Two days later, after several repeated investigations, Regner and others have determined that there is indeed a strong magic fluctuation in the woods of Stoke Empire Magic Academy, and it is also an extremely dark and obscure power. The two mages felt this terrifying power. After seeing the magic power, they all agreed that this power was probably the magic power of the dead. At this point, Regnar and the others finally determined the target of their group, which was in the woods.
The next night, Regner and others decided to take action.
"The energy fluctuations are coming from the small house over there, about one kilometer away from here." Several of Regnar's assassins who had done reconnaissance pointed to the southwest of the woods.
"I also felt the magic wave in that direction, so it should be right." Annelotte nodded.
"Okay, then from now on, all the assassins will stay hidden, and I, Lisanna and Annelotte will be the main frontal attackers to attract Nidhogg's attention." Mel announced that the operation had begun.
The three assassin brothers glanced at each other, then disappeared silently into the shadows of the woods.
"Don't worry, I will always be by your side." Rebecca stood in the shadows and waved to Regna gently, and also disappeared.
"Annie." Regnar walked up to Annelotte. He was silent for a moment and said, "Be careful."
"I will, and so will you." Annelotte nodded.
"When all this is over, let's leave here completely, okay? Let's go to the Dark Area with Irene and Yi Ni to find the whereabouts of your father." Regnar grabbed Annelotte's hand hand.
Annelotte didn't struggle. She looked at Regnar, and then suddenly asked jokingly: "Aren't you going to take Rebecca with you?"
"Uh..." Regnar scratched his head: "If she is willing."
"Okay, if you have anything to say, let's wait until this is over." Lisanna couldn't stand it anymore. She pushed Regna into the shadows: "Disappear quickly, it's time to do business! Don't worry, I I will also protect Anne.”
"Then it's up to you. Of course, you have to be careful yourself." Regnar smiled awkwardly and disappeared.
At this time, only Mel, Annelotte and Lisanna were left in the woods. The three of them exchanged glances, and Mel was the first to say: "Let's go!"
The two girls nodded and followed Mel towards the cabin. They don't know what fate they are about to face, but they know that in addition to the three of them, there are five companions in the dark who will always be by their side.
What surprised Mel and others was that although the woods seemed eerie because of the absence of life, when they actually saw the cabin in the forest, it was a different scene: the entire cabin was brightly lit, and through the windows, Mel and the others even saw a figure busy cooking in the kitchen of the hut. And at the door of the cabin, there was actually a cute black and white puppy playing alone. The cute little thing pushed a yarn ball around and screamed happily from time to time.
When Mel saw the busy figure in the kitchen, this old master who had gone through many vicissitudes of life burst into tears. Decades ago, Mel often saw that young man busy in the kitchen in order to satisfy his appetite. Mel never expected that decades later, he would see the same scene in the same place. In an instant, Mel's heart, which he thought was as solid as a rock, was slightly shaken. Is he really the devil who plans to destroy the entire continent
"Nidhogg...teacher." Mel murmured.
"Master." Lisanna saw that Mel was in a bad mood and quickly tugged on his robe.
"Sorry, I feel a little emotional when I see this scene." Mel wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"What should we do?" Annelotte asked.
"..." Mel thought for a while and just said: "Let's take a look first!"
For the next ten minutes, Mel and the others hid in the shadows of the woods and looked at the brightly lit cabin. The figure in the kitchen was busy happily as if unaware of the peeping in the dark. He was still humming southern folk songs from decades ago, and he seemed to be living a very comfortable and peaceful life.
"Chocolate, dinner is ready!" After a while, the young man stuck his head out from the door of the hut and shouted to the puppy who was still playing.
"Woof!" the puppy barked crisply, then jumped back into the house wagging its tail.
Mel looked at the cabin and was silent for a minute. Then he said: "Annie, the two of us will use fireballs to destroy that house."
"..." The girl hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
So the two mages chanted spells softly in the dark. As high-level mages standing at the top of the magic world, even the most common fireball technique possesses extremely terrifying power. Not to mention the two of them casting spells at the same time, even if Annelotte released a fireball alone, it would be enough to blow up the small forest cabin to pieces.
However, when the two fireballs flew near the hut, they suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. They did not even release any heat, as if they had never existed at all.
"It's Old Mel." Nidhogg's voice rang out in the woods. His tone was quite gentle, and even contained a little joy of meeting an old friend: "Since you're here, come in and sit down!"
"..." Mel and the three looked at each other, but it was obvious that as the person who knew Nidhogg best, the two girls chose to follow Mel's command.
Mel thought for a while, then smiled bitterly: "With his power, there is no need for any conspiracy to deal with us. Come on, let's go in and take a look."
The three people walked into Nidhogg's hut with full vigilance. In the hut, a young man was elegantly cutting the steak on the plate, and at his feet, a puppy named Chocolate also ate it with gusto. .
Nidhogg raised his head: "Long time no see, old friend."
"No one here is your friend!" Lisanna was the first to rush forward. In her hands, Swift Wind and Swift Shadow directly swung two sharp swords. As a fisherman girl from a commoner background, Lisanna is most aware of the ups and downs of ordinary people. Now, although the wave of death summoned by Nidhogg has not harmed her family, it has caused disasters to the people of the entire continent. What's more, Lisanna's best friend Annelotte was also targeted by Nidhogg, which further strengthened Lisanna's hatred of Nidhogg. Therefore, among the three people present, Lisanna hated Nidhogg the most.
However, Lisanna's sword energy suddenly dissipated just like the fireball just after it appeared. At the same time, two invisible hands also pressed on Lisanna's shoulders, making this high-level female swordsman temporarily Unable to move.
"Hand of the Mage?!" Annelotte and Mel's pupils shrank.
Mage's Hand is a basic magic that even bards in shabby taverns can learn. It is usually only used to help mages carry books and miscellaneous things. Annelotte is confident that she can suppress three or four with this zero-level magic. A low-level warrior, but Nidhogg could subdue the high-level warrior Lisanna with such a spell? For this kind of thing, Mel and Anello especially did what they said they would do, even meeting them for the first time!
"For Mel's sake, can you let me finish this meal? It took me half an hour to make it." Nidhogg scratched his hair and looked as if he was really asking for help from Li. Shanna's opinion.
"You're dreaming!" What made the two mages breathe a sigh of relief was that Nidhogg, the mage, did not completely subdue Lisanna. Although she suppressed the young swordsman at first, Lisanna could still do it with a little more force. You can break free.
The expression on Nidhogg's face was a little helpless. He threw a magic missile and knocked Lisanna staggering, and then said: "Then you don't want to know what Fortress Costa looks like now?"
Lisanna was stunned.
"I know you are here to kill me, but even if you let me die, how about at least letting me have a full meal?" Nidhogg said with a wry smile: "During this period, you might as well take a look at the final outcome of Fortress Costa. In the end, just this morning, the battle at Fortress Costa was completely over. Spoiler alert, a lot of people died~!"
"Your Majesty... what happened to Alexander!" Lisanna's eyes immediately turned red.
"Calm down!" Annelotte caught Lisanna who was about to rush over again.
"Sit down!" Nidhogg pointed to the chair in the living room, and then he snapped his fingers. A light curtain appeared in the living room, and the scene inside the light curtain was the Costa Fortress that was still fighting fiercely.
"This has already happened, so please don't be too excited after seeing what you see, because excitement will not help." Nidhogg added, and continued to eat steak.