The staff, inlaid with a huge yellow gem and seemingly made of human spine, was now hovering in front of the mage.
He lowered his head and murmured softly for a moment, then opened his eyes again, and the staff in front of him made a series of cracking and clattering sounds as if its bones were rubbing against each other.
The staff, made from human spine, crackled and broke apart, turning into individual white bones that began to orbit the warm yellow topaz like planets orbiting a central celestial body.
The mage stretched out his withered hands and slowly raised the suspended staff as if lifting up a red sun.
At the same time, the half-dragons below saw the mage's entire body begin to be renovated at that moment.
The gray color on the robe gradually faded, revealing a pure white surface.
Everything that could be described as wear and grime dissipated as the "galaxy" artifact formed from bones and yellow gemstones was activated.
Even the mage's withered hands were Vitality in the warm, Psionic Energy glow.
The surrounding Psionic Energy seemed to have found its master, surging towards the mage like a tide.
Although the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ], who possessed top-tier Psionic Energy Compatibility, was dead, several players who were sensitive to Psionic Energy still glanced back in this direction while fleeing, demonstrating the emotional impact they had on them at that moment.
Seeing that the [ Good Times Don't Last ] controlled by the Grand Duke had broken free from the stun effect of items like Paralysis Bomb, the players ran even harder, giving off a sense of terror like innocent bystanders in a zombie movie.
The mage, hovering in the air, witnessed this scene. He pointed his left hand in the direction of "[ Good Times Don't Last Long]", and several vertebrae of similar size instantly locked onto the target, shooting out from around the now bright yellow, dazzling gem.
Dozens of meters away, [ Good Times Don't Last ] had already leaped high into the air, about to instantly kill the player in front of him.
Just then--
"Bang!"
A dull thud followed by the sound of liquid splashing. Several players were turning around to check the enemy's position when they were suddenly splashed with warm liquid.
Reaching out to touch it, I found red and white things, with tiny bone fragments mixed in.
Looking up, I saw that the headless corpse, whose Good Times Don't Last, had begun to fall like a kite with a broken string.
However, even this fall was unsuccessful. With several subsequent impacts, [ the Good Times Don't Last n't last long] his body was completely smashed into blood and gore by the impact of several high-speed moving bones.
One player was startled by this scene and tripped and fell flat on his face, stepping on his own foot with his left.
He murmured as he got up, enduring the pain:
"This guy went way too far..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw wisps of bright red Psionic Energy seeping out from the blood foam. This Psionic Energy passed through their bodies and flew towards the nearest puppet player.
To the players' astonishment, the few pieces of bone that had shattered the [ Good Times Don't Last ] flew back towards the direction where the mage was.
Having killed the possessed [ Good Times Don't Last ], the black mage in mid-air stopped looking in the direction of the fleeing players and instead turned his gaze to the last crystal that had not yet exploded.
A figure appeared before the crystal; it was [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty's Difficult, Retreating], who was being controlled by the unfamiliar Grand Duke.
His movements were exactly the same as [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] a minute ago; he was now preparing a powerful punch to shatter the crystal in front of him.
The situation looked extremely dangerous. Under the Grand Duke's control for a dozen seconds, [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ]'s strength was now close to the High Tier, and he should be able to shatter the crystal in front of him with a single punch.
But he clearly wasn't doing this to create another enemy, so there's only one possible purpose—
The Grand Duke was confident he could possess the newly unsealed female assassin and make her yet another of his puppets.
If he succeeds, the situation could reverse instantly.
But who can stop him?
The half-dragon looked upwards.
Only this magician.
The dark mage seemed to be unable to move much for some reason, and had been standing in one place from the beginning until now.
The expected skeletons did not fly out again. To the half-dragon's eager anticipation, the only response was a slightly unclear utterance:
"Escape is the most important thing right now."
"Escape is the most important thing right now."
As the dark mage's pale lips trembled slightly, [ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ], dozens of meters away, also uttered the same sound.
He wasn't even looking at the mage behind him; in fact, his fist was already at its maximum power.
But at that very moment, right after he murmured those words, the immense force in his fist vanished instantly.
"Yeah, we finally got out, so we should run!"
He muttered to himself, devoid of any emotion, "[ Retreat in the Face of Difficulty ]," before turning and disappearing from the crystal cluster.
A surge of Psionic Energy caused another pale vertebra to fly out.
This time, instead of chasing after the fleeing Blood Corpse, it cleverly crashed into the top of the last crystal.
With a clear Shattered sound, the last sealed creature, headfirst and feetfirst, poised to launch a sudden attack, was finally freed.
In an instant, she realized the situation. The force on her long, slender legs suddenly dissipated, and she landed on the ground with a somersault, easily grabbing the two enchanted short blades in her hands.
" Liya."
The dark mage, still hovering in the air, said to her:
There are eight in total, don't let him get away.
Nearly a hundred meters away, after a smooth bend.
Having escaped the " Good Times Don't Last," the players finally arrived at the entrance to the rappelling area.
The dark soil was already faintly visible, and everyone's hearts immediately lifted—
Next, all you need to do is throw the already activated Resurrection Tree seed out through the hole, and reinforcements will arrive soon. Ed will also come to help in person.
Having finally made it here, [ Do Some Farm Work ] felt that clearing the level was just around the corner, and excitedly shouted:
"Hurry up and throw it! I'm calling a truckload of bread-bread men to blanch all the Blood Corpse here!"
Without hesitation, several Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop quickly climbed up her arms, transforming into muscles that were best suited for exerting force.
While her strength attribute isn't particularly high, her physique is top-notch and reliable.
With its superhuman nutrition and unique Plant Compatibility among players, [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] can do a lot of things using the prosthetic plugin.
At this moment, she gripped the exposed rock on the ground with one Giant Arms, and held the newly sprouted Resurrection Tree sapling in her other hand, throwing it forcefully towards the hole like a baseball pitcher.
Amidst the whistling wind, the seedlings were about to plunge headfirst into the soil.
But at that moment—
"Snap."
A gloved hand precisely grasped the sprouting Resurrection Tree, and a figure appeared at the entrance dug out by the King of Fall Resistance, I Guess.
With a casual flick of his wrist, the sapling in his hand instantly lost Vitality, turning into a rotten log that fell to the foot of the stone wall.
"I apologize, everyone, but I cannot grant your wish."