I’m Really Not Targeting the Mages Chapter 49: Spell-like

Fire oranges are similar in appearance to oranges.

But there is a strange smell from the inside out.

In the sight of Qi Qi, Roger could see the blood rising to the sky permeating every fire orange tree.

Its thickness is comparable to that of the Red Tide Corpse.

He groped for the depths of the orchard with a solemn expression on his face.

There, he found a large number of traces of manual picking.

"Looks like Cindy didn't lie to me."

"Humphrey has been growing this fire orange."

"In order to attack Longya Village, he is cruel and ruthless, and he can do such crazy things."

Roger is very clear.

These fire oranges are for the swamp refugees.

The Marshland refugees were originally descendants of humans who survived the disaster.

Contaminated by magic over the years.

Their brains and torso were severely deformed.

As a result, most swamps also possess some "spell-like" abilities. (Note 1)

These spell-like abilities are, of course, pedantic compared to real spells.

It can only be called "trick" at best.

Even the strongest among the refugees in the swamp loses the ability to cast spells after throwing two or three "small fire bombs".

So the magical abilities of the Marshland refugees have never been worth mentioning.

But in the last friction with Longya Village, Cindy found that the spell-like abilities of the refugees in the swamp were greatly enhanced!

Humphrey even set up three special "magic-like groups".

They followed Humphran's orders directly, using similar elemental spell-like spells to great devastation.

According to Cindy's hindsight.

The destructive power of a "mage-like group" is equivalent to a normal mage with a 1st ring pinnacle.

This is not normal!

The spell-like abilities of the Marshland refugees have persisted for decades, and even if there is room for enhancement and improvement, they will not appear so suddenly.

The problem lies in this "fire orange".

After months of Cindy's undercover investigation.

She discovered a surprising fact-

Consuming Fire Orange greatly enhances the spell-like abilities of the Marshlanders.

With a little training, an ordinary refugee can become a member of a "magic-like group".

And taking a large amount of fire oranges in a short period of time can push this strengthening to the extreme.

But everything has a price.

Consumption of fire oranges will greatly shorten the lifespans of swamp refugees.

A swamp refugee generally lives to be 30 years old.

But after taking fire oranges, many refugees have died from the bursting of sarcoid on their necks.

The death is said to be horrific.

…

In fact, Longya Village originally wanted to migrate normally.

But Humphran blocks his way east.

Not only does he have the "Mage Corps", but he also has ballistas traded from the grey dwarves.

The latter is what Sitalia Muse fears the most.

No matter how powerful her bloodline is, she is still only a young dragon.

If you are a little careless, you will be slaughtered.

And Humphrey himself has powers that make the Emerald Drake dread.

Therefore, the migration path of Longya Village was delayed.

Originally, this situation may have been stalemate.

Until Humphran has amassed enough strength to launch an all-out attack.

But Roger's appearance changed all that.

…

Leaving the orchard at night.

Roger, wearing a cloak of shadow, infiltrates the village of the Marshland refugees.

Compared to the reeds, the construction here is slightly better.

The occupants also appear to be awake most of the time.

But compared to Tongma Town.

This is more like a village built by goblins.

"Huh?"

"There is a fire... is there a line up ahead?"

Roger touched it cautiously.

Ahead is an open field, possibly a small square.

Two queues, one left and one right, are proceeding in an orderly manner.

Everyone is quiet.

This is not common in the settlements of the Marshland refugees.

After observing for a while, Roger noticed that the team on the left was mostly men, and the team on the right was all women.

Men are generally over 15 years old.

Women, on the other hand, are under the age of 15.

The youngest, who looks to be in his early 10s.

At the end of the male queue, there are baskets of fire oranges.

The person in charge of distributing fire oranges is a big man with scars on his face.

The sarcoma on his neck swelled enormously.

He moves very neatly and speaks very fast:

"Next."

"Quick, next."

The people in line took turns to step forward and leave after receiving them.

Roger noticed.

Each swamp refugee can receive two fire oranges.

All the people who received the fire oranges devoured them impatiently, even reluctant to peel them off.

"Next..."

Scarface was talking when there was a sudden thud!

A man who had just received a fire orange, his head exploded without warning!

A lot of blood splattered out.

A portion of it splattered onto Scarface's lips and face.

The latter licked his lips, snorted, and wiped his face with clothes that couldn't see the color.

"Next."

he said.

The team advances slowly.

No restlessness, no sound.

Only the numb faces of the Marshland refugees.

Roger stared silently at the headless corpse.

Can't speak for a long time.

…

Leave the male queue.

Roger approaches the other team.

Compared to the numbness and hunger of the males, this team seems to be a little different.

Although it's quiet.

But Roger clearly felt that the faces of these girls were full of longing and joy.

The line leads to a big house.

There are guards guarding the door of the house.

The guards also looked sallow and thin.

Roger touched it lightly.

On the way he heard the girls whispering:

"I heard that after becoming Lord Humphrey's bride, you can receive a small basket of fire oranges at one time."

"Then you don't have to starve."

"I really hope I can live up to my expectations and have more children for Humphrey..."

Roger stopped.

It wasn't that the girls' words had a big impact on him.

But he saw a "Jewel of True Knowledge"!

This thing is very resistant to the ability of the invisible class.

He's not sure if the cloak of shadows can hide the effects of the gem of knowledge.

After hesitating for a while, he chose a detour and went around to the back of the big house.

With the help of the ladder, he climbed the high fence and looked carefully into the courtyard.

At this time, a young girl walked out of the house in a sluggish manner.

She also carried a small basket of fire oranges in her hand.

"Ah~IndoMTL.com~ The girl suddenly cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

Roger's eyelids twitch.

The girl's flat stomach actually swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In just ten minutes, it swelled to the point of being pregnant in October.

She rolls on the ground in pain.

Someone ran out of the house, blaming indifferently:

"Let you go after giving birth, you have to listen."

"I'm going to trouble us now."

The girl was sweating on her aching forehead, but someone finally came to help.

Soon.

The sound of croaking came from the courtyard.

Roger witnessed the baby's journey from landing to five or six years old.

It only took about an hour.

This is definitely not an aberration to explain!

This girl is the big house she just entered today.

When she came out, she was carrying a five- or six-year-old boy.

Her face has aged more than ten years too!

Roger held his breath and used his breath-seeing technique to examine the big house again.

Except for the more intense blood.

Nothing.

He's about to be more aggressive, going deeper into the big house.

At this moment, the data column that had been silent for a long time finally moved.

…

"The number of rings for your speciality - Breathing Technique has been increased"

"The priority of Hope has been greatly increased"

"You have new information"

"You perceive the ritual of the Blood God"

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(Note 1: Spell-like, that is, special abilities similar to spells, the difference is that spells are acquired by acquired learning, and spell-like is naturally formed)