47. Target! The Academy of Raya Lucaria!
"Well, Lemuen, Tianyi," Xiling waved to Lemuen and Luo Tianyi from his wheelchair with a bright smile on his face. "Tarnished, and I will be leaving first! You can rest assured and stay in the royal capital!"
"Also," Xiling raised his thumbs-up towards Lemuen, "Lemuen! You're so kind to lend your precious vehicle! I promise to return it intact... probably!"
Lemuen looked at the wheelchair Xiling had "requisitioned," then at Xiling's self-assured expression as he sat in it, and smiled.
"Xiling, Tarnished," Lemuen couldn't help but remind them, "Be careful on the road... Especially you, Xiling! Don't play around!" Lemuen emphasized the word "play."
"Don't worry, Lemuen," the Tarnished nodded to Lemuen from behind the wheelchair.
"Okay, okay, got it!" Xiling gave an OK sign and turned to look at the Tarnished behind him. Their eyes met in mid-air, and without words, a tacit understanding reached an instant consensus!
The Tarnished took a step forward, firmly placing his foot on the groove at the back of the wheelchair. His broad body leaned forward slightly, like a knight controlling his mount, his hands gripping the upper edge of the wheelchair's high backrest like a vise, transforming himself into a stable anchor.
In the driver's seat, Xiling's playful smile instantly faded, his expression becoming more focused and sharper than ever before. Precision gears seemed to be turning in his eyes, like a top racer about to push the limits on the track!
Xiling took a deep breath and placed his hands on the handlebars on either side of the wheelchair.
Buzz! A silvery-white magical light enveloped Xiling's body and quickly covered the wheelchair he sat on.
The next second, the wheelchair moves not with a slow start, but a sudden release like a spring compressed to its limit!
Whoosh!!!!
A sharp, air-piercing sound exploded! The wheelchair, along with Xiling on it and the Tarnished behind it, transformed into a cannonball, leaving behind a trail of ripples in the air distorted by the intense friction. Like a true rocket taking off, it instantly launched, so fast that only a blurry silver afterimage remained on the retina!
However, this was only the beginning!
"Ooooooooooooo!!!!" The Tarnished's exhilarating cheer echoed.
"Not enough! Not enough! Faster! Faster!" Xiling's scream followed closely behind. With extreme excitement and a sense of control, Xiling's magic power output surged again!
The buzzing sound suddenly intensified! Amidst the Tarnished's cheers and Xiling's cries, the wheelchair's speed soared again in a manner that defied all physical logic and was visible to the naked eye! The wheels nearly lifted off the ground, transforming into a comet engulfed in brilliant silver flames as it barreled down the broad main road of the royal capital, leaving behind only a trail of scorching air and a cloud of dust whipped up by the powerful wind!
Watching the two men vanish into thin air at the end of the street, listening to the lingering cheers and shouts on the wind, Lemuen and Luo Tianyi, who remained standing, exchanged glances and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lemuen gazed at the royal capital avenue and sighed, "It seems... it really will be just the two of us for the rest of the time."
Luo Tianyi immediately leaned forward, affectionately embracing Lemuen's arm like a clingy kitten, her large eyes twinkling.
"Sister Lemuen, Sister Lemuen! Don't worry about being lonely! I brought a lot of snacks from home! Osmanthus cakes, almond pastries... everything! Perfect, while they're out, why don't you tell me about your past?" Luo Tianyi's face was filled with curiosity and anticipation. Lemuen looked down at the sweet, adorable girl next to her. Her vibrant energy reminded her of her own equally lively (but wilder) sister.
Lemuen smiled and caressed Luo Tianyi's hair lovingly. "Alright, let's go. Looks like this leisurely afternoon tea time belongs to the two of us."
The two of them stayed in the Leynden Royal Capital because one member of the chat group had to be there, in case something unexpected happened in the Leyndell Royal Capital, and everyone couldn't get back immediately.
The chat group's time travel function! With mutual agreement, group members can instantly teleport across vast distances, disregarding any distance between them, directly to their target groupmates!
As long as Lemuen or Luo Tianyi were still in the Leyndell Royal Capital, the rest of the team could instantly respond via group chat and teleport back to the royal capital. And vice versa, if they were needed to support at the front lines, they could also be instantly teleported there. Such a useful "strategic-level" function deserved to be used to its maximum potential. ...
As time flows...
Across the vast wilderness of the Lands Between, a truly astonishing spectacle unfolded.
A wheelchair, gleaming with silvery brilliance, like a silver comet freed from the earth's constraints, raced furiously across the muddy roads and rolling meadows!
It was no longer just a means of transportation; it was a fully awakened steel beast powered by pure magic! Its speed was so swift that it trailed a long, white wave of airborne dust in its wake, accompanied by a piercing whistle that pierced the air. Its momentum truly resembled a miniature steam locomotive sprinting across the wilderness!
In the wheelchair, Xiling's white hair fluttered wildly in the wind. He seemed to be one with the wheelchair, his entire body merging with it, his lips constantly emitting exhilarating shouts: "Faster! Faster! Faster!"
Standing behind Xiling, the Tarnished, his feet rooted into the grooves at the back of the wheelchair, excitedly shouted: "Not fast enough! Xiling! Not even close! Not fast enough at all!!"
After experiencing the truly bumpy, chaotic, steering-reliant-on-brute-force "Hell Train" on Morgott, the Tarnished now felt that the wheelchair under Xiling's control was pure heaven! Stable! Absolutely stable! Incredibly stable!
This wasn't just a subjective feeling. From beneath the wheelchair's chassis, a rich silver-white magical energy gushed out like a gushing engine flame, not only providing violent propulsion but also tightly adhering to the ground like a physical carpet, spreading forward. The wheelchair's wheels didn't roll directly over mud, potholes, or gravel, but instead hovered on a mirror-smooth surface constructed from Xiling's magic.
No matter how rough the terrain outside, the wheelchair and its passenger felt a perfectly smooth, unwavering forward motion, without a single unnecessary bump.
The Silver Road stretched freely across the wilderness, tearing through the wind as it rolled past the distance.
Their unmistakable destination was the magnificent building complex on the distant horizon, gradually becoming clearer, shrouded in a strange, magical glow—
The Academy of Raya Lucaria!
A magnificent maze of countless glowing arches and towering spires stood quietly in the heart of the Lake District.
Xiling's gaze pierced through the dancing white hair and the passing scenery, fixed firmly on the approaching academy castle, emanating the waves of ancient and mysterious magic.
At this moment, the silver-white magic shimmered even more intensely around the wheelchair.
"Hold on tight, Tarnished!" Xiling's voice was still clear in the wind, with a hint of excitement and solemnity at reaching the destination.
"We..." Xiling's mouth curled up slightly, his eyes sharp as a sword.
"We will launch a charge."