Sorcerer’s Handbook

Just a little more.

Above the ruins of the Dead City, Vesser unfurled her golden and silver wings, soaring out of the high-rise, with a terrifying Raven monster hot on her heels. The Raven stomped on the edge of the tile, shattering it into dust, yet it remained in its original shape, suspended in the temporal rift.

Using the recoil, he transformed into a blur, crossing several meters in an instant, the Gray Fox Blade slipping from his sleeve, turning him into an arrow aimed at hunting the evil raven!

Smack!

The Gray Fox Blade pierced through the Sanctuary, yet it couldn’t touch Vesser in the slightest, leaving the Raven himself blocked outside the Sanctuary.

Vesser reversed her grip with her right hand, transforming the ‘Thousand Changes’ spirit into a ‘Wind Blade’ spirit, and all the surrounding air turned into blades, slicing towards the Raven!

The Raven’s speed outmatched the casting speed of the spirit. Using the recoil from attacking the Sanctuary, he swiftly repositioned, and in a sudden motion, he tossed a handful of crushed stones in all directions.

The stones halted in mid-air after flying a meter, and then the Raven stomped on them, propelling them another meter, using them as stepping stones to launch another attack on the Silver Lantern!

After creating a ripple outside the Sanctuary, the Raven continued to step on the suspended stones, dodging Silver Lantern’s counterattacks, becoming a shadow darting back and forth in the air, sealing Silver Lantern like an ink mark!

Yet, once pulled into the “Sanctuary,” he astutely noticed that the characteristic of ‘inanimate objects being suspended in mid-air’ could be leveraged as a combat factor!

The stones he threw entered the normal time scale, their speed reduced to 1/31,536,000, causing them to ‘suspend’ in the air. When he collided with them again, it was as if he found a foothold in the air. As long as there were enough stones spread widely, the Raven’s combat artistry allowed his aerial maneuverability to surpass even that of flying sorcerers!

Vesser was certain that this was the Raven’s first time entering the “Sanctuary,” and until just now, he hadn’t thought of this tactic; otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed Ashe to carry him. So, the Raven must have had a sudden inspiration and applied it directly in combat.

A monstrous combat talent…

But you’ve angered me.

Vesser was exceptionally skilled in reconnaissance Miracles, partly because she needed to find her enemies’ weaknesses, and partly because… her reconnaissance was the prelude to her attacks!

Miracle: Wind Whirl Thread!

A tornado suddenly appeared around her, and the Raven couldn’t avoid it, his clothes leaving trails of smoke-like threads as they were caught by the wind.

Without even looking, Vesser pulled with her right hand.

Miracle: Thread Retrieval!

Just as he was about to be shredded into pieces by the threads, the Raven’s body became as flexible as a cat’s, slipping through the gaps between the wind threads like liquid, only his arm was severely cut, blood dripping and suspended in mid-air.

The Raven, having narrowly escaped, didn’t retreat but continued to weave through the air. Even though his expression was hidden, Vesser knew that beneath the Raven mask, a pair of eyes filled with killing intent were fixed on her.

Watching Ashe reach the Raven’s side, Vesser couldn’t help but bite her lip, a wave of bitterness and grievance rising uncontrollably in her heart.

She didn’t want to be exposed.

She had remained invisible, but the Raven could see through her disguise… If it weren’t for the Raven, everything would have gone smoothly!

“I saw Silver Lantern wiping the text on the wall earlier,” the Raven said. “She wants to destroy the key clues to the third Link of Truth.”

No, she just wanted Square Cicada to rub against it, making it easier for Ashe to find that crucial piece of the puzzle! Once that piece was found, once the third “Link of Truth” was deciphered, Ashe would understand everything about her!

“Silver Lantern!”

Chikara appeared on the other side, flames entwined around the Sanctuary, the fur on his upper body almost entirely ablaze, clearly in battle mode, his voice a mix of tension and excitement: “I knew you would appear! Seeing us about to uncover the secrets of the Dead City, you couldn’t resist trying to stop me! I knew the genocidal Silver Lantern wouldn’t just give up the treasures of the ‘Sanctuary’! I knew it!”

You know nothing, ‘Fire of Ignorance’ Chikara! Even without me wiping you out, with your brain, the Fire of Slaughter you lead would be the first to perish in the Temple! The battle to annihilate the Fire of Slaughter was my easiest victory!

If being wronged by the Raven was merely a grievance, then Chikara’s accusation was enough to make Vesser furious-how could a half-witted orc like you ‘predict’ me?

Whoosh.

Vesser sidestepped, dodging a streak of starlight. She turned to see the female Star sorcerer, a Substitute for the Mercury Trojan Horse, charging at her.

Foolish-

But at that moment, Chikara and the Raven attacked her simultaneously, forcing Vesser to retreat rapidly.

Though the Raven was immune to her delusions, Chikara was not, nor were Chikara’s spirits!

And she excelled in chaotic melee!

Delusion Miracle: Strike the Illusion!

Her figure darted between Chikara and the Raven, and then Chikara’s explosive flame bizarrely curved towards the Raven!

But the Raven was prepared; their previous encounters with the Silver Lantern had taught them that in battle, they had to guard against not only Silver Lantern’s attacks but also ‘friendly fire’ from those around them! The Raven flicked his cloak, creating a buffer of air to disperse the flames, deftly avoiding Chikara’s Sanctuary Miracle!

At this moment, Ashe pulled Gwen back: “Go back, this isn’t a place you can-“

Ashe’s words were cut short because he saw in the eyes of this timid, weakened Star sorcerer, a fervent and desperate hatred.

Though there was no evidence, Ashe had a strong sense that Gwen’s thoughts within the Four Pillars Cult leaned towards the Lord of Myriad Glories. But unlike the Spear spell Sanctuary’s burning rage, what burned in her was a seething hatred.

No wonder the Mercury Trojan Horse chose her as a vessel for descent;

No wonder, even when facing death at the Raven’s hands, she never spoke ill of the Mercury Trojan Horse, accepting her fate.

Because the Mercury Trojan Horse gave her a chance.

A chance for revenge against the Silver Lantern.

Perhaps when the Silver Lantern led the Four Pillars Cult to annihilate the earth, she slaughtered Gwen’s cult; perhaps when the Silver Lantern fled the cult, she turned Gwen’s friends into Blood Seeds; maybe even when the Silver Lantern was still in the Tribulation Fire Temple, she and the Silver Lantern Saintess were on opposing sides… but it didn’t really matter.

Gwen wasn’t the only one who hated the Silver Lantern, and the Silver Lantern’s enemies weren’t limited to the Four Pillars Cult.

Did the Transcendent Cult forget the Resonance String Demi-God taken from them? Did the Twin Cult forget how the last Nightfall City fell? The remnants of the Nature Cult, besides hating the Twin Cult, didn’t forget the mastermind Silver Lantern?

And many more…

They had hunted the Silver Lantern for nearly two months, crossing half of Senlo, bringing disaster to half of Senlo as well.

The mobile disaster Silver Lantern, not only highlighted her combat power but also her… actions.

Ashe released his grip, and Gwen silently spread her wings. To maximize power and accuracy, she recklessly approached the Silver Lantern, unleashing her weak and feeble Star Miracle.

At this moment, the Con Artist and the necromancer finally arrived.

Harvey, merged with Alice, entered the Frostfire state, transforming into the “Nether Knight” form-during chaotic battles, the Dragon Lich’s Decay Breath was too prone to friendly fire-raising the crescent scythe to strike the Silver Lantern’s Sanctuary!

Igor unleashed “Visualization Overlap” without reservation, and the Silver Lantern’s Sanctuary was instantly battered by a storm, rippling with countless waves!

Ashe closed his eyes, drawing the Honey Sword from his mouth.

When he gripped the Honey Sword, his eyes were filled with resolve.

A streak of light shot from his body, like a meteor towards the Silver Lantern.

Boom!

Vesser once again used “Strike the Illusion” to make Harvey and Chikara attack each other, but when she saw the ‘Heart Sword’ slice through her Sanctuary, the bitterness in her heart was so intense she could barely breathe, nearly biting through her lip.

Most of Ashe’s Miracles were launched with the ‘Heart Sword,’ nothing represented his intentions more than the ‘Heart Sword.’

Just a little more, just a little more, and he would know everything, why was it always just a little more…

Vesser took a deep breath, no longer dodging while fighting, but instead diving into the fray, taking on six opponents alone!

You want war, I’ll give you war!