Chapter Twenty Tracking

  Lin Feng noticed the solemn expression on Old Karl's face, and his heart sank. Although he didn't know what had happened, judging from Old Karl's behavior, it was clear that nothing trivial like an earthquake had occurred. Obviously, Old Karl knew something had happened!

  Lin Feng was not a good listener to begin with, and although Old Karl had told him not to run around, seeing the serious look on Old Karl's face made Lin Feng feel a sense of worry in his heart. In the year he had spent with Old Karl, along with his own mother, the three of them got along extremely well. Lin Feng discovered that Old Karl's temper was a bit quirky, but overall, he was a standard good person, and also an extremely meticulous one.

  For example, he often praised Nina's cooking and whenever Nina went to town to shop, Old Karl would give her a little extra silver coins so she could buy some small trinkets for herself.

  Also, every time he studied magic or alchemy, he would set up a large defensive spell in his room to prevent explosions from affecting Lin Feng and his mother - before they arrived, he didn't have this habit.

  Such details had happened countless times throughout the year, and Lin Feng couldn't help but accumulate a lot of goodwill towards Old Karl.

  In Lin Feng's impression, Old Karl had always been a carefree and composed figure. This was the first time he saw a solemn expression on his face. Lin Feng's heart suddenly skipped a beat, no longer hesitating, and quietly followed in the direction of Old Karl's departure!

  After lunch today, Nina went to the city to buy food. At this time, she was not in the house, and Lin Feng also put down his heart - because he faintly felt that the earthquake just now was not so simple, and his mother was just an ordinary person, it would be best if she didn't get involved in this matter.

  As Lin Feng ran out of the room, he immediately saw Old Karl running towards the woods behind the house. He took a light breath and quietly followed him.

  With his current physical strength, it's not difficult to keep up with Old Karl's pace. He kept a certain distance from Old Karl, who had a gloomy expression, seemingly deep in thought and didn't notice Lin Feng behind him.

  After following for a short while, Lin Feng found that Old Karl had stopped in front of him, so he quickly hid behind a large tree, only revealing a pair of eyes to quietly observe Old Karl's movements.

  Not far ahead was a very high and bald earth slope. From this angle, nothing could be seen happening above.

  Old Karl halted below the turf slope, his lips moving up and down, apparently reciting some magical incantation.

  In an instant, a faint red glow floated around Old Karl's body, like a hood that enveloped him. Lin Feng was shocked to see this, as he recognized it as a high-level fire-element defense magic. The fact that Old Karl released a defensive magic meant something.

  Is there going to be a fierce battle ahead?

  Lin Feng was guessing what had happened, but he only felt another shockwave beneath his feet, so he quickly stabilized his body. This time the shockwave was much stronger than the last one, and even the leaves on the surrounding trees were falling off.

  But this shock was just for a moment, and then it returned to normal.

  Lin Feng couldn't help but look in the direction of Old Karl again, only to see that he had released two more defensive spells. His body was already surrounded by three layers of protection, but Lin Feng could tell that the outermost layer was just a low-level defensive spell, while the middle one was a mid-level defensive spell.

  Three halos of faint light enveloped old Karl, making him look somewhat illusory and not quite real.

  Before Lin Feng could think of anything else, Old Karl was already climbing up the slope!

  His hunched body looked a bit clumsy, his legs and arms working together in unison, with an extremely strenuous expression. Seeing this, Lin Feng felt somewhat puzzled - why didn't the old man cast a fire-element speed-enhancing magic spell on himself?

  He remembered Old Karl telling him that the nature of flames was to rise upwards, so there was an intermediate magic called "Fire Ascension Technique". This magic, once cast, would envelop his body in fierce flames, and by borrowing the momentum of the rising flames, he could change his weight, allowing him to achieve a speed comparable to that of ordinary warriors. Of course, within the inner layer of the flames, there was a small isolated space; otherwise, an ordinary mortal body would be burned to death. Lin Feng knew that magicians were just manipulating external magical elements, and it was precisely because the inner isolation layer required a higher level of control over magic that it was classified as an intermediate magic.

  But this magic also has a fatal flaw - it's obvious that being surrounded by flames, anything that comes into contact with them will catch fire. However, this isn't necessarily a flaw, as the flames can be used as an attack method.

  With Lin Feng's current strength, he can't use it yet, but for Old Karl, it shouldn't be a big deal. If he releases this magic, Old Karl won't need to exert himself so much.

  Is there something indestructible on the slope?

  These thoughts flashed through Lin Feng's mind in an instant. Seeing Old Karl had already gradually climbed up the breakthrough, he followed with a heart full of doubts.

  After a while, Old Karl stopped at the edge of the slope near the top. Lin Feng saw him crouch down carefully and then, regardless of the yellow soil staining his clothes, he crawled onto the ground on the slope and stretched out both hands to grasp the ground firmly.

  Seeing Old Karl's action, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel puzzled again. Before he could figure out what Old Karl meant, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart, as if there was an overwhelming urge to call out!

  And at this moment, Lin Feng finally understood Old Karl's intention...

  Rumble...

  The ground shook violently again. Old Karl, who was crawling on the ground with his hands digging into the soil, was not affected much, but Lin Feng was not so lucky.

  The sudden vibration caused Lin Feng's foot to lose balance, and he couldn't help but fall downwards. At the same time, Lin Feng was shocked in his heart and had no time to control his body.

  In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng had rolled down to the bottom of the slope in disarray. He got up and hastily patted the yellow soil off his body, not bothering to complain, and quickly looked up at Old Karl on top of the slope.

  He saw Old Karl and didn't notice himself, but in this short moment, his body had already disappeared on the slope of the mound. Apparently, Old Karl had climbed to the top of the mound.

  Lin Feng no longer hesitated and didn't have time to brush off the yellow dust on his body. He hastily climbed up the slope.

  He was physically healthy, and after a year of training, he already had a decent physical strength. This earth slope was somewhat difficult for Old Karl's aging body, but for Lin Feng, it didn't count as anything.

  It only took a short while for Lin Feng to climb up the slope and reach the edge. He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and slowly poked his head out upwards.

  He didn't take a look and it was fine, but once he did, he got quite a fright!