Chapter 286: The Fierce Man Holding a Magic Guide Cannon

Chapter 286 The Mighty Man Wielding the Magic Cannon

Li Wei followed Savinia’s footsteps to the edge of the alley, only to find it was a dead end.

Savinia’s figure had vanished without a trace.

Li Wei stepped inside, searching the surroundings, suspecting some mechanism might be hidden there.

Or perhaps something like a magic teleportation array.

Li Wei casually scanned with his spiritual power, discovering nearby buildings were made of materials that blocked spiritual energy.

Spiritual power could not penetrate the walls to see what lay behind.

Helplessly, he could only turn around and leave.

Although curious about what Savinia intended to do, the more urgent matter now was retrieving the Light Glory Magic Cannon within the Hall of Truth.

Li Wei walked briskly towards the Hall of Truth.

During the war, few mages remained inside the Hall of Truth.

Most had gone to support the front lines.

Hobis was nowhere to be seen either.

Fortunately, Li Wei had received authorization from the Hall of Truth to freely enter most research rooms of the magical hall.

Li Wei arrived at the research room for the Sun Glory Magic Cannon.

“Li Wei, why have you come?”

Hearing footsteps, Koen turned his head to see Li Wei, looking somewhat surprised and taken aback.

Li Wei was even stranger, “Koen, why are you still here?”

Koen explained, “Some parameters of the Light Glory Magic Cannons on the battery appeared erroneous, I returned to fetch experimental data for adjustment.”

Li Wei nodded, saying, “I want to take that Light Glory Magic Cannon from the laboratory.”

Koen asked curiously, “What do you intend to do with that?”

Li Wei said, “Destroy the Bone Bridge.”

“But the magic cannon must be installed on a battery to function; the surface of the floating city has no batteries available for installation,” Koen said.

From the initial design, battery positions were fixed at the lower part of the floating city.

Mainly targeting enemies on the ground.

Enemies in the air were dealt with by small, medium, and large mage towers established within the floating city.

Therefore, no batteries had ever been built on the surface of the floating city.

Li Wei said, “It can be used even without a battery.”

Koen shook his head, saying, “Do as you please, the Light Glory Magic Cannon is in the equipment room, go take it.”

Li Wei went to the equipment room, loading the Light Glory Magic Cannon, over two meters long and thicker than a thigh, into his space ring.

The entire Light Glory Magic Cannon weighed hundreds of pounds.

This did not even include the weight of the battery.

When Li Wei came out, Koen had already left.

Leaving the Hall of Truth.

Just as his foot stepped out of the Hall of Truth gate, the entire Element Tower began to shake violently.

As if someone had cast an earthquake spell inside the Element Tower.

The ground of the Element Tower shook violently.

Li Wei nearly fell.

He looked around with surprise and doubt, “What is happening?”

Diana supported Li Wei, shaking her head and saying, “I don’t know, the vibration seems to be coming from over there.”

Li Wei turned his head to look in the direction Diana pointed.

A plume of black smoke rose from there.

After a while, a loud boom occurred, followed by a violent explosion.

Debris flew everywhere.

Clang clang clang!

Diana stood before Li Wei, blocking the flying debris for him.

“Hurry!”

Li Wei heard voices amidst the explosion.

Thud thud thud!

Heavy footsteps sounded, he saw a tall figure running through the smoke.

Suddenly, that figure turned back to glance at Li Wei.

Separated by hundreds of meters, Li Wei could still perceive the other party’s intense gaze.

The Golden Bone Ring transmitted a sensation.

Li Wei perceived that all the auras appearing ahead were undead.

“Who is he?”

Arno’s voice sounded, somewhat muffled.

Savinia sat on Arno’s shoulder, gripping one of his horns to prevent being jostled off.

She followed Arno’s line of sight and saw Li Wei.

“Ignore him, let us hurry.”

Thud thud thud!

Urged by Savinia, Arno carried Murphy and ran quickly towards the distance.

Li Wei saw Savinia. Hesitating for a moment, he still did not pursue.

Savinia’s strength was unknown, at least a sixth-tier undead.

Now, there were at least four undead over there.

Going over would yield no benefit.

“Prison break! There are undead breaking out of prison!”

“Chase fast!”

After a while, a group of people ran out of the mage tower, shouting loudly as they chased after the fleeing Arno, Savinia, and others.

Seeing this, Li Wei also understood what Savinia was doing.

Previously Savinia had told him several companions were trapped in the cells of the Element Tower.

Disregarding all else, Li Wei returned to the front lines with the Radiant Magic Cannon.

The situation on the front lines was far from hopeful.

Three bone bridges fed endless streams of skeletal horrors up onto the floating city.

In the blink of an eye, the edges of the floating city were jammed with countless skeletons, impassable.

Yet more skeletons pressed upward, crowding the ranks.

A single stray spell cast downward would crush a swath of them flat.

Yet even after hundreds, even thousands fell, the gaps were filled anew in the blink of an eye.

The sheer number of skeletons was overwhelming.

As the battle wore on, more mages exhausted their mana, and the firepower waned further.

The Elemental Tower had raised its defensive ward, barring the skeletons from entry.

The one-way magical ward ensured outward assaults remained unhindered.

By the time Li Wei arrived, the skeletons outside the ward had piled five or six meters high.

Layer upon layer, the sight was suffocatingly oppressive.

Li Wei drew forth the Radiant Magic Cannon.

He channeled his mana deep into the cannon's core.

Whoosh!

A slender beam of radiant light shot forth.

Li Wei swiveled the cannon, slicing through the heaps of skeletons beyond the ward.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Whole swathes of skeletons toppled over.

The commotion instantly drew the eyes of many.

All turned to gaze, jaws dropping at the bulky cannon cradled in Li Wei's arms.

"Holy hell! A handheld magic cannon?"

"That... that's insane!"

"Buddy, are you truly a mage? You can actually lift something so heavy."

"Absurd! Utterly absurd! I've never seen anyone wield a magic cannon by hand."

"Though, isn't this cannon's power a little weak?"

"Don't talk nonsense; a magic cannon requires vast energy, how can one person sustain it?"

"Let me help!"

"I'll lend a hand too."

"If needed, I can contribute my share of power."

Hearing this, Li Wei turned and shouted, "I need your strength, the more the better."

"This Radiant Magic Cannon targets the undead specifically; it can destroy the bone bridges."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

They rose and approached Li Wei, offering each their portion of power.

Charged by the crowd's mana, the cannon revealed its full might.

A single strike pierced straight through the bone bridge.

Under Li Wei's control, the radiant beam swept across, severing the bridge.

Slicing back and forth several times, the massive bridge shattered into four or five segments and collapsed entirely.

Li Wei set down the overheating cannon.

Those behind him collapsed from exhaustion, feeling their mana drained utterly.

"I can't go on, there's not a single drop left."

"What about the other two bone bridges?"

"Leave it to us!"

A group nearby strode forward, shouting loudly.

Li Wei glanced over to find familiar faces, students from the Crimson Class.

Among them were Parfait, Anthony, and others.

In this hour of peril, unity stood firm as a fortress.

(End of Chapter)