When Rocky and Liliya noticed the Void Magic Squad in mid-air had spotted them, they both inwardly cursed, “Damn it!”
After all, this is the land!
In the current world, there exists an unwritten rule that everyone abides by, which stipulates that everything that happens on land is the work of demons.
Killed on land? Definitely the work of demons.
Robbed on land? Also definitely the work of demons.
In short, no matter what happens on land, the culprits are always demons, as this has become a common understanding among the people, because the law can only govern the skies and has long ceased to govern the land.
And it’s precisely because of this that dangers are omnipresent on land; these dangers do indeed come from demons, but sometimes they do not.
So when Rocky and Liliya saw the Void Magic Squad appear and realized they had been noticed, they both had a moment of dread, not because they feared the squad was after the Greyrock Stone, but because they feared the squad would discover their secrets!
Rocky’s current attire, the Void Magic Armor, had been enhanced with runes, while Liliya was dressed in full rune equipment. If the squad were to detect anything off about them, they were as good as dead.
In an instant, their hearts leaped into their throats!
But thankfully, after a brief pause, the Void Magic Squad in mid-air resumed their flight and soon headed towards the horizon, disappearing from view.
Only when the squad had completely vanished from sight did Rocky and Liliya finally breathe a sigh of relief.
They hadn’t been discovered.
That was indeed too lucky.
After exchanging glances, Rocky and Liliya saw in each other’s faces the look of having survived a great peril, because at that very moment, their tension had even surpassed that of facing demons.
In the face of demons, they might have had a chance to flee, but facing that Void Magic Squad moments before, there would have been no opportunity to escape had a fight ensued.
The sudden unexpected encounter came quickly and left just as swiftly. And not long after the Void Magic Squad disappeared, the Skyship of Thunderhawk City arrived. Ten Skyships slowly emerged above Rocky’s head and gradually descended.
“It’s finally over…”
Seeing the Skyships from Thunderhawk City, Rocky finally let out a breath of relief, his mind at ease, but immediately felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him.
His mission this time, though not lengthy—merely a day and a night—had been filled with too many incidents. Not only did he encounter demons, but he also met Demon Hunters, and even a Void Magic Squad right when he was about to return home. The constant surprises had nearly overwhelmed him.
Despite the numerous unplanned events, he ultimately achieved his goal and successfully returned to Thunderhawk City, which was a joyous outcome for everyone.
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“Jialuo, what model of Void Magic Armor was that person wearing?”
While Rocky successfully boarded the Skyship and began his return to Thunderhawk City, the Void Magic Squad he had encountered continued to ascend to high altitudes, seemingly on their way back as well.
During the ascent, the leader of the squad suddenly asked.
This person was clad in a suit of sharp-edged, silvery-white armor, obviously not the regular kind of Void Magic Armor, and although his face was obscured by the armor, his voice sounded very young, indicating he was likely not very old.
The person he referred to was naturally Rocky, and it was indeed Rocky’s Void Magic Armor that he was asking about!
“Young Master, that’s the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor, from the first generation of Void Magic Armor, which has long been phased out. It’s normal that you haven’t seen it before,” another person flew up beside him and promptly gave an accurate answer.
The Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor, the Void Magic Armor that Rocky was wearing, to tell the truth, even he himself had no idea about it, but it was seen through at a glance by a man named Jialuo.
Upon hearing this answer, the young master first fell silent for a while, and then said, “It seems I have not misrecognized it, that indeed is the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor, but something seems off to me…”
“Young Master, is there a problem?”
“Jialuo, do you remember what the magic energy value of the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor is?”
Glancing at the person flying beside him, the young master asked again.
“If I remember correctly, the official data states it at 300 magic energy value.”
The magic energy value the two were discussing is an important indicator for measuring the combat strength of Void Magic Armor.
As is well known, the power source of Void Magic Armor is mana, therefore its strength is directly linked to mana, making the magic energy value the best indicator of the merits of a particular Void Magic Armor.
And the magic energy value of the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor just happened to be 300.
“Only 300 for the magic energy value…”
Upon hearing Jialuo’s words, the young master clad in silver-white armor furrowed his brows and then said with confusion, “But I’ve just noticed that the Void Magic Armor the man is wearing far exceeds this number in terms of magic energy value!”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing this, Jialuo was also startled: “Young Master, what value did you see?”
“500.”
“500? Young Master, that’s simply impossible.”
Laughing with a ‘haha,’ Jialuo, who was flying beside the young master, said, “Young Master, the magic energy detector must be faulty. The model of the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor is too old, the latest magic energy detectors may experience detection issues.”
“Why would you say that?”
Seeing that Jialuo totally disbelieved him, the young master was somewhat puzzled.
“Young Master, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but the Blood-patterned Second Generation Armor simply cannot reach a magic energy value of 500.” Jialuo then started explaining to the young master: “The Blood-patterned Armor was the first generation of Void Magic Armor.
Back then, armor had just been invented not long ago, and the technology in all aspects was immature, so the first generation of Void Magic Armor not only had generally low magic energy values but also provided very limited enhancement to the wearer.”
“What’s more important is that the Blood-patterned Armor itself had design flaws, so this series of armor was completely phased out by the fourth generation, but even the Blood-patterned Fourth Generation Armor did not exceed a magic energy value of 600, so that man, even if he modified his armor, couldn’t have possibly brought a second-generation armor up to the level of the fourth generation; that is simply impossible.”
“What you’re saying… does make some sense, maybe the magic energy detector really is faulty.”
Jialuo’s words made the young master nod his head, and then he stopped thinking about Rocky’s matter.
Not leaving after this, Jialuo instead continued to ask, “Young Master, what do you think?”
“About what?”
“The new model of armor.”
While speaking, Jialuo pointed to a few people behind them, or more accurately at the Void Magic Armor they were wearing: “This batch of new model armor, how do you feel it performs in actual combat, Young Master?”
“Average.” After a glance at the few people behind him, the young master casually remarked, “They claim the magic energy value reaches 5700, but in actual combat, they can’t even put out a magic energy value of 4500. If I hadn’t been there this time, they would have all died at the hands of high-level demons.”
“This…”
Seemingly not expecting the young master to rate the new armor so poorly, Jialuo felt a bit embarrassed and only spoke after quite a while: “Young Master, these are general-purpose armors, they cannot be compared with your special armor.”
“If it doesn’t hold up in actual combat, then talking about it is pointless. I will not recommend to the king to purchase this batch of armor.”