Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 66: The Secret

"Hmph, I want to escape!"

Seeing the high-ranking officer suddenly disappear and then reappear, fleeing at top speed, Wang Ji immediately gave chase.

However, all we could do was watch him run further and further away.

"Then I really can't catch up."

"I can't handle you anymore..."

After glancing once more in the direction the high-ranking figure had left, Wang Ji opened a portal and immediately teleported to the town along the corresponding path. He then flew into the sky and spotted the heavily injured high-ranking figure passing by in a panic.

Wang Ji understood the principle that pride comes before a fall, and knew that even if his opponent was seriously injured, he could not be careless.

He took a step forward.

The high-ranking figure in the distance accelerated backward a thousand meters, then hurriedly chanted a teleportation spell to leave, showing absolutely no intention of fighting.

"Are you terrified?"

It is true.

Put yourself in their shoes. If someone with similar strength next to you was instantly killed and you were also seriously injured, you wouldn't necessarily run slower than them.

But the more this is the case, the less we can let him escape.

If he returns and realizes what's happening, and then launches a sneak attack, that's something Wang Ji really doesn't want to see.

This could have endless consequences.

Judging from his appearance, he's probably heading back to the capital.

Let's not even mention that the Hell Highway has long been laid to the capital, it just hasn't been opened to the public yet.

Near the capital, informants had already set up a portal to the Immortal Realm for some time.

Wang Ji doesn't even need to run around; he can reach the capital with a wave of his hand.

Since we can't intercept them on the road, we might as well just go to the destination and try to stop them.

...

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Above the sky, a figure with a face full of terror was rushing through the air, the scenery on the ground disappearing rapidly behind him, leaving him no room for lingering thoughts.

As his magic surged forth without regard to cost, his speed increased continuously, faster and faster, until ordinary people, even if they looked up, could not detect anything passing by.

"It's coming, it's coming soon."

At the edge of the horizon, a vast city revealed a corner of itself.

imperial capital.

"As long as I can go back to the capital, as long as I can get there, as long as I can return to my tower..."

"As long as it's possible..."

Boom!
Abruptly, a distorted spatial barrier appeared in front of them, followed by an immense pressure of psychic energy.

His figure stopped, and for a moment he was unable to take another step forward.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Wang Ji flew into the air, using his mental power to suppress the high-level magic user while constantly approaching him.

"From the moment you decided to kill everyone indiscriminately, you cut off your own path to survival."

"No, no, don't come any closer, don't come near me!"

Driven by extreme fear, the high-ranking figure who had been blocked suddenly broke free, found a weak point in the barrier, and flew straight up to a higher altitude, giving himself a brief respite.

However, instead of taking the opportunity to retaliate, he quickly released a huge magical firework, which was scarlet in color, not very aggressive, but very eye-catching.

"Flare?"

whoosh-

A ball of light shot out from the exploding fireworks, heading straight for the capital. Wang Ji reached out to grab it, but failed; the object seemed to possess the ability to travel through space.

"Haha, ha, it's been sent out. I've already discovered your secret. Your actions are too obvious. Just wait, it'll happen soon..."

"No more."

The sound was right next to my ear.

"Now that you know, you shouldn't have stopped."

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck Wang Ji; he did it himself.

Time stops.

With practiced ease, Wang Ji unleashed level ten magic power to propel the Shadow Bind, instantly ensnaring the guy for nine seconds.

A thick, shadowy beam of light pierced through the clouds.

The setting sun appeared increasingly dim, and the clouds, which were originally the color of fire, were dyed pitch black.

Time resumes its flow.

Another high-level sorcerer has vanished from this world. His death was uneventful and sudden, without any foreshadowing or warning, and without any grand finale or earth-shattering battle.

He simply stood there, paused for a moment, and then died.

Thus, the two high-ranking officials who went north to carry out the devastating attack were both wiped out.

Open the magic network... No, that's not right.

Wang Ji froze.

This place is too close to the capital, and out of caution regarding the archmage and several high-level abilities, the magic network has not yet covered this area.

In fact, this caution is correct.

Although Wang Ji easily eliminated the two high-level beings using time-stop and stationary laser attacks, he did not forget that the first high-level being eliminated had analyzed the connection method in just a few seconds after observing the magic network, but was denied access because he did not have the necessary permissions.

If you give him more time, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause.

And this second one should not be underestimated either.

If it were a fair and square battle between two sorcerers who didn't use any special abilities or extra methods, even with an unlimited supply of magic power, Wang Ji wouldn't dare say he could defeat either of them in a one-on-one fight.

Judging from the few spells they casually unleashed, both of them were at least level 12 or higher, and their output power was several times that of Wang Ji.

Looking at the capital city, which was practically within reach, Wang Ji felt a surge of excitement.

He also knows large-scale destructive spells such as meteors, meteor showers, and thunderstorms. Moreover, he can precisely target only the palace and concentrate the damage on a single point.

but…

"No, we have to retreat first."

On the one hand, he didn't believe that the two high-ranking officials guarding the capital had no way to resolve these issues.

on the other hand…

No signal, can't connect to the internet.

The magic reserves are a bit dangerous; if something unexpected happens, it could be difficult to handle.

However, the signal...

Wang Ji looked at the one knowledge point he had saved and had some new plans in mind.

Just as he used the Immortal Realm Summoning Technique to open the Immortal Realm Gate and prepare to teleport away, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him—a middle-aged man holding a familiar orb of light.

"Oh?"

Wang Ji's attention was drawn to that, and he was no longer in a hurry to cross the threshold.

Because he was standing within ten meters of Wang Ji.

The man hovered in mid-air in front of Wang Ji, looking down at him and said, "It seems you are that sage."

"I am the second-ranked master of extraordinary arts, a being you should kneel before."

"What about Joward and Albert?"

"Who?"

Wang Ji looked completely bewildered.

"Don't pretend. They just set off to the north to attack the main cities of the Ideal Community not long ago. Since you're here, you must have seen them."

The middle-aged man, who claimed to be the second-in-command of the Mystic Arts, raised the ball of light in his hand and said, "And I also received a message from Joward. Where did he go?"

"Oh--"

Wang Ji suddenly realized: "You mean him?"

"Didn't he tell you?"

The middle-aged man fell silent.

Clearly, there doesn't seem to be much information inside the sphere of light.

"He only told me to stay away from you and not to attack."

"It sounds like getting close to you or attacking you is a very dangerous thing."

Oh?
"Your companion risked everything to tell you my secret."

Wang Ji replied with interest, "But you chose to approach me instead of running away?"

"It seems you have something to rely on."

The second seatmate frowned and said:

"Don't think that you're the only one with some unexpected methods."

“I’m not a rusty brain that’s used to comfort.”

"You may choose to try fighting a well-prepared, genuine sorcerer."

After his intimidation, the second-in-command seemed to have lost interest in saying much more, and he asked again, "Tell me, where are the two of them?"

"Alright, since you insist on asking, I'll tell you."

Wang Ji pointed to the large crater that had just been blasted out and said, "As you can see, they have all disappeared from this world forever."

"And, putting everything else aside, I really don't know the two names you mentioned. Please forgive me for that, since they haven't had a chance to say more than a few words to me since they met me."

Do you want to introduce yourself?

"I can listen."

Between words.

The clockwork cloak has cooled down.

(End of this chapter)