It has been nearly two years since the opening of the free world to the version change. It can be said that it has reached a relatively mature era. Players active in the free world are also familiar with the composition of this world and have a better understanding of the strength and weakness of this world.

A relatively accurate concept. Sharp-eyed players can determine their own odds of victory or defeat from the size of the monster, the moves and magic released, the levels of other monsters on the map, and the interactive changes in the surrounding environment. Experienced adventurers can even

You can judge whether you can fight the opponent fairly based on the aura exuded by the monster alone. However, in front of relatively more professional professional players, such skills are just their usual basic skills.

They have been in the flames of war and training for a long time, and they have a clear understanding of the highest combat power they can achieve in this world.

"……wrong."

After standing there for a long time, Linyuan Duanshui, who was left in the same place by Xue Ling Huan Bing, stood up straight for a while. The pain that originally appeared due to the scars all over his body also slowed down with this movement.

The ground disappeared, accompanied by the wrinkles that gradually rose between the magician's eyebrows: "That blow just now... was there anything wrong with it?"

He was wary of my potion, so it was just ordinary wind magic, mixed with earth magic at most, which strengthened the chopping effect of the wind blade... But just such an attack should not be enough to cause much damage.

Yes, I can defend myself with the Earth Wall Technique. Why?

Why was she injured despite having Luoyang? And...

Wait a moment.

There are no scars on her appearance, and not even a piece of her cloak is torn. This shows that Luoyang's magic-breaking effect is still working. In the end, the tornado magic released by Dax should also be dispelled... Well, at least it was dispelled.

Apart from the physical effects, the other parts shouldn't have any damage. The attack on the mental level...Apart from that guy's extremely annoying laughter, are there any attacks on the mental level?

"……strangeness."

He sighed helplessly, looking at the dark protruding Linyuan Duanshui in the jungle, and slowly retracted his gaze from the direction where the female swordsman had just left: "An enemy of this level is very difficult to me.

It may be a natural chasm, but it should be just a piece of cake for you. Why..."

"Sorry to bother you."

A fresh voice suddenly sounded behind him, suddenly interrupting his thoughts that he wanted to continue to sink in: "Did you see a person covering his whole body with a cloak? I'm looking for her."

"Are you looking for her?"

Looking back at the guy who was dressed in adventurer attire but did not show his name or ID, Linyuan Duanshui's questioning voice became a little more alert: "What are you looking for her for?"

"My name is Art, and I am the companion who came here with her."

As if aware of the slight hostility exuded by the player in front of him, Art, who was carrying the package, explained with a smile. The footsteps that were originally about to walk in front of him stopped a few steps away from him, and made a move.

There is also his slightly unfamiliar adventurer etiquette: "Although I begged to come with her, we have been cooperating well recently, so when she suddenly ran away from there just now, I still

We can't leave her alone."

"As a result, you are the only one here now." He put down his raised hands and looked at the gray-robed man in front of him with interest: "You...should have seen her, right?"

"She just ran that way."

Lin Yuan Duanshui looked at the other party steadily for a while, and then Linyuan Duanshui, who seemed to have finally responded, smiled slightly: "Although I don't know where she is going next, she should not have gone far yet. If I chase her now, she should

It’s still not too late.”

"Is it... that direction?" Art blinked his eyes strangely as he looked in the direction pointed by the magician: "Not this direction?"

"Why, did you see it?" Looking at the correct direction pointed out by the other party, Linyuan Duanshui's expression gradually darkened: "Since you know where she ran to just now, what are you asking me for?"

"A small test, don't worry about it."

Waving his hand slightly, Art, who was carrying a huge package, turned and walked in the direction where Xueling Huanbing disappeared: "I don't know what she has gone through, but after I met her again, this

The guy now likes to act alone and never tells others anything..."

"If it weren't for my excellent tracking skills, I don't know how many times I would have been thrown away by her." He pointed to the jungle in front of him, as if pointing to a huge and unexplorable fog: "I hope this

Just don’t let anything really happen to her this time.”

"Something happened? That's right."

Linyuan Duanshui moved forward a little, with a somewhat unnatural look on his face, and then put down his outstretched arm: "Let me ask you, is there anything wrong with her body?"

"Her body?"

Looking at the other party with a rather surprised look, the NPC named Art raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask like this... hmm."

"In this case, she did show some abnormal behavior." He pinched his chin and looked at the sky: "For example, she always made inexplicable frowning movements, and she often talked and talked when we were together.

I just ignored you, etc. Originally, I thought it was because she didn’t like to communicate with others, or because she was tired of me as an adventurer..."

"Did it happen during this period? When did you meet her?"

"Not long ago, there was a strong energy reaction in a certain ruins in the Crook Wasteland, so I chased it and got there."

"Are you also following the traces of the artifacts made by the Restorationists?"

"Me? I'm not here specifically for the Restorationists."

He stretched out his hand to caress the trace's chest, and regained his gaze. Art showed a confident expression: "I am the adventurer Art, from the North tribe. My ambition is to visit every place in the Free Continent."

Go to every corner and explore the ruins and ancient secrets that no one has ever discovered.”

"Thanks to a certain adventurer, I had the opportunity to get out of my own mountain." After saying this, he lowered his head slightly, and his eyes fell on the hilt of an ordinary dagger beside his waist:

"Although I never saw him again in the end, I am still extremely grateful to that man in my heart. It was he who pulled me out of that ignorant tribe and allowed me to see this extremely wonderful world..."

"Now it seems that the outside world is not as beautiful as you imagined, right?"

Looking at the dagger that looked very familiar, Linyuan Duanshui's eyes closed slightly after interrupting the other party's lyricism: "Not only are there countless wonderful miracles and magnificent landscapes here, but there are also sad stories and

It’s a formidable enemy that’s hard to deal with.”

"That's right, that's right, so I'm much smarter now."

Pointing his fingers at the other party, Art's expression became much more spiritual: "No matter what I become now, at least I have grown a lot compared to my previous self."

"It does seem to have grown a lot." Linyuan Duanshui looked up and down the NPC adventurer's dress: "At least he looks more professional than most adventurers, and his strength seems to be strong enough..."

"Compared to those people in Carlo Village, I am indeed stronger." Art, who put on his backpack again, smiled and turned around: "How about you, do you want to go find that one with me like this?

woman?"

"You must also want to know about her secrets, right?"

It seemed that he did not refuse the other party's proposal. The magician who did not answer just followed the other party's footsteps quietly, and then followed Art closely as the trees under the deep darkness of the night passed by on both sides again and again.

The footsteps came to an open space deep in the Gemenan jungle. The seemingly empty oval-shaped open space was particularly obvious even in the deep dark night, but there was a slight sound in the supposedly quiet jungle.

The buzzing sound stopped at the edge of the open space. The two people, one behind and one behind, hid behind a certain big tree. They patrolled the surrounding area with sharp but plain eyes: "...Sure enough, Mr. Lian

Was Erye killed by the Imperials?"

"Second child? Who is that?"

"A puppet guard guarding here, the kind made of magical creations."

After hastily recounting the information he had learned, Linyuan Duanshui's fingers slowly drew a straight line in the air in front of the two people: "It must be because of the commotion just now that these people arranged themselves here.

The magic guards have also withdrawn."

"Oh, the imperial pursuit is indeed scary enough." Art shook his head slightly: "But... just those few soldiers should not be enough to attract the attention of this group of people."

"..."

"Only when they encounter a large enough threat will they abandon their original defense arrangements."

Patting the tree trunk next to him hard, Art's originally relaxed voice became deeper: "So... guess what problem they encountered?"

"…that woman."

"That's right, our Snow Spirit, Ms. Huanbing."

Spreading his arms forward, Art whispered with an exaggerated expression and a quiet voice: "Please trust my tracking skills, she must have arrived here."

"But there is no one here." Linyuan Duanshui rolled his eyelids: "There is only an open space, an empty space with nothing."

"Don't tell me you don't know anything. You are one of the people who came here to participate in the trial."

Turning around and patting the magician on the shoulder, Art looked at him with a sneer: "You are different from those dead novice adventurers. You...should know the secrets here."

"When the person who issued the mission asked you to come here, did he mention the underground cave to you?" He pointed to the seemingly empty cave in front of the two people: "Is the ultimate goal of the trial to go underground?

, to retrieve a certain disk hidden there?”

"You, how do you know?"

"Oh, don't pretend to be stupid, my dear mage."

Folding his arms across his chest, Art looked back at Linyuan Duanshui's face with interest: "Since you know about the magic guard, you must also know how to enter the underground cave, right?

"

"..."

"As you said, you are an alchemist." Pointing at the other person's chest, Art shook his head with a smile on his face: "Since you have made a lot of preparations for this trial, I think

You must have prepared that thing, am I right?"

"You even know this? Well, you win this time."

With a slight sigh, the magician named Linyuan Duanshui finally slumped his shoulders, and then took out a bottle of transparent potion with light blue light while the other party was still looking at him with a smile: "

Exorcism potion, a method used by alchemists to counteract magic, but unlike those that can only be used to counteract the spell being cast, this potion..."
To be continued...