Wizard Earl

Chapter 653 Trap (2)

Martina continued to support the ice-attribute jade bracelet to protect herself from the effects of the blood energy, while constantly scanning the surrounding blood mist. She didn't have much time left; she had to find a weakness in the blood mist as soon as possible so she could break through!

After carefully observing the blood mist surrounding her, which resembled the effects of ordinary blood-attribute magic, for about half a minute, Martina seemed to discover something extraordinary within it. A look of shock flashed in her eyes, and she exclaimed incredulously, "Blood witchcraft? This is the forbidden art of blood witchcraft?"

Outside the blood mist, the scarlet-masked man who was normally controlling the blood mist heard Martina recognize the origin of his magic. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, which were visible beneath the mask. He then unleashed several more spells at the blood mist, increasing its power.

"Who are you? Did Old Victor send you to kill me?" Martina, recognizing the blood magic, seemed to realize something. There was no hope left in her heart. Although she couldn't see the figure of the scarlet-masked man, she shouted sharply at the surrounding blood mist:

Upon hearing Martina mention old Victor, the man in the scarlet mask, who was about to infuse his magic into the blood mist, suddenly stopped. After a moment's thought, he hoarsely transmitted his voice into the blood mist, saying, "You're about to die, yet you still have so many words to say..."

Although the man in the scarlet mask didn't admit anything, his voice, reaching Martina's ears in the blood mist, seemed to imply that he admitted he was sent by Old Victor to kill her.

"Impossible! Impossible! Where did you come from? Connor Ferguson is so important to the professor, why would old Victor choose to kill me first? Why?" Believing that her plans had been ruined by old Victor, Martina was utterly shocked and muttered to herself in a daze:

Seeing Martina's state, the glint of light in the eyes of the man behind the scarlet mask flashed twice. He didn't capitalize on Martina's panic; he wasn't about to strike while she was down! It seemed he hadn't come here for Martina at all…

Martina was no pushover either; she was incredibly resilient. She was only disoriented for about ten seconds before recovering and refocusing her attention on her predicament. Martina's eyes swept coldly over the surrounding blood mist. Even though she hadn't yet found the weakness of the blood mist, she didn't have time. If she dragged it out any longer, she would be worn down and die here!

Whether the scarlet masked man is actually sent by Old Victor to kill her is no longer important. The most important thing now is to break through this barrier as quickly as possible and escape in a blood mist. After all, survival is the priority!

Regardless of whether the mysterious scarlet-masked man was using the legendary and terrifying forbidden technique, Blood Witchcraft, Martina had to give it a try. She absolutely refused to sit idly by and wait to be slaughtered! Not fighting meant certain death, but fighting might offer a glimmer of hope!

Having made her decision, Martina gritted her teeth, a resolute glint flashing across her cold, beautiful face beneath her veil. With a thought, she activated the ice-attribute jade bracelet on her left wrist, its blue-white light bursting forth, temporarily suppressing the blood energy that seemed to surge like a tide within the blood mist. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Martina flipped her right hand, revealing the lightning-attribute jade bracelet on her right wrist, which also emitted a dense purple lightning bolt. This time, Martina had learned her lesson; instead of splitting the lightning into a dozen bolts, she combined them into a single bolt, half a meter thick, and slammed it fiercely into the blood mist.

Following the lightning bolt, Martina cleverly followed closely behind, attempting to use its power to break through the eerie blood mist.

The moment Martina's lightning took shape within the blood mist, the scarlet-masked figure outside the mist seemed to sense it. She hesitated briefly, then retrieved a fist-sized, vividly colored blood-red crystal ball from her spatial ring…

"Bang!"

This time, Martina unleashed her full power, concentrating a terrifying burst of lightning that struck the blood mist. Instantly, a large opening appeared in the previously impenetrable, dense blood mist. Upon seeing this opening, a joyful smile appeared on Martina's face, and without the slightest hesitation, she rushed out of the opening.

However, before Martina could even feel excited about escaping death through the blood mist, she saw a scarlet masked man holding a bright red crystal ball in his hand controlling a dozen blood-red streaks to attack her from not far away. These blood-red streaks came very suddenly, but Martina's reaction in this life-or-death moment was not slow at all. Without any hesitation, she immediately took out the small gray shield that she had used to defend against the magic-breaking bullets.

However, this time the gray shield did not continue its previous miraculous performance. When it came into contact with the blood-red streaks unleashed by the scarlet-masked man, it trembled and let out mournful cries!

Sensing the terrifying power of the crimson streak, Martina, who had just been overjoyed, immediately turned grim again. However, this time, because she was not trapped by those troublesome and strange blood mists and had regained the support of energy particles in the space, the mana consumed by casting spells was greatly reduced. Therefore, Martina did not panic when faced with the approaching crimson streak.

Martina's beautiful eyes flashed with a cold light beneath her veil, and the lightning on her left and right hands, along with the ice jade bracelets, burst forth with dazzling light once more. A barrier composed of ice and lightning appeared within a one-meter radius of Martina, replacing the small gray shield she had initially deployed, to counter the dozen or so blood-red streaks that were attacking.

Martina's barrier and the crimson streak unleashed by the scarlet masked man were both extremely powerful techniques. After colliding, they were momentarily locked in an awkward situation where neither could gain the upper hand. However, just as Martina breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to regain her footing, deciding whether to counterattack or run away, the scarlet masked man seemed to give Martina no chance to catch her breath. With a snap of his fingers, his hoarse voice once again came from beneath the scarlet mask.

"burst!"

Before the echo of the scarlet-masked man's "explosion" had completely dissipated, Martina watched as the energy fluctuations of the dozen or so crimson streaks surrounding her barrier suddenly intensified dramatically. Instantly, only one thought remained in Martina's mind: "Not good..."

(End of this chapter)