Chapter 96

As the Light Spell lit up, Lin Yun saw several clumps of soil fall from the stone wall behind him...

Then, Lin Yun suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble.

"No way..." Lin Yun's eyes widened. What was going on? Who had messed up the cave so badly, causing an earthquake?

But then, Lin Yun understood.

Damn, the Bone Devil!

This was definitely the Bone Devil awakening. Otherwise, no one in this black wasteland could cause such a commotion. This was truly a case of joy turning to sorrow. He had just picked up a Spirit Wand for free and was singing while searching through the corpses, and now the Bone Devil appeared. Did it have to be so thrilling?

Lin Yun almost immediately started running. What a joke, a single Magic Array Grand Mage was like a dish in front of the Bone Devil. If he ran a bit slower, he might lose a few parts. He had to run while the Bone Devil wasn't fully awake. Was he supposed to wait for the Bone Devil to wake up, brush its teeth, and then serve it a loving breakfast?

"Wrong!" But as soon as Lin Yun moved, he realized he had made a mistake. The more anxious he was, the more muddled his head became. The Bone Devil had awakened outside. If he ran out foolishly, he would run right into it. At that point, the Bone Devil wouldn't even need to do anything; it would just need to entangle him.

This was not like last time...

Last time, he could rely on an Elemental Incarnation and a sea of fire to escape the Bone Devil's entanglement. This time, he was not as well-prepared. If the Bone Devil entangled him for an hour or so, he would really have to give up here.

No, he couldn't run outside.

Lin Yun controlled the Light Spell and quickly searched the cave. Soon, he found a narrow side passage on the other side of the cave.

Lin Yun almost didn't think and darted into the side passage.

However, Lin Yun wasn't planning to escape through this side passage. That was almost impossible. Underground caves had many side passages, some leading directly to the surface, others being dead ends. If Lin Yun thought he could escape to the surface by randomly choosing a side passage, the chances were really low...

Lin Yun just wanted to hide in the side passage for a while, wait for the Bone Devil to calm down, and then find a way back to Noscent. Where this side passage led was not very important to him.

After entering the side passage, Lin Yun released the control of the Light Spell, letting it float two meters in front of him. His free right hand gripped the newly obtained Spirit Wand.

Now, besides the Sage's Chapter, the strongest combat power Lin Yun had was probably this Spirit Wand, even though the Magic Artifact Spirit within it was still asleep...

Holding the Spirit Wand, Lin Yun could clearly feel the magic power generated by the Spirit Wood continuously flowing into the Elemental Amber. The sensation was like the most beautiful melody to a mage, making one involuntarily get lost in it. But at this moment, Lin Yun didn't have time to appreciate its beauty. After entering the side passage, he quickly took out the Sage's Chapter and stored two Rocket Spells on it.

Seeing the spell marks of the two Rocket Spells light up, Lin Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The soul fire absorbed by the Sage's Chapter from the thousands of skeletons he had killed was enough to enhance the two Rocket Spells to their ultimate form.

These two ultimate spells were Lin Yun's last trump cards. If the Bone Devil followed his scent into the cave, Lin Yun would have to fight for his life. Under normal circumstances, Lin Yun, with only a Magic Array, was far from a match for the Bone Devil, whose strength rivaled that of an Archmage. Lin Yun's only reliance was the narrow terrain of the cave and the two ultimate spells stored in the Sage's Chapter.

After finishing all this, Lin Yun stopped to catch his breath and quietly waited for the final outcome.

Now, there were only two possibilities for Lin Yun...

One was that the Bone Devil would go crazy for a while and then fall back asleep. The other was that the Bone Devil would sense the presence of a living being and follow Lin Yun into the cave...

The first possibility was naturally the best for Lin Yun. The second possibility meant that Lin Yun would have to fight for his life.

Time passed minute by minute, and the cave continued to tremble.

But Lin Yun's expression gradually darkened. He had already heard the Bone Devil's footsteps getting closer to the cave. The heavy footsteps were like a drumbeat in Lin Yun's heart, each step tightening his nerves...

Then, a deafening roar echoed, shaking the entire cave.

"Damn..." Lin Yun cursed.

Because Lin Yun knew the Bone Devil had found him. In that roar, there was not only the anger of being invaded but also the excitement of finding prey. Lin Yun had heard the same roar when he first came to the Bone Plane.

Lin Yun looked at the side passage ahead and the spacious cave behind him. After some thought, he decided to go a bit further. One, he hoped the greater distance would help him lose the Bone Devil's trail. Two, if he was discovered, he would rely on the narrow side passage to fight the Bone Devil.

After all, with two ultimate spells in hand, he wasn't without a chance to fight the Bone Devil.

"Strange..." After walking another ten meters into the side passage, Lin Yun's face showed a hint of confusion. This side passage seemed too smooth compared to the outside, not like it was naturally formed, but rather artificially excavated. Yes, there were even marks of iron tools on the stone walls.

Could it be that the Archmage from the Black Tower excavated it?

No, an Archmage didn't have that kind of strength.

It looked more like it was excavated by an alchemical puppet.

But if it was an alchemical puppet, why couldn't he find any remains of it outside? Even in the Bone Plane, where death energy was everywhere, an alchemical puppet shouldn't have completely weathered away in just a few hundred years, leaving no trace?

Could it be deeper inside?

Lin Yun thought about it. Since he had to avoid the Bone Devil's pursuit anyway, he might as well go deeper. If he really found the alchemical puppet and had a way to reactivate it, he might be able to use it to dig a passage to the surface...

With this thought, Lin Yun went another thirty meters deeper. At this point, the Bone Devil seemed to have found the source of the living being's presence and was now walking deeper into the cave along the steep slope.

Heavy footsteps, low roars...

One after another, they made Lin Yun's nerves taut. But Lin Yun forced himself not to look back. The Bone Devil, as a undead creature, was very sensitive to everything about the living. Even a glance back might make the Bone Devil completely discover his position...

Lin Yun had already walked about a hundred meters in the narrow side passage. Just when he thought he would have to walk a few hundred more meters, the area ahead suddenly opened up.

Then, Lin Yun saw a figure in plate armor, holding a spear!