Chapter 260: Try It and You'll Know

Chapter 260: Try It and You’ll Know

October 28, 2024

"They fled."

Inside the Starlight Wizard Tower, Su Nan watched the two wizard towers on the screen retreat in disarray, a slight sneer on his face.

Lize, standing behind him, couldn't hide her joy, feeling a great weight lifted from her heart.

The battle had reached this point, and the victory of the Star Alliance was now undeniable.

The sword hanging over their heads had finally been removed, at least for the moment.

However, the war was far from over. It was now their turn to counterattack.

Lize looked at Su Nan, who had already given the order to pursue.

The Starlight Wizard Tower swiftly chased after the enemy, with the Puppet Master puppets and secret constructs following closely behind.

The flying fleet remained behind to assist the Golem Legion and the Magic Pattern Knights in exterminating the Black Wolves.

"Tower Spirit 1, how much energy is left?"

【Main container energy remaining: 4.29%.】

"Used up that much, activate reserve energy."

【Reserve energy activated. Remaining energy increased to 54.29%.】

"Activate the Disintegration Cannon Type II."

【Command received.】

A thick, grayish beam soon shot out from the top of the Starlight Wizard Tower, instantly crossing over two thousand meters and hitting the Night Shadow Wizard Tower precisely!

Buzz!

The energy field enveloping the Night Shadow Wizard Tower instantly collapsed, its durability dropping to zero. The remaining disintegration beam hit the tower, as if being gnawed by an invisible beast, instantly taking a large chunk out of it.

Following this, countless densely packed spell beams tore through the air, instantly turning the Night Shadow Wizard Tower into a sieve.

The Night Shadow Wizard Tower soon followed the fate of the other wizard towers, smoking as it fell to the ground.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, You Xi felt both rage and heartache.

He had accumulated power for over three thousand years, and he only had five wizard towers under his command. Now, four of them were destroyed in an instant, and thousands of years of effort had gone to waste. At this moment, his heart ached as if it were bleeding.

However, no matter how furious he was, You Xi dared not turn back to fight. Instead, he had to speed up his escape.

But he soon realized that no matter how fast he went, he couldn't put any distance between himself and the Starlight Wizard Tower. He remained within the range of the tower's long-range firepower the entire time.

Spell beams continued to rain down, occasionally interspersed with disintegration beams, causing the energy field of the Dusk Wizard Tower to rapidly lose durability.

【Warning! Energy field durability drastically decreasing, remaining 30%!】

【Warning! Energy field durability drastically decreasing, remaining 20%!】

【Warning! Energy field durability drastically decreasing, remaining 10%, entering dangerous range!】

Just as the Tower Spirit's warning sounded, another disintegration beam hit the energy field, instantly reducing its durability to below 5%.

Seeing this, the Dark Throne wizards finally couldn't hold back.

"How is their energy not depleted? Even a large elemental pool doesn't have that much energy!"

"We can't keep this up. The Dusk Wizard Tower will definitely be destroyed!"

"Lord You Xi, we must abandon the tower!"

"That's right, as long as we return to the Wolf Tide Plane, we'll have time to regroup!"

You Xi's face was extremely grim.

After retreating, he had to abandon the Dusk Wizard Tower as well?

This was his greatest support outside the Wolf Tide Plane!

Without the Dusk Wizard Tower, his position in the Dark Throne would plummet, and it would take a thousand years to recover his strength.

However, in the moment of his hesitation, the energy field of the Dusk Wizard Tower finally lost its last bit of durability and completely collapsed.

In the distance, the top of the Starlight Wizard Tower emitted a brilliant light, and a new wave of firepower was already being prepared.

"Lord!" The wizards were in a panic.

You Xi took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice, "Abandon the tower!"

Everyone felt a great relief and quickly left the Dusk Wizard Tower.

In the next second, a torrent of beams engulfed the Dusk Wizard Tower, and with a loud boom, the massive tower, smoking, fell to the ground.

You Xi and his twenty-odd wizards transformed into streaks of light and fled toward the forest without looking back.

"Pretty decisive."

Su Nan sneered and continued his pursuit without stopping.

You Xi himself was extremely powerful, and the wizards under his command were also formidable, with several of them being Level 2 wizards.

Even the Spell Cannon Tower Type II, with its dispersed power, posed little threat to these individuals.

In the short distance of a few kilometers, the Starlight Wizard Tower only managed to kill four Level 1 wizards.

And the rest had already escaped into the forest.

From high above, a dense forest stretched out, with a wide open space at its center. In this open space stood a massive gate, over fifty meters tall and more than twenty meters wide. Countless black wolves were continuously surging out from behind the gate.

A flash of light, and You Xi and his companions had already rushed through the gate and vanished.

"Planar portal, huh." Su Nan's eyes flickered, and without hesitation, he gave the order, "1, initiate planar traversal!"

【Remaining energy: 5.29%, insufficient for planar traversal.】

Su Nan's brows furrowed slightly.

Unlike ordinary creatures, which could enter other planes through planar portals, massive constructs like the Starlight Wizard Tower could not traverse planar portals and could only perform planar traversal, which consumed a significant amount of energy.

The intense bombardment had been too exhilarating, and now there wasn't even enough energy for planar traversal.

Lize said, "Wait a moment. The planar portal won't close immediately. We have enough time to wait for the army to advance and then counterattack the Wolf Tide Plane."

Su Nan shook his head. "If we do that, we'll definitely let those guys escape."

To cut the grass, one must uproot it. He needed to eliminate those wizards to better conquer the Wolf Tide Plane. Otherwise, letting the controllers of the Wolf Tide Plane escape would only complicate the process of taking over the plane.

"You stay here and assist the army in counterattacking the Wolf Tide Plane. I'll take the Witch Hunter Corps to pursue those guys."

Without much hesitation, Su Nan quickly made his decision.

Lize was taken aback. "That's too dangerous!"

"Don't worry." Su Nan said, "If those guys had any other trump cards, they would have used them already. Or do you think they anticipated I would chase them into the Wolf Tide Plane and set a trap in advance?"

Lize was momentarily speechless.

Ordinary wizards indeed wouldn't risk chasing into the Wolf Tide Plane, but only someone like Su Nan, who had numerous trump cards and was bold and confident, would do so.

The Dark Throne wizards couldn't have anticipated this.

"Be careful." Lize finally relented.

Su Nan smiled slightly, and his figure vanished instantly.

When he reappeared, he was outside the wizard tower, transforming into a stream of light and disappearing into the planar portal.

Hundreds of Puppet Master puppets and secret constructs followed closely, rushing into the planar portal one after another.

Lize suppressed her worries, took command of the battlefield, and began to exterminate the black wolves.

She needed to push the front lines to the planar portal as quickly as possible and then counterattack into the Wolf Tide Plane to assist Su Nan.

"Pass the order, have the wizards take action."

"Deploy the standby wyvern knight units as well."

The war was progressing more smoothly than expected. The Star Alliance hadn't even used all its trump cards and had already repelled the Dark Throne.

It was evident that after centuries of development, the Star Alliance had accumulated far more strength than she had imagined.

Returning to the familiar Wolf Tide Plane, You Xi and all the other wizards heaved a sigh of relief.

But this was quickly followed by a deep sense of frustration and confusion.

They had thought this invasion of the Starlight Continent would be an easy victory, a feast that would leave them fully sated. Who could have imagined it would end in such a disastrous state?

Not only were all five wizard towers destroyed, but the Twilight Wolves, which they had painstakingly cultivated, were all dead.

The losses were so severe that they couldn't even be described!

Glancing at his dejected subordinates, You Xi's mood was equally terrible, but he quickly composed himself and said in a deep voice:

"It's not time to relax yet. The Star Alliance will soon attack."

"Joseph, immediately gather all the wolf packs from the nests and prepare for battle. The rest of you, come with me to close the planar portal!"

Without the wizard towers, You Xi could not afford any further losses to the Wolf Tide Plane, or he would lose all his capital in the Dark Throne.

"Will the Star Alliance's wizard tower follow us?" someone asked worriedly.

You Xi thought for a moment and shook his head. "I don't think so. In the last few waves of attacks, the Star Alliance wizard tower's firepower was clearly weakening. Its energy is probably running out and won't be enough for planar traversal."

"Even if it does manage to traverse, it will have very little energy left. We can outmaneuver and slowly wear it down."

Now, You Xi hoped that the wizard tower would indeed follow. If he could capture it, it would help recover some of his losses.

Hearing this, the others' expressions relaxed slightly.

But at that moment, a powerful energy particle fluctuation suddenly emerged from the planar portal.

Everyone turned around in shock, only to see numerous figures rushing out of the planar portal.

It was clearly those Squid Puppets and humanoid puppets.

What shocked them even more was that the leader was a human wizard!

You Xi was first taken aback, then he erupted in fury.

Chasing them back to the Wolf Tide Plane with the wizard tower was bad enough, but to dare come after them alone with just puppets? Did they really think they were made of clay?

"Are all of you here? Excellent, it saves me the trouble of hunting you down one by one."

Sweeping his gaze over the group, Su Nan’s face broke into a mocking smile.

This completely dismissive attitude thoroughly enraged the Dark Throne wizards.

You Xi’s eyes turned cold as he sized up Su Nan and said in a chilling tone, "So, you are Su Nan, the controller of the Star Alliance. To think you would dare to come after us alone without your wizard tower, do you really believe a few wizard-level puppets can take us down?"

Su Nan replied with a half-smile, "Try it and you’ll know."

You Xi’s face darkened completely.

The defeat on the main battlefield had already left him feeling humiliated and furious. Now, to see the other side completely disregard him, his anger had reached its peak.

Without hesitation, You Xi’s eyes flared with killing intent, and he barked, "Kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged at Su Nan.

The battle erupted instantly, with the Dark Throne wizards and the Puppet Master puppets and secret constructs clashing in a fierce melee.

Su Nan and You Xi engaged in a one-on-one fight.

At the level of a Tier 3 wizard, both of them had mastered all the extraordinary techniques.

They cast spells without pause, the dazzling light of their spells never fading.

Just as the battle reached its peak, Maisa and Cyril also crossed through the planar portal and arrived in the Wolf Tide Plane.

Their first sight was of Su Nan and You Xi locked in intense combat.

"Su Nan has already advanced to Tier 3 wizard?" Cyril was taken aback. "This advancement speed is too fast!"

Maisa’s eyes also flickered with surprise.

From what she knew, Su Nan had only recently broken through to Tier 2 Crystalization. Even with the fifty Spirit Pearls she had traded him, it shouldn’t have been possible for him to advance to Tier 3 so quickly!

This rate of power growth was simply astonishing!

No wonder he dared to come after You Xi and his group alone with just his puppets.

Cyril, regaining his composure, observed for a moment and then shook his head slightly, "Su Nan was still too impulsive. You Xi is a Tier 3 Crystalization wizard, two minor levels higher than him. In a one-on-one fight, Su Nan is no match for him."

Maisa’s eyes glinted, but she remained silent.

Though she had only met Su Nan a few times, she knew he wasn’t impulsive. If he dared to do this, he must have a plan.

Perhaps he would still bring some surprises.

After the initial probing skirmish, You Xi felt much more confident and sneered.

"I thought you were something special, but you’re just a Tier 3 Gasification wizard. I wonder where you got the nerve to chase us here. Today, you will leave your life here!"

As he spoke, his skin cracked, and pale, sharp bone spikes burst through the flesh, quickly covering his entire body, forming a spiky bone armor like a hedgehog.

Then, with a wave of his hand, countless bone spikes shot out like a rainstorm.

"‘Bones’ innate ability, huh."

Though the form of use was different, Su Nan immediately recognized the innate ability You Xi was using.

With a thought, an invisible force field spread out from him in all directions.

In an instant, the bone spikes that were hurtling toward him seemed to fall into a quagmire, their speed drastically slowing down. Then, with a series of cracking sounds, cracks appeared on their surfaces, and they quickly shattered, as if crushed by an invisible force.

At the same time, You Xi felt his body suddenly weigh down, as if a mountain had descended upon him, slowing his movements visibly.

"What kind of innate ability is this?"

You Xi’s face was filled with shock.

Cyril, watching from a distance, also widened his eyes in surprise, voicing the same question.

He then looked at Maisa, hoping the True Spirit Wizard, with her vast knowledge, could provide an answer.

To his surprise, Maisa also shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion.

She considered herself well-versed in the innate abilities of the wizard world, recognizing almost all of them.

Even if there were some she didn’t know, they would be lower-level innate abilities recently developed by some wizard factions.

However, the innate ability Su Nan was currently using was clearly of a high level, yet she had never seen or even heard of it before, which was truly unexpected.

(End of Chapter)

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