Chapter 646: Drow and Spell Breaking

At Xia Duo's signal, Ailin's mother carried Ailin away from under the tree to a stone path nearby, took out a folding lounge chair, and opened it for her daughter to lie down.

At the same time, the other Elves around them tactfully blocked the "Art Scene," and the Elf who had just produced the wood carving approached Ailin, pressed the wood carving close to Ailin's forehead, and softly chanted a phrase; a gentle Natural Holy Power immediately surged from the wood carving and flowed into Ailin's body.

When that Elf withdrew the wood carving with a pained expression, Ailin's eyelids and ears had already begun to twitch slightly, and the next moment, she opened her eyes; meeting her mother's concerned gaze, Ailin's tears suddenly welled up.

"Mother, Ruien, he—Ruien, he—"

Ailin's mother seemed unable to bear asking her daughter about the heartbreaking matter again, but with a group of Elves surrounding them and a human Mage Lord present, they would not agree to her doing so; Ailin's mother hesitated for a few moments, but ultimately decided to speak for herself:

"My little Ailin, tell Mommy, did you see what the killer looked like just now?"

"Killer?" A look of terror appeared on Ailin's face once again.

At this moment, the surroundings instantly fell silent; the watching Elves seemed to have even held their breath, waiting only for Ailin to speak an answer that perhaps they had already anticipated.

"It was a Drow, it was a Drow who attacked Ruien, Ruien, he—"

Before she could finish her sentence, she fainted again.

And this time, no Elf tried to find a way to wake her up again; her mother held her tightly, looking around with a defensive expression, seemingly not wanting her daughter to wake up again.

"Where is Ruien's family?" Xia Duo suddenly asked.

He only then realized that there was not a single Elf around who wanted to collect Ruien's body; even without the isolation spell that Aobolaien could cast, those Elves would likely have subconsciously cleared a circle.

Hearing Xia Duo's inquiry, no Elf around answered, and finally, Ailin's father stood up to reply: "Ruien's family was already killed by Drow before we left our hometown; he was playing at my house at the time, so we brought him along when we left."

Following that, Ailin's father added, "Ruien was also very doted on in his own home, and he was not lacking in various protective Magic items."

Xia Duo signaled Aiboke to go and check; Aiboke's expression changed slightly, but he did not refuse, and before long, he came over using a spell while carrying a fragment of an Amulet, "Only found one Amulet fragment, no other Magic items."

As if suddenly thinking of something, Xia Duo hurriedly asked Ailin's father, "What about Ailin? Did she carry any Magic items with her?"

From Xia Duo's perspective, he had not seen any Magic Aura on Ailin, but just like his Magic Flying Sword, there was no guarantee that others didn't have Magic items capable of hiding their aura.

Questioned by Xia Duo like this, Ailin's father also seemed to think of something and hurriedly asked Ailin's mother to check their daughter's personal belongings; Ailin's mother rummaged through them, found a pile of trinkets on Ailin, and finally said:

"Ailin is missing a hair accessory, a waist ornament, a bracelet, and a necklace; all of them were Magic items with protective powers."

Referring to Ailin, Ruien should also have had similar protective measures, yet he was still struck down in an instant; this reminded Xia Duo of the Elven Sword Singers—besides specialized Spell Breaking weapons, Sword Singers themselves must also undergo specialized Spell Breaking training.

Additionally, 【Short-range Teleportation】 is also a specialty of Sword Singers; only in this way can they pose a significant threat to a Spellcaster.

Under a sneak attack, instantly striking down an underage Elf who only uses Magic items for passive protection is not a very difficult task.

In fact, if Xia Duo were to do it, aside from the "Elven Body Art" part, he could even do better in other aspects.

For a moment, Xia Duo could not be sure whether it was done by some Sword Singer hiding their identity, or if it was done by Aobolaien; of course, the possibility of it being a Drow was also not small.

Since the Drow could let these Elves flee into the territory of Netheril, it was entirely possible for them to have followed as well.

At the border near Konnifila City, multiple Mage Towers might be able to play a certain role in blocking a large force, but for the infiltration of a small group of forces, they basically could not play much of a role.

Netheril in the Main Plane did not have a Border Barrier that covered the entire territory and possessed a certain level of monitoring capability like the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 that Xia Duo had visited.

Of course, if it really did have one, then Xia Duo would have to be worried again.

It seemed that the destruction of the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 was inseparable from that barrier; the last thing he saw before leaving the Projection Plane was a massive Magic Net riot covering almost the entire territory—if the barrier had been fine, how could such a thing have happened!

As for the present, the identity of the killer was actually not important; at least Xia Duo could see that among the Elves present, apart from the unconscious Ailin, there were few who truly wanted to investigate the killer's identity.

What they were truly concerned about was whether such things would happen again later, or whether such things would fall upon their own heads.

Xia Duo could not provide such a guarantee, but he also did not wish for such things to happen again, so finding the killer was still very necessary.

"Elven friends present, please return to your respective residences, stay with your family and friends, take good precautionary measures, and do not wander outside, so as not to give a Drow Assassin the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

Xia Duo directly characterized this incident as the work of a "Drow Assassin" to avoid linking this matter to the Savile Territory or the Tower of Time; the implication was that the Drow were brought here by you yourselves, so don't shift the blame to humans.

The surrounding Elves became somewhat restless again after hearing Xia Duo's words; almost no Elf would go to sleep so early—what about their nightlife and social interactions?

But the threat of the Drow was indeed right before their eyes, so some Elves proposed, "Lord Xia Duo, can you let us rest in the Mage Tower tonight?"

"Yes, staying in the Mage Tower should mean there won't be any Drow attacks!"

Things like this, and there were even requests for Xia Duo to personally stand guard; to this, Xia Duo could only chuckle—unless he opened another Portal, otherwise, with that single Portal, even if he used it until it collapsed, it would be impossible to send over a thousand Elves into the Tower of Time in just one night.

As for standing guard personally, Xia Duo certainly could not lower his status like that, but investigating personally throughout the night was indeed his true intention.

This killer could kill one Elf, and they could kill anyone else in Savile Town; this was something Xia Duo could not accept. Leaving such a dangerous individual unchecked was simply more of a headache than a riot of over a thousand Elves.

At least if these Elven refugees rioted, Xia Duo was confident he could suppress them, but the destruction of order by a hidden perverted killer was continuous and stubborn.

With kind persuasion, plus subtle threats, they were finally all persuaded to go back, and even Ruien's body was taken away; only after all the Elves' figures had disappeared did Aiboke start to complain:

"This is my first time seeing an Elf in that state; I really don't know how perverted this killer is! How cruel!"

Xia Duo also sighed, "It would be better if it were really done by a Drow; I'm just afraid the killer is one of the Elves who was present just now!"

Thinking of this possibility, Aiboke showed an expression of horror; if that were really the case, with such a perverted member of their own kind existing, perhaps not a single one of these Elves would be able to escape.