nownovels Chapter 61 Magic Array Lockdown and the Difference in Number of People
Chapter 61 Magic Array Lockdown and the Difference in Number of People
With that sound, a shadowy figure emitting a agonizing scream twisted violently, like boiling ink.
A disheveled figure staggered out and crashed heavily onto the scorched earth.
It was the one who uttered the chilling voice—Sean!
His appearance at that moment was utterly appalling.
Half of his body was charred and carbonized, emitting wisps of black smoke. His left arm was missing, the severed area a bloody mess, shimmering with an ominous black light.
His right leg was twisted at an odd angle, clearly a comminuted fracture.
That face, which might have been considered handsome, was now scorched by the intense heat, with one eye becoming a bloody hole, while the other eye was fixed on Leo's direction, burning with a resentment and deep-seated hatred that could consume everything!
His black robe was tattered and stained with mud and his own blood; there was no trace of his previous composure and mockery.
"Heh...heh...Sorry...you...stop talking nonsense!"
With each word Sean uttered, black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed from his mouth, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows.
"Help...help me...kill them...I want...to skin that brat alive with my own hands!"
With his only remaining, barely functional, charred hand, he pointed desperately at Leo, whose face was ashen.
As he spoke, his originally tattered body began to recover at a visible speed, with large patches of milky white substance filling his broken body again.
Sorey's figure, as if formed from the deepest night, slowly "flowed" out from the shadows behind Sean.
"You can't even do something this simple right? You're such a waste!"
Sean retorted with a grim expression:
"This was your order! What? I didn't complete it? Dragging it out any longer won't change anything, will it?"
Sorey ignored Sean's state and, looking at the white wizard apprentices who were staring at him with uneasy eyes, said disdainfully:
"As expected, it's a 'lamb'."
He then looked around and calmly said:
"Now, let's begin!"
The once clear blue sky suddenly turned gray and foggy, as if it had been splashed with thick ink!
It wasn't dark clouds, but a thick, oppressive fog of energy!
Countless complex runes, shimmering with a dark light, flowed, intertwined, and spread rapidly through the mist, like living snakes!
They intertwined and instantly wove together into a massive, three-dimensional magic array that covered the entire riverside area and the surrounding forest!
Om-! ! !
A powerful surge of magical energy, so heavy it could stop your heart from beating, crashed down!
The air seemed to freeze into glue in an instant, and the apprentices felt that it became extremely difficult to breathe, and the flow of magic in their bodies became extremely sluggish!
An invisible force field, like the most solid cage, completely sealed off and isolated this area!
It was as if the outside world's breath, sounds, and even light were completely cut off!
"Sorry, you're done!"
"These people can't escape!"
A dozen figures, each with a different form and exuding a chilling killing intent and powerful magical energy, emerged silently from the surrounding bushes, shadows, and even the void like ghosts.
They stood or squatted, each with a different posture. Some were shrouded in swirling black mist, some had skin that gleamed with the luster of metal or rock, and some seemed to be surrounded by twisted shadowy creatures...
Each of them exuded a dangerous aura far beyond that of ordinary apprentices.
Like the most patient hunters, they subtly formed an impenetrable encirclement, trapping the terrified white wizard apprentices in the center!
"W-what should I do, Senior Leo? I don't want to die!" A female apprentice screamed with tears in her eyes, completely breaking down.
"Think of something quick! We're trapped! We're completely stuck!"
Another apprentice frantically tried to rush towards the edge of the magic circle, but was violently bounced back by an invisible force and fell to the ground.
"It's...it's a large-scale, complex sealing array! Extremely high level! Forcibly opening it would take at least several minutes, and that's only if no one interferes!"
An apprentice with some knowledge of magic arrays screamed in despair, his voice trembling.
Panic exploded among the crowd like a plague.
The fear that had just been barely suppressed due to the numerical advantage completely spiraled out of control in the face of the absolute despair brought about by the sealing magic circle and the appearance of more than a dozen powerful black wizards!
Cries, screams, and desperate pleas mingled together.
"Shut up, all of you!"
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted, forcefully suppressing the chaos!
Leo's face was as gloomy as the sea before a storm. He took a step forward, and his powerful mental energy, mixed with an undeniable majesty, swept across the entire area, causing all the apprentices to tremble and subconsciously look at him.
"What are you afraid of?!"
Leo's voice was like the scraping of steel, filled with suppressed anger and determination.
"Look at us! Over thirty level three apprentices! Over seventy level two apprentices! Our numbers and our strength outnumber those black rats several times over! What's the panic?!"
His gaze was like lightning, sweeping fiercely over each apprentice whose face showed fear, as if he wanted to force his courage and anger into their bodies:
"They only have a dozen or so people! The sealing array has trapped us, but it has also trapped them! Now, it's not them hunting us, but us besieging these ignorant rats! Show them what you've got at the exchange meeting! Form the array! Counterattack! Let their blood wash away our shame!"
Leo's roar was like a shot of adrenaline; although it couldn't completely dispel the fear, it rekindled a resolute glint in the eyes of some of the core apprentices who had experienced battle.
They began to unconsciously move closer to Leo and Nia, raising their wands again, their hands still trembling, but at least it was no longer chaos.
As Sori watched Leo forcefully rally his spirits in the face of adversity, the cold smile on his lips deepened, as if he were appreciating the prey's final struggle.
"Good pre-battle pep talk, young master."
Sori's voice pierced the oppressive air of the sealing array, carrying a hint of cruel admiration, "What a pity..."
He slowly raised one hand, palm up, and a deep, soul-devouring dark energy began to silently condense and rotate.
"...No matter how many lambs there are, it only makes the prey more plentiful."
"And why do you think you have more people than us?"
Before he could finish speaking, Leo, sensing something was wrong, saw Sean, whose body had been fully repaired, step forward with a sinister grin.
"Hehehe! Lambs! Feel despair!" Sean raised his arms high, his voice filled with a morbid fanaticism:
"Awaken, my darlings! Show your strength!"
Click...click...cluck—
The corpses of the dozen or so apprentices who had been lying down stood up in extremely unnatural positions, their joints twisted backwards, twitching!
It was as if some unknown life form was frantically adapting to and controlling this body from within!
The white wizard apprentices were utterly horrified, before they could even react—
Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!
Around him, dozens more companions collapsed without warning!
Then, just like the corpses, they stood up again, twisted and bizarre!
Looking at the thirty-odd Level 3 apprentices around them who had dwindled to just over thirty in an instant, a chilling aura instantly gripped each of the survivors!
Sori grinned menacingly, his voice filled with malicious mockery:
"Now tell me, whose men are in the lead, Leo Rells!"