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Chapter 250: A Sense of Safety Arrives
Chapter 250: A Sense of Safety Arrives
A deep pit appeared on the ground, and a pillar of pitch-black flames erupted from it, its top surpassing the height of almost all the trees in the forest.
The flame pillar extended forward, starting from Zankuro's hands, forming a towering wall of heat that almost pierced through the entire forest.
However, the small rats that Zankuro wanted to see did not appear from the underground explosion.
He straightened up, clutching his increasingly injured arm, his rage reaching the heavens: "Find them! Even if you Have to Plow through the earth, you must find them!"
His subordinates dared not say anything more and scattered to follow his orders.
While Zankuro was raging, the few people underground were frantically fleeing.
"Down, down! Hurry, hurry! Turn, turn! Hey, follow me!"
Luo De urgently directed the two Stone Armor Bugs, running along the route he had planned.
Because they had burrowed deep enough and zigzagged enough, the commotion on the surface was irrelevant to them.
The reason for such urgency was that, besides Luo De who had received the Stone armor bugs, the other three could not breathe.
Staying underground for too long could lead to suffocation, and not running far enough could lead to discovery.
Luo De had to do his best to increase their speed.
After fleeing for about two or three minutes and hearing no footsteps above, Luo De finally brought everyone up to take a breath.
Elviman and Mar coughed and took several deep breaths to recover.
Luo De checked Vena's breathing and pulse, and only after confirming she was still alive did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"You... Can you save Vena?"
Mar remembered what Elviman had said, that perhaps his companion had a way.
"Not enough magic power now, wait a moment." Luo De prepared himself. "Change gear."
A medical kit appeared in his hand.
"Come, help her treat her wounds more carefully. There are bandages, hemostatic medicine, glucose, and saline solution here. Use them as needed."
"Thank you." Mar quickly helped his sister treat her wounds.
"Elviman, how are your injuries?"
"Man up!"
It probably meant 'I can hold on,' Luo De nodded: "Alright, I'll help you as soon as I recover some magic power."
"What about your enemy?"
"Hard to say, he's a tough one."
Luo De briefly explained his battle to Elviman.
At the time, he had recovered a bit of magic power and immediately took the two explosive magic crystals to find Rastiros.
But he only found an arm.
The arm had a neat, purple wound, indicating that Rastiros likely cut it off himself, judging that he was too deeply poisoned.
Since the guy had been thrown too far, Luo De didn't even know when he had fled.
So Luo De called him a tough one.
But he wondered why Rastiros would rather escape than finish off Luo De, who was almost out of both strength and magic power.
Luo De guessed that Rastiros might have misjudged his magic power or was in a hurry to find a way to detoxify himself.
In any case, since he couldn't find Rastiros, Luo De didn't waste more time and flew into the forest to search for Elviman.
He didn't expect Elviman to be so severely injured, nor their protection target to be in such a serious condition.
It was just a simple investigation and search mission, so why did the heart of a demon get involved?
Both of them almost met their end because of this.
It was just as the guild master had said a few days ago, "Sometimes you can easily complete a mission and get paid, sometimes you might fight for Your life and still come away with nothing."
After he finished speaking, Elviman also recounted what had happened after the wild monster disappeared.
After listening, Luo De looked at Mar with a somewhat displeased expression.
However, given the deep enmity and the impulse, it was somewhat understandable.
It was just too much of a burden on the team.
The only good news was that Elviman could now receive the Stone Armor Bugs with his entire body.
Luo De didn't know whether to feel sad or happy—this was not the scenario he had envisioned. He had hoped for a safer event that would allow Elviman to undergo a more gentle mental transformation, not a situation where both of them would risk their lives against a demon's heart.
However, whether this was good or bad could only be determined after they safely escaped.
"Done." Mar looked at Luo De with a mix of guilt and hope.
Luo De knew what he was waiting for and shook his head gently: "My magic power doesn't recover that quickly. We need to find a place to hide quietly for a while."
One of the Stone Armor Bugs emerged from the ground, pointing its leg in a certain direction.
It had heard footsteps coming from that side.
"Let's go, someone is coming."
The group moved stealthily, zigzagging and fleeing for over an hour in the vicinity, but they still couldn't escape the enemy's pursuit.
The main issue was that they were carrying a severely injured person, which required careful attention and restricted many of their movement options.
Finally, when Luo De had accumulated enough magic power, he first summoned a Golem and gave himself and Elviman a Crown of Insight each.
Just a little more magic power, even with their injuries, would give them a greater sense of security.
A few minutes later, Luo De summoned a Treant, which gave Vena and Elviman an Ember Crown.
As for Luo De himself, he could wait for the next round.
As long as there was no combat, he could summon blue first, then red, and repeat the cycle, making Luo De a perpetual motion machine.
Vena's face gradually regained some color, and her wounds started to heal.
Her condition was different from that of the old tribal chief. Her injuries were recent, and the emergency first aid had been somewhat timely. Moreover, she was young, so she was now basically out of danger.
"There! I've seen that strange crab before!"
One of the minions had sharp eyes and spotted the crab hiding in the bushes.
Luo De and Elviman each moved their wrists, though their injuries hadn't fully healed, they were no longer willing to run.
Damn it, being chased all over the place by a bunch of minions was a humiliation they hadn't experienced before.
Just then, a red signal flare appeared in the sky.
A small blue figure suddenly appeared in the crab's field of vision, knocking over a person with a staff.
Then, it pulled a fish from a small bag and knocked out another person with a knife.
After that, it flew up to the crab and waved at it.
"Happi!" Luo De was somewhat surprised.
Elviman was taken aback: "What?"
Luo De said excitedly: "I see Happi!"
"In other words..."
Happi couldn't have flown all the way from the guild, which meant that someone had come with him.
Or he and Natsu were just nearby and could be contacted.
In any case...
"Our companions have arrived!"
Luo De and Elviman were almost in tears from joy.
Escaping with injuries, low magic power, and the need to protect Mar and Vena was the most helpless situation Luo De had been in since becoming a Mage.
Back then, he had confidence that he could escape from the demon.
Now, even though they had only seen Happi, a huge sense of security had already washed over them.
Luo De now wanted to lie down and rest.
Sacrifice: The System is Abstract, But I’m Also Abstract
Synopsis: I didn’t travel through time, but the system insists I did. However, it doesn’t matter because it can still run thanks to bugs and has saved me from dire situations multiple times.
As for where these dire situations come from, don’t worry about it.
(End of Chapter)
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