Herag ran forward, constantly keeping an eye on the blood hand in the sky, ready to use Flash to dodge at any moment.
Malcolm watched Herag sprinting away and muttered, "Pretty fast speed."
He then stretched out his hand, using magic power to draw a few runes in the air, then chanted a few syllables, "Blood-colored Imprisonment."
While Herag was sprinting to escape, he suddenly noticed a blood-red wall rising in front of him.
He looked around and found that the entire area was covered by a blood-colored dome.
"Got you, worm." Malcolm smiled cruelly. Check latest chapters at novel fire.net
Herag punched the blood-red wall, causing it to shake, but it still stood firmly in place, unbroken.
"Such strong power," Malcolm was somewhat surprised and grew more curious about Herag.
The blood hand coalesced and once again reached down to grab Herag.
Herag was fully focused; Flash couldn’t be used too early nor too late.
If used too early, Malcolm could manipulate the blood hand to change direction, wasting a Flash opportunity.
Relying on Shenlan to monitor the blood hand’s position, Herag used Flash at the moment it was about to hit and avoided the attack.
The blood hand slammed down where he just stood, creating a large pit.
Malcolm thought, "Remarkable judgment, dodging perfectly twice is intriguing."
Just being able to dodge these two attacks continuously is not something an ordinary Third Class Wizard Apprentice could do.
Malcolm extended his hand, summoning a gigantic bone spear.
The next second, the bone spear directly vanished.
Upon seeing the bone spear, Herag sensed a tremendous threat, and Shenlan only detected the swift approach of magic power fluctuations.
Herag had no time to determine the direction of the bone spear and had to use Flash to evade.
Just as he Flashed away, a massive bone spear stuck into the ground where he had been.
Malcolm looked at Herag and said, "You clearly have issues. A normal Third Class Wizard Apprentice would have exhausted their magic by using so much magic already, yet you still use Flash. Also, you seem to sense attacks in advance; is it a talent?"
"Let’s see how many more times you can use Flash."
Another blood hand formed, and Herag looked grim; his magic power could only support one more Flash.
To replenish his magic, he’d have to drink a potion.
But at such a critical moment, he had no time to drink a potion; every attack happened in an instant, leaving no time for it.
The blood hand swooped down again, and Herag used his last bit of magic for Flash.
He took out a Spirit Stabilizing Potion, about to drink it.
Another blood hand descended from the sky, breaking through his Absolute Defense and smashing him to the ground.
Herag felt several ribs break and spat out a mouthful of blood.
It didn’t stop there; he barely propped himself up when another blood hand followed closely, slamming onto his body.
This blow fractured multiple bones throughout his body and injured his internal organs.
If not for being under a few Beneficial Spells, raising his Constitution to 15 points, that hit would have killed him outright.
"Still not dead!" Malcolm was somewhat shocked.
An ordinary Third Class Wizard Apprentice would have been smashed into pulp by now, but Herag was only gravely injured.
"Should I preserve the body for research?" Malcolm pondered, considering keeping Herag alive to study him later.
Herag lay on the ground, feeling piercing pain all over his body.
Looking bad, death seemed inevitable.
Just then, the ground began to tremble, making rumbling noises around.
Herag managed to lift his eyelids slightly and saw many trees growing rapidly around, breaking through the blood-red walls from underneath.
He heard some movement coming from underground, feeling the ground he lay on vibrating.
Through Shenlan, he quickly learned what was below — a plant root was tunneling towards him.
Unclear about the root’s intent and whether it was friend or foe, Herag couldn’t move or evade.
In a blink, the plant’s root reached the ground beneath Herag, emerging with a bud at its tip.
The bud rapidly bloomed, enveloping Herag entirely.
The root swiftly retracted, taking Herag into the ground.
Herag suddenly felt surrounded by darkness, wrapped in the sticky interior of the bud.
The sticky fluid spread over his body and seeped into his wounds.
"This fluid seems to have healing properties."
Herag felt his injuries slowly healing, the fluid aiding in stopping the bleeding and hastening recovery.
This whole process happened in the blink of an eye, and Malcolm tried to catch Herag but was a step too late, the blood hand grasping at emptiness, leaving only a bottomless hole in the ground.
"Malcolm, are you intending to provoke a war again?" Batty arrived at some point, standing on a giant tree leaf, with Fred beside him.
A branch approached, with a flower on it, its core opening to reveal a person—Herag.
Herag was drenched, severely injured, lying on the ground unable to move.
"Herag," seeing the situation, Fred quickly approached, examined Herag’s injuries, and took out a White Sage Healing Potion to treat him.
"He’s linked to my brother’s death; hand him over," Malcolm’s face was grim.
Batty sneered, "So what? Even if he killed him, what then? If you want him, come get him; see if you have the skill, see if you want to continue the war."
His attitude was strong, not taking Malcolm seriously at all.
If it were the unharmed Malcolm, it would indeed be troublesome.
But now Malcolm’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, Batty didn’t fear him.
Moreover, Moonlight Forest had always been tough on Green Cottage and was unlikely to show any kindness.
No Official Wizard of Moonlight Forest would ever hand over their Wizard Apprentice to Malcolm—it would be a humiliation.
Malcolm had a fierce look, but he was wary of Batty, especially since this was Moonlight Forest territory.
If a fight broke out with Batty, he couldn’t resolve it quickly.
As long as the fight dragged on, Moonlight Forest’s reinforcements would arrive soon, and then he might not be able to leave.
He glanced at Herag lying on the ground, "You better stay in Moonlight Forest forever, and never come out."