Chapter 196

196: Life-bound Summon

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At ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the same time, as Zophi's chant came to an end, Evelia and the others regained control of their bodies.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍due to the inversion of the world, they were now falling toward the bottomless abyss below under the influence of gravity.

"Waaah!"

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍sudden reversal of gravity threw Evelia into extreme disarray. In this condition, she could not even flap her wings to fly. She could only watch helplessly as she fell from the sea surface high above!

Amya ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍and Jasmine nearby were in roughly the same situation. Under the sudden reversal of gravity, they struggled to take effective measures to save themselves.

She could not delay any longer.

Evelia fought against the dizziness caused by the inverted gravity. She gritted her teeth, trying to unfold the Life-bound Summoning magic circle in midair. But in her current state, not only was her brain in chaos, but even the magic circuits within her body were experiencing some backflow. She could not possibly draw such a precise magic circle.

—No good, my head is too dizzy. I can't draw it...

—And even if I use blood as a substitute, there's no time in this situation...

—Wait, maybe it could actually work?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Evelia's mind, one that even she found incredibly far-fetched. But at a time like this, she could not worry about that. She immediately closed her eyes and began to pray silently.

The next instant, golden threads symbolizing God-given Magic quietly emerged from Evelia's fingertips.

That was right. Evelia herself could not use magic other than Summoning Magic. Yet when she underwent baptism and joined the Holy Church back then, she was surprised to discover that God-given Magic, which should have rejected all races except humans, had unexpectedly accepted her.

The foundation of God-given Magic lay in using golden threads of faith to weave all things. The first time she used it, she successfully wove a shield, which successfully caused Jasmine's brain to crash.

And this time, she was going to try using these golden threads to weave something else.

—Calm down. You can do this, Evelia!

Evelia silently cheered herself on in her heart. Under her manipulation, those golden threads gradually wove into the shape of a small knife.

—Can't be careless. I have to do it just like last time...

More golden threads emerged from Evelia's fingertips, layer by layer attaching themselves to the small knife that had already begun to take shape, making its exterior gradually become more solid.

"Snap!"

The next moment, with a crisp sound like shattering glass, those golden threads completely condensed into a golden small knife that looked almost solid. Holding it in her hand, Evelia felt it was heavy and very real.

"This should work, right?"

Without time to think further, Evelia gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and used the knife to slash open her left wrist with force!

Because Evelia was worried that one slash might not reach the artery, she used extreme force when striking. This single cut actually sliced open more than half of her wrist!

In an instant, searing pain, as if being roasted by fire, shot up Evelia's nerves. Her body was naturally sensitive, and her tolerance for pain was extremely limited. She was usually the type who would cry from just a couple of bumps and scrapes, let alone having more than half of her wrist cut open!

"Guh!"

Evelia whimpered. She desperately wanted to control her voice, but this was simply too painful. In an instant, strings of tears were flung into the air along with the blood gushing from her wrist, actually forming a long trailing streak behind her.

"Eve-Eve!"

Amya had barely managed to adapt to the inverted gravity. But when she turned her head, she directly saw the moment Evelia slashed open her wrist. Visible panic flooded her face. Without hesitation, she tried to flap her wings in midair, doing her best to move toward Evelia.

"Miss Evelia?"

Compared to Amya and Evelia, Jasmine was clearly much calmer when facing this sudden situation, and her adaptation speed was also much faster. This was the difference in combat experience.

At this moment, she had already caught Lina, who was falling alongside her and still unconscious. When she turned her head, she happened to see Evelia using the small knife condensed from God-given Magic to slash open her own wrist.

At first, Jasmine did not realize what Evelia was trying to do. But when she saw the long "blood trail" behind Evelia, her experienced mind immediately understood Evelia's intention.

There were two methods to summon a Life-bound Summon. The first was the conventional method of drawing a magic circle with magic to perform the summoning. The second...

Was using a large amount of the caster's blood as a bridge to forcibly open a "pathway" connecting to the Life-bound Summon!

What Evelia was using now was precisely the second method!

"ROOOAAAR!!"

The long blood trail in midair suddenly solidified and quietly transformed into a blood-colored rift spanning dozens of meters. The next moment, a deafening dragon roar came from within it, immediately shocking everyone present.

What had happened?

Before Amya, who was closest to Evelia, could react, she saw a dragon claw larger than her entire body suddenly reach out from that blood-colored rift, deathly gripping one side of the rift.

Then came the second dragon claw, fiercely grabbing the other side of the rift.

"Hiss!"

Those two extended dragon claws suddenly exerted force, actually tearing open that dozens-of-meters-long narrow rift in an instant, revealing the massive dragon body hidden behind it.

"An adult... dragon?"

Amya's pupils instantly contracted. Although among the various races, demons and angels definitely led in terms of high-end combat power, given that Satan and Mikali held the fort. But if one talked about comprehensive military strength, the Dragon Race could absolutely rub all other races into the ground.

After all, a single ordinary adult dragon possessed combat power no weaker than a Four-winged Angel of the Angel Race, not to mention those Dragon Race royals who had inherited the Dragon God's bloodline.

And the giant dragon before her eyes, judging from its size and aura alone, was clearly no ordinary adult dragon!

"ROAR!!"

The giant dragon, covered in red-black scaled armor, spread its wings and suddenly flapped them. In an instant, it soared out from that rift. Its scarlet, violent vertical pupils shifted slightly downward, immediately locking onto Evelia, who had already lost her ability to move due to excessive blood loss.

The giant dragon furiously roared at the sky, then suddenly dove downward, using its body to catch Evelia and Amya.

At the same time, a crisp, sweet but cold-toned child's voice quietly transmitted into Amya's mind.

"Angel, heal her. Now!"

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