a few minutes ago.

Lin En hid in the shadows of the streets, peeking out from time to time to carefully observe if any robbers were approaching.

His face was slightly pale, his mental state was not good, his body was only slightly better than that of ordinary people, and he was exhausted after running for a long time. He hid and rested for a while in this dark alley where he was not easily discovered, and he was still sweating.

I was tired and also from the scorching heat.

"Fortunately, I know witchcraft, otherwise I would have been killed by these thugs."

Linn couldn't help but press his temples to relieve the tingling sensation in his brain, which was a sequelae of using magic.

I have been living in seclusion in Deep Rock City for two years. I usually live like an ordinary person, doing simple handicrafts to make a living. I have never shown my unique side. I live in seclusion and I am not even familiar with my neighbors.

Unexpectedly, such turmoil would break out in the safe Deep Rock City, and he had to use the power he learned by chance to protect himself.

I have never fought with anyone since I started practicing. Fortunately, I had secretly imagined what to do in a battle before, and then I used that magical ability to successfully attack when I encountered a lone bandit.

Lin En's face turned ugly, and her thoughts returned to the shocking change a few hours ago.

It was just after dusk and night began to fall. He closed the door as usual and studied the broken book at home that he had read over and over hundreds of times. It recorded an unheard of magical power called "Witch" in the book.

technique".

Since getting this book accidentally, Lin En has read it almost every day, trying to figure out the magical contents in the book. He has never let others know about the existence of this book, and for this reason, he has not revealed the power he gained after narrowly avoiding death based on the guidance in the book.

While he was reading a book, there was suddenly a loud and chaotic sound outside the house, as if a crowd was running away. He felt something bad and went out, and found that many civilians were looking in one direction in horror. There were seven or eight people who were not kind-hearted.

The men were killing the guards.

These gangsters were obviously strengthened alien-blood warriors. They cut the guard into two pieces with a casual knife, and the body collision broke the guard's bones and tendons. After a while, they slaughtered dozens of guards.

Not satisfied, he laughed and started killing civilians.

A large number of civilians fled in a panic, and Lin En was also trapped among them. The gangsters chased after them for a while, and then they seemed to have had enough fun and turned back to loot the houses. The crowd soon split up and ran away.

Lin En didn't know the specific situation. He only knew that the entire Deep Rock City was in chaos. It seemed like someone was looting the city. Screams and shouts of killing continued to be heard from the distance. He could only hide everywhere.

As he ran, he discovered that the town was on fire. The fire spread rapidly, and he encountered the corpses of guards from time to time on the road. It seemed that all the troops in the city were dead, which made him more and more frightened.

The strength of the alien-blood warriors has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although he has magical powers, his body is still similar to that of ordinary people. Even if he is beaten by the alien-blood warriors, he will not die or be seriously injured. Lin En has no intention of fighting back and does not feel that he is a group of thieves at all.

opponent.

He just wanted to find a place to hide, pray that these gangsters wouldn't find him, and leave after looting.

Unfortunately, the more things you don't want to happen, the easier it is to happen. On the way to escape, he was unlucky enough to bump into a lone bandit, and his heart almost stopped with fright.

As soon as the gangster spotted him, they strode closer and planned to kill him with a knife.

Lin En was almost scared to death. In the end, his survival instinct took over and he used the so-called spell with the idea of ​​​​fighting. Unexpectedly, the opponent was completely unprepared and was directly shot to death by the earth thorns. A powerful alien blood warrior

He fell down and died directly in front of him.

The first time he used witchcraft to kill a powerful enemy, Lin En was shocked and excited.

But he was still awake, knowing that the enemy had never seen this kind of power and looked down upon him, so he was caught off guard and succeeded in a sneak attack. Therefore, he did not try to stop all the gangsters, but quickly changed direction.

Run away.

However, as luck would have it, he met a second bandit who was alone on the road. This time, Lin En had gained experience and launched a sneak attack first. He used the advantage of the other party's unawareness and used his witchcraft to kill another bandit of different blood instantly, and escaped.

One calamity.

After that, I ran some distance before I found the hiding place and rested until now.

"I don't know if my house is on fire. Fortunately, I brought the books out. I hope I won't meet the enemy again... I don't know when these thugs will be satisfied and leave. It's best to hide here and wait for them to leave."

Linn's mind quit the memories, exhaled in a low voice, patted the book hidden on his chest, with a worried look on his face.

At this moment, a burst of chaotic footsteps sounded in the distance of the street.

Lin En suddenly became vigilant. He peeked out quietly and found that there were about a dozen civilians running away in panic. Each of them had several wounds cut by sharp weapons, and blood flowed all the way as they ran violently.

Behind this group of civilians, a gangster was holding a short knife and wearing a sickly excited smile. He followed the crowd slowly and slowly. Whenever someone ran slower, he would directly scratch the civilian's body to stimulate the opponent to speed up.

He didn't kill anyone, he just drove and tortured him, as if he was playing for fun.

"Help! Help me!"

A dozen civilians were forced to run. They were tired, in pain, and full of fear. They could only scream for help, but they had already become hoarse after shouting for an unknown period of time, and their voices could not be carried far at all.

Lin En hurriedly pressed himself against the wall and tried his best to shrink into the shadow of the alley to reduce his sense of presence.

Soon, this group of civilians ran through this fork in the road. The bandits who were chasing after them for fun did not notice Lin En in the alley. The old god was still driving the crowd away.

The sounds of pleas for help and screams gradually faded away.

Lin En breathed a sigh of relief, got up and left quietly along the alley.

But after walking out a few steps, Linn's steps slowed down as he heard the increasingly distant calls for help.

Faces change, heaven and man are at war.

"If I continue the sneak attack this time, I might be able to kill this villain. As long as I hide and use witchcraft, I won't be discovered even if I fail...

No, it’s still dangerous! People haven’t discovered me, so don’t go out and cause trouble. Although these people who are being hunted live in the same city as me, I don’t know any of them, so why take risks for strangers..."

Lin En was hesitant and tangled in his heart. Reason told him over and over again that he should not take risks and running away was the best option.

But I don’t know why, but due to some strange combination of circumstances, I couldn’t take a step forward.

With such power... is this the only way to look at it?

One second seemed to extend ten times and a hundred times. Lin En didn't know how long he hesitated, and his eyes gradually became firm.

"I successfully killed two gangsters before, I will definitely be able to do it this time too!"

Lin En made a decision and turned around to save people.

But when he came back to his senses, he realized that the cry for help had disappeared.

It was quiet outside the alley, except for the light from the street fires that shone slantingly on the ground at the entrance of the alley, reflecting the dancing light and shadow.

I hesitated for too long, they have already gone away, is it too late...

Lin En froze on the spot, the courage he had finally mustered up seemed to give out.

It's one thing to make up your mind to ambush and attack, but it's another thing to take the initiative to catch up... This should be beyond my ability, right?

Linn couldn't tell whether it was a loss or a fluke.

He walked slowly to the entrance of the alley, wanting to take one last look at the direction they were leaving.

But I haven’t poked my head out yet

Without any psychological preparation, a face suddenly stuck out from the wall, with fresh blood stains on it. Face to face with him, less than two palms apart, occupying Lin En's entire sight!

This face was that of the gangster who just passed by, staring straight at him with a sick smile.

"There's another one hidden here~"

Linn almost suffered a cardiac arrest.

He panicked and retreated. Without saying a word, he thought about the land in front of him, and more than a dozen roots were stimulated.

Bang bang bang——

The soil spike missed and hit the house opposite, like a powerful crossbow arrow, exploding pieces of bricks.

The gangster shrank away, then walked out, blocked the entrance of the alley, and looked at Lin En in surprise.

"What ability is this?"

He didn't expect such a strange attack, but fortunately he reacted quickly enough to avoid it without fear.

He discovered Lin En early, thinking that he was just a civilian hiding in the shadows and not daring to speak out. He pretended not to see it, just intending to kill him and bring despair to others when they thought they had escaped. This was a lot of fun for him.

So he stopped torturing the previous "playthings", chopped melons and vegetables to kill them all, and then quietly returned to the alley, preparing to surprise this "new plaything" who was hiding in fear.

Unexpectedly, this was not just an ordinary person who could only ask for mercy and help, but he actually had some kind of ability that he couldn't understand.

The gangster was stunned for a while and found that Lin En had turned around and ran away for a distance. He suddenly came back to his senses, became curious, and immediately followed him.

Tap tap tap——

The two of them chased each other in the alley.

The difference in physical fitness is too big and the distance is getting closer quickly.

Lin En ignored the consumption and used witchcraft one after another. The ground continued to turn into earth thorns, stone pillars, and earth walls, trying desperately to block it.

But without the surprise of a sneak attack, the lethality is not very strong. All these attacks were resolved one by one by the gangsters who were on alert, and there was no danger.

Even if it can slow down the enemy's footsteps, it can't make up for the difference in speed.

Once he is approached by a different-blood warrior... Linn thinks he can think of a more dignified way to die in advance.

As the earth thorns and earth walls were released like no money, Linn felt as if his brain had been pricked by hundreds of needles. The sting was extremely painful, and stars began to appear in his vision, gradually becoming blurry.

"It's over, I can't hold on any longer!"

Lin En was anxious and panicked. He could only stare with wide eyes as the gangster smashed into the wall and grabbed his face with calloused hands, unable to avoid him.

At this moment, time seemed to slow down. A series of thoughts flashed through Linn's mind, including regret and unwillingness. In the end, everything turned into fear, leaving his mind blank.
To be continued...