Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 356 Chaotic Battle

Rowling put away the parchment and picked up the small crystal tube.

The tube was sealed, and inside it seemed to contain a small amount of dark silver liquid that flowed like mercury, giving off a faint glow.

I shook it gently; the liquid flowed slowly, with a strange texture.

I didn't dare to open it rashly, so I put it away for the time being.

After a final inspection of the stone chamber, nothing else of value was found.

He carefully put the parchment, the crystal tube, and the black short staff, the Staff of Slumber, into his dimensional bag.

The rusty iron sword and the copper coin kettle remained untouched, left to stay with their original owners.

After nodding slightly to the skeleton once more, Roland turned and prepared to leave the stone chamber.

Just as he was about to squeeze through the gap and return to the platform, his movements suddenly stopped.

What did the ears pick up?

It wasn't the wind.

It was an extremely faint, scratching sound, like metal rubbing against rock.

It came from the direction of the plank road.

Moreover, it's getting close.

Luo Lin's heart skipped a beat. He immediately held his breath and completely concealed his body in the shadow of the stone chamber entrance. His mental energy, like the finest spider silk, cautiously probed towards the plank road.

The scraping sound grew clearer, mixed with heavy, slightly stiff footsteps.

It wasn't a bone centipede; that kind of sound is much finer and more delicate.

It wasn't human either; its footsteps were too heavy.

Could it be—

The thought had barely formed when, at the corner of the plank road, a massive, dark golden outline slowly came into view at the edge of my mental perception.

Annihilation type!

It's one of those two!

It actually managed to get here by navigating through the complex cracks!

Judging from its walking posture, the injury to its left leg joint seemed to be more serious. Its movements were stiff, and its metal foot dragged on the ground, making a continuous scraping sound.

But its head sensors kept adjusting their angle, and the dark red scanning light swept across the dimly lit walkway, clearly still...

Searching for a target.

It was less than fifty meters away from the platform.

Luo Lin leaned against the cold rock wall, his heart beating slightly faster.

Only one?

What about the other one?

Did they get separated, or—are they behind?

Now is not the time to think about this.

The platform is a dead end; there is nowhere to hide except in this crevice in the stone chamber.

Once it spots you, there's almost no room to maneuver on this narrow walkway.

His gaze quickly swept across the stone chamber.

There was no way to retreat.

Only————

He glanced at the fine gold dagger he was gripping tightly in his hand, and then felt the star power within his body, which had not recovered to less than half.

His gaze calmed down.

Since we can't avoid it, then let's kill it again.

He quietly retreated into the stone chamber, kicked the broken metal kettle to the center of the chamber, making a slight "clang" sound.

Then he quickly slipped away and hid in a recess in the rock wall to the side of the stone chamber entrance. He pressed his body against the rock wall and activated [Quiet Dust Star] at full power, suppressing all aura and energy fluctuations, just like a real rock.

Hold your breath and wait.

The scraping sounds and footsteps on the walkway stopped at the platform entrance.

A dark red scanning beam pierced through the cracks in the stone chamber and slowly moved across the floor.

Then, those heavy, stiff footsteps landed on the platform.

One step, two steps.

They walked towards the crevice in the stone chamber.

The crevice was too small for the massive body of the Annihilator, but it didn't seem to give up. It stretched out a dark golden metal hand, grabbed the rock at the edge of the crevice, and began to exert force!

Click!Click!

The rocks began to crack and crumble under the terrifying force!

The gap is widening!

Rolin gripped the short blade tightly, his fingertips turning slightly white from the force, but his eyes showed no fear, only a cold calculation.

Calculating the speed at which it tears open the gap, calculating the angle at which it probes in, and calculating the best time and place to strike.

Star power slowly accumulated in his body, and the sharp aura of [Star Slayer] was suppressed deep within his spiritual sea, waiting only for the moment of its explosion.

Boom!

Another boulder blocking the way was pushed aside by brute force, rolled off the platform, and plunged into the abyss.

The gap was widened to a point where the cold, metallic head of the Annihilator could protrude.

The dark red scanning light swept in first, landing on the metal kettle that had been kicked in the center of the stone chamber.

The annihilation-type aircraft paused for a moment, its sensors focusing on the kettle.

It's now!

Roland, who had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly pounced like a cheetah that had been waiting for a long time!

Not from the front, but from the side, close to the edge of the widened gap, the body slid out like a weightless shadow the instant the annihilation type's attention was drawn to the kettle.

The target wasn't the strongest defense on its protruding head, but rather the metal arm clinging to the edge of the gap, its joints slightly straightened from the effort!

To be precise, it's the area where the arm connects to the shoulder, the spot where the shield flickered after being hit by the bone centipede's energy beam!

On the adamantite short blade, the crimson and silver starlight was more condensed than ever before. The power of [Star Slayer] was poured into it without reservation. The blade sliced ​​through the air, bringing up a tiny, almost imperceptible ripple that seemed to cut through space!

cut!

laugh! ! !

A friction sound, far more difficult yet crisper than that of cutting a bone centipede, rang out!

The short blade slashed deeply into the gap at the joint of the armor!

The sharpness of [Star Slayer] was on full display at this moment. Combined with the armor-piercing properties of the adamantite dagger itself, it actually managed to cut through the already damaged armor structure and sever part of the internal energy conduit and mechanical transmission device!

Electric sparks shot out from the cleavage like a fountain!

The annihilation-type head that had been probing in jerked back sharply, letting out a painful roar mixed with the sound of metal twisting!

The arms gripping the rock face instantly lost most of their strength, and the heavy head and half of the shoulder were stuck in the widening gap, unable to move forward or backward for a moment!

Having landed a successful blow, Luo Lin did not linger and quickly retreated, drawing his sword!

But a annihilation-type counterattack can be just as swift!

Despite its injured arm and stuck head, its other intact arm pierced through the gap with astonishing speed and angle.

A gigantic metal hand opened, its five fingers like hooks, carrying terrifying kinetic energy and dark golden destructive power, and grabbed towards Rolin!

Its coverage area was extremely large, almost encompassing all of Rolin's routes as he retreated deeper into the stone chamber!

There's no way to avoid it!

A ruthless glint flashed in Rolin's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced, lunging forward at the last second. He slid past the huge metal hand that was grabbing at him, and at the same time, he braced himself on the ground with his left hand, curling up and rolling. He narrowly escaped the narrow gap between the annihilation-type body stuck in the rock wall and rolled out of the stone chamber, returning to the platform!

Behind them came the loud thud of a metal hand grabbing empty air and slamming hard onto the stone chamber floor, shaking the entire platform.

Luo Lin steadied himself at the edge of the platform and looked back.

The annihilation-type vehicle was frantically twisting its stuck body, trying to break free. Sparks flickered constantly from its damaged arm, and dark golden energy flashed on and off, clearly indicating that it had suffered serious damage.

We're temporarily trapped.

But the crisis is not over.

Another annihilation-type unit could appear at any time.

Moreover, this one has not lost its fighting ability; once it breaks free—

Rowling was panting, his chest heaving violently.

That last-second dodge and burst of power had consumed a lot of my star power, and the wound on my left arm was also tearing with pain.

We must leave immediately.

My gaze was turned to the other end of the walkway, towards the direction that stretched into the depths of darkness.

Without hesitation, Luo Lin turned around and continued running along the boardwalk deeper into the canyon.

Behind them, the furious roars of annihilation and the sound of rocks cracking echoed through the narrow canyon, gradually being swallowed up by the wind.