Chapter 282: Two-Way Channel, Super Mad Dog!

"What is he doing!?"

Lilia asked, unable to believe the calm expression on Avia’s face beside her, feeling as if something had shattered within her own chest.

Wang Yu had shoved her sister into the Void; not only had he failed to save her, but he had also dragged himself into the abyss. She simply could not fathom why he would make such a choice.

"Aunt Lilia, trust Wang Yu. He is special. Later, I will need you and the others at the Spellbinder Wizard Tower to assist us. He can enter the Void, but the time I can keep the two-way channel open is limited. If he stays too long and fails to return, he will be lost in the Void forever."

The girl spoke without a trace of emotional fluctuation, signaling that she had focused her entire attention, wasting no further mental energy on futile anxiety.

A vial appeared in Avia’s hand—the "Wish Coin" potion. Without hesitation, she gathered her magic, activated the Phase Gate spell, and whispered her wish to the potion.

The Phase Gate tore open, a rift like a doorway manifesting in Lilia’s room.

The strange phenomena and the scent of the Void that had permeated the room vanished the moment Wang Yu slammed Mira and the three devils into the abyss. Yet, as this rift opened, the cold, hollow aura of the Void seeped back out once more.

Through the gate, the scene revealed the endless, pitch-black backdrop of the Void. In the center of the frame, Wang Yu was seen pinning Mira and the three devils as they plummeted toward the bottomless abyss.

"Temporarily open a two-way channel between the Void and the material world"—this was the wish Avia had made upon the "Wish Coin," a request that sounded simple yet held profound significance.

A "two-way channel" meant that while the Void could interfere with the material world through this opening, the material world could also exert influence upon the Void. Though heavily suppressed, its existence changed everything.

"What exactly are you!?"

The devil known as "Five" stared in disbelief at Wang Yu, who held the three of them in his grip. He felt an invisible force strangling his throat, and for the first time, his physical form—which should only manifest within the Void—felt utterly paralyzed.

But how was it possible? The man before him was a creature of pure material existence; his state had not even been assimilated by the Void!

"..."

Without a word, Wang Yu swung his fist into the featureless head of the devil "Five." His purely material fist was imbued with the power known as "Chariot Force."

As Wang Yu’s fist connected with the devil’s head, the tactile feedback of a solid collision registered. The devil’s head snapped to the side, his neck bending at a grotesque angle.

"Damn you, how can you touch me? Get off!"

Feeling the sensation of pain—a foreign emotion for his kind—the devil "Five" let out an incredulous roar and kicked out at Wang Yu. He could barely remember the last time he had engaged in physical combat in this shell.

*Bang.*

A solid impact occurred between the bodies of the Void entity and the material being. Wang Yu was kicked in the chest, his body sent reeling backward.

"Rumble!"

Beyond the devil "Five," the remaining two devils moved. Choosing not to engage in melee combat with this monster, they began to channel Void energy.

A phantom stream of pure Void energy erupted from the surrounding space, crashing down upon the recoiling Wang Yu.

If the opponent could strike them with a material body, then Void energy could surely harm him in return!

The massive, deep-purple torrent of energy swallowed Wang Yu whole, causing him to vanish from the sight of the three devils.

"What is this guy Wang Yu? How could he touch us? A material existence should never be able to physically contact us without the spiritual power of a soul."

Watching the energy explode in the distance, swirling into a chaotic, turbulent vortex, the devil "Five" felt a tremor of unease. He seemed to see Wang Yu being torn to shreds within that chaotic energy.

In his long life, he had never experienced such a thing. What kind of joke was this? A physical body invading the Void, then smashing its fists into the faces of devils? Was that man some kind of Evil God?!

"I don’t know, but at least he should be destroyed. I can no longer sense him. Just now, it seemed like he created a humanoid cavity in the Void, a space where only matter existed, devoid of Void energy."

"The Twisted Life Tree cost me too much power, and combined with that last strike, I cannot channel the Void for the time being. If there are any more plans, I’m afraid I can be of no help."

The devil "Three" shared the same sentiment; he was completely unable to comprehend Wang Yu’s form of existence.

"His actions have completely disrupted our schemes, cutting off our ability to threaten the girl with her mother. Falling into the Void—those people will surely abandon any plans to trade with us to save her."

"Then, we shall slowly devour her soul. Otherwise, I would have had to ensure she wasn't eroded by the Void according to the contract. Like this...!"

The devil "Four" was annoyed. Wang Yu’s actions had shattered their chance to claim Avia’s soul directly. If they still wanted that soul—coveted for its affinity with the Void—they would have to wait until Mira’s soul was consumed before reconsidering.

But just as the devil "Four," who was protecting Mira’s body and soul, prepared to exploit a loophole in the contract to accelerate her death, all three devils felt that same "suffocating" grip on their throats once more.

Six shocked eyes turned toward the site of the energy explosion. As the Void energy dissipated, that damned knight stood there, completely unscathed.

Wang Yu extended his right hand, clenching his fist. An invisible force stretched out, seizing the three devils once again.

"This... how is this possible!?"

"!"

The devils were utterly bewildered. It was one thing for him to touch them with a material body, but to be completely immune to Void energy? What kind of situation was this?!

"Stay away from him! If he can’t touch us, it’s the same thing!"

The devil "Five" shouted nervously. Too many things had happened that defied his understanding, and he was terrified of what might happen next!

Immediately, the three devils channeled Void energy, attempting to break free from the invisible force and flee from this inexplicable monster.

But, just as the devil "Five" feared, an unforeseen change occurred. At the moment they felt they were about to break free, four gates suddenly appeared behind the devils and Wang Yu. Phase Gates!?

The gates slammed shut, enveloping their bodies and teleporting them all to another location.

At the Spellbinder Wizard Tower, Avia watched the scene in the Phase Gate with intense focus. As the devils tried to distance themselves from Wang Yu, she did not hesitate. Through the channel created by the "Wish Coin," she activated the Phase Gate spell.

In truth, Avia and Wang Yu had discussed the phenomena that baffled the devils while on their way, reaching a preliminary conclusion that was unexpectedly simple.

The spirit is the bridge between the material world and the Void, which is why pure matter cannot touch Void entities.

However, the terrifying erosive power of the Void would pollute and destroy any material soul that entered it, twisting it into a chaotic, maddened part of the Void, while the body carrying the soul would be destroyed by the frantic spirit within.

But Wang Yu, as it seemed, possessed no soul. Naturally, he could not have his spirit eroded, which was why he was fine in the Void.

The reason Wang Yu could touch the Void was also simple: the Chariot Force. This power, projected from his body, possessed properties similar to yet distinct from the Void, capable of altering other matter. For reasons unknown, it could influence entities within the Void.

Wang Yu’s material body could not touch Void entities, but when he activated the Chariot Force, he could. The question then became: if Wang Yu retracted the Chariot Force, what state was he in to a Void creature?

The answer was the exact opposite: Void creatures could not touch Wang Yu, a purely material existence. All the power of the Void was ineffective against this man who had fallen into the abyss!

That was why the devils saw an unscathed Wang Yu after the energy explosion. By switching between reality and the Void, Wang Yu possessed a unique defensive method.

This meant that if Wang Yu only wanted to protect himself, the devils could do nothing to him. But from the beginning, Wang Yu’s goal was to slaughter these devils and save Mira with everything he had. Thus, it was not enough.

The Void was too vast, and the energy these devils could channel exceeded the limits of Wang Yu’s Chariot Force. Once they moved far away, he would never find them again in the endless expanse.

Therefore, Wang Yu needed a stage—a space where he could exert his full strength even within the Void, a place where he could finally kill these disgusting devils. But did such a place exist?

As it turned out, Wang Yu and Avia actually knew of one, and they even had the "coordinates."

It was the giant stone fortress where Roland had left his secret hoard. Surrounding those ruins was a "material domain within the Void."

Wang Yu had fallen from there, and it was nearby that he had returned the part of the girl’s body that had merged with the Void to Avia. The girl knew the coordinates better than anyone. All she had to do was open the Phase Gate for the three devils and send them, along with Wang Yu, to that very place.

The Phase Gate, acting through the two-way channel, successfully functioned in the Void, tearing space and hurling Wang Yu and the three devils to that location.

"Where is this?! Why... why is there a material world presence here!?"

"Wait, is this the place where Roland left his secret hoard?! Yes, only that man could have created a material domain within the Void."

The stairs have crumbled; this means someone has already successfully traversed the path constructed by the thirteen keys and reached the location of the secret hoard. Then... the void affinity of that girl and the scent of the keys I sensed—could it be Roland’s secret hoard?!!

This makes sense. Everything strange about the person who stays so close to the possessor of the secret hoard is now understandable. No wonder he can break the boundaries between the void and the material world; that power of his comes from Roland.

Devil Five, brought to this strange realm by an abruptly appearing phase gate, observed his surroundings and realized they were standing atop a massive, cubic masonry structure.

The devil’s body was physically present, yet he could simultaneously sense the aura of the material world. This allowed Devil Five, with his vast experience accumulated over eons, to immediately identify this place from his memories: the secret hoard left behind in the void by Roland.

And upon seeing that the staircase made of keys, which should have existed outside this massive structure housing Roland’s hoard, had vanished,

Devil Five understood immediately. Someone had definitely obtained Roland’s secret hoard, and as for who that person was, it was already blindingly obvious.

It was that girl with the impossibly strong void affinity; the scent of the keys on her was yet another piece of evidence!

So, this creature charging into the void before them was clearly a construct created by the girl who had obtained Roland’s hoard—soulless, yet capable of interfering with the void!

Through a series of perfectly self-consistent deductions that led to a conclusion entirely detached from reality, Devil Five’s gaze locked firmly onto Wang Yu, who had landed steadily in the distance.

Above Wang Yu’s head hovered a pitch-black ring of light—the passage connecting the void and the material world, created by Evia using the "Wish Coin" potion and anchored to Wang Yu as he charged into the void.

“……”

Staring expressionlessly at the three devils in the distance and Mira, whose body was possessed by Devil Four, Wang Yu felt the battle aura and vitality surging within him, mobilizing every organ to adjust himself into a state of absolute combat readiness.

This structure, once used by Roland to store his secret hoard, had now become a gladiatorial arena for him and these three devils. The powers of the void and matter were intertwined here; all methods were permitted. Either he would slaughter the three devils, or they would finish him off.

Wang Yu gripped the Broken Meteorite Blade. The blood mixed with his battle aura suddenly accelerated, his muscle power erupted in every direction, and with a stomp against the ground, Wang Yu, crowned by the black ring of light, sprinted toward the devils.

“Stay away from him!”

The devils reached a unanimous conclusion. Channeling void energy, they moved at high speed toward the edge of the building’s roof. They wanted to return to the pure void space; once they believed this guy was a construct of Roland’s secret hoard, they no longer wished to clash with him.

“Don’t think you can escape…”

A cold, bone-chilling whisper escaped Wang Yu’s lips. From the black ring above his head, a massive surge of violent magic and void energy suddenly poured out, spreading rapidly across the space atop the building.

Outside, though shocked by everything happening within the void, the members of the Spellbinder Wizard Tower had begun to act under Evia’s calm command.

Dozens of formal wizards, grand wizards, and casters who also moonlighted as mages began to exert influence on that space through the two-way channel.

Upon reaching the void, their power was greatly weakened, and their precision dropped significantly, so what they were doing now was a broad, sweeping task.

To create a cage and trap these devils within this space. No precision was needed; the convergence of such massive power was enough to build a cage of absurd sturdiness.

When the devils channeled void energy and rushed to the edge of the building, they found their path blocked by a barrier composed of countless spells and incantations. Escape, for the time being, was impossible.

“We have no choice but to face this freak. Three, your power is insufficient; find a way to break this barrier. Four and I will hold that guy off or kill him!”

Devil Five turned to look at Wang Yu, who was charging wildly toward them. Though he loathed it, he had no choice but to fight.

Fortunately, in this space where matter and void mingled, they were the darlings of the void. Even under suppression, the void energy they could command was still immense.

Void energy converged, and under Five’s will, it twisted the material existence in this space to create weapons of attack. A rain of steel spears descended from the sky like a storm, crashing toward the incoming Wang Yu.

“Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!”

The Broken Meteorite Blade in his hand danced at high speed. The rain of iron spears was swiped away during Wang Yu’s violent sprint; not a single one could truly harm him.

His sprinting speed did not slacken in the slightest. Wang Yu even extended his Chariot Force, grabbing the falling spears and hurling them back at the devils. The high-velocity spears were no joke in terms of lethality.

“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft…!”

Devil Five gathered void energy, pulling a thick masonry wall from the ground out of thin air to block the rebounding spears, which buried themselves deep into the barrier without harming them.

Eyes locked on the charging Wang Yu and the relentless rain of spears that Wang Yu kept batting away to no effect…

Devil Five snapped his fingers. Void energy instantly converged around Wang Yu’s body, twisting the iron spears that had just fallen near him and altering their structure, turning them into alchemy bombs shaped like spears.

“Snap!”

“BOOM!”

The flames of the explosion instantly swallowed Wang Yu. The powerful shockwave sent even the surrounding falling spears flying.

Yet, such a powerful explosion failed to hinder Wang Yu in the slightest. A bloody figure tore through the smoke and dust without pausing for a second.

The explosion had ripped open Wang Yu’s chest, stripping away large swaths of flesh and exposing the tissue beneath. Even his face was charred and torn by the flames, revealing the bone of his cheek and the teeth beneath the fragile soft tissue of his mouth. After being blasted over, he didn't even stop to catch his breath before charging forward again.

The blood in his blood pool churned incessantly, manifesting from thin air. The vitality-rich blood covered the wounds all over Wang Yu’s body, temporarily filling the gaps while frantically repairing all the damage.

Racing through the blood, Wang Yu ignored the superficial injuries and charged wildly toward the devils.

“Click, click, click, click!”

After Devil Five’s continuous attacks, Devil Four finally used the void energy he had been gathering for so long. A giant serpent made of hard metallic material manifested out of thin air, crashing down from above toward Wang Yu.

Eyes narrowing, Wang Yu looked at the descending metallic serpent. Its material was actually a mix of mithril and adamantine. The power of wizards was truly unreasonable; against this kind of "metallic life," he really had no way to deal with it alone.

He might not win a contest of strength, and the razor-sharp Broken Meteorite Blade couldn't cut through such tough metal that wasn't flesh or carapace. Being crushed by such a massive thing was a difficult problem…

“Hoo…”

Exhaling softly, Wang Yu drove his Chariot Force to its limit, extending it toward the falling metal serpent. He poured his Commander’s Force into the serpent’s body, briefly slowing the descent of the massive creature.

Then, he thrust the Broken Meteorite Blade directly into the ring of light above his head that represented the two-way channel. When he pulled it out again, the entire blade had turned pitch black: Void Materialization—Void Song.

This technique had been used when the girl was still a young wizard, stabbing a projection of an evil god until it exploded. And now, Evia was already a Grand Wizard and a formal wizard.

The reason it hadn't been used since was simply the lack of material capable of bearing the "materialized" void. After all, that dagger had been one-of-a-kind and shattered after a single use.

But the Broken Meteorite Blade in Wang Yu’s hand had no other special traits—it was just incredibly sturdy, anti-magic, and anti-void. Serving as a carrier for the Void Song was no problem at all.

He withdrew the Chariot Force, let the giant serpent crash down, and swept the pitch-black blade across. The massive serpent body was sliced in two without the slightest resistance by the black blade imbued with extreme destructive power.

“Bang!”

Having sliced through the serpent body that blocked his path, Wang Yu’s feet slammed into the ground. Blood churned and twisted around his body, turning into proliferating limbs that clawed at the ground to provide extra propulsion. Like a mutated, twisted mad dog, Wang Yu charged toward the devils. Kill!