Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhaji Mountain was about two hundred miles away from the Transverse Mountains . The Transverse Mountains were the largest mountain chain in the world, and had a lot of smaller mountains, like Zhaji Mountain, surrounding it . Zhaji Mountain was special, in that in order to reach the valley of the Transverse Mountains, one must go through Zhaji Mountain first . A single path ran through the Zhaji Mountains, and the path was surrounded by cliffs .
Anfey stood in the middle of the path, waiting for the arrival of the Guardian Knights . This was the place he picked to fight the incoming knights . The mountains limited the ability of the griffin knights, and he would not have to worry about them .
Anfey knew that this was his last chance to stall the Guardian Knights . The Zhaji Mountains' geography meant that he did not have to defend himself from enemies from all sides, only the enemies in front of him .
Anfey closed his eyes and searched through the valley . He could sense the Guardian Knights' scouts approaching the Zhaji Mountains . He frowned when he saw someone floating toward the Zhaji Mountains . Anfey did not know what Jacob was doing there, but he was glad to see a familiar face .
The scouts of the Guardian Knights approached very carefully . They would stop every few minutes to check that no one was waiting to ambush them . Compared to the knights, Jacob was much faster .
A few minutes later, Jacob appeared above the Zhaji Mountains . Seeing Anfey standing on the path, Jacob flew toward him, landing next to him .
"Lord Jacob," Anfey said with a smile . "What are you doing here?" Jacob was Saul's friend, and had helped him several times . Anfey had a lot of respect for the alchemist .
"So this is the place you picked," Jacob said, glancing around . "Saul was worried about you . He can't leave the army alone, so he asked me to come and check on you . "
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"Where are they now?"
"Not sure," Jacob said with a shrug .
"Not sure?" Anfey repeated, confused .
"I left them a long time ago," Jacob said . "Maybe they're already at Zagreen City? Like I've said . I don't really know . "
"You left? Then how…" Anfey frowned and asked . If Jacob left early, then they should have met earlier as well .
"You want to fight them here, don't you?" Jacob ignored Anfey's question . "You don't have to waste so much energy . Come with me . "
Anfey was a very cautious person, and knew when he should choose to trust someone . After a few seconds, he nodded . Jacob rose into the air and led him southward . To the south of was a large stretch of grassy plain . That was, in fact, the very reason why Anfey had chosen to ambush the knights here in the Zhaji Mountains .
After half an hour, Jacob stopped and landed next to Anfey . "Sensing anything?"
Anfey expanded his mind, searching through the area carefully . After a few minutes, he finally realized that a small piece of land, a few hundred feet away, was a bit strange . "You have a magic array here, my lord?" Anfey asked, surprised .
"You sensed it?" Jacob asked with a smile .
"I can't sense any magic surges," Anfey explained . "But it looks like someone had walked around there . "
"Good," Jacob said . He turned toward the magic array with a frown and said, "Hopefully, they won't notice . "
"There really is one?" Anfey asked . He was comforted by this knowledge .
Jacob nodded, still slightly concerned . "I can help you," Anfey offered . He used the power of the Heart of Nature, and the quickened the growth of grass around the magic array . Quickly, all traces of the magic array disappeared .
"What magic array is it, my lord?"
"You'll see," Jacob said with a smug look on his face .
"So, my work for the past few days was meaningless," Anfey said, shaking his head . Judging from Jacob's look, he must have set up a very powerful magic array . One powerful magic array can achieve so much more than what Anfey can achieve in a day .
"It's not," Jacob said, shaking his head . "I wouldn't have time for that, if had it not been for you . You did not work in vain . "
"You know what I was doing, my lord?"
"Of course I do . "
"How?"
"I have friends," Jacob said with a wink .
"Friends?"
"Mauso," Jacob whispered . "He's got good eyes . He saw what you were doing and told me about it . "
Anfey widened his eyes . He never thought someone was watching him when he was fighting those Shansa soldiers . The idea of being watched made him slightly uncomfortable .
"Don't bother looking," Jacob said, when he saw Anfey glancing around . "Mauso already left . He has his own business to take care of . "
Jacob paused, then found a few scrolls from his dimensional ring and handed them to Anfey .
"Serial lightning?"
Jacob nodded . "After the Totem of the Fire God is activated, we still need to drive them back into the Zhaji Mountains . "
Anfey nodded . He had read about the Totem of the Fire God before . He glanced at Jacob and asked, "Can that spell be used without an magic array?"
"It can be," Jacob said . "But it's hard because, you know, I'm not a mage . You want to learn how to set up magic array, don't you?"
Anfey nodded . He was not surprised that Jacob figured out what he wanted to ask .
"You can ask Hagan too . I've already taught him everything I know," Jacob said . "Of course, Saul is a better teacher than I am . His dimensional chaos magic array is one of the most powerful things I've ever seen . "
"I've seen Christian do that," Anfey said . "It seems hard to get the timing right . "
"Saul is a wise man," Jacob said . "He has made numerous changes to the magic array . You'll find out if you ask him . " Jacob turned his gaze to the distance . "Get ready . They're coming . "
Chapter end
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