Lord of Arcane

Chapter 289 The Curse Attacks
It is not Xia Duo's style to sit and wait. Even if the unknown enemy is not considered, if the mage tower is attacked, Lord Epps may find him to settle the score afterwards.

Of course, from a rational point of view, the enemy may not be related to Mysuo, but other than that, Xia Duo couldn't think of any other possibility.

After all, his time to become a middle-level mage was still too short, and it was not on the surface. It was difficult to get in touch with the deep secrets, especially the rules of the game about the ruling class of Netheril.

Therefore, Shadow is more afraid of unknown enemies than Lord Epps.

Time passed minute by minute, and then the mage tower didn't vibrate anymore, as if the previous vibration was just an illusion.

Perhaps the enemy was repulsed?So the next step should be the call of Taling, right?
The sense of crisis in Xia Duo's heart has slightly decreased, but he is still a little worried about meeting Lord Epps. Isn't the most fearful thing about throwing the blame away is that the person who takes the blame will come to his door!
Of course, one is willing to reject and the other is willing to accept. Xia Duo has done nothing wrong, but the inequality of strength makes him have some concerns.

Feeling anxious, Xia Duo took out his notes and began to study, to dispel the uneasiness in his heart.

……

The top floor of the Tower of Time, the lord's study.

Niya and her father Epps sat opposite each other, staring at the cups in each other's hands, silent.Eboke was also sitting beside him, but he just woke up, his eyes were still a little confused.

He remembered that he had just teleported from Savile Territory to Great Xia Territory, but he didn't know anything about what happened next, he only knew that he was already in the Mage Tower when he woke up again.

"Epps, what the hell happened? How did the Tower of Time—" Abeck had never been teleported by the Tower of Time.

In other words, the Tower of Time has never moved since it was built!
Even in the whole of Netheril, it is rare to hear that there are any mage towers that can teleport. This is obviously not a regular ability.

Eberke's inquiry broke the silence between Niya and Epps. Epps glanced at his daughter. Although Niya didn't say anything or ask, he could feel her daughter's dissatisfaction and worry.

Ugh--

Epps sighed inwardly, and began to explain to Eberke, "A mystical ruin appeared here. When I was exploring, I encountered an elf and had a conflict, so I summoned the Tower of Time."

Epps said a few simple words, but Eberke knew that the truth must not be so simple, but he didn't need the truth, all he needed was an explanation.

This can be regarded as the tacit understanding between him and Epps, but he still has to ask the questions that should be asked, such as——

"There is no mage tower in the territory that is unstable. When will the Tower of Time go back?"

"It will take time, and I'm afraid it won't work in a short time." Epps frowned, and he also thought of this question.

If it was in the past, it would take at least three years for the Tower of Time to accumulate the energy transmitted as a whole. Now that there is a plane crystallization, then——

He also didn't know that the current tower owner had been replaced by Niya, and he had no authority to know such an absolutely secret matter.

After thinking for a while, Epps said, "Well, Eberke, go to the teleportation room, activate the portal to connect to Savile Town, and we'll go back in a while."

Eboke responded, and then got up, his eyes turned back and forth on the father and daughter, and finally turned and left without saying anything.

In fact, in his heart, he had already thought of a more serious problem, which was the revelation he received when he advanced, that Epps was hit by an elf spell.

What was the result, he didn't even dare to ask, for fear of knowing some bad news.

Eberke was very dissatisfied that Epps went to explore Misuo alone without telling him as a follower, but he couldn't say anything fierce, and could only do his best to do his own thing well.

……

Eberke's departure caused the study to fall into silence again. In the end, Epps couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere, so he pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Niya, the celebration is not over yet, hurry back when the portal opens!"

At the end, Epps suddenly groaned, and before he could think of an excuse, he saw his daughter showing a terrified expression.

"Ni—"

Epps was about to explain, but Niya had already interrupted him, her voice trembling, "No, father, your hair! Father, what's wrong with you?"

Niya jumped up from the chair and rushed to Epps, carefully sizing up her father. Not only his hair, but his whole complexion had also deteriorated.

Epps noticed his daughter's eyes. He reached out to touch his hair and cheek, but his hand stopped halfway.

Because he didn't need to go through the touch, he had already seen it directly——

For some reason, the skin on the back of his hand suddenly became dry and wrinkled, as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years. Epps trembled in his heart, as expected, what was supposed to come would still come after all.

Only now knowing what the result was.

Niya has already cried into tears at this moment, "Father! Father!"

Before the sudden inheritance of the Tower of Time made her feel uneasy, it was only when she saw her father with her own eyes that she was lucky, but now——

Niya really can't accept this reality!
"Niya, don't cry, I'm fine!" Epps didn't pretend to be relaxed this time, but the situation was indeed not as normal as he said.

It's just a sudden acceptance of reality.

Compared with sudden aging, the loss of strength is the most difficult for Epps to accept.He had received the final blow from the light quality elf before, and although he survived, he found that his ability to cast spells was deteriorating.

Until the sudden aging just now, he has almost lost all his spellcasting ability, and now he is not much different from an ordinary mage apprentice.

And this is not the end.

Epps comforted his daughter distressedly, and didn't tell the worst news, but in fact it couldn't be hidden for long.

After Niya's mood stabilized, Epps slowly said, "The elf's last finger was a curse that landed on the soul. If I hadn't been blocked by a few talismans, I would have died by then. "

"Let's go to Severton, the Austrian Federation must have a solution!" Niya wiped her tears and said quickly, "If it doesn't work, you can ask Her Royal Highness, or grandfather's teacher, there will always be a solution!"

Indeed, there has never been an unsolvable magic, but what is the price?
Who can break the last blow of an elf high mage?What is the price?

Both father and daughter thought about the crystallization of the plane, and Niya was about to speak, but Epps interrupted her, "Stop talking about the crystallization of the plane!"

"Why! Father, is the plane exploration circle more important than your life?"

"In a way, yes," Epps said quietly.

People are afraid of death, and Epps is no exception. If he could exchange his life with the crystallization of the plane, he would definitely be willing, but the crystallization of the plane involves the return of the grand arcanist's grandfather.

Compared with this, what is his life worth!

(End of this chapter)