Chapter 1789: Abduction and Manipulation

On one side is a human Great Arcanist who is skilled in spell duels and has a full understanding of Elven Magic; on the other is merely a senior Mage who, not even being a High Mage, does not even have a chance to fight for their life.

Facing the suppression from Xia Duo, the young Gold Elf had no power to parry, and in the final moment when they could still make decisions, they spat out a sentence, "My grandfather is the Yilisier Mianwang of Cormanthor; dare you attack me, do you not think of the consequences?"

"The grandson of Yilisier Mianwang?"

Xia Duo's heart jumped violently; Xierdalanna had previously said the target's identity was special, but he had not expected it to be to this degree. However, for the Seven Towers, the more they caught a target with a special identity in the act, the more advantageous it was.

Badijiaer clearly had not expected the target's identity to be the grandson of Yilisier Mianwang either. If he had known beforehand, he might have hesitated, but now that they had already acted, it was a bit too late to regret it.

However, there was one point he thought the same as Xia Duo: the more special the target's identity, the more advantageous it actually was for the Seven Towers.

It was just that the plan might need some changes now; if possible, it would be best to capture this Prince of Cormanthor and take him back to Netheril to face Judgment.

"Lord Xia Duo—"

"Hmm?"

"It might trouble you next."

Badijiaer quickly explained his temporary decision, changing the original plan of only retrieving the Nether Scroll to directly abducting the target.

"Take them away directly?"

Xia Duo could not help but feel surprised by Badijiaer's bold idea. If it were only to retrieve the Nether Scroll, Cormanthor might respond with silence, but if they abducted the grandson of Yilisier, it would be impossible for the other side to pretend to be dead even if they wanted to.

What's more—

Xia Duo glanced at Xierdalanna to the side. Badijiaer also understood Xia Duo's meaning, but circumstances had changed; he would rather risk intensifying the conflict with Cormanthor than let the target go.

If the target were just an ordinary member of an Upper Family, the intensity of Cormanthor's response or even counterattack would be relatively limited. Even if it were confirmed that a Cormanthor Elf had stolen a Netheril treasure, it would just be a matter of arguing back and forth a few more times.

But once it involved Yilisier Mianwang, who was almost like an object of Faith in Cormanthor and was not allowed to have any stains—at least not on the surface—the other side would likely go to any lengths to erase all traces.

By then, it would not be a conflict triggered by Netheril to retrieve its own treasure, but a dispute deliberately provoked purely for private gain or personal grudges.

Regarding Badijiaer's Firm Will, Xia Duo understood after a moment of thought. He usually considered opponents and enemies from the perspective of a rational person, but sometimes irrational factors like emotions or face would instead take the lead.

Of course, it was not necessarily the case that irrational factors were entirely irrational; perhaps it just happened to fit some huge interest under rational consideration.

Speaking of which, if they took this Gold Elf who claimed to be the "grandson of Yilisier Mianwang" back to Netheril this time, perhaps there would be doubts about the other party's identity in the future, but at least they would survive.

Otherwise, there was no guarantee they wouldn't be silenced by the Cormanthor side.

"We are saving you!"

Thinking this, Xia Duo's mind stirred. The Perception Field that had already fully suppressed the other party's Spellcasting then derived more changes, and the dense Magic Net began to weave a brand-new Spell under the influence of Xia Duo's will.

At this moment, the Magic Net Strings converged, emitting a strong Magic Aura. The Gold Elf who claimed to be the Prince of Cormanthor was full of terror in their eyes; with their extraordinary background, they had already recognized what effects the upcoming Spell might have.

It was precisely because they recognized it that they were all the more afraid. From the moment they were ambushed until now, it was the first time they felt immense regret for the idea of leaving the Guardian behind to secretly watch the duel.

The next moment, the Spell took shape. A ray of light burst out from the Spell Source Point and shot straight into the brain of the Gold Elf, who had no Protection left.

Regarding this, no matter what the true identity of this Gold Elf was, they had now lost any ability to resist, whether in body or will.

"Take out all your personal belongings, including those in your storage space, and throw them on the ground!" Xia Duo commanded.

To tell the truth, this was his first time so thoroughly controlling the body and mind of a person (Elf). This feeling—it was truly too evil.

The other party was like a marionette at this moment; whatever he said, the other party did. Even though he was the one acting as the Spellcaster manipulating the other party, he could not help but feel a wave of inexplicable chill surge into his heart.

If he could manipulate others like this today, others might not be unable to manipulate him like this.

Of course, Xia Duo did not regret doing so. At this moment, the two sides were hostile, so no matter how excessive the actions were, it was not too much; after all, there was no such thing as a prisoner-of-war convention in this world.

It was just that such an experience made him more firm on one point, which was—he must become stronger, whether it was himself or all the combined forces outside himself that could be utilized.

Only by being stronger than others would one not be bullied by others, and only then would one have the qualification to speak of sympathy or pity.

As for now—

Xia Duo showed no pity. Every time the other party took out an item, he controlled his Personal Space to completely overlap with that location. The other party might not have been lying; they really were the Prince of Cormanthor.

Books, secret Scrolls, ornaments, Strange Objects, equipment—Xia Duo saw loot of such quality for the first time. When he saw a Golden Page about the size of an A4 paper covered in silver Fuwu, the heart that had been hanging in his chest finally settled.

Xierdalanna had not lied to them; there really was a Nether Scroll!

Xia Duo put away the Nether Scroll, along with the other items the other party had taken out, into his Personal Space. It was not until the other party began to take off their clothes without hesitation that he ordered them to stop.

"That's enough, Xierdalanna cannot hold back that Holy Hammer Warrior for long." Xia Duo reminded.

At this time, less than half a minute had actually passed since the ambush began, but that Holy Hammer Warrior was inside the Jiaodouchang. After Xierdalanna paralyzed the Jiaodouchang's Protection, she had directly engaged the other party.

Although the distance between the two sides was not far, it was not close either, at least not close enough for the Holy Hammer Warrior to occupy the initiative. The most critical thing was that from the moment they decided to ambush, the three of them had done enough to hide.

Although it was not hiding the action itself, the concealment of their own true positions was far from what a mere one or even multiple Holy Hammer Warriors could find in a short time.

If it were not necessary to paralyze the Jiaodouchang's Protection, they could have even finished and left before the other party noticed.

What that Holy Hammer Warrior could do at this time was actually only to go and protect the Prince of Cormanthor at close range, or to counter the composite field Spell that Xia Duo and Badijiaer were jointly maintaining.

But the old saying goes well, "A long defense will eventually lead to a mistake." Xierdalanna might not necessarily intercept with all her might, and added to that was the Prince of Cormanthor's High Mage Guardian that Xierdalanna had mentioned earlier, who could arrive at any time.

They had to leave as soon as possible.