Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic

Chapter 743: Chapter 743: The Ice Lake under the Moonlight

The Ring Sorcerers of the Sun Church, who had encountered Jesters on the shore, intentionally moved the battlefield onto the ice and gradually approached the members of the Truth Society. Of course, the magicians of the Truth Society did not want to engage with them, so the ice continued to extend towards the distant part of the lake until everyone had gathered in the middle of the waters.

The March moonlight illuminated the lake surface, where spiritual light flickered in the night. To Shard, watching from the lakeside, the scene was serene yet eerie.

And Shard had finally located Mr. Joey Barton, a man who should have been between the Truth Society and the Church squad. Somehow, he had fallen unconscious at the edge of the icy lake, lying alone under the moon, his life hanging in the balance.

As the battlefield drifted further away, people moved further from him, and to Shard, this was an opportunity.

“Be careful, don’t move recklessly.”

Shard opened his coat and stuffed Mia into the large pocket inside his coat, near his chest. After rebuttoning his coat, his left chest puffed out slightly.

He put an Ever-Youth Leaf in his mouth, bent his fingers, and let the returning Red Butterfly land on them. As the butterfly disintegrated into light particles, which entered Shard’s chest, he felt the power of the Whisper Element.

The essence of the Red Butterfly’s power was distortion and sorrow. Shard needed to quickly utilize this power to avoid the element’s influence on him.

Putting on his mask and preparing his Spellcasting Materials, Shard crept out of the woods, bent at the waist. Looking up and seeing a group of people fighting under the moon, he jogged onto the ice:

“Lagre’s Leap.”

Moving soundlessly across the ice, the night, the Steam Mist, and the Illusion Technique all helped him conceal his presence.

Soon, Shard arrived beside Mr. Barton. The shadow of the vast mountains covered both of them, and the sound of the lake, stirred by the night wind, brought peace to the heart.

“Mr. Barton, Mr. Barton!”

Shard gently patted his face, and Joey Barton’s swollen eyes gradually opened. His constricted pupils and heavy breathing made him look like a dying man’s last struggle.

“It’s me, John Watson. Come with me quickly, they’ve started to fight over there.”

“The Truth Society found the nail of resurrection and wanted me to confirm the death time of the target. But that was someone the Church had long set their sights on. They deliberately let the Truth Society’s professor discover him in order to trap all the professors who came to Milestone.”

Mr. Barton was gasping for breath. As Shard reached out to pull him up, he didn’t expect the middle-aged man to forcefully push him away, sending Shard to the side.

~Buzz~