Chapter 328 - A Competition of Numbers? 3 (1/2)

328 A Compet.i.tion of Numbers? 3

Looking at Edmund’s twisted expression, Christina shook her head helplessly.

“Have you lost your mind? You think you’re stronger because you outnumber him? I quit. I don’t want to die here.”

Edmund snorted. “Christina, we invited you here because we respected you. You think thirty of us can’t beat two Mages? It doesn’t matter whether you are here or not.”

“Then good luck.”

Christina transformed into a group of tiny bats and flew away from the woods.

Edmund snorted. “What a coward.”

Then, he turned back into bats and flew to the branches, hanging himself there again.

Back in Liguburg City, Yelia and Roland roamed outside of the city with a black gem, but they did not spot any dark creatures after a long walk.

In other words, the gem did not show any reaction at all.

They returned to the city in the afternoon. The moment they pa.s.sed the gate, a soldier ran to them and said, “Esteemed Mages, the mayor invites you to meet him.”

Yelia and Roland looked at each other and moved on quickly.

They saw a tied man on his knees on the lawn next to a few soldiers the moment they entered the mayor’s castle.

Seeing Yelia, one of the soldiers greeted them and said, “Mr. Yelia, according to our investigation, this man took the dead girl out of the city last night. There are several eyewitnesses.”

“The city gate is closed at night. How did he take the girl out?”

“He’s the gate officer’s’ son.”

That explained a lot!

“The earl must be busy arresting the rogues, yes?”

None of the soldiers said anything.

It was no small thing that someone opened the city gate without orders. Punishment and purging were due.

Yelia walked to the man on his knees and asked him, “Why did you take the girl out of the city?”

“I don’t know.” The kneeling man sweated hard. “There was a voice in my head that kept telling me to take the girl out. I couldn’t control my body and did its bidding.”

“Then why did you come back alive? Or rather, what did you see?”

“Bats! There were countless bats in the chestnut woods west of the city,” the man said fearfully. “Some of the bats manifested into a young man. He said that he would spare me if I took another girl out of the city tonight, or my head would explode! Mr. Mage, can you help me? I don’t want my head to explode!”

“That’s just the vampires’ deception.” Yelia shook his head and said to Roland, “The vampires are best at enchanting human beings. They may not be as good as the Succubi, but very close.”

“Do you want to go and take a look?” Roland looked at the sky and said, “It’s still early. I think we can fight them.”

“Okay.” Yelia scoffed. “Liguburg City is my territory. Vampires or any other creatures cannot stir trouble here without my permission.”

They borrowed two horses from the castle. Actually, Roland would’ve been faster if he used Spatial Bubble Squirt, but he dropped the idea because he would have to wait for Yelia.

When the sun was setting, they rode to the chestnut woods.

Yelia took out the black gem and filled it with magic power. Very soon, vague purple light emitted from the gem toward the wood.

“They’re indeed here. The reaction is very strong.” Yelia’s delight was replaced by graveness. “There are at least twenty dark creatures.”

“That’s a lot.” Roland was slightly surprised too.

Yelia said solemnly, “I think we should retreat for now and come back after we’re more prepared.”

Roland nodded and said, “Agreed.”

They were about to turn around, when the night suddenly fell, and nothing could be seen after only two seconds.

Roland instantly cast five luminous spheres into the air, but they barely had any effect when they used to be able to illuminate a football field. He was still enshrouded in darkness. Most rays from the light spheres seemed to have been absorbed and could only reach five meters away.

“Dome of Darkness? Such a huge one?” Yelia exclaimed. While appeasing the shocked horse, he cried, “Mr. Roland, we have to run!”

“There’s no time!” Roland said determinedly and quickly, “Mr. Yelia, please resist all attacks for me in the next five seconds.”

At this point, bats were flapping their wings from all directions.

The rustling sounds were as though a swarm of worms were gnawing leaves.

We’re tricked… The enemy has lured us here on purpose.

The same thought flashed in their hearts.

Gritting his teeth, Yelia roared, “Five seconds? Okay. It’s up to you whether or not we can make it back alive!”

Roland nodded, and a blue fireball took shape in his palm.

Yelia took a gla.s.s cube that contained a blue fluorescent fluid out of his magic robe. He drank most of the fluid without hesitation and shouted, “Ma.s.sive Magic s.h.i.+eld!”

A magic s.h.i.+eld that looked like a round gla.s.s cover sheltered them.

In the first second, bats flew out of the darkness and transformed into thirty pale vampires that surrounded Roland and Yelia.

In the next second, the vampires, seeing that the fireball in Roland’s hand was expanding, launched their spells at the enemy without a word.

In the third second, a myriad of spells of different colors barraged the magic s.h.i.+eld simultaneously.

Dense, overlapping ripples spiraled across the transparent s.h.i.+eld at first, before cracks began to spread.

In the fourth second, the fireball in Roland’s hand had been expanded to one meter and a half in diameter.