The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 254 Falling Apart (4k)

The two alien spirits were powerless against the three first-tier wizards, their bodies covered in wounds from the continuous magical attacks.

Strange fluctuations emanated continuously from those broken wounds.

The fluctuations coming from now are obviously stronger and more frequent... Could it be because the alien spirit has more damaged parts at this moment?

'So, the duration of that strange fluctuation is directly related to the degree of damage to the otherworldly body?!'

Lynn slowly approached, carefully checking as he went.

During this process, he became increasingly certain of his earlier conjecture.

'That's right, the duration of the strange fluctuations is indeed related to the duration of damage to the alien spirit's body. If that's the case, then it can only mean that there is a high probability that there are Black Moon Runes inside the alien spirit's body!'

'The reason I couldn't prolong the duration of the strange fluctuations was because I wasn't inflicting enough damage on the otherworldly spirit!'

However, Lynn was actually powerless to do anything. After all, he was not alone here. He needed to hide his true strength under the noses of the three wizards from the McKinley School, so he could only cast medium-strength first-level spells at most.

While this level of witchcraft is enough to severely injure the spirit, its powerful regenerative abilities will cause any damage or wounds to disappear in a very short time. Ultimately, the spirit will only become somewhat weak, but the damage to its body will not linger for long.

Furthermore, Lynn did not understand the connection between the wound and the strange fluctuations at the time, and only thought that the attack had stimulated the otherworldly spirit to produce fluctuations. Therefore, in order to prolong the time for studying the otherworldly spirit, he could prolong the interval between each attack.

Ultimately, this resulted in Lynn making no progress whatsoever.

Now, with the three first-tier wizards besieging the alien spirit, the damage to the alien spirit's body surface has persisted for a long time, which has caused the strange fluctuations to continue, allowing Lynn to make progress all at once!
Although my thoughts were complex, reality passed in the blink of an eye.

Lynn approached the three wizards and joined them in eliminating the alien spirits.

As he activated his sorcery, he tried to sense the exact location of the black moon runes within the alien spirit's body.

However, the two alien spirits were already at their last gasp, and under the combined fire of the four wizards, they were completely annihilated in just over ten seconds, leaving Lynn with little time for research.

Lynn stopped regretfully, comforting himself: 'It's okay, there are still many other spirits in the ruins.'

'However, I wonder what effect the Black Moon runes within the alien spirit have. Could it be... that the alien spirit's ability to heal itself without any weaknesses is precisely because of those runes?'

Thinking about this, another new question arose in Lynn's mind.

Silver Ring Academy says these alien spirits were born because of the Gray-White Catastrophe, but what is their origin? Did they appear out of thin air?
'Even if the alien spirits appeared out of thin air, what about the rotten monsters? Their twisted bodies clearly bear traces of flesh, trees, and even soil!'

“I’ll go the third time,” Chartre spoke up, asking everyone as usual, “Are you all fully recovered?”

Lynn snapped out of her daze and nodded along with Weiss and Vivian.

Normally, Vivian would probably ask to rest a little longer, but now everyone wants to eliminate all the alien spirits as soon as possible and explore the ruins, and she is no exception.

Chartreau flew down and quickly brought a new batch of aliens, this time only three.

Remembering her previous predicament as an outsider, Vivian took the initiative to go forward first, but at the last moment, Lynn attacked one of the alien spirits first.

Vivian frowned slightly, feeling increasingly displeased with Lynn, as if he was doing it on purpose.

“Your Excellency Vivian, we are the two weakest, so I am here to lend you a hand.”

But Vivian soon heard Lynn say the same thing again.

The witch paused for a moment, then smiled back at Lynn: "Okay."

She scrutinized Lynn for two seconds, trying to discern whether he was pretending or harboring any ulterior motives.

But Lynn just focused intently on attacking the alien spirit, showing no unusual behavior whatsoever.

Vivian was even more puzzled, 'Have I really been judging him by my own petty standards?'

Lynn's actions were actually perfectly reasonable. While both of them were ostensibly only mid-tier first-order wizards, Weiss and Charles were high-tier first-order wizards. Therefore, it was only natural for them to work together to deal with one of the three alien spirits.

Lynn was unaware of Vivian's thoughts; he was simply focused on observing the alien spirit before him.

Like sorcery, Black Moon Runes are a unique and extraordinary structure that takes effect as soon as it is formed, without being limited to specific constituent materials, whether it is physical mithril or intangible spiritual energy.

Lynn now suspected that the Black Moon Rune within the alien's body was an intangible entity, identical to the Black Moon Rune inscribed in his spiritual sea.

But this is not a good thing; on the contrary, it greatly increases the difficulty for Lynn to find the Black Moon Rune inside the alien spirit.

Due to the need to disguise his strength, Lynn only had a very short time to explore the runes within the alien entity with each attack.

This clearly wouldn't work. Lynn considered it for a moment, adjusted the effect of his lightning spell, and shouted:
"Your Excellency Vivian, what are you waiting for?"

The Lightning Bolt spell is highly versatile, capable of producing various effects such as explosions and piercing. Lynn adjusted the Lightning Bolt spell to deal continuous piercing damage, and with Vivian joining the battle, they immediately felt the fluctuations of the Black Moon rune!
Two minutes passed, and just as the alien spirit was about to vanish into nothingness, Lynn gradually made a discovery—

The Black Moon rune doesn't seem to have a fixed location within the alien spirit's body; it seems to be changing position every moment, yet it also seems to exist in every corner...

'But relying solely on long-range observation and research while attacking the alien spirits is no longer sufficient for in-depth investigation. To understand the specifics, I'll likely need to capture one and explore it up close.'

Lynn thought to himself, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

In the current situation, capturing an alien spirit is almost an impossible task.

There was virtually no hope of fooling the three McKinley School wizards standing nearby, let alone the subsequent inspection by the Silver Ring Academy.

After all, their mission this time was to completely eliminate these alien spirits, and they absolutely could not allow any living beings to remain.

While he was pondering, Weiss had already descended to lure the alien spirit.

This time, Weiss successfully attracted four alien spirits, just enough for each wizard to get one.

Lynn eliminated the alien spirits alone, while silently pondering possible solutions.

But even after he killed the aliens, he still couldn't find any reliable method.

Time passed by, minute by minute, and the number of strange spirits in the ruins below dwindled until they were almost completely wiped out.

Joy shone in the eyes of all the wizards, except for Lynn.

"My turn." Vivian breathed a sigh of relief and flew straight down towards the ruins.

The witch seemed to feel there was no need to complicate things further, and she performed the entire seduction process with great ease, showing no sign of the panic she had during her first attempt.

Of course, she would explain this by saying that she was already proficient.

In short, this was just another common trap. As is customary, they would soon kill the aliens separately and then repeat the process.

However, accidents often happen in the most ordinary of times. Just as Vivian had lured four spirits and was preparing to take off, a spirit that had not been attracted not far behind her suddenly turned its humanoid head and slowly looked at the witch's back.

In the next instant, the strange spirit suddenly shone with a white light.

This white light has a cool tone, like the damp, chilly sunlight after a rainstorm. And it seems to have a certain contagious quality.

After the strange spirit emitted a cold light, other spirits around it also emitted a cold light one after another and moved closer to it.

Finally, even the four alien spirits that had been drawn to Vivian began to glow, ceased their pursuit, and, like swallows returning to their nests, flocked to the original alien spirit and merged into it.

Meanwhile, the alien spirit's body rapidly expanded during this process, and its aura continued to rise!
Swish!
Just as everyone was stunned, the swollen alien spirit suddenly disappeared.

The next second, a violent collision suddenly occurred!

Vivian cried out in pain and was sent flying backward. The protective magic on her body shattered like glass, and a small wound was torn open on her back by the alien spirit. Blood spurted out and dispersed into mist in the air!
Lynn's pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately became alert.

In contrast, Charles and Weiss, who were also shocked, reacted far less strongly than Lynn.

“Let’s help,” Weiss said calmly, seemingly unconcerned about the enormous alien creature.

Lynn was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

In the eyes of Weiss and Chalt, Vivian was merely a mid-level first-tier wizard who had only suffered minor injuries, a result achieved despite the giant alien spirit's sneak attack.

In other words, the giant alien spirit's strength was at most at the advanced level of the first rank, while within the same rank, the strength of a wizard far exceeded that of an ordinary monster.

Therefore, a mere first-tier high-level alien spirit is nothing to fear.

In reality, Vivian was a first-tier high-level wizard, and her defensive wizardry was also at the first-level high-grade. Even so, she was easily defeated by this giant alien spirit.

Lynn suspected that the attack power of this giant alien was likely no less than that of a top-tier first-level sorcery, in addition to its near-teleportation ability and abnormal self-healing ability.

This giant alien spirit is not to be underestimated!

Lynn warned in a deep voice, "Be careful, this alien spirit doesn't seem to be as simple as it seems."

Weiss merely glanced at him before heading straight for the enormous alien creature.

“Don’t worry, we have the advantage in strength.” Charles said to Lynn with a smile, and then followed Weiss.

Lynn had no choice but to follow, mentally preparing himself to reveal some of his strength.

If Weiss and Chalt are not injured in the first contact, then the four of them, as first-tier wizards, should be able to handle this giant alien spirit without much trouble.

At this moment, Vivian finally calmed down, though a trace of lingering fear remained in her eyes.

She looked up and saw Weiss heading straight for the giant alien, and quickly warned, "Be careful!"

Weiss was drawn to her shouts and instinctively turned to look.

Swish! !

The giant alien spirit did not let the opportunity pass and vanished instantly.

boom!
A tremendous impact followed.

When the giant alien appeared, Weiss had already been sent flying backwards, just like Vivian had been before, and his protective shield had collapsed.

At the critical moment, Weiss chose to retreat and avoid the danger; otherwise, he would be wounded like Vivian.

"This... how is this possible?!" Chartreau's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at the giant alien spirit, instantly becoming tense.

"Cough cough... Damn it, this alien spirit is very strong. We must attack together, otherwise none of us will be able to escape!" Weiss coughed twice, his expression changing drastically.

Lynn agreed wholeheartedly, moved closer to Charles, and then said in a deep voice, "Let's try to stay together and get closer to Weiss and Vivian!"

Given the speed the giant alien spirit is currently displaying, if they choose to scatter and flee, they will only be caught up and killed one by one.

The only chance of survival is to work together to kill it!

Bang! !

An invisible force field reached out towards the giant alien spirit, which neither dodged nor avoided, and was caught squarely by the giant hand!

It's sizzling!

Lynn then unleashed his lightning spell, followed by Charles's attack.

This time, he didn't use thunder magic, but instead chose fire magic, which he was more skilled at, molten lava fireball!

In an instant, lightning and flames intertwined, enveloping the giant alien spirit. The intense light completely obscured the details, causing Lynn to squint.

But he still saw the specific situation clearly, and his heart sank suddenly.

This giant alien spirit, formed from dozens of alien spirits, not only possessed attack power far exceeding that of ordinary alien spirits, but also defense! When he and Chalt combined their attacks, they only left some minor, painless wounds on its body, which healed almost instantly, and the giant alien spirit showed no signs of exhaustion!
'It's bound to be a tough battle.' Lynn took a deep breath, preparing to launch another attack.

But at that moment, the force field that had been binding the giant alien spirit suddenly disappeared!

Lynn immediately sensed something was wrong. When he turned around, he found that Weiss had chosen to run away!

In another direction, there was another figure fleeing even further away—the witch Vivian!
Lynn immediately understood the reason. It was probably because Vivian saw that the giant alien was really powerful, so she secretly chose to escape while they were blocking the giant alien.

Seeing that Weiss was fleeing, he also felt that the situation was hopeless and chose to flee as well.

In terms of speed, they are indeed not as fast as the giant aliens, but sometimes you don't need to outrun the enemy, but only your companions.

laugh!
Weiss still had some conscience; as he fled, he took out the communication magic tool that had been distributed and released it into the air!

"We can't handle this giant alien creature. Until reinforcements arrive, we should all run for our lives!"

call--

Lynn heard the sound of wind beside him again.

Charles also fled without a word, heading in the opposite direction from Weiss.

The team fell apart!

(End of this chapter)