*Xiu!* A Sawtooth Beetle shot out of the Bloody Grass, brushed past Arnold’s face and scared him so much that he fell.
“Haha! Look at that idiot! Mentor had already demonstrated that there could be beetles hidden in the Bloody Grass that looked less healthy, and yet you still try to harvest it!”
The acolyte of nobility coincidentally walked past. He raised his hand and chanted a few syllables, and a corrosive ball shot out, putting an end to the beetle before mocking him relentlessly.
“Look! I’ve almost gathered the required amount of resources, and you haven’t even filled the bottom yet!”
The acolyte opened his bag and proudly showed it to Arnold.
“Don’t bother with him! Levi, come help me! The roots of this Bloody Grass are too hard!” The girl from before hummed in dissatisfaction.
“Alright, alright, I’ll be right there!”
Levi quickly cast Arnold away, approaching the girl and being particularly attentive to her.
Though they were still children, the youngsters of the south coast usually matured early. There were already indications of this early on.
Upon seeing this, the old Magus reminiscenced, “This is youth…”
He mumbled to himself, producing a pipe with golden decorations on the surface and beginning to smoke. White circles of smoke were constantly puffed out and appeared in the air.
However, while he was recalling the past, a slight tremble of the ground began.
“Huh? This is?” The old Magus immediately put out his pipe, this peculiar situation immediately arousing his interest.
In the next few seconds, the tremors became more intense till the ground began to shake substantially.
From a distance away, a group of strange beings, such as two-headed wolves, four-legged mutated elks and all sorts of high-energy beings, normal beings, carnivorous and herbivorous animals banded together that formed a wave that was hard to avoid.
At the very front, the old Magus even found a few large terrifying beasts that gave him a sense of danger!
“Assemble! Assemble here!” The old Magus yelled, his voice a little hoarse from his nerves.
“What the hell is going on?”
The acolyte of nobility, Levi, raised his head and stared at the scene, stunned. All of a sudden, he was drowned by the large numbers of Sawtooth Beetles that flew out from the Bloody Grass. The girl with him could not escape the fate of death either, the sound of flesh and blood being gnawed on constantly being produced.
The group of beetles were like grey spots constantly rising from the Bloody Grass, forming a cloud that entered the wave.
“What’s going on? Why are there animals fleeing from danger in this season? Is there some extremely dangerous being chasing after them?”
The old Magus wondered to himself, not even sparing a glance at Arnold who had been running pitifully.
*Xiu xiu!*
A human figure streaked through the sky at an incredibly fast rate, creating two air waves that had long ripples trailing behind.
“You can’t escape!”
A massive voice travelled from behind the figure. Following the sound, a large bundle of white light immediately appeared in front of the black figure, turning into a large shield.
“Scorching Touch!” With a wave of his hand, two streaks of red rays shot out from the shadow and created two large holes in the shield. Under the constant shimmering of the white rays, the shield quickly returned to its prior state.
Under the hindrance of the shield, the black figure stopped, revealing the appearance of a young Magus. He had black hair, his features handsome yet sinister.
Behind him, a line of white light brought with it immense pressure as it burst towards him.
*Weng!* A formless energy boundary dissipated in all directions with the light at the centre. A fantastical land of light and beauty suddenly descended upon this region.
“This is… the domain of a highly ranked Magus! It’s a rank 3 Magus!”
The old Magus gaped, his eyes on the verge of popping out, “Who in the world is he chasing after? Is it also a rank 3 lord Magus?”
The rays dissipated, revealing the figure of a blonde Magus.
“Poison King Leylin! You dare kill my blood! Even though Jajone was just trash, our family name must not be tarnished!