Chapter 354: Sacrificial Summoning
“Jia Na, are you alright?!”
“I’m fine, Vivian.”
Because she used the Purification Potion in time, Vivian didn't show any signs of being contaminated. Instead, Jia Na, after completing the vine wall weaving, overused her Law power, causing her body to once again enter a weakened state.
“Sigh, why did you have to do this—”
Looking at Jia Na's slightly pale face and her trembling hands from over-casting, Vivian's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of heartache.
“If I didn’t do this, even more people would suffer.”
As Jia Na said, with the collapse of the mist barrier, the Dark Sun Apostle's mythical true body would inevitably be exposed to everyone. And this, for all the transcendent beings in the White Coral Academy, would be a devastating blow.
After all, gods cannot be directly looked at; even an accidental glimpse can cause irreversible contamination and distortion in transcendent beings whose spirits and souls are already different from ordinary people.
It was precisely because of this that Jia Na desperately built a wall of vines to cut off any possible visual contact between the Dark Sun Apostle and the transcendent beings.
“Boom—!”
As the mist barrier was completely shattered by the pale giant hand, the Law Domain set up by Anthony-Black Sparrow also neared collapse under the assault of the pale giant hand.
“Anthony, the Holy Lord has answered my summons. Now, you can properly experience the feeling of despair!” Utaz-Ahn'Ri, whose soul had been almost extinguished by Anthony-Black Sparrow’s undead army, couldn't help but let out a final mocking laugh as he looked at the oppressive pale giant hand outside the Law Domain.
But very quickly, his voice was completely drowned out by the gnawing sounds of the skeletal dragons, until it disappeared.
“I didn’t expect you would go to such lengths to take revenge on me—how foolish.”
Looking at Utaz-Ahn'Ri, whose soul fire had completely extinguished, Anthony-Black Sparrow’s eyes were full of coldness.
Just a few minutes ago, Utaz-Ahn'Ri, who had been completely suppressed by Anthony-Black Sparrow, actually launched a desperate counterattack before his death, directly sacrificing the God Descender’s soul to initiate a sacrificial summoning.
Although Anthony-Black Sparrow had already commanded his undead army to devour most of Utaz-Ahn'Ri’s soul fire, he still couldn't stop Utaz-Ahn'Ri from initiating the sacrificial summoning at the cost of his divinity falling.
“Boom—!”
Looking at the pale giant hand outside the Law Domain, which could be described as blotting out the sky, Anthony-Black Sparrow’s expression showed no panic.
“Bluff!”
With his bone staff raised high, Anthony-Black Sparrow once again activated the Law under the authority of death—Undead Control—as he watched the pale giant hand constantly approaching him.
As hundreds of skeletal dragons resurrected from the Land of the Dead, high-pitched dragon roars immediately echoed through every corner of the White Coral Academy. In just an instant, hundreds of skeletal dragons flew directly out of the Law Domain, surrounding the pale giant hand.
“Boom boom boom boom—!”
Fire light flashed, and explosions erupted. Accompanied by dazzling blue-white flames, all the skeletal dragons actually chose to ignite their soul fire and self-destruct simultaneously.
Seeing this, Professor Utaz, who was still repairing the spatial rift, immediately flew to the vine wall and condensed a huge barrier shield to protect everyone and withstand the aftermath of the bone dragon's self-destruction.
However, the simultaneous self-destruction of hundreds of skeletal dragons was too powerful. Even though Professor Utaz timely stood in front to protect everyone, the immense sound still caused temporary deafness symptoms in many residents of Duling City's South District.
“Sister, my ears hurt so much.”
Sean, hiding behind the bushes, despite desperately plugging his ears with his hands, the huge explosion not only caused him to experience tinnitus but also caused intense pain, making his face turn uncontrollably pale.
“Don’t be afraid, the Wizard is protecting us. We’ll be safe soon—cough cough—”
Jenny, who also experienced symptoms of deafness, looked at Sean's pale face, only thinking he was simply scared. She opened her arms and hugged him tightly.
However, for some reason, Jenny's body, which had already been healed by Jia Na, once again showed symptoms of rapid weakening. Soon after, a large mouthful of fresh blood, accompanied by increasingly loud coughs, was spat out from Jenny's mouth.
“Sister! What’s wrong with you? Why are you spitting blood—cough cough!”
Seeing Jenny spitting blood, Sean no longer bothered to cover his ears. Instead, he gripped Jenny's hand and hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of Jenny's mouth.
However, in less than ten seconds, Sean, like Jenny, began to cough violently. Immediately after, a severe burning sensation in his chest also caused Sean's consciousness to become blurry, and he fell to the ground without warning.
At this moment, it was not only Jenny and Sean, but also many Duling residents within the White Coral Academy who showed symptoms of rapid physical exhaustion.
Even more, some even went into shock on the spot, or even experienced liver failure and respiratory arrest, leading to death.
“What’s going on?”
The powerful physique of a Wizard Apprentice did not cause Jia Na to experience deafness due to the intense explosion. So, at the first moment, Jia Na heard waves of coughing coming from behind her.
“Master, they seem to have collectively contracted some kind of Curse. Even humans I Purified on the spot are quickly re-infected—”
Listening to Celestial Sparrow’s telepathic message, Jia Na’s expression immediately became extremely grim.
“It’s actually a continuous Curse, could it be Law power? Cough cough!!”
Before Jia Na could finish thinking, a severe burning sensation from her lungs also made her cough uncontrollably.
“No! This isn’t a Curse at all!”
Feeling the surging weakness in her body, Jia Na didn't rush to use the power of the Purification Law Fragment for treatment. Instead, she gently covered her chest with her hand, allowing threads of magic power to flow into her body to analyze the root cause of the illness.
“Jia Na, what’s wrong? Why has your face turned so pale?”
Vivian, who had been guarding Jia Na’s side, immediately supported her arm and asked with concern when she heard Jia Na’s cough.
“I’m fine—”
Crack—! Before Jia Na could finish speaking, the emerald green vines that formed the vine wall began to wither rapidly. In a moment, the vines decayed, and the vine wall that Jia Na had painstakingly constructed using Growth power, like Professor Utaz’s mist barrier, broke and collapsed, turning to dust.
“We meet again, Miss Jia Na-Roland.”
A familiar voice slowly sounded from above. Looking up, a tall, handsome middle-aged man with a slightly scholarly demeanor was quietly floating in the air, coldly staring at Jia Na.
“Yulan - Blood Red—”
