At this time, the middle-aged mage who had advanced to "Spell Guard" also had a puzzled look on his face, his eyes lingering on Lei An and Zhao Xu, wondering if it was really the young mage in front of him who had deduced it himself
Rather than Leian and what he revealed.
At this time, Zhao Xu's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and the entire logical chain in his mind was connected in an instant.
The dopamine secreted by this successful derivation of the results instantly wiped away the depression he felt after witnessing the death of the four young men and women.
"Let's go back to the beginning of the problem. It's understandable that the Hell Fiend doesn't go back to Mystra, but why did the other party take action here? Even after killing four people, the traces haven't been eliminated."
It might not be easy for ordinary people to deal with, but with the devil's methods, even if there are hundreds of people, the other party has the ability to cover up those corpses.
"Whatever choice a chaotic evil devil makes is unpredictable, but when a lawful devil does so, it can only be attributed to the other party having to do so."
At this time, Zhao Xu's eyes were full of confidence, and the other priests present and the three floating city magic guards were looking at him, waiting for his next speech.
At this time, Lei An lowered his head slightly, pondering Zhao Xu's words.
"Originally, it could have controlled Andy and directly chose the 'Advanced Teleportation Technique' to escape. But the existence of these four people and my witness made it unable to hide its traces and take Andy away. Even according to my request, they would turn around Going to the goddess's church is extremely risky for the devil. Even if you kill the four people secretly, one of them is the son of the secretary of the Mystra Government Affairs Office, which will definitely lead to an investigation."
"So it simply sacrificed four people to create a killing that would be discovered, spreading fear to burst out the power to support this ritual that can hide its location. As for choosing a place near a stream, I guess it is also to expand the scope of the ritual. "
"This also shows that the scope of this ritual is absolutely limited, and the 'Deep Hell Fiend' is hidden around this area."
Zhao Xu said firmly.
At this time, Leian shook his head deliberately, "That's not necessarily the case. This kind of hidden ritual can only last for a period of time. As time goes by, the secret power will eventually disappear. At this time, the 'Deep Hell Refining Demon' 'There is no longer any power to block 'perceived position'."
"This just delays its exposure by ten days and a half."
When Zhao Xu heard this, he smiled.
If he didn't see that the ritual had a limited duration, he might still question himself.
But he had seen through this from the very beginning, and this would become a strong evidence base for his speculation.
"This shows that there must be altars related to devils around here."
After Zhao Xu said it, he found that everyone around him still looked calm.
With a clear mind at this moment, he suddenly understood.
A similar case happened at "Rose Cross"!
"Pah, pah, pah." Leian couldn't help but clapped his hands. At this time, the look he looked at Zhao Xu was no longer the carefree look at first, but a serious look on his face.
"In the Dawn Era, in 1724, the prince of the Casa Empire disappeared. At that time, it was found that all twenty followers who followed him had been slaughtered, and the blood dyed the nearby streams red. That time it was also a' The Hell Fiend used killing as a ritual and hid in the altar lair deep under the hunting ground. Only after the legendary mage was specifically asked to intervene, the existence of the Hell Fiend was found."
Lei An looked at Zhao Xu with a satisfied look on his face, "Now your performance is about to come to an end, and the rest will be left to me."
After speaking, he looked at his men with a heroic look on his face, "Contact the Mystra City Guards and search for me within a 20-mile radius with this stream as the center."
Zhao Xu gently took off his VR simulation helmet and turned over from the bed.
It is almost two or three in the morning, and the power lights of Zhang Qi and Chen Sinan's VR helmets have been turned off, and the standby light is flashing.
It showed that they were also asleep at this moment, but they just didn't take off their helmets. Another roommate, Liu Hanqiang, was snoring slightly.
Zhao Xu tiptoed and walked quietly to the balcony of the dormitory. He turned on the faucet and kept the water at a small amount. He took a handful of water to wash his face and wake up.
The balcony of the dormitory is not big. On the left is a sink and the washing machine purchased by Zhao Xu and the four of them jointly. On the right is the door of the toilet and bathroom. The open space in the middle is only about three square meters.
Zhao Xu leaned lightly on the stone guardrail of the balcony and looked through the luxuriant branches of the banyan tree in front. The girls' dormitory opposite had all turned off the lights and plunged into darkness.
Everything in the world is filled with silence.
Zhao Xu recalled that in the next two days, "Rose Cross" would gather forces to search the entire area.
Even Wang Ningwei's mage team that originally went to kill the bandits will be recruited again as soon as they go online tomorrow and directly participate in the search for the Devil Altar.
Naturally, these people are not asked to participate in hunting down the devil, they are just looking for traces of the altar.
The accompanying mission of Zhao Xu also directly became participating in the search.
This is also Zhao Xu's advice to Leian as a trainee member of "Rose Cross".
Zhao Xu really wanted to end this matter from the beginning and personally participate in solving it. So after considering his upcoming guardianship tasks, he directly suggested that Leian make changes.
Naturally, Leian agreed.
And Zhao Xu unknowingly discovered that he had also become an entity that could influence players to release tasks.
Maybe one day, it will be his turn to issue tasks to the players.
However, the tacit understanding of mutual understanding that Zhao Xu and Wang Ningwei had finally established was all in vain.
In fact, those novice mages tomorrow will not know that the original source of everything was because Zhao Xu searched for nearby unexpected situations for them, and accidentally encountered an incident of demon possession and killing, which led to their own mission being changed.
According to Leian, the two magic items "Eternal Wand" and "Invisibility Ring" belong to each other. With his discovery and prevention, he can already obtain one.
But the other piece will be given as a reward to those who find clues to the altar.
This also gave Zhao Xu some peace of mind, and he got a guaranteed income. But it also means that he must take the lead in the search team.
The value of the two magic items in Zhao Xu's hand is among the highest among the magic items currently obtained by players.
The only regret is that alien creatures like devils are naturally immune to damage from the fire element, so his "Fireball Eternal Wand" is useless when encountered.
At this time, Zhao Xu no longer needed to keep secrets, so he took out his mobile phone and briefly sent a message to the group about what happened tonight, telling Wang Ningwei and Eswig.
In particular, he emphasized the cause and effect of the ritual and the power of the "Deep Hell Demon".
Tomorrow "Rose Cross" will naturally re-divide them into groups, and Zhao Xu will also need the two women to help him get the remaining magic item.
After completing this, Zhao Xu continued to stand.
Unknowingly, he has had a slight influence on Arthur, especially the city of Mystra.
Tonight's incident will definitely be written down in abbreviated form by the "Rose Cross" in the future and secretly sent to major Good God churches and large organizations for notification.
Speaking of which, the "Deep Hell Demon" was also unlucky to meet Zhao Xu, otherwise the other party would have successfully completed the ritual tonight, then continued to lurk in Mystra, and then secretly developed the power of hell.
Suddenly, Zhao Xu's cell phone vibrated.
[Aiswig: ╯□╰What you experienced tonight was a bit bizarre. If I had known better, I wouldn’t have gone offline to patrol with you.]
[Wang Ningwei: Mr. Zhongxia is indeed great. Like an unsung hero, he avoided an incident where the devil was hiding.]
Both women are smart people. From Zhao Xu's brief words, they immediately felt how many confrontations Zhao Xu had experienced tonight.
And being able to directly cross the floating city, allowing these players to directly change tasks and be recruited, was just because of a suggestion from the person in front of them.
In fact, ordinary people would feel scared just by approaching the cemetery in the game.
Only a warrior like Zhao Xu, who had killed the undead in his previous life, could be so fearless as he sat by the cemetery and slowly read through the newly acquired notes.
[Aiswig: In just a few days, how come the mission you participated in has already reached the level of saving the world's safety, while we are still just destroying the bandits.]
[Midsummer: Blow lightly.]
[Wang Ningwei: Haha, it’s rare for Mr. Zhongxia to be so humble.]
Zhao Xu then had a customary business exchange with the two women. Then after the two women explained, Zhao Xu also understood why the two did not take any action when they encountered the goblin group during the day.
It turns out that everyone thought of going together.
However, this matter also changed the story directly, and the three of them began to communicate in detail about the specific plan for tomorrow.
During the communication process with Lei An later tonight, Zhao Xu already had a clue about the map and determined which places to focus on first. This was also the reason why he needed the help of the two women.
Zhao Xu's eyes fell on a sentry tower on the edge of the stream on the simple map drawn for the two women.
(End of chapter)