One day ago, after Anne said goodbye to Emil and the others, she started wandering around the streets of the civilian area.

In fact, from the moment she entered this town, it was impossible for her to stay out of it.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that most magicians use teleportation magic. It is normal to mark some places. Therefore, even if a colleague sees it, they will not erase the magic circle unless they have something to do with that person.

What's the festival? Why bother him on purpose?

Of course Annie also has enemies. If she guessed correctly, her enemy should still be here in White Peak Town, that is, Irena, whom Melissa asked her about before.

Speaking of Irena, she knew all about turning into ashes, but when Melissa mentioned it at the time, she was worried that she would be related to the evil witch, so she didn't admit it.

The magic circle she left behind in Baifeng Town should have been erased by Irena, because Irena was from the same school as her and knew her magic traces well.

And this behavior will be discovered by her sooner or later, so it is certain that Irina did it deliberately and was waiting for her arrival.

Next, in order to confirm this, Anne kept taking detours on the streets of the civilian area, and finally she stood next to a tall clock tower.

Marking the magic circle is also very particular. First of all, it must be chosen in a hidden place so that it will not be discovered by ordinary people and avoid unnecessary trouble. Secondly, it must be on something solid, such as soft soil. Once it rains, the magic circle will be destroyed.

The array may be scattered and become ineffective, or it may be on top of a certain box, and if someone moves it, there's no telling where it will be teleported.

This clock tower just meets these two points. Generally no one will notice it. Its only value is to ring the bell at one o'clock. Then it is impossible for anyone to move such a tall building, and the possibility of demolition is even slimmer.

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Then, she stepped onto the ladder of the bell tower and reached the top. Inside the suspended giant iron bell, she found the magic circle she marked.

But it was completely different from the magic circle she used. In other words, her original magic circle had been erased, and then someone covered it with another magic circle.

She also knew her senior sister well, so she could tell at a glance that this magic circle belonged to Irina.

This is also a kind of teleportation magic, but it can only teleport consciousness, and it only lasts for two minutes.

Annie didn't think much, she directly put her hand on it and injected magic power into it.

With a flash of red light, Annie's consciousness traveled to a dark place, where everything was pitch black, but there was a tall thing in front of her.

Anne was shocked the first time she saw this thing. She saw that it was a huge plant with emerald green stems and leaves. There were hundreds of long strips of leaves, and at the top of the plant

There is a huge flower bud, which is in a budding state, and then the whole plant emits a faint light, which is quite conspicuous in this dark space.

"This is... the Spirit-Gathering Grass?"

Anne roughly recognized it. This plant can be used to make high-quality magic potions, which can permanently increase the magic level of a magician. However, the size is different from what she remembered.

Because the average spirit-gathering grass is less than the size of a human hand, it is really unbelievable that such a huge one has appeared now.

If those people in the magic world knew about it, they would definitely be unable to sit still and their blood would boil with excitement, because a spirit-gathering grass of this size is a rare occurrence in a thousand years.

The potion made from this kind of thing is enough to make a novice with mediocre talent reach the level of the chief magician of the empire overnight.

Of course Anne was moved by this spirit-gathering grass. Rather, as long as they were magicians, no, anyone would be moved. They would either use it for themselves or sell it to others.

However, she still remained vigilant. This scene should have been deliberately shown to her by Irina, so what was her intention?

There is no doubt that Irina also knows that Annie is chasing her, so she is always on guard. Who knows what she is up to.

While Annie was thinking about it, the surroundings suddenly became a lot brighter. It could be seen that this place should be a spacious room, and the spirit-gathering grass was planted in a huge flower bed in the center of the room.

Annie continued to observe the surrounding scene, trying to see if she could find any clues to confirm where this place was.

After a while, she found nothing but a huge door, and then she let her consciousness get closer to that door.

The gate is more than four meters high. It appears to be made of bronze. There is a monster-shaped relief on it. A white crystal is embedded in the mouth full of fangs. It looks like it should be a magic lock, which must be opened by injecting magic power.

As the space became brighter and brighter, Anne also discovered that the walls of this room were damp and water was dripping from the corners of the ceiling.

It can be seen from this that this place should be underground, and there may be underground water above.

After coming to this conclusion, Anne wanted to continue observing, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

It was the back view of a woman, tall, with long black hair shawl, scantily clad clothes, and a tattoo of a horned devil on her bare back.

The woman stepped on the wet ground with her bare feet. After a while, she finally spoke, but her back was still turned to Anne.

"Haha, stay safe, my little junior sister."

"...Irena, where are you? Maybe you are afraid of me, so you are hiding." Annie's tone was unkind.

"Afraid of you? Haha, don't be funny, I've been waiting for you," Irena said slowly, with a flirty tone, "But before we meet, I have to test you first. If you have the ability, you can find this by yourself.

Come somewhere."

"Tsk, stop playing hide-and-seek with me. Can you please hurry up and let's fight to the death?"

"Oh, no, girls must not say such rude words, or they won't get married."

"Come on, can you go aside?" Annie said impatiently.

"Oh, forget it," Irena sighed, "Let me give you a hint. If you can't find me, it will be too disappointing. We sisters will still have to catch up on old times."

"Who wants to reminisce with you? Just wash your neck and wait for me."

"Haha, you are still merciless in your words, but I like you like this... Anyway, I am still in Baifeng Town. Next, you can investigate the previous disappearance of the magician. After you have investigated it clearly,

Of course you can see me, but it's a pity that it's also your death day."

"Tch, who do you think I am? How could I be scared by you?" Annie crossed her arms and said disdainfully.

"Haha, let's try it."

As Irena spoke, she turned around to face Annie, but her face was completely black, with only two eyes emitting a terrifying red light, as if it could steal people's souls.

Anne was startled, and a chill suddenly rose up behind her. Then, her consciousness dissipated. When she reacted, she found that she had returned to the clock tower. She took another look at the inside of the clock.

Rena's magic circle disappeared.

"Tsk, this guy is really troublesome." Annie frowned and complained.

After all, what she is best at is actually fighting, but she is least good at finding people, and she doesn't like such roundabout things.

It was not appropriate to ask Emil for help at this time. She could only solve the problem on her own. However, Irina just asked her to investigate the case of the magician's disappearance.

Of course it was impossible for her to investigate in person, but she suddenly remembered something, that is, Melissa had mentioned Irena before, so it was obvious that the Knights should be responsible for this case, and maybe they also knew that Irena was

Na did it.

In this way, things would be easier to handle. She could definitely ask someone from the Knights for help, but the first thing she had to do was find her old friend, Clive, who was a non-staff member of the Knights.

At this point, she can probably understand why there is no magician in Baifeng Town. It is because Irena intends to persecute these magicians. As more and more people disappear, it is impossible for them to continue to stay.

here.

Later, Anne began to follow her memory to Clive's residence. In the process, she found that many passers-by recognized that she was a witch and cast strange looks at her.

This is enough to show how prejudiced they are against witches, but it is also unavoidable. They must have heard that the recent disappearance of magicians is related to the evil witch.

Normally, Annie wouldn't care about these things, but she can't be too showy now. Who knows if there are Irina's spies among these passers-by.

So she randomly found a shop selling clothes, and not long after, a girl dressed in ordinary clothes, like the little girl leading the family, walked out. Now no passers-by were surprised by her.

After a while, Annie came to a small house in a civilian area. This was a very ordinary family. Anyone could see that the family's financial situation was not good.

It stands to reason that Clivi, who works for the Knights, cannot be too shabby, but only Anne understands that he is trying to deceive others.

Clive is a male magician in his thirties and a scholar who specializes in studying some ancient magic books, hoping to gain useful knowledge from them.

But as a magician, he is doing things for the Knights. This is very ridiculous in the eyes of people in the magic world, and it is also the most shameful thing for them. Even in the past few years, some people with good intentions would come to him.

trouble.

And he is an introvert who doesn't pay attention to interpersonal communication and is devoted to magic research. He naturally keeps a distance from this kind of thing. Therefore, although he has indeed made a lot of money working for the Knights over the years, he has never dared to live in

In the high-end aristocratic area, there is only one dilapidated house in this civilian area.

Later, Annie approached the door and found an amethyst the size of an eyeball on it. According to her experience, this door should have used a magic lock.

So she injected magic directly into the crystal, but it was useless. The door remained motionless.

After a while, she suddenly remembered that she had made a big deal with Clivet when she came here last time. In order to repay her, Clivet gave her an amethyst, saying it was a key.

At that time, she couldn't understand how the amethyst could be used as a key. Only now did she finally understand, so she took out the amethyst and knocked lightly on the door.

Immediately afterwards, the amethyst crystal on the door emitted a strong light, and the door also made a "squeaking" sound, and then opened.

Anne immediately opened the door and went in. However, she suddenly found that the traces of magic in the room were quite strong, reaching an uncomfortable level.

As she scanned the small room, she finally found someone lying on the ground, and the table next to him was filled with various bottles and cans.
Chapter completed!