Chapter 74

In the chaos, Sain's cheek was grazed by a stream of fire.

Although it did not cause any serious injury, it still made his face feel a burning pain.

Lina, who was closer to Sain, was not in a good situation.

Although Lina dodged the first round of blazing fire pillars and fire rain, the hurricane that followed immediately blew her small body dozens of meters away.

"Lina!" Sain shouted.

After casting a Lightness spell on himself, Sain, whose body was enveloped in a yellow glow, rushed to Lina and picked her up.

The source of the yellow glow was a magic ring given to him by his mentor, Mosido, before he left, which contained a stored Earth Elemental Shield.

When Sain appeared beside Lina, although there was a noticeable bloodstain on her waist and abdomen, this strong woman still managed to cast several Lightness-like enhancement spells on herself in time.

As a senior apprentice, Lina knew more types of spells.

Including shield spells, Lina had learned one, but unlike Sain's magic ring, it could not be directly activated.

The two, who had come back together, could not help but observe the surrounding situation.

Sain and Lina, protected by an Earth Elemental Shield, were in a relatively better condition, while other mid- and senior-level apprentices in the camp suffered heavy casualties from the sudden attack.

The glow of elements flickered before Sain and the others.

The main resistance and struggle against the sudden arrival of wind and fire elements came from the black magic apprentices, but it was minimal.

"How could the Dawn Tower descend so quickly and accurately discover the location of the Shadow Valley?!"

"Is there a traitor?!" An irate, aged voice echoed from the depths of the broken, element-filled passage.

The appearance of this voice made many black magic apprentices, who were either highly tense or severely injured, spit out a mouthful of blood.

Just a single mental shock filled with anger was enough to cause such severe injuries to the weak apprentices on this side of the passage. How powerful must the owner of this voice be?

"Hmph, find the answer yourself."

"Not only have you openly engaged in black magic activities on the continent of wizards, plundering countless people and massacring the native civilians of the wizard world."

"You have also privately destroyed the temporal rift seal set by the Guardians of Summer. I, Romvitz of the Dawn Tower, will execute you under the witness of the Tower's rules!" Another voice, younger and righteous, echoed.

"Is it just you? If the head of the Dawn Tower were here, I would naturally find it difficult to resist his authority, as I have heard he is a peak 5th-level Holy Spirit Mage."

"But you, who have just recently reached the peak of the 3rd level, do you even understand the true techniques of law application?" The aged voice came again, filled with disdain for the opponent.

"Whether you understand the application of the power of law or not, you will soon feel my wind and fire magic, won't you?" The young voice coldly snorted.

The two powerful beings, both at the peak of the 3rd level and having touched upon certain laws of power, erupted into a fierce battle near the spatial passage.

The being with the older voice, who was likely the mysterious mayor and dean of the Black Magic Academy in Muzobra City, attempted several times to rush through the spatial passage but was intercepted each time.

The intense fire and wind elements turned the area around the spatial passage into an ocean of elements.

Fire fueled by wind, and wind fueled by fire, the叠加 of the two elements made it impossible for the dean to cross several times.

Similarly, the raging fire rain and hurricanes caused massive casualties among the black magic apprentices on the other side of the spatial passage.

Sain and Lina were in a relatively better situation, but the other black magic apprentices were not so fortunate.

Even a quasi-mage, who had a decent shield spell, did not even have time to chant and summon it before being melted by the fire rain.

This did not seem to be ordinary fire; its fire element characteristics far exceeded those of the fire magic Sain and Lina knew.

The chaotic scene also caused Sain to lose contact with his senior and junior apprentices.

All they could see was surging flames and wind, and in such a dangerous situation, Sain and Lina could barely take care of themselves, let alone worry about others.

"Hehehe, you Dawn Tower mages are so hypocritical."

"At least a hundred innocent apprentices on the other side of the spatial passage were just wiped out by your wind and fire magic."

"Ah, they are the future flowers of the wizard world! They have never done anything to disrupt the rules of the wizard world, yet you so easily wiped them out?"

"Who is the black mage, you or me?" The aged voice cackled.

"Hmph, the pursuit of black mages always comes with the sacrifice of some innocents. Using ordinary people as shields is a common tactic for black mages to avoid the various towers and knight halls, isn't it?"

"As for those apprentices... although I do not know how most of them are, the magic apprentices raised under your influence are likely to become a scourge to the wizard world!" The righteous voice echoed again.

The appearance of this voice made many surviving black magic apprentices, including Sain, pale.

Fortunately, the situation did not develop in the worst direction.

Another voice interjected, saying, "Senior Romvitz, based on the rescue of the small number of low-level and beginner apprentices we have already freed, there are still some innocents among these black magic apprentices."

"Especially the beginner apprentices, most of whom are under ten years old. They are the true victims of these black mages in the Dark Region. As tower mages, we should rescue them!"

The appearance of this voice was like a heavenly sound.

Regardless of what the formal black mages on the other side of the spatial passage thought, the black magic apprentices on the Yellow Sand World side could not help but feel a bit moved.

Could the surface tower mages really be good people who protect human rights and the interests of ordinary people?

Due to their long-term residence in the underground world, with limited information and the black mages' intentional封锁 of external information, most black magic apprentices did not know much about the surface spellcasting world and the tower organizations.

Perhaps only after returning to the surface and personally interacting with these tower organizations could Sain make the most accurate judgment.

And now... with the persuasion of another tower mage, the wind and fire element waves near the spatial passage indeed lessened.

At this moment, the crystal ball in Sain's arms suddenly transmitted the voice of his senior: "Quick, activate the Elemental Pearl. This is our only chance to escape the Yellow Sand World!"