Herag promptly cast an Absolute Defense on himself, then kicked the stone away with one swift motion.
The stone was much heavier than it appeared, but with Herag’s power, he could still kick it away.
After the stone flew far, the cursing sound could no longer be heard, and Herag felt inexplicably relieved.
Only then did he realize that he was drenched in sweat, completely unaware of these changes just moments before.
Herag glanced in the direction where the stone had fallen and turned back to the dilapidated inn beside him.
He pondered, "This place is too dangerous; even a random stone poses a threat."
Herag was contemplating whether to stay here or continue exploring other places. Without understanding this place, there was no significant difference between the two choices—just a matter of luck.
While he was pondering by the inn, he suddenly heard a slight sound on his right.
Herag looked up to see a palm-sized black humanoid creature.
This thing had limbs and a tail, was entirely black, and emitted a metallic sheen.
Herag sensed a tremendous threat from this small creature and immediately cast various Beneficial Spells on himself.
The black little man also noticed Herag and fixed its gaze directly on him.
A spark of electricity flashed across the black little man, then it disappeared.
The next moment, the black little man appeared in front of the Absolute Defense shield, punching it with a tiny fist.
The immense force sent Herag flying, the Absolute Defense shield still intact, not broken directly, but it seemed it wouldn’t hold for much longer.
Herag had just gotten to his feet when the black little man charged again.
Herag took a deep breath, threw a punch, and collided with it.
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In terms of power and speed, the black little man was somewhat stronger.
"I can’t fight him head-on; if I continue, I’ll surely die."
Herag observed that the punch just now had no effect on the black little man, whose defensive capabilities seemed very strong.
He took a deep breath, took a stance, then turned and ran.
The black little man was momentarily stunned, thinking Herag would go all out, but unexpectedly, he ran away.
Immediately, it followed, with electric sparks faintly flickering on its body.
The two pursued each other across the desolate, grayish-white land, with the black little man being much faster, but Herag had Flash, always able to pull away at critical moments.
"Why is it so relentless in pursuit?"
Herag couldn’t understand why this black little man was so insane, persistently chasing him when he hadn’t provoked it.
He turned back, conjured a Corrosive Arrow, and shot it at the black little man; the black little man didn’t even dodge, charging straight through the Corrosive Arrow.
The Corrosive Arrow left not a mark on it, nor did it slow its speed.
"Strange, why is Magic Power not flowing smoothly here?"
Herag had felt something was off earlier but hadn’t had time to notice due to the urgency of the situation.
It was only after casting a Corrosive Arrow that he realized his Magic Power flow was somewhat obstructed, and the spell’s effectiveness was far weaker than before.
"Shenlan, what was the intensity of that Corrosive Arrow just now?"
"According to the calculation, 0.14 degrees."
The original Corrosive Arrow had an attack intensity of 0.2 degrees, now reduced to 0.14 degrees, a 30% decrease.
"Is it because of this Space?" Herag himself was in good condition without injury; it was unlikely the spell’s attack intensity would arbitrarily decrease.
After thinking for a while, Herag felt that the Magic was probably suppressed here, leading to a reduction in intensity for both offensive and Defensive Magic.
The black little man behind him suddenly accelerated with a flash of electricity, significantly increasing in Power, simultaneously shattering the Absolute Defense and knocking Herag flying.
Herag’s entire body was sent sprawling, heavily colliding into a large stone.
Herag painfully got up, feeling as though his back was about to break.
The black little man relentlessly sped over at high speed, appearing before Herag in an instant.
Just as it was about to punch Herag in the face again, suddenly, a "Ribbit!" was heard.
The black little man hesitated, turning its head toward the sound.
There was a basketball-sized toad, looking at them.
The black little man was instantly engulfed in electric sparks all over its body and turned to run, not even glancing at Herag.
The toad stood still, opened its mouth, and rapidly stuck out its tongue.
By then, the black little man was already several hundred meters away, just a black dot, yet it was still caught by the toad’s tongue and pulled back.
The toad captured the black little man and swallowed it whole, letting out a burp.
Herag witnessed everything, froze, and dared not move.
After eating the black little man, the toad slowly crawled towards Herag.
Herag didn’t even think of escaping; this toad had eaten Shivara and the black little man, its Power was something he couldn’t contend with now.
The black little man, capable as it was, couldn’t escape, and neither could he.
The toad croaked a few times at Herag, seemingly speaking.
Herag smiled wryly, "Big brother, I don’t understand."
The toad seemed to comprehend him, showing a thoughtful expression.
It then croaked once more at Herag, and Herag suddenly felt an influx of information into his mind.
This feeling was very similar to when he was learning Necromancy basics, almost identical.
"Can you understand now?" the toad croaked.
Though it was still croaking, Herag could now understand its meaning.
"Yes, can you tell me where this is?" Herag asked.
The toad spoke, "This is the Abyss Plane."
"It’s really the Abyss Plane. Why did I end up here?" Herag had suspected it but thought it unrealistic.
Traveling between Planes is extremely difficult; just randomly ending up in the Abyss Plane seems impossible.
Upon hearing it was the Abyss Plane, Herag felt even more despair.
The Wizard World knew of the existence of other Planes, with many records in the Moonlight Forest.
In many of the powerful Wizard Organizations, people are often organized to explore and conquer newly discovered Planes.
These Planes generally have exceedingly rich resources; conquering them provides an infinite wealth of resources and riches.
Therefore, every newly discovered Plane represents enormous interests, attracting countless wizards to explore.
Given the inherent Power of wizards, there are few Planes that can compete with them.
Herag had read records that described wizards conquering countless Planes.
The Moonlight Forest used to be such a powerful Wizard Organization until it eventually declined.