Chapter 1989: Sudden Attack

Leaving the forest, Xia Duo suddenly remembered something, so he asked his guide Naris, who was by his side, once more: "Are there explorers from other countries here? Where are they?"

"There were some originally, but after the war began, they left of their own accord. Currently, there are only explorers from Yierlan here." Naris stated the facts in a flat, straightforward manner.

But Xia Duo only focused on the point that "there are no Siluwende explorers here either." It seemed the Siluwende side was quite confident!

It just so happened that Yierlan was also quite confident; it remained to be seen which side was truly confident!

……

After returning to his previous temporary base, Xia Duo discovered that the Siluwende side had already built a temporary resting place for him near the Yierlan camp—

A tall hall constructed entirely of stone, with its interior divided into various functional areas, fully equipped with things like a chef and servants.

Xia Duo was suddenly caught between laughter and tears. Yierlan was about to attack, yet the Siluwende side still had the heart to engage in such fancy tricks. Fortunately, this was all prepared for him, so Xia Duo found it hard to refuse.

But he hadn't been alone for long before a soldier came to report—Mage Yan Xing invited him to a meeting!

"Yan Xing? We just parted on bad terms; what is this for?"

Xia Duo was somewhat puzzled, but he did not refuse. However, just as he stepped out, he encountered Naris again. This guy was truly dutiful!

"Mage Naris, I am going to a meeting at the invitation of Mage Yan Xing; you don't need to follow me."

"This is my duty, Observer Xia Duo, please don't mind. I will wait for you outside; you can contact me at any time if you have need."

Xia Duo was speechless. After entering the Yierlan camp, he specifically looked back. Naris was still standing outside with a respectful attitude. Seeing him look back, the other party even lowered their head slightly.

……

The meeting with Mage Yan Xing was still under the tree suspected to be a Mythallar Node, but this time, Mage Yan Xing's attitude was completely different from before.

With a cold expression and eyes filled with scrutiny, and even a trace of imperceptible hostility, seeing this scene, Xia Duo roughly guessed something.

At this moment, he heard the other party ask in a tone without any fluctuation:

"Observer Xia Duo, Lord Xia Duo, what is your purpose in coming here?"

"Didn't I say just now? It is merely out of personal interest, to come and observe and record this war that is enough to be written into the history of the Northland."

Actually, Xia Duo really wanted to say "unjust war," but being on someone else's home turf and acting so arrogant, given the high-and-mighty style of the (Yierlan) Elves, it might just lead to a fight on the spot.

Xia Duo did not fear battle, but he was also unwilling to get involved in meaningless fighting. It was just omitting one adjective, and it even saved him some breath!

Hearing such an explanation again, the expression on Yan Xing's face softened slightly, but it remained very stiff: "Observer Xia Duo, war is not a game. The title of Northern Alliance Observer cannot play any role when the accident truly arrives. If you have nothing else that must be done, then I suggest you had best leave Siluwende now."

"Are you threatening me?" Xia Duo's originally calm expression also gradually turned cold.

But Yan Xing acted as if he didn't see it and replied, "No, this is just a well-intentioned reminder. If Observer Xia Duo must stay on the battlefield, then I suggest you head south to rendezvous with the Yierlan Army. Most of the observers sent by the various countries of the Northland are there now."

"What if I insist on staying here?"

"This place is currently controlled by the Siluwende side, but that may not be the case for long."

Speaking of this, Yan Xing glanced toward the south and said pointedly: "As far as I know, you are the only observer sent by Netheril this time. The battlefield is chaotic, so do not let your guard down!"

This was no longer a subtle hint, but a blatant threat. If Xia Duo didn't have his own plans, he would have had a good talk with the other party about what "battlefield chaos" and "not letting one's guard down" really meant!

But for the moment, he couldn't be bothered to argue with the other party; he just made a mental note of it, and there would always be a time for a reckoning later.

As for now, Xia Duo had already noticed that the other party had begun to Control the Mythallar. Although subtle, it could not escape him. This was the rhythm of taking action if he didn't agree! It was more direct and arrogant than the underhanded tactics on the battlefield he had imagined.

Although Xia Duo did not want to fight with the other party, since they had jumped right in his face, he couldn't just pretend not to see it!

Thus, Xia Duo decisively pointed a finger at the large tree suspected to be the Mythallar Node. He was not trying to attack the Mythallar Node—in fact, it would be difficult to succeed in one strike—but rather to disrupt the other party's steps in Controlling the Mythallar.

In close-quarters contact, when it comes to the precision of Spellcasting, Elven Mages cannot compare to human Mages, but Elven Mages also have their advantages, which is that their flexibility far exceeds that of human Mages.

When sensing that Xia Duo intended to interfere with their Control of the Mythallar, Yan Xing immediately switched to other methods. Almost without warning, a Force Wall separated the two sides.

At the same time, the waves of Magic Net Strings, which had been quite turbulent on Xia Duo's side, began to weaken rapidly, as if some structure forming the foundation of the Magic Net had been extracted.

Xia Duo's several attempts at Spellcasting failed because the Magic Net would not respond, which forced him to unfold his Arcane Fire and use his own Micro Magic Net for Spellcasting, only then avoiding that embarrassing situation for all Spellcasters.

"Good fellow, it really is prepared for war!"

Upon the first exchange, Xia Duo discovered that the Mythallar the other party had set up here was not some Micro-Mythallar, but an important component of some large-scale War Spell!

Now they weren't even pretending anymore and were using it directly against him!

Xia Duo immediately realized that perhaps the speed of Yierlan's advance in the direction of Adofeier was much faster than he had anticipated!

"Could it be that the main Yierlan force has already attacked?"

With this thought, he immediately decided to leave and not entangle himself with the other party. In such a situation, if he displayed the true power of this Saint Form Avatar, he might be able to leave easily, but if he did so, unless he silenced Yan Xing, a human being able to manifest a Saint Form would likely drive all Elven Mages crazy.

It was not that humans did not have the Zhigaochengcheng under the Elven Magic System, nor was it impossible for a high-level Mage under the Elven Magic System to be born, but the problem was—

The Elven Magic System progresses slowly. To this day, Netheril has never had a Spellcaster who has climbed to a high-level Mage within this system.

In the past, it went at most to Elite Mage, which is what humans call Advanced Rank Mage—barely reaching the threshold of an Advanced Arcanist.

This was already a genius among geniuses.

Once Xia Duo publicly displayed the Saint Form, it would lead the Elves to a deduction: did humans—at least Xia Duo—master more profound theories of the Elven Magic System, to the point of allowing a human under a hundred years old to become a high-level Mage?

And if the Elves knew anything about Xia Duo, they would know that he had only been in contact with Magic for four or five years (Main Plane time), and then they would probably be even crazier!

In view of this, although Xia Duo had a more convenient and concise way to escape, he still had to choose to escape using the Netheril Magic System method.