My system comes with a chat group?

"...Okay." Xin Meier sighed. Indeed, he couldn't just leave this team alone. It would be inappropriate to save them with great difficulty and then let them all die because they left first.

After discussing it a bit, they decided to confirm the status of these people tomorrow. As long as there is no problem, their team will set off immediately.

At night, the team, tired from the day, gradually fell asleep. The rescued brave team was already tired and fell asleep before Xin Meier and the others. Haita set up a barrier around them, so that everyone could fall asleep peacefully at night.

In the middle of the night, the captain of the team suddenly opened his eyes. However, unlike when he was rescued, his eyes were dazed and he looked like he was hypnotized.

He drew the sword from his waist, walked to Fulilian step by step, and raised the sword high in his hand. He wanted to kill Fulilian here!

But fortunately, his goal did not succeed. Xin Meier was the first to wake up, kicked the captain away, and then pressed the captain to the ground. The huge noise made Yakumo and others wake up quickly.

"What's going on?!" Yakumo opened his eyes and saw Xin Meier holding down the team leader. Not only that, several members of the brave team who had recovered a little also struggled to get up and attack their own team.

Using Ice Roar to freeze these people, Fulilian cast binding magic on them.

"They should be controlled." Haita checked the situation of the team again and concluded: "But it's strange that when we first rescued them, we didn't find anything abnormal."

"It's possible that they were ordered to do everything they can to lead the hero to Aura." Fulilian guessed: "If they simply use obedience magic to control people, they will remain conscious."

"People with strong wills will have a certain resistance to obeying magic. But if they are completely controlled, retaining a certain level of consciousness can become the best way to deceive."

As a demon, Aura was not very familiar with human emotions, but if humans deceived humans, it would be hard to guard against. Perhaps, many teams had been deceived to Aura.

For Aura, it was too much trouble to find alternatives one by one. Wouldn't it be faster to use this method? Maybe Aura had tasted the sweetness and had already sent out several teams.

"Help them get rid of it. Once the obedience magic takes effect, it cannot be removed at the moment." Fulilian looked at the team members with some regret.

Chapter 66: Aura's Intelligence

The next day, the snow stopped. After burying the members of the team, Xin Meier and others set out on their journey again. They had originally planned to wait for two days, but now, eliminating Aura became the top priority.

However, the information about Aura was mixed, and it was not so easy for Xin Meier's team to catch up with Aura. There was no point in chasing blindly, so the group decided to enter the city for supplies first.

"The information from others may vary, but the city lord must have the most accurate information."

Yun said firmly: "This concerns their own territory, there is no way they don't care about this."

"Haita and I will go visit the lord later. A monk shouldn't be kicked out directly if he communicates with the lord." Yakumo is a self-taught person and still has no proof of his identity as a magician.

As for the analysis of Guval's murder magic, he is still compiling a magic book. Once it is officially compiled, it should be handed over to a place like the Magic Association. By that time, he may have his magician certificate.

As for who to hand it over to, Fulilian said that she already had a plan. When Yakumo's magic book is finished, she will take Yakumo to find the other party. In short, she will definitely not let Yakumo suffer, but she hopes that Yakumo will not be confused by the other party and leave the team.

Frillian spoke like a riddler, so Yakumo didn't take it too seriously.

Arriving at the city lord's mansion, Haita, as a monk, had a certificate issued by the church, and his rank was not low. The city lord was quite nice when he received the two, but when he heard the two mention Aura, he fell silent.

"It's not that I don't want to defeat Aura, nor is it that I can hide it. Too many brave teams have been killed by Aura. I feel sorry for these people, but what must be taken seriously is that they have also enhanced Aura's strength in disguise."

"Two days ago, a brave man relied on his own will to forcibly attack Aura before he was completely controlled. Although he did hit Aura, it did not cause a fatal injury."

"Now Aura has chopped off the heads of all those who have just been controlled by magic, and then led her people to the north to recuperate. But after she recovers, she should continue to attack this city..."

"Relying on the barrier set up by the great magician Volame, this city should still be able to protect itself." The city lord no longer had the confidence to defeat Aura.

"Can we protect ourselves..." Yakumo sighed, "So-called self-protection means closing the city gates and opening the barrier to prevent Aura from attacking with his army, right? Then how can we ensure the lives of the people?"

"Who is this person?" The city lord glanced at Yakumo.

"This is the magician of our team, Yakumo," Haita introduced.

“Magician…” The city lord shook his head: “Since you are a magician, you should know how invincible Aura’s obedience magic is.”

"Aura is a demon who has lived for almost five hundred years. Almost no one can compare with her in terms of magic power. What's more, she will use her army to consume a large amount of other people's magic power first."

Although the city lord had the aura of a superior, he still explained very patiently: "The magic item, the Scale of Obedience, will weigh the magic power of both parties. The party with less magic power will be controlled by the magic of obedience and completely submit to the party with more magic power."

"In terms of magical power, humans still have too little." The city lord was not so pessimistic for no reason.

"It would be difficult to make you, the city lord, believe us just by using words. So, city lord, can you be sure that Aura will come to this city?" If Aura really comes back, then we just have to sit back and wait.

"That's for sure. The location of this city also has considerable strategic significance. Whether from Aura's own perspective or from the perspective of the demons, it is impossible to give up."

The city lord took a deep breath and said, "We have also sent scouts to observe from a distance. Non-fatal injuries don't take too long for Aura. Maybe she will make a comeback in a few days."

"During this period, she was mainly processing her 'collection'. It was really... too cruel." The city lord said, his expression downcast. Being controlled and having your head chopped off was really too cruel.

"As long as we can confirm this, it will be enough. When Aura approaches the city, I hope the city lord can send someone to inform us. We will leave the city first and will not hinder the deployment of the barrier."

“Are you thinking…?!” Although Yakumo’s words seemed heartless, the city lord immediately understood what Yakumo was thinking: “Don’t do anything stupid! Life is very precious, don’t waste it carelessly!”

"Of course we won't die, but there are some things we need to confirm. We can't let Aura block us here forever, right? Maybe we can find some of Aura's weaknesses?"

"Besides, we also have magic weapons that can defeat obedience magic." Yakumo smiled. Others may not know, but how could Yakumo not know? Aura has only lived for about five hundred years.

Fulilian is a disciple of Volame, who was a great magician a thousand years ago. In other words, Fulilian has lived for at least a thousand years. During this period, Fulilian has never slacked off in her magic practice. In terms of magic power, can Aura still surpass her?

Besides, Yakumo also had something he wanted to confirm. His current MP value had exceeded 3, so it was time to confirm the difference in quality between his magic power and that of this world.

Every time he tested Fulilian and Haita with the potion, neither of them could tell exactly how much it had replenished. The feeling was too vague for Yakumo to measure directly through calculation.

So he planned to borrow Aura's obedience scale to test it. The first step was to kill Aura and then seize the scale. After learning the obedience magic and the dispelling magic, he would test it with the members of the team and he would know.

So it is necessary to meet Aura, and it is also necessary to eliminate Aura. I just don't know what Aura will do at that time.

Who should I choose as my first target? Or should I be on guard?

After coming out of the City Lord's Mansion, Xin Meir had already found a hotel. Everyone decided to stay in the city for a few days and wait for Aura to come back to the city.

"No matter what, we can't let Aura go on like this." Xin Meir continued to lead everyone to make plans.

"I think the ones we need to pay the most attention to are not Aura, but the people she controls. If there are too many of them, it will be more difficult for us. So, we have to take this into consideration."

"Besides... we can't chop these people's bodies into pieces..."

Chapter 1 Analysis of Obedience Magic (31/)

After making these preparations, Yakumo didn't think everything was fine. In addition to these, Yakumo also had to consider what to do if any team member was cast under obedience magic.

Except for Furrilian. If it was Furrilian who was subjected to obedience magic, Yakumo would be happy to watch it. But if it was someone else, he would have to consider the aftermath and how to deal with it.

If it was Xin Meier and the others, Yakumo would upload them directly to the group file, that is, the union warehouse. After researching a method to remove the obedience magic, he would release them and remove it.

But if it were me, Yakumo would just teleport to another world to hide for a while. It doesn't matter whether it's Teyvat or Terra, and I can level up at the same time. When I reach level 120 and learn the Warrior's Will, I can release the control and come back.

However, this was the worst-case scenario. Aura might be beheaded by Sinmer before he could even use the obedience magic.

"Xinmei has the power to kill with one blow, but Aura's army is too difficult to deal with. We have to find a way to create conditions for Xinmei." Haita went to the city lord every day to inquire about the news these days.

The city lord probably gave up trying to persuade them, and he would share the information sent back by the scouts with Haita without reservation. So Xinmeier and the others knew exactly where Aura was now.

"In addition to the army, Aura has a number of demons under his command. They are called beheaders, and they are specifically responsible for chopping off the heads of those controlled by Aura." Fulilian added.

"This is a bit strange." Yakumo touched his chin: "Logically speaking, humans will definitely die after being beheaded. Losing consciousness itself is the cause of death. But the problem is that Aura can still control those bodies."

"Then the question is, after the person being controlled is beheaded, what exactly is being controlled by Aura's obedience magic? Is it the soul, or just the body?" Yakumo was quite curious about this question.

There is very little information about obedience magic, and it is probably because the original author did not make more detailed settings. But Yakumo is very curious about this item, because controlling the body is different from controlling the soul.

"This is a very novel research direction." Furlian had not thought about this issue before. After Yakumo brought it up, she realized that she should indeed study it in detail.

"My idea is that the soul cannot be controlled by magic." Flillian thought for a while before answering carefully: "After all, the soul has not been proven to exist yet."

"Let's assume that souls really exist, then obedience magic cannot be magic that manipulates souls. Someone has fought against Aura before. After Aura's army was destroyed, no other attacks occurred."

As Fulilian spoke, she wrote and drew on the table: "Obeying magic is not like controlling consciousness. After all, Aura would chop off the heads of those being controlled in order to destroy their consciousness."

"Then the only thing left is the control of the body. From this point of view, obedience magic is quite lame." Flillian said, curling her lips. The originally powerful magic seemed to be devalued a lot after this statement.

"This is just speculation." Yakumo shook his head: "Our speculations are too optimistic. Although it seems to be true, we can't afford to lose. But Aura's army seems to be composed of warriors, right?"

Could it be that no human magician has tried to attack Aura in all these years? But there are no magicians in Aura's army, only warriors. Perhaps this is one of the doubts.

After all, warriors practice martial arts for many years, so they have muscle memory. Martial arts can be well preserved in the body. But magicians are different. They only have a body, so how can they control magic power?

(It should be possible to control them. Aura even tried to control Furlian. But whether in the animation or the comics, Aura's army is indeed composed of warriors, and no magicians are seen.)

(Also, when Aura felt that she had won, her first reaction was to kill Furlin, not to replenish her army.)

If he really was controlling his body, Yakumo wouldn't be worried...

I feel like it has some research value, but in terms of performance, it feels like it's not even as good as hypnosis... Yakumo was full of desire to complain, the level of obedience magic dropped a lot in an instant.

"But even so, it's very powerful. Even if it's just controlling the body, almost no one can resist. It's truly obedience magic." Aize said: "A warrior's body is everything to them."

For a warrior like Aize who has high physical defense and low mental resistance, this is indeed a very difficult situation to deal with.

"So the priority is to kill Aura as soon as possible? But what about Aura's army? If a fight really breaks out, Aura's army will surely

If they come and besiege us, how can we resolve it as soon as possible?"

"Why don't we just blow them all away with magic?" Fulilian replied strangely: "Since they are enemies, we should deal with them with all our strength. If we blow them all away, they won't stop us. Then we can directly attack Aura and destroy her."

“If that’s the case, then those who were controlled won’t even have corpses left behind…” Xin Meier retorted, “They were all heroes who fought against the demons, but in the end, not even a trace of them was left behind…”

"I cannot agree with this, Xinmeier." Yakumo had a different opinion: "It may seem that Fulilian's understatement of blowing them all away does seem to be indifferent, but whether or not to preserve the bodies of those warriors is not something we can decide."

"We do respect them, but if we can't even guarantee our own safety, it's a pipe dream to say that we can guarantee the bodies of these people."

"If we are relaxed and have no problem with our own safety, I have no problem with being careful about how we act. But if we are in danger ourselves and still consider so much, it would be irresponsible to everyone."

"So, if it comes to that time, I would rather be ruthless." Yakumo said this without any scruples.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through..." Xin Meier also reacted quickly. He might be a little too sensitive.

"Haha, Xinmei's idea is good. If we can really protect the bodies of those soldiers, maybe we can let them rest in peace. In the future, maybe the goddess will praise us." Haita laughed again.

"Then we have to ask the goddess to give us some rewards." Yakumo followed Haita's words and addressed the issue.

"If you need a compliment, I can touch your head, Haita." Fulilian held out her hand.

"No, forget it..." Haita refused righteously.

Chapter 2: Kill One First (31/)

Aura's injury healed quickly, and he came quickly. In three or five days, he was close to the town. Before Xin Meier and others left the city, the city lord summoned them again.

"Just consider it as my commission. If you can really defeat Aura successfully, I will give you the reward you deserve." The city lord promised the team members.

Aura is still about a day's journey from the town, and Xinmeier's team needs to leave the city now. The city lord will soon open the barrier magic in the town, and it may be too late to open it after Aura arrives.

"I didn't expect that we would run into the Seven Bengxian so soon." Xin Meier tried to find a way to cheer himself up while walking on the road and chatting with everyone, trying to dispel the tense atmosphere in front of the station: "Does this count as us catching up with some of the Southern Heroes?"

"We can't face fifteen demon-level enemies alone." Aize continued to stroke his beard: "Haita, doesn't the goddess magic have magic that can remove the controlled state?"

"It's a pity to say this, but the essence of the goddess' magic is the magic interpreted from the holy book. We can use the magic that we have interpreted. Unfortunately, there is no magic in the holy book that can remove the control."

"Besides, the church's interpretation of the holy scriptures is actually very small. So far, it is only about 3%." Haita replied with a smile: "After all, it is the magic of the goddess. It is not easy to interpret it."

"If the goddess is willing to give me some oracles and let me interpret more, that's not impossible." Haita laughed: "No, although I haven't received any oracles yet."

"It's strange that a monk like you who loves wine and meat can receive the oracle, right?" Fulilian complained: "Yakumo's magic can even summon the phantom of the goddess. No matter how you look at it, he looks more like a monk than you."

"How could that be? I am also very devout in my belief in the goddess." Haita continued to smile.

"Wait a minute, something seems... not right." Xin Meier drew his sword instantly: "Someone is approaching."

"Really, it's a huge amount of magic power." Yakumo put his hands over his eyes and watched the relatively huge amount of magic power flying over. The demons never bothered to hide their magic power. This amount was probably three times that of Fulilian in the hidden magic state.

"Maybe it's Aura's beheading officer." Fulilian replied calmly: "What should we do? Should we stop him here? If I'm not mistaken, he should be going to the town to inform the town."

"Of course, we can't let him pass us. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like we have failed?" Xin Meier looked at the demon flying in the air and said with some regret: "Yakumo, Fulilian, can you shoot him down?"

"That's not difficult." The Maple Leaf Danxin Staff appeared in his hand, Yakumo pointed at the demons, and the magic cannon sprayed out from the front of the magic staff. After researching magic, Yakumo rarely used skills in regular battles.

Unless it is an attack on a very large area, some attributes may be needed. Otherwise, the magic cannon with fast speed and strong destructive power will always be the first choice. Moreover, the magic cannon can continue to be developed in the future, and multiple magic cannons and magic cannon beams are very useful.

The demon in the sky didn't expect that the ants on the ground would actually attack him, and he was immediately enraged. He was heading to the town with Aura's mission, and he didn't intend to pay attention to these guys on the ground whose magic power was obviously weak.

According to his idea, these insects should feel lucky to find that they have escaped. But who would have thought that the insects

How dare you attack him!

"I am the beheader under Lord Aura. I feel sorry for you. Isn't it good to be able to save your life?" The demon landed on the ground with a magic wand in his hand.

"You are going to the town, right? Then we can't let you pass through here." Xin Meier looked at the demons: "After all, our goal is to defeat Aura."

"Another group of idiots who are targeting Master Aura... Well, let's just clean up some bugs for Master Aura first. Launch the slashing magic!" The demon raised his wand.

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