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Chapter 409 - 262 I, Sphinx, am back_3

Chapter 409: 262 I, Sphinx, am back_3

As it approached five in the afternoon, Mu You logged into the game and checked out.

The study of black magic had been completed by then.

[You have successfully grasped ’Spike Serpent Guard’.]

[Spike Serpent Guard: A middle-tier Black Magic spell from the summoning category. Summons a magic-immune Spike Serpent Guard within the vicinity. The attack of the Spike Serpent Guard bypasses physical defenses and shields, but the guard cannot move and its attack range is 100 meters. It is currently at LV1, and only one Spike Serpent Guard can exist at a time (Quantity +1 with each level up). The success rate is 88%.]

"A guard that cannot move..."

Mu You stroked his chin and performed an experiment in his space.

After wielding his wand and casting the spell, a three-meter long serpent appeared in the grassland ahead. However, instead of lying on the grass, it stood upright, swaying its head as it surveyed its surroundings, continually flicking its tongue.

Its immobility was a considerable limitation, but the highlights were its immunity to magic and its ability to ignore defense and shields, thereby inflicting real damage. It’s a perfect counter for those close-range fighters with high defense.

Mu You controlled the Spike Serpent to attack himself a few times and found that it reduced around 100 points of his HP with each attack, with an attacking interval of around one second.

Moreover, upgrading the spell would increase the number of guards. If upgraded to level five, he could lay down five spike serpents at one spot to form a serpent formation. Due to their immunity to magic, anyone wanting to dismantle the serpent formation would generally have to enter the attack range of the snakes, dismantling them one by one.

Five serpents’ simultaneous attack would inflict 500 points of real damage per round; even those with high HP wouldn’t be able to withstand such a ferocious onslaught for long.

Additionally, this spell had another special use, which was to act as ’eyes’.

Upon summoning the Spike Serpents, Mu You immediately discovered that he could switch his viewpoint to the snake’s perspective in the same way he controlled the Battle Eagle. Hence, these Spike Serpents could act like sentries, placed at specific locations for long-term surveillance of specified zones.

After learning the spell, Mu You had nothing else to do in the game for the moment. He controlled his character to leave the church, return to the dormitory at the academy, and transferred some equipment and items.

At five in the afternoon, Mu You opened the ’door’ in the basement as scheduled.

By then, Little Ya and Lin Xue had already prepared and were ready to set off. Each of them was leading a Chocobo as a mount for the trip, also taking the chance to let them enjoy the scenery of the Star Spirit World.

The three of them planned to enter the door together. The task of guarding the door was assigned to Lin Hai by Mu You.

"You two go ahead, I’ll wait for Little Sea, then I’ll have to head to the Imperial Capital." Mu You told Lin Xue and Little Ya.

"Alright, take care."

Lin Xue nodded.

She had previously set up her teleportation array in Mu You’s Sunlight Elf Clan house. At this moment, she let Little Ya and the Chocobo enter her bag and teleported directly to Phoenix City.

Mu You, on the other hand, returned to the core lock space near the lakeside and called out the mermaid.

As agreed earlier, the mermaid was to accompany him back to the Star Spirit World for a few days.

The mermaid reluctantly climbed ashore, coordinating her movements on the shore with considerable difficulty. Looking at Mu You, her eyes still clearly reflected her doubt and apprehension.

"Don’t worry, it’s just ten days. I assure you, I will bring you back after ten days." Mu You said, laughing.

Only then did the mermaid relax a bit. She elegantly jumped into the fishbowl. Mu You cast a levitation spell, took the fishbowl, and transferred out of the space, heading straight for the door.

The icy and snow-filled environment outside the door made the mermaid, accustomed to the warm water, shiver instantly. Mu You quickly moved her into a new bag. In addition, Vivian and the Little Spider also entered the bag.

"Cola!"

Mu You called into the door again.

"I’m coming, meow!"

Cola quickly ran down from upstairs to the basement, carrying a small cloth bag on its back. That was what Little Ya had sewn for it, inside which were its cell phone and two solar power banks.

After learning that they were going home today, it had spent all night downloading masses of videos and electronic comics until its phone storage was full.

"Mu You, you must come visit me often in the future! If I get good stuff, I’ll save some for you!" Cola said to Mu You.

"Fine, I’ll download new anime episodes for you in advance and bring them over."

Mu You rolled his eyes, put it into the bag and at this point, Lin Hai also arrived. Mu You went to open the door to let him in.

"Huh, is this grandma’s door?"

Seeing the door in the basement, Lin Hai appeared not too surprised. He had already heard of the door’s existence from Lin Xue last night.

"Yes, we’re counting on you to watch over the door today." Mu You nodded. All three of them were entering the door together, and he felt uneasy leaving the door unattended. Among his acquaintances, Lin Hai was arguably the most trustworthy one.

"Don’t you worry, master. You can count on me." Lin Hai guaranteed, patting his chest and grinning.

He didn’t really have any interest in the door. After all, he had bound himself to the Merchant Alliance’s door and could not casually enter other doors.

After reminding Lin Hai, Mu You picked up his bag, stepped on the teleportation array, and teleported to the Imperial City Academy.

Dizziness washed over him, and when it passed, Mu You found himself in the dormitory of the academy. He looked up and surveyed the exquisite suite.

Having only seen the room through text descriptions previously, Mu You could only sigh with amazement on seeing the room firsthand — it truly was lavish.

Upon entering the academy, Cola seemed to have sensed something and immediately emerged from the bag. It ran excitedly to the balcony and overlooked the scenery from the window.

"Meow! I’m familiar with this scenery. This is the place! It’s where I have lived for seven years!"

"Let’s go find your master."

Seeing Cola excited to the point that its tail was bushy, Mu You chuckled, opened the door, and they left the suite together, one man and one cat.

As for finding the master, they didn’t need to ask anyone for directions. This was a place that Cola would know better than most people.

With its cloth bag on its back, Cola ran around the academy. Mu You followed behind, and they quickly arrived at the luxurious dormitory area, stopping in front of a suite.

"Abu, open the door, it’s me, meow. I, Sphinx, am back. Open the door quickly..."

Cola persistently kept meowing at the magic lock on the door.

A face emerged from the magic lock, stared at the chubby cat on the ground for a while, muttered ’where did this wild cat come from’, yawned, and retreated back into the lock.