Above the mage!

Chapter 370: The Right Time and Place
Branch-shaped lightning flashed by, tearing through the dark night sky.

The world briefly entered daytime from the deep night, illuminating all the tiny details hidden in the darkness.

Rumble!
The sound of thunder followed, shaking the heaven and earth.

"The storm is coming." Startled by the thunder, Aldridge subconsciously looked up at the sky and muttered.

He tightened the hood on his head to hide his face completely.

Because of the weather, Aldridge wore a knee-length waterproof oilskin cape with a hood and a pair of high leather boots today.

This way, even if it rains heavily later, you won’t get wet.

While muttering, Aldridge subconsciously held his breath slightly.

Because he was already close to the shore of the Makoko area.

In the lagoon, green bubbles gurgled out of the brown-gray sewage from time to time, and the disgusting smell hit people in the face, making their eyes hurt.

"It still stinks. I don't know how these lowly people can endure it. They can't leave even if they are driven away!"

Aldridge cursed all the time, and his dissatisfaction and disgust were obvious.

If he could drive away the poor people in the Makoko district, it would be considered a "great achievement" and the reward would surely be very generous.

But unfortunately, the sea sentinels have been diligently coming here regularly to eliminate the water beasts.

Releasing the water beasts while clearing them out at the same time, to be honest, the move of releasing the water beasts is actually not very meaningful.

At least that's what he thought, but he didn't know why this task had not been cancelled by the bigwigs above.

But Aldridge didn't want to think about it too much. He just helped others do things and was paid. It was that simple. Other things were none of his business.

He tried his best to look forward in the darkness.

Aldrich was holding a clay pot in his hand, which was covered with a noose to make it easy to lift and carry.

Today was the fixed time for the transfer of rotten water salamander eggs, and he had "condescended" to come here just for this.

This matter is of great importance. Under the laws of the dynasty, releasing water beasts to injure civilians is an absolutely heinous crime.

Therefore, it must be kept absolutely secret, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Therefore, not only was the handover done by him personally, but the time was also chosen late at night.

Being able to work for the big shots in the city for so many years and still not failing, he is still top-notch in terms of "professionalism".

Although those big shots broke their word and used spiritual essence instead of the agreed "Spirit Burning Liquid" to deal with him, he was furious.

But after all, Aldridge didn't have the courage to break up with the other party, so he had to continue doing the dirty work.

If you choose to continue doing it, you must do it well, otherwise it is better not to do it.

Of course, Aldridge understood this truth, but he couldn't help but feel resentful.

So, when he found that his younger brother, who should have been waiting for him on the shore early, was not there, his face suddenly darkened.

"How dare they not take my words seriously? Was I too gentle before, or have these people become too powerful?"

After suppressing my anger and waiting for a full ten minutes, I finally heard a slight paddling sound. It was particularly clear in the quiet environment, and it gradually became louder from far away.

In the pitch-black night, one could vaguely see a flat, narrow boat emerging from among the densely packed huts in the distance and paddling towards the shore.

Another thunder streaked across the sky, illuminating the earth.

During this brief moment of "daylight", Aldridge was able to see the figures on the boat.

The other person was rowing hard with his head down, but based on his silhouette and clothes, Aldridge recognized his identity at a glance.

It was Hake, the leader of the seven people he sent to carry out the mission in Makoko District.

Rumble!
After the lightning disappeared, the sound of thunder finally came.

"Huck" rowed very fast and reached the shore in a short time.

"I've been waiting for most of the day." Aldridge said coldly with an expressionless face, his displeasure clearly revealed in his tone.

Although, in fact, he only waited for less than ten minutes in total.

"Boss, there was an accident." Because it was late at night and there was no one around, Huck consciously lowered his voice, causing the tone to change slightly, making it somewhat different from his usual voice.

"Accident?" Aldridge raised his eyebrows and asked, "What happened?"

"Boss, please get on the boat first. I'll talk to you as we go." Huck said hurriedly.

"Okay." The situation was urgent and Aldridge had no time to think about it. He took light steps and jumped directly onto the boat.

The boat sank suddenly as he moved.

"Someone attacked us inexplicably yesterday." As soon as Aldridge got on the boat, Huck said while paddling quickly.

The boat sped towards the shantytown not far away.

"Attack? What happened?! And then what?" Upon hearing this, Aldridge was shocked and confused, and subconsciously became alert.

"It's the Sea Sentinel Mage." said Hake.

"The sea sentinel wizard who was sent to drive away the water beasts."

He paused, took a deep breath, and then continued, "After cleaning up the water beasts, he did not leave Lagos City, but came back and discovered that we were raising stinking water salamanders, so he attacked us directly and wanted to bring us to justice!"

"Sea Sentinel Mage!" Aldridge was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight, "How did he find you?"

"I don't know either." Huck thought for a moment and shook his head vigorously. "We had already left before he arrived at the Makoko District."

"Could it be that this Sea Sentinel Mage really has extraordinary powers?"

"That's impossible. If they were really that powerful, they would have discovered you a few years ago. Why would they wait until now?" Aldridge casually denied Huck's statement, frowning. "You must have been careless and revealed something."

Now that this matter has been exposed, it will be difficult to deal with.

Once the Sea Sentinel Mage takes the news back and reports it, and the high-level mages of the Sea Sentinel come down to investigate the matter, given the nature of those big shots, they will definitely "cut ties" with him in a matter of minutes and carry him out to take the blame.

No!

When he thought of this, Aldridge became flustered.

"How is the Sea Sentinel Mage now?" he asked quickly.

"Wait a minute," Aldridge discovered something was wrong before Huck could answer his question. "The Sea Sentinel Mage is at least a first-level mage with amazing combat power. The seven of you are just mage apprentices. How come you are still safe after being attacked by him?"

Light comes before sound.

Another flash of lightning rolled across the sky, cutting through the dark sky and illuminating Aldrich's astonished face.

Then the rumbling thunder sounded like a galloping army, exploding in his ears and covering up the unfinished words of Aldridge.

It was also at this moment that the boat suddenly trembled inexplicably and the hull shook violently, as if it had encountered some waves.

It is clear that the waters are very calm at this time.

"Boss, there's a water beast!" After the thunder passed, Huck's rapid and panicked voice rang out.

Water beast?!
Aldridge was startled and quickly looked outside the boat, and actually saw a black shadow passing by.

The speed was so fast that he only caught a glimpse of a shadow.

There was a crash.

The black shadow came under the boat and suddenly pushed it upwards.

The narrow boat, which was not very stable, was overturned by the black shadow. In an instant, the boat flipped in half on the water.

Two plops.

Both Aldrich and Huck fell into the dirty sea water.

"Damn, it stinks!" Aldridge, who almost swallowed a mouthful of dirty water, couldn't help but curse, then quickly held his breath, reached out his hand to touch the small boat, and wanted to climb back.

But when my hand landed on the edge of the boat, it felt greasy and slippery, and I couldn't grab it at all.

He looked again and found that the edge of the boat was covered with a layer of extremely smooth grease.

"Not good!" Aldridge cried in his heart.

After all, he is a gang member who has worked his way up through the ranks. He is an old hand at this. When he recalled the abnormalities he discovered before falling into the water, he reacted instantly.

Regardless of anything, he immediately cast a [Shield Spell] on himself.

Magic power quickly gathered around him, forming a transparent, glowing shield.

And Aldridge's decision was extremely correct.

A crystal clear sword that exudes a bone-chilling chill pierced through the muddy sewage and came over like a ray of cold light.

Godd used [Disguise+] to disguise himself as Huck and successfully lured Aldrich into the water. He lightly tapped the ice he had just condensed with [Water Control] as a force point, and jumped several feet away like an arrow, "shooting" at Aldrich with extremely fast momentum.

Low-level mages cannot fly, and once they fall into the water and lose their foothold, their movements become inconvenient and slow.

The same is true for Gaode.

However, he had already given himself [Wolf Speed ​​+] when he fell into the water, gaining the wolf jumping ability.

Before reaching the shore, he cast a [Light Feather Step +] on himself in advance to avoid the movement interference caused by the difficult terrain.

Therefore, at this moment, the thin layer of ice under Gaode's feet felt like walking on flat ground.

In his right hand, he tightly grasped the North Wind that had frozen to the bottom of the boat early.

At the moment the boat capsized, Gao De had already pulled it out of the scabbard.

He didn't know any sophisticated sword techniques, and he didn't even master the basic sword styles.

However, Gao De was not prepared to defeat the enemy with swordsmanship. He only used the extreme coldness of the North Wind itself as ice to attack, just like holding an electric baton, just wanting to touch the target's body.

Gao De had rehearsed all these actions countless times, so they were completed smoothly in an instant.

Under his extreme speed, the north wind licked at Aldridge like a white snake.

The water droplets splashing around the sword body, affected by the chill of the north wind, condensed into ice beads directly, and then fell onto the sword body, making a mixed sound, like large and small pearls falling on a jade plate.

If it weren't for the scabbard that could isolate him from the chill of the north wind to a certain extent, even if he was frozen to the bottom of the ship, separated by a thick layer of planking, Aldrich would probably feel very cold and realize something was wrong.

Deng!
When it was only a few centimeters away from Aldridge, a sound of metal was heard.

Aldrich cast [Shield Spell] at the first moment to stop the north wind.

With the chill that comes with the north wind itself, ordinary [Shield Spells] will be directly frozen through.

But Aldrich is a second-ring mage. Although [Shield Spell] is a first-ring spell, at the second-ring level, after the spell is upgraded, its defensive power is far beyond what the [Shield Spell] cast by a first-ring mage can achieve.

Otherwise, how could a second-ring mage easily crush a first-ring mage just by casting spells at higher levels?

The layer of glimmering shield rippled under the icy cold of the north wind, and remained strong without breaking instantly. At the next moment, Gaode's momentum was gone and he fell into the water.

The glimmer shield returned to calm.

"Who are you? How dare you attack me!"

Aldridge asked loudly in the water, both as a question and to attract Goder's attention and buy himself some time.

He was already silently activating the spell model.

"Aldrich, you ordered your men to release water beasts to injure people. This is a serious crime. As a sea sentinel wizard, I will bring you to justice." God's voice exploded in the night.

He was not too discouraged when the attack he had carefully prepared for a long time failed.

"Prepare to die!" Although he was slightly shocked by the origin of Goder's self-explosion, Aldridge did not hesitate at all and shouted loudly.

The sea water gathered in an instant, forming a huge, rapidly rotating vortex in front of Aldridge. The water currents inside rubbed against each other, making a harsh whistling sound.

With astonishing momentum, it rushed towards Gaode's position rapidly. The front end of the water flow was as sharp as a cone, like a sharp spear, as if it would pierce through everything that blocked it.

[Water Impact], a first-level energy-shaping spell!

In the water, the power of [Water Stream Impact] has been enhanced to a certain extent. Coupled with the ring-raising spell, it can be imagined that if this blow lands on him, Gao De will be seriously injured even if he does not die.

However, Gaode, who had evolved into a very high water flow sensing ability through [Adaptation], had already noticed Aldrich's moves early on.

He no longer disliked the filth and stench of the sea water. He twisted his waist with force and dived downward suddenly. His body was as agile as a swimming fish and his speed was incredibly fast.

If you observe carefully, you will find that a thin layer of webbed feet has quietly grown between Gaode's fingers and toes.

The webbed feet swayed gently in the water like fish fins, giving him extremely fast swimming speed and ability like a fish.

Sea Sentinel's exclusive spell, [Touch of the Ocean+].

The water area is his home battlefield!
The water rushed past Gaode's head. Although it did not hit him, the strong water pressure still made Gaode feel a little pressure.

This is the oppressive power of the second-ring mage!
"What a quick reaction!" Upon discovering that his spell had failed, Aldrich widened his eyes and tried hard to find Goder's figure in the dark waters.

Where can I find it?
The waters in the Makoko area are already turbid, not to mention the scarce light now.

The current environment is too bad for him.

It was late at night and the eve of a heavy rainstorm. The sky was covered with dark clouds and was like a canvas stained with ink. It was pitch dark.

If you master [Dark Vision], you will not be affected.

But [Dark Vision] is a second-level spell, and he has only been promoted to a second-level wizard for less than half a year. How could he master it?

Another point is that it is now in the water.

Lagos is a traditional fishing city close to the sea. As a local native, Aldridge must have mastered the skill of swimming.

But humans are not fish after all. Even if they can swim, it is inconvenient to move in water.

Aldridge's inconvenience is precisely God's advantage.

As a first-ring mage, although he has not mastered [Dark Vision], [Adaptation] has greatly improved his ability to see in the dark.

Even if it can't reach the level of [Dark Vision], it still has an advantage over Aldrich.

The dual blessing of [Ocean Touch +] and [Adaptive] makes Gaode feel at home.

This is the right time and place.

call!
The next moment, Godd's head emerged from the water not far from Aldridge.

Garbage and rotten things splashed along with the water.

Gao Deqiang suppressed the urge to vomit, and a spell model in the sea of ​​spells had been activated.

A faint light appeared on Aldridge's skin beneath his clothes.

It was as small as a bean at first, and then it spread rapidly and turned into a strange, mysterious and complex totem.

A rare first-level spell, [Hunter's Mark+]!
(End of this chapter)