Chapter 56

There was no safe place in the trial rainforest. They could be attacked by daemons at any time. After hearing Dwayne's words, everyone stood up and activated their magic to look at the darkness. However, they found nothing. So they turned around angrily and said the last words of their lives to Dwayne, "Dwayne, what the hell are you doing?"

Then, a gray wave silently swayed around them. Then, they fell to the ground softly. Their souls were gathered in the hands of a man in a black robe.

The man in the black robe was Peter Amu. His flying speed was close to the limit of an apprentice. However, he found that he could only slowly close the distance between him and the Mark of Death. Sometimes, he would even be pulled further away. He could not help but reflect on his arrogance. He decided that the next time he met Adam, he would use official magic to kill him.

Gray mist began to spread around his body. The energy of unknown attributes was powerful. Anything that appeared around him would be eroded into nothingness by the energy.

He thought that after successfully entering the Runic Barrier, what awaited him would be an interesting game of cat and mouse. However, he found out that he was facing a life and death chase.

As an Anti-Mage, he was in more danger every second he stayed under the eyes of the mainstream sorcerers. He even began to suspect that the mainstream sorcerers had already discovered him. The reason why they did not capture him was because they were playing with him.

The reason why Anti-Mages could survive under the rule of the mainstream sorcerers, other than the reason that they did not want to admit, was because they were cautious.

Before Peter Amu came to the Sorcerer's Continent, he had divided his soul into two. Only a large part of his soul existed in this body. He used it to maintain the combat power of an official sorcerer. Even if he lost it, it would not be life-threatening. However, it would still cause him a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, his killing intent grew. "You're just an apprentice. You can't escape from my hands."

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Adam was running for his life. One thread was used to control his body while the other threads were used to recover their spiritual energy. Peter Amu's words were very helpful to him. He should have known that there was a boundary in the trial land. There was a high possibility that there would be a Runic Barrier at the boundary. Shaking the Runic Barrier would definitely attract the attention of the overseer.

That was probably the only chance he had to survive.

He knew that this was not the time for him to cherish his mana, so he gave up on dodging the obstacles in his path. Instead, he maintained his mana output, cutting off everything in front of him and opening up a path.

He didn't know the exact route, but he didn't need to. As long as he kept flying in one direction, he would reach the border sooner or later. He only hoped that it would be faster than Peter Amu would catch up to him.

Adam realized that he was really unlucky this time. He had underestimated the strength of the magic beasts in the rainforest. The huge magic beasts couldn't keep up with his speed, but this time he had accidentally provoked a flying magic beast.

After using a Wind Blade to cut down a giant tree in front of him, the Devil frantically shouted in his mind, "Master, behind, behind!"

The thread controlling the body could only mechanically carry out the given tasks and did not have the ability to respond to emergencies. After hearing the Devil's voice, Adam's consciousness took control of the thread and realized that he had accidentally caused a big problem.

He had poked a hornet's nest.

It was a kind of magic beast called a hornet that lived in groups. Compared to ordinary bees, their bodies were unbelievably huge. The dark green poisonous stings on their back were as long as their bodies. This kind of magic beast was irritable and had a strong sense of territory. Usually, as long as a creature entered the range of their hive, they would be attacked by them. Not to mention, Adam had already destroyed the hive.

In a high-magic environment like the Mage's Continent, magic beasts could be found almost everywhere. However, large magic beasts and solitary magic beasts were usually not that aggressive. If it wasn't for the academy's drug, the apprentices would have been able to pass the trial safely by staying quietly in one place.

However, magic beasts that lived in groups were different. They had extremely low intelligence and would only act according to their instincts. They would attack all creatures that appeared in their line of sight.

Adam couldn't count how many hornets were chasing after him. When he looked back, his vision was filled with dark green flying insects. Moreover, there were poisonous stings and poisonous air blades that covered the sky. The buzzing sound was like an aggressive infrasonic wave, shaking Adam until he couldn't concentrate.

"Damn it!" Adam couldn't help but curse out loud. When it rains, it pours. Adam had to find a way to get rid of this group of magic beasts.

Hornets were weak magic beasts when they were alone. Although their attack power was not bad, their bodies were weak and their flying speed was very slow. However, when they gathered in a group, their special characteristics allowed them to combine their strength and speed into one. Adam's flying speed was not enough to get rid of them.

In the process of chasing, Adam encountered two groups of apprentices. These unfortunate people had no resistance against the hornets. When the wind blew, not even their bones were left.

Magic beasts had their own survival wisdom. They could sense the arrival of hornets and had a way to hide themselves in advance. This also caused Adam to be unable to find a target to attack.

Adam was chased until he covered his head and fled like a rat. He could no longer maintain his original route. After rushing out of a dense forest, a green lake appeared in front of him.

Adam couldn't care less about the terrifying aquatic magic beasts in the lake. He dove into the lake. The hornets hovered above the lake and refused to disperse.

Fortunately, the water was unexpectedly calm. There were only ordinary aquatic creatures, and there were no signs of magical beasts. The poisonous needles shot into the water from the surface of the lake like a machine gun. Occasionally, a needle that hit Adam would cause ripples on the psychokinetic barrier.

"At this level, I can't withstand a round of attacks." Adam silently calculated and found that he had no way to resist the hornets.

The Devil said anxiously, "Master, I can feel a great malice approaching quickly."

Adam's heart sank. His thoughts were running fast. His body's injuries had reached the limit. He couldn't bear the burden of another teleportation spell. In this situation, he couldn't even resist the hornets, let alone Anti-Mage. Moreover, Peter Amu was coming for him. He couldn't seem to find a way to get out of this hopeless situation.

The Devil urged again, "Master, you have to think of a way. The malice is very close!"

Adam cut off all distracting thoughts. Sitting and waiting for death was not his style. Even if the hope was slim, he had to try to fight for a chance of survival. He asked the Devil in his heart, "Can you feel the direction?"

"Southeast, it's fast!"

Adam steeled his heart, traversed a large distance under the lake, and then charged towards the Anti-Mage head-on.

The Devil was stunned. It shouted, "Master, you're going in the wrong direction …"

Adam ignored it. He used Psychokinetic Wave and rolled up a huge wave at the bottom of the lake.

"Master, what are you doing! Turn around, you're courting death! "

With a splash, Adam swept up the water dragon and rushed out of the lake.

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Peter Amu rushed through the rainforest. Behind him, there was a passage corroded by his negative energy.

He followed the direction of the Mark of Death and rushed forward, killing everything in his path. Suddenly, he realized that the Mark of Death had stopped moving. Peter Amu burst out with his fastest speed, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. He guessed that Adam must have been held back.

"Unlucky little mouse, I won't give you another chance. I'm tired of playing this kind of game."

After a few minutes, he rushed out of the forest and saw the lake. At the same time, he also saw Adam who had just rushed out of the lake.

At this moment, he burst out with all his magic. An obscure incantation resounded between heaven and earth. Gray waves gathered into a beam of energy with him as the origin. It carried a terrifying aura as it shot towards Adam.

"Soul Tear!"

"Enjoy the despair, endure the pain, and then completely disappear!"

Peter Amu had absolute confidence in his magic. This energy attack that was formed from thousands of human souls could easily destroy the soul of any acolyte. Adam would not be able to escape.

Adam's eyes were filled with gray. This energy caused his soul to tremble uncontrollably. The Devil no longer had the ability to make a sound and could only wait for death in despair.

At this moment, the poisonous stingers from the hornets behind him also shot towards him. Adam did not hesitate to turn around and fly towards the rain of poisonous stingers.

This was the last effort he could make, even if the hope was slim.

He directly removed the Psychokinetic Barrier and allowed the poisonous stingers to pierce through his body. The poison and energy first pierced through his body and then met with Peter Amu's magic. However, there was little effect. The energy pillar of the Soul Tear spell only had a slight fluctuation as it pierced through the rain of poisonous stingers.

However, this at least bought him a few seconds.

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"Found you!"

In the forest, two official mages of Moldova Tower shouted at the same time. They took a step forward and disappeared on the spot. In the next second, they appeared above the lake.

"That acolyte!?" One of them quickly rushed towards Adam. Usually, he would not care about the life or death of an acolyte. However, he had to do his duty now. The rules of the tower made it impossible for him to sit back and do nothing.

The second person instantly understood the reason why Anti-Mage sneaked into the trial ground. He asked in disbelief, "You paid such a huge price just to kill an acolyte? Is there something wrong with your brain? "

The mages of the tower did not need to chant spells to cast spells. As the second official mage spoke, complex magic runes appeared in front of him. As the runes intersected, a huge red pillar of fire shot towards Peter Amu. A large amount of lake water was instantly evaporated. A large number of hornets were burned into charcoal. Clouds and mist lingered above the lake as corpses fell like rain.

Peter Amu's expression changed drastically. He did not expect two official mages to come at the same time. He quickly took out a teleportation scroll and tore it. He wanted to teleport away, but the majestic energy distorted the space. His body was torn in half, and half of it was left on the spot.