boyutpedia Chapter 168 The Dilemma of Entering the City
Chapter 168 The Dilemma of Entering the City
Chapter 168 The Dilemma of Entering the City
boom!
The scimitar clashed with the bayonet again. Kane used the momentum to retreat, then swung his sword to force his opponent back.
He quickly assessed the combat strength of both sides in his mind; simply engaging in a prolonged battle would not be very meaningful.
With his current spells, apart from first-level spells, his other tricks have limited damage potential.
Forget it, let's finish this quickly.
Kane made a decision and said, "Wait."
The Wax Demon hissed, "Powerful warrior—I will not kill you; you will become one of us."
Kane scoffed and instead of retreating, he advanced, closing in on him.
The Wax Demon's bayonet thrust straight at Kane, but Kane neither dodged nor evaded, letting it pierce his body. Instead, he grabbed it tightly with his other hand, preventing it from escaping.
Seeing the blood gush out and then strangely congeal quickly, the Wax Demon assassin realized something was wrong: "What are you trying to do?"
Kane gave a chilling smile and hissed, "Burning Hand!"
A giant hand of fire appeared out of thin air.
"You're insane!"
The Wax Demon tried to retreat in terror. It had not yet enjoyed enough of the "joy" of the material plane and was unwilling to be sent back to the abyss.
But it was held tightly and could not break free.
They could only watch helplessly as the giant fiery hand slowly approached and ignited the two of them.
It struggled desperately, but to no avail.
The intense heat instantly engulfed the two of them.
The Wax-Melting Assassin felt himself melting, the wax boiling, bringing extreme pain.
It looked at Kane in horror—the charred parts of Kane's body were visibly healing as if nothing had happened.
"You're a demon too? You're a traitor—" it roared with difficulty.
"Who is the traitor?" Kane sneered.
The flames roared and completely engulfed the two intertwined figures.
After a long while, the flames went out.
Kane looked at his charred clothes and the kill notification that popped up on the panel, then glanced at the ashes on the ground, his eyes flickering slightly.
Next, I need to go find them.
Whoosh! A stone spike pierced through a Quassamon.
Arundel's expression grew increasingly grim.
The three of them had now left the fork in the passage and were heading back.
But along the way, they were ambushed by two Quass demons one after another.
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Risa frowned: "What do we do next?"
"We have to get out of here first," Arundel said, "and then—I'll write to the college again for support."
Risa sneered, "How do you know it's reinforcements and not another assassin coming to kill us? Haven't we learned our lesson yet?"
Arundel's face stiffened.
Ella hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.
Suddenly, footsteps approached.
Arundel swung his staff sharply, and the stone spikes materialized in mid-air—
"It's me," Kane's voice came just in time.
Just as Ella showed a relaxed expression, Arundel said sharply, "No! He might not be real; he could be a wax goblin in disguise!"
Risa sniffed the air, chuckled, and looked at Kane, only to see that he made no attempt to defend himself.
Kane knew the girl had definitely recognized him, but she deliberately kept quiet.
He looked at Ella and Arundel, and said to Arundel, "Lord Arundel, please look."
He rolled up his charred sleeve, revealing the unique cursed markings on his arm.
"These are traces of rituals attached to the spellbook you helped me translate."
Arundel's doubts subsided slightly.
Seeing that Ella was still hesitant, Kane turned to her: "Lady Ella, you once invited me to have a child with you in the Brotherhood's tavern."
Upon hearing this, Ella blushed and said, "I understand, Lord Kane. Please stop this topic."
Although she doesn't shy away from matters between men and women, she doesn't want to expose herself in public.
Risa, on the other hand, was wide-eyed and had a gossipy expression on her face, as if to say, "You noblewoman!"
Kane looked at Arundel: "What do you mean?"
Arundel: "I already said, let's leave first and then seek help. Otherwise, we won't be able to get into the academy."
It's difficult to get through the college meeting based solely on letters of intelligence, given the numerous methods of forgery available.
Risa scoffed, "So you're determined to invite a second pursuit, is that it?"
Arundel looked at Risa: "Demon—please do not doubt our Susas Mage Academy."
That was just an accident.
If the academy has truly been infiltrated, they wouldn't need to ambush us on the way. Wouldn't it be easier to take action when we arrive at the academy meeting?
Do not underestimate us, the mages of Susas.
Kane listened intently.
Both sides had their reasons: sending a letter might invite pursuit, but not contacting the academy would prevent them from making progress.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at Ella, who had remained silent, and said, "Perhaps we could find an outsider."
"Outsider?" Arundel and Risa, who were arguing, stopped and looked at Ella in the direction of Kane's gaze.
Kane continued, "Mrs. Ella, I recall you mentioned having a mage you know at the academy, is that right? Could you perhaps contact her?"
Mrs. Ella hesitated, "Yes—but she's in the city now, and we have very little contact, but—she won't betray me."
Rare contact? Yet they won't betray you?
Arundel thought for a moment and agreed, "If he really is an outsider," he's a suitable candidate. As long as he can get into the city—"
Kane understood the implied meaning.
He knew all along that Mrs. Ella was bisexual, so he figured the two must have a close relationship.
However, that was irrelevant to him. The most troublesome thing next was how to get into the city.
The group returned along the same route.
After exiting the passage, Arundel gave everyone a potion and cast a temporary invisibility spell on them.
They left the cliff and came outside, and Ella breathed a sigh of relief.
There were no soldiers blocking the way outside, only towering city walls that blended seamlessly with the mountainside, which appeared both magnificent and oppressive.
"What should we do next?"
Risa shrugged.
"Even if we wanted to go find Ella, someone we know, we'd have to get into the city first. Right now, we can't even get into the city."
Her eyes flashed. "How about we go to another country? And then expose—"
The other three ignored her suggestion and fell into their own thoughts.
Ella asked Arundel, "Your Excellency, could we use illusion magic to conceal ourselves and sneak in through the city gate? After all, it might be safer with more people."
Arundel shook his head: "There are royal court mages stationed outside the city gates; they are not affiliated with the academy."
I can't guarantee which side they're on, and they might even have been bribed.
Ella remained silent.
Kane pondered, "Perhaps we can continue along this path."
Risa's eyes widened: "Are you crazy?! Didn't they say it would change periodically and there would be ambushes?"
Kane shook his head: "It's precisely because you think that way that they might think that way too. As long as the known dangers can be avoided, it might actually be possible to get through."
This is a fixed mindset.
Moreover, my plan is that I go into the city first, and you wait for my news near the docks.
He is a lone individual, capable of both offense and defense.
Moreover, the passage is narrow, and as long as he can get supplies there, he can create a dust explosion—in this special terrain, he might not be afraid even if he faces a whole squad of second-tier demons.
Arundel was lost in thought.
He believed the risk was extremely high, but Kane's point was not without merit.
He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, sir."
He looked at Kane and said, "Re-entering will be very risky. If anything seems wrong, run away immediately."
Kane nodded and said, "Let's find a place to hide first, and then I need to get some supplies."