Chapter 2850 - 1351: Increasing Burden
The first anomaly occurred from the bloodstain nearby, emitting a strange odor. This ’trace’ was left by the attacker who previously attempted to ambush Double Leaf from behind, only to have themselves shredded into blood foam by a point-blank large-scale vacuum blade during the attempt. However, at the instant Double Leaf received Motan’s message, that bloodstain seemed to come alive, swirling into a scarlet whip and slicing towards Double Leaf... aiming for the empty ground behind her.
At the same time, the three individuals previously struggling and on the verge of defeat due to the invisible waves of wind element suddenly accelerated, expanding their distance by at least 200% compared to half a second ago. In unison, they drew out two radiant magic scrolls from their sleeves and tore them open without hesitation.
In the next moment, several beams of faint purple light spread out, directly covering a hundred-meter radius with the bloody whip’s targeted center. Although causing no harm, it shattered the ’body’ left behind by the girl. Moreover, as the light expanded, the air before the scarlet whip suddenly twisted, revealing Double Leaf’s figure.
As her expression morphed from teasing to astonishment, the cold aura-infused whip mercilessly slammed down, creating a shallow pit where the girl was standing.
Bear in mind, this area is within the Comprehensive Library’s range, and although only a shallow pit, had it been on a common street, that seemingly simple strike would press the ground several meters deep.
This time, Double Leaf didn’t vanish into nothingness as before but instead gravely held her magic wand before her, using multiple layers of advanced elemental magic to withstand the impact. Not only that, she even coated her body with pure earth element, connecting herself with the ground beneath, relying on the earth’s strength to barely neutralize the impact.
Mages typically have a weak constitution... it’s an undeniable fact for the vast majority of mages, and the gaming outside enthusiast Double Leaf is no exception. Even ranked high, her physical fitness only matches Hei Fan’s at best, and falls short of Yu Chen’s. Hence, if the attack landed, even if she had ten lives, it wouldn’t suffice.
But Double Leaf didn’t let such a situation occur. Considering her always clear-eyed, she knows everyone would want close combat with the spellcasters. Alongside numerous measures to pull distance, she also has plenty of emergency plans for such situations.
"Playing the pig to eat the tiger, huh..."
Without severing her connection with the ground, the tiny Double Leaf, now standing in a pit, almost under 1.4 meters in height, clicked her tongue and laughed at the assassin at the other end of the whip, "Your pretending-to-be-dead trick was interesting. Were those shredded fragments a substitute? Or is it this weapon of yours? The whip?"
As expected, the opponent didn’t answer, merely motioned the long whip back and once again swept it horizontally towards the girl’s slender waist.
"Hmm, if I’m not mistaken, it should be a puppet, right?"
Double Leaf gently flicked her magic wand, summoning a sparkling, cold-emanating mage’s hand to clasp the whip, observing its frosty extension with interest, "It can transform into both a person and a whip; seems much more advanced than the elemental puppets we commonly use."
Still silent, the opponent allowed Double Leaf to completely freeze their weapon, then with a virtual grip, the long whip, akin to a giant python, bizarrely broke free from the ice seal—frankly speaking, shattered entirely.
Indeed, the whip, seemingly formed from red segments, shattered on the spot. Due to minor size changes during the process, it easily broke free from the not fully frozen ice seal. It then eerily flew up, forming into a humanoid creature in front of Double Leaf, resembling pixelated figures familiar to us, except to scale.
"So convenient."
Double Leaf dissipated the earth element coating from her exterior as the whip shattered, then astonishingly took flight again, rising about two meters off the ground, eyes flowing as she looked toward the three individuals not far away, "Since you’re together, your abilities shouldn’t be far off, right? The Ranger I hit with an ice spear earlier wasn’t hurt, was he?"
Yet again, no response, just subtle finger movements controlling the dark-red pixelated puppet to leap forward, stretching its seemingly boneless ’limbs’, truly boneless, straight towards the girl!
Hardly imaginable, given Double Leaf’s delicate and frail appearance, if that thing embraced her solidly, she might end up getting all her bones crushed next instant, forced to return to the login screen to remake her character, repeatedly reincarnated into quirky races like ’sand goblin’ or ’ogre’.