studiobondurri Chapter 123 Captive
Chapter 123 Captive
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Despite the lively battle between Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kojo Kyoko and their opponents outside the warehouse, Chen Yu, who was inside, was not affected at all; all his energy was still focused on the construction ritual of the Necromantic Space.
Capturing the appropriate Space Fragments and stabilizing the spatial structure of those fragments were only the foundational parts; the construction of the Necromantic Space could only truly begin after completing these steps.
To build the Necromantic Space, it was necessary to infuse soil, water, flames, and air into the Space Fragments; these were essential for creating a self-sustaining space and also considered by mages as the crucial keystones of the world's construction.
Since soil was already available, Chen Yu did not need to fill the Space Fragments with more soil from the Earth Elemental Plane, so he only had to supplement the space with water, flames, and air from the other three Elemental Planes.
Flames were a key factor in providing temperature and life to the Space Fragments, but obviously, Chen Yu couldn't just place Fire Elements on the surface of mountains or plains, as that would create nothing more than lava lakes beloved by demons, which had no benefits. For Undead creatures, flames were often a source of aversion.
Therefore, Chen Yu placed the connection point to the Fire Elemental Plane at the bottom of the entire mountain range.
A large pool of molten lava did form, but due to the barrier of the rock layers, it did not adversely affect the surface of the mountains. Instead, the temperature gradually permeated through the rocks to the surface, warming up the originally cold temperature and providing warmth to the entire Space Fragments.
As for air and water, these were not so troublesome. All he needed to do was open the channels linked to the Wind Elemental Plane and Water Elemental Plane, letting air and water pour into this world.
The only precaution was to ensure the passages were not too wide, to prevent Elemental Creatures from entering the Space Fragments and to avoid flooding the space with too much water to turn it into an underwater world.
After introducing water, air, and flames, the initial transformation of the Space Fragments was considered complete. If it were a regular mage, subsequent modifications would require the introduction of various animals and plants to build a life cycle and form a stable ecosystem.
However, for Necromancers, it wasn't so complicated. Chen Yu's next step was not to introduce fauna and flora, but to bring in the Nether River and project the Netherworld onto this Space Fragment, completely necromanticizing it.
The old man's strength did not significantly exceed that of Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, nor was it beyond what he could overcome, but the old man's attacks maintained an eerie rhythm. The sporadic Curses made it so Yoshiharu dared not ignore them, yet addressing them would put him at a disadvantage, forcing him to focus on defense and exhausting much of his energy.
Just as Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu was considering retreating and joining forces with Kojo Kyoko for a better defense, the sudden call of a crow reached his ears, lighting up his eyes and boosting his spirits.
The old man also immediately sensed the shift in the situation. The violent fluctuations of energy within the warehouse behind Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu were gradually subsiding, indicating that whatever was happening inside had come to an end, which also meant that reinforcements for the opposition were about to arrive.
Although somewhat reluctant, the old man decisively signaled for retreat and yelled to the two henchmen, "Quick, let's go, they have reinforcements!"
As he shouted, the old man also withdrew his Dog God, using it to block a move from Yasai, allowing the two to disengage.
But just as the trio was preparing to flee, a flock of crows suddenly blocked their path, and amidst the flutter of black feathers, Kyuuzai Ryousen appeared before them.
The situation suddenly turned disadvantageous for the old man and his companions.
"If you surrender now, I might spare your lives, but if you don't, the outcome will be more than just ushering you into the afterlife," Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu, seeing the reinforcements arrive, said with a hint of satisfaction, taunting the trio with the old man's own words from earlier.
"Hmph! Boy, don't think that just because you have reinforcements, you can take us down! Even if it's the death of me, I'm sure I can take at least one of you with me," the old man, seeing the situation before him, acknowledged that they were at a disadvantage: "I advise you to leave a line when dealing with people; it makes meeting in the future easier. Don't take things too far!"
Hearing this, Kyuuzai Ryousen couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, "When you had the advantage, you wanted others to tuck tail and run, and now that the tide has turned and you're looking to save your skin, you speak of leaving a line. Since when does the world work to your convenience?"
"Ryousen, why waste words with them? Take them all down and leave them to the master to deal with!" Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu had been holding back his frustration and no longer wished to waste words, so he directly had Yasai Yoshitaka attach to him and then launched an attack.
"Hold your ground!" Seeing this, Kyuuzai Ryousen spoke no more, his form dissolving into a flock of crows, sweeping over the old man and his companions.