Chapter 267 – Eyeball

(Title chapter number was mistakenly entered, apologies <(__)>)

“Master-Level Conjuration Spell—Swift Speed”!

This Master-Level spell belonging to the “Swiftness Spell” series was the first spell Punk successfully cast instantaneously, now perfectly suited for chasing the fleeing Harpy Priestess.

With the enhancement of “Swift Speed,” Punk transitioned from a standstill to supersonic motion in an instant, his speed now surpassing even the combination of “Kinetic Ejection” and “Mana Compression” at the Formal-Level.

Amid a sharp sonic boom, Punk’s figure rapidly closed the distance toward the Priestess. The Priestess, who had taken flight five or six seconds earlier, was about to be overtaken by the catching-up Punk in less than two seconds.

Theoretically, a Formal-Level powerhouse could potentially escape from a Master-Level Caster, but that was merely theoretical—luck and equipment often played decisive roles. At this moment, the Priestess clearly lacked advantages in either luck or equipment. Her fate had been sealed the moment Punk entered the tribe.

Without even turning her head, the Priestess in mid-air sensed the deadly aura approaching her. She understood that this terrifying presence meant Punk had caught up, and in the next second, a fatal spell might descend upon her.

“No, please, I don’t want to die. Spare me, my entire tribe can serve as your slaves.”

Terrified, the Priestess flapped her wings with all her might while hysterically begging for mercy.

But Punk paid no attention to what the Priestess said. Once he killed her, the Harpy tribe would inevitably face complete annihilation. The only trouble Punk felt now was how to capture this Harpy alive, who seemed on the verge of desperation.

Punk’s speculation was correct—the Priestess had indeed been driven to madness. She didn’t know when a spell would blast her to ashes, escape was clearly impossible, and surrender would likely lead to a fate worse than death. Her current predicament was aptly described as “no path to heaven, no door to earth.”

Under the pressure of such circumstances, the Priestess finally broke.

She gave up fleeing and instead poured all her life force into the eyeball on her staff, allowing the restless aura within the Eerie Eyeball to devour her entire soul power.

“No, my everything has just begun. My revenge was already prepared. Why must you hunt me down to the last? Why?”

With the Priestess’s final hoarse roar, her body began to crack and bleed bit by bit. Streams of life force flowed from her mouth and nose like threads, all converging into the massive pupil of the eyeball.

“Why so many questions? Wouldn’t it be easier to just surrender obediently?”

Seeing the Priestess’s body transform from alluring beauty to a distorted form in less than a second, Punk realized he couldn’t capture this potentially knowledgeable individual alive. He could only sigh inwardly before immediately activating the “Anywhere Door” solidification on his Master-level Robe in mid-air.At this moment, if viewed from Punk’s perspective, one could see the Harpy priestess’s vitality and even her soul transforming into shimmering threads of light, all being devoured by the Eerie Eyeball like strands of noodles sucked into its pupil.

Finally, having absorbed all the energy, the Eerie Eyeball twisted violently as if coming to life, breaking free from the tattered wooden stick, and fixed its metallic-vertical pupil directly on Punk.

“Fizz”!!

The next second, an almost imperceptible faint sound whispered through the clouds. Simultaneously, Punk had already stepped through the Anywhere Door, evading the hair-thin dark energy beam from afar.

“Whoosh”!!

The nearly invisible energy beam instantly pierced through the clouds behind Punk’s previous position. The cotton-white cloud layer immediately revealed a massive hole at least one hundred meters in diameter, while the energy beam continued onward, striking the distant ground.

Under Punk’s astonished gaze, the impacted ground now bore a colossal crater one hectare wide and one hundred meters deep!

All matter that should have existed there had vanished within a hundredth of a second—an entire hectare of land, now reduced to exposed bedrock and spring outlets. The entire area, including trees, animals, and even the surrounding space, had turned to dust in an instant.

In Punk’s perception, the matter in that region was utterly annihilated the moment it contacted the gray-black energy beam. Even the fundamental energy composing matter and space—the Aether—was shattered into fragments. From ten thousand meters high, Punk could still sense an indescribable yet deeply intimidating ripple of “destruction.”

“The power of laws… Were the laws of that area destroyed in about a ten-thousandth of a second?”

Punk slowly turned his head, warily staring at the giant eyeball that now appeared to have exhausted its energy and reverted to an ordinary object. Even now, Punk felt as if the eyeball was still glaring at him with intense malice, as if yearning to unleash hundreds more attacks to obliterate everything in sight into nothingness.

“That attack just now… Although its speed and precision were only at the Formal-Level, its sheer destructive power undoubtedly reached the Legendary tier!”

Punk analyzed the attack’s potency with immense astonishment, arriving at this startling conclusion.

With the memories of Grand Arcanist Vedrasha, Punk instantly recognized the terrifying law fluctuations—ripples emitted when a portion of the laws was instantly shattered by the eerie energy beam and immediately restored by the Multiverse. Undoubtedly, any spell capable of harnessing the power of laws for offense had to be at the Legendary level.

However, Punk wasn’t intimidated by the eyeball. It clearly wasn’t a living being but rather a clumsy magical artifact. Moreover, the previous attack seemed to have drained all its energy, making a repeat performance highly unlikely.

“Besides… its speed and accuracy are utterly pathetic. The most powerful attack is meaningless if it can’t hit the target.”

Puck glanced somewhat speechlessly at the slowly descending Eerie Eyeball, then adjusted his course to fly toward it.The power of the previous attack had genuinely shocked Punk, because he was certain that even the “Kwoyin Improved Ruby Barrier” solidified on the Hydralaz Magic Box couldn’t withstand a Legendary Spell’s assault. After all, the power of laws was a suppression on a completely different level—something Master-Level methods simply couldn’t contend with.

However, even if the Eerie Eyeball could fire energy beams like a machine gun, Punk wouldn’t feel the slightest fear! Because the opponent’s speed… was far too slow. The attack speed of a mere Formal-Level spell… it’s no exaggeration—with Punk’s current flight speed and reaction time, dodging Formal-Level spells was as easy as child’s play.

“Excellent, excellent. It seems this thing has truly exhausted its energy. Well then… now it belongs to me… But I must leave quickly—the commotion just now was far too noticeable.”

Muttering to himself, Punk deftly used Mage Hand to scoop up the Eerie Eyeball, whose energy fluctuations had almost faded to undetectable levels, before swiftly turning and rushing back toward the Harpy Tribe.

At this moment, Punk knew he had likely obtained something extraordinary once again—and any who learned of it must be silenced for good!

(End of Chapter)