Super Magician: The Magic Network Collapsed Again at the Start

Chapter 144 Missile Storm
As they were talking, Anser came to a side corridor, but instead of continuing forward, he watched from a distance as Graham kicked open the warehouse door and went inside.

Then he heard a piercing metallic clanging sound, followed by a clicking, mechanical noise.

"boom--"

With a loud bang, Graham smashed through the wooden door, flew out horizontally, and crashed into the wall, causing the wooden building to tremble.

The next second, a dark figure rushed out of the room, hovering above the ground. A pair of yellow eyes looked at Anser, and the figure had pale purple skin and was wearing human clothes.

Mind Flayer!
Anser felt a chill run down his spine as it stared at him. Just as he was about to cast a spell, he saw the Mind Flayer's tentacles tremble, and a cone-shaped wave of energy arrived in an instant.

He felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind, followed by a sharp pain in his brain, and a momentary pause in his thoughts and perception.

[The Mind Flayer casts Mind Blast on you, forcing you to make a moderate Intelligence saving throw (15)...Saving successful!]

The Bracelet of the Protector's health was reduced by 17 points, while the Dragon Scales and Elemental Radiance had no effect whatsoever; this is the power of Mind Spells.

'grass! ’

Anser cursed under his breath, his temples throbbing. He looked up and saw the Mind Flayer's tentacles wrapped around Graham's head, pulling him in front of him.

"furious!"

Without a second thought, he raised his hand and instantly unleashed a powerful four-ring scorching ray.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The dragon's voice was powerful and clear. Five beams of fire flashed through the air, distorting the air and leaving trails of red light in their wake.

A transparent shield appeared on the Mind Flayer's body, but it was instantly shattered. Five beams of fire exploded on its body almost simultaneously, creating five charred craters, scattering flesh and blood, burning clothes, and billowing black smoke.

[...Mind Flayer was hit, taking 51 points of fire damage. Current health: 25/76]

'Not the complete form!' Anser felt a sense of relief.

A fully grown Mind Flayer is extremely terrifying, capable of casting the eighth-ring "Dominate Monster" and the seventh-ring "Dimensional Shift," providing strong control and the ability to escape, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

The severely wounded Mind Flayer collapsed to the ground, forced to release Graham, then rolled to the window and jumped out into the yard.

Anser turned to give chase, but when he turned his head, he saw Quentin lying on the ground, blood streaming from his face, his longsword lying to the side.

The giant tail, which was nearby, was unaffected. Because of its size, it didn't get close and thus escaped unscathed.

On the other side of the corridor, two staff members rushed at us with swords. In real vision, their heads were wrapped in layers of dark purple psionic threads, which was extremely terrifying.

"You go after it, I'll handle Giant Tail with you." Kaleno rushed in wielding two swords. He was a psionic warrior and wasn't afraid of the Mind Eater at all.

Anser turned and gave chase. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the Mind Flayer running and leaping over the wall and rushing into the street behind.

The onlookers were completely terrified, having never seen such a monster before. They scattered and fled, but one unlucky fellow was grabbed by the tentacles and had his brain extracted on the spot.

Anser cast a flight spell on himself and soared into the sky, just in time to witness this scene.

The empty head and the crisp, clean technique gave me goosebumps.

'I can't fight in close combat,' he told himself silently.

Flying is much faster than the Mind Flayer's drifting; he only needed a few seconds to spot the Mind Flayer in the crowd.

The person is in the air, with magic surging around them, casting spells while maintaining the maximum distance.

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"Innate Spells" + "Super Magic: Instant Cast" + "Fourth Ring: Magic Missile"!
The elemental orb trembled, and six flash missiles shot out from his fingertips, tracing smooth arcs as they hurtled straight at the Mind Destroyer.

Then, the second wave, the third wave, and the fourth wave!

"Shhhhh-"

Missiles flew everywhere, densely packed, their piercing whistling sound sending chills down the spines of passersby, who hurriedly dodged for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

The Mind Flayer was also fleeing, but the missiles were precisely guided, changing their trajectories and relentlessly pursuing it, leaving it no time or space to escape.

"Bang bang bang..."

The psionic shield blocked one wave, but not the second. The sounds of the attacks came one after another like waves, slamming the Mind Flayer into the street.

Once the noise subsided, the passersby mustered their courage and looked over, only to see a pile of human-shaped rotten flesh, completely unrecognizable as the Mind Flayer, with only a few whiskers to prove its identity.

[Target dead, gained 1900 combat experience] 'Uh, I overdid it a bit.'

Seeing the guards catching up, Anser handed the scene over to them and quickly flew back to the Iron Crown base.

Elise arrived and hovered in the courtyard, staring warily at the dark warehouse.

The two brain-eating monsters have been dealt with; one was flattened by the giant tail, and the other was stabbed to death by Caleno.

Giant Tail is the Lizardman King, an elemental creature, immune to panic, somewhat resistant to intimidation, and unafraid of the Brain Eater.

"Resolved?" Elise asked without looking up.

“Dead beyond dead.” Anser responded, landing on the ground and looking at Quentin and Graham sitting on the steps.

Bloodstains remained on their mouths and noses. Quentin was in good condition, pulling Graham, who was somewhat emotionally distraught, along with his arm, and constantly comforting him.

"What's wrong?" Anser asked, puzzled.

Elise raised her chin and gestured towards the storeroom, saying, "See for yourself."

Anser cast Detect Good and Evil again, carefully approaching the warehouse, and soon detected a figure covered in black light.

"There is still one."

He stepped into the room, dodging a pile of clutter, and found a downward staircase in the corner. A pungent, putrid stench hit him, making him feel nauseous.

The darkness couldn't block his vision. He crouched down and looked inside. It was a secret room of about ten square meters. In the corner were dozens of empty skulls, all of which were humanoid creatures.

Lying on the wooden bed to the side was a figure with grayish-purple skin, dressed in a formal suit, whose face was somewhat distorted.

"Is there any hope?" Elise walked over and asked softly.

She rushed over immediately to guard against any possible monsters, but unexpectedly found a familiar face. Although his body had changed drastically, she recognized him at a glance as Graham's son, Devon.

Devon and Elise had known each other for a long time. One was a business genius and the other was a genius sorcerer. They could have been friends, but Devon fell deeply in love with Elise, so they could not remain friends and gradually drifted apart.

“He’s been parasitized, for at least a day.” Anser shook his head slightly. After being parasitized for an hour, a person’s consciousness will disappear.

There might still be hope, but it's beyond his capabilities.

With a series of thuds, Graham walked over like a machine, his face lifeless.

He entered the secret room, carried out the man who had been parasitized, and then walked out of the wooden building step by step, placing him in front of the door.

Anser and the others followed behind him, wondering what he was going to do.

Graham faced the crowd, drew his longsword, and roared, "This is my son Devon, he... deserves to die!"

With that, he chopped off his son's head with a powerful blow, and the dirty blood flowed down the steps.

With a clang, he dropped his longsword and walked back to the courtyard like a walking corpse, where he lay on the ground and wept silently.

Quentin ordered the door to be closed, leaving him some private space.

“The Graham family was once a large family, but they were betrayed by the Amm and their family was destroyed. Graham fled with his son to Drag, seeking revenge while trying to raise Devon…” he whispered to Anser.

The young man named Devon was very promising and excellent in everything, until he met Elise.

The rest of the story is cliché: the young man trains desperately, but it's all in vain; talent is something that can't be changed later in life.

Driven by love turned to hatred, he began to target Jacquelineburg in every way, especially in business, even resorting to unscrupulous means.

Graham, as a father, was naturally aware of the situation, but his attempts to discipline the son were ineffective, and the father-son relationship became very strained.

"Perhaps Devon... was also bewitched." Quentin didn't know the reason and could only speculate.

Devon probably believed the mind flayer's words, thinking that transforming into a mind flayer would grant him extraordinary power, but he ignored the price involved.

He felt that Anser's influence also played a part; the sight of a man moving into Jacquelineburg completely shattered the young man's reason.

Anser sighed inwardly and said nothing.

That young man had already gone astray in his pursuit of power. Even if he wasn't seduced by the Mind Flayer, he would have been taken advantage of by other unscrupulous individuals.

Look at those heads in the secret chamber; it wasn't something that happened in just a day or two.

(End of this chapter)