Chapter 170

Chapter 171: Never Seen Such a Strange Request in This Lifetime (Second Update, Please Subscribe!)

Izay’s plight instantly forced everyone out of combat mode.

Lanti was about to deliver the finishing blow to a monster when it suddenly made a sharp turn mid-charge and ran off without even glancing at her, causing her certain kill to comically miss.

This wasn’t just happening to her; there were many similar instances around.

“…Captain, what’s going on?”

The young girl approached her captain amidst the strange occurrences, her face full of confusion.

Letsha said nothing, merely gesturing toward Izay’s location. Lanti followed her gaze.

And… she was dumbfounded.

No longer concerned with why the monsters were acting strangely.

Izay’s calm demeanor as he moved through the crowd of monsters completely stunned her.

It was hard to imagine…

That the same guy who she could easily take down six months ago had now reached heights she couldn’t even dream of.

Besides shock, there was an indescribable complexity of emotions.

She felt somewhat defeated.

“But… why are the monsters relentlessly chasing after Izay?”

After a while, Lanti remembered this question.

Blinking, Letsha paused slightly, equally unsure of the reason and unable to respond.

But then, she recalled something Izay had said.

“Maybe because… monsters prioritize attacking enemies with taunts?”

“—Huh?”

A dense army of monsters declared war on Izay.

More accurately, it was Izay’s one-sided massacre.

With blessings, skills, and the potential ability values accumulated from breaking his limits, Izay displayed a powerful dominance far beyond that of a second-tier adventurer.

His devastating attacks tore the monsters into pieces.

Each slash swept through several enemies, his movements interwoven with sweeping actions, his spear spinning rapidly.

Every time Yetze left behind a trail of shadows, the surrounding monsters disappeared, leaving behind only scraps and magic stones. The ground once covered by dirt and grass became an open space filled with remnants of monsters and scattered magic stones.

It was like a protective barrier.

Anything daring to approach within range would be mercilessly dismembered, their bodies separating from their magic stones.

The previously excited black scorpion monsters let out pitiful screams the next moment.

While killing them, Izay continued to draw them away for large-scale magic deployment, gradually moving farther from the camp.

The monsters, comparing Izay to the adventurer camp, decided the latter wasn’t worth it. Even though they kept dying, they still rushed forward one after another.

“…”

“…What are we doing here? Should we cheer him on?”

“…Might as well go back?”

“That doesn’t seem right…?”

A member of the Hermes faction looked at the longsword in his hand, stroking his chin as he pondered who he was, where he was, and what he was doing.

Nearby, the dog-person Lulune whispered to Asfi, who was frozen in place, asking if they could return to rest.

After all, it seemed Izay could handle the monsters alone, and eliminating them was just a matter of time.

A fierce wind whistled.

Swinging Yetze to its fullest extent, creating an atmosphere of frantic cries.

“About done?”

Having slaughtered all the monsters rushing toward him, Izay took a brief glance toward the camp during the lull in battle.

At this point, his position was some distance from the camp. Although not too far, controlling the release of magic so as not to affect the camp was still possible.

Judging the timing appropriate, Izay ceased attacking with Yetze and stood still, gathering magical power.

“Chirp chirp chirp chirp!!”

Thinking they finally found an opportunity, many scorpion monsters rushed at Izay with their massive claws raised.

However…

“All-encompassing!”

The monsters’ attacks seemed to hit some resilient object, producing a rather dull sound.

Not being reckless, Izay wouldn’t neglect preparing a layer of protection before casting magic.

Currently, he was surrounded and protected by a thick Jade Shield.

The next moment——

“‘Mountain-Sea Transformation’!!”

Spreading his arms wide, Izay shouted.

Magic elements and rock particles in the air quickly gathered, a golden magic circle instantly forming, expanding, and growing!

Intense golden light erupted, trees and the ground violently shook as if in an earthquake.

“—BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!”

Dark gold rocks burst forth from the ground, splitting this forest area into countless cracks, turning the originally flat terrain rugged.

All the monsters were within the range of the magic.

Falling into the cracks or being swallowed by the energy waves created when the dark gold rocks broke through the ground.

The number of scorpion-like monsters drastically decreased.

Occasionally, some lucky ones managed to cling onto the rising ground but were crushed under rock constructs controlled by Izay.

In less than half a minute, hundreds of monsters were annihilated by Izay, completely transforming this region.

From a forest to rocky land, the smooth ground became steep, towering rock pillars and deep fissures were visible everywhere.

There was no trace of the lush forest that once existed here.

“Artemis… how about you hit me? I feel like I might be dreaming…”

Outside the camp, Hermes muttered dazedly.

Although Izay’s location was still considered part of the area around the camp, adventurers with keen eyes could vaguely see what was happening.

The tremendous noise caused by the magic was easily noticed by everyone.

For a moment, the god Hermes doubted reality.

Is that a Level 3 adventurer?

Hmm?

Isn’t it quite different from what he knows?

And the power of this magic is ridiculous!

No incantation needed for such a wide-range annihilation magic!?

Truly unprecedented.

A few steps away from Hermes, Artemis retracted her glowing eyes and gave him an odd look.

To ask her to hit him?

Never seen such a strange request in this lifetime.

But out of politeness, she agreed.

“POW—”

Accompanied by a “smack,” Hermes hit the ground face-first, a bruise mark from a knife handle appearing on his face.

Instantly, Hermes was brought back to reality by the intense pain, feeling somewhat confused.

“Too… harsh…”

He weakly lifted his arm while lying prone on the ground, muttering broken thoughts.

Then his neck flopped to the side, and he lost consciousness.

Artemis: “…”

“Hermes-sama!? What’s wrong with you, Hermes-sama!? You must stay strong! You can’t stop here!”

Beside him, some clownish faction member noticed the fallen deity, running over and crying as they held Hermes’ body.

The battle ended, and Izay didn’t forget to fill in the hole he dug, smoothing out the protruding rock formations.

Otherwise, making this part of the forest special would look rather odd.

Returning the area to flat ground, Izay sucked on a high-grade mental recovery potion to restore his state.

Even though his spiritual power was doubled at night, his recovery speed wasn’t doubled.

The ‘Mountain-Sea Transformation’ is strong, but the consumption…

You try it and you’ll know.

In just a moment, more than one-tenth of his magic power was drained.

Keep in mind, under normal circumstances, due to his exceptional ability values and skill-induced doubling effects, Izay’s magical attribute could rival that of a Level 5 mage.

Even with the current starlight enhancement doubling again, it was still consumed like this.

Worthy of being a high-level AOE divine technique.

A mage’s ultimate move always costs mana, the game does not deceive us.