The Truth of Magic

Chapter 182 The strongest detection and perception position (44)

When Zhao Xu heard this, he knew that Leian was not only curious, but also wanted to judge his own thinking.

In fact, if it wasn't for the gradual increase in his knowledge recently, he might not be able to sort out the whole train of thought.

At this time, Zhao Xu really needed Lei An to verify his judgment, so he handed the notebook in front of Lei An.

The notebook was no longer complicated at first, it was manipulated by Zhao Xu as if it had become a tablet, and there were only three lines of warnings from Andy's ancestor left on it.

At the beginning, Zhao Xu had already told the leading pastor about his experience, including the origin of this diary.

And looking at the holy emblem on Zhao Xu's chest, the priest of the "rose cross" didn't dare to say anything to him about confiscating it.

He just did a test for Zhao Xu by the way, and after confirming that it was not the devil's item, he returned it to him.

"You mean, Andy's ancestors met the devil in the tomb, and then got haunted?" Lei An asked following Zhao Xu's train of thought.

However, Zhao Xu shook his head, "It was Andy's ancestor who discovered the problem with his bloodline in the tomb."

"Or, at that time, he already understood the ominousness that his blood would bring, so he wrote the warning in the notebook."

At this moment, Leian frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"

"There is a proverb on Earth, 'Do not multiply entities unless necessary.'"

"Why can't Andy's ancestors have something to say, they have to write a few words deliberately in this way, and leave a mark on the notebook, and they don't even dare to say those three sentences directly in the notebook?"

At this moment, Zhao Xu looked at Lei An, "This means that the other party can't help himself."

"Boy, it's not that your knowledge has increased, but your IQ has increased." Leian couldn't help approaching Zhao Xu at this moment, and kept looking at his head.

Zhao Xu just didn't bother to answer Leian's jokes. Normally, he relied on his magic equipment, faced with scenes he was competent in, and naturally overwhelmed him, thinking whatever he wanted.

But when you are in a weak situation, for a mage, IQ is even a more powerful weapon than spell slots.

"So the only explanation is that Andy's ancestors have discovered that there is a devil in their blood that will awaken at any time. He even wants to beware of the devil and dare not leave an obvious warning." Zhao Xu said with a sigh.

It's a pity that he didn't notice those three lines at the first moment when he saw the notebook, otherwise this tragedy would not have happened.

"The Floating Void City has this kind of mirror that can see through the transformation, disguise and even the blood factor. It is estimated that the tomb also has it. Andy's ancestors took a picture of something similar, and found that what they saw was the face of a devil, so they naturally reacted. "Lei An supplemented Zhao Xu with background knowledge he didn't know.

"So I suspect that Andy's terrified attitude at that time was not the devil's disguise. It's that the devil in his body is still in the latent stage, but it can already quietly change his state and even memory, so Andy said yes Ritual copied from slate"

"After staying away, the devil who gained power from the ritual revealed his true colors and occupied Andy's body."

At this time, Zhao Xu squatted down a little and picked up a stone that was only stained with blood on the ground, "I've confirmed the ceremony, it's really just a ceremony to summon alien creatures. But if it's someone like Andy who has the blood of a devil Come to use it, then the alien channel established will also transmit the power of the devil, so that the devil factor in their blood will be strengthened, and the devil will wake up."

At this time, Lei An couldn't help but looked at Zhao Xu in surprise. Most people guessed that the essence of the ceremony was to summon the devil, and then the devil took Andy's body by the way.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu could still insist on his own idea, thinking that the summoning ceremony was only to summon alien creatures.

"I just received the notice that the family of the Andy boys have been monitored. Experiments have proved that their blood is indeed the blood of the devil. I know it based on the information passed to me after other people's actions. What about you. Don't say you guessed so accurately." Leian couldn't help but said.

The premise of reasonable inference, there is enough speculation chain at that time.

Zhao Xu shook his head, "I told you that in that pamphlet, the ancestors of Andy's family described a lot of useless rituals, which proved that they were very interested in occultism, but after so many years, one There is nothing about spells. So I suspect that their family would not dare to become mages."

It is common for mages to come into contact with alien creatures because of their own spells. But if you have blood, the risk is also multiplied.

In contrast, the pastor is still under the care of God, so he is not so dangerous.

"If you find out, you have to stay in the dangerous situation for a while, so that you can think more about it." Leian joked.

"Then tell me what to do next?" Leian continued to test.

"Of course we dug out that devil." Zhao Xu looked serious at this moment, and his aura was completely different.

He needs to call Leian to come, just to get rid of future troubles forever.

Seeing Lei An's listening expression, Zhao Xu continued to analyze, "Devils, lawful and evil alien creatures, are more inclined to use deceitful contracts to grab the souls of their prey. This kind of direct slaughter on the spot is more like It's the way of the devil."

"This also means that the devil is very urgent, and it urgently needs to gain strength through killing."

At this moment, Zhao Xu turned around and looked in Mystra's direction, "It can only explain one possibility that the devil can give up going back to hide in Mystra and tear his face on the spot."

"Nearby, there is a place where it can live and develop its strength."

At this time, there was a sudden gust of wind at night, which immediately dissipated the inconspicuous smell of blood in the air, and also made waves on the surface of the creek.

And the old priest wearing a high-necked blue sacrificial robe came over, bowed to Leian and said, "Captain Leian, this Mr. Zhong Xia can analyze like this, and he is also a pastor. I think we might as well recruit him into our team." How about 'Rosaceous Cross'?"

Lei An's eyes lit up immediately, and he couldn't help nodding to Zhao Xu, "Would you like to join our team of righteous teachers who slay evil and destroy demons? I can see how serious your boy is every time he encounters a death incident." It's like another person, just joining us, to ensure that you are extremely serious every day."

The old mage looked embarrassed, as if Leian said something good was ironic.

"Okay." At this moment, Zhao Xu was not in the mood to joke.

What he wants to do most now is to kill that devil.

"Then I'll cast the spell." Lei An said seriously at this moment, and weighed the "Midsummer's Spell Notes" in Zhao Xu's hand.

Zhao Xu nodded, "It definitely doesn't have a 'spiritual barrier' now, and we can definitely capture its actual location by using 'perceived position'."

Leian smiled contemptuously, "I hope it is at least at the level of a fiend in the deep hell. If it is not this kind of devil with a challenge level of 20, I will lose my eighth-level spell."

Sense Position, an eighth-level arcane spell, is one of the most powerful spells for determining the location of a creature or object.

The caster only needs to have seen the target creature, or have something in the hand that the target creature touched.

Like the notebook that Zhao Xu handed over, Andy used it to perform the ceremony.

After the spell is released, the caster can feel the location of the target creature, unless the opponent is protected by the same eighth-level spell "mind barrier" or interfered by divine power.

In magic, the faction of confusion and control has always been famous, because they are as small as changing the attitude of others, as big as directly controlling people's hearts, manipulating and modifying memories.

But the spells of this faction, like true seeing spells that break all illusions, are restrained by the eighth-level spell "mind barrier".

At this moment, Leian officially began to chant spells, and the spell "Perception Position" originally took 10 minutes to cast, but Leian used the special ability "Selective Spell" of "Spell Guard", and it took only one round to complete it. spell.

But just after casting the spell, Leian frowned immediately.

Zhao Xu was suddenly surprised. They didn't use the fifth-level spell "Scry" to search for the devil's location. It was because scrying was easily blocked by spells, so they used "Sensing Location", which was less disturbed, and it failed. ?

Leian shook his head: "It's really evil. After this spell note became yours, you lost contact with Andy, and the other party is probably now a devil, which reduces the connection with the previous one, so this thing doesn't matter. use."

And Zhao Xu looked at the ground at this moment, and the goat that was wrapped just now also disappeared, obviously taken away by the devil.

In this case, there is only one other way.

They are now teleporting back to find what Andy used to use, and there is also the question of whether it will work for the devil.

At this time, Zhao Xu looked at Lei An and said, "Use the ninth-level spell 'Vision Retracement'."

On the other hand, Lei An looked at Zhao Xu with a look of surprise, "You're too evil, don't you all know that I happen to have mastered this spell?"

"Isn't it strange that you, a department in charge of investigation and search, didn't master this kind of spell?" Zhao Xu complained in reverse.

Visual Retracement is a ninth-level spell for mages, but it is also a sixth-level spell for bards, so Zhao Xu can cast it at level 12.

Spells are divided into days, weeks, years, and centuries. This kind of thing that just happened, with the accuracy of "days", can completely understand what happened in this area, as well as the specific content of the conversation.

So you can use this spell to see whether the opponent maintains Andy's form after the killing, or has become a devil.

This also satisfies another condition of the "perception location" spell - seeing the other party.

At this time, Leian continued to use the "Selective Spell" ability, and it took a round to cast the "Vision Retrospective" spell.

Suddenly, the previous killing scene was displayed in front of Zhao Xu and the others.