Training-Addicted Mage In A Progression Fantasy-Chapter 72: Valley of Souls (2)

“Let’s retreat.”

Chris, the mage with messy hair, made a decisive call without hesitation upon hearing that Beasts were also rushing towards Areas A and B.

“But...”

Someone opened their mouth to object, but Chris firmly shook his head.

“If we hesitate any longer, the Defense Magic Circle might be breached and we could be surrounded.”“Won’t support arrive soon?”

In response to someone’s optimistic words, Chris sighed deeply and replied.

“Then we can deal with the beasts again when that happens. Right now, we can’t even guarantee our own safety, can we?”

Leon, who had been listening to their conversation, silently put his large Spatial Pocket back into his clothes.If they had decided to retreat, there was no need for Leon to show all his Golems.

With Chris in the lead, all the mages turned their steps.Although anxiety crept in, everyone quickly made a decision, knowing that without someone to hold off the beasts, the Defense Magic Circle wouldn’t last long.

The mages who had gathered their thoughts hurriedly headed towards the location of the Teleportation Magic Circle to escape from the Valley of Souls.However, upon arriving there, the mages’ faces were instantly filled with dismay.

“The Teleportation Magic Circle...”

Someone pointed at the damaged magic circle with a voice tinged with lamentation.The magic circle was already ruthlessly destroyed.Deep cracks ran through the floor where complex patterns had been engraved, and the light of magic had already faded.

“Who would do such a thing...”

As another spoke with an angry voice, one mage cautiously raised a question.

“Could it be that one of those who went to request support damaged the Teleportation Magic Circle?”“Are you saying there’s a traitor?”“Isn’t it Lucas’s doing? Hasn’t he been suspicious for a while? He was also close to the Pygmalion School.”

Chris shook his head with a serious expression.

“It’s unlikely he would use such a shallow trick. Let’s not make hasty assumptions.”“Then what about the support?”“Is that the problem? We should be worried about our lives right now.”“We need to escape before the Defense Magic Circle is breached...”

The voices of several mages intertwined chaotically.

At that moment, a strong vibration shook the ground.It seemed like the roars of Beasts could be heard from afar.

“Has the Defense Magic Circle... been breached?”“Damn it!”“Are we all going to die here?”

The faces of some mages turned pale.

And for good reason, as there were hundreds of Beasts in Area C alone.If other areas had been breached as well, many more Beasts would be rushing in.

“We can’t hesitate any longer! Let’s break through before we’re completely surrounded!”

Chris shouted with an urgent voice.

His mind was racing, formulating an escape plan.

With the Teleportation Magic Circle damaged, the only option was to fly to Asteria.The problem was that the distance was not insignificant.It would take at least 3 days of non-stop flying to reach it.

The mages, including Leon, hurriedly left the building following Chris.But was it already too late?

Nearly a thousand Beasts were rushing towards the group where Chris was.As soon as the Defense Magic Circle was breached, the Beasts had swarmed in at a ferocious speed, surrounding them.

Even the mages who had maintained their composure turned pale at the sight of the Beasts baring their sharp claws and teeth while roaring.

One mage muttered in disbelief.

“How could there be so many Beasts...”“Even for the Valley of Souls, it doesn’t make sense for this many Beasts to be inhabiting it.”“Were they hiding their strength?”“Weren’t we constantly recording their movements?”“We did neglect the deeper areas, that’s true.”

Conversations mixed with tension and fear were exchanged.

What could be done to overcome this situation?

The plan was to break through the encirclement while some of the group held off the Beasts in different directions.But Chris hesitated to speak up,

Asking someone to face the Beasts here while the others escaped was tantamount to sacrificing that person.

At that moment, Leon spoke.

“It would be best to escape while my Golems hold them off.”“Would that be alright?”

Chris looked at Leon with surprised eyes.

Chris knew about the 70 Golems roaming the Valley of Souls.He also knew how expensive Golems were.Consuming 70 of them was something Chris found difficult to casually demand.

“It’s fine.”

From Leon’s perspective, these were Golems he had made to get accustomed to magic anyway.Although the cost of minerals was regrettable, it wasn’t worth saving in a situation like this.

“Thank you so much.”

Chris bowed his head in gratitude.

Leon began to take out Golems from his large Spatial Pocket.With each of his gestures, enormous Golems appeared.Their number had already surpassed 70, exceeding 100 and approaching 200.

“...”

Chris couldn’t close his mouth as he watched the Golems Leon was bringing out.Even one Golem was considered a luxury item, but 200?

No, the number of Golems was surpassing even that.

The number of Golems surrounding the 50 mages approached 400.At this point, the massive Golems were densely packed around them, almost blocking their view.

“This is...”

Someone inadvertently spoke but quickly shut their mouth.They didn’t want to risk offending Leon in any way.

Leon calmly said after bringing out 400 Golems, leaving 100 in reserve just in case.

“Let’s leave this to the Golems and break through the encirclement.”

Leon put Neo, who had somehow walked to the Teleportation Magic Circle, into his Spatial Pocket with a mental command and lifted himself into the air.The other mages also used Levitation Magic.Their robes fluttered in the wind.

They decided to break through the encirclement of the approaching Griffon flock.Griffons were Beasts from the shallow areas of the Beast Forest in the west.They weren’t particularly difficult for the mages to handle.

The 50 mages charged towards the Griffon flock.All kinds of magic exploded, creating a chaotic battlefield.Fireballs tearing through the sky, flashing lightning, and freezing ice arrows flew towards the Griffons.

Suddenly, a sharp scream rang out from the group of mages.

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“Kheuk.”

Something abruptly sprang out from the Griffon flock, and before the mages could properly recognize it, that being had instantly pierced through the chest of one mage.At the end of the arm that had penetrated the chest were sharp claws dripping with blood, gleaming ominously.

Dark brown skin, with red blood vessels prominently visible on its surface.It had a human-like form, but it looked more like a walking corpse than a person.

Between the sparse hair, red glowing eyes emitted a light filled with madness.

“Blood...”

An unpleasant voice mixed with a metallic sound sprang from its mouth.

“Not enough blood...”“Fall back!”

Chris hurriedly pulled the mages away from the vicinity of that being.

The being pulled out the arm that had pierced the mage’s chest.A horrible sound accompanied the tearing of flesh.

Then it slowly turned its head.

Around it, bright red Magic Power gathered and transformed into the shape of spears.The blood-colored spears randomly rushed towards the mages.

“Ice Shield!”

One spear was blocked by the ice shield Chris had formed, but the rest easily pierced through the defensive magic of other mages as if tearing through paper.Screams echoed from all directions.

The being’s attack didn’t stop there.It charged at Chris while simultaneously launching the spears.Its speed far surpassed the physical abilities enhanced by Mana Infusion Technique.

Pung-

With a sound like air being torn, it appeared instantly beside Chris and swung its arm.Blood-colored Magic Power swirled around its claws once again.

The defensive barrier formed by Chris’s glowing robe couldn’t withstand the attack.With a sound like glass shattering, the barrier broke into pieces, and Chris was thrown to one side like a doll.

And then the being immediately turned its head.At the end of its gaze was Leon.

It had immediately identified that Leon was the next most powerful after Chris.Leon, realizing he couldn’t gauge its Realm, was already drawing up his Magic Power.

Judging by how the messy-haired mage blocked the spear, its magic level seems to be Advanced Arcane... But its physical abilities are stronger than that?

It seemed that Leon could handle it sufficiently at that level.

“Blood Magic?”

While Leon was calmly assessing his opponent, someone muttered in a terrified voice upon seeing its appearance.A Blood Mage, one who deals with blood, considered taboo, had appeared here.

“Why is a Blood Mage in the Valley of Souls...?”

The sudden appearance of a horde of Beasts.A long-lost Blood Mage.And in the Valley of Souls they had managed for decades?Everything was full of questions.

But they couldn’t focus their attention on the Blood Mage.They had to deal with the Griffon flock.

The Griffons, as if following the Blood Mage’s orders, were all bypassing the Blood Mage and only attacking Asteria’s mages.

Amidst the chaotic formation.

Leon used Mana Infusion Technique and simultaneously incanted.

“Illuminate.”

Instantly, Magic Power rushed to his forehead.This was the conclusion he reached after judging that he couldn’t gain the upper hand in physical abilities with Mana Infusion Technique.

And the scene of the Blood Mage approaching Leon and swinging its arm towards his head flashed through his mind.

Leon didn’t hesitate to duck his head.

A sound of air being torn rang out.The air above Leon’s head shook as if being ripped apart.He had dodged it by a hair’s breadth.

The next scene kept playing in Leon’s mind.Frowning at the throbbing pain, Leon hurriedly moved his body backward.

A blood-colored spear passed through where Leon had been.

Leon drew out his Wooden Sword.Magic Swords emitting an eerie aura floated around Leon.

The Blood Mage flinched upon seeing the sword Leon had drawn.But it quickly regained its composure and charged at Leon again.

Leon barely dodged the Blood Mage’s sharp claws and raised his palm.

“Fall.”

With a thunderous sound, blue lightning fell from the sky.A flashing light illuminated the surroundings.

Surprisingly, the Blood Mage didn’t even attempt to dodge the lightning.It took a direct hit from the thunderbolt.The smell of burning flesh spread around.

But what was even more surprising was that the Blood Mage’s flesh, which had been ruptured by the lightning, instantly regenerated.As if there had never been a wound at all.

Even Leon couldn’t help but be taken aback by this sight.Could this unbelievable recovery ability really be called human?

Before Leon’s thoughts could finish, a blood-colored spear flew towards him.Leon quickly blocked the spear with his Wooden Sword.Then he wiped the blood on the Wooden Sword with his finger.Although it was blood formed by magic, it was still the Blood Mage’s blood nonetheless.

“Taint.”

As Leon incanted, black stains spread through the blood.Like ink spreading in water, the black color tainted the blood.

“Kheuk...!”

The Blood Mage suddenly screamed.It clutched its arm.Although there was no significant change in its appearance, it was clear that the Blood Mage was feeling pain.

As Leon had expected, the Curse of the Black Night was effective.However, the Magic Power consumption was unbearable.

He needed to end this quickly.

Leon immediately shot his Wooden Sword towards the Blood Mage.

The Wooden Sword flying like an arrow.The Blood Mage, who hadn’t even thought of dodging the Electric Shock magic, moved its body to avoid the Wooden Sword.More precisely, that scene flowed into Leon’s mind.

Leon’s eyes glowed.