Wizard Earl

Chapter 654 Trap (3)

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Around the protective barrier surrounding Martina, one after another, crimson streaks of light exploded, producing deafening roars.

The deafening sound, the huge shockwave, and the intense corrosion made Martina's barrier seem like a large ship in a storm. Although it was large enough, it was still unable to avoid being tossed about by the storm and could capsize and drown at any time!

Despite Martina's desperate efforts, frantically channeling mana into her combined enchanted artifacts to prevent her barrier from being destroyed by the exploding crimson ribbons, unfortunately, after the tenth ribbon exploded, only three remained unexploded. Just as she was about to weather this critical moment, a devastating scene unfolded: a crack appeared in her barrier. In her swift reaction, Martina attempted to do something to salvage the situation...

The eleventh crimson ribbon exploded, as if it were the last straw that broke the camel's back. What was originally just a crack instantly turned into dozens of cracks in two seconds. Then, after the twelfth crimson ribbon exploded, Martina's cracked barrier finally gave way, emitting a final buzzing sound before collapsing completely.

Fortunately for Martina, she still had her small gray shield. She pulled out the overburdened shield and unleashed its full power. Under its cover, Martina desperately fled. Because only the last crimson streak exploded, Martina managed to escape the corrosive shockwave of the streak. However, her small gray shield was completely destroyed in the shockwave and the corrosive blood energy.

Although she escaped the explosion of the crimson ribbon, Martina was covered in dust and dirt, and her only defensive magical item, the small gray shield, was destroyed. Anger and resentment surged into her mind. Although her rational mind told her that the best thing for her now was to run away, as fast and as far away as possible!

However, Martina was still somewhat blinded by rage. She wanted to kill the scarlet-masked man whom Old Victor had sent to kill her. Her hatred would not be satisfied until he was dead! Losing her composure, Martina took out a longbow that shimmered with an eerie green light and a green-glowing iron arrow from her spatial ring. Without hesitation, Martina drew the bow, nocked the arrow, and shot it at the scarlet-masked man.

Whether it was due to excessive confidence in her attack, a return to reason indicating she shouldn't have used the weapon, or some other reason, in any case, after firing that arrow, Martina sheathed her green longbow and dashed into the woods on either side of the road, running for her life!

Faced with Martina's swift, airborne arrow, the scarlet-masked woman's eyes, visible beneath her eerie mask, revealed a grave expression. The arrow was simply too fast and too close; even if she wanted to dodge it, it would be impossible!

In a moment of haste, the scarlet-masked man pulled his hands together in front of him, and a thick shield of blood mist appeared not far away, precisely on the trajectory of the incoming arrow. The blood mist shield had barely been placed when the arrow struck, piercing through it and continuing its attack on the scarlet-masked man…

"snort!"

The next second, the scarlet-masked man clutched his shoulder, struck by the green arrow, and collapsed to the ground with a painful groan. Although being hit by the green arrow was unfortunate, fortunately, the Blood Mist Shield, while not changing the outcome of the attack, altered the arrow's trajectory. It caused Martina's arrow, originally aimed at the scarlet-masked man's throat, to strike his shoulder instead.

Seeing the scarlet-masked man struck by a stray arrow, a figure in black robes quickly approached from a distance. This person was none other than...

It was Connor Ferguson!

"Margaret, are you alright?" Connor carefully helped the crimson-masked woman, Margaret, who had fallen to the ground, to her feet, asking with great concern. According to their plan, he had been hiding at a distance to cover for Margaret, while also observing whether Martina was the mastermind behind the sneak attack. The last arrow Margaret fired was incredibly fast and extremely close; by the time Connor, hiding in the distance, realized the danger, Margaret had already been struck and collapsed to the ground.

Margaret removed the eerie scarlet mask from her face, her complexion pale from blood loss. The dark green arrow Martina had shot was lodged in her shoulder. Hearing Connor's concern, Margaret shook her head and whispered to Connor beside her, "The arrow was poisoned, but don't worry, I'm fine!"

Upon hearing Margaret mention that the arrow was poisoned, Connor immediately became serious and began examining the wound on Margaret's shoulder from the arrow. After a moment, finding that Margaret was unharmed, Connor breathed a sigh of relief. Margaret was right; the arrow Martina had shot was indeed poisoned, and it was some kind of deadly snake venom. However, although the venom was potent, Margaret, perhaps due to her practice of blood magic, hadn't allowed the venom to spread through her body and thus hadn't caused her much harm. She would likely take an antidote, which should eliminate the poison.

"You rest for a bit. I'll clean up the scene now. We'll go back to our spot in a little while, and then I'll treat your wound and remove this iron arrow. This arrow is no ordinary weapon; it's extremely dangerous!" Connor solemnly instructed Margaret.

The poison on the arrow that struck Margaret's shoulder, while not currently causing any harm, was carefully examined by Connor because he had initially intended to use this type of arrow to determine its owner. He knew that while this type of arrow appeared ordinary and structurally similar to a regular iron arrow, it was actually deadly. A mishandling of it could cause severe bleeding from Margaret's shoulder wound…

(End of this chapter)