Chapter 77

When Sain regained consciousness from his coma, the intense pain all over his body made him involuntarily groan.

The hoarse and weak voice echoed within the vast, funnel-shaped sand valley.

This was a special terrain that Sain had never seen before, seemingly brought about by the massive sandstorm.

In the center of this sand valley, there was another space.

From there, a series of "rustling" sounds could be heard.

Even though he had not seen anything, the "rustling" sounds made him shudder with fear.

After regaining some awareness of his body, Sain quickly checked his condition.

The fine scars from his face to his arms and legs were not worth mentioning.

These scars were caused by the wind blades and sand in the sandstorm.

There were two noticeable major injuries.

One was a gash on Sain's abdomen. Although the bleeding had mostly stopped, every time he tried to move, the excruciating pain and the seeping blood made beads of sweat appear on his forehead.

This wound was something he needed to deal with as soon as possible.

The other major injury was the dislocation of his left arm.

With only his right arm able to move勉强, Sain was currently facing the greatest difficulty and the most severe injuries of his life.

Struggling to stand up, Sain recalled why he had survived.

A sandstorm of that magnitude would be fatal even for a quasi-mage.

Sain did not believe that his survival was purely due to luck.

"Besides the earth element shield provided by this ring, it must have been the black light that saved me."

"What was that?"

Sain looked at the magic ring, now depleted of energy, and then remembered something. He immediately forced open his left hand, which had temporarily lost sensation.

Sure enough, Sain's left hand was tightly gripping Lina's black crystal bracelet.

In the past, Sain only knew that this black crystal bracelet had a significant dark magic enhancement effect and seemed to contain an offensive spell.

But he never expected that it could also provide protection in a critical moment.

"Truly a treasure left by a first-level formal dark mage for Lina. This bracelet, in terms of functionality and value, surpasses even the strong acid staff given to me by my mentor," Sain sighed.

After sighing, Sain immediately began to help himself.

Since he was still alive, Sain had to find a way to treat his injuries and eventually return to the Dark Region.

Using his only functional right hand, he first took out two intermediate healing potions from his spatial ring.

One potion he drank directly, and the other he carefully applied to the wounds on his body.

The slight numbness and the occasional sharp pain made Sain gasp from time to time.

But after sensing the pain, Sain was not disappointed; instead, he was relieved.

With his knowledge of anatomy and human structure, he knew that being able to feel pain was a good sign.

If he couldn't feel pain... it would mean he was close to death or needed an amputation.

After resting for about half a day and drinking a vitality potion and a long-stored nutrient potion, Sain, who had regained strength and energy, began to treat his dislocated left arm.

"I hope Master Kosolon's praise in the anatomy class was genuine. After all, I've only handled cadavers, not live subjects." Sain muttered, took a deep breath, and used his right hand to grasp his left arm.

"Snap!" A crisp sound of bone movement echoed.

Sain, pale and drenched in cold sweat, forced a smile, unsure whether to be happy that he had successfully reset his left arm or to regret his lack of skill.

After treating his injuries, Sain began to observe his surroundings.

When he first woke up, he had already roughly determined that there was no immediate danger nearby.

Only the center of the valley seemed to hold some mystery, with the "rustling" sounds making him feel uneasy.

"That sandstorm couldn't have brought only me here. There were about thirty to forty black magic apprentices near the spatial portal who hadn't escaped, not to mention the bodies of those who had already fallen." Sain thought to himself.

Sain had little interest in finding survivors. In that situation, the better-conditioned and more powerful black magic apprentices had already escaped the Sand World.

The remaining apprentices, either severely injured or of lower rank, Sain did not believe had any chance of survival.

Moreover, Sain had no good feelings towards those who had not escaped the Sand World.

The separation from Lina and his uncertain future were largely due to the madness and mutual aggression of these black magic apprentices.

The battle between the two peak third-level mages on the other side of the portal was an unpredictable factor beyond Sain's control.

Sain wanted to blame the dean, but did he have the right to do so?

At least not now.

At this moment, searching for other apprentices was Sain's hope of escaping the Sand World.

Don't forget, Sain still had the black handle given to him by his mentor, Mosido.

His last hope of escaping the Sand World rested on this object.

But to activate the black handle, Sain needed enough elemental orbs.

He had given all his elemental orbs to Lina in the final moments.

The only option now was to see if he could gather enough elemental orbs from the bodies of other black magic apprentices.

If not... the vast sands would be Sain's home and final resting place for the rest of his life.

...

Sain's luck was good.

Or perhaps, after experiencing so much bad luck in the Sand World, it was time for his luck to turn.

The first apprentice body he found was that of a quasi-mage.

His name was Krobo, and Sain remembered him.

It was because of this guy's indiscriminate attacks on other apprentices at the spatial portal that Sain, carrying Lina, had to take a detour.

The elemental missile that hit Sain later might also have been his doing.

At this moment, Krobo did not show the same reckless and疯狂 behavior he had displayed when attacking other apprentices at the spatial portal.

He was just a regular corpse.

And a damaged one at that.

His eyes, wide open, were completely filled with sand.

His body was almost buried in the sand, with only half of his head exposed.

Sain had handled many corpses and specimens before, so Krobo's dead body did not affect him at all.

To conserve magic, Sain did not use any spells but used the strong acid staff as a tool to dig.

The strong acid staff, which had been recharged, was now ready to use.

Sain had not had the chance to study Lina's black crystal bracelet in detail yet.

For now, he was mainly using his own equipment.