Chapter 65 Flight (First Order)
Sean's daily walks turned into security patrols.
At around 7pm now, there are not many pedestrians on the road. Due to the riots some time ago, many street lights were damaged, and the city hall has not yet arranged for repairs. Many shops along the street are also closed, basically closing before 6pm.
The situation has gradually calmed down by now, but some things are difficult to cover up once the lid is lifted.
"There have been some perverted murders in Dorne recently."
As Sean walked back from the dock area, he thought again of what Hank had said today.
Although there were many cases in Dorne in the past, the overall public security was very good, as could be seen from the fact that people would go out for a walk every night.
The number of homicides in Dorne has increased several times now. Hank is currently investigating a skinning murder case in which the murderer peeled off the victim's skin, which makes it hard not to think of some cult rituals.
Hank found human skin fragments and a binding machine near a secret basement at the crime scene, and he suspected that someone was making a human skin book.
This is one of the materials for the dark blood sacrifice ritual.
"Human skin books were often used to make black magic books in the past."
Hank has been stationed at the police station recently, while Sean reports to the Night Watch headquarters on a daily basis to deal with some temporary emergencies.
Xiao En has killed a lot of people recently, but fortunately he has a strong mental state.
Building 3, 12B.
When Xiao En came back, he saw Emma carrying garbage. She had lost her laundry job in the factory area. In order to keep her job in the apartment building, she worked harder than before and even cleaned the corridor.
"Good evening, Mr. Sean." Emma took the initiative to greet him.
Xiao En nodded silently, and when he passed by, he stopped and said, "Don't work so late in the future, go home earlier."
"It's safer to take the road in the city center at night."
Upon hearing this, Yima nodded gratefully.
Night falls.
Sean still entered the meditation state on time to digest the knowledge he memorized through reading magic. He was now almost becoming a master of the monster creature encyclopedia. Relying on the ability of reading magic, he had almost memorized all the monster information recorded in the Night's Watch headquarters.
"Knowledge is a little restless today."
Xiao En had just meditated for a while when he felt the extraordinary essence in his body loosen a little, and the last bit of extraordinary essence showed signs of being digested faster.
This means that he will be able to digest the entire extraordinary essence of the first stage very quickly.
"Is the 3rd level spell finally coming?" Sean's expression showed a hint of excitement.
After mastering the third-ring spells, the wizard path can be regarded as the beginning of the first qualitative change, because at this time they can already use some very powerful spells. The formal graduation of wizard apprentices begins with mastering the third-ring spells. In the old days, wizards who could use the third-ring spells could already go out on adventures alone.
Wizards are the slowest to develop their spellcasting skills because the learning cycle is too long.
At midnight.
Xiao En suddenly had a very strange feeling. He sensed the existence of the original magic power again. It was so huge, like a single-cell organism covering the entire planet. With a flash of spirituality in an instant, the last bit of extraordinary essence in his body was completely digested.
He has reached the bottleneck of the current stage. If he does not integrate the extraordinary essence of the next stage, the upper limit of his own extraordinary level will only be five.
——Magic trick (Ring 0).
Xiao En slowly opened his eyes, he raised a finger, and a cluster of faint flames appeared at the fingertips. As he waved his hand gently, the dust on the ground automatically cleared, and the color of the light changed slightly under his thoughts, transforming into different colors.
Magic Trick is a very magical 0-level spell. It cannot be used in combat, but it can simulate many special effects, such as cleaning, moving, creating, making fire, cooling, heating, etc., but they are all the weakest magic effects.
This is the level 0 trick with the most functions.
"Very practical." Xiao En commented to himself.
——Sleep spell (1st level).
The knowledge was stirring slightly, because this was a very useful spell, and Gemma had once demonstrated how to use it.
"Sleep spells can put the target into a trance. They will wake up immediately when attacked. Normal influences, such as slight noises and touches, will not necessarily wake the target. The master can put the target into a deep trance." Knowledge whispered.
This is a range control spell. Xiao En can consume more raw magic power to make all enemies within a certain range fall into a sleeping state.
"It's considered a half-hard control spell." Xiao En was very satisfied.
Xiao En digested more mysterious knowledge this time. As the mysterious knowledge was integrated into his brain, a new spell also emerged in his mind.
Knowledge is teaching him magic.
The process is a bit like a lottery.
Because no one knows what kind of spells are contained in the stolen knowledge that comes from the vast original magic power. It is a distorted embodiment of the concept of magic in the entire weird country, which includes almost all known spells.
If one is promoted by other means, such as obtaining extraordinary relics from strange creatures such as hags, mirror monsters, nightmares, etc., then the extraordinary person must have mastered the specific magical abilities that the corresponding monster possessed when it was alive.
However, the threshold for advancement by relying on raw magic power is very high and requires extremely high talent. Most other wizards use extraordinary relics to advance.
——Mirror Image (Level 2).
Knowledge whispers.
"You can summon several phantom clones around you. They will stay around you all the time and will only disappear when attacked. All clones will imitate your behavior. When you cast a spell, the clone will also cast a spell. When you raise your hand, the clone will also raise your hand. If you float in the air, the clone will also float up, etc.
The enemy cannot tell which one is your real body through sight and hearing. When you move, you can merge with all the clones and then separate them at will to confuse the enemy's judgment. "Interesting.
This is the ability of the illusion department.
Xiao En stood up and walked to the living room. With a flash of light, nine identical Xiao Ens appeared in the living room at the same time.
There were suddenly more people in the room.
"So many?"
When Xiao En opened his mouth, all the illusions also started talking, but there was only one voice. After all, it was not a high-level illusion and could not completely simulate the abilities of the original body.
These illusions surround Sean and can pass through each other, making it easy to move and change positions.
"It's hard to tell the difference with the naked eye, they're almost identical."
These phantom clones are about one meter apart, have no entity, and have no attack capability. When he moves, he can merge with all the phantoms and then separate again. If operated well, it can confuse the enemy and make it impossible for the enemy to determine where the real body is.
"This spell has a lot of room for maneuver."
Xiao En seemed to have thought of something and put on a black garment, like a black robe.
next second.
Nine mysterious men in black robes who looked almost identical appeared.
This scene is very intimidating.
Xiao En pulled out his gun and aimed forward. The eight phantoms pulled out their guns at the same time and aimed at the same position. The phantom clones could perform micro-control to a certain extent, but because it was a low-level illusion, it was not so flexible to use.
Only high-level spells such as projection and simulacrum can summon a physical clone, which can be used to assist oneself in combat.
If you go further, you will reach the incarnation, which is an ability that only the legendary destiny can possess.
—Fly (3rd level).
Sean digested the last bit of the mysterious knowledge.
"finally come!"
He originally thought that the first third-level spell he mastered would be the human immobilization spell, or the famous fireball spell, but he did not expect it to be the flying spell.
That's even better!
Xiao En could not wait to walk to the balcony. With the surge of primitive magic, his figure soared directly into the air and rose to a height of about 200 meters. At this time, most of Dorne City was in his sight. Flying is an ancient dream of mankind. At the moment of using the flying technique, even Xiao En couldn't help but feel a little excited.
“Finally I can fly!”
At this moment, Xiao En had a feeling that he had finally made it. Starting from the 3rd-level spells, the power of the wizard would become stronger and stronger, and more and more terrifying as time went on. After being promoted to the Destiny, he would directly become the first echelon of all extraordinary paths.
Of course, the speed of advancement on the wizard path is a major flaw, and the chance of losing control is also higher than that of the warrior-side extraordinary people, making them more prone to going crazy.
"The flying speed is OK."
"The duration is a bit short. The consumption of raw magic power is not small."
For the first time, Xiao En felt that the original magic power in his body was not enough. Starting from the third-ring spell, the consumption of original magic power increased significantly. After all, this was an important watershed. The iconic spells were either fireball, lightning bolt, or immobilization spell, etc.
The rarest spell is the 'Small Dimension Bag', which can open up a small dimensional space for storage.
But it is difficult to encounter corresponding strange creatures on the material plane.
“Good mobility.”
“You can perform some difficult operations.”
Xiao En flew around the city center, and after feeling that a lot of the original magic power in his body had been consumed, he prepared to return to his residence.
But at this moment, he saw a dark shadow sneaking down from the second floor of the villa area opposite, carrying a large bag on his back, like a thief.
"Someone?"
"Next time, you should cast invisibility first, and then use flight."
"That way no one can see me."
Fortunately, the suspected thief did not notice him.
Xiao En didn't plan to do it himself. He landed outside the villa area and prepared to notify the patrolling police.
But just before he left, he couldn't help but pause.
"Did anyone see me just now?" Xiao En frowned and turned around.
Nothing was found.
"I'll have to turn invisible next time." Xiao En warned himself.
This is the real world after all. Although most of the extraordinary people can climb walls and run on rooftops, very few can fly directly. It would be a bit shocking if someone saw it.
The space in which the art of flying can operate is too vast.
He needs to think carefully about new tactics when he goes back.
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(End of this chapter)