Chapter 334 : Cochin King Serpent
Chapter 334: Cochin King Serpent
As someone whose strength rivaled that of a quasi-wizard, even as merely a blood servant clone, Yulan-Bloodred was not someone Janna could have possibly defeated in his full power.
However, due to the siege by the Skeletal Dragon and a swarm of undead creatures, the blood servant clone of Yulan-Bloodred had sustained severe injuries, drastically weakening his power.
Precisely because of this, Janna, who possessed multiple [Law Fragments], along with Contracted Creatures that had all reached the level of Third Tier Wizard Apprentice, had some means to retaliate.
Of course, even so, Janna remained on the defensive against Yulan-Bloodred in their confrontation.
Yulan-Bloodred’s ghostlike evasion speed and formidable physical prowess were both aspects that Janna currently could not match.
If it weren’t for the [Fragment of the Law of Beauty] producing outstanding effects repeatedly, Janna’s condition would have been even more dire than it already was···
「I’m going to kill you!」
Seeing Yulan-Bloodred, who was charging at her in a rage, Janna had no time to dodge. She could only tightly grip the [White Bone Medal] at her chest while maintaining the [Flourishing Guard] spell.
「Puh!—」
At the critical moment, a massive white figure suddenly appeared in front of Janna without any warning, blocking Yulan-Bloodred’s furious strike.
「Vivian!?」
Blood splattered, scales shattered.
When Janna saw who had stepped in front of her, and realized it was Vivian who had transformed into the bloodline form of the [Cochin King Serpent], her previously calm eyes widened in shock.
「Wither—」
A dull yellow light blossomed from Janna’s palm, and as the surrounding trees withered in turn, the weakness she had been feeling from her disease infection began to rapidly dissipate.
「Roar—」
A tremendous roar continuously erupted from Vivian’s serpent mouth. Because the [Cochin King Serpent] was naturally immune to physical pain, even though her body had been torn open, she still fearlessly charged in front of Janna, using her serpent body to tightly coil around Yulan-Bloodred.
「Get lost!」
Faced with the sudden appearance of a “serpentine magical beast,” Yulan-Bloodred’s first reaction was to assume that this was a newly summoned Contracted Creature by Janna.
So, in his fury, Yulan-Bloodred showed no mercy, instantly forming dozens of sharp Blood Blades aimed directly at Vivian’s wound.
「Clang clang clang—」
Just as the Blood Blades were about to pierce through Vivian’s body, Janna, having transformed into an elemental form, teleported in front of Vivian, using her tree form to block the blood blades, which carried disease contamination, with sheer force.
Immediately after, vines launched an encirclement. Under Janna’s full effort, more than ten vines, each as thick as a water barrel, tightly wrapped around Yulan-Bloodred once more.
Meanwhile, responding to Janna’s telepathic message, Vivian also withdrew to the side and opened her gaping maw, spewing a massive wave of frigid air at Yulan-Bloodred.
In an instant, Yulan-Bloodred, already bound up into a bundle by the vines, was frozen into a giant block of ice by the freezing air.
「Cough, cough!」
The tremendous weakness caused by the disease contamination made it impossible for the already heavily injured Vivian to maintain her bloodline form any longer. Before long, she reverted back to her human form.
「Silver Mirror, cover us!」
Seeing the horrifying bloody hole in Vivian’s right abdomen and her swaying, unstable body, Janna immediately rushed to her side and cast the [Quick Healing] spell to stop the bleeding in time.
The Hundred-Eyed Specter, following Janna’s command, also endured the pressure of magical exhaustion and shrouded the group within a Mirror Illusion.
「Janna, you really did come to the Misty Forest without me—」
Having received Janna’s emergency healing, Vivian gradually recovered from her severely weakened state.
And the first words she spoke after recovering weren’t regret for taking the blow for Janna, but rather a complaint about Janna entering the Misty Forest without bringing her along.
「You really are a fool.」
Seeing Vivian’s face turn ghostly pale from blood loss, Janna’s eyes showed not only heartache but also a hint of guilt.
「Crack—」
Just as Janna was continuing to heal Vivian, a cracking sound came from the ice block behind them.
「Janna, don’t worry about me right now—let me seal him first!」
Hearing the sound of ice shattering, Vivian immediately stopped Janna’s spellcasting. She then struggled to her feet, preparing to use the sealing ability innate to the [Cochin King Serpent].
「Vivian, leave it to me. You’re still injured. Casting spells recklessly now will only worsen your condition.」
「But—」
Seeing Janna’s resolute expression, Vivian also nodded and silently stepped behind her.
「Silver Mirror, open the Seal Gate.」
9
「As you wish, Master... but I might not last long (crying face).」
Prolonged maintenance of the Mirror Illusion had drained almost all of the Hundred-Eyed Specter’s magic power. However, in response to Janna’s command,
the Hundred-Eyed Specter still forced itself to open the Seal Gate leading to the Mirror Layer Domain.
「Growth—」
Seeing the Seal Gate open, Janna, not daring to waste any time, immediately manipulated the vines to lift the ice block. With a strong toss, the frozen Yulan-Bloodred was thrown straight into the Mirror Layer Domain.
「Let’s hope the spatial storm within the Mirror Layer Domain can finish him off once and for all——」
Crack! Before Janna could finish her sentence, another Spatial Rift quickly tore open, and right behind it appeared the savage and terrifying face of Yulan-Bloodred.
「Damn it, this guy is ridiculously persistent!」
Bang! The moment Janna saw Yulan-Bloodred, her first instinct was to flee immediately with Vivian.
But just as she turned to leave, a sharp explosion suddenly rang out. Following that, Yulan-Bloodred’s two massive eyes—each as large as bronze bells—burst open, and crimson blood gushed from them like a broken faucet.
「What luck—to run into a high-level blood servant here.」
A low, hoarse female voice suddenly rang in Janna’s ears. Upon hearing it, Janna didn’t panic but instead let out a breath of relief.
「Professor Grace!」
「Wait here for me.」
The moment Yulan-Bloodred sensed the presence of Grace Eva, his previous arrogance vanished. Like he had encountered some natural predator, he didn’t even have time to scream before fleeing headlong into the Spatial Rift.
「Seal.」
Splash—Seeing the fleeing, savage Yulan-Bloodred, Grace Eva didn’t pursue him. Instead, she gently pointed her finger forward.
In an instant, the blood that had spilled from Yulan-Bloodred’s eye sockets and pooled on the ground transformed into a blood-red chain, which followed after him and disappeared into the Spatial Rift.