Chapter 45: The 045 Liquid Oxygen Airburst

Phosphorus Candle was a lighting spell, with no inherent offensive power, but when it exploded directly in front of one’s face, it could blind them significantly — especially fatal for creatures like rabbits.Rabbits are different from humans; they have an almost 360° field of vision, meaning they can see everything around their entire body. Compared to the human field of view of 188°, they see much more, and consequently, are more sensitive to the stimulus of bright light.

Additionally, rabbits are crepuscular, their vision is strongest at dawn, dusk, or—as in the current situation—under the bright moonlight of the deep night.

Under such circumstances, when the spell “Phosphorus Candle” exploded right in front of its face, for the rabbit it was akin to being hit by a flashbang at maximum eye opening, from all directions.

The rabbit screamed as it hit the ground, and Richard, without a hint of politeness, swung his dagger down to stab.

At the crucial moment, the Silver Rabbit also sensed a lethal threat and unleashed its ultimate reserve.

What would a regular rabbit do when cornered? It would bite. But what would a demonized rabbit do?

Richard soon got his answer.

With a “swoosh,” the air around violently surged as the rabbit fiercely opened its mouth, emitting wind blades visible to the naked eye.

One, two, three… dozens, hundreds of blades!

Hundreds of wind blades glistened in the night, scattering in all directions, as if the rabbit had slashed out hundreds of longswords in an instant. Anyone caught within would be pulverized in a single breath.

Richard quickly retreated and saw the frenzied wind blades ruthlessly cut through the surrounding weeds, overturning the ground around, and slicing through the obstructive air walls.

After its outburst, the Silver Rabbit seemed somewhat exhausted but still forced itself to flee towards the distance, leaping high and dropping among the crazy throng of animals.

Once it landed, its figure would be concealed immediately, and there would be no chance of finding it again.

Richard narrowed his eyes into slits, unwilling to let the capturing plan fail.

After all, a demonized Silver Rabbit, especially one that could release hundreds of wind blades, held major research significance.

The next moment, he flung the scalpel in his hand towards the Silver Rabbit far up in the air.

But the Silver Rabbit kicked the scalpel aside with one foot, falling even faster towards the masses of crazy animals below.

Richard didn’t give up; the scalpel throw was just to free up his right hand. The next moment, he tilted his right hand forward, and seven or eight White Jade Plates slid out from his sleeve in sequence, each intricately carved with the same yet extremely complex Magic Runes.

Without hesitation, Richard controlled Mana from within his body and channeled it rapidly into the first White Jade Plate. With a “crack,” the plate shattered, and a fist-sized group of Liquid Oxygen appeared before him, suspended mid-air.

Then Richard channeled Mana into another White Jade Plate, and another fist-sized group appeared before him, also suspended mid-air.

Then the third group, fourth, fifth…

Magic Rune Magic·Zero Circle Middle Stage·Liquid Oxygen Condensation!

As all the White Jade Plates were activated, a dozen or so fist-sized groups of Liquid Oxygen appeared before Richard, and with a wave of his hand, they merged into an almost basin-sized mass.

Taking a deep breath, Richard set his sights on the distance.

The Silver Rabbit had already fallen into the crazed swarm of animals, its figure no longer visible, but that was fine, knowing its general location was enough.

With another wave of his hand, Richard sent a half-basin-sized Liquid Oxygen Group flying out at high speed into the distance.

During this process, Richard began chanting a spell, and in a moment he raised his hand, sending out a blood-red Fierce Flame that chased after the Liquid Oxygen Group.

Spell·Zero-Circle Low Order·Fiery Flame Impact.

Richard suddenly thought of something, he turned his head to look at Pandora, who was still swinging a tree trunk in battle, and shouted a warning, “Be careful! Cover your ears!”

“Huh?” Pandora cocked her head slightly, her face cold as she looked over, her gaze slightly puzzled. In that brief moment of hesitation, the frenzied animals around her lunged, slashing with their claws.

Then the blood-red flames caught up with the Liquid Oxygen Group, swiftly enveloping its surface. Stimulated by the high temperature, the unfettered Liquid Oxygen expanded rapidly in volume in midair, dispersing outwards.

The core temperature soared rapidly, burning everything, followed by a shockwave that howled and swept over the entire hill.

This time, Richard utilized Magic Runes, creating more Liquid Oxygen than he had initially demonstrated to Gregory, and for maximizing impact, he chose an aerial explosion.

The explosion of Liquid Oxygen in mid-air indeed did not disappoint Richard, almost shaking heaven and earth; within the massive boom, creatures within nearly ten meters were instantly killed or charred, while those within several more meters suffered severe internal damage, collapsing heavily injured and unable to rise. Creatures within dozens of meters were all knocked over, blown away, and their bones fractured. Creatures within nearly a hundred meters were affected and staggered to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the massive hilltop was cleared, the scorching air whooshed by, and the frenzied animals fell in droves.

Pandora swung her tree trunk fiercely, but it was in vain as the animals in front of her had all already fallen in unison.

She pursed her lips, and Pandora belatedly realized that the sudden sound that had just erupted might have been too loud, so loud that her ears hurt, and wondered if she should have covered her ears. Right, didn’t someone just remind her to do so?

With a frown, Pandora turned her head to look at Richard.

But Richard was already dashing out like an arrow, rushing into the midst of the carnage at the center of the explosion, his eyes swiftly scanning the area. He then fixed his gaze on finding the half-charred corpse of the Silver Rabbit, dead and thoroughly cooked.

He grabbed it and rushed back, tossing it inside the castle for later research, then turned to look at Pandora just to see a glimpse of puzzlement, curiosity, and… anger? in her eyes.

“Hmm? Are you about to question me why I didn’t use the method I just did earlier to deal with these mad animals?” Richard’s eyes flashed, “If that’s what you’re thinking, then all I can tell you is that I can’t use spells of this magnitude often. On one hand, there aren’t enough Magic Runes, on the other, the Mana consumption is too great.

Furthermore, although this method can indeed kill a massive number of frenzied creatures in an instant, the truth is… there are just too many attacking creatures now. Even after killing these, there are still more. It hasn’t solved the fundamental problem.”

Pandora turned her head to look down the hill, only to see that, after most of the creatures at the top had died, those from the lower slopes fearlessly surged upward in wave after wave.

It was like the tides, one wave dispersing on the shore only for the next to follow closely behind. As long as the sea exists, the waves will keep coming, one after another, never ceasing.

At this moment, the horde of beasts was the sea.

Indeed, the fundamental problem had not been solved…

In a blink of an eye, swarms of frenzied animals took over the hill again, first tearing and consuming the corpses of their severely injured or dead companions, then with red eyes, they closed in to launch their attacks.

Pandora’s brow furrowed tightly as she swung her tree trunk again. Internally, she found this feeling of endless slaughter to be very annoying…