Chapter 124: The Terror Beast Reappears

Sharon hurried over.

She cast a group healing spell to treat these unlucky ones.

"Pavla, Leon, and Vernon are the most talented among the young generation of mages; they are interns at the Magic Control Union's affiliated magic academy. This one is called Jago; although his talent is average, he has considerable insight into spell research."

The Canine girl said while casting.

"Not bad, at least in terms of courage."

Rod commented.

He kept constant watch on the perimeter.

Although a row of sand willows had triggered 【Invisibility Detection】, there was no guarantee they wouldn't break through from somewhere else.

"I plan to have these four control the four corners of the Labyrinth Ritual separately; what do you think?"

"You are the professional, so you decide, of course provided they can wake up. Hmm, does the Magic Control Union also have a magic academy?"

"Yes, it is equivalent to the Magic Control Union's talent cultivation; many who study there directly join the Magic Control Union."

"How does it compare to Bahadur?"

"Naturally, it is far inferior; Bahadur Academy was founded nearly a thousand years ago, and its very foundation cannot be compared. But the Magic Control Union Academy has its merits: it teaches without discrimination and does not harbor the 'Human Supremacy' ideology seen in Bahadur."

Meaning their students are more normal than Bahadur's.

True.

The trip to Emerald City drove Rod's impression of this thousand-year-old magic academy to rock bottom.

If they meet them later outside, he might even have to avoid them to avoid getting covered in filth.

In a short while.

The treatment of the four interns neared its end, and their mana slowly stabilized.

Seeing no sign of the Shadow Weaver within the anti-invisibility range for so long, Rod guessed:

Perhaps not every Shockjaw Beast assault is accompanied by a Shadow Weaver?

He was too lazy to think much; with so many mages here recording, where did it fall to a Spiritual Warrior like him to investigate?

Speaking of which, he had taken a spare moment to look at the Ming Xiang Fa given to him by Ona, the Deputy Director of the Containment Department.

It was very uncomfortable; he recognized every character on it, but simply didn't know what it meant.

And those plant patterns and monster patterns, claiming that one feels the spiritual composition of these things during meditation.

Rod guessed he perhaps lacked the talent for mana.

He couldn't even enter a meditative state.

In the end, much of his current spiritual talent was due to the Spiritual Seed gifted by Vivian.

"Eh? What is this?"

Sharon, who was half-crouching treating the four, suddenly let out a sound of confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Rod instinctively looked down.

He saw the mage named Jago's abdomen suddenly writhing violently, then rapidly swelling up like a pregnant person.

Boom!

His abdomen burst open under immense force, splashing blood and internal organs all over the other four. Rod activated 【Guardian Veil】, fanning away all the filth.

Then, a hairless, eyeless, multi-legged crawling monster with evenly distributed fat rose from Jago's abdomen, about a person's height.

The black blood from the corpse explosion turned into a cloud of blood mist, expanding outward with the monster's roar.

Sharon, who was closest, was immediately caught up in it; her face changed.

But before she could escape, she lay down on the ground, limp.

"Terror Beast!?"

Someone cried out in shock.

Well, sure enough, not a single mage fails to cause trouble.

Rod reacted with supernatural speed; 【Dedicated Body Sword】 slashed through, the blade already stained red.

The roar cut off abruptly, and blood sprayed out.

The monster split in two.

The Terror Beast's upper body was slender and multi-legged, while the back dragged a huge insect abdomen, somewhat like a flesh-and-blood version of an ant.

However, this one's spiritual aura was much lower than the one encountered in the open-air labyrinth before; at most, it was around mid-stage Sixth Rank.

Rod looked at Sharon and the other three interns.

At this moment, they had all fallen into a coma.

Vaguely, one could see their mana was shrouded in a special energy field.

"Not a coma, more like a curse... Hey! Mages over there, come look at what's going on!"

The mages in the distance had not approached.

Hearing such a shout, they all looked at each other and did not move forward.

"Tsk, I hate mages."

However, a Tu Ren Zu Fa mage did step forward.

He frowned as he examined them.

Soon, he said to Rod:

"It is a Terror Field; they have been pulled into a Terror Field."

"What exactly is a Terror Field?"

"A spiritual dimension existing between reality and dreams, a terrifying labyrinth carefully woven by the Terror Beasts... As for you, Mr. Rod, to be at such close range and yet not be pulled in is truly astonishing."

"My mental resistance is high, so stop wasting words. How do we save them?"

"As long as those inside can pass the trials of the 【Memory Purgatory】, 【Terror Embodiment】, and 【Judgment Platform】, they can leave."

What is this?

Just hearing that sounds like a bad omen!

The most responsible ones died right at the start; how can this 【Dark Vortex Rift Barrier】 proceed?

"We can't help from the outside?"

"Perhaps. But my knowledge is limited, and I don't know much about spells of this kind."

At this moment, footsteps came from not far away.

Rod looked up and saw Miss Xiao Ke hurrying over with Lady Kali.

The elf still wore that foul face, now mixed with displeasure and anger.

"Who annoyed you this time?"

"... It has nothing to do with you."

Lady Kali squatted down and carefully checked Sharon's condition.

A moment later, she, who loved to play the teacher, began to explain:

"There are three ways to resolve a Fear Field. First is 【Soul Tether】, establishing a connection with the trapped target's soul and pulling them out of the Fear Field; this requires time to prepare the ritual and spell components."

"Then there is 【Fear Dispelling Halo】, a magic that can disperse surrounding fear and negative emotions. When the caster projects this halo to the edge of the Fear Field, it can weaken the Fear Beast's mental control over the trapped ones, but the problem now is that the Fear Beast is dead, so we cannot locate the Fear Field."

"Finally, there is 【Heartwave Resonance】. The caster can establish a Heartwave Resonance with the trapped ones, entering the Fear Field by sharing each other's mental perceptions."

That Rabbit Person Mage stood there, completely stunned.

Coming to his senses, he hurriedly recorded everything she had said.

Rod just shrugged.

"But how does 【Heartwave Resonance】 bring people out?"

"Rabbit People are skilled in Jing Shen Xi Fa. As long as we find them inside the Fear Field, we should be able to pull them out."

Both of them looked at this Rabbit Person Mage at the same time.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"I..."

Clearly, asking someone else to save strangers was unrealistic.

"I'll go."

Rod said.

Lady Kali thought for a moment and said:

"The Fear Field is ultimately a mental dimension. Your mental resistance is strong enough, so you should have considerable advantages; indeed, you are one of the most suitable people present. However, I still suggest letting this Rabbit Person go; he will face fewer restrictions inside. Frankly, we can use force to coerce him."

"Uh..."

The Rabbit Person Mage looked distressed, his back already soaked with sweat.

If I had known, I wouldn't have stepped forward.

Rod couldn't help but laugh.

"Who calculates against others to their face like you?"

(End of this chapter)