"It's finally over......" The magic was about to run out, and Dorothy, who had been struggling to support herself, fell to the ground with her feet limp, and the wand in her hand slipped to the side.

The girl now looks very embarrassed, her hair is messy and has no shine, and her eyes are lost, looking like an Internet addict who has been struggling in front of the computer for days and nights. Even the robe, which had defensive power comparable to ordinary leather armor, was affected by the battle and showed a lot of rough edges.

The black goblins who had invaded the village at dusk finally retreated with the combined resistance of the halflings and Kamiyu. It's just that the halfling village has also suffered huge losses.

At dusk, because all the houses were cooking on fires, the village's defenses were lax, and to a large extent, the defenses were not even as strong as midnight. After the surprise attack, many houses were turned into flames. In fact, nearly half of those who died did not die at the hands of the Black Goblins, but were suffocated by flames or smoke.

"You're all in trouble." Of the four, Riddle is the only one in good spirits.

He asked the other three.

Leaving aside Dorothy, who had fallen into a semi-fainting state, Camillo was able to hold on despite the exhaustion. Tannis, on the other hand, was like a pig that had been fished out of the water, drenched and lying on the ground panting in large characters, as if he had no strength to speak.

If it weren't for the help of the top presence among the four mage apprentices, the number of war dead in the halfling village would have doubled.

"I'm okay......" Kamiyu relented and said to Riddle, "Now that Taylor-san and Fat Man are not capable of self-preservation, you watch them here first." ”

As he spoke, he stood up with difficulty with the academy wand, as if he couldn't grasp the center of gravity, and swayed forward two steps before stabilizing his figure: "I'll go to negotiate with the halfling village chief." I always felt like something was wrong with the black goblin invasion this time......"

"Are you really okay?"

Seeing Kamiyu's appearance as if he was going to fall down at any moment, Riddle hurriedly went up to support him: "Besides, the village chief should be very busy now, otherwise go back to the hotel and rest first." I'll ask tomorrow ......."

"After a while, maybe they'll forget some important clues...... It's better to ask now. ”

Kamiyu shook his head stubbornly and pushed Riddle's hand away.

Although it usually looks naughty and out of tune. But in fact, Kamiyu is indeed the most experienced of the four little ones. He has been in the society for a long time, and he naturally knows the value of the timeliness, so he insists on meeting the halfling village chief now.

"Wait a minute......" this time. A relieved Tannis stopped Kamiyu.

He didn't seem to have the strength to support his child's large body, so he just threw the valuable wand in his hand in the direction of Kamiyu.

"Fatty, you?"

Looking at the wand that rolled to his feet, Kamiyu looked at Tannis, puzzled.

This wand was the most precious thing for Chubby Dun, and since he had exchanged it, he would hardly let go of it, no matter how much Kami Yuridel pleaded. Usually they won't even be touched. Even when he entered the door of the trial, the conditions were terrible, and he did not pull down the meticulous maintenance that must be done every day. What he did at this point was really unexpected by Kamiyu.

Chubby closed his eyes and said as if talking to himself, "My wand is much more valuable than the bargains you have from the school, and I still have the second-ring magic 'Ring of Storm' that she has in it." ”

"Tannis......"

"Look at you like a soft-footed shrimp now. Take it as insurance. If something happens, it will also allow you to experience her power...... the activation key of the 'Ring of the Tempest' is to say the incantation 'Oz' when you touch the wand crystal? ”

After finishing his sentence like a cannon, the little fat man turned sideways on the ground with his eyes closed, making an expression of 'I'm going to sleep, don't bother me'.

"Thanks."

Kamiyu picked up Tannis's wand and gave Tannis, who was facing away from him, a hearty smile, "My dear friend. ”

-- Day Two --

At eight o'clock in the morning, the halfling village, on the second floor of the hotel 'Dust Rose'.

"How's everyone's rest?" Kamiyu asked a few others.

Yesterday there were no incidents on the way to the chief, and it took him less than an hour to return to the inn, returning his wand to Tannis.

"It's okay." The little fat man yawned heavily, but he could see that he looked good.

"I feel like the quality and quantity of my magic have gone up." Riddle's face was excited: "Sure enough, Professor Franken's statement that 'actual combat is the catalyst for the best progress' is correct!" ”

"I remember what Professor Franconian said was that 'practice, and recognizing one's own shortcomings in the process of practice, is the best catalyst for progress.'" Dorothy said indifferently, the girl's face was no longer as fragile as yesterday, giving people a refreshing feeling: "Please don't equate artistic magic with brutal combat. ”

Seeing that Riddle and Dorothy seemed to have a tendency to fight, Camillo would naturally be happy to watch the excitement on the sidelines, but because there was still business today, he clapped his hands and forced their attention to focus on himself.

"Since you all look good, I'll tell you about the information I got from my visit to the halfling village chief yesterday."

In fact, Kamiyu did not get any important information when he visited the village chief yesterday, and only one thing caught his attention.

"The black goblins have taken a lot of halflings captive." The boy mused, "It's not logical at all...... I remember Tannis, you said that black goblins are creatures of low intelligence, right? ”

The little fat man nodded in response.

"So what's the use of them taking those halflings captive? Speaking of which, the timing of their attack on the village alone is incredible...... Judging by this method, these guys have at least the intelligence of the dire wolf pack! ”

"In other words," Dorothy immediately reversed her train of thought, "what do you think is behind the black goblins...... Like a mastermind behind the scenes? ”

"That's it." Kamiyu snapped his fingers.

At this moment, there was a noise outside the window again, but this time it was less frightening than it was yesterday evening.

Several people immediately ran to the window and opened it, and then saw a few figures walking on the main road of the village.

"It's them!" Riddle leaned on the edge of the window, his face quite excited: "Miss Theo, the 'princess of the sky', and Miss Elisa, the 'beauty of the lake'! And the dean's maid! ”

Taniscamiyo and Dorothy looked at each other.

Even the top combat power among the students has appeared, and it seems that things around here are not simple...... (To be continued.) )