When Kay walked up to the attacker, the guy was still alive.
In an emergency, not only Kay reacted quickly, but also this underground sub - human in front of him.
But obviously, the other party was not as lucky as Kay. Although the corrosive acid released by the strong acid staff didn't shoot through it directly, it shot a huge hole in the left chest and abdomen of this sub - human.
The small size meant that a hole of the same size, which would be a serious injury for a strong creature like a minotaur, was a fatal injury for a creature like it.
Kay didn't know if the corrosive acid had penetrated into its heart. He watched as sections of organs similar to intestines flowed out of the hole, and some colorful things also flowed.
Kay struggled to raise his left hand, and the secondary fireball appeared immediately.
The sub - human, who was in a state of decline, revealed a plea and a desire for life in his black eyes.
But Kay's cold and emotionless eyes didn't waver at all. A fireball术 larger than usual was launched from Kay's hand.
The head of this sub - human, along with its black eyes that revealed a pleading look, exploded into pieces together.
After completely dealing with the threat, Kay staggered and picked up the sub - human's short dagger and the package he had just dropped, and walked slowly into the darkness.
Kay didn't head directly towards Mosobula City because his current physical condition wasn't enough to support him to walk for most of the day
In addition, Kay highly suspected that on this "safe road" which was less than a day's journey from Mosobula City, there might be other threats.
He had to first find a suitable and safe place to treat his wound before considering anything else.
After walking for about half an hour, when he was about to be exhausted, Kay finally found a small cave half a person high.
He bent over and squeezed into the cave with difficulty, and also pushed several pieces of broken stone to block the entrance of the cave.
After doing all this, Kay was finally able to check and treat his own injury.
The sub - human who attacked him was specifically called a gray dwarf.
There were many gray dwarfs in the dark area, and even this race was subdivided into many branches.
In the underground world, gray dwarfs were synonymous with despicableness and insidiousness
This race had always been at the bottom of the underground food chain. It was only by relying on their large population base and outstanding reproductive ability that they could gain a firm foothold in the underground world with its harsh living environment.
But every race has some outstanding individuals.
The gray dwarf who attacked Kay just now was probably as strong as an intermediate apprentice, and a relatively strong one at that.
If Kay hadn't had the strong acid staff with him and successfully hit the opponent, he would have really been in trouble this time.
That gray dwarf was also insidious enough. It should have noticed the accident in the Gray - White Valley long ago, so it lay in ambush halfway to wait for Kay.
Black magic apprentices were very famous in Mosobula City, and these underground sub - humans didn't dare to have any wrong thoughts at all.
But once they left the city, without the deterrence of formal black magicians and with the cover of darkness, as long as they acted quickly and left no trace, no one would guess it was them.
This was the real survival rule of the underground world —— the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest.
Like those underground humans in the Gray - White Valley, they could only rely on Kay's charity and kindness to live, and could only sink to the bottom of the food chain forever.
"Fortunately, as I estimated, it only applied blue moss juice and no other toxins." After looking at the gray dwarf's dagger twice, Kay breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The wound on his neck wasn't big, but the trouble was that the paralysis toxin contained in the blue moss had gradually invaded his body.
The toxicity of blue moss itself wasn't strong. Even in some cases, underground creatures would apply it near wounds to slow down bleeding and reduce tearing pain.
But unlike usual, Kay's injury this time was on his neck.
Under the effect of the toxin, Kay gradually felt that his right half of the body had no sensation.
The occurrence of this situation was enough to prove how critical the situation was at this time.
Fortunately, when he came out this time, Kay had the potion he got from Baus.
He struggled with his left hand to take out a red and a blue potion from his arms, bit off the stoppers with his mouth, and drank both potions in one gulp.
A faint warmth and a special pungent taste arose from Kay's abdomen. Before his spirit gradually weakened and he fell into a deep sleep completely, the only thought in his mind was, "This time I really owe Mary a life."
I don't know how long it took. After waking up from the darkness, Kay instinctively looked at the surrounding environment.
The academy task in the Gray - White Valley and the subsequent attack, this series of memories flooded into Kay's mind one after another, making Kay slowly realize what kind of situation he was in.
The hunger coming from his abdomen not only didn't make Kay's mood, but instead made him feel happy.
Being able to feel hungry at least showed that he still had sensation in his body.
Especially when he tried to control his body next, Kay found that although his right half of the body was still somewhat numb, he could at least barely lift his right hand.
The faint vision provided by the pale mask in the darkness allowed Kay to gently push away a small piece of broken stone in front of him and observe the surrounding environment.
This should be a corner position in the underground world's extensive rock passages.
Finding such a hidden small cave half a person high could only be said that Kay's life shouldn't end.
Since he didn't know how much time had passed, to avoid unexpected complications, what Kay should do immediately now was to replenish his physical strength.
The only remaining low - level recovery potion was bitten off by Kay and drunk in one gulp. The effect of the low - level recovery potion wasn't just to recover from injuries; it could also provide a certain amount of energy.
It's just that it's relatively luxurious.
He didn't know when the dry food at his waist had fallen and disappeared. Along with these foods, part of his gains in the Gray - White Valley were also lost.
This was unavoidable. When his life was threatened, it was good enough for Kay to save his own life, let alone those external things.
Including the hind leg of the Green Jaw Feather King that was originally hanging at his waist, it had long disappeared.
That magic beast's hind leg was actively discarded by Kay before he found this cave.
He didn't dare to guarantee that a magic beast's hind leg emitting a faint roasted meat aroma wouldn't attract something else when he was unconscious.
Not to mention magic - transformed creatures or magic beasts, even an ordinary underground world beast could deal with Kay in that situation at that time.
Looking around him, there were only four Green Jaw Feather eggs left by Kay's side.
With a light tap, a hole the size of a thumb appeared.
Kay leaned his mouth over and sucked.
A not - so - good salty and fishy smell filled his mouth.
But fortunately, in terms of satiety, this Green Jaw Feather egg was more useful than that small low - level recovery potion.
While sucking the egg white of this Green Jaw Feather egg, Kay thought in his mind that after this task was over, he should learn from his senior sister Phil how to make nutritional potions.
Although the taste of nutritional potions was very bad, it was definitely better than the raw egg he was holding in his hand.
Most of the day after Kay woke up, he managed to stand up and crawl out of that half - human - high cave crevice.
The reason he stayed for most of the day was that on the one hand, Kay was waiting for his physical strength to gradually recover, and on the other hand, he was also seizing the time to meditate and restore his mental strength and magic power.
Magic is the strongest reliance for magic apprentices.
Although Kay's overall spirit was still quite listless at this time, it shouldn't be a problem for him to cast two spells.
In addition, the strong acid staff could also be used again.
If he wasn't so unlucky as to encounter an attack by a high - level magic beast in such a short distance, he should be able to deal with other ordinary troubles.
After leaving the cave crevice, Kay first followed the route in his memory and returned to the main road back to Mosobula City.
The traces of the previous battle had long since disappeared.
Along with these traces, even the body of that gray dwarf and some of the trophies Kay dropped had also disappeared.
The underground world has its unique rules and scavengers.
This is why Kay had to leave the scene first and find a relatively hidden and safe environment even when he was struggling with his paralyzed body before.
In the turbid air, there wasn't even much blood left.
Not staying in place for long, Kay walked quickly towards Mosobula City.
Because he was rushing at full speed, when Kay saw the iconic city towers and city wall buildings of Mosobula City, only half a day had passed.
Although Mosobula City gave the black magic apprentices living in it the feeling of being oppressive, cold and dark most of the time.
But whenever the academy task was over and he returned to this city again, Kay still sincerely felt a sense of peace of mind and familiarity.
Kay, who had the strength of an intermediate apprentice, still took the special passage of Mosobula City.
Maybe it was because he had just been attacked by a gray dwarf and almost died. At this time, Kay looked at the underground sub - humans queuing up to enter and exit Mosobula City on the main road, and there was an undisguised disgust and rejection in his expression.
Unlike last time, this time when Kay entered and exited the city gate, those intermediate and low - level apprentices stationed near the city gate didn't dare to say a word.
In fact, Kay's condition was very embarrassed at this time. Not only was his magic robe damaged and worn a lot, but there were also some scars on his body, and his face was extremely pale.
However, the unhealed scar on his neck was carefully covered by Kay with his magic robe.
After glancing at those apprentices, Kay walked into the city.