Advent of the Archmage - Chapter 320

Chapter 320: Another Force Destroying the Equilibrium?

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According to Felina’s report, there were two Level-8 dragons and more than 200 Wild Beastmen. This opponent was a bit too much; the two Level-8 fighters were especially hard to deal with. This matter was kind of troublesome.

During the earlier fight, Nana and Todelron had tied. Felina had basically tied with the 300 Wild Beastmen. She could have killed them all without any help, but she would pay a big price too. Injuries were unavoidable, and she would consume a big portion of her dragon power too.

Now, not only had Todelron been revived, but he was stronger too. Plus, there was also Theron who was just as strong. Nana and Felina couldn’t fight them off alone. Link had to join.

By doing so, he wouldn’t be able to protect the Beastmen anymore. Considering this, Link said to Felina, “We can’t wait passively for the enemy. We must attack first.”

If they attacked first and fought far from the Beastmen, they wouldn’t have to worry about the damage of the aftershocks to the regular Beastmen.

Link then turned to Masos. “Tell the Beastmen to go faster. The strengths of these Red Dragons are too strange. They seem to be able to be resurrected endlessly. Blocking them this time doesn’t mean we can block them next time.

There were 200 more miles to the White Cloud City. The Beastmen only walked around 30 miles per day. This speed couldn’t do.

“I understand.” Masos turned to find Old Shaman.

After a while, Old Shaman’s voice rang out. He yelled in the Beastman language, and they immediately sped up. Before, they took the elderly and weak into consideration and walked slowly. Now, they jogged.

Link turned towards Felina. “Let’s go meet them.”

As he spoke, he tapped his wand and activated the Traceless spell, becoming invisible. “You two distract them, and I’ll make surprise attacks while hidden,” Link said. With the special effect of the Burning Wrath of Heavens wand and the Demon Slayer, he could definitely kill a dragon instantly if the surprise attack was successful.

“I know.” Nana nodded.

“Understood.”

This area was very grassy, and the grass was as tall as them. The three used the grass as cover and walked around three miles before there was a commotion up ahead. They saw countless fleeting figures in the grass hundreds of feet away.

Link checked the wind and saw that it was blowing toward the enemy, so he said, “Felina, set fire!”

The grass was too high. It obscured their vision, making it easy for people to attack them while restricting Nana’s speed.

Setting fire was simple. Felina activated her dragon power, transformed into a dragon, and roared. Dragon breath rushed out of her mouth. The scalding dark red breath swept towards the grass like a flamethrower.

It was early autumn now, and the grass was half-withered. Sprayed by dragon breath and helped by the wind, the flames sprang up easily. They advanced towards the Wild Beastmen like a rising tide.

Almost simultaneously, two Red Dragons appeared in the grassland across from them. They began spitting out dragon breath, and fire spread from them too.

Of course, they weren’t spitting out fire for fun. This was to extinguish the fire and protect the Wild Beastmen. When Felina’s fire spread to the Wild Beastmen, the other fire had already created a large isolation belt. There was nothing else to burn, so the fire slowly died out.

The Wild Beastmen and Red Dragons stood inside the isolation belt without any injuries. However, Link’s goal had succeeded too. All the withered grass was gone, creating a vast, empty space.

Felina stood at the front. Looking at Todelron, she said, “I remember you died.”

Todelron laughed loudly. “Indeed, I died, but the duke revived me. Let me tell you, I’ll never die. Every death just makes me stronger!”

“That destroys the world’s equilibrium!” Felina frowned.

“Equilibrium? What equilibrium? There’s no equilibrium in this world, only power!” Todelron cackled.

Beside him, Theron wasn’t in the mood for chitchat. He changed back into human shape and pulled out a ten-foot dark red Dragon Spine spear. “Come on,” he muttered. “Todelron, hurry and kill them!”

“Alright.” Todelron immediately shut his mouth and transformed back into a human, taking out his Dragonfang sword.

Seeing these two dragon traitors, Felina was filled with hatred, but she couldn’t do anything. She knew that the dragon shape was too cumbersome in a battle like this. She would just become a target. Turning back into a human, she took out her dragon claw weapon.

Just as the battle was about to start, she muttered to Nana, “Take care of Theron. Any problems?”

“Yes,” Nana answered honestly. “I haven’t fought with an opponent with a spear before.”

“Then I’ll block Theron, but I can only block ten moves at most.”

“Don’t worry. I’ve already seen past Todelron’s tricks. I can kill him within three moves!” Nana’s voice was crisp and bright. As she spoke, she pointed her sword at Todelron with a bright smile. She seemed to look down on Todelron.

Todelron was shocked. If anyone else said this, he would just treat it as nonsense, but this human girl was different. She was too fast. If she saw his techniques clearly, he actually could be killed immediately.

In order to not be defeated easily, he murmured to Theron, “That human girl is strange. I might not be her match. How about you block her?”

Theron nodded lightly. “No problem, but you said they also have a Magician. I don’t see him though?”

His words reminded Todelron. He looked around, trying to find Link. However, Link was hiding in a blind spot. It would be strange if Todelron could find him.

“I don’t know, but he must be nearby…However, he hasn’t done anything yet. When I fought with Felina earlier, he didn’t even do anything when I forced Felina into a desperate situation. I guess he doesn’t know any offensive spells?”

Theron was a bit annoyed. “What do you mean ‘you guess’? We can’t go by guesses for this!”

“Then what do we do?”

Seeing that Todelron had no solutions, Theron glanced at the Wild Beastmen. On average, they were at Level-5. They were successful against regular Beastmen, but they were as useless as vegetables to someone in Level-8.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed. He got an idea. “The three are here to protect those regular Beastmen. Here, Mudda, bypass them and catch up to the regular Beastmen. Don’t care about anything and just kill them.”

Mudda was the leader of the Wild Beastmen. If he took the Wild Beastmen after the regular Beastmen, the Magician would most likely go protect them. The threat would be reduced greatly.

His calculations were great, but sadly, his opponent didn’t give him time. The battle erupted without giving anyone the chance to escape!

“I’m going!” Felina charged, Nana close behind her.

“Good!” Todelron immediately went to welcome Felina. However, just as he moved, Nana suddenly burst forward at full speed and disappeared. When she re-appeared, she was before Todelron.

“Your target is me!” Theron charged over to stop Nana.

However, he forgot one thing. In a Warrior’s fight, whoever had the speed would have the control over the fight. With Nana’s speed, she could fight whoever she wanted. No one could stop her!

Seeing Theron charge, Nana suddenly disappeared. She re-appeared with a bang and was already behind Todelron, a sword stabbing at the back of his heart.

Shocked, Todelron’s Dragonfang sword shook and he blocked backwards.

Clang! Todelron had reacted hurriedly, and he stumbled forward from the strength. However, he rejoiced inside. This woman is fast, but if I block the first move, she’ll need to readjust. Then I can block the second and third. If I can last a bit longer, Felina will be killed by Theron…Wait, what is that?!

He suddenly saw a thin streak of crystal red come towards him. It wasn’t much, but it was unbelievably fast. After a dazed moment, he finally realized it was the Magician! It was a sneak attack!

“No!” With a spell before him and a sword behind, he hadn’t adjusted completely and couldn’t block anything!

Helpless, Todelron wildly released his dragon power. The dark red power burned on his body like fire. Ignoring the damage to himself, he forcefully cast a Battle Aura Cut.

It flew out, screaming in the air.

He was much stronger than before. This Battle Aura Cut was almost solid, and it was so fast it became a blur. The scale was larger as well. The arc was at least 15 feet long. It sliced forward like an iron plow. The air whistled, and the power was shocking.

Releasing an attack almost surpassing the limits, Todelron couldn’t help but feel a bit proud. I’m only 160 years old, but I’ve already reached a state comparable to the elders. I have no regrets as a dragon now!

The next moment, the Battle Aura Cut crashed against a crystal red whip.

Clang! There was the sound of metal clashing. Then, the Battle Aura Cut fell apart while the whip continued forward, unaffected.

“This…this is impossible!” The flag of confidence was torn down one-tenth of a second after it was raised. Todelron just felt that his life was so sad.

He didn’t have time to wallow in misery though. The whip arrived immediately at his chest. The tip curled, and there was a blinding light. It was as if a sun appeared on the battlefield.

Then the sun crashed into Todelron’s head.

This attack from the Demon Slayer was paired with the two surge effects of the Burning Wrath of Heavens wand. The spell’s power was raised by at least 800%. It was originally a Level-8 spell. Multiplied by eight, its power was comparable to that of Level-9. It was practically able to kill gods, demons, and everything else!

No matter how strong Todelron was, he would definitely die from such a powerful hit. In the last moment, Link held back a little. This guy could be resurrected so Link couldn’t let him die so easily.

Boom! Todelron was hit. His entire body shook, and he collapsed weakly onto the ground, losing all defensive abilities. The Demon Slayer Whip was still there. It curled and rushed over to Theron.

“No, I’m not a match!” Theron retreated without hesitation.

This spell attack was too terrifying, and there was still Felina and that black-haired girl. There was no reason to stay in a three against one battle. Only a fool wouldn’t run!

He could be resurrected, but it was obvious the opponent wanted to play with him. If Theron fell into the enemy’s hands, he’d be tortured until he wished he could die. That would be horrible.

Theron retreated decisively while stabbing his spear forward. He actually hit Link’s whip and blocked the frightening attack. Nana charged and stabbed her sword to stop him.

Clang! His spear met it at an incredible angle, blocking Nana’s attack while using the force to speed up his fleeing.

This way, he ran out of the range of Link’s spell. Then, he activated his dragon power without hesitation, transformed into a dragon, flapped his wings, and soared into the sky to escape.

“Retreat!” he yelled. The Wild Beastmen followed him unhesitatingly. Nana and Felina wanted to stop them.

“Don’t!” Link called them back.

The grass was still very tall up ahead. Chasing there could be problematic, and it wasn’t a big deal for the Wild Beastmen to get away.

On the other side, Todelron was still on the ground. He felt his strength disappear without a trace while his entire body was burning. It was as painful as being in the Fire Realm.

Amidst his endless pain, he saw a few figures in front of him. Something tapped him, and the pain reduced a bit.

A voice sounded in his ear. It was that human. “I’m curious. How are you resurrected?”

Chapter 321: Severing all Objects!

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On the plains.

Todelron chuckled as he glanced at Link and said, “The Duke has unimaginable intellect. How could a mortal like you ever hope to understand the mystery of my resurrection?”

His contemptuous look was extremely irking.

Felina could not hold in her age anymore and charged forward, mercilessly giving Todelron a punch in the face. She then hollered, “Stop spouting nonsense! Reply Master Link properly!”

Todelron then shouted in rage, “Felina, how dare you side with another race. If you are indeed so capable, battle with me!”

Felina was already trying her best to hold in her rage. After hearing those words, she erupted, “Outsiders? Look at what you have done! Our race was tasked with the mission to maintain the balance in the world. Look at what you are doing! Taking the lives of the innocent!”

“Balance? Why must we care about balance when we are so strong? Let me tell you, balance is all but a lie. The only truth in this world is raw power!” Todelron smirked.

Link shook his head at this endless argument and said, “Alright Felina let him speak. After all, he is just a loser.”

Felina then stopped talking, merely staring at Todelron with a cold glare.

Link walked forward with a calm expression. He did not feel insulted or infuriated by Todelron’s words. He then said, “Your power seems to increase every time you resurrect. However, Isendilan does not seem to be killing you again and again to increase your strength. This means that there are still some limitations to this resurrection technique, am I right?”

“What do you know!” Todelron shouted as he rolled his eyes.

Link then continued, “Such power should not exist in the mortal world, nor is it possible for a mortal to master such techniques. Even Divine Skills have difficulty accomplishing such a fear. I believe that Isendilan has obtained some kind of peculiar power pertaining to the principles of this world.”

“Hmph!” Todelron smirked and did not answer Link directly.

Link did not press on. He observed Todelron’s body carefully. From his aura, he seemed just like an ordinary red dragon. This explained that Isendilan’s techniques had reached a level beyond that of dark magic.

In the game, Isendilan had cooperated with the Demon God. However, he had never obtained such peculiar strength. Link could not rely on his ingame knowledge this time around.

He then asked the Storm Lord’s sword in his mind, Have you ever seen such a resurrection technique?

“I have never seen it…However, I have a feeling that this spell comes at a very, very, very steep price,” the Storm Lord replied.

For example? Link asked.

“Destruction of this world’s principles, a rift in time-space, and the disintegration of the world.” The Storm Lord’s sword mentioned three scenarios that sent shivers down Link’s spine.

“How could that be? How could Isendilan obtain such power?” Link was startled at those words. It was too horrifying to even think about the result of using such spells.

The Storm Lord’s sword then continued, “I am not sure as well, though I can definitely feel some things change in the world. It is a very subtle change that I cannot describe. I am also not able to determine how it will affect the world.”

The sword then fell silent.

Link listened to those words with a heavy heart. After a moment of thought, he said, “I cannot figure out what this is about as well. Bring him along, we will study him when we get back.”

He had an idea, which was to bring Todelron to White Cloud City and show him to the exiled God. Naturally, he would not mention this in front of Todelron.

“Alright.” Felina walked forward and was just about to carry Todelron on her shoulders.

Todelron then suddenly shouted, “Don’t get too cocky! Let me tell you, the Duke would rather have me dead than let me land into your hands. Pray that you can escape from the pursuit of the great Duke Isendilan!”

Link and Felina shuddered at that thought.

Isendilan was a Legendary strength red dragon. If he were to enter the battlefield, they would definitely be slaughtered on the spot.

Todelron was truly a threat to the entire group.

Felina then stared at Link as she asked, “What are we going to do?”

Link fell silent.

This was due to his negligence. In the game, Isendilan was merely an insane Magician. He would simply stay in his fortress and experiment with different kinds of magic. Nothing could draw him out from his fortress. However, the situation was extremely different in this timeline.

Link could no longer predict Isendilan’s actions. He could not afford to take risks.

Three seconds later, Link told Nana, “Kill him.”

Todelron instantly burst out laughing as he said, “I will be back very soon, Magician!”

Nana then pierced Todelron’s heart in one swift action, ending his life.

Link then said, “We will bring this body to that exiled god. He should be able to give us an answer.”

A dead body should be enough.

Dragging Todelron’s body along, Link and company quickly caught up to the group of Beastmen. Masos then came to welcome them and asked, “How did it go?”

Link said, “We killed one of them and defeated the rest, though the situation is still grim. They have a high chance of appearing again.”

Masos then informed them with a piece of good news, “The Beastman shaman has already contacted the shaman of White Cloud City just now. They have received news that Sky Shattering Warlord of the Beastman clan was coincidentally at White Cloud City. He is already on his way to render help.”

Upon hearing this name, Link heaved a sigh of relief.

Beastmen were generally blessed with a stronger physique than humans, especially in the area of strength. They were exceptionally good Warriors, and the difference in strength between their levels was extremely huge.

By Level-7, they would be able to master the Titan’s Strength Battle Aura, a Battle Aura that was passed down the generations in the Beastman race, increasing their strength exponentially. When they reached Level-8, their strength would already be comparable to that of the dragon race.

If they ever reach Level-9, they would be able to utterly destroy dragons and high-level demons in terms of strength alone!

The Beastmen termed any Warriors who had achieved Level-8 and above “Warlords.” Link understood that there were three great Warlords in the Beastman race: Sky Shattering Warlord, Glorious Warlord Avatar, and Storm Warlord Parmese.

The three of them each had their flairs. The Sky Shattering Warlord Holun was the strongest, while the Storm Warlord Parmese was the fastest. Parmese could probably hold his own against Nana in a battle of speed. However, if one were to talk about Battle Skills, Glorious Warlord Avatar would definitely come to mind.

In the late-game, Holun’s strength was even comparable to that of the Lord of the Deeps, Nozama. They were evenly matched until Nozama finally decided to use a spell, resulting in Holun’s defeat.

Link did not know how strong Holun was at this stage in the game, though he was definitely above Level-8 in strength. He would definitely be a strong aide.

“That is good news,” Link’s face lightened up as he said.

“Well, I suppose so,” Masos laughed.

Felina continued to patrol the skies for the rest of the journey. Todelron’s body was moved onto the back of one of Masos’ horse to lighten their load.

On the other hand, Link was resting and conserving his energy. That Demon Slayer spell that he cast was strong but extremely mana-consuming. It depleted 7000 Mana Points in one second.

Suddenly, Masos cry could be heard, “How strange. Look, this corpse is glowing.”

Link looked over and sure enough, a golden brilliance could be seen enveloping Todelron’s body. He immediately walked forward for a closer observation.

It became clear after a while. Todelron’s body was not emitting a golden brilliance. More accurately, his entire body was turning into a beam of golden light.

This light turned into fine threads and emerged one after another from Todelron’s body. As this light grows more intense, Todelron’s body started reducing in size.

“Oh my god, his entire body is turning into light!” Masos gasped.

Link was perplexed as well. He could not feel any magic presence in this entire process. He then touched Todelron’s body with his bare hands and felt a slight warmness enveloping his hands. This golden light seemed to ignore all obstacles, passing through his hands and the horse before disappearing into the air.

“Isendilan must be reviving it!”

Link thought for a moment before he decided to give Spatial magic a shot. He raised his wand and muttered, “Folded Dimensions!”

A light ball the size of a small dot landed on Todelron’s body before exploding. The dimensions within then started folding in an unpredictable manner. Even light was not supposed to escape this dimension. They would be trapped inside forever.

However, this was to no avail. This golden brilliance ignored the change in dimensions and pierced right through it. The only difference the Spatial spell made was to dim the brilliance a little.

To think that Spatial Magic would be useless!

Link immediately waved towards Nana. He then removed the Breakpoint dagger from the side of her thigh and lightly slashed the area around Todelron.

It actually worked!

The atmosphere around Todelron seemed to tremble for a moment before the threads surrounding his body broke and became extremely scattered.

The Breakpoint dagger truly could sever everything in the world.

Link continued cutting those threads.

The golden threads then disintegrated at an insane rate. The threads would lose its brilliance after being severed from Todelron’s body before disappearing into the air.

Around five seconds later, all the threads had been severed. He then stared at Todelron once again. His body had become dull and lifeless. At the same time, countless injuries started appearing on his skin, similar to that of a melted candlestick. He looked terrifying.

Link had a feeling that Todelron was completely dead.

Following which, a feeling of panic rose in his heart. This feeling was suffocating. Link felt as though the surrounding area was closing in on him. Even Masos felt this immense pressure, evident from the expression of fear on his face. The horse who was originally carrying Todelron fell onto the ground from the shock, lying motionless while trembling in fear.

The next moment, Link felt a voice rang in his head, “Who are you? Why are you getting in my way?”

Damn it, I must have alarmed Isendilan!

Link knew that Isendilan must have used some method to locate him. However, he was not afraid. This was because he had the means to deal with this spying spell. His Breakpoint dagger could easily sever this spell.

He instinctively wanted to wave the Breakpoint dagger around to sever this connection, though he stopped the next moment.

I cannot sever it now. I’m amongst the Beastman. If I sever the connection now, Isendilan would rush over and all these people would die! I have to find another location.

Upon this thought, Link turned to Masos and said, “I might have angered a terrifying existence. I can no longer protect you guys. This will cause great misfortune to befall the entire group.”

Following which, he cast a swiftness spell on himself and quickly left the main group. Nana followed behind and Felina, though unaware of what happened, also did the same.

Don’t even think about running! You are dead! The voice in his mind grew clearer by the moment. Link then told Nana, “Carry me and go full speed ahead.”

No matter how powerful Isendilan was, if they could not locate him, it would all be for naught. This applied even to a god.

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Chapter 322: The Hunter and the Hunted

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“Link, what happened?” Felina landed.

“I killed Todelron,” Link said the good news first.

“Huh? Wasn’t he killed long ago?” Felina still hadn’t processed everything.

“I really killed him this time. I stopped Isendilan from resurrecting him, and now he has his eyes on me.” That was the bad news.

Felina gulped in shock and repeated, “You said the duke has his eyes on you now?”

“Yeah, let’s go now. As fast as possible.” Link climbed onto Nana and realized that Nana’s backside was much softer now. Before, she’d been soft metal but still felt uncomfortable after a while. Now, she was soft, comfy, and even a bit warm, practically like a real human.

Not bad, not bad. The Red Dragon Queen’s life essence is really an amazing thing, Link couldn’t help but think.

Felina was speechless. She didn’t understand how Link could be so calm. Being targeted by a legendary dragon was basically death.

However, she’d fought together with Link many times now. They’d faced enemies with Divine Gear in the Northern Black Forest, faced Level-9 undead High Elves, and fought with Osiris. She knew that if Link acted this calmly, it meant he already thought of a solution.

As expected, Link said, “Don’t worry. I can escape from him, and he won’t be able to find us.”

As he spoke, Isendilan’s voice continued to ring in his mind. Mortal, you can’t escape. I’ll burn your soul with fire.

Mortal, you don’t know who exactly you’ve offended! Let me tell you, it is I, Isendilan, the king of the Red Dragons chosen by God!

Mortal, stop now. Stand there without moving and wait for my judgment!

Mortal…!

The voice kept going. As time passed, it became clearer and clearer. This meant that Isendilan had left his castle and was coming after them, closing in on them. However, this was okay. Nana was very fast and could run 650 feet per second while carrying Link without using all her strength.

If Link didn’t cast a defense spell for himself, he’d probably get killed from the wind.

With this speed, Felina could barely keep up, using up a lot of her physical strength. She transformed into a dragon and followed close behind in the air. The three ran crazily like this and Nana brought Link past 30 miles within five minutes. This speed was wild.

“Alright, let’s stop now,” Link said. The voice in his mind had become clearer again, but overall, it was okay. Isendilan wasn’t as fast as Link had expected.

Nana came to a stop. Link took out the Breakpoint dagger. Feeling around with his eyes closed, he suddenly sliced the air.

Mortal, I see you—

With the small slice, Isendilan’s voice disappeared completely from Link’s mind. Then, the indescribable terror was reduced until it was extremely weak. This meant Isendilan was still looking but had lost him.

“Felina, come down. We’re safe,” Link called to the air.

Felina flapped her wings and landed in the grass. She gazed curiously at Link. “Safe? Why?”

She didn’t feel any change.

“I cut the spirit sensory between us,” Link explained quickly. “He doesn’t know where we are now and the Golden Plains is so vast. If we’re careful, there won’t be any problem.”

Felina only received a shallow explanation. Cut the spirit sensory? How? She didn’t know how reliable this was, but she trusted Link. Since he said it was okay, then they were definitely safe.

Link climbed down from Nana’s back and said, “Isendilan still knows where we are now so we must leave quickly.”

“Master, should I continue carrying you?” Nana asked.

“Not for now. We’ll use a new way.” As he spoke, Link activated the Dimensional Jump. White light blanketed all three of them, and they moved half a mile after a soft buzz. It wasn’t far away enough though, so Link used the spell again, and they teleported again.

Link now had up to 17000 Mana Points. He used the spell five continuous times without worry and used up 9000 Mana Points. They moved three miles in three seconds.

This wasn’t all.

Dimensional Jumping was a legendary spell, but they would still leave ripples in space while moving. Others could use these traces to find them.

Link wouldn’t have to worry about being discovered by regular opponents, but Link was willing to use all his power against someone legendary like Isendilan. He couldn’t be too careful.

After stopping, he used his understanding of space and began erasing the marks in the spatial structure bit by bit. It looked complicated, but it was just like a fox using its tail to sweep the snow, getting rid of all evidence and making it impossible to trace them.

Around two minutes later, Link said, “Felina, don’t fly anymore. You’re too obvious of a target.”

“I understand.” She didn’t dare fly around when the situation was unclear. If she ran into Isendilan in the air, she would be dead meat.

Link then cast an invisibility spell on all three of them so Isendilan wouldn’t be able to see from the sky.

After all this, the last bit of terror disappeared. This meant they’d completely escaped from Isendilan’s eyes. Turning towards Nana, he said, “Continue carrying me. This time, charge at full speed. Yes, just like that.”

Nana moved at full speed. Her speed had increased to a stable 1000 feet per second. Felina almost couldn’t keep up. Rather than telling Nana to slow down, Link cast an acceleration spell on Felina. She instantly sped up and was right behind Nana.

“Link, we’ve already lost him so why do we still have to go so fast?” Felina still felt that she was using up too much energy.

Link obviously had thought deeply about this. “Isendilan had always been pursuing us, and he’s familiar with our speed,” he explained. “Even if he can’t find us, he can still guess our approximate location. At that time, if he uses a wide-range search spell, we’ll be revealed. Running like this can make him miscalculate. As long as he can’t find us with a search spell, we’ll be truly safe!”

All this made Felina’s head hurt, but thankfully, she understood. Gritting her teeth, she followed right behind Nana.

“Master, where are we going?”

“White Cloud City…but don’t go directly south. It’ll reveal our target. Go east first, and don’t worry about leaving behind traces. We want to leave some marks to fool Isendilan. When we cover enough distance, we’ll turn back.”

If they cared about their trail, they wouldn’t be able to run quickly. If Link left some marks, Isendilan would definitely be tricked. This didn’t mean he was stupid. It was because he could only find these marks so he would be forced to follow them. This was an overt trick.

“Got it,” Nana answered and immediately changed her direction.

After traveling 65 miles, they’d gone around 70 miles with the distance covered before. “Okay,” Link said. “We can slow down now.”

Felina let out a breath of relief. Even with Link’s spell, she was still exhausted from running at full speed for so long. She glanced at Nana and saw that she was still composed. Felina had to admit that the magic puppet’s speed was just crazy.

On the other hand, Link activated the Dimensional Jump without hesitation to go south. He still had more than 8000 Mana Points now. After drinking the perfect Mana potion, he recovered 2000 points and jumped five times quickly.

After wiping the traces like before, he finally took a breather. “Okay, now we should be able to go south slowly. Just be careful, and it’ll be okay.”

…

Not even five minutes after Link left, a huge figure appeared in the sky. He came like a streak of dark red lightning, instantly hovering above where Link had used the Dimensional Jump.

He was almost 200 feet tall, comparable in size to the Red Dragon Queen. Dark red smoke wrapped around him. His eyes were blood red like burning fire. Here, he dove down and vaporized when he was 300 feet in the air.

The ball of vapor landed on the ground gently. When the fog dissipated, a man in a dark red Magician’s robe appeared.

He had dark red hair, and his eyes gleamed red. His pale face was very handsome and ageless. He could be 20 years old, but his aura was like a timeworn elder.

He was the first traitor of the dragons—Red Dragon Duke Isendilan.

Standing in the grass, Isendilan looked around. This guy went from here so there should be footprints, a smell, or something, right?

A few seconds later, he indeed found footprints. There were three sets. One set was thin and looked like a girl’s, but she was abnormally heavy—more than 200 pounds. Another set was wide and obviously a dragon. The last set was plain with average body weight. From the smell left in the air, it was probably a human.

Earlier, Isendilan could only faintly sense their location and send some threats, but he didn’t know too much about the specifics.

Theron came back and said there’s three of them. One is a Level-8 human Magician, one is an unbelievably fast human girl, and there’s also Felina. It’s a strange group.

Isendilan looked around. He tried to find the footprints of them leaving, but this time, he failed.

There aren’t any departure marks. They just disappeared without a trace. Huh, this is annoying. Isendilan furrowed his brows. Pondering, he reached out. A golden glow shone from his fingertip, and he pointed in the air. It was the Spatial Eye.

Spatial Eye

Legendary Detection Spell

Description: The spell-caster marks the subtle energy in the surrounding space so the spatial structure will show more clearly. This spell effectively helps the spell-caster track targets who use spatial magic to escape.

(Note: there is no way to hide!)

The air surrounding Isendilan shimmered, and the air within a 300-foot radius seemed to turn into water. There were various streaks of light and shadows that sketched out an accurate spatial structure.

Isendilan inspected carefully for a full two minutes. His brows started furrowing. These three really did use a spatial tunnel to escape, but the Magician’s understanding of space is comparable to me. He even wiped all traces.

What kind of enemy was the most difficult in the mortal world?

The first one was spatial Magicians. To these guys, space was a sea. Whenever needed, they could go into the water and either escape to somewhere far away or stay hidden for a surprise attack. They were unstoppable.

Isendilan’s traces were all cut off. He had no way of following them. The human Magician’s tricks were too frightening, and he could even decode the resurrection technique. Isendilan must find him!

Thankfully, he had a more basic approach!

He used a teleportation spell, but it’s an ad hoc teleportation, and they can’t travel far. The limit is five miles. From their earlier speed, they could only go around 40 miles at most during this time. I’ll look for them within a 60-mile radius!

With this thought in mind, Isendilan sat onto the ground and closed his eyes. A few seconds later, black-red light streaked across him for a few seconds. Then the light trembled violently and spread out at an unimaginable speed.

After around five seconds, an image appeared in Isendilan’s mind.

No one in the east but there are signs of high-speed movement in the grass. They went east!

Isendilan opened his eyes with some fatigue. Searching within 60 miles was very consuming, and he was tired out. He still didn’t find them, but he cackled.

Tricky Magician, you held back your speed earlier. Nice tricks and calculations but unluckily, I’m your opponent!

He stood up, transformed into a dragon, flapped his wings, and hurried east.

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Chapter 323: Keep Quiet!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Golden Plains.

There was a natural indentation under a huge piece of crimson rock. It was the perfect hideout, concealing them from the possible sky patrols.

There was a bonfire burning within the hideout. Link, Felina, and Nana sat around the fire. They wore armor made from sheepskin to disguise themselves as ordinary Beastmen.

The bonfire was also not created from magic but with bare hands using flint and stone.

Nana sat down in an elegant position as she poked the prairie porcupine roasting on the bonfire with a long iron stick. They had caught and skinned this porcupine earlier.

On the other hand, Link was sprinkling all kinds of seasonings on the porcupine. He had learned this technique from the mercenaries beside Masos. Link had no idea if the temperature he was roasting the porcupine at was the ideal one, though the aroma of the meat was a testament to its taste. Felina swallowed her saliva as she stared at the porcupine expectantly.

“It is already the second day. It seems like we have managed to escape from Isendilan,” Link was relieved and even felt slightly proud of himself.

Felina actually sensed no danger through the entire process. She was merely following Link around all this time, concealing her presence and disguising herself. She was simply listening to his orders.

Isendilan had not appeared even once. It was as though he did not exist.

It sounded extremely fulfilling to escape from the pursuit of a Legendary individual, though Felina, being part of this glorious achievement, merely felt that it was extremely simple and ordinary.

“Do you think Isendilan will kill the Beastmen if he cannot find us?” This was Felina’s only worry.

At that moment, the porcupine was already prepared. Link then used the Breakpoint dagger to slice off the perfectly roasted thighs and handed it to Felina. He then smiled and said, “He will not. I left many misleading clues along the way. Although Isendilan does not know our exact location, he cannot be completely off the charts as well. He has no time to even approach the Beastmen.”

“That is nice to hear…Oh, this meat is delicious. It is more tender than the one I had with the Beastmen. Pretty decent,” Felina then turned her attention to the meat as she spoke.

Link then sliced a piece of meat for himself and savored it slowly. It was indeed a decent first attempt at barbecued meat. It was a success.

“Master, can I taste it?” Nana said curiously.

“Please do,” Link made an inviting pose before taking out a magic book of flame. He then lay casually on a rock at the side, enjoying his relaxing dinner time while reading a book.

Nana tore a slice of meat for herself and took a small bite of the meat. She then chewed the meat slowly before a frown appeared on her face. She still looked like a pure and innocent deer. No one could imagine what the experience was like for her.

After a while, she said, “The taste is weird. Is this what you mean by salty?”

Felina then said, “It is not just salty; there are at least six other flavors. They are mixed together to produce this unique taste. You can taste them one by one. Here, have this drought ginger.”

Nana then stuffed the entire piece of spicy drought ginger into her mouth without hesitation. The drought ginger was at least half the size of a fist. It filled her mouth entirely, making her look like a stuffed hamster.

She then started chewing, her eyes glimmering with curiosity.

She was simply too fast. Felina was not fast enough to stop her and muttered, “You actually only need a small piece.”

She felt uncomfortable even looking at someone stuff a whole piece of raw drought ginger into their mouth.

As Nana chewed, her eyes lit up and said, “This is delicious!”

She then stopped eating the meat and started stuffing the remaining drought ginger into her mouth, chewing delightfully. Felina then stared at the scene, dumbfounded.

“This… Link, do you think Nana has malfunctioned?”

On the other hand, Link was not particularly surprised by this. He laughed and explained, “The spicy taste in drought ginger came from a material called powdered silver. Nana probably likes the metallic taste of this substance.”

Powdered silver was a rare metallic substance. Coincidentally, Link carried some with him for this journey. He then took out a small piece of powdered silver and gave it to Nana, saying, “Here, have a taste.”

Nana bit into the powdered silver without hesitation, making a loud cracking sound as the metal was crushed under her jaws. However, she quickly spits out the pure powdered silver, and she frowned and said, “Master, this is too hard and bitter. Disgusting!”

Link immediately knew that he had made a mistake. This was similar to how humans needed iron in their body to survive, though we do not consume metallic substances directly.

Nana probably liked the taste of drought ginger as the powdered silver inside could be easily absorbed. The pure piece of powdered silver was too condensed, making it bitter and unappealing.

Link then awkwardly said, “So sorry, try the rest of the food as well. Take whatever you like.”

“Alright.” Nana seemed to have found a new toy as she started experimenting with the different food.

Link had a small appetite. Before long, he started cleaning off the oil on his hands and focused his attention on his magic book.

Felina and Nana also reduced the amount of noise they made with their actions. The cave became extremely peaceful and calm.

Two hours later, Link said, “It’s about time. Let’s set off.”

“No problem.”

The three of them then prepared to leave the cave. Link led the way, and he was still extremely careful. Before he left, he first cast a small-scaled Spatial Distortion spell on the entrance of the cave.

The Spatial Distortion spell acted like a mirror. It allowed Link to have a full view of the area outside of the cave.

“Is there anything in the sky?” Link asked Felina. After all, the dragon race had much better eyesight.

Nana carefully stared into the sky before she shook her head and said, “Apart from a few birds, nothing else.”

“Then it should be fine,” Link walked out of the cave.

They were around 130 miles east away from White Cloud City. In order to not leave any clues, they were traveling at a speed similar to that of an ordinary Beastman. They would need at least four days before they could reach their destination at this rate.

Although the progress was slow, it was safe.

After half a day, a small Beastman town appeared. This small town seemed unaffected by the wrath of the berserk Beastmen. The town seemed to be holding a small festival of some sort, which explains the crowd along the streets. There were even a few human merchants on the way.

“Look at this wolf-fang necklace. How pretty.” Felina pointed to a stall on the roadside. She always had a penchant for these accessories. She had even bought a bracelet that Link designed simply for collection purposes some time ago.

She then ran over and bought this necklace for one red dragon gold coin.

This merchant did not recognize a red dragon gold coin, though he could recognize gold when he saw one. He was surprised that Felina was going to purchase this without a bargain and beamed delightfully. He was so elated that he even gave a complimentary wolf-fang bracelet to Felina.

This raised Felina’s spirits indefinitely. She then started a shopping spree, spending her gold coins on almost every stall in sight.

Link did not stop her seeing that she was enjoying herself.

Felina had used over ten gold coins by the time she left the town. She bought a bunch of useless objects and wore them all on her body, inquiring Link about her looks every so often.

Link could not understand this weird hobby and merely nodded in agreement every time.

They then continued on their journey to White Cloud City.

Half a day after Link and company left the town, Isendilan arrived, clad in a long black robe. He realized that something was amiss upon entering the town. The air seemed to be filled with an extremely familiar scent.

He sniffed his way forward and quickly arrived at a stall selling wolf-fang accessories.

“Respected customer, what do you wish to purchase?” the Beastman asked. Not long along, he had sold a necklace worth only a few bronze coin for a full gold coin. He was in an extremely good mood.

Isendilan’s mood was the complete opposite. He had pursued Link all the way to this dreadful place. God knows how many traps he had fallen into along the way. He was itching to kill to unleash the frustration inside him.

However, he had good self-control. He would never recklessly kill anyone. This was not because of his malevolence, but because he felt that this would only be a waste of his energy.

He did not even bother replying to the Beastman. He pushed the approaching Beastman on the floor before he walked over and pulled open the cash register of the stall.

Beastmen were not known for their friendliness to other races. It was normal for them to get into fights with humans and dragons alike. Furthermore, this guy seemed to be robbing him of his hard-earned money.

“Hey, are you going to rob me?” He picked up a stone from the ground and flung it with full force at Isendilan’s head.

The stone then landed at the back of Isendilan’s head. Isendilan seemed fine, though the stone had completely shattered.

At that moment, Isendilan was deep in thought staring at the red dragon gold coin. He had not noticed the attack from the Beastman until he suffered the full impact of the attack.

“Hmm?” Isendilan still kept himself from retaliating as he took out the red dragon gold coin. He then asked menacingly, “Where did this gold coin come from?”

The Beastman swallowed his saliva nervously. He knew that this was not someone he could mess with after seeing how the stone shattered.

At that moment, when he saw Isendilan closing in, he felt extremely hopeless. His mind seemed to have stopped functioning. He retreated for a few steps before he started running, shouting, “It’s all yours! It’s all yours!”

Isendilan frowned and was just about to give chase when a few well-armored Beastmen surrounded him. One of then placed his sword on Isendilan’s neck and bellowed, “How dare you rob one of our kind. Either come with us or pay a fine. Choose!”

Isendilan’s patience had finally run thin. He grabbed the sword and squeezed it slightly. Boom! The sword shattered and its metallic shards flew in all directions.

The shards flew at an insane speed, piercing anything along the way.

The Beastmen around could not react in time and were ruthlessly injured by the metallic shards. Blood splattered across the streets, and at least 20 people died with just a small action on Isendilan’s part.

“Ah!” A woman screamed.

“A serial killer!”

“Run”

The town went into a state of frenzy.

“Helpless mortals!” Isendilan was lazy to deliver another blow. He started sniffing the red dragon gold coin in his hands.

“What a fresh smell. It should be less than four hours since they left…But could this be another decoy?”

He had already fallen for many traps along the way. He was hesitant about this clue as well.

Just when he was deep in thought, a bellow could be heard, “Fire!”

The sound of crossbows firing echoed through the town. Isendilan then heard war cries declaring their prowess. He turned around and realized that 30 Beastmen archers were lined up in an orderly manner in front of him.

“Oh, you humble mortals. Are sneak attacks all you know?”

Isendilan was already in a bad mood. Now that he was repeatedly provoked, he had finally lost his cool. He lifted his hands and an incandescent fireball more than six-feet-wide appeared in his palms.

He then slammed the fireball onto the ground.

“How irritating, all of you shut up!”

“Boom!” An earth-shattering sound could be heard. A 300-feet-wide incandescent fireball appeared in the sky above the small town. The entire town was subsequently destroyed by the impact of this spell.

After the spell subsided, the world became exceptionally silent.

Staring at the bodies on the ground, Isendilan shook his head in disappointment and said, “What a waste of my strength.”

He then sniffed the red dragon gold coin once again and chased the faint presence all the way out of town.

Although he could not pinpoint the exact location, he could feel that his enemy was not far away. All he needed was a stroke of good luck.

Chapter 324: The Beastman City with Public Sex

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Three days later, Link’s group reached White Cloud City safely.

This Beastman city was the biggest city in the area. It was nestled in the valley of red rocks. Looking down from the valley, one could see an expanse of cramped buildings constructed of wood, hide, and bones.

At the entrance, there was a huge city gate made of wood and stone. Two strong Beastman Warriors guarded the gate. Beside them were big three-headed war wolves. These wolves were close to 12 feet long and six feet tall. They were either black or white and crouched on the ground, staring vigilantly at everyone going in and out the gates with their black eyes.

“Outsider, report your name and background!”

When Link arrived at the gate, he was stopped by the Beastman Warriors. They looked at Link’s trio with guarded and fearful eyes.

“My name is Link,” he introduced himself. “I come from the Norton Kingdom. We’re all merchants.”

They were now dressed in beast hide and looked very plain. The only special part was that Felina and Nana were a bit too pretty.

“Merchant, where are your goods?” The Warriors were extremely suspicious. They were naturally suspicious of outsiders.

Link reacted quickly. He shrugged with a bitter expression. “Unfortunately, all our goods were burned by those Red Dragons. I don’t know if you’re familiar with Masos. We’re his friends.”

“You all know Masos? Oh, I’m sorry. Many frightening things have happened these days. We have to be careful. You can go in now.” The main Warrior’s attitude did a complete 180-degree flip.

It appeared that Masos was quite well-known amongst the Beastmen. This was a good thing.

Link quickly thanked the two Warriors and secretly passed over some silver coins. “Treat yourself.”

The Beastmen didn’t have their own currency and just used human currency, so Link’s coins were very effective. After slipping the coins to them, the two Beastmen treated Link even better.

The one on the left specially reminded, “Your two women are too pretty and might cause some trouble. Cover ’em up.”

“Thanks,” Link replied.

After entering the city, Link spent some money at a roadside stall to buy two loose beast hide cloaks. Felina and Nana put them on, covering their faces and curves.

To be honest, the inside of the Beastmen’s city wasn’t very well off. The road into the valley was jam-packed. Small stands one after another took up a good portion of the road. Feces was everywhere on the ground, and Beastmen with heavy body odor squeezed past each other. All the different smells mixed together into a nauseating scent.

The Beastmen acted crazily too. They pissed on the street, showed their private parts to flirt with the other sex, and even mated in the corner with people watching in interest. This would never be seen in the human world.

“Ugh, I hate Beastmen cities the most. I feel like I’m in a monkey kingdom every time,” Felina whispered. Even though she was covered in the loose cloak, she’d felt dozens of harassing hands try to touch her as they squeezed down the path.

These Beastmen didn’t really cross the line and just touched her, so she couldn’t kill them just for that, right?

As for Nana…she was too fast and wouldn’t get close to anyone. Even though the street was extremely crowded, no one could touch her. She was protecting herself instead of avoiding humiliation as a girl. Nana didn’t have that type of conscience. She just wanted to avoid a sneak attack.

Link was having a hard time. In the previous game, there were uncivilized sights in the Beastman city too, but most had been censored. Entering the city, one would feel a primitive, barbaric, and straightforward atmosphere. This existed in the real city too, but he felt more shamelessness, dirtiness, messiness, wetness, and stickiness. It was disgusting.

If they didn’t have to find the exiled god Elodim, he definitely wouldn’t step foot here.

As they walked, Link asked, “Felina, can you feel his location?”

Felina caught a hand reaching toward her breast and squeezed, not letting go until the man yelled in pain. Hearing Link’s question, she whispered, “The city is too messy. I can feel that he’s here, but I can’t pinpoint his location. We have to search carefully.”

Link nodded and continued pushing forward. Half an hour later, he finally squeezed out of the market street at the valley’s entrance. The land before him became vast. It was still crowded, and the ground was still disgustingly dirty, but at least he could breathe. He had the time to observe the surroundings too.

The valley was big with many paths and caves dug into the sides of the cliffs. Beastmen filled every cave. There were also some stone buildings in the valley. Each one surrounded by crude wooden cabins covered in ivy that looked like they would collapse at any time. Not only did the cabins lean against the stone buildings, but they also leaned against the stone wall of the valley. From afar, the layers upon layers of buildings were dizzying.

“This valley isn’t that big, but I heard that there are at least 500,000 Beastmen living here. I didn’t believe it before, but now I do.” Link shook his head and sighed. He could only sigh at how efficiently the Beastmen used the space.

Felina wiped at her sweat and pointed at a tall stone building. “Look, it says Sleeping Giant Inn and looks okay. Shall we go rest inside?”

She wasn’t tired—she just felt dirty and sweaty. She smelled indescribably of feces too. If she didn’t wash up soon, she would go crazy.

“I was going to say that too.” Link exhaled deeply.

Entering the inn, Link instantly felt like he’d returned to the human world. The spacious building was filled with the smell of cheese, and most of the people in the lobby were humans. He was relieved.

Coincidentally, Link actually saw Masos.

The guy was eating lunch with his mercenaries. He saw Link as well and chuckled. “Ah, what a coincidence! You look like you’re in a bad mood. Come, come, I’ll treat you to a good meal!” With that, he raised a hand and told the server, “Three more roasted lambs and three cups of grain wine.”

Masos was very enthusiastic while Link needed someone familiar with the situation to help. He walked over and sat with them. “It’s really hard to get accustomed to this city.” Link sighed.

Grinning, Masos said, “Everyone’s like that the first time, but you’ll get used to it. Compared to us, the Beastmen are indeed a bit behind, but they’re straightforward and rarely lie. It’s much easier doing business with them.”

That was true. Beastmen could be described with one word: straightforward. Other than the shamans, most were like inflexible rods.

Soon, a Beastwoman server brought the food over. The so-called roasted lamb looked like a roasted pig, so Link tried it. It was tender and tasty. He took a sip of the wine and instantly felt better.

Felina had a shocking appetite. She was a typical foodie and forgot all about the earlier unhappiness as she started eating. As for Nana, she tried the unfamiliar food and then sat there primly, listening to the others chat. She looked like a lady.

The people were all discussing the interesting things about the Golden Plains. Mostly, it was Masos talking while Link listened.

As they talked, Masos suddenly asked, “Master Link, did you hear about what happened three days ago?”

“Three days ago? What happened?” Link had been focused on avoiding Isendilan and didn’t care about anything else.

Masos sighed. “A Magician cast some sort of terrifying flame spell in the northern village of Deral. The entire village was destroyed, and no more than 200 people survived. According to a lucky merchant, it was a young man dressed in a dark red robe. His hair was black-red, and his eyes were red too. Do you think the Red Dragon did it?”

Before Link could react after hearing this, Felina suddenly stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Link noticed immediately.

“Masos just described Isendilan.” Felina had paled.

“Isendilan?” Masos didn’t know the name of this Red Dragon duke.

“He’s the fallen duke and is very powerful, no less than Bryant from before. The Red Dragon at Holun was his underling,” Link described the legendary dragon to Masos in layman terms.

Regular people wouldn’t know how powerful the Red Dragon duke was, but everyone knew who Bryant was. If a dragon could be compared to Bryant and was so cruel and his underlings so terrifying—it was a disaster.

This time, Masos and his mercenaries turned ghastly pale. They were even more unnerved than Felina.

Masos sucked in a deep breath and said uncomfortably, “I heard about this yesterday. At that time, the Sky Shattering Warlord had just helped us to the White Cloud City, and we got the news that something happened to Deral. The Sky Shattering Warlord hurried over with three grand shamans and an elite Beastman army of 1000. Hearing what you said now, they’re probably all dead now.”

Link and Felina exchanged glances at this news.

After a long while, Link asked, “How powerful is the Sky Shattering Warlord?”

“He’s a Level-9 Warrior. He apparently leveled up a month ago.” Masos was a regular man, but he was very knowledgeable and described the Sky Shattering Warlord’s strength precisely.

A Level-9 Warrior with three grand shamans and an elite Beastman army of 1000 soldiers could give Isendilan some trouble if they fought with the right techniques. They could even defeat Isendilan.

But if they were unlucky or Isendilan attacked first, all of them would be killed without a doubt.

Felina put her mouth to Link’s ears and whispered, “I think this is our fault.”

Yes, it was definitely their fault, and they even caused so many innocent civilians of Deral Village to lose their lives. Link felt very guilty.

Thinking for a bit, Link said to Masos, “The Sky Shattering Warlord isn’t Isendilan’s match and will most likely die. I want to help, but I’m afraid the Beastmen distrust me. Can you help be my witness?”

The three of them couldn’t go against Isendilan, but with so many Beastman Warriors and a Level-9 Beastman Warlord, they could fight Isendilan and possibly even injure him gravely.

Masos drank all his wine and said boldly, “The warlord is my friend. I just don’t have the abilities. Otherwise, I’d gone to help long ago. Now that you want to help, why would I refuse?”

They were all direct and bold people. Since they decided, they acted immediately. After filling their stomachs, they set off.

Just as they hurried out of the Sleeping Giant Inn, a blue-eyed black cat with shiny and silky fur jumped onto the inn’s roof, silently watching the leaving group. When they disappeared, the black cat jumped down. It flashed into an alley and disappeared.