Chapter 272: Chapter 272

The leader of the Quicksand Priests was anxious. In an instant, the staff and an ornament in his hand exploded simultaneously. A whirlpool of quicksand formed rapidly on the ground, wrapping up the sticky substance that was suppressing him.

The quicksand then rose, enveloping his whole body in an instant.

A high volume of arrows had a close-range impact, all swept up by the quicksand. But the whirlpool trembled incessantly and nearly shattered. Still, this onslaught was eventually repelled.

"As expected, I lack a powerful offensive magic," Du You acknowledged. He knew his Disintegration Spell had strong killing power, but it lacked in direct attack power. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚫𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

As soon as the quicksand whirlpool shattered, even before the priest’s leader could catch their breath, nine glowing lights, the Disintegration Spell, came crashing towards them. The Quicksand Priest, who had just exhausted his magic power, could only stare wide-eyed as the lights struck him.

"No!" the Quicksand Priest cried out in frustration, but he shattered to pieces the next instant.

Without the leader of the Quicksand Priest to withstand the attacks, the other priests were now exposed.

The other priests didn’t expect their leader, a person of high-standing and rich in treasures, to be killed so easily. He was a priest of the Death God Shrine, owned a Death Scorpion as a pet, and had learned many high-level magic spells. His ability to fight with Du You for so long was testimony to that.

This was the prodigy among the priests- who would think that he could be eradicated by a human mage in such a short amount of time? And from the looks of it, the mage was even younger than him.

Du You could see that in the distance, the Sand Sculpture Knights had finally broken free from the Pegasus Knights. He knew there wasn’t much time left.

Although the fighting ability of the Sand Sculpture Knights was indeed inferior to the Pegasus Knights, it was the knights themselves that were inferior, not the Sand Sculptures. The flying speed of the Sand Sculptures was much faster than that of the Pegasus, and the Sand Sculpture Knights, trying to escape, were far ahead of the ground troops.

Seeing that there was no more time, Du You went all out without hesitation.

Simultaneously, he unleashed nine Holy Light Arrow Arrays, continuously firing without regard for consumption. As a result, a large rain of arrows attacked in waves.

The priests defended without hesitation, but defense ultimately had its limits. They could withstand one wave, but the second, the third, under the continuous and relentless attacks, their defense finally caved in.

The defense was destroyed, and the priests instantly transformed into hedgehogs. Du You covered a massive area ahead.

Many soldiers turned around to flee, but some who were too slow were accidentally injured by Du You’s Holy Light Arrows. At this point, Du You was aiming for maximum explosion, not precision.

The soldiers dying under the Holy Light Arrow Array, could only receive an apology.

Even worse, Du You did not notice their deaths. After a series of explosions, when Du You finally stopped, the scenery before him was a mess. His Magic Power was less than 10% now.

The good news was that by now, most of the priests here were dead. The two that survived were heavily injured and unconscious. They were mercilessly killed by the soldiers who caught up with them. Once the priests died, the remaining guards scattered in panic. However, these men would probably regroup with other Sandpeople and return soon.

The troop leader who had lost an arm looked around and declared loudly, "Our mission is complete, you are all courageous. Now, heed my command, and run for your lives desperately."

"No matter how, you must return to White Stone City safely."

"Chief, I can’t run anymore. I’ll stay back and cover your escape," said a archer who had lost a leg.

Another one also spoke out loud, "I’ve been poisoned. I’ll stay too." Whether the poison was from Du You or a Sand Snake, the leader knew they were too weak to escape.

"I have some antidote here. You can try it. If it works, run," Du You said, taking out all the antidotes in his possession. The soldiers drank it down without hesitating. Those who were mildly poisoned eventually recovered.

Now was not the time for talking. Before the medicine took effect, the leader issued another command, "Don’t waste any more time. Let’s hope we can all make it out alive."

The leader downed a bottle of healing potion and made a run for the nearby hill in the distance without looking back.

It was unclear whether he could make it. But if he could get there, he would stand a chance of surviving.

Everyone else scattered immediately. There was no helping each other at this point. To survive was the best outcome. As for rewards and such, no one thought about it. All other things paled in comparison to life.

Without hesitation, Du You summoned Xiaozi. He had kept Xiaozi hidden until now only for the sake of making a quick escape. At present, Xiaozi was in perfect condition. Du You leaped onto it and commanded, "Let’s go, and don’t let them catch up."

Xiaozi let out a cry. It had been stifled for too long due to the previous battles. Finally able to act, it spread its wings and flew off swiftly to the distance.

Just as they ascended into the sky and were about to speed up, the Sand Sculpture Knights from behind finally caught up.

"It’s that human mage. I recognize him. He’s the one who killed our priests," one of the Sand Sculpture Knights roared. Then, five or six Sand Sculpture Knights pursued Du You together.

"Don’t mind them. You keep flying at full speed and I’ll deal with them," assured Du You while feeling his magic power nearing exhaustion. However, casting a few more spells was still manageable. He pulled out a bottle of stamina and energy recovery potion, gulped them down, all the while keeping a close eye on the Sand Sculpture Knights.

As two Sand Sculpture Knights approached him, ready to attack, Du You swiped his hand and a Holy Light Arrow Array emerged. Caught under countless arrows, the unfortunate Sand Sculpture Knights were instantly transformed into hedgehogs and dropped to the ground.

In the sky, regardless of how strong the Sand Sculpture Knights might be, they were just as vulnerable. Seeing Du You still able to counterattack and so fiercely at that, the surrounding Sand Sculpture Knights hesitated to get close.

The Sandpeople were not different from humans. The lower-level ones were fearless, but the higher their rank, the more they feared death.