Above the mage

Chapter 398 Slaying the Serpent

boom!

Underwater, slender and enormous figures passed each other.

The dumpling had met its match and was sent flying backward.

Upon entering the water, Gao De immediately activated [Ocean Touch+], taking advantage of the brief moment that Tuanzi held off the opponent, and moved closer to the water beast.

In the middle of the night, still in the water, visibility was doubly obstructed.

Therefore, even with Mandora's Eyes and extremely high dark vision, Gao De still had to swim a short distance before he could clearly see the appearance of the water beast.

It was a gigantic water beast, six or seven meters long, which swam meanderingly in the deep lake, exuding a chilling aura.

Its body is as thick as an adult male's waist, and its body surface is covered with a layer of black scales, each scale is diamond-shaped and closely arranged, like a set of sturdy steel armor attached to its body.

The edges of the scales are extremely sharp, like serrated teeth.

The dumpling had already been scratched by the scales during the collision, and wounds appeared on its extremely resilient skin.

The water beast had a broad, flat, triangular head with a pair of vertical, eerie green pupils that gleamed with a menacing light as it stared at the dumpling.

Most notably, this water beast also has a pair of black, fleshy wings on its back.

The fleshy wings extend from below its neck all the way to near its tail.

The wing membrane is broad and tough, covered with black veins.

As it swims in the water, its fleshy wings flap slightly, creating undercurrents that propel its body forward at great speed. It is also extremely agile when turning, moving freely in the water like a bat soaring in the night sky.

The edges of the fleshy wings also have sharp serrations.

This appearance was undoubtedly that of the basilisk of Lake Esmir that he had been searching for.

Moreover, it is a second-tier Blackwing Scale Serpent, not a first-tier Thinwing Water Serpent.

Gaode's breathing screen allows for heightened concentration.

This will be a tough battle.

A faint blue light flashed around him and disappeared.

That's the sign that the rune construct [Winter's Arrival] is activated.

"I'll use you to test my current combat strength." Gao De gripped the North Wind tightly in his hand.

Compared to his battle with Aldrich, his mana has now increased to 53 drops of liquid, and he has spent several months training in Dorne, where he has mastered the basics of swordsmanship and several new combat spells.

Most importantly, the Frozen Blade has been upgraded to the second tier, making its power rare even among second-level spells.

The improvement in strength is visible to the naked eye.

As Gao De approached, the black-winged scaly snake became aware of him and temporarily shifted its attention from the dumpling to Gao De.

It raised its head in the deep lake water, its scarlet tongue flicking in and out rapidly.

Then, it twisted its long, powerful tail, instantly disrupting the flow of water nearby.

At the same time, a flap of its fleshy wings on its back created an undercurrent, propelling its massive body forward without appearing clumsy, and it charged towards Gaode with the roar of the water.

A fierce flame rose to the sky.

"Well done!"

Gao De silently shouted in his heart.

There was no fear in his eyes, only a fierce fighting spirit.

A cold glint flashed out of his ear like lightning.

【Frozen Blade+】.

With a whoosh, ice crystal fragments shot out of the lake water.

It is no bigger than a silver needle, but the water flow it creates is astonishing as a tornado.

The surrounding lake water was churned and surged by the powerful impact, and transparent bubbles formed one after another, outlining its trajectory of rapid flight.

As an ice elemental spell, the Frozen Blade, already incredibly powerful, receives an additional power boost from the [Intermediate Ice Protection].

As the Frozen Blade drew near, the Blackwing Scale Serpent charging forward finally sensed something was amiss.

A flicker of panic flashed in its eerie green vertical pupils, then it opened its blood-red maw, instantly spewing out a stream of black water carrying a strong stench of decay, attempting to block this fatal blow.

But it was too late.

The ice crystal fragments, as hard as ice needles, pierced through the surging black water with tremendous force and shot straight into the open mouth of the Black Winged Scale Serpent.

The basilisk reacted quickly and immediately shut its mouth.

laugh!

Finally, the ice crystal shards pierced the Blackwing Scale Serpent's face, producing a faint yet sharp sound.

Blood splattered out.

Bravo!

The instant the ice crystal shards struck, a violent burst of cold air exploded at the point of impact.

【Frozen Blade】 deals damage in two stages: piercing damage and freezing damage.

The latter's power far surpasses that of the former.

Centered on the spot on the Blackwing Scale Serpent's face where it was struck, a thick layer of frost rapidly spread out, covering most of its head in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding water seemed to be frozen, forming a sheet of ice.

The black-winged scaly snake began to writhe violently due to the intense pain and sudden cold, splashing up large amounts of water.

"Now."

A cold glint flashed in Gao De's eyes as he performed the magic trick [Water Manipulation].

The lake water near his feet quickly gathered, froze, and turned into a thick block of ice.

Subsequently, the power of [Wolf Speed+] spread throughout his body.

Gao De tensed his muscles, slightly bent his knees, and pushed off backward with both feet, landing squarely on the two blocks of ice.

With a snap.

The two ice blocks shattered into ice shards instantly, and Gao De himself was blasted towards the black-winged serpent like a cannonball.

The water resistance was immense, and under the powerful impact of Gaode, the water flow was pushed apart, forming a spectacular water curtain.

The water curtain unfolded in a fan shape to both sides, and the surrounding lake water seemed to be compressed to its limit, forming visible ripples that spread rapidly outwards from Gaode as the center.

These ripples collided and overlapped, stirring up the lake water into a murky mess.

A powerful reaction force rushed towards us.

However, a faint light surrounded Gao De, protecting his body from the water pressure.

[Shield Spell]

In an instant, Gao De had arrived at a position one body length above the massive body of the Blackwing Scale Serpent.

He released his aura without reservation, his left eye, the Mandora Eye, was fully opened, and he held his sword with both hands, slashing down towards the ground.

The sword exuded a chilling aura.

Wherever the sword passed, the flowing lake water froze briefly, revealing a crystal-clear state.

At the same time, a drop of liquid mana flowed into the spell model deep in Gao De's mind, transforming into powerful spell energy. This energy flowed along the main magic channel to Gao De's hand, and then into the [North Wind] spell in his hand.

【Blade of Heavy Pressure】.

When you use melee weapons to attack enemies, the Heavy Blade will increase their momentum and density.

A dense magical power swirled around the blade of the North Wind Sword, giving it a faint glow.

Clang!

With the power of his magic, Gao De used all his strength to slash the North Wind down at the triangular head of the Black-winged Scale Serpent.

The Black-winged Scaled Serpent's armor-like scales shattered instantly under the impact of this powerful force. Scales flew in all directions like broken tiles, creating a cloud of blood mist in the lake.

But it's not over.

A faint blue phantom, almost invisible, seemed to flow from the blade of a sword. Initially, it resembled a wisp of smoke, but as it broke through the water, it rapidly expanded at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a perfect crescent moon, like a cold moon reflected in water.

It was a cold, deep blue shadow, and the temperature of the surrounding lake water dropped sharply the moment it appeared.

Crunch, crunch.

A very thin layer of cracked ice spread outwards.

This crescent-shaped arc slashes downwards vertically.

Having taken a hit from the Frozen Blade and then from the Northern Wind Blade, the Blackwing Scale Serpent stood motionless, like a statue.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that transparent water flows condense into ropes, like chains, temporarily binding it.

A violent, excruciating pain and chill exploded from its skull, which had lost the protection of its scales.

hiss!

The basilisk froze, its body stiff.

Gao De took a slight breath.

In that instant, thirty drops of his liquid mana were drained from his body.

This is even with the bonus from the [Winter's Arrival] set effect.

【North Wind】(Supreme Ice Magic Weapon): Driving this sword can unleash supreme ice sword energy, the power and attack range of which change with the mana consumed.

(End of this chapter)