From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 289 Who is the attacker?
Lu Heng looked around and made a judgment in his mind.

First of all, we have to rule out the human superpowers here. Among the superpowers here, except Lu Heng himself, no one else has the ability to seriously injure Xie Shien alone.

If it was a team effort, the target would be too big, and if so many people had left last night, they would have been easily discovered.

Moreover, none of the human psychics present knew that Xie Shien had a life-saving box on him.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Elder Seren, General Fiona, can you two sit down and talk?"

"Sure." Fiona agreed readily. She also wanted to know who dared to do it in the forest.

After all, this is the forest of the elves. If they can attack humans here, they can naturally attack elves as well.

The three of them entered the tree house and sat down to observe each other.

Lu Heng first asked, "Elder Seren, do you think the attackers are among us? Or did they come from outside the forest?"

Seren was silent for a long time before answering, "The trees did not notice any other creatures entering the forest except you, but since this attacker was able to act in the forest without being discovered by me, he naturally has the ability to enter the forest quietly."

Lu Heng looked at Fiona and said, "If the attacker is among us, then everyone who is capable of seriously injuring Master Xie is here."

When saying this, Lu Heng drew a circle in front of him with his finger, indicating the three people here.

Fiona frowned and replied, "I believe Elder Seren would not do this. I am not an attacker. If you are sure that you are not an attacker, then you can only be an outsider."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and added, "General Fiona, do you think Captain Eric has this ability?"

Fiona shook her head and replied, "Eric's fighting ability is not weak, but he has not mastered advanced natural magic."

Seren had said before that in order to strike in the forest and avoid his eyes and ears, the attacker would need to master advanced nature magic.

Lu Heng continued, "In this world, there aren't many people who can master advanced natural magic, right?"

Fiona nodded and admitted, "Not much indeed."

"Those who can master advanced natural magic are usually elves, right?"

"Yes, it is usually impossible for demons to master natural magic."

"That is to say, the attacker is most likely an elf, right?" Lu Heng asked again.

"It's very likely." Although Fiona didn't want to admit it, she also felt that the attacker was most likely an elf.

She frowned and thought for a moment, then continued, "There is a question that you seem to have not thought about. We should first find out what the attacker's purpose is. We can't just attack someone without any purpose."

Lu Heng stared into the eyes of the two elves in front of him, wondering if they could believe it.

Given Seren's identity, there seemed no need to seize the phylactery.

Moreover, he should not know that Xie Shien had a life-saving box on him.

The only one who really knew that Xie Shien had a life box on him was Fiona.

After thinking it over again and again, Lu Heng decided to tell this information: "Actually, I already know the attacker's purpose."

When Fiona heard this, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is it?"

"The life-saving box. The attacker took away the life-saving box from Xie Shien." Lu Heng gave the answer.

Seren was slightly surprised and confirmed, "The lich's phylactery?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "To be precise, it is an unused phylactery. Among the elves, the only ones who have seen this phylactery are General Fiona and... Queen Orianna."

Fiona frowned and asked, "So you are doubting me?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "There is no way to eliminate your suspicion now. The attacker's target is the phylactery. According to the information provided by Elder Seren, the attacker is most likely an elf who has mastered advanced natural magic. Among the elves, you and Queen Orianna are the only ones who know that Xie Shien has a phylactery."

"The Queen would never do such a thing," Fiona denied immediately.

"how about you?"

"I do not have."

"Then how do you explain? How did the attacker know that Master Xie had a life-saving box on him? Have you ever leaked this secret?" Lu Heng asked again.

Fiona frowned and fell silent, recalling carefully, then shook her head: "I have never leaked it."

"And what about Queen Orianna?"

"It can't be the Queen." Fiona said firmly and with certainty.

"What if she accidentally leaked the information of the life-saving box?" Lu Heng questioned again.

Fiona was silent for a moment, then replied, "I will give you an answer to this question. When I return to Kolos, I will ask the Queen."

The investigation reached a deadlock here.

Lu Heng also felt that Seren and Fiona were not attackers.

Queen Orianna is even less likely.

If Queen Orianna wanted the phylactery, she could have left it there in the Elven King's City. There was no need to send someone to follow her to Moonshadow Forest to take action.

……

The mission of escorting the Moon Well spring water has been completed. However, because Master Xie was seriously injured, the team was delayed in the Moon Shadow Forest for half a day.

Fiona stood up and said, "We must return to Kolos. We must return before the crisis comes."

She was still concerned about the crisis in Kolos City, which was what the elves needed to be concerned about.

It was impossible for Lu Heng to keep her to continue the investigation. Even if he forced her to stay, it would be difficult to find out the truth about the attacker.

Moreover, resolving the crisis in Kolos City is the most important task of this call-up.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng agreed: "You go first, I will wait for Master Xie to wake up, and then return to the Elf King City."

"Okay, after I go back, I will report what happened here to the Queen. If the attackers are really elves, I will find out." Fiona promised.

Lu Heng didn't have much hope for this, but at least her attitude was good.

……

In the afternoon, Fiona led the Elf Guard out of Moonshadow Forest and returned to Kolos City.

The human mutants stayed behind.

Lu Heng looked at the people who stayed behind and said, "If you are in a hurry to go back to the Elf King City, you can follow me."

"Let's wait together with you." Chen Zihang thought it would be better to act together.

Lu Heng walked into the tree house where Xie Shien was recuperating and saw Serien inside, so he asked, "When will he wake up?"

"Not sure, but he should be able to wake up tonight at the earliest." Seren used natural magic to help Xie Shien's wound heal, then turned and walked out of the tree house.

When he reached the door, Lu Heng suddenly asked, "Elder Serien, do you really not know who the attacker is?"

When he asked this question, Lu Heng sat on the stool in front of the bed and did not turn back to look at Serien. Serien paused for a moment and replied, "I really don't know."

Lu Heng looked at Xie Shien who was unconscious on the bed, and kept repeating those key information in his mind: "Life-saving box, natural magic, Moon Well spring water, unknown forces, elven attackers..."

What do these clues point to when put together?
The information is too confusing, and a lot of it cannot be 100% confirmed.

For example, the attacker is an elf who knows natural magic. This information is inferred based on the fact that the attacker can avoid the eyes and ears of Seren.

If there are other skills or magic that can avoid the eyes and ears of Seren, then this clue is not 100% certain.

Lu Heng thought about these questions all day long.

It was not until night fell that Xie Shien's fingers finally moved.

Seeing this, Lu Heng quickly said, "Are you awake?"

After all, Xie Shien is a psychic, and a very high level one at that, and after being saved by natural magic, his health is slowly getting better.

Although the wound could not heal so quickly, he has woken up.

He opened his eyes, glanced at Lu Heng, and said, "The...life-saving box is lost..."

"I already know this. Don't say anything yet. I have a few questions to ask." Seeing that his voice was still very weak, Lu Heng decided to ask the most crucial question directly.

Xie Shien closed his eyes to show his agreement.

Lu Heng began to ask questions: "Do you know the identity of the attacker? Any clues are fine, such as what race he is."

Xie Shien answered, "The attacker is the mysterious killer who appeared before, the unknown force in the main mission."

Hearing this answer, Lu Heng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "The attacker is the mysterious killer who chased you in the wild before? Are you sure?"

Xie Shien closed his eyes again and confirmed: "It is certain. We can be sure of fighting with the same target."

Lu Heng asked, "Is it an elf?"

Xie Shien shook his head: "Not sure, the attacker is still hiding his identity like before."

Lu Heng continued to ask: "I have investigated this matter and obtained some clues. According to the information provided by Seren, I believe that the attacker should be an elf who knows advanced natural magic. Do you think this information is correct?"

Xie Shien quickly shook his head: "No...that's not right..."

Lu Heng frowned and asked, "What went wrong? Isn't it an elf?"

Xie Shien exhaled and said, "The attacker used confinement magic, which isolated the space. This should be the reason why Serien didn't notice it."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you saying that the attacker knows space-related confinement magic?"

Xie Shien shook his head again: "That's not right. The attacker used a gem to cast a confinement spell. The power level is very high. I can't escape at all."

The blood vessels in Lu Heng's forehead were beating rapidly, because the clues provided by Master Xie overturned many of his previous judgments.

"That is to say, the attacker does not know natural magic, and used a gem to release space-related confinement magic. Since he used a space-related gem, it means that the attacker himself does not know such powerful magic. If this is the case, the attacker only needs to have sufficient combat power."

Xie Shien nodded and replied, "Yes, the attacker is a melee physics major, and the high-energy magic he used relies on external objects to cast."

Lu Heng’s mind began to be in turmoil.

If this is the case, then Seren and Fiona can be completely ruled out as suspects.

Although I thought it wasn't them at first, I couldn't completely rule out suspicion then, but I can now.

After eliminating Seren and Fiona, there are even fewer suspicious targets left.

Lu Heng then asked: "Do you think the attacker is in the escort team?"

Xie Shien was silent for a moment, then replied, "I think so, because..."

He coughed and replied, "Because he doesn't seem to want to kill me."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows, suddenly realizing that he had ignored this information before.

Xie Shien was attacked and seriously injured, but he did not die.

At first, we saw him nailed to the ground with a branch piercing his chest, blood all over the ground, and his injuries were very serious.

Without Seren's treatment, he would most likely die.

It was for this reason that Lu Heng initially thought that the attacker wanted to kill Xie Shien, but now after hearing what he said, he finally reacted.

If the attacker really wanted to kill him, he could just chop off his head.

As for the serious injuries, why can it be said that the attacker did not want to kill him?
The reason is very simple. This is Moonshadow Forest, and the forest elder Seren is here.

With Seren here, the wound that pierced the chest can be treated.

If you think about it this way, Xie Shien’s injuries are indeed serious, but he will definitely not die.

Xie Shien coughed and said, "When he pierced my chest, I saw his eyes and I could tell that he didn't want to kill me. So, the attacker must not be a demon."

If it is a demon, it is impossible for it to have mercy on humans.

In other words, the attacker can basically only be an elf or a human.

Among the human psychics in the Moon Shadow Forest, no one can defeat Xie Shien, let alone take out a gem that can release space-based confinement magic.

The possibility that the attacker was human can also be ruled out.

Based on this analysis, the attacker can only be an elf, and since this elf does not want to kill Xie Shien, he should be friendly but had to take action for other reasons.

Lu Heng took a deep breath. If Fiona was eliminated from the Elf Guard, there would be very few targets left.

"I may know who it is, but your injury..."

Xie Shien coughed and said, "You guys go back to Kolos City. I'll stay here. The forest elders won't hurt me. It's safest for me to stay here."

Lu Heng stood up and said without further ado, "This is a bit urgent, so I won't waste any more time. You stay here to recover, and I'll go back to Kolos City to see if I can stop the attackers."

"Go ahead. I'm very tired and want to rest for a while." Xie Shien closed his eyes and took a rest.

Lu Heng walked out of the tree house, summoned the human superpowers, and announced: "I need to return to Kolos City immediately, and fly back as fast as possible. Those who can't keep up will find a way themselves."

Chen Zihang knew that there must be an emergency, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, you guys go back first, and Guard Wu and I will lead the team to follow."

After Lu Heng announced this decision, he carried Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu on his feet, rode on the mechanical tiger and flew into the sky, flying towards the city of Kolos in the north.

Lin Zeyu hadn't figured out the situation yet, so he asked, "Are you in such a hurry? Don't you care about Xie Shien anymore? Just leave him here."

Su Muyu is very smart and has guessed what is going on: "Xie Shien is safest if he stays here. Moon Shadow Forest will protect him."

Lin Zeyu blinked and said, "That's not right. He was attacked in the forest."

"That's because he had the life-saving casket on him. Now that the casket has been taken away, he is safe." While Lu Heng was explaining, the mechanical tiger had already rushed into the clouds and disappeared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)