From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 433 The Prayer Spell of Verakis
The Gith Yankee warriors in the Elekk nursery were almost completely slaughtered by Ivy, who wielded the Beastbite Sword, including even Centurion Seyzion of Kethrak and her two giant wolves.

“These warriors died for no reason… like chickens raised in a cage, killed so easily…” Lyezel found the key to the barrier generator on the body of Centurion Sezern, a ruby ​​encased in metal.

As a race capable of navigating and fighting across the astral planes, the Githyanki possess many amazing technologies, some of which were seized from other astral civilizations, while others were developed through research using the Githyanki's innate psychic powers.

The barrier generator that covered the exit of the captain's office was clearly the latter.

“Your power is truly unfathomable, DOOM.” Minsara was also shocked by Ivy’s achievements in battle. She had met some Gith Yankees in her past life. After breaking free from the control of the Supreme God, she fought alongside Lyezal for a period of time, and the professionalism and skills of these Astral Warriors had left a deep impression on her.

“The Githyanki here are enough to conquer a small town, but you crushed them like ants. You can’t possibly be just a professor at a magic school.” Minsara looked at Avina’s bard’s attire, which had been cleaned up by magic. “When we get back to camp, you should turn your past adventures into songs and sing them to us, instead of repeating those old legends and epics.”

“I believe that after this adventure is over, people will sing our story.” Ivy was the first to pass through the now-malfunctioning barrier generator and arrive at the space behind the captain’s office.

In order to preserve the blood of Losanda, His followers put a lot of effort into building the underground structure of the Guichen Monastery.

The entire underground space is mainly cross-shaped, with two branches on each of the left and right sides.

The two rooms that branch off on the left were the Gisyanki's treatment room and incubator, which have now completely lost their original functions.

The space above the cross was originally a sunken meeting room or meditation room, but the Gisyanki used it as a training room for newborns. Now, all the students and teachers inside have died at Ivy's hands.

The two forks on the right lead to the captain's office and a passageway damaged by geological activity, respectively.

Unlike the Los Santos, the Gisyanki did not repair the buildings to be flat and practical. They simply cleared the fallen rocks from the damaged passageways and used them as warehouses for storing dangerous materials.

The captain's office belonged to the military commander of the nursery, namely Centurion Keslark. The soldiers stationed there rushed out when the battle broke out to confront Ivy, the intruder, and then, unsurprisingly, fell to the ground, becoming several cold corpses.

The area separated by the Gisyanki barrier generator embodies even more of the hard work and dedication of the Losanda believers.

This is a vast space, with smooth, carved rock walls above, supported by large pillars adorned with reliefs. Due to a fracture in the mountain structure, a bottomless ravine lies below the rock walls, which the followers of Losanda had to cross using ingenious architecture.

They built a stone bridge over the ravine, connecting the architectural spaces hidden within the mountain structure on both sides, while their meticulously carved stone pillars, with the bridge at their core, supported the rock walls above.

After strolling past five symmetrical Losanda statues (originally there were six, but one was destroyed, perhaps in a battle between the Githyanki and the Losanda followers), and pushing open a gate forged from cast iron, the adventure team once again encountered living Githyanki.

The well-equipped Giese Yankees standing in the sunken hall looked cool and composed, quite unlike the local Giese Yankees corrupted by the "Weak Air of Faerûn".

It was obvious to everyone that these Githyanki were part of the Vairakis's direct forces, the Inquisitors and their party.

The leading judge was bald and wore scale armor decorated with dark gold patterns, with dazzling amethysts adorning his breastplate and shoulder armor.

The judge's skin had lost its youthful luster, and together with the dark spots on his cheeks, it gave the impression that he was not young.

This was extraordinary for the Githyanki who lived in the astral plane.

Because there is no concept of time in the astral plane, all objects will never change unless acted upon by external forces. Creatures here cannot grow, nor do they willingly grow old, as if their lifespan has been paused.

Time only begins to affect living beings once they have landed on a material world.

For the Gith Yankees and their red dragon companions, age changes only when they enter the material plane to carry out missions for Vairakis.

In other words, the Gisyanke judge, who looks very old, has lived far longer than his appearance suggests.

Without a doubt, he was a confidant of Queen Velakis of Gisyanki.

The confidant looked at the uninvited guest before him and spoke arrogantly: "I am Valgoz, the judge of the great Queen Verakis."

Judge Valgoz's gaze shifted to Leezel, the only person who looked familiar to him after Ivy's disguise was removed: "My Fiery One said that one of my people survived the crash of the Ghaik slave ship, and that must be you."

“Ch'r'ai (Gishyanki: judge),” Leezel responded, “the embodiment of justice in Vairakis.”

Although Leezel said this, he didn't make a fuss about telling the Inquisitor about the traitor in the incubator, unlike when he had just come down from the Purifier. After all, all the Githyanki in the incubator were dead, and even if there really was a traitor, there was no way to find him; it would only make the situation develop in an unpredictable direction.

It was Lyezel who insisted on seeing the judge, but it was also she who hesitated upon seeing him.

“Centurion Sezern has let you in, he must have something important to report. I hope it is the weapon we have been craving, the weapon that belongs to the Githyanki,” Judge Valgoz continued. “Just so you know, the weapon is not large, it has many sharp points, it is made entirely of metal, and it is engraved with Tyrsu script. It was stolen from us by the True Soul of the Supreme God.”

“Relics…” So much had happened today that even Leezel’s resilient warrior’s heart was weary, and the expression on her face was immediately noticed by Judge Valgoz.

"The weapons are indeed in your hands! Hand them over to me!" The judge stepped forward and extended his hand to Ivy at the front of the line. "Otherwise, you'll face the wrath of the Sons of Gith! The warriors in this nursery will tear you to shreds!"

The inquisitor of Vellakis was far weaker than the legendary Keslar Centurion Voss; he was unaware that the outside nurseries had been completely wiped out, and Ivy was no longer going to waste words with him.

“The Astral Prism concerns the lives of my teammates, and I will not hand it over.” Ivy placed her hand on the Beastbite Sword at her waist, seeking her teammates’ opinion with her eyes.

"Is this how you choose your allies, Son of Gith?" The Inquisitor remained arrogant, staring at Lyezel. "The time has come for you to choose, my brethren. Draw your silver sword and stand on my side. Let us find that weapon from their corpses together."

"Entrusting your fate to someone else is not necessarily a wise thing to do, Leezel," Ivy said, looking at the violently agitated Leezel.

“Tsk (Gise Yankee: damn it)...you’re right...I hate this truth…” Leizer said with difficulty, “Our fates are intertwined, Mother Giese, please guide us!”

Now that Leezel has made up his mind, there is no need for the judge of Velakis to live any longer.

Although they had only known each other for a short time, Ivy did not want to turn against his former teammates, which was why he accommodated Leezer.

This somewhat humorous female college student from Star Bay ultimately chose to stand with someone she had known for less than half a month. "Very good, Leezel, you're right." Ivy curled a cruel smile. "Our fates are intertwined, and the Gisyanki in front of us will not be an obstacle to us."

As soon as he finished speaking, a green lightning bolt shot out from his fingertip. It was still the sixth-ring Disintegrate spell. This alteration spell, whose casting effect looked quite similar to Avada Kedavra's, had almost become Ivy's favorite sixth-ring spell.

Judge Valgorz reacted swiftly, drawing his greatsword from behind, but how could martial arts alone possibly stop Ivy's magic?
Thus, without a doubt, Vairakis's trusted general also turned into a handful of lifeless dust, and his magical armor and the greatsword in his hand became the last things he left in the world.

Although Judge Valgoz was not alone, his guards were severely understaffed, numbering less than half the number of adventurers present.

Therefore, after a not-so-fierce battle, only Leezel, the Githyanki, was left standing in the room.

"Don't touch the disc on the ground," Ivy said to the evil thought that was about to retrieve the equipment from Inquisitor Valgoz's ashes.

Since entering the room, Ivy recognized that the disc behind Inquisitor Valgorz was an astral transmitter capable of projecting figures from the astral plane back onto the material plane.

Now that the Inquisitor guarding the device is dead, there's probably no need to meet with the Queen of the Githyanki.

However, things always take unexpected turns.

When the evil thought picked up the gem ring from the head of Inquisitor Valgoz from the ground, the dimensional projector in the middle of the hall activated by itself.

The immense psionic energy converged through the three gems at the top of the disc, instantly transforming into a tall, crimson figure.

The portrait that Ivy saw in the Elektra nursery was about 80% similar, but it lacked the warrior's demeanor and the emperor's majesty.

"Judge Valgoz is quite capable; you are indeed impressive." Queen Verakis of Githyanki's voice resounded throughout the underground space.

Upon seeing Vellakis's image and hearing her voice, Leezel's body moved involuntarily.

She knelt down on one knee and murmured, "Great... Queen—shkath zai (Gisyanki: My Glory)."

The projection of Velakis continued, “I allow you to look up at me. I invite you to bow down and worship.”

Lyezal murmured in a dreamlike voice, "The words of the Immortal Queen are law...it must be..."

Before the word "obedience" could even be uttered, Leezel noticed the evil thoughts standing directly in front of the projection, clutching the Inquisitor's equipment with a greedy look on their faces, and Ivy standing tall with her arms crossed in the Adventurer's Center.

Leizer fell silent and lowered his gaze.

“I don’t expect much from the Istiks (Gisyanki for strangers), but here you should kneel before the Queen…”

Before Velakis could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a bewildered evil thought: "Remind me, who are you?"

"Who...am I?" After a brief moment of surprise, the projected voice of Velakis was filled with rage. "I am Velakis! The noble and immortal queen of the Githyanki, the regent of the six-armed Tunaras!"

"A god? What are you going to do?" Xie Nian still seemed to be confused about what had happened. Indeed, just a second ago she was happily picking up trash in the ashes.

"The weapon on your body—the Astral Prism—has been corrupted." The projection of Vyrakis seemed to have been impatient for a long time. She did not pursue the rudeness of the evil thought, but instead explained, "There are people inside. They are the charcoal of the Mind Flayer's grand blueprint, ordered to destroy the Astral Prism—our last line of defense against the Mind Flayer Empire's restoration."

"I want you to use the power of the plane projector to enter the Astral Prism, find that creature, and kill it!"

“If you are a god, why don’t you kill him yourself?” the evil thought muttered to itself.

The projected eyes of Velakis shone even brighter, revealing her anger: "Perhaps I misheard. How could you speak ill of a god? Don't you think so?"

"I just think that a true god can kill anyone he wants to kill." Xie Nian's answer was entirely instinctive, without any thought, even though there was nothing left in her mind anyway.

"Blasphemy!" Vairakis's projection grew even larger. "You wish to witness my divine power firsthand?"

An immense sense of oppression swept over the entire adventure team with each word Verakis uttered.

"I! Pray for your death—for the death of all of you!"

The magic and psionic energy that filled the entire space surged and churned, instantly forming a massive vortex, with the entire adventure team positioned at its very center.

The moment Verakis finished speaking, all the members of the adventure team felt an impending doom, their breath caught in their throats, as if they were about to die.

There is only one exception.

Legendary spellcaster Ivy Doom.

“Then I will pray that your prayer is ineffective,” Ivy said calmly.

The raging waves disappeared, and the surging magic and psychic energy returned to calm.

This is another use of spell counterspell, using spells of the same or opposite composition, or of the same or higher ring level, to counteract the opponent's spellcasting.

Two wish spells can certainly cancel each other out.

Vellakis can decide the life or death of his squad members with a single sentence, and Ivy can save them from certain death with a single sentence.

(End of this chapter)