Chapter 92: Out of Harm’s Way
Seven hooted and said, “If my injuries weren’t so severe, I could have carried you away from Mystralora City. Go now, run for your life.”
The owl flapped its wing and urged, “Look for the mages from the Divine Tower, perhaps they can rescue you. I’ve seen junior and fresh initiates being taken in by them before.”
Sein could tell that the quasi-ranked magic beast genuinely cared about him.
Unfortunately, excessive blood loss and its weakened state rendered it incapable of providing any assistance to Sein.
Observing the intensifying rain of fire, Sein could not help but glance toward the north.
Although his current location was not too far from the northern part of the city, considering his pace and the impending destruction of Mystralora City...
It seemed unlikely he would make it there alive.
After urging Sein to escape, Seven’s axilla began to bleed again. His consciousness and vitality were once again fading, and his breathing grew increasingly feeble.
If the destruction of Mystralora City was inevitable, the most fortunate outcome for Seven would be to breathe its last before then and be spared from the agony of the ensuing flames.
In the depths of despair, Sein seemed to be questioning and talking to himself simultaneously, “Are we truly out of options?”
Upon hearing Sein’s question, Seven, barely clinging to consciousness, replied weakly, “If you have a Grade One energy crystal, I may be able to swallow it and prevent the injury from worsening for the time being.”
“Then again, treasures of that caliber are highly coveted resources even for full-fledged black mages. How could you possibly possess any...” it commented weakly.
“Grade One energy crystal?” A glimmer of hope suddenly returned to Sein’s eyes.
“I may not have a Grade One energy crystal, but I do have this!” In Sein’s hand, a vivid and dazzling orange energy crystal suddenly materialized.
The brilliance of this crystal was so intense that one had to squint against its radiance.
Even in its current weakened state, Seven felt the majestic and abundant elemental energy before it.
Its clouded eyes regained a spark of awareness as it hooted in surprise.
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SWOOSH!
Meteorites and rain of fire continued to descend upon Mystralora City.
The ruins initially seemed discouraging, but the reaction from the key intensified, heightening Sein’s excitement.
Sein quickly began chanting an intermediate magic spell before unleashing the Fiery Hand spell. Despite its injury, Seven also released an Aeroball spell from its beak.
The convergence of aero and pyro elemental energies effectively cleared most of the debris and rubble before them.
A narrow passageway, no more than two meters in height, revealed itself before them.
“There’s actually a passageway!” Seven hooted in surprise.
“Let’s go in quickly!” Sein urged.
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As Sein and Seven ventured into the secret passageway, the city plunged into chaos, its impending destruction looming ever closer.
Meanwhile, Sein occupied the minds of two people.
“Tch, did we return too late? I had really high hopes for that boy,” the silver-armored knight, Baldor, remarked. He was carrying a spear in one hand and a spherical object in the other.
Illuminated by the fires, the spherical object revealed itself to be the severed head of Katherson, a Rank One black mage.
With wide-open eyes, he appeared to have met a shocking end.
The severed head was one of Baldor’s trophies from the underground expedition, guaranteeing merits and rewards upon his return to the Order of the Knight.
Standing alongside Baldor in front of the ruins of a stone building was the white-robed mage, Medich.
Approaching the fallen walls, he carefully examined them before shaking his head and stating, “Not necessarily. That boy is capable.”
A rumble echoed through the air.
The falling debris from above Mystralora City was no longer lumenstone fragments and magma rain.
Instead, the entire sea of magma was slowly pouring down and it was on the verge of reaching the city beneath it!
The silver-armored knight urged, “We should leave. Although this magma does nothing to us with your elemental body and my bloodline essence, I’m not interested in taking a bath in it.”
“We’re trying our best to evacuate the underground residents out of the city as soon as possible. I hope we have enough airships to bring them all,” he added.
The white-robed mage replied, “There should be enough. The Divine Tower of Dawn has responded to my report. The Tower Master seems highly intrigued by the Rank Four creature hiding in the Sand World. I’m also very interested in the battle with a Rank Four creature... It’s unfortunate I have to return to report my duties first. Another team will arrive later.”
“Let us go!” he exclaimed, wielding a rod in hand.