The Lord of Ashes

When Thain woke up from his coma, the severe pain all over his body made him groan.

The hoarse and weak voice echoed in this huge, funnel-shaped sand valley.

This is a special terrain that Thain has never seen before. It seems that the huge sandstorm brought him here.

And in the center of this sandy valley, there is still space.

It was also there that bursts of "rustling" sounds came.

Obviously I haven't seen anything yet, but the bursts of "rustling" sounds make people shudder.

After regaining awareness of his body, Thain hurriedly checked his situation.

There are no need to mention the fine scars on the face, arms, and legs.

These scars were caused by the wind blades and sand carried by Thane in the sandstorm.

There were two major injuries that attracted attention.

One is the laceration that appeared on Thain's abdomen. Although the blood has basically stopped at some point, every time Thain wants to move, the heart-wrenching pain and the oozing blood still make Thain's forehead... A layer of sweat appeared.

This wound was also an injury that he had to deal with as soon as possible.

Another major injury is probably the dislocation of Thain's left arm.

Only one right arm can barely move. What Thain is experiencing now is the biggest dilemma and the most serious injury he has faced in his life so far.

Climbing up with difficulty, Thain thought about why he could survive.

Even if a would-be magician was caught in a sandstorm of that level, he would have a narrow escape.

Thain was able to survive in the end, but he didn't think it was all down to luck.

"In addition to the earth element shield provided by this ring, it should be the function of the black light."

"What exactly is that?"

Thain glanced at the magic ring that had no remaining energy, then thought of something, and immediately opened his left hand, which had been temporarily unconscious.

Sure enough, Thain's left hand at this time was tightly holding Lina's black crystal bracelet.

In the past, Thain only knew that this black crystal bracelet had a good dark magic amplification effect, and it seemed to contain an offensive magic.

But I didn't expect that this bracelet could provide protection at a critical moment.

"It is worthy of being a treasure left to Lina by an official first-level black magician. In terms of functionality and value, this bracelet is even more powerful than the acid cane given to me by my mentor.

"Sain sighed.

After sighing, Thain immediately began to save himself.

Since he is still alive, Thane must of course find a way to deal with his injuries and even return to the Underdark in the future.

With his right hand that could only move, he first took out two intermediate recovery potions from the space ring.

One was poured directly into Thain's belly, and the other was carefully applied to various wounds on his body.

A slight numbness, or even a hint of irritating pain, made Thain gasp from time to time.

But after feeling the pain, Thain was not only not disappointed, but also overjoyed.

He has a good understanding of anatomy and human body structure, and he knows that being able to feel pain is also a good thing for him.

If he couldn't even feel the pain... it really meant that he was dying, or that it was time for amputation.

After resting for about half a day and drinking another vitality potion and a long-cherished nutritional potion, Thain felt his strength and energy again and began to deal with his dislocated left arm.

"I hope the words that Master Corsolon praised me in the anatomy class are true. Speaking of which, I have only handled specimens of dead corpses and have never touched living bodies." Thain cursed, and after taking a deep breath, he used his right hand. He pinched his left arm.

"Crack!" The crisp sound of bones twisting sounded.

Thain, who was pale and sweating profusely, tugged at the corner of his mouth. He didn't know whether he should be happy that he successfully connected his left arm, or regret that his technique was not so skillful.

After treating all his injuries, Thain began to observe the surrounding situation.

In fact, when he first woke up, he roughly judged that there should be no danger nearby.

Only the depths in the center of this valley may contain some mysteries. The bursts of "rustling" sounds are always a bit creepy to hear.

"That wave of sandstorm couldn't have swept up just me. At that time, there were thirty or forty black magic apprentices who had not yet left near the space passage. This did not include the corpses of the fallen black magic apprentices." Thain lowered his head. think.

Thain didn't have much interest in finding survivors. Under the circumstances, the black magic apprentices who were in relatively good condition and had high strength had long since escaped from the yellow sand world.

As for the remaining apprentices who were either seriously injured or had low-level abilities, Thain did not think they had any chance of survival.

And for those apprentices who have not yet left the yellow sand world, Thain does not have any good impressions of them.

A large part of the reason why he and Lina were separated and his future was uncertain was because of the madness and intrusion of these black magic apprentices.

On the other side of the passage, the battle between two peak level three magicians was an irresistible factor that Thain could not predict.

Thain wanted to complain about the dean, but did he have the qualifications to do so?

At least not yet.

Looking for other apprentices at this moment, Thain has not given up hope of escaping from the yellow sand world.

Don't forget, Thane still has a black grip handed to him by his mentor Moses.

Whether he can escape from the yellow sand world, Thain's last hope lies in this thing.

But in order to activate the black grip, Thain must at least have enough elemental beads in his hand.

All of his own elemental beads had been given to Lina at the last moment.

The only plan for now is to see if we can get enough elemental beads from the corpses of other black magic apprentices.

If not... looking back at the surrounding yellow sand, this will be Thain's residence for the rest of his life and the place where his bones are buried.

…

Thain's lucky.

In other words, Thain has had too much bad luck since coming to the yellow sand world, and now it's time for him to turn around.

The first apprentice corpse he found was that of a would-be magician.

The other party's name was Krobo, and Thane remembered him.

It was because this guy was hysterical and attacked other apprentices indiscriminately in front of the space passage that Thain, who was holding Lina at the time, was forced to take a detour.

Including that Thain later ate an elemental missile shot from nowhere, it might have been this guy's work.

At this time, Krobo was not as wanton and crazy as he had been when he attacked other apprentices outside the space channel.

This is just an ordinary dead body.

Still incomplete.

In the wide-open eye sockets, the eyes were completely replaced by yellow sand.

Even his body was almost buried under the yellow sand, with only half of his head exposed.

Thain had come into contact with many dead bodies and specimens, so the dead Krob did not have any impact on him.

In order to save mana, Thane did not use magic, but used a strong acid cane as a tool to dig on the spot.

It is not known how long Thain has been unconscious for. At this time, the acid cane has been fully charged.

Thane hadn't had time to study Lena's black crystal bracelet carefully.

Now, Thain mainly uses his own equipment.