Battle of the Twin Cities: The Ninth Councilor

Chapter 167 "I came to Shurima to do one thing..."

"So what are your identities?"

Talia sat on the back of the sand-diving beast, and finally couldn't help being curious, and asked this question: "What is your purpose in looking for sand bandits?"

Some people say that a woman is like a cat, once curiosity breaks out, nothing can stop it.

Talia is like this now. Marcos told her that he wanted to find the sand bandits, but he couldn't see the other party's intention to find the sand bandits.

"Identity... It's okay to tell you." Marcos hesitated. As a hero, Talia, of course, has no problem befriending her, not to mention that the other party should go to Ionia next, maybe in the future. Get acquainted with the happy wind man through her.

"We are actually law enforcement officers from Piltover. My name is Marcus, sheriff of the Piltover Law Enforcement Bureau, her name is Wei, and she is an alternate deputy sheriff. The big man is called Craig, and she is a deputy sheriff's assistant. .”

"As for why we are looking for sand bandits...Not long ago, the head of the Philos family, the most powerful in Piltover, was attacked by a group of sand bandits on his way back from the Shurima desert. We are here to investigate the case."

Investigate?

Wei quietly rolled her eyes behind Marcus's back. If they really came here to investigate the case, why didn't they go to the official pier of Piltover?
Obviously, this guy has committed his old habit again, and he is fooling other people's little girls.

But she was not interested in exposing Marcos, so she put on the airs of watching a show.

As long as I am not the target of being fooled, it is quite interesting to watch Marcos deceive people.

"Firos family?" Thalia glanced at him, "I've heard of this family, and you can see scavengers hired by them in many places in Shurima, and they seem to be very interested in the ancient relics buried in the desert. "

"It's better to say that most people in this world are interested in the treasures left by ancient dynasties." Marcus said something as if correcting, and then suddenly thought that the Philos family likes to dig up ancient relics so much, they must have contacted many emperors mausoleum?

The original gem is probably a special product discovered by the Philos family during the excavation of ancient relics.

In addition, could the disappearance of Ezreal's parents be related to the Philos family?
It seems reasonable to excavate a newly unearthed tomb and bring a few archaeologists in the name of archaeology?
After all, who better to know about tomb designs than professional archaeologists?
With them, many hidden traps can be discovered in advance.

"That's true." Thalia shrugged and agreed with this statement.

Turning his head to look in the direction of the sandstorm, the sky is dark, the sun is covered by thick yellow sand, and it is already close at hand.

No matter how fast the sand-diving beast was, it couldn't run through the sandstorm. Fortunately, as she thought, at this time, everyone had avoided the most powerful center of the sandstorm and came to the edge.

Next, just find a way to survive the ravages of the sandstorm.

"It's almost there, let's go down." Talia jumped off the back of the sand diver first, and rolled a few times on the yellow sand to relieve her strength.

The power of nature is unfathomable. One second it was calm and the next second it was howling.

After landing, Marcus was almost unsteady due to the sudden hurricane, but Craig came down after him and gave him a hand.

"Everyone hide behind me!" Talia yelled loudly, covered by the howling wind, and Marcus almost couldn't hear what she was saying.

Pressing down with the palms of both hands, Thalia worked hard to mobilize the magic power in her body, and the earth element hidden in the sand quickly gathered under her call, forming a half-open stone wall around her in a blink of an eye.

Marcus understood immediately, and led Vi and Clegg to the back of Talia against the wind.

"Get down!"

Thalia gave a final cry, the remaining magic power burst out suddenly, and the last gap was closed at an extremely fast speed.

The four of them bowed their heads at the same time, and the bridged stone wall brushed past their scalps. Together, they made a slight rumbling sound and were blown away by the sound of the wind outside.

The sharp sound of the wind is isolated by the rocks, just separated by a wall, as if separated by a world.

On the vast desert, just before the sandstorm arrived, Thalia used her magical ability to create a hemispherical protection, like a large stone bowl turned upside down on the ground.

Under the impact of the hurricane, the stone bowl remained motionless, as if it was rooted in the floating sand, extremely firm.

Marcus nodded secretly approvingly. Thalia is worthy of being an earth mage hero. Even though her magic ability still has many shortcomings, her outstanding magic talent should not be underestimated.

A stone wall that seems not thick enough can actually block the violent sandstorm, which is already very remarkable.

If it were him, after exchanging the opponent's skills, he would probably have reached this point.

"You can even do magic?" Craig was the tallest, squatting in the small space a little bit aggrieved, his voice was dull.

"Also?" Thalia noticed the emphasis in his words and became excited: "Have you seen other people who know magic?"

"See..." Craig was about to point out that Marcus could also use magic, when he felt someone poke him hard, he immediately changed his words: "No, I haven't seen anyone else who can use magic."

Hearing this, Wei's eyes flickered.

Marcus knew magic, and they all knew that Craig must have lied under the direction of Marcus.

But why doesn't Marcus admit that he knows magic?

Talia herself is also a magician, and Shurima is no better than Piltover. I haven't heard that people here resist magic, so it's no big deal to reveal their identities, right?
Doubts are doubts, she didn't say it.

"Piltover believes that the power of magic is too dangerous, and he is very resistant to magic. If someone is found to have magic, there are only two fates waiting for him, either expulsion or imprisonment." Marcus explained: " Laige has only heard of the existence of magicians, but has never seen them with his own eyes."

"So that's the case." Thalia nodded disappointedly. She thought that she could finally meet a second person with magical abilities, and she also wanted to go to a teacher and learn the skills of controlling magic.

The result was a happy one.

"Well, if you go to Piltover one day, it's best not to reveal that you know magic." Marcus warned casually: "Otherwise, when you are arrested or expelled, don't blame me for turning my back on you."

"Ah..." Thalia nodded: "I might never set foot in that kind of place in my life."

Since Piltover resisted magic, Talia thought that there was no need for her to rush to other people's territory. Wouldn't that make her feel uncomfortable?
click!
There was a slight cracking sound, and everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they dared not breathe out, holding their breath and concentrating.

dong dong.

click!
After the two foreign objects collided, the cracking sound became a little louder, and it was clearly audible in such a small space.

"It should be something rolled up by the sandstorm during the movement, and it hit our protective cover just now." Marcus analyzed, and said to Talia: "I think you can strengthen the protective cover to avoid being caught Something was smashed."

Rustling.

Thalia tried it, then shook her head with a wry smile: "No, my magic is not working, and I can't use it for the time being."

It was only used just now, and she had been brewing on the back of the sand-diving beast for a long time before she got the feeling. Now the feeling has dissipated, and the magic is no longer in control.

This……

Drop the chain at a critical moment?
"Then what should we do now?" Wei asked, "Are you betting on luck? Just betting that the shield won't break before the sandstorm is over?"

"Don't panic, do as I say." Thalia said calmly: "First wet the gauze with water to cover your mouth and nose, then plug your ears, lie on the sand, and keep your body as tight as possible. It fits the sand surface and reduces the force-bearing area.”

Craig took out the kettle, and everyone obeyed.

Wei asked, "Then what? Is that enough?"

"Well," Thalia thought for a while: "We have done everything we can, and the rest is up to fate."

Wei: "..."

Suddenly I regretted coming out with Marcos.

Boom!
clack la la la...

After a louder impact, there was a continuous shattering sound, and the protective cover was finally broken through a gap, and the hurricane mixed with countless sand and gravel poured in along the gap.

boom!
The huge impact instantly tore the protective shield that protected everyone into pieces, and was swept away by the wind.

The four of them were completely exposed to the attack of the sandstorm, and countless gravel hit their bodies, as if they had been pricked by steel needles.

(End of this chapter)