Chapter 113: Terrifying 'Steam Mage

Five supernatural beings.

One third rank, with a level of at least 35 or higher.

The levels of the other four are also 25 or higher.

Damn it, this is a squad of supernatural beings.

Through the Magical Alchemy Hut's 'Projection Window', Ba Jin Si saw the sneaky intruders outside, and his anger value began to rise steadily.

Obviously, he had also seen Ta Ke just now using this method.

Ta Ke, through 'Phase-Precise Vision', clearly discerned the levels of the members of that supernatural being squad outside, as well as their supernatural sequence.

After observing for a moment, Ta Ke's peripheral vision glanced at Ba Jin Si.

This supernatural being squad doesn't quite match the two third-rank supernatural beings Ba Jin Si mentioned.

Compared to the level-19 wizard before him, he obviously trusted the thing in his hand more.

Jump!

Such powerful spells are definitely not needed in encounter battles, but this kind of stable confrontation with ample time is definitely a killer weapon.

After Ta Ke left.

Ba Jin Si finished loading the bullets and raised his 'Wail'.

The muffled sound of flesh and blood shattering passed through the rain curtain.

Watching that hand disappear again.

No!

Ta Ke took a step forward, phase walking descended, and he directly came outside.

I have no intention of letting you go!

The huge hand instantly enveloped the squad's leader, a supernatural warrior of level 36.

Within the purple energy currents flowed high-intensity source energy steam.

The slowest member of the squad had already begun to act as the front-line ranger.

Moreover... he also... mastered a powerful rune-level spell.

Counter?

The motion he was about to make was terminated.

That's why he could dodge his shooting.

The war roar that could previously shake off many control measures.

Flesh and mud oozed out from the gaps of that terrifying, cruel, bloody hand.

'Rune·Spiritwalk Hand'

The trembling dwarf alchemist Ba Jin Si squeezed out from the doorframe of the Magical Alchemy Hut.

You... just watch.

The more he pondered, the more Ta Ke felt that this matter was obviously not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

As for the knight, he simply charged, and with a 'clang' he smashed the door of the alchemy shop and rushed into the rain curtain.

In the interplay of firelight, the other four focused their gazes on the captain who had just cried out for help.

Inside, there was also a framework formed by the condensation of spirit-realm domain power.

Even just dragon scales wouldn't warrant sending a squad like this, would they?

This guy is only level 19. Damn... is this guy a super genius from Saint Rand?

Ta Ke had previously, through spirit sense, secretly spirit-read to absorb many alchemy books, manuscripts, and drawings of Ba Jin Si the alchemist here, the 'Rune Hand', and now he also took it back.

Calling for reinforcements?

Roar!

He fiercely struck the hearts of the other four squad members.

It is called Spiritwalk Hand because, after comprehending the soul rune to a relatively profound level, this hand can perform Spirit Realm Walking.

Like a huge and terrifying double-door panel, the three-star-level rune spell 'Rune·Spiritual Hand' finally took shape.

'Sheep Transformation'

Feeling the giant rune hand that could easily crush him to death, Ba Jin Si's legs trembled violently.

Ba Jin Si sighed from the heart.

I surrender!

He had the posture of rushing out to fight desperately the moment the enemy spotted him.

They were going to fight without even seeing the enemy's silhouette?

No... that's just throwing away their lives!

He glanced at the huge hand halted in place.

Immediately, Spiritwalk Hand clenched down sharply while disengaging from the Spirit Realm layer.

The scout was slammed hard onto the ground by Spiritwalk Hand.

Really... a terrifying guy.

Wuu wuu...

The next moment, Spiritwalk Hand disappeared again.

At that time, the other two members of the squad were a witch and a knight.

Based on a dark-golden rune outline.

Accompanied by the scout's mournful howl.

Source energy steam continuously poured from Ta Ke's ears and nostrils.

Since we've already signed the contract, I also have the obligation to fulfill my bodyguard duties.

I only felt a gust of cold wind, and the next moment a huge hand seized it tightly in its palm.

Ta Ke's level isn't high enough yet to fully contain the Steam Anomaly; once his level rises a bit, he'll naturally be able to gather it.

Is it just because of that dragon scale?

The steam's rumbling sound rippled slightly.

The transcendent warrior wasn't slow to react either, unleashing a War Cry that shook the air with its mighty aura.

War Cry: the transcendent warrior instantly releases a powerful combat skill capable of shaking off control effects.

The power of the Spirit Realm swiftly descended, condensing upon the Rune Hand.

He couldn't help but shuffle back several steps, leaning against the wooden frame to steady himself.

What the hell did this guy do to provoke so many people to surround him?

However, it had just risen two meters off the ground.

Bajins!

Steam Mage… this guy is a Steam Mage.

Looking at the successfully condensed Rune Spiritwalk Hand, Ta Ke exhaled lightly.

The scout suddenly lowered his posture, and his jump skill gathered power as he crouched.

Boom!

You should know that any mid-tier transcendent who can master rune mysteries is already a genius.

The courtyard floodwater pushed aside by the hand quickly gathered and splashed back, easily submerging the 2D Assassin.

Even the knight's voice could be faintly heard, drowned in the rain.

But this time, the roar wouldn't come out.

Immediately, Ta Ke entered Shadow Form, added the Micro Gale Technique to himself, and then rushed out in pursuit.

The power of the Rune Spiritwalk Hand began to gather.

As the Spiritwalk Hand formally condensed,

"Per…sist… I… go… move…"

As Ta Ke softly chanted the incantation.

Afterward, his figure shot up violently, aiming to leap over the roof or flee the area.

The 36th-level captain that the four of them had only barely suppressed together was instantly pinched to death in the opponent's hand.

In that instant of extreme brutal slaughter, the intense sensory stimulation and the smell of scarlet blood caused the four's fear to spike to its peak.

Ta Ke had intended to pinch the ranger to death outright, but hearing the plea for mercy, his hand appeared behind him.

The mighty Spiritwalk Hand began to reveal its true form.

Instantly transforming into a Sprite, he raised both hands above his head, loudly begging for mercy, then sprang out with a stretchable, contractible motion.

Obviously, Bajins is hiding something.

Ta Ke merely said lightly.

A level 28 ranger was turned into a sheep by Ta Ke.

The witch activated a Phase Scroll and fled.

"Save me…" the transcendent warrior, suddenly sensing danger, immediately gritted his teeth and let out an explosive roar.

"Run!"

Meanwhile, the scout on the ground took on a form nearly two‑dimensional.

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of cruel, bloodthirsty amusement.

He drew a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the third‑rank warrior whose armor had been warped by the crushing hand, and the second‑rank scout slapped to death by a single palm.

At the moment the Spiritwalk Hand slipped into the Spirit Realm, Ta Ke directly performed a phase shift, moving the Spiritwalk Hand from the Spirit Realm layer of the Marvelous Hut to the outer Spirit Realm layer.

"Boom~~"

Even from seven or eight feet away under the eaves, the purple‑gold terrifying hand that had just crushed the captain appeared directly above his head and came down with a brutal slap.

The transcendent warrior, whose perception was inherently weak.

"Taking on five and trying to instantly kill them is still a bit hard, but if I chase them slowly, none of them will get away."

Meanwhile, Bajins, who had been watching from the side, widened his small eyes until they were round.

"He's only… level 19!"

The four of them almost instantly made the correct decision.

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed as he began to manipulate the Spiritwalk Hand.

The huge hand directly crushed the War Cry and seized the transcendent warrior in its palm.

And there was the ranger turned into a sheep, trembling even more violently than himself.

Looking back, if that steam mage had even a shred of anger when I fired earlier, I'd be a corpse now.

"What?"

Spirit Realm Walk is far superior to hiding and sneaking—it excels at ambush!

"Spirit Realm Walk, Phase Shift!"

Before, he still thought Ta Ke was just one of those more agile mages.

"Thank goodness for the cover of the Marvelous Alchemy Hut; otherwise, just condensing this Spiritwalk Hand would have been enough to kill me several times over."

Ta Ke, having withdrawn his gaze from outside, looked toward Bajins.

But he saw the captain, in the giant's hand, being pinched to death.

"They've got five people, and every single one of them is higher level than you."

He glanced at the shattered doorframe, and Bajin Si began to clean up these corpses' remains.

Anyway, he couldn't stay here any longer; he first helped the human mage called Tanilu tidy up the valuable things.

He should leave quickly shortly.