In legendary novels, there’s a classic trope where the protagonist uses a simple strategy to make an evil witch run in circles.
If the evil witch in the novel were replaced by a true Wizard, The Brave wouldn’t even be able to reach the Wizard, let alone toy with them.
The label of a Wizard is not recklessness and stupidity, but knowledge and wisdom.
Nearly all Wizards, when elevating themselves, do not forget the accumulation of knowledge and focused research. Even Practical Faction Wizards have their areas of expertise in research.
In this realm, it’s not only Alchemists or Magic Rune Mages who can create Out of Discussion methods; nearly every branch of Wizards has a signature creation.
For example, Earth Wizards can condense Elemental Gemstones, Nature Witches can extract life particles, Pureblood Wizards can purify Bloodlines, and Space Wizards can create Other-dimensional Spaces... and so on.
Among them, the Wizards of the Transmutation branch are best at creating autonomous organs.
Autonomous organs can be understood literally.
They are transcendent organs without a master, which can be sealed for a long time. When used, simply integrate the transcendent organ into oneself. After integration, one can immediately gain the talent enhancement and ability boost brought by the transcendent organ.
In terms of use and effect, they are very convenient. However, they are not flawless.
They actually have many drawbacks, with the main two being: First, they cannot maintain a peak state perpetually like the organs modified by Transmutation Wizards themselves. They start to decline from the moment the seal is broken until the effect disappears.
Second, long-term integration of autonomous organs can subtly influence the host’s character.
These two points are the flaws of autonomous organs that are most criticized, and they are difficult to mitigate. Unless you’re extremely lucky and the autonomous organs you purchase happen to be very compatible with you, allowing the autonomous organs to be used as transplanted organs directly on your body, thus avoiding these flaws.
Apart from this method that requires extraordinary luck, the Transmutation Wizards are also constantly optimizing autonomous organs.
One faction believes that since the flaws are unavoidable, they might as well eliminate them from the root. How to eliminate them? Their method is very straightforward: make the autonomous organs disposable—use once and they’re scrapped, thus perfectly eliminating all flaws.
Although this faction’s theory initially sounded like a joke, this kind of disposable autonomous organs has really become mainstream nowadays.
With disposable use, there’s no need to worry about other consequences, and the capability boost of the autonomous organs can be maximized to the extreme, thus producing the strongest damage within a short time.
This is akin to the Plane Corridor, which belongs to a Wizard’s last resort. The Plane Corridor is for escaping, while autonomous organs are for a fight to the end, fighting as a means of protection.
Precisely for this reason, when the Magic Elephant produced an autonomous organ, Dox’s expression changed immediately.
After all, the Magic Elephant is just an Apprentice. If using conventional autonomous organs, the consequences could potentially ruin not only its character but also its potential. Therefore, there is a high probability that the Magic Elephant is using a disposable autonomous organ.
Autonomous organs, in essence, can only be crafted by Transmutation Wizards, meaning that autonomous organs are essentially Wizard Level tools. A disposable autonomous organ, by eliminating the opportunity for future use, enhances explosive damage—this kind of explosion can even rival True Knowledge Wizard Level.
Of course, constrained by its own power, the Magic Elephant cannot fully harness the effect of the autonomous organs, at best unleashing a single attack that might reach a Wizard Level assault.
But even so, such damage is definitely not something Vay, an Apprentice, can withstand.
Dox looked gloomily at the evil woman in the distance.
It’s obvious that the Magic Elephant couldn’t possibly own an autonomous organ without someone providing it. That someone, undoubtedly, is the evil woman capable of creating autonomous organs herself.
"Such a vicious heart." Dox gritted his teeth.
To deal with an Apprentice, she actually lent out an autonomous organ!
On their side, although Angel also provided some Out of Discussion methods, they are all mainly defensive, at best ensuring a position of invincibility, but with no means to injure others!—Of course, Speedy can inflict injury, but since Speedy didn’t act last time, Dox directly ignored Speedy.
Yet, the opposing evil woman gave an autonomous organ with obvious damage enhancement and explosive capability. Is this an attempt to kill Vay?
Dox hurriedly turned his gaze towards the Black Earl. The situation was critical now. If Vay didn’t understand the terror of autonomous organs and charged ahead, he would unquestionably undergo a severe blow; whether he could survive would depend on whether the Black Earl had prepared a trump card for Vay.
If there’s no trump card... Dox had already prepared to unleash his full power to break the dome, rushing in to rescue him.
The Black Earl’s expression was very calm, as if he hadn’t seen the autonomous organ at all.
Dox really couldn’t discern from the Black Earl’s expression what he was thinking. Without another option, Dox straightforwardly voiced his inquiry through the Mind Ribbon.
Angel was also observing Vay’s combat, clearly understanding the ongoing situation on the field. If Vay didn’t have a fallback, he might indeed face grave danger. Hence, he too was curious whether the Black Earl had prepared a trump card for Vay?
Black Earl: "No."
Dox furrowed his brow without saying much, and within the Mind Space, he started silently constructing a spell technique model.
However, just as the spell technique model began forming, Dox felt a wave of pressure envelop him.
He turned his head in confusion, finding the Black Earl to be the source of the pressure.
Black Earl: "If he lacks the courage to face death, then he also misses the chance for a phoenix rebirth."
Dox looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Black Earl: "Keep watching, wait for the outcome."
Black Earl stopped speaking there, but the pressure he exerted didn’t lift. Clearly, he had seen through Dox’s intention and didn’t want Dox interfering in the duel.
Dox could only frantically make eye gestures at Angel, being suppressed by the pressure and unable to move. The only person who could save Vay was Angel.
Angel noticed Dox’s eye gestures, but he himself also felt a bit hesitant. The Black Earl shouldn’t intentionally allow Vay to die. After all, the situation at the relic was uncertain and there might still be a need for Vay. Did he foresee something? Or, as he said, he wanted to see Vay seek the opportunity for a phoenix rebirth when facing death?
Perhaps since he noticed Angel’s indecisive expression, the Black Earl suddenly added: "Do you think Vay doesn’t recognize an autonomous organ?"
Angel and Dox were briefly stunned. They weren’t foolish and quickly understood what the Black Earl meant.
They naturally wouldn’t believe Vay to be ignorant enough not to recognize an autonomous organ. Since Vay recognized the autonomous organ, he could naturally infer that dealing with the Magic Elephant possessing an autonomous organ was nearly impossible.
In this situation, the most rational outcome would be to concede proactively.
But Vay chose not to concede, judging by his expression, he seemed intent on continuing the battle. Why is that? Does he have a way to counter the autonomous organ?
Angel doesn’t know the specific situation, but the Black Earl’s words led him to decide to trust the Black Earl and Vay’s judgment.