Versatile Mage: Unlimited Swordplay, Deconstructing Everything!

Chapter 191 The Azure Surface of the Lake, the Moth Fairy

Tongxiang County is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and has developed its tourism industry. Because of the many waterways in the surrounding area, it is also known as Tongxiang Water. It is a great place to escape the summer heat and to experience the beauty of an ice world in winter.

Starting from Shanghai, Lin Ling and his group arrived in Tongxiang County in just a few hours.

"These are the base points of the water circulation array set up in Tongxiang County and outside its borders. Each base point corresponds to a water source. In order to investigate the problem, you need to survey all the water sources."

Mu Nujiao took out a magical artifact made based on light magic and projected a 2D map into the air, with the water source thoughtfully marked in red light.

"There are quite a few water sources, and two-thirds of them are outside the security zone, which poses a certain danger."

"Then let's divide the work. Those who are weaker or whose magic-based abilities don't favor combat will be responsible for the area within the security zone, while the others will each be responsible for a portion of the area outside the security zone." After thinking for a moment, Bai Hongfei quickly came up with a good proposal.

Lin Ling did not object. The division of labor could indeed greatly increase efficiency, and these water sources located outside the border would not be too far from the border. The farthest one was about 10 kilometers away from the border.

However, considering the nature of the mastermind behind this incident, he still needed to intervene slightly.

"You guys divide these up, one for each of you." Lin Ling took out a bunch of switches that looked like buttons, but they were actually buttons.

"If you encounter a life-threatening situation, press the button. Also, if you lose consciousness, press the button. Losing consciousness outside the safety zone may mean you will never wake up again. Life is meaningful; once you die, you have nothing. Don't hold back from pressing the button out of pride. Overconfidence is often the biggest cause of death."

Everyone fell silent for a moment before taking the button Lin Ling handed them.

Bai Hongfei looked at the black button in his hand. For some reason, he felt that Lin Ling's words were directed at him.

After watching Bai Hongfei and the others leave, Mu Nujiao was still a little worried and followed behind several students who had chosen areas that were more dangerous.

Mo Fan and Lin Ling were left standing there, unsure of what to do.

"Brother Lin, what are we going to do next? It feels like we don't have anything to do for the time being," Mo Fan said, picking at his ear with boredom.

"It's a rare treat to visit such a beautiful place, so of course we should sample the local wines and learn about Tongxiang's culture. It's a way to cultivate our minds and spirits."

"Cultural people may sound a bit pedantic, but I'll take the fine wine!"

The vegetation near Tongxiang County is exceptionally lush, with only a few relatively clear paths where no weeds grow, clearly indicating that these are trade routes.

Bai Hongfei first walked along the trade route towards the nearest water source.

They did not encounter any demons along the way.

The area within five kilometers of the city's borders is regularly cleaned to prevent too many demons from gathering and threatening the city's safety or affecting the security of trade routes.

Bai Hongfei soon arrived at the first water source. He first hid in the grass and carefully observed whether there were any other demons drinking water there.

After patiently waiting for ten minutes to make sure it was safe, Bai Hongfei emerged from the bushes and went to the lakeside.

“If there’s nothing unusual, then why is the great formation not working?” Just as Bai Hongfei finished confirming the water source and was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something Lin Ling had said before he left Tongxiang.

"The absence of any abnormality is the biggest abnormality."

"The absence of any anomaly is the biggest anomaly."

Bai Hongfei murmured this sentence repeatedly, then turned around to observe the water source again. This time, he observed it from a different angle, completely disregarding his previous conclusions and directly concluding that there was a problem with the water source.

In this way, he subconsciously began to look for the problem, and soon he discovered the anomaly at the water source.

It was still noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the blazing sunlight made the world bright.

But he was standing by the lake, and in theory, he should have been able to see his reflection in the water. No matter how clear the water was, he should have been able to see his reflection.

But now, he couldn't see it. Only then did he realize that the lake surface seemed to be covered by something, looking extremely smooth, without a single bump, like a blue mirror. "What is this?"

Bai Hongfei picked up a stick and tried to poke the surface of the lake. In an instant, the spot where the stick was poked shattered, and several blue moths fluttered their wings and flew away.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

His action directly aroused all the blue moths covering the lake.

In an instant, the entire water source seemed to be enveloped in a blue storm, and even Bai Hongfei had to summon his armored demonic tools to protect himself.

He discovered that although these blue moths were very small, about the size of butterflies, their wings were extremely sharp, and they could cut his skin with just a light touch.

There were at least tens of thousands of blue moths covering the lake. If he hadn't been protected by his armor, he probably would have been turned into a pile of minced meat in less than a minute.

"Insect demons? The large number of them means that each one is very weak. Just use fire magic to ignite them all and burn them!"

Bai Hongfei thought about the next second in the blink of an eye. Just as the fire element star appeared and connected, he suddenly heard the sound of tree branches being crushed behind him.

Amidst this storm of blue moths, where only the whistling sound of cutting could be heard, how could the sound of tree branches being broken be heard?

He immediately prepared his demon-slaying tools and turned around. If he saw a demon, he would not hesitate to use the tools to slay it.

But what came into view was a beautiful young girl with long, flowing black hair like a waterfall. Dressed in a blue dress, she looked like a fairy and remained unaffected by the storm of blue flying maidens.

Each moth flew past her perfectly, without harming her tender, red skin in the slightest.

This is completely unreasonable!

“I didn’t originally intend to do this, but since you’ve discovered it, I’ll just have to ask you to keep quiet for a bit,” the girl in blue said calmly.

In the instant her lips parted, Bai Hongfei could vaguely see the sharp fangs that the girl revealed. They were clearly different from human fangs, and were rather excessively long, more like those that only demons would possess!
"Who are you.?!"

Just as Bai Hongfei was about to say something, a strong feeling of dizziness surged into his heart, causing his vision to gradually darken.

"Go to sleep."

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Bai Hongfei pressed the black button he had been hiding in his palm.

Damn it, I was planning to solve this myself, but I didn't expect to have to use it so soon.
At the same time, Lin Ling, who was traveling with Mo Fan in Tongxiang County, sensed it instantly and disappeared with a flash of silver light.

Mo Fan was left behind, still eating his kebabs.

"Huh? Where are the people?"

Mo Fan was about to take a step to look for something when a strong hand pressed down on his shoulder.

It was the owner of the barbecue stall, whose exaggerated muscles were comparable to those of a bear, giving off a particularly obsessive vibe.

"Sir, you haven't paid yet. Your companion has left, so you need to pay."

"Okay, how much?"

"Thirty thousand."

"What the hell? You're openly robbing me?"

　It flows surprisingly smoothly; I really need to read more other novels to learn from it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)