269 It Never Hurts to be More Pruden (2/2)

”What's the meaning of this, Mr. Mage?”

Everybody stopped and looked at Roland.

”I'm just checking if there are enemies up ahead,” Roland replied casually. ”We're going too fast. It's better to be careful.”

”Don't do anything redundant. Just stay back.” Morahu sounded angry. ”What if your magic waves alarm the enemy?”

Roland frowned. ”The magic waves when spiders are created can only be perceived within a two-meter radius. If the enemy is alarmed, the enemy will be right under our nose… Hehe… is it you?”

It was only Roland's sarcasm because he was angry about their attitude.

But the moment he said that, everybody's vibe completely changed.

Roland was now at level six, and since he added his stat points to intelligence and spirit as a traditional Mage, his senses were quite keen, and he immediately noticed something wrong.

There was a shocking determination of killing in Morahu's eyes as he stared at him.

Shoot!

Roland cursed in his head.

Their target was not Veronica but Evelyn!

Poisoning Veronica was just a way to lure Evelyn out of Isnas.

No wonder Evelyn, a princess to be married, had access to the antidote. All the puzzles that Roland had were answered.

But he still wondered why they were trying to kill a princess who was about to be married.

He summoned and transformed puppets.

Roland unleashed his mental power with his best, trying to summon the shield-wielding puppets as fast as he could.

On the other hand, those guys had extended their right hands to the bottoms of their robes. Then, Roland saw the dazzling gleam of weapons.

He had to be faster… as he had seen the tips of their daggers.

Roland simply watched the daggers stabbing at his head. At this point, the speed of his mind was higher than the instinctive reaction of his body.

After reaching level six, he had finally made a breakthrough in mental power.

Although he was not as good as a Warrior, or even the agility classes, in terms of physical qualities, his mind was much faster than theirs.

Everything around him moved in slow motion.

As if he were watching a movie, he saw that the enemies straightened their arms, and that the bright moonlight was reflected on the tips of the daggers. The reflection was slowly moving back as the daggers were pushed forward.

When the daggers were thirty centimeters from Roland's head, a blue shadow grew out of the ground and appeared before Roland.

Cling… Roland's instant spellcasting turned out to be faster.

A shield-wielding puppet protected Roland.

Though Morahu's attack was blocked, the other men in black initiated their attacks too.

Another two magic puppets were summoned. In a triangle formation, they protected Roland and Evelyn at the center.

The enemy's attacks were temporarily blocked, but clinks were echoing continuously and the three blue puppets were dimming fast.

”Forgive me!”

While Evelyn was still stunned, Roland suddenly took her in his arms.