Chapter 322 - The Hunter and the Hunted (1/2)
Chapter 322: The Hunter and the Hunted Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Link, what happened?” Felina landed.
“I killed Todelron,” Link said the good news first.
“Huh? Wasn’t he killed long ago?” Felina still hadn’t processed everything.
“I really killed him this time. I stopped Isendilan from resurrecting him, and now he has his eyes on me.” That was the bad news.
Felina gulped in shock and repeated, “You said the duke has his eyes on you now?”
“Yeah, let’s go now. As fast as possible.” Link climbed onto Nana and realized that Nana’s backside was much softer now. Before, she’d been soft metal but still felt uncomfortable after a while. Now, she was soft, comfy, and even a bit warm, practically like a real human.
Not bad, not bad. The Red Dragon Queen’s life essence is really an amazing thing, Link couldn’t help but think.
Felina was speechless. She didn’t understand how Link could be so calm. Being targeted by a legendary dragon was basically death.
However, she’d fought together with Link many times now. They’d faced enemies with Divine Gear in the Northern Black Forest, faced Level-9 undead High Elves, and fought with Osiris. She knew that if Link acted this calmly, it meant he already thought of a solution.
As expected, Link said, “Don’t worry. I can escape from him, and he won’t be able to find us.”
As he spoke, Isendilan’s voice continued to ring in his mind. Mortal, you can’t escape. I’ll burn your soul with fire.
Mortal, you don’t know who exactly you’ve offended! Let me tell you, it is I, Isendilan, the king of the Red Dragons chosen by God!
Mortal, stop now. Stand there without moving and wait for my judgment!
Mortal…!
The voice kept going. As time passed, it became clearer and clearer. This meant that Isendilan had left his castle and was coming after them, closing in on them. However, this was okay. Nana was very fast and could run 650 feet per second while carrying Link without using all her strength.
If Link didn’t cast a defense spell for himself, he’d probably get killed from the wind.
With this speed, Felina could barely keep up, using up a lot of her physical strength. She transformed into a dragon and followed close behind in the air. The three ran crazily like this and Nana brought Link past 30 miles within five minutes. This speed was wild.
“Alright, let’s stop now,” Link said. The voice in his mind had become clearer again, but overall, it was okay. Isendilan wasn’t as fast as Link had expected.
Nana came to a stop. Link took out the Breakpoint dagger. Feeling around with his eyes closed, he suddenly sliced the air.
Mortal, I see you—
With the small slice, Isendilan’s voice disappeared completely from Link’s mind. Then, the indescribable terror was reduced until it was extremely weak. This meant Isendilan was still looking but had lost him.
“Felina, come down. We’re safe,” Link called to the air.
Felina flapped her wings and landed in the grass. She gazed curiously at Link. “Safe? Why?”
She didn’t feel any change.
“I cut the spirit sensory between us,” Link explained quickly. “He doesn’t know where we are now and the Golden Plains is so vast. If we’re careful, there won’t be any problem.”
Felina only received a shallow explanation. Cut the spirit sensory? How? She didn’t know how reliable this was, but she trusted Link. Since he said it was okay, then they were definitely safe.
Link climbed down from Nana’s back and said, “Isendilan still knows where we are now so we must leave quickly.”
“Master, should I continue carrying you?” Nana asked.
“Not for now. We’ll use a new way.” As he spoke, Link activated the Dimensional Jump. White light blanketed all three of them, and they moved half a mile after a soft buzz. It wasn’t far away enough though, so Link used the spell again, and they teleported again.
Link now had up to 17000 Mana Points. He used the spell five continuous times without worry and used up 9000 Mana Points. They moved three miles in three seconds.
This wasn’t all.
Dimensional Jumping was a legendary spell, but they would still leave ripples in space while moving. Others could use these traces to find them.
Link wouldn’t have to worry about being discovered by regular opponents, but Link was willing to use all his power against someone legendary like Isendilan. He couldn’t be too careful.
After stopping, he used his understanding of space and began erasing the marks in the spatial structure bit by bit. It looked complicated, but it was just like a fox using its tail to sweep the snow, getting rid of all evidence and making it impossible to trace them.
Around two minutes later, Link said, “Felina, don’t fly anymore. You’re too obvious of a target.”
“I understand.” She didn’t dare fly around when the situation was unclear. If she ran into Isendilan in the air, she would be dead meat.
Link then cast an invisibility spell on all three of them so Isendilan wouldn’t be able to see from the sky.
After all this, the last bit of terror disappeared. This meant they’d completely escaped from Isendilan’s eyes. Turning towards Nana, he said, “Continue carrying me. This time, charge at full speed. Yes, just like that.”
Nana moved at full speed. Her speed had increased to a stable 1000 feet per second. Felina almost couldn’t keep up. Rather than telling Nana to slow down, Link cast an acceleration spell on Felina. She instantly sped up and was right behind Nana.