Those red tentacles seem to belong to some monster. It seems Melos has been thrown somewhere unknown. If we want to bring him back, we can only start with this teleportation mage.
Teleportation magic is quite powerful, but players face many limitations in its use. It requires a high learning level, and most teleportation spells can only be used outside of combat or require channeling. They cannot be interrupted midway, so they are basically only useful as a skill for traveling.
"There are strong people everywhere. Noriosse is really terrifying." Sylvia swallowed hard, looking nervous.
"Should we make a move?" Second Volga Brother asked gravely. "There are people coming and going here. If a fight breaks out, the security team will intervene very quickly. I can sense that his teleportation mage is always activated. He will leave before we move, and we absolutely cannot follow him through the portal. If he closes the portal halfway, we will be cut in half."
Yixuan interjected, "Your companion is right, so get away from me quickly..."
Before he finished speaking, Han Xiao didn't hesitate. In the blink of an eye, he was in mecha mode and rushed out like a bolt of lightning.
"You really can't understand human language! You still won't give up on ambushing me? I saw through your plan long ago. You're all so rude!"
Yixuan remained calm, a cold smile on his face. He activated the teleportation spell that had been waiting in the wings, and a portal appeared behind him in an instant. He flashed inside.
At this moment, the mech warrior who wanted to launch a sneak attack was still some distance away from him. With his casting speed, he could have closed the portal long before the opponent got close.
Just then!
A giant hand suddenly appeared before him, as if it had appeared out of thin air. Before Yixuan could react, the giant hand passed through the portal and grabbed his face.
With his hands covering his eyes, Yixuan could see nothing. In that instant, he finally panicked.
What happened?!
The next moment, a surge of immense force came from his palm, and Han Xiao, now in his void form, pulled Yixuan out of the teleportation portal!
It was precisely because his body crossed the portal again that Yixuan had to hastily stop the closing spell he had prepared, otherwise he would have been the one cut in half!
And just like that, the situation reversed instantly!
With a flash of Mechanical Force, the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit behind him, which had become an empty shell, split into pieces, which, drawn by the Mechanical Force, once again possessed Han Xiao's body.
He suddenly swung it around, Yixuan was thrown out like a cannonball, smashing through an entire row of bookshelves, tearing papers and scattering wood chips everywhere!
Bang!!
Yixuan slammed his head against the wall, creating a gap in it. He was bleeding profusely from the head injury and was still dizzy when a heavy weight suddenly pressed down on him.
Han Xiao flashed to his side like a shadow, pinned his hands behind his back, pressed them down with his knee, and pressed his face to the ground with his other hand, subduing him and rendering him unable to move!
A terrifying amount of energy gathered on the mecha's arm, as if it were about to erupt at any moment. At that moment, Han Xiao's teasing voice rang in Yixuan's ears:
"What did you just say? Say it again."
Blood trickled down his forehead, wetting his hair. Yixuan's eyes widened, a deep sense of horror frozen in them, his face filled with disbelief.
He never expected that his tried-and-tested method of saving his life would fail!
Han Xiao naturally used his racial talent [Void Travel].
In the almost still void vision, everyone's movements stopped. No matter what escape methods Yixuan had, they were all meaningless. He easily approached the teleportation mage, then deactivated the void vision, returned to reality, and directly crossed the distance to grab his opponent. In the eyes of outsiders, Han Xiao obviously appeared out of thin air in front of Yixuan.
"You, how could you..."
Han Xiao tightened his grip and said coldly, "Release my companion. Don't try anything funny, unless you want your brains splattered all over your bookstore."
"I... I surrender, please don't misfire!" Yixuan hurriedly complied. With his life in someone else's hands, he dared not act recklessly. A few meters away, a circle of teleportation portals slowly appeared.
Let's rewind to fifteen seconds ago.
Buzz!
In a crimson sky, a portal suddenly appeared, and countless crimson tentacles shot into the sky and surged into the portal. The next moment, Melos was pulled in.
In a moment of haste, he forcefully broke free of the tentacles that were clinging to him, drew the ship-slaying sword from his back, and slashed around his body, cutting all the tentacles in two. However, his feet suddenly gave way, and he plummeted downwards, about thirty meters from the ground, which was a reddish-brown color.
Bang!
Melos landed with a loud thud.
Looking up at the sky, the portal had disappeared.
"We've fallen into a trap! This is bad; I can't get back by myself." Melos looked frustrated and angry. He looked around, "Where am I? What were those tentacles...?"
Looking around, there was a flat, red earth nearby, devoid of any living creatures, except for dark, cratered holes in the ground.
Melos's expression changed, and he jumped up abruptly.
Bang bang bang--
The next moment, hundreds of tentacles burst forth from where he stood, heading straight for him with a whooshing sound and a terrifying wind pressure.
"These tentacles seem to belong to one creature, hidden underground. Just how huge is this monster?!" Melos was sweating and about to unleash another slash when a streak of red light suddenly appeared at the edge of his vision.
brush--
The streak of red light swept across all the tentacles in an instant, and hundreds of tentacles stopped at the same time. Right where the red light passed, all the tentacles simultaneously showed smooth and neat cuts, all of them were cut in two, the severed ends fell to the ground, and the roots of the tentacles all retracted into the ground.
The red light circled around and hovered in front of Melos, revealing its true form.
"It's you!" Melos exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh, I've seen you before." The other person clearly recognized Melos as well, and looked surprised.
Before I could ask any questions, a magical hum rang out from the sky, and the portal reappeared.
"Ha, it seems the raid leader has already solved that problem with the mage being teleported. That's really efficient."
Melos's eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily. He trusted Han Xiao completely, and after being thrown here, he believed that Han Xiao could take it back quickly.
As expected, that teleportation mage's little tricks were no match for the raid leader, lasting not even a minute.
"Great! I can finally escape!" The other person also looked overjoyed.
Inside the bookstore, the portal remained open. Everyone stared intently at the portal. Before long, Melos flew out, followed by another person.
"There are people inside!" Sylvia exclaimed. "Who are you?"
Han Xiao looked over in confusion, then froze in shock.
"Wilsander?!"
This figure was none other than Wilsander, the captain of the Floating Dragon Island Guard!
"Hey, long time no see." Wilsander still looked the same skinny, sleazy guy, and waved in greeting.
"What are you doing here?" Han Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "And you even came out of a portal?!"
Wilsander coughed and pointed at Melos, "I went in the same way he did."
Master Han's lips twitched, and he suddenly realized.
So that's how it is. Besides herself, Ames also sent Wilsander to find her teacher. Then Wilsander was also tricked by the teacher of the Dragon Emperor. She found Yixuan and encountered the same problem as them. Wilsander, who came from a background of great star pirates, believed in subduing people by force. So, she was naturally thrown to another place by this teleportation mage.
It's true what they say, you never know where you'll meet someone in life. Han Xiao hadn't expected to run into Wilsander here and asked, "When did you arrive?"
"A few days ago, not much earlier than you."
Wilsander looked at Yi Xuan, who was pinned down by Han Xiao, and his face immediately turned furious. Yixuan stormed over, his wings suddenly unfurling behind him, the edges glowing with a bright red light, exuding murderous intent, and shouted, "You dare to scheme against me! I'll kill you!"
The wings slashed down, but Han Xiao quickly reached out and, with a clang, grasped Wilsander's demon Bat Wing firmly.
"Don't be impulsive. Noriosse can't kill people indiscriminately. We still need to get clues about the Dragon Emperor Master out of him."
"... Alright." Wilsander thought it made sense, so he folded his wings and stepped back. Suddenly, he realized something was wrong, his expression changed, and he turned around abruptly, looking at Han Xiao's the Sight of Father's Back with suspicion and uncertainty.
With his B+ rank strength, how could Han Xiao so easily catch his attack?
When He Black Star first met the Tu Shu, he was nowhere near possessing this power!
Ignoring Wilsander's astonishment, Han Xiao demanded of Yixuan, "Tell me, where did you teleport my target?"
Yixuan stammered, "I... I don't know."
"Wow, you've got guts and guts! Looks like you're really not afraid of death!" Melos clenched his fists, making a cracking sound as he looked eager to fight. "I haven't settled accounts with you yet."
"No, no, that's not it, you've misunderstood." Yixuan with a mournful face, "I really didn't know. He asked me to use a random teleportation portal, with coordinates within the surface of Noriosse. Because the location was random, I didn't know where he went."
Han Xiao frowned, then turned to say, "Fording, can you do me a favor?"
Fording nodded, stepped forward, and placed his finger on Yixuan. His telekinetic tendrils penetrated Yixuan's brain, causing the teleportation mage to repeat his words. Fording then closed his eyes, opening them after a short while, and shook his head, saying, "He wasn't lying; it's true. He really doesn't know the target's whereabouts."
The group exchanged bewildered glances, their faces showing some disappointment. They had thought they had finally gained the upper hand, but the trail had ended there again.
Sylvia bit her lip and said angrily, "I know, that's his plan. Even if we manage to force him to reveal his whereabouts, we'll still get nothing. He deliberately used the random portal to make us experience emotional highs and lows, toying with us! This guy is so annoying!"
Wilsander wagged his tail in frustration. "Are we really forced to steal the Heart of Crystal Fire as he demands? It's our only clue."
Han Xiao frowned, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. He quickly suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "I won't care about his demands. Since that's the case, then let's not look for him anymore. This is enough to get by."
"Should we give up?" Melos gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat unwilling to accept it. He really wanted to grab this precognitive person and give him a good beating!
"We don't need to be led by the nose by our target. Ames will be here soon. Once we give her this clue, our job will be done."
Han Xiao stood up, clapped his hands, casually pulled out a vial of healing potion, tossed it to Yixuan, and turned to leave.
"You... you're just going to let it go like this?" Yixuan got up, his tone surprised. He had thought he was going to get a beating.
Melos chimed in, "Yeah, why didn't we teach him a lesson? I suffered a huge loss."
Han Xiao rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Come on, at least he didn't throw you into outer space. He didn't intend to kill you, so that saved his life."
Then, Master Technician Han turned around, glanced at the mess on the ground, raised an eyebrow, and said, "However, I'm not going to pay for the repairs."
"I didn't intend to ask you for anything." Yixuan smiled bitterly. He had no intention of provoking Han Xiao again. The other party had some kind of teleportation ability, and no matter how fast his teleportation spell was, he couldn't escape. He was only good at teleportation spells and knew almost nothing about offensive magic. His core abilities were useless, so what was the point of fighting? He just wanted these people to leave as soon as possible and never see them again.
The group left the bizarre bookstore, now joined by Wilsander, who figured it was better to team up with a colleague than to go it alone.
On the way, Wilsander pulled Han Xiao aside, his tone somewhat uneasy.
"Are we really abandoning our objective? Won't Ames be angry...?"
"There's no need. The target is definitely still on Noriosse. Once Ames arrives, searching the entire planet will be a piece of cake for her. So there's no need for us to rush to find him. As soon as the Dragon Emperor arrives, he'll have nowhere to hide."
Han Xiao spoke in a low voice on purpose, as if he didn't want others to hear.