novellk Chapter 1508 Hard to guard against
Chapter 1508 Hard to guard against
"Human boy, what's wrong?"
After being stopped by Lei Xiao, Jasmine's fair face was full of confusion, and she said anxiously: "Although those lost warriors under your command are all at the sixth level, they are not strong enough to fight against the parasites of the half-step seventh level!"
Although Jasmine did not say it too directly, the subtext was self-evident.
If the group delayed here for even one more second, Chris and the others would undoubtedly suffer greater casualties, or even be wiped out.
"I know, but the prerequisite is that the other party is indeed the real Chris and his group."
Lei Xiao responded as he continued to lead everyone quietly towards the direction of the fighting sound.
"What? Are you saying that this is also a trap set by those imposters and parasites? To lure us out?"
Jasmine reacted quickly. While she was frightened, she frowned and said, "But what if those people are really your subordinates?"
After saying that, Jasmine randomly smoothed her loose ponytail at the back of her head, looking mad.
It has to be said that since entering this fortress, everything has been hard to guard against. If she were leading the team, they would have fallen into the opponent's trap long ago.
"I have fought alongside Chris and the others for a long time, so I can naturally detect some clues."
Lei Xiao just nodded slightly at Jasmine, obviously not having time to explain too much.
In fact, the reason why Lei Xiao was able to judge at the first time that the other party this time was not the real Chris and others was, firstly, because he sensed the energy fluctuations during the fight.
As great earth magicians who are skilled in city-building techniques, the energy fluctuations emitted by Chris and Fanny are obviously heavier, and there are more dull roaring sounds, such as the sound of raising earth barriers and the sound of creating earth golem puppets, but this time the energy fluctuations do not have any corresponding characteristics.
The second thing that made Lei Xiao even more certain was that he had also failed to use telepathy to call Chris and others, as the other party was still unable to receive any feedback on the message.
But he had just tried it repeatedly with other subordinates. Even if the opponent interfered with telepathy and magic communication, telepathy could still be used normally at this close distance.
From this, things couldn't be simpler. Since he couldn't contact Chris and Fanny even though the telepathy should have been smooth, the other party was naturally not the real Chris and others.
While Lei Xiao was thinking about it, the group could already clearly see "Chris" and others who were being besieged.
In the open space near the fortress wall, Chris and others were indeed being besieged by a group of powerful warriors consisting of parasites and elite soldiers defending the city.
Chris and the others who were trapped in the center of the room erected an absolute defense barrier, while the besieging parasites bombarded the area around the absolute defense barrier, rarely hitting the barrier wall directly.
The counterattacks of "Chris" and others just brushed past the heads and bodies of the parasites, and also hardly hit them. The two sides were like masters of outlining, and although the battle seemed extremely fierce and they were having a lot of fun, it was actually a case of much ado about nothing.
Of course, this is under the premise that Lei Xiao and his team have already determined that the other party is putting on a show. If they arrived in a hurry, it would probably be difficult to tell in a short time.
"It's obvious that both parties are trying to build momentum while quietly saving mana!"
Jasmine quickly saw the clues and involuntarily cast a respectful look towards Lei Xiao. She said, "Human boy, you are right. This is indeed a trap set by the other party!"
"My Lord, there are still many parasites hiding in the dark in the hidden places nearby. They are obviously preparing to jump out and attack us unexpectedly once we fall into the trap!"
Xiao Jing also returned to Lei Xiao's side, lowered her head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Lord, I was deceived at the beginning and thought it was really Chris and the others. I almost made a big mistake."
"It's not your fault. If I suddenly saw this scene, I would think the same."
Lei Xiao touched Xiao Jing's head and waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat quietly. Since it has been confirmed that this is a trap, we will naturally not rush into it.
Under the cover of the illusion, the group quietly left the area. Jasmine frowned slightly and asked Lei Xiao, "This underground fortress is so big. Since Chris and the others are not at the city wall, where are they?"
Listening to Jasmine's words, Lei Xiao's eyes wandered and he looked around.
As far as the eye can see, there are rows of houses and barracks, and there is no end in sight.
Jasmine was right. Although this place was called a fortress, its scale was comparable to that of an ordinary city, because not only were there a large number of dwarf soldiers stationed here, but there were also even more dwarf civilians and half-dwarfs living here.
Under such a scale, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult for us to find Chris and others hiding in the dark. Moreover, the situation in Watch City is still unclear, and we don't have much time left.
While feeling anxious, Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin, took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down as much as possible, and continued thinking.
If I were in Chris's shoes, where would I go? As long as I figured this out, I could naturally guess where Chris and the others were.
"Wait, after confirming my own safety, the first thing I thought of was to look for Chris and the others. Similarly, Chris and the others will certainly try every possible means to join me!"
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's dark eyes lit up and he suddenly felt enlightened.
Then, the location of Chris and others would be obvious. They would definitely look for my traces near the city wall that I had defended before!
After sorting out everything, Lei Xiao told his speculation to the powerful people around him without hesitation.
"Human boy, you are truly a genius!"
Jasmine looked excited and agreed, "That's right, they will definitely be there!"
Broy and other strong men also nodded and agreed with Lei Xiao's idea.
"Oh no, Chris and the others are in danger!"
Just as everyone was excited, Lei Xiao directly pulled Jasmine's arm and said anxiously: "Hurry up and send us over. If it's too late, it will be too late."
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"Sir Chris, will the Lord really be near the city wall at the beginning?"
In a dark and narrow alley on the edge of the fortress's residential area, the huge Bruno squeezed in with his burly body and asked Chris.
Beside him, a group of our sixth-level warriors who were separated from Lei Xiao were all on guard nearby, all looking extremely nervous.
"The Lord will definitely be there!"
Chris nodded firmly and responded.
Back to the beginning, when Chris and her companions hurriedly climbed up the city wall, what they faced was not the dense "eclipses" under the city as they had imagined, but a group of fully armed city defenders and parasites attacking from all directions.
Because all this happened too suddenly, Chris and others were caught off guard. Fortunately, they had the life-saving trump card given by Lei Xiao and set up an absolute defense barrier in time to temporarily block the opponent's offensive, so they were not affected by the first wave of attacks.
But the temporary absolute defense barrier had limited strength after all, and it only lasted for a moment before it shattered. At this time, Chris had already activated a group teleportation scroll, and instantly teleported the group of people who were caught off guard to a secluded place in the city's building complex, and they barely escaped the disaster.
Originally, with the opponent's long-planned lethal offensive and interference methods, even if Chris used similar countermeasures, it would be difficult to escape.
But not long ago, Lei Xiao specially gave Chris some new trump cards, which saved Chris and others' lives.
As for what these new trump cards are, they are several demigod-level seventh-order magic scrolls, including the absolute defense barrier and teleportation scroll that Chris activated at the beginning.
The source of these seventh-level scrolls is naturally the ones that Lei Xiao upgraded from Old Booker's reserves. This is also the first batch of seventh-level scrolls obtained by Lei Xiao.
However, due to the long-standing war between Old Booker and other powerful people in this land and "Eclipse", too many sixth-level scrolls were consumed. In addition, many territories were eroded by "Eclipse", resulting in an extreme shortage of raw materials. Therefore, the number of sixth-level scrolls in reserve is extremely limited. Lei Xiao only got less than ten in total.
After being temporarily safe, Chris, Fanny and the others were terrified. Seeing the large number of sixth-level and half-step seventh-level parasites appearing in the fortress, they realized that the fortress must have fallen into the hands of the enemy. In addition, they could not contact Lei Xiao, so they had to take shelter in the center of the residential area temporarily.
It was not until the number of parasite patrols around them decreased that Chris and the others quietly came to the edge of the residential area and set their destination near the city wall where Lei Xiao first reinforced, in an attempt to reunite with Lei Xiao.
"Chris is right. The Lord will definitely be waiting for us there!"
Fanny also nodded heavily and agreed, "Because the Lord must have guessed what we were thinking!"
After saying this, a hint of awe appeared on Fanny's fair face again.
Although the lord saw that there was something wrong with General Shenshi from the beginning, who could have thought that the entire fortress had fallen into the hands of "Eclipse"?
But then again, how did Eclipse manage to take control of this heavily guarded place without making any noise? It was simply unbelievable.
Just when Fanny was full of confusion, an agile figure fell from the sky. It was the troll deputy leader Kate who went to explore the way.
"Ms. Chris, Ms. Fanny, the several parasite patrols scattered around have all gone far away!"
Kate's blue face was also full of awe, and she nodded to the two powerful elves leading the team.
"Good opportunity, continue to move towards the destination and try to reunite with the Lord as soon as possible!"
Chris and Fanny looked at each other, and after seeing a hint of determination in each other's eyes, they flew out decisively.
Other strong men also followed closely, turning into a phantom and rushing straight towards the city wall.
Speeding along the way, Chris and his group soon left the residential area of the fortress and passed through the rows of barracks. The towering fortress walls were already within reach.
But at this moment, a weak and familiar wailing sound suddenly came from the training ground next to the barracks.
"This is……?!"
Hearing this sudden noise, Chris and others were stunned. They all stopped immediately with a look of surprise on their faces.
Everyone was familiar with this weak and powerless wailing; it was Lei Xiao's voice!
"Oh no, something happened to the Lord!"
After realizing this in their hearts, Chris and the others didn't have time to think about anything else. They decisively changed their direction and continued to fly towards the location where the sound came from.
It didn't take long before the group saw the dying Lei Xiao in the open space of the training ground.
There was blood splattered everywhere around Lei Xiao. Gray Old, Jasmine, Broy and other powerful companions, as well as many broken alchemical puppets, were lying on the ground, all lifeless.
Lei Xiao himself had blood all over his face as he crawled forward slowly and painfully, leaving a shocking red trail behind him. It was obvious that he had suffered extremely serious injuries.
"Lord Lord!"
Seeing this scene, Chris, Fanny and others were in tears. They didn't care about anything else and rushed forward desperately with healing scrolls and healing potions.
But just when Chris and others, with anxious faces, were about to approach Lei Xiao, the latter's blood-stained face curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a deadly and twisted smile.
Without any warning, "Lei Xiao", who originally looked extremely weak, suddenly jumped up, and an extremely sharp axe instantly appeared in his palm, and he attacked Chris and Fanny who were rushing in the front.
Because all this happened too suddenly, Chris and Fanny had no time to react. They could only watch as the axe blade, which was much larger than their petite bodies, whizzed towards them, stirring up a deadly gust of wind.
boom!
There was a shocking sound of energy collision, and the absolute defense barrier automatically emerged around Chris and Fanny, which barely blocked the opponent's attack.
As Lei Xiao's background became more abundant, in addition to the sixth-level equipment, he also distributed a lot of life-saving accessories to his main subordinates, which would only be automatically triggered at critical moments.
Because of this, Chris and Fanny escaped the disaster.
"This, this is not the Lord! The Lord does not know how to use a giant axe, and he does not show that terrifying smile!"
After surviving the disaster, Chris opened her eyes wide with a look of shock. While retreating with Fanny, she asked, "Who are you?"
"Lei Xiao" on the opposite side naturally would not answer her question. His face began to become more and more distorted, and the giant axe in his hand had already drawn a sharp and deadly trajectory, and he attacked again at an even faster speed!
This is not the end. Those who were originally lifeless, such as "Gray Old Man", "Jasmine", "Broy" and others, all made the same move, and suddenly jumped up from all directions, launching deadly attacks on other strong men on our side who were caught off guard. (End of this chapter)