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Chapter 118 Mass Attack

Xu Zhen thought about this and suddenly had an idea: "Did Lesak cause that incident?"

"No, that shouldn't be the case. As far as I know, he has been active in the Oranje continent recently. My intelligence network is accurate and there shouldn't be any mistakes."

"I'm curious about what kind of intelligence network you're talking about..." Seid asked with a puzzled look on his face, while Jacklen showed a refreshing smile: "Sorry, I can't tell anyone about this. But please rest assured that what I did is completely legal."

"No, I'm even more worried." Sede responded immediately, and Xu Zhen and Lati couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Jacklun continued to speak at his own pace while refilling everyone's tea: "The story of the evil dark magic sealed in the Kingdom of Santono has been around for a long time. What you and Xu Zhen encountered is exactly this."

After hearing what Jacklen said, Seth seemed to remember something.

"Come to think of it, I seem to have read about it in some ancient document. Several decades ago, there was a powerful and evil magic that was naturally generated and could not be purified immediately. A country built a sealed temple, where the magic was concentrated and it took a long time for it to gradually weaken... Are you saying that the evil magic that Xu Zhen and the others encountered was that?"

"Very likely." Jacklen nodded deeply at Sede's speculation.

"Now, the court mage of the Kingdom of Sforia is going to the Kingdom of Santono. I think this is no accident. Even if it is for friendship, it is rare for an important person to stay in another country for a long time."

"But hasn't that magic completely disappeared?" In response to Lati's question, Jacklen replied with a smile: "Yes. Now it seems that it is just a traditional custom."

"Well said." Said couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He thought that this kind of thing, which was passed down as a traditional custom, would definitely remain the same in the future. But if everyone already believed this, perhaps it would be fine to keep it the way it is.

"But it's clear that some of these incidents were actually caused by Lesak."

At this time, Jacklun's tone began to change again: "A few months ago, a group of thieves launched a collective attack in the Kingdom of Shuter. Including the battle that Xu Zhen and his men participated in, it must have been manipulated by Lesak."

"That incident was... no, earlier, what was the collective attack?" Xu Zhen asked the question rather unsteadily, while Seide looked at him in surprise: "What, Xu Zhen didn't know? I heard that it was a very amazing battle."

Seid began his story based on rumors he had heard in the court and the guild.

A few months ago, a large-scale battle mission was conducted in the Kingdom of Shuter against a group of thieves. All the adventurers from the Court Knights and the Guild were dispatched, and in the end, the Kingdom won a great victory, and the group of thieves was destroyed in one fell swoop.

This became a turning point, and recently all the bandit groups began to keep a low profile, which also made the journey of adventurers and merchants safer.

"I see. Speaking of which, I haven't seen any thieves recently... since I left the Kingdom of Shuter."

"The Kingdom of Shuter is a continent after all, and it's very vast. If you're far away from the capital, it's not surprising that you don't know."

After hearing what Jacklun said, Xu Zhen muttered to himself. Seide assumed a thinking posture and said, "But that incident. Although it is believed to be related to evil magic..."

There were also rumors circulating in the Sforia court, but many of the details were exaggerated, and some even said that no mass attack had ever taken place.

The events that took place in a distant kingdom, coupled with the fact that the Kingdom of Sforia was not affected in any way, inevitably gave people the feeling of being a bystander.

Anyway, Sayid was one of the people who didn't care much about it. He probably thought it must be some evil spirit possessed, and left it at that.

Seid had not expected that his friends were more or less related to this incident, and he could not help showing a bitter expression. Jacklen noticed Seid's reaction and had some doubts in his heart, but continued to discuss the incident.

“The key here is that the attackers are thieves. The greedier the person, the easier it is for dark magic to invade. If the situation is distorted, it will be even more serious.”

"That said, thieves are ideal targets."

"I now understand why the princess was so tightly entangled in magic."

Seide and Xu Zhen nodded in succession, and Jacklun continued, "The bigger problem is that people controlled by magic will place a huge burden on their bodies. If a person does not have magic power, he may not be able to bear this burden, and his whole body will decay."

“Indeed, those three people are no longer human.”

Xu Zhen recalled the situation at that time. Their appearance was disgusting, and their ferocity and strength were immeasurable. Thinking about it now, confronting them head-on was almost a suicide act.

"Those three men are not only ferocious, but their physical abilities have also greatly improved. This shows that Lesak's magic is very powerful. This is especially true since he can control so many thieves at once."

Hearing Jacklen's words, Seid felt a wave of fear. It wasn't just the bad guys who were greedy. On the contrary, the royal family and the nobles might be even more greedy. He could think of several people, which made him more convinced of this.

What would happen if Lesak used magic to control these nobles or royal families? Just imagining it would send chills down one's spine.

Sede shook his head, trying to get rid of these thoughts. After all, it was not necessarily that Lesak was targeting the country. At this moment, Xu Zhen asked a question with a sigh: "Why did Lesak create such a big incident?"

"It's simple. He wanted to test his own strength. That's what he said himself." Jacklen answered the question easily. His tone seemed to say that there was no other possibility.

Seth couldn't help but find this statement convincing.

"How should I put it? I think it's quite believable..."

"Yes, I heard it from him myself, and I feel the same way."

Lati seemed to have the same feeling, and Xu Zhen seemed to accept this explanation.

"Indeed... the feeling at that time was very elusive."

“I feel the same way.”

While Xu Zhen and Lati were casually reminiscing, Jacklun's eyes widened, looking a little confused: "...Wait a minute. Xu Zhen, have you seen Lesak?"

Jacklun unexpectedly asked in a trembling voice, and the person being asked was also surprised and speechless. Realizing this, Jacklun seemed to come back to his senses: "Ah, sorry. In fact, his whereabouts have been uncertain recently..."