When Horus saw Angor walking out of the hall with Lawson's head in his hand, his frozen expression finally showed a hint of emotion.
"Mechanical Beast Emperor" Lawson was not the strongest fighter, but his defense was not weak at all. Besides, Lawson was a level-2 truth-finder wizard, the same level as Horus.
Such a powerful Lawson only had his head left?
Was this the power of that arrow?
Horus now somewhat understood why they had all sensed a strong premonition of danger earlier. The power of this arrow was simply beyond their imagination.
Sunders also looked grim. According to Angor, the situation was not optimistic. He already guessed that Lawson was in trouble, but he did not expect the outcome to be so horrifying. Lawson, who was fully equipped with alchemy tools and mechanical enhancements, was actually reduced to such a state.
Who did this? A legendary?
"Is he dead?" Greya asked hesitantly.
Angor did not answer. He sat down on the ground and took out a piece of Mithril Gold from his bracelet. He quickly melted it into a platform, then took out his experiment tools and a rune engraving pen.
"I'm sorry, Miss Barbie. I'm not dead yet." Angor used Hand of Spell to hold Lawson's head.
"Thank goodness you're still alive. If you die and become Principal Muse, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy the ingredients I want here anymore. "Greya was obviously familiar with Lawson. She didn't sound like she was gloating over Lawson's misfortune. Instead, she sounded relieved.
"What's Angor doing?" Sunders asked.
"I asked him to help me draw an Energy Balancing Rune. My mana vortex is collapsing in my mind space. I need to borrow some external force to at least slow down the collapse of my mana whirlpool. "
Mana vortex collapsing?! Apart from Asaz and Angor, who was still working on the rune, everyone else widened their eyes in fear.
This was one of the most dreaded situations for wizards.
Once a mana vortex collapsed, a wizard would die for good. Besides, the collapse of a mana vortex would also affect the soul space, spirit sea, and other unspeakable mysterious places. Even the soul would not be able to escape.
The collapse of a mana vortex was not irreversible, but once it began to collapse, it would be very difficult to save it.
Greya looked at Lawson's head with a complicated expression. Even in such a situation, Lawson could still speak so calmly. As expected of someone who could rule Floating Mech City.
Back when Greya lost her body, she spent an entire week in despair.
If Lawson could speak so calmly, it meant that everything was not completely off track. Or maybe it was already off track, but Lawson did not want to talk about it.
Regardless of what the answer was, it was not something they should care about. As a matter of fact, this was Floating Mech City's "family business". They already showed restraint by not adding insult to injury.
After a moment of silence, Sunders asked, "Did the arrow hurt you?"
Lawson did not wonder why Sunders knew about the "arrow". He assumed Angor must have told Sunders about it. "Yes."
"Where is the arrow now?" Sunders looked at the hall where the light was still surging. "Is it still inside?"
"… It's gone."
To be more precise, the arrow turned into light and disappeared after hitting Lawson's heart.
The arrow disappeared? This answer was a little unbelievable, but the group was not too surprised. Being able to pass through the void, not affecting anything in the material world, and directly launch a destructive attack on a person was beyond their understanding. Therefore, no matter how unbelievable it was, it seemed to be acceptable.
"What was that arrow?" Greya asked.
Lawson did not answer. He did not know either.
Just as everyone was about to ask about the situation, a humanoid figure emitting a faint blue light suddenly appeared beside them.
At the same time, a strange teleportation pattern appeared on the wall behind them. A handsome young man with dark circles under his eyes walked out from the pattern.
It was Antonio, the guardian of the R&D Department.
The young man who showed up behind him was the city lord of Floating Mech City, the director of the R&D Department, and the uncrowned king of alchemy in the southern wizardry region, "Mediocre" Muse.
The Muse they knew had always been undisciplined and lazy. However, at this moment, Muse's expression was rarely serious and his expression was even more solemn.
Muse first observed the people around him and then looked at the heads of Angor and Lawson.
When he saw Angor drawing more than half of the runes, Muse realized something. He sighed in relief. At least he made it in time. Lawson was still alive.
Muse did not interrupt Angor's work, nor did he care about why Sunders and the others were here. He simply stood aside and waited.
During this process, Antonio disappeared for several seconds. Sunders could sense where he went. Antonio went to the Tower of Infinity and closed the door he opened earlier. At the same time, he asked the wizards who were attracted by the light to leave. When he was done, Antonio returned to the corridor and closed the door of the metal hall, completely isolating himself from the sea of light.
In less than three minutes after Muse arrived, he finished drawing the Energy Balance Rune on the simple platform.
With a flash of light, the platform released a supernatural aura, indicating that the item was completed. Next, Angor carefully controlled the Hand of Spell to place Lawson's head in the center of the platform. Lawson thanked Angor and closed his eyes. Using the Energy Balance Rune, he tried his best to correct the chaotic mana whirlpool in his mind space.
Muse, who had been silent all this time, sighed softly. "Only an Alchemist who specializes in enchantment could create such a balanced alchemy tool in such a short time."
"Thank you," Antonio thanked Angor.
Naturally, they had items similar to energy balance, but they didn't know Lawson's requirements. From the time they came to find him, learned his specific requirements, and went to look for the items, it was very likely that Lawson would not be able to hold on.
Angor's help was a great contribution to Lawson's survival.
"Are you alright?" Muse noticed that Angor's face was very pale.
Angor exhaled deeply and leaned against the wall tiredly. "I used up a lot of energy on my way here. I'll be fine after some rest."
Muse nodded and looked around. "This is not a good place to talk. We don't know what's going on in the hall. Let's get out of here first."
Muse took out a strange-looking short cane and tapped it on the floor.
A teleportation rune immediately appeared under their feet.
Everyone, including the unconscious Melantha, disappeared in a flash of light.
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