The spear hurled at Wizard Reed must have been thrown by Milo.
He was Kuyi Tulan's right-hand man, so naturally, he would be the first to understand Kuyi Tulan's orders.
Milo's proficiency in the Exchange Spell allowed him to conjure large quantities of tallic objects from thin air. He had already demonstrated this when dealing with Witch Bigas, and he now threw these spears partly as a test and partly to establish coordinates.
Every Alchemy Array requires a fixed orientation. Combined with specific Alchemy Equations, the rudintary frawork of the array could be established.
Through the infusion of Spirit Power by the spellcaster, the Alchemy Array could then operate freely. That is when an Alchemy Array truly forms.
Most of the ti, people only notice the power of Alchemy Arrays and overlook their preparation period. Not everyone can readily set up Alchemy Arrays, as this requires ti. Hence, when the Alchemy Workshop uses these devices, they usually have the Empire's Guard Army providing significant cover for them...
The formation of this particular Alchemy Array was also thanks to the cooperation and delaying tactics of others...
The creatures were still struggling, particularly the Water Folk. They tried to breach the enclosed space created by the golden snake chains. When dealing with the composite monster, the snake chains chose to bind it; against the Water Folk, however, the chains chose to encircle them.
CLANG! BANG! The sounds of their struggles were always discomforting. Kuyi Tulan found it hard to gauge whether they could completely defeat these things. Sealing them was not a problem, but the key question was whether this Wizard Reed would summon more of their kind.
Wizard Reed, however, seed unconcerned about the sealed creatures, which indirectly highlighted a problem: He considers these beings re tools.
This feels similar to the Alchemy Workshop's Exchange Beasts, Kuyi Tulan mused. Though sotis valuable, they can be discarded without hesitation because they can be recreated; they are not irreplaceable.
Wizard Reed's nonchalance made Kuyi Tulan sense that sothing was amiss; This composure surely ans he has bigger trump cards up his sleeve.
The Water Folk alone are currently giving us a headache, Kuyi Tulan thought. We had to expend great effort, even resorting to a ruse, just to get these creatures sealed. If more troubleso creatures were to appear now, wouldn't it lead to an even fiercer battle?
Kuyi Tulan communicated his thoughts to the Great ntor. To him, the Great ntor was always his ntor, even if their views sotis diverged. At this mont of shared animosity, everyone's perspective was crucial.
"Tulan," the Great ntor's voice echoed in his mind, "have you noticed that this wizard is rather arrogant?"
Kuyi Tulan was taken aback. I had noticed, he realized, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
Arrogance is a significant flaw. If one carries such an attitude into actual combat, then even with strong capabilities, they will ultimately et their doom.
The communication between the Great ntor and Kuyi Tulan was very subtle, not sothing everyone could perceive. This was a secret shared between the ntor and his disciple.
Kuyi Tulan quickly understood the Great ntor's aning: arrogant individuals tend to lower their guard, and this was the perfect mont for an attack.
When Milo threw his spear, Wizard Reed didn't even flinch. His form, like a shadow, was unaffected by such an attack.
It was this characteristic that allowed Wizard Reed to be so arrogant.
He had attained this form by abandoning his physical body for the Power of Darkness. Even within the Black Crow, no one else had achieved such a thorough imrsion in darkness, abandoning their very flesh.
Just a little longer, Wizard Reed thought, and the Earth Dragon will be summoned. Then they'll all be crying and begging for rcy.
That's the typical stance of the weak, a sight I've longed to see.
Even if all those skeletons and rotting corpses I summoned were sealed, I don't care. As long as I summon the Earth Dragon, everything else will be annihilated.
Wizard Reed really needed to change this habit of his. He was always indulging in such fantasies. They were no help to him at the mont and only served to distract him, and a wandering attention often invited undesirable outcos.
This downside, naturally, was his failure to observe ticulously and his neglect of many details, which would allow his opponents to exploit an opening.
This was a common failing. He only registered that his opponents were making futile efforts against him. Throwing spears at him was utterly ineffective, yet they persisted. Why do they keep doing it? he wondered briefly. Just for fun? Or to vent their frustration? Wizard Reed didn't dwell on such questions; he simply looked down on the lot of them.
Truth be told, their earlier feigned escape had genuinely flustered Reed.
I never imagined this group would actually flee! These high and mighty individuals, actually running away!
Wizard Reed's arrogance still blinded him to the fact that they were rely feigning retreat.
Even when his Summoned Creatures were sealed, he failed to see that their earlier retreat had been a complete feint...
It was truly a matter of ntality. Wizard Reed's composure was starting to crumble. He had never expected the Power of Darkness to be so imnse, so incredible.
Now, these people seem utterly vulnerable, he thought. That sealing earlier was just their last gasp. Their standing there, dumbstruck, proves they're at their wit's end.
HEH HEH HEH... HA HA HA! Wizard Reed couldn't stop himself from laughing aloud.
His laughter, however, didn't last long, for soon he felt sothing strange slithering over him...
A Little Golden Snake was twisting its body, coiling around him. The sensation was rather peculiar.
What in the blazes is this?
Wizard Reed was rather surprised. How could sothing like this crawl onto ? And how could a snake, of all things, appear in this Intense Chill?
Don't tell I failed to summon the Earth Dragon and got a snake instead? No, this doesn't feel like one of my summons. My Summoned Creatures wouldn't disobey my commands.
It seems this Golden Snake was summoned by the enemy...
Wait, why are there more and more of these snakes?
Rather than snakes, it would be more accurate to call them chains. These golden things climbed onto him and began to entwine him, pulling tighter and tighter.
Although he wasn't in a physical state, these Little Golden Snakes didn't seem to be physical either...
Wait a minute... this scene is a bit familiar, Wizard Reed thought, as if suddenly rembering sothing.
Aren't these Little Golden Snakes the sa things that bound my other Summoned Creatures...?
And now they're on .
This... are they trying to seal ?
Wizard Reed shook his head; he had no idea when the enemy had prepared this.
The Little Golden Snakes tightened their grip further, continuously draining Spirit Power from his body.
Never would I have imagined... they actually intend to seal too!
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