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A vengeful spirit actually possesses such powerful magic!
Things were obviously beyond his control, but Lin En didn't have the mind to think about them at the moment, because the blood-red mist was already before his eyes!
[Liquid Nitrogen - Ice Field]
Lin En raised his hand, and a stream of extremely cold air rushed forward in a semicircle.
The next moment, a crisp condensation sound was heard, and everything around seemed to slow down. The blood-red mist instantly condensed into blood-red ice crystals under the terrifying ultra-low temperature!
But the three-ring witchcraft ice field was obviously unable to trap this powerful vengeful spirit for long. Under the surge of soul power, the blood-colored mist quickly exploded, ice chips flew everywhere, and a strong magic wave immediately blew Lin En away.
The light of [Mage Shield] lit up in front of Lin En, offsetting most of the impact force, and his body rolled back to the passage at the back.
However, Lin En's expression was still solemn. He had deliberately released Yieta before. In addition to wanting to take advantage of the situation to fight against Helram, he also believed that an irrational vengeful spirit would always be easier to deal with than the great wizard.
But after truly experiencing the other party's terror, Lin En no longer had any contempt in his heart.
Faced with such a terrifying vengeful spirit, even if all the wizards in the entire harbor town were assembled, they might not be able to defeat it, and might even become food for the opponent.
Helram, you really created a monster...
Lin En had a headache. Facing Yieta who was rushing towards him again, he was about to cast a spell to deal with her, but he found that the other party seemed to have hit an invisible barrier and was blocked outside the passage.
Is there a second level of protection here to restrict spirits?
Lin En realized this immediately, and asked, "071, can you tell where I am now?"
[According to the location, the agreed target is currently located in the Howling Tower of Yieta Academy...]
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Ten minutes ago, inside Yieta College.
Tik was standing on the top floor of the teacher's lounge, staring at the towering [Howling Tower] not far away.
"Sir Tik, you have been watching here for several days... Have you found anything?"
A voice came from behind, and the person who spoke was Luo Er. He walked to Tik's side with great curiosity and asked, "You deliberately stayed in Yieta for a whole month. I'm afraid it's not just to learn Olympiad mathematics, right?"
Tik stroked his long beard. "Don't you think the layout of the buildings in the entire Yieta Harbor is a little too regular?"
"I heard that it was designed by Master Raphael." Rawdon paused and said with a smile.
Raphael's obsessive-compulsive disorder is well-known in the wizarding land. This master architect stubbornly believes that everything in the world should be neat and orderly and regular, and this theory has also been sought after by many people.
"No, I'm afraid it's not that simple." Tik shook his head, stretched out his hand and used magic to draw an image in the void, which was the architectural layout of the Harbor Town. "Do you see anything?"
"It's like an alchemical circle?" Luo Er replied quickly.
"Yes, and if I'm not mistaken, it may be related to psychic power..." Tik's face was full of solemnity, and the core of the formation was the [Howling Tower].
It must be said that Hellram's method of using architectural layout as a cover was very clever. If he had not received a secret report from the parliament before he went to Iyeta Harbor and had not paid special attention to it, he would probably not have thought in this direction at all.
"A psychic array that can cover the entire city? What exactly does the great wizard want to do?" Luo frowned.
"I'm afraid it won't be good news." A trace of worry flashed across Tik's eyes, which reminded him of the tragedy three years ago. Maybe he was overthinking it.
Chapter 127: South City Falls into Chaos
Roll also remembered the incident three years ago that shocked the entire wizarding land and led to the destruction of the psychic school. He naturally understood Tik's worries and couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Tik, what should we do now? If something really goes wrong, it may be difficult for you and I to do anything with our strength alone..."
This is Hellram's base camp. Apart from anything else, this great wizard alone is not someone they can deal with.
"Of course, you don't need to do anything!" Tik said succinctly. "This magic circle has been set up for a while, so there shouldn't be any problems in the short term."
"And judging by the time, they will probably be here soon," Tik added.
"Those specialists from the academic seminar?" Luo Er immediately realized what the other party was talking about. It was obvious that Tik deliberately took this opportunity to find some helpers.
"Yes." Tik waved his hand to disperse the magic image in the void, and told another good news. "If I'm not mistaken, your teacher, Master Ogest, should also be here."
Upon hearing the news, Luo Er's face flashed with excitement and joy, and the original worry disappeared instantly, and he said confidently, "Since the teacher is here, I can rest assured."
"So all we have to do next is wait. Hopefully, things will go smoothly these days." Tik said calmly, stroking his long beard.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Tik's expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head sharply to look towards the direction of the southern city.
A strong wave of magical power is coming from that direction.
Tik and Roll looked at each other, cast a [Slow Fall Technique], and then jumped directly from the towering roof and rushed towards the south city area.
There were many people who sensed the fluctuation of magical power along with the two of them. Professors and students were all awakened from their dreams, feeling uneasy, as if some terrible disaster was approaching.
When Tik arrived at the southern city area, he saw a chaotic scene. Countless poor people, apprentices, and even wizards were fleeing like crazy.
As it was late at night, many people were in disarray. Some even ran out naked, or were trampled by the running crowd. Blood dyed the street red, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, which was nauseating.
The cries and wails echoed throughout the entire South City area, making people shudder.
"Hand of the Mage!" Seeing a disheveled woman being knocked to the ground and about to be trampled to death, Tik quickly cast a spell and dragged the person out.
"Do you know what happened in the South City District?" Luo asked anxiously.
"Dead, Alva is dead, and Anthony... Everyone, everyone is dead!" The woman muttered with lifeless eyes, as if she couldn't hear Raw's question, and just kept repeating this sentence.
Seeing this, Tik had no choice but to let go of the other person. He cast a spell and jumped onto the roof of the nearby building. Then he cast a fireball, illuminating the entire South City area.
Then the two of them couldn't help but gasp. The streets of the entire South City were filled with corpses. Tik saw with his own eyes several poor people running hurriedly in the distance, and suddenly fell to the ground without any warning, and lost their voices. Then a faint blue light floated out of their bodies and poured straight into the ground.
"This is..." Looking at this horrifying scene, Luo Er felt a chill on his back.
"Soul-devouring array!" Tik said word by word.
"We must not allow this thing to continue to spread."
Tik said in a deep voice, stopped Philip and others who had just rushed over from the academy, and after a quick explanation, he found several wizards who had escaped from the South City and asked about the architectural layout in this area.
"The nodes of the magic circle should be hidden in those abandoned houses. As long as the outer nodes are destroyed, the magic circle should stop. But we'd better act quickly." Tik spoke very quickly. If we wait one more second, dozens of people will die.
Compared to Philip and others who have not yet experienced the power of the magic circle, the wizards who escaped from the South City area were unwilling to go back in. This place was too horrible. Even formal wizards could not avoid the fate of having their souls sucked away.
"Where is Master Hellram? Where is he?" someone in the crowd shouted.
There was such a huge chaos in the harbor, and Ram, the person in charge, was nowhere to be seen. This made everyone present feel a little uneasy, as if they had lost their backbone.
"Master Helram left the port of Iyeta some time ago and headed for the wizard city of Greenriel." Philip explained hesitantly.
"Since the master is not here, we can only rely on our own strength to quell the chaos in the South City." Tik quickly took over the conversation. Without mentioning their previous speculation, he looked at the wizards present and continued speaking.
"I think you have all heard about the tragedy of the Psionic School three years ago. If this magic circle is not stopped as soon as possible, the entire Harbor City will soon become a city of death... Think about it, this is tens of thousands of lives!"
Under Tik's earnest persuasion, most of the wizards finally took action. They still had some attachment to the Yieta seaport.
As the nodes of the magic circle hidden in the southern city area were destroyed, the soul-devouring magic circle that had been spreading stopped at daybreak.
Lin En also took advantage of the chaos in the South City area to blend into the crowd and helped destroy several magic circle nodes inside, which made things go so smoothly.
It was not until noon of the next day that Tick, Roll, Philip, Kevin and others settled the frightened poor people, and then returned to Yieta College together to discuss the next steps.
Although the chaos was under control, everyone looked worried.
The number of poor people and wizards killed by the magic circle in the entire South City area may add up to thousands. Such a huge spiritual power is a huge threat no matter where it is used.
Lin En, who was sitting in the conference room listening to the discussion, remained silent. Although he knew that all the soul power had poured into the Howling Tower, creating a vengeful spirit at the level of a great wizard.
But this matter involves Herram, the founder of the Iyeta School. If I rashly expose him, it will probably cause some unnecessary suspicion and criticism.
After all, Lin En couldn't explain why he was not affected by the soul-devouring array, and how he killed a great wizard.
Since Yieta's vengeful spirit cannot leave the Howling Tower, it would be better to wait for the parliament to send someone to resolve the matter.
Chapter 128: Transforming the Virtual Realm
For the next two days, the entire Yieta port was in panic.
The tragedy that occurred in the South City District has spread throughout the entire port city. Although Tik and others want to stop it, they are simply powerless.
After all, the impact this time was too widespread. There were thousands of poor people who fled the South City area and witnessed their relatives and friends dying inexplicably and having their souls harvested. All kinds of rumors emerged in an endless stream.
Some people suspected that a certain magic workshop was conducting a forbidden research on harvesting souls, others believed that this was a sign of the birth of evil, and there were even rumors that the evil wizard Merck was hiding in this port city.
However, Philip, Orlando and others no longer had time to pay attention to these endless rumors, because a very strange situation had occurred in Yieta College.
Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, a faint shrieking sound would always be heard in the academy, as if it could condense people's souls, and all the wizard apprentices were frightened to death.
Apprentice wizards like Pierce, who had been here for more than ten years, recalled the past. That was before the psionic school was abandoned. Many students had heard this strange sound at that time, and the "Screaming Tower" was named after it...
"Who can tell me what's inside that tower?" On the morning of the third day, Tik, who had been unable to sleep for two nights due to the screaming, finally couldn't help but ask.
"That's the Howling Tower, a research institute of the School of Psionics a few years ago. After the school was disbanded, the tower has been abandoned..." Philip explained, but he kept silent about the details and was unwilling to say more.
"As for the details, let's wait for Master Hellram to come back and explain them to you." Orlando on the side also spoke up.
Tik and Roll did not dare to push too hard. After all, they were still in the Yieta Harbor. If a conflict really broke out, they would probably have difficulty getting out.
As for entering the Howling Tower to check the situation?
This is simply tantamount to seeking death. Tik guessed that those extracted souls were eventually gathered in this tower. The interior might be full of undead spirits. If you step in rashly, your life might be in danger.
In view of this, the two had no choice but to wait for the support of the parliament while trying to win over Lin En, a possible ally.
If their guess is correct, the tragedy in the South City District is probably related to Hellram, so Philip and others may be involved. In comparison, the only one who is less suspicious is Lynn, a professor of Arcane Mathematics who has just arrived in the wizarding land not long ago.
In view of this, Lin En was inexplicably dragged into a secret discussion with Tick and Roll for a whole night, discussing various possible situations.
Lin En had a very strange expression when he came out. Unlike the other two, he thought that there would not be too many people involved in this matter.
After all, the Soul Devouring Array has a very bad reputation. It is a taboo among taboos in the land of wizards. Once it is exposed, even if He Ran Ram has the identity of a great wizard, he will probably not escape the fate of being hunted down.
That's why they created the Faceless Men organization where none of them know each other's identities. In the entire Crimson Thorns, probably only North knows who their boss behind the scenes is.
Because of this, before the news of Helram's death was exposed, Lin En did not think that they would encounter any attacks from the remnants. Taking advantage of the time when classes were suspended due to the riots, he studied the virtual domain that had been seized by the intelligent computer!
After two days of familiarization, Lin En has transformed this realm composed of magic power and soul power. It is no longer a chaotic state with nothing but darkness.
Instead, it is like the universe twinkling with countless stars. Here you can see huge celestial bodies constantly rotating around the stars under the influence of gravity, and you can see the magnificent sight of stars collapsing or expanding into red giants.
Lynn was completely immersed in this creator-like experience. Although most of the work was done by the intelligent brain loading the corresponding data, this sense of participation was also a very unique experience.