Chapter 243

250. Chapter 250: A Spontaneous Journey

Selinn Wushi delivered supplies early the next morning.

Sage Paro only mentioned the materials needed to build the portal and the resupply for the starship, without giving specific quantities.

Selinn Wushi packed all the supplies she could gather and quietly moved them without drawing outside attention.

The entire process went smoothly and effortlessly.

Lin Ke watched the whole thing, awestruck.

He thought, if Selinn Wushi were willing, with her abilities, she could likely empty Paro Sage's reserves without being noticed.

After inventorying the supplies, Lin Ke immediately had Flandre start work, forcibly stuffing the space storage wizard artifact holding large amounts of supplies into the black doorway on the right.

To achieve this somewhat strained goal, all the energy storage magic stones stored in the "small world" were completely drained of power.

The occupied space was truly too large, and the doorway almost couldn't withstand it.

After delivering the supplies, Selinn Wushi left Lin Ke's North District Villa, with no intention of communicating with Paro Sage at all.

After thinking long into the night, the completely calm Selinn Wushi discovered a blind spot.

That was Lin Ke's change in attitude toward the Paro Sage Legion being trapped.

Having just finished the competition and rushed back, Lin Ke, even while comforting and reassuring her, was actually worried and anxious.

After discovering the channel to communicate with the Fairy World, those hidden worries and anxieties vanished like smoke.

Perhaps merely a channel for transporting supplies could guarantee logistical support for the Paro Sage Legion.

In fact, it cannot fundamentally change the situation of the Fairy World and the Paro Sage Legion being besieged by Abyssal Demons.

So why is Lin Ke not worried at all, not the slightest bit anxious?

There must be another reason.

Most likely, the legion's situation is not as dire as the battle reports suggest, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.

Combined with the academy's various strange movements recently.

Selinn Wushi keenly sensed that the leak of the Fairy World coordinates and the legion's siege by Abyssal Demons is not as "simple" as it appears on the surface.

Perhaps the legion is not as dangerous as she imagined.

And Paro didn't even give her a brief warning, letting her worry needlessly.

Since you're so ruthless, then hold onto your Fairy World and legion and make do.

I don't want to deal with you anymore, humph!

This left the Fairy World side, looking forward to an explanation from Paro Sage, disappointed, and her mood greatly affected.

"Are you annoyed? If you want to fight, fight; if not, don't. Doing this, is it interesting?"

Seeing another small portal destroyed, large numbers of low-level Abyssal Demons dead, and under the cover of the Annihilation Fortress, the Main Force Second Regiment boarding main-force starships and retreating to a safe zone, the leader of the Abyssal Demon Army flew into a rage.

Only to see this level Flame Demon reveal its massive true form, standing in the void, cursing out at the Fairy World.

The curses, through special means, directly penetrated the vacuum, transmitted into the Fairy World, and reached Paro Sage's ears.

Yes, Paro Sage is in a bad mood, so she's taking it out on the demons by fighting them.

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This time, the Main Force Second Regiment was dispatched.

Carefully prepared, launching a surprise attack, the Main Force Second Regiment's battle results were not inferior to those of the Main Force First Regiment.

But Paro Sage's anger hasn't fully subsided, and she's still wondering whether to launch another wave.

Then she heard the Flame Demon's angry curses, and then the provocation: "If you have the guts, come out and fight me, don't be cowardly, you lack courage."

The language of the Wizard World and that of the Abyssal Demons are naturally not mutually intelligible.

But as the most top-tier super civilization among all heavens and worlds, understanding other worlds' and other races' languages is basic among basics.

Not to mention that Paro Sage has studied demon language, and just various facilities and equipment, such as the Annihilation Fortress and starships, come with built-in language translators.

Therefore, Paro Sage heard the Flame Demon's curses and provocations crystal clear.

"Ah!"

After sighing, Paro Sage's figure instantly appeared in outer space of the Fairy World, facing off against the Flame Demon from afar.

He originally didn't want to intervene, as that would seem overly rash and violent, not fitting the commander role of a Legion Commander.

But the Flame Demon's curses were unpleasant, and Paro Sage was in a bad mood, so he reluctantly made a move once.

In the void, one large and one small stood opposed.

Compared to the Flame Demon's massive true form several hundred meters tall, the normal-sized Paro Sage appeared especially tiny.

It was like comparing a one-story bungalow to Guangzhou's Xiaoman Yao.

"Are you seeking death?"

Gazing at the Flame Demon's true form engulfed in intensely sulfurous flames, Paro Sage showed no fear, instead questioning doubtfully.

Along with the question, two laser beams shot from Paro Sage's eyes were also emitted.

The ruby-colored laser beams are essentially a shockwave impact, with no upper limit on power; as long as Paro Sage's mental power and magic power are sufficient, they can provide infinite energy.

Not to mention a mere level Flame Demon, even an entire star system could be pierced through.

This is precisely the extra reward Paro Sage obtained for winning first place in the Two Districts Grand Comparison of the freshman year, a special ungraded witchcraft.

It is also precisely because of the existence of this witchcraft that Paro Sage created the Meditation Method, pursuing the ultimate in mental power and magic power quantities.

The Flame Demon is just reckless, not stupid, so naturally it won't stand there dazed taking hits.

Moreover, wizards one by one are all sneaky villains, accustomed to ambushes.

Therefore, at the moment Paro is speaking, the Flame Demon has already made all kinds of preparations.

"Hah!"

With a roar, the sulfurous flames transformed into a shield, blocking the laser beams, and indeed fending off the expected ambush as anticipated.

The Flame Demon grew even angrier, taking a step forward, crossing a great spatial distance, and instantly appearing not far before Sage Paro.

The other foot followed the body's sway, naturally stepping down, stomping hard toward Sage Paro.

Accompanying the plain yet extraordinarily powerful stomp was the Flame Demon clan's specialty—spatial lockdown.

Sulfuric flames incarnated into chains, wrapping from all directions around the void, swiftly weaving a cage.

Once the cage was formed, the space where the Flame Demon had locked onto Sage Paro, he had no choice but to endure this stomp capable of crushing a comet—there was no other way.

Abyssal Demons are precisely the study targets of Body Refining Wizards in the Wizard World!

In physical development and close combat, Flame Demons are no inferior to Body Refining Wizards of the same rank, even surpassing them.

Sage Paro dared not be overconfident.

He slightly tilted his head back, firing a laser beam at the Flame Demon's sole.

At this moment, power output was pushed to the maximum, even aided by the blessing of the Wizard World Will's favor and a slight amplification from the Fairy World Will.

The power of the ruby-colored light beam far surpassed the previous strike easily blocked by the Flame Demon's flame shield.

At the same time, Sage Paro quickly elementalized, silently escaping the area enveloped by the sulfuric flame chains.

"Ugh!"

The Flame Demon's sole presented too large a target to dodge in time, forcing it to endure this laser beam attack capable of piercing the defensive shield of an auxiliary-level starship.

It cried out in pain, quickly suppressed the cry, and altered the direction of its stomp.

The Flame Demon's sole, like a shadow, appeared above the head of the spatially displaced Sage Paro, with no reduction in speed.

His empty hands simultaneously hurled "Flame Spears" at Sage Paro.

The elementalized Sage Paro again shifted space, successively dodging the Flame Demon's stomp and Flame Spears.

In the silent vacuum, the Flame Spears encountered something unknown, but the explosive light-and-shadow effect flashed into the eyes of the watching wizards and Abyssal Demons.

The resulting shock deeply shook all wizards and demons.

Merely a ripple of it could melt a level 3 demon or a veteran level 2 wizard.

Where the Flame Demon's stomp landed, space twisted and faintly cracked.

Not to mention auxiliary-level starships—even main-force level starships would be pulverized by this stomp!

Speaking of delay, that moment came swiftly.

Sage Paro seized this brief window from evasion to launch his meticulously planned attack.

A complex and intricate rune array suddenly appeared at the spot where the Flame Demon's true form planted its foot.

The elementalized Sage Paro also shifted to the void above the Flame Demon's true form, head bowed, beginning to chant incantations.

Even if one couldn't hear what Sage Paro was chanting, the Flame Demon knew this wizard wasn't engaging in "human affairs" but was again summoning the descent of the Wizard World Will.

Damn it, so annoying!

Regardless of whether they win or lose, this bunch of despicable wizards only knows to summon the Wizard World Will.

Summon your mom's head, summon!

As a level 5 Flame Demon, in terms of transcendent rank and actual combat power, it surpasses Sage Paro by a head.

In their brief exchange, Sage Paro's strongest single-target attack—the laser beam—only scorched a few hairs on the Flame Demon's true form sole.

Meanwhile, the Flame Demon's attacks—whether spatial lockdown, "Flame Spears," or furious stomps—left Sage Paro with no choice but to dodge; he dared not meet them head-on.

Any one of them could inflict severe harm on him.

That level 4 Flame Demon sealed within the Fairy World's boundary wall, in its dying moments, relied on spatial lockdown and Flame Spears to pierce Sage Paro's abdomen, blasting a large hole.

The injury has not fully healed to this day.

Sage Paro wanted to thrash this level 5 Flame Demon to vent, not be thrashed by it.

If I can't beat it, I'll call for help!

The Flame Demon's true form furiously punched the void, shattering a patch of space, forming spatial turbulence, hindering the descent speed of the Wizard World Will.

Then, unwillingly returning to its normal size, it took a step forward, exited the rune array's area, and returned to the sole large transport gate of the Abyssal Demon Army, backed by the Abyss World.

Even so, this level 5 Flame Demon still had to remain on edge, guarding against that fool of the Abyss Will's backstab.

This fight truly made him feel aggrieved.

Next time, I won't duel those despicable wizards alone again!

Rather, the gods of the God World—those arrogant, unyielding deities—are more fun to fight; no matter how you fight them, they don't call for help.

The enraged Flame Demon suddenly wanted to withdraw, go play with a few gods, and no longer deal with these despicable wizards.

But the command from the Grand Lord left the 5th-level Flame Demon, as a minor lord, unable to resist.

Then it could only endure.

In the void, Sage Paro saw the Flame Demon retreat so decisively, he couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

A few more seconds' delay, and the Wizard World Will would have given feedback, descending as circumstances dictated.

"What a pity."

Ceasing his chant, he waved his hand to dispel the Guidance Rune Array constructed by combined spellcasting of the entire Elite Guard, Sage Paro withdrew from his elementalized state and returned to the Fairy World.

This fight wasn't satisfying enough; his mood remained somewhat gloomy.

The Attendant Office Chief, a most perceptive figure, seeing this, suggested: "Captain, shall we fire one shot?"

"Fire one shot for what? Fire one shot for what?"

Sage Paro glanced sideways at the Attendant Office Chief: "Fire two shots!"

"Yes."

The Attendant Office Chief understood, immediately drafting an order to send to the Staff Office, then via the Staff Office to formulate a concrete battle plan, issuing it to the Annihilation Fortress.

Straddling outer space of the Fairy World, firmly shielding the numerous starship models hidden behind it, the Annihilation Fortress—first line of defense and counteroffensive weapon for the Fairy World—soon sprang into operation.

Two of the three main guns began heating up.

"Damn!" Seeing Paro Sage stop summoning the Wizard World Will, the Flame Demon let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but curse.

This damn despicable wizard is really too shameless.

Can't win in a duel, first summons the Wizard World Will, if that doesn't work then resorts to bombardment.

Really damn annoying!

The Flame Demon had no other choice but to shrink the Abyssal Demon Army, using the flesh and blood of countless low-level demons to form a defensive line to protect the portal.

Two full-power Annihilation Lights shot out from the main cannon of the Annihilation Fortress.

In the starry sky, a flash of light, and another large group of low-level demons turned to ashes and vanished.

Wizards counter demons by relying on two absolute skills: summoning the Wizard World Will, plus an endless stream of Wizard Tools.

Who let the Abyss Will be an idiot, and the Abyssal Demons are a race that only loves destruction and dislikes construction.

Even every demon above Level 4 possesses knowledge that can be called profound.

For the Abyssal Demons constantly engaged in internal strife and warfare, their very lives are hanging by a thread.

What's the point of all this construction?

Should we give benefits to the demons who killed us, seized our territory, and took our kin?

A battle that suddenly erupted temporarily came to an end with the Paro Sage Legion gaining some advantage.

However, the fact that the Fairy World and the Paro Sage Legion are tightly besieged by the Abyssal Army remains unchanged.

Even though a low-level demon died, countless low-level demons continue to stream out from the wormhole-like portal.

Even if the Abyss Will is an idiot, in constructing wormhole portals, it has always been responsive to requests.

Therefore, if Paro Sage does not want the situation to truly develop to a point where it could be overturned at any moment, they must occasionally strike out, reduce the number of low-level demons, and destroy some wormhole portals.

Launching an attack is not merely for venting anger.

Wizard World.

After Linke Grand delivered the Space Storage Wizard Artifact, he suddenly realized that he had already arranged everything that needed arranging yesterday, and for a moment he had nothing to do.

Stealing half a day of leisure from life?

After thinking it over, Linke Grand dismissed the idea of giving himself half a day or a full day off.

A flash of inspiration suddenly brought forth the idea of going out to travel.

Speaking of which, having come to the mainland continent, even if staying in the Riverside District, besides the academy and Riverside City, Linke Grand hasn't been to any other place yet.

"Then let's go for a stroll?"

For some reason, once this idea arose, it wouldn't go away.

A pressing desire spread rapidly, quickly occupying Linke Grand's heart and mind.

"Master, wake up! Master, wake up!"

Sensing that Linke Grand's carefully arranged Sea of Consciousness defense system was easily bypassed by some incomprehensible force, his cognition lightly altered, and similarly affected and unable to respond, Flandre anxiously kept shouting.

Unfortunately, the close connection between the "Small World" and Linke Grand was also blocked by this incomprehensible force.

Flandre might shout until her throat is hoarse, but no one pays attention.

Linke Grand's eyes flashed with a strange light, he directly went out, got into the "Phantom Coupe", chose a direction at random, and sped at eight times the speed of sound.

"Will such an arrangement be too risky?"

In the unknown place, Dean Forrest Diomand and his sister, namely the Riverside Great Sage and the Sosi Great Sage's only granddaughter, Sandra Diomand's mother, Lisandra Diomand, stood side by side.

Hearing Forrest's question, Lisandra's mouth curled into a cold smile: "You are just too soft-hearted, your wrists not strong enough. Flowers in a greenhouse, no matter how beautiful they grow, are useless. Since this Linke Grand is a super genius like his grandfather, he should be thrown out to be beaten and tempered to promote growth."

"But he is only a Level 1 Wizard, even if his combat power..."

Forrest still wanted to argue a bit, but before he could finish speaking, he was cut off.

Lisandra coldly rebuked: "You either haven't noticed, or are deliberately avoiding mentioning it? He is no longer suitable to be measured by the standard wizard level classification. If I haven't mistaken, his Mental Power has already reached the limit of an ordinary Level 2 Wizard!"

Pausing, Lisandra gazed into Forrest's eyes and asked word by word: "What does this mean?"

"This means that under the Source Power amplification of the 'Small World', he can unleash combat power comparable to that of a Level 3 Wizard."

Forrest spoke out the conclusion he had always been reluctant to say.

"So, what are you worried about?"

Lisandra coldly asked.

Forrest sighed and said: "I am worried that another Waters will appear."

Upon hearing this, Lisandra fell silent, not knowing how to respond.

Sandra once said that in the history of the Riverside Academy, there had appeared super geniuses like Linke Grand who defy common sense.

That person was Waters.

Unfortunately, the academy's senior leadership at the time only wanted to help Waters advance quickly, neglecting some things, which led to an accident.

Waters was similarly an "Outsider".

At the Level 1 Wizard stage, he偶然 obtained a "Seed", painstakingly cultivated it into the fifth stage of the "Small World", and was about to reap the greatest harvest.

A six-level Sage with little lifespan left and no hope of normal advancement sneakily attacked Waters.

At that time, Waters had just advanced to Level 5 Sage and had not yet consolidated his realm.

Although relying on the fifth stage "Small World" to help, he counter-killed that six-level Sage, but also caused excessive consumption of the "Small World"'s Source Power, exhausting the potential for world growth, leaving no possibility for him to advance to Great Sage.

Recalling this past event, Lisandra couldn't help but sigh.

If Waters hadn't encountered this accident, he wouldn't have become like he is now, often doing annoying things.

After a long time, Lisandra gritted her teeth and said: "We can't give up eating because of choking! At most, just add more precautions to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

"Then it's hard on you."

Forrest went along and said his true intention: "I've been busy with academy affairs lately, so I can only trouble you to pay more attention to him."

Lisandra reached out and pointed vaguely at Forrest: "Are you scheming against me?"

"Where is he?"

Forrester grinned, "This isn't scheming, it's trust."

"Fine, I'll be your errand boy for once."

Lisandra agreed, and her figure vanished instantly.

Forrester glanced in the direction Lin Ke had gone, letting out a soft sigh.

Often, many things do not bend to human will.

If possible, he wouldn't want the outstanding juniors of his faction to endure such hardships so early.

But the time point mentioned in the final prophecy before the Nostradamus Saint's demise is drawing ever closer.

A great upheaval affecting all realms is imminent.

Even though Lin Ke confirmed in his previous probe that he was not the "Outsider" who opened the parallel world channel behind the special ruins planet,

the various anomalies on Lin Ke still deserve more attention and further probing.

What if we discover something the Nostradamus Saint's prophecy never mentioned?

Trying it costs nothing.

On the "Phantom Coupe," Lin Ke's subconscious has been struggling.

In his eyes, the clear light and the strange light saw back and forth.

Flandre's choked cries, like an anchor, firmly held Lin Ke's mind.

It prevented Lin Ke from being completely dominated by incomprehensible power and gave him room to resist.

As the vehicle was about to drive out of the Rivothos District border and reach the Mesopotamia Special Zone, Lin Ke finally broke free from his lost state of mind and returned to clarity.

His whole body was drenched in sweat!

"Who?"

A question flashed instantly.

Which high-level existence is scheming against him?

Lin Ke doesn't believe the person who just attacked him harbors killing intent.

If they truly wanted to kill him, he would already be dead.

Just as Lin Ke was pondering this while slowing down, preparing to turn around, a sudden change occurred.

An Annihilation Cannon blast fired from somewhere, and as the "Phantom Coupe" gave its warning, it directly struck the vehicle.

Boom—

The 3-ring Wizard Tool-level private custom traffic vehicle couldn't withstand this Annihilation Cannon strike!

The emergency-generated shield shattered, and the vehicle body, with extremely high hardness and toughness, ruptured.

The entire "Phantom Coupe" fell from the air like a leaf, crashing into the deep pit created by the aftershocks of the Annihilation Cannon.

Completely powerless, it was directly scrapped.

By sacrificing the "Phantom Coupe," Lin Ke gained this extremely brief gap and activated his Life-Bound Spell "Battle Armor."

Lin Ke donned the Battle Armor with the strongest defense, withstanding the aftershock of the Annihilation Cannon attack aimed at him.

With a powerful punch, he sent the shattered car door flying, leapt from the scrapped vehicle body, and then burst forth at supersonic speed, wanting to quickly escape this disadvantageous pit.

How could the person hiding in the dark, who carefully planned this ambush, let Lin Ke escape as he wished?

Since they didn't fear causing a commotion and used the Annihilation Cannon, how could they possibly fire only once?

After knocking Lin Ke into the pit, in an instant, two more Annihilation Cannon blasts struck Lin Ke, who was urgently seeking favorable terrain and hidden enemies.

The attack power of the second Annihilation Cannon was completely withstood by the Defense Mode Battle Armor.

The Battle Armor also shattered simultaneously, exposing Lin Ke himself, who had nearly naked defense under the Annihilation Cannon.

At the critical moment, Lin Ke reactivated his Life-Bound Spell, switching to another set of Battle Armor with slightly weaker defense.

However, the third Annihilation Cannon struck Lin Ke before the Battle Armor had fully covered his body, thus failing to unleash its strongest defense.

At this moment, Lin Ke experienced the frustration of the iron tower brute.

Unable to dodge, defense useless.

The Battle Armor shattered once more, the "Defender 3202" set turned to flying ash, and the few defensive Witchcraft spells hastily cast via Pseudo-Natal Sorcery could only reduce some attack power.

Lin Ke's physical body suffered severe trauma.

A fist-sized hole pierced through his front chest and back, allowing a clear view of his rapidly beating heart.

Had the impact point shifted a few inches, his heart would have been pierced directly.

"Flandre!"

In the critical moment, Lin Ke was startled but not panicked.

Seeing he couldn't escape the unfavorable terrain, couldn't dodge the successive Annihilation Cannon blasts, and couldn't find the hidden attacker to counter, he chose to shift tactics!

Lin Ke roared loudly in his heart, his consciousness entered the Sea of Consciousness, and linked to the "Small World."

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the Wizard World and entered the "Small World."

But this isn't safe; if the fourth Annihilation Cannon blasts the area where Lin Ke vanished, it could force him out.

After hearing Lin Ke's roar, Flandre immediately moved to beside the origin of the "Small World," without hesitation drilling into the right-side door hole, entering the Fairy World.

Then she reversely summoned Lin Ke.

Wizard World.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth Annihilation Cannon blasts consecutively struck the spot where Lin Ke had vanished.

Besides enlarging the ground pit, no trace of Lin Ke's figure was seen.

"Dead? Or did he escape?"

Solon Lucia's figure appeared at the spot where Lin Ke vanished, carefully sensed for a moment, then quickly vanished as well.

Some things can be done, but cannot be caught in the act.