"Wait!" Angor shouted because they were in a very dangerous situation.
Opening a plane passageway was too risky, and he might not be able to make it out alive.
So, he thought of another way.
Back when he was still a mortal, he met Toby on The Redbud. Toby gave him a cup of Morning Dew and gave him a golden card. Later, he traded the card for a "Creation Dish" at Greya's Barbie's Restaurant, which he never used until now.
It was Section Ephemera.
Section Ephemera was a miraculous item created by Greya, which could open a passage between two different worlds.
There were three restrictions to using the Section Ephemera. First, the Section Ephemera could only open up a one-time two-way channel. Second, the use of the Section Ephemera had to be in a "stable plane." Third, the user needed to know the coordinates of the other world.
These three conditions could all be met under the current circumstances.
For example, "stable plane". Wizards who used a plane passageway in Abyss Plane might encounter an unstable space and die, but that was only possible when traveling through a plane passageway.
If he only wanted to open a passage between two worlds, he already met the requirement of "stable plane".
There was also the problem of "otherworldly coordinates". One of the reasons why he never used Section Ephemera was because he was too weak to know the coordinates. Now that there were so many wizards around, locating the coordinates was a piece of cake.
Now that his life was in danger, Angor decided to tell them about the Section Ephemera. "Hold on."
However, just as he extended his mental power into the bracelet and was about to take out the Section Ephemera, he discovered something strange.
Inside his bracelet, there was something that was flashing with a faint red light.
That was why Angor's expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?" Madelyne frowned when she saw Angor's strange expression.
Sennefer also gave him a cold stare. "If you have something to say, say it now. Don't waste our time."
Angor hesitated. Instead of taking out the Section Ephemera, he took out the glowing item and placed it on his palm. Everyone looked at it.
It was a drop of blood that had condensed into a bead. It was as scarlet as a flame and as bright as colored glass. Moreover, it exuded a strong aura of truth.
Sennefer sensed something familiar from the drop of blood.
"That's …" Sennefer's eyes widened. "Sunders' blood?!"
Angor nodded. "Yes, I just noticed that the blood left by my professor started to glow. I've never seen it before."
Sennefer gave Angor a thoughtful look when she saw the red glow of the blood.
"He's using his blood to locate you." Sennefer paused for a moment and continued, "People say that Sunders is a cold-hearted man. Now, it seems that there's still room for discussion … "
Sunders was also in the third level of the Abyss, which meant he was trying to get closer to Angor.
Angor was surprised. If Sennefer was right, there was a level-3 truth-finder in the bar, which meant Sunders wouldn't be able to do anything. Sunders might even lose one of his men.
Sennefer shook her head and said, "That's right.
Madelyne saw Angor's confusion and said, "If Mister Phantom comes, we might have a chance to escape."
As long as Sunders approached Angor, he would be able to communicate with Angor through his blood. When that happened, Sunders could easily find the coordinates of the stable space outside and coordinate with them to perform a short-distance space jump.
This way, they would be able to avoid the risk of "unstable space energy" and escape from this sealed space.
"Let's not open a plane passageway for now. It won't take long for Sunders to get here." Sennefer's expression softened a little. She didn't want to use a plane passageway unless it was absolutely necessary.
"I didn't think things would turn out this way." Brofen gave Angor a curious look. No one expected that their last hope of escape would come from an apprentice.
Before Brofen could say anything else, they heard another pair of iron boots stomping on the ground.
The Grave Knight finally caught up with them.
"If that's the case, let's buy some time." Madelyne's eyes glinted coldly. She reached out her hands and released countless green thorns that took root in the ground. When the first group of Grave Knights arrived, the thorns rose from the ground and formed a green wall around them.
Vifit nodded. "As long as the people in the bar don't do anything, these Grave Knights won't do us any harm."
But would the people in the bar really not do anything? This was the only thing they couldn't be sure of.
As a safety precaution, he left Brofen on Dokibell's back to protect Angor and the other apprentices, as well as to prepare a plane passageway for them. If the man in the bar tried to attack them, Brofen would open a plane passageway right away.
Meanwhile, Sennefer and the other apprentices were still defending.
Meanwhile, Angor was still holding onto the shiny blood essence on Dokibell's back.
Time flew by. When someone got tired, Brofen would take their place. Just like that, two hours passed.
They didn't really want to fight, so they could only defend and buy time. However, they still managed to defeat several Grave Knights. When the tenth Grave Knight was dragged into the ground by the thorns, the door of the bar in the center of the graveyard was suddenly pushed open.
Although the battle was in full swing, the sound of the door being pushed open attracted everyone's attention.
Brofen frowned and quickly took out the materials he needed to create a plane passageway.
However, when he saw who it was, he sighed in relief.
It wasn't the woman in the bar. It was the armored knight who climbed out of the coffin first. He looked much thinner than the other Grave Knights, and there was no red light flashing under his helmet. He looked just like an ordinary knight.
He slowly approached the center of the battlefield.
Sennefer and the other apprentices didn't pay much attention to him at first. However, as soon as they saw him, the other Grave Knights and skeletons all backed away. All of them held their swords in both hands and made a knight salute.
Clearly, this knight had a higher rank than the other knights.
Only then did everyone stop looking down on him.
He walked to the center of the battlefield and faced Sennefer and the other apprentices. Unlike the other knights, he didn't attack right away. Instead, he stood still and spoke in the common tongue.
"The Undying Brigade may be buried in a foreign land, but we chose to go on an expedition, and we chose to die here. We are not humans, and we don't have the custom of dying here. It's our honor to be buried here. "
The voice belonged to a man. He didn't speak the common tongue very well, but he was the second person they could talk to in the graveyard.
Clearly, he was responding to Sennefer's order to "take the skeletons away."
Sennefer said, "Maybe I didn't use the right words, but I don't think I deserve this."
"There's nothing wrong with you." After the knight finished speaking, he slowly raised his right hand over his shoulder and grasped the hilt of the greatsword on his back. "However, it's a pity that she doesn't have a good impression of humans. So, I can only ask you to accompany us in our eternal rest —"
As soon as the word "eternal sleep" was uttered, the knight pulled out his greatsword and slashed forward.
Sennefer's power instantly increased from "none" to "truth-finder".
It was a powerful attack, but Sennefer was strong enough to dodge it. However, if she did, Dokibell would have to take the brunt of the attack. Dokibell and the other apprentices wouldn't be able to escape.
Sennefer had no choice but to use her own body as a shield. Fire runes appeared on her body.
Although Sennefer's power was greatly reduced due to the curse, she was still a truth-finder. With her Bloodline ability, it wasn't hard for her to dodge the attack.
However, any battle was a continuous attack. It was impossible to exchange one move for the other's. Sennefer's HP was still fluctuating when the knight followed up with another attack.
Wizard, truth-finder, level-1 truth-finder … level-2 truth-finder!
The knight kept getting stronger and stronger until he reached level-2 truth-finder.
For the first time, Sennefer was knocked away by the relentless barrage of attacks.
Madelyne and Vifet couldn't interfere in a truth-finder battle. They could only watch Sennefer worriedly from the side.
Sennefer stood up again. Her expression was cold and gloomy. At the same time, her body began to expand.
A pair of giant wings emerged from her back. An extra eye appeared between her eyebrows.
Her hands turned into scythes.
Every time she flapped her wings, a gust of wind would be stirred up.
Compared to Sennefer, the scrawny knight looked more like a human. Sennefer, on the other hand, looked like a terrifying demon from the abyss.
Now that Sennefer was getting serious, the battle entered a new phase.
Meanwhile, on Dokibell's back, Angor, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, finally heard a reply.
"Angor?"
A familiar, hoarse voice reached Angor's ears through the blood. It was just a simple question, but Angor couldn't help but feel excited.
When Brofen looked at him, Angor nodded to him and tried to calm his emotions.
"It's me, professor."
After a while, the voice came again. "Why did you come to the Abyss?"
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