Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Link had run into trouble with the dark magic letter as soon as he returned to the territory . He was unfamiliar with the territory's current situation .

Hearing that Dorias had gone out to patrol, he was a little shocked . Rather than making a brash conclusion, he continued asking, "Does Dorias go out often?"

"He'd occasionally go for a stroll, especially when he's full . He just ate a cow . " The soldier didn't find anything odd .

Okay, since Dorias wasn't here, Link could only rely on magic spells to catch up to Milda . Fortunately, she had only left five minutes ago . She shouldn't be far . Thinking of this, Link walked to the east gate of the Scorched Ridge camp . After walking a few

dozen feet, he saw Lucy coming from the civilian area outside the camp . He called out to her .

"Lord, you've returned?" She looked joyful .

"Yes, I just got back . I need you to do something!" Link said seriously .

"Please tell me . " Lucy grew serious as well .

"Go find Jacker and tell him to increase the patrols of the Magician area at night . Tell him that someone might attack the Magicians tonight . He mustn't let anything happen!"

The attack was Link's guess and might not happen but better to be safe than sorry .

Lucy had a stern expression . She nodded and said, "Don't worry . Nothing bad will happen!"

"Good . "

Link continued toward the east gate . When he pa.s.sed a cabin, he suddenly heard a familiar voice .

"Link, hey, over here . Look here . "

He turned and saw Celine . She was leaning against the cabin's window with her head stuck out, waving at him . Bent over, hiding by the window, with only half her face revealed, she looked like a thief .

Link found the sight funny . His tension lifted a little . Walking to the window, he laughed and asked, "What are you doing?"

Celine was in no mood to joke . She ran to the door and cracked it open, peeking out . "Come in . I have something to tell you . "

Link was troubled . He was on the way to get Milda back, so he said, "Why don't you wait a little? I'm busy . "

Celine pouted unhappily . "This is important too . "

Okay, fine . Link would put that proud princess to the side . He entered the cabin . "Okay, but I'm only giving you five minutes . "

"Five minutes is enough . " A smile bloomed on Celine's face . She pulled Link into a corner and took out a basic wand . She focused, and the wand instantly glowed with white light; with it came a very strange aura .

Link wavered . He had actually been affected .

A voice sounded in his mind . It was the spirit of the Storm Lord's sword .

"The girl's bloodline talent has started awakening . This is a mysterious power . "

Pleased, Link patted Celine's shoulder and praised, "Very good . "

"Ah, it's not that . " Celine was still anxious . She said, "The main point isn't the power . It's the changes it brings . For some reason, I keep getting nightmares these days . "

"Nightmares?" Link's heart jumped .

There were two situations if a person continuously had nightmares . The first was a health problem . While sleeping, the brain would receive the weak signals from the body and react with a nightmare . These were commonly seen in the average man .

The second was that a person's soul had a bad premonition, but because the future is always changing, it would create unclear and terrifying images during sleep . This usually happened to Magicians . Some with special talents were especially sensitive .

Before the Level-8 demon Tarviss escaped, Link and Herrera all had nightmares . Reality had proved them correct .

Celine obviously had no health problems . Her cheeks were ruddy, and her skin was clear . She was plump, and her eyes were bright . She was very healthy, so it must be the second situation .

She was still caught up in her nightmare . Worried, she said, "I don't know why I suddenly got this power either . Do you think the nightmares have something to do with it?"

In Celine's eyes, Link was the authority of magic . They were very close too, so she obviously went to him about something private like nightmares .

Link comforted her, "There should be some relation, but it's not a big problem . Tell me, what's in your nightmares?"

"They're scary . " Celine's eyes were fearful . "I dreamed that the Scorched Ridge turned into a sea of blood . Corpses floated everywhere . A bunch of blurry black shadows ran around . They were so fast and killed anyone they saw . A shadow saw me so I ran, but I

couldn't get away . I saw you too, covered in blood . You were screaming, and Lucy was on the ground . Her eyes were open, but she was dead…Ah, I can't talk about it!"

As she spoke, Celine was touched by the horrible scenes in her nightmare . Tears sprang in her eyes and rolled down .

Link was chilled . Seeing Celine like this, he felt tender affection toward her . He involuntarily pulled her into his arms and murmured, "It's okay, it's just a dream . I'm here for you . "

Celine nodded lightly .

Link looked calm, but he was the opposite inside . In his mind, the Storm Lord Sword's voice sounded again .

"Kid, the bloodline governed by the soul has very strong prediction abilities . This dream will probably come true . "

"I know . " As a Magician, he would definitely not overlook such an obvious premonition of danger . Thinking a bit, Link said, "Celine, let's go . I'll take you to someone . "

At first, he wanted to go find Milda alone . After hearing this dream, he did not dare leave Celine in Scorched Ridge alone .

Without thinking too much about it, Celine nodded .

Link brought Celine out of the cabin and ran into Jacker . The big guy seemed to have already received Lucy's message and was busy arranging Scorched Ridge's defense . Seeing Link, he walked over and saluted seriously . "Lord . "

Looking at him, Link realized that Jacker's war aura had risen to Level-5 . The epic Battle Art was extraordinary . Within a short period, Jacker had had a breakthrough . It was great!

Link said, "I feel that something bad will happen . There might be trouble . Alert the camp that all Magicians must be on guard . "

"I understand . "

Link thought of something else . "Is Eliard still at Scorched Ridge?"

Jacker nodded . "He's always been here . Recently, he's helping with the Mage Tower . "

"Good . If—and I mean if—something happens, protect him . "

"Yes . " Jacker grew solemn . He could sense the danger in Link's tone .

"Very good . High Elf Princess Milda has left the camp, but it's too late . I'm worried she'll run into danger, so I'm going to get her back . The safety of the camp during this time depends on you . "

Jacker slammed a fist against his chest, promising as a soldier . Link nodded and summoned a Wind Fenrir . He helped Celine up the beast and then climbed up behind her .

With a low roar, the Wind Fenrir pounced forward .

The Wind Fenrir's speed was around seventy-six yards per second . But even at this speed, Link traveled more than ten miles without seeing the High Elf Princess . He could only sense a faint Mana presence .

"It seems that the princess has also used magic for quick traveling," Link said to Celine in his arms .

Scorched Ridge was very small . Celine had also seen Milda's entourage, so she grew doubtful . "Are you talking about that group of sn.o.bby High Elves? I saw that they weren't polite with you . "

Link nodded . "They truly weren't very polite, and I don't like them either . But compared to the alliance between our races, these are just small things . I can't let her run into trouble while on my land . "

A mature lord would never let personal affairs affect politics . In politics, there were no relations.h.i.+ps, only interests . Without interests, even family could cut ties . Of course, Link would not go to that extent . He had his own bottom line . For Princess Milda, his bottom line was currently to make sure nothing would happen to her while she was here so he wouldn't get into trouble .

They had traveled another mile while talking . Link suddenly stopped . "Huh? How come the Mana disappeared?"

There were four more kilometers from the pier . It was a lowland with small hills everywhere and had an unclear view . Without the Mana for guidance, Link paused . He was ready to make the Wind Fenrir run up a hill to observe .

However, as soon as he thought of this, dozens of black shadows snuck out of the hills . Then Link heard a hoa.r.s.e voice order, "Shoot!"

There were the clicks of triggers and then the whistles of arrows tearing through the air .

"Careful!" Celine cried reflexively before falling silent . She once was a powerful Warrior as well with rich battle experience . She knew that she shouldn't distract Link right now .

Link reacted extremely fast . The moment the black shadows appeared, his gaze hardened, and he activated Edelweiss, the Level-5 defensive spell . Then, he released a single directional Flame Blast at a shadow .

When the enemies shot the arrows, the Flame Blast exploded as well . With a boom, the cone-shaped flame tide flooded towards the shadows .

However, what happened next shocked Link .

The shadows reacted extremely fast as well . Link had only used 0 . 3 seconds to release the Flame Blast 32 yards away . The spell had a range of more than 20 yards, but the enemy actually dodged it .

In addition to dodging, he attacked as well .

Link was taken aback . He thought, How come they're so confident that they think arrows can break through my defense spell?

Just in case, Link entered a state of absolute focus . Time slowed instantly . He discovered that the arrows were abnormal . They were a bruised color with an eerie blue glow around it . Through the glow, he could see a large number of small runes .

Oh no! he thought . These are super anti-magic arrows! My Edelweiss can't stop them!

The super anti-magic arrows used magic gold made from alchemy . Magic Disturbance Formations as high as Level-5 were carved on them . They were different from regular anti-magic arrows . Rather than using force to break through defensive spells, they destroyed the spell by disturbing the spell's Mana structure .

Usually, these arrows could destroy defense spells up to Level-6 . Because of the arrows' extreme speed, most Magicians had no time to activate spells up to that level . That was why super anti-magic arrows were known as a Magician's Kryptonite .

Link reacted quickly . Sensing danger, he used the last one-tenth of a second to use his consummate skill—the Spatial Lens .

With a light hum, the air began twisting . Ripples appeared in the air around Link and Celine .

The next instance, the arrows shot into the distorted air .

Spatial power could affect everything . As long as its power was not past the magic's limit, Link could control the distortion to stop the arrows .

The limit was the peak of Level-7 . This was not because spatial magic couldn't do it, but because spells at Level-7 would affect the structure of the spatial Mana, causing it to collapse .

Obviously, a few arrows were far from the top of Level-7 .

In the distorted s.p.a.ce, the arrows cut straight paths . They brushed past Link and Celine and shot out without causing any harm .

"Retreat!" The black shadow was straightforward . Seeing that no arrows. .h.i.t the target, he immediately tried to retreat .

But how could Link let them go so easily?

Chapter 248 Celine s NightmareTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioLink had run into trouble with the dark magic letter as soon as he returned to the territory . He was unfamiliar with the territory s current situation . Hearing that Dorias had gone out to patrol, he was a little shocked . Rather than making a brash conclusion, he continued asking, Does Dorias go out often He d occasionally go for a stroll, especially when he s full . He just ate a cow . The soldier didn t find anything odd . Okay, since Dorias wasn t here, Link could only rely on magic spells to catch up to Milda . Fortunately, she had only left five minutes ago . She shouldn t be far . Thinking of this, Link walked to the east gate of the Scorched Ridge camp . After walking a few dozen feet, he saw Lucy coming from the civilian area outside the camp . He called out to her . Lord, you ve returned She looked joyful . Yes, I just got back . I need you to do something Link said seriously . Please tell me . Lucy grew serious as well . Go find Jacker and tell him to increase the patrols of the Magician area at night . Tell him that someone might attack the Magicians tonight . He mustn t let anything happen The attack was Link s guess and might not happen but better to be safe than sorry . Lucy had a stern expression . She nodded and said, Don t worry . Nothing bad will happen Good . Link continued toward the east gate . When he pa.s.sed a cabin, he suddenly heard a familiar voice . Link, hey, over here . Look here . He turned and saw Celine . She was leaning against the cabin s window with her head stuck out, waving at him . Bent over, hiding by the window, with only half her face revealed, she looked like a thief . Link found the sight funny . His tension lifted a little . Walking to the window, he laughed and asked, What are you doing Celine was in no mood to joke . She ran to the door and cracked it open, peeking out . Come in . I have something to tell you . Link was troubled . He was on the way to get Milda back, so he said, Why don t you wait a little I m busy . Celine pouted unhappily . This is important too . Okay, fine . Link would put that proud princess to the side . He entered the cabin . Okay, but I m only giving you five minutes . Five minutes is enough . A smile bloomed on Celine s face . She pulled Link into a corner and took out a basic wand . She focused, and the wand instantly glowed with white light with it came a very strange aura . Link wavered . He had actually been affected . A voice sounded in his mind . It was the spirit of the Storm Lord s sword . The girl s bloodline talent has started awakening . This is a mysterious power . Pleased, Link patted Celine s shoulder and praised, Very good . Ah, it s not that . Celine was still anxious . She said, The main point isn t the power . It s the changes it brings . For some reason, I keep getting nightmares these days . Nightmares Link s heart jumped . There were two situations if a person continuously had nightmares . The first was a health problem . While sleeping, the brain would receive the weak signals from the body and react with a nightmare . These were commonly seen in the average man . The second was that a person s soul had a bad premonition, but because the future is always changing, it would create unclear and terrifying images during sleep . This usually happened to Magicians . Some with special talents were especially sensitive . Before the Level 8 demon Tarviss escaped, Link and Herrera all had nightmares . Reality had proved them correct . Celine obviously had no health problems . Her cheeks were ruddy, and her skin was clear . She was plump, and her eyes were bright . She was very healthy, so it must be the second situation . She was still caught up in her nightmare . Worried, she said, I don t know why I suddenly got this power either . Do you think the nightmares have something to do with it In Celine s eyes, Link was the authority of magic . They were very close too, so she obviously went to him about something private like nightmares . Link comforted her, There should be some relation, but it s not a big problem . Tell me, what s in your nightmares They re scary . Celine s eyes were fearful . I dreamed that the Scorched Ridge turned into a sea of blood . Corpses floated everywhere . A bunch of blurry black shadows ran around . They were so fast and killed anyone they saw . A shadow saw me so I ran, but I couldn t get away . I saw you too, covered in blood . You were screaming, and Lucy was on the ground . Her eyes were open, but she was dead Ah, I can t talk about it As she spoke, Celine was touched by the horrible scenes in her nightmare . Tears sprang in her eyes and rolled down . Link was chilled . Seeing Celine like this, he felt tender affection toward her . He involuntarily pulled her into his arms and murmured, It s okay, it s just a dream . I m here for you . Celine nodded lightly . Link looked calm, but he was the opposite inside . In his mind, the Storm Lord Sword s voice sounded again . Kid, the bloodline governed by the soul has very strong prediction abilities . This dream will probably come true . I know . As a Magician, he would definitely not overlook such an obvious premonition of danger . Thinking a bit, Link said, Celine, let s go . I ll take you to someone . At first, he wanted to go find Milda alone . After hearing this dream, he did not dare leave Celine in Scorched Ridge alone . Without thinking too much about it, Celine nodded . Link brought Celine out of the cabin and ran into Jacker . The big guy seemed to have already received Lucy s message and was busy arranging Scorched Ridge s defense . Seeing Link, he walked over and saluted seriously . Lord . Looking at him, Link realized that Jacker s war aura had risen to Level 5 . The epic Battle Art was extraordinary . Within a short period, Jacker had had a breakthrough . It was great Link said, I feel that something bad will happen . There might be trouble . Alert the camp that all Magicians must be on guard . I understand . Link thought of something else . Is Eliard still at Scorched Ridge Jacker nodded . He s always been here . Recently, he s helping with the Mage Tower . Good . If and I mean if something happens, protect him . Yes . Jacker grew solemn . He could sense the danger in Link s tone . Very good . High Elf Princess Milda has left the camp, but it s too late . I m worried she ll run into danger, so I m going to get her back . The safety of the camp during this time depends on you . Jacker slammed a fist against his chest, promising as a soldier . Link nodded and summoned a Wind Fenrir . He helped Celine up the beast and then climbed up behind her . With a low roar, the Wind Fenrir pounced forward . The Wind Fenrir s speed was around seventy six yards per second . But even at this speed, Link traveled more than ten miles without seeing the High Elf Princess . He could only sense a faint Mana presence . It seems that the princess has also used magic for quick traveling, Link said to Celine in his arms . Scorched Ridge was very small . Celine had also seen Milda s entourage, so she grew doubtful . Are you talking about that group of sn.o.bby High Elves I saw that they weren t polite with you . Link nodded . They truly weren t very polite, and I don t like them either . But compared to the alliance between our races, these are just small things . I can t let her run into trouble while on my land . A mature lord would never let personal affairs affect politics . In politics, there were no relations.h.i.+ps, only interests . Without interests, even family could cut ties . Of course, Link would not go to that extent . He had his own bottom line . For Princess Milda, his bottom line was currently to make sure nothing would happen to her while she was here so he wouldn t get into trouble . They had traveled another mile while talking . Link suddenly stopped . Huh How come the Mana disappeared There were four more kilometers from the pier . It was a lowland with small hills everywhere and had an unclear view . Without the Mana for guidance, Link paused . He was ready to make the Wind Fenrir run up a hill to observe . However, as soon as he thought of this, dozens of black shadows snuck out of the hills . Then Link heard a hoa.r.s.e voice order, Shoot There were the clicks of triggers and then the whistles of arrows tearing through the air . Careful Celine cried reflexively before falling silent . She once was a powerful Warrior as well with rich battle experience . She knew that she shouldn t distract Link right now . Link reacted extremely fast . The moment the black shadows appeared, his gaze hardened, and he activated Edelweiss, the Level 5 defensive spell . Then, he released a single directional Flame Blast at a shadow . When the enemies shot the arrows, the Flame Blast exploded as well . With a boom, the cone shaped flame tide flooded towards the shadows . However, what happened next shocked Link . The shadows reacted extremely fast as well . Link had only used 0 . 3 seconds to release the Flame Blast 32 yards away . The spell had a range of more than 20 yards, but the enemy actually dodged it . In addition to dodging, he attacked as well . Link was taken aback . He thought, How come they re so confident that they think arrows can break through my defense spell Just in case, Link entered a state of absolute focus . Time slowed instantly . He discovered that the arrows were abnormal . They were a bruised color with an eerie blue glow around it . Through the glow, he could see a large number of small runes . Oh no he thought . These are super anti magic arrows My Edelweiss can t stop them The super anti magic arrows used magic gold made from alchemy . Magic Disturbance Formations as high as Level 5 were carved on them . They were different from regular anti magic arrows . Rather than using force to break through defensive spells, they destroyed the spell by disturbing the spell s Mana structure . Usually, these arrows could destroy defense spells up to Level 6 . Because of the arrows extreme speed, most Magicians had no time to activate spells up to that level . That was why super anti magic arrows were known as a Magician s Kryptonite . Link reacted quickly . Sensing danger, he used the last one tenth of a second to use his consummate skill the Spatial Lens . With a light hum, the air began twisting . Ripples appeared in the air around Link and Celine . The next instance, the arrows shot into the distorted air . Spatial power could affect everything . As long as its power was not past the magic s limit, Link could control the distortion to stop the arrows . The limit was the peak of Level 7 . This was not because spatial magic couldn t do it, but because spells at Level 7 would affect the structure of the spatial Mana, causing it to collapse . Obviously, a few arrows were far from the top of Level 7 . In the distorted s.p.a.ce, the arrows cut straight paths . They brushed past Link and Celine and shot out without causing any harm . Retreat The black shadow was straightforward . Seeing that no arrows. .h.i.t the target, he immediately tried to retreat . But how could Link let them go so easily