Chapter 1206: Chapter 954: Responding to Doubts
The Ancient Mage Tower had been invaded by Long Yi several times, which made Elma extremely tense. Therefore, he specifically set up an alarm for Long Yi, so that anyone who confirmed Long Yi’s appearance could trigger this alarm, allowing everyone to be prepared.
Long Yi really appeared!
"This... This must be a false alarm, right?" Zulal said in shock.
"Do you still think the teacher is an enemy now? This time you should understand how easily the teacher could destroy us!" Elma said.
Whenever Long Yi appeared, the alarm would follow, and judging from the sequence of the alarms, Long Yi must be heading straight for the upper levels of the Ancient Mage Tower. His purpose each time was exactly the same: to find Elma and obtain news of the Plane Teleportation Gate key from him.
This time was no different.
However, unlike last time, the Semi-Crazy Demon Mages and the Black Crystal Mages were here, and their Commander was also present.
As soon as the Long Yi alarm was triggered, all combat forces immediately sprang into action. But nobody dared to act rashly, because everyone was well aware of Long Yi’s combat abilities. It was hard enough to block him, let alone fight him.
The army of the Ancient Mage Tower was waiting for Lyd Jon’s orders; he was now the supreme Commander of the entire Ancient Mage Tower, holding great power.
"Complete the assembly of the army, but do not make any resistant moves, and do not appear in Long Yi’s field of vision," Lyd Jon said.
"So we just let Long Yi swagger past?" one of his subordinates asked.
"Or do you want to try blocking him?" Lyd Jon countered.
"Just kidding! I’m not ready to die yet!" the subordinate drew back, cowed by the power of Long Yi, which these men clearly understood. Many had seen Long Yi’s matches in the Stellar Realm Arena. Along with all his past triumphs, countless splendid victories kept telling everyone not to stand in his way!
Present were either pirate captains or bandit leaders, whose command abilities in battle were decent, but their own strength could only be described as average.
"What should we do now?" a group of pirates looked at Lyd Jon.
"You all assemble here and adopt a full defensive formation, do not show any signs of aggression. Remember, Long Yi is a bit of an odd character. As long as you don’t show signs of aggression, he probably won’t attack you," Lyd Jon said.
"So, Commander, will you be staying here?" someone asked Lyd Jon doubtfully.
"Of course, I’ll be standing right in front of Long Yi, delaying as much as possible," Lyd Jon said.
With those words, nobody spoke further.
Long Yi’s nature is also quite clear-cut in love and hate. Lyd Jon, who had risen by flying the flag of Long Yi, had been helped by Long Yi a few times. And now Lyd Jon had betrayed Long Yi—how could one say Long Yi would not hold a grudge? That was simply impossible!
Thus, even those who had been openly or secretly dissatisfied now no longer spoke.
The troops began to assemble quickly, everyone getting into action, while Elma and Zulal rapidly used the Teleportation Array to return to the top of the Ancient Mage Tower, monitoring all situations.
Although nobody intercepted him, Long Yi did not move quickly, clearly worried about entering traps again. His spellcasting for scanning traps was constant, which had already allowed him to avoid many traps, but Elma had not expected Long Yi to be so cautious this time. If it had been according to his usual characteristics, he probably would have charged in headlong.
Such caution gave Elma a very bad premonition. If Long Yi really avoided all the traps, and the Ascenders were clearly staying out of it at this time, then who else could defeat Long Yi?
Just as he was thinking, the main gate suddenly opened, and Hayden walked in.
"Don’t look at me with that nervous look, and don’t talk to me; just let us watch," he said.
Zulal truly regretted it now, wondering why he had suddenly lost his temper and confronted the Ascender. He had never expected that the Ascender would really manage to bring Long Yi here! Although they didn’t know the exact mechanism, Long Yi was already here now.
"Teacher..." Elma started to speak, but Long Yi raised a finger and said, "Shh..."
Elma was anxious at heart, truly unsure of what to do now.
As the surveillance screen switched, Long Yi stopped, and standing in front of Long Yi, there was a red-skinned person.
"Lyd Jon, you really have the guts to stand in front of me," Long Yi said with a smile.
"I haven’t done anything to be sorry for you, so why shouldn’t I come?" Lyd Jon asked.
"Betraying my trust, leading an army to attack my people, doesn’t that count?" Long Yi countered.
"Of course not, because the armies I attacked didn’t actually belong to you, but to those two Empires. I am now merely a mercenary, working for money, and I have avoided direct confrontation with you several times," Lyd Jon said.
"So, should I be grateful that your subordinates showed mercy?" Long Yi asked with a laugh.
"I just want to say, I have no intention of opposing you. To show my sincerity, I’ve come here myself," Lyd Jon said.
"Alright, now I’ve heard what you had to say; do you have anything else?" Long Yi asked.
"Yes, I hope you can leave immediately," Lyd Jon said.
"Are you joking?" Long Yi asked, his eyes wide.
"Obviously not. After all, I’m also the commander of the Ancient Mage Tower army now. If I let you keep going deeper, it would seem too weak on my part," Lyd Jon said with a smile.
"Let me leave? Easy! You should know very well what I want. Just give me anything, and I’ll leave immediately," Long Yi said, extending his hand.
"You know I can’t give that to you," Lyd Jon said with a bitter smile.
"Then get out of my way!" Long Yi said aggressively.
At this moment, Elma at the top of the tower was almost dying of tension because, in the next room separated by just one wall, Semi-Crazy Demons and Black Crystal Mages were frantically amassing Mana. A powerful array isolated all the Mana fluctuations, so Long Yi had no idea.
"You know, I absolutely can’t let you pass easily. Who knows, perhaps the next room is already prepared with a deadly trap for you!" Lyd Jon said.
Upon hearing this, Long Yi burst into laughter: "Don’t tell me the next room has deadly traps; even if you brought a group of Giant Dragons, I wouldn’t be scared!"
Saying this, Long Yi actually charged out, and the spot he charged through wasn’t even a door, but a metallic wall!
In that instant, Long Yi almost wanted to give Lyd Jon a thumbs up. This kid was simply a genius; he had managed to display his own image of being daring and fearlessly intelligent in such a short time.
Since he had performed so well, Long Yi had no reason not to cooperate, right?
Fighting Aura instantly blasted open the metal wall in front of him, and Long Yi was like a carefree asteroid crashing through the universe, no mere metal wall could stop him!
But in the next moment, he stopped.
Because the moment he stepped into this room, all energy disappeared.
Long Yi landed heavily on the ground, surrounded by numerous Semi-Crazy Demons and Black Crystal Mages. The humming sound of Mana Resonance echoed around, and in a large area in the center of the room, there was no energy at all.
"No way, you’re still using this trick?" Long Yi laughed.
"We have no other tricks left," Lyd Jon said, coming in through the door, of course.
"Haven’t you heard whether these little tricks actually work on me?" Long Yi said with a smile.
"Maybe they wouldn’t work on others, but luckily, I’m not one of those others," Lyd Jon also said with a smile.
"So this space doesn’t affect you guys?" Long Yi asked disdainfully.
"Of course it does; we don’t have such bizarre magic," Lyd Jon said.
"Or are you saying, you found some people who can beat me in hand-to-hand combat?" Long Yi asked again.
"As the king of the Stellar Realm Arena, finding someone who can beat you in hand-to-hand combat, even if such a person exists, would be very hard for us," Lyd Jon said.
"Then, who gave you the confidence?" Long Yi asked.
"This magic barrier has been specially fortified, guaranteed to withstand your brute force; all the Mana inside is isolated, you cannot release any energy; and these group of Crazy Demons can last a very long time with their Mana endurance," Lyd Jon said.
"My god, are you planning to starve me to death here?" Long Yi’s eyes widened.
"No, I believe you still have weaknesses. For example, I could now suck all the air out of this room," Lyd Jon said, stepping back a few steps.
Immediately, a few Semi-Crazy Demon Mages came over, stood at the edge of the hole Long Yi had created, and temporarily sealed the hole with magic, while the room’s air system immediately began to suck out the air inside bit by bit.
"So, you’re betting whether your Mana runs out first, or if I suffocate first, right?" Long Yi simply sat down on the spot and asked with a laugh, his face showing no unease.
"This is an opportunity; I’ve decided to take a gamble," Lyd Jon said.
"Seems like I can’t go anywhere else; I might as well bet with you," Long Yi said without trying to struggle. He just sat there, calmly watching Lyd Jon.
"Don’t you think you’re too slow? You should move faster, or what if I suddenly break out?" Long Yi still smiled.
"Don’t worry, it will be quick," Lyd Jon said.
Lyd Jon’s position was outside the range of the magic’s effect, so he always had enough air, and at this moment at the top of the Ancient Mage Tower, the surveillance screen showed that the air around Long Yi had become extremely thin!
"Hmm, this feeling is really uncomfortable," Long Yi’s voice still came through, only this time he used magic instead of talking.
"I know your body is very strong, but no matter how strong, you can’t survive in a vacuum. After all, you are not a Crazy Demon. So, I’m just waiting for your word. Just agree to leave immediately, and I’ll immediately terminate all the traps and magic here. You know, deep down, I really don’t want to make things difficult for you," Lyd Jon said, sounding quite sincere.
"Has Lyd Jon gone mad? This is a rare opportunity! Why not take the chance to suffocate Long Yi while we can and let him leave again?" Zulal said, immediately feeling something was amiss, he turned back to look at the Ascender, who merely smiled and remained silent.
"Because Lyd Jon doesn’t have the confidence to kill Long Yi," Elma spoke up. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
