In Paul's shocked eyes, the gray-white stone hanging on his chest was slowly turning black.
This stone was given to him by Leonard, the abbot of the monastery, saying that it would protect him from evil wizards. Paul originally dismissed this, but thinking that the other party also had good intentions, he hung the stone on his chest as an amulet blessed by the master.
"When there is magic fluctuation nearby, its color will turn black!" That's what the old dean said at the time.
In an instant, Paul's outlook began to collapse. Is there really magic in this world?
When he had just awakened from the memory of his previous life, he had heard about magic from Old Chief Steward Philip. However, as he gradually integrated into this world, there seemed to be no direct evidence that there was such a thing in the world. The sense of superiority from the scientific and prosperous world and the disdain for this backward world like the Middle Ages made him gradually think that magic was just a helpless explanation for ignorant people to explain things they did not understand.
"No... impossible! This is just a chemical reaction!"
Subconsciously he still couldn't believe it.
The cloaked man blocking the road was Barnett. He heard the news at Franklin Harbor that Gaden Pirate Crew was wiped out by the local lord, and he was furious for a while.
After arriving at Northwest Region in the Auldo Kingdom, all his plans went very smoothly. He conquered Kent Family on land, controlled Duke Ferdinand, and integrated all Pirate Crew on the sea. This was almost completed.
The original follow-up plan was for pirates to land on a large scale and harass various territories. With his help, the stupid lords were unable to resist. Then Maltz Kent came forward to "surrender" Pirate Crew, winning him huge reputation and giving the Duke a reason to pass the throne to him.
After that, Maltz Kent was in the light and himself in the dark, slowly getting rid of those lords in the northwest who were still loyal to the Royal Family. Finally, they rose up by land and water, raising the rebel flag in the northwest, echoing the Giles rebels in the south from north to south.
Gaden is the pirate force that he finally supported, and he hopes that he can lead the pirates and become a big help to him on the sea. At that time, he paid attention to each Pirate Crew for a long time, and finally selected the Gaden team to support him. Secret Art Society also gave him an unknown amount of madness medicine to support him.
Now that an important part of his plan had been destroyed, he suddenly felt deeply frustrated because it had always been smooth sailing.
It's all that damn Paul Greiman's fault.
Barnett almost immediately made a decision to make this person who frustrated him disappear from the world.
Having been active in the northwest for such a long time, Barnett knows almost all the forces in the area.
Greiman Family is just a small lord who cannot stand on the stage. Although he bears the title of earl, he is actually the Dai Zui family who was exiled here by the Royal Family. This family also rules the poorest county in Northwest Region, without even a single vassal.
Because he defeated a small group of pirates some time ago, the current head of the family seems to have no idea how much he weighs.
If the opponent was a powerful family like Ferdinand or Kent who had a large amount of force at their disposal, he would have to think a lot and use some tricks secretly.
But when dealing with a poor lord like Greiman who doesn't even have a single knight under his command, if he continues to go to great lengths to plot, Secret Art Society's companions will be laughed out of their minds if the news reaches their ears.
Barnett decided to directly deal with Paul Greiman, not to knock on the door in broad daylight. Now his identity will continue to be hidden for a while.
He planned to sneak into Lakeheart Town quietly and carry out an assassination in the dead of night, so that this lord who did not know the heights of the sky would suffer a lot and die.
Barnett firmly believes that it is easy to accomplish this kind of thing by his own means.
What he didn't expect was that he met this lord on his way to Lakeheart Town.
God really treats me well. If you accidentally make too much noise in a town with a large population, you will attract Church's magic sticks to cause you a lot of trouble.
Of course it's just a nuisance.
Nowadays, in this remote and remote wilderness, killing this lord will hardly be discovered by anyone, as long as the body is disposed of.
As for the guards around Paul Greiman, humph, if they were a group of regular knights, I would have to make more preparations, but none of Greiman's guards seemed to be wearing armor. They were all wearing civilian clothes, and their weapons were only swords, not even long-range crossbows.
Oh, the girl next to her is carrying a bow, but what's the use of just a bow? It's still the kind of powerless Short Bow, coupled with the strength of a girl, its power can be imagined.
"Stone Skin Spell" plus "Giant Strength Spell" are already invincible in front of these people.
With his proficiency in Stone Skin Spell, his defense power is comparable to that of plate armor made by dwarves, and the opponent's weapons cannot break his defense at all.
So, he walked over head-on with great confidence.
Three Soldiers were ordered to come over and arrest him. With the support of Giant Strength Spell, Barnett easily killed two of them. He didn't bother to look at the remaining Soldiers who was paralyzed by fear and continued to walk forward.
Seeing a man dressed as an officer leading more Soldiers towards him, he showed a contemptuous smile.
"Come on! You mortals are very honored to be able to see the power of Arcane Magic today."
However, just when Barnett was about to start the massacre, a sense of danger arose spontaneously, and he almost instinctively grabbed it with his hands in the air.
A feather arrow appeared in his hand.
Cold sweat broke out on his back. If he hadn't reacted in time, there was no doubt that the arrow would have hit his eye accurately - that was the biggest weakness of "Stone Skin Spell".
Fortunately, out of tactical caution, he cast "Danger Sense" on himself in advance.
"Tsk!"
After missing the first blow, Female Advisor Laddie quickly pulled out the second arrow, and under the influence of "Total Focus", continued to aim at the enemy's eyes.
The second arrow shot out quickly, but unfortunately it was caught by the opponent again.
Barnett looked at the girl next to Paul, frowned and said, "There seems to be an annoying little bug on the opposite side."
However, under the influence of "Danger Sense", no matter how accurate the opponent's archery skills are, he can still catch the incoming arrow in time with the reaction speed he has trained for a long time. In fact, he only needs to tilt his head slightly to avoid being hit in the eye, but it is not comfortable to let the opponent's arrow hit your face.
At this time, Chief Guard Victor also led Soldiers to Barnett. He had no time to sigh that Female Advisor had such superb archery skills. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was distracted by the bow and arrow, he held the sword in both hands and used all his strength to stab the opponent's chest.
However, something incredible happened. There was only a "clang" sound, as if it was stabbed at a hard steel plate.
He could feel that apart from piercing the opponent's clothes, the tip of the sword did not make any progress against the opponent's chest.
In Chief Guard's horrified eyes, Barnett grasped the sharp sword blade, turned his gaze to him, and said with a smile:
"Why rush to die?"