Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 837: Buying Time

The Earth Cone Technique casually mentioned by Flamel transformed into reality as towering soil spikes erupted from the ground and soared skyward. In just a flick of the hand, a dense forest of towering earth spikes appeared out of thin air on the battlefield, forcing Pei Jin, who was advancing rapidly, to slow his breakthrough after repeatedly breaking through several earth spikes.

On the other side, Pei Yan was equally struggling, shattering ten light curtains in succession, and expending all energy to protect vital areas while causing multiple cuts on the body. Only then was he able to exhaust Flamel's first wave of attacks.

Looking at the three people in a mess under his attack, the mockery on Flamel's face deepened. Not giving Pei Yan any chance to breathe, he raised his arm and began chanting incantations, causing the energy around to swarm into his body. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Huff! Huff! Damn it!" Panting heavily, Pei Yan couldn't help but curse upon seeing this. Flamel was now deploying high-level magic effortlessly. The power of magic that requires him to chant can only be imagined. In this battlefield, a moment's delay could completely overturn the situation. It wasn't careless; the opponent's fusion speed was too fast! He and his sister had only specialized training for a week, and it already took significant time to complete fusion even in training, let alone enter the state amidst such a complex battlefield environment.

"Pei Yan, leave this to me! You go do what you need to do!" Ye Ruozai's voice suddenly echoed across the battlefield.

"Old Ye! Can you handle it! This is no joke!" Pei Yan was ready to summon a mechanical clone for a quick fusion, sacrificing himself to withstand this crisis. Hearing this, his actions paused, hesitating.

"Just go, don't waste time here! Five minutes! I can support for five minutes at most!" Ye Ruozai wiped the blood off his face and said resolutely.

"Five minutes! That's enough! Be careful too!" Seeing Ye Ruozai's determined attitude, Pei Yan clenched his teeth, leaving his mechanical clone to assist Ye Ruozai, then instantly teleported into the forest of spikes, pulling his sister along into parallel space.

"Hello, Mr. Ye! I am Pei Yan's mechanical clone. You may call me Pei San! As instructed by my master, during the upcoming time, I will fully cooperate with you in battle. May I ask what you need me to do?" The mechanical clone Pei San, who remained outside the battlefield, stood beside Ye Ruozai and respectfully inquired.

"Attack him! Use all possible attack methods to assault him! Harass him! Buy me a chance to strike!" After Ye Ruozai said this, he tore off his damaged shirt, pulled out a piece of torn fabric, gathered his flowing long hair into a ponytail, and then raised both arms, clasping his hands together, aiming at the rapidly chanting Flamel.

Upon hearing Ye Ruozai's order, Pei San tilted his neck, seemed to think for a moment, then corrected his neck and began to expand outward. Wings sprouted from its back; with every inch they grew, a dark cannon barrel unfolded. Meanwhile, the body under Pei San continued to expand downward until the machine connected deeply with the ground.

When this mechanical body expanded its wingspan to the size of two basketball courts, a shocking scene occurred. All cannons on the body fired simultaneously - electromagnetic guns, missiles, Gatling guns, metal storm. Countless bullets and shells pierced the sky, converging into a torrent of thunderous fury before the target.

Faced with the overwhelming artillery barrage, Flamel, after completing fusion, still handled it deftly. The incantation never stopped in the air, his fingers gently flicked beneath, instantly generating a defensive light wall in front of him. Although this light wall was swiftly consumed by enemy fire due to his abundant energy supply, the mechanical clone's attacks never broke through the final defense to harm Flamel's body.

This situation began to change when a massive turret emerged from Pei San's chest. Seeing the energy within the barrel, Flamel immediately recognized it as the attack that twice broke through Lanloste Bishop's defenses. Facing such artillery, he finally withdrew his contempt, reluctantly postponing the magic he was casting, diverting half his attention to carefully construct a series of defenses.

When the defensive wall, empowered by mixed earth magic, divine magic, metal magic, mini alchemy, blessing technique, and various magical enhancements, was shattered by the incoming light beam, Flamel looked at the burning cannon mouth on the mechanical clone's chest and the diminishing light with a satisfied smile.

However, this smile quickly froze on his face. Meanwhile, even facing a full-power plasma cannon attack, the chanting never ceased, abruptly stopping at this moment. Flamel struggled to turn his head towards the instigator of all this, his smile transforming instantly into uncontrollable rage.

"Ant! A mere ant dares to control me!" Flamel roared with fury, wanting to launch an attack but finding his body unresponsive, frozen in place. Despite Pei San's angled barrage, which shattered him beyond recognition, he managed to regenerate in record time.

"Ugh!" Ye Ruozai, the one responsible for all this, said nothing as a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this scene, Flamel's hideous face momentarily stiffened, then understanding the situation, his body regained a bit of mobility. With fingers slightly hooked, constructing yet another new defensive wall, he coldly laughed at Ye Ruozai: "It hurts, doesn't it? I knew from the start your abilities involve the soul. I warned you - you're too weak! But you wouldn't listen. Sacrificing other abilities and consuming life force and spiritual power, just to forcibly pull my soul outside?"

While speaking, Flamel regained further freedom of movement; now his hands were fully functional. Waving his slightly stiff wrists, he continued to mock: "You used this trick against the Round Table Knights, didn't you? Ignorance is fearless! In the moment when they, far from the Magic Realm, were most vulnerable, defeating them was sheer luck. Now you dare try it on me? Before your death, I'll make you understand! To wield the most profound magic of the Magic Realm, being chosen as the Child of Origin required far surpassing ordinary spiritual power and soul power. Flaunting your substandard Soul Technique in my presence? You're courting death!"

Flamel gestured provocatively at Ye Ruozai with arms now completely healed, dismissively saying: "You said you could stall me for five minutes? Now both my arms are freed. How long can you last?"