Chapter 92

"Cluck, what a pity. If my injuries weren't so severe, I might have been able to carry you out of Mithrabor in time."

"But now... you should hurry and escape."

"Go find those Saint Tower mages; perhaps they will save you."

"I saw some low-level apprentices and beginners being taken in by them earlier." Owl Seven flapped its wings and said to Sain.

It was clear that this near-stage magical beast was genuinely concerned for Sain.

However, its excessive blood loss and weakened state were not enough to actually help Sain in any significant way.

Looking at the increasingly intense rain of fire in the sky, and glancing towards the north of the city,

Although the place where he was now was not far from the north of the city, with his current speed and the impending destruction of Mithrabor,

The outcome was almost certain death.

After persuading Sain, another spurt of blood gushed from under Seven's wing, and its consciousness and spirit entered a dazed state, its breathing becoming increasingly weak.

If the destruction of Mithrabor was a relatively fortunate outcome for Seven, it was that it might not have to endure the pain of being burned alive.

Because it might have already breathed its last before that.

Sain, feeling utterly hopeless, seemed to be asking, or perhaps talking to himself, "Is there really no way out?"

Perhaps hearing Sain's question, Seven, with only a sliver of consciousness left, replied weakly, "If you had a Level 1 energy crystal, I might be able to suppress my injuries by consuming it."

"But such a valuable item is a precious resource even for official black mages."

"How could you possibly have one..." Seven said weakly.

"Level 1 energy crystal?" Sain's spirit suddenly lifted upon hearing this.

"I don't have a Level 1 energy crystal, but I have this!" Sain suddenly produced a blindingly bright orange energy crystal in his hand.

The brilliance of the crystal was so intense that it made people squint.

Even Owl Seven, in its dazed state, felt the powerful elemental energy emanating from it.

Its cloudy eyes returned to clarity.

A single word emerged from its throat, "Cluck?"

...

"Whoosh!" At this moment, Mithrabor was being bombarded by meteors and a rain of fire.

A small, black figure broke through the meteors and rain of fire, flying over the northern part of Mithrabor.

After consuming one-fifth of a Level 2 energy crystal, Seven's injuries and breathing had noticeably improved.

However, energy crystals were not a magic cure that could instantly heal all injuries.

Seven's current state was more like using the abundant earth elemental energy within the crystal to suppress its injuries, giving itself a temporary boost.

In the short term, it seemed fine, but if the time dragged on, not only would Seven's old injuries flare up, but the earth elemental energy it had consumed would also harm it.

The best course of action now was to find a safe place to rest and recuperate.

Unfortunately, Sain only had an earth elemental energy crystal. If it had been a wind elemental energy crystal, which would have been more suitable for Seven, it might have broken through and advanced to a higher stage after this battle.

A stage magical beast was a formidable existence with power comparable to an official mage.

"Are you sure there's a secret passage to safety in the north of the city?" Seven asked while flying and dodging dangerous objects falling from the sky, carrying the not-too-heavy Sain.

"Lina wrote in the letter she left me, and I trust she wouldn't lie to me," Sain said firmly.

"Fine, my life is already saved by you, so I'll follow your lead." Seven said, and with a flap of its wings, increased its flying speed.

Mithrabor had three open sides, with only the north connected to a towering stone wall.

Under normal circumstances, with the collapse of the sky's fluorite ore veins and the outpouring of the lava sea, they should have fled in the other three directions.

Now, the Saint Tower mages and surface knights within Mithrabor were quickly evacuating in those three directions.

Only Sain and Seven were going against the flow.

If there was no secret passage in the north of the city as Sain had said, their ultimate fate would still be to perish in the fire and the underground ruins.

The crisis was drawing ever closer, and Sain, who had already searched most of the area around the northern stone wall, was becoming increasingly anxious, still finding no trace of a passage.

Another massive rain of lava fire streaked past.

Thanks to Seven's excellent flying skills, Sain could even feel the heat of the fire and the sulfur smell it carried.

Suddenly, Sain felt a sensation from something in his pocket and immediately took it out.

It was the black handle given to him by his mentor, Moses.

Guided by the subtle hints from the handle, Sain pointed to a certain area below and said, "There!"

Seven quickly flew over.

The sight of the ruins before them did not discourage Sain; instead, the handle's hints became even stronger, and Sain's excitement grew.

The intermediate-level magic spell, Flame Hand, was soon cast by Sain, and even the injured Seven spat out a gust of wind.

The interplay of fire and wind elemental forces cleared the ruins before them.

After most of the rubble was cleared, a narrow passage, no more than two meters high, appeared before their eyes.

"Cluck, there really is a passage," Seven said in surprise.

"Let's go in quickly!" Sain urged.

...

When Sain and Seven entered the secret passage, and the city was on the brink of chaos and destruction,

In Mithrabor, there were actually two people who still had Sain on their minds.

"Tch, did we come too late?"

"I was actually quite hopeful about this kid." The silver-armored knight, Baktar, held a long spear in one hand and a spherical object in the other.

In the glow of the surrounding flames, the true nature of the spherical object was revealed: it was the head of Level 1 black mage, Ketherson.

His eyes wide open, the official black mage's head bore the mark of his unfulfilled death.

But this head was now one of Baktar's trophies from his underground expedition.

Upon returning to the Knight Hall, he would naturally receive the corresponding merit and rewards.

Standing beside Baktar in front of a stone building's ruins was the white-robed mage, Midich.

He walked to a position near the ruins, carefully examined a few stone walls that had collapsed outward, and slowly shook his head, saying, "Not necessarily, this kid still has some ability."

A "Boom!" sound echoed again.

At this moment, what was falling from above Mithrabor was no longer fragments of fluorite ore and lava rain.

It was the entire lava sea, gradually pouring down!

The leading edge of the lava sea had already begun to drip from the sky, and it was about to touch the city.

"We should leave. Although your elemental form and my bloodline form are not afraid of this lava in the short term, I have no interest in taking a bath in it."

"Also, the subterranean humans outside the city need to be arranged as soon as possible. I wonder if the airships we brought are enough?" The silver-armored knight urged.

"They should be enough. The Dawn Tower has already responded to my report."

"The Level 4 creature hidden in the Sand World seems to have piqued the interest of the Tower Master."

"Unfortunately, I have to return to give my report first. When the time comes, another team will come. A battle between Level 4 and above creatures... I'm also very interested."

"Let's go!" The white-robed mage picked up his magic staff and said.

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