rolling several meters away.
"Shashasha..."
Richard's calculation took a particularly long time this time, taking more than an hour. Finally, he wrote down a line of formulas very hard and came up with a string of numbers. The tip of the quill almost penetrated the thin papyrus.
Looking at the numbers, Richard's eyes shone slightly, and he said with certainty: "This time, there will be no mistakes."
After speaking, Richard made a move with his hand and used a spell to photograph the body that had rolled away from the air back to the table. He laid it flat, recited the incantation, and quickly pressed it down with both hands.
"K... Roman!"
As the last syllable came out, Richard pressed his hands completely on the corpse's forehead, and a warm energy emerged from his palms and penetrated quickly.
The pupils of Richard's eyes shrank, his vision became blurred, and vague images flashed quickly. At the same time, a whisper sounded in my ears, like an auditory hallucination.
The first scene shows the dead old man Ford, curled up and hiding in an alley in the small town of Shambhala.
"I'm hungry. I'm so hungry. Is there anything to eat?"
The second scene shows the dead old man Ford, staggering on the road, heading towards Mine No. 13 outside the small town of Shambhala.
"I'm tired, so tired. I need to find a place to sleep. And I also need to eat something, otherwise I will starve to death."
In the third scene, the dead old man Ford was sitting on a stone beside the road, panting and resting. Suddenly, a black shadow passed by him and ran into the distance.
"Well, is it a rabbit? Then I want to catch him, I want to eat it..."
In the fourth scene, the dead old man Ford stood up unsteadily and chased the disappearing shadow...
The fifth screen…
sixth…
…
Richard looked at one picture after another, and finally took his hands off the corpse's forehead, thoughtfully.
It is certain that the "Soul Echo" spell has taken effect, which is why so many clues can be obtained from the corpse.
From the clues obtained, it can also be seen that the old man is not possessed. However, it does not rule out potential inducement, especially the dark shadow that appears in the fourth picture is very suspicious.
If... according to the worst case scenario, the old man's various behaviors are controlled by a wizard, and the other party is a member of the Truth Society, then some things need to be prepared.
Richard thought quickly, rolled his eyes, and had an idea the next moment, and quickly left the research room and the Garden of Eden.
…
After leaving the Garden of Eden, it was late at night.
Without much hesitation, Richard cast a spell and quickly rushed out of the Blue Lake Manor, flying towards the Ashes Academy where Bobo Bo Vicki was located.
Not long after, Richard arrived at the location of Ashes Academy and saw several older spiers standing under the protection of the wall.
Walking to the main entrance of the college, Richard knocked on the door and shouted: "Wizard Vicky?"
One sound, two sounds, three sounds...
There was no response for a long time.
Richard raised his eyebrows, feeling something was wrong. Pressing down with both hands, a large amount of air was compressed toward the ground. Then he stepped on his feet, as if stepping on a contracting spring, and the whole person jumped high. Like a bird, it easily crossed the college wall and landed quietly on the ground inside the college.
Quickly standing up, the perspective function of the "Gazing Eye" was turned on. Richard scanned the entire college and locked on Popo Bo Vicki, who was on the second floor of a steeple.
He walked quickly and reached the spire. He tilted his arm downwards and slid out the short staff, which was caught in his hand.
With his lips slightly opened and closed, Richard waved his short staff toward the wall, and the surrounding air became extremely thick.
Stepping up with his feet, his whole body became parallel to the ground. In a completely defying way of gravity, Richard silently walked from the wall to the window on the second floor.
In front of the window, after a slight pause, through the cloudy glass window, Richard saw in the room inside, Bobo Bovich lying motionless on the bed, as if dead, with almost no breath of life.
Richard frowned, let go of all his senses, made sure there were no ambushing enemies around, and pointed his short staff at the glass of the window.
"Wow..."
There was an inaudible sound, and a large piece of cloudy glass on the window melted into liquid.
Richard shrunk, rushed into the room, and landed on the floor like a cat, less than three meters away from Bobo Bo Vicki on the bed in the room.
At this distance, he still couldn't feel the breath of life of Popo Bo Vicki.
Richard frowned, approaching the opponent with caution and vigilance, ready to respond to attacks at any time. At this time, Richard felt that there was a high probability that Bobo Bo Vicki on the bed was already a corpse.
But how did the other party die
Killed
Who is the murderer
Could it be the Truth Society
Why did the Truth Society take action
Have his and Bobo Bovech's identities been exposed
With various ideas, Richard approached Bobo Bo Vicki step by step.
Three meters, two meters, one meter...
Just when he was about one meter away, Bobo Bovich suddenly reacted on the bed and stood up straight as if he was electrocuted.
"ah!"
Bobo Bowei screamed strangely, and with a wave of his hand, he launched an air missile, but he failed to control the accuracy, and it grazed Richard's body and hit the wall behind him.
However, this air missile was not an ordinary air missile. It did not dissipate after hitting the wall, but exploded with a "bang", releasing a violent wind like a storm, making the whole room chaotic.
The bookshelf collapsed, books flew up, and accessories fell to the ground...
The scene was a mess.
Bobo Bovich didn't care about this, or he was not in the mood to care about it. With much more agility than usual, he reached the box in the corner of the room with a single swoop.
He opened the box with a bang and quickly took out a handful of potions in glass bottles. He unplugged one of the bottles of medicine and poured the liquid into his mouth.
One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...
After Bobo Bo Vicki drank five bottles of potion at an extremely fast speed, his peripheral vision glanced at Richard who had sneaked into the room. He was stunned and froze in his movements while drinking the potion.