Is this it?

The archmage frowned, looking at the black smoke swamp in front of him, and a pungent scorched breath rushed to his face, mixed with a faint smell of blood. The stumps of the Imperial soldiers were scattered all over the place, burned like charcoal. Judging from the current situation, those two guys are not exaggerating. It's just that it is not known how accurate they are in what they say.

Thinking of this, the archmage snorted coldly, then he closed his eyes and began to mumble the incantation. For a legendary mage, "Detect Mana" was not such a difficult spell, and he had completed the preparation of this spell almost instantly. This spell allows a qiē possessed magical brilliance to completely appear in front of him, and no matter how secretive they are, they cannot escape his eyes.

Thinking of this, the archmage sneered and opened his eyes.

The next moment, he closed again.

It wasn't because there was something wrong with the spell, no, maybe it was really because there was something wrong with the spell, because when he opened his eyes, he was greeted by a bright red - in front of him, the whole land exuded a bright red magical light, as if he was standing in front of the gate of purgatory at this moment, and for a moment, the archmage even wondered if he had cast the wrong spell, so that he was accidentally transported to the abyss of the Nine Hells.

But when he opened his eyes again, he had to admit a fact -- that is, this was still the main plane in front of him, and he had not left this place.

But the harsh red color is almost impossible to look at. If his spell works correctly, then it is tantamount to the spell telling him an unbelievable conclusion -- that the whole of Passus is built on a powerful magical device.

And is this possible?

The Archmage looked back. Look behind you. Behind him, there was still a dark swamp. Beside him was a lush forest, with a clear blue sky and a bright red sun overhead, which had not changed as usual, but when he looked back, he could only see the dazzling red glow emanating from the entire land.

How so?

The archmage blinked, opened and closed, but the landscape in front of him remained unchanged. It's incredible, he lived for more than seventy years. I had never heard of such a thing happening. He knew that there were places where magic was born with great powers. This is also called a magical territory, but Passus should not be such a place, the most significant feature of the magic territory is that the people born in this land have more or less some magical talents, and there are no mages in a poor country like Passus, so naturally it can't be a magic territory.

But what is it?

The archmage frowned and undid the spell. Soon, the red glow dissipated, and in front of him was the swamp. There is nothing out of the ordinary.

"Master?"

Seeing the archmage's expression, the mages behind him asked with some doubts. It was the first time they had seen such a surprised look on the face of the respected vice president, but what did he see? Could it be that there is really some secret in this poor backcountry?

But the archmage said nothing. He just waved his hand and motioned for the others to stop talking for a while. Then he quickly unleashed shield after shield for himself. The situation was so strange that he couldn't think of any theory in his head to explain it. The only plausible explanation is like what the two guys say. The opponent has set magic traps all over the battlefield...............

But is it possible?

Thinking of this, the archmage shook his head. He couldn't accept that in any case. The cost of setting up so many magic traps is astronomical, and even a country can't afford it. And it's not just about money. Creating magic traps requires a variety of expensive materials, as well as a large number of skilled craftsmen. Even if the alchemists and master craftsmen of the entire mage country were gathered, it would be impossible to create so many magic traps.

But beyond that, he couldn't find any other plausible explanation for what he saw, unless there was a mistake in his spell. But this is almost impossible for an archmage. He wasn't disturbed in any way, and the fluctuations of his spells were as smooth as ever, unless it was some kind of illusion......... But how powerful would it take for an illusion that could have caught a legendary mage unknowingly to do so?

After applying the shield to himself, the archmage relaxed a little, he reached out, recited the incantation, and then flung his right hand forward, and soon, with his movements, a tumbling fireball whistled out and bombarded the ground.

"Boom!!"

With the sound of the explosion, the swamp in front of him suddenly turned black, and the original potholed pool was also evaporated into a cloud of white mist. Seeing this scene, the militiamen who had been watching a good show on the city wall finally changed their faces at this time, but they knew how powerful magic was, although the lord told them that they didn't need to worry, but seeing this scene in front of them still made them feel a little uneasy.

While the archmage was "showing off his might", on the other side of a tower, Jenn was standing there, watching the qiē that was happening in the distance with a meaningful smile.

"I really didn't expect that we would meet an old friend here, it seems that the guidance of fate is really preserved."

"That old man is the guy who fought with the master, you and the little bat for a long time?"

Behind Jenn, Patilina stood on tiptoe and looked across the other side with her hands behind her back curiously, and after seeing the archmage clearly, the little one pouted.

"It doesn't look very strong."

"It doesn't matter if it's strong or not, it's ............... that counts"

Saying this, Jenn smiled slightly, he remembered that the archmage had suffered a merciless blow from his own Seberas. Now it looks like he's hurt a lot............ It's a lot of fun.

Just play with them.

Thinking of this, Jenn reached out and made a gesture gently.

At this time, the archmage had also completed his spell, and he glanced at the blackened swamp that had been bombarded in front of him, and nodded in satisfaction. Then the archmage was seen levitating in this way, crossing the stream, and then standing on the completely charred earth. Seeing this scene, the eyes of several soldiers who followed behind the mage couldn't help but widen, many of them had seen the power of these traps before, and they were even more preoccupied at the moment, for fear that those terrible traps would suddenly appear at the feet of the archmage.

However, to everyone's surprise, there was silence on the ground beneath the archmage's feet, and it seemed that those traps had completely lost their effect. Could it be that those terrible magic traps were really destroyed by the spells of the archmage?

For a while, the soldiers behind couldn't help but cheer.

Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, the archmage also nodded in satisfaction. Then he gestured to the mages behind him, motioning for them to follow him forward and make sure to destroy these troublesome magic traps once and for all. Seeing the archmage's order, several other mages who were traveling with him also nodded hurriedly, and then applied a defensive spell to themselves in the same way, and then stepped on the riverbank.

The next moment, the flames erupted.

The flames of the cracking explosion immediately enveloped those mages, although they had prepared protective spells in advance, but they were also caught off guard under this sudden explosion, and soon saw several mages retreating unbearably. Flashes of magic emerged from their bodies, blocking further onslaught of flames and explosive fragments. But even so, the dazzling light and deafening roar were too much for them to bear. Not only that, but at the same time, those elusive blades and sharp thorns from before also reappeared, whistling towards everyone's bodies.

Although the mage's shield is very powerful, it is not invincible, after suffering several trap attacks in a row, the endurance of the shields around several mages has finally reached the limit, only to see the brilliance of those shields stagnate slightly, and the next moment suddenly separated. And the mages also screamed and fell to the ground, and were soon engulfed in explosions and traps.

Even the archmage was no exception, but those traps were of little use to him, sharp blades and sharp thorns slammed into his shield again and again, emitting a little fire, but there was no way to penetrate his shield. In the face of this sudden attack, the archmage snorted coldly, only to see that the next moment a violent hurricane erupted around him, instantly tearing those raging and flying sharp fangs to pieces.

It's just that these weapons seem to be endless, even if they are crushed and torn apart by the violent wind of magic one moment, the next moment they will regain their original state and continue to attack.

What the hell is this!!

Even an archmage can't stand being beaten passively like this. I saw him roar angrily, clenching the silver spear in his hand, and soon, the shining magic brilliance suddenly exploded, and the next moment, I saw the archmage jump high like this, rushing towards the stronghold in front of him!

Seeing that the mage suddenly rushed towards him, the soldiers of Passus standing on the wall of the stronghold were suddenly shocked. However, before they could make any movements, a golden flash of light whistled through the sky and shot towards the speeding archmage.

"Boom!!"

The next moment, with a huge roaring explosion, a huge black mushroom cloud rose into the sky. (To be continued......)