Chapter 17 The Cabin
Soon, a black shadow suddenly passed by their foreheads.
Lance looked up suddenly, and under the lock of Hawkeye, he could see the shadow's appearance clearly.
"It's him..."
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"Pansas, I didn't expect this guy to come too." Sack obviously saw the vulture's appearance clearly, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "He must have come to seize the magic doll."
"Damn birdman, he flew faster than us, and could reach the center of the puppet city first."
"Not necessarily." Alice said, "This self-righteous guy, he must not know that the sky in Puppet City is not something he can fly around."
"My mentor told me that the sky in Puppet City is a no-fly zone."
"Huh?" Sack was a little surprised. Obviously, he was not very clear about what Alice said.
At this moment, the flying vulture suddenly screamed strangely, and saw a huge black net falling from the sky, completely covering him!
The vulture was caught off guard, covered by a giant net, and immediately fell straight into the line! It soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt cold again.
Lance looked at Alice with a little more suspicion.
"What is her mentor doing, and why are she so clear about the things in the Puppet City?" Lance was shocked and puzzled.
As if he sensed Lance's gaze, Alice took the initiative to explain: "Maybe you don't know much. My mentor, Mr. Aidinger, entered the Puppet City as a high-level apprentice three years ago. After coming out of Puppet City, he was quickly promoted to a level 2 wizard, thus becoming the tutor of Scarlet Castle. So he still knows very well what is inside Puppet City."
"Edinger?" Sak said in shock: "Is it the Blood Mage who killed nineteen puppet martial artists and finally grabbed the false Jingjingshui? He actually became the instructor of the castle?"
Alice smiled slightly: "So you should be glad that you are in the same team as me. I know Puppet City more comprehensively than anyone else."
Sack was silent for a while and finally spoke, "Since that's the case, I will hand over the command to you. I hope you can take us to avoid more risks."
"Don't worry, I don't have the habit of putting myself at risk." Alice said to everyone: "Let's just ignore that birdman and keep moving forward."
"My mentor told me that there will be many manors and huts not far from the Puppet City. Ninety-nine percent of these manors and huts are traps. Not only does it have any demonized items and valuable materials, it is filled with monsters and curses."
"Only a few manors and huts, the dangers inside will be much smaller and there are many valuable things. If we are lucky, we may not have to enter the Puppet City and make a big profit."
In Alice's tempting tone, everyone's morale increased slightly. Du Lin, who was still extremely wilted just now, his eyes shining, as if the demonized materials in Alice's mouth had already reached his hands.
Martha still lowered her head. No matter how Lola talked to her, she was "well" or "good". She looked very low-spirited.
Under the leadership of Alice, the group continued to move forward.
Three hours later, the sky completely darkened. There was lightning flashing in the thick dark clouds, and it was about to rain.
They kept walking along a small road, and sparse houses and buildings began to appear along the road. However, according to Alice, the houses were empty, and there was nothing else in it except for various traps and curses.
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"Alice, is there any problem with your information?" Sak asked in a silence: "It's going to rain soon. We've encountered so many manors and huts before. Are there traps inside?"
As if to confirm his words, the muffled thunder in the sky became louder and louder. It was clearly noon time, but dark clouds covered the sky with a radius of thousands of miles.
Due to the amazing poor vision, Sack had to take out a [Lighted Ladybug] and fly it in front of the team for lighting. This luminous Ladybug is not a magical item, but a magic creature. It is a great invention of Ferrendor's artificial bloodline modulation, but it is not affordable for ordinary low-level apprentices like Lance.
The little ladybug emits bright light like a searchlight, and the road ahead is clear.
"Be patient, Sak," Alice's tone was no longer as charming as before entering the Puppet City. This seemingly open woman gradually showed her decisive and powerful scene.
She looked at the buildings on both sides and showed a look of hesitation: "My mentor told me that unless I see a house with a white parrot statue standing on the roof, don't enter easily. I believe he will not lie to me."
"White Parrot Statue?" Sach looked suspiciously at the manors around him.
These manors seem to have been in a long time last year. The gates of many manors have been disrepaired and have been open. The quiet courtyards are occupied by weeds, and under the dark sky, they can only see a short distance.
But as Alice said, they walked along the way without seeing the statue of the white parrot in all the huts.
"We need more information." Sack's tone became tougher, and he said as if confronting Alice: "You can't hide all the information."
Alice said coldly: "I think I have told you enough. Lord Sack, I know you are a high-level apprentice who has great hope of hitting the second-level wizard, but please ask yourself, if you rashly break into a manor, the enemy you face is more than three sphinx stone monsters or three-headed six-legged snakes... What do you think will happen?"
"I will tear them!" Sak took out his staff with some excitement, pointed at Alice with a pointed tip, and sternly said: "I need you to tell me immediately, all the information you have about this ghost place!"
Du Lin immediately showed a look of surprise, and he spoke awkwardly: "Mr. Sak..."
"Shut up! You are a coward, there is no place for you to speak here!" Sak glared at Duran fiercely. The boy was immediately scared and shrank his head.
"Sack!" Alice took out the staff without being outdone and said coldly: "Where is your mind going? Am I your enemy? Our enemies are hidden in the dark!"
"Fuck the hell enemy!" Sak shouted with some unstable mood: "I always feel something is wrong along the way. Everything about us seems to be manipulated. Now it seems that this person is you! Alice, tell me quickly, are you hiding something from us? You must have selfish intentions!"
The words between the two became more and more intense, and the thunder in the sky became louder and louder.
Lance looked at the two of them coldly, and couldn't help feeling a little irritable.
"The adrenaline is obviously high, and the norepinephrine content exceeds the standard..." The fox's prompt sounded in Lance's heart: "There is a special radiation in your area that can make humans become impatient and anxious. Please pay attention to regulating emotions."
Lance was shocked.
He looked back and saw that the staff on Alice and Sack's hands had already faintly emitted fire!
Dulin Martha and Lola stood aside helplessly, not knowing what to say.
"Damn it! It turns out that there are fixed spells that affect our emotions." Lance kept looking around, and saw tall manors seem to have turned into cold giant faces. The gate of the manor seemed to have turned into a slowly opened bloody mouth in an instant.
He rubbed his eyes. In an instant, all these illusions disappeared.
"Since you have decided to do it, I won't be afraid of you!" Alice shouted impulsively.
Sak narrowed his eyes and his lips moved—but at this moment, a stern shout came:
"Enough!"
Everyone was stunned and saw that at some point Lance had already reached a fork in the distance.
The glowing ladybug's light immediately shone on the other side under the control of Sak's thoughts.
Lance was still wearing a black hood, and even under the strong light, he could only see his lips moving:
“I saw a cottage in front.”
"There is something Alice said on the roof...a strange...a parrot statue. Of course, it's white."
(There is another chapter after midnight)
Chapter completed!