Chapter 60: Forbidden Spell: Geocentric Gravity Field

The night was as dark as ink, and the wind in the wilderness carried a scent of blood and decay.

The moonlight was cut into mottled fragments by the dense branches and leaves, scattering across the fast-moving forest.

Yasuo carried Gandalf on his back, his figure turning into a blurry blue electric light among the trees.

Every landing of his was extremely precise, and every movement was effortless and dashing.

Behind him, the sharp and piercing strange screeches pursued relentlessly.

A dozen flying exotic beasts, like hovering vultures, continuously spat out energy bullets and wind blades of various colors from the air.

Boom! Boom!

The energy bullets exploded behind Yasuo, kicking up large patches of dirt and debris.

The sharp wind blades grazed past his sides, cutting giant trees as thick as arm-embraces in half, making a teeth-aching "crack" sound.

Among the woodlands, there were several agile wolf-shaped exotic beasts. They gave up the linear pursuit and instead outflanked from the flanks, attempting to intercept Yasuo's path.

"Courting death."

Zhou Huai's intent was ice-cold.

Yasuo's running figure suddenly folded, and the long sword in his hand twirled a fierce sword flower.

Puchi!

A vicious wolf pounced over, its head flying up in response, and boiling hot blood splashed onto the cold ground.

The sharp thunder power of the Sword Intent was transmitted along the sword body, instantly shocking the other few vicious wolves into full-body convulsions and causing their movements to stall.

Yasuo didn't even look back, his figure accelerating once again, leaving them far behind.

The threat on the ground was not worth mentioning.

But those guys in the sky were simply too annoying.

Although they couldn't cause substantive damage to him for the time being, they were like a swarm of buzzing flies, greatly affecting his actions.

"Yasuo has no ranged attack means."

"Gandalf's Meteor Fire Rain is fine, but using it to deal with these dozen small mobs is somewhat wasteful."

"Furthermore, at such high-speed movement, it might not hit accurately."

Zhou Huai's thoughts spun rapidly, pondering countermeasures.

Just at this moment, a thought flashed across his mind like lightning.

"Wait!"

"Gandalf has leveled up to level fifteen!"

"He should have comprehended a new skill!"

Previously, he was too busy being excited about absorbing the different fire, and actually forgot such an important matter.

He immediately sank part of his mental focus into Gandalf's attribute panel.

Sure enough, at the very bottom of the skill list, a brand-new skill icon was flickering with a deep earthy-yellow glow.

[ Forbidden Spell: Geocentric Gravity Field LV1 ]

[ Effect: Consumes 1000 mana points, distorts the gravity of the designated area, and forms a tenfold gravity field within a radius of one hundred meters. All targets entering this force field will have their actions severely restricted. This effect is also effective for projectiles and flying props. Duration 10 seconds, cooldown 120 seconds. ]

Zhou Huai's eyes lit up instantly.

Another unreasonably formidable crowd control skill!

"Just using it to deal with those dozen little birds overhead is still too extravagant."

A bolder and even crazier plan quickly formed in his heart.

"Since that is the case…"

The corners of Zhou Huai's mouth hooked into an imperceptible arc.

"I will let you all witness what a true natural disaster is!"

He immediately gave the order.

Yasuo's running direction abruptly turned, no longer hiding in the dense forest, but instead charging straight toward the direction where the beast tide surged at full speed!

As the distance to the main force of the beast tide continuously shortened, the scattered exotic beasts around also became more and more numerous.

Various ranged attacks poured toward the two like dense raindrops.

"[ Lightning Rush ]!"

Yasuo's figure turned into a tortuous electric light, perilously weaving through the gaps in the barrage.

At the same time, Gandalf on his back had already silently raised the staff in his hand.

Archaic and profound syllables began to be chanted.

"[ Forbidden Spell: Thousand Mile Ice Seal ]!"

The ultimate chill centered on the two people and blasted outward!

Crack! Crack!

Within the fan-shaped area ahead, hundreds of exotic beasts, along with the skills they released, were instantly frozen into crystal-clear ice sculptures.

A path of death leading to the core of the beast tide was forcefully cleared out.

Yasuo did not stop, continuing to sprint wildly along the frozen road.

The tremor of the earth became increasingly violent, and the tsunami-like roaring seemed to explode right beside his ears.

"The distance is about right!"

Zhou Huai judged calmly.

Getting any closer, I'm afraid even these two Clones will be trapped inside.

At this time, the flying exotic beasts in the sky had also pursued them.

Their number had somehow increased to twenty or thirty.

They hovered above Yasuo and Gandalf, like dark clouds pressing down on the border, launching a dense dive attack once again.

However, what greeted them was no longer dodging.

Gandalf raised his staff high once again.

Spells more obscure and ancient than any previous time were slowly chanted from his mouth.

A mysterious power originating from the depths of the earth, heavy and majestic, was instantly triggered.

"[ Forbidden Spell: Geocentric Gravity Field ]!"

Hum——!

An invisible force field suddenly descended!

Within a hundred-meter range centered on Gandalf, the ground suddenly sank downwards!

Those exotic beasts sprinting toward this side seemed to be heavily pressed down by an invisible giant hand, their limbs sinking uniformly into the soft soil, unable to move.

In the sky, those twenty or thirty flying exotic beasts diving down let out a chorus of terrified wails.

Their wings seemed to be filled with lead, and their bodies uncontrollably fell rapidly toward the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, one flying exotic beast after another smashed onto the ground in disarray, dizzy and disoriented.

This wasn't over yet.

Gandalf's chanting did not stop at all.

The space above his head was torn apart, and the portal burning with dark green flames opened wide once again!

"[ Forbidden Spell: Meteor Fire Rain ]!"

Below, the beast herd tightly suppressed by the gravity field raised their heads in despair.

In their eyes, doomsday-like scenes were reflected.

Meteorites burning with the Soul-Devouring Nether Flame, dragging long green tail flames, whistled down.

They wanted to run, they wanted to hide.

But their bodies were like sinking into a quagmire, making even taking a single step extremely difficult.

They could only watch helplessly as death descended from the sky.

Boom——!

The first green meteorite fiercely smashed into the densest part of the beast herd.

The world-destroying shockwave, mixed with the green flames burning Souls, exploded with a roar!

Countless exotic beasts were torn into pieces in an instant, and ignited by the Nether Flame in the next second.

The shrill screams resounded through the night sky, but were quickly drowned out by subsequent explosions.

This was a one-sided massacre.

A ruthless baptism of Hell fire upon mortal creatures.

[ Killed Shadow Leopard LV17, obtained 310 experience points! ]

[ Killed Berserk Demon Ape LV18, obtained 350 experience points! ]

…

A series of System prompts formed a magnificent waterfall in Zhou Huai's mind.

The number of exotic beasts killed by this wave of combo skills impressively approached five hundred!

The dazzling upgrade golden light lit up on Yasuo and Gandalf almost simultaneously.

The two of them both leveled up to LV16!

"This leveling speed…"

Zhou Huai's heart was ablaze.

It was as if he had found a brand-new, broad highway leading to rapid strengthening.

However, at the very moment he was rejoicing over it,

an extremely fast giant cyan wind blade swept across from the sky above the depths of the beast tide without warning!

That wind blade was as long as dozens of meters, and wherever it passed, space seemed to be sliced open with a crack!

"Not good!"

Yasuo, controlled by the smart core ai, sensed the fatal danger at the very first moment.

But the range covered by this wind blade was simply too vast, and its speed was mind-bogglingly fast, making it almost impossible to avoid!

At the critical moment of hanging by a thread!

Gandalf's figure actually leaped down from Yasuo's back, actively blocking in front of him.

The light of [ Arcane Barrier ] was instantly stimulated to the extreme!

Boom!!!

The cyan wind blade slashed fiercely onto that seemingly fragile mana protective shield!

-33134!

A shocking damage number exploded abruptly above Gandalf's head!

The [ Thunder Armor ] on Yasuo's body shattered instantly. Even though Gandalf blocked in front, the dissipating gale still scraped Yasuo's health bar down to just a thin layer of blood skin.

The two of them were hit head-on like a high-speed train, uncontrollably flying backwards for dozens of meters.

Large patches of trees along the way were snapped like dry weeds and decaying wood by this immense force.

Bang!

Yasuo heavily slammed onto the ground, struggling to stand up.

He raised his head, and through his perspective, Zhou Huai finally saw the attacker from just now.

Above the beast tide, a giant falcon with a wingspan exceeding fifty meters was hovering in the air.

Its feathers presented a sharp cyan-gold color, as if forged from metal.

A pair of pupils, like two burning suns, were cold and violent.

Even under the influence of the tenfold gravity field, it could still freely hover in the air, seemingly completely unaffected.

"Screech——!"

It stared fixedly at the disheveled Yasuo and Gandalf below, letting out an angry screech that shook the skies.