NOVPUBChapter 858 -526: I Stole Andrew’s Butt!_2
Let’s leave this thrilling experience to Lis!
They can’t handle it!
After the two left, the mountains finally returned to their previous tranquility.
However, the much-diminished mountain peak, the devastated vegetation, and the shattered rocks that covered it still recorded the fierce battle that once took place here.
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The western part of the Fanor Continent, a vast desert,
In this endless expanse of desert, the sky was a bright blue with not a cloud daring to challenge the authority of the scorching sun. It hung high above, like a ruthless monarch, endlessly pouring down its boundless light and heat.
Sunlight pierced through the thin air, with each ray like a sharp blade, slicing through the earth’s skin and roasting everything exposed to it.
This vast desert, as if forgotten by time, exhibited the most primitive and rugged beauty of nature. The sand dunes undulated like a golden ocean, slowly flowing under the push of the scorching hot wind.
The fine and scorching grains of sand underfoot made every step feel like stepping on molten iron, their heat almost unbearable even to the most resilient of beings, who rarely chose to linger long on this searing land.
Hot winds swept through, stirring up layers of sand waves and emitting a deep, prolonged howl, a melody unique to the desert.
Under the relentless baking of the sun, every grain of sand became scorching hot, and the air was thick with an indescribable dryness and heat, making even breathing feel like a burning pain in the throat.
In this blazing sunlight, the space in mid-air suddenly twisted, cracking open like shattered glass, revealing a dark and deep spatial passage behind it, though this passage looked quite unstable.
Boom!
The void quivered, and a figure suddenly fell out, plunging like a freefalling object toward the sand dune below.
It was as if something uncomfortable was spit out, with the spatial passage shaking for a moment before completely dissipating.
The fallen person had already passed out, lying unresponsive on the scorching sand dune.
His clothes were almost entirely torn, with only a few strips of cloth hanging on his body, hardly covering the various grim wounds on his body.
However, the wounds on his body were slowly wriggling, with new flesh constantly healing the injuries all over his body.
Only the occasional flash of some invisible force from the wounds significantly slowed their healing.
A group of desert vultures soared high in the sky, their wings glinting with a metallic sheen under the scorching sunlight.
With keen eyes, these desert vultures quickly spotted the figure lying on the distant sand dune.
“Caw!”
The sight ignited a greedy fire in their hearts, and the vultures immediately let out excited cries, their voices echoing across the empty desert filled with desire and greed.
These desert vultures were the scavengers of this desolate world, always searching for the carcasses of animals that had succumbed to thirst.
Of course, if they could, they didn’t mind using their sharp claws and beaks to send animals that were not yet dead on their way.
They began to adjust their flight posture, their wings beating strongly, each flap announcing the impending feast.
The vultures landed beside Lis, folding their wings and waddling towards him.
At that moment, sensing the danger, a violent burst of magical energy exploded from Lis’s body, spreading instantly in all directions.
Not even beasts, the desert vultures had no time to react. As they prepared to spread their wings, the wave swept through their bodies, instantly turning them into clouds of blood mist drifting away.
“Hiss…”
[The Elf Sage’s Laurel Leaf Crown automatically activated its divine art to slay the desert vultures, and the ensuing shockwave awakened Lis from his unconsciousness.]
Lis was the one who appeared here. While using Space Transmission to evade the attack of [Storm Fury], the opponent disrupted his Space Teleportation Technique.
This caused the Space Transmission to go out of control. Lis desperately maintained the teleportation, but the destination became uncontrollable.
The frequent appearance of Space Rifts damaged Lis’s body. In the end, he barely found a weak point in the space and escaped.
Lis barely opened his eyes, immediately feeling the blinding sunlight and the terrifying temperature.
Though uncomfortable, it wasn’t life-threatening for him.
Feeling the pain from all over his body, Lis decided to remain lying on the sand dune and let out a long sigh of relief.
After all, despite being severely injured, he successfully escaped.
He fought [Storm Fury] head-on. Previously, he wouldn’t have even dared to think about it.
Luckily, he escaped quickly. Otherwise, if [Storm Fury] had caught him, he would have had to wait for his superiors to come and rescue him, suffering greatly in the meantime.
Waves of pain surged continuously, causing Lis to frown as he felt something was off.
Although his condition looked dreadful, none of his injuries seemed severe enough to damage bones or tendons.
Given his body’s strength and recovery rate, this shouldn’t have happened.
As he mobilized his magic power, preparing to use a spell for healing and examination, more intense pain erupted from his body.
“Damn it!!!”
Σ(｀艸´;)!!
Lis’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted again.
He didn’t know how much time had passed, but even the scorching sun had retracted its heat and slowly set in the west.
It was then that Lis groggily woke up, opening his eyes to see the dreamy blue and purple hues of the sunset.
What was happening?
Unwilling to use magic power again, Lis called up the system panel to check his status.
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Abnormal Status [Space Power Erosion]: Space Power has entered your body and mixed with your magic power, reducing your Life Value by 100 points every minute.
Duration: 702 hours, 16 minutes, 8 seconds
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After examining it for a while, Lis endured the pain and sat up.
This meant that while he was teleporting, his body was eroded by the chaotic Space Power.
Losing 100 points of Life Value every minute didn’t worry Lis; it wasn’t more than he could recover in time.
But the presence of the Space Power mixed in with his magic power was indeed troublesome.
This uncontrollable Space Power acted like a misguided force, making it nearly impossible for Lis to use his magic power to construct a Magic Model.
In other words, for the next month, Lis was virtually deprived of his casting abilities temporarily.
If he were just an average mage, being in the Western Desert, an extremely harsh environment, would leave him in despair.
But for Lis, it wasn’t that bad.
After all, besides being a Gold-level Mage, he was also a Golden Rank warrior, assassin, and martial monk.
He could protect himself. Worst case, he just needed to wait out this one-month period.
Moreover, Lis felt that the Space Power eroding his body seemed to be causing some peculiar changes to his body and magic power.
It might even turn out to be beneficial after the Space Power Erosion ended.
This could indeed be a blessing in disguise!
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[You have exited combat!]
[Through intense battle, you managed to last over a minute against the Legendary Mage Andrew, limited-time challenge quest completed!]
[Commencing quest rewards assessment!]
[Assessment: Solo challenge…assessment successful, reward increased!]
[Assessment: All-out fight…assessment successful, reward increased!]
[Assessment (hidden): Battle duration exceeded 30 minutes…assessment passed, reward increased!]
[Assessment (hidden): Injured the Legendary…assessment passed, reward increased!]
[Assessment complete, task completion rate 300%, rewards being distributed…]
[You have gained 9 billion experience points!]
[You have gained the specialty [Close Combat Killer], [Legendary Wind Element Control]!]
[You have gained the milestones [Ely Hills’ Final Battle], [Underdog]!] 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
[You have gained the skill [Andrew’s Storm Slash], [Gale Barrier]!]
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[Hidden condition detected!]
[Commencing high-level ability extraction from Andrew!]
[Extraction in progress…]
[You have gained the special talent [Storm Dancer – Andrew]!]
Shit!
Isn’t this Andrew’s personal specialty?
This time, I really stole Andrew’s thunder!
