Chapter 162: The Great Magic Harvest – In Progress

Sang Chu made her way to Professor P’s laboratory, escorting the prisoners. Along the way, there was no one to stop her.

She walked forward cautiously, all the while communicating with Liao Tian in her mind, quietly asking, “Liao Tian, can you remove the magic binding that old woman?”

Liao Tian, inside the card, replied to Sang Chu: [Master, the magic from the Witch Academy is more advanced than mine. I’m afraid I can’t break her spell. However, I can help you tear a hole in it. The problem is, her life force is being drained by the magic. If the spell is broken, she’ll die instantly.]

[Wait until she’s not paying attention, then make your move!]

Liao Tian almost blurted out his desire to gain a physical body, but swallowed the words back down.

The prisoners…

Looking at these people, who were displayed like meat for sale at a street market, Sang Chu wasn’t sure what she was feeling.

She walked up to the magical barrier imprisoning the old woman. Without revealing herself, she spoke softly, “I can get you out of here, but…”

“I’m willing!”

Before Sang Chu could finish, the old woman’s desperate voice interrupted her. Her voice was hoarse and weak, as if she was forcing the words out from deep in her throat.

“You must kill me.”

The old woman’s aged face was full of sorrow. “Living like this is worse than death. He keeps using me to experiment on others. I am a sinner to my people. The first time I saw you, I knew you were different from him. I beg you, let me die. When my body dissipates, a water pearl will be left behind as your reward.”

“If you’re ready, then let’s begin.”

Sang Chu relayed the situation to Liao Tian. After a moment’s hesitation, he said: [Master, there might be a way to save her. Although it’s not healing, I can merge with C Fei and your magic. At the same time, you can tear open the spell with one hand and heal the old woman with the other. Then Wei An can quickly pull her out. Maybe, just maybe, she’ll survive.]

This was a desperate gamble. If it failed, Sang Chu would lose a high-level magic card. But if it succeeded, she would gain a high-level human ally.

Sang Chu agreed without much hesitation, but she needed to inform her companions: [Just in case anything happens, I want to tell you something first. I don’t use magic, nor am I a mage. If anything happens, what should I do?]

The three of them were stunned. But Liao Tian quickly replied: [No problem, Master. As long as you allow me and C Fei to use your hands, it’ll work.]

[Alright!]

Sang Chu agreed immediately. Instantly, she could feel her hands and body lose control, as if being manipulated by a third party.

Her left hand moved constantly. After a series of obscure incantations, a strange magic appeared in the air, and within it, a giant phantom claw could be seen, waiting for the right moment to strike.

The appearance of this claw made Sang Chu’s heart race, as if she would be torn apart by it in the next second.

Her mind wavered, and the light of the magic dimmed for a moment. Liao Tian hurriedly explained: [Don’t worry, Master. This is the magic of tearing. Its destructive power is immense, perfect for breaking spells. It won’t hurt you.]

[Alright, I know. I just felt a bit overwhelmed for a moment. Thank you.]

Sang Chu steadied herself and put her trust in Liao Tian again. This time, the summoning went very smoothly.

The phantom claw slowly extended from the magic circle, finally forming a solid hand that swiftly reached for the spell imprisoning the old woman.

*Crack—crack—crack—*

With the sound of shattering, Sang Chu’s right hand rose instantly. Healing magic glowed in her palm, and rings of green and blue starlight poured into the cracks of the broken spell.

But the old woman’s pale face took on an unnaturally red hue.

“This is bad, it’s accelerating! Wei An, now!”

Wei An, who couldn’t reveal herself, instantly shot out a vine from her eye, threading it through the crack in the spell. She tossed a magic card onto the old woman, who, understanding the plan, spat out a mouthful of blood. Already gravely injured, she couldn’t stop coughing up blood.

Wei An quickly used the vine to pull the old woman out. Sang Chu’s hand was now empty, so she caught the magic card with her mouth, even biting her lip to imprint it with blood. After all this, Wei An finally carried the old woman out from the spell.

*Zzz—*

The spell shattered. At that moment, the witch who had been idly checking the records suddenly stood up, face turning blue with rage. “What a bold dog! How dare you break into my territory!”

With that, he threw on his witch’s robe and rushed toward the lab, but by then, Sang Chu had already taken everything she could carry.

When the witch arrived, all he saw was a mess—every single prisoner was gone!

“Who?! Who stole all my prisoners?!”

Sang Chu had already reached the exit, but the witch’s furious roar startled her so much she almost tripped.

[Rabbit, what’s your situation? The witch has found out I took all the prisoners!]

[Don’t worry, I’ve got it under control. That damn witch is powerful—I was almost hit by his sonic attack too! Get to the main entrance and wait for me. I’ll meet you there. Be ready to run!]

[Okay, hurry!]

Sang Chu didn’t stop, running as fast as she could toward the main gate, feeling like she was about to turn into an ice sculpture from the cold.

Rabbit You was also running, and soon caught up with Sang Chu: [Quick, quick, quick! While he hasn’t caught up yet, let’s take the flying shuttle and get out of here. Once we’re outside, we’ll be safe.]

[Got it.]

Sang Chu quickly summoned the flying shuttle and escaped with Rabbit You. But unexpectedly, a wave of sonic magic attacked them, nearly blowing the shuttle apart!

Fortunately, at the last moment, Liao Tian appeared from the magic ring, using a mysterious spell to absorb the attack.

[Master, hurry! My magic won’t hold for long!]

[Okay!]

Sang Chu immediately switched to emergency escape mode, pushing the shuttle to its maximum speed and smashing through the ice to escape.

The witch watched the strange vehicle vanish, his face twisted with rage as he roared to the sky, “Ah—! Damn thieves, I’ll make you pay for this!”

…

*Hiss—*

“So cold!”

As soon as they exited, the shuttle’s energy was completely depleted. Rabbit You shivered and huddled next to Sang Chu. “Ah Chu, when is Sang Jingwen getting here? Even if we recharge now, I can’t keep my core warm. I’m going to freeze to death!”"