Chapter 153: The Might of Sealing Art
Looking at the orange-yellow fireball-shaped elemental creature that suddenly appeared before him, Andrew ignored the Curse on his body and once again summoned several clusters of blue-white ghost fire. While absorbing the violent Fire elemental particles in the air, he began an elemental clash.
"Crack—"
On the other side, Jerome, whose attention was also focused on the Flame Guardian, was caught off guard. Several Thorn spikes with a dark green metallic sheen burst out of the ground beneath his feet.
Immediately after, vines grew wildly, and vines as thick as an arm instantly wrapped tightly around Jerome's legs with lightning speed. Coupled with Thorn Impalement, they caused slight cracks in the scales on Jerome's legs.
"The defense of a Bloodline Side apprentice is indeed difficult to break—"
Unlike Andrew, who was in a panicked state when attacked by the Flame Guardian, Jerome, who had activated the Bloodline power similar to a "lizard" creature, was also somewhat flustered when facing the surprise attack of the Thorn Flower Fairy. However, so far, the Thorn Flower Fairy's 【Thorn Impalement】 had not broken through his physical defense.
"Crack—"
Seeing this, Jia Na's Witchcraft moved again. Amidst a series of fine cracking sounds, the 【Spore Parasitism】 Witchcraft that had been set up in advance was quickly activated. Accompanied by a large area of fine sprouts growing densely on both of them, the strong paralysis brought by the toxins caused Andrew, whose physique was not as good as the Bloodline Side apprentice's, to directly cough up a mouthful of blood.
"Boom—"
Due to his rapidly deteriorating physical condition, Andrew no longer had the leisure to cast spells. Seeing the blue-white ghost fire suddenly extinguish, the Flame Guardian, possessing rich means of dealing with enemies, immediately opened its large mouth and mercilessly sprayed a fierce Flame breath, burning a huge hole in the already crumbling White Bone Shield.
"Damn it! Who exactly is this person? A Two-level apprentice, where did he get so many tricks!?"
Andrew, who had been hit repeatedly, gritted his teeth and summoned the Bone Shield again to hold on. At the same time, a feeling of powerlessness that was difficult to resist made him once again have the thought of retreating.
It's outrageous!
Whether it was the opponent's dazzling Witchcraft techniques or the Witchcraft strength comparable to a veteran Three-level Wizard Apprentice,
Andrew always had the outrageous illusion that he was being played with like a mouse by the opponent.
"The opponent must be a veteran Two-level apprentice who has already stepped halfway into the threshold of a Three-level apprentice! Otherwise, his (or her) Witchcraft power would absolutely not be this strong!"
Continuous psychological suggestion had gradually broken through Andrew's psychological defense line. The most urgent task now was only one... that is: escape!
"Whoosh—"
Just as Andrew was having the thought of retreating, suddenly, water flowed and surged. Endless water snakes, like bone sisters, rushed towards him again.
Although Maluo-Haige's Water-attribute Witchcraft would not pose a fatal threat to him, this endless harassment was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing his mentality, which was already on the verge of collapse, to completely break down.
"I must kill you—"
Andrew, who wished he could immediately swallow Maluo-Haige alive and peel him, was unable to find him due to the illusion, which made him extremely furious, "Wait!"
Just as Andrew was about to be overwhelmed by the killing intent in his mind, suddenly, a subtle magic fluctuation was immediately captured by him.
"Finally found you!"
Although that magic fluctuation was extremely vague, Andrew's mind, which had suddenly become incredibly clear at this moment, completely disregarded everything else. As the blue-white Flame once again covered his entire body, Andrew, shaking off the Flame Guardian, was like a man of fire, rushing towards a thicket with a crazed smile, launching an attack.
"You were indeed hiding here!"
The thicket turned to ash. Looking at Maluo-Haige, who had finally appeared, Andrew suddenly felt that his breathing, which had become a bit rapid due to severe lung infection, had become smoother.
"You won't escape!"
Seeing Maluo-Haige fleeing backward without looking back, Andrew, who had finally found the opponent, naturally wouldn't let him run away again.
His short and stout body was like a cannonball wrapped in Flame, rushing towards Maluo-Haige at almost the fastest speed he had ever achieved.
And on the other side, Jerome, who also saw Maluo-Haige, immediately burst out. After quickly breaking free from the thick vines on his body, Jerome, who had completely transformed into a "lizard" shape, directly turned into an afterimage and jumped in front of Maluo-Haige, forming a pincer attack with Andrew.
"Kill!"
Andrew, filled with extreme hatred, no longer gave the opponent any chance to breathe. Bone spikes condensed, bringing with them sounds of breaking air, and whistled towards Maluo-Haige almost at the same time as Jerome's attack.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang—"
Accompanied by the sound of metal colliding, in an instant, all the attacks that landed on Maluo-Haige were actually blocked by a thin, cicada-wing-like translucent green shield.
"This is impossible!?"
Looking at Maluo-Haige, who was still safe and sound under the shield, in a flash of lightning, as if he had thought of something, the two Black Bone Forest Apprentices, who had been forming a siege on Maluo-Haige, quickly retreated.
However, as they fled faster and faster, the surrounding scenery actually faded rapidly. In just a few breaths, the originally vast swamp thicket completely disappeared.
In its place was a gray-white world that also stretched endlessly. "This is impossible—"
Looking at the increasingly bizarre scene around them, Andrew and Jerome, who had realized what was happening, both saw shock in each other's eyes.
Then, turning their heads, they looked at the slender figure standing behind Maluo-Haige, whose entire face was covered by a Wizard hood. A sense of incredulity made both of them have no intention of continuing to flee—..
Dimensional Space! This was actually a real—Dimensional Space!
"Who—exactly are you?"
A brief silence.
To Andrew's question, which was almost trembling, Jia Na did not answer. Instead, Maluo-Haige, who was standing in front of her, acted as a mouthpiece and said loudly:
"Either hand over your nameplate, or die here—"
"I surrender!"
Clatter—
Almost without thinking, Andrew, who was already mentally and physically exhausted, was the first to shout out the command.
Also because Jia Na had not completely closed the Mirror Layer Domain channel, accompanied by a spatial fluctuation, Andrew also successfully exited the Mirror Layer Domain and was ejected from the secret realm.
"Only you are left—within three seconds, if you don't hand over your nameplate, then stay here forever—."
"I surrender too."
Before Maluo-Haige could finish speaking, with a sigh of unwillingness, Jerome, who had already returned to human form, also straightforwardly shouted out the command, also announcing the failure of this round.