Peach Blossom Incantation was an escape spell.
After using this spell, a wizard could not only immediately flee the danger zone, but also leave behind one or several burning peach-blossom decoys to hinder their pursuers.
But the peach blossoms summoned by the purple-haired witch burned for only an instant before going out. The unharmed figure of the Mi-Go Imperial Worm Hybrid reentered the wizards' field of vision.
The patches of light between the folds on its forehead flashed violently for a moment, finally forming a large, simple smiling face, as though mocking the wizards' desperate struggles. The long, narrow wing cases behind it trembled faintly, producing an unbroken buzzing like the clamor of an old-fashioned bomber before a dive.
Zhang Yu and Hilda, standing before the black cat, raised their spellbooks together.
Dazzling radiance burst from between the pages. In an instant, it even overwhelmed the sun overhead. Zheng Qing could clearly see the hand of the assistant instructor leading the group trembling slightly as he held his spellbook. He knew it was not merely the vibration caused by surging Magic Power, but also the backlash from the magic formation having been forcibly broken earlier.
This was not a battle. This was suicide.
The young scholarship student suddenly understood the assistants' resolve.
"Go!"
Gritting her teeth, the purple-haired witch grabbed the loose flesh at the black cat's neck—under normal circumstances, the hot-tempered black cat would have raised a paw without hesitation and slapped the rash fool across the face after such an assault.
But this time, it unusually complied with the witch's movements, tilting backward as though preparing to leave just like that.
"Wait!"
Gritting his teeth, the young scholarship student raised his talisman gun—the chamber held a Blood Talisman Bomb filled with the power of a Forbidden Curse. He