Above the mage!

Chapter 249 [Talking with the Dead]

Just as Catherine predicted, on the second night, just as it was getting dark, they arrived at the old site of the Snover Camp.

Although it was dark, it had little impact on the three of them.

As a hunter, you will naturally master the 2nd-level spell [Dark Vision].

As for Gao De, he had long since adapted himself to a higher level of dark vision ability, and with just his naked eyes, he could already achieve an effect similar to dark vision.

Of course, the effect is not as significant as [Dark Vision], but it is sufficient.

Looking around, one can clearly see that the camp, which was large and prosperous half a month ago, has now become a ruin, half buried in the falling snow.

The tent was in pieces and its curtains were torn and fluttering in the wind.

On the snow, you can still vaguely see evidence of the beasts' rampage. Some bitten bones are scattered on the snow, and there are also women's clothes, men's weapons, pots and other fragments of life scattered everywhere.

There was an indescribable heaviness in the air.

The fragility of life is more evident on the snowfield.

Roych and Catherine were very calm about this scene.

This may be the biggest difference between hunters and guardians.

Guardians are truly compassionate and dedicated, while hunters are more self-centered?
Gao De said secretly in his heart.

The two men took Gode and wandered around the dilapidated site of Snover, looking around as if searching for something.

In Gaode's opinion, there were only broken pieces and incomplete corpses left here, and it was unlikely to find something to prove that what he said was true.

But since Catherine was so confident yesterday, she must be sure of something.

After all, magic can do many things that go against common sense, and there are so many magic spells in this world, each with its own miraculous effects.

This is the biggest difference between the extraordinary world and the ordinary world. Many things cannot be judged by common sense.

Facts have proved that since the quiet Catherine dared to speak out and make such a "bold statement" yesterday, she must be very confident.

When they reached the center of the Snover camp, Loych's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted, "Catherine, look."

Gode ​​also looked in the direction of Loitch's gaze and saw a body that had been frozen and turned white by the ice and snow hidden in the snow pile in front of him.

It was the body of an old man.

"When there is enough food, the snow wolves will be picky eaters. An old man doesn't taste very good to them, so they will leave him behind. And with the low temperatures in the north, the corpse will freeze quickly and can be preserved intact even after several months." Roych explained to Gode.

Godel nodded slightly in response to Loychi.

Of course he understood these principles.

The question is, what is the use of a complete corpse?

No matter how complete it is, it is just a corpse and cannot come back to life and speak.

Roychi obviously saw through what Goder was thinking, but he was in no hurry to explain. He just smiled mysteriously.

The next moment, Catherine walked steadily to the old man's body.

Then, she slowly raised her right hand, and her slender fingers drew a complex and mysterious mark in the air.

An extremely strong wave of magical power instantly burst out from the palm of her hand, surging like a tide.

Finally, this powerful fluctuation of magic power turned into a slender, glowing ray and shot out from Catherine's fingertips.

The ray accurately penetrated into the body of the old man who had been dead for more than ten days and had no life at all.
As Goder stared in disbelief, the corpse's originally pale face miraculously showed a hint of blood after the ray penetrated the body.

It's like a hint of green suddenly blooming on the withered branches in winter, completely incredible.

Then, the old man's eyelids began to tremble slightly.

The next moment, his eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.

But there was no bright pupil under the eyelids, but a dead white area, like cataracts.

This proves that the old man is still a corpse and has not been resurrected, but some miraculous changes have occurred.

After opening his eyes, the old man slowly sat up with his hands supporting the ground in an almost mechanical movement.

This scene gave Gode a great shock, but Loichi was no longer surprised.

"This is a rare spell that only Catherine has mastered, Talking with the Dead. With this spell, the dead can speak, and nothing can be hidden from her." Loychi then began to introduce.

[Talking with the Dead]. Gaode silently memorized the name of this spell.

Roych did not say anything more specific.

He could only judge based on his experience that this must be a necromancy spell, and the level of the spell would not be less than three.

"Did your tribe encounter two attacks by snow wolf beasts more than ten days ago?" Catherine asked in a deep voice to the "resurrected" old man.

"Yes, it's true." The old man responded to Catherine's question slowly in a rigid voice without any changes in tone or emotion.

"We are lucky," Roychi quickly concluded after hearing this. "It seems that the remains of the Snover people we found were killed in the second and more violent beast tide."

"During the first beast tide, it was an external guardian who stepped forward and single-handedly killed the golden-eyed snow wolf that led the beast tide. This allowed your tribe to temporarily escape the crisis, right?" Catherine asked the second question.

"That's right." The old man answered again in that monotonous voice without any hesitation.

Upon hearing this answer, Loitch's face changed.
Catherine continued to ask: "After the foreign guardian attacked, did he stay in your tribe because of the serious injury?"

"Yes, he was seriously injured and almost died, but he survived." This time the old man's answer was more specific.

After hearing this answer, Catherine did not ask the next question immediately, but fell into a brief contemplation.

After a while, she looked away from the old man and towards Loitch.

Loichi immediately understood, took out a piece of animal skin from his arms, and unfolded it in front of the old man.

Gode ​​glanced at the animal skin curiously and saw Baruch's face clearly depicted on it.

"Does the guardian's appearance match the person painted on this animal skin?" Catherine asked.

However, the old man shook his head and said, "I don't know. I just saw him rushing in from a distance and fighting alongside our clan leader. I couldn't see his face clearly."

After hearing this answer, Catherine was silent for a moment before finally speaking again: "Is there anything impressive about that guardian?"

"That guardian rode a huge snow-white tiger that was at least 20 feet long, with high shoulder blades. It looked extremely powerful, but it was besieged and killed by snow wolves in the battle to protect the guardian."

This is the longest and most detailed speech the old man has spoken since his "resurrection".

But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man's eyelids suddenly closed.

The blood color on his face disappeared at this moment, as if all his vitality had been exhausted. With a snap, the old man who had sat up fell back into the snow, turning back into a silent corpse.

The three people on the field had different expressions.

"The big snow-white tiger he depicted should be Baruch's pet, the Ice Mane Tiger."

"That's right. Ice mane tigers are extremely rare in the snowfield."

"As far as I know, even among the guardians, only Baruk has tamed an ice-mane tiger as a pet. The guardian who took action must be him."

There was surprise, deep thought, and a bit of solemnity on Loychi's face.

Now that Baruch's identity and actions have been confirmed, the so-called betrayal of doctrine is naturally self-defeating.

And what Gaode said, that Baruch entrusted him to convey the message, can almost be confirmed to be true.

Neither hunter is a fool.

When they thought about the almost "misleading" news they had received from within the sect, they immediately realized:

This person who practices forbidden necromancy must have a very high status among the Snowfield Guardians to have such power.

"Catherine, it's a good thing you came back this time. Otherwise, if other hunters were to take on this mission, they would never be able to discover the truth."

"Once more than thirty days have passed, even you won't be able to wake up the dead Snovers, and the truth will be completely buried."

Luo Yiqi said with some fear: "In that case, Baruch will never be able to get rid of this blame."

Because Catherine was wearing a bronze mask, the change in her expression could not be seen, but her eyes had obviously become sharper, with a sharp edge shining out.

"What a cunning trick! We must find this person as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he continues like this, who knows how many people in the North he will harm." She said coldly.

Hearing this, Gao De breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, his "innocence" has been proven.

Logically speaking, there was no reason for the two of them to embarrass him anymore.

"Now that the truth has come to light, you should be able to let me go, right?" Gao De said.

What Gao De didn't expect was that Catherine glanced at Gao De and shook her head, "No, at least not now."

"Why? This matter obviously has nothing to do with me. You asked this question yourself." Gao De's face froze.

"First of all, the mastermind is obviously a big shot among the Snowfield Guardians. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, this matter must be handled carefully. This way, the mastermind will not be alert and the identity of the mastermind can be better investigated."

"You are an outsider, but you know such a top-secret matter. If I let you leave rashly at this time, there is a risk that the news will leak out."

"Secondly, you are now the only survivor of the Snover clan's beast tide, which is equivalent to the only witness. For this reason, I cannot let you leave before the matter is settled."

"Finally," Catherine said softly, "You have appeared in our branch before. Perhaps the mastermind behind this has already known about this. With the means and cruelty shown by this person, he will definitely kill you to silence you."

"If we can find you, then he may also be able to find you. For your own safety, it would be better for you to follow us until this matter is over."

Although she was explaining, Catherine was firm in her thoughts.

Gao De's face didn't look very good, but he didn't struggle anymore.

There is no reason in the world.

Because in the face of absolute power, there is no need to reason.

Godard had already understood this principle when he was at the Seres School of Magic.

……

"What should we do next?" Loych asked Catherine what she thought.

"We can't go back to the headquarters for the time being. It will easily arouse the vigilance of the mastermind, and he may even take action to eliminate him." Catherine said after thinking for a while.

The "he" she was referring to was Gao De.

"Besides the two of us, this matter cannot be told to other people in the sect at the moment."

"Because we still can't confirm who is trustworthy in the sect and who is the mastermind behind it. The more people know about this news, the easier it is for it to leak out."

"We can't call on the power of the Snowfield Guardians to investigate. Since the mastermind is a high-ranking member of the sect, he must be very clear and sensitive to the transfer of personnel in the sect. We can't hide it from him."

"We have to seek help from outside the sect." Catherine's thoughts were very clear.

"Power outside the sect?" Loychi had no idea.

"Let's go to the Zhenbing Tribe. I am familiar with Elder Grant of the Zhenbing Tribe, so I can ask him for help. Moreover, with the strength of the Zhenbing Tribe, he is also capable of helping us investigate this matter." Catherine said decisively.

"By the way, I forgot that you knew someone from the Zhenbing tribe!" Loyi's frown instantly relaxed.

The two decided the next direction in a few words.

Gao De could only listen silently and had no right to interfere in their discussion.

"Let me take out the forbidden ice needle for you first." After making the decision, Royci turned his head to look at the silent Gaode and apologized.

"Don't do that yet." But before Gode could say anything, Catherine had already stopped Loichi.

"Although he is innocent, he is definitely not willing to follow us and get involved in the affairs of our sect."

"If you remove the forbidden ice needle now and restore his ability to cast spells, he will inevitably have other thoughts in his mind, which will cause more trouble. So let's just leave it at that for now." Catherine said calmly.

This little girl... Gaode must be happy to keep the forbidden ice needle in his body now, because it can promote his progress of adaptation and evolution.

But it was one thing for him to be willing, and it was another for Catherine to force it on him so rudely.

Gao De has remembered this grudge.

"When this matter is over, we will give you some compensation." As if she had seen Goder's resentment, Catherine added calmly, her tone still calm.

"Catherine is very generous." Loichi added in a low voice, trying to ease Goder's resentment.

"I will cooperate with you. Just consider it as revenge for Baruch. He and I are friends. I feel very sad that he ended up like this." Gao De responded half-truthfully.

Since things have already happened and cannot be changed, it is better to change your mindset and try to gain greater benefits.

If I were filled with resentment, Loic and Catherine would feel much more at ease.

But if I put on a good attitude, given their conservative personalities, they would more or less feel guilty about me.

"Let's go to the Zhenbing Tribe." Catherine said coldly.

(End of this chapter)