Philip was first beaten until he was half dead by the full power attack of the Fairy, then he was plunged into an abyss of misery as a result of the shower of frightening arrows. Suffering from double the injuries, Philip dared not to hesitate anymore. He immediately detonated the long magical staff in his hand, causing a huge clump of earthy yellow dust in the shape of a cloud to rise up from the ground. When the dust cloud was quickly dispersed by the shower of arrows, his trace was nowhere to be found at the scene.
Struck with the feeling of anger and astonishment, the remaining four Fallen Pseudo-Adepts dared not hesitate as well. Almost instantly, they displayed all their incredible skills and vigorously threw out the fiercest magic spells they knew onto the delicate body of the Fairy.
Ice Blast!
Electric Jail!
Shadow Invasion!
Fire Blast!
Four distinctly different Pseudo-Adept level magic spells, the most powerful single target magic spells they could cast, were thrown at the Fairy. Actually, they knew other major scale magic spells, but when fighting with a demon leader who had incredible speed, it was still these magic spells that focuses the attack on a single target that would yield the maximum results.
It was worth to mention that although a wild demon like the Fairy had an Adept level body constitution, it didn’t actually possess the true ability of an Adept. Although the body constitution of human Adepts was weaker than demons, relying on the magic spell legacies that had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years and their accumulation of knowledge, they could unleash those terrifying magic spells that were many times stronger than their ‘frail’ body.
Hence, despite these Fallen Pseudo-Adepts being one grade lower than the Fairy, their offensive magic spells weren’t as weak as one might expect.
Four raging magic spells that represented their strongest combative ability were crazily wreaking havoc on the Fairy’s body. Green rings of light continuously flickered and exploded on top of the rose armor which was protecting the body of the Fairy. One after the other, rose stalks that stretched out from the armor vanished as a result of the attack from the magic spells, but they still dedicatedly protected the Fairy’s body.
In some area, the raging magic spells broke through the defense of the rose armor, causing the violent Elementium to explode on the Fairy’s body. For the first time since the battle had commenced, the Fairy had blood spilling out from its mouth, as it had been truly hurt this time.
The Fairy became berserk, flipping its wings in the quickest speed it could and hastily brought it out from the region where the firepower was concentrated at. At the same time, the arrows shower unleashed from its hand was getting more intense, as it intended to break through the defensive magic spell of the four men with a full blown attack.
Langdon, who had completed his bloodline transformation, let out a loud roar. An angry expression could be seen covering his azure blue face. One after another ice spears quickly condensed in his palm. Using the fastest speed he could, he continuously threw them at the Fairy who was in turn, dashing around and dodging the attacks.
The bloodline of Frost Giant had given him the ability to cast Ice element magic spells limitlessly and also strengthened each of the Ice element magic spells unleashed by him to the maximum power. Although all the ice spears that exploded around the Fairy’s body hadn’t hit right onto the target, the dissipating frost energy still invaded its body, covering its rose armor with a thick ice crystal that slowed down its dodging and flying speed.
The other three Pseudo-Adepts saw this opportunity and immediately increased their attack frequency. The magic spells blotted out the sky and pierced through the air, continually shooting at the Fairy.
The reward was limited if they just killed an Intermediate Apprentice from the surface. But if they could kill an Adept level wild demon leader, then just by splitting the Adept level magical materials they had obtained – it would be enough for all four of them to laugh for an entire day!
However, right as both parties were locked up in a fierce fight, Greem who had previously fled to a far distance, had come back after taking a short break. Of course, the target he chose for himself were the Fallen Pseudo-Adepts who had brought him into a sorry state.
Hovering high up in midair and quietly brewing for seventeen seconds, the major scale thunderstorm of the Lightning Giant had once again circled all four Fallen Pseudo-Adepts in the attack range.
The suddenly denseness of Lightning Elementium in the air had squeezed out all the other Elementiums. Thus, except for Hegel who was also an expert in Lightning element magic spells, all the other were facing difficulty when casting their respective element magic spells. Also, the lighting strike that had come down in a row had brought the effect of paralysis, interrupting the casting of their magic spells.
Though they knew that by standing close to each other, they would have to face large area offensive magic spell attacks from the enemy, however, when facing a frightening Fairy who could move like the wind, though all four Fallen Pseudo-Adepts had confidence in themselves, they dared not stay too far away from their peers. Or else, if the Fairy ignored the damage inflicted on it and forcefully launched an onrush assault, neither of them had the confidence that they could withstand it unless their peers came to the rescue.
Except for the Frost Giant that Langdon had transformed into that possessed some melee abilities, the rest of them were purely element apprentices. Once they let the enemy get closer to them, though they would not be at a loss of what to do, their combative strength would be greatly reduced.
Realizing they had been attacked from both the front and rear, Langdon who was leading the team let out a furious roar, “Hegel, you go and fight with that kid’s golem, the three of us will hold up against this crazy woman!”
Hegel answered the call, turned around and unleashed a chain lighting, forcing the Lightning Giant who had continued to approach to back off. After that, he and the golem started a fierce exchange of attacks.
Meanwhile, relying on the toughness of the rose armor and the powerful magic bow in its hand, the Fairy was dashing around through the massive showers of offensive magic spells and continued to reduce the individual defense of those few Fallen Pseudo-Adepts using guerrilla methods. Under its continuous attack, the Pseudo-Adept level defense could not last more than thirty seconds. Whenever a defensive magic spell was broken, it was the dangerous time for that Pseudo-Adept to hide behind his peer and recast a defensive magic spell for himself.
Nevertheless, by the mutual support and cover fire of the three Pseudo-Adepts, they actually were able to put up a fierce fight against the Fairy. They were even able to add a few more new wounds onto its body.
As a wild demon, besides a few limited magical spells, the Fairy had nearly no other offensive approaches. In order to quickly penetrate the enemy’s defense, it would have to take the risk and fight in close range. However, this meant that the attack it would receive would also increase significantly, while the guerrilla-style right now was much safer.
Of course, it could also hold up against the enemy’s attack and unleash another full blown arrow showers. But in a battle like this where every second counted, the casting time of seven seconds just seemed unrealistic. Hence, it could only rely on its fast and rapid attacks by moving around at top speed while slowly reducing the enemy’s strength.
Nevertheless, opportunities always came at the least expected moment!
When the Inferno Shield hovering outside of the Fire element Pseudo-Adept had once again been shattered by the Fairy, he quickly hid behind Langdon who had a tall body, while reciting the magic spell incantation that summoned the Inferno Shield with a loud voice. Meanwhile, though the Fairy had already discovered his weakness, it had to face both the rapid fire of Langdon’s Ice Blast and a crafty and strange Dark Curse from the other Pseudo-Adept. Thus, it had no choice but to let him recast his defensive magic spell.
Right when the casting of
the Pseudo-Adept’s Inferno Shield had been nearly completed, the ground underneath their feet suddenly trembled violently. The once solid hard rock layer actually burst out and cracked, and a giant snake poked its head out from the crack.
The expressions of these Fallen Apprentices instantly changed!
The violent changes in the terrain forced them to keep dodging and jumping around, it also meant their mutual dependence on their defensive formations had been broken. In this chaotic situation, each of them could only take care of themselves and had no time to look after their fragile peers!
The other Pseudo-Adepts were in a better condition, as they were protected by their own defensive magic spell. So, while continuously attacking the enemy, they also quickly dodged the scene and safely escaped the attack range of the Rock Snake. But this was not the case for that Fire element Pseudo-Adept, his near complete Inferno Shield had been forcefully interrupted and as he was busy fleeing away from the scene, he just didn’t have the chance to recast the spell.
While he was running away restlessly, he suddenly felt a strong wind come from behind him. The Fire element Pseudo-Adept’s heart immediately sank. With no time to consider any other options, his eyes went wide as he let out a loud shout, quickly forming a temporary Fire Shield behind his back.
But it had been too late, before the Fire Shield could fully reveal itself, a super sharp slim hand pierced through the enshrouding flame and grabbed his shoulder, pulling him into midair.
Damn it, it was that Fairy!
Realizing this instantly, a couple of magical items hanging on the Fire element Pseudo-Adept lit up at the same time, a Fire Field covered his body immediately turning his surroundings into a realm of flame.
In the raging and soaring flames, Fire Crows flew around happily, some partly hidden and some partly visible Fire Spirits…
At that moment, countless Fire element creatures revealed themselves within the Fire Field, instantly igniting everything around the Fire element Pseudo-Adept!
However, following the sound of an exhale, another slim hand pierced through his shield and poked into his body. When both slim hands let out a powerful force, a loud tearing noise was heard – the Fire element Pseudo-Adept had been torn into two by the Fairy!
Chapter 105
When the steaming hot small and large intestines, heart, liver, lungs and all sorts of internal organs fell from the sky along with a shower of blood, all of the human apprentices standing on the battlefield couldn’t help but have their minds go blank from shock.
That was a Pseudo-Adept! A Pseudo-Adept was killed this time!
All of the Fallen Apprentices were yelling crazily in their minds. On their twisted faces, besides their anger, there was also a slight expression of fear that couldn’t be concealed.
If… if in the previous moment, it was them whose defensive magic spell had broken, then perhaps the broken corpse falling from the sky right now would be theirs! Upon thinking about this, all of the Fallen Apprentices had their mind fully filled with a shivering sensation. For the first time, all of the Fallen Apprentices were in awe of an Adept level demon.
Without saying anything, Hegel fully wrapped his body in a dazzling electric web and instantly disappeared from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was at the far edge of the demonized forest. On the other side, the Dark element Pseudo-Adept’s body exploded into a large clump of dark smoke which sank into the ground underneath his feet. Right after that, a small mound was seen moving quickly towards the outer perimeter of the forest.
Langdon, who had transformed into the Frost Giant, instantly changed his expression. He took a small step back, squatted down, and placed both arms on his chest. In an instant, a large chunk of crystal clear ice surrounded him until he resembled an ice cube. Judging from the thickness of the ice and the magical runes flashing within it, perhaps even the Fairy’s strongest attack would not be able to break it in a short amount of time.
What to do? The transformation into a Frost Giant had given Langdon an powerful body and incredible muscle strength. It also brought him an extraordinary talent in Ice element magic energy. But too bad, none of this had anything to do with speed! Once he was defeated in a battle and tried to escape, such a huge body would instead bring him even more enemies.
Therefore, Langdon could only use the Wall of Ice to protect his safety temporarily. Meanwhile, within the transparent ice cube, the tall and burly body of Langdon had started to shrink quickly and once again was restored to his normal shape. Standing inside of the transparent ice cube, he took out a magic spell scroll, fully inscribed with ancient looking patterns, threw a furious glance over at the Fairy and Greem a few times, and finally had no choice but to activate the scroll.
Following a flash of bright light, a violent spatial ripple reverberated within the battlefield. When the bright light faded out, Langdon had disappeared from the ice cube.
The escaping scroll! It was not something an ordinary apprentice could buy by paying a hefty price. Usually, it could only be produced by official Adepts, and the destination was most likely some safe and hidden place!
Greem didn’t try to break the Ice Wall. Instead, he carefully commanded the Lighting Giant and the other two Rock Snakes to surround him and slowly left the battlefield.
The few Fallen Pseudo-Adepts who had been used as buffers had run away, leaving only him and the Fairy on the battlefield. With the demon’s bad habit of seeking revenge for the smallest grievances, perhaps it would not regard him as its ‘comrade’ who just fought together with it. Therefore, it was best to…
Too bad, just as Greem reached a hundred meters away, a green light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and the Fairy, whose body was covered in scars, blocked his path.
Greem silently sighed.
Though the Fairy had gained a huge advantage in the previous battle by severely wounding, killing, and scaring off three Pseudo-Adepts, it had paid a serious price for it.
Weakened by countless powerful magic spells, the Rose Armor on its body looked dull. Its slim and delicate body was covered in traces left behind by the magic spells, especially from when it had launched an ambush at the Fire element Pseudo-Adept. Although the battle had only lasted a very short period of time, the counter attack he had unleashed before his death had still caused tremendous damage to its body.
From what Greem could see, its short green hair was a hideous mess from being burned by fire and countless burn marks and blisters could be found all over its seductive and tender body. Burn marks could also be seen on the corners of the transparent wings on its back, causing it to fly unstably, and its speed had greatly reduced as well.
“So, after wreaking havoc in my territory, you still think to leave just like that?” The Fairy’s beautiful face was covered in a ferocious and twisted smile. It continued, saying, “You better stay back obediently. Use your flesh and soul as the compensation for my loss!”
After it finished saying that, the Fairy immediately prepared to attack.
Without hesitation, Greem quickly shouted out, “Hold on! Honorable Fairy, we were fighting side by side just now, weren’t we?”
“Hmph, all of you are damn intruders, and you all deserve to be killed. They paid their price. As for you… you have to pay the price as well!”
“Honorable Fairy, you really need to consider carefully. Now you’re seriously wounded too, and if you want to defeat me, the price might not be something you can withstand currently! Why not…”
“You’re dreaming! No matter how high the price I have to pay today, I still want to tear you to pieces!”
Looking at the resolute expression of the Fairy, Greem simply showed a look of ‘you’re the one who forced me.’ He suddenly stood up with his back straight, gazed straight at the approaching Fairy, and shouted out with a stern and loud voice, “Since you insist on fighting, I’ve no choice but to keep you company. Detonate! Detonate everything for me!”
Obviously, the last words were not intend
ed for the Fairy.
Hearing the sharp and stern shout of this wildly arrogant kid, a bad feeling suddenly surged up in the Fairy’s mind.
Indeed, as Greem’s shrill voice dissolved into the air, a loud rumbling suddenly came from the ground underneath their feet. Following a violent shake of the ground, the earth where the ruins were located suddenly rose and immediately collapsed into the ground. The same process repeated three times. Only then did the frightening shock wave from the explosion completely vanish.
This time, it was the Fairy’s turn to let out a shrill cry.
Because, just now, the inseparable spiritual connection between it and its true form was completely cut off. It was not concealed or interrupted by something, but it was… it was completely cut off.
Without the endless energy transmitted through the soul layer of its true form, the soul aura of the Fairy started to weaken significantly. “You damn human. What have you done? I’m going to kill you!”
The Fairy pulled out the short wooden stick, only to realize it had broken into pieces and turned into ash in an instant. As the ashes flew away, an enshrouding curse shot right into the Fairy’s body, causing its aura to become even weaker.
Despite suffering from a series of attack, the Fairy’s soul still hadn’t dropped below Adept level. From this, one could tell it had stored a vast amount of soul energy after occupying an Elementium Pool. But when its true form and the Elementium Pool exploded into thousands of broken pieces from the alchemy bomb, the Fairy’s soul pressure suddenly disappeared.
Looking into the distance at Mary, who was flapping her wings and quickly flying to him, Greem waved his hand and ordered the Lightning Giant and two Rock Snakes to leap toward the Fairy. In an instant, the flame of war, which had just settled down, reignited.
The brutal and intense battle lasted for two hours before it ended. In truth, the result of the battle had been decided when the Fairy’s true form was destroyed. If the Fairy had been a demon with sufficient intelligence and a crafty mind, it would have immediately escaped from the place when it had lost the connection with its true form.
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