fynovel Chapter 71 Ysera's Rescue
Chapter 71 Ysera's Rescue
"Get out of here!"
The death energy of the life-or-death grip is clearly nearing its breaking point.
This violent energy is extremely terrifying, especially since it also possesses life magic.
The soul-corroding death energy, the necromancer's magic, and the life magic—these three energies mixed together and finally erupted into a terrifying critical reaction!
Gu Chen stretched out his arm, attempting to release this uncontrollable energy into the distance!
"boom!"
After the violent explosion, Gu Chen was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, until he crashed heavily onto the roof of a tower.
However, Calkosa was also in a difficult position, as he was right in the attack's range.
The intertwining of these three energies is incredibly powerful and covers a vast area!
"Depend on……"
Gu Chen felt his body was light and airy. This was not a feeling of relaxation or comfort, but rather a warning that his soul was leaving his body.
He quickly took out the small crystal bottle that Ysera had given him, his trembling hands twisted open the cap, and then he drank it all in one gulp!
Life Dewdrop!
As the green liquid slid down his throat, Gu Chen instantly felt his body recovering at an extremely fast speed!
"Damn... Although I didn't achieve my goal of killing Joebeck, I'm still seriously injured. The Soul-Eating Death Qi... is enough to give him a hard time."
"Let's run to the Black Forest now, we can't stay at Gray Tower Academy any longer."
Gu Chen stood up the moment he drank the Dew of Life. Although he was in excruciating pain, saving his life was the priority!
He quickly got up!
"They haven't caught up yet, retreat!"
When Gu Chen rushed down the tower ruins, the excruciating pain in his right arm almost made him fall, but his "unyielding will" was automatically triggered at that moment. The immense pressure swept over him, but it also made him more focused!
He couldn't help but ask himself...
What would happen if I died here? Could I just end it all? Probably not. The Gray Tower Academy might not bother with something a low-level first-tier cultivator like myself had done, but the Antinoya family and the forces behind them, who are involved in politics, certainly wouldn't let me off the hook. They might do something horrific like searching my memories, imprisoning my soul, or subjecting me to daily experiments and torture...
What will Jim do? Will Ken protect him?
Gu Chen thought it was unlikely. Although they addressed each other as teacher and student, they were not truly bound by life and death. Faced with the upcoming pursuit, if Gu Chen were willing, he would definitely run away. There was no need for him to risk his life for a stranger. If he was willing to humble himself, he could even return to the Antinoya family and offer Jim his respects.
Will Ysera come? Can she come to save me?
The possibility is even smaller. Although Gu Chen crushed the token, in the end, third-ring wizards are not a particularly scarce group of wizards in Gray Tower Academy. Although they can be considered top figures in the outer areas of Gray Tower Academy, they are not particularly rare in the entire Gray Tower Academy.
Without the source crystal, there's no need for me to protect Jim after I die.
So if I want to survive right now, the only way is to do everything I can to get to the entrance of the Black Forest!
At least... I do have information about source crystals now!
These problems lashed at him like whips, forcing him to exert more effort at every step.
Gu Chen activated the Star Gazing Technique, while simultaneously regretting that he hadn't practiced the breathing techniques taught by the Knights.
The knight can enhance his physical body several times over using breathing techniques, so he would definitely perform better than me in a situation like this where I have to escape...
I really am a glass cannon.
"Damn, so fast?"
As Gu Chen ran, he felt a distinct magical force following him from behind!
It's Calkosa! Another enormous gray mist hand!
Calkosa has caught up!
Gu Chen didn't turn back, and kept running while cursing!
He rushed toward the entrance to the Black Forest on the west side of the academy. He wasn't worried about whether it would affect Ysera's ability to get help, since Ken's telepathic communication was always connected to him.
"To the western entrance!"
"it is good."
Gu Chen kept running, thankfully he hadn't encountered a space-type wizard...
Well, it's also quite difficult to find wizards who can learn spatial magic in the outer areas.
The wind howled in his ears, and his lungs felt like they were on fire. Gu Chen had already given it his all! He heard the sound of incantations being chanted behind him. Although Gu Chen couldn't quite make out what kind of spell it was, what other possibilities were there now?
Calcosa must be trying to blast himself to smithereens!
We can't let him finish casting the spell!
Gu Chen pressed the life-or-death grip against his heart.
The white glow was already very faint and had no healing effect whatsoever.
Gu Chen was aware of this, of course. His idea was not to heal himself. The effects of the Life Dew were very strong, and it even provided additional energy.
If your own blood absorption can be blocked by the opponent's spell shield, then it's definitely useless.
But... Calcosa seems unable to withstand the out-of-control energy in his arm?
So, Gu Chen made this crazy choice.
"Art is an explosion!"
Yes, some mixed soul-corroding death energy and death magic remained in the grip of life and death, while Gu Chen drew new life magic from his own body, and the three energies were mixed together again, and then began to become unstable again!
So Gu Chen swung his right arm again and threw out the mixed magic power!
"boom!"
Although this explosion wasn't that terrible, it still caused quite a stir!
This demonstrates the power of the explosion!
"Damn bugs..."
Calcosa's spellcasting was forcibly stopped. The spell he used was not a magical connection, but rather a direct gathering of magical energy as a weapon to attack.
This is a good method, good because it can prevent the opponent's spell shield from blocking the establishment of the magic link.
This is exactly what happened to Gu Chen; the spell couldn't be activated without a connection.
However, the drawbacks are also obvious: the spellcasting is easily disrupted by the opponent's attacks!
Calcosa was a necromancer. Knowing that he was not good at fast movement, he specially honed his defensive necromancy.
When the insect's spell came at him, he didn't care and simply released a few skeletons to block his way.
But what's with this mixed magic? Why are necromancy defense spells completely ineffective?
Why are these damn bugs so hard to kill?
Moreover, this mixed magic didn't come straight at me, but hit me with a strange trajectory!
No matter how he dodged, this magical stew was like a celestial body attracted by gravity, and he couldn't shake it off!
So, Calkosa was bombed again.
"Do you think you could dodge it so easily...?"
Gu Chen continued running forward, silently thinking to himself,
This was inspired by his study of the gravitational trajectories of celestial bodies in star-gazing techniques!
While temporarily forcing Karkosa back, Gu Chen continued running forward!
Although his frail body had given it its all, Gu Chen believed he was far from reaching his limit!
The speed is still increasing!
The entrance to the Black Forest is just ahead!
It's just 50 meters ahead!
Gu Chen gritted his teeth, leaned forward, and ran like a cheetah! He almost fell over!
He could hear his own heartbeat, as loud as a drum! The scene before him began to sway, a sign that his mental energy was about to be exhausted.
He was already giving it his all; even the strongest will has its limits… His mental energy was almost completely depleted, whether it was controlling the mixed magic to attack Karkosa, dodging the necromancy attacks, planning an escape route, or adapting to changing circumstances…
It can be said that Gu Chen has now truly reached his limit.
Forty meters!
Thirty meters!
Twenty meters!
Gu Chen used his last bit of strength to jump up, almost leaping into the entrance!
His right arm, the grip of life and death, was completely useless. The dark gold patterns had spread above his elbow, and his entire arm had taken on an unnatural grayish-gold color, like a mixture of metal and flesh.
Just then, a black arrow of light shot from the side.
puff.
He got shot!
The instant the dark arrow struck, it seemed as if the entire world plunged into darkness in Gu Chen's eyes...
There was nothing left but endless darkness. He couldn't feel his own breath, nor could he feel the light. It was as if everything had vanished in an instant.
The light disappeared from his eyes, and to onlookers, Gu Chen's face was rapidly losing its color, with many black lines beginning to spread outwards!
"Alright, that's enough farce."
"Very clever, you really threw me into disarray, you could even say you made me run around in circles, but your actions were still too reckless..."
"But I can understand, after all, you want to survive."
"But sometimes, you mess with the wrong people or do the wrong things, and that's not good."
A black shadow emerged from the ground, the dark gold robe giving off a luxurious yet dynamic feel.
It's the Dark Eroder that Ken mentioned...
"Haha, go ahead and run, can you still run now?"
In just a short while, Kalkasa caught up, his stitched face now looking so ferocious and terrifying.
It seems they've hit a dead end.
"Don't make a sound."
A look of disgust flashed across the Dark Eroder's face. He waved his hand, and Karksar shut his mouth.
"Die."
A black arrow appeared directly above Gu Chen's head, intent on piercing him!
"Get out of my territory."
Gu Chen remembered that voice; it was Ken's telepathic communication, only this time it was noticeably stronger!
Gu Chen's drowsy consciousness cleared up, and it wasn't just a simple transmission to Gu Chen; both Dark Eroder and Karksa were stunned!
Gu Chen got up from the ground and seized the opportunity to run towards the entrance!
He heard Ken's voice echoing in his mind, with obvious panting.
"I can only... distract him for a few seconds..."
"Run!"
Gu Chen turned around and continued running.
The ground beneath my feet was incredibly soft, a characteristic of the edge of the Black Forest. The soil was black, as if mixed with tar and ash.
It's clearly only a ten-meter distance.
Finally, Gu Chen crossed the line and collapsed onto the black soil.
The wind stopped at that moment.
It's not an exaggeration or a metaphor, but a literal stillness.
Falling leaves froze in mid-air, and the dust they stirred up looked as if it were nailed to transparent glass.
This is a realm, where the will of a third-ring wizard is interfering with reality. Ysera appeared at some point, standing before Gu Chen, her dark green robes fluttering without wind, tiny specks of light flowing through her cascading hair.
The Dark Eroder had already realized what was happening, but stopped ten meters away, not daring to take another step.
He was shrouded in rolling shadows, with only two points of crimson light flashing in the direction of his head. When he stopped, the surrounding light dimmed slightly.
The stitched-face wizard, Calcosa, stood atop the ruins of the collapsed roof, gray mist slowly swirling around him. His stitches resembled twisted centipedes in the moonlight.
"Isella Morningstar".
The Dark Eroder's voice was like an echo from a deep well, layer upon layer, lacking its initial composure, and clearly conveying pressure.
You've crossed the line.
"Crossing the line?" Isera's voice was soft, but every word was clearly heard by everyone.
"The Dark Eroder stepped into my warning range, yet you claim I crossed the line?"
"Or does Grey Tower Academy consider the Black Forest their private property? That's rather arrogant."
Gu Chen lay on the ground, the excruciating pain in his right arm almost causing him to faint. But he gritted his teeth and used his "unyielding will" to force himself to stay awake.
"Don't faint..." he told himself.
The shadows on his face continued to deepen, with dense black lines appearing. His subconscious told Gu Chen that if he fainted now, it would truly be the end.
"This insect," the shadow of the Dark Eater pointed at Gu Chen, "killed a student of the academy, violating..."
"That's my client."
"As for those rules, don't always bring up that bullshit rule when you can't get things done. Do you even follow them normally? Isn't that ridiculous?"
Ysera interrupted him, tapping her cane lightly on the ground. From her, emerald green ripples spread outwards, and wherever they passed, tender grass sprouted from the scorched earth.
Calcosa let out a hoarse laugh: "How interesting. Why would a third-ring nature wizard protect a blood wizard? And such a... useless blood wizard at that."
"It's a bit unusual, isn't it? Hehe..."
His eyes, like two lifeless stones, were fixed on Gu Chen's right arm:
"That arm, it's absorbing death. Are you aware of what you're doing, child?"
Gu Chen remained silent, simply lying on the green buds. He could feel new life entering his body from these buds.
"You centipede-like scarred face, do you even have the right to speak when I'm talking?"
"..."
As soon as Ysera opened her mouth, Calxas immediately shut up.
"Everyone, let's go. I said I'd protect him. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
The shadow was the first to leave, followed closely by the dissipation of the gray fog.