Chapter 502
Escape
Chapter 502 Escape
This ability also requires the artifact to resonate subtly with and dynamically adjust to his own spiritual power, falling into the category of "semi-manipulation".
Now, his damaged soul is simply unable to provide this stable resonance support.
The good news is that the "acceleration" ability of the Taixu Step core, as well as the "basic hidden field" that interferes with energy detection when in the accelerated state, are trigger-based automatic effects that can be maintained simply by consuming energy, without requiring precise control.
"At least... I can still run." Jemin breathed a sigh of relief; this was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
He then activated another magical artifact that contained the [Return to the Void Armor].
The transparent armor began to shimmer and flow across the skin, providing basic protection.
As for how to cover his tracks, Jemin thought about it for a moment.
Then, he suppressed his discomfort and summoned a black giant priest from his inner sanctum.
The moment this sixth-tier being, entirely black and wielding a staff, appeared, a worried spiritual light flickered in its empty eye sockets, clearly sensing the abnormality in Jemin's soul.
Jemin didn't explain, but simply transmitted a simple command through the remaining soul connection, and then handed it a magical artifact.
The black giant priest nodded silently, channeling his mental energy to activate the magical artifact that Jemin had handed him.
Soon, an invisible force was released from the artifact and spread outwards.
The artifact was inscribed with the Karma Tracing Technique, and Jemin was having the Black Giant Priest cast this spell on his behalf.
Although the effect was not as sophisticated and thorough as when Jemin personally performed it, it was enough to disrupt and cover up the various obvious pieces of information that Jemin had left behind in this area.
As the spell was cast, imperceptible ripples appeared in the surrounding space, and some of Jemin's "signs of existence" began to become blurred and mixed.
After the spell was completed, the black giant priest's spirit visibly weakened.
Jemin nodded to it and put it back into his cave.
In this way, although a trace of the obscure energy fluctuations unique to the Black Giant Priests would remain here, after Jemin retrieved it into his cave, this energy fluctuation would become a source without roots, and there would be no need to worry about enemies finding him through this fluctuation.
But this is not enough.
Jemin waved his hand again, and tens of thousands of [Surveyors] roared out of the cave entrance like a swarm of bees leaving their hive.
These were his early air combat cannon fodder units, shaped like spears, with streamlined metal structures and ejaculating a stream of dark blue ions from their tails.
Unfortunately, Jemin advanced too quickly, but his knowledge base couldn't keep up, which led to the cannon fodder unit that he personally designed being withdrawn from the battlefield.
In today's battlefields where level five or six wizards clash, their once-proud speed and firepower are now obsolete.
But now, they have found new uses.
Jemin took out the last of the inducing substances he had deliberately reserved, mixed with a small amount of his own aura, divided it into tiny portions, and injected it into each of the shuttles.
Then, he gave the final instructions.
shhhhhh! ! !
Tens of thousands of dark blue streaks of light, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, hurtled in all directions at speeds exceeding fifty times the speed of sound!
They will fly as far as possible before their energy runs out, spreading those alluring scents along the way and creating a lot of confusing false trails.
Having done all this, Jemin dared not delay any longer. He turned around and headed towards the Norren Workshop camp, pushing the speed of his Tai Xu Step to the limit that he could currently withstand, and began to flee for his life.
……
...In the tedious and painful journey, time seemed to stretch out infinitely.
Every step forward was accompanied by a dull pain as if the soul were being torn apart, and every breath required fighting against the pervasive sense of weakness.
Despite the excruciating pain and sluggishness, a long-held question involuntarily surfaced in Jemin's mind.
Wizards' spell system is complex, but if we roughly divide it by the control mode, it can be divided into two categories.
One type is the "hand-off type".
Such as Fireball, Ice Spike, and even his frequently used Divine Light of Annihilation.
Once the model is constructed and energy is injected and released, this type of spell becomes essentially independent. Although it can be manipulated afterward, even if you play the fireball spell in a fancy way, its core power and effect will not change much.
The quality of control is more reflected in the hit rate and timing.
The other type is "manipulation type".
Typical examples include soul search, alchemy, precise elemental shaping, and high-level curse implantation.
These types of spells require the caster to continuously invest mental energy for precise control from casting to ending. Their final effect is directly linked to the caster's skill level, and can even vary drastically.
What Jemin found strange was that in the vast and complex system of magical artifacts in wizarding civilization, the vast majority of those that were solidified and recorded were "hand-free" spells.
More reconnaissance, control, and support spells that require continuous operation often exist in an automated or semi-automatic form, such as "blessing oneself" or "triggering an effect," rather than the type that requires the wizard to be distracted and continuously manipulate it.
Among the most common manipulative spells found in witchcraft artifacts, soul search is probably the only one. Apart from that, Jemin has hardly ever seen any witchcraft artifacts inscribed with other manipulative spells.
Only now, in this desperate situation where his soul is shattered, his computing power is almost nonexistent, and he can barely maintain his own consciousness, does Jemin suddenly realize the truth.
This is battlefield wisdom forged in blood and fire.
Witchcraft artifacts are not only an extension of power, but also a last resort in desperate situations.
When a wizard is severely injured and on the verge of mental collapse, unable to engage in complex thinking and high-precision manipulation, those "hands-free" spells that can operate automatically upon triggering and provide basic offensive, defensive, movement, and stealth capabilities become the last straw for survival.
“I see… It’s not for convenience, but for ‘safety net’,” Jemin thought to himself. “This way, even in extremely disadvantageous situations, wizards can maintain their most basic combat capabilities.”
He was able to ignore this "common sense" because he had never truly been in such a dire situation before.
Fortunately, he was not a stubborn person.
Even though he didn't understand the deeper meaning behind this common choice at the time, he subconsciously followed this underlying rule based on the premise that wizards are all intelligent people.
Even when choosing spells to modify, in terms of the most basic offensive and defensive aspects, whether it is the Divine Light of Extinction or the Armor of Return to Nothingness, the core is "disengageable".
In terms of movement, the Tai Xu Step doesn't require deliberate operation in the realm of pure acceleration.
In retrospect, this unintentional act has become the key to his current struggle for survival.
He fled for more than ten days.
Jemin's injuries showed no signs of improvement.
His soul was damaged like a bucket full of holes at the bottom. The Qi cultivation method mobilized his essence and transformed it into the power of his soul, like constantly pouring water into the bucket, but he could only watch helplessly as it leaked away rapidly.
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