Chapter 65

When Sain moved his body slightly, a faint sound of sand rolling could be heard.

In the distance, Stenson, who was in a state of intertwined sorrow and joy, suddenly shouted, "Who's there?!"

Stenson's sorrow stemmed from Mari's weakness and her impending death.

His joy came from Mari finally regaining a bit of her spirit.

As for Mari's refusal, Stenson paid no heed. This single-minded fellow was only thinking about how to save Mari.

The exposure of Sain's presence made Stenson, the burly man, flash a hint of excitement in his slightly red eyes.

The presence of someone, or rather, a living being, meant there was something to eat.

Mari and Stenson had not eaten or drunk anything for nearly three days. Stenson could still hold on, but Mari could not.

Stenson had to find the other person and strip their bones.

The other person's fresh blood would nourish Mari and his throat, and their flesh would fill their bellies.

Stenson, driven by hunger and fluctuating emotions, had gone mad. He was now a human beast, and a more frenzied one than any ordinary high-level monster.

In Sain's field of vision, he saw a crimson figure flash, and then the burly Stenson accurately charged toward his position.

This "beast's" sense of smell was even more exaggerated than Sain had imagined.

During the run, Sain noticed that the black nails on Stenson's hands had grown even longer.

The slight redness in Stenson's eyes indicated that he was unlikely to communicate normally with Sain.

Moreover, the speed at which Stenson charged was so fast that Sain didn't even have time to explain his intentions and was forced to draw his magic wand to fight.

Being targeted by a high-level apprentice who had already gone mad was not a pleasant experience.

Not to mention, Stenson was not a weak high-level apprentice.

Fortunately, hunger and fatigue had significantly reduced Stenson's strength.

When the other person was less than ten meters away from Sain, his intermediate magic was already prepared.

"Fire Wall!" A huge wall of fire appeared in front of Sain.

The scorching heat of the fire made the already hot surrounding air and environment even more stifling.

However, the scorching heat of the fire wall did not slow Stenson's advance at all.

A faint black elemental force flashed over Stenson's body, and some bristles grew from his skin. This guy used his right arm to shield his eyes and directly leaped over the fire wall!

Stenson, with a dark face, showed a sinister smile as he charged through the fire wall.

Unfortunately, before his hands could grab the prey's neck, Sain, who had been there, had disappeared!

The high-level invisibility cloak perfectly concealed Sain's body. Although it couldn't completely hide his breath and sound, it was enough to deal with this clumsy and brutish "beast" Stenson.

The fire wall Sain had just cast was merely a distraction.

The heat and visual obstruction of the fire wall allowed him to use the invisibility cloak to hide further away.

Following the fire wall, Sain's next attack magic was already prepared.

"Hand of Fire!"

The massive wave of fire condensed into a hand, which, in terms of attack power and impact, far exceeded the fire wall.

Although Stenson's charge through the fire wall was fierce and intimidating, in fact, this guy was not completely unscathed.

Burns on his arms, thighs, and chest indicated that even as a high-level apprentice who mastered bloodline magic, he was not immune to fire elements.

Next, Sain's Hand of Fire clearly aimed for Stenson's more vulnerable head.

"Roar!" At the critical moment, Stenson let out a roar.

A more intense black light appeared again, and this time, Stenson's entire head underwent a transformation.

In addition to two sharp fangs growing from the corners of his mouth and a pair of black, furry ears on his head, even his hands turned into a pair of black, giant paws.

The Hand of Fire, which was highly anticipated, indeed burned a lot of the bristles on Stenson's body when he used his hands to protect his head, but it did not deal a fatal blow to this strong and tough guy.

After the duration of the Hand of Fire ended, the hair on Stenson's body was mostly burned, and more alarmingly, his body was covered with numerous scars, indicating the many trials he had endured.

The interplay of blood and scars made Stenson look like a man at the end of his rope.

When Sain thought this big guy would charge at him again as before, the giant, who had been stimulated by two rounds of bloodline magic and had grown to an exaggerated height of 2.5 meters, staggered forward and then collapsed with a loud thud!

The power of bloodline magic comes from the accumulation of magic power through the daily meditation of mages, as well as the supplementation of blood.

Under normal circumstances, the magic power contained in the blood would make Stenson more combat-effective and enduring than ordinary mages of the same level.

But what makes him strong also makes him weak.

Due to Stenson's extreme weakness and the fact that he had just bled for Mari, he was in a state of anemia.

After two rounds of bloodline magic stimulation, he lost the last bit of his strength.

This was also a manifestation of Stenson's clumsiness and recklessness. If it were other black magic apprentices, they would certainly try to leave a bit of strength for escape or other purposes.

Only Stenson, regardless of the consequences, stubbornly endured Sain's two spells.

It seemed that if he hadn't run out of magic and strength, this guy would have continued to fight Sain recklessly.

Sain let out a light sigh and stepped out of the invisible state.

The high-level magic items given to him by his mentor Moses were indeed very useful. Without this invisibility cloak, he would have been in a much worse state during the battle with Stenson, and might even have been injured by him.

Given the strength of Stenson's black hands after two rounds of bloodline magic, Sain was unsure if his body could withstand a direct hit.

Sain, stepping out of the invisible state, held a strong acid wand in his hand.

The burly Stenson was not dead. Although he had fallen, he was still breathing heavily and tried to stand up several times.

The extensive burns all over his body, combined with the numerous old scars on Stenson's skin, made him look even more terrifying.

Sain did not immediately use the strong acid wand to end the other person's life; it would be a waste, as the strong acid wand had a cooldown period.

Moreover, he wanted to ask this big guy some questions.

"Why are you here? High-level apprentices and intermediate apprentices enter the temporal rift at different times and in different orders. How could you two meet?"

"Also, where are the other high-level apprentices and quasi-mages?"

"If you tell me, I might spare your life." A secondary fireball appeared in Sain's hand as he looked at the beast-like Stenson and asked.