Chapter 404 Abnormal Illusion
Facing the biting wind, Lei Xiao, who was riding on the giant white wolf, narrowed his eyes and looked away.
This Fenglong City, located on the plain, is almost the same size as Shuiyue City, but it appears to be much more regular.
Outside the towering city walls, there are green wheat fields, as if there are some light patches on the vast turquoise plain.
A gurgling blue river interspersed between the wheat fields, meandering until it merged into the moat outside the city wall.
Under the bright sunshine, the sparkling water surface intersects with the green of the wheat fields, which looks particularly eye-catching.
"Is this Fenglong City? I heard Xue Ya describe it before. Different from the tourist city Shuiyue City, Fenglong City is involved in agriculture, handicrafts and commerce. It is a comprehensive medium-sized city."
As the team continued to advance, the city wall in the distance began to get taller and taller. Lei Xiao looked around and noticed further.
Next to Fenglong City, the large and towering peaks of the Songyin Mountain Range are still clearly visible, giving people an extremely spectacular feeling.
"Fenglong and Shuiyue Cities are both located on the edge of the eastern region of Lengyan Kingdom, where the territory is located. From here, troops can not only penetrate directly into the hinterland of Lengyan, but also rely on the Songyin Mountains to cut off the eastern region of Lengyan and connect with Lengyan. The geographical location is extremely important for connecting with other areas.”
Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Lei Xiao lowered his body again and buried the side of his face in the thick white wolf fur, looking thoughtful.
"According to my current plan, after successfully subduing Ariel, the first step to support Ariel to ascend the throne and become the Queen of Cold Flame is to completely control the entire eastern region of Cold Flame. The foundation formed a situation of rivalry with Leng Yan’s other regions, that is, the forces under the three princes.”
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao looked at the surrounding scenery that was constantly sweeping back, his eyes burning.
"With Ariel Lengyan's identity as the fifth princess, coupled with my increasingly powerful energy, as long as I am well prepared, completing this first step of the plan will be quite difficult, but it is not impossible. "
"Of course, this is just a rough framework, and there are still many things that need to be done."
Lei Xiao took a deep breath of the cold air and continued to think.
"For example, how to mobilize large armies to attack cities and seize territory, how to paralyze mysterious organizations hiding in the dark, how to use border confrontations, etc., but at least judging from the current situation, everything is still going smoothly."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
A group of ten people wearing invisibility cloaks could clearly see the towering walls of Dragon Sealing City, a group of defenders holding sharp swords and wearing armors, as well as carriages and people coming and going at the city gate.
"Judging from the peaceful and ordinary picture of this school, it is simply unimaginable that there is a red dragon sealed underground here that can easily destroy a city."
Looking at the bustling scene ahead, Lei Xiao frowned and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
"Lord, it seems that the three fifth-level red dragons have not arrived at Dragon Sealing City yet!"
Next to Lei Xiao, Xue Ya's fair and delicate face suddenly showed a hint of joy, and she said excitedly: "According to the lord's plan, we really caught up!"
"Next, as long as we suppress the red dragon underground, we can breathe a sigh of relief."
Lei Xiao nodded and ordered to the subordinates beside him: "Without further ado, Xue Ya will lead the way and go directly to the place where the dragon is sealed underground in the city."
"Yes! Lord!"
The light blue magic wings behind Xue Ya vibrated, and she quickly came to the front of the team.
Not long after, as they continued to speed on the rooftops of the lively neighborhood, a large castle in the center of the city came into view.
"For your information, Lord, that is the home of my subordinates, that is, the city lord's palace of Fenglong City."
Xue Ya's crisp voice reached Lei Xiao's ears again: "And the underground entrance to the Dragon Sealing Land is exactly in the City Lord's Mansion!"
"I understand, I'll leave the coordination to you."
Looking at the large and simple castle in the distance, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes and nodded in response.
"I obey! Lord, please rest assured!"
Xue Ya's excited and crisp voice immediately came over: "Being able to see the lord in person, my subordinate's father will definitely jump with joy!"
However, Xue Ya’s words had just finished.
The rough voice of the knotweed sounded suddenly: "Lord Qi, there seems to be something wrong with the City Lord's Mansion ahead."
"Oh?"
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and motioned to the tiger stick beside him to continue speaking.
"Lord, except for the soldiers guarding the outermost perimeter, the other personnel inside the castle are very weak and seem to be in a coma."
The slightly solemn voice of the knotweed reached Lei Xiao's ears again.
"Originally, at the beginning, I thought it was due to the underground hidden restriction interference, but at this distance, I can clearly sense that there is indeed some unknown abnormal situation in the city lord's mansion ahead. .”
After Huzhang finished speaking, the sisters Ye Cang, Chao Yan, and Nan Xing Nan Yue, who were all at the fourth level of strength, also nodded solemnly.
Due to the large population in the city and the extremely chaotic auras, even the fourth-level experts could vaguely sense that things were indeed extremely unusual.
"How could this happen? What happened in the City Lord's Mansion? What happened to my father and the others?"
After listening to Huzhang's words, Xue Ya, who was leading the way at the front of the team, could not help but reveal an uneasy look of nervousness and worry on her delicate fair face.
"Don't worry, everything will be solved."
Lei Xiao first comforted Xue Ya, and then his eyes became serious.
It is not difficult to see from the current situation that a fatal crisis seems to have quietly arrived.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao looked at the smiling residents in the lively neighborhood and said with a solemn expression: "Go at full speed, no matter what happens in the castle, we must get there before the three giant dragons arrive. Solve it, otherwise, this city will undoubtedly be in danger.”
"Yes! Lord!"
The firm and solemn voices of all the subordinates came together.
In a moment, Lei Xiao and his party, still wearing invisibility cloaks, appeared in front of the gate of the courtyard outside the residence of the Lord of Fenglong City.
Xue Ya, who is the heir to the head of the Bingliu family, and Aling, the head maid of the Bingliu family, have already released their invisibility.
Under the bright sunshine, the gate leading to the quaint castle garden was closed, and a group of Guards squadron soldiers in shining armor stood neatly, faithfully performing their duties.
"Miss Xue Ya, you are back!"
Seeing Xue Ya's slender figure, the middle-aged team leader who was guarding the outside of the castle immediately ran over, stroking his chest respectfully and saluting: "I will inform the Lord of the City now!"
The other guards also showed expressions of reverence. From their performance, it was easy to see that they, with their average strength, had obviously not noticed the abnormal situation in the castle.
"No need."
Xue Ya had a solemn look on her fair face and said calmly: "I and A-Ling can go in by themselves. You guys should stay outside. No one is allowed to enter here without my order."
"Get the order!"
Although he had a puzzled look on his face, the captain of the Guards Squadron still had a respectful expression on his face and quickly ordered his subordinates to open the courtyard door leading to the castle.
After quickly passing through a large and neatly built courtyard, the ancient castle as the city lord's palace was completely displayed in front of Lei Xiao.
Before he could admire the majesty and magnificence of the towering castle, Lei Xiao noticed that another group of soldiers guarding the gate of the castle had fallen to the ground crookedly.
Moreover, an extremely strange and unfamiliar energy wave is slowly rippling out through the metal gate of the castle that has not yet completely fallen.
"Lord, these soldiers have no external injuries and their breathing is relatively stable. They just fell into a coma of unknown reasons."
The petite Nan Xing, after careful inspection, flashed in front of Lei Xiao and reported in a sassy manner.
Immediately afterwards, the identical Nanyue also descended from the sky like a ghost. She bowed shyly and said: "Qi... I would like to report to the lord, no suspicious signs were found around the castle."
It is not difficult to see from the excited expressions of the twin sisters that they are both a little excited. After all, these two have not acted together with Lei Xiao for a while.
"After advancing to the fourth level of power, the speed of these two elusive girls is really getting more and more terrifying."
Looking at the two people who were full of energy, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and his expression became serious again.
Just like Hu Zhi said, there was indeed some sudden abnormal situation here.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, this unknown anomaly is likely to spread from the inside of the castle.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao focused his attention on the weird energy that was constantly emanating from the door.
"Lord Qi, this kind of unusual and weird energy fluctuation seems to be similar to the illusion, but it is different from the artificial illusion, the naturally formed mirage, and the reflection of the illusion crystal. There are still a lot of things in it. Violence. ”
I saw Ye Cang standing at the door of the castle. After sensing it for a long time, he pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and bowed with confusion on his face: "This is the first time for me to have such a paradoxical situation. Encountered.”
"Similar to a fantasy, but different from a fantasy?"
Hearing this, a thoughtful look appeared on Lei Xiao's face again.
During this period of time, as Lei Xiao gained a better understanding of the world, he understood clearly.
Just like what Ye Cang just listed, although the types of illusions are ever-changing, there are only three common sources.
The first type is performed by the illusionist on site, arranged in advance, or released using a magic scroll.
The second type is a naturally occurring mirage.
The third type is the recorded illusion mapped by the illusion crystal.
"I have encountered these three types many times, whether in the half-elf barrier, ancient battlefield ruins, ancient giant ships, or even the Shanjing Principality not long ago."
"However, this kind of paradoxical situation has never been encountered before... What happened in the castle? Why did this abnormal illusion appear?"
While full of curiosity and confusion, Lei Xiao couldn't help but shed a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
The current situation is extremely critical.
It is conceivable that if all the abnormalities in the city lord's palace cannot be solved before the arrival of the three giant dragons.
And then completely suppress the red dragon in the underground dragon sealing land, and the matter will undoubtedly be irreversible.
Around Lei Xiao, the subordinates who were also aware of the emergency situation all showed signs of solemnity.
Especially Xue Ya and A Ling both bit their red lips tightly, their uneasiness evident on their faces.
Once the worst happens, this peaceful city will be engulfed in the revenge flames of several dragons in the shortest possible time.
"In order to solve the current problem, we must first figure out the source of this abnormal illusion."
Lei Xiao nodded to the subordinates and asked solemnly: "Do you have any ideas?"
"Lord Qi, my subordinates noticed a trace of the dragon clan in this unusual illusion."
After a while, Huzhang's slightly confused voice reached Lei Xiao's ears.
"The breath of the dragon? Could it be that the dragon has broken free of the seal?"
Lei Xiao frowned and immediately asked: "But even if he breaks free of the seal, what does it have to do with the illusion?"
"Lord, this is what is strange about my subordinates."
Huzhang bowed again and said with a puzzled face: "I can vaguely sense that the dragon does not seem to have broken free of the seal, but in this abnormal illusion, there is a trace of the dragon's breath, rippling slightly in it."
"Does the abnormal illusion contain the aura of the dragon clan..."
I saw Chao Yan on the side, blinking his iconic big eyes and pondering for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Lord, my subordinates know what this is, it is a dragon mirage!"
"Dragon mirage?"
Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and quickly motioned for Chao Yan to continue speaking.
"For the information, Lord, I also accidentally read about dragon mirages in a long-dusted ancient book in the large attic library of the Magic Tower that records all things."
Chaoyan's little face had a stern expression, and he sped up his speech and responded: "To put it simply, the so-called dragon mirage is a special illusion that is thousands of times rarer than naturally occurring mirages."
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"As for the reason for its formation, in addition to extremely accidental special conditions, there is also a special condition that needs to be met, and that is the dream of the Dragon Clan itself!"
Chaoyan concluded with great certainty: "In other words, dragon mirage is the materialization of dragon's dream!"
"Is it an illusion caused by a dream? It's kind of interesting."
Lei Xiao nodded suddenly, and then asked: "So, the sealed dragon is still sleeping?"
"Back to Lord, that's exactly what it is."
Chaoyan nodded and responded: "So, according to our previous plan, as long as we can go deep underground and suppress the giant dragon, everything will naturally be solved."
"I see, it seems the situation is not too bad."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and told his subordinates: "Okay, let's take a closer look at what's so special about this rare dragon mirage that is formed under extremely accidental and special conditions." (End of chapter)