Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 439 The Old Reptile and the Little Bug

This was not something only Zhang Yuan could think of; the giant insect Night Shadow, who also understood this point, blinked its obsidian-bead-like eyes in unison, its head slightly retracted as if compressed into a spring, turned and looked at the mage, and then suddenly sprang out.

However, its momentum is heading towards the gaps in the shadows.

In just a few dozen meters, he covered the distance in two flashes. The branding iron hedgehog that he feared and the demon who used vicious flames were still chasing after him. No matter how many tricks that little brat had, how could it stop him from sprinting at full speed?

Indeed, it was unstoppable. Even with extraordinary strength and physique, he was far from being able to compare with the behemoth in front of him. Zhang was ultimately not at the pinnacle of melee combat. In his haste to intercept this giant worm that resembled a small train, even if he wasn't trying to stop a chariot with his bare hands, he wouldn't gain any advantage.

However, it's not an impossible task to play a little trick or trip someone up, like a clever monkey picking up a twig and wedging it into the wheel hub of a carriage.

Turning fossils into mud is a good option at this time, and Mr. Zhang, who was busy with construction recently, happened to have two left over.

However, the channeling time for this level five spell...

A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind, like falling petals, when a ray of inspiration was suddenly grasped by the monk.

As the giant insect Nightshade sped toward the shadow rift, it sensed that the human mage was also rushing toward it at lightning speed, heading in the direction that would intercept it halfway back.

How dare that two-legged little bug pounce on it in an attempt to stop it?
The giant worm hesitated for a moment, wondering whether it should go to the trouble of dealing with this despicable human mage, but then it thought about how slippery this little worm was.

Forget it, let's secure our escape route first before making any further plans.

The giant insect Nightshade sped away without even turning its head.

It's really troublesome.

Knowing that the opponent was far superior to those mindless monsters, the mage did not expect the opponent to suddenly lose its mind and turn around halfway. Taking advantage of the last few seconds of the acceleration effect, he finally approached the giant insect's running body, by which time the opponent had already covered most of the distance.

With only a little distance left, the giant insect Nightshade couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement, and a hint of relief that it itself didn't even realize.

Regardless, the lesson of suffering heavy losses and personal injuries was profound enough that the giant insect did not slow down its crawling speed at all. It only diverted some of its attention to the enemy, while its dozens of legs continued to paddle with all its might.

While the giant insect's forbearance was commendable, it also gave the mage an opportunity to act.

Positioned to the side and slightly in front of the giant insect, he unfurled the prepared scroll and completed the spellcasting in an instant.

The giant insect Nightshade, sensing the movement and light of the spell being cast, immediately became alert. After a hiss, shadows rose like mist and swirled around the surface of its massive body, making its already dark appearance even more profound, swallowing up the dim light. It was almost impossible to see this enormous creature with the naked eye.

The Shadow Shield, a sixth-tier spell, was cast in the blink of an eye, and the giant insect Nightshade, as the caster, did not even stumble or slack off as it moved forward.

The Creator's favoritism towards these apex predators is truly unreasonable.

However, nothing happened. The little bug's actions just now seemed to be just a trick to confuse me. Could it be that he had run out of ideas and could only rely on this kind of trick to fool me, the old bug?

The giant insect Nightshade, somewhat startled, regained its senses and continued forward, only to suddenly realize that something was amiss.

The perspective was too high; without realizing it, it was now at an angle to the ground. The giant worm suddenly awoke, slamming on the brakes. Looking again, the shadowy crack that should have been in front of it was now in front of it…below it?
A transparent, invisible energy staircase lifted most of the giant insect Nightshade's body, forming an angle of about fifty degrees with the ground.

Ultimately, he was distracted by that cunning human. While he was busy casting spells and being vigilant, his sprinting steps carried his body into the air along this invisible staircase.

But this is just a trick, a mere force field staircase!
The giant insect Nightshade didn't waste any time turning around or changing course. Its forelegs suddenly exerted force, and its sharp limbs pierced and cleaved the energy field beneath its feet like bayonets.

Like a mirror shattering in the void, the slope constructed by the invisible force field instantly collapsed, and the front of the giant insect's body fell down.

As the giant insect Nightshade adjusted its posture, lowered its head, and prepared to land, it continued its final sprint. Suddenly, it sensed the little bug jumping towards it.

It's directly below me!

The giant worm, whose patience was already dwindling, could no longer deliberately ignore the human blocking its path. It fixed its multiple eyes on the human, and with a single thought, a dark purple light emanated from its eyes, enveloping the human like a purple lamp.

In the blink of an eye, the mage had no time or time to dodge. As he felt a cold, evil power trying to flood into his mind and paralyze his will, he overcame the discomfort without changing his expression, clenched his fist, and a ring on his finger glowed red.

The mage leaped high into the air, raised his arm, and threw a punch at the giant insect Nightshade from afar.

That little brat is incredibly audacious! But what strength could those tiny arms possibly have? Wait, why isn't my evil gaze working?

Although its opponent did not fall into a paralyzed state as expected, the giant insect Nightshade, confident in its own strength, had no intention of giving up. A head-on collision was not something that could be solved with some tricks...

Bang!
A tremendous force struck the giant insect's lower jaw. The force was so powerful and fierce that it knocked its head, which was about to swoop down, backward, causing the entire front half of its body to flip backward as well.

How could it possess such immense power?

The giant worm could hardly believe what had just happened. The damage it had suffered was insignificant; given its size and physique, it was like a strong man being punched by an opponent of equal strength. The problem was its current predicament.

After breaking through the force field ladder, the giant worm's slender body began to fall in a tilted, upward-pointing shape, only to be hit in the face mid-air by a mage's battering ram ring, changing its overall shape into a C-shape...

With most of its body hanging limply and unable to find any foothold, the giant insect Night Shadow, possessing immense strength but unable to exert it, could only watch helplessly as it lay sprawled out like a turtle whose lid had been overturned.

Hiss~ Ah!
The giant insect Night Shadow, which had rolled over and risen up, was extremely angry. Its roar, accompanied by a mental howl, spread and echoed in a tangible way. Its fanged mouth opened like a blooming autumn chrysanthemum.

It's just that chrysanthemums turn golden in autumn, and this thing has such good teeth...

That's tartar, so yellow and grimy.

A roar accompanied by a foul wind, and the giant insect rose up like a soaring serpent. This scene, which would make ordinary adventurers weak in the knees, did not stir up the slightest ripple on the face of the mage facing it.

What are you yelling about? Go challenge Axe King to a shouting contest!
Calmness and composure also require a solid foundation. The chess pieces and the rest of the fighting force finally arrived, with the Axe King, who was charging forward with his battle axe, taking the lead.

Thank you for the monthly pass, Yuezhimin!

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