Chapter 2720 The Test Before the Battle
As a bloodline wizard, Dox has always been very self-confident about his combat ability. Therefore, when he saw the questioning eyes of the wise master, his self-esteem was greatly hit.
"I have never been afraid of fighting, nor have I been afraid of fighting. This time there is a special reason!" Dox solemnly declared.
Wai next to him also nodded: "Yes, he has never been afraid of fighting or afraid of fighting."
Dox looked at Wai with emotion. Sure enough, friends are still close in times of trouble.
However, Wai's next sentence made Dox feel like an arrow hit his chest.
Wai: "The reason why he is neither afraid of nor timid in battle is his inspiration. His inspiration is very good. He will fight if he can beat them, and never provoke those who cannot beat them. So, there is really no problem of being timid or afraid of fighting."
Dokes: "..."
Wai: "As for why he changed his mind at the last minute this time, he was right. His inspiration talent was damaged. He didn't predict whether he should fight this battle, so he put down his bold words."
Wai completely restored Dox's inner thoughts. The most important thing is that the truth is almost the same. He is worthy of being a close friend for many years.
With Wai's well-reasoned argument, Dox wanted to refute it again, but it was obviously a bit weak.
Dox stared at Wai with hatred, his teeth grinding, wishing to grind Wai to ashes right now. This guy only knows how to sabotage and has no respect for his predecessors!
When Dox was in trouble, the Black Earl, who had always been at odds with Dox, said a few words for him.
"Dox's main bloodline is the sword-back sandworm bloodline." Black Earl: "And Gray Merchant's bloodline is the gem earth dragon, which has a strong restraining power against all earth-related bloodlines."
So, what Black Earl meant was that Dox could only be considered unlucky.
Everyone thought about it carefully, and it was indeed true. The sword-back sandworm is the most powerful bloodline in the sandworm series. Moreover, Dox is good at swordsmanship, and the sword-back sandworm can also control the sword stab attack on its back, which is highly consistent with Dox's fighting style and rhythm. Adding the two together, Dox's fighting power is definitely not weak.
The strength of Gray Merchant is still unknown. But since he has not yet entered the path of true knowledge, his comprehensive strength should not be too great compared to Dox.
The difference between Dox and Gray Merchant is in the restraint of bloodline.
The main bloodline of the bloodline wizard is of self-evident importance. If the bloodline is naturally restrained, then Dox's chances of winning against Gray Merchant will naturally be greatly reduced.
The Black Earl's simple words saved Dox. Dox turned to look at Angel with gratitude: "How about this, how about I fight the evil woman, and you fight the gray merchant?"
Dox suggested the Black Earl and the gray merchant a second ago, and now the Black Earl spoke for him, and he changed his direction without hesitation.
"That's fine." Angel nodded without comment. He actually advocated that the Black Earl should not go up for the time being. The Black Earl is a trump card, and the Black Earl is a descendant of Noah and is the absolute target of that person. If he goes up, there may be an unexpected blow from the sky.
Angel is not worried about the safety of the Black Earl. He is worried that once the Black Earl's nose clone dies, the real body will arrive. Then should he also trouble the Iron Armor Granny?
After thinking about it, forget it.
After discussing the official wizards of the Merchants Organization, Kael raised his hand weakly: "Do you want to discuss their apprentices? I feel that we may not be able to defeat them with just the two of us."
Wai also nodded in a cowardly manner: "Or, shall we admit defeat?"
Wai has been at home for so long, how much combat power is left is a mystery. But there is no doubt that his desire to fight is the lowest among those present. Therefore, his proposal is also normal.
Kael did not mean to give up. Even if he was alone, he wanted to fight with the four apprentices of the Merchants Organization.
For historical relics, especially places like the Relics, Kael really didn't want to miss it.
Faced with the different opinions of the apprentices, Angel and others also fell into thinking.
In fact, their idea was that if the apprentices lost, they lost, and the probability was high. As long as the official wizards won, they could still go to the Relics, and the Black Earl could also go there on behalf of Noah's descendants.
But now that Kael expressed his desire to go to the Relics, Angel had to seriously consider it.
Kael was the origin of this exploration of the ruins. His opinion far outweighed others in Angel's mind.
But how can Kael and Wai win the apprentice battle?
This question seems to be more brain-consuming than their victory in the battle.
The silence of the wizards made Kael's eyes dim slightly. Looking at the current situation, he has determined in his heart that he may not be able to enter the ruins this time.
This is not the fault of others. It can only be said that the rules arranged by the one hidden in the mirror are too unfair. Apprentices are also human beings...
When Kael was sobbing in his heart, Angel said: "It's too early to admit defeat now."
Wai and Kael were stunned for a moment and looked up at Angel.
Angel turned to look at the wise master and said seriously: "It should be normal for a wizard apprentice to have a wind creature as a partner, right?"
Wise master: "???"
...
After a few minutes, the wise master whispered: "They are coming."
As the voice fell, everyone heard the sound of footsteps coming from the direction of the gate of the Hanging Prison Stairs.
Wai sensed the sound in the distance through the vibration of the earth: "Why are there only four footsteps?"
Soon, Wai's doubts were answered.
A group of people slowly walked out from behind the gate of the Hanging Prison Ladder.
The one in the front was a man who looked like an iron tower, wearing a gray mask and a gray cloak that wrapped his body.
There was no doubt that this was the Gray Merchant. It seemed that there was nothing particularly strange about him except that he was full of blood and had a strong body.
However, behind the Gray Merchant, there was a very strange woman.
This woman was suspended in the air, with long purple-red hair that reached her knees. She had a graceful figure, but half of her body was wrapped in bandages, and even the bandages on her ankles were directly connected to the Gray Merchant's wrists, making it look like the Gray Merchant was flying her like a kite.
The side that was not wrapped in bandages was a gorgeous skirt, and there was a large bright red pattern tattoo on the slightly exposed clavicle.
Her face was also half covered by the bandages, but from the gap in her hair, you could see that the left half of her face was very beautiful. However, her eyes, lip color, and the snake tongue that spewed out from time to time were all very different from those of normal people.
Her aura was not weaker than that of the Gray Merchant. From this, it can be basically judged that she should be the evil witch of the transformation lineage.
The two formal wizards took the lead, and the apprentices under the Gray Merchant were naturally behind.
A man wearing a brown mammoth mask, a pink-haired girl who looked like an underage, and a green-haired young man with freckles and a lazy expression.
"Strange, didn't they say there were six people? Why do they look like five people now, and there are only four footsteps?" Wai asked in confusion.
The evil woman floated in the air, without footsteps. The other four people each corresponded to a footstep, so the number was right, there were only five people.
When Wai was confused, Angel pointed to the shadow of the pink-haired girl.
Wai looked in the direction he pointed. The shadow on the ground should have been the slender figure of the girl, but that shadow was obviously not a woman, but a shadow of a broad-shouldered man.
Wai thought of what the wise master said before, that the four apprentices were: Pink Jasper, Demon Elephant, Shepherd, and Ghost.
The shadow on the ground was the ghost? He was actually the last apprentice?
While Wai was speculating, Gray Merchant and his group had already walked out of the gate of the Suspended Prison Ladder.
The pink-haired girl jumped around and looked left and right: "Hey, didn't they say they were right here? Why can't I see any shadows?"
Putting the mask on his waist, the unfocused green-haired young man stretched and replied: "Wouldn't it be better if they were not here? I don't want to fight with outsiders without understanding any problems. And..."
The green-haired young man turned the piccolo in his hand and lowered his voice: "And, I believe in the judgment of Lord Bai Shang."
The pink-haired girl drooped her shoulders and muttered a little frustrated: "I also believe in the judgment of Lord Bai Shang, but, but..."
But, I can't help myself.
Bai Shang believes that outsiders are more friendly than provocative. Even if they catch up, it is better to communicate first to see if they can solve the problem in a friendly way.
It sounds like Bai Shang's personality is conservative and dovish, but it's not true. Usually, when he encounters similar situations, the process is basically tracking, imprisonment, and interrogation. If you dare to resist during the chase, you deserve to be killed.
The reason why Bai Shang prefers to communicate this time is purely because there are at least two wizards among the outsiders this time. Moreover, what's unusual is that there is also a technical talent specializing in magic arrays.
Facing two wizards who have not met yet and everything is unknown, Bai Shang, from the perspective of the Youshang Organization, from the perspective of avoiding casualties, and from the perspective of the Bilos family, does not recommend them to fight directly.
Unfortunately, fate is not in one's control. On the way here, they encountered the "man in the mirror", and the most important memory of Hui Shang was also locked in the mirror.
Now there is no way not to fight.
Seeing the pink-haired girl's dejected look, Gray Merchant comforted her: "Fen Mo, don't think too much. There are winners and losers in battles, but it doesn't necessarily mean life and death. Besides, isn't it more passionate to get to know each other in battle?"
The pink-haired girl, that is, Fen Mo, nodded perfunctorily, but couldn't help sighing as soon as she turned around.
Lord Gray Merchant was not like this before. The more she saw Lord Gray Merchant was gentle and gentle, the more uncomfortable she felt. The gentle Gray Merchant was a time bomb with suppressed emotions. Once the repression was too much and could not be vented, the consequences of hitting the bottom and rebounding would be more serious.
"Get to know each other in battle? Haha, Gray Merchant, you have become indecisive. The battle I want is only about life and death, not about superiority and inferiority." A sharp female voice came from the bandaged woman floating in the air.
As she spoke, she cast a malicious look around.
"Only rats in the sewers would hide their heads and show their tails. Leaving all kinds of clues behind is just to provoke us, why don't you dare to show your face now?"
As the evil woman finished speaking, everyone, including Powder and the lazy shepherd, put away their relaxed expressions and stared at the surroundings vigilantly.
They did not forget the purpose of coming here this time: to defeat the intruder and retrieve the memory of the Gray Merchant!
...
Everyone in the nightmare frowned when they heard the sharp and piercing voice of the evil woman.
"Shall we... go out now?" Wai turned his head and looked at Angel.
Angel did not really intend to hide, and stretched out his hand, ready to snap his fingers and put away the nightmare. But at this time, the wise master sitting opposite the long table suddenly stopped Angel's action.
While Angel was puzzled, the wise master stepped lightly. A gentle energy rushed to the edge of the nightmare.
Angel didn't know what the wise master was going to do, but he still waved his hand and released the energy out of the nightmare.
As soon as the gentle energy left the nightmare, it quietly merged into the underground magic energy array.
On the other side, the evil woman floating in the air, seeing that no one had appeared for a long time, squinted her eyes, and the corners of her mouth gradually cracked and raised until they cracked to below her ears. In that scarlet and terrifying mouth, you can see the sharp white teeth.
The evil woman smiled strangely and began to radiate countless white bandages around. These bandages were like a tornado, madly ravaging every blank space around.
Obviously, the evil woman intended to use this all-round attack to force out the outsider.
But the outsider was not forced out, but a black-robed man whose appearance could not be seen clearly rose slowly from the ground.
When everyone saw the familiar black robe, their brows frowned.
The person in the mirror before was wearing the same black robe. This person's figure is different from the person in the mirror, but since he is dressed like this, maybe he has something to do with the person in the mirror?
Thinking of this, except for the gray merchant, everyone glared at the black-robed man.
Although they agreed to deal with the outsider, they really hated the person in the mirror.
However, they also saw that the black-robed man was not his real body, but just an illusion, so even if they hated him so much that they wanted to destroy him, it would be useless.
"It seems that you don't like Her Majesty the Goddess... This is normal, because I don't like him either."
The words of the black-robed man made everyone stunned. Aren't they in the same group? How could they say such a thing?
The black-robed man seemed to see the doubt in their eyes and chuckled, "She and I are just collaborators. I'm sorry I can't reveal the specific information."
"Put aside the rest for now. Let me introduce myself first." The black-robed man suddenly paused and scratched the hood on his head: "Forget it, there's no need to introduce myself. Let me be frank. I'm the judge of this test."
"Before you fight them, I'll give you a small test question first, how about it?"
The evil woman snorted disdainfully, and the swear words in her mouth were already in place. However, the gray merchant moved her wrist slightly, and the bandage attached to the evil woman's ankle was tightened. The evil woman glared at the gray merchant with dissatisfaction, but the gray merchant smiled at her gently.
Looking at the gray merchant's gentle smile, the evil woman was silent instead, turned her head away proudly, and didn't say anything else.
Gray Merchant looked at the black-robed man: "Hello, my name is Gray Merchant."
Black-robed man: "I know, I know the information of each of you."
Gray Merchant was not too surprised, and said with a smile: "I wonder what the small test you mentioned is?"
Black-robed man: "It's very simple, find where your opponent is? Here's a small hint for you, they are also watching you. Okay, start looking, if you find it, I will give you a small reward personally~"