Chapter 406 Arrogance and Fire
The scorched air gradually heated up and flowed quietly between the two tit-for-tat magicians.
Ophelia held her breath and looked at His Highness Colin's eyes with a different kind of brilliance, including surprise, joy, and dependence besides admiration.
This was the first time she saw His Royal Highness with such an expression.
The same goes for Ilana.
Including Harder and Bain who were standing nearby, they did not expect to see the respected His Highness Colin in the maze.
Looking at Prince Colin standing quietly in front of the magic apprentices, Alister suddenly smiled, and a wand appeared silently at his fingertips.
Facing a group of magic apprentices is not worth using his wand, but a platinum-level prince is still worth using.
"It's really...unexpected, let me tell you, how did the idiots of the Castellion family get down to the third floor so quickly. It would make sense if you secretly helped."
Originally, according to his plan, Rustina would become the "arrogant one" he chose after opening the magic box, and would come to this maze as the Chosen God of Chaos, becoming the ruler of the maze, and then carry out his plan.
For this reason, he also did some tricks in the maze, clearing many obstacles for Rustina's team that they could not solve.
This is very easy for a diamond-level magician, he can do it silently.
However, no one expected that Ophia's early appearance would ruin his plan, directly frightening his puppet Rastina, and disqualifying her from becoming the "arrogant one".
Ophia, who was the only one qualified to be corrupted, was not affected. He could only do the next best thing and choose a stupid enough fat pig near the Gate of Chaos to act as his divine choice to carry out his plan.
Hhearing Alister ridicule her family, Ophea's pale face showed a trace of sullenness, but she was soon shocked by the more shocking facts he revealed.
Is Colin helping himself?
But——
When?
Suddenly, she thought of the butterfly that she couldn't catch. It suddenly appeared in front of her when she was lost, and disappeared when she met Ilana again.
Speaking of which, when His Highness Colin appeared just now, a butterfly seemed to suddenly appear in front of everyone!
Ophelia's thoughts suddenly opened up, and she cast her astonished gaze on Colin, with a trace of confusion about "why" appearing in her eyes.
As if he had guessed the confusion in her heart, His Highness Colin, who had his back to her, slowly explained his purpose in a gentle tone.
"...I have always believed that mentors should guide apprentices in a step-by-step manner, rather than roughly interfering with every decision they make. Someone should tell them what color the sky is, what everything is made of, and what rules it operates by. And in this colorful world, what choices can they make, and what responsibilities and consequences will they bear."
"In any case, the final choice should be in their hands. After all, we will grow old one day, and sooner or later they have to learn to solve their own problems."
If Alister does not end in person, as a mentor, he will not appear in person after giving the necessary guidance.
But now that Alister has chosen to give up his dignity, he will not continue to sit idly by.
Because this is no longer a grudge between the chosen one and the chosen one, but a duel between one god and another god.
Answering Ophelia's confusion, Luo Yan turned his attention to Alister and put the topic to him in a pleasant manner.
"What do you think? Professor Alister. I heard that you are also very interested in the education of apprentices recently. I happen to be engaged in this job as well, and I would like to hear your opinion as a senior."
Alister chuckled without a smile.
"My opinion? I have no opinion. If I have to say it, the fool should keep his ears open and keep his head buried. Otherwise, he won't know how he will die."
Luo Yan nodded thoughtfully.
"It seems that this is what your instructor taught you."
Alister's expression turned cold, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile.
"As expected of the prince of the empire, a platinum-level magician dares to comment on a demigod-level great sage without shame. It's really amazing."
"No, I'm just sympathizing with you. You remind me of a person... His name is Milos, he is the first magic apprentice I met after coming to this snowfield." Luo Yan looked at Alister, his easy-going expression suddenly turned into Care, "I thought that was your problem, but maybe... it's not entirely your problem."
The shadow of the tower was not caused by the tiles on the top of the tower, it just happened to stand at the highest point of the tower.
Any tower built of lies and death must have its reflection the reflection of lies and death.
This tower had long been completely corroded before his corrosion spread here.
Looking at that caring expression, Alister was stunned.
A nameless fire suddenly ignited in his chest, burning every inch of his sanity, and distorting the looming gray mist around him.
Why——
A mere platinum-level magician dares to "look down" at him with such eyes!
Even, compare the extremely noble him with a mere magic apprentice!
How dare this guy!
The frantic whispers that had disappeared for a long time appeared in his mind again.
‘Stop talking nonsense to him, those are the whispers of the mad whisperer, kill him! 』
Hrying and laughing, Alister's expression gradually distorted, and then suddenly burst out into an unprecedented harsh laughter.
Ophelia and the others looked at him in astonishment, watching as this normally gentle professor suddenly tore off his approachable mask, revealing a face even more ferocious than a beast!
That was not an ordinary beast——
But a beast that finally reached the top of the food chain through a bloody fight in the primitive jungle without any order and mercy!
The gaze that pierced Colin was like a blizzard roaring in the northern wilderness, bringing only the most biting cold to people.
"Roxey Colin, I have to admit! You are the real arrogant! In terms of understanding of the talent of "arrogance", my superficial experience is not as good as one ten thousandth of yours. You only need to make a slight move to anger me with your arrogance and arrogance, hahaha!"
Looking at Alister who suddenly laughed out loud, Luo Yan sighed with regret.
"If you insist on thinking that way, I can't help it. I don't think even the gods can save every soul."
"Indeed, that is not the job of the gods... Our job is to destroy the "old order" and then define the "new order"."
Alister's mouth curved, and he suddenly stopped his exaggerated smile and restored his polite expression.
"Today! It must be a sad day for the decaying empire, because it will lose a princess and a prince! But don't be sad, I will make up a tragic story for you as your epitaph!"
Looking at the magic apprentices who retreated in fear and the indifferent prince, Alister sighed with pretense of compassion, and then elegantly raised his right hand holding the wand, like a conductor of a band, indicating the beginning of the movement.
There is no spell and no light, but the spell has been completed!
Ilana, Ophia and others felt that the surrounding air instantly became as thick as mercury, and an invisible force came from all directions, squeezing their bodies!
Making it difficult for them to even breathe!
"Is this...space magic?"
Had said with difficulty. He felt as if he was sealed in transparent amber, and every inch of his bones was groaning.
"No, it's more advanced than that..."
Alister enjoyed the fear on everyone's faces and explained slowly, "This is the use of "source power", which directly affects the rules of the world. Make adjustments."
h "You can regard me as the adjuster of the world, and you are the "mistakes" that violate the laws and should be corrected."
h It's a pity that he has not yet reached the demigod level.
Otherwise, he can integrate the understanding of rules into the "field" to redefine the rules of the world more completely!
Countless "threads of law" invisible to the naked eye emerged from the void, like the sharpest scalpels, silently cutting into Luo Yan's limbs and throat.
Faced with the power that is close to the origin of the world, both physical and magical barriers will be cut to pieces like a sandcastle!
However, in the face of this fatal situation that would make a platinum-level magician helpless, Prince Colin's face did not show any emotion at all.
He didn't even dodge, he just waved the wand that landed on his fingertips at an unknown moment, and then the thousands of undetectable threads disintegrated like a spider web stirred by flames.
Alister's eyes widened slightly, watching in disbelief that his fatal blow was easily defused.
How is this possible? !
“…I don’t know where you get the confidence. You feel that your power is close to the so-called ‘origin of the world’.”
"The so-called source power is just the origin you define. No matter what you call that power, even if you use the word "truth" to name it, it is far from the real origin. There is nothing wrong with using it to study the nature of the world, but don't fool yourself."
At the same time, the pressure on Ophelia and others also suddenly weakened.
The heavy pressure that was enough to crush steel disappeared, the viscous air resumed its flow, and the deadly "threads of law" broke inch by inch in mid-air, turning into harmless magic light spots, floating like fireflies on a summer night.
The crowd was like drowning people emerging from the water, gasping for air.
Ophelia raised her head and was about to refute Professor Alister's rude declaration just now, but she met a pair of deep purple eyes and blinked at her intelligently.
It was like she was chasing a butterfly all the way.
"Leave my students out of here, I leave it to you."
Ophelia's cheeks were slightly hot, but her eyes soon became firm and sharp, and then she nodded vigorously and responded silently.
「Yeah!」
After the eye contact ended, she took Ilana's hand, gave Harder and Bain a look, and asked them to take the unconscious Rastina and others and leave quietly from here.
However, their actions finally attracted the attention of Professor Alister, who waved his wand again with a distorted expression, trying to keep these hostages here and force Prince Colin to surrender.
"I didn't allow you to escape."
"I did."
Luo Yan naturally wouldn't let this guy succeed.
With a slight wave of the wand in his hand, a brilliant fiery red light instantly formed a large net, blocking the countless transparent threads released by Professor Alister from the tip of the wand.
If it can be explained by coincidence, Alister is already convinced at this moment - "You are not platinum level! Diamond level?! No, this is impossible... At your age... how did you do it?!"
Alister roared in astonishment, and could not care about the apprentices for a moment.
With a prompt decision, he quickly waved his wand and injected chaotic energy into the unconscious flesh and blood giant again.
"With your soul as a sacrifice, I will grant you the power of madness!"
The corruption of Chaos is not irresistible, but the corrupted fanatic has already sold his soul to madness, and is unwilling to choose to face and reconcile from beginning to end.
Looking at the soul that surrendered to chaos, Yuyou beside Luo Yan held a second of silence for her.
Poor child.
What a pity.
The control of the gods over the chosen ones is absolute, and even another god cannot interfere with this influence.
Anjie, who fell to the ground with crooked eyes and mouth, and with all the regret and unwillingness, finally breathed her last breath in despair.
But soon, it opened its eyes again, with all the anger and madness, waking up from the eternal sleep.
"Roar——!"
Reborn in the name of Chaos, it turned into a real monster. The flesh and blood in its body expanded again at an incredible speed, just like a zombie controlled by undead magic, standing up staggeringly from the ground.
kill!
Being dominated by the killing, it took heavy steps and chased in the direction where Ilana and others were escaping. At this moment, a flash of silver light flashed through the darkness and stabbed its neck without warning.
That sword has been aimed at it for a long time.
It subconsciously raised its fat arms to block it, but the silver light was like an unstoppable thunder, cutting off half of its arms without any resistance, and continued forward like a flying leaf, cutting off its head from its shoulders with one knife!
Thick plasma splashed in all directions!
The headless flesh and blood giant was like a puppet with its strings cut off. His fat body slowly fell to his knees and fell into a pool of blood.
Its body rotted away at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving only a shriveled corpse in the end, with not even a trace of soul remaining.
A vigorous figure stood next to the corpse, expressionlessly shaking the bloody dagger, like a silent assassin.
The corruption of Chaos could not shake her mind at all, and was even suppressed by the calm and murderous aura in her body!
And unlike the violence and bloodthirsty declared by "Flame of Destruction" Kalmandes, the sword in her hand is wielded only for one person -
It is a knight's sword loyal to only one person!
The Howler approached her with staggering steps, and his steps were a little fearful.
Sarah looked at the monsters pouring out from the Chaos Gate with an expressionless face. A dagger fell in her left hand, forming an offensive and defensive momentum with the sword edge in front of her.
Her eyes were the third dagger, piercing Alister's eyes.
The fierce murderous aura even made Alister's breath stagnant, although the offensive look in his eyes soon became the fuel for his anger.
Since when did even the ants dare to look directly into his eyes!
"Very good... very good! You... really gave me a big surprise, His Royal Highness Prince Colin."
His voice became hoarse and distorted, and his eyes moved back to Colin.
He already knows that if this trouble is not solved first, he may not be able to deal with the aftermath of this farce with ease.
"It seems that without using some 'real' power, there is no way to make you understand the gap between you and me."
The moment he finished speaking, a palpitating dark red aura erupted from his body!
The space above his head began to distort, and a crown composed of dark light and gray smoke loomed.
The aura that dominates everything is like arrogance itself.
At this moment, Alister's whole temperament changed. His eyes completely turned into a golden color overlooking all sentient beings, filled with godlike indifference and contempt, burning every pupil that dared to look directly at him.
"Let me show you."
"Even between gods and gods, there is a gap as deep as an abyss!"
He shouted the last syllable almost in a roar.
And as he roared hysterically, the dark red mist surging around him also rolled more violently!
Countless chains entwined with the energy of chaos shot out from the shadows. Their target was not Luo Yan's body, but his soul!
Each chain seems to be attached to a whisper from the abyss, mocking his overestimation, belittling all his achievements, and trying to disintegrate his will from the root.
Simply put, it is "PUA".
Faced with the tidal wave of mental attacks, Luo Yan just smiled faintly, as if the vicious curse did not exist.
The real gods don't care about the clown's slander at all. How can the legend he left in this world be evaluated by a guy who sold his soul to the evil spirit of chaos?
"What a cheap 'arrogance', is this all you have the ability to do?"
After speaking, Luo Yan raised his right hand, and a flame as dark as night rose quietly in the palm of his hand.
The flame has no temperature, but it seems to be able to burn out the light and the soul, tearing apart the crumbling space around it.
It is a combination of necromancy magic and fire magic.
What it burns is also not the body, but the evil soul!
Luo Yan flicked his wrist, and the black flame instantly turned into a deadly long whip, and he whipped it towards the incoming Chaos Chain!
At the moment when the black flame whip collided with the Chaos Chain, a terrifying sound was made like a soldering iron scalding into flesh!
The two forces entangled each other and bit each other, like giant dragons wrestling with each other!
Unfortunately——
Luo Yan's "Dragon" seems to be a little thicker, obviously suppressing the "Chaos Chain" that Alister has not yet mastered!
Seeing that the divine power that he was proud of was suppressed, Alister's face turned livid, his scholarly demeanor was completely torn to pieces, and only the crazy killing intent remained.
If he had left some leeway before to cover up the truth for convenience, now he no longer cares about it.
He just wants this guy to die!
In an instant, the surging power of chaos surged out from the arrogant crown, turning into a real nightmare in the dark maze!
Hundreds of dark red chaotic rays are no longer simple beams of light, but twisted into wailing tentacles, emitting a tooth-piercing scream, biting Luo Yan from all directions!
At the same time, the dark red stones on the ground also activated into ferocious thorns, rising up from the ground, blocking all his escape routes!
The corridors of the maze have been completely twisted!
That deadly cage is like a giant mouth, vowing to chew up the rebellious soul before swallowing it into his belly!
The moment that annoying figure disappeared, a victorious smile appeared on Alister's face. However, before he could be proud for two seconds, a butterfly flying against the wind came into his eyes, drifting through the gaps in the dust like petals drifting with the current.
The space is distorted in an instant!
The flapping wings turned into heels falling on the stone slab, and a tall figure took the place of the butterfly. The cloak raised by the wind was not even stained with dust.
Alister's pupils shrank sharply.
What is that? !
The butterfly appeared again.
At this time, the twisted gray mist emerged from Alister's shadow and floated next to him wearing the crown.
"I smell the smell of Nowell in it... Hmm... It's delicious... It's also very nostalgic..." Xiao Wa murmured to himself, and his frantic whispers calmed down at the same time, even unconsciously showing a hint of appreciation.
Alister asked through gritted teeth.
“What on earth is that?”
Xiao Wa said with a smile.
"Simply put, it is an existence that is closer to the origin of the world than the source force, although it is only close. He calls this power that reaches the source... ether."
Ether?
A moment of confusion flashed across Alister's face, and then he fell into deep thought. However, his thinking did not last long, and was quickly interrupted by a sound floating not far away.
"Interesting magic," Luo Yan smiled slightly and gave a pertinent comment. Then he changed the topic, "Then, it's my turn."
The moment the words fell, his figure disappeared again.
Alister was suddenly startled and almost subconsciously made a defensive reaction. He gathered the released chaotic energy in front of him to form an all-round armor with no blind spots!
Almost at the same time, Luo Yan's figure appeared beside him, switching places with a "Butterfly of All Things" that flew there at an unknown time.
At the same time, the black flame in his hand was no longer a long whip, but turned into a high-speed rotating pitch black crescent moon.
The crescent moon is like the sun burning in the night sky, with the outline of death, roaring towards Alister's neck!
The defensive array constructed by the source of magic was instantly shattered, along with Alister's dark blue robe flying behind him.
The black flames that burned everything penetrated into his skin and hair, only to be blocked by the armor constructed by the power of chaos!
Alister broke out in a cold sweat and rolled on the ground in embarrassment before narrowly escaping the second attack that followed.
This time, the full moon of black flame struck at the ruins behind him. There was no explosion, no sound, but it left a terrifying incision as smooth as a mirror!
And this is just the beginning!
Luo Yan's attack did not stop, but in front of Alisk's horrified sight, he released hundreds of butterflies constructed of the power of ether at once!
Those butterflies can be seen by the naked eye and can be shot down by the simplest magic, but they cannot be locked through mental power!
What makes Alister even more crazy is that shooting down these butterflies does not seem to cause any harm to Colin's body!
He must be distracted from dealing with these seemingly weak troubles.
Because once he takes his eyes away from them, the real threat will quietly appear beside him!
"You damn rat! Bat! Bedbug! What else can you do besides hiding?! Are you still a magician? Do you have the ability to stand up and compete with me head-on!"
Alister roared furiously, and continued to work hard to weave spells with composure, trying to fuse the source power with the unskilled power of chaos to reduce consumption.
But Luo Yan is different.
He did not release AOE spells randomly, but used precise displacement to use each spell in just the right place.
Although most of the attacks were blocked by Alister, in the collision of spears and shields, the side that was tired of coping always suffered a loss.
Even with the endless supply of chaotic energy from the labyrinth as support, Alister was gradually unable to bear it.
He is just a professor after all. Although he has extraordinary powers that ordinary people cannot match, he has never been on the battlefield.
The last time I fought with others on a par was a few years ago.
And that opponent was not a threat to him at all. He just cast a spell and turned the guy into a corpse!
But the prince in front of him was different.
This guy has obviously been on the battlefield, and has experienced the threat of death more than once!
Even—
Most of the medals he has come from men who are far more powerful than him!
Alister was scared in his heart, but more importantly, he was angry!
How dare this guy make himself, as a god, so embarrassed——
He vowed to trample that villain’s triumphant face under his feet and make this guy pay the price for his rudeness and ignorance!
Alister stared intently at the prince strolling on the battlefield, his red eyes frantically looking for any opportunity.
At this moment, he saw it!
After performing "Phase Shift" more than ten times in a row, Prince Colin's figure suddenly became inconspicuously stagnant for a moment.
His breathing, which had always been steady, seemed to have become momentarily chaotic at this time.
It’s now!
A flash of ecstasy flashed in Alister's eyes, like a drowning man seeing straw floating on the lake.
Obviously.
The jump in space is not unlimited. Although he pretended to be very good, he still exposed his lack of magic power in the end!
“I caught you!”
Alister let out an excited roar, and the illusory "Crown of Pride" on his head also glowed with unprecedented light at the same time, converging the vast energy like a tide on his fingertips, and then transformed into a cannonball that penetrated everything and shot towards Colin who had completed the "Phase Shift" again!
That beam of light that can destroy everything is condensed with unprecedented energy. Let alone diamond-level experts, even amethyst-level or even grandmaster-level experts cannot take it on!
· Xiao Wa once revealed to him——
· In the past thousand years, the power of Saint Sith's faith has been overdrawn time and time again to satisfy the unrealistic ambitions of mortals.
The extraordinary ones given by Him, those so-called nobles with "noble souls", cannot defeat the Chosen of Chaos Gods at the same level!
certainly.
Demigods with the power of the domain are an exception. After all, the power of the domain is too heaven-defying. It is an existence between extraordinary power and the power of faith!
Happily looking at the beam of light that was about to penetrate Colin, who was "exhausted", an incredible scene happened at this moment.
I saw the figure of His Highness the Prince, like a reflection in the water, with a mocking smile, quietly shattering in the light that destroyed everything.
That is not Colin's body at all, and it has nothing to do with the butterfly constructed by the power of ether. It seems to be just a mirror image constructed of light and shadow...
"What?!"
Alister's eyes widened, and his eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets. He poured almost 80% of his power into that desperate attack, and the magic that had been released obviously could not be withdrawn.
The beam of destruction struck the maze wall in the distance, leaving a deep hole with no end and a violent collapse!
As for him, his body swayed due to the loss of strength, and he staggered back two steps, and the crown on his head almost fell to the ground.
"This is a 'trick' that I figured out when I was in class with my apprentices. Although this was not my original intention, I just wanted to show them how to decompose light..." Luo Yan said in a joking voice, and the figure with his clothes untied stood beside Alister.
Looking at Colin, who seemed to have won the duel, Alister did not show any regret for defeat, but instead laughed nervously again.
"Haha...hahahahaha!"
A sharp blade made of black flames penetrated his chest, but no blood spurted out, but penetrated through the disembodied figure.
Luo Yan frowned slightly.
Although his finishing speed is quite fast, it is obvious that this God of Chaos has other trump cards hidden in him just like him.
At the same time, Alister's body began to become transparent.
His body slowly sank into the dark red ground beneath his feet that had been completely corroded by chaos and was wriggling like a living creature.
He admitted that he couldn't beat him.
But he can hide.
Anyway, cowardice is only temporary.
After the maze is completely integrated, the realm of chaos has been formed. No one can leave this cage until the outcome of the two is completely determined!
When the army pours out from the Chaos Gate and kills all the magicians in the maze, he will naturally be able to absorb their soul fire and achieve a breakthrough!
At that time, even if other sages from the Mage Tower rushed over, he would still have the confidence to have a chance with those old guys!
As long as they don't go together.
Luo Yan stood in a ruined corridor, quietly thinking about countermeasures. At the same time, his eyes moved along the scarlet wall, looking for flaws in it.
At this time, Alister's voice came from all directions, full of resentment and pride, as well as a hint of mockery of a villain's success.
Their pure souls were all refined into nutrients for me to advance to the Amethyst level..."
The roar of the Howler could be heard faintly in the maze. Sarah, standing in the sea of bones and corpses, frowned slightly. These servants of Chaos seemed endless.
At the same time, Professor Alister's roar echoed deep in the fourth floor of the half-collapsed maze...
That voice was full of desire for power!
"I'm just a little short of it! I'm just a little short of a breakthrough! It's all because of you! I didn't want to use this cruel ritual! I actually planned to take it slow at first!"
"You know, I just want you to get out of this snowfield! Why can't you just walk on your own? Why do you have to force me to this step!"
"But it's too late to say anything now. Since it was your choice, please taste the bitter fruit of failure in regret... Even if you die in this maze, there will be no future life, hahahaha!"
This guy is quite good at justifying his greed.
Have you decided to become a god, but don’t you even have the consciousness to accept defeat?
Facing the fierce and angry cries, Luo Yan remained unmoved and just smiled faintly.
"I said it from the beginning, all I do is to provide necessary guidance and show another possibility of the world to those who are interested in my doctrine. As for the right to choose, it has always been in your hands, no one chooses for you."< br/>
"You got here step by step."
Whether it's Milos, Hekajelin, Anjie, or Alister himself, they always have the opportunity to look away when they stare into the abyss.
Of course, it is too late to say this now.
Feeling the indifferent silence, Luo Yan sighed softly, took off the mask belonging to the prince, and the majesty and coldness belonging to the devil reappeared in his eyes.
"Since you are so confident, you think that a mere maze can trap me. Let me show you what the real 'Lord of the Labyrinth' is."
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