Mage Manual-Chapter 1280 - 931: Bitter Struggle

Boom!

With the collapse of the supporting pillar, the five-story building along the street crumbled down. Ash, Diya, and Vishi narrowly escaped before being buried. The area behind them had turned into ruins, yet the three dared not stop, exerting all their strength to run a short distance before suddenly rolling forward!

Boom!

Two invisible blades flew out from the ruins, almost slicing them at the waist! The heavy debris exploded like toy blocks, and from the dust-covered ruins emerged a tall, elegantly dressed man. His attire was immaculate, his hair perfectly parted, and all buttons fastened neatly, giving off the appearance of a concert conductor.

However, this elegant man wielded two double-edged war axes with long handles. Even a Beastman would handle only one with both hands; it’s not that Beastmen couldn’t wield two, but the double-edged war axe’s center of gravity is at the axe head. It’s not the person swinging the axe, but the axe swinging the person, using colossal momentum to crush everything weak, combining the sharpness of a blade with the impact of a blunt weapon. Dual wielding would dissipate the energy.

But Long Yuan completely reshaped the mages’ worldview.

This is no war axe; it’s a heavy long sword, double-edged shield, and long-handled gun!

It can unleash invisible blades, block most attacks, and even be used as a boomerang!

Just Long Yuan alone would be difficult for Ash and the others to defeat, let alone the two other demons of the same level!

Suddenly, a figure stepped on Long Yuan’s war axe. Long Yuan swung it forcefully, and the slippered figure launched himself like a bullet, covering a dozen meters, with his hood blown back to reveal a head of orange hair.

Demon Le Huai!

He extended his bare palms, pushing forward plainly, completely ignoring Ash’s sword and Vishi’s spear, yet no one dared underestimate the immense power contained within Le Huai’s hands!

It’s crucial to know that while Le Huai was being besieged earlier, he never truly used his hands, relying solely on his legs to remain undefeated!

Suddenly, gunshots exploded, forcing Ash to swing his sword to deflect incoming bullets from all directions. Le Huai smacked Vishi’s spear with one hand, blocked Diya’s fist with the other, and spiral force transmitted from his hands, nearly disarming Vishi, while Diya was sent flying!

At the same time, Long Yuan leaped high, his dual axes descending like a guillotine!

Sword Flash!

Spear Flash!

Their swordsmanship and spear skills reached their peak at that moment, like miracles turning decay into magic. Ash blocked Long Yuan’s guillotine’s mountain-cleaving force, the sword emitting a chilling wail. Vishi spun his spear to deflect Le Huai but at the cost of the spearhead being cleaved by Le Huai.

Bang!

As they tried to use the recoil to distance themselves, Yinzhi’s gunshot sounded like a death knell, precisely hitting them at a disruptive rhythm point.

Ash was about to throw up—during the earlier siege on Le Huai, you weren’t like this at all! Were you acting?!

Yet Ash understood; Yinzhi hadn’t held back earlier, it was them who were too weak.

To match their rhythm, Yinzhi had to lower her standard, yet even so, Le Huai handled them with ease; conversely, teaming with Le Huai and Long Yuan, she could unleash barrages without restraint, and Ash and the others couldn’t contend with the demons’ alliance.

Yinzhi had previously fought godly opponents with pig teammates, now she fought pig opponents with godly teammates. Ash didn’t know about her experience, but as the ’pig’ side, his experience was consistently unsatisfactory.

Yet at this moment, Diya, who had been sent flying, directly lifted three rows of garbage bins by the roadside and hurled them over, protecting Ash and Vishi from the most lethal gunfire, granting them a fleeting moment to escape.

Yes, escape.

Upon discerning the disparity between them and the enemy, Ash and the others knew even with their toenails that a direct confrontation was unfeasible. They had to strategically retreat. After all, the place was vast, and their main task was merely to survive. Why fight the demons to the death?

It’s said that if the enemy is anxious, you shouldn’t be!

Ash and the others planned well, but standing before them were true demons.

Long Yuan wasn’t just a brute force bulldozer; he was a bulldozer with a brain. As his war axe demolished building after building, debris and wreckage blocked the roads, slowing Ash and the others down. They had to maneuver over the ruins, or they’d be trapped in a fight to the death!

Crack!

Ash suddenly cut down a nearby lamppost, and Diya caught and swung it backward, yet Le Huai leapt up by stepping against the wall. Vishi seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack at the airborne Le Huai!

Slam!

Le Huai stepped on the spear shaft with his slipper, saying leisurely, "You have no spearhead."

"But I can still kill!" Vishi’s eyes were fierce as he spun the spear shaft to strike Le Huai. Le Huai sidestepped, clasping the spear shaft like flowing water, using force to try and pull Vishi over. However, due to the excessive force, he stumbled—Vishi immediately released the spear shaft and ran away.

Just now he seemed ready to fight to the death, yet a second later he dropped the weapon and ran!

"Worthy of a Prophet Mage."

Le Huai tossed the spear shaft aside, smiling wryly, "Just like you—a limitlessly low threshold."

"I’m aiming at your kidneys, so think carefully about what words come out of your dog’s mouth," Yinzhi said irritably from atop the ruins.

She glanced at the three figures racing ahead, "The man must stay."

"To interrogate and ascertain which demon he’s involved with, right?" Le Huai pondered, "But now that Ye Jian is absent, could it be..."