Wizard: I can predict the future

It was evening.

Nord and his five companions sat around the fire.

He cut a piece of roasted wolf meat and handed it to Baruch, who was standing next to him.

"Were any unusual findings discovered during the daytime patrols?"

Baruch took the roast meat and said in a deep voice:

There is a river about seven kilometers to the northeast.

"Some footprints were found by the river. They don't look like those of monsters; they look more like those left by humanoid creatures."

Eileen added:

"Several traces of monsters have been discovered in the southwest direction."

"However, there aren't many of them, and they haven't come close to us yet."

Nord took a bite of the wolf meat.

There were no seasonings or complicated processing, but the wolf meat itself had a faint chewiness and oily aroma, and the taste was better than he had expected.

"Ignore those monsters for now."

"We'll walk along the river tomorrow and follow those human-like footprints."

As he said this, his gaze swept over the group of people.

"If possible, capture them alive."

"The academy has not given us any information about this plane."

"Therefore, we must first obtain specific information from them."

He paused at this point.

"Does anyone here have studied this witchcraft and become fluent in its languages?"

This is an auxiliary form of witchcraft.

It allows wizards to master the language of a certain race in a very short time.

However, the consequence is that the mind of the person being targeted is often damaged, ranging from memory confusion to death.

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads.

This is not surprising.

Since no one knows what the assessment will entail, it's better to learn an offensive, defensive, or survival skill than to waste energy learning such useless witchcraft.

Seeing this, Nord did not press the matter further.

He simply put down the wolf meat in his hand and calmly said:

"In that case, everyone should eat well and get some rest."

"To complete the assessment, we need to gather information as quickly as possible."

"Tomorrow's task will not be easy."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Aston.

"You keep watch for the first half of the night, and I'll take over for the second half."

Although with his current physical condition, even if he doesn't sleep for more than ten days in a row, he may not be greatly affected.

But now that the team has been formed, he must make everyone understand their responsibilities.

Only in this way can we command better in the future.

The next morning.

After quickly cleaning up the traces of the camp, Nord and his group of five headed northeast.

About half an hour later, they indeed saw a river.

Baruch walked to the riverbank and pointed to the marks on the mud, saying:

"This is it."

On the soft, damp soil, there were several clear footprints.

The footprints were slightly narrower than those of humans, and the edges were interspersed with traces left by other creatures.

Nord crouched down and looked at it for a moment.

"At least five alien races."

"There are also two large monsters and a dozen or so medium and small monsters."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the soil.

"Judging from the footprints, they were probably left two days ago."

After saying that, he stood up and pointed to the downstream of the river.

"Follow this direction."

Hall followed Nord beside him, asking with a curious expression:

"Captain, how do you know when these footprints were left?"

"How can we determine that they are heading downstream?"

Upon hearing this, Eileen, Baruch, and Aston all looked at Nord.

In their eyes, the footprints on this riverbank were messy and disorderly.

Some are deep, some are shallow, some are large, some are small, and some have been washed away by the river, so you can't tell anything about them at all.

Nord pointed to the footprints on the riverbank.

"The edges of the footprints have been eroded by moisture, but they haven't completely collapsed yet, which means they haven't been there for very long."

"As for the direction, look at where the water plants have fallen and the force marks at the front of the footprints."

Hall looked at the others who seemed to have suddenly realized something, even though he still didn't understand.

But he didn't ask any further questions.

After all, everyone else understood, but he didn't.

It's not an open statement saying he's stupid.

In fact, Eileen and the others didn't understand either.

The group continued along the riverbank.

The further downstream you go, the more chaotic the tracks on the ground become.

They tracked it for dozens of miles.

Nord was surprised to see human footprints and fallen trees.

Aston frowned slightly as he looked at the scorch marks remaining on the ground.

"This should be a trace of the fire-based sorcery spell, Blazing Flame."

"Someone fought here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of rapid explosions suddenly came from the distant woods.

Immediately following was a scream filled with terror.

"Over here!"

Nord moved his feet and his figure quickly darted forward.

The other four quickly followed.

After passing through a patch of low bushes, they soon saw the battlefield ahead.

Seven Ash Academy apprentices are being forced onto a boulder with its back against a cliff.

Two of them were already injured. One had his left arm hanging down, with blood dripping continuously. The other had a pale face and purple lips, clearly poisoned, and could only lean against the rock wall, barely maintaining consciousness.

Below them, they were surrounded by a dozen hyena-like monsters and two giant bears nearly three meters tall.

Those hyena monsters moved extremely fast.

Unlike mindless wild beasts that attack indiscriminately, they circled the boulder, occasionally taking advantage of the bear's charge to find openings.

The wizard apprentice on the boulder did not sit idly by and wait for his death.

An apprentice specializing in water element stood at the forefront, forming a semi-transparent water curtain in front of the boulder.

Whenever the hyena monsters pounce, the water curtain instantly transforms into several water blades, forcing them back.

Another wind elemental apprentice stood beside her, waving his short staff and sending out wind blades that flew diagonally, specifically targeting the monster's eyes, throat, and limb joints.

However, those monsters were too fast, and not many of them could actually cause fatal injuries.

Not far away, an elemental creature made of rock and soil was waving its massive arms, desperately blocking one of the giant bears.

This is an elemental creature summoned by one of the wizards.

On the other side, a bloodline wizard apprentice holds a steel knife.

His arms were covered with a layer of fine scales, and the steel blade emanated a chilling aura.

Whenever a hyena monster tries to climb onto the boulder, he will suddenly swing his sword to force it back.

Further back, an apprentice specializing in construction knelt on the ground, rapidly repairing a half-destroyed mechanical spider.

Ahead of him, several mechanical spiders stealthily burrowed into the monster horde.

Suddenly, dozens of tiny steel needles shot out.

One of the hyena monsters couldn't dodge in time; its body suddenly stiffened, and before it could even let out a scream, it fell heavily to the ground.

At the wound, bright red blood was stained with a little dark green fluid.

These steel needles were clearly coated with a deadly poison.

Even so, their situation continued to worsen.

Because further away from the monster, there were several fish-scaled people standing.

Three of them were armed with spears and round shields, their upper bodies bare, their skin covered with dense patterns.

Behind the three were a fish-scaled race member holding a bone flute and a fish-scaled race spellcaster holding a wooden staff.

Each time the flute sounded, an earthy yellow light would appear on the two giant bears, unleashing even greater power.

As the fish-scaled spellcaster chanted strange syllables in a low voice, a fireball with a diameter of one meter fell from the sky.

It landed precisely on the water curtain.

boom!

The water-element apprentice groaned, blood seeping from his mouth and nose.

"I can't hold on much longer."

Nord looked at the battlefield before him, his gaze slightly narrowed.

really.

This group of fish-scaled people are not only beast tamers who control monsters.

There are also warriors and spellcasters.

Most importantly, Nord could sense the power of that fireball, which was no weaker than a level one spell.