Chapter 1011 (1/2)

Chapter 1011: 315. Escape Master?

The Eighth Circle Shadow Wizard named Hickman Arlington was one of the five Chief City Guard Wizards of the City of Exiles’ Vigilance Team.

The spell he was using now was called “Gisley’s Shadow Escape Technique,” or simply “Shadow Escape Technique.”

The learning requirement for this technique was to reach the Six Ring standard and be able to absorb shadow energy.

A Six Ring Shadow Wizard could use this technique to split themselves into six shadows, a Seven-Ring would split into seven, an Eighth Circle into eight, and so on.

As long as any one shadow escaped the enemy’s attack range, the rest could teleport to that shadow’s vicinity, then merge into one and become the wizard himself, thereby escaping from the battlefield.

Catching such an opponent should be quite difficult, right?

Difficult it might be, but not as much as one would imagine.

Firstly, a shadow’s teleportation to another shadow required “charging,” which means the wizard had to cast.

Secondly, there were limits to the distance between teleported shadows, which could not exceed the energy perception range of the wizard himself—Hickman Arlington’s range was around 2600 meters.

Lastly, this technique imposed extreme stress on the wizard himself, rapidly depleting his vigor and shadow energy.

Based on these three restrictions, that Shadow Wizard named Hickman Arlington, although appearing arrogantly unassailable amidst the bombardment of thunder and lightning, was actually somewhat anxious inside.

If he couldn’t quickly shake off Noland Lee’s offensive, he would sooner or later reveal a flaw.

Among his eight shadows, if just one was sealed by Noland Lee, he would immediately become passive.

Even if he forcefully merged the other seven shadows and returned to human form, his strength would be damaged, and he could even experience magic backlash.

Noland Lee figured out the ins and outs of the “Shadow Escape Technique” with his Deconstruction Technique.

A clever strategy rapidly took shape in his mind.

He first modified the target of the “Tracking Thunder Arrow Array.”

The original magic circle treated the eight shadows as targets.

Now, after Noland Lee’s adjustment, only seven shadows received the full brunt of the Tracking Thunder Arrows.

The remaining shadow became the “one that got away,” as Noland Lee intentionally reduced the attack intensity against it.

The effect of this adjustment would become apparent in a little over ten seconds.

By then, the shadow that became the “one that got away” would easily break through the enclosure of the Tracking Thunder Arrows at an extremely fast speed.

From beginning to end, Hickman Arlington would only think that he successfully escaped due to his persistent efforts and wouldn’t suspect Noland Lee of deliberately letting him go.

To make the act even more convincing, Noland Lee used several “Sonic Explosion Magic Scrolls,” producing several surging airwaves.

“Boom boom boom~~”

“Sonic Explosion” was ferocious, stirring the air of the Stone Forest into a mess.

Stalagmites broke and collapsed one after another, dust flew up, and small stones scattered.

In Hickman Arlington’s eyes, such a grand scene was proof that Noland Lee was chasing him with all his might.