Chapter 294 - Insect, Don’t Run! (2/2)

“Retreat 25 feet.”

Boom! A Space-Time Orb exploded.

Chop, chop, chop. That was the sound of Felina and Nana “chopping vegetables.”

This repeated twice. The powerful Mummy Warriors had all lost their heads. They weren’t dead, and the Flame of the Souls in their skulls were still glowing, but they were no longer a threat.

Nana walked up and smashed the skulls one at a time. The Flame of the Souls extinguished.

Practically 30 Level-6 Mummy Warriors were killed just like that. The entire process was so easy that Felina wasn’t even breathing heavily.

“It’s over?” Morrigan was dumbfounded. Had the powerful enemy been killed that easily? This wasn’t right. They should’ve had an intense battle!

They were both Magicians, but Link’s spell was completely beyond Morrigan’s understanding. They were learning different types of magic.

“No, it’s not.” Link shook his head. “There’s still Derrac. He is different from these Mummy Warriors that only have their fighting instincts. He still has basic consciousness and is a bit more difficult.”

Felina understood Link. She knew Derrac most likely had Level-9 power, but Link only said that he was a “bit more” difficult. This meant Link already knew what to do.

“Just say what we should do now,” she said.

“Don’t worry. Next, only Nana and I need to go. You two wait here.”

Without waiting for Felina and Morrigan’s response, Link waved at Nana and started toward the door at the end of the passageway.

If Derrac really was a Level-9 Magician, he would definitely run as far as he could without hesitation. However, Derrac was just an undying spirit. After thousands of years, his consciousness was close to annihilation and his intelligence couldn’t be much higher than the NPC in the game. There was nothing to be scared of.

There was a corner at the end of the hall; after that was the entrance to the room. Link hid in the corner and summoned a Light Mirror.

With this, Link carefully peered into the room. He saw Derrac with a scepter sitting in the tallest jeweled throne. He was unmoving, and the only difference from before was that his eyes shone.

He had no reaction to Link spying on him as if he couldn’t see Link. This meant Derrac had very delayed reactions. He basically overlooked the non-threatening strengths.

Link still wasn’t assured. He hid in Derrac’s blind spot and tossed a Space-Time Orb at the door. Then he whispered to Nana, “Do you see that broken tile? Pick it up and throw it at him.”

“Understood.” Nana strode over to the door and picked up the tile. Gathering her power, a horrible gust of wind appeared. The tile hurled towards Derrac like a cannon. It had the strength of a Level-3 spell.

Boom! The tile was blocked by Derrac’s magic shield at the last moment and turned to powder. Then Derrac began roaring. “Damn rat! I’m going to kill you!”

Countless flashes of lightning appeared with the sound. They streaked over 230 feet from the jeweled throne. When it reached Nana’s side, the magic waves in the entire room were in an uproar. The lightning was as powerful as a tsunami!

This was at least Level-8 power!

“Restraint!” Link had predicted this attack, so he activated the Space-Time Orb. With a buzz, the strange fog appeared again at the entrance of the room.

The lightning charged into the fog and instantly slowed down. In the frozen space, he could see thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts snaking towards Nana like the sprouting roots of a tree.

Nana immediately hid beside the door.

The next moment, there was a crack. Link’s Space-Time Orb was extinguished. The Level-8 spell was too powerful, and Link could only restrain it for less than one-hundredth of a second. If it was Felina, she might not have been able to hide in that time.

Whoosh! The lightning brushed past Nana and struck the wall outside the room. It lasted an entire three seconds!

After the three seconds, there was a 15-foot-deep hole in the wall, the stone in the hole melting into steaming hot lava. The power was shocking.

Then Derrac’s voice traveled from the room. “Rat, don’t hide. I know where you are!”

Footsteps sounded, and a ball of terrifying Mana aura approached. Derrac was going to fight personally now.

“Go, Nana. Let’s retreat!” Link turned and ran. As he ran, he tossed down Space-Time Orbs. Their Mana structure wasn’t complicated, but the frequency of each rune had to be grasped precisely. Thus, Link couldn’t spend more than 200 Mana points on each orb. With his Mana and methods of replenishing it, he could cast 55 in succession. It should be enough to deal with Derrac.

When he ran behind Felina, Link said, “Go. Derrac’s here, and we need to retreat to the first magic trap.”

As he spoke, Link felt that his first Time-Space Orb was disturbed. He activated it without hesitation.

Crack! The sharp crack sounded from behind them. Then there was a burst of powerful strength. Derrac’s roar traveled over. “Using these small tricks against me? What a joke!”

Link’s Space-Time Orb still only lasted one-hundredth of a second. Derrac’s strength was absurd!

Felina and Morrigan’s faces changed. If Derrac caught them, it would be over. Even worse, the path ahead of them had been sealed. This was a dead end!

“Link, just say what your plan is!” Felina couldn’t stand it. A level-9 Magician could turn her into dust with just a look. She had no confidence.

Link was still calm. “Don’t worry. He’ll die today without a doubt! Follow me and don’t hesitate.”

He ran towards the exit. Felina and Morrigan had no choice but to follow. After a few dozen feet, Link activated his second Space-Time Orb. One-hundredth of a second later, there was a crack. Once again, Derrac broke through the spatial restraint easily.

“An insect’s tricks are so troublesome,” Derrac roared. He was unbothered but hearing this, Link smirked.

These were an insect’s tricks, but insects weren’t scared of the undead.