fynovel Chapter 101 The Dark Eroders Pursue Us
Chapter 101 The Dark Eroders Pursue Us
"I can't get too close to the tower... I've been following it for too long, I can't just run over there..."
"You're following too closely, is there anything else...?"
"Got it!"
"The ruins near the Sealing Tower!"
Gu Chen knew some information about the Sealing Tower, or rather, he had some common knowledge about it.
The sealing tower is built around an ancient ruin, and the terrain of that ancient ruin is extremely complex.
Then some people might ask, such an important sealing facility, wouldn't there be some supply facilities nearby, like some houses built, some fortresses built, or at the very least, a tavern?
Don't make your Gray Tower Academy brother laugh.
Now that the sealing tower has been built, all we need to do is put a few people on it. Why bother with the facilities around it?
Isn't this common sense, friends?
The common sense is that Grey Tower Academy doesn't spend too much on infrastructure construction... Since the Sealing Tower has already been built, the surrounding facilities don't matter.
Gu Chen gritted his teeth, changed direction, and ran along the ruins surrounding the sealing tower.
This was once an ancient architectural complex, but now only ruins remain. Broken stone pillars, collapsed archways, and half-buried stone paths...
Within the dense atmosphere, there was a vaguely visible, enormous presence, indistinct and resembling the skeleton of a giant beast, but upon closer inspection, nothing could be discerned.
Traces of magical battles were visible everywhere on the ground: charred craters, crystallized soil, and twisted metal fragments.
"Let's take it slow..."
"Da da da..."
As a few rubble stones were kicked aside, the long-awaited intruder, Gu Chen, was welcomed into the ruins.
He had already taken refuge in the ruins of a half-collapsed stone house, leaning against the cold stone wall, panting heavily.
"There's absolutely no living creature around here, how am I supposed to treat my injuries...?"
He must treat his injury as soon as possible, at least to restore some mobility to his right hand.
But there's nothing around here...
"Rip—"
Gu Chen tore open his robe, revealing a hideous wound beneath the tattered fabric.
The wound was left by the Chobeck energy blade; it was deep enough to expose the bone, and the edges were covered with dark green corrosion marks.
"No, we need to stop the bleeding first. I can't deal with the putrefaction right now, but I can still control my own blood..."
Gu Chen used the few fingers of his still-movable left hand, dipped them in his own blood, and guided his blood along the main arteries around the wound, using this most direct method of blood manipulation to achieve a simple hemostasis.
He then took out the small bottle Ysera had given him, unscrewed the cap, and poured a little bit onto it.
Pure life magic bloomed on the wound, and the disgusting green finally showed signs of disappearing.
With the help of his own blood circulation, the wound finally began to heal.
"Hiss—" The moment the medicine took effect, a sharp pain struck, making Gu Chen grimace and break out in a cold sweat.
"Isn't this fucking a bit too painful...?"
"I thought I wouldn't feel pain from injuries anymore..."
This pain went straight to the soul, unlike the physical wounds on the body that could be relieved...
However, the dark green corrosion marks at the wound finally began to fade, and the bleeding gradually stopped.
The wound in the life-or-death grip is healing now, and there are no visible wounds, but the inside is truly in chaos.
"What a mess..."
After absorbing the fragments of Joebeck's rules, the chaotic vortex became exceptionally active, constantly disrupting the balance of the three-layered power structure.
From the inner perspective, the Soul-Eating Death Aura, Necromantic Magic, and Dark Power, like the three venomous snakes trapped in the jar, are desperately biting each other in order to survive.
In short, these three forces are tearing at and clashing with each other under the turbulence of the vortex.
"We must rebalance..." Gu Chen closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to use the spiritual power of the Star Gazing Technique to guide and sort out the three forces, attempting to bring them back to a normal state under his guidance.
But that's difficult...
The very nature of chaotic vortexes is "chaos".
It's like a gas cylinder that's about to explode.
You want it not to explode, but bro, how do you do that?
If you accelerate the leakage, it's likely to explode; if you seal it off and leave it unattended, it will still explode after the reaction is complete.
"A single-minded approach has backfired, resulting in a double bind..."
Gu Chen could only barely suppress the most violent necromantic magic temporarily, allowing the soul-corroding death energy and dark power to stabilize first.
Fortunately, thanks to my strong mental control abilities, things have stabilized for the time being.
However, Gu Chen was also very clear that without external interference, the structure would most likely still collapse.
Structural collapse is a rather mild way of putting it. To put it simply, your right arm is no different from a bomb right now. It's just that it's a little more stable now. If you dare to leave it alone, it will blow you to bits.
Gu Chen definitely didn't want to blow himself up into the sky...
"I can only hope that Ysera can help me..."
"But he wouldn't help me for no reason; I have to find a way to get the Source Crystal quickly!"
Just as he was focusing on balancing his powers... another unexpected event occurred!
"Found it."
"Damn it..."
The sound made Gu Chen's heart skip a beat...
A cold voice came from outside the stone house.
The Dark Eroder stood at the entrance to the ruins, darkness gathering behind him as if dragging the shadows of the entire ruins over. His gaze fell on Gu Chen as if he were looking at a corpse.
"They run pretty fast."
The Dark Eroder slowly entered the stone house, its footsteps echoing through the empty ruins.
"But that's the end of it."
Gu Chen opened his eyes.
The Grip of Life and Death is still unusable; it hangs limply, casually placed beside the ruins of the stone wall.
However, his left hand had already quietly grasped a short knife at his waist.
It's a very simple and ordinary short sword, which I got from Ysera before joining the Hunting Club. The blade is engraved with simple anti-magic runes.
"Lord Eclipser,"
Gu Chen slowly stood up, leaning against the stone wall.
"We have no blood feud. Joe Baker brought about his own destruction, I was merely trying to protect myself, why must we be so ruthless?"
"Why don't you be magnanimous and let me go?"
In this situation, what can I do...?
Why don't you beg for mercy first, and then see if you can find a way to get an opportunity...?
If you really push yourself too far, you'll stab yourself in the back even if it means death!
"Self-preservation?"
The Dark Eroder laughed.
"Don't make me laugh."
There was no warmth in the laughter.
"You killed the heir of the Antinoya family, ruined our years-long plan, and stole precious fragments of the rules... Is this what you call self-defense?"
"Stop making yourself laugh."
He raised his hand, and darkness coalesced:
"Hand over the fragments and your right arm, and I might give you a quick death."
"Otherwise, I will turn you into a living corpse and let you watch your own limbs being peeled off inch by inch."