Chapter 278: A Show of Strength on the Island!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Quick, hurry up, the people on the Violet Flame Island can’t hold any longer!”
In the vast blue sky, ten or more Spell Casters’ bodies were flas.h.i.+ng with intense Wind elements. They were using their quick pace possible to fly toward the Violet Flame Island.
Spell Casters who could fly were at least Fourth-level Wizards. From the color of the robes that they were wearing, one could tell that they were gray-robed Wizards from Fort Udon. Additionally, they were not any gray-robed Wizards – they were Middle gray-robed Wizards, Fifth-level Spell Casters!
More than ten Fifth-level Spell Casters hurriedly rushed toward the Violet Flame Island. This alone was enough to tell how precarious the situation on the Violet Flame Island was.
Leading the way was a slightly stout-looking brown-haired Spell Caster. His facial expression was rather serious, and his eyes looked worried sick.
Some of the other Fifth-level Spell Casters saw how anxious the brown-haired Spell Caster looked and gently shook their heads. The brown-haired Spell Caster was Wizard Bosetta. Wizard Bayton on the Violet Flame Island was Wizard Bosetta’s younger brother. Hence, when he received Wizard Bayton’s message, in an instant, Wizard Bosetta requested Fort Udon’s high-ranked officials to let him lead some ten other Middle gray-robed Wizards to the island.
The only thing was, everybody knew the Violet Flame Island was very far away. Even if they tried their best to rush the journey, it would still require half a day’s time to reach there. It was feared that by the time they arrived, the Spell Casters on the Violet Flame Island would have already been completely wiped out by the sea beasts.
“Bayton, you got to hold on!”
Wizard Bosetta’s eyes gazed at the direction of Violet Flame Island as he mumbled softly.
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“Swoos.h.!.+”
The figure in the distance started becoming clearer in view. Wizard Bayton’s expression changed slightly as he immediately recalled that a few days ago, there was a Spell Caster who had just arrived on the Violet Flame Island, who then left to search for Lava Soil.
“Wizard Merlin, leave now, it’s very dangerous here!”
Merlin abruptly halted his steps, and gently scanned his surroundings. He saw the barbaric scene on the beach. There were dead bodies of Spell Casters and carca.s.ses of sea beasts everywhere. A foul b.l.o.o.d.y stench permeated the air.
Wizard Bayton saw Merlin freeze in place, so he sounded more pressing as he exclaimed, “Wizard Merlin, you own the gold-lined robe. You’re a Spell Caster who’s highly valued by even the fort leaders. You can’t die here!”
Wizard Bayton did not realize at all that right behind him, was a gigantic sea beast with six eyes on its head, creeping toward him.
“Bayton, watch out!”
“Wizard Bayton, move away fast! That’s a ruthless six-eyed venomous beast!”
Some of the Spell Casters anxiously shouted upon noticing the six-eyed venomous beast behind Wizard Bayton. This six-eyed venomous beast could match the powers of a Fourth-level Spell Caster. All of its six eyes could expel black venom, and when touched by those, one’s death would be inevitable. It was one of the most terrifying sea beasts among the wave of invading sea beasts this time around.
“Hooo…”
The six eyes on the venomous beast’s head immediately started emitting odd illuminations. Shortly after, it forcefully ejected puffs of poisonous mist, which began shrouding toward Wizard Bayton in an instant.
The poisonous black mist moved with great speed. By the time Wizard Bayton realized it, it was already too late. He did not have any time to even cast a Defensive spell.
Tranquility was expressed on Wizard Bayton’s face. He gently closed his eyes, accepting that the mist was about to consume him, the venomous mist-shrouded him and was ready to devour Wizard Bayton at any moment.
“Ka-chak!”
Yet, at that moment, a sense of coldness made Wizard Bayton feel chilly all over his body. Then, the poisonous mist that he braced himself for did not latch onto his body.
Wizard Bayton immediately opened his eyes, but all he could see was the puff of pitch-black venomous mist frozen into pieces of ice crystals. These ice crystals encased the poisonous mist, falling onto the ground in succession.
“Wizard Merlin?”
Wizard Bayton looked at Merlin in surprise, albeit knowing that Merlin was a Spell Caster with the gold-lined robe. He was acknowledged by the fort leaders themselves and was an invincible presence among Fourth-level Spell Casters.
Nonetheless, one had to witness Merlin in action with their own eyes to really feel the astonis.h.i.+ng experience!
“Wizard Bayton, leave these sea beasts to me. The fort leaders have given me the gold-lined robe, it can’t just be a decoration right?”
Merlin flashed a confident smile on his face. He was not someone who could be easily touched, but in Fort Udon, observing Wizard Bayton, the plump Wizard, and the resolve of the others had really warmed his heart.
The camaraderie in Fort Udon made even Merlin feel very comfortable. Though he had only just met Wizard Bayton and the rest and had only chatted briefly, it still left a huge impression on Merlin.
If he had not encountered them, he could have just walked away. However, since he was there, Merlin simply could not be a bystander, especially after viewing the situation moments ago. This wave of sea beasts may have come in large numbers, but none of them could equal a Fifth-level Spell Caster’s power.
As long as there were no sea beasts who could match a Fifth-level Spell Caster, Merlin was confident that even him alone was enough to take care of all those sea beasts.
“Darkness Tide!”
Merlin’s confidence stemmed from Darkness Tide. With the enhancement from Darkness Heart complemented by Darkness Tide’s very own illusion effects, Merlin’s Darkness Tide was capable of plunging even Fourth-level Spell Casters into a realm of illusion.
These sea beasts were not like the Two-headed Infant that Merlin had encountered before either because none of them had especially strong Mind Power. Therefore, Merlin’s Darkness Tide could cast these evil beasts into illusions pretty easily.
The lights started twisting, and darkness fell instantaneously. It was just like strong continuous water currents, almost completely engulfing a huge half of the beach. The affected zone was entirely pitch-dark. Besides Merlin, no one else could see what was happening clearly.
“It’s Wizard Merlin who has acted!”
Spell Casters who were left on the Violet Flame Island was about sixteen people, and these sixteen were among the strongest Spell Casters. Except for a few black-robed Spell Casters, there were a good thirteen gray-robed Spell Casters.
It also meant that a majority of them were Fourth-level Spell Casters, and only these mighty Fourth-level Spell Casters were capable of holding on until the end. After seeing Merlin in action, they slowly gathered, their eyes gleaming with expectation.
The plump Wizard wiped off the fresh blood on his cheeks, a weird expression flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes as he muttered, “A Spell Caster with gold-lined robe, the strongest of all Fort Udon Fourth-level Spell Casters. Let’s see if he can hold off these sea beasts solo?”
“Solo? Even a Fifth-level Wizard won’t be able to accomplish that… However, a holder of the gold-lined robe can’t exactly be conjectured with common sense.”
These Wizards may find it hard to believe that Merlin could hold off the endless wave of sea beasts alone, but they were quite convinced with Fort Udon’s gold-lined robe. In Fort Udon, Spell Casters with gold-lined robes were a rare sight, but all of them were unimaginable geniuses, often capable of creating all sorts of wonders.
Therefore, they held a degree of antic.i.p.ation for Merlin.
“He’s using Darkness-type spells? Turns out that Wizard Merlin is also a Spell Caster skilled at Darkness-type spells. If that’s so, then no matter how large a troop the sea beasts were, I’m afraid they would still not cause Wizard Merlin any harm.”
Wizard Bayton could be considered a knowledgeable person, who had seen many things. He knew the specialty of Darkness-type Wizards. With the engulfment of a single Darkness-type spell, if it succeeded in casting the enemies into a realm of illusion, there would be nothing left but to await their eventual slaughter.
Thus, once these sea beasts were hurled into the realm of illusion, a larger number would not have that much of an impact.
As for Merlin’s confidence, it had indeed stemmed from Darkness Tide. The overwhelming Darkness Tide concentrated countless Darkness elements, enveloping a big half of the beach. The sea beasts which were still brutal just moments ago fell silent, and one after another, their eyes expressed a kind of sluggishness.
Success! The sea beasts were all plunged into an illusion, with only Merlin unaffected. He could also see in the dark, observing the state of the sea beasts.
Darkness-type spells were especially devastating when used by Darkness-type Wizards who had Darkness Heart. Unless one’s Mind Power was super strong and was unaffected by the illusion realm, otherwise, encountering a Darkness-type Wizard would only mean a dead end.
Every type of spell had their own uniqueness. Merlin also happened to have cultivated Darkness Heart, so now, his Darkness-type spells were incredibly powerful. Nonetheless, to exterminate these sea beasts, merely plunging them into illusions alone was not even close to enough.
These sea beasts were not like those Spell Casters. Their bodies were very strong and resilient. Merlin’s First or even Second-level spells would, sadly, only eliminate a small proportion of sea beasts with bodies that were not as tough.
Still, there was a large proportion of sea beasts which had extremely tough bodies and were able to withstand Merlin’s First-level and Second-level spells. By that time, it would require spells with greater damaging power.
Merlin’s Wizardry level was quite low but he possessed the hugely destructive Pandora Demon Abilities!
“Pandora Demon Ability, Fiery Collapse!”
Merlin did not hesitate for a second as Fireball from within his body and the Magic Power from Furious Flame’s Spell Model were almost drained to half. Then, a blaze of white flames spiraled upward fiercely within the pitch-dark s.p.a.ce.
It burned ferociously and looked as though the entire dark s.p.a.ce had now turned into an ocean of flames in the blink of an eye. Within the white flames, there was the occasional smell of burning flesh. The remaining ten or more Spell Casters watched with their eyes wide-open, mouths agape.
They could clearly feel the dangerously high temperature transmitted within those streaks of white flames. Even if they cast Fourth-level Defensive spells, it would still be difficult to s.h.i.+eld these flames.
After about half an hour, the Magic Power in Merlin’s body was completely exhausted. Fiery Collapse consumed way too much Fire-type Magic Power. Based on the current Fireball and Furious Flame’s Spell Models in Merlin’s body, the two mere Spell Models, of which one was a Zero-level spell, the other a First-level spell, it was logical that he could not hold on much longer.
Therefore, Merlin had no choice but to gradually cease his casting of Fiery Collapse. Luckily it came at a time when the sea beasts were mostly incinerated into ashes by his Fiery Collapse.
“Hooo…”
Merlin reached out a hand and waved, dispersing Darkness Tide. Thus, the Darkness-type elements dissipated swiftly. The actual conditions on the half of the beach that was initially covered by darkness too slowly came into everybody’s view.