Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 6 Spider Silk
David Orbis frowned when he heard this, not because of the contempt in the other party's words, but because he accurately said the type of the Moon Realm monster behind him.
Eight hundred years ago, the great sage Ye Zhi formulated the Law of the Stars, dividing magic into nine levels and thirteen systems according to the arrangement and distribution of stars, completely reshaping the magical foundation of the Vic continent.
The Moon Realm Magic, which had always been in a gray area, was excluded from the new system and became synonymous with taboo.
Today, eight hundred years later, the operation of the Star Law is still as solid as a rock, and the ban on Moon Realm magic has never been relaxed.
Throughout the continent, except for the ascetic monks sitting in the Demon Burial Machine and the living dead in the Tower of Annihilation who are specially allowed to study the taboos from the Moon Realm, anyone who privately studies Moon Realm magic will be labeled as a heretic.
He was expelled from the University of Offa for this very reason, even though he was the most outstanding talent in the University of Offa in the past fifty years.
The man in front of him could tell the types of white ringworm at a glance, which meant he knew a thing or two about Moon Realm magic.
So he is also a heretic?
Thoughts raced through David's mind, and he asked tentatively.
"May I ask your name?"
"I'm not quite sure what my name means in this era, so I don't plan to tell you my name for now. Please forgive me."
What's the meaning?
What does "I don't know what it means to this era" mean? Is his name important to this era?
Although he was confused by the other party's incoherent answer, he originally asked for the name just to give the other party the impression that he was willing to communicate. Since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well continue the conversation.
"Then, Mr. Unknown, I have a suggestion. If you leave now as if you saw nothing, I promise not to hurt you or the lady hiding behind you."
"Why?"
The other party didn't look at him, but kept looking at White Ringworm who was performing the anchoring ritual.
"You and I are both so-called heretics who have betrayed the laws of the stars. Since we are of the same kind, it is naturally better to be friends than enemies."
After saying this, he stared at the other person's expression, trying to get some clues from it.
He was not afraid of fighting against the man in front of him. Even though Bai Xuan could not take action at the moment, it would not even be a problem for him to deal with a wizard who needed to rely on the flow of magic power to break through the shielding barrier.
But at the moment, White Ringworm has not yet completed the anchoring ritual, and its only connection with the real world is the statue of the Hungry Lady. If the other party is really a heretic wizard who has some knowledge of the Moon Realm monsters, if he directly attacks the statue and cuts off the connection between White Ringworm and the real world, then all his efforts over the past year will be in vain.
So even though David had no intention of sparing the lives of these two men, he had to act generous at this time.
It won’t be too late to kill these two people after the ceremony is completed.
After listening to his explanation, the man did not express anything except muttering "Star Law" in a puzzled tone, and he even never took his eyes away from the anchoring ceremony.
"Sir? What do you think of my proposal?"
Seeing that the other party was paying attention to the ceremony and ignoring him, David couldn't help but feel a little anxious, so he asked again. This time, there was a hint of threat in his voice.
"oh……"
The other party finally turned his gaze to himself.
"You two will die today."
For a moment, David thought that the other party had guessed his intention, so he said this to expose the proposal that he did not intend to fulfill.
But he soon realized from the other person's eyes that the man was just expressing his intentions.
The other party also had no intention of sparing his life.
A sense of funny came over him, and soon turned into a smile that he couldn't hide.
"Hahahahahahaha…you really dare to say that."
He laughed loudly as he looked at the man, unable to conceal his murderous intent any longer.
"I don't understand, why don't you want to live a little longer? Why are you so eager to die?"
David said this as he slowly pointed the lead-colored staff in his hand at the person in front of him, and then at the woman behind him.
"Is it because of the lady behind you? Is she a survivor of the previous archaeological team? Or is it because you are too confident and think that just killing one or two sub-demons and breaking the barrier set up outside will be enough..."
"What barrier?"
The other party suddenly asked, confusion in his voice.
"It was the shielding barrier that you broke with the magic flow before coming here. Don't you remember it?"
David's tone was also puzzled.
“Is there such a thing?”
The other person's expression was full of confusion, and he didn't look like he was lying.
This really made David alert.
Could it be that he was not the one who destroyed the barrier outside the Scar of Sorrow? Instead, it was someone else?
Is that person hiding nearby? Is this clown in front of me just a bait?
David asked as he looked around warily.
"There is a shielding barrier [Shadow Wall] set up outside. If you didn't break it, how did you find a way in?"
After hearing his question, the other party finally showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"Oh, that's it... That thing has no effect on people below level 80... ahem, people with strength above a certain level. I guess I just walked in without noticing. As for breaking it, it was probably the enchantment on my armor that automatically broke the barrier."
David was unable to digest the message in his words at once.
What does that mean? Was the barrier that could block magic casters below level 5 broken without him even noticing?
It was so easy that it felt like accidentally breaking a few spider silk threads when going out.
Bluff...definitely bluff.
David thought about it, but for some reason he felt a chill on his back.
An extremely absurd idea appeared in his mind.
The opponent is very strong, stronger than him.
But this should be impossible.
He looked back at the White Ringworm's ceremony which was almost over.
In the etheric realm, he could clearly feel a pale and dirty comet falling into the depths of his soul.
This shambling demon from the illusory Moon Realm is about to anchor in the real world through his soul.
He had to buy some more time .
But this time he was not worried about the other party destroying the altar, which would make his hard work of the past year go to waste. Instead, he was a little unsure whether he could kill the unpredictable magic caster by himself.
You need to wait for the White Ringworm's ritual to be completed before attacking together with it.
As a follower of Lady Hungry and Corrupted, if the Shambling Demon can successfully descend into the world, then even if there are strong people in the master realm here, they will need to avoid its edge.
Thinking of this, David decided to continue delaying time through conversation.
"Then I would like to ask again, why did you come here to fight against us? Is it because of..."
"I know you're stalling."
The white-haired, silver-eyed magic caster interrupted him.
"You want to buy time to wait for the Shambler's anchoring ritual to be completed. That's fine. I'm also waiting for its ritual to be completed."
The other party's words made David unconsciously take a step back.
"Without anchoring in the soul of the summoner, it can only rely on that disgusting statue to appear in the world. But the noise I'm going to make might be a bit loud. If I accidentally break the statue, the shambler will have to go back to its home in the Moon Realm."
This is not good.
Said the man who didn't want to
"As for why you asked me why I am your enemy, although I know you just want to delay time, I think it's okay to answer it by the way."
Seeing the other person staring at him, David couldn't help but swallow.
"Because you are a demon summoner, it is a moon monster, and the ruins not far away are the Dusk Fortress. If that is your reason, then that is enough."
When the other party finished saying this, the pale and filthy comet in the ether domain just completely sank into the depths of David's soul, and surging magic power began to surge in his blood.
A strange feeling that mycelium was growing inside my body also began to emerge.
The anchoring ceremony is complete.
Bai Huan let out a long howl behind David, and the rusty dagger in his hand was quickly covered with dark green lines.
The deformed lumps of flesh on its body began to grow and separate. When they fell to the ground, they squirmed and deformed, and deformed limbs and huge heads grew out of them, eventually turning into new sub-demons.
Bai Xuan walked forward, holding the short knife that exuded a decayed aura, and looked down at the magic caster and spoke in a deep voice.
"Tell me, you shameless bug, how do you want to die?"
