Mage Manual-Chapter 1282 - 932: Reunion Once More

Vishi had long forgotten how many years it had been since she last walked alongside someone else.

She never imagined that she would be dominated by a man, enduring humiliation to serve as a maid for several months, finding a master for her soul.

Nor did she imagine living like a mortal for several months, without cultivation, without schemes, no deception; every day was spent teasing her master and the little lamb, and recently, a little hedgehog had been added, making life more and more hopeful.

In order to protect this man, she tore apart her rebirth plan and deduced Hell’s Poison, but this plunged her into a life countdown, even making her soul cage meaningless. Returning to reality would hasten her confrontation with Hell.

Also for the sake of protecting this man, she now didn’t hurry to escape but instead helped him forward with difficulty.

Through several Shared Life and Shared Death experiences, they unknowingly established a deep bond.

"As long as I die, everything will naturally end."

Ash was stunned when he heard this, turning toward Vishi in disbelief, only to see her approach with a smile in her eyes, giving him a light peck on the corner of his mouth.

"Hey!?" Ash was dumbfounded, wasn’t the witch right beside them, were you trying to pick a fight on purpose?

"Ah!?" Diya was dumbfounded, I am right beside them, were you trying to pick a fight on purpose?

Vishi sweetly smiled and said, "But if my master insists on protecting me because he favors me, then the maid can only obediently comply."

Indeed, she and Ash had established a deep bond... at least, from Ash’s perspective, it seemed so!

In the past three months, she had long understood Ash’s character: responsible, loyal, and unable to be ruthless. Vishi wasn’t uninterested in him either and wanted to bring him under her command, but in her long life, Ash was merely a pastime, and emotions to her were nothing more than amusement during rest.

Vishi’s life goal had always been singular—to transcend everything and reach the Supreme!

Did the Ghost Prophet sacrifice herself for Ash?

What kind of pillow allows one to dream such dreams?

For this goal, she could utilize everything, which naturally included the bond between her and Ash!

Ash immediately understood that Vishi was playing with his sense of responsibility, feeling both amused and exasperated: "Can’t you think for your master, and obediently go to your death yourself!?"

Vishi shook her head and seriously said, "They want to solve me because I can seize the angel’s inheritance, and perhaps the largest share of it. As long as I survive this calamity, I will receive immense rewards. Therefore, as long as you, my master, protect me, I will not forget your great kindness and virtue."

"More like you won’t forget my huge stupidity and virtue." Ash sneered, "If you manage to break free from the chains, wouldn’t revenge be the first thing on your mind?"

"Master, you must believe in the bond between us!" Vishi said sincerely, "I promise not to retaliate against anyone around you!"

Ash’s mouth twisted, "You’re not mentioning my fate with a single word, are you?"

Vishi avoided the topic, "In short, this might be my closest chance at the Supreme, and I definitely won’t give it up. If you, my master, choose to help me, you might seize the angel’s inheritance from me. Even if you don’t want to take the risk, at least let me leave alone, give me a chance to fight to the death, that way you still have a chance to seize my angel’s inheritance!"

Ash quietly observed his maid, feeling a bit helpless. Vishi was the most ambitious person he had ever met, with the most unyielding will, almost a hero who couldn’t transcend the Heavenly Kingdom in life and must transcend Hell in death.

Even though he had the possibility of seizing Vishi’s spoils, he might also fail to do so—Vishi was betting on this possibility—but that wasn’t the point, the point was, was he really going to risk his life for Vishi?

Risking his life for the Ghost Prophet sounded foolish, almost at the level of "vouching for the Swindler" or "being neighbors with a Necromancer."

Not to mention that Vishi harbored ulterior motives, intentionally played the emotional card, and refused to die voluntarily...

However...

Ash indicated they didn’t need to support him, turning to Diya. Diya reached out to wipe the corner of his mouth, staring intently at him, pouting as if she wanted to bite.

Seeing this scene, he didn’t even bother to ask ’Witch, do you want to escape alone’ otherwise the witch would get angry enough to bite him.

"Witch, if things go south, we run immediately," Ash said, "Vishi, remember your promise just now."

Vishi was taken aback, then laughed, "I promise, all my anger and desires will be directed only at you, my master."

"I’m glad you made your stance clear, now..."

"It’s time to let the Demon know our stance."

Boom!

Ash’s group of three quickly evaded forward, first seeing a war axe slam heavily into the spot where they had just stood, then seeing an orange-haired figure sprinting along the building walls, as if the gravity law had lost its effect on him!

"Borrowing the axe!"

Le Huai let out a long howl, jumping heavily onto the axe’s handle, grabbing it, and swinging it back at Ash’s group before leaping onto the axe to fly over!

Vishi used a steel pipe to knock the war axe aside, Ash and Diya turned to attack Le Huai in mid-air. But with several resounding Fist Flashes from him, Le Huai easily flipped in front of Ash and the others, launching a furious onslaught at Vishi!

At the same time, the Funeral Bell Gunshot from Yinzhi echoed again, covering the positions of Ash and Diya. Ash had to concentrate fully to block the gun bullets from the two of them—unless it was a Fist Flash, Diya’s hands couldn’t block the gun bullets!

At this moment, Long Yuan also caught up, Diya sweeping at Le Huai’s lower body to make space for Vishi, and the three of them hurriedly fled along the road.

Retreat, retreat, retreat!

They could only escape on the street; if they ran indoors, the buildings would be collapsed by Long Yuan, and they wouldn’t be able to escape then!

"Yinzhi!" Long Yuan roared.

"Understood!" Yinzhi aimed at the trio’s backs, and as Long Yuan hurled his twin axes, her gunshot followed.

Ash and Vishi could block Yinzhi’s gun bullets, but in the instant the bullets and weapons rang, Long Yuan’s twin axes silently attacked.

Fist Flash!

Diya tried her best and could only knock away one war axe, but when faced with the other war axe, they had to stop and dodge!

Le Huai fell like a shadow, his soft, slender hands curving into vicious arcs, reaching for Vishi’s head like an instrument of torture.

The constant gunfire made Ash have to focus entirely on blocking the gun bullets, while Diya and Vishi confronted Le Huai, the latter easily blocking again and flipping to land in front of them.

Thud!

With a resounding tremor of the earth, Long Yuan caught the twin axes and leaped down, the axe descending like a guillotine!

Gun bullets surrounded them, with Le Huai in front and Long Yuan behind, the three were once again trapped in a deadlock!

Ash did not hesitate, suddenly throwing his long sword, but as soon as the blade left his hand, it was caught by Le Huai.

"Don’t just throw trash around." Le Huai said with a smile.

They had already seen Ash use this move to escape with the Miracle once, so how could they give Ash a second chance to run away?

At the critical moment, it was as if a drop of ink fell beside Ash, the ink splattering in a radiating pattern, crashing through space!

Miracle·Heart Pen Ink Splash!

Le Huai and Long Yuan, who were close at hand, were unfazed, with Fist Flash and Axe Flash forcibly deflecting the direction of the ink traces. A second later, these miracles were purified by mysterious chains. But the move also burst a fire hydrant on the street, and with ink marks obstructing, they mistook the splashing rapid stream for an attack and hurriedly dodged, giving Ash and his companions time to escape.

However, Ash broke the last piece of the Void Wings, transcending the soul-searing pain that almost rendered him immobile, having to hold tightly to the witch’s hand.

He forced out a few words through the corner of his mouth: "Witch..."

Diya pursed her lips and looked up at Vishi, who immediately said, "Let’s split up here." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

They were running to a crossroads, and Diya nodded, pulling Ash to the right while Vishi fled alone to the left.

But just then, a war axe broke through buildings on both sides turning them into road ruins, with gun bullets blocking all their escape routes. Diya, unable to fight off the bullets with both hands, Ash almost bit through his lip to clear his mind barely blocking the bullets.

"Sound Knowledge!" Diya shouted in anger.

"Sorry, they have some questions for the Observer." Sound Knowledge said, "I’m not that interested, but if I’m there, I can ensure your safety. If they come, they might not let you off."

By this time, Vishi had already been entangled by Le Huai, who had matched her skill, not allowing her any reprieve. Long Yuan had already caught up, first using a spinning axe to pressure Vishi’s maneuvering space, then forming a pincer attack with Le Huai!

Clang!

Vishi blocked Le Huai, Ash blocked Long Yuan, and Diya took the chance to grab Long Yuan’s axe and threw it far away.

"You’ve given up your last way out." Long Yuan said coldly.

"There was never a so-called way out from the beginning." Ash gasped deeply, his body trembling slightly, "I won’t answer any of your questions."

"Correct attitude."

Long Yuan raised the war axe high, Le Huai sighed, and Sound Knowledge’s gun bullets surrounded them from behind.

Ash’s mind was serene like a lake, the witch’s hair wild and colorful, with ambition igniting in Vishi’s eyes!

Sword Flash!

Fist Flash!

Gun Flash!

Extreme skill clashed against extreme skill, unleashing the most splendid hues close to the might of miracles!

For the first time in a direct confrontation, they matched the demons evenly!

And it was the only time.

Bang!

When the demons launched their second offensive, the mages could no longer unleash their power.

Ash embraced the hit Diya, crashing into the flower shop with Vishi, and Long Yuan immediately used the war axe to collapse the support pillars, causing the entire building to crumble down!

When they struggled out of the rubble, Long Yuan, Le Huai, and Sound Knowledge had already surrounded them. Leaning against the remnants of the flower shop’s walls, the battered Ash took a deep breath, "So tired."

The Void Wings were all broken, and having used Sword Flash so many times, Ash was exhausted, his body feeling filled with lead, wishing for nothing more than to collapse on the spot.

"I’ll give you a massage when we get back." Vishi breathed quickly, "But you’ll have to wait until I’m rested."

"Not allowed." Diya said, "Observer, let me."

The witch’s Void Wings were intact, and she still had four chances to act, at least able to fend off the demons’ attacks four times. However, Ash shook his head, "I can still try a little harder."

"It should be soon, they said there’s not much time, as long as we hold on until then—"

Long Yuan shook his head, "Mages should believe in miracles, but mages must not rely on miracles."

"Otherwise, one day," he raised the war axe, forming a pincer with Le Huai, "miracles will abandon you."

Bang! Thud! Boom!

Ash forced his mind to focus, but at this moment, the gunshots, the axe’s whooshing, the slippers sliding, all sounds woven into a sound net. If it were just now, they would not have been affected, but now, exhausted and severely wounded, this sound net was enough to temporarily disconnect their consciousness from their bodies.

The demons had long realized the witch still had the power to resist, deliberately launching their attack at this moment, now Ash and the others were lambs to the slaughter!

Demons do not need miracles, demons create their own miracles!

Ash couldn’t move, watching helplessly as the war axe fell, then a streak of blood-red entered his sight—

Clang!

The elegant sword blade blocked the brutal war axe, surprise crossing Long Yuan’s face, and Le Huai, who had his hands in his pockets, paused.

Vishi was stunned.

Diya pursed her lips.

Ash stared blankly at the red-haired figure standing before him, feeling his entire body relax involuntarily, leaning softly against the wall, with a smile inadvertently appearing between his brows.

Miracles may abandon him, but the Sword Maiden never will.