Thinking back to the thrilling battle they had just fought, cold sweat still broke out on Leo's back. He had almost only one chance to escape; if he made a mistake, he would surely die today.
This time, Leo did not choose Shadow Walking as his escape method. He had experience with this many times before. As long as he used Shadow Walking once in front of these high-level beings, he would be blocked the second time.
Shadow Walking for twenty kilometers is like switching from the left claw to the right claw of a dragon.
A level 5 pureblood dragon is comparable to Level-Five Stigmata Wizard. Leo had no doubt that a dragon born with magic runes would not know about sealing space.
Therefore, Leo did not use Shadow Walking at all. The only chance he had to escape was the ability that came with the Godslaying Wizard Robe: spatial jumps within a world, anchored by shadows at three different locations.
Leo had already set up anchor points in his academy in the Wizard World, and there were two anchor points left to use.
This was the second time Leo had used it, just in case, to have an extra backup plan.
Unexpectedly, it actually came in handy. Just as he was about to be swallowed by the black dragon Fanyaxis, Leo activated spatial jump and instantly returned to a thousand miles away.
Leo praised his own wisdom; if he had still used Shadow Walking, he would definitely be dead on the dragon's lair today!!
The stool at his feet was finally not kicked over, and the rope around his neck was removed. He was alive!
On the second day of his rest, Leo received Troy's crystal ball.
"Master, thank you for saving my life."
" Mahad?" Leo ignored his words of thanks and only asked if Mahad had been found.
"I waited there for a long time as you instructed, Master, but there was no trace of Mahad. It seems I should search further."
Troy had learned his lesson. He didn't wait for Leo and went out to look for them himself. Both of them knew that he wasn't really looking for them, but rather trying to avoid the two Stigmata Wizard and the danger.
How did the battle go yesterday?
"It was exceptionally brutal. The dragon's magic was incredibly powerful, as if it had a blood feud with us. It unleashed its full firepower right from the start of the battle, and in less than half an hour, it had killed 1.5 million of our 6 million slave army and more than 100,000 of our 700,000 wizard army."
"Not only that, both of the Stigmata Wizard were seriously injured. If this giant dragon hadn't suddenly returned to its lair for some unknown reason, we would have been wiped out yesterday," Troy said with lingering fear.
Just describing him is like returning to yesterday's battlefield. Fortunately, he wasn't there; Leo had sent him away beforehand, perfectly avoiding this battle where the odds were so low.
With their strongest abilities sealed, everyone's strength was greatly reduced, making them no match for a level 5 pure-blooded dragon.
It was an absolute massacre!
Even the two Stigmata Wizard used Higher-Level Amplification Magic Array were powerless to resist!
If it weren't for Master Leo's forceful order, he might have died yesterday as well. A one-in-seven mortality rate—what's the difference between that and certain death?
He also realized that Master Leo had known about the battle in advance, made up for it himself, and found an excuse to let him leave.
Leo touched his chest; the intense pain made Leo roll his eyes. He knew why the dragon had suddenly returned to its lair, but he couldn't tell Troy.
He indirectly saved the lives of 600,000 wizards!
"There shouldn't be anything major happening lately. With your capabilities, there's absolutely no need to worry about your safety. Contact me if anything comes up."
Goodbye, Master.
Leo lay on the recliner, the nuclear radiation in his body rapidly repairing his injuries.
He's currently waiting for rescue from the Wizard World, hoping it will arrive soon. If the wizarding rescue hasn't arrived by the time the dragons can leave their lair again, he'll be in danger.
It's unclear whether the black dragon will choose to kill Star Gravity and Invincible, or choose to kill him.
The army of wizards captured and trapped in the Hundred-Page World were no match for this black dragon.
If another battle breaks out, the casualties will be even greater!
A month later, the severe injuries he had sustained were reduced to minor ones. The entire plane was quiet. The giant dragon cat stayed in its dragon lair and did not come out. The wizard army was also gathered together because of this battle, fearing another war with the dragon.
Seeing that the rescue from the Wizard World had not yet arrived, Leo resumed his experiment of fusing dragon Bloodline.
So many dragon bones and so much dragon breath tainted in the Shadow Space must be handled properly, otherwise, if too much time passes, the dragon breath will dissipate, and the material will become ordinary.
Tearing open the Shadow Space and having over three hundred puppets assist him, Leo began a task that was neither sophisticated nor complex.
Two months later, Leo's injuries had fully healed, and the materials in the Shadow Space had been mostly dealt with.
All the bones were melted down, yielding a total of 3 liters of dragon Bloodline. Combined with the previously refined blood, Leo now possessed a total of 5 liters of dragon Bloodline!
As for the stones and sand containing dragon's breath, Leo crafted them into small towers half a meter high, each covered with seals to ensure that not a single drop of dragon's breath could be leaked.
As time ticked by, Leo's heart pounded with anxiety.
He couldn't sleep because he was being closely watched by a level 5 pureblood dragon!
He was supposed to continue stimulating his Bloodline with his mental energy during breaks in the experiment, but now he dared not do such a foolish thing as weakening his senses. He wished he could concentrate his mental energy on the dragon's lair every minute and every second, so that he could know even if the dragon farted.
He didn't know when the giant dragon would emerge; every second he was worried that it would attack him at any moment.
With the strength of a level five dragon, flying thousands of miles is nothing to him; his speed is not much slower than when he traverses space.
He might lose his life due to a moment of carelessness.
Leo only hoped that the rescue from the Wizard World would be swift, or that the dragon Fanyaxis would kill the two Invincible Stigmata Wizard first, at least giving him some time to maneuver.
A year passed in this way. On this day, Leo was analyzing the soil composition of the plane and even put some of this soil into the Shadow Space.
The sky suddenly darkened, instantly reaching a terrifying darkness where one couldn't see their own hand in front of their face, as if a curtain of darkness had been drawn over the world.
Leo looked at the sky blankly. It wasn't even dark yet!
But after taking a couple of glances, Leo instantly trembled with excitement. He recalled the same feeling he had experienced when suppressing the rebellion of the Black Skull Stigmata Great Wizard...
The wizards have arrived to rescue you!!!
It's just that something seems to have been forgotten; there are some things I can't remember.
He quickly retrieved his experimental notes from the Shadow Space and flipped through the contents recorded there.
Leo recalled everything. The last time he made a move was by the Supreme Lord Yaoyao said used the Seven-Story Tower. Leo suspected it was the Tower of Elements because only his name contained the word "tower".
The same move blotted out the entire sky; who knows who will make the move this time?!
"Come out, I can sense your presence."
When the sky was completely obscured and the plane was plunged into darkness, a cold voice resounded throughout the plane, as if someone was standing outside the world, speaking to the world inside.
"Hehe, don't be so fierce. I'm really scared of your wizard names."
Immediately afterwards, the Little Bookworm's voice rang out; he was conversing with the Supreme Lord, and his voice echoed throughout the entire plane.
"Now that you know our wizards' names, why don't you join us?"
What are the benefits?
"Come here, let's talk this over."
The sky fell silent, but everyone, including Leo, knew that the most tense negotiation was about to begin, a matter of life and death for them.
Unfortunately, they couldn't participate or listen in; they could only quietly wait for the final result.
Leo had expected a battle, after all, that Little Bookworm wasn't someone to be trifled with. How come he became so easy to talk to after meeting the Supreme Lord?
The sky remained dark, so Leo could only use light magic to illuminate his laboratory.
Time seemed to slow down, and the air felt oppressive.
I thought it would end quickly, but the darkness in the sky wasn't lifted until ten days later.
A voice drifted down from the sky, "The spatial teleportation channel is ready. All wizards, lead your slave armies away. Your battle merits will be awarded later."
Upon hearing that they could leave, Leo almost jumped for joy. The negotiations were over, the rescue of the Wizard World was a success, and they could leave this hellish place without having to open up the Hundred-Page World. He no longer had to worry about being crushed to death by a dragon's claw falling from the sky one day.
Leo had already sensed the location of the spatial passage—it was the village where the two Stigmata Wizard were located!
Leo had already prepared all his belongings. He quickly stepped forward, Shadow Walking to reach the entrance of the spatial passage.
The moment he appeared in the Shadow Space, Leo saw the wizard leading an army of slaves through the spatial passage.
Leo dared not linger here, fearing that if he wasted even a second, he would be captured and devoured alive by that black dragon.
After nodding to a few wizards who saw him hurriedly bowing, Leo cut in line and plunged into the spatial passage. Only then could Leo finally relax.
The moment Leo emerged from the other side of the spatial passage, the smile that had just appeared on his face vanished instantly, and his mind went completely blank.
"Holy crap!"
Leo couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.
On the other side of the spatial passage was actually the internal teleportation array of the Tower of Elements's office, which surprisingly didn't teleport them back to the Ant God World, but instead sent them directly back to the Wizard World.
No wonder they said their war merits would be compensated later; it turns out they never intended for them to return to the Ant God World.
In the past, Leo would have been absolutely happy, as he had saved at least ten years.
But this time won't work. He still wants to ride the mothership close to the star to experience fusion, promote mental mutation, and increase Bloodline concentration.
How did they just take him straight back to the Wizard World???
Wouldn't that mean his plan would fall through?