Iya Continent: Card God

"The Heart of the Forest?!"

Linta was startled as he looked at the Heart of the Forest emerging from the ground with the roots of the earth vines, but he quickly reacted.

Quickly grab the Heart of the Forest, then flee towards the outskirts of the Bigon Great Forest!

The battle between Sandclaw Cook, the Druid Elder, and Shopkeeper Feli, with its clash of sand and wood magic, blurred everything in sight. In other words, Sandclaw Cook was completely unaware of what was happening on Linta's side.

The other party never expected that the druid elder, who had been trying to persuade Linta to flee, would actually hand over the Heart of the Forest to him.

Using a feint, Linta understood the Druid Elder's meaning.

"The Four of Spades! Spatial Power!"

"Seven of Hearts! Swift Wind!"

He used his two most powerful escape abilities relentlessly, disregarding the depletion of his mental energy.

They fled with the heart of the forest, disregarding everything else.

"Escape...escape the great forest, and I should be able to shake him off..."

Linta muttered to himself, the sweat on his forehead and the weariness in his eyes gradually becoming apparent.

The power of the cards will deplete the user's mental energy. Linta's mental energy was not fully recovered from the battle with Black Owl Xiaoli, and this frantic consumption now has made him even more mentally exhausted.

"Boom! Bang!"

Suddenly, a loud noise came from behind.

Linta's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look back.

His pupils widened suddenly, "Oh no..."

The sandstorm roared and surged, chasing after him in the direction he was fleeing. Earth vines formed from two types of wood elemental magic entangled and hindered him within the sand.

Clearly, Sandclaw Cook had discovered the problem and guessed that the Heart of the Forest had been taken by Linta, and was now about to give chase. However, Phili and the Druid Elder did their utmost to stop them.

However, their magic was countered by Sandclaw Cook's Devouring Sand, making it extremely difficult for them to stop him.

Whoosh—! Boom!

The recovered Bigon Forest was once again impacted by the engulfing sandstorm; giant trees withered and collapsed in the forest. The rolling sandstorm, like a ferocious beast, tore and chased after them.

Amidst the raging sandstorm, it seemed to be saying: Stop right there!

"hateful……!"

Linta frowned, his anger rising. The sandstorm in his vision was drawing ever closer. At this moment, his mental strength could hardly hold out for much longer.

How to do?How to do?

"Forehead!"

A sudden inspiration struck me.

Linta then took out a bottle of magic potion, "Mad Water," from his spatial storage ring.

The potion, given to the potion master of Hugo Academy by the barbarian Zack Pike, forcibly amplifies magical power, making one even stronger. Its side effects include madness and the inability to endure extraordinary pain. Furthermore, after the effects wear off, the person will be doubly exhausted.

"It's out of control!"

Linta promptly drank the water down his throat, "Glug!"

The moment the medicine entered his stomach, Linta felt a reaction. The bitter taste of the medicine caused his body, including his liver, gallbladder, and other internal organs, to experience intense pain, as if hundreds of heated steel needles were piercing his flesh.

"Uh-huh...!"

Linta's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his clenched fists were bulging.

After Zack successfully concocted the Mad Water Potion, he had never seen anyone else achieve its effects without his own. Perhaps some of the academy's students and teachers could, but they didn't want to try. Linta finally understood why they were unwilling.

"what……!"

Cook, standing in the yellow sand, looked at Linta, who was shouting and fleeing, with a puzzled expression.

"What is this guy yelling about? I haven't caught up with him yet."

Just as they were wondering what was going on, Linta's skin color changed, turning purple. Then, his magic and spirit surged terrifyingly, accelerating instantly as he traversed space, the wind howling around him.

"what?!"

Sandclaw Cook was immediately startled.

The gold-level magic user, whom he hadn't taken seriously, was faster than he had imagined, even surprising him.

"That guy? What did he eat?"

Sandclaw Cook realized the seriousness of the situation; if he didn't hurry up and catch up, the other person would really escape his sight. However, to catch up, he had to shake off the two guys behind him.

"Sand Claws! This is the Kingdom of Bantu, the Kingdom of Magic. The archmages of the Magic Guild are not afraid of your Octopus Claws!" The wood elf shopkeeper, Philie, shouted intimidatingly.

That's certainly true. The magical kingdom of Bantu is no ordinary small country. It boasts the world's best magicians and the most extensive magical heritage. Even the First Empire's Sastan is wary of it. The commander of the "Moon" Authority believes that the greatest enemy the Empire faces in unifying the continent is the Delos Magic Society of Bantu.

"Heh, just a bunch of old fogies and pedantic fools!" Sand Claw Cook said coldly.

He wasn't afraid; he truly wasn't afraid. With the commander around, he feared no enemy.

"The sandstorm will be extinguished!"

“Whoosh! Boom!”

With magic unleashed at full power, the storm's yellow sand became thick and terrifying, transforming the previously blurred vision into a state of quicksand visible to the naked eye. The swirling sandstorm, imbued with magic, roared as it attacked the two wooden magicians behind them.

The attacks from the Druid Elder and Shopkeeper Phili were instantly annihilated.

The yellow sand of Sand Claw carried an extremely terrifying devouring power, which directly swallowed and dried up the wooden magic.

Faced with the overwhelming attack, the two could only retreat and create distance between themselves.

The terrifying sandstorm pounded the forest like a long river, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.

Jingong, Songguo, and the others chased after them from afar, witnessing the terrible destruction in the distance.

"Crack!" the little fishman cried out in alarm.

“Oh, what a sin…” the bard Giddens lamented.

Jingong looked dejected, not caring about the forest at all. His beard bristled as he glared and said, "Why is Linta being chased? Why?!"

Pinecone asked worriedly, "Linta, won't they catch up?"

can you?

Will do.

Beyond the border of the Bigon Great Forest, sandstorms and dragon attacks spread, creating a blockade.

Even in his berserk state, Linta was still caught up.

"drink……"

Linta gasped for breath, his eyes flashing with madness as he stared at Sandclaw Cook, who was blocking his path.

He repelled the druid and Feli, and caught up with Linta. Although Linta possessed extraordinary escape abilities, he still found it difficult to shake off the mid-level diamond-ranked Octopus Gang, a group renowned throughout the continent of Iya.

"When it comes to escaping, we Octopuses are the best at it," Cook said sarcastically.

Linta chuckled softly, "That's true..."

Cook stared intently at the Heart of the Forest in Linta's hand, then looked towards the back of the forest, where two streams of magic were rapidly approaching.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

"Ugh!"

The fierce yellow sand pierced directly through Linta's arms and body, snatching away the heart of the forest.

"Bring it here."

Without any hesitation or arguing, he didn't have time to stay in the forest and get entangled with them. He also didn't want to wait for other mages to arrive and cause trouble.

Sandclaw Cook grabbed the Heart of the Forest, smiled with satisfaction, and his body turned into yellow sand, flying away with the wind.

"Uh……"

Linta, whose body was pierced by the magical yellow sand, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"Ha ha……"

Linta smiled.