Chapter 80 of 100

Chapter 80: The Poison Element: The Countdown to Death

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After dodging the magic attack, boy immediately swung his blade again.

Mages also learn combat techniques to increase their survival rate. Various methods of evasion are essential, and in the advancement exams of Kulantin, combat techniques are also a test item.

Although Emma's agility is not as agile as that of a typical mage, let alone a knight or warrior, she can still speed up her evasion with the aid of wind magic. A strand of hair was cut off, and she gritted her teeth. This dwarf warrior was more difficult to deal with than she had anticipated, his speed so fast that it was hard to believe.

Boy narrowed his eyes, and with a strange laugh, he launched a powerful attack at Emma.

Emma was still a green-robed mage, and had only recently advanced. Although she had learned to use mental incantations to assist in casting spells, her control over the elements was far from proficient. She could not quickly switch between different elemental controls, and in a panic, she could only frequently use wind magic to evade, occasionally squeezing out a moment to cast the most basic wind magic, 'Wind Blade,' in retaliation. However, since she was not a secondary practitioner of wind magic, her affinity with wind was not strong, and she was using a basic spell, her counterattack on a high-level warrior was like scratching, and was easily eroded by the warrior's released battle aura.

Vain, who had not been injured, seeing Emma in danger, immediately got up and ran back, kicking Hess Mingfen and shouting angrily, "Bastard, help quickly! Do you want a woman to bear all the responsibility?" Then he swung his halberd and charged forward.

Hess Mingfen, kicked in front of the dwarf, crouched on the ground, covering his head and screaming when he saw the dwarf's ugly face.

"Such a useless guy," Vain cursed in his heart. His halberd was about to hit the dwarf's back of the head. Unexpectedly, the dwarf did a quick flip, and his steel boots kicked Vain's chest, sending him flying and spitting blood. He also kicked Hess Mingfen away.

At this moment, Shana returned, drawing her spare curved sword from her waist and attacking again. She also summoned her newly tamed guardian, the green python. Emma took this opportunity to quickly switch her elemental control, using her most proficient poison magic with her secondary earth magic. Vain, despite the pain in his chest, charged forward again, his heavy armor, which he had taken from someone else, now bearing a deep footprint. Vain and Shana attacked from both sides, the python's tail lashed out wildly, and Emma alternated between earth and poison magic. For a moment, the three of them and the python were locked in a fierce battle with the dwarf.

"Hehehehe, kids, you've got some skills," boy laughed, his movements fluid, easily evading their multiple attacks. "This is finally getting interesting. I'll play with you properly."

"Is this guy a monster?" Shana fought with all her might. Every time her frost blade was about to cut the opponent, it was pushed away by a soft force. She knew this was the opponent's battle aura. Although a high-level warrior's battle aura was far from the characteristics of a berserker, it still had some power, and with her current strength, it was difficult to break through it.

Vain's halberd was longer, and he was confident in his strength, blocking part of the dwarf's attacks. However, each time the blade and halberd clashed, his wrists were severely shaken, his palms split, and he felt his bones about to break. Seeing Hess Mingfen kicked away, he stood aside, unwilling to come over, feeling angry but unable to say anything.

Boy was not using his full strength, looking very relaxed. It was clear he was just playing. He smiled at Vain with the large halberd and said, "Little guy, hehehehe, you're a warrior too. But your battle aura is too weak, like a light cotton. A warrior like you is just asking for death. I might as well kill you first." As he spoke, his eyes flashed, and his large blade swept upward, the blade tip raising droplets of red.

Vain felt a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen, took two steps back, and his armor suddenly split open, followed by a large gash in his chest, revealing the flesh and bones inside, blood gushing out like a fountain.

Emma and Shana were horrified and filled with fear.

Taking advantage of the two women's distraction, boy jumped up and punched and kicked them. But before his feet touched the ground, he was swallowed by the green python that suddenly emerged from the ground, dragging him underground.

The two women, ignoring their own conditions, quickly went to check on Vain. Emma examined him, "It's just a flesh wound, no internal organs are damaged. Quickly treat his injuries and stop the bleeding."

Shana, a water knight, also knew some simple healing magic. All they needed to do was stop the bleeding, and he would be fine for now. She angrily shouted at Hess Mingfen, "You damn coward, get over here and help! Hurry up!"

Hess Mingfen looked at the large holes near Vain where the snake had emerged, afraid that the strange man with the large blade would suddenly appear, and dared not go over.

Shana was so angry that she picked up her sword, ran to Hess Mingfen, and pressed it against his neck, glaring and shouting, "Do you think he won't kill you if you hide? If you anger me, I'll kill you first. You piece of trash, you're just a burden. We won't protect you anymore!" She slapped him hard and ran back to treat Vain's injuries.

Emma was worried about whether the green python could hold out. The green python was a powerful magical beast that could only fully utilize its strength underground. They had spent a long time setting a trap to lure it out of the ground and capture it. But the dwarf was a high-level warrior, capable of walking alone in the Datam Canyon, and must have been very familiar with the green python.

Shana noticed Emma's concern and said, "I'm having the green python use its belly venom to attack him, but I don't know how effective it will be."

Emma saw the ground around them occasionally rise slightly, knowing the snake was moving underground. She wanted to set up an ambush nearby but was worried about Vain's injuries.

"You go," Shana said. "That monster dwarf is a lunatic. If we don't defeat him, he might really kill us all. By then, not just Vain, we'll all be dead. If only Teacher Crab were here, he's a high-level wood mage..."

Emma understood this and immediately left to set up an ambush for the dwarf.

Sure enough, not long after, Shana was shocked, "The green python is dead!"

Emma's heart sank. She had not finished setting up her magic when she saw a figure burst out of the ground, laughing in the air.

"Hehehehe... It was fun down there, so soft, so comfortable to sleep in." Boy's eyes suddenly focused on Shana, "That magical beast is yours, right?" He landed and dragged his blade toward her.

Shana was using all her magic to accelerate the clotting of her wounds. If she stopped now, all her efforts would be in vain, and she was also worried that Vain would be affected, damaging his internal organs.

"Little monster, your opponent is me!" Emma shouted and quickly chased after him, casting spells—earth walls, mud pits, and stone spikes—to try to stop him, but he broke through each one with his blade.

"Ahh!!" Hess Mingfen screamed, standing in front of Shana, arms spread wide, tears streaming down his face, crying, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me..." He forced himself to stand, despite his trembling legs. Just as the blade was about to cut him, he suddenly saw the figure disappear, blinking in confusion. Looking down, he saw that the dwarf had tripped.

Emma breathed a sigh of relief, glad her magic had tripped him in time.

The fallen boy suddenly felt something wet and warm on his face, with water droplets occasionally falling in front of him. Looking up, he saw the little guy in front of him with a wet patch on his pants, having been so scared that he had wet himself. He was instantly furious. Just as he was about to stand up, he felt someone press down on his back. He heard a clear voice, "Poison Magic: Countdown to Death!" The magic's light flashed and quickly disappeared.

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