"Your father was the first one to rush forward." Mel looked at Annelotte and continued.
"Father..." Annelotte repeated in a low voice. Both father and daughter were attribute ability users, so Annelotte could understand Malolite's anger very well.
"Malolit destroyed the magic circle immediately, and then Nidhogg started fighting with us like crazy. He was merciless, and we no longer held back. Nidhogg was too dangerous. , We can't let such a time bomb continue to wander around on the road." Mel leaned on the chair, but his voice was still trembling: "That was the most dangerous battle I have ever experienced, although I There were two holy warriors as cover, but my magic was almost worthless in front of Nidhogg. If it weren't for Kevin's holy healing technique at that time, I might have died."
"You won in the end, didn't you?" Regnar only now roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
"Yes, Mallory and Kevin have a combination of fighting skills that can completely block Nidhogg's magic circuit. And I took the opportunity to use the Law of Death to end his life." Mel said with a full expression on his face. of guilt. No matter what Nidhogg became later, he was still kind to Mel. Even after all these years, Mel still lives in the shadow of the murder of his master.
But Regnar heard the underlying meaning of Mel's words, and he said pointedly: "Combined fighting skills?"
"..." The expression on Mel's face stiffened for a moment, but he still nodded: "Yes, this is a protective measure taken by Kevin after he discovered that Nidhogg's temperament was becoming more and more ruthless. We can't Let Nidhogg become an invincible being across the continent."
"Why didn't you take his body back after you killed him?" Regnar asked next.
"Because we want to completely bury these secrets." Mel looked at Regner and Annelotte and said, "What Nidhogg studies is very cruel to those of you with attribute abilities. This matter Once exposed, you attribute ability users are likely to become the targets of the mainland's powerful people. By then, there will definitely be another bloody storm. Therefore, we completely destroyed everything in the cave at that time, and vowed to remove this The matter is completely sealed in the deepest part of my memory. If the news about Nidhogg had not appeared again at this time, I would not have told you these things."
Regnar nodded, and he and Annelotte looked at each other, and both of them could read the surprise and sigh in the other's eyes. It's clear, the truth of the matter is finally clear. And the two of them now know all the cause and effect of that year even better than Mel:
If what Mel said is true, the story doesn't actually end there. Because they all knew that Nidhogg did not die by law, at least not immediately. The legendary mage may have used some kind of deception spell to escape, and gritted his teeth and vowed to take revenge on the Mel three, and even the entire empire and the entire continent. The Elon couple, who had already lived in seclusion at the time, happened to bump into Nidhogg, who was seriously injured, so the three of them had another battle. It was in this battle that the legendary mage who once dominated the continent... Only then did he truly fall.
Moreover, Nidhogg may have announced his return before his death. So Elon, who couldn't bear the loss of life on the mainland, transformed himself into a heretic creature. Although he returned to the elven tribe on the Lance continent, Elon's eyes must have never left the Chino continent for a moment.
After understanding the truth of that year, Regnar had a new understanding of this zombie wave. If this was really the fault of Nidhogg back then, then the disaster this time would probably be completely beyond everyone's imagination!
Regnar then asked, "Master, what do you think of this zombie wave?"
"I don't know." Mel's tone was a little weak.
"Don't know?" Even Annelotte was stunned this time. Even she admired Mel's erudition, but he actually said he didn't know
"Yes, I have never found similar magic in any classics." Mel said frankly: "It is beyond the scope of my knowledge, just like I could never see Nidhogg's magic clearly at that time. The same strength."
"..." Regnar and Annelotte couldn't help but feel a little frustrated when they heard Mel say this. Although they finally learned the truth about the past from Mel, the two young people still felt that a huge conspiracy was still hanging over their heads, and they had no clue how to unravel it.
After leaving the Palace Mage Association, both Regnar and Annelotte seemed a little silent. In the end, Annelotte spoke first: "Is there anything else you can do?"
"I don't have a clue. I can only take one step at a time." Regnar smiled bitterly. Although he wanted to give Annelotte some support and encouragement, he was really helpless about the situation in front of him. The south has been completely reduced to a dead zone, and the Military Intelligence Department has no way to bring him any information. Therefore, he could not judge whether this wave of corpses was caused by Nidhogg. Moreover, even if it was really Nidhogg who did it, what can they do? Back then, Nidhogg had the power to face two sacred warriors and a quasi-legendary mage all by himself. What could he, an assassin who had not yet entered the sacred domain, do
Annelotte was not surprised by Regner's answer. In fact, she just asked casually. The girl simply nodded and then took the carriage back to the Magic Academy. In order to deal with the zombie tide, the Magic Academy also had a lot of preparation work to do, and she didn't have time to waste time here. The same was true for Regnar. He scratched his hair in distress and returned to the Military Intelligence Department.
Let's take it one step at a time. Maybe the imperial army can resist this zombie wave? At worst, just take Annelotte and the others and run to Lance Continent to take refuge.
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A few days later, Regnar came to the Palace Mage Association alone, carrying Annelotte on his back.
"You're here." Mel was still not surprised by Regner's arrival. In fact, when they met a few days ago, Mel had winked at Regner, which made Regner realize that Mel actually There are also some things hidden, but these things cannot be told to Annelotte.
"You asked me to come. I dare not not come." Regnar reluctantly smiled and said, "Then, is there anything else?"
"Boy." Mel looked at Regnar, and then asked seriously: "Do you really like Annie?"
Regnar was stunned: "Is this still false?"
"Although Anne is not my daughter, after getting along with her for the past few years, I have regarded her as my own. You might as well think so, now I am asking on behalf of Malolite." Mel said every word. He asked: "Do you really like Anne? Are you willing to do your best to protect her?"
"Annie is the most important person to me, and I am willing to protect her with my life." Regnar answered without hesitation and was also very serious.
"..." Mel stared at Regnar for a full minute, and then he said: "Then there is one thing I hope you can know."
"Master, please speak."
"Annie's attribute ability..." Mel took a deep breath: "It's not her own."
"What?!" Regnar stood up from the chair. Wasn't it his? Could it be that Anne had undergone some experiment on transplanting attribute abilities a long time ago? Was it Villeless? What's going on
"Actually, these are all my guesses." Mel shook his head and continued: "Because Nidhogg once had the same ice attribute ability as Annie. So I suspect that Annie's ice attribute ability actually came from Inherited from Nidhogg. Judging from the time of Nidhogg's death and Anne's birth, the difference should not be far apart. In addition, the red flame magician Saron actually has the same attributes and abilities as Nidhogg back then. Dehog's wind and fire attribute abilities are exactly the same."