The World of Demons (14): Adventure

But the choice of Xia Ruize and the other two was different from others. When they were magic apprentices, they boldly aimed at the demon soldiers and attacked.

Now that they had become magicians, their target of attack immediately changed to the demon general. Even if their attack power was not strong enough at the beginning and the attack interval was long, it would not prevent the two of them from joining forces to attack the demon general again and again.

Only when there was no demon general in the corresponding area being defended, would the two of them fall back and target the demon soldier.

In short, the two of them never let themselves be idle, and they made full use of their time on the battlefield every day, using strong self-discipline to urge themselves to make continuous progress.

Gardner, who was watching from the sidelines, remained silent. Fighting in the same room, he could more clearly feel the difference between him and the boss. It was probably that ordinary people always pursued stability when facing challenges, while the boss pushed himself to pursue the limit.

Another five days passed, and Gao Hexuan and three non-Hua Country trialers were promoted to official magicians one after another after their courageous pursuit. This series of promotions was enough to stimulate Gardner and the two indigenous newcomers in the same batch.

At the same time, the news of the big movement here gradually spread. The news that six magic apprentices were promoted to magicians in a short period of time was really amazing. This showed that they were extremely talented. Some veteran magicians and even mages vaguely heard the news.

After all, official magicians could be regarded as the backbone of the Magicians Association. Their combat effectiveness was very considerable. Some small cities relied on the protection of resident magicians all year round.

Correspondingly, magicians could obtain more information.

Xia Ruize found some interesting records on the second underground floor of the library. For example, it said that the war between humans and monsters started more than 160 years ago, but the overall war situation did not seem to have changed much from the beginning to now.

More than a hundred years ago, the city of Sack built inner and outer walls to determine the city’s layout, and then this layout was fixed.

In the past 160 years, the monsters had breached the outer city wall of Sack City six times, but had never breached the inner city wall. In other words, the monsters had never crossed Sack City to attack the cities behind.

The same was true for several side battlefields outside the main battlefield. They had encountered crises, but they would eventually turn danger into safety.

Moreover, in the past one hundred years or so, humans had never planned to cross the city wall to counterattack the monsters’ territory. Humans and monsters were stuck to each other on the main and side battlefields that formed a line on the map.

After reading a lot of historical records, Xia Ruize and the other two always had a feeling that the monsters were like emotionless background boards. They seemed to be born with only one goal, which was to invade the Eastern Continent. As for why they invaded, there was no record at all.

Most of the literature and documents on the second underground floor of the library had been searched. Xia Ruize and the other two were watching this war between humans and monsters that had been deadlocked for hundreds of years from the perspective of bystanders. There was always a strange sense of disharmony.

Doing the math, they found that they had been in this mission world for more than thirty days, making it the longest mission world they had stayed in.

Although they didn’t know when the Lord God would force them to return, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian still became nervous. After discussion, they decided to take the risk.

On a new day, Xia Ruize and the other two did not rush to the battlefield. They waited until most people in the inner city went behind the city wall. Then they hid themselves and went to the home of the guard magician Onet in the seventh district of the main battlefield.

Magician Onet had a tall and imposing magic tower in the inner city. He was currently on the battlefield, so the guarding force in his magic tower was probably relatively weak.

Although Xia Ruize and the other two’s attacking moves as trialers were restricted by the rules of the mission world, their abilities in other areas still worked, such as covering their bodies and allowing them to sneak into the illusion of the magic tower.

They believed that at their current training speed, they would not be able to be promoted to magicians in a short period of time, so they decided to take a risk and try another way before being forcibly kicked out of the mission world, and try to get some inside information from higher-level magicians.

Xia Ruize and the other two had considered carefully before choosing Magician Onet as their target.

According to the information they had collected so far, among the eight magicians guarding the eight battle zones in the main battlefield, Magician Onet had worked as an academy teacher for more than 40 years before being promoted to magician, and was best at teaching young people.

If a young person had doubts and wanted to ask a magician for advice, the probability of getting an answer from Magician Onet was the highest.

In short, Magician Onet was the kindest and most caring one among the eight town guards…

If they were caught by accident, this person would probably be the most likely to let them go.

Xia Ruize and the other two, who entered the magic tower for the first time, were unfamiliar and curious about the internal structure of the magic tower. The interior of Magician Onet’s magic tower was divided into five floors, including the reception area, the area for students and followers, the experimental area, etc. The three of them explored each one.

There weren’t too many restrictions inside the magic tower, so the three of them were able to check out various areas from the first to the fourth floors fairly smoothly, until they were blocked when they tried to reach the fifth floor.

There was a door engraved with magic patterns on the stairs leading to the fifth floor. Xia Ruize, who had just started to read information about magic circles, studied it for a long time and shook his head, indicating that he had no way to crack the door.

The three of them simply tried to climb up to the fifth floor from the outside of the magic tower and found the window of the room on the fifth floor. Fortunately, the window was easier to handle and was opened by Xia Ruize using telekinesis.

The three of them jumped into the room and immediately realized that the fifth floor was probably Onet’s bedroom and study, which was the key area they were exploring. The three of them immediately worked together to try to find some secret information.

At this moment, there was a commotion coming from the direction of the inner city gate in the distance. Looking from a high vantage point, Xia Ruize discovered that Magician Onet, who was supposed to be guarding the main battlefield, was hurrying back.

Xia Ruize immediately realized that they might have accidentally touched the mechanism set up by the owner of the magic tower due to lack of knowledge and were exposed, so the three of them immediately prepared to retreat.

At the last moment, Xia Ruize closed his eyes and concentrated his energy to quickly scan the entire study room, then he and his teammates jumped out of the window and down the magic tower. They did not run away immediately, but hid not far away to observe the situation.

Sure enough, Magician Onet rushed into his own magic tower as if he knew what was going on, but no further news was heard from him afterwards.

Xia Ruize and the other two calmed down for the time being, preparing to observe carefully to see if there were any abnormalities before deciding on their next course of action. After all, they did not know much about the magical world and were worried about suffering losses without knowing it. Moreover, they also needed to organize the information they had collected from the magic tower.

The three of them used gold coins to buy reading time in the library. They ignored the ups and downs of the outside world and spent the rest of the day in the library sorting out information and discussing plans.

It was a new day again. After Xia Ruize and the other two went to the battlefield, they were arranged by the dispatcher to the top of the third floor of the city wall.

Compared with the first and second floors inside the city wall, the top of the city wall was more comfortable. Xia Ruize and the other two all liked to go to the top of the city wall, but they were not assigned to the top of the city wall by the dispatcher every day.

After fighting for four hours, the three of them took a break and had lunch. They wanted to continue fighting after lunch, but unexpectedly, an expressionless middle-aged man in a blue robe walked up to them and invited them:

“Three of you, Lord Onet invites you.”

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian felt nervous and instantly alert. They had just secretly visited Magician Onet’s magic tower yesterday, and the other party happened to invite them today?

With their minds racing, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian looked at each other and, without refusing, obediently followed the gray-robed man toward the tower in the middle of the top of the city wall.

In the middle of the top of each defense zone’s wall there was a two-story tower, which was dedicated to the magician guarding this zone.

The first floor was used by the guards to command battles and issue orders, and the second floor was the guards’ private space.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of guards, Xia Ruize, Cheng Huaiqian and Gao Hexuan followed the man in blue robes up to the second floor of the tower.

In the study on the second floor, the silver-haired and white-bearded magician Onet was sitting in a chair writing a letter. He looked up and nodded slightly to Xia Ruize and the other two who entered the study, then continued to write the letter with a feather pen.

There were no other chairs in the study, so the host left them here and the three of them could only stand and wait.

Ten minutes later, Onet finally put down his quill and looked up at Xia Ruize and the other two. After examining them, he asked directly, “Why did you three enter my study without permission?”

After hearing these words, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were shocked but also felt relieved. As expected, they accidentally revealed their true identity and were caught by the other party.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian looked at each other. Since they were caught, there was no point in making excuses. Cheng Huaiqian simply asked back:

“We just want to know the answer. If no one goes up to the city wall to defend today, will the monsters really invade Sack City?”

After asking this question, Onet, who was sitting in the opposite seat, was stunned for a moment. He once again carefully observed the three young men standing in front of him, and finally smiled and said:

“I see that you all come from ordinary civilian families, but I didn’t expect that you are not only gifted in magic, but also very observant.”

This answer made Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian’s eyes light up. Onet’s words almost confirmed their guess. There was indeed something strange about the war between humans and monsters.

But then Onet changed the subject and said bluntly:

“But these things have nothing to do with you for now. You can study them in depth when you become a magician. The most important thing for you at this stage is to cultivate well and not get involved in those messy things!”

The older white-haired magician educated the three young people earnestly and sternly.

Young people are always very rebellious and are bound to make mistakes. Just like a young tree cannot grow straight without being struck, young people who make mistakes need timely admonition from their elders so that they can grow straight and strong.

In fact, before Xia Ruize and Cheng Huai sneaked to Sack City, Onet had already heard the names of these two people.

After they actually went to the battlefield, Onet paid some attention to their performance. To his surprise, the two young men successfully became magicians in a very short time, proving their extraordinary talents.

Of course, what surprised Magician Onet even more was that these two daring guys actually targeted him. He didn’t know how they managed to sneak into his magic tower?

When Onet found the silver powder that was unique to his study on Xia Ruize and the other two, he was really angry and amused.

These three guys were really too bold and arrogant. They were about to soar to the sky relying on their talents. He must take this opportunity to suppress their arrogance, otherwise they may cause even greater trouble in the future.

Xia Ruize was quick to sense that Onet had no ill intentions, so he showed a look of dejection and said weakly:

“We worked hard to cultivate magic in order to become stronger as soon as possible and to be more useful on the battlefield, but now we suddenly find that the truth is different from what we thought before. We feel powerless and can’t find the meaning of continuing to work hard to cultivate…”

Xia Ruize’s expressions and tone were very accurate, perfectly portraying a talented young man who was originally full of ambition and hardworking, but after accidentally discovering a hint of the truth, the pillar of his heart collapsed for a long time and he lost the motivation to fight.

Xia Ruize’s words really made Onet’s expression serious. He looked at Xia Ruize with wise eyes, as if he wanted to see through his true thoughts.

Cheng Huaiqian on the side immediately added with a wry smile: “Since one more or one less of us won’t affect anything at all, why should we force ourselves to work hard day and night?”

Gao Hexuan immediately followed the two big teammates and showed a decadent expression, thinking about the game that he had played dozens of times but failed to complete.