Chapter 1002: 312. Dark Death Cauldron
[System Message:]
[You have slain 115 “Terror Claws” and 6 “Shadow Death Wanderers.”]
[You have gained a reward of 230,000 energy points.]
[You have unlocked the standardized panel information of “Terror Claws” and “Shadow Death Wanderers.”]
[You have obtained 6 memory fragments from the “Shadow Death Wanderers”:]
[Memory Fragment One: “The Plan to Kill the Thunder Wizard,” completeness 100%]
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[Memory Fragment Two: “The Command to Accelerate the Collection of Shadow Magic Materials,” completeness 100%]
[Memory Fragment Three: “Map of the Exile City’s Lower District,” completeness 70%]
[…(remaining memory fragments omitted)]
Noland Lee put aside the rest of the deconstruction results and specifically pulled out “Memory Fragment One.”
It was the plan from the Shadow Death Watch Group to ambush him, detailing personnel and tactical information.
It also included the whereabouts of another 10 Shadow Deathers.
Noland Lee scanned the surroundings, determined the direction, and cast “Death Flight,” flying toward the location of those 10 Shadow Deathers.
After he obliterated hundreds of Terror Claws, the black flame walls that spawned them crumbled away.
This indicated that the shadow death wizards casting the summoning spells behind the scenes had ceased their enchantment.
They likely chose to flee the battlefield at the first sign that things were amiss.
The Dark Zone was indeed the home turf of the extraordinary beings of the Shadows Faction; if they were intent on fleeing, Noland Lee wasn’t quite sure he could stop them.
“I have to play a small trump card now to prevent those guys from leaking the news that I control death spells back to the City of Exiles.”
Noland Lee transfigured back into human form midair, with a two-handed magic wand made of stone material appearing in his hands.
The wand had a heavy head and a light tail, with a large rock gem at the summit emitting an earthy brown light. The tail end was slender and sharp like a wasp sting; it appeared fragile but was actually extremely durable.
It was a spoil of war from the original master, a deceased secret guard of the Pangula Family.
Noland Lee channeled rock and soil energy into the wand, activating the magical runes inside of it.
“Rumble…”
A stone pillar rose from the ground a hundred meters beneath Noland Lee’s feet at the wand’s command, forming a platform for him to stand on.
Noland Lee gripped the wand with both hands, lifting it high above his head, while visualizing the spell blueprint in his mind.
The moment the blueprint was visualized, he struck the wand down fiercely.
“Boom!!!”
The tail end of the wand collided with the stone pillar, emitting a thunderous blast.
Rings of earthy brown light shot out from the pillar, rapidly spreading in all directions.
“Earth Energy Detection Technique!”
With the enhancement of the Saint Tier Earth Magic Wand, the horizontal detection range of this technique expanded several-fold.
Within a 30-kilometer radius, every stalagmite, every section of ground, every magical creature burrowed in the soil was presented in Noland Lee’s mind.
In that instant, there was no escape for the 10 fleeing Shadow Deathers.
“Hey, found you all. You’re smart to choose a spread-out escape plan.”
Noland Lee’s eyes slightly narrowed as his gaze swept across three directions.
At his 3 o’clock, 7 o’clock, and 11 o’clock directions, there were 3 to 4 Shadow Deathers each.
All of them utilized the “shadow transfer” technique, moving away from him at speeds over 200 kilometers an hour.
The fastest group would reach the City of Exiles in 15 minutes.
Even if Noland Lee utilized the 100-level “Death Flight,” he couldn’t possibly catch all of them.
However, he had no intention of pursuing.
He had another method to handle the fleeing enemies.
Noland Lee took a Thunder Orb and an Elemental Energy Reactor from his Magic Pouch, channeling thunder and lightning energy from the reactor into the orb.
Bright thunder and lightning radiance appeared within the orb, illuminating the surrounding Dark Zone. noveldrama
Noland Lee raised his right hand, drawing a strand of thunder and lightning energy from the orb, tracing magical runes of the “Tracking Thunder Arrow Array” in the air.
As he did so, a massive array over five meters in diameter rapidly took shape, shining like a splendid crystal lamp in the Dark Zone.
At the same time, Noland Lee multitasked, employing “Tracking Mark” and “Mind View,” along with “vision leap,” to pinpoint the 10 Shadow Deathers.
Dozens of “Tracking Marks” were placed on each individual, ensuring their escape from tracking was impossible.
As the “Tracking Thunder Arrow Array” coalesced, hundreds of energy arrows, tails flickering with electric snakes, shot out from the array.
These energy arrows circled once, selecting their targets, traced arcs in the air, and sharply pursued them.
Using the “Tracking Marks” on his foes, Noland Lee guided them with precision.
The Tracking Thunder Arrows, moving at speeds far exceeding 200 kilometers per hour, caught up to the enemies from behind and mercilessly stabbed into their backs.
“Crackle, crackle, crackle…”
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Thunder flashes flickered in the Magic Vision, with constant explosive sounds.
Among the 10 Shadow Deathers, 7 with relatively weaker strengths were pierced through their shields by the Tracking Thunder Arrows, dying on the spot.
Their Shadow Fragments didn’t have the chance to slip into darkness and escape before being hit by new Tracking Thunder Arrows.
After a series of bombardments, these 7 Shadow Deathers had no ground for burial, with no chance of resurrection.
However, 3 Shadow Deathers survived the assault of the Tracking Thunder Arrows.
Noland Lee recognized them; they were the Captain and two Vice-Captains of the ambush team.
The Captain had Seven-Ring Strength, and the two Vice-Captains had Sixth Ring Strength, all of them being Shadow Series Combat Wizards.
After ascending to the Sixth ring, Shadow Series Combat Wizards acquire a signature Shadow Magic: