Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 234: Large-Scale Anti-Magic Formation
Before the scout left, he had written down the number and strength of the mages from the South Continent on a piece of parchment and handed it to Xi Wei. He did not carelessly reveal the information just because Xing Yi was also a mage under Xi Wei.
This indicated that under Alence’s training, these scouts’ operational capabilities had become very professional and skilled, which was something Xi Wei was very satisfied with.
“There are a total of 12 mages from the South Continent, two of whom are Source Mages. They are rather arrogant and don’t seem to have any intention of hiding their identities, appearing fearless.”
Glancing at the parchment, Xi Wei smiled and shared the information with Xing Yi. The more foolish the enemy, the easier their subsequent plan would be.
“If your information is accurate, I can lead the Star Mages to construct a very hidden anti-magic formation in your current palace. Within this formation, even a Source Mage would need at least half an hour to recover their casting ability.”
Xing Yi raised her delicate hand and waved it in the air. Immediately, a brush and paper made of magical light appeared. The magical brush spun around in the palace, and with a few strokes on the paper, a detailed structural diagram of the entire hall materialized.
Xing Yi pointed at the map, drew a circular area encompassing the entire hall, and continued to explain: “However, even the most hidden formation can be detected. We can disguise this anti-magic formation to have no magical fluctuations at all. But when mages enter the formation, they will still feel an obstruction of magic power. If you can make these mages ignore this feeling, then I guarantee they will be as helpless as ordinary people, at your mercy.”
Xi Wei looked at the map, tapping the armrest of his chair as he thoughtfully pondered for a moment. Various ideas gradually formed in his mind. These ideas connected to form a perfect plan that he felt confident in.
“Let’s do it,” he decided. “We’ll set up the anti-magic formation in the reception hall. I’ll make sure those mages don’t pay attention to the magic power obstruction. However, before that, we need to build up some momentum.”
Xi Wei’s sapphire-blue eyes flashed, and a brilliant smile curved his lips.
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“Damn it, we’re finally here at the Abyss Eye. My mother, this heat is killing me!”
Looking at the scorching sun in the sky, (Player Name) (M) felt like crying. Occasionally, he would check the Winter City player forums. Other players were in Karari City, rescuing beautiful slave girls. As for him? To complete King of Winter’s mission as soon as possible and avoid any further decrease in favorability due to various reasons, he not only traveled at night but also desperately flew towards the Abyss Eye under the sun during the day. The wings of the dragon he was riding were practically smoking. Fortunately, these dragons were not players and were quite dutiful. Otherwise, they would have impatiently thrown him off long ago.
“Moyu, let’s rest for a bit.” Claudia, who was beside (Player Name) (M), was also very hot. However, (Player Name) (M) was very considerate of his wife. Not only did he make a sun hat for Claudia, but he also somehow obtained a large block of ice wrapped in cloth for her to hold.
“No need to rest, we’re almost at the Abyss Eye area, let’s prepare to descend.” As they spoke, the Venom Dragon carried them over a towering mountain range. The scene behind the mountains was revealed. Even though he had experienced various fantasy movies in modern society, (Player Name) (M) couldn’t help but gasp. In the distance, in the center of a vortex-like basin, was a huge oval lava lake. In the center of the lava lake was a narrow obsidian island. From afar, it looked like the vertical pupil of a dragon. It was said that the Abyss Eye itself was the pupil of an ancient abyssal beast, but now it looked like a naturally formed landscape. Whether that bizarre legend was true, he was already uncertain.
The lava lake was surrounded by wolf-toothed obsidian cliffs, densely packed and spreading out around the lava lake. The farther away from the lava lake, the more majestic the obsidian cliffs became. They looked like the fangs of a demon, menacingly pointing towards the sky. After crossing the mountain range, the ground environment abruptly changed. Clearly, the west side of the mountain range was lush with green grass and bushes, but the east side was desolate and barren, a hellish landscape with only ravines left by flowing lava and red-purple volcanic rocks. A faint purple-red demonic aura rose into the air, enveloping the entire area near the Abyss Eye.
Even before getting close, one could smell a faint scent of sulfur. This made the dragons beneath (Player Name) (M) and his party somewhat uneasy.
“Is the King of Winter asking me to find materials in a place like this to kill me?” (Player Name) (M) muttered to himself. In such a dangerous environment, if there wasn’t at least one or two BOSSes on par with the King of Winter, he would write his name backward today. Yet, how many people did he have? They might not even be enough to stuff the teeth of the BOSSes near the Abyss Eye.
Claudia looked at the terrifying scene, her heart filled with panic. However, at this moment, she couldn’t hold him back or disturb (Player Name) (M)’s state of mind. She could only suppress her fear, hold onto (Player Name) (M)’s arm, and gently comfort him: “Didn’t you tell me? ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.’ Just looking from the sky is useless. Let’s find a place to land first. We haven’t explored the environment inside, so we don’t know the specifics. Perhaps it’s not as terrifying as we imagine.”
Under Claudia’s comfort, (Player Name) (M) gradually calmed down. That’s right, he was a player! What was there to be afraid of? He had a Temporary Resurrection Crystal, and he could set it up in a safe place for infinite resurrections. At most, he would lose equipment and Experience Points upon death.
After much thought, (Player Name) (M) finally realized that he wasn’t afraid of his own death, but of the NPCs following him, and even his wife Claudia, falling into danger. Even though he could log off and return to reality at any time, he no longer saw the Cain Continent as a game. He constantly convinced himself that everything he experienced was completely real.
“Thank you, Claudia.” (Player Name) (M) steadied his gaze. He turned to look at the soldiers behind him, who had endured hardships all the way without a single complaint, his eyes filled with emotion.
“My friends, let’s descend at the dividing line, on that flat mountain rock. That large area is enough for us to operate.” (Player Name) (M) pointed not far away. The group had no objections and followed (Player Name) (M) to descend.
“We are now going to explore the Abyss Eye and find the materials needed by His Majesty, the King of Winter. Each of you is now my temporary subordinate.” Standing in front of everyone, (Player Name) (M) said with great seriousness. “I have special resurrection abilities, so I will take the lead. My only request to you is, no matter what danger you encounter, please prioritize your own survival!”
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