Full-Time Magister: I Have Avatars in All Realms

Chapter 24 Crisis

Surrounded by swarms of insects, the densely packed gnats formed a large circle, as if they were completely encircling something.

Only by parting the terrifyingly dense swarm of insects on the outside can one vaguely glimpse a bright yellow glow from within.

"Damn it, how could such a monster appear? In five minutes at most, my mana will be completely depleted. When will reinforcements arrive?!"

Pan Wen felt like he'd really been screwed lately; his luck had hit rock bottom!

He had simply accepted an escort mission. A girl wanted to go to the dangerous village near the ancient capital and offered a high price, so he accepted the mission without hesitation.

As a result, they directly witnessed the outbreak of the Nether Worms. One of the corpses was overwhelmed and devoured by the Nether Worms. The mother body died, the Nether Worms went berserk, and they were right at the eye of the storm.

If it weren't for that girl named Jiang Shaoxu, who possessed a high-grade shield magic tool that could erect a barrier of light simply by injecting magic energy, they would probably have been devoured by these monstrous Nether Worms long ago.

Pan Wen looked at Jiang Shaoxu in frustration: "Boss, do you have any hidden gems up your sleeve? We need to bring them out now!"

Jiang Shaoxu fell silent, but the dark-faced boy beside her picked up the conversation:

"I still have about a third of my magic power left. That skeletal worm hasn't made a move yet, waiting for its chance in the shadows. I need to prevent it from appearing. If there are no reinforcements arriving in three minutes at most, I hope you can take Miss away. I will fight my way out for you."

Pan Wen's head felt like it was about to explode: "Are you alright? My magic energy will be almost depleted in three minutes, and you're going to run away with someone? Do you think I'm a god?!"

Jiang Li said with a dark face, "If you're not willing, we can just stay here and wait until my magic energy is exhausted and there's absolutely no hope of breaking through. Then we can just wait to die."

Pan Wen was somewhat desperate. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, I'll do it!"

Jiang Li was clearly willing to risk his life to save Jiang Shaoxu.

Pan Wen couldn't figure out how much power Jiang Shaoxu had behind her, but someone who could cultivate a death-defying figure like Jiang Li must be an unimaginable behemoth. If he could save her life, he would naturally reap the rewards.

So Pan Wen began to carefully calculate: 'My fire magic is exhausted, but I still have half of my ice magic. Maintaining a shield for three minutes won't consume too much of my magic. If someone can cover my retreat, escaping won't be difficult. Taking someone with me is a bit of a stretch... But fortune favors the bold, let's do it!'

Clearly, Pan Wen also kept his true magical energy reserves a secret.

Jiang Shaoxu may have been kept in the dark, but Jiang Li most likely knew. As mid-level mages, they naturally had a good idea of ​​the amount of magical energy they could estimate, but he didn't expose Pan Wen, nor did he dare to.

Jiang Li took a deep breath. It was impossible for him not to be afraid; there was great terror between life and death. However, compared to death, he had something more important to protect.

He was not loyal to Chiang Shao-hsu personally, but to the Chiang family.

So even though Jiang Li had some reservations about Jiang Shaoxu sneaking out, he still dutifully stayed by her side to protect her safety.

A dark cloud flashed through Jiang Li's mind. He hadn't lied; one of his magical powers was exhausted, and the other was indeed down to only a third. Under these circumstances, breaking through was impossible. He could only fight desperately to see if he could send Jiang Shaoxu out.

He took a deep breath: "Get ready, I'm about to begin!"

Jiang Shaoxu remained silent, then took out a jade thumb ring: "Come back alive!"

Jiang Li accepted it without hesitation. He would become the main attacker, and every minute he held on would buy Jiang Shaoxu another minute to escape, so he wouldn't refuse.

He began to sketch the star map and chanted for a full minute. His wide sleeves churned and swelled as if some wild beast was about to burst out, and then, as if by magic, countless stinging bees suddenly flew out from them!

The stinging bees kept circling around Jiang Li, forming an invisible armor around him.

Intermediate-level Poison Magic - Poison Pit!

Jiang Li glanced at Pan Wen one last time: "Don't forget our agreement."

Immediately, he charged towards the swarm of Nether Insects without hesitation, and a great battle broke out!

Insect-type demons are known for their numbers and troublesome nature, and are extremely mobile. However, these undead species, such as the Nether Insects, have one weakness: they cannot fly.

The stinging bees summoned by Jiang Li carried a strong venom, with their stingers pointing outwards. Any insects that tried to approach were immediately driven back by the swarming stinging bees.

In an instant, he actually tore open a gap in the encirclement of the swarm of Nether Insects!

Instead of fighting them, Jiang Li had the stinging bees quickly lift him up.

Inside the protective shield, Pan Wen's heart skipped a beat upon seeing this: "Oh no, this kid's trying to escape!"

"Damn, that's way too scheming!"

Jiang Shaoxu simply shook her head in silence, saying nothing. She was the one who caused the trouble, and she had to bear the consequences herself, whether they were good or bad.

Pan Wen gritted his teeth and glared at her: "What time is it and you're still pretending to be calm?"

Although Jiang Shaoxu was terrified, she still made her own judgment: "Judging from the situation of the Nether Insects outside, their density has obviously decreased significantly."

Pan Wen was feeling annoyed and only thought that the words were still densely packed, so he didn't take them to heart.

But a dozen seconds later, he found that the buzzing in his ears had indeed decreased a lot, which meant that the number of the Nether Insects surrounding him had indeed decreased!

Pan Wen was overjoyed: "Good lad, I knew you wouldn't abandon us and run away!"

Jiang Shaoxu: ...

She was not optimistic. With hundreds of Nether Insects and a Skeleton Nether Insect lurking nearby, it would be extremely difficult for them to break through with their own strength.

In fact it is.

Jiang Li, fighting alone, was lifted into the sky by the stinging bees and used poison skills to harass the swarm of insects, but with little success.

Even as he kept decimating the swarm's numbers, the skeletal worm that had been lurking in the shadows still didn't appear. The swarm only spared a portion of its forces to deal with his harassment, and not many were drawn away by him. This made Jiang Li's heart sink to the bottom.

The scene he had been most worried about has come true!

"The chaos of the Nether Worms is caused by the death of their mother. They must find a new mother immediately, or they will soon die. However, during the time they are separated from their mother, they become extremely powerful."

"These swarm of ghost insects have been relentlessly surrounding us and won't leave. It turns out they really have their eyes on us and want us to act as their mothers..."

Jiang Li gritted his teeth. His cultivation was inferior to Pan Wen's, so the Nether Worm's first choice was not him, and it kept circling the protective barrier without letting go.

To lure away the swarm of Nether Insects, perhaps he could only...