Spellcasters' memories were razor-sharp, especially for a name just heard.
Despite the storm raging in her heart, Yu Yu kept her composure and pressed, "So, I'll go check on him?"
Hvar nodded solemnly. "Of course. Honestly, after all this time, he's probably gone."
"But regardless, I need you to look and report back."
She listed rewards. "I can give you the recipe, plus two Deep Blue Potions?"
Yu Yu raised four fingers. "Four!"
Hvar frowned. "With your build, how many can you even handle? Can you process that much?"
She scrutinized Yu Yu, then grimaced. "A Grand Archon's kin, and you're this weak? No Constitution enhancements? At your age, still mid-tier?"
She cast Detect, her budding suspicions fading. "Oh, Purity 9. But so ignorant—wasting talent."
She sighed, regretful. "Most Purity 9s are high-tier by your age. True prodigies might even be legends. How are you so lackluster?"
Yu Yu's face twisted. "…Maybe I haven't tried hard enough."
Admitting the truth would shred the Grand Archon's façade.
Chong's expression also contorted.
The Magic Circle had declined too long. What did she mean, her age? Was she old?
She was barely older than a cub!
If Yu Yu's talent was lacking, what were they? Swine?
Hvar: "Fine, if you won't improve, I don't care. Four bottles it is. Go quick, return quick. I'll wait in the library."
She drifted off. "Where's my bag? I left it…"
Yu Yu maintained her calm until she left the branch, then her face collapsed. "Hvar? She's Hvar!"
Feng Ye appeared, expression grim, flanked by Felix and Meng.
Chong griped, "She didn't even glance at me. Am I scenery?"
She got it now. To true seniors, she was probably more useless than Yu Yu. At least Yu Yu's Purity 9 talent was something, and she was young…
Feng Ye ignored Chong, asking Yu Yu, "What's your plan?"
Yu Yu pondered. "No difficulty marker means Eternal Darkness deems it easy."
"But it's got a Critical tag."
Feng Ye: "Elaborate?"
Yu Yu casually cut her stream, explaining, "Last time, when the Grand Archon sent me after the bloodkin, I got a quest like this."
Feng Ye's eyes flickered. "That kind of prompt?"
Stream: […]
You just cut it? A legend's watching!
When it came to guts, they bowed to Yu Yu.
Feng Ye, prodded, reopened the stream and asked, "So, was it a choice or a quest prompt?"
Yu Yu gave her a look like she was dim. "Normal people know prompts are prompts, choices are choices. Eternal Darkness doesn't pick for me."
Feng Ye pressed, "What's your plan now?"
Yu Yu's eyes darted, voice low. "Can I check out that anomaly?"
Feng Ye's face chilled. "That's your idea?"
Yu Yu: "Hold it! I'm not done. Don't scold me yet—wait till I finish!"
Feng Ye, surprisingly, paused. "…Go on."
Felix: "…"
She sensed Yu Yu had a knack for handling Teacher's style. If you had logic and evidence, Teacher, even when furious, often reined in her temper and listened.
Yu Yu: "No difficulty marker means it's simple to complete."
"Whether I tell Excellency her wolf's now an anomaly, lie that it left, or say I didn't find it…" Yu Yu said, "all complete the quest. Rewards might differ."
"But there's a true way," she said earnestly. "The wolf finds Hvar, and Hvar sees the wolf."
Feng Ye, voice restrained, "…Finished?"
Yu Yu: "…Yup."
Feng Ye: "Didn't I tell you it's a Level 4 anomaly?"
Yu Yu: "…Yup."
Feng Ye: "Didn't I say even battle-hardened high-tier spellcasters can't guarantee safety and might die if careless?"
Yu Yu: "…Yup."
Feng Ye's tone iced over. "Did I not tell you anomalies are anomalies, humans are humans? Forget a Silver Moon Sky Wolf from centuries ago—even a spellcaster from a second ago is an anomaly."
Her dark eyes bored into Yu Yu's, exuding an oppressive weight. "Once we become anomalies, we're cut off from humanity. You can't trust a word from an anomaly, yet you want to reform one?"
"Now, tell me, do you still want to go?"
"I do."
Feng Ye's eye twitched, genuine anger flaring. "I've said all this, and you still don't get it?"
Yu Yu considered. "I get it, but I want to see for myself."
Feng Ye's lips quivered, then she flung her hand away, eyes shut, voice cold. "Emotional, useless."
She'd misjudged her pupil. Maybe someone else, like Shang Wei, would be better?
The stream fell silent. No one spoke, not even Jin Che. Spellcasters weren't just erudite—they were synonyms for rationality and ruthlessness. They always knew what to choose. Emotion had no place here.
Yu Yu rolled her eyes. "I've got leeway. Worst case, I suicide."
Feng Ye didn't bother replying, turning to leave.
Meng sighed. "Corruption affects the mind. Suicide won't help."
Yu Yu: "But I want to try."
Meng snapped, "You have to go? There are other ways!"
"Don't tell me it's for rewards or the wolf?" Her tone cooled.
Yu Yu: "Have you all ignored the Critical tag?"
"That wolf waited five or six centuries, now a Level 4 anomaly."
"What if Excellency waited just as long, still a legend?"
"Guess what happens if she learns the truth? Will she become an anomaly?"
"Or bet she's enlightened, not caring for her wolf, embracing the stars?"
Meng froze, then insisted, "Once she knows, Excellency won't do anything foolish. You underestimate legends."
Yu Yu: "Senior Yami nearly became an anomaly."
Meng froze again. They'd suspected, but Yu Yu hadn't confirmed.
"Yami wasn't a legend, only waited a century or two, with mixed obsessions—traitor Joel, High Steward title, cracking the cipher," Yu Yu said calmly. "Such scattered obsessions, yet my corruption spiked every second late-game."
"If I hadn't swayed her, she'd have turned on the spot."
"What about a legend?" Yu Yu asked. "A singular, deep obsession, waiting nearly six centuries, just to pass a message to her wolf…"
She murmured, "She might know what happened. Just a door away, six centuries—would she not know how she died? Why her wolf's an anomaly, but she isn't? How she lingered? Dare I underestimate a legend's wisdom? Does she already have answers?"
"Lying to her could unleash something horrific…"
This Critical tag might truly be critical. Meng broke into a cold sweat, feeling perched on a cliff, some distant presence casting a faint gaze. Feng Ye, a few steps away, returned. "Have you considered the Level 4 anomaly might lack sentience?"
"Or that bringing it back could turn the legend into an anomaly instantly?"
Yu Yu threw up her hands. "That's why I'm asking! Has the Circle seen a legend turn anomaly?"
"Why so harsh?" she muttered, then asked, "It won't turn into an evil god, right?"
Yu Yu: "And the branch is here. I just got the quest—needing time to complete is normal, right?"
"Even if I act, it's after everyone's gone."
The Duchess wolf was still huffing, hauling cargo.
Plus players.
And the seniors Chong brought hadn't left.
"It's happened," Feng Ye said, voice hoarse.
"And spellcaster anomalies are deadlier, craftier," she took a deep breath, steadying herself. "Normal anomalies are obsession-driven, acting on instinct."
"But spellcaster anomalies have complex emotions and logic—what I call," Feng Ye lowered her gaze, "wisdom."
"Maybe I didn't tell you," she said, now calm. "When corruption hits a threshold, spellcasters either self-destruct, souls returning to the heavens, or accept sealing, slumbering in the Circle."
"Legends have another path: becoming stars."
"You've been to headquarters. Guess how many spellcasters sleep in those right-side mage towers?"
Yu Yu gasped. "If we cure corruption someday, a wave of seniors rising from coffins?"
Click to see War God's Return (jk).
Feng Ye's face twisted. "Always chasing shadows… what's with 'rising from coffins'?"
It should've been a sharp rebuke, but the prior revelation left her shaky. Anomalies and corruption had driven them to the brink—utterly helpless. No solutions, just burning lives to buy time. The Circle had nothing else. Once corrupted, it haunted forever, relentless. If they could crack corruption's reduction… maybe…
Even bloodlines, eroded by corruption, bore a deep curse, making mutation easier, endless.
Yu Yu shook her head. "So I'm thinking how to minimize risk. The Grand Archon's not just dim but only scolds me."
Feng Ye's face darkened. "Right, I'm dim. You don't know the Circle's sacrifices, yet you talk so lightly."
Yu Yu: "But this legend's from long ago, likely falling at the Dark Era's dawn. She might lack the resolve of later Excellencies."
"Whoever harms her pup gets a Meteor Shower to the face!"
Feng Ye felt numb, turning away. "I'll think on it."
She tapped her wristband. [Excellency, what now? Let her try?]
Frankly, it was too risky—for Yu Yu and the current situation. The mainland was vast, but each evil god or high-level anomaly was pivotal. A new high-level anomaly, born from a Circle legend, would shift the mainland's balance—bad news for the Council.
Best to pretend nothing happened, maintain the status quo. But Yu Yu's words hit their weak spot. Who dared underestimate a legend's wisdom?
One who endured six centuries without turning anomaly.
Was this Critical tag just about choice?
Or had the legend reached her limit, teetering on the edge?
If Yu Yu hadn't come, hadn't taken the quest, would the legend…
They had to consider it—plausible scenarios. And Yu Yu noted the blue exclamation mark turning red.
They'd brushed it off, assuming the legend disapproved of tail-fondling, especially with her misleading opener: "I often feel out of place for not being perverse enough."
But respecting a legend's wisdom meant every word warranted scrutiny. In the Circle, who dared dismiss a legend's intellect?
No matter how many legends existed then, none understood their weight better than spellcasters.
A leap in life's essence, a sublimation of spirit.
Will could bend reality; to an extent, so could mind.
Every legend deserved wisdom matching their stature.
Feng Ye couldn't decide.
[Let her try,] Night Sovereign said, fingers laced behind her desk. [Whatever the outcome, let her truly attempt it.]
Yu Yu was right—she had leeway.
Action followed thought. Yu Yu declared, "Seniors, hurry up and move. I'll submit the quest after you're done."
Chong, numb, "I'll try…"
Yu Yu had already strolled back to the library.
"Senior, if I find the wolf, how do I convince him it's you?"
The deep blue figure leaned against a bookshelf, realization dawning. "Right."
"Take this," she said. "Return it when you're back."
Yu Yu, stunned, "What's this?"
The figure, nonchalant, "A Silver Moon Sky Wolf's Soul Moon, their unique mark, tied to their name and inherited power."
She shrugged. "One way dumb pup recognizes partners. Every human chosen by a Silver Moon Sky Wolf gets one—unique. Even dead, he'd never mistake it."
Yu Yu studied the Soul Moon—a palm-sized crescent, glowing with soft lunar light, jade-like, radiant, breathtaking.
Yu Yu took it carefully. "Wow, it's gorgeous."
Hvar feigned surprise. "You don't have one?"
Yu Yu turned wistful, envious and sour. "No… sob I don't…"
Wolves wouldn't pick her as a partner, and today's wolves were different.
They were duchesses, spellcasters—no need for human playmates.
The thought soured Yu Yu. "I had to sneak a hug… sob Any tips, Senior?"
A familiar cool voice cut in, "Why not ask me?"
Felix had slipped past the Grand Archon, darting through another door.
Her gaze seemed glued to the crescent in Yu Yu's hands.
The wolf found the moon captivating, drawn to it.
Yu Yu snapped to attention. "Senior, let me explain! I meant I want to befriend the Duchess, really, trust me."
Hvar's eyes crinkled, a mischievous glint. "My wolf? Too dumb. I lured him with food."
"He's greedy, clumsy, loves music and stories. When I left him hanging at a cliffhanger for days, he came asking."
"Once is enough. That's how I tricked him."
Yu Yu went numb.
Don't say that in front of Senior!
She's too smart! Not dumb at all!
That trick's ruined now!
Though Senior does love newspapers…
Wait, she does love newspapers?
Felix finally tore her eyes from the moon, tugging her hood. "I'm going with you."
Yu Yu: "!!!"
"No way!!!"
Felix: "?"
Yu Yu: "I'm a player, I can go. You can't!!!"
Felix, coolly, "Teacher's orders."
Yu Yu, fiercely, "I don't believe it! Ask the Grand Archon!"
She didn't buy that the Grand Archon would let Senior hunt anomalies!
That shady woman was shady, but Yu Yu didn't believe she'd risk Senior!
Felix: "I'm the senior."
"Doesn't matter!"
They bickered fiercely, Hvar watching gleefully, delighted.
Felix, done arguing, cast Silence, grabbed Yu Yu's shoulders, and vanished.
She used force right under Hvar's nose!
Hvar lowered her head, resuming her book.
Feng Ye, organizing the evacuation, was the only Grand Archon present.
After a hectic stretch, she turned, puzzled. "Where's Felix?"
Meng: "Dunno, went to find Yu Yu?"
Feng Ye: "Oh."
Moments later, her heart sank. "Where is she?"
Meng looked up, meeting her gaze.
Feng Ye's eyes chilled, lips twitching, no curse escaping.
She knew that pup had grown defiant.
Why did it have to involve Silver Moon Sky Wolves?!
"Senior… Senior… isn't this bad?"
"Without the Grand Archon's oversight, I'm kinda freaked."
Felix, scornful, "I've faced Level 4 anomalies. What's hard?"
"But we're not avoiding it—we're chasing it!"
Yu Yu secretly pinged the Grand Archon. [Grand Archon, get over here! Grab Senior!!!]
[I'll stall, hurry hurry hurry!]
Felix: "My corruption's low. Even if it spikes, I can lower it back."
"I've got leeway too."
She said earnestly, "You risk it for Circle seniors, for Silver Moon Sky Wolves. Why can't I?"
Yu Yu opened her mouth, blocked. "Outsiders and locals face anomalies the same. Don't dodge with that excuse."
Yu Yu, bitter, "But I can suicide to escape. What about you, Senior?"
Her corruption wouldn't kill her.
Senior's could!
Felix pondered. "I'll tell you then."
Yu Yu: "???"
Felix: "Fufu and I are rare twin Sky Wolves. Our Soul Moons are linked, and Silver Moon Sky Wolves don't truly die."
"Dying wolves leave a moonlight cocoon, birthing a new wolf."
"Our state's unique. If one dies, the Soul Moon recalls us. I'd inherit her memories and revive," Felix lifted her chin. "Like you outsiders, I don't die."
Yu Yu gaped. "That's, like, a bug exploit?"
Felix, faintly proud but restrained, hummed coolly. "Any other questions?"
Yu Yu, sulking, cursed the Grand Archon's slowness while stalling. "Why must you come, Senior? Worried about me? I'm—"
"Not that."
Yu Yu: "?!"
Felix looked away, slightly sheepish. "Silver Moons lack true moonlight. Fufu needs ages to reach legend."
"But our clan can inherit ancestral power via Soul Moons, so…"
Yu Yu clicked. "So if Fufu gets the Soul Moon, she'll hit legend?!"
Skipping it means you're too shy to ask, huh? Senior, you're too naive!
Felix glanced at her. "Yes, but why call Fufu? Call her Duchess."
Yu Yu: "…Oh, Duchess. Senior, you're burning bridges!"
Felix, coolly, "You hugged her sneakily."
Yu Yu, proud, "But the Duchess didn't kick me!"
Felix, colder, "Dumb Fufu didn't react. You're too frail—she didn't dare."
Yu Yu, defiant, "Still counts as her choice! I didn't force her!"
Felix: "Teacher was there. She wouldn't."
Yu Yu, louder, "The Duchess and I have a solid bond. She won't kick me!"
Felix, icy, "Hm?"
Yu Yu reconsidered, tweaking her words. "Actually, it's because I'm tight with you, Senior. The Duchess spares me for your sake."
"All thanks to you, I met her!"
Felix nodded. "So let's go. Wait longer, and Teacher'll notice we're gone."
Yu Yu: [Grand Archon! Did you fall in a ditch and lose your memory? Hurry, or we're charging the anomaly!]
Feng Ye: [I'm here.]
Yu Yu exhaled, then froze. [Then grab her! What're you watching for?]
Feng Ye: [She's got her own ideas. It's not impossible.]
Yu Yu: "???"
What kind of guardian are you?
Her own ideas?
That's how you raise wolves?!!
Feng Ye, indeed thoughtful, hadn't known about the twin thing.
She'd raised those pups, yet Felix and Fufu never told her.
Sure, her constant nudging played a part, but!
Why'd she spill to Yu Yu so fast?
Why?!
She'd been pleased at Felix's initiative, now furious, fists clenched.
Thought you'd learned to fight for Circle rights?
Instead, you…
Feng Ye donned a mask of pain.
Compared to dim Fufu, Felix was sharper… but only slightly.
What did Yu Yu have that caught her eye?
Damn it!
Good thing half the Soul Moon was with Fufu, or Felix's temper might've handed it to Yu Yu, and she, the teacher, wouldn't even know.
The thought fueled Feng Ye's rage.
She snapped at Yu Yu, [Shut it, mind your own business.]
Yu Yu went numb.
She wanted to flip a table.
You don't treat me like a person?
Fine, I'm done!
Yu Yu fumes.jpg
Felix spotted the anomaly from afar. "Hold on."
Yu Yu: "For what?"
"My friend," Felix said seriously. "Guardians can cast Group Will Aura, slowing corruption growth."
"She's nearby, quick."
"Escaping anomaly capture is a Pioneer camp drill. I've trained, you haven't. Follow my lead."
Yu Yu sighed. "Ugh."
Felix stared. "Got a problem?"
Her words said problem, but her eyes screamed dare you?
Yu Yu clasped her hands. "No problem! Just thrilled to adventure with you, Senior."
Felix, coolly, "We've never adventured."
Quit cozying up.
She said icily, "I've got no favor points. Today's Silver Moon Sky Wolves need no partners. I don't, nor does Fufu."
Yu Yu, aggrieved, "I know."
Felix, reluctantly, "You really know?"
Yu Yu, firm, "I do!"
Felix, skeptical, "Fine, not important. Obey me, or…"
Yu Yu: "I will, depending."
Felix's face fell. "Yu Yu?"
Yu Yu, serious, "Senior, I've done tons of quests! I'm not that clueless newbie spellcaster anymore!"
Felix: "How do you escape anomaly capture?"
Yu Yu froze. "Never been caught, don't know."
Felix, mocking, "That's it?"
Yu Yu: "…"
Damn, blood pressure's up.
What's with that familiar wolf sneer?
As they bantered, Felix scanned around.
"Senior, what're you looking for?"
"Teacher."
Yu Yu, elated, "Want the Grand Archon here?"
Felix, cool glance, "No. Don't call her."
Yu Yu, glum, "Then why look?"
Felix: "We're delayed longer than expected, and she's not shown. She's plotting something."
Yu Yu nearly laughed, stifling it. "Yup, definitely. The Grand Archon's sneaky."
"Or maybe she fell in a ditch and forgot everything?"
Felix gave her a subtle look. "Hm, quieter, don't let her hear."
She agreed!
Yu Yu almost burst with joy.
Feng Ye clenched her fists, grinding her teeth.
"Huh, the Duchess asked why we're evacuating?" Yu Yu was surprised the Duchess messaged her—rare.
Felix stared.
Yu Yu, puzzled, took a moment to catch on. "I mean, uh, the Duchess messaged, asking why we're pulling out."
Felix, coolly, "Call her Duchess, no nicknames."
"Oh." Yu Yu pouted.
Felix: "Tell her straight."
Yu Yu nodded, summarizing the situation for the Duchess.
Duchess: [!!!]
[No way?!]
[My kin's too pitiful. You must give him a proper burial!]
[Felix is with you?]
[Soul Moon? She hasn't trained her bloodline. What's the use? Give it to me!]
Yu Yu perked up, teasing, [But Senior said she wants to be Duchess too? She could inherit power, right?]
Stirring trouble (jk).
Fufu: [Dream on! She hasn't shifted since becoming a spellcaster. Probably a fat ball now, inherit? Pfft!]
[Being Duchess isn't just wanting it! She'd need everyone to forget. I hatched first! She's got no excuse—she's the younger sister! I'm the elder!]
[Did she feed you that nonsense? Said she sat in the shell half a day, waiting for me to hatch? Lies! Don't buy it!]
Yu Yu's eyes widened.
No way, Senior…
Felix: "Done talking?"
Yu Yu looked up, meeting Felix's cool, probing gaze.
Felix: "What'd she say?"
Yu Yu pondered. "The Duchess was shocked and said to keep the Soul Moon, don't eat it."
Felix scoffed. "Useless dumb pup."
Yu Yu relayed, [I told the Duchess what you said. Senior only replied, 'Useless dumb pup.']
She closed the chat, dodging Felix's peek, letting the Duchess rage, 99+ messages piling up.
A silver-armored Guardian clanked over, removing her helmet to reveal sweaty silver hair. "Felix, you're here too?"
"Never mind, we're short-handed. Help out."
"Huh? She's battle-ready now?"
Felix nodded coolly. "Yup, let's go."
The Guardian marveled, then squinted. "Yu Yu?"
Yu Yu: "? Senior, you know me?"
Guardian: "Of course! The Circle's darling. All Silver Moon knows you. Word is, where you are, High Stewards or stronger show up. Even heard a Steward trails you constantly."
"It's spread: never cross Yu Yu, steer clear, or the Circle'll have your head."
Yu Yu, sweating, "Not that extreme. Rumors, just rumors."
Felix, thoughtful, "So Yu's that pampered?"
She glanced at Yu Yu.
Yu Yu, catching her teasing tone, wanted to roll her eyes. Sure enough, beneath Felix's coolness was a smirk.
Black-hearted wolf confirmed!
The Duchess was cuter, sob—still raging at 99+.
"Whoa," Yu Yu covered her eyes, peeking through fingers. "That's freaky."
A tumorous monster, oozing viscous, crimson, foul blood. One glance shredded sanity.
The scene was crowded.
Silver-armored Guardians, black-robed spellcasters, and other classes.
They coordinated, watching each other's backs.
Yu Yu, so close to the anomaly frontline for the first time, instinctively studied their moves, seeking her role.
Glancing at Felix, she saw her airborne, easing spellcaster pressure.
Warriors held the front, blood surging, only to be smashed by the anomaly's brute force, lungs rupturing, flung back.
Guardians, targeted, cast skills while dodging frantically.
Rangers provided support, rogues weaved to share pressure, spellcasters led, airborne, handling key roles—restraining, controlling, rescuing, attacking.
Yu Yu watched, seeing several spit blood and collapse, and found her place.
What could a frail little spellcaster do?
Not enough for sustained output, so…
Soft white light cascaded from the sky, precisely bathing each bloodied fighter.
Life's radiance blessed all equally.
Warm, soothing, pain eased, wounds knitted.
[Mass Revival]
Everyone froze, staring at the unassuming spellcaster.
Fragile, green—that was Yu Yu's first impression.
Until her staff glowed white.
"Mommy, love me again!!!"
They wanted to roar.
Injured or not, nearly all felt relief, even spellcasters' mental fatigue easing slightly.
Clearly, this spell was multidimensional, blending healing, stamina restoration, and mental relief.
A high-tier spellcaster teleported over. "What's that spell?"
Yu Yu, beaming, raised her staff. "Just submitted it! Restoration school, Mass Revival, plus a fourth-ring Healing Grace. Seniors, check the Circle to learn it!"
High-tier spellcaster: "It's you?"
Yu Yu blinked, squinting, still clueless. "…Hi, Senior."
In such chaos, the spellcaster couldn't linger. She skimmed the list. "…It's really there."
"But who's got time to parse fourth-ring now?" she muttered. "Third-ring's no joke either. Stay out, keep distance. No teleport—you'd die in one hit."
"Cast Mass Revival when I say."
Yu Yu nodded obediently. "Got it."
The black-robed spellcaster teleported back up. Yu Yu, compliant, retreated from the fray.
No Windriding or teleport for her.
Sigh.
Feng Ye: [Start the stream.]
Yu Yu: [No way! Any ** left?!]
Feng Ye: [The legend's guiding you on anomalies.]
Yu Yu, pensive, [But streaming—won't you get corrupted?]
Feng Ye: [We know our limits. Don't worry.]
Yu Yu, scowling, [Ungrateful jerk Grand Archon.]
Feng Ye: [Your guts keep growing.]
Back when she whispered trash talk, now it's to her face?
The stream opened, everyone there.
Yu Yu: […Seniors got nothing else to do?]
Chong: [Yup, you caught us.]
Yu Yu's eyes lit up. [@Chong, you're high-tier, right?]
Chong: […Yeah, mock me, and I'll smack you.]
Yu Yu, hehed, [Want Deep Blue Potion?]
Chong: [!!!]
Chong: [I get a share?!]
Yu Yu, hehed, [Senior gets it~~~]
Chong: [Tail, I get it.]
Night Sovereign: […]
Flame Sovereign: […]
Feng Ye: [Some people, mind the setting.]
Yu Yu instantly sobered, meekly, "I planned to charge in, but Senior's got her own ideas, and I got kicked off the battlefield. Don't dare go back…"
A voice cut in, "Yu Yu, Mass Revival."
Yu Yu raised her staff, white light pouring down.
Staggering fighters sprang up, sprinting anew.
Yu Yu muttered, "I'm kinda useful. They haven't learned restoration spells, and the Grand Archon's hiding, so it's on me."
Feng Ye: [Excellency, I…]
Night Sovereign: [I know.]
Gui Fan: [Felix likely wants to weaken the anomaly first. Risk drops a lot then.]
Chang Ming: [In weak phase, if things go south, Feng Ye can storm in from outside, pull you out.]
"Weak phase?"
Gui Fan: [Anomalies defy logic, but their power has limits. Heavy attacks drain them, weakening their form, entering a safer weak phase.]
[To break their rules or seal them, you must push them into weak phase first.]
Yu Yu fell silent.
So, any anomaly—beat it down first, right?
She absorbed the info, aiding the fight.
Truth be told, she was obedient, proactive, observant, soon gauging everyone's limits, casting without prompts.
The First Sorceress, built for team battles.
No one praised her in the stream, but they saw it.
As the fight wore on, the towering anomaly deflated like a punctured balloon, shrinking, its blood mist thinning.
Weak phase achieved.
The high-tier spellcaster teleported to Yu Yu. "Got a restoration spell? Still have mental energy?"
She extended her arm, mangled from a hit, blood gushing, bent at a painful angle.
Robes had many perks, but armor wasn't one.