MTL - Sword of Daybreaker-Chapter 1502 Morning Star
Maggie's sudden reaction caused the entire team to abruptly stop, and the old mage Modil was the fastest reaction among all of them. It was embodied in the fact that he had put herself on herself before the last word of Miss Dragonborn fell. He used three layers of shields, and in the next few seconds, he brushed several protections for everyone in the team, and in the following period of time, he brushed the shield for the whole team without stopping.
Of course, while brushing the shield, he did not delay his observation of the surroundings and communication with Maggie. He first diffused his perception and confirmed that the entire forest area was only his team and then released him. After two rounds of mental impulses, she frowned and looked at Miss Long Yi next to her: "No one...what did you see just now?"
"No, someone, I'm sure." Maggie frowned, still staring at the shadowed area between the trees. Similar shadows can be seen everywhere in the forest. It is an abnormally dark gathering spot, even in the sun. It also maintains an almost physical outline, and the exploration team will pay attention to avoiding such areas along the way. "Just in the depths of that shadow, I am sure I saw a... figure."
"A figure?" Modil frowned and glanced over there. "The surrounding vegetation has no traces of being touched, and there is no magic or biological aura left... What kind of figure do you see?"
Although he didn’t see anything, Modil didn’t take Maggie’s words as lies. His rich adventure experience told him that when the teammates around you suddenly said that he saw something, you are the most It’s better to assume that it’s true that teammates misunderstood it is one thing, and it’s another thing to ignore the danger due to paralysis, not to mention that they are walking in the most evil forest in the world at the moment... God knows that Ms. Ye is sleeping. After being confused, there was something left in this forest.
"A figure wearing a cloak, the whole body is shrouded in a black cloak and hood," Maggie recalled briefly, "I can't see the outline of that person's body, I just feel that the other person is as dark as a shadow, even with a hood. There seemed to be only a dark and amorphous shadow below. Besides, he was motionless there, and every part of his body was still...This is very weird, because there was wind in the woods just now, so stand alone again. , His clothes should be blown by the wind, but the figure doesn't even move the corners of the clothes..."
"It feels like an illusion projected in the air, and its main body is not here," Modil said before the other party finished speaking, and then gave a guess, then frowned and analyzed, "The clothing is completely dark underneath. "Shadow", which sounds a bit like the shadow dwellers I know, but the body of the shadow dwellers is bound by a material like a shroud. This is a very obvious and standard feature...except for the cloak Do you see any other features?"
Maggie thought about it carefully, and slowly shook her head: "That cloak is all of the other's characteristics, except that there are no accessories or weapons...Wait, there is something, I remember, there is a silver-white emblem, look It looks like a pin on the front of a cloak..."
Miss Longyi frowned when she said this, and then continued: "But I didn't have time to see the emblem of the other party's figure only for a moment. In fact, the other party had already started to dissipate before I yelled out... "
"For an instant... but you did see it, right?" Modil thought for a while, and suddenly confirmed again. He looked at Maggie's eyes with a serious tone, "Do you mind if I use some... magic Do you want to help you recall the details in your short-term memory? Don’t worry, I won’t spy on your privacy. In fact, I won’t be able to spy on your privacy."
Maggie was taken aback for a moment and seemed to react: "You mean'memory retrieval'? But isn't this spell only available to the caster? It is used to assist in learning spells...Can you use it to others?"
"The original version can only be used for myself, but I improved it a bit," Modil said cheerfully. "Sometimes I will take risks with my temporary teammates. Not necessarily all experienced adventurers, so I will use magic to enhance the abilities of temporary teammates for emergencies..."
Maggie's expression suddenly became a little weird. She was very curious about how many weird adventures the great adventurer had in the past, so that he could accumulate so many incredible experiences and unbelievable solutions, she was even more curious about this great adventurer. The "temporary teammates" in the mouth must be a group of nerveless desperadoes to have the courage to embark with him on those adventures that can sit at the end of the book in any legend of heroes, but these problems are all at this time. It doesn't matter anymore.
"Then please," she took a breath and quickly made a decision. She is also willing to repay those whom Victoria trusts deeply. "Short-term memory is easy to dissipate. Let's hurry up."
Modil nodded and was not polite. He raised his hand and sketched out a piece of shiny runes in the air, and then guided these runes to form a complex array beside Maggie. , And then he said while guiding the circle to close: "Relax, you may feel a slight dizziness and blurred vision, this is normal..."
Maggie nodded silently, and the nearby Iron Ranger soldiers spontaneously arranged outposts and guards around, and as Modier's improved memory retrieval technique was successfully activated, Maggie felt a moment of trance in her mind. At this moment, she felt that a small piece of memory in her mind seemed to have become an "image" stored in the Monet terminal, a certain segment that could be edited and manipulated, and an external force was precisely controlling it. Those flashing pictures.
The scene that she had seen a few minutes ago suddenly appeared in her mind, that scene of a mysterious person in a black cloak that flashed like an illusion, the thick shadow of the forest, the escaping darkness under the cloak, and That point is a silver-white emblem or brooch adorned with a black background like a silver star.
At the moment when the picture was clear and solidified, she suddenly felt that the surrounding environment was a little darker than before. In the next second, she keenly noticed the changes in the surrounding environment and the sense of "blocking" that the perception was obscured. .
Maggie raised her head and saw that she was standing alone on a forest clearing after being burned by the dragon's breath. There was no one around, whether it was the adventurer Modil or the steel ranger fighters who followed her. At this moment It was all gone.
Some kind of illusion? False memories injected into the mind? Was teleported to the anomalous space?
Several possibilities flashed through Maggie's mind, and at the same time she was fully vigilant for the first time, and in the next second, she noticed that there was a figure in her eyes that was the mysterious person in the black cloak. , The opponent was standing quietly among the bushes not far away, and Maggie was 100% sure that the opponent was not there a second.
"Who are you?" After a moment of concentration, Maggie took the initiative to break the silence while squeezing the long sword in her hand in a guarded posture, "Is this the ghost of you?"
After saying this, she thought that the other party would dissipate like a phantom just now, but to her surprise, the mysterious figure that made people unable to help but think of the power of shadow actually responded, ta Taking a step forward, at the same time he stretched out her hand to take off the hood that covered her face, Maggie made this move and cast her gaze on the opponent's chest.
She saw the silver brooch clearly, her eyes changed instantly.
It was a watchful eye and a pair of crossed daggers. She was familiar with this emblem. It was a symbol of the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau.
The mysterious man’s hood fell down, and at the same time, Maggie also saw long silver-white hair and a disturbingly pale female face. This scene was very strange, just like that long hair and face. The hole didn’t exist originally, but it condensed from the shadow of the amorphous when the hood fell. Maggie even suspected that this face was temporarily constructed for the purpose of communicating with people, the other’s cloak. I'm afraid there is still nothing but darkness below.
This weird scene and the opponent's somewhat weird appearance made the dragonborn lady more cautious. She stared at the silver-haired girl in front of her. The facial features of the opponent were all blurred due to the too pale face, even her eyeballs. Showing a pale white with the same color as her skin, this made Maggie feel like she was dealing with an uncolored "statue": "Repeat again, who are you, the emblem on your body..."
"Senior Operator of the Shadow Affairs Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau" the mysterious silver-haired pale girl spoke up. Her inhuman special features were so obvious that Maggie sighed strangely, "The other party actually speaks human words" the moment she spoke. But compared to speaking, the content of the girl's words is obviously more shocking, "You can just call me Morningstar, Miss Maggie."
"Shadow...Affair Division?" Maggie looked at the silver-haired girl full of inhuman qualities in amazement, "I have never heard of such a department in the MIB..."
Maggie is not an "insider" of the MIB, but she at least knows the general structure of the MIB. She knows that this vital intelligence unit has an "Internal Affairs Section" that specializes in general domestic affairs and handles overseas issues. The "External Affairs Division" and a "Suppression Teco" that dealt with disloyal elements in the imperial government system, but she had never heard of a "Shadow Affairs Division". This is quite important. Department.
And the name came out from a strange girl who appeared mysteriously on Violet Island, no matter how she looked like a Cecil, this matter was even more suspicious.
Not to mention that the other party even knows his own name.
"I know you have a lot of doubts, and I also know that you have never heard of the name'Shadow Affairs Division'. This is normal, because even Chief Amber and Your Majesty don't know about it." The silver-haired girl who claimed to be "Morning Star" smiled. But because of his pale face that seems to have lost its color, this smile looked a little sullen, "I'm sorry to talk to you in this way, but we didn't expect that Mr. Adventurer would directly use the memory extraction technique. 'This kind of spell checks your short-term memory, so that he will find the'mark' left in your mind, and it is possible to erase it at will, then I will be in vain.
"In order to prevent the work from being wasted, I had to activate this imprint in advance while the adventurer was extracting the memory... Don't worry, this is just a small corner between your memory and consciousness. You stay in the real world. Your body and your partners are safe and sound, and our conversations add up to a hundredth of a second in reality."
"...Is this some kind of mind-manipulation and thought-planting spell? Just like the magical skill of the Eternal Sleeper?" Maggie frowned, watching the girl's behavior carefully while lowering the tip of her sword slightly. This action was in action. She expressed temporary peace, but did not completely relax her vigilance. At the same time, her eyes fell on the other party's cloak again, on the emblem representing the MIB, "Are you really... an officer of the MIB? Why did Your Majesty Gawain and Miss Amber not know your existence? And listening to what you just said... There are many people in'you'?"
"Please don't get me wrong. This is just a small means to interfere with dreams and cognition. It is not the same thing as dangerous mental invasion," the silver-haired girl smiled, seeming not to care about Maggie's guard, "As for the details behind my identity... …I’m sorry, some things cannot be revealed before a certain time point. I can only tell you that'we' has no hostility,'we' are your friends, allies, and comrades in arms since many years ago, We are serving the empire, although our allegiance is unknown."
"I don't like this mysterious way of speaking, it can only make me more vigilant," Maggie said lightly, "I don't care how many secrets you have to hide, I just want to know... yours Purpose. Why did you find me?"
"A conversation is used to establish the interaction between the Shadow Affairs Section of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the real world. The connection between'us' and the real world will be strengthened after this conversation, which will help us fulfill our mission. The purpose is to spread the letter," the silver-haired girl said, bending slightly, "Our'big boss' would like to ask you to send a message to tell your highest superior, just say..."
She paused when she said that, seeming to organize the language, before continuing: "It is great to see that there is finally a season of civilization ready for adulthood, but there are still huge hidden dangers lurking on the way forward, large-scale manipulation. Trend of thought is a very dangerous thing. Please be cautious, and Madam Ye invited Gawain Cecil and his outstanding guards to visit the city of a thousand towers."
Maggie slowly widened her eyes.
Morningstar’s words are as obscure as ever and somewhat inexplicable, but behind this seemingly obscure words are enough to reveal infinitely reminiscent content. Maggie feels the confusion in her mind, and after a while, she can’t help but speak: "Wait. , You just said'Ms. Ye'? So you were speaking for Ms. Ye? Didn't you just say that you are officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau? And the'big boss' in your mouth is not Amber..."
The pale silver-haired girl just smiled. She didn't answer any questions from Maggie, but slowly put on her hood. At this moment, Maggie could finally be sure that she felt right, and the other's face lifted up in her hood. It melted into the darkness of indeterminate form in an instant, that is definitely not a feature that humans can have!
In the next second, Morning Star retreated into the shadows of the forest. Maggie's eyes widened, but she couldn't detect how the other party disappeared. It was as if the process of "disappearing" was omitted. The mysterious girl named Morning Star was directly in the shadows. All her perceptions turned into nothingness.
(Time to push the book! The title of the book is "Actually I'm Not a God". Although the number of words is not very large, I really sincerely recommend a book with unique settings and style. If you are interested, you can read it.)
