From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 290: The Elves’ Dramatic Change

The mechanical tiger flew at full speed for half a day, until the early morning of the next day, when it finally caught up with the elf team led by Fiona when it was still a quarter of the way to Kolos City.

The wind howled across the field, and the mechanical tiger swooped down, skimming across the ground.

Lu Heng leaped over and blocked the Elf Guards. He held the Aurora Blade in his hand, pointed it forward, and shouted, "Hand it over!"

Fiona looked surprised and frowned as she asked, "Lu Heng, what are you doing?"

The person Lu Heng was referring to was not her, but Eric, the captain of the Elf Guard beside her.

Fiona also noticed that Lu Heng was not targeting her, so she turned her head to look at Eric behind her with a puzzled look on her face.

Eric also looked confused and asked, "Me?"

Lu Heng explained the reason in a slightly stern tone: "Xie Shien has woken up. The information he provided confirmed several key clues. The conclusion is very clear. The attacker is you, and the life box is on you."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the elves present showed surprised expressions.

Eric argued with wide eyes, "I didn't!"

Fiona frowned, she was willing to trust her men, but this matter was serious.

It's not just a matter of seriously injuring a human being. The key is the life-saving box, which may cause a crisis for the elves.

Therefore, Fiona looked at Eric very seriously and asked, "Is that you? Is the phylactery with you?"

"I didn't! It really wasn't me!" Eric spread his hands and argued loudly. Looking at his excited expression, it seemed like he was being wronged.

Fiona frowned and thought, then said, "Lu Heng, explain the situation clearly first. If he is the attacker, I promise he won't run away."

Lu Heng took a deep breath and said, “We analyzed before that the attacker was an elf who could use natural magic, but after Xie Shien woke up, this conclusion was overturned.

"The attacker used a gem that could cast space-binding magic, blocking the forest's perception through space-binding magic.

“This attacker is a melee fighter who uses a long-handled weapon. He doesn’t know any natural magic, at least not any advanced natural magic.

"In the Elf Guard, there are not many people who are capable of seriously injuring Master Xie. Basically, there is only you, the captain of the Elf Guard."

After hearing this information, Fiona's eyes showed surprise.

Because she also discovered that if the information Lu Heng said was true, then the most suspicious person was indeed Eric.

She frowned and stared at Eric, and asked seriously, "Captain Eric, tell me now, is it you?"

Eric was so excited that he almost jumped up. He spread his hands and argued: "It's not me, I didn't do anything!"

Time is running out now. If the problem really lies within the elves, the upcoming crisis will be even more terrifying.

Fiona took a deep breath and stood in front of Eric. Her eyes showed a strong pressure and she said in a voice that could not be resisted: "Look into my eyes."

Eric knew what the general of the Queen's Guard was going to do. He sighed, looked her straight in the eye, and said, "Okay. I'll show you everything. All the secrets."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Fiona quickly lowered her head and covered her forehead, with an unnatural expression.

However, she quickly returned to normal, coughed and said, "I checked, it's not Eric."

When Lu Heng heard the result, his brows immediately frowned and he began to think quickly in his mind.

What went wrong?
Combining all the clues, Eric should be the only possibility. What went wrong in my inference?
That's when.

Su Muyu walked behind Lu Heng and whispered in his ear: "The Elf Guard is missing one person."

Lu Heng's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, and he said this information: "Your team is missing one person, someone left the team early."

Fiona and Eric were both stunned because one of the Elf Guards had indeed left the team.

"Yes... Vice Captain Fred left the team not long after setting off."

"Who is he? How strong is he? Why didn't I notice him before?" Lu Heng recalled carefully and found that the deputy captain Fred had a very low presence. He had never paid attention to the existence of such a deputy captain in the Elf Guard before.

"This……"

Fiona frowned, feeling that things were becoming increasingly difficult.

Eric blurted out: "Fred is very strong. I have competed with him and we are evenly matched."

Lu Heng immediately asked: "What is Fred's identity? Where did he go?"

At this point, Fiona began to feel something was wrong and replied, "Fred was originally the deputy captain of the guard in the magic district of the royal city. This time he was assigned to participate in the task of escorting the spring water. Half a day ago, he received a recall order from the magic tower and left on his horned hippogryph. At this time..."

She didn't finish the last half of the sentence, but Lu Heng already understood what she meant and helped her finish the sentence: "We have returned to the Elf King City by now, right?"

Fiona's scalp began to tingle and she felt that the crisis was approaching.

If Vice Captain Fred was the attacker who stole the phylactery, and he had now returned to the Elf King City of Kolos, it meant that the predicted crisis was about to come.

When the crisis came, she was not in the royal city, not by the queen's side, which she could not accept.

Fiona made a prompt decision and waved her hand, saying, "Sky Knights, follow me and return to Kolos as quickly as possible. The rest of the Elf Guards will follow Captain Eric."

As she spoke, she turned over and sat on the hippogryph's back, then pulled the reins and soared into the sky.

The sky knights in the Elf Queen's Guard rode their horned hippogryphs into the sky in unison, and followed Fiona to fly at the fastest speed towards the Elf King's City, Kolos.

Lu Heng and the other two did not stay for long. They returned to the back of the mechanical tiger, flew into the sky, and returned to Kolos City with Fiona.

In the end, only Eric was left riding on the Moon Shadow Leopard, leading the remaining elven guards who had no flying ability, traveling on the ground.

……

Two hours later.

The sky knights led by Fiona passed through the sky ring above Kolos City and landed directly on the training ground.

She jumped off the hippogryph's back and shouted, "Someone! Where is the queen?"

An elf guard ran up and answered respectfully, "General Fiona, a large number of poisonous toads have appeared in the Moon Goddess Lake in the north. The queen has taken her guards to the Moon Goddess Lake to clean up the poisonous toads."

Fiona frowned and asked, "How long have you been gone?"

"We have been walking for half a day." The elf guard replied hurriedly.

At this time, the mechanical tiger also landed.

Lu Heng reminded: "Find Fred first, Queen Orianna will not be in danger now."

The crisis should befall the city of Kolos. It will be less dangerous if Queen Orianna leaves the royal city.

Fiona nodded in agreement and asked, "Is Fred back? Where is he?"

"I didn't see Vice Captain Fred." The elf guard answered truthfully.

Fiona didn't ask any more questions and immediately ran towards the magic area.

Fred is the deputy captain of the Elf Guard in the magic district of the royal city. If anything goes wrong, it will most likely be in the magic district.

The group crossed the arch bridge of the magic moat and rushed into the magic area.

The guard at the entrance of the magic area saw that it was Fiona and did not try to stop her.

Fiona asked at the door, "Where is Vice Captain Fred?"

"I haven't seen Vice Captain Fred." The elf guard at the entrance of the magic area gave the same answer.

Fiona rushed into the magical area and asked the same question to the guards she saw, but no one had seen Fred.

The magic area of ​​Kolos City is very large, and most of the buildings here are related to magic.

For example, the elemental fire training room and the arcanist classroom.

The tallest landmark building is the tower in the middle of the magic area - the Magic Tower.

Lu Heng called Fiona, pointed at the magic tower and said, "We should go there."

Fiona's face became very solemn. Although she didn't want to believe it, the current situation was very critical and the problem might really be in the magic tower.

She took a deep breath and rushed towards the magic tower.

When she reached the door, she asked the guard at the door: "Who is in the magic tower?"

The guard at the door bowed his head and replied, "Lord Augustus."

Fiona frowned and thought for a moment, then said to the guard, "Quickly send someone to Luna Lake to tell the queen that something happened in the royal city."

After saying this, she stepped onto the magic tower and went up the spiral staircase to the top floor. On the top floor, the great arcanist Augustus stood there, as if welcoming today's visitors.

Fiona went up to the magic hall on the top floor and looked around, but did not see Vice Captain Fred.

Later, Lu Heng and his companions also followed. When they came here for the second time, the magic hall they saw was exactly the same as the first time.

"You are here." Augustus spoke calmly, as if he knew someone was coming.

Fiona didn't know what had happened, nor where Fred had gone. She lowered her head and asked respectfully, "Sir Augustus, where did Vice Captain Fred go?"

Augustus replied calmly, "I sent him on an errand."

Fiona frowned and asked, "What are you sending him to do?"

Augustus, a kind-hearted elder, smiled indifferently and replied, "Fiona, there are some things you shouldn't ask about."

In terms of status, Fiona is only the general of Queen Orianna's personal guard, and she has no authority to interfere in the affairs of the great arcanist.

Fiona could only bow her head and say, "I suspect a crisis is coming, Lord Augustus. I don't want to see the Quel'dorei fall, and I don't want to see the Queen sad."

Augustus said in a distant and calm tone: "As long as I am here, the crisis will not come."

Fiona clenched her fist and asked, "What if the crisis lies with Lord Augustus?"

Augustus' tone darkened: "Fiona, you shouldn't think about these things. Orianna has gone to Luna Lake, and you should go there too."

According to her duties, Fiona is the general of the Queen's guard and should indeed stay by Queen Orianna's side.

However, she knew that the crisis was about to come and she couldn't just ignore it.

Lu Heng had been listening for so long, but still had not touched upon the core of the incident, so he had no choice but to step forward, take out the Magic Tower badge, and ask, "Lord Augustus, does your previous promise to exchange a treasure for the Magic Book still count?"

Archmage Augustus remained calm as he nodded and replied, "Of course, I will fulfill my promise to you."

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Lu Heng's eyes, and he said, "Then I want to exchange for a gem that can cast space-based confinement magic."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was startled.

Because the orb that Lu Heng mentioned that can cast space-based confinement magic is exactly the treasure used by the attacker who took away the life box.

Among the elves, there are not many who possess treasures of this level.

in fact.

Lu Heng felt it from the first time he entered the magic tower.

This magic tower is the product of space magic.

The top floor is the most spacious, while the bottom floor is the smallest.

In other words, the interior space of this magic tower is upside down, and the magic hall on the top floor is actually the bottom floor.

The entire magic tower is a huge space magic.

As the controller of the magic tower, the great arcanist Augustus must master powerful space magic.

He must be one of the powerful elves who possesses space-related treasures.

Now, Lu Heng directly asked to exchange a space magic orb. It seemed like an exchange, but in fact he was just getting evidence.

Augustus fell silent, and the atmosphere in the entire magic hall continued to sink.

Lu Heng and the other two clenched their fists, ready to deal with any unexpected events at any time.

If Fred was indeed the attacker and had taken the phylactery on Augustus’ orders, then Augustus was in serious trouble.

Facing such a powerful archmage, if you are not well prepared, you may be killed instantly by his magic.

Even if you are prepared, you may not be able to withstand his arcane attacks.

Time passed second by second in silence between both sides.

Everyone’s heart is raised.

After a long silence, Augustus slowly raised his hand, held a space orb in his palm, and said, "This is the space orb you want."

Lu Heng didn't reach out to take it, but waited, waiting for his next move.

Fiona had a complicated expression.

In fact, she had doubts in her heart since she heard that the attacker used space orbs to cast magic.

Because among the elves, there are not many who possess this kind of space orb, and the great arcanist Augustus is the most proficient in space magic among the elves.

However, she was unwilling to believe that the crisis lay with the great arcanist of the elves, because that would really destroy the fate of the elves.

Augustus is the greatest living arcanist among the elves today, and even in the world of Quel'dorei.

It is also the confidence that enables the elves to fight against the abyss.

If something goes wrong with the Archmage, what will happen to the future of the elves?

Fiona didn't dare to think about it, she hoped this wasn't true, but everything seemed to be becoming a reality.

The atmosphere is getting more solid.

"Thank you for bringing back the magic secret book. I'd like to give you this space orb in exchange. Take it." Augustus said as he stretched out his hand and pushed the orb forward.

Lu Heng raised his vigilance to the highest level, but saw the space orb slowly floating over, very slowly, without any attacking movement.

Just when the space orb was halfway through its flight, a bright blue light suddenly burst out from the orb, almost blinding people.

"Go back!"

Lu Heng shouted, and immediately used the source ability of shadow travel, retreating to the side at the maximum speed.

However, the magic power of the space orb was exerted too quickly, and in an instant it created a circle of space restrictions that enveloped the entire magic hall.

While Lu Heng was walking in the shadows, he bumped into a layer of space membrane and his body froze, unable to get out at all.

Shadow Travel can ignore physical collisions, but the confinement magic released by the Space Orb isolates the space, so even Shadow Travel cannot break out.

All the people and elves present were trapped in the space restriction, including Fiona.

Fiona threw herself on the space restriction barrier, punched it with her fists, and asked loudly: "Why? Why is this happening!"

Augustus stood outside the space restriction, sighed, and said, "You shouldn't investigate these things. Give me a few more days. It only takes a few days and everything will calm down."

Fiona pounded the barrier in agitation and yelled, "You are the greatest arcanist in Quel'dorei, how could you do this!"

At this point, although there is no direct evidence to prove that Augustus had betrayed the elves, his actions speak for themselves.

Augustus hesitated for a moment and said, "You guys wait here. When the crisis is resolved, you can come out naturally."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked down the magic tower.

"Don't go! Don't go!"

Fiona lost control of her emotions and roared at Augustus' back, watching him disappear down the spiral staircase.

She collapsed and slid to the ground, with all kinds of thoughts surging in her mind: "Why is it Augustus? Why?"

Lu Heng was also thinking about this question. Although all the clues pointed to Augustus, and Augustus took action, it was equivalent to admitting that these things were related to him, but why did he do this?
There are still some mysteries that have not been solved.

Lu Heng thought quickly, with information flashing through his mind. Suddenly, he remembered that when he was in the Moon Shadow Forest, Seren had given Fiona something, saying it was for Augustus.

Since Seren and Fiona kept the matter secret, Lu Heng didn't know what this thing was.

"Fiona, I remember that Seren gave you something and said it was for Augustus. What was it? Did you give it to him?"

When Fiona heard this question, her thoughts came back to normal. She put on a serious expression and said, "Not yet."

"What is it?" Lu Heng asked.

Fiona was still hesitant because this was a secret of the elves and under normal circumstances it should not be revealed to humans.

However, Augustus is about to bring crisis to Kolos, and we can no longer be bothered by such details.

She took out a crystal bottle of emerald green liquid and explained, "This is the juice of the Ancient Tree of Life. Augustus was seriously injured in the battle with the Blood King ten years ago. He needs to get the juice of the Ancient Tree of Life from the Moon Shadow Forest every month to heal his wounds."

When Lu Heng heard this answer, he frowned and asked, "Is it to heal the wound or prolong the life?"

(End of this chapter)