Chapter 138: Magic 2
Chapter 138 Magic 2
In Paul’s shocked gaze, the gray stone hanging on his chest was slowly turning black.
This stone was given to him at the insistence of the Abbot Leonard, saying that it would be a safeguard against evil sorcerers. Paul originally disdained this, but considering that the other party also had good intentions, he hung this stone on his chest as an amulet that had been blessed by a master.
“When there is a fluctuation of magic nearby, its color will turn black!” That’s what the old dean said at the time.
In an instant Paul’s three views began to crumble, could there really be magic in this world!
When he had just awakened his memories of his previous life, he had heard about magic from the old butler Philip, but as he gradually integrated into this world, there didn’t seem to be any direct evidence that there really was such a thing in the world, and the superiority from the world of scientific prosperity and the disdain for this medieval-like backward world gradually made him think that magic was just a helpless explanation of ignorant people for the things they didn’t understand.
“No …… it can’t be! It’s just a chemical reaction, isn’t it!”
He subconsciously remained in disbelief.
……
The cloaked man who blocked the way was none other than Barnett, who had heard the news of the Gaden Pirates being wiped out by the local lords in Port Fulan, and had been furious for a while.
After coming to the northwestern region of the Aldo Kingdom, all of his plans had gone incredibly well, subduing the Kent Family on land, controlling Duke Ferdinand, and integrating the various pirate clans on the sea, and this too was almost complete.
Originally, the subsequent plan is to let the pirates large-scale landing to attack various territories, in their own help, those stupid lords can not resist, and then by Maltz Kent to “subdue” the pirate group, for him to win great popularity, so that the duke can have a reason to pass the seat to him.
Afterwards, Maltz Kent in the open, himself in the dark, slowly clean up those lords in the northwest who are still loyal to the royal family, and finally rise by land and water, raise the flag in the northwest, and the south of the rebel army of the Jarls in the north and south echo.
Gaddon is the pirate force that he has struggled to raise, and expects him to be able to lead the pirates and become a big help on the sea. At that time, he paid attention to the various pirate groups for a long time, and finally selected Gaden this team to support, the secret law will support their own berserking drugs also do not know how many sent.
Now that an important part of his plan had been sabotaged, due to the smooth sailing he had been experiencing, he suddenly developed a deep sense of frustration.
It was all because of that damned Paul Gleeman.
Barnett made the decision almost immediately to make sure that the man who had caused him to become frustrated disappeared from the world.
Having been active in the Northwest for such a long time, Barnett knew almost every power in the region by heart.
The Gleiman family, a small lord who could not be recognized, although the name of the earl, but in fact is the royal family exiled to this place to wear the sins of the family. This family also rules the most barren earl’s domain in the northwest region, and there is not even a vassal underneath.
Some time ago, because of the defeat of a small group of pirates, the current head of the family seems to be somewhat unaware of their own weight.
If the opponent is Ferdinand or Kent such a powerful family with a large number of force around him, he will have to use some brains and use some means in the dark.
But against a poor lord like Greymane, who didn’t even have a single knight under his command, if he were to go through all the trouble of playing tricks, it would be laughed out of the ears of his fellow members of the Secret Society.
Barnett decided to directly solve Paul Gleeman, not to hit the door in broad daylight, now his identity will continue to hide for a period of time.
He planned to quietly sneak into the lake town, in the dead of night to carry out an assassination, to make this do not know the sky and earth lord suffered a lot of pain and then die.
Barnett was convinced that with his own means, accomplishing such a thing would be easy.
To his surprise, he met this lord on his way to Lake Town.
God really treats him well, if he were in a populated town, if he were to accidentally make too much noise, he would also attract the church’s clerics to add a lot of trouble to himself.
Of course, it was only trouble. Now in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere, killing this lord will almost not be discovered, as long as the corpse is disposed of.
As for those guards beside Paul Greiman, humph, if that is a group of regular knights then, they still have to do some more preparation, but Greiman’s guards seem to have no one wearing armor, all dressed in cloth, equipped with weapons are only swords and knives, and even long-distance bows and crossbows are not available.
Oh, the girl next to him was carrying a bow, but what use would a bow be? Or that kind of powerless short bow, coupled with the girl’s strength, the power can be imagined.
The “Stone Skin Technique” combined with the “Giant Strength Technique” would be invincible in front of these people.
With her mastery of Stoneskin, her defense was comparable to that of a Dwarf’s plate armor, and her opponent’s weapons could not even break through her defense.
Thus, he walked head-on with unparalleled confidence.
Three soldiers were ordered to come over and arrest him, under the enchantment of Megalomania, Barnett easily killed two of them, and he didn’t bother to look at the remaining soldier who was paralyzed with fear as he continued to walk forward.
As he watched a man dressed as an officer leading more soldiers approaching him, he revealed a contemptuous smile.
“Come on! You mortals are very honored to see the power of AoF today.”
However, just as Barnett was about to unleash the carnage, a sense of danger came over him, and almost instinctively he grabbed at the air with his hand.
A feathered arrow appeared in his hand.
Cold sweat broke out on his back, if he hadn’t reacted in time, there was no doubt that this arrow would have accurately penetrated his eyes – the biggest weakness of the “Stone Skin Technique”.
Fortunately, out of tactical caution, he had cast “Danger Sense” on himself beforehand.
“Tsk!”
Missing with a single blow, Counselor Lardy quickly drew a second arrow and continued to aim at the enemy’s eyes under the effect of “Total Concentration”.
The second arrow was fired quickly, but unfortunately, it was once again caught by the opponent.
Barnett looked towards the girl beside Paul and frowned, “There seems to be an annoying little bug on the other side.”
However, under the effect of “Danger Sense”, even if the other party’s archery skill is no longer accurate, with the reaction speed that he has practiced for a long time, he can still catch the incoming arrows in time, in fact, as long as a little bit of skimming the head to avoid getting hit in the eyes, but let the other party’s arrows paste on his face is also not a comfortable thing.
At this time, the chief of guards Victor also led the soldiers to the side of Barnett, he did not have time to marvel at the female advisor and such a superb archery, while the other party was distracted by the bow and arrow for a moment, both hands holding the sword and drumming up all the strength to the other party’s chest stabbed.
However, an incredible thing happened, only to hear a “clang” sound, as if stabbing at a hard steel plate.
He could feel that, in addition to piercing the other party’s clothes, the tip of the sword against the other party’s chest did not enter at all.
In the shocked gaze of the head guard, Barnett held the sharp blade in one hand and turned his gaze to him, smiling:
“Why rush to your death?”
(End of chapter)