Xiwen looked at the many menacing wooden hands closing in before him and said softly, "I'm counting on you, Little Cat!"
A dark blue curtain of light flashed, and Xiwen vanished from where he stood along with the Little Cat on his shoulder. He reappeared behind Professor Lore.
"What?" Seeing Xiwen disappear, Professor Lore immediately sensed that something was wrong and quickly formed a transparent shield around himself.
His reaction could not have been any faster, but a golden whip was even faster, wrapping around his ankle before the shield could fully form!
The golden whip was the Magic Whip in Xiwen's hand.
He yanked the Magic Whip hard, instantly throwing Professor Lore off balance and sending him face-first toward the dead grass.
Realizing the situation was bad, Professor Lore forcibly twisted himself around with his powerful combat instincts, landing on his back instead. He immediately raised his wand to strike back.
However, what met his gaze was a pair of strange yellow eyes that filled him with crushing drowsiness.
Professor Lore struggled desperately, barely managing to keep himself from falling asleep. Through the haze, he saw a purple spell flying toward him.
"Stupefy!"
This was a Stunning Spell Xiwen added to ensure nothing could go wrong.
Looking at Professor Lore unconscious on the ground, Xiwen let out a relieved breath. Then exhaustion swept over him like a tide. Everything in his vision split into countless afterimages, and his mind began to spin.
Numbly, he realized that he had overdrawn his magic again, and his mental strength had been overused as well. The dizziness and blurred vision were the aftereffects.
At least the mission is complete. Xiwen bent over heavily, intending to sit down and rest for a while.
However, a sudden beastly roar interrupted him.
Along with the roar