noveltune Chapter 90: The path to Level 4 has been opened!!!
Chapter 90: The path to Level 4 has been opened!!!
Feel the destructive energy emanating from those two terrifying spells that combined the lifelong cultivation of Karot and Mokamo, spells powerful enough to incinerate mountains, boil seas, or freeze souls!
Hick felt as if his heart was being squeezed and kneaded by an invisible hand, almost jumping out of his throat!
Faced with power of this level, his meager formal wizard strength was as fragile as a withered leaf in a storm!
Escape! We must escape in the chaos!
This thought, like a leech, relentlessly gnawed at his reason.
If he stays, he sees no way out, no matter which side wins!
Now, everyone's attention is drawn to the impending clash of the world-destroying light—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
As for how to escape... a barely perceptible red light flashed in the depths of Hick's eyes, and his pupils instantly turned like the cold eyes of a raven!
At the eye of the storm, facing the pincer attack that could annihilate him, Heath showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a frenzied enjoyment appeared on his face!
Just as Qaboos' withered hand moved away from his back—
boom!
Hiss's already formidable level 3 high-rank aura seemed to break free of some invisible shackles, surging upwards once again!
A violent surge of energy swirled wildly around him, causing his robes to flutter wildly!
"Feel honored, you ants!"
Heath's voice seemed to come from the deepest abyss, carrying an arrogant tone as if proclaiming a divine decree.
"You will witness firsthand the birth of a new era!!!"
Before he finished speaking, he and the withered "Kabus" behind him seemed to be mirror images of each other, simultaneously forming an ancient, eerie hand seal that exuded an ominous aura!
call--!
A flame of death unlike any they knew, a deep, pure black flame that seemed capable of devouring all light, silently ignited before them!
The flames had no heat; instead, they emanated an extreme cold and deathly stillness that could freeze one's soul!
As soon as it appeared, it seemed to absorb some of the light in the entire glass hall, making it dim!
"Now," Heath's crimson eyes locked onto the two devastating beams of light, a cruel smile curving his lips, "I'll show you frogs in a well... what true deathfire really is!"
He pushed forward with both hands!
Om-!
The eerie black flame seemed to be infused with life, expanding instantly!
It transformed into a vast, all-encompassing sea of black fire, silent yet carrying an absolute will to annihilate all things, fiercely confronting the "Eternal Holy Flame" and the "Breath of Silence"!
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
A terrifying explosion that defies description!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a dull, muffled groan, as if space itself was being torn apart!
Three energies, each representing a different extreme power, collided, tore apart, and annihilated violently at the core of the Crystal Hall!
The Eternal Tower's meticulously crafted defensive array, strong enough to withstand even a level three wizard, shattered and vaporized instantly like paper before this destructive force that transcended all limits!
"ah--!!!"
"No--!!!"
Several official wizards of the Eternal Tower who were relatively close by didn't even have time to utter a half-scream before their bodies, upon touching the edge of the black flames, silently disintegrated and vanished like snowflakes thrown into hot water, leaving not even a trace of ash behind!
True annihilation!
The remaining white wizards, who were lucky enough not to be directly engulfed by the black flames, were as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer. They screamed as they were violently thrown away by the raging energy turbulence and crashed heavily into the cracked glass wall. Their fate was unknown!
Only a few of the strongest level two wizards, such as Harris, managed to maintain their footing behind Carrot thanks to their exceptional reflexes and defensive magical artifacts. However, they were all coughing up blood, looking disheveled, and their eyes were filled with extreme fear!
Carrot and Mochamo are the first to be affected!
The magnificent robes worn by the two had long since turned to ashes in the impact, and their exposed skin was covered with charred burn marks and strange ice crystal cracks!
Their faces were as pale as paper, with glaring bloodstains at the corners of their mouths, and their breaths were extremely weak!
If they hadn't been so aware of the terrifying nature of the Death Flame that they didn't hesitate to burn their own magical power to desperately dispel the trace of black flame that had touched them at the moment of impact, they would probably have been burned to nothingness in agony by now!
The two stared intently at the eye of the storm, at the figure that stood proudly amidst the turbulent flow of destructive energy—Heath!
Heath's right hand was now in an inhuman state!
It was no longer a body of flesh and blood, but had transformed into a wisp of black smoke that was constantly twisting and drifting, as if it were made of the deepest shadows!
"The prototype of... elementalization?!"
Carrot's voice was completely distorted by extreme horror and weakness as he pointed at Heath's smoke-filled right hand as if he had seen a ghost.
"You...you actually...reached that threshold?!"
The last glimmer of light in Mochamo's eyes was extinguished, leaving only a deathly despair and a sense of utter mockery from fate.
"Is this...your true purpose, Heath?! Using Qaboos...using all of us...as your stepping stones?!"
"Stepping stone?"
Heath slowly raised his right hand, which had turned into smoke, and admired this extraordinary form of power with relish, his voice carrying an indifferent disdain for all living beings.
"No, this is necessary...a sacrifice!"
He felt the unprecedented surge of power coursing through his body, and sensed the door to a higher realm slowly opening for him. An absolute, unquestionable confidence shone on his face.
"The road to Level Four stretches out beneath my feet! Now..."
His bloodshot eyes swept over the two deathly pale-faced level three archmages as if they were two insignificant insects.
"Do you still think... my previous 'delusions' were just wishful thinking?!"
Carlot and Mochamo felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Looking at this mind-blowing scene before him, feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Heath that was almost breaking through the third level, and then looking at the Crystal Hall that had withstood such a terrifying collision yet was still not completely destroyed, it was clear that it had been deliberately protected by Heath...
An unprecedented, bone-deep sense of despair, like cold poison, overwhelmed their fighting spirit!
We lost!
Utter defeat!
Compared to a monster about to reach the fourth level, these third-level wizards... seemed so insignificant and laughable!
Hick, huddled in the corner, was completely dumbfounded!
His mouth was agape, his mind blank.
The earth-shattering energy collision, the formal wizard instantly vaporized, the heavily injured level two expert lying on the ground, the two disheveled and barely breathing level three wizards... it was all like the most insane nightmare!
But what about himself?
Aside from being nearly scared out of his wits by the terrifying pressure and having his robes soiled by the sand and dust kicked up by the shockwave, he was completely unharmed!
This is so weird!
The turbulent energy that was powerful enough to tear apart a formal wizard was gently pushed aside as it swept past his hiding place, as if by an invisible hand!
This could not possibly be a coincidence!
Hick's heart pounded wildly, almost as if it would burst out of his chest.
Could it be... the mentor?! Considering the current situation, that's the only answer!
But then he suddenly remembered the greedy look his mentor had given him... that was definitely not the look of someone looking at a useful disciple!
Why?! Why is he protecting me?!
If he had any ill intentions, I would have been reduced to ashes long ago!
If he had good intentions... then how do you explain that greedy look he gave me back then?!
Immense confusion and fear clung tightly to Hick's heart like cold vines.
He felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless vortex filled with unknown terrors.
Without these anomalies, facing a mentor who was about to become a fourth-level wizard, capable of dominating the entire continent of Aikar, Hick would probably immediately kneel down, shouting "Master is mighty!" and overjoyed to have latched onto an unprecedentedly powerful patron!
However, now...
Hick could only curl up even deeper into the shadows of that corner "forgotten" by the energy turbulence, like an overly frightened little animal, even breathing as softly as possible.
He stared intently at Heath, who stood in the arena like a demon descended to earth, and his two opponents on the verge of defeat. His mind raced at an unprecedented speed, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation...
His own vitality.