Why Can Others Ambush People from the Bushes, but I Get Burned When I Hide in Them?
"Jason, find a way out, let's get out of here!"
Russell hung up the phone and prepared to leave. Only an idiot would stay at this point. The operator on the other end had already suspected his identity. Staying would mean either ending up in jail or being dissected and analyzed.
The army is different from the police. Under a citywide curfew, the army can surround the villa area in five minutes at most, and in more than ten minutes, not even an ant, except for a husky, can escape.
Time was of the essence. Jason led the way, and Russell followed, retreating out of the villa area. They hadn't chosen a new place to stay yet, so they could only take it one step at a time.
Buzzing!
Suddenly, an invisible shockwave spread out from the villa that Russell had observed, covering 360 degrees without any blind spots. The shockwave spread extremely fast, sweeping across the entire villa area in the blink of an eye.
Within the area covered by the shockwave, the silver-white Magic Circle flashed suddenly and then disappeared into nothingness. It was not a one-time attack, but rather the circle had hidden deep underground.
Jason, struck by the shockwave, immediately collapsed to the ground, his eyes glazed over, drooling. Russell fared slightly better; he didn't drool, but his Magic Power was suppressed, as if sealed away, rendering him unusable.
"This magic..."
Russell's eyes flashed; he recognized what kind of magic this was, and he had relevant information in his remaining memories.
Mana Deprivation Field!
Developed by a magician who recklessly created this ultimate killing move specifically to counter himself, as the name suggests, once a magician is trapped in this formation, all his Magic Power is imprisoned and he is unable to activate it at all, making him essentially a cripple.
Of course, nothing is absolute; some powerful mages can still draw upon a portion of their Magic Power even when in Mana Deprivation Field.
For example, the Nameless Female Corpse in Russell's memory fell into the Mana Deprivation Field during her last battle. Relying on her superb magical skills, she found the flaw in the Mana Deprivation Field and barely managed to extract 20% of her Magic Power.
Even with only 20% of her Magic Power, she was still incredibly powerful, slaughtering her ambushers until... the white-bearded old man wearing Crown of Thorns appeared.
Crown of Thorns!
After Jesus was betrayed by Judas, the Roman nailed him to Cross. Because Jesus was called King of Kings and Lord of Lords by his Protégé, the Roman soldiers made a crown of thorns to mock and ridicule him.
Later, the Cross which Jesus was crucified became a symbol of the Church, the cloth that wrapped his body became known as the Shroud of Turin, and the Crown of Thorns was kept by the Church for generations, making the identity of the white-bearded old man self-evident...
The old man was indeed formidable. With his powerful magical skills, he disregarded the Mana Deprivation Field, stormed into the formation, and instantly Oblivion the Witch. Out of pity, the white-bearded old man did not erase the Witch's soul, giving her a chance for self-redemption, hoping that time would cleanse the hatred in her soul and ultimately grant her the Lord's forgiveness!
However, the old man was clearly overthinking things. Time doesn't solve problems; it only diminishes them. No matter how much the Witch's hatred for the era fades, it remains an irreconcilable conflict—there's no hope for her.
After recalling so much, Russell could only say that he was neither Witch who could find a flaw in the Mana Deprivation Field, nor an old man with a white beard who could ignore Mana Deprivation Field.
He was the kind of weakling who couldn't draw any Magic Power once he entered the Mana Deprivation Field, but he didn't feel ashamed because Jason was at the bottom. Jason could be classified as an undead creature, a product of witchcraft, and he would be instantly killed upon entering the Mana Deprivation Field.
"I'm just calling 911, do I really need to use Mana Deprivation Field right away?" Russell thought to himself, thinking, "Who is this big shot who's going all out? Please stop using your Supernatural Abilities, I'm just a weakling, you don't need to give me this much face."
Rumble!!!
The villa where he observed people was involved exploded, with flames shooting up a hundred meters high, like a pillar of fire standing between heaven and earth.
Upon closer inspection, it was not a pillar of fire, but rather a coil of countless slender Fire Snake.
The Fire Snake gathered together and transformed into an exceptionally handsome fire dragon, which, despite being intangible, was lifelike and as if it were a real object.
The fire dragon roared to the sky, but no sound came out. Russell was stunned by its aura and imagined the roar of a tiger and the howl of a dragon.
"Who the hell is this? Is he cultivating immortality?"
Russell probably guessed something. The Mana Deprivation Field wasn't cast for him, but rather because someone was fighting in the villa. However, both sides had high combat power, so their attacks were either anti-magic or cultivation techniques.
As a self-aware rookie, Russell glanced at the bushes beside him, and promptly squatted down inside, dragging the several-hundred-pound Jae Adamantium Sen along with him.
"Fight! Fight! Shoot them all until their brains are splattered out. It would be even better if everyone fought to their last breath. I'll finish them off!"
Russell roughly estimated that, based on the strength displayed by both sides, even without using the strongest Character Card, he and Jason would just be throwing their lives away.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—
Russell crouched in the grass, feeling the ground vibrate again and again, and began to study the ant nest at his feet.
There's nothing he can do now except study ants...
Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, its violent force causing the grass to sway left and right.
Russell was also blown about, and then he realized that the fire dragon was getting bigger and bigger. It wasn't that the big boss was about to unleash a skill, but that the fire dragon was flying towards him.
Has Death struck again?
Russell's first reaction was that Death had intervened in the battle between the two sides and dragged him into it.
The fire dragon skimmed low over the ground, not to display its domineering power, but because it had been severely damaged, its lifelike solid form fading into an ambiguous serpentine shape. As it flew to the edge of the bushes, the fire weakened, and it could no longer even maintain the basic form of the Fire Snake, collapsing and disintegrating into sparks flying everywhere.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Three figures fell to the ground, one of whom, by sheer coincidence, landed in Russell. He looked down and saw a girl with long, straight black hair. She wore a slightly magical white robe, her figure was light and graceful, and her features were those of a typical Eastern beauty, though her complexion wasn't very good, fluctuating between pale and flushed.
Her pale complexion wasn't due to Russell holding her buttocks; the girl had fallen into a coma. The reason for her paleness was poisoning, and she occasionally let out painful groans. Her voice was sweet, and coupled with her exquisite face, it commanded respect!
[Bite!]
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Russell: "..."
Yong Fan was the girl lying in his arms, while Duan Xinlan was the girl who had just transformed into a fire dragon, crouching in the grass in front of him. She saw him as soon as she looked up.
Because it was only his back, all that could be seen was his long, ink-black hair, and his face was not clearly visible. However, his black combat suit and tactical backpack could not hide his amazing curves. Even if his appearance was ordinary, his physique could make up for it.
It's all the same with the lights off anyway!
Another one is Russell's acquaintance, Jian Shaoxin!
"Sister Lan, are you alright?" Jian Shaoxin lay on the ground, barely managing to get up. She was also poisoned and couldn't even use Teleportation.
"Don't worry, this level of attack can't defeat me!"
The scene shifts to the front, revealing a face exuding a mature and sophisticated aura. She has long hair reaching her waist, wears light purple lip gloss, and has a figure befitting a mature woman. However, she is in terrible condition, coughing up blood after only uttering one sentence.
"Sister Lan, you've vomited so much blood..."
"It's nothing. I always cough up blood in fights. Don't worry about me. Go check on Xiao Fan. She's the weakest. She must have been badly hurt by that fall." After Duan Xinlan finished speaking, she coughed up another mouthful of blood, making people wonder if she had two blood bags stuffed in her chest.
Jian Shaoxin got up, the surrounding air suddenly tightened, pressing her firmly to the ground. A massive hand descended fiercely from mid-air, its palm wind surging unstoppable. Duan Xinlan into her arms and using her body as a shield to take the blow head-on. The two of them tumbled to the ground in a heap.
Thud! Thud! Thud——————
Eight figures descended from the sky, forming a barrier to block their path. The man in the lead withdrew his palm strike and looked down at them with a mocking tone. "You're really something, managing to run this far while carrying two burdens!"
The man had a mustache and prominent temples, indicating he possessed extraordinary inner strength, though he was somewhat unattractive. Well, not exactly unattractive; he had a square face, a wide nose, and his features were widely spaced. When he smiled slightly, his mouth stretched all the way to his ears.
It's obvious that this is ugly!
[Bite!]
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What's going on? Is this some kind of big giveaway?
And this name, with both "king" and "tyrant" in it, sounds so powerful!
Russell crouched in the grass, feeling hopeless about the future, wondering if the two groups would ignore him since he was just there to observe.
"Sister Lan, you should run away by yourself. Without us holding you back, you'll definitely be able to escape," Jian Shaoxin said weakly.
"What a joke! I promised the captain I'd take care of you, how could I possibly abandon you and run away alone?" Duan Xinlan spat out another mouthful of blood, her pupils blazing with fire, and a vortex of flames followed, spreading out a red vortex that ignited everything around her that could burn, including the bushes where Russell was hiding!
The room fell silent as everyone saw Russell crouching on the ground, holding the girl.
Russell: "..."
Why can others ambush people by hiding in the bushes, but I get burned when I hide in the bushes?