The Truth of Magic

116 Outside the cave (2 in 1)

Behind him was a blue-eyed Ranger in chain armor. The other party was riding a horse and chasing after him angrily. The arrow just now had come from the longbow in his hand.

When Zhao Xu saw the look on the Guard’s face, he knew that the guard who had taken off his helmet and was shot to death just now probably had a deep relationship with the person in front of him.

But Zhao Xu was helpless too. There was clearly someone responsible for this kind of thing, so why did they have to go after a passerby like him?

In the blink of an eye, the man controlled his horse with his legs and raised his bow and arrow again.

when zhao xu saw this, he could only raise his hand as well and start preparing to cast a spell.

he had only used two first-level spells today, and one of them, ” summon mount, ” had been released by a multi-talented spellcaster.

However, Zhao Xu wasn’t on flat ground, so the strong bumpy feeling of his Mount greatly affected his spellcasting.

it was like a person sitting on a drop machine and still had to maintain his elegance while taking photos.

The horse’s hooves continued to gallop across the muddy grass, but Zhao Xu couldn’t put any distance between them at all.

suddenly, the second arrow flew over with a whooshing sound.

zhao xu was in the middle of casting a spell, and when he heard the sound, he quickly dodged the arrow in a defensive manner. however, he realized that he wasn’t the target of the arrow. instead, it landed directly on the mount that he had summoned.

the horse suddenly felt pain and it tilted back. zhao xu’s riding skills, which he didn’t even have a point for, were completely exposed.

even though zhao xu was holding on to the reins tightly and gripping the horse’s saddle tightly, he still couldn’t slow down the momentum of his fall.

[ adventurer zhongxia has done a focus check: 4 (level) +2 (constitution)+D20=6+6=12, difficulty greater than exemption difficulty by 11. spell cast successful. ]

The moment Zhao Xu fell off his horse, he activated his focus skill again and forced Zhao Xu to maintain his spellcasting position.

zhao xu’s mind instantly became clear, and he immediately started chanting the spell, ” “grease!”

the light of the spell directly fell on the path the other party had come from.

the ranger who was chasing after zhao xu on his horse didn’t notice that there was a three by three meter greasy area in front of his horse. he continued to run towards zhao xu as if he was going to crush him to death under the horse’s hooves.

However, when the warhorse’s hooves stepped into the greasy area, the horse immediately lost its sense of balance and was thrown to the side, as if a person without Anti-slip Boots was Dancing on Ice.

just like zhao xu, the armoured ranger fell off his horse and rolled on the ground twice.

zhao xu was the first to fall, but his constitution was quite high, so he recovered even faster. he used his willpower to endure the pain all over his body and stand up with difficulty.

however, he didn’t cast any more offensive spells. instead, he took out his ain stone from his backpack and released it into the air.

zhao xu had now realized that this 36000 gold coin ain stone was a burden.

He would just bring it along normally. He was not worthy of this stone as a level 2 player.

he could only release it when he needed to use it, but it was often very urgent, so he might not have the time. after all, it was not as convenient as the kind of necklace that directly added a ritual.

When he thought about this, Zhao Xu made up his mind to go back and give Antonya a suggestion.

And when that ain stone started floating above Zhao Xu’s head, he had already received the power that came back from the stone, which increased his spellcasting level by one.

zhao xu looked at the ranger who was still kneeling on the ground and trying to get up a few times. he laughed coldly and immediately cast the level 1 spell, shield.

He knew very well that these six seconds were rare, but a level 1 spell couldn’t kill these players with high talent points.

When others started with more than 10 points in talent, many times they had to make a choice, such as sacrificing their Constitution.

However, no matter if it was the damage from Zhao Xu’s magic bullet or light crossbow, when facing a Ranger with a D8 health die, 8-12hp wasn’t something that could be dealt with so easily.

therefore, he chose shield, which could also increase the tier 4 defensive shield bonus.

these days, he would learn spells whenever he had time, and the number of level 1 spells he learned was already at the forefront of the majority of novice wizards.

Noah had once provided Fengye with a tower shield. The tower shield, just like its name, was almost as tall as a person. It could also increase the defense ability by almost a Tier 4.

shield, on the other hand, could create a completely hidden force field shield the size of a tower shield, which would hover in front of the caster.

With these two spells stacked on top of each other, Zhao Xu’s defense was as high as level 18, and normal people wouldn’t be able to break through his defense at all.

when fate patroller finally managed to stand up on his own, he glanced at zhao xu with confidence and disdain, who was still trying to cast a spell.

he could already tell that zhao xu had cast a wizard’s armor and a grease spell that had caused his horse to fall.

right now, zhao xu was only left with level 0 cantrips to use.

“die!” The forest ranger roared. “pa!” the bowstring swept past.

The arrow followed the wind and flew straight towards Zhao Xu.

now that they weren’t jolting on their horses anymore, it wasn’t just zhao xu who had an easier time casting spells. the ranger also had an easier time shooting arrows.

However, before the arrow could even get close to Zhao Xu, it was just half a meter away from him. It let out a dull sound and then fell off like a bird that had overestimated itself and hit a plane.

seeing the arrow break in mid-air, as if it had hit a hard object, the ranger finally understood something. he said in disbelief-

“How is this possible? how can you still cast a shield spell?”

“Who the hell are you? you are definitely not an ordinary player.”

A level 1 wizard, even if they had 18 intelligence points, would only have two level 1 spells. This had already become a consensus on the forum.

Zhao Xu finally realized that the Ranger in front of him was also a player.

sure enough, only players would chase after players so relentlessly and dare to come alone to exchange their lives for the blood.

“you can go to the sacred hall of life creation and ask these questions.” zhao xu said with a smile. he raised the light crossbow in his hand and aimed it at the ranger.

He was a double elite class with two class systems, wizard and priest. He was a level 2 wizard with three level 1 spells in addition to his intelligence. A priest with his territory also had three level 1 spells.

he could also use the many talented spell casters to convert zero-level spells into first-level spells, which could also be exchanged for three first-level spell slots.

that was why zhao xu could cast nine level 1 spells now, which was four to five times more than other level 1 wizards.

” hehe, although you’ve cast a shield spell and mage armor, i know that your shield spell can only last for a minute. i can kill you after a minute. ”

The Ranger knew that he had no hope of killing Zhao Xu immediately, so he became more patient. He pulled out the scimitar from his waist and looked at Zhao Xu like he was his prey.

He was already prepared to keep a close eye on Zhao Xu no matter which direction he ran off to.

“Foolish.” zhao xu released the trigger after he finished speaking.

At that moment, the power of magic made him look like a god, seeing everything in the world.

meanwhile, the ranger had already raised the small round shield in his other hand and dodged to the side.

facing a mage who was not good at attacking, he was not worried at all that the other party would be able to hit him.

However, the bolt followed him like a shadow, heading straight for the Ranger’s heart at the most extreme angle.

[ adventurer zhongxia has launched a long-range attack. after the buffs of ” counter the enemy’s advance “, he successfully hit the target, causing 1d8 =8 points of damage. the target is now unconscious and on the verge of death. ]

unfortunately, the light crossbow had to be reloaded after it was fired. it wasn’t like a pistol, where zhao xu could act cool and blow off the smoke.

by the time the ranger fired another arrow at him, he had already cast another spell, counter the enemy’s advance.

This spell would allow his next attack to gain a powerful insight beyond level 20.

with all these buffs stacked on top of each other, any one of zhao xu’s attacks would be like a level 20 veteran warrior’s attack, and they would all have unpredictable power.

in the current situation where everyone’s defensive power mostly relied on armor, this ” counter the enemy’s advance ” spell was enough to make the mages look down on the others and really fight whoever they saw.

This was also the first time a spell had been used in a physical attack.

If a level 1 wizard had an unlimited number of Level 1 spell slots, then they would be able to become an expert marksman who would hit the target once out of two rounds.

zhao xu looked at the ranger, who was still unconscious, and he didn’t show any more mercy. he just sent him back to the temple of life creation.

Because of the players ‘projections, they weren’t really killed, just like the creatures summoned by the spell system.

that was why zhao xu wasn’t too biased towards the other side, and the other side had wanted to kill him from the very beginning.

But after he was done with all this, Zhao Xu couldn’t feel happy.

looking at the smoke rising from the signal in the distance, he knew that he had appeared at the perfect time, and he was definitely one of the people attacking the checkpoint.

as long as he dared to show his face again, a set of iron fists would definitely smash down on him, not giving him any chance to explain.

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over the next two days, zhao xu had no choice but to start learning how to lay low during the day and move at night.

During this period, he was even chased by a wild bear that hunted at night, which made him miserable the whole night.

but in the end, zhao xu spent two days before he finally made it to north block city.

North Block City was far away from the two cities of Kasuo and butan. To him, it was like a barrel of explosives, and he did not dare to approach it easily.

over the past few days, zhao xu hadn’t added any points to his survival skills, so he couldn’t rely on his survival skills to get food.

but that didn’t mean that the adventurers on earth didn’t need to eat, so even though zhao xu was moving around at the edge of nanyu forest like a savage, he didn’t feel too much pressure.

After Zhao Xu put out a bonfire in the cave, he was ready to set off again.

these days, the rain in nanyu forest never stopped. even though his magic could dry his clothes, it was too much of a drain.

this time, zhao xu still gathered some firewood and put them in the bag. once the rain got on them, he would start a fire to dry them up and wait for the rain to stop before setting off again.

However, as he approached the outside of the cave, the sky was still dark, as if an even heavier storm was brewing.

This made Zhao Xu a little conflicted as to whether he should just wait or just continue moving forward.

However, when he thought of how close North Block City was and how he would be able to return to the floating city that day to find out how powerful the legendary archivist was ...

Zhao Xu couldn’t help but feel overjoyed, and he quickly walked out of the cave.

But the moment Zhao Xu stepped out of the cave, his face immediately turned dark and cold.

Nanyu forest’s most iconic feature had always been its lush, ancient trees that reached the sky. But now, what was in front of Zhao Xu was the backbone of the Tianbei merchant Union-there were more than 200 heavy-armored cavalrymen, and they were all standing there, showing off their might.

no one would have thought that a cavalry would be able to surround the cave entrance without making too much noise.

but there was one thing that really worried zhao xu.

His companions from the past few days had also appeared here as prisoners.

The entire caravan, along with Noah’s fifty-odd men, were all brought to their knees, facing him with dispirited expressions.

The few people led by Noah were even more miserable. They were directly hung on the wooden frame, and it was unknown whether they were alive or dead.

The pride of being a spellcaster made Zhao Xu feel uneasy even when he was facing a cavalry company of 200 people.

the young man in front of them was dressed in expensive silk clothing. he was obviously the leader of this team. there were a few mages dressed in mage robes standing next to him. they didn’t look like they were of very high levels, but they were enough to make zhao xu suffer.

Zhao Xu knew that they didn’t come with good intentions, but the fact that they didn’t just surround him and attack him without saying anything meant that they could still negotiate.

He immediately took out the certificate issued by the wizard Association of Crescent Town from his backpack.

“BOOM!” at this moment, thunder rumbled in the sky, indicating that the real heavy rain that had been suppressed for several days seemed to be coming.

” mr. zhongxia, let me introduce myself. i am tucker of the tianbei merchant union, the ninth elder to be appointed. ” the young man in luxurious clothes had a proud look on his face. it was no wonder he was so proud.

The youngest of the other elders in the Tianbei merchant Union was his uncle.

“May I ask what advice you have?” Zhao Xu said. He was just about to hand over the Blue Seal certificate in his hand, but he couldn’t help but stop when he heard this.

” nothing much. i heard from your friends that you obtained something from a wizard in the mine? ” Tucker, the young man with a proud face, said.

zhao xu’s heart couldn’t help but sink.

At that time, he did not hide the fact that wizard Clayon had given him a book because he could not be sure that no one had seen wizard Clayon give him the book.

The force field prison was completely transparent, and Zhao Xu thought that since no one knew that it involved a hidden treasure, he decided to just call it a book on spells.

“hehe, don’t be nervous.” tucker seemed to have seen through zhao xu’s expression and laughed as he comforted him, ” “this leader noah, right? he’s really amazing. he endured many tortures and didn’t reveal his experience in the mine.

“it’s just that his companion, rogue locke, lacked the perseverance to do so, and he revealed everything. So, I want you to give me the booklet and I’ll return these people to you. However, the goods can only be regarded as your sincerity to me. ”

“do you think i’m merciful enough?” The young man in luxurious clothes, Tucker, showed his teeth and said with a satisfied expression.

“That’s a pretty nice thought.” zhao xu laughed.