Chapter 332 : Pale Giant Hand
Chapter 332: Pale Giant Hand
The moment the array was activated, Yulan-Bloodred snapped out of the influence of the [Fragment of the Law of Beauty].
「Is this the reason you were stalling for time?」
Watching Anthony-Rook emerge from the blue-white flames, the expression on Yulan-Bloodred’s face didn’t change much—only the smile at the corner of his lips faded slightly.
「Roar—」
In response to Yulan-Bloodred’s question, Anthony-Rook had no intention of answering. Accompanied by a dragon’s roar,
a massive skeletal dragon, its eyes burning with the Soul Fire, burst out of the void and lunged viciously toward Yulan-Bloodred.
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「Do you think your attack can actually hit me?」
Faced with the bone dragon’s assault, Yulan-Bloodred remained completely unfazed. He immediately summoned a Shadow Rift, preparing to retreat—
「Puh!」
Blood sprayed as muscles tore.
Just as Yulan-Bloodred was about to summon the Shadow Rift, he realized that no matter how he channeled Shadow Energy,
he could not open the rift at all.
In the final moment, faced with the bone dragon’s imminent bite, Yulan-Bloodred had no choice but to abandon one arm. Taking advantage of the instant the dragon bit it off, he fled like a trapped fox.
「So your purpose in stalling was to set up a seal———looks like I underestimated you.」
Even with one arm severed, Yulan-Bloodred’s expression remained unbothered. Moreover, when he looked at Janna, there was an indescribable heat in his gaze—
「But I am very curious—how did you know about my presence in advance? Just because of a single curse?」
Faced with Yulan-Bloodred’s relentless questioning, Janna, who stood behind Anthony-Rook, remained silent.
Her only response, apart from the bone dragon’s increasingly fierce attacks, was the growing number of Undead Creatures surrounding Yulan-Bloodred.
「This is merely a Blood Thrall projection. His true body isn’t here.」
Watching Yulan-Bloodred being completely surrounded by the Undead Army, Anthony-Rook spoke in a tone devoid of emotion, transmitting his voice to Janna.
「A projection, as expected—」
Upon Anthony-Rook’s confirmation, Janna nodded gravely.
Within the Magic Tower Barrier, Shadow Creatures stronger than official witches weren’t permitted to enter. Yet Yulan-Bloodred, who claimed to be a Bloodborn Count, had managed to appear in the Misty Forest—this alone explained a great deal. It also supported Janna’s original suspicion.
Unfortunately, Anthony-Rook’s initial plan had been to use this opportunity to either capture or destroy the enemy’s body and seize the Soul Fire.
But if the vampire who had descended upon the Misty Forest was only a Blood Thrall projection without a soul, then capturing him would serve no purpose.
「Kah—」
Just as Yulan-Bloodred was about to be torn apart by the Undead Creatures, suddenly, the seal shattered, and a narrow Spatial Rift appeared overhead without warning.
「Damn it! Get out of here!」
The moment he saw the Spatial Rift, Anthony-Rook’s expression changed drastically.
Hearing his voice transmission, Janna didn’t hesitate. She immediately pulled out a pre-prepared Teleportation Scroll from her Thorn Bracelet to make her escape.
「What’s going on?」
When the Teleportation Scroll in her hand showed no reaction, Janna’s first thought was that some force had frozen the space.
Realizing this, she promptly cast [Transfiguration], rapidly flapping the butterfly wings on her back, and flew away at the fastest speed of her life.
「Boom—」
The ground shook, trees collapsed. Having just flown out of the sealing array, Janna instinctively turned her head upon hearing a tremendous crash behind her.
「That’s—」
A pale giant hand slowly descended from the void. The once-mighty bone dragon was no more than a powerless chick under that immense hand—crushed in an instant.
「It’s the hand I saw in the dream!」
Because it had been just a fleeting glimpse, when peering into the battle of high-dimensional beings, Janna only felt a sharp pain in her soul, with no major physical effects. Still, she dared not look again and quickly turned away.
「Don’t tell me—that hand belongs to the Bloodred Archduke?」
Struggling to stay calm, Janna flew several kilometers before landing beside a tall tree.
「Wanderer traversing billions of Planes, friendly entity of the Spirit Realm I can call upon, I summon you in the name of Janna Roland—Godwalker Hermes!」
A cold wind howled. Accompanied by a flash of deep violet light, the Godwalker Hermes, wearing a top hat and dressed in a black tailcoat, appeared before Janna.
「Mr. Hermes, please deliver these letters to these three witches for me.」
As she spoke, three leaves marked with her Spirit Power and three Silver Surrel coins were tucked by Janna into Hermes’ coat.
「Alright」
Seeing her urgency, the Godwalker Hermes quickly stowed the items, turned sharply, and leapt into the void.
「I hope I’m not too late—」
Originally, Janna had intended to trigger a custom sigil from White Coral Academy to alert them directly. However, considering her current situation and fearing it might attract enemies, she chose a safer way to notify the Academy.
After several successful collaborations, Janna had come to trust her mysterious courier’s efficiency. She believed it wouldn’t be long before the witches of White Coral Academy received her distress signal. But—
Looking back at the pitch-black Misty Forest and Anthony-Rook’s silhouette facing the giant hand alone as she departed, Janna felt her heart clench tightly.
「Someone’s there!」
Her [Danger Perception] talent alerted her early, prompting her to instantly shift into Semi-Elemental Form.
「I’ve finally found you, my beautiful witch—」
The dreamlike voice that reached her ears made Janna’s heart nearly skip a beat.
Turning around, she saw Yulan-Bloodred standing silently behind her, his body mutilated by countless bites and one arm missing.
「I don’t have time to play cat and mouse with you anymore...」
Surrounded by undead earlier, Yulan-Bloodred’s current state was utterly miserable. Yet, he still wore a chilling smile on his face.
「Come with me.」
「Grow!」
Green light burst swiftly from Janna’s hands. In the blink of an eye, dozens of emerald vines, like forest pythons, surged toward Yulan-Bloodred with a desperate ferocity.