The sun is high

The raindrops finally fell on the top of Salem City's head accompanied by rolling thunder.

Perhaps it was because it hadn't rained for a long time, but this rain was particularly heavy. Every drop of rain seemed to be filled with strong resentment, and it hit every building in the city.

In this huge curtain woven by thunderstorms, everything that is happening is also covered with a thick veil.

In the closed room where the Myr's Eye secret device is placed, a mouse with three tails is bathing in the strange light emitted by the secret device, running back and forth on the paper documents scattered on the floor.

It's like those house mice that push books off the shelves and then wreak havoc on them.

After all, the number of these documents exceeded Xiuge's imagination. Judging from the numbers above, these paper documents can only be regarded as part of the affairs handled by the Legal Committee in the past half month. If you want to put these documents It would take at least a whole night to scan everything.

Fortunately, Xiuge quickly found the trick based on his past work experience. He found that the numbers of these paper documents actually included the date and time, so Xiuge immediately removed those files that were beyond the scope. After reaching the side, he controlled the running rat to hold the remaining small pile of documents and read them.

Shuge first found a document marked "Nineteenth of Gin Moon", which was the first day he arrived in this world as Shuge Ernst. This document was issued by the Legal Committee in Salem that day. Some records of the city branch in surrounding areas.

"To the east of Salem City, at the Lone Wolf Ridge Crystal Mine, some miners gathered and expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment at the mine. They later had a fierce conflict with the mine guards, causing one guard to be seriously injured and one to die. A stream-level mage stationed at the mine dealt with it. .”

"Three people publicly slandered and attacked the Legal Committee and its members in the Bell Tower Square in the center of Salem City. They have been handed over to the Salem Police Station."

"In Salem City, the Northern Silver Trout Tavern reported the whereabouts of the wild mage, and it was handled by lake-level consultant Weilin Ernst and four stream-level enforcers..."

Seeing the familiar name, Xiuge nodded slightly: "Judging from this document, until this time, the Legal Committee should not be aware of Wei Lin's situation, and still treats her as a regular magic consultant. .”

After thinking for a while, he divided the small pile of documents into three piles again, threw aside the documents gathered around the 19th, and turned to read other records.

This time, luck was finally on Xiuge's side.

Soon he found a record that might help the situation.

"On the 13th of the Gin Moon, due to the impact of the subsequent armistice celebrations, the Golden Boots Caravan arrived in the city ahead of schedule and has received all supplies for this month in accordance with conventional methods and regulations. In addition, due to the armistice celebrations, additional magic pendulums and new magic books have been received. , high-concentration crystal ore and other special materials, there are ten vehicles in total, and there are also people arriving with the caravan. Statistics include one lake-level magic consultant, four stream-level executors, and ten raindrop-level mages and apprentices. The list of personnel has been registered by a special person. deal with."

Xiuge closed his eyes and calculated the time silently in his mind: "On the 13th, that is, five days before Salem City enters a state of complete closure... The time matches what Weilin said before, and the record mentions The 'Golden Boots' that arrived should be the caravan responsible for transporting the batch of adult changelings to Salem City. From this, it seems that the spies and secret agents in the Kingdom of Walter have already transferred these information from the Legal Committee. The plan is very clear... mix the changelings into the city in the supply convoy that is supplied every month, no wonder the Legal Committee has not discovered it."

"However, judging from the changeling bug I encountered before, although they have escaped the vulnerable stage of their infancy, if they want to survive the long journey, they must have dedicated people to protect their living environment and continue to do so. Provide them with magic power. Since Wei Lin and others do not know about the changeling bugs, the person responsible for this must exist in the Golden Boots Caravan."

After thinking clearly about the connection, Xiuge's spirit immediately perked up. He hurriedly turned to another stack of documents. Just as he was about to start reading, he saw a faint light suddenly light up on the heavy metal door that closed the secret room. Dark golden magical fluorescence, complex and detailed patterns spread from the center of the door to the surroundings. This is clearly someone opening the door!

"Die!"

Xiuge cursed secretly in his heart, and the running rat immediately started moving under his command. Dark green poisonous light and shadow suddenly appeared on the three long and narrow tails, and then these tails swept fiercely among the piles of documents. However, a very corrosive fog immediately enveloped these documents and began to destroy and erode these magical papers wantonly.

The metal door was slowly opened. Before Xiuge could completely handle the matter at hand, more than one figure appeared at the door of the secret room. Xiuge could even see the dark blue robes on those mages - this meant The person who came here was definitely not an ordinary clerk, but a genuine executor of the Legal Committee!

The moment he came to this conclusion, Xiuge made a decision.

A cruel and resolute order successfully reached the running rat through magic power, so this bloodthirsty and extremely crazy magical creature immediately jumped onto the metal platform next to the Eye of Mel, and then , the running rat quickly turned its body, and its sharp claws bit directly on its two tails, actually tearing them alive from its body.

The severe stinging feeling returned to Xiuge's mind again. Under the interference of this pain, Xiuge felt that his magic power began to flow away at an alarming speed. Even the magic disc in the spiritual world was affected. Without the influence, it rotated rapidly, as if to drain out the last trace of magic power remaining in Xiuge's body.

Some strange changes beyond Xiuge's expectations suddenly occurred at this moment.

"ha……"

At the moment when his spirit and consciousness were loosened by the influence of magic, a short chuckle from the darkness of nothingness came into Xiuge's mind. That laughter seemed to have some kind of elusive and terrifying power. Under its interference, Xiuge fell into a brief trance, and the running rat, which had been under his control, also got rid of the reins that bound him at this moment, revealing his original ferocious nature. face.

It let out a soul-stirring piercing hiss, then shook its head hard, and threw the two bloody severed tails that it had torn off with its own hands towards the door of the secret ceremony room, and then pounced on the man who had been repaired. The young clerk who deliberately spared his life was lying unconscious on the ground.

"Bang bang!"

Accompanied by two muffled sounds, a dark green poisonous mist mixed with flesh and blood fragments exploded near the Eye of Mel. The corrosive light and shadow that spread rapidly enveloped a Law Commission mage who was near the door. In the heart-rending howl of pain, the last long tail of the running rat swung up, and then stabbed down quickly like a sharp sword, accurately hitting the back of the unlucky clerk's neck.

The running rat that had successfully caused the killing immediately let out a cry of joy. At this moment, Xiuge's consciousness finally came to his senses. He didn't care about the sudden strange situation in his body, nor did he care about the other overtime worker. The young clerk who died inexplicably and tragically expressed his apology and silence, and immediately cut off the supply of magic power to the running rat, forcing it to "dissolve" on the spot.

As a result, amid the magical light that spewed from outside the secret room, the running rat's figure shriveled up quickly. Under the bombardment of several magic spells, its figure turned into an indistinguishable puddle. liquid, and at this time, the Legal Committee documents that Xiuge had read, as well as the magic book pages that were originally tied and wrapped around the running rat, were also completely destroyed in the floating corrosive mist.

…

Another muffled thunder exploded in the dark clouds above Salem City. The huge sound shook the restless sleep of the residents, and at the same time, it also covered up some unharmonious sounds in the city.

"Uh-huh!"

Shuge huddled next to the shelves of the clothing store, his face in the darkness becoming extremely ferocious due to the dizziness and pain in his head.

Dark green dim magical light and shadow were continuously escaping from his body, and when his palms pressed against the wooden floors and shelves, they actually left corrosion marks one after another.

Just now, the moment that elusive and weird laughter appeared in Xiuge's mind, he felt that his spiritual world seemed to have fallen into a state of temporary loss of control, and the metal magic disc that had always been precise and stable began to go crazy. The ground rotates and is set on the disc. The dark green crystal that should continuously provide magic power to Xiuge abnormally emits bright light, and the tentacles and mouse patterns engraved in the grooves of the disc also resemble Like two prisoners imprisoned in a cage, they began to move with this change.

The extremely destructive Charron's Touch began to appear on Shuge's body on its own. They twisted and stretched wantonly, accompanied by the rumbling thunder in the sky, constantly beating everything around Shuge. The originally tidy store was destroyed. In a very short period of time, it was as chaotic as a robber crossing the border.

Xiuge gritted his teeth while trying hard to adjust his breathing and state. This process could be said to be extremely painful. He had never learned how to truly control his magic power and could only rely on his vague and unclear feelings. As he continued to try, perhaps because he hit the right direction, or perhaps because the magic power in his body was vented to a certain extent, the uncontrollable manic feeling finally subsided. Although the pain in his skull continued, something appeared. The many magical phenomena in Xiuge finally stopped.

He stood up slowly, holding on to the shelves behind him, and then sat on a cabinet that was knocked to the ground by black tentacles, breathing hard.

"What exactly is going on?"

He looked around with lingering fear, recalling everything he had just experienced. In the end, he focused his suspicion on the short laughter that suddenly appeared in his head: "What on earth is going on? Could it be that I am like this?" Are you already driven crazy by the so-called evil magic? Or..."

At this moment, Xiuge suddenly recalled a figure.

The black figure who appeared in the dream world just after he died, whose identity and appearance could not be distinguished, and who had never spoken a word to him.

He suddenly felt that the laughter seemed a little familiar. He seemed to have heard a similar sound when he was kicked into the dark door.

This thought made Xiuge instantly get goosebumps all over his body. This feeling of not being able to completely control his own strength and body was extremely bad. He only felt as if there was a huge invisible hand hidden behind his back. As long as he If it is happy or willing, it can exert influence on itself anytime and anywhere.

"But fortunately, the most needed information has been obtained... As long as the Golden Boot Merchant Group can find their location, they will be able to find people who know more about the plans of the Walter Kingdom and the Ernst family. In Germany Now that the Lan Kingdom and the Legal Committee have moved toward cooperation, they can only protect themselves by relying on the power of another behemoth."

Xiuge wiped the cold sweat from his face. He did not intend to stay in this place any longer. When he forcibly disconnected the magic connection, he also destroyed the pages of the book used to cover up the traces of magic on the Running Rat. This meant that he His whereabouts are very likely to be exposed, and continuing to stay where he is is definitely not the right choice.

Just as he stood up to leave the store, a somewhat unharmonious sound suddenly came from outside the store.

It was the sound of heavy footsteps.

Every blow was like a huge hammer hitting the stone brick floor.

Although the sound was not as loud as the thunder in the sky, the sense of oppression it brought was far greater than it.

Xiuge felt his heart stop for a beat. He quickly held his breath and silently backed away from the glass window of the store. He hunched over and slowly moved towards the stairs leading to the second floor of the store.

"Dong...dong..."

The suffocating footsteps came slowly, and what Shuge feared most happened - the footsteps suddenly stopped on the street in front of the store.

At this moment, even if Xiuge didn't need to rely on the warning of the magic disk, he knew that the situation was not good.

The only ones who can create such footsteps and follow their magic traces must be the sword-wielding hermits in the Law Committee. This conclusion fills Xiuge's heart with helplessness and panic. He will His slightly trembling palms reached into the pocket of his windbreaker and gently pinched the two spherical metal objects placed there. They were the two alchemical bombs he exchanged for the hair of the swamp witch in the dream world. .

Under the current circumstances, these two magic bombs, which have not been tested at all, seem to be his only hope of escape.