Age of Adepts

A large piece of terrifying ground spears rose from the ground, quickly overturning the positions of the three 4th-ring arcanists.

In the midst of the blazing smoke, there was the mournful and long hiss of an arcanist.

When the dispersed dust and stone chips dispersed, only two arcanists remained intact around the magic pool that stood like a forest of spears, while the other arcanist was pierced through half of his body by a thick ground spear , Hanging him up high.

The body of the two arcanists who escaped the catastrophe was still full of the brilliance of the arcane shield, but in the rapid attack just now, the arcane shield also withstood an extremely severe challenge, so the above The brilliance seemed dim, and it felt a little on the verge of breaking.

The 4th-ring Arcanist hanging on the ground spear obviously hasn't experienced much tempering and polishing on his body, and his physique is even lower. Therefore, before waiting for the treatment of his two companions, he was already dying.

This is the fate of arcanists who pay too much attention to the accumulation of arcane knowledge and ignore their physique.

If it was a wizard, even if it was only a third-level wizard, he would never be killed by that evil hoof so easily.

Following the waves of the nearby ground, the evil hoof came out of the ground as if walking on water, with large areas of scorched black scales all over his body, as if he had just experienced a terrible energy explosion .

From the terrifying form of the other party and the way it appeared, the remaining two arcanists immediately understood.

"You... you are the one who destroyed the underground energy core..."

Angrily shouted a few times, they waved the arcane scepter in their hands, and pointed at Xie Hoof from afar.

But the strange thing is that after a gust of cold wind, nothing happened.

There are no rays, no energy balls, not even a drop of arcane energy...

The faces of the two 4th ring Arcanists changed again, and then they suddenly remembered that due to the explosion of the underground energy core, the spell pool behind them had completely failed.

For thousands of years, arcanists have been used to relying on arcane facilities in their battles.

If there is no arcane energy, it will be borrowed from the mana pool; if there is no arcane energy, it will be borrowed from the spell pool...

No matter what kind of enemy, as long as the arcane facility behind the arcanist can still function, they can use various arcane techniques to torture them to death without interruption.

However, now that the mana pool has been blown up, and the spell pool has also collapsed, this makes the arcanists who have relied on them to fight all the year round really uncomfortable!

And just as the two arcanists hesitated for a moment, the evil hoof flickered and appeared beside one of them.

The khaki mist eroded and broke open the arcane shield, a petrified ray hit the opponent's body, and then quickly fled the battlefield, avoiding the arcane torrent that the arcanist desperately counterattacked.

The Arcanist was still roaring angrily, wanting to continue chasing and killing Evil Hoof with his scepter.

Unfortunately, as the power of petrification rapidly spread in his body, he was paralyzed and petrified in less than 3 seconds and turned into a blue-gray humanoid statue.

Or the curse caused by the Arcanist's weak physique.

If their physiques were stronger and the magic resistance of the main body was higher, it would be able to delay the onset of the power of petrification, at least giving him a little time to save himself or escape.

But now...

The only remaining 4th ring Arcanist also lost confidence in defeating his opponent in the face of such a elusive little calamity lord. If there is nothing wrong with the energy core, he has a steady stream of mana support, he has endless arcane techniques to use, and he has a powerful arcane barrier to protect him, he will not be afraid of an enemy of the same level at all.

Unfortunately, there are not so many if...

Without the support of external objects, arcanists lack combat skills, lack of physical fitness, and lack of polishing of fighting will... These shortcomings are exposed one by one.

That ferocious hoof tore off the corpse of the arcanist who was hanging on the stone spear and gnawed on it, and sniffed a ghostly blue soul phantom from the corpse, and inhaled it like a drug. Only then did a strange and satisfying huge mouthful sound come out from inside his body.

To die at the hands of this evil hoof, apart from the fact that the body will become food for the other party, even the soul will not be able to obtain the final peace.

Seeing this scene, the spirit and will of the only remaining Arcanist quickly collapsed.

He took out a large handful of strange-shaped arcane props from his arms, smashed them at the evil hooves frantically, and then recited the cipher text of the teleportation technique in a trembling voice with a crying voice.

Without the support of the spell pool, all the instant arcane spells in the past can no longer be used. Now he can only rely on his own strength to cast arcane spells. Therefore, it took him a full 7 seconds to successfully cast a portal that could be easily opened in the past.

However, the evil hoof who had already regarded him as a meal on the plate could not let him escape.

Xie Hoof's body stood upright, and the ferocious lotus petal-shaped mouthparts shook rapidly towards the direction of the portal. As one after another strange void ripples extended to the portal, the black mirror-like portal began to vibrate violently.

The arcanist was horrified, and hurriedly injected mental power into the portal, barely keeping it from collapsing immediately.

And among the bunch of arcane props he threw out were silver statues that could turn into delicate arcane puppets, arcane scrolls bursting with silver light, and some strange fruits that quickly transformed into spiritual shock waves...

Finally, relying on these miscellaneous arcane props, he successfully delayed the evil hoof in place for 3 seconds. Only then did he escape from the scene by luck and hid in a certain arcane tower.

After killing and devouring the flesh and soul of the two 4th ring arcanists one after another, Xie Hoof immediately became energetic, and even the violent energy shock on his body recovered a lot.

Therefore, under its command, a large group of intruding alienated beasts broke through the broken spell pool, and swooped towards the arcane palace behind.

There, it sensed the aura of that 5-ring great arcanist!

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Greem felt a little turbulent and uneasy after spying on the battle between Evilhoof and several arcanists from the sidelines.

In terms of physique and combat ability alone, this evil hoof is far above him.

Even if he uses all his strength, it is almost impossible to defeat such an opponent. On the contrary, his probability of losing and dying is as high as 39%.

However, if Greem wanted to escape wholeheartedly, it would be more difficult for that evil hoof to keep him.

In Greem's mind, the information collected by the chip based on the aftermath of the great war just now was so glaring.

"Evil hoof, little calamity lord, 4th level advanced, earth attribute, basic body data: strength 31, constitution 46, agility 36, spirit 42, mastered skills: all middle and high level abilities of the earth system, soil mist erosion (level 4), petrification ray (Level 4), Ring of Gravity (Level 4)..."

"Arcanist, 4th ring, unknown strength attributes, basic physical data: strength 8, constitution 14, agility 6, spirit 43, basic abilities: arcane mastery, puppet making, arcane affinity..."

The difference in basic strength between the two sides is so large that there is a huge gap like a world.

With such a difference in strength, it's no wonder that once an arcanist loses the support of arcane facilities such as arcane towers, mana pools, and spell pools, he is as fragile as a paper man in front of evil hooves.

For an alternative spellcaster like an Arcanist who relies heavily on external objects, Greem clearly disagrees deep down in his heart.

As a spellcaster, necessary spell research and spell experiments must be done, but one cannot just give up the tempering of the body and the tempering of the will to fight.

In the wizarding world, all wizards must prioritize the improvement of combat power. Only when one's own combat power can guarantee one's own safety, one will spend a certain amount of thought and resources on research of one's own interest. Otherwise, life is gone, what's the use of those studies!

Therefore, this group of arcanists inhabiting the Morian plane, their belief in researching spirit and pursuing truth is far more thorough than that of wizards. It's a pity that they are good at research, but they are bad at protecting themselves. When the entire Arcane Empire is in danger, there is almost no one who can stand up and turn the tide.

For what happened to them, Greem could only express infinite sympathy.

After all, this multiverse is a world of fierce and turbulent battles. They want to steadily climb technology, occupy territory, and crush opponents with technological power far superior to the enemy. Such an idea is beautiful, but it is not realistic!

Instead, it is better to be like a wizard, focusing on pragmatism, focusing on individual strength, concentrating most of the resources in the hands of a few wizards, and building up superpowers that make foreign enemies awe. Only in this way can we restrain the enemy's desire to pounce, and give our camp and successors a certain opportunity to develop and reproduce.

The reason why the world of wizards can gain a firm foothold in a world full of powerful clans is inextricably linked with the three great wizards of the ninth rank!

It's a pity for the Arcane Empire, the two Arcane Emperors have only reached the eighth level.

And such strength is obviously not enough to scare off those greedy and cruel enemies!

Greem stepped forward slowly, jumped into the crumbling spell pool, and scanned the strange runes etched on the pool wall with a chip. After making sure that there was nothing missing, he got out, glanced at the arcane palace in the distance, turned and walked in another direction.

There are too many places worth visiting in the entire floating city, and there is no need for him to squeeze together with that evil hoof. If he guessed right, the other party should have gone straight to the 5th ring grand arcanist.

Although the two parties agreed on the order of priority to share the loot after killing the fifth-level arcanist, this agreement itself is absurd.

If the three wizards really helped Xie Hoof to kill the 5th-level arcanist, I am afraid that instead of distributing the spoils, a new battle will break out.

After all, no one likes to spit out the fat in their mouths!