Chapter 1040: 324. Pincer movement from front and rear
The Earth Vein Wizard set up a “Disengagement Technique” Magic Circle, teleported away from the Pollution Zone, leaving behind a pile of discarded Magic Stones and magic materials that had lost their essence.
Noland Lee and the Dusk Giants embarked on their journey toward the Core District.
Along the way, they encountered many wizard forces.
The wizards’ penchant for courting death was fully demonstrated in this Pollution Zone.
There were those obsessed with studying Bloodstains, and those who wanted to transform the monsters within the territory into magic puppets.
Even more extreme, some dreamed of cutting through a Stone Passage, taking both the passage and its Bloodstains out of the domain to perform Magic Experiments.
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These folks had also discovered the visual discrepancies between the inside and outside of the domain—why does the Pollution Zone look like flesh and blood from the outside, but turn into a Stone Passage smeared with Bloodstains once inside?
Wizards from various factions unanimously believed that solving this mystery would unveil which extraterrestrial space pollution had constructed this Pollution Zone.
Noland knew part of the answer, but he had no time to chat with the wizard forces he encountered.
He controlled his two magic puppets, announced his identity, and then swiftly passed by the vicinity of various wizard groups.
As they ventured deeper into the Pollution Zone, the presence of Ulnas Ring Wizards became scarce, replaced by an increasing number of monsters.
Scenarios where they were suddenly surrounded by hundreds, even thousands of monsters, gradually became the norm.
Behind these monsters, the figures of Grey Wizards began to appear.
“Sir, at your 3 o’clock direction, approximately 1.2 kilometers away, I’ve detected some sort of intense energy fluctuation.”
Nolin used “Tracking Mark” and “Mind View” to monitor the changes in the surroundings and timely alerted Noland. noveldrama
At the same time, Omar Goddard’s Pendant also sent a warning:
“Be careful, Kindhearted Wizard, a high-level hostile entity has appeared nearby, and he seems to possess formidable Fire Extraordinary Abilities.”
Noland received the messages as he was controlling his magic puppets, casting “Death Ray” and “Tracking Lightning Arrow,” sweeping away the weaker monsters in front of him.
He diverted a part of his attention to the swiftly approaching enemy.
Intense waves of heat surged out of a passage, hurtling straight for Noland’s head.
Rolling waves of heat enveloped Noland, and the blinding red light lit up the dim passage.
“Whoosh~~~”
The enraged Flame Pillar, like a dragon’s breath, Jetted out from the passage, targeting Noland, who was surrounded by monsters.
The Flame Pillar, indifferent to friend or foe, pierced through the monsters in its path, turning them into slag, before finally smashing directly into Noland’s shield.
[Warning!]
[You have been attacked by “Flame Bull Wizard · Angus McCloud!”]
[The “Explosion Flame Ray” has inflicted 712 points of Fire energy damage on your “Undead Shield!”]
Whoops, 712 points of Fire energy damage.
The “Undead Shield” has a Fire energy resistance of 95%.
Noland’s heart skipped a beat, but he didn’t panic.
The reputation of his opponent was enough to reveal his origin.
The Flame Bull Wizard, a well-known figure within the Realm of Grey Wizards, a minotaur wizard who mastered powerful Fire Magic.
The Flame Bull Wizards were tall and burly, with thick skin and flesh, blood flowing through their veins at over 500 degrees Celsius, and even their hair was made of flame.
These wizards, whose body temperature stayed in the hundreds year-round, invented the Explosion Flame branch of Fire Magic.
Explosion Flame Magic is not only stronger than the average Fire Magic, but it also comes with a 50% Fire Resistance Penetration.
It can be said that a Sixth ring Flame Bull Wizard fighting a Seven-Ring Ulnas Circle Combat Wizard alone would have no problem at all.
And the Flame Bull Wizard before Noland was an authentic Eighth Ring being.
With one step into the passage where Noland was, he was covered with liquid flames, resembling a burning minotaur statue.
Two soaring horns pointed toward the Ceiling, flaring with intense Radiance like torches.
The heat of his breath caused light and shadow to warp, and any monsters that got close to him were quickly melted, evaporated, turning into clouds of blood mist that dispersed into thin air.
[Warning!]
[You are under attack by “Flame Bull Wizard · Angus McCloud!”]
[The “Scorching Aura” will inflict 175 points of Fire energy damage Per Second on your “Undead Shield!”]
[Please leave the range of the “Scorching Aura” as soon as possible!]
As soon as the Flame Bull Wizard’s radiance touched Noland, the System bombarded him with a series of warnings.
It was precisely the Explosion Flame spell named “Scorching Aura” that indiscriminately annihilated the monsters around the Flame Bull Wizard.
“Leave this place, or be reduced to ashes!”
The Flame Bull Wizard exhaled flames, growling in a guttural Ulnas dialect.
He lifted his heavy magic wand, akin to a Totem Pillar, and slammed it onto the Floor with a clang, casting a large swath of sparks.
Monsters touched by the sparks struggled for a few seconds before dying from flames igniting within them.
Noland’s shield was hit by the sparks, and the System sent several more warnings, each one indicating that the shield value of the “Undead Shield” was dropping alarmingly fast.
Noland calmly glanced at the nearly full corridor of Flame Bull Wizards before him and cast Deconstruction.
After a brief sense of dizziness, the Deconstruction Results of the opponent fully displayed in Noland’s mind.
Noland quietly nodded, knowing how to deal with the Flame Bull Wizard.
Just like the books described, the stupendous power of Explosion Flame Magic came at the price of reduced casting distance.