Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 578 ·Prologue
  A few months ago, one night in late summer,
  Ding Ding Ding-

A burst of hurried footsteps quickly echoed in the quiet and deserted suburbs, awakening the temporarily silent cicadas and the birds sleeping on the branches.

A man whose whole body was covered by a hooded cloak hurriedly ran on an empty country road, his expression tense but he did not dare to relax at all.

But even so, he clearly felt the huge consumption of his physical strength and magic power, and felt the unstoppable decline in running efficiency.

No, I can't fall here...

If I am discovered and caught, all my previous attempts will be meaningless!

He lowered his head and glanced at the drop of blood in the inner pocket of the cloak, which was still emitting a fiery temperature even though it was isolated by layers of magic circles. The man in the dark cloak tried his best to cheer up and continued to squeeze his own potential. Run quickly and look for a safe place to hide temporarily.

I don't know how long this state lasted. Just when his physical strength was about to reach the critical point of overload, and when he felt the scenery in front of him begin to shake slightly, he suddenly felt a strong abnormal fluctuation of magic power. .

How, how could...?
  He subconsciously wondered if something was wrong with him, and if his initial symptoms of magic runaway caused the abnormal movements around him.

But soon, he quickly gave up the idea because he discovered that the abnormal fluctuation of magic power did not belong to him.

who? Who is experimenting with forbidden magic?

This was the thought that flashed through his mind subconsciously.

But the next moment, he quickly dismissed the above thoughts and planned to continue on his way.

However, just when he took a step to the side, the abnormal fluctuation of magic power suddenly stopped.

Did they find me?

Should I keep running away or should I pretend nothing happened and hide from the homeless people passing by until they leave?

The person whose whole face was hidden in the dark hood tensed up and quickly thought about the next countermeasures in his mind.

One second, two seconds!

He finally made the decision to continue his escape as planned.

So, without any delay, he hurriedly stepped back away from the source of the abnormality step by step. At the same time, he carefully took out the last magic scroll and activated the [Breathe Elimination] magic on it.

One step, two steps. Just when his third step was about to come true, starting from the ground where his toes were about to touch, the surrounding open space shrouded in night suddenly burst out with beams of light from near to far. A dimmed flame.

Without a trace of hesitation, he realized that he seemed to have touched a certain compound magic restriction. The cloaked man reacted quickly, distanced himself from the magic restriction, and at the same time condensed a magic circle in the palm of his hand, intending to make a final fight with the incoming enemy. .

However, a few seconds passed and the expected attack on him failed to appear.

what happened? Why don't they attack me?
  The cloaked man felt doubtful in his heart, but the state on his face was not relaxed at all.

Da, da da, da da da!

Just when he thought he should find the source of the anomaly and take the initiative to deal with possible dangers, a burst of unhurried footsteps finally sounded in the quiet environment again.

Without hesitation, the cloaked figure quickly released a ball of flame in the direction of the source of the footsteps.

stab-

Before the crimson flame could touch the owner of the footsteps, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Don't be nervous. I know you don't mean any harm. Likewise, we don't want to know why you passed by here."

Sensing that the visitor in front seemed to have the tendency to attack again, the owner of the footsteps, a young man wearing a classic black magician's robe, giving an overall impression of a scholar, took the lead in making a pause gesture and used [voice transmission] 】Magic was the first to convey his words.

But the man wearing a cloak, which made it impossible to see the opponent's specific appearance, still did not put away the magic circle, and continued to attack them.

Seeing this, the young man who was suspected to be the leader of this magic ceremony had no choice but to raise his hand again and use the nearly invisible barrier before to eliminate the approaching attack again.

"I believe you probably don't want to conflict with us. How about this, we make a deal, you keep our secret tonight, and we provide you with a safe enough shelter."

Before the intruder in front launched another attack, the young man in the lead hurriedly supplemented his previous unconvincing words.

"Why should I believe you!" The man in the cloak was silent for a moment, but the next moment, his eyes became cold again, and he had prepared a new attack magic in his hand, intending to use it on the opposite leader. Take the opportunity to release when you let down your guard.

"Yes, you really don't have to believe me, but frankly speaking, in your current state, even if you can kill all of us here, how long can you last? I believe it will be inconvenient for you to pass by here at this time. It’s difficult to disclose, so why don’t we each take a step back, you help us keep the secret, and we provide you with a safe enough shelter until the secret no longer has value.”

The leading young man repeated his trading chips again.

"What are you trying to do!"

He did not immediately reject the other party's proposal, nor was he in a hurry to take action. The man in the cloak observed the young leader's words and deeds while trying his best to delay.

"I'm sorry, we can't reveal more information before you formally agree, but you should also be able to see that what we do is also not suitable for exposure.

Let's be more honest with each other. I can see that before you fell into weakness, you were far stronger than us, and now, the situation is just the opposite.

Although I don't know whether you have any extra cards, your failure to attack rashly has exposed your mental state.

You are not sure that you can solve us quickly, are you? Once the war situation is prolonged, it will be of no benefit to you! "

The leading young man emphasized his position again, but the only difference from before was that this time, his eyes gradually became cold and full of murderous intent.

The scene then fell into a tense atmosphere.

Just when the leading young man was about to gather a magic circle and plan to attack, the man in cloak a few steps away finally put away the magic circle and made a compromise: "Okay, I agree to your terms, take me there I need to sign the necessary contracts with you for your stronghold!”

"make a deal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the leading young man immediately waved his hands to the men surrounding him to move away, and he moved forward in the direction of their stronghold without any delay.

The cloaked man was silent for a brief moment again, and finally followed rather reluctantly.

One step, two steps, three steps...

When he was about to leave the nearby area, the man in the cloak finally found the opportunity when everyone in front of him relaxed his vigilance. He quickly condensed a sharp flame spear and stabbed straight into the back of the leader's neck...

However, the expected attack once again failed to have the desired effect.

Almost at the same time, the man in the cloak felt an indescribable mental pressure that gave him a familiar aura.

It was an emotion of surrender that he would feel every time he faced those "special people" in high positions. It was a feeling that seemed not to belong to the current era, a heavy and lofty aura that could not be described in words.

He tried hard to fight against the intimidation that made him fear and long for. Unfortunately, before all his actions could find the dawn of success, his consciousness fell into a deep sleep and lost all perception of the outside world.

[Oh, no matter how long it takes, inferior 'thieves' are just inferior products that cannot be put on the market. Now, you have a new research target, Savile. 】

Not long after the cloaked man fell into a coma, a deep voice full of mockery suddenly echoed in the mind of the young leader.

[So what does a real 'thief' look like, Peña. 】

The young man named Savile mobilized his mental power and asked questions in his mind.

[You will meet me in the future, it won’t be long. 】

The will in my mind answered.

[You say this every time, but it wasn’t until today that I really found a ‘special person’ worthy of research. 】

Savile retorted dissatisfied.

[But you got what you wanted in the end, didn't you? 】

Peña asked back rather relaxedly.

[Okay, even if you are right. 】

Seeing that he failed to obtain more secret history, Savile had no choice but to give up, turned around and worked with his men to deal with the unsuccessful 'thief' who had fallen before and was transformed the day after tomorrow...

(End of this chapter)