Wizard Earl

Despite Connor's best efforts to fly towards the forest, and with the black magic robes amplified to their maximum, he could still sense that the golden-headed eagle in the sky had completed its ascent and was launching another swooping attack on him...

"FUCK!"

Looking at the forest that was still 150 meters away from him, Connor, feeling helpless, cursed under his breath. After venting his emotions, Connor stopped running towards the forest and quickly pulled out the Castilian Staff from his spatial ring.

Connor knew very well that with the Golden-Headed Eagle's desperate speed, he had absolutely no way of running 150 meters to hide in the forest before the Golden-Headed Eagle's dive attack came. To get into the forest, he had to withstand this dive attack. As long as he could withstand this attack, Connor would buy time and be able to hide in the forest before the Golden-Headed Eagle launched its third dive attack.

Once inside the forest, the towering, deeply rooted trees, some hundreds of years old, significantly diminish the power of the Golden-Headed Eagle's prized swooping attack. According to incomplete statistics recorded in ancient texts, with the help of the forest, a first-level wizard has a 70% chance of escaping a Golden-Headed Eagle's pursuit, while without it, the chance is a paltry 13%. This nearly 60% difference underscores the crucial role of forests in escaping a Golden-Headed Eagle's attack.

Now, as long as Connor hides in the woods, the only thing that the Golden-Headed Eagle can do is use its powerful body to fight Connor in the woods. In that case, it will no longer be able to pose a great threat to Connor's life.

So the key now is whether Connor can withstand the Golden-Headed Eagle's dive attack. If he survives, Connor's life will be safe; if he doesn't, the consequences could be very different...

Just as Connor was going through a series of thoughts, a terrifying gust of wind swept in and struck him directly. The golden-headed giant eagle's terrifying impact was coming again!

His expression changed, and Connor immediately clapped the Castilian Staff in his hand. Instantly, a blue-black protective barrier enveloped Connor, and at the same time, an armor made of black energy appeared all over Connor's body.

"boom!"

The moment the Castilian Protective Barrier and Dark Armor shielded Connor, the golden-headed eagle's talons slammed into the barrier. Without a doubt, the Castilian Protective Barrier shattered instantly under the immense impact, and the surging force sent Connor flying like a deflated balloon…

Although he was thrown a full thirty meters away, his head was broken and he looked extremely miserable, fortunately, Connor was protected by the Dark Armor spell. Most of the impact damage was blocked by the Dark Armor, and Connor only took a small portion of the damage. After lying on the ground for two seconds, Connor, looking disheveled, immediately stood up with the Castia Staff and quickly fled into the forest.

Meanwhile, the golden-headed eagle, which had been circling in the sky for a while, launched a new dive attack on Connor. This time, it crashed into the thick trees in the forest, breaking seven or eight trees but gaining nothing else.

Seeing this scene, Connor, who had already caught his breath, had a sudden inspiration and took out several smoke bombs from his spatial ring. He threw them on the ground, and immediately a large amount of thick, grayish-white smoke spread through the woods.

The golden-headed eagle, circling above the forest and searching for Connor, looked at the grayish-white smoke rising from below. A hint of human-like suspicion appeared in its sharp eyes, as if it were wondering what tricks its prey was playing on it.

Despite the cover of smoke, Connor, hidden in the woods, was not idle. Despite his disheveled appearance and bloodied head, his eyes flashed with anger as he seized every second to set up the alchemical trap.

Although Connor had been trying to hide it, he had to admit that he was a very vengeful person. Rationally speaking, the best and safest option was not to get angry with this beast, but to take advantage of the gray-white smoke to dig a hole in the forest and hide there. Once the smoke dissipated and the golden-headed eagle could not find him in the forest, it would naturally retreat.

However, after escaping death and being beaten badly by the Golden-Headed Eagle's two consecutive attacks, Connor's anger was burning fiercely. Although he knew that he had almost no chance of killing it, protected by its extremely strong defensive feathers, Connor decided that he had to teach this beast a lesson.

A minute later, the grayish-white mist in the forest slowly began to dissipate, and at this time, Connor's alchemical mechanism was finally set up!

As the grayish-white smoke dissipated, the golden-headed giant eagle circling above the forest finally spotted Connor's trail again. A sharp, cold light flashed in its eagle eyes, and without hesitation, it circled again and charged towards Connor once more.

Because they were in a forest with tall trees to hide in, the Golden-Headed Eagle, while still fast, wasn't as astonishing as it had been when it attacked Connor outside the forest. This gave Connor, who was about to be attacked, some time to react.

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Connor's figure darted swiftly through the woods, leading the golden-headed giant eagle toward a large locust tree, where the alchemical mechanism Connor had set up was located.

Unaware that it was getting closer and closer to the trap, the golden-headed eagle chased Connor through the forest like a cat playing with a mouse. Each time it seemed like it would pounce on Connor and knock him to the ground, but each time, Connor narrowly escaped its predator. This greatly annoyed the golden-headed eagle, a level four magical beast whose intelligence was no less than that of a human wizard. The eagle's speed increased, and before Connor was even realized, it had chased him all the way to the vicinity of the big locust tree.

Seeing its prey with nowhere to hide, the golden-headed eagle charging toward Connor showed a surprisingly human-like excitement in its eyes, as if it were eagerly anticipating the dismemberment of Connor Ferguson by its talons!

At this critical moment, seeing the golden-headed eagle already trapped in his snare, Connor's angular face revealed a smug look. He snapped his fingers lightly, and instantly a very simple black net of light burst forth from the locust tree, trapping the golden-headed eagle that was rushing towards Connor.