Chapter 442: A Mage's Way of Fighting

Half a month later, Xia Duo had mastered the more precise Direct Transmission·Teleportation without any obstacles. From then on, traveling between Savile Town and Linshui Village no longer required long-distance flight, even though this "long distance" was not actually very long.

It was even less necessary to spend half a day traveling back and forth by boat; this was truly magic changing life.

At the same time, 【Teleportation】 also became a mandatory spell for Xia Duo to store in the Magic Net. When not in a hurry, he could cast it himself, and once he needed to teleport quickly, he could extract the spell from the Magic Net at any time.

If there was anything that had been unsatisfactory to him during this period, it was probably that he had yet to discover any new Projection Plane, and as for Sub-planes, that went without saying.

Dewan was undergoing training as an Astral Mage, and Aiboke was also researching as a Plane Scholar; even Xia Duo himself was preparing to learn the knowledge and techniques in this area after becoming an Advanced Arcanist.

On this day, Xia Duo had just finished a round of Focus Training and was preparing to take a walk in the village to relax his mind when Laidun suddenly came to report:

"My Lord, scouts have discovered combat traces suspected to be from a Troll."

"Where were they discovered?" Xia Duo immediately became interested.

Recently, the Territory Guard had been hunting outside; besides supplementing their meat supply, it was more important to clear out wild beasts so they wouldn't go rampant once winter passed, among which Goblins used them to awaken Undead.

But as far as the current situation went, unconventional creatures like Trolls were not something the Territory Guard could handle. Even if they succeeded by luck, what would the cost be!

Additionally, this was the first time Xia Duo had heard news about Trolls since the start of winter. Perhaps because he had discovered a mysterious clay tablet suspected to be from an ancient ruin in a Troll cave last time, he hoped to discover something again this time.

"My Lord, the combat traces are in the southeast direction of Linshui Village, at a location about five miles away," Laidun replied.

Hearing that the traces were five miles away, Xia Duo was somewhat surprised. It was he who had personally ordered Aiwa to conduct winter special training for the scouts, but he hadn't expected the special training to have gone so far.

If this distance were placed to the east, it would have exceeded the Mythallar Ruins.

"Where are the people?" Xia Duo asked.

"The discoverer is right outside, and Aiwa is still staying there."

"Let's go!"

Arriving outside the villa, Xia Duo saw the scout "Manan," who was chatting with the guard on duty, Nuoman. As soon as the two saw the Lord and Laidun come out, they immediately stood straight and saluted.

"No need for formalities. Lead the way, let's see if it really is a Troll!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

Then, Xia Duo applied the 【Flight】 status to Manan. However, this guy seemed a bit overexcited; he flew into the sky all at once, then suddenly dropped to the ground, his flight trajectory crooked and twisted, just like an out-of-control novice driver.

"Focus your mind, don't let your thoughts wander! Hurry and lead the way!" Xia Duo reminded him.

People trying flight for the first time were all like this; he himself was no exception. Moreover, ordinary people had not undergone Focus Training and found it difficult to control their flight status well.

With Xia Duo's reminder, Manan gradually stabilized his flight status. Although he was still flying crookedly, he was at least flying toward the southeast.

Before long, the two landed in a clearing in the forest. Just after they landed, Aiwa appeared immediately, followed by four other scouts jumping down from the surrounding trees.

"My Lord!"

"Mm."

At this moment, Xia Duo's attention had already been drawn to the remains and bloodstains in the clearing. Judging from the scattered fur, it was indeed a forest wolf, but that was not the point.

The point was that around the large pools of normal red blood, there were quite a few green, near-black bloodstains. Judging from the wolf blood, not much time had passed, so this green blood shouldn't have been there long either.

It looked like it should be a Troll, but to verify it further, Xia Duo took out the 【Blade of Veto】 to pick up some green blood and ignited it slightly; a ball of flame immediately puffed up at the tip of the sword.

Green, combustible, flammable, and in the forest—if nothing went wrong, it should be a Troll without a doubt.

However, where was the Troll? Xia Duo subconsciously looked at Aiwa, and Aiwa also said at the right moment: "My Lord, shall we track it? Although there aren't many traces left, I can track the target."

Xia Duo did not doubt this. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that ordinary people couldn't truly control the spells triggered by Magic Scrolls, it might have been more convenient to let Aiwa take the scrolls to clear out the Trolls.

Generally speaking, even if ordinary people learned to use Magic Scrolls, they usually used passive-buffing Magic Scrolls or non-lethal ones; very few dared to use lethal Magic Scrolls. One careless mistake and it would "explode in their hands."

"No need, watch me!"

Since he knew that the power of belief was useful, Xia Duo naturally didn't mind showing off his abilities a bit more. Besides, it was a rare opportunity for practical field experience, and he didn't want to let it pass.

Taking a polished silver mirror from his Dimensional Bag and picking up some more green blood, Xia Duo cast the 【Scrying】 spell unhurriedly.

Soon, a hazy projection appeared on the mirror's surface. As the spell continued, the projection gradually became clear—

It was a dim cave where four or five Trolls were fighting each other, even devouring each other's flesh and blood, and in the center of this projection was the largest Troll.

And as this Troll moved, the angle of the projection also constantly changed, keeping this Troll in the center of the mirror's projection at all times.

Trolls naturally didn't have any anti-scrying means, so Xia Duo cast the spell without any hesitation. After learning the specific target, he used the information provided by the Scrying spell to perform Fuzzy Teleportation.

"You all continue training!"

Saying this, Xia Duo disappeared into the light of the teleportation.

In the Troll cave, the Trolls, addicted to fighting and brawling with each other, had not yet realized that an uninvited guest had appeared in their lair and were still engrossed in their bloodthirsty struggle.

It seemed that besides this, nothing else could pique their interest.

Suddenly, Xia Duo felt a bit bored. If the Trolls had discovered his arrival immediately and attacked, it would have allowed him to show off the power of the 5th-circle 【Mage Armor】.

Xia Duo was ultimately not bored enough to invite the enemy to attack him. The 【Blade of Veto】 remained in his hand; 4th-circle 【Object Manipulation】 was more powerful than 3rd-circle 【Flight】.

The longsword flew out of his hand, a cold light flashed, and severed limbs were everywhere. But among the severed limbs, Xia Duo still saw these creatures with tenacious vitality twisting and trying to reconnect. However, he would not give them the chance.

A spark appeared on the Troll's green blood. With a "Bang," Xia Duo felt a heat wave impact his 【Mage Armor】, causing almost no "durability" loss.

When the flames extinguished, only a few remains were left on the ground.

Next, Xia Duo checked the other sub-caves of this main cave, saw the fresh wolf skins and wolf meat brought back, as well as the remaining rotten meat, and finally killed the two small Trolls in the sub-caves.

This time, he didn't find a mysterious clay tablet like last time; there wasn't even anything of value. Xia Duo was somewhat disappointed, but this was reality. Grinding monsters to level up and drop equipment were all illusions; one still had to rely on learning and "farming."

A Mage's way of fighting is probably to obtain information in advance, teleport over to start fighting directly, and teleport away after finishing; or if outmatched, teleport to retreat. Of course, if the retreat fails, it's usually GG~~ Mages rarely start a fight immediately upon a disagreement; at most, they keep a little black book and then launch a surprise attack. Therefore, to guard against others attacking oneself, one must definitely keep a low profile and avoid direct conflict with others.

Even because of the existence of the Great Arcanist, the native Netheril is generally peaceful.

Referring to the "nuclear peace" of reality, the higher-ups are relatively peaceful, and there are few direct conflicts of force. The relationship between the upper and lower levels is also relatively peaceful. Generally, when disputes arise, it is basically the upper-level players causing trouble, or the low-level noobs pecking at each other~~

Overall, it is nuclear peace~~

(End of chapter)