PFC Chapter 29 Kazan the Gravekeeper 3
Chapter 29 Kazan the Gravekeeper 3
"Freeze! Fireball!" The target was a recently acquired book of burning magic!
call out--!
-3420!
The icy blue current surged forth once more, striking the enormous tome with pinpoint accuracy! The tome's surface was instantly covered with a thick layer of frost, the pages became stiff and sluggish as they turned, and the arcane arrows fired became much sparser.
boom--!
-4940!
The blazing fireball that followed slammed into the center of the frost-covered tome! The forces of ice and fire clashed and annihilated each other, ultimately triggering a small-scale elemental explosion.
The enormous energy tome emitted a piercing shriek, as if countless pages were being torn apart simultaneously. The ghostly blue flames suddenly extinguished, and the energy structure that constituted it completely collapsed, turning into countless ashes of burning paper that scattered into the air!
"Roar!" The giant wolf also received the command. It growled and pounced on another book like a gray lightning bolt! Its huge claws slammed down with a piercing shriek that tore through the air—[Pounce and Bite]!
At the same time, its forepaws conjured three sharp afterimages, scratching wildly at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye—[Triple Claw Strike]! Each attack brought forth large swaths of eerie blue flames and shattered pages of energy!
Kazan attempted to disrupt Lin Tian's spellcasting with Arcane Missiles, preventing him from destroying the tome.
However, Lin Tian was extremely experienced in combat. He used the giant wolf's massive body and the energy remnants left after the first book was destroyed as cover, enduring the damage caused by the occasional arcane arrows that slipped through, and formed a perfect teamwork with the giant wolf.
The freezing spell's slowing and control, the fireball spell's ferocious output, and the giant wolf's fierce melee bite! Under Lin Tian's precise tactical command and his own tenacious will, the remaining two burning magic books could not hold on for long, and were shattered one after another in the interplay of ice and fire and the tearing of sharp claws!
As the last book turned to ashes, the suffocating aura of the "Knowledge Curse" vanished instantly, like a burst bubble! The whispers in my mind and the sluggishness of my thoughts were also greatly reduced.
At that very moment, the sturdy [Necronomicon Shield] around Kazan flickered a few times, the ancient text surrounding it became blurred, and finally dissipated completely as the spell's duration ended! This revealed its vulnerable, unprotected body, composed of stark white bones!
"Opportunity!" Lin Tian's eyes flashed with a sharp light, like a hunter who had finally found the fatal flaw in his prey!
"Freeze!" Without hesitation, he unleashed his staff, its cooldown already calculated, once more! This was a decisive first strike that would secure victory!
call out--!
-3420!
The icy blue current, like a precisely aimed javelin, struck Kazan's ribs the instant he attempted to cast another spell! The extreme cold spread instantly, and the cracking sounds of freezing were clearly audible.
Kazan's entire body, along with its raised bone staff, was instantly frozen within a massive, crystal-clear block of ice! It remained in its casting pose, like a bizarre undead ice sculpture!
"It's over! Fireball!" Lin Tian didn't hold back the surging magic power within his body! One after another, dazzling white fireballs, churning with destructive energy, rained down like a meteor shower, accompanied by a whistling sound that tore through the air, continuously crashing into the immobilized ice sculpture!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ...
-4940! -4940! -4940! -4940!
The terrifying damage numbers refreshed and jumped wildly in Lin Tian's vision like a waterfall! Each explosion caused the ice sculpture to tremble violently, and cracks spread rapidly like a spider web!
Kazan's frozen health points plummeted at an alarming rate under such a violent bombardment, like a mountain experiencing an avalanche!
When the fourth blazing fireball, carrying the force to incinerate everything, slammed into the core of the ice sculpture!
Crack—Boom!
The enormous ice sculpture could no longer withstand the terrifying force from both inside and outside, and it exploded with a deafening roar! Countless sharp ice crystal fragments shot out in all directions like cannonballs!
Kazan's already mangled skeletal body shattered instantly, like porcelain struck by a giant hammer! Most of his bones vaporized in the intense heat, while the remaining charred skeleton was violently flung away by the shockwave.
With a loud "bang," it crashed heavily into the cracked, heavy stone door of the tomb behind it! The two eerie blue soul flames in its eye sockets now flickered as weakly as candles in the wind, as if they might go out at any moment (its health was below 20%).
"Ughh ...
The last vestige of reason belonging to "Kazan the Gravekeeper" was completely extinguished, leaving only the endless resentment and destructive madness of his undead instincts! The faint soul fire suddenly ignited, turning into a deep purple that was almost insane!
"Knowledge... is poison... an eternal poison! Let us all... return to... nothingness! Let everything... dissolve... in the final... answer! [The Final Solution]!!!"
Its remaining body suddenly erupted with a blinding, eerie blue light! The light was so intense that it instantly illuminated the entire entrance to the tomb as if it were daytime!
A destructive, soul-chilling energy surge swept out like a tsunami! All the remaining necromantic power within Kazan, along with its shattered soul essence, was frantically compressed and ignited in a forbidden way!
The tomb's stone walls trembled under this energy, and the rubble on the ground floated up as if defying gravity! It was about to self-destruct completely, turning the intruder and this cursed graveyard of knowledge into the most basic particles!
"Wishful thinking!" Lin Tian's eyes were as cold as ice, his entire body tense to the limit! In the split second before the destructive blue light emanating from Kazan reached its peak and the energy was about to erupt uncontrollably—a mere fraction of a second between life and death.
—The cooldown time of the [Freeze] spell that he was waiting for had just reached its last second!
call out--!!!
The icy blue cold front arrived late, but with a speed beyond comprehension!
It hit the blinding, dark blue core of light that was about to erupt with perfect accuracy!
Time seemed to freeze at that moment. The arcane energy, so violent it could tear space apart, was forcibly contained within the suddenly formed, extremely cold layer of ice.
The ice layer thickened and solidified at a visible speed, instantly enveloping the remains of Kazan and the core of destruction, forming a huge ice crystal that shimmered with a violent, eerie blue light!
The light crashed and refracted wildly within the ice, projecting countless dangerous crack-like streaks of light and emitting a teeth-grinding "crack" sound, as if it were about to break through the ice at any moment!
Crack... Boom—!!!
The ice crystals could not forever imprison this destructive power! The energy that had accumulated to its peak finally broke free from the ice's restraints! A violent explosion erupted from within the ice crystals!
The eerie blue light, like countless sharp swords, pierced through the dense cracks, dyeing the entire space an eerie blue!
Finally, with a deafening roar, the entire massive ice crystal, along with the frozen and compressed remnants of Kazan and the destructive energy within it, was blasted into the finest powder, shimmering with tiny specks of icy blue starlight!
Like the finest ice crystals in winter, it slowly drifted and settled in the breeze at the tomb entrance. The air still carried a biting chill, the acrid smell of burning arcane energy, and a trace of... the emptiness after the complete annihilation of knowledge.
[Ding! Killed the Gravekeeper Kazan! Experience +3000! Level Up +1!]
A pleasant system notification sound rang in Lin Tian's mind, breaking the silence.
【Items Obtained:】
[Scholar's Torn Notebook] x1 (Special Item)
[Pure Soul Crystal] x1 (Grade C material, containing powerful soul energy)
【Kazan's Bone Ring (Level 10)】(Trinket)
[Rank: C]
[Attributes: Spell Attack +80, Mana +300]
[Description: The tomb keeper's remaining traces of knowledge can slightly resist mental shocks.]
Lin Tian picked up the [Scholar's Torn Notebook] and quickly flipped through it. Most of the notebook was smudged, but a few pages were relatively clear:
"...His Majesty the King...is becoming increasingly addicted to the 'Whispers of the Stars'...that power is corrupting his mind..."
"...His Highness the Prince...frequently visits the forbidden library...he is researching...the forbidden 'soul sacrifice'..."
"...The energy pool...has been injected with...purple...filth...the source...is from the Prince's laboratory!...We must stop him...otherwise..."
"...Betrayal!...The guards...have turned against us!...The prince...he's the one who...brought the wolf into the house...the Soul Eater's lackey!..."
After reviewing the notes, Lin Tian upgraded [Kazan's Bone Ring] to B-grade for free [Attributes: Spell Attack +100, Mana +400].
Lin Tian then equipped the [Kazan's Bone Ring], bringing his spell attack to 860 points.