Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 757 - 750: Wisdom in the Face of Danger

Chapter 757: Chapter 750: Wisdom in the Face of Danger

When the tempered glass shattered and fell, the loss of balance followed for the dwarf mage, and his shield spell was also gone. But by then it was too late, as Mu Lansi had fallen a step ahead.

It was midnight now, the ground was pitch black, Mu Lansi could parachute and escape, they would not be able to catch him immediately, they could only wait until daylight to conduct a search.

So to avoid more trouble with the passage of the night, Luoer didn’t think twice, and he rushed straight towards the broken observation window. Violently flung himself forward, holding onto anything that could provide support with one hand, he desperately reached out with the other, quickly grabbing Mu Lansi by the hand, stopping him in his tracks.

Luoer clenched his teeth, holding tightly onto Mu Lansi’s wrist. The painful Mu Lansi looked up in surprise, his expression turned furious, he started to strike Luoer’s hand with his free hand, trying to loosen Luoer’s grip.

"If you want to go down, eat a bullet first, hurry up and get someone!" Luoer gritted his teeth and shouted, immediately calling his companions over loudly.

Hearing Luoer’s call, anger slowly gave way to desperation on Mu Lansi’s face. He began to struggle fiercely, hoping to break loose from Luoer’s grasp. But Luoer was too determined, holding his arm tight and refusing to let go.

"If you want to die come with me!" Enduring the severe pain, a deadly look appeared in Mu Lansi’s eyes. Biting his teeth, he grabbed Luoer’s arm with his other hand, then he projectile himself upwards, with his body suspended upside down, his legs pressed against the edge of the observation window.

Following up, he hardened his heart; clutching Luoer’s arm, and forcefully sprung his legs. Luoer, who was barely holding on, lost his grip, and was forcefully pulled down by Mu Lansi.

"Luoer!" Seeing Luoer being pulled down, Tangmo once again let out an uncontrollable loud voice.

Welcoming the cold night wind, the two spun around in mid-air, then quickly plummeted. Mu Lansi quickly regained his balance, and shoved on Luoer’s chest with both of his legs, kicking him away immediately.

Seeing this, Luoer didn’t care about anything anymore, and shouted desperately: "Fula, don’t let him get the chance to open his parachute!"

"Ye... Yes..." Fortunately, he heard Fula’s shaky voice in his ear, evidently she was more worried about Luoer.

After being pushed away by Mu Lansi, Luoer knew he could do nothing more to him, he had to rely on Fula. With that in mind, Luoer quickly regained his composure and adjusted his posture.

Then, he yanked the pull cord on his shoulder strap, only then did he discover, to his horror, that his parachute was malfunctioning. Luoer was immediately drenched in a cold sweat.

Not too far away, after separating from Luoer, Mu Lansi immediately opened his own parachute, and the speed of his descent visibly slowed. Seeing Luoer falling quickly, he showed a smug smile.

However, his smile didn’t last long, because soon a fireball suddenly exploded in the middle of his parachute. The intense explosion and high temperature instantly tore his parachute to shreds, leaving behind only some burning remains.

Seeing this, the smug expression on Mu Lansi’s face instantly froze, then turned into an expression of pure terror. He let out a scream of desperation, and then like a meteor, he quickly plummeted towards the dark ground.

On the other hand, witnessing the explosion of Mu Lansi’s parachute, Luoer felt a bit relieved. However, he currently had no heart to worry about Mu Lansi’s fate as he was in danger himself.

This was already the umpteenth time Luoer had faced danger, during the two seconds of blank panic, Luoer recalled many things, like a sudden resurgence of consciousness. He recalled his past, imagined his future, felt that he was disappointing Tangmo, and Baiyue who had such high expectations of him.

Two brief seconds seemed like time had frozen over. Luoer’s mind was whirling with activity, a deluge of thoughts emerged and disappeared, like a slideshow.

At this point, Luoer felt an immense regret. He regretted his recklessness that had landed him in danger time and time again, regretted not being able to keep his promises to them.

Like a carousel, a myriad of images whirled in his mind. Suddenly, there was a flash of realization, and the whirlwind of images inside his mind came to an immediate halt, freezing on one image.

It was the moment when they first encountered Feng and the Prophet, when he saw fragments of the Book of Prophecy in the watchtower. Although he insisted he couldn’t comprehend the language of ancient Aud, whether or not he truly did, only he knew.

Yes, I won’t die. I can’t possibly. If the Prophet said that I can lead Feng to her home, that means I have to keep fighting with her. Yes, yes, I won’t die!

The sudden epiphany jolted Luoer back to his senses and time, once grinding to a halt, now surged back to life.

"What should I do if the parachute fails?" Luoer closed his eyes and thought anxiously. Suddenly, an idea formed in his mind.

"Yes, yes, yes, there’s also the mobility device!" Luoer muttered to himself with exhilaration.

Perhaps it was because his mind hadn’t fully recovered yet; Luoer’s first thought wasn’t the emergency parachute, but the hyper mobility device. But since he was currently hurtling down at speed, he didn’t have time for other options. Once the mobility device was chosen, there was no turning back.

With this in mind, Luoer reached to the left side of his waist, then abruptly twisted the hyper-mobility device he had never had a chance to use.

With the device activated, the anti-gravity rune on his back started to work, instantly correcting his pose, tilting him to fall headfirst.

Fumbling with the controls, Luoer cranked the activation switch of the mobility device to the max. He could distinctly feel the descent slowing, but the speed was still high. Thus, he unlatched the altitude corrector and started to adjust it anxiously.

After adjusting the altitude corrector, Luoer could clearly feel his falling speed decreasing more and more. By his calculations, his descent should balance out in about ten seconds, meaning not only would he stop falling, but he might even start to ascend.

Luoer gritted his teeth, adjusting the output frequency of the mobility device with his trembling left hand. As he expected, about ten seconds later, he entered a state of relative stillness.

By this time, his falling speed was progressively negated by the lift from the anti-gravity engine, achieving a balance in about ten more seconds.

"Great, it’s working!" An elated Luoer exclaimed, not realizing he had discovered another novel usage of the mobility device.

The boots and straps wrapped around his limbs held him firmly, the rune on his back ensured his posture, and the four anti-gravity runes on his waist effectively decreased his falling speed.

After achieving relative balance between falling and rising, Luoer cautiously turned the activation switch, then began to slowly descend towards the ground.

The area he was in was where hills and plains intersected. The vegetation was mainly low shrubs and few tall trees. Under Luoer’s control, he was falling at a relatively acceptable speed.

However, due to the darkness on the ground, he didn’t pay attention when landing. His legs hit the ground forcefully, causing a shock through his knees. After landing, Luoer clutched his leg and rolled around in pain.

"Luoer, Luoer, are you okay? Where are you hurt? Are you alright?" Fulajie’er’s worried voice sounded belatedly. Her voice was choked up, clearly worried about Luoer’s safety.

"I, I’m fine, just twisted something when I landed. Mu, how’s Mu Lansi?" Luoer asked, gasping in pain and stumbling over his words. Compared to a potential deadly fall, a twisted leg was, he figured, a much better outcome.

"He’s dead, Luoer, Luoer, are you dying?" Fulajie’er’s voice grew more distraught, and Luoer could tell she was on the brink of tears.

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