Chapter 155 The First Confrontation with the Mastermind Behind the Scenes
"I'm... a warlock, it's impossible..."
"I am... a warlock... ah..."
Reins' expression finally became dull.
"What did you do to my soldiers? How to relieve them, tell me!"
Reins stared straight ahead in a daze, as if his mind and body were separated, and his tongue and mouth spoke uncontrollably: "I didn't do this, it was another senior warlock I found, she is……"
The griffin emblem on Lane's chest suddenly vibrated again, and just as Reans was speaking, the skin-tingling magic fluctuations in the air suddenly became more intense.
Just behind Lan, the portal appeared again in a flash, but this time the portal was bigger and burst out with brighter light, making the whole alley as if it were in daylight. Inside the portal, there were figures moving, as if someone was about to come out.
Is the powerful mage behind Riens coming out, at this time?
In order to interrogate Liens, the magic power in Lann's body was running out. He grasped the Lake Maiden's sword and put it on the sword stand, and took out a stack of [Honeycomb] and [Dancing Star] with his left hand.
He didn't take out the magic-blocking gold bomb. He knew that even if he sealed the opponent's magic power, he might still be unable to defeat the person behind the portal—Vigfortez with his current strength.
In terms of spellcasting ability alone, the opponent may not be the one who has reached the top among all warlocks; but in terms of comprehensive combat ability, Vigfortz is definitely the strongest among the current human forces.
Lan only hoped that these loud bombs could be used to attract the guards of the Bull Castle as much as possible, and use crowd tactics to interfere with the opponent; or use the method of exposing the opponent's conspiracy in the public to make him cast a mouse and scare him away.
Lane had calculated well, but it was a mistake. Because no one came out of the portal, but an extremely pure chaotic energy poured out directly.
And the target of this chaotic energy is not Lann, but——Riens.
The Griffin Steel Sword has magic-blocking gold and cannot be controlled by magic. So the target of this chaotic energy was Reigns' leg that was pinned down by the griffin's steel sword.
As if there was an invisible sledgehammer in midair, Lann could almost see the distorted air, and it hit Reins' thigh with astonishing force, forcefully smashing the nailed leg with the impact force. The living leg was cut in two, leaving a thin piece of minced meat in place.
Liens let out a scream that didn't sound like a human voice, and passed out as soon as his eyes went dark.
Reins' consciousness temporarily disappeared, but his body was still moving like a marionette. As soon as he raised his hands, there was an invisible thought force on the six palm-length iron nails, making them shoot towards Lan at a speed far exceeding that of crossbow arrows.
Lann's body was still equipped with a sword frame to guard against the portal, so he couldn't dodge Reins' attack at all.
The first iron nail smashed the [Quen Seal] on Lann's body without hindrance, and at the same time the [Explosive Shield] was activated.
With Lan En as the center, a shock wave that didn't have much lethality, but was inexplicably unstoppable, erupted in all directions at 360 degrees without any dead ends.
The thought power from the person behind the portal wanted to control the remaining five iron nails to continue chasing Lan En, but the iron nails were swept away by the stronger impact in front of them, and Lan En was also dragged by this force Floating backwards, out of combat.
But Lan was not lucky that he was spared. He looked up, and Riens also flew up due to the impact of [Burst Shield]!
The owner of that chaotic energy obviously didn't expect such a surprise, and immediately gave up controlling the iron nails, and just adjusted the direction of Reins, letting him fly towards the portal.
Lan En's eyes were tearing open. You must know that his attendants are still standing on the street like statues without knowing whether they are alive or dead!
With a pounce, he was about to grab Riens' body. But the owner of that chaotic energy didn't let go, instead, he intensified his efforts, using Rins' body as the carrier to start tearing with Lann like a tug-of-war.
The comatose Liens almost woke up again.
Lan knew that the situation in front of him was very unfavorable to him. He had no way to exert strength in mid-air. If this stalemate continued, he might also be dragged into the portal. At that time, there is truly no way to go to heaven and no way to go down to earth.
He still hasn't figured out what Liens did to House and the others! If he was about to give up like this, wouldn't he let his subordinates, comrades-in-arms, and even family members who had been with him for so long be folded in this place?
How can it be!
Lan En's eyes were reddened, and with a flash of light in his hand, a large bundle of anti-demon gold bombs appeared, and he wanted to take advantage of the last chance to blow up this chaotic energy and the portal together!
At this moment, the sound of a bird of prey flapping its wings suddenly sounded in midair.
Lan En suddenly felt a flash of light around him, and there was an invisible big hand in the air trying to grab him. It was a big hand made of chaotic energy.
But because Lann was wearing the [Extreme Griffin Suit] forged by Geron, an armor forged from a whole block of magic gold metal plate, the big hand immediately dissipated invisible just by touching him, making The magic sneak attack in the dark didn't work.
Another new enemy, who is it? Who else is in this alley, is it Liens' friend, or a third party?
Lann turned his head, and saw a black-haired sorceress standing on a roof about ten steps away behind him, with a dim light emitting from each raised arm, which should have been grasped like iron tongs. Lane withdrew him back, but at this moment he couldn't get any closer to Lane.
The female sorceress let out a slight snort, with an indescribable expression on her face. Seeing that this trick didn't work, she simply turned the magic energy into a long whip and swung it at Lann again.
The whip became invisible the moment it touched Lan, but the attack was accompanied by not only magical energy, but also a physical impact. This impact was no longer immune to the magic-forbidden effect of [Extreme Griffin Set] , Knocking Lan En to the ground directly from mid-air.
When Lan En was attacked, he had a bad heart and immediately rolled away, but it was too late. All he could do was watch Liens float into the portal, as if a seabird sank into the water, his figure blurred, and then disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the portal dissipated, and the alley was once again plunged into a thick darkness where one could not see one's fingers.
The sorceress looked at Lann with red eyes, and said in an emotionless voice: "Don't worry, Earl Lannister. I can save your soldiers."
Panting heavily, Lan looked at the sorceress in front of him with cold eyes: "I was able to keep him just now."
The sorceress chuckled: "You don't know what's behind the portal. If Reins doesn't go back, the people behind him won't stop. Your recklessness may bring you unexpected enemies."
"Also." The sorceress lifted her chin slightly, "Riens is still useful, he is a rare but useful pawn, and cannot be folded here."
Turning around, the sorceress turned into a huge gray owl and flew down from the roof, landing on the ground not far from Lann. The feather fluttered again, and it turned into a human form again.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Redania's royal advisor, Philippa Earhart. Don't look at me with that defensive look. I'll say it again: I can save your subordinates."
Liens has left, and the only thing Lan can count on is the sorceress in front of him. He can only restrain the anger in his eyes and ask, "So, what is the price, Ms. Erhart?"
Although the woman in front of him said something that could help him, the vigilance in his heart continued unabated. He even suspected that the "another high-ranking warlock" that Reigns had mentioned before was the person in front of him. When he saw her appearance and heard her name, Lan was very careful in his heart, because she was——
Philippa Earhart.
Nicknamed "Pearl of Tretorg's Court", "Lady Owl". One of the members of the highest council of warlocks, the only royal advisor to Redania.
Compared with Temeria next door, which needs a lineup of three warlock consultants, while Redania only needs Philippa alone, you can see Philippa's strength here.
At this stage, Philippa is a TOP5 existence among warlocks. And after the coup on Shaned Island that led to the disbandment of the Warlock Brotherhood in the future, a large number of senior warlocks were killed, committed suicide, or died of illness. A brand new Warlock organization: The Sorceress Coven.
With such top strength, Wizmir II also attached great importance to Philipa. After the birth of his eldest son, Wizmir II and the queen unanimously decided to make Philipa the teacher of his heir, and Philipa's This is where the suffering begins.
Lan En looked at the mysterious and arrogant female sorceress in front of him, and sneered in his heart. If he hadn't seen the interrogation picture of the little bald head and Philippa in the forbidden room in his previous life, he would have been really taken aback by the mysterious and proud posture of this sorceress at the moment.
All warlocks seem to be keen on politics. They want to guide the continent to slowly develop in the direction they planned. It is the kings who have realized this that they have now reduced their trust in warlocks; Philippa went one step further. , after the death of Vizmir II, she wanted to take charge of Redania herself, but after she failed, she wanted to establish the Kingdom of Warlocks and be crowned king.
The players also know her fate. Philippa will be imprisoned by Radovid V who has been trained by her own hands and her eyes will be gouged out. After escaping, she will be involved in political struggle again and eventually die. The pinnacle of power in her life is when she decides to start on the pinnacle of power.
However, although Philippa's end is a bit ironic, it is the result of viewing it from the perspective of God in the history books. Looking at Philippa from the perspective of contemporary people, it is undeniable that his life has surpassed 99% of the people, and she is not something Lann can confront head-on in an encounter at this stage.
At this moment, facing Lann's question of "what's the price?" Philippa shook her head: "I just want to have a good talk with you, Earl Lannister."
Lane can be sure that this person has other plans, but he has to accept it, because she does hold what she wants.
Lan saw Philippa take out a bottle of potion, and then a wave of magic power gradually spread out from her body, she muttered words, and the potion in her hand began to float out.