Chapter 1542: Calmly Facing Death, A Fatal Blow

Of course, for Xia Duo at this moment, if this state could be maintained, he would even dare to face the Elf ahead in a one-on-one head-on battle.

However, if one can achieve their goal with a simple method, who would want to spend extra effort!

Soon, Xia Duo's Spellcasting neared its end, while on the other side, Iolum's counterattack intensity grew lower and lower in the face of the Elf's attempts to accumulate advantages and launch a Mythallar.

"Teacher, don't worry about me, killing this Elf is what matters!"

A weak voice came from behind Iolum; hearing this voice, Iolum could not help but furrow his brows, "Pull yourself together, Luowei! The Seven Towers' reinforcements will arrive soon. If you give up now, then what was all our persistence for?"

Xia Duo likely never imagined that Luowei, whom both he and Buluode had been searching for, was actually with Iolum at this time.

"Teacher, you don't need to comfort me. The space here has already undergone Ether Chongdie, and those few from the Seven Towers are likely unwilling to risk coming in. Even if they could come, the time they need to prepare is probably more than we can wait for."

Luowei struggled to prop himself up with one arm and looked up at the Elf Mage opposite his teacher, who was like a god or a demon. He knew that if his teacher continued to protect him, neither of them would survive.

Compared to such a worthless way to die, he would rather trade his own life for the Elf Mage's death.

As long as his teacher abandoned him, not to mention definitely being able to defeat the Elf, at least leaving would not be a problem.

"Teacher, make a decision quickly! Can it be that even with your Wisdom, you cannot make a correct judgment on the current situation!" Luowei roared loudly.

Perhaps because he used too much force, the arm he had just propped himself up with suddenly went limp, and his body collapsed uncontrollably, letting out a muffled groan.

Luowei gritted his teeth to keep from letting out a painful moan, but his actions still affected Iolum.

It was not that Iolum wanted to choose to abandon Luowei, but rather that anxiety leads to disorder; the battle of Domain encroachment and Suppression, which had been barely maintaining a stalemate, immediately suffered a collapse.

In the areas covered by both Domains, one could almost visibly see the situation of chaotic dissipation and the establishment of order. This was not the two sides stopping, but one side occupying an almost overwhelming advantage.

Seeing this scene, Luowei felt anxious in his heart. Regardless of his physical weakness and the tightness in his chest, he mustered all his strength and squeezed a roar from his throat:

"Teacher!"

"I heard you."

While struggling to defend, Iolum replied calmly, "Believe me, the Seven Towers will definitely come to reinforce us. Even if there is no reinforcement, I will not abandon you. If we are truly to die here today, perhaps this is my fate. Netheril will not be unable to function without anyone; let others worry about the future!"

Although he said this, Iolum still did not give up resistance, but the situation was becoming increasingly dire. He knew he probably would not be able to wait for reinforcements.

"Teacher!"

Luowei wanted to persuade him further, but his body and spirit could no longer hold on. Finally, he murmured a call for his teacher and then completely passed out.

"Sigh—"

Iolum let out a long sigh, preparing to meet the end of his fate.

But the next moment, he felt the Elf's offensive suddenly pause, followed immediately by the collapse of the Domain. Regardless of whether the opponent had a conspiracy, Iolum could not miss such a rare opportunity for a counterattack.

This counterattack came too easily, to the point that it gave him an illusory feeling of unreality. It was not until his Micro Magic Net completely controlled the Magic Net environment of this area that he saw from the calm, undisturbed Reality that the opponent had turned into a sky-blue Statue, with no signs of life.

"Who is it?"

A big question mark rose in Iolum's mind, but now that the home field had become his, this question did not necessarily need an immediate answer.

The most important thing right now was to treat Luowei; everything else could be set aside for the moment.

However, when he was about to act, he felt a sense of difficulty. Luowei had first been ambushed by that Elf, and then suffered random Spell damage in the environment.

At the time, he had only managed to protect Luowei's Soul. Now it seemed that it was that subconscious action that had at least given him a glimmer of a chance for treatment.

It was just that now, facing Luowei's body, which had been eroded by various Elemental Energy, especially Negative Energy Erosion, Iolum always felt he had nowhere to start.

"Teacher, it's me!"

Just then, a familiar voice reached his ears. Iolum looked up sharply at the front, his already deployed Micro Magic Net moving with his will, and a tracking Spell was completed instantly.

From the Perception Field projected by the other party, tracing back in reverse, Iolum saw Xia Duo moving toward him.

He did not doubt Xia Duo's Reality; the Arcane Union was not a place anyone could just enter as they pleased. It was already remarkable that one Elf could sneak in; could another one really come?

Besides this point, the temperament Xia Duo possessed, which was difficult for others to imitate, was also an important factor that prompted Iolum to believe.

Of course, more importantly, if the Xia Duo in front of him were an Elf, perhaps he would already be a corpse by now.

"Xia Duo, you came just in time! Luowei's body has suffered Negative Energy Erosion and won't last long. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

"Alright, I'll be there immediately."

Since they had confirmed each other's identities, there was no need for Xia Duo to continue walking slowly. Moreover, he was also very curious about Luowei appearing by Iolum's side.

Additionally, there was the matter of Buluode's situation, which also needed to be confirmed with Iolum.

After disabling the 【Walking Ring】, Xia Duo's Bloodline Ability 【Cloud Soaring】 took effect immediately, carrying him as he sped forward.

……

"Xia Duo, thank you just now. If it weren't for you, Luowei and I probably wouldn't have survived."

"Teacher, no need to thank me, this is what I should do! If our positions were swapped today, you would definitely have saved me too, right?"

"That is certainly for sure!" Iolum said without hesitation, "But I still have to thank you."

"Teacher, why don't you take a look at Luowei first? I don't know how long it will take to get out later. I have some research on Negative Energy Erosion; why not let me try to alleviate it for Luowei."

"You?"

Iolum was clearly somewhat skeptical; after all, Xia Duo had never been known to have achieved anything in the Negative Energy Domain, but at a time like this, he could only choose to believe:

"Then you can try, use my Magic Net."

"No problem."

Xia Duo did not care much about which Magic Net he used to cast Spells. He knew Iolum was not coveting his Spells by doing this, but just wanted to keep variables under his own control as much as possible.

Or rather, it was for the convenience of making a timely remedy if his treatment failed.

However, Xia Duo's words just now were not mere pleasantries; he indeed had quite a bit of research on Negative Energy Erosion. In the 【Projection Plane: Empire Remnants】, the Elves were most adept at Negative Energy Erosion.

Of course, this was also forced out by the Empire Remnants repeatedly resurrecting, but he just didn't expect that the Elves of the Main Plane would also resort to this.

Sure enough, the hearts of Elves are dark; whether in the Main Plane or the Projection Plane, it is all of one lineage.