Chapter 260: 1 Frost Barrier

One day, Su Chen received a mysterious letter, which mentioned that a new dark force was gathering and trying to make a comeback. Su Chen decided to go and investigate in person, and he took Xiaolian, Aliang and Tianxiang with him and embarked on an adventurous journey again.

They passed many dangers along the way and finally arrived at the place described in the letter. It was a desolate wasteland, surrounded by a thick atmosphere of darkness. In the center of the wasteland, there was a huge dark castle, and above the castle there were dark clouds, lightning and thunder.

"It seems that our enemy is here." Su Chen said in a deep voice.

They approached the castle cautiously and found that the castle gate was closed. Su Chen cast a teleportation spell and brought them into the castle. The castle was gloomy and terrifying, filled with a dark atmosphere.

"This place is really creepy." Aliang said in a low voice.

Su Chen looked around and said calmly: "Everyone be careful, this place may be full of traps."

They walked along the long corridor, and soon a huge stone door appeared at the end of the corridor. Su Chen felt a strong magical fluctuation coming from behind the stone door, so he signaled everyone to stop.

"There must be something important behind this door." Su Chen said.

He chanted a spell and gently pushed open the stone door, and found a spacious hall inside. In the middle of the hall stood a man in a black robe, his eyes flashing red light, and in his hand he held a long sword flashing with dark light.

"Welcome, Archmage Su Chen." The black-robed man sneered.

Su Chen asked calmly: "Who are you? Why do you want to gather the dark forces?"

The man in black robes replied arrogantly: "I am the successor of the Dark Lord, Nax. I will complete his unfinished work and let darkness rule this world!"

Su Chen felt an extremely strong threat, and he realized that Nax's power far exceeded any previous enemy. He took a deep breath and said calmly: "You won't succeed, we will stop you."

Nex laughed, "Stop me? You're just courting your own destruction!"

Before he finished speaking, he swung his sword, and a wave of dark energy attacked Su Chen. Su Chen quickly cast a light barrier to block the attack. Xiaolian, Aliang and Tianxiang also quickly entered combat mode, each casting their strongest magic.

Xiaolian casts frost magic to try to freeze Nex's movements; Liang summons lightning to hit Nex's weak spot; Tianxiang uses wind magic to disrupt Nex's vision. However, Nex's defense is extremely strong, and their attacks have little effect on him.

"Your power is too weak!" Nax sneered and once again launched powerful dark magic, forcing Su Chen and his companions into a desperate situation.

Su Chen felt powerless, and he realized that they had to come up with a better strategy, otherwise they would not be able to defeat this powerful enemy. At this moment, he suddenly thought of the artifact he had studied before, which might be able to turn the tide of the battle.

"Xiao Lian, A Liang, Tian Xiang, let's use the power of the artifact!" Su Chen shouted.

They quickly took out the artifact, raised it above their heads, and chanted a spell. The artifact emitted a strong light, which collided with the dark power of Nex. The power of light and darkness fought fiercely in the hall, and the whole castle was shaking.

"You think you can defeat me like this? How naive!" Nex roared, his dark power erupted again, suppressing the light of the artifact.

Su Chen gritted his teeth and concentrated all his magic power to try to increase the power of the artifact. However, Nex's power was too strong, and Su Chen felt that he was gradually unable to cope with it.

At this critical moment, the artifact suddenly emitted a dazzling light, as if a mysterious force was helping them. The light quickly spread and completely suppressed Nex's dark power. Nex let out a painful roar, and his body gradually dissipated in the light, and finally turned into nothingness.

After the battle, Su Chen and his companions fell to the ground exhausted and panting. Peace returned to the castle. They successfully defeated Nex and temporarily eliminated the threat of darkness.

"Xiao Lian, A Liang, Tian Xiang, we succeeded." Su Chen said breathlessly.

Xiaolian nodded: "Yes, but our strength is almost exhausted and we need to rest well."

A Liang looked around and said, "We have to leave this place. It feels ominous here."

Tianxiang held on to the wall to steady himself: "Yes, we need to go back to Kamar-Taj and recover."

They quickly left the Dark Castle with the artifact and returned to Kamar-Taj. In the next few days, they got enough rest and treatment, and gradually recovered their strength.

One day, when Su Chen was studying the artifact, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be a more powerful power hidden in the artifact. He decided to study it in depth and try to uncover more secrets.

"Xiao Lian, A Liang, Tian Xiang, we must figure out the full power of this artifact in order to gain an advantage in future battles." Su Chen said.

They began to invest more time and energy in studying the artifact, and discovered that this artifact could not only enhance the power of the wizard, but also foresee future threats and provide them with advance warnings.

Just as they were immersed in their research, a strange vision appeared again in the sky above Kamar-Taj. This time, a huge dark vortex appeared in the sky, and countless dark creatures emerged from the vortex and rushed towards Kamar-Taj.

Su Chen realized that a greater threat was coming. He quickly summoned all the mages and set up the strongest defense formation to prepare for the upcoming battle.

"Everyone be careful, the enemy is stronger than ever!" Su Chen shouted.

Su Chen and his disciples watched the dark vortex in the sky grow larger and larger, and a tense atmosphere spread across Kamar-Taj. Dark creatures continued to pour out of the vortex and attacked Kamar-Taj in an overwhelming manner.

"These creatures are much more powerful than any previous ones." Aliang clenched his staff, his face full of solemnity.

Xiaolian cast a frost barrier, temporarily blocking the attack of the dark creatures: "We must stop them, or Kamar-Taj will be destroyed."

Su Chen felt the dark power getting stronger and stronger. He knew that this enemy was much more terrifying than any before. He closed his eyes and tried to use telepathy to find the source of the vortex. Suddenly, a tall figure appeared in front of him. It was a being wrapped in darkness and possessed unimaginable power.

"Who is he?" Su Chen murmured to himself.

"Master, what should we do?" Tianxiang asked nervously.

Su Chen opened his eyes and said decisively: "We must retreat temporarily. This enemy is too powerful. Staying here will only lead to death."