"Huh?" Erin heard the noise coming from the sky above Costa Fortress, and she raised her head in confusion.
"That's..." Alpacino squinted his eyes. There was a human-shaped guy in the sky emitting light, and there seemed to be a person standing on the other side. Are the two of them confronting each other
"Glowing..." Alpacino thought for a moment, and then he suddenly reacted: "It's the red flame magician Saron!"
"Red Flame Magician?" Irene turned her head in confusion, her silver-grey eyes full of confusion.
"He is a strong man from the Stoke Empire." Alpacino explained simply. He thought about it carefully, and then realized that tonight was unusual:
The Hawke Empire has the Holy Golden Eagle Alexander, as well as the Dark Elegy Regnar, and even the little-known martial arts champion Miss Annelotte should be ranked among the top names among the younger generation. It can be said that the Hawke Empire has produced many talents in the past few years.
Looking back at the Stoke Empire, so far, the only one among the younger generation who can do anything seems to be the Red Flame Magician Saron. However, he is known as the "number one genius in the Kino Continent" in the world. In terms of strength, Saron should be stronger than those in the Hawk Empire. He is the only young genius in the Stoke Empire, and he is also recognized as the strongest young man in the mainland. With such a person, the Stoke Empire has no reason not to treat him as a treasure.
In this case, will Saron run to Costa Fortress alone tonight? Even if he had the courage, would the Stoke Empire be willing to do it
The answer was obviously no, so Alpacino quickly realized that there would be big movements in Fortress Costa tonight. After thinking for a short while, he made up his mind. Alpacino raised his head and said seriously to Eileen: "Irene, please calm down and listen to me now."
"What?" Irene blinked. It seemed that she was still completely unaware of the approaching danger.
"There may be a siege at Fortress Costa tonight, and the fortress is likely to fall." Alpacino said with a slightly trembling voice. The reason why he felt that he could not defeat him was also because of Saron. This guy's reputation in the Chino Continent is too great, and he is also the only dual-attribute ability user in the world. Such a strong man is enough to be worth an army of a thousand men! And once the Stoke Empire lets him take action, this operation will definitely be a sure thing. Therefore, although there is no big movement yet, Alpacino is still aware of the danger coming.
"How could this happen?!" Irene covered her mouth in horror. This half-elf girl rarely doubted anything, so it wasn't that she didn't believe what Alpacino said, but she was a little confused after hearing it. It’s just hard to accept and at a loss.
"Don't be afraid, as long as I am here, I will protect you." Although Alpacino himself was extremely frightened, he still bravely said to Irene: "Now, let's go back to your residence quickly and take him with you. Bring some necessities: food, clothes, water, and some money. Then I will take you to find a way to leave Fortress Costa. Don’t be afraid, Fortress Costa may not fall. But for your safety, I think you should still It’s better to hide behind. Okay, let’s get going now!”
"Okay... ok..." Irene nodded tremblingly. She had no idea at all now, and she would basically obey whatever Alpacino said.
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"Teacher, come with me!" Irene knocked on Nancy's door.
"Go? Where?" Nancy asked. It was starting to become chaotic outside, and she also realized that there was something unusual tonight. But she didn't think that Fortress Costa would fall.
"The Scarlet Flame Magician Saron is coming. You and Irene had better go to the rear to take shelter!" Alpacino explained as briefly as possible.
"Salon?" Nancy heard the name and understood the seriousness of tonight's matter, but she shook her head firmly: "It may be a little dangerous tonight, but I can't leave."
"Why?!" Alpacino was a little crazy. If the Stoke people came over in a while, it would be difficult for them to leave.
"When there is a war, there must be injured people. I want to stay and treat them." Nancy said calmly.
"But… "
Alpacino wanted to persuade him a few more words, but Nancy said first: "It's nothing, I won't leave. This is the professional ethics of a doctor. You can take Irene away! Remember to protect her At least she must be sent to Regnar safely!"
"Okay..." Seeing Nancy speaking so firmly, Alpacino had no choice but to give up.
"If the teacher doesn't leave, then...then I won't leave either!" Irene quit at this time.
"Irene, don't be ridiculous! You can't stay here!" Alpacino was about to collapse.
"Why not? The teacher is a doctor, and Irene is also a doctor. Why can the teacher stay here as a doctor, but Irene can't?" Irene asked back: "I also want to stay to treat the injured, and I want to follow the teacher. By my side, Brother Alpacino, I won’t leave!”
"No! You have to leave today!"
"I..." Before Eileen could finish her words, Nancy, who was standing beside her, took out a handkerchief and put it on Eileen's nose.
"Ms. Nancy, you..." Seeing Irene unconscious in just a few seconds, Alpacino couldn't help being frightened.
"We can't waste any more time here. It's easier to put her down. Don't worry, this is the anesthetic agent I prepared myself. She just fell asleep and will be fine. You wait here first." Nancy He handed Irene into Alpacino's arms, then turned around and walked into his room.
Half a minute later, Nancy came out again. She tied a small black bag on Alpacino's coarse cloth belt, and then said: "I had expected that this might happen, so I did it in advance." Get ready. This is a space pocket, with daily necessities prepared in it, enough for you to use for about a week. Take Irene and run north first, take her to a safe place first. Then find a way to find Lei. Genna, give her to Regnar.”
"Won't she come back again?" Alpacino asked. He was just worried that the war in Costa Fortress would affect Irene, so he took her out to avoid it. But Alpacino never thought that Irene would leave Fortress Costa because of this.
"Now that Saron is here, the possibility of holding Fortress Costa is very small. What's more important is that the military intelligence department of that brat Regner didn't notify the military in advance. What on earth does he do for food!" With Nancy's cold personality, she was furious when she thought of Regnar doing this. She continued: "So I'm afraid Costa Fortress is really in danger this time. You can take her and leave! Moreover, once a fight breaks out here, I don't think Regnar will trust Irene here anymore. "
"Okay..." Alpacino originally wanted to persuade Nancy to leave with him, but thinking about Nancy's daily behavior, he finally chose not to do this useless effort.
"Alpacino." Nancy patted the soldier on the shoulder, and then said seriously: "Protect Irene."
"I will!" Alpacino stood at attention and saluted.
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"Hahahahahaha!" Saron's unbridled laughter rang in the sky above Costa Fortress. After laughing, he looked disdainfully at the old mage not far away, and then said: "Old guy, is it going to die so soon? I just used three spells!"
"..." The high-level mage's face turned the color of pig liver at this time. He thought that even if his talent and level were not as good as Saron's, he could at least rely on his decades of experience in magic to deal with him for a while.
But the hammer of reality ruthlessly shattered his illusions. The power of Saron's spells was unimaginable, and with the physique of a high-level warrior and the attribute abilities of the flame body, he could actually fight in close combat with people.
The Red Flame Magician easily blasted away his protective magic with just one fireball, and then he used a magic missile to force him into the air wall. Immediately after an instant displacement technique, there was a flaming fist with high-level fighting spirit, which beat the old mage to the point of sluggishness.
"I lose today." The old mage said helplessly, and then prepared to use teleportation to leave.
But a dimensional anchor hit him. Under the influence of this spell, the mage was unable to cast any teleportation spells.
"What do you mean by this?" The old mage narrowed his eyes. Generally speaking, even if the battle between high-level mages has a winner, it will not hurt the other party's life.
This is an unwritten rule in the magic world. After all, the number of mages is rare, and high-level mages are even rarer. The death of any high-level mage is a big loss to the magic world. Mages are usually detached from the world. In addition to being loyal to certain forces, most of the time, they still prefer to think of themselves as mages. Therefore, it can be said that the magic world itself is also a powerful group. The mage's battle is actually somewhat of an internal battle.
"Isn't this nonsense?" Saron yawned. He kicked the air force field, and then rushed towards the old mage with a sudden burst of speed.
Saron's fighting spirit surged to the extreme in an instant, and his fist, which became as hot as lava due to the body of flames, struck the mage's chest again. This time, the old mage, who did not have any protective magic blessing, was directly punched by him and his sternum was broken.
Saron transformed his fists into claws. He reached out and pinched the mage's heart, and then used force to crush it into pieces.
Saron licked the heart blood on his hand that was about to vaporize due to the high temperature, and then said: "Of course I will kill you."
"The trouble is almost over, let's get down to business!" Saron said to himself: "Although you are not here, I remember that one of your women still seems to be here, right? If I catch her, you will What to do?"
Although the Red Flame Magician is now eager to catch Irene, he also understands that he has more important tasks to do. He took out a sigil from his pocket and looked at it in awe for a few seconds.
"What is there that the teacher can't do?" This question popped up in Saron's mind. But he didn't dwell too much on this issue. He threw the talisman upwards, stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand, injected a bit of magic power, and shouted loudly: "Qiu!"
The talisman gradually lit up above Saron's head, and in mid-air, a huge magic circle with a radius of one thousand meters slowly appeared.
"..." Saron hesitated for a moment, and then smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect that I, Saron, would also do manual labor."
He first drank a bottle of magic potion for himself, then Saron raised his hands and poured all his magic power into the giant magic circle above his head.