Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 222 Overdraft, Departure

They hadn't run far when staggering figures emerged from the dust ahead.

They are no longer blurry afterimages, but rather have almost tangible bodies formed from grayish-white dust and broken bones!

Two faint, cold, white soul flames burned in his eye sockets.

He held in his hand a crude weapon formed from solidified dust.

Although the movement was slow, the sheer number of people involved was immense, surging out like a tide from all directions from behind the ruins of buildings and graves, blocking their path.

These dust guardians may not seem particularly strong, but their endless, silent encirclement is enough to instill despair.

"Purifying Flame - Blazing Light!"

Liana made the first move, waving her staff and unleashing a fan-shaped burst of golden flame that swept up the dozen or so dust guards at the front!

Under the scorching flames, the dust guardian's body quickly collapsed and dissipated, turning into ordinary dust that drifted away.

But the guards behind them were fearless and continued to fill in.

Ella's arrows were precise, each one piercing the soul fire in a guard's eye socket and shattering it completely. But eventually, the arrows would run out.

Instead of using high-energy spells, Rolin used [Spiral Star Arrow] to pick off enemies one by one, while constantly using [Starflow Aquatic Field] to interfere with and push away the overly dense group of guards, clearing a path for the three of them.

The three fought and retreated, making a difficult move in the chosen direction.

The dust guards seemed inexhaustible; for every batch defeated, more would immediately coalesce from the dust.

What's more troublesome is that they seem to be able to absorb the surrounding Dust of Oblivion to replenish themselves, and can quickly re-condense unless the Soulfire is completely destroyed.

"This won't do! We'll be worn down here!" Ella gasped for breath; her quiver was already half empty.

Rowling's brain was working at lightning speed.

The energy source of these guardians appears to be the death energy and oblivion dust that has settled throughout the entire forgotten graveyard.

As long as they remain within the cemetery area, they are virtually endless.

We must find a way out of the cemetery, or—sever their connection with the environment.

His gaze swept across the surroundings.

This is already the edge of the graveyard. In front, you can vaguely see the boundary of the gray-white dust area, and outside is the normal ash plain landscape.

But there were at least two hundred meters between them, densely packed with dust guards.

Forcing your way through would be extremely difficult.

Just then, the Moon Silver Flower seedling that had been quiet in Luo Lin's dimensional bag suddenly flickered slightly again!

This time, not only did the silver edges of the leaves gleam slightly, but there was also an extremely subtle yet exceptionally clear fluctuation of natural energy carrying a sense of soothing and harmonizing, which spread out like ripples.

The wave swept over the nearest few dust guards, and the guards' movements froze for a moment. The white soul flames in their eye sockets also flickered slightly, as if they were somewhat confused.

The pure aura of death and dust emanating from them clashed with the fluctuations of natural vitality, creating a kind of repulsion.

Although the effect was weak and short-lived, it gave Rowling an idea!

The essence of these guardians is highly condensed dust of death and oblivion, with extreme and singular attributes.

The natural life energy of the moonflower can cause them to instinctively repel and become chaotic, so what if we use [the collapse of order], which has a completely opposite nature and can even cause annihilation?

Even if it's just a very small-scale intervention?

Rolin's mental state has not yet fully recovered, and the model of [Disintegration of Order] is in a dormant state.

Forcibly stimulating it carries enormous risks and could potentially damage the very foundation.

But right now, it seems there's no better option.

"Ella, Liana, cover me for ten seconds!"

Luo Lin gave a low shout, stopped in his tracks, and leaned against a relatively intact section of the ruins.

Although Ella and Liana were puzzled, they carried out the order without hesitation.

Ella fired a barrage of arrows, blocking the way ahead.

Liana reduced the purification aura to its maximum, enveloping only Rolin and protecting him from the attacks of the dust guardians and the erosion of energy.

Luo Lin closed his eyes, ignoring the warning stinging from his mental sea, and forcibly awakened the dim [Disintegration of Order] model!

This time, the target is not a large area, but an extremely concentrated one, specifically targeting the core energy structure of the densest area guarded by dust ahead.

Those simple "Soulfire Dust" connection laws that bind death energy and oblivion dust into a guardian form!

The model struggled to light up, drawing upon its dwindling star power and forcibly squeezed-out spiritual energy.

Luo Lin felt a sweet taste in his throat and forcibly suppressed it.

He raised his right index finger, and a barely perceptible silver glint appeared at the tip, like a flickering candle in the wind.

go with!

The silver light slipped from his hand and disappeared into the dust-covered guards ahead, without causing any ripples.

But the next moment, the dozen or so dust guards in the area hit by the silver light suddenly froze!

Immediately afterwards, the white soul flames in their eye sockets went out abruptly, like candles being blown out!

The grayish-white dust that made up the body lost its restraints and scattered all over the ground, never to be able to coalesce again!

Moreover, the force of the collapse of order seemed to linger for a moment, interfering with the stability of the surrounding dust energy, causing the condensation speed of other nearby guardians to slow down significantly, and the soul fire to dim slightly.

The passage was briefly opened, creating a gap!

"Let's go!" Luo Lin shouted, his voice hoarse.

Ella and Liana supported the nearly exhausted Rolin on either side, bursting forth at their fastest speed as they rushed toward the gap. Along the way, they routed several slow-reacting guards, and the three finally broke through the area where the dust guards were most concentrated, stepping onto the edge of the gray-white dust zone!

The dust guardians behind seemed to be restricted in some way, not chasing out of the gray-white area, but just lingering at that invisible boundary, "watching" the fleeing intruder with their cold white soul fire.

The three dared not stop and ran forward for several hundred meters until they could no longer see the gray-white forgotten graveyard. They stopped behind a sheltered rock, collapsed to the ground, and gasped for breath.

Luo Lin felt his vision blurring, and his mind felt as if it were being pierced by thousands of needles, the pain almost causing him to faint.

He trembled as he took out a mental energy recovery potion, drank two bottles, and then took a calming potion that Liana handed him before he could barely stabilize himself.

"How are you?" Ella asked worriedly, looking at his pale face.

"I won't die—I just need time to recover." Rowling's voice was weak as he handed the isolation container containing the grayish-white, egg-shaped object to Ella.

"Keep this safe. It's crucial."

Ella carefully took it and put it into her personal pouch.

Liana then began to examine Rolin's injuries, using gentle purifying power to help him channel his disordered energy.

After resting for about fifteen minutes, Luo Lin's complexion improved slightly.

He looked back in the direction he had come from, but the Forgotten Graveyard had already disappeared behind the dim sky and dust.

"We've got the stuff. Next step—should we head to the Throat of the Dead and join up with Blake and the others? Or should we go back to base first?" Ella asked.

Rowling was deep in thought.

They obtained a key that appeared to be a token of the contract, which was likely crucial to disrupting the ritual.

But Blake's situation is unclear, and going directly to the Throat of the Dead is too risky, plus they are in poor condition.

"Let's go back to the vicinity of the base and try to contact Blake's team to exchange intelligence," Rowling decided.

"If we can't get in touch, or if their situation becomes critical, we'll decide whether to provide assistance based on the circumstances."

"Most importantly, we must send the information and physical evidence of the key back to the base as soon as possible for the research department to analyze."

Ella and Liana nodded in agreement.

After determining their direction, the three of them began a slow and cautious return towards the approximate location of the Seventh Forward Base.

However, they did not know that shortly after they left the Forgotten Graveyard, deep within that gray and desolate area, at the top of the altar where the egg-shaped object had been removed, the air was slightly distorted.

A blurry, almost transparent humanoid figure dressed in an ancient-style gray robe slowly emerged. The figure looked in the direction where Rolin and the others had left, then at the empty recess of the altar, and let out a sigh that only it could hear, a sigh that seemed to come from the distant past and whose meaning was unclear.

Then, the phantom vanished, as if it had never existed.

In the more distant direction of the Throat of the Dead, the towering pillar of death and corruption energy seemed to have become even thicker and more violent.

In the shadows, it seemed as if some colossal being, deep within the abyss, slowly shifted its form—