Escape

Deep Night, the alley was dark, with only the dim light of the streetlights illuminating the long-dried bloodstains on the walls.

From the deeper shadows came rustling sounds, the faint sounds of rats gnawing on scraps and bats flapping their wings.

A thin mist spread through the alley.

Olivia, dressed in a long robe, stopped in her tracks and stood still.

Something doesn't seem right here.

She frowned slightly and gripped the staff in her hand tightly.

From the moment she entered the city, Olivia felt a strange force making the Weave in this area as sticky as mud, making it difficult for her to cast spells.

Furthermore, all spatial teleportation spells were completely banned; the space here was practically made of steel.

She knew this was some kind of Anti-Magic Field field, but its vastness still shocked her and made her extremely vigilant and cautious.

For a mage in such a realm, any carelessness could lead to terrible consequences.

"Have those dragons' minions already discovered me?"

Olivia's expression suddenly changed drastically as she recalled the strange behavior of the humans she had just witnessed.

"That's impossible."

"How could he be an accomplice of the evil dragon?"

She gritted her teeth and muttered to herself.

Olivia had initially thought the human was simply afraid of the evil regime, but now, looking back, she noticed something amiss.

She finally realized why she had felt strange earlier, but couldn't quite put her finger on it—it turned out that her expression contained not only nervousness, but also an undisguised excitement and fervor.

The Silver Dragon didn't care about human reactions; she only cared about the information she wanted. It was this arrogance that led her to her downfall!

"Call--"

The howling wind came, like the wail of an unknown wild beast, or the mournful scream of a ghost.

Without hesitation, Olivia picked up a wisp of silver powder and sprinkled it in front of her field of vision, then whispered a spell.

Although the Weave was suppressed here, casting those low-level spells was still quite easy for her.

[See Invisibility]

Darkvision

A faint light shone from her blue-gray pupils.

In an instant, Olivia's vision became incredibly clear, and she could see everything Invisibility in the darkness.

—In the shadows lurked more than a dozen pale-faced Vampire, their faces bearing cruel smiles, some wielding daggers, others drawing Short Bow, and still others dragging chains.

They swarmed around him, crawling along the walls like spiders, as if they wanted to devour the robed outsider.

These "Nocturne" are very patient, constantly creating terrifying noises as they slowly approach in eerie ways. They are adept at psychologically breaking down their enemies and taking them prisoner.

"Oh no, it's Vampire."

"Is this what they call ' Nocturne '? The smell of blood is disgusting."

Olivia's expression turned serious; she recognized the malevolent Undead Creatures at a glance.

The Vampire seemed to realize that the enemy had discovered their presence, so they bared their sharp fangs and attacked from the shadows.

"Those who dare to trespass into the kingdom, Nocturne will grant you Eternal Sleep!"

"Surrender now, or you won't see the sun rise tomorrow..."

"We'll consider sparing your life, outsider."

The Vampire murmured hoarsely.

"This is really tricky."

Olivia waved her staff out of thin air, creating a shimmering spherical barrier that enveloped her entire body.

The Wall of Good

This spell works on one side of the wall, stopping the movement of evil creatures. The Vampire that rushed towards them were all frozen in place, as if they had been Immobilization Spell, unable to get any closer, and could only stare helplessly at their target that was within their grasp.

Olivia tapped her staff lightly, and a chilling wind instantly swept through the air. A wall of ice, radiating cold energy, rose from the ground, freezing the Vampire who had no way to escape within it.

The Vampire, frozen inside the ice wall, remained in a lunging posture, looking hideous and extremely ferocious.

"Whoosh—"

In the distance, Vampire fired arrows coated with deadly poison.

Olivia's robes instantly shed their disguise, shining with Star -like brilliance. The starlight, imbued with magical power, blocked all the arrows.

"Boom!"

However, one of the arrows exploded upon contact with the protection, blasting her several meters away until she crashed into the wall.

Fortunately, Olivia had several protective spells, such as Protection from Energy Damage and Mage Armor, which prevented her from getting hurt.

Olivia leaned against the wall, her face grave, seemingly hearing the increasingly loud noises around her and seeing an even more terrifying sight:

—The Hobgoblin Line Infantry marched in orderly steps, the Ogre made heavy footsteps, and the Wyvern roared and occupied the sky.

"This can't go on any longer."

"If we don't leave now, we'll only attract more enemies."

Olivia instinctively tried to use Teleport to leave this dangerous enemy formation, but she felt that the space was still like a wall made of steel, and ordinary spells could not pry it open in the slightest. Even when she used all her strength, the result was the same.

How could that be?

She gritted her teeth, cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

Faced with the relentless onslaught of enemies, Olivia had no choice but to grip her staff tightly and raise it high, at which point the magic crystal at its tip emitted a dazzling light.

[The Glitterdust Web]

Streaks of light appeared on the ground, moving back and forth among the Vampire, gradually forming a network of shimmering, complex light.

The Vampire were entangled and bound in place, and their bodies, which feared the sunlight, burst into flames.

Olivia was panting, her face pale.

Within this domain of suppressed Weave, simply casting fourth-circle level spells nearly exhausted all her energy.

However, at that very moment, a Vampire, using his ability to transform into a blood mist, evaded the heavy defenses and silently appeared behind Olivia, stabbing her unsuspecting back with a dagger.

With a whooshing sound as the blade sliced through the air, the dagger, imbued with Shadow Mist, pierced through the robe and into the body.

"Well--"

Olivia cried out in pain.

The instant she was hit, a blinding light burst forth from her pupils, and a powerful sound wave suddenly spread out from her, sending the attacking Vampire flying several meters away.

A thick cloud of mist appeared where Olivia had been standing. The Vampire swarmed forward again, only to find that the mist was now empty.

"Huff, huff..."

At the end of the alley, Olivia was struggling to maintain her Invisibility as she fled the city.

Blood kept seeping from the wound on her back, staining her robe red and dripping onto the ground. Due to the Invisibility, the bloodstains appeared to ordinary people as if they had appeared out of thin air.