The harpy witch's speed was extremely fast!
At this speed, it was impossible for Grimm to escape from her.
Therefore, he paused for a moment, and the fire elements around him quickly surged. Perhaps in less than half a second, Grimm's Elemental Incarnation would be able to escape from the harpy witch's claws.
Unfortunately, just as he was about to teleport away, he heard a dizzying, ear-piercing scream.
Grimm staggered, and lost control of his flaming body, causing him to be unable to escape in time.
Before he could stabilize his mind and think of another way, the chief witch's cold little hand had already firmly grasped his body. The violent lightning power surged in, and instantly paralyzed his ability to fight back.
The leader of the witches grabbed Grimm's body and immediately rushed back to the shaking space crack at an even faster speed, as if she was going to rush into it with Grimm.
Using this short buffer time, Grimm managed to gather his scattered thoughts. Looking at the spatial crack that was right in front of him, he raised his Flame Scepter with all his might and activated the small spell that he had prepared beforehand.
A muffled sound was heard.
The Fire Djinn suddenly appeared near the side of the ship.
However, before it could roar to announce its arrival to the world, its flaming body was suddenly replaced by Grimm's tall body. The Fire Djinn strangely appeared in the hands of the chief witch, and was thrown into the spatial crack together with it.
Fire Djinn Summon!
Puppet Substitution Spell!
This was not a teleportation spell, but a Flame Puppet Substitution Spell that was completed using the spiritual beacon on the Fire Djinn's body.
The moment before rushing into the spatial crack, the chief witch seemed to have noticed the change in the prey in her hands, but she could no longer change her speed. As she and the other Bird Witch entered the spatial crack, the dark and deep spatial crack finally closed up quietly.
At the same time, the hole in the defensive light barrier finally disappeared.
The floating battleship suddenly trembled. Violent and ferocious runic energy surged out of the core area of the battleship, strengthening the isolation of the defensive spell formation by a thousand times. It completely smoothed out the spatial wrinkles left behind by the Bird Shamans' escape.
The birdmen outside the spaceship seemed to have received some sort of order. Amidst the mournful long howls, all the harpies were like a swarm of bees that had their nest blown up. They immediately scattered like birds and beasts, flapping their short gray wings and fleeing in all directions.
For a moment, the entire sky was filled with grey figures. The Mutated Bird Shamans were mixed in with them, making it hard to tell which ones were the ones who had launched the sneak attack!
Moments later, the surroundings of the airship regained its calm, and the long-awaited sunlight shone upon everyone once more.
The sorcerers looked at each other in dismay. For a moment, they were still in a state of shock.
What happened just now?
Everything was going so well! They were doing their best to kill the Harpies that had come to their deaths. Why did … Why did a Bird Shaman suddenly barge into the defensive spell formation and kill … No, capture the six Magi that were fighting alongside them!
Grimm's mind trembled uncontrollably. Even the Flame Demon's Heart that was sealed in his chest became active, causing the blood in his body to boil. With a great deal of effort, Grimm suppressed the restlessness in his body and calmed himself down.
He turned his head and looked into the distance. The pitiful figures of the Harpies had already disappeared into the horizon. Looking back at each other, the six Magi on the deck of the airship were now missing, some of whom he had become familiar with in the past few days.
At first, Grimm was a little suspicious about the Bird Shamans capturing human Magi. However, the information projected by the A.I. Chip cleared his doubts and allowed him to understand the whole story.
The Harpies were a rather unique race. There were only females in their group, no males. This also meant that the Harpy Kingdom was a kingdom of women, with no males. Hence, if they wanted to reproduce, they had to rely on other races!
The Harpies usually kept themselves to themselves. When an individual in their tribe reached the reproductive period, they would go out to hunt the males of other races and bring them back to their nests to be used as breeding partners. Although the Harpies were individually weak, their biological genes were ridiculously strong. No matter what kind of strange races they mated with, they would always give birth to pure-blooded young Harpies.
Of course, there were Magi and scholars who held a different view. The offspring of the Harpies were also mixed. However, they would directly discard all the offspring with impure bloodlines and only raise those with pure bloodlines. This was how they could maintain the purity of their tribe!
According to ancient records, if a Harpy Witch mated with a human Magus, the offspring they gave birth to would have a much higher chance of becoming a Magus.
Hence, there were countless examples of human males being captured and used as breeding tools in the areas where the Harpies resided. However, today's successful abduction of a Magus was simply unheard of!
All the Magi on the ship could not help but look at the Magus of the Silver Alliance who was in charge.
"Are we not going to chase them? Are we just going to let them take their comrades away? "One of the Magi could not help but ask angrily.
"How do we chase them? Where do we go? "The Magus of the Silver Alliance's expression darkened," This is the depths of the Black Forest! Any change in course could bring disaster to this ship. Do you really think we should barge into the Harpy Kingdom for those unlucky fellows? There are tens of thousands of Harpies and Bird Witches there … "
All the Magi fell silent!
Although everyone found it hard to accept, when they thought about how they might risk their lives to save their companions, the restlessness that surged in their hearts earlier disappeared.
The Magus of the Silver Alliance turned to look at Grim and nodded, "You're very lucky!"
He then announced in a loud voice, "The Silver Alliance will be responsible for compensating the families or organizations behind the Sorcerers who were accidentally lost here just now. However, since everyone has stepped onto this ship, I'm sure you're already mentally prepared for this. We will do our best to repair the holes in the defensive spell formation and not let something like this happen a second time! … "
The Magus of the Silver Alliance spoke a lot of encouraging words, but everyone's brows were still furrowed, losing confidence in the journey ahead.
At this moment, the rarely seen Grade 2 Magus of the Silver Alliance came out of the cabin and looked at everyone coldly.
"I know what all of you are afraid of! I can guarantee on behalf of the Silver Alliance that what happened just now will not happen again. The Harpy Witches actually produced two Mutated Bird Witches in one go, and one of them is an extremely rare Space Magus. This is indeed out of our expectations. I've already modified a part of the spell formation, so it's impossible for them to launch another attack like this. So don't worry, everyone, and continue our journey! "
With that, the Grade 2 Magus went back into the cabin and returned to the core control room.
Everyone looked at each other and could only silently accept the reality in front of them. One by one, they returned to their rooms to rest.
Grim smiled faintly as he accepted Magus Angus's consolation, and quietly returned to his room.
After the wooden door was shut and the room was sealed with a simple spell formation, Grim's expression suddenly turned gloomy. He silently sat down at the wooden table and began to daydream.
If he had been slightly weaker, or if he had not prepared that substitution spell beforehand, his ambitions would have been instantly dashed, and he would have been reduced to the miserable state of being a breeding partner for the Bird Witches!
A large kingdom with close to a thousand Harpy Witches did not need too many adult Bird Witches. As long as there was a tenth of them, there would be a hundred Bird Witches waiting to breed with them. Moreover, the breeding rate of Magi was not high, and they were also a species that had difficulty reproducing. If the first time was not enough, then the second time was not enough. If the second time was not enough, then the third time was not enough …
Whenever Grim thought of the terrifying life of being imprisoned for breeding, he could feel the muscles on his face twitching. His mind was in a frenzy, and he just wanted to go on a killing spree.
Grim knew that this was the side effect of the invasion of the abyss aura. He did not dare to be careless, and quickly took out a few bottles from his waist pouch and swallowed them one by one.
These were all potions that could stabilize the mind and suppress emotions. Although there would be some side effects if he swallowed a large amount, he could not care less about the side effects now that his mind was in a mess.
Perhaps this unexpected encounter in the Harpy's territory was not an 'accident' at all, but a surprise attack arranged by the Bird Witches. Therefore, after the success, the floating warship's journey was unprecedentedly smooth, and it left the Harpy Kingdom without any problems.
Half a month later.
The floating warship passed through the territory of the Forest Fairies.
Both sides engaged in a fierce battle, and the ship rushed over with some damage.
A month later.
The floating warship passed through the territory of the Frost Giants.
Relying on the warship's thick defences, it once again forced its way through.
Two months later.
In the last dangerous area, the floating warship was surrounded by a large group of Thunder Rocs.
Even the defensive spell formation had been breached twice.
Two Magi on the ship died in battle, and only then did they manage to repel the enemy's attack with great difficulty.
Finally, on the 72nd day after boarding the floating warship, they successfully passed through the Dark Forest and arrived at the territory of the Silver Alliance.
The floating warship dragged its damaged body and slowly flew out of the Dark Forest.
Grim stood at the bow of the ship, surveying the plains below him. He could clearly see that the darkness that had not faded for a long time was gradually disappearing, replaced by the green plains and brown earth that he had not seen for a long time.
In the distance, a Magus Tower that towered into the clouds stood silently. Eye-Catching magic light flowed slowly, and powerful magic ripples swept across the horizon from time to time. At the edge of the Dark Forest, there was a small sentry tower every few kilometers, with faint magic undulations flickering on it.
The large Magus Tower and the small sentry tower were connected to each other, working together to protect the land that humans relied on for survival.
As if sensing their arrival, a black figure appeared in the sky in the distance.
It was a group of Magi riding giant eagles, hurrying over!
The Magus of the Silver Alliance once again appeared in front of everyone, excitedly announcing, "Friends from afar, after a long journey, welcome to the territory of the Silver Alliance."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
