fynovel Chapter 62 The Changing Situation and Difficult Circumstances
Chapter 62 The Changing Situation and Difficult Circumstances
Sore's cold words struck the hearts of every surviving white wizard apprentice like a death sentence.
The chilling cold of despair instantly froze my blood, making even breathing feel icy.
"No...impossible!"
A level three apprentice looked at his "comrade" who had just fought alongside him but now stood up with vacant eyes and contorted limbs, and let out a scream of despair.
Among them were familiar faces, even friends who had been encouraging each other just minutes before!
"They...they've been taken control of!"
Nia's face turned deathly pale, and her voice was filled with unprecedented panic.
The previously organized defensive formation was instantly torn apart by the chaos that erupted from within.
The controlled apprentices (whether corpses or puppets transformed from living people) attacked their nearest former companions without warning!
Its movements were stiff yet incredibly powerful, carrying a plant-like scent and an eerie white glow.
puff!
A level three apprentice, caught off guard, had his chest pierced by a twisted hand bone from a "corpse," his eyes still filled with disbelief.
"Ah!" Another apprentice was held tightly by the puppet that had been transformed into a living being, its sharp nails digging deep into his arm as a large amount of energy frantically eroded him.
"Damn it! Defense! Attack those that are controlled!"
Leo's eyes widened in fury, and his roar exploded again as he forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart.
His wand erupted with a blinding red light, and a condensed flaming whip swept out, instantly slicing two corpse puppets that lunged at him in half at the waist. Their charred remains fell to the ground, emitting black smoke.
The surviving thirty-odd Level 3 apprentices lived up to their reputation as elites. After the initial chaos and fear, Leo's roar and the counterattack from core members like Nia ignited their final fighting spirit.
"Flame Barrier!"
"Earth Barrier!"
"Holy Light Purification!"
Various defensive and purifying spells lit up, barely creating relatively safe spaces amidst the chaos.
Offensive spells were also mercilessly hurled at the controlled puppets, with flames, ice spikes, and wind blades tearing through the air.
The battle instantly entered its most brutal and chaotic phase. Former classmates now had to fight to the death!
"Tsk, a death throes." Sori coldly commented on the chaotic battle below. The deep, dark energy ball in his palm had reached its limit, radiating a terrifying wave of destruction.
He stopped watching Sean's "performance" and instead focused his attention on Leo, who stood below like a rock, constantly directing the counterattacks.
"The goals of adults...?"
Sori casually extended the hand that was holding the ball of dark energy forward.
Om-!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only an eerie, deathly silence as if space were being forcibly torn apart and light was being swallowed up in an instant.
That mass of darkness, like a living thing, silently tore through the solidified air, and wherever it passed, even the runes of the sealing array dimmed and distorted!
A terrifying force that sucks away souls descends first, making the apprentices around Leo feel as if their spirits are being torn out of their bodies!
"Leo! Watch out!"
Nia screamed a warning, desperately pointing his wand at the approaching darkness. He knew that if Leo, their strongest fighter, were to be harmed, they would truly have little hope left.
"Protect our senior!"
Several nearby and quickest-reacting level three apprentices roared and frantically poured their magic into defensive spells.
"Crimson Barrier - Stack!" Leo's pupils constricted as he felt an unprecedented threat of death.
He instantly abandoned his attack, unleashing his full magical power without reservation!
A torrent of blazing, magma-like flames erupted from the tip of the wand, layer upon layer, instantly forming an incredibly thick, rune-covered shield of fire that blocked the path of the dark energy orb.
The space around the shield was distorted by the high temperature.
Nia and the other apprentices' defensive spells were instantly superimposed on the fire barrier, forming a complex barrier.
Boom! ...
This time, it was a deafening roar! It sounded like two meteorites colliding!
Darkness and fire, destruction and protection energies clashed and annihilated each other!
A burst of intense light, bright enough to burn the retina, erupted! A violent energy shockwave spread wildly in all directions like a tangible tsunami!
Snap! Plop!
The fire barrier that Leo built only lasted for less than a second before its surface was covered with spiderweb-like cracks!
The other defensive spells stacked on top of it crumbled like paper!
The immense backlash felt like a heavy blow to Leo. He groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his body slid backward uncontrollably, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.
Although the dark energy ball had been weakened by more than half, its remaining power still carried a destructive aura as it slammed into Leo!
At the critical moment, a beam of emerald green light, like the most resilient vine barrier, instantly intertwined and bloomed in front of Leo!
"Life Barrier!" Nia's voice was weak from exhaustion, and his face was pale, clearly indicating that activating this powerful defensive spell had put a great strain on him.
Sizzle—!
The remaining dark energy crashed against the emerald barrier, producing a corrosive sound. The barrier trembled violently, its light rapidly dimming, ultimately perishing along with the dark energy, dissipating into countless specks of light.
Leo managed to stand firm, still shaken, and looked at Nia with a mixture of gratitude and surprise.
Just one strike! A casual blow from Sori required the combined efforts of many of them, even pushing them to their limits, to barely withstand! That's the difference!
"Oh? That's an interesting little trick."
Sori raised an eyebrow, seemingly a little surprised that Nia could block the remaining attacks, but his eyes remained as cold as if he were looking at an ant.
Below, the battle was even more brutal.
Although the white wizard apprentices fought desperately and destroyed many puppets, the number of corpses and living transformed apprentices controlled by Sean was simply too great, and they were fearless and even used the bodies of their "comrades" as shields.
The elite black wizards roamed the edge of the battlefield like ghosts, ruthlessly reaping the lives of white wizard apprentices who showed weakness or tried to escape the battle.
Each precise sneak attack was accompanied by a piercing scream.
The encirclement is shrinking, and the number of survivors is dwindling.
Despair, like a thick fog, spread once more, heavier than the sealing magic array.
"Hehehe! Struggle! Scream! The more fear you have, the stronger my darlings become!"
Sean stood in the relatively safe rear, his eyes gleaming with a morbid excitement, manipulating more corpses to join the battle.
They even began using eerie white light to control the fallen white wizard corpses, attempting to convert them into combat power as well.
He was clearly taking out his frustration from the earlier defeat at Leo's hands on these "lambs."
Leo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his brain working frantically in this desperate situation.
He stared intently at Sean, especially at the constantly writhing milky-white substance that Sean was casting his spell—that was the key to his rapid recovery!
It must also be the energy core that allows him to control so many puppets!
"We must interrupt him! Or... destroy that core!"
A dangerous thought flashed through Leo's mind. His gaze swept over his comrades who were fighting bloody battles around him, over the cold and approaching elite black wizards, and finally landed on Sori's unfathomable figure.