Chapter 226 Soul Demise (Part 2) The Contract Ends, The Final Battle
"Well!"
Ray rolled over in pain, not having time to check his condition, and quickly left the spot under the cover of tree branches.
Let's rewind to the few seconds before Lei landed.
The descent was greatly slowed by the branches and vines, but it was still far from enough.
Upon impact, the ground will cause further damage, so something must be placed to cushion the impact.
At this point, those tiny red seeds play a crucial role.
They fell smoothly to the ground in the direction they were thrown, and under the catalysis of magic, they quickly absorbed nutrients from the ground and took root and grew.
The huge red and green leaves seemed to be holding up sturdy umbrellas, one on top of the other, and successfully caught Lai.
Monstera deliciosa, also known as the blood-sucking monstera.
The most common magical plant in the Eaton Great Forest near the coastline.
On that trip, Ray only explored part of the forest; there were many other wonderful places he didn't get to visit.
Despite the intense burning sensation in his back, Ray gritted his teeth and plunged into the forest.
The attack by Serar has not stopped.
After the tree branches were almost completely destroyed, the magic was shot directly towards the ground.
For a moment, grass and wood debris flew everywhere, but this also provided cover for Lai's smooth departure.
"Run south."
"Um."
The pain kept stimulating his brain, and even though his body was already somewhat exhausted, Ray did not stop.
"Front right."
With a snap, Lai dodged the sudden attack and saw familiar clothing and a skull covered in black magic circles in the direction of the attack.
"Shuton?"
The skeleton nodded and waved, making a "follow me" gesture.
Lai, unsuspecting, quickly followed.
Shutton led him along many winding paths, finally leading him into a cave hidden by weeds.
However, they did not stop. They continued to venture dozens of meters deeper into the cave, into a place where even light could not penetrate, before finally stopping.
It was too dark here, so Lei took out a glass lamp.
How did you escape?
The skeleton moved its jaw, but no sound came out.
He took the glass lamp from Ray's hand and gestured for him to turn around.
"hiss!"
Lei felt a sharp pain in his back.
What is he doing?
Ray asked Ryan.
"He's helping you pull the thorn out of your back."
The pain continued, and there were many sharp spikes, three or four centimeters long, scattered on the ground.
These are important weapons that the Bloodsucking Monstera deliciosa uses to protect itself.
Ray's clothes were already tattered and torn to shreds by the skeleton with a ripping sound.
After a while, Hughton patted Ray on the shoulder, indicating that it had been taken care of.
Ray then handed him the water bag and the medicine.
Shutton continued to treat the wound, tearing a piece of cloth from Ray's tattered clothes, pouring water on it, and wiping his back.
After wiping it clean, he poured all the medicine on it at once, and a burning pain instantly shot through Lai Yi's back.
He couldn't help but groan, his hands trembling as he tried to bandage himself.
The skeleton couldn't stand it anymore, so it snatched the clean strips of linen from his hand and quickly wrapped them up.
"Shuton, why aren't you saying anything?"
Ray looked at the skeleton standing opposite him.
He touched his neck, indicating that the magic necklace on the human was gone.
"So that's how it is."
Lei took out an old piece of clothing and put it back on.
"Just write whatever you want to say on the ground or the wall."
After saying that, he handed him a piece of talcum powder.
Xiu Dun nodded and squatted down to write.
"The magic items have been taken away, I can't speak, where are they?"
Green light flickered in the empty eye sockets. The skeleton stared directly into Ray's eyes, his expression not as calm as it appeared.
He already knew that Rye had gotten the item.
“Shuton, to make a long story short, I’ve discovered that Seral is using the Spirit Gem to create a new body for you. In a few decades, you will be able to come back to life.”
The Soul Box is with me now. Whether you choose to continue with your previous plan or return to Seral's side, I will not stop you.
However, after handing over the Soul Box to you, our contract should end, right?
Xiu Dun hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Lei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The problem with the skeleton was solved, but he got himself into big trouble with the necromancer.
He doesn't look like someone to be trifled with.
"well."
Ray sighed and noticed that Shutton was looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to take the item out.
He cleverly took the box out of the pendant space.
"Return the item to its rightful owner."
He handed the extravagantly ornate Spirit Gathering Gem necklace to Xiu Dun, which was placed on the black wooden box.
"This is the Spirit Gathering Gem."
With trembling hands, Hughton took the wooden box and handed the necklace to Ray.
"What? You want to give it to me? No, you keep it for yourself."
He pushed the necklace back.
Xiu Dun didn't insist, casually put it in his pocket, and carefully opened his own soul box.
Inside is a heart that is no longer alive.
Two beams of light shot out from above Ray and Shutton respectively, and with a snap, they turned into starlight.
Ray felt a sense of relief.
The conditions were met, and their death pact was dissolved.
how so......
Shutton looked at the contents of the box, his feelings very complicated.
How exactly did Celar obtain his heart? He remembered dying suddenly from a heart attack.
His father would certainly not agree to Cerral taking his body.
When he awoke as a skeleton, it was a year after his death.
At that time, his consciousness was still very confused. After that, he stayed by Seral's side and became one of his many skeletons.
While Seral was still searching for Lei, Shutton didn't waste much time reminiscing.
He drew a dagger from his waist and plunged it into his heart.
It didn't work as expected.
Ray watched in stunned silence, unable to understand why Hughton was doing this.
"He wanted to destroy it and end the pact with the necromancer."
Ryan answered.
Is this okay?
"No, it's only considered successful if the necromancer actively destroys it."
Seral obviously couldn't do that; Ray always felt there was a very different atmosphere between the two of them standing together.
Shutton sealed the box tightly and put it into the cloth bag.
Boom—Boom—
A series of bombing sounds came from outside, and dust from above the cave fell on the two men as the noise raged.
"I'll distract him, you find a chance to leave."
Shutton wrote it on the wall.
"good."
"Thank you, Ray."
"You are welcome."
Shutton seemed to want to write something more on the wall, but after hesitating for a moment, he changed his brushstrokes.
"I'm sorry, I took advantage of you."
Ray silently watched as Hughton finished writing the last stroke.
Farewell.
The commotion outside was getting louder and louder. Even if they stayed here, they would be crushed to death by falling rocks from the cave walls.
The two dared not delay any longer and ran to the only exit of the cave, which was also the entrance.
Without hesitation, Xiu Dun rushed out of the cave.
"I wish you all the best."
Hughton waved his hand, and Ray was sure he had heard him.
The sound of a bone dragon flapping its wings came from above, and the rumbling stopped.
After a while, when there was no further movement outside, Lai finally came out of the cave.
"They're gone?"
"Yes, it's not far. Head west."
"good."
Lei ran west, trying to widen the distance.
He felt that no matter which direction he went, he wouldn't be safe.
Given the necromancer's personality, he certainly wouldn't let me off so easily.
Right now, we're just gambling on a slim hope.
Ryan had already restored all his magic, and since the injuries to his back and chest were not serious, he refused Ryan's treatment.
Pain can sometimes make a person's mind clearer.
Time passed slowly, and they had been running for almost an hour.
It was quiet all around, as if nothing had happened before.
A sense of unease crept into Lei's heart; it was just too quiet and strange.
When he sensed the magical fluctuations behind him, he knew that what was coming had finally arrived.
Swoosh—
A swarm of black lightning bolts struck directly at Lei.
He had just rolled away to dodge one when another bolt of lightning immediately followed. Ray broke out in a cold sweat with tension.
Don't let them hit you.
This is Ray's only thought right now.
The lightning struck faster and faster, making it increasingly difficult for Ray to dodge.
He no longer cared where Xiu Dun went; he just wanted that damn lightning to stop!
In a flash.
The spare dagger at Ray's waist broke free of his control and shot directly at the necromancer who was casting a spell.
The dagger struck suddenly, aimed straight for Seral's heart, interrupting the magic. Rai gained a brief respite.
"You have accomplices? Is it Shudon? Tell him to come out!"
Ray couldn't quite figure out the necromancer's thought process.
Who says a helper has to be Xiu Dun? Besides, didn't he just go after him himself?
“I’ve never seen Hughton, and I don’t know where he is.”
Lei replied coldly.
He felt no psychological pressure in using harmless tricks to confuse the enemy.
Where are your tattoos?
Lei didn't say anything.
"You're so confident, what secrets are you hiding?"
Seral's gaze lingered on Lei's shoulder, and without any warning, he launched another attack, appearing in front of him in a flash.
Ray took a few steps back and caught his staff with his bone knife.
The two sides secretly competed, infusing their respective weapons with magic.
While it appears to be a battle of weapons, it is actually more like a contest of magic.
Lei was struggling, while Seral seemed to be handling it with ease.
Magical energy emanated from the area, and two distinct attributes, one green and one purple, were clearly visible, locked in a struggle.
As things stand, Lei can hold out for a while longer. But the bone blade can no longer withstand such a powerful magical collision.
"Smack."
The bone knife broke off at the point of contact with the staff.
Without a vessel to rely on, the staff shot straight at Ray's shoulder, and necromancy instantly surged into the human's fragile body.
Ryan took over and pushed forward with one hand.
Things have changed.
Seral keenly sensed the difference in the magical aura. The opponent's strength was unfathomable; he absolutely could not be underestimated.
The turbulence caused by the magical collision affected the surrounding area, clearing away all the plants within a ten-meter radius of the two, leaving only bare earth.
Before a winner could be determined, the two retreated and separated.
"Are you another soul hiding inside his body?"
The necromancer stared intently into Ray's golden eyes.
The existence of two souls in one body has been recorded in some local chronicles.
Seral is still too young and inexperienced. The last time an elven elementalist appeared was hundreds of years ago, before he was even born, and he hadn't even considered that possibility.
Without saying a word, Ryan launched an attack on Seral.
He made a motion as if drawing a bow in mid-air, and the next second, three arrows of light, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, accurately shot towards the necromancer.
The arrow of light pierced through Seral's body, but he was not injured; a cloud of black mist remained where he had been standing.
"Oh."
Ryan stared coldly at Seral, who was standing on a tree branch, and raised his hand to fire again.
The light arrows were fired at an astonishing speed, one after another, leaving Seral overwhelmed and forcing him to constantly change positions to dodge.
Ray's bone knife was broken, and Ryan couldn't find a suitable weapon.
Light Arrow requires a huge amount of magical energy, but its advantages are also very obvious. It has a long range and high attack power, making it extremely suitable for long-range attacks.
The Wood Elementalist is born from nature, regardless of its own immense power. Even with insufficient magic, it can obtain energy by absorbing the life force of other plants.
Seral was facing not only a mage with maxed-out skills, but also a tank with unfathomable health.
Plants and animals are everywhere, and Ryan's mobile blood packs are everywhere.
After being suppressed for a while, the necromancer finally began to fight back.
His moves were exceptionally ruthless; taking advantage of "Ray's" lack of weaponry, he chose to attack at close range.
Summon three high-level blood skeletons to harass Ryan's attack.
Three blood-red skeletons swung their swords at Ryan. Not only their swords, but every bone in their bodies was infested with corpse poison.
Even a slight brushing against it would be fatal to an ordinary person.
Considering the fragility of humans, and in order to protect Ray's body, Ryan fought somewhat cautiously.
They surrounded and attacked Ryan from three different directions.
He grabbed a tree branch as a weapon and used it to create distance between himself and them. But this gave Seral an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
"Go to hell."
The necromancer raised his skull staff high, and a series of obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations came from his mouth.
The sky grew darker and darker, and directly above his head, dark clouds gathered and swirled into a vortex.
Countless evil spirits swirled inside, their eye sockets glowing with a purple light that symbolized evil.
"What is he going to do? He's going to destroy this place."
Lei was getting anxious.
"Isn't this the Soul Ruins? Why didn't any undead come out to stop him?"
With a serious expression, Ryan covered Ray's arm with magic and crushed the skull of the nearest blood skull with his bare hands.
Sure enough, the palm was instantly burned, and the flesh began to melt and smoke under the corrosive effects of the toxins.
He didn't stop, and dealt with the remaining two skeletons in the same way.
But the skin on his entire hand has almost completely disappeared.
Ray couldn't control his body and felt no pain, but seeing such severe burns, he knew it wouldn't be pleasant.
"Lian?"
"It's nothing."
Ryan placed his undamaged other hand on the cedar tree next to him.
A golden halo swirled, the cedar tree's life rapidly faded, and the skin on the injured hand healed at an astonishing speed.
The next second, Ryan began to draw his bow, and the shape of a golden-green bow and arrow gradually appeared in the air.
The longer He charged up, the brighter the arrow's light became, with the arrowhead always pointing straight at the necromancer's heart.
"Sorry, you're too late."
Serar smiled broadly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
The wind grew stronger, and the evil spirits gathered in the dark clouds intertwined and swirled, rushing towards the staff. Purple electricity crackled around the skull staff and the necromancer.
The staff grew brighter and brighter. Seral held the staff with both hands and slammed it hard against the tree trunk.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a child's arm, carrying boundless undead power, struck down from the tip of the staff towards Ryan.
At the same time, the arrow of light was also shot towards the necromancer.
Upon seeing something, Serar's smile froze on his face.
He tried his best to stop the lightning, even neglecting to dodge the arrow of light aimed at him.
"No!!!"
What's done is done, and everything is set in stone.
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Author's note: It burned out [melted].
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