Ryan's Sword

Chapter 23 No.20 Second Act Conjurer

"The manipulator behind the scenes must be killed."

Ian raised his head, glanced roughly at the unfavorable situation, and thought so.

The two captains of the guards had been firmly confined among the large number of wolves. On the other side, Captain Kent, who led the team alone, was forcibly dragged back by the men in black who kept rushing out of the forest.The bad thing about this situation is that the only three strongest fighters on the caravan side can't spare their hands. If the opponent still has hidden strength, once they are thrown into the battlefield, it will inevitably break this stalemate The situation completely tore apart the already overwhelmed defensive front of the caravan!
At that time, even if Ian has the ability to break out and escape, relying on the complex terrain of the forest to survive, the failure of this employment mission will be a certainty.

"This job is really hard to do!"

Ian sighed. Right now, the only one who has the ability to get rid of the manipulator behind the wolves behind the scenes is himself who has returned to his best condition after the upgrade operation.However, the spellcaster who can control so many wild wolves to attack the caravan must be a tough nut to crack!

Once he made up his mind, Ian didn't hesitate. He reached out and took out a roll of bandages from his tactical first aid pocket, and then tightly wrapped the right hand holding the sword with the hilt.

The idea of ​​this method is borrowed from the classic street young and Dangerous movies in ancient times, in which the gangsters will tie their hands and machetes together before fighting to prevent the weapons from falling out during the battle due to the lubricating effect caused by blood. .Right now, Ian's control over the muscles of his body has not yet reached the level of the three captains of the guards. In addition, his whole body is now splattered with wolf blood, just in case.

After wrapping the bandages, Ian glanced at the stalemate battlefield, and immediately got into the forest without looking back.As he walked, he grabbed the branches and shrubs around him, ruthlessly tore them off, crushed them, and then smeared them on his body.

When a narrow stream appeared in front of him, Ian jumped in without hesitation, letting the rushing icy cold water wash away most of the wolf blood all over his body and face.Immediately, he quickly jumped onto the opposite bank, and rolled hard on the wet and soft muddy ground a few times, completely turning himself into a mud monkey who was already drenched.

In this way, Ian continued to "add bricks and tiles" to himself along the way, until his whole body was covered with this self-made natural camouflage.The benefits of doing so were also quickly revealed. The smell of plant soil soon completely covered the stench of wolf blood left on his body, which undoubtedly allowed him to hide himself better in the forest.

After finishing this work, Ian became more and more aware of his surroundings.

Ian's route of travel was uncertain, and his way of walking from left to right and even in circles made the horizontal area he explored suddenly enlarged a lot.Because he knew that the person who secretly controlled the wolves must be nearby.

If the distance is too far, not only the wolves will easily lose control, but the number of wild wolves that he can control will also be greatly reduced.As for the farther places, if the enemy's spiritual radiation range is really that large, then the object of its control will not be the lowest level of wild wolves, but the demonic wolves living in the depths of Yilan Forest.

After such a carpet-like search spread out, Ian suddenly slowed down, and quietly hid his body behind a huge redbud oak tree.

"found it!"

At the edge of the range detected by the small map, Ian saw a dim yellow dot that stayed in place.

The yellow danger level means that the place has not found him approaching, and the reason why this marked point is slightly dim is because his condition is not very good!

Probably an important control node was destroyed, thus causing backlash.

Ian thought about it.

This time, the enemy gathered nearly a thousand wild wolves to attack the caravan camp. Although the mental power to control a single wolf was negligible, once the number reached such a scale, it would not be so easy.

Based on Ian's understanding of spellcasters, this so-called manipulator should put the corresponding mental spells into the heads of each wolf pack leader, and then use it as the core node to control the entire wolf pack.In this way, the mental power consumption required to control so many wild wolves was greatly reduced, even if the enemy had only one person, he could afford such work.

Ian used trees and rocks as cover, and quietly approached the location where the yellow dot was.When he climbed onto the branch of a bauhinia oak tree, a black-robed figure sitting on the bluestone came into view.

"Conjurer, the level is not low..."

From a distance, Ian didn't dare to detect any information, but just scattered his eyes around the man in black, making judgments based on his own experience.

For spellcasters, perception is often their second highest attribute, and rashly using their eyes to peek or detect information may arouse the other party's vigilance.Right now, Ian doesn't have any magic defense equipment on him. If he finds out, he can fly a kite... It is estimated that giving Ian [-] more lives will not be enough to play against him!

Silently estimating the distance between the two sides, Ian quietly touched the tree again.The opponent's environment is already full of trigger-type spell traps, and it is undoubtedly more difficult to touch the opponent's side for a close-up assassination.A well-prepared spellcaster will not leave any room for sneak attack by the melee class, even if there is, it is definitely a trap to lure the enemy!

Ian didn't want to suffer three or five curses along the way and then fight with others. Although he could overcome it through the upgrade operation, but rashly entering the spellcaster's home court was an act of courting death no matter what.

"How can I get him out..."

Ian pondered in his mind.

It can be seen that the opponent is fully controlling the wolves on the distant battlefield.Relatively speaking, his control over the surrounding environment must not be as nuanced as before.

Ian tentatively moved forward a few more steps, and finally, hiding in the bushes, he finally saw the black-robed man's head tilted slightly from the corner of his eye, as if he was listening to something.

Ian knew that this distance was the limit perception distance of the other party. Immediately, he stopped moving, held his breath, and remained motionless like a stone.
After a long time, the man in black robe on the opposite side resumed his previous posture of sitting still, and Ian immediately moved back step by step, and disappeared into the overgrown bushes in a moment.

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The Ring of Devouring is a mysterious religious organization that quietly emerged in the northern border of the Ryan Empire.

According to intelligence, this organization believes in the "God Swallow" Eldridge under the abyss, and disrespects the gods, and even believes that the holy mountain in the sky is the pasture of the Lord, and the gods are livestock raised by the Lord.Such absurd teachings made this organization defined as an evil organization by the empire as soon as it emerged, and troops were sent to encircle and suppress it many times.However, even so, the Ring of Devouring still caused many villages and even towns to be massacred and sacrificed, even if they paid the price of three silver-level bishops being besieged and killed!

Each member of the Ring of Devouring needs to cut off the little finger of his left hand and brand the ring snake mark on the severed finger.If necessary, they were fitted with bionic finger prosthetics made by alchemists, disguised as ordinary people.However, the more radical among them took the severed finger as an honor and developed many spellcastings that required the severed finger.

Ferrola twisted and crossed his arms as if he had no bones, and at the same time posed a weird posture with his palms outward. The severed finger imprinted with the imprint of a ring snake connected head to tail was faintly located in the center of the whole gesture.Apparently, the manipulative spell she is casting now, called "Seizing the God Curse (C)", is the kind of spell developed with the severed finger as the core point.

The three bishops lost before the Ring of Devouring had all cast similar spells. It can be seen that this black-robed woman is just like them, an out-and-out lunatic.

Ferola is the youngest existence among the latest conjurers trained by the Ring of Devouring. When she was promoted to the iron rank, she was favored by the chief archbishop, Ms. Carula, and completed the project under her auspices. A complex ritual used to please the Lord.After that indescribable night, Ferrola's spiritual power was increased to more than three times that of conjurers of the same level, and the advanced magic talent called "Multiple Casting" was activated-this is what she can control by herself. One of the important reasons for such a large number of wolf packs.

Inside the Ring of Devouring, the seniors who were able to enjoy this kind of treatment when they were promoted for the first time all became the new bishops without exception, which made Ferrola, who was full of ambition in his heart, act even more frantically.

So far, Ferrola has participated in three hundred-person sacrifices.Every successful sacrifice made her strength leap forward a big step forward.In just three months, her strength has already broken through the early stage of the Iron Rank, and such a radical and hardworking performance has successfully attracted the attention of the organization.Therefore, this time, she was sent to the southern part of the empire, followed by a big shot, and under his arrangement, sniped a large caravan with more than a hundred people.

Ferrola's task is to control the herd of beasts to besiege the caravan, and wait until other people arranged by the organization win an important cargo transported by the caravan, and then she will preside over it, and sacrifice the flesh and blood of the caravan and all the dead in this battle. Sacrifice to the great swallowing god.

The promise of the organization made Ferrola extremely excited, and she presided over a sacrifice of more than a hundred people alone, which was almost unimaginable in her previous experience.The sacrifices completed by many people in the past made her strength break through again and again. It is conceivable that once the sacrifice presided over by her alone this time is successful, the divine grace gained will definitely be able to push her strength to the next level. It is not impossible to touch the threshold of the silver level even in a higher realm!
The extremely beautiful prospect was almost in front of his eyes, which made Ferrola's twisted heart even more excited.

(End of this chapter)