Chapter 189 - Ravage (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Argus gaped at the sharp bolt; he realized he couldn’t even cry if he wanted. He couldn’t imagine how a dignified level-16 Archmage like him could end up so miserable. If he could, he would rather not have come to the Fire Plume Ridge by himself, nor send someone to keep watch on the Silver Hand camp.
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything…
Argus was a piece of meat on their chopping board at present; the only thing he could do was to look pitifully at the fellow resurrected from death, hoping that the latter could be gentler with his actions later.
Lin Li held the vampire fang in his hand, and looked at Argus with ill-intentioned eyes while offering a few hypocritical words of comfort. “Relax, it won’t hurt much…”
“…” Such a look—like that of a wolf staring at a sheep—made Argus’ hair stand on ends.
“Please believe me, it’s just like a mosquito bite!” Lin Li’s smile was very light, but there was a violent shake of his wrist, followed by a spatter of blood; the sharp bolt was plunged deep into Argus’ back.
“Ah!” Argus released a feeble scream, but it lasted only for a moment, for the sound of the earth shaking covered it up again.
The fellow who came back to life did not lie—it was really like a mosquito’s bite. Argus did not feel any pain at all; but, what it brought him was fear more unbearable than excruciating pain. When the bolt was plunged into his back, he could feel his back go numb as if he had just been bitten by a venomous snake.
At the same time, the mana that he took pride in was rapidly leaking along with this numbness…
The horrifying rate of loss was like the flood that had opened the floodgates, surging outward like a torrential tide. Argus lay p.r.o.ne on the ground; his wickedly handsome face turned pale with terror. For a mage, the mana was always the most precious thing. If he had lost the mana that he took pride in, what was the difference between him and a cripple?
In face of such a tremendous fear, Argus suddenly gained a burst of energy. He began to struggle desperately; but, how was he going to compete against Sean in his current state? Almost as soon as he moved, he was stepped on his head by Sean’s foot, and he jumped like a lizard having its tail stepped on.
Hot mud was stuffed into his mouth, scalding a few blisters in it. However, under the foot of the freak black bear, Argus could not even resist at all. He could only beat the ground desperately to protest against the shameless abuse of the two guys.
“Be quiet, Mr Argus. It’s going to be over soon.” The mageweath on the vampire fang was s.h.i.+mmering with a faint blue light. The complex lines on the Ma.s.s Energy Ward reflected a glittering translucency under this faint blue light. Plumes of visible halo flowed slowly along the magic circuit. Three magic nodes ran continually, transforming the mana from Argus’ body into energy that could be absorbed by the Ma.s.s Energy Ward.
And this energy, through the Ma.s.s Energy Ward, was constantly strengthening the Divinity Metal on the vampire fang…
Lin Li gently patted Argus on the head, but his eyes were fixed on the complex yet perceivable transformation process. This small bolt was of extraordinary significance to Lin Li—not only because of the use of the Divinity Metal, but also because it was the first piece of equipment he’d designed after he came to Anril.
Even for Lin Li, this was a completely new attempt.
He did not use any ready-made blueprints, nor imitate any known equipment. It was a completely independent design. Everything was only built on theoretical knowledge. Even Lin Li was not sure whether the bolt—made from a vampire fang and Divinity Metal—would really be able to achieve the effect he desired…
The answer came out very soon.
Argus, who was lying on the ground, was getting weaker by the moment. Lin Li could clearly feel that Argus was losing his mana at an alarming speed. The level-16 Archmage, who had just overwhelmed Lin Li with his strength and rendered him powerless, had fallen from the realm of an Archmage.
And, all this happened in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps in less than a minute, the level-16 Archmage would be sucked into a complete sc.r.a.p.
The fang of a high-level Vampire was no joke.
“Mr Felic, what’s wrong with him? How…” Sean was a level-10 warrior at present. He was far more sensitive to changes in strength than when he’d first come to Alanna. Moreover, the current Argus was a completely different man compared to a while ago. Even if Sean was slow, he could also sense something from it.
“This question, eh… it’s very complicated.” Lin Li scratched his head. For a moment, he really didn’t know how to explain it to Sean.
The process was truly too complicated…
It looked simple—it was a mere plunge of the vampire fang, and Argus became a sc.r.a.pped man. However, the principle behind it could not be covered in two or three words.
This was definitely impossible in the past.
Although the fangs of high-level Vampires were powerful, they were not powerful to such a sick extent. Otherwise, the Vampire clan would be invincible long ago. Be it the Dragon or the Lich clan, they could just suck them dry in one go. Wouldn’t they rebel against the Heaven, then?