Chapter 1432 - 475: Just Say If You’re Alive or Not (6k)

The sudden change occurred within just a few seconds.

Although for an 8th Rank mage, reacting to it wasn’t difficult.

But after he returned the courtesy of a light cannon shot towards Bai Yi and cast a spell at a witch, he realized something was wrong.

Just as he was about to take action, a surge of gold-green magic power lit up on his body.

The previously smooth flow of magic power suddenly felt interfered with, turning sluggish and chaotic, as if a new consciousness within him began to fight for control, issuing commands completely opposite to his own.

The unprepared Great Mage nearly triggered the next spell he had ready in his hand.

Even though he swiftly adapted to this interference with his skilled manipulation and eventually cast the spell, it still meant he lost a few seconds to dodge.

Before he could immediately take action, the sound of metal striking formed a melody echoing in his ears.

Cling, cling-cling-cling, cling-cling—

This melody was crisp and pleasant, making him feel his mind was comforted, turning calm and peaceful, while the metallic timbre also felt somewhat cold...

No, this wasn’t a feeling; this was truly cold!

The sudden, piercing cold was hard to endure even for someone at the 8th Rank, snapping him out of his reverie immediately.

Not to mention this was space; where did the melody come from? The magic power infused in the melody signified the inherent danger.

But as the Great Mage attempted to take action this time, he immediately found that the magic power around and within him had turned into a sticky paste.

This wasn’t due to the density of magic power; it was a true slowdown effect, as if a video had been slowed down.

The spiritual power coordinated with the magic power normally, but the magic power moved slowly, as if suffering from network lag.

He had already been interfered with in his magic power flow, and now this melody further slowed down the flow, making even casting normal spells difficult.

Even though he was doing his utmost to cast spells, the magic power crept along like a crawling turtle, making one anxious just watching.

Under the spell’s effect, the Great Mage couldn’t even muster any nervousness or fear in his heart.

He could only watch as Bai Yi’s temporary 8th Rank members, with their extremely unfamiliar techniques, cast a truly 8th Rank spell at a speed faster than his.

The Great Mage recognized it as the signature "Simulated Star Body" series spell of the now-fallen Pharmacist, yet he was powerless to resist.

There was no time to ponder why the now-fallen Alchemist’s spell was learned by Fan Mao or to think about the blasted-away Hunter.

All of the Great Mage’s focus was on the spell in his hand, while simultaneously trying to activate the defensive abnormal object on his body.

The magic star formed by the Simulated Star Body crossed the distance between both parties, colliding with the shield before him, exploding into a magic power light ball far greater than any in the first half of the battle.

Boom——

Across a not-so-short stretch of outer space, Bai Yi did not hear the boom that echoed in the Great Mage’s ears but judged the power of the attack from the explosion.

Suffice it to say, it lived up to its name as an 8th Rank signature spell.

The energy response from the explosion made even Bai Yi feel uncertain; even if she wouldn’t die within it, she would definitely lose significant health.

The magic power light ball created by the magical collision lingered for almost half a minute before barely dissipating.

When Bai Yi finally saw the Great Mage inside, severely injured and unable to move, sensing the weakened magic power response from the opponent, Bai Yi lowered her guarded hand.

"Finally dealt with it..."

She turned her head to look farther away. Hunter, who had just stabilized his position from being blasted away and was preparing to rejoin the battlefield, saw the Great Mage’s miserable state and decisively abandoned all targets.

He turned and boarded his original planet-class battleship, attempting to retreat under the cover of the ordinary fleet he had brought.

But given the situation, how could Bai Yi possibly let him go, or give him another chance!

Moreover, even if she gave him a chance...

Bai Yi turned to another direction, where in the distance, a fleet bearing the Gemini Civilization insignia appeared from their hiding place on the asteroid belt.

It was the fleet the Gemini Emperor had ambushed here as a final insurance measure.

As observers of the entire situation, they had long noticed Hunter’s intention to flee.

Now, Hunter was not just Bai Yi’s target, but was also being watched by the Gemini Emperor, who wouldn’t let him escape.

At the forefront of the warship, the magic power radiance of the main cannon flickered.

"All cannon ships’ main cannons ready, three rounds of alternate fire, target: the enemy warship attempting to flee ahead, fire!"

The voice of the fleet’s commander echoed across the fleet’s channel, and after a moment’s delay, a torrent of magic power surged forth.

Representing the Gemini Civilization’s specialty, the light cannon imbued with magical aura completely ignored those ordinary warships attempting to act as shields.

The magic-infused light cannon effortlessly pierced through these "meat shields," precisely engulfing Hunter’s warship.

If it were just Hunter alone, without any constraints, no matter how precise the bombardment was, as long as it didn’t cover every inch of space, hitting him would be impossible.

Not to mention, this was just a small fleet dispatched for secrecy, rather than a large Gemini Civilization fleet.