the most worthless epic-level equipment

"Brother, it seems like Sister Annie really doesn't want to let you go!" Alice keenly sensed Annie's emotional fluctuations. She hugged her brother tightly, seemingly infected by Annie's sorrowful mood, involuntarily beginning to fear. She was afraid that this scene would one day happen to her as well.

"Uh…"Ryan responded silently, his gaze piercing through the blurry night to see a figure crying in a room not far away. He sighed helplessly, then his expression gradually became indifferent. The "Wings of the Gale"behind him suddenly flapped, carrying Alice and shooting up into the night sky.

Immediately after, Ryan quickly took out an ancient map from his magical space ring. This map, originally belonging to Adolf, detailed the geography of the southwestern part of the Lester continent. After scrutinizing it for a moment, his expression turned grave. He noticed that continuing south for another five hundred kilometers would lead them to the legendary Blood Mist Forest, a place where humans could not tread, filled with countless bloodthirsty monsters. Venturing there meant certain death! This meant that the path south was now impassable. Under these circumstances, turning east towards the Nolan Magic Empire seemed to be their only way out.

This continent's most prosperous central region was guarded by four dominant magic empires, defending the central divine nation from the north, south, east, and west, securing its rule over the continent. The Nolan Magic Empire, one of these four dominant empires, was located on the western side of the continent's central region. Its influence spanned the entire western part of the continent, serving as the suzerain state for all western countries, including the Aispa Magic Empire.

It was said that within the borders of the Nolan Magic Empire, there were some extremely special commercial cities where fighting was strictly forbidden, and violators would be executed on the spot by the empire's royal-rank magus! Such places might serve as temporary havens for them.

Ryan carefully estimated on the map, finding that they were at least more than 2000 kilometers away from the nearest western border of the Nolan Magic Empire. This discovery made his expression even more serious and worried.

As a top-tier second-order great mage from the Genis family, Regen's flying speed was not to be underestimated. Ryan firmly believed that with Regen's powerful magical support, he could cover more than a thousand kilometers in a single day. Based on this calculation, Ryan realized that it would take Regen at most two days to catch up with them! This realization made Ryan feel somewhat suffocated and powerless.

He must cross 2000 kilometers within a day to reach the border of the Nolan Magic Empire! Otherwise, their only fate would be a dead end!

This imminent threat gave Ryan an unprecedented sense of urgency. The cold wind howled past his stern face, his eyes shining with an unwavering determination. He put away the map, took a deep breath, and then his figure swiftly flew eastward at an incredible speed.

The chilly wind whistled past their ears in the sky. Alice involuntarily snuggled closer to Ryan, and their figures turned into a streak of white light across the sky, disappearing into the night.

Meanwhile, deep within the Blood Mist Forest, atop a mysterious altar enveloped by a powerful magical array, stood an elderly man with white hair, radiating an immensely powerful aura. His expression was indifferent as his gaze swept around, inspecting the condition of the surrounding magical array, his brows furrowed in concentration.

He was dressed in a splendid robe, adorned with patterns of gold and blue that highlighted his nobility and wisdom. His long white beard and profound gaze exuded an indescribable majesty. In his hands, he held a legendary magical staff, occasionally conjuring strings of complex and luminous mystical symbols and patterns in the air around him. Each movement was filled with powerful force and deep mysteries.

"No wonder the strength of the God-Locking Magic Array left by the master has been so diminished lately. It turns out the power of this dark curse's resentment has increased a bit more!" the old man sighed. With a wave of his hand, he integrated the mystical symbols and patterns floating in the air into the magical array on the altar.

The moment the magical array and these symbols and patterns fused, light burst forth, illuminating the night sky of the entire Blood Mist Forest. At the same time, countless powerful beings of the blood race within the heart of the blood-colored forest looked towards the sky with solemn faces, all of them wary of the direction where the altar was located.

After completing all this, a hint of fatigue appeared on the elder's face, his eyes reflecting deep contemplation.

"It seems that more vessels must be found for the master..."

Then, the silhouette of the silver-haired elder shimmered for an instant and disappeared from the spot, as if he had never been there at all.

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Ryan and Alice soared through the sky for a long, long time, and unwittingly, the horizon began to show the first faint light of dawn. As time passed, the pale light gradually brightened, turning the skyline into a gradient of gold and pink, as if the whole world was waking up at that moment. The distant clouds were tinged with gold by the morning's first rays of sunlight, making the entire sky seem covered in gold, extraordinarily peaceful and magnificent.

However, Ryan was in no mood to appreciate this beauty. His gaze was firm and profound, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, obviously carrying a heavy burden of worry. In the splendid dawn, Ryan's thoughts were immersed in the urgency of their escape, constantly thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

After racing through the sky all night, Ryan felt both physically and mentally exhausted. The mana potions remaining in his system backpack had also been completely consumed. Despite this, the effect of the potions seemed not as significant as expected. After all, Ryan was only level 32 at the moment, and without the boost of a level 40 Temporary Experience Card, the mana consumption of long-distance flying was a tremendous challenge for him! Despite pushing hard with the aid of the"Wings of the Gale," they had only managed to fly out a distance of a little over 200 kilometers.

The cold wind in the air was like a sharp blade, making Ryan's complexion even more grave. Continuing like this was not an option! Sooner or later, they would be caught up by Regen!

Thus, Ryan quickly accessed the system panel, entering the universal store in an attempt to find some items that could help them out of their current predicament.

After browsing for a long while, Ryan's expression turned to frustration, as he found that the items in the junior store were not as practical as he had hoped. At least, they weren't much help to him, who was deeply mired in crisis.

However, in the end, Ryan did find an item that seemed somewhat useful to him. It was an unremarkable blue card, a junior speed buff amplification experience card (2 hours), which could temporarily increase the user's speed tenfold without being limited by mana consumption! However, its price was disheartening, as the sale price of a junior speed buff amplification card was as high as fifty thousand points!

Ryan looked at the steep price, hesitating. After much thought, he decided to try his luck with the lottery function first. Fifty thousand points were enough for 50 Advanced lottery draws, and perhaps he could win another level 60 experience card. It seemed somewhat wasteful to spend so much on just one Temporary Experience Card!

Therefore, he decisively entered the lottery system and spent ten thousand points to buy ten Advanced lottery draws, then issued the command to draw.

As the lottery system's wheel gradually came to a stop, a cold system prompt announced the result of the draw:"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning 10 bottles of Primary Mana Recovery Potion. Please check your inventory!"

Ryan was almost grinding his teeth in frustration, with the flames of anger in his eyes seeming to ignite the void in front of him. He furiously scrolled through his system inventory to find the ten bottles of Primary Mana Potion that had abruptly appeared. These inconspicuous little bottles, each worth merely 100 points, had unwittingly devoured his 9,000 points like a bottomless pit. This cursed system had blatantly emptied his points with such trifling items!

Despite his raging anger, Ryan's determination didn't wane in the slightest. With a single breath, another 20,000 points disappeared, exchanged for 20 more chances to draw. If this round of lottery didn't bring him something worthwhile, he swore he would never again use this damned, utterly disappointing lottery feature! If this draw failed, he would have to face the last resort—a tremendously expensive, but significantly speed-enhancing amplification card.

As Ryan issued the command, the lottery wheel began to spin again, making a whirring sound, like the calm before a storm, hinting at the impending turmoil. The colorful squares on the wheel flashed rapidly before Ryan's eyes, each transition filled with tension and anticipation.

With bated breath, Ryan watched as the wheel's speed gradually slowed, eventually coming to a halt. The system's cold prompt sounded once more, and suddenly, his inventory was enriched with a shining piece of magic equipment and 19 bottles of Primary Mana Potion.

"We've got a hit!" Ryan was overjoyed, eagerly focusing on the new piece of magic equipment.

"Epic Magic Equipment: The Decoy's Necklace. This item can help the wearer change their face at will.(Limited to the head only.)" Ryan carefully read the detailed information of this magical equipment, his expression gradually changing from delight to astonishment. He remembered the trace of tracking magic left in his body after he killed Adolf, and his complexion immediately darkened, followed by a burst of rage,"What the hell is this piece of junk?'The Decoy's Necklace'? And it can only disguise the head? It can't even hide the user's aura, what's the use of this thing?"

"WTF?It's really absurd! Such an inconspicuous necklace actually burned through my 30,000 points! System, this is robbery, too harsh!" Ryan stared at the so-called "epic" magic necklace in his backpack, a sense of ironic amusement rising in his heart. In his view, this necklace was not only an insult to the title of epic, but it also dragged the word "epic" off its pedestal, shaming it! This thing looked more like a joke among epic magical equipment, its existence seemed to mock those truly powerful and magical items.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Tired of the system's constant mocking, Ryan finally reached his limit of tolerance. He sullenly closed the lottery interface, determined not to let himself fall into the endless abyss of lottery draws again. Instead, he headed straight for the universal mall and bought a tenfold speed amplification card (2 hours) without hesitation.

Ryan silently swore to himself that he would never patronize that damn lottery system again!

Afterward, Ryan took out the tenfold speed amplification card from the system backpack. The runes on the card began to glow, as if endowed with life. He took a deep breath, then decisively used it. In an instant, Ryan felt a powerful and warm force surrounding him, as if an invisible wind enveloped him. His speed increased more than tenfold in an instant, like a meteor rushing towards the direction of the Nolan Empire!