Decapitation Operation
"Can the Occamy take me to the location of that dark wizard?" Xiwen asked, looking at Newt.
"No, it's too dangerous!" Newt objected vehemently upon learning of Xiwen's idea. "We don't even know if that dark wizard can use spells in this area, or what evil Dark Magic he has up his sleeve. What difference would it make if you went there like a moth drawn to a flame?"
"But we're already in grave danger," Xiwen said to Newt, watching more and more corrupted Beast break through the defenses. "To escape danger, we must first face it. We have no other choice, do we?"
Newt stared at Xiwen's still-childish face, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded.
He shouted something into the air in an unknown language, and then an Occamy with wide, blue-green wings glided down. Newt reached out and caught it, and the Occamy coiled into a spherical egg sac that landed in his hand.
"Xiwen, the Occamy possesses incredible speed and agility in flight," Newt said. "If you're going to use the Occamy to take down that dark wizard, you can trust it completely; it will catch you no matter what!"
Xiwen nodded to indicate that he understood.
Newt tossed the blue-green spherical egg sac in his hand to Xiwen, Occamy immediately spread its skeletal wings and began to circle around Xiwen.
Xiwen nodded to Newt again, then lightly jumped.
The Occamy appeared just in time beneath Xiwen's feet, catching him and carrying him into the air.
There are also many blackened birds of prey in the air, making flying even more dangerous than staying on the ground.
Xiwen crouched on the Occamy, lowering his center of gravity to make his body more stable in the cool breeze.
In the blink of an eye, several enormous herons and eagles spread their wings and flew towards Xiwen. They resembled the ferocious beasts on the ground, with emaciated bodies and eyes that emitted a chilling red light, carrying a strong aura of darkness.
"You focus on flying, I'll take care of these birds." Xiwen stroked the cool back of the Occamy and said to himself, regardless of whether it could understand him or not.
The instant the first eagle Accio, Xiwen suddenly stood up, his longsword flashing in a dazzling arc!
One of the eagle's wings was severed in an instant, and it fell helplessly from the sky.
Not a drop of blood flowed from the broken wing.
The Occamy flew swiftly, chasing the wind and stealthing the scenery. Xiwen stood on its back, and with each strike of his sword, he accurately struck down all the raptors Accio towards them, his movements as fluid as flowing water.
They flew towards the dark wizard at incredible speed, and nothing could hinder them.
Despite the dire situation, Xiwen, aboard the Occamy, suddenly recalled the time he spent sparring with his fellow disciples Himalayas. Back then, it wasn't so much about learning magic as it was about learning every technique that could be used in combat.
The wizards of this world are overly reliant on magic. From the moment they receive their wands, they almost never let them out of their sight. Occasionally, when their wands are not in their hands, the wizards feel an emptiness and discomfort, as if they have lost a part of their bodies.
Therefore, the combat systems on both sides are completely different.
The importance placed on physical fitness here is too low, and even Xiwen has been subtly affected, gradually becoming rusty in close combat skills such as swordsmanship.
Fortunately, picking up the sword again today, I'm gradually regaining the feeling I had back then.
Xiwen raised his hand and cleaved the last raptor in the air in two, then looked down.
The hideous black wizard was right in front of us!
The dark wizard also noticed the uninvited guest in the sky. A terrifying smile spread across the half of his face that hadn't turned into a skeleton, and he chuckled in a low voice.
Immediately, a vast expanse of dark plants swept towards Xiwen and the Occamy. It wasn't just the vines; every plant in this corrupt forest stirred, moving towards the dark wizard's location!
"Leave the rest to me. You just need to get close to the ground and leave immediately," Xiwen whispered to the Occamy.
The Occamy seemed to understand Xiwen's words, lowering its body and slowing down.
Xiwen leaped into the air, slashing through the numerous vines blocking his path with his sword, and continued his attack on the black wizard.
Seeing that things were going badly, the hideous black wizard immediately controlled all the plants to wrap around Xiwen's Alchemical Longsword.
With layers upon layers of vegetation blocking his path, Xiwen's sword-wielding momentum noticeably slowed.
In that moment of hesitation, his right hand was firmly bound in mid-air by countless vines, losing the ability to continue moving.
"I admit you're somewhat interesting, little wizard." Seeing that Xiwen's hand was restrained, the dark wizard revealed a smug smile and said hoarsely, "But you're still lacking something if you think you can fight me with these petty tricks."
"Didn't you come here to rescue Maledictus? Why don't you experience this Blood Curse yourselves first?"
He spoke grimly, then took two steps forward and extended a withered hand to Xiwen.
A malevolent black mist surged toward Xiwen.
Just then, Xiwen's eyes narrowed, and his left hand, which had been behind his back and was not restrained, suddenly moved.
While the dark wizard was distracted by casting Blood Curse, Xiwen suddenly swung his left arm and struck the old, withered side of his face hard with the fourteen-inch pine wand in his left hand, hitting the temple precisely.
The dark wizard's body was clearly not ordinary; Xiwen seized the opportunity and struck him on the head, knocking him unconscious.
As he fainted, the blackened animals and plants around him lost their vitality and collapsed limply to the ground. The chilling red light in the eyes of various Beast and birds of prey also disappeared, making their charred bodies less sinister and eerie.
Looking at his 14-inch, or 35-centimeter, wand, Xiwen smiled with satisfaction.
"I've wanted to do this for a long time."
He was panting heavily when he felt a wave of exhaustion and, like those animals, collapsed to the ground, his body aching and weak.
"How are you, Xiwen?" Newt noticed the abnormal behavior of the corrupted Beast from afar and ran over quickly, asking with concern.
Xiwen no longer had the strength to speak; he simply waved his hand gently at him and gazed listlessly at the dark sky.
Several glowing insects quietly appeared in the dark sky before them, followed by Newt's moved expression.
"Really, you did a really good job, Xiwen. You saved me, and all my animals." Newt pursed his lips, his eyes slightly moist, and his words were somewhat incoherent. "Thank you, thank you for your help, I don't know how to thank you!"
"It's alright, it's all over now," Xiwen chuckled softly to Newt.
"But why is the sky still so dark...?"