Chapter 851: Support, Consecutive Headshots

Only then did Xia Duo truly heave a sigh of relief; in his Perception, there were no longer any Elves in the vicinity, and even the Druid who had been following them all along had taken the opportunity to disappear.

It was also at this moment that a call for reinforcements arrived, albeit belatedly—

"I am Badelisi, currently under attack by Elves, requesting support!"

This message was transmitted via 【Magic Net Background Communication】 without a fixed target; not only did Xia Duo receive it, but Niya received it as well.

However, Niya was just then steadying herself from the terror of the Elf Sword Singer's sneak attack, and upon suddenly hearing such news, she could not help but hesitate for a moment.

"I will go to support; you stay here and maintain the Resonance. Leave the Protective Spell to you; you should be able to hold out until I return!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo did not hesitate to solidify the Protective Spell in place, leaving it for Niya to control. Even if cast by the same Resonance subject, such an already-formed spell would have its duration significantly reduced.

Yet, he still did it.

"Niya, cast a Scrying spell for me to check the situation on that side."

After saying this, Xia Duo took out his Spellbook. While waiting for Niya to cast the spell, he established more precise coordinates for the upcoming Teleportation Spell and simultaneously buffed himself with a personal Protective Spell.

Once an additional "perspective" with multiple dimensions of perception appeared within the Mind Link, he knew Niya's Scrying spell was ready, and he then combined the newly emerged perception information to fine-tune the teleportation coordinates.

Almost instantly, a circle of spatial Mist suddenly exploded around Xia Duo's body, and accompanied by a flash of spiritual light, he vanished before everyone's eyes.

……

On the other side, Badelisi arduously chanted the coordinated incantation. Although his companions were terrified by the Elves' surprise attack, at this life-or-death juncture, they erupted with unprecedented potential.

But because they had lost two companions in the recent ambush, even if everyone remaining performed their tasks perfectly, errors still occurred in their coordination.

The spell failed again!

As the leader of the Joint Casting, Badelisi only felt as if his head had been violently struck by a large Iron hammer, and he fell into a state of daze.

At this moment, another High Mage in the team, Gelei, took over the Resonance network to lead the next defensive spellcasting.

Meanwhile, facing the Elves' intermittent sneak attacks, the other Intermediate Mages were not restricted. Joint Casting not controlled by a primary leader did not require their minds to be in a state of constant focus; they only needed to react accordingly when there was a spellcasting task.

Aside from the panicked barrage of Fireballs at the very beginning, they now seemed able to maintain a certain equilibrium with the Elves' sneak attacks; occasionally firing a Fireball was enough to buy them some time.

But everyone knew the situation was precarious; if not for the dozen or so Fireball Wands constantly aimed at the directions from which the Elves might attack, they would have long since been slaughtered and scattered by the Elves.

Between spellcasting, Gelei noticed that Badelisi had recovered slightly and immediately reminded him: "Ask for reinforcements one more time. If no one comes, we can only prepare for the worst."

Upon hearing this, Badelisi's expression turned ugly; it was unclear whether it was the backlash from the failed spellcasting or dissatisfaction with the "worst-case scenario" Gelei mentioned.

But he also knew there was not much more they could do. If there were still no reinforcements, they would have to retreat first; as for the remaining Intermediate Mages, it would depend on their own luck.

……

To the outside world, teleportation might have a minuscule delay, but for the teleporter themselves, it was almost an instantaneous arrival.

However, the moment Xia Duo teleported over, he realized his teleportation had been delayed, and even that his time was out of sync with the others in the Mind Link.

In the instant after the teleportation ended, a massive amount of perception information surged into his consciousness like a tidal wave.

At this instant, his thinking almost stalled, and he stood frozen on the spot!

Fortunately, the stagnation of the Conscious Mind did not affect the normal operation of the Subconscious, and compared to the Conscious Mind, the Subconscious was more like an endless ocean interwoven with countless perceptions and thoughts.

Although a tidal wave of information had surged in all at once, it only caused it to work a little harder; the time the Subconscious spent working, when mapped to reality, was actually less than a second.

On the battlefield, in the midst of combat, even a one-second gap could lead to dire consequences.

It was a pity that before coming, Xia Duo had already selected a relatively safe position—in the air!

Although the teleportation was delayed, and although there was this one-second daze, even if the Elves could discover him, could they really fly up into the sky to attack him in just this one second!

And for Xia Duo, this one second was not enough to make him fall to his death; in fact, the moment he began to fall, his body instinctively began to 【Ride the Clouds and Mist】.

A layer of faint mist appeared around Xia Duo, and when he came to his senses, he was already hovering steadily in the air.

And next, there would only be slaughter.

With a thought from Xia Duo, two invisible Flying Swords slowly flew out from behind his shoulders. Afterward, the 【Vacuum Domain】 was activated, Haste was applied, and he himself closed his eyes.

Through the perception information obtained from Niya's Scrying spell in the Mind Link, he adjusted the attack angle of the Flying Swords, weaving back and forth like swimming fish in the jungle on the Surface.

Before long, he locked onto the targets' positions. Although those Elves appeared and disappeared, as long as they made a move to attack, they would immediately be exposed in Niya's Scrying spell.

Although Niya might not subjectively be able to analyze the Elves' locations from every tiny trace or piece of information, within the entire Mind Link analysis and processing chain, enough passive analysis information could still be revealed.

Xia Duo finally integrated it all and easily determined the Elves' positions; after all, these Elves' primary goal was to ambush, not to hide.

Perhaps there would be a few who slipped through the net, but it did not matter; he would resolve the crisis on Badelisi's side first!

……

In just a few brief moments, the two Magic Flying Swords continuously erupted with extreme speed, crossing paths. Of the six attacking Elf Sword Singers, one had already been reduced to nothing but a pair of feet and a pile of ashes before Xia Duo arrived.

The remaining five, almost without even having time to react, were killed one after another by the Flying Swords striking their heads.

The reason it was "almost" was because two Elves had sensed the death of their companions and attempted to evade the unknown attack via 【Space Jump】, but the distance of their 【Space Jump】 was not enough to escape the range of Niya's Scrying spell.

In Xia Duo's perception, these two Elves had not escaped the attack range at all; it was merely the distance of a burst from the Flying Swords—how could he let them run!

In fact, if not for the short control range of Xia Duo's Flying Swords, he could have completely teleported the swords over, truly achieving the effect of "taking a head from a thousand miles away via Sword Control"!

Even without the coordination of Niya's Scrying spell, he could have made the Flying Swords carry their own perception.

It was just that these two Flying Swords, crafted for dragon-slaying, had only been used a few times; upgrading them further would be a waste, and also somewhat difficult.