Yesterday, my illness got worse. My high fever wouldn't break, and my head was muddled, so I didn't write anything. Today, the fever is gone, and I only have a cough, which doesn't stop me from writing. It's the end of the month, so please show your support. I'll put out some extra chapters too.
Heaven and earth seemed to sink into oblivion. The distant sky was a murky yellow, and everything grew hazy. "Open a portal. I need to get back quickly," Rex urged the archmage beside him.
At Rex's command, the archmage wasted no words and immediately began opening another portal.
A ripple of distortion appeared. Two seconds after the purple vortex emerged, it began tearing apart like a sheet of paper.
It had failed, but the archmage (P.S. There has to be punctuation between the characters in "archmage," because the first two characters form a banned term and will be censored. I never noticed before and only found out recently. It's such a hassle now.) did not give up. His expression grew grave, and his slightly parted lips moved as he recited one incantation after another. The magic crystal at the end of his staff shone.
Following the direction of the archmage's outstretched arm, a purple vortex appeared out of thin air and rapidly expanded. This time, it did not shatter immediately, but held together. Yet the moment it fully formed into a portal, the purple vortex burst, much as it had before, finally dissolving into fragments.
"It's no use. The interference from that distant power is too strong." After another failure, the archmage did not try again. Instead, he shook his head gently at Rex.
"Forget it. We'll ride back on our mounts." Rex knew that returning through a portal had been wishful thinking. A portal