Chapter 91

The owl overseers of the academy all had a body of jet-black feathers on their backs, while their chests were white.

Qī, different from other owl overseers, had a red feather among the white ones on his chest.

However, given that Qī was now covered in blood on half of his body, it would normally be impossible to distinguish his characteristic.

Saien could recognize him at a glance, owing to his familiarity with Qī and the sense of presence he had developed over the years.

Qī's condition was dire at this moment.

Although the rising and falling of his chest and the slight movement of his beak indicated that he still had vital signs, he found it difficult to respond to Saien's inquiries.

Only a faint "coo" came from Qī's mouth.

His dim eyes marked his lingering attachment to life.

Qī had helped Saien several times, and they could be considered friends, so Saien couldn't just ignore him and leave.

Saien took out the last intermediate-level recovery potion from his spatial ring.

Considering that the constitution of magical beasts was different from that of normal humans, and Qī's injuries seemed to be beyond the healing power of a single intermediate-level recovery potion, Saien also took out several low-level recovery potions.

First, he poured the intermediate-level recovery potion into Qī's beak, then quickly applied several low-level recovery potions to the areas around Qī's wounds.

After a moment, Qī's originally turbid and dim eyes gradually became clearer.

However, the wounds all over his body still bled, though the bleeding had slowed down somewhat.

As Qī gradually regained some consciousness, he moved his eyes.

A faint "coo" came from his mouth, followed by human speech: "Actually, you don't need to help me; I'm done for."

The constitution of magical beasts often far exceeded that of humans, and as a near-stage magical beast, Qī, despite being only half the height of a human, was a concentrated essence.

Moreover, as a magical beast that had lived for over a hundred years, the wise Qī knew very well his current condition.

His heart valve had been pierced, and the fact that he hadn't died immediately was a testament to his luck.

The fact that he was still barely hanging on, not having taken his last breath, could only be attributed to the toughness of magical beasts.

However, this could not stop the life force from flowing out of his body.

In response to Qī's words, Saien remained silent.

In just two years, his mentor, senior brothers and sisters, Lina, Boss, and Melly, the few people Saien cared about, had left one after another, with unknown circumstances.

Saien, who had lived alone in the desert world for over two years, was now particularly concerned about the people around him.

Even though Qī was just a magical beast, it still made Saien, who hadn't seen a familiar face for over two years, feel excited.

As for the cost of helping Qī, apart from the precious intermediate-level recovery potion, the rest was not significant.

Saien's silence and the concern in his expression moved Qī, whose mind was not complex.

His beak moved, and he slowly said, "Take my magic crystal; I hope it will be of some help to you."

Qī's words made Saien want to say something.

Suddenly, a series of loud booms echoed, and the entire mica vein above Muzobura City began to collapse!

Indeed, the third-level mage Martin had used a large-scale meteor spell to affect the geological veins above Muzobura City.

Although the mica vein had been continuously dropping sharp rocks due to the meteor spell, the intensity had never reached its peak.

Now, as the fighting within Muzobura City gradually ceased, the surface layer of the mica vein had finally peeled off, and it was now entering the deep layers of the fracture!

How large was the mica vein above Muzobura City?

Saien didn't know.

He only knew that the entire Muzobura City and the underground space within a certain range around it were illuminated by the weak light from the mica vein above.

Mica, besides providing weak light and serving as the main material for magic crystal lamps, also contained considerable heat energy, which was released faster when rubbed.

The numerous rocks that had fallen from the sky, enveloped in scorching flames, were the result of the mica ore rubbing against the air.

Now, the scale and intensity of the meteor shower descending on Muzobura City were clearly much greater!

The entire city was likely to be completely buried under the collapse of the mica vein.

However, what made Saien and most of the creatures in the city even more terrified was the appearance of a vivid red light above Muzobura City as a large piece of the mica vein peeled off from the middle.

It felt as if a red spot had suddenly appeared in the midst of the oppressive darkness.

"What is that?!" Saien couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

"Coo, above Muzobura City, besides the mica vein, there is actually a sea of lava," Qī said, coughing up a mouthful of blood to Saien.

" That sea of lava is the perfect barrier between the surface and the underground. When the dean led us to establish Muzobura City, he initially chose this place because of the concealment provided by the sea of lava." Qī, having lived for over a hundred years, was quite familiar with the early days of Muzobura City.

Indeed, after Qī's explanation, a red stream of lava began to flow from the gap in the mica vein above Muzobura City.

Initially, the flow of lava was not fast.

However, due to the influence of gravity and the increasing number of mica pieces falling from the sky, the red glow gradually spread across the sky above Muzobura City.

A scene of the end of the world unfolded, catching Saien and the many tower mages and knights in the city off guard!

"Whoosh!" Scorching lava rain poured down from the sky.

Because the lava rain was smaller in volume and more flammable,

not only was it much harder to avoid, but its destructive power also exceeded that of the previous meteor shower.

In just a blink, fires broke out all over Muzobura City.

The White Crow Forest was no exception. Besides the meteors falling from the sky, several points of lava rain also fell.

The southern part of the White Crow Forest was already on fire.

"Is the dean going to completely destroy Muzobura City?" Saien couldn't help but exclaim.

To think that Saien's two encounters with danger, including his constant struggle for survival at the Black Magic Academy, were all due to the dean and the black mages?

If the dean hadn't gone berserk and destroyed the spatial passage in the desert world, Saien wouldn't have been stranded there for two years.

In response to Saien's exclamation, Qī "cooed" twice.

If Saien had any hope of escaping before, now, with the entire mica vein above Muzobura City collapsing and the entire sea of lava about to pour down, even mages of the first level and above would be at risk of losing their lives if they were not careful.