Chapter 114 Breaking down the door!
Sina City, Alchemy Academy.
Lockland, the "Learner", is concentrating on the study of "Saed's Notes".
After four days of continuous research, Lockland gradually figured out the basic theoretical basis for those few pages of complete taboo knowledge.
However, without the assistance of practical experience, Lockland knew that there were still some gaps between his research and Seid's original manuscript.
It is still difficult for Lockland, who is not a "Hidden Omniscient", to cross this knowledge gap by himself.
Under the surveillance of "Mist Shadow", Luo Xiu could see that Lockland would often tighten his hair and stare at the contents of the handbook;
Lockland's expression was sometimes ferocious and sometimes dull, but his eyes were always inseparable from the notebook, as if staring at it like this would make it regrow the missing pages.
"……puff."
Luo Xiu suppressed a smile and counted the time. The "Shadow of Murder" should be almost ready to take action.
…
At the same time, Luo Xiu was also keeping surveillance on "Shadow of Murder" Sethis. Luo Xiu could see every move of the high-ranking warriors on both sides quite clearly.
"Shadow of Slaughter" Sethis has now come out of his stronghold and is moving quietly towards the Alchemy Institute.
With the "help" of Luo Xiu, Sethis accurately intercepted two "scholars" from the Alchemy Academy and kidnapped them to a nearby stronghold.
It was also under Luo Xiu's "guidance" that Sethis' atrocities were "happily" witnessed by an alchemist in the Alchemy Academy.
The alchemist was stunned on the spot, and a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart. He could sense that the enemy that shrouded the two scholars in gray mist, and then hid them from sight, was by no means just his second destiny. Able to confront the enemy.
The alchemist hid on the spot and only observed the actions of the "enemy" through the gaps in the bunker.
After confirming that the enemy's aura disappeared, the alchemist walked out of the hiding place and then ran towards the Alchemy Institute.
…
The warlock came to the Alchemy Academy and entered the "transformation room" on the first floor. His colleagues greeted him warmly, but he was not in the mood to greet his colleagues, nor did he go to his work station.
He came directly to the ritual formation that was transmitted to the upper level. After a flash of light and shadow, the warlock's figure disappeared in an instant.
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The third floor of the Alchemy Institute, "between true knowledge".
Beep, beep——
While Rockland was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, suddenly, the alarm sounded.
Lockland looked up, confusion flashing in his eyes.
Lockland clapped his hands, and the "door" slowly opened to both sides, revealing the source of the alarm.
It was a panting "alchemist". He was constantly slapping the light red bumps on the body of the guard golem to trigger the alarm sound of the "guard golem".
"...Santi." Lockland asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
"Lo... Lord Lockland." The alchemist named "Santi" wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a trembling voice, "Yes, there is an enemy attack..."
"Enemy attack?" Lockland frowned.
In the boundaries of Sina City, there are still people who dare to launch an attack on the Alchemy Institute under the "Tower of the Sage"?
"Calm down first." Lockland's voice turned kind and said to the alchemist opposite, "Santi, as a believer in 'truth', you must understand that you should not panic when encountering anything. ”
"..."
After being comforted by Rockland, Santi's mood gradually stabilized. The look in his eyes towards Lockland also changed from eagerness to calmness.
"...I will obey your teachings, Lord Rockland."
Santi nodded, "That's right. On my way to the Alchemy Institute, I saw followers of [Red Lotus] kidnapping our scholars."
"Believers of [Red Lotus]?" Lockland frowned, "The Alchemy Institute has no interaction with them... Why are they kidnapping our scholars?"
"Lord Lockland..."
Santi said, "That is at least the enemy of [Red Lotus]'s third destiny. Even though I only witnessed his atrocities from a distance, I can still clearly feel that the gap between me and him is like a chasm."
"Lord Lockland, you are the only one who is currently in the Alchemy Institute. I ask you to personally come forward to save our colleagues."
"..." Lockland's brows were still furrowed and he did not immediately respond to "Alchemist" Santi.
But soon, Rockland raised his brows, smiled at Santi and said, "I will go there in person. You should go back to your post first and wait for my summons."
"Okay! Okay..." Santi looked delighted. After receiving a positive reply from "The Knowledgeable One" Rockland, he bowed and exited the room.
When Santi left, the kindness on Lockland's face quickly changed to a playful expression.
"The followers of [Red Lotus] kidnapped our scholars at this time..."
“Could it be the remnants of ‘Saint’?”
"Roseux Carlos obtained the Codex of Sainte and gave it to me..."
"Well... Luo Xiu passed my inspection, there is no problem with him."
"But that doesn't mean that, Luo Xiu Carlos, what he does must be flawless..."
"He got this handbook from Sainte's hiding place. Maybe he was targeted by someone because of it..."
"It's also possible that "Said's Notes" is itself a trap?"
"There is a possibility that the incomplete page content is probably hidden in the [Red Lotus] believer..."
"Hmm... this may also be a trap of the 'Hidden Omniscient One', but, haha..."
A contemptuous smile appeared on Lockland's face.
"Whether it's the fragments of the codex, or defeating the enemy's trap and rescuing colleagues from the Alchemy Institute."
"——I can do it all."
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White Antelope Inn.
Luo Xiu was lying on the bed, connected to the field of vision of "Mist Shadow", and paying attention to the movements of "General Knowledge" Lockland and "Shadow of Murder" Thetis.
"What kind of blockbuster of the year..."
Luo Xiu's face was filled with a calm smile.
Seeing that "General Knowledge" Lockland has assembled a fighting team, and "Shadow of Slaughter" Thetis has also set up numerous ambushes at the stronghold, waiting for the possible liquidation of the "Alchemy Institute" at any time.
The battle between "Alchemy Institute" and "Blood of Thorns" was about to break out, so Luo Xiu adjusted his condition and then left the hotel.
Luo Xiu would never miss an opportunity like this to "touch someone's head" easily.
Although he is just a blank slate except for the extremely high "resistance" attribute, it is still no problem to get some combat experience and complete the promotion mission.
While thinking about it, Luo Xiu walked towards the stronghold where the "Shadow of Killing" robbed scholars.
…
"The Knowledgeable" Lockland, after arranging his manpower, headed towards the stronghold of the "Shadow of Killing".
Led by "Alchemist" Santi, the Alchemy Academy team did not take many detours. Through the rune induction between scholars under the "Alchemy Institute", Rockland's team quickly locked the location of the hiding stronghold of the "Shadow of Killing".
Before that, though.
Rockland encountered another "unexpected" person.
——Roseux Carlos!
At this time, Luo Xiu, wearing his daily white robe, happened to pass by Lockland.
As if he noticed something, Luo Xiu looked in the direction of Lockland, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Lockland then stopped walking and nodded to Luo Xiu.
"Luo Xiu, I'm glad to see you here."
Lockland said kindly, "But I'm sorry, I can't stay too long. We still have important things to do."
"May your holy light shine forever, Lord Lockland. Meeting here is already a blessing given by 'Xu Mo'."
Luo Xiu responded politely, but there was a hesitant tone in his words, "Did you...are you in any trouble?"
Lockland was stunned for a moment, then after thinking about it he nodded and said, "Yes, someone kidnapped the scholars of our Alchemy Academy. We are going to go and destroy their stronghold."
A group of [Intellectual] Extraordinary People travel lightly, and it is indeed easy for people who are also Extraordinary people to spot the clues, and Lockland has no intention of hiding this matter.
"Are they heretics?" Luo Xiu's eyes were bright.
"It should be so. Someone reported to me that they were followers of [Red Lotus]..."
"Well, that's the case."
Luo Xiu said solemnly: "Please let me join your action. As the 'Holy Judge', it should be my duty to judge heretics."
Hearing this, Lockland was stunned.
His eyes became profound in an instant, and the invisible spiritual net suddenly opened and then quickly retracted.
Lockland still didn't, sensing an unusual spiritual fluctuation from Luo Xiu.
"Okay..." Lockland nodded.
"You can join us. But remember, if you hold back, everyone at the 'Alchemy Yard' will not save you in times of crisis."
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Triumph Square, the edge area of the main street.
A deep alley completely penetrates the residential area on one side of the main street.
Before the new urban pattern of Sina City was established, it was once a bustling old street.
Just a few decades ago, a sudden plague caused almost all the residents in the entire alley to be infected with the plague.
In just one week, the place was filled with corpses of those who died of the plague.
Although the "Hall of Law" and the "Holy Court Church" in Sina City both suspected that there was supernatural power at work, when they rushed to the scene, they did not find any traces of pagan activities.
When the plague ended, the residents of the alleys also moved away one after another. The alleys that used to be so lively suddenly became lifeless.
Although in recent years, more and more residents have gradually chosen to live here because of the low housing prices and housing taxes, this place is no longer in line with the current prosperity of Sina City.
Lockland led the team into the alley, and they went deeper and deeper until they could no longer see the entrance to the alley when they came from back.
The surfaces of the buildings on both sides were covered with smoke stains, and the ditch next to the wall also emitted bursts of stench, which made the alchemy academy warlocks who had been living in the "square monument" for a long time frown.
If they hadn't come here in person, no one would have imagined that beneath the bustling surface of Sina City, there was such a dirty and smelly shadow area buried.
The environment here is a little better than the "slums", but only a little bit.
Rockland resisted the mysophobia and nausea, and he radiated his senses, looking for the entrance that might be the stronghold of the "Shadow of Murder".
Suddenly, Lockland's eyes turned cold.
"...Found it."
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Inside the "Blood of Thorns" stronghold.
"Shadow of Murder" Thetis was sitting on a "human chair" with the buttocks flattened to serve as a cushion.
Sethis has just arrived at this stronghold.
He had just imprisoned two "scholars" from the Alchemy Institute before they could be tortured.
As a result, Thetis's heart suddenly trembled before the "human chair" was warm.
"Lord Sethis..." A flattering voice sounded beside him, "Did you notice something?"
"...There are little mice."
Sethis said in a deep voice: "The rats from the Alchemy Yard, they smelled the smell and came after me."
After saying this, Sethis stood up and said to the waiter on the side: "Voight, the Destroyer, go and gather the blood followers. We are going to kill these invading little rats one by one. Crushed to death..."
A look of fanaticism flashed across Sethis's face. He walked to the hanging rack and took down two twisted black daggers.
"Come on, Voight, don't keep me waiting too long."
"...I obey your will, Lord Thetis."
Opposite Sethis, a shadow with "four arms" and a lower body covered with densely packed legs like a centipede, "creeping" and saluted to Sethis in a strange posture, then retreated to the entrance of the stronghold.
Waiting for Voight to leave, Sethis's face flashed with a shadow, and he murmured in a low voice: "Their reaction was too quick..."
"Double-faced doll...the Lord's divine object..."
"As expected, it is indeed related to the Alchemy Institute..."
…
--boom! ! !
The gate of the Shadow of Killing's hiding place was blasted into powder with extremely tyrannical brute force!
The "blood slaves" who originally guarded the gate of the stronghold were shattered on the spot by this violent impact, and their broken arms and limbs were scattered on the ground.
The few blood slaves who survived were trembling with fear at the sight before them.
All they saw was that the thing that had blasted through the door in an instant was a thick metal ring arm.
The blood slaves looked back along the metal ring arm.
All they saw was a chubby body standing at the broken entrance of the stronghold. It has no head, but it can accurately sense the enemy's position; the middle part of its body is connected to two metal ring arms that are thicker than a human being and break through the entrance gate.
There is no doubt that this is some kind of alchemical creation used for war!
This extremely powerful alchemy creation is also engraved with extremely complex rune patterns. It is shining with deep yellow light at the moment, exuding terrifying spiritual fluctuations.
"This is my third-level golem. No. 16: Battering Ram."
Lockland smiled at Luo Xiu and said, "If [Red Lotus]'s enemies are so vulnerable, then this operation should be over soon."
There’s still more in the evening, let’s have a meal first=w=
(End of this chapter)