Heroes' Prison

Chapter 838 - 792: Searching for the Formation Eye

At this moment, the half-beast archer saw how fast Little Dragon had become, dodging several of his attacks. He abandoned his normal attacks and decided to use an area-of-effect skill.

He sneered at Huang Yi, stretched out his thick arm, tugged the taut bowstring of his massive bow, and made a slight flick toward Huang Yi’s direction.

"Buzz~"! A piercing soundwave rippled through the air, creating visible vibrations that seemed to resonate with some kind of magic.

Instantly, under the dark tree canopies, large quantities of red fire elements began to gather, and flaming arrows formed entirely of fire attributes started raining down densely on Huang Yi’s location, blanketing a radius of several hundred meters. Dodging was completely impossible.

Faced with the overwhelming downpour of fire arrows, Huang Yi seemed unaware, still holding his book and focusing intently on studying it.

Soon, the dense fire arrows completely engulfed his area, turning it into a sea of fire. The air was scorching hot, and flames danced wildly everywhere.

The half-beast archer grinned at the sight, put away his bow and arrow, and stared in Huang Yi’s direction, anticipating the scene of him burned to ashes.

But soon, his expression froze. Huang Yi stood amidst the raging flames, still immersed in the book and completely unharmed!

Fire magic—it’s the type of element magic Huang Yi feared the least!

After obtaining the Doomsday Heart, Huang Yi’s fire element resistance had skyrocketed to an astonishing 85 points, capable of nullifying 85% of fire damage.

When fire magic landed on Huang Yi, it first passed through his magic defense, which weakened it significantly. Then it encountered his 85-point fire element resistance, further reducing its impact. The remaining power was negligible, dealing no substantial harm whatsoever.

Unless the half-beast archer possessed high-level fire penetration to counteract Huang Yi’s resistance, his fire magic wouldn’t produce meaningful results. However, the half-beastmen clan was not a race adept at fire elements. Without fire penetration, they relied solely on basic fire attacks unless they used potions to enhance fire-element penetration.

Huang Yi seized the opportunity, rapidly studying the formations described in the book. In such dire circumstances, learning became remarkably efficient!

The solution to this formation gradually solidified in his mind.

At that moment, the half-beast warrior riding the Winged Tiger finally closed in. Wielding an enormous war hammer, he approached Huang Yi with growing menace. The hammer dwarfed Huang Yi in size, and if struck, the consequences would be disastrous.

Huang Yi couldn’t afford to confront the two half-beastmen head-on, not even for a moment. His only option was to keep evading!

"Net of Justice!" Though Huang Yi’s eyes remained fixed on the book, his thoughts were highly alert. Sensing the threat from the half-beast warrior, he extended his right hand and forcefully released energy toward the warrior!

Instantly, a net of light shot out from his hand, hurtling toward the half-beastman at incredible speed, ensnaring him as if capturing a large fish.

The half-beastman’s movements became restricted. Even his ferocious Winged Tiger was unable to flap its wings, letting out a furious roar in its frustration!

Huang Yi swiftly swung his arm in another direction, executing a throwing gesture!

The light net followed his motion and flung the half-beastman a hundred meters away, temporarily creating distance between them and buying Huang Yi precious moments.

Meanwhile, the half-beast archer seemed to have realized that Huang Yi boasted extraordinary fire resistance. He pulled out a magic bottle!

The bottle contained a boiling lava-like substance. Its fire element concentration was so intense that it appeared as a blazing sun within the gloomy forest, radiating dazzling brilliance. Judging by its aura, this potion was likely a high-grade fire penetration potion!

Without hesitation, the half-beast archer consumed the potion, then raised his massive longbow again, fiercely plucking its string toward Huang Yi!

"Buzz~!" The grating soundwave surged toward Huang Yi again, causing another magic resonance in the air and awakening the fire elements, transforming them once more into a torrent of fiery arrows that descended upon him like an apocalyptic storm!

This round of fire attacks was significantly stronger than before. Huang Yi clearly felt the scorching sting on his skin as the fiery arrows inflicted massive damage, rapidly depleting his health points until he was critically injured!

His fire resistance had indeed been partially pierced, leaving him vulnerable to devastating fire magic!

"Harbinger of Doomsday!" Without a moment’s hesitation, Huang Yi activated the attached skill of his epic necklace, the Doomsday Heart!

Instantaneously, his body underwent a dramatic transformation!

His skin cracked open, morphing into rugged volcanic magma. His entire body turned red-hot, resembling a smoldering iron slab!

The fiery arrows raining down from above melted before they could reach him, utterly harmless!

This was the Doomsday Messenger form! In this state, Huang Yi became immune to all fire damage, his fire-based skills doubled in power with no cooldown. The duration was one minute.

However, this ultimate move had a lengthy cooldown of ten days. Using it now meant he couldn’t rely on it again anytime soon!

Time was of the essence; Huang Yi had to locate the formation’s eye quickly!

The half-beast warrior on the Winged Tiger closed in again, relentlessly chasing the lightning-fast Little Dragon, determined to attack Huang Yi!

Little Dragon’s stamina was also waning, and it couldn’t sustain accelerated flight much longer!

"The formation eye is in the eastern side!" Finally, Huang Yi deduced the location of the anti-teleportation array from the book’s contents!

He urged Little Dragon forward at maximum speed, streaking like a ray of gold light toward the eastern side of the Gloomy Forest!

They zipped past towering trees with whooshing wind, the scenery on both sides blurred into streaks of light as they sped away.

The two half-beastmen chased furiously behind, yet their pace still lagged behind Little Dragon’s full-speed flight. The gap between them grew larger and larger.

Gradually, the two half-beastmen fell far behind. However, the incessant commotion echoing from the forest showed they were still pursuing Huang Yi relentlessly.

Soon, Little Dragon’s acceleration window was nearing its limit, and its fatigue threshold was imminent. It had to deactivate its speed boost and resume normal flight.

With this reduction in speed, it became just a matter of time before the two half-beastmen caught up.

"It should be in this valley!" After about ten minutes of flight, Huang Yi finally decided to land Little Dragon and began scanning the vicinity.

The valley was flanked by towering peaks. Combined with the dense forest trees and overly lush foliage blocking sunlight, the area appeared dark and somber; despite it being daytime, it felt like nighttime.

The ground was teeming with thriving fern plants, densely packed, and faint traces of insects and snakes wriggled among them.

The formation eye was typically hidden within an object—possibly one of the plants, stones, or bits of tree bark. It was exceptionally concealed and required a thorough search to uncover.

Clearly, Huang Yi couldn’t afford this kind of delay. With the two half-beastmen ready to catch up at any moment, he patted Little Dragon’s head and commanded, "Spit fire, burn away these weeds below!"

Little Dragon’s large eyes blinked, opened its mouth, and unleashed Sacred Flame.

The range of the Sacred Flame had increased significantly during its recent upgrade, now spanning an area of 250 meters.

Scorching flames descended from the skies, adhering tightly to the dense fern vegetation below. Within the 250-meter radius, everything transformed into a sea of fire. Plants that had grown for countless years reduced to ashes within moments, scattering into the air and exposing the charred black ground.

Looking around, the scene below became much clearer. The weeds were gone, leaving the field noticeably clean.

Huang Yi commanded Little Dragon to circle above, his eyes sharp and scanning with precision, combing the area for the formation eye.

"Huh? That dandelion is still intact!" Suddenly, Huang Yi spotted a small anomaly beside a tree.

There was still a perfectly preserved dandelion blooming inconspicuously under the tree. Despite the Sacred Flame’s devastation, this dandelion remained untouched—a peculiarity that caught Huang Yi’s attention.

"Burn it again!" Huang Yi patted Little Dragon’s head, pointing at the dandelion.

Little Dragon opened its mouth once more, unleashing a concentrated torrent of Sacred Flame at the dandelion.

This time, its firepower was highly focused. A smaller flame radius meant greater concentration and higher damage.

The Sacred Flame fully enveloped the fragile dandelion. Under normal circumstances, the dandelion should have disappeared completely, reduced to nothingness.

Yet, when Little Dragon ceased its fire breath, the dandelion remained perfectly intact, unscathed to the point where not even a speck of fluff had been burned.

"It’s definitely this!" Convinced by the anomaly, Huang Yi concluded that the dandelion was indeed the formation eye of the anti-teleportation array. Destroying it would deactivate the array, enabling him to use the Godslayer’s Mark to teleport away, escaping his pursuers.

Seeing Little Dragon’s attacks ineffective, Huang Yi jumped down himself.

Flipping his hand, he retrieved the epic-tier Bloodstained War Halberd from his storage ring and unleashed devastating physical attacks toward the delicate dandelion! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)