As the center of the Northland, Mayer City is bustling with activity during the day, with more than three million people living, working, and having fun, whether it is ordinary tourists who come to enjoy the scenery of the northern country, or the rich who come to the famous local casinos, they can find their own fun here, people walk leisurely on the streets, buy street snacks and desserts, talk and laugh with family and friends, and the large baths of Maiah City are famous throughout the country, and from time to time well-known scholars will come to bathe and give lectures.

But once it's night, everything is very different.

Dangerous people replaced the tourists and appeared on the streets in the dark of night, most of them walked alone, only a few people in mage robes would be in groups, these people with bad eyes and people should not approach them, they were obviously carrying all kinds of forbidden weapons, but neither the patrolling guards nor passers-by pretended not to see, and all of them stayed away.

Not only in the city, but also in the satellite towns and surrounding towns of Maier, they are often seen, and in the wilderness, there will be huge spell sounds and fights, and fighting at the slightest disagreement is the standard label for this type of dangerous person.

Although most of the people will go outside the city to fight and give the local Maia family a face, there are so many murderers who fight in the streets every month and tear down half of the street.

And this situation is all thanks to the legend of Dragon Ball.

Legend has it that the dragon ball that can communicate with the ancestor and fulfill all wishes, even if it is not used as a material for making a wish, it is also an extremely powerful magic item, and after using the dragon ball to summon the powerful dragon snake, the person who holds the dragon ball can get part of the power of the dragon snake - if the wish is successful, then this power can be permanently retained in the bloodline, and the inheritance will benefit his family.

With such great power, how can you not be tempted? Twelve years ago, when a mysterious man with a Dragon Ball appeared on the Northland border, restless transcendents from all over the world began to gather here, including mercenaries, bounty hunters, and well-known magisters, and scholars of the Empire. Some of them have wishes that must be made in order to be fulfilled, or they are the ones that only Dragon Ball can redeem, but some of them are just for curiosity or other purposes.

So, when night falls, it is the stage of the transcendental, and all parties who have not obtained the Dragon Ball have tried their own means to find the traces of the Dragon Ball.

And for various reasons, the lucky ones who already hold the Dragon Balls also walk at night, looking for their own kind, that is, their own targets and enemies.

On the outskirts of Maia, a town near the woods, Evelyn, a wandering magician in full armor, hides her body in the snow, and although the 'snow concealment' of ice magic is remote, it is far more reliable than stealth and ethereal in certain environments.

And this female mage with long and messy hair and thick glasses is a person who holds the Dragon Ball.

As a student of the Imperial Mage Academy, her greatest wish in her life may be to trample that mentor with a full head of actual combat to the soles of her feet, in order to report the shame of being dissuaded from the academy by failing the actual combat class...... But for the sake of this kind of thing, it is really suicidal to involve yourself in such dragon ball battles related to various dragons and demon dragons.

But life doesn't make sense.

As a pure academy mage, Evelyn got the dragon balls that were contained in a jewelry box at the time when she was sorting out her grandmother's relics in her hometown.

At that time, she hadn't figured out what the orb looked like a magic object was, so she tried to activate it remotely with a semi-autonomous magic circle - who could have guessed that a magic orb that looked ordinary was a dragon ball? There are at least hundreds of thousands of magic weapons in the world that have been made into beads, who would have guessed.

In short, she summoned a terrifying dragon from a distant otherworld, full of snake hair.

Contrary to the rather specific impression in many people's minds, the dragon and snake are originally one, and in the beginning they were a symbol of the feminine side of heaven and earth. Earth, rivers, sun, wind and clouds...... These are the sources and powers of the dragon snake.

The essence of the dragon is developed from the original snake, and in the Kelba Empire, which was founded on the Dragon Ball and created by the ancestor dragon, the dragon snake that is praised does not have a specific image and specifications, but only related elements.

The snake with the body of a snake with sturdy scales and a hideous face, the giant demon called himself 'Gorgon', is the heir of the otherworldly mother god Gaia, this djinn born by the mother goddess to fight against the gods is naturally the genus of the standard dragon snake, and it is also unexpectedly not a pure ferocious monster, with considerable wisdom.

"Evelyn, you're not good at fighting, don't talk about the gods and heroes in my world, you can't even reach the passing mark of ordinary humans."

The virtual snake-haired troll's tone was disdainful, but the content was unexpectedly earnest: "You are not a character who is good at playing on the spot, and encounters are especially bad for you, so if you want to win the final war, you either have a sneak attack, or a positional battle, or prepare for the magic array to hide, I will fight, and you promise not to die." ”

The summoned dragon needs a huge amount of opposing mana to maintain its own ontological manifestation, and most of this magic power is spent by the dragon balls, but the quality of the summoner itself is also very important.

Evelyn's conditions can only be regarded as mediocre, in order to save magic power, but also to hide her figure, Gurgon spends most of her time turning into a virtual body and staying by the side of the wandering mage.

"Well, thank you." Evelyn nodded slightly at the troll's suggestion, then helped her glasses.

Originally, after summoning Gorgon, she thought about whether to hand over the Dragon Ball to the Imperial Officials, after all, who doesn't know how sinister the Dragon Ball War is? Himself, a trainee mage below the ordinary level, was afraid that if it wasn't for the other dragons, he would die on the spot with a single look.

However, it is precisely because he is an ordinary person that sometimes it is difficult to let go of this opportunity that fell from heaven.

A student of the Mage Academy is essentially no different from ordinary people, and her family background can only be regarded as passable, after losing the school's subsidy and subsequent upward channels, there is no possibility of further progress in the transcendental group.

Without the help of Dragon Ball, I'm afraid Evelyn won't be able to become an official mage in her life, and when the time comes, she will definitely be married off by her family and spend her life as a housewife.

The thought of this made Evelyn's heart wrench.

She loves magic, she loves spells, she loves all the miracles that can be created by her own hands. It's true that she's not good at fighting, but why can't she explore the mysteries of magic if she can't fight? It's not the era of the Elven War twenty years ago, she can't fight, she can also be a magic engineer, she can also contribute to the empire, why can't she be given a chance?

Dragon Ball is an opportunity for the unwilling to change their fate. Now, in her third year of holding the Dragon Balls, with the power brought by Gorgon, Evelyn has gone from the original trainee mage to the elite mage level, and in terms of paper strength, she is already stronger than her former teacher - how can she let go of this kind of opportunity?

Even if it was death, she would rather die in this dream than live a life that has nothing to do with magic.

Now, knowing that all seven Dragon Ball holders have arrived in the Northlands, Evelyn plans to use her superb snow concealment skills to go to the area where the 'summoning reaction' came from not long ago - that should be the place where the last Dragon Ball holder summoned the dragon, and if she can find some clues, then she can get a head start in future battles.

As for the fighting...... With that in mind, Evelyn helped her glasses. Although she is indeed not good at dealing with unexpected situations, the power she receives from Gurgon makes her attacks almost impossible to dodge.

That's the best ability for her.

However, before Evelyn could reach the area where Su Sun had been summoned, several of her hairs suddenly became windless, bent like small snakes, and pointed high into the distance.

It was no longer hair, but real small snakes with fine scales—and now, these little snakes were nervously wriggling their bodies and taking on a battle form, aiming high in the air ahead.

"I was discovered."

Not good at fighting, doesn't mean that people are stupid, a slow reaction, doesn't mean that they can't even dodge that they have prepared for a long time, and in the next moment, Evelyn's body turned into a cloud of snow and dust and cold wind, dissipating in the heavy snow in the northland day and night.

And just a moment later, a lightning-like straight line of light tore through the dark night and the snow and snow, piercing through the atmosphere and cold wind, and bombarding the area where Evelyn was.

Bang! A loud roar sounded, and the hot wind like the sun spread in all directions, and all the snowflakes and snow within a radius of several hundred meters quickly melted into the formation, turning into clouds and mist that soared into the sky.

After all the snow and ice had melted, what could be seen was a long arrow made of some kind of plant branch and feathers that had been deep into the earth and rocks that had been turned into magma.

The material of the long arrow is surprisingly tough, even in the lava of a thousand degrees, there is no sign of being incinerated, but this amazingly powerful arrow did not hit her target, Evelyn disappeared at this time, and even the sneak attackers in the sky who had seen the snow concealment technique before could not find any trace of the other party.

"Next time, remember, don't rush into action."

At this moment, in the clouds, a young mountain hunter who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old with wings on his wings, also came to explore the area where the last dragon was summoned, he hid himself in the thick snow clouds, and observed the world only with pure and powerful magical sense.

At this point, the young hunter looked rather annoyed, and blamed himself for not hesitating for a moment because his opponent was a human woman.

And beside him, there was a rather gentle spiritual voice into the soul, teaching the boy: "Dragon Ball War, the most important thing is the collection of intelligence, if you don't have the belief and determination to kill with one blow, don't expose your information, if you want to achieve the final victory, the best way is to hide behind the scenes, observe everyone's every move, design relevant tactics and plans, and then find opportunities to hunt." ”

"This time, you've exposed your powerful ranged attack capabilities, and everyone will be on guard next time. Remember this lesson. ”

"I'm sorry......" Since he didn't kill the enemy, he could only leave immediately, and the young man with the bow immediately shook his wings and fled into the distance, during the flight, he was quite frustrated: "After practicing for so long, I still messed up...... I can easily shoot a bow at a demonic beast, but I don't know why, I subconsciously hesitate to ...... people."

"There's no need to say I'm sorry, it's just a game for me, but for you, it's the future and life - and if you weren't that kind person, you wouldn't have summoned me."

The gentle voice didn't care about this, and he smiled easily: "But remember, although you didn't know them before, the moment you picked up the Dragon Ball, you were destined to be enemies of life and death." ”

For a moment, both the attacked side and the attacking side all fled away, leaving a huge lava crater that quickly turned black and cooled in the wind and snow.

And this is also the norm of Dragon Ball Wars - after all, there are six competitors, and each of them has the support of the mythical dragon snake behind them, even if he kills an opponent with more powerful hard power, and there are five other strong people who have already dissected themselves similarly, Yellow Sparrow.

Of course, there may be dragons and dragons who don't like to hide and will swagger into battle to duel other competitors head-on, but this is just maybe, no matter what historical mythology, dragons and snakes do not have this attribute.

Even if it's Su Day, it won't.

At this time, Su Sun also noticed the huge explosion coming from the other side of the wilderness, from the area where he had landed.

"Interesting, it's already a fight?"

Also with dragon blood, or rather, he himself is a brand new divine dragon, Su Sun can naturally sense the huge magical aura faintly coming from afar, which is not too similar to humans, and he can be sure that whether it is the party that attacked or the party that was attacked just now, it was a competitor who held the Dragon Ball.

- Looks like you want to explore the magic I left behind when I came? Or looking for clues? Thankfully, I was careful and erased them all before I left...... However, since someone has already started fighting, then I must do something about it.

The dragon balls have mutual induction, if they don't summon the dragon, they may not be able to sense it, but if they have summoned the dragon, then this induction will become stronger and stronger, and it will become bigger and bigger, especially when the seven dragon balls that summoned the dragon gather together, it is a symbol of the opening of the 'wishing ceremony'.

Since then, the Dragon Ball holders have been able to stay in the area where they gathered, and if they are together, they will interfere with each other, and it is impossible to determine where they are, but if they leave, then the whereabouts of the departed person will be disclosed to the other six competitors, which is basically equivalent to suicide.

And as the battle intensifies, the number of competitors decreases, the induction between the dragon balls will become stronger and stronger, and when only the last two are left, basically any method of covering their whereabouts will be ineffective, although if one side is invisible, it should be invisible or invisible, but the other side can at least know that the other party is here.

Su Sun is very confident in his strength, but he doesn't want to be the first bird to be shot, since someone has already made a move, then he will go over to see the situation and see if he can also be a yellow bird.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and said to Ola, who was repeating his previous teachings in front of the campfire, "Girl, prepare to go." ”

"-Our goal is to capture the Dragon Ball, not to kill people or kill dragons, what is the matter, it is best to solve it peacefully, force is the last choice, let alone kill people casually, this is not good......"

At this time, Ola was writing a new thinking logic in accordance with Su Day's previous requirements, and she seriously rehashed Day's words: "It's not right to kill people indiscriminately, it's not good, but if it's a wicked person, it is necessary to take the initiative to crusade." ”

Because Su Sun had already given the order to set off, Ola quickly stood up and approached the young man.

She looked less than ten years old, but in fact she was only three days old, so petite that even if she stood up, she was not as small as Su Sun's waist, and when she obediently took Su Sun's outstretched hand, Ola pointed out the contradiction in Su Sun's words before: "Su Sun, it is not right to kill people indiscriminately, but you can kill evil people, these two codes of conduct conflict." ”

"Yes, the contradiction will be pointed out, and the children can be taught."

In this regard, Su Yan was quite satisfied, he was not afraid to ask questions, he was afraid not to ask questions, he drove the Lan Dun, took off with Ola, and went straight into the clouds from the wind and snow, and in the process of flying, he continued the previous teaching: "The wicked are different from ordinary people, the wicked are special, they will bring threats to others, so they will be killed by crusade - Aura, you also have to remember that if you want to do evil, then you must be prepared to be crusaded, and vice versa, if you don't want to be crusaded, then don't be evil." ”

"Actually, this is also a kind of fear - because fear will be crusaded by others, even to death, so not to go against the majority of people, to become part of the public."

"That's it, fear."

Nodding seriously, Ola summed up Su Sun's words: "It is because of fear that people unite and become human beings. ”

And Su Sun nodded with satisfaction, although things are not so simple, but for an artificial person who has no common sense, it is enough to understand this step.

"That's pretty much it, that's why I was going to teach you what 'fear' is—only when you understand what fear and death are, can you know the meaning of good and evil and life.

And this is the foundation of human beings. As for the follow-up, Ola you have learned to 'question' and 'ask' on your own, so the next lesson starts with this - not that I brag, I am a real expert in this area. ”

Su Day's teaching from scratch seems to be quite effective now, but soon, in mid-air, the young man who noticed something looked shocked.

"It seems that everyone wants to go together - there are quite a few people around, and there seem to be a few Dragon Ball holders."

Looking down at the ground and the many points of spiritual power that were approaching the explosion area, representing the transcendental, Su Yan thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and directly condensed a cloud around him.

"Stay here, I'll go and scout the intelligence, maybe a tentative fight, don't be afraid."

And Ola naturally won't be afraid, the white-haired girl just blinked, and then said calmly: "But you just taught me what fear is." “

"Yes, I will apply what I have learned."

Su Sun was stunned for a moment, then haha, and then, he didn't say much, but pulled out his World Tree spear, turned his head and accelerated forward.

And there, there is an extremely large and conspicuous curse, but there is not much 'resentment', and it flashes with an incomparably clear light.