Chapter 35-35- Fighting
After climbing over several hills, at the top of a hillside, Yvette lowered her head and overlooked a dry forest area.
It is a basin in the Ish Mountains and also the location of the Corrupted Forest. Perhaps due to the influence of the dense distortion factors, new buds have sprouted on some of the dead trees, and the color has become a strange dark purple. It is unknown whether the first plant distortion will be born in the future.
"Teacher, look!" Rosalyn suddenly said. Looking in the direction of her finger, in the deepest part of the corrupt forest, a gray mist was spreading outward.
This was clearly not dream mist. Its color was odd, a bit gray and dirty, lacking the pure white, clear, cloud-like clarity of dream mist. The two immediately turned to look at the double-edged demon, waiting for it to explain the situation.
"Why are you looking at me? Do I know everything?" said the double-edged demon.
It seems that I don’t know... Yvette hesitated for a moment and took out a small mask from her waist bag.
This is a homemade gas mask, consisting of a filter, a low-level spell unit, and an elemental capacitor. A small-scale air filtration formula is recorded in the spell unit, and it has a battery life of about an hour. It is specially prepared to deal with situations such as poisonous fog.
In addition, there are several explosives in the bag, which have average damage and are mainly used to provide location information, which is roughly equivalent to a simple signal gun.
The only remaining items to carry were the alloy blades on the waists of the master and the apprentice. However, Yvette had little experience in hand-to-hand combat, so she only carried them as a precaution.
After Rosaline also put on a gas mask, the three of them came to the corrupt forest shrouded in fog. After hesitating for a moment, they put away the magic skateboard and moved forward cautiously by walking in a closer position.
Then, after just a few steps, Rosaline discovered that the double-edged demon had disappeared.
"Hey... Mr. Devil? Mr. Double-Edged Devil? Where are you?" Rosalyn called out, while holding the teacher's sleeve tightly with one hand to prevent herself from getting lost suddenly.
But she didn't get a response, and her voice trembled as she asked nervously, "Teacher, is it possible it slipped away? Are we trapped?"
"No, this mist is wrong. It implies a kind of... ritual." Yvette frowned, and the rune ring on her right hand lit up and disappeared from time to time.
After several minutes of this, she took off her gas mask and said with certainty, "This isn't poisonous fog, but it's not ordinary either. Inside it is a complex array of spells, like some kind of... oversized magic circle. The effect should be disorienting and somewhat isolate any sound interaction."
"Teacher, can you crack it?" Rosalin also took off her mask and took a deep breath. It was indeed no different from ordinary mountain air, except that it had more moisture.
"No... its rune set is dynamic, and there are many unknown runes that I have never seen before." Yvette shook her head, and a terrible guess immediately emerged in her mind.
For the Origin Civilization, there are no unfamiliar runes on the Origin Star. Although the number of known basic runes has exceeded 10,000, at least the Origin Civilization has identified all of these runes and named them. At most, they are not well understood and their nature is unclear.
Now, this spell that enveloped the Corrupted Forest was mixed with many new runes that even she didn't recognize...
Could it really be something from beyond the universe? Is the source of the apocalypse, the truth behind the aberrations, an invasion of terrifying cosmic pathogens?
No, it could also be the result of an encrypted package. I had a similar experience when using Black Tower Pharmaceuticals' encrypted package service in my dreams...
For a moment, many speculations arose in her mind, but Yvette's expression remained unchanged, as calm as ever. After all, this was a critical moment, and as a teacher, she had to maintain her composure, even in the face of a crisis, to help Rosalyn maintain her composure.
"So what should we do next?" Rosalyn subconsciously moved closer to the teacher.
"Go forward. This fog won't cause any harm except for making people lose their way. Although I have no way to modify or hijack this magic circle, I have found some clues. As long as we follow the correct route, we will not be led astray and can directly reach the core area of the ritual." Yvette said.
The two continued to move forward, and the fog around them became thicker and thicker. The visibility dropped from more than ten meters to a few meters. When they looked up, there was only a grayish-white sky, and no sunlight.
In fact, you can also fly out from above, but at that time, the picture you see is a forest shrouded in fog, and you cannot be sure of the location of the mother nest - the mother nest can also move, but the speed is a bit slow.
Instead, it is very feasible to move forward in the fog by following the clues deconstructed from the technique. If nothing else, it is possible to follow the clues to find the person who released the fog.
After a while, they began to hear heavy footsteps ahead. Sensing the threat lurking in the fog, Yvette stopped and was about to unleash a pillar of fire to pierce the thick fog and explore the path ahead when Rosaline suddenly drew her sword and slashed at a fleeting figure in the mist.
A round object covered in sticky blood rolled to the ground, with a short, still twitching tentacle of flesh dragging from the broken end.
"Human head...shepherding sheep?" Seeing this scene, Yvette immediately guessed the identity of the deformed monster that launched the attack in the fog. Among the four hive guards, only this thing could attack with human heads.
The heavy footsteps were heard again, but they did not approach directly. Instead, they hovered around. Not long after, another terrifying human face emerged from the mist and was cut by Rosaline with a knife.
Sticky brain matter and black blood splattered, staining the cold alloy blade. She shook off the blood and said, "Teacher, please continue. I'll take care of this guy."
Although her original plan was to target the Night Demon, that didn't stop her from improvising. Besides, she could stay here, but the teacher had to move on; otherwise, who would deal with this obstructing fog?
"If you can't win, just run away. There's no need to fight to the death." Yvette warned.
In this operation, handing over some of the enemies to Rosaline is part of the strategy, not only because Rosaline already has the willingness and ability to share the teacher's worries, but also because Yvette herself also needs to manage the distribution of magic power - her current total magic power is 644 points, and before eliminating the nest master, she must retain as much strength as possible.
As for the double-edged demon…who knew where it was? It might have slipped away. But Yvette didn't expect it to contribute much, so it was to be expected.
"Well, I won't be stubborn." Rosalyn nodded gently, her tone obedient and her eyes serious.
So, without paying any more attention to the harassment from the shepherd sheep, and without slowing down to take care of the students around her, Yvette immediately stepped on the magic skateboard and headed straight towards the deciphered route like a gust of wind.
…
At the same time, in the withered forest shrouded in gray-white mist, the double-bladed demon was flying back and forth at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, stirring up gusts of wind.
A moment later, a huge shadow appeared in the mist in front of it, forcing it to brake suddenly and turn several times in mid-air before it could barely control the situation.
Then, looking at the terrifying black shadow that was gradually approaching and exuding a huge sense of oppression, and its huge bat wings that gradually emerged from the fog, the double-edged demon's mouth corners began to slowly rise, drawing a tiny arc full of contempt and mockery.
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Five minutes later, after leaving the location where the shepherds and sheep were stationed, Yvette felt that the fog around her had become too thick to dissipate. However, the wind magic still worked, blowing away the fog and temporarily gaining a clear view.
At this moment, a red light suddenly appeared in the fog, arousing her vigilance.
The crimson armor instantly activated, covering the surface of the body and clothing. A moment later, a beam of elemental energy, a mixture of fire and lightning, shot out from the mist, heading straight for her face, but was blocked by Yvette's raised hand.
The next second, the restless magical elements exploded in her white jade palm, and smoke curled up, but no trace was left.
Yvette shook off her slightly painful palm and looked in the direction of the attacker with an expressionless face. She saw a three-story-tall, semi-mechanical mutant covered with purple-red flesh and blood walking out of the fog.
Without a doubt, it's the "Mechanical Tyrant," but without a clear model, it's impossible to tell which company produced it. Judging from its structure, it's a turret-type machine, meaning it moves forward on two legs, with two mana cannons mounted on its left and right mechanical arms, capable of firing elemental bullets.
Almost subconsciously, Yvette tried to hack in, but failed, which meant that the other party did not open the data receiving port.
I hope I can get rid of it within 150 magic points... Yvette thought silently, and was about to throw a grenade, but suddenly saw another black shadow flying out of the fog next to her.
She immediately looked over and saw a double-bladed demon flying out of the mist, screaming and falling to the ground.
"Hey... I, I have two here! Hurry... help me quickly..." said the double-edged demon as he got up.
In the fog behind him, two huge figures soon appeared. One was a giant three-headed vulture, and the other was a strange monster with bat wings, gray-black fat body, and only a mouth on its face.
"Corroded Vulture, Night Demon..." Yvette read out the names given to the two monsters by her apprentice, and then glanced at the miserable double-edged demon on the ground.
Although he didn't say anything, the confusion in his ruby-like eyes was very obvious, as if saying, "Why are you so bad? Are you really a deformed being of the same level as them?"
This look deeply hurt the double-edged demon. It said, "You...what are you looking at? It's not unusual to lose when you're outnumbered...and they're incredibly fierce. I suggest you come with me to maneuver around them, find an opportunity to catch one of them, and solve the problem with your wits..."
It stood up and flew into the air, muttering. If its face wasn't covered by the shell, it would probably have blushed.
However, perhaps because the enemy was stronger than expected, it was obvious that there was a hint of timidity in its words, and it did not have much confidence in Yvette's strength.
Yvette remained silent and floated into the air. Several red, blue and white rune rings lit up, emitting a power that made the double-edged demon feel uneasy.
Then, in the interweaving of flames and lightning, the Rotten-beaked Demon Vulture that rushed to the nearby area first screamed and was blown away. Its head was also burnt off and it lay on the ground wailing.
"Fuck... is he that powerful..." The double-edged demon was stunned, but then he reacted and said, "Wait, isn't that the target I chose..."
(End of this chapter)
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