Chapter 80 The Prey Appears
2015-06-27
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
Vampire’s Touch.
As long as the enemy has vitality, this spell can take effect, and the damage it causes is quite stable.
Divine power grants it powerful spell penetration capability.
So far, Soren has not experienced a spell failure when using it; for him, it’s like a fixed damage ability that reduces the enemy’s vitality while healing his own injuries. Unfortunately, it can only be used once a day, and Soren can only use it when he’s in a desperate situation. As for his memorized spell ‘Vampire’s Touch’, since it’s not an innate-type spell-like ability and has no divine power to support it, even if Soren memorizes it, he must first cast the spell using incantation and then touch the target for it to possibly take effect. (Note: Casting time is about 1.5 seconds.)
In this case, what influences the spell is not divinity, but rather the spell strength brought by his wizard level.
Injuries healed at an astonishing speed.
Soren dealt over a hundred points of damage in an instant, but unfortunately, it wasn’t lethal for the tough Earth Elemental Elder.
However, the outcome was entirely within Soren’s expectations. The moment he created distance, a volley of Arcane Missiles shot from his fingertips. Perhaps this attack has limited effectiveness against a giant dragon, but it works quite well against other legendary creatures. After all, creatures like giant dragons that inherently possess various resistances and can increase their power just by sleeping are very rare.
—“Arcane Missile *6!”
The whistling Arcane Missiles struck the Earth Elemental Elder. Although the damage was significantly reduced, it still accumulated seventy or eighty points of damage. Launching thirty Arcane Missiles at once, with each dealing only two points of damage, couldn’t overcome the numerical advantage. The wizard’s arcane explosive flow relied solely on this huge quantity advantage. As long as the enemy wasn’t completely immune to the damage of Arcane Missiles, then if fifty didn’t work, a hundred would; various spell amplifications and spell enhancements would raise spell levels, ultimately overwhelming the enemy with a torrent of explosions.
Unfortunately, this tactic can be countered by a low-level ‘Shield’ spell.
Otherwise, it would indeed be a terrifying explosive damage output.
—“Mayoufu Meteor!”
After Soren finished his explosive series, he created distance again. At the same time, he quickly retreated and unleashed his ultimate move.
However.
What surprised him was that at this moment, an information prompt suddenly appeared:
“Capability Breakthrough!”
“In countless battles, you have achieved a new breakthrough! … You have obtained the specialty information of [Combat Spellcasting]! …”
“You have mastered a new specialty [Combat Spellcasting]! …”
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Unexpected!
Soren didn’t expect this surprise.
The specialty of Combat Spellcasting actually broke through under such circumstances, but what surprised him even more was that when he completed ‘Mayoufu Meteor,’ the second line of data reappeared:
“Capability Breakthrough!”
“In repeated battles, you have mastered more experience techniques! … Your understanding of spellcasting has reached a new level! …”
“You have gained the specialty information of [Mobile Spellcasting]! …”
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Mobile Spellcasting!
An advanced specialty of Combat Spellcasting, and a prerequisite specialty for Flight Spellcasting. Soren has used spells more than once or twice.
Yet new data only appeared now.
The simultaneous appearance of two data prompts caused Soren’s spirit to quiver. At his level, every point of improvement is quite evident. Being able to grasp two fundamental specialties through battle means he can have enough specialty points in the future to master more powerful legendary specialties.
Accumulation, precipitation, brewing.
Countless battles were not without gains; they just required relatively long time to induce qualitative changes from quantitative accumulation.
Rumbling!
With the breakthrough of mastering [Combat Spellcasting], Soren’s combat skills became much more flexible and varied.
The flames of Mayoufu Meteor roared forth. Enveloping the Earth Elemental Elder, with Soren’s speed of attack, the full explosion was nothing short of close-range bombardment, completely obscuring even the Earth Elemental Elder’s figure in dust.
“Why does it feel like this guy is getting stronger and stronger!”
Little Dragon glanced at Soren, a hint of astonishment appearing in her eyes as she murmured, “This guy is really a freak!”
—“Dragon Wing Form!”
The little girl took a deep breath. A pair of enormous brass-colored dragon wings suddenly spread from her back, and her figure soared into the air to battle the Wind Elemental Elder before her; since Soren could suppress the Earth Elemental Elder, she must restrain the hardest-to-handle Wind Elemental Elder.
—“Profane Word [Pain]!”
As the explosive attack of Mayoufu Meteor just finished, Soren activated the ability [Profane Word] that he recently mastered.
This is a spell-like ability effective against any enemy, directly acting on the soul and mind.
A power from the domain of deities!
The immense pain directly affected the mind of the Earth Elemental Elder, causing it, as an elemental life form, to tremble uncontrollably.
—“Shadow Travel!”
Soren’s figure vanished into the darkness, and the surrounding space began to distort, a grayish hue enveloping everything. His figure traversed through the shadow plane, and the cold light penetrated the body of the Earth Elemental Elder directly.
Bang!
The heavy body fell to the ground.
A line of data appeared in front of Soren:
“Kill the Earth Elemental Elder! …”
“Extract target soul energy! … You gained 48,000 points of Killing Experience! …”
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With the death of the Earth Elemental Elder, the challenge difficulty of the battle decreased significantly. Soren took a slight breath, then began to focus on the most difficult target, the Wind Elemental Elder.
However, it seemed he wouldn’t need to act; the little dragon could handle an elemental elder by herself.
Since that’s the case!
Soren became relaxed and re-entered the shadows, looking for the last opportunity to strike. Killing experience is always welcome; it’s much easier to find chances when wandering outside the battle. An elemental elder nearing 50,000 points of killing experience is considerable income for Soren. If he were to take down all four elemental elders by himself, it would likely be enough to level up to another wizard level. Unfortunately, a one-on-one fight is not a wise choice. Without transforming into [Slayer Form], he lacks confidence, and with transformation, he only has a fifty to sixty percent assurance.
The battle continued.
Once the little dragon saw Soren’s figure disappear again, she became incredibly enraged, feeling like she could explode. In such circumstances, he still doesn’t hurry to come help, and instead disappears again!
She felt like she could just chew him to death!
—“Dragon Breath!”
Faced with the rapidly moving Wind Elemental Elder, the little dragon took a deep breath. Her small chest puffed up, and then a wave of scorching flames surged forth. The dragon’s breath attack possesses formidable lethality.
At the same time!
As soon as the dragon’s breath finished, Soren’s figure reappeared, and with a cold light, the Wind Elemental Elder met his end in his hands.
Three elemental elders have fallen.
The last Water Elemental Elder no longer posed any challenge; the effect of the Maze spell seemed to still be active. The Water Elemental Elder had not appeared yet.
The little dragon waved her hand lightly.
It seemed to be some special spell, and then the figure of the Water Elemental Elder appeared.
“Hum!”
The little girl angrily glared at Soren, crossing her arms over her white and tender body, showing no intention to assist him at all.
This guy is too unreasonable!
Let the last Water Elemental Elder just be dealt with by him himself.
This is really infuriating!
One-on-one with an elemental elder posed nearly no difficulty. Soren found the following battle exceptionally easy. However, as the battle concluded, the little dragon finally sprang into action.
She bit Soren!
Having held back her breath, the little dragon finally, after finishing off all the enemies, bit down hard on Soren’s arm, leaving a row of clear and neat teeth marks. Then, as if still unsatisfied, she raised her leg and kicked him twice. Finally, she glared at him resentfully, a look on her face as if she wanted to grind her teeth and bite him again.
This jerk!
People are so cute and beautiful! How could he use me as a meat shield!
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On an open plain.
The monk was sitting cross-legged atop a towering stone pillar. He seemed to be meditating, but his spirit was constantly alert to the surrounding environment. Suddenly, he opened his eyes.
A fierce light flashed in his eyes as the voice of the wanderer rang in his mind: “Target appeared!”
“The target has appeared!!!”
“The bait has entered the designated area! The prey has shown itself! All personnel prepare for battle!”
A sharp aura instantly enveloped the surroundings.
The monk immediately stood up, his expression slightly tense. He took a deep breath and said, “Monk on standby! Ready to engage in battle at any time!”
A cold voice with a metallic tone slowly sounded: “The clock is ready!”
“All personnel prepare for combat!”
“The prey has appeared! … Monk on standby! … After the battle begins, immediately eliminate the targets near the prey! …”
A series of voices echoed in his mind.
“Sword Saint on standby!”
“Wanderer on standby!”
“Barbarian on standby!”
“Tower Spirit No. 3 ready! …”
“Tower Spirit No. 2 taking command of Arcane Tower! …”
“Tower Spirit No. 1 completed calculations for semi-plane confinement! … Activate semi-plane confinement after the prey appears! …”
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With each voice following one another.
The last to speak was a magnetic female voice, slowly saying: “Synchronizing mental connections established! … Opening Spiritual Energy Field for sensing and sharing! … Tactical simulation officially activated! …”
“Each unit ready for battle at any time! … Mental transmission has completed synchronization! …”
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(PS: One chapter update today, continuing to write, but it may not be finished. I will release the combat chapter in one go tomorrow.) (To Be Continued ~^~)
