Evolution game, nothing more than that!

Seeing this, Pasifa's face turned pale. He had no choice but to change the maze again and again, shifting his own position and the other party's position again and again to prevent Yi Shen from getting close to him.

The two sides played "hide and seek" in this maze, where they both knew each other's position. Relying on the advantage of being at home, Pasifa barely maintained a distance from Yi Shen, preventing him from actually killing her. Yi Shen also kept following her direction tightly, chasing her and making her flee everywhere, looking very embarrassed.

If there is no external interference, this chase will probably continue for a long time until one of the two sides exhausts its strength first.

However, external forces do exist.

It was none other than Merlin who seemed to have been forgotten before!

After Yi Shen was taken away by the maze, Merlin began to cast spells to sense and capture the location of this spatial maze.

Although he was not a wizard specializing in this field, as a legendary magician famous in later generations, Merlin still found the location of the maze after some effort.

However, even though he found the secret, he could not enter the maze, nor could he bring anyone out - after all, this was a thing created by Pasipha, the master of maze magic, and it had a mechanism similar to a combination lock. Without knowing the "command", one could not get in at all.

However, even though he couldn't get in, Merlin was not without other options.

——Since we can’t enter this maze, let’s just destroy it as much as possible. Destruction is always easier than creation, right?

He channeled powerful magic power into the void, turning it into a heavy hammer that struck the space maze.

Although in the material world, Merlin's destructive power is far less than that of a "pseudo-wizard" like Yi Shen who relies on elemental power, but in the void level where this maze is located, his huge magic power has demonstrated great power.

The magic power pried open the structure of the space maze, causing its internal structure to become unstable. Pasifa, who was chasing Yi Shen, had to devote some of her energy to repairing this instability.

But this slowed down her reaction a little, and she could no longer move Yi Shen, who was in pursuit, in time, causing the distance between the two sides to get closer and closer.

After a few minutes, she felt that the other party was only one sprint away from her.

The witch didn't dare to stay any longer, she didn't even dare to return to the real world, but took out a talisman that Mary had given her before - this could open a portal to the mirror world and give her a safe retreat.

Unfortunately, when she stumbled into the mirror and came to the mirror world, a magic bullet flew towards her and hit her head without giving her any time to react.

The witch of the labyrinth, Pasipha, dies!

Chapter 193: Failure at the last moment, war begins again

After discovering that her actions indirectly killed her companions, Mary had no time to feel sad or regretful. She hurriedly transferred the mirror she had just moved to the depths of the mirror world to prevent the second magic bullet from escaping from the world of mirror within mirror.

On the other side, Fogg also hurriedly controlled the puddles in the pit outside and actively transformed them into a water film to wrap around the Transformers.

——The door to the mirror world is the surface of the puddle, so as long as we actively move the door closer to the target, wouldn’t it speed up its entry into the mirror world?

It’s a very simple trick, but the effect is really good.

The Transformers, who had originally only half of their bodies entered the mirror world, have now finally entered completely.

Mai Sakurajima, who was pulling the shadow giant's neck on the ground, only felt that the hand of the shadow giant she was controlling was empty. It was the mirror world portal that rose with the water curtain and directly swallowed half of the giant's arm. Then, the passage was closed in the next moment, and the "limb" that entered the mirror world was directly cut off.

Fortunately, the entire shadow giant, except for the core position where Sakurajima Mai is located, is made up of shadows. Even if it is cut off, it will only lose some shadow energy and will grow back in an instant.

But the enemy finally escaped.

After the channel to the mirror world was closed, the rising water curtain also lost its magical support and turned into a pool of water again, flowing back into the big pit on the ground, mixing with the soil inside and turning into a pool of dirty muddy water.

A few seconds later, in the air not far away, the space squirmed and a figure was "spitted out" from the void. It swayed and flew steadily in the air again - who else could it be but Yi Shen?

However, after Pasipha, the master of the maze, left, the maze built in the void with magic collapsed and disappeared.

Yi Shen, who was brought in, was sent back to the material world as the spatial structure returned to normal.

"Hmm? Mai, is that you?"

Looking at the huge shadow giant in front of him, Yi Shen hesitated for a moment and asked.

"it's me."

The shadowy giant slowly dissipated, revealing the figure of a young girl within.

The two fell back to the ground and reunited with Yamasaki An and Meilin not far away.

"I wanted to keep the 'dragon', but it escaped."

Sakurajima Mai said this and described to Yi Shen what happened after he was taken away by the maze.

"That's it, it doesn't matter."

After listening to this, Yi Shen did not blame the other party.

He also described his experience after being brought into the maze, and then comforted his teammates:

"Although we didn't achieve our primary goal, we did achieve some results. The guy who dragged me into the maze must have died from Xing's magic bullet!"

Yes, when Pasiphae used Mary's one-time spell to hide in the mirror world, Yi Shen just broke through many obstacles and came to the place where the other party was just now.

Through the mirror door that had not yet closed, he saw with his own eyes the scene where Pasipha was hit by the magic bullet.

Although the passage was closed in the next moment, preventing him from seeing Pasipha's death, Yi Shen was almost certain that the guy would definitely not survive!

Yamasaki An, who had thought she had done nothing to help in this battle, was stunned when she heard this:

"Huh? My attack actually worked?"

Before the channel to the mirror world was closed, she did feel that her first magic bullet seemed to hit something, but because most of her energy was focused on her second magic bullet at the time, she was not sure what she had hit.

Now it seems that she has achieved a great achievement by accident?

"Yes, you have done a great job!"

Yi Shen nodded and said affirmatively:

"That witch's maze technique is extremely difficult to tame. It's a perfect way to divide the battlefield. If you kill her, you'll eliminate a worry for us!"

"Hehe~!"

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but laugh, looking very happy.

Of course, Yamasaki An was not the only one who had made contributions.

Yi Shen turned his gaze to Merlin and said:

"When I was chasing the witch in the maze, I felt a force impacting the maze. Was it you who did it?"

"That's right, I can't enter that maze, so I can only come up with this stupid method."

Merlin stroked his white beard and nodded.

But he immediately sighed, looked at the three of them, and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the witch who used the labyrinth technique should be Pasipha. She is said to have the bloodline of King Minos of Crete during the Greek era. The source of her magic comes from the labyrinth where her ancestor imprisoned the Minotaur, a bull-headed monster. But now, I'm afraid her lineage will be cut off!"

As a living person in this world, Merlin's interpersonal relationships naturally could not be limited to the people mentioned in the Arthurian legend.

In fact, as one of the most powerful wizards in the British Isles, he knew many other wizards on the island, and some even had very good relationships with them.

Although Pasiphae was not his good friend, she was someone he knew, and they could be considered an acquaintance.

But I didn't expect that the person I once knew would stand on the enemy side and was killed by people on my side... Where should I start?

"..."

"..."

"..."

Yi Shen and the other two were silent for a while.

They had never imagined that the witch had such a great background, and her bloodline and magical heritage could be traced back to the era of ancient Greek mythology!

However, Yi Shen did not feel any pity about the fact that the two killed each other and cut off their magic inheritance.

The other party is an enemy after all, and the best enemy is a dead enemy.

As for the loss of magic, even if the ancient tradition was cut off, couldn't later generations develop a new one on their own?

Fortunately, Merlin didn't mean to blame Yi Shen and the others.

After all, since the other party stands on the side of the "dragon", he is the enemy of Camelot. When dealing with an enemy, it is natural to use every possible means.

After a slight sigh, Merlin composed himself, looked at the completely destroyed mine, shook his head, and followed Yi Shen and the others back home.

The "dragon" was rescued, but it was an irrefutable fact that Vortigern's forces would attack Camelot's territory again.

Although the last war had just ended not long ago, King Arthur had to respond, even if it was just to maintain his own dignity - and he had to be tough enough.

Otherwise, when the other surrounding countries, big and small, saw that Camelot had suffered such a huge loss and had to swallow it, they would definitely think that King Arthur was weak and easy to bully, and more similar things would happen in the future.

The next war is probably about to come!

Chapter 194: Pre-war Preparations, Stargazing and Divination

"Yeah, I know."

In the palace of Camelot, Merlin, who had returned, reported the process and results of the trip to King Arthur. The latter nodded with a serious expression, obviously having made a decision.

"Since Vortigern is still unwilling to give up and wants to continue fighting me, then let's fight!"

As he said this, he decided to start the war with Vortigern again.

However, last time the opponent was attacking and he was defending, but this time, the situation between the two sides is reversed!

……

With one order, Camelot, which had been quiet for over a month, became noisy again.

The soldiers who had been dismissed and sent home were called up again, and the knights who were assigned to various places also gathered in the royal city with their followers and peasant soldiers. The grain in the granary was also transported out in carts to be used as the next military rations.

Of course, as the core of Camelot, King Arthur and his closest Knights of the Round Table were not idle either.

They began to discuss the next strategic direction and route intensely while looking at the map.

Which route to take, where to fight, and to what extent the fight will be considered as achieving the goal, all these need to be decided before the war.

——Although there is no term "temple calculation" in the West, and various strategies and tactics are very simple, the essence of war is the same. Professional warriors like King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table will unconsciously master these "temple calculation" skills during years of fighting.

As part of this magical world, Merlin and Yi Shen, who are wizards, naturally cannot stay out of it.

As a wizard who is not good at direct combat, Merlin did his usual job - divination before the battle.

Well, just like the ancestors of the great Eastern countries would seek out shamans and burn tortoise shells to predict good or bad luck before going to war, Westerners also have such a tradition.

This can't even be called superstition - because in this world, divination really works, and predictions made by powerful wizards like Merlin are bound to come true and are extremely effective.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yi Shen finally got to see the prophecy magic he had been longing for.

——In their previous communication, although he and Merlin discussed many theories of magic, the other party was always vague about the art of prophecy. It seemed that even Merlin himself found it difficult to explain the principles behind his ability of divination and prophecy.

However, prophecy seemed to be a very serious matter to Merlin, and it was impossible for him to just do a divination for Yi Shen to see for himself.

Therefore, it was not until this time, because of the war, that Yi Shen had the opportunity to see what a real divination prophecy looked like.

……

It was night time, and Merlin and Yi Shen appeared in the tallest tower of Camelot Palace.

"Is this where you do your daily divination and predictions?"

Yi Shen asked this as he looked at the tower in front of him.

"It's where I tell fortunes, but I can't talk about daily life."

Merlin opened the door and replied:

"I should have told you that although I have the ability to predict the future, I never abuse it. I only peek into the future when necessary. Time and fate are the greatest things in the world. Even we wizards must take them seriously!"

"……Been taught a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Yi Shen nodded and agreed with it deeply.

Indeed, in various stories from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, anyone who wants to abuse the power of prophecy and fool time and fate will ultimately end up with nothing good.

In fact, even Merlin himself in front of him did not have a good ending in the Arthurian legend - this great wizard who predicted the birth and fall of King Arthur, the glory and decline of Camelot, was eventually sealed in a cairn by a lake fairy named Vivian, and disappeared from the world ever since.

Maybe this was the backlash from his over-reliance on his own predictive abilities and his arbitrary interference with the future and destiny?

During the conversation, the two came to the platform at the top of the tower.

In the middle of the platform, there is a huge basin, which has long been filled with clean water. Looking at it from an angle, it reflects the stars in the sky like a silver mirror.

"This is……?"

Yi Shen looked at the basin, then at Merlin.

He originally thought that stargazing and divination required the use of an astronomical instrument or something, but in the end it was just a basin of water?