The light in the eyes of the wyvern-like head gradually dimmed. Shinji looked at the magic crystals in his pocket and gritted his teeth. There weren't many left. The extraction technology for magic crystals in this era was still somewhat inefficient. Plus, he hadn't chosen to sacrifice human lives in exchange for magical energy. This led to the fact that the recovery of magical energy within the entire magic crystal could only rely on the free-roaming magical energy in the atmosphere. And how much magical energy could there be in the atmosphere of this era? These few magic crystals were already the harvest of more than half a year—low-grade and scarce in magical energy.
He was afraid that if he took them to the market, very few people would buy them. After all, there were plenty of people who could refine better magic crystals.
"This is troublesome... It seems the only option is to find a chance to escape."
That's right. When faced with a strong enemy that one cannot fight, humans always have a secret weapon, and that is to directly turn tail and run. Of course, this should be the path that all intelligent animals would choose when they encounter danger. It wasn't that dying a heroic death was not an option... but it was very clear that most people's thoughts were that a wretched life is better than a good death. And only by living could one possibly turn everything around.
At least for now, the people here did not have the Bushido spirit of offering their necks to be cut after losing. Nor did they have the Bushido spirit of committing seppuku after being spared by someone. Although Shinji was born in Japan, he had always lived abroad. If he had been influenced by that bizarre Bushido, then that would be a ghost. Even now, among the higher-ups in the Far East, if someone chose to commit suicide, what was the possibility that it was voluntary and not a "suicide"?
In short, the current Sigma and Shinji were preparing to run. It was just that before they had gotten close to the window or the corridor, the space of this high floor, as if it had suddenly turned into Play-Doh, was rapidly being reconfigured. In a short while, all the passages were firmly sealed, leaving only the corridor as a route. And on both sides of the corridor, a large number of soldiers made of concrete and building materials were approaching.
If one could use X-ray vision to observe the entire high floor, they would find that the stairs of this high floor were rapidly disappearing, all turning into liquid and forming into the shape of soldiers.
The magus behind them also had his own considerations. After all, this method could also prevent other mercenaries and magi from quickly rushing here, couldn't it?
Shinji gritted his teeth. After exchanging a look with Sigma, he aimed the weapon in his hand in one direction. Now, only by breaking through at one point was there a glimmer of hope. The magus of now was clearly different from the previous one. If the previous magus had wanted this treasure, then the current one wanted no one to get it. And even if they got the treasure, they shouldn't even think about getting the key to the treasure.
Simply put, he was here to kill Shinji.
A few more magical energy cannonballs, outputted by the magic crystals, were fired forward, successively taking out several rows of stone golems. He was preparing to open a passage in this way. But every time a hole was created by the destruction, it would be quickly filled by the golems from the side. In the end, it was impossible to form a straight line. This way, it was simply impossible to create a so-called weak point. To break through from a weak point was even more of a joke.
"Stop struggling. Just stand there obediently. You'll die quickly if your heart is pierced. If you struggle randomly and get a few more cuts on your body, then don't blame me."
All the golems opened their mouths in unison and spoke this one sentence. From the momentum alone, it was quite frightening. Under such circumstances, it was indeed very easy to put psychological pressure on Sigma and the others. Of course, the magus behind this had not thought that he could so easily and completely crush the will of these two geniuses. It was enough to cause psychological pressure. Anyway, when the golems from both sides completely closed in, at that time, all that would be left on this floor would be two fallen geniuses turned into kebabs. Of course, only those who have grown up can be called geniuses. Perhaps before long, these two so-called boy geniuses would be completely forgotten by people.
What a pity... not!
If this descendant of the Matou family were to revive their family, then they, the magus families, would encounter an even more troublesome enemy. It just so happened that so many people were gathered here now. Even if these two geniuses were killed, no one could so easily investigate who had done it. That's right, as long as he blew up this building afterwards and completely destroyed it with magic! He was considering the future of all magi. At that time, if he left a few more magical residues that could easily mislead people in other directions, then he should be able to escape.
The most important thing now was still to kill these two geniuses.
Shinji continued to activate the equipment in his hand. However, this time, those eyes dimmed once again. The magical energy in the equipment had been exhausted, and he didn't have any more spare magic crystals with him. To continue fighting now, he could only rely on the equipment in his hand, using its own weight as a gauntlet. It was just that in close combat, for his own flesh-and-blood body to clash with so many stone golems... it was truly an indescribable disparity.
"It's over, then. It seems your choice is to resist to the end..."
The hidden magus's tone was unknown, whether it was one of relaxation or emotion.
However, just at this moment, the firmly closed wall at the side was suddenly broken open by a hand that reached out from it. Then, through the wall, it grabbed the armor in Shinji's hand. "Let me teach you how this equipment should be used, what kind of power it has."
This arm that had suddenly broken through the wall and reached out startled everyone. Whether it was these two young men or that hidden magus.
The magus had not expected that someone would appear at this time to help these two young men.
A large amount of magical energy quickly flowed from this arm into the equipment. Finally, the entire dragon-head-like piece of equipment slowly opened up all its details. The position of the dragon's eyes emitted a bright light. Its mouth also quickly opened. The cannon muzzle inside, after rotating once, extended outwards. A heat wave billowed out from the jet port. The magical energy cannonball was loaded.
"Oh oh! The modification isn't bad, is it? It actually fixed all the places I hadn't repaired before. You really are a genius, you guy! Hmm... although it's very likely to be scrapped again after one shot, you can still see what kind of power it should erupt with!"
A dazzling blue magical energy pillar shot out from the cannon muzzle. Finally, it directly destroyed one after another of the golems, and even cleared one side of the corridor. That powerful magical energy even directly pierced through the walls of the building.