Act VIII: Crossing the Gate (5)

At first glance, Frick couldn't recognize the identity of this sorcerer, because his appearance was different from that of the people who had entered the spirit world with him at that time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Humans rely on their vision to perceive things around them, so a person's impression of others may change due to changes in clothing or hairstyles. So just like William Kurt changed when he entered the realm, it is possible that this mage has changed for some reason.

This is the world of spirits, so the forms that appear here come from the form of the soul, not from the body that remains in the material world. But even after careful comparison, Frick still couldn't connect the sudden appearance of the wizard with the others he had seen before.

His body appears inexplicably dull, and the overall "color" also has a sense of transparency, so much so that one has to suspect that he is actually an apparition. And his missing arm looked rather strange, there was nothing under the gap, as if it had been erased with an eraser.

Naturally, this sorcerer is one of Dr. Coulter's assistants, hoping to use his skills to delve into the realm of the spirit and explore the unknown truth. However, when the experiment began, he was misled by Kurt to use a potion with different effects, and was sent to an unplanned unknown.

It was a realm not too far from one's dreams, known to those familiar with the spiritual world as the "shores of light sleep", covered in gray mist and twisted plants. It is not difficult to leave the coast and return to the physical world, but if you want to go deeper, you need the help of a guide.

Of course, that is not much of a "help", and it is even a reluctant transaction...... Those dangerous creatures will make many unreasonable demands in return for leading the dreamer into the depths.

Warren Pringen, who had already performed many dream spells in the past, may have noticed the anomaly after drinking the potion, so he was prepared for it, and immediately began to think of a way to leave when he fell into the gray shore. After all, he knows very well that if there is no way to catch up with Kurt, who holds the "ticket", he will not easily set foot in the dangerous area, and he will not make any deal with the untrustworthy guide.

As for the other two mages, their behavior was not so professional, and entering the spiritual world to explore was still a new field after all, and it was not widespread among everyone. After finding out that they were put on a stand by Kurt, they didn't take the right action.

The sorcerer who appeared here was one of them, and he was at the worst possible - they were scattered all over the Grey Coast, and he found himself lost in the gray mist of the sand after he had not mastered the technology, he was free from the discomfort of the potion.

There's no way for Frick to imagine what he's going to do there, but from what he's been exposed to recently, it's clear that the shores of the shallow sleep are inhabited by a number of "creatures" that can be called "creatures" in addition to twisted apparitions. They hide in the shadows of the mudflats and sand dunes and ambush the souls that strayed into them.

It was a group of terrifying creatures that were difficult for ordinary people's reason to accept, and he must have experienced a lot of twists and turns before rushing here. He may have experienced many dangers during this dangerous journey, and that arm should have been one of the things he lost in the process.

If it was true for Dr. Coulter, he would need a guide to show him the way to the wasteland of his dreams. Those creatures will make many unreasonable demands, and whatever they give, what they lose will be reflected on the soul immediately.

After all, when they are in this world, all the identities and possessions they have in the material world have no meaning, except for a few special things, and the only thing that can be exchanged as a "price" is the essence of the soul...... It is undoubtedly the most delicious food for the guide.

They may be separated by a long distance, but time and space are not too clear here, and the rules vary from region to region. Eventually, he caught up with William Coulter, and directed his anger at his misfortune on the sorcerer.

His eyes burned with a flame-like glow, and he seemed to have fallen into a state of selflessness because of boiling emotion. Fighting for access to the gate, he waited silently for Dr. Coulter to act, only to spell him out at the last moment of the ritual before knocking him away.

But the Wizard didn't have time to snatch the "ticket" from his target, as Kurt grabbed the piece of metal in his hand as soon as he was knocked into the air. Frick wondered if he had been on the lookout for attacks from behind, especially since it might have been directed at him.

In fact, the sorcerer's attack was not a success, after all, too direct physical attacks could hardly inflict a fatal blow on the spirit, and Dr. Kurt, who was knocked away by him, still had the strength to fight back against him, and after getting up from the ground, he turned around and shot several words at him.

Immediately sensing that a major battle was inevitable, Frick hurriedly retreated to the vicinity of the distant mountain, taking cover with huge rocks. He didn't want to be involved in the conflict of interests between the two of them, so he just hid in a less dangerous place to record their actions.

The sorcerer may not have been familiar with the way to fight in the spirit world, so he was slow to face William Coulter's counterattack. Although he had already taken evasive action, he still did not completely dodge, and was hit by one of the spells in the arm that was still intact.

The compressed text unfolded in an instant, splitting into several black serpentine chains that wrapped around his body, trying to restrain his movements before he could react. The illusory black snakes moved so quickly that in the blink of an eye, they bound his arms and stretched towards his neck—but just as they were about to grab the sorcerer's throat, the sequence of words flew into the air, and his body suddenly appeared in the distance.

It was as if it had been reduced to nothingness in an instant, and then reconstituted in the distance—a marvelous technique that didn't quite look like a spell, and Frick hadn't even observed a trace of the flow of magic. As he moved elsewhere, his color became even darker, except for the anger in his eyes.

He apparently resented Dr. Coulter's attempt to monopolize the results, and after escaping the shackles of the technique, he immediately attacked again, far more violently than at first. Kurt was clearly angry at his sudden obstruction, but was unable to organize a counterattack quickly.

But perhaps because of the loss of physical restraint, the change in mood was more obvious than usual, and the two fought without hesitation in an instant. Dozens or even hundreds of flickering bullets tore through the gray space, luring the mage and throwing them at the enemy's location.

Seeing that the other party chose to use dense spells to suppress the fire, and the spells rushed towards him like a storm, Dr. Kurt did not choose to avoid or use the shield to block. He first concocted a few spells in the same way, and then rushed directly through the dense barrage towards the other party.

Few of the magic bullets used for suppression hit their targets, and most of the rest were blocked by the black chains that spread out of the spell. And the magic bullets that hit William Kurt didn't do much damage, and didn't even leave a single scar on his body.

In a split second, Dr. Kurt passed through the barrage of barrages fired at the magician at an eerie speed, close enough to be close enough to be hand-to-hand combat. One of his hands suddenly twisted into the shape of an arthropod's hook and slashed at the enemy mage's body at a tricky angle.

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Frick heard the sound of fabric being torn apart by a sharp object, and Dr. Coulter's grappling hand left a deep wound on his enemy. The sorcerer, who noticed that something was wrong, immediately dodged, but his body became more illusory because of the blow.

He soon realized the problems in his previous offensive, so he imitated Dr. Coulter's method of turning a part of his soul into a weapon, and finally forced back the enemy who was pressing forward step by step. After closing the distance, he once again used the means of fire suppression, but the barrage was obviously mixed with a different substance, so Kurt had to be more careful to dodge.

I don't know if it's because their feelings have gradually suppressed their calm thinking, and the "battle" between them can't be seen at all as a sorcerer, and it can almost be said that they do everything. Perhaps the only thing that remains is that they still retain a little self-consciousness, and they do not wave their fists savagely like street hooligans, and only fight back in a corresponding way when the other party chooses close combat.

If you are fighting in the real world, it is clear that William Coulter's declining body will not be able to support high-intensity combat, and it will not be long before his weaknesses are revealed due to exhaustion. But the strength of the spiritual realm does not depend on the body, but on the contrary, it is the people who are more familiar with the rules that have an advantage.

This is Dr. Coulter's greatest reliance, he knows very well how to act in the spirit world, and can even twist his soul to create a weapon with harmful power. Maybe the magician could learn and sell things on the fly, but his clumsy methods couldn't match him. In a few moments, his spirit was torn open by Kurt's hook and claw, and his body was blurred like a ghost.

The victory and defeat have been decided, his challenge is almost completely declared a failure, if he continues to fight, this "body" may have to dissipate in the spiritual world, the death of the body means the exhaustion of life, and the dissipation of the soul is not much worse, even if he can return to reality, he will probably leave extremely serious sequelae in the future.