Above the mage

Chapter 411 Advancement, Advancement!

"What the hell?!"

The Wild Spirit's obvious and abrupt appearance and actions instantly attracted the attention of the other mages on the ship.

"It's my phantom spirit." Since Gao De had thought of using the Wild Spirit to absorb wind elemental energy, he must have anticipated the situation he would face and prepared his explanation in advance.

Otherwise, it would be highly likely that such a conspicuous ghost wandering around the ship would be mistaken for an enemy and shot down by the other mages who were on high alert.

A phantom is a semi-physical spirit creature that is summoned and customized through a magical contract.

It can share life energy with the mage, can be customized in form, and has growth potential. If the phantom is destroyed, the mage who summoned it will also suffer certain damage and weakness.

Overall, the concept of Phantom Spirits is somewhat similar to that of Monster Pets.

However, one difference is that you can obtain monsters by [summoning monsters].

Therefore, as long as you master magic, you can have a magical pet.

However, phantom spirits come from certain specific cultivation methods and are not something everyone can possess.

Therefore, compared to pets, spirits are much less popular.

With the battle raging, and Gao De having provided an explanation, the others had no time to think further and focused on the fight.

With a legitimate identity, the Wild Spirit roams even more freely, constantly absorbing wind elemental energy to strengthen itself.

However, Gaode didn't dare to let it stray too far from him, since currently only the mage on this ship recognized its identity.

If the Wild Spirit were to slip out of their sight and be mistaken for an enemy by mages on other ships and easily destroyed, then all their efforts would be in vain.

While keeping a small amount of his attention on the Soul of the Wilderness, Gaode also looked around carefully, observing everything.

Compared to the other noble mages on the ship, his killing efficiency, while not bad without using the North Wind, was certainly far inferior to theirs.

Because these noble mages are basically all at least second-circle mages.

Gao De was able to board the ship despite his rank by wearing the uniform of a Sea Sentinel Mage.

But this doesn't mean that Gaode Maps can only play a minor role.

Because he possesses the third-tier Mandora's Eye, he has an extremely strong ability to suppress lurking ghosts.

The ability of lurking ghosts makes them difficult for even second-ring mages to detect, especially during intense battles when they have no time to observe them.

So after a moment's thought, Gao De realized his best role in this battle: to fully utilize the insight of Mandora's Eye to provide support and report enemy positions.

He stood on the deck, his eyes darting around, observing which high-level wind elemental creatures had been annihilated by the ship's mages so that the Wild Spirit could absorb these high-level goods in time, and also watching for any lurking ghosts that might be silently approaching in the air currents.

The fact is, not only do they exist, but there are many.

A quick scan with Gaode Maps revealed dozens of subtle energy flows.

They were slowly approaching the warship they were on at an extremely slow pace.

"Lurking ghost spotted, bearing 45 degrees to port, distance 80 zhang!"

"35 degrees to starboard, distance 91 zhang!"

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He rattled off a string of information like a machine gun.

Mandora's Eyes' ability to perceive subtle energy flows also grants him incredibly accurate judgment.

Therefore, the values ​​and directions he reports at this moment are not estimates, but data comparable to those measured with a ruler and compass.

The previous discovery of the lurking ghosts had given the mages on the ship some trust in Gao De's "observation" abilities.

After Gaode pointed out the location, they did not hesitate at all and immediately cast spells to attack the "empty" location that Gaode had indicated.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Under the spell's cover, clusters of white mist formed from wind elemental energy bloomed in that void space.

Upon seeing this, the ship's commander-in-chief reacted quickly and immediately issued an order: "Everyone, pay attention to Gao De's (a character in the game) reporting."

"Gordon, in this battle you'll be responsible for locating the lurking ghosts and reporting their positions to the other mages immediately!"

"Yes!" *N.

Gao De and the noble mage on the ship responded simultaneously.

Rumble!

In the midst of the fierce battle, a branch-shaped bolt of lightning suddenly appeared, like a silver snake spitting its tongue, tearing through the rain curtain and striking the ship where Gao De was.

As you can see, a massive hurricane spirit, several meters tall, has appeared out of the rolling clouds and is hovering directly above the keel of their warship.

Two clusters of thunderclouds danced in its hollow eye sockets, and its body was shrouded in thunderstorms.

The Hurricane Spirit simply waved its arms, which were covered in wind-eroded patterns, and bolts of lightning fell one after another without any cooldown or casting time.

Because for mages, creating lightning is a skill.

But for Hurricane Spirit, creating lightning is a natural talent, just like fish are born knowing how to swim.

These branching lightning bolts rained down indiscriminately, striking without regard for the sky.

"Hurricane Spirit Lord!" The ship's commander mage gasped upon seeing this.

There are also differences between the three ring roads.

Among the Tier 3 Hurricane Spirits, there are some particularly powerful "elite monsters" known as Hurricane Spirit Lords.

The one in front of us is the Hurricane Spirit Lord.

Seeing the branching lightning falling from the sky like a net, the chief mage's expression turned solemn, and he immediately activated the warship's protective array.

Otherwise, with all that lightning striking down, most of the mages on the ship were only at the second level, and there would inevitably be heavy casualties.

On the mithril disc in the center of the ship's wheel, a perfectly shaped octahedral crystal was placed.

Every facet of this crystal is flawless, like a meticulously polished gemstone.

Its appearance is translucent silver-blue with fine, spiderweb-like golden patterns flowing across its surface. Occasionally, faint mist-like patterns appear, which are traces of the highly compressed magic flowing inside.

This is an Orik crystal from the Ian family of Linhai City.

Auric Crystal is the core technology of the Ion family, which compresses the magic power of tons of magic crystals into a small crystal and keeps it stable.

The technology required for this is extremely advanced and profound, hence it is the only one of its kind in the world.

As a magical crystal that possesses four major characteristics—high energy density, safety, longevity, and reliability—Auric crystal is extremely expensive.

Even though this is just the lowest grade of Orric crystal, its price is still terrifyingly high.

At that moment, the Oric Crystal suddenly shone brightly, and a surge of powerful magic was released from it like a tidal wave, flowing continuously.

The mithril disc began to spin instantly as magic was infused into it.

Accompanied by the sound of gears meshing, strange changes occurred on the warship.

Countless runic rays of light emerged from the gaps in the oak wood of the warship, intertwining and entwining to form a flowing shield of light in an instant.

The moment the lightning struck, ripples spread across the surface of the flowing light shield, first absorbing all the lightning and then guiding it to the sides of the ship.

There, each is equipped with a cannon shaped like a griffin's head, which sprays out a beam of dark blue energy at the right time, colliding with lightning and exploding into dazzling fireworks.

Compared to the classic "shield and spear" head-on defense form that Gaode had seen in novels and TV dramas in his previous life, the Golden Flower Dynasty warship's force-dissipating and force-guiding defense method is obviously more advanced and energy-saving, and has a higher upper limit.

However, the energy required to protect the entire warship is enormous, and even with the use of the extremely high-energy-density Orik crystal, the duration of support is limited.

Therefore, we must deal with this hurricane spirit lord as soon as possible.

The main cannon, located at the bow, emitted a deep, rumbling sound.

It rapidly draws magic from the Orik Crystal to recharge itself.

Golden runes lit up on the cannon barrel, and magic from the Orik Crystal rapidly filled these runes.

Rumble.

Amidst the deafening roar, Gao De sensed a terrifying surge of magical power emanating from the cannon barrel, enough to crush him into dust.

The next moment, a beam of energy as thick as a bucket shot into the sky, heading straight for Hurricane Spirit's chest.

The bright, gleaming energy beam, more like a laser than a cannonball, stretched continuously from the cannon's muzzle all the way to the Hurricane Spirit Lord's chest.

In an instant, the blue vortex flowing around the Hurricane Spirit Lord suddenly caved in.

Violent!

The Hurricane Spirit Lord let out a sharp, angry cry, and its two eye sockets suddenly turned purple and swelled to three or four times their original size.

With a thunderous roar, purplish-black, branch-like lightning bolts burst forth, meandering and moving rapidly, like branches and leaves growing and coiling around the energy beam.

In an instant, the energy beam and lightning collided violently in the air, bursting out with dazzling light.

However, the power of the energy beam was extraordinary. Faced with the entanglement of lightning, it only fluctuated slightly at first before returning to stability.

However, the trade-off is that the magic in the Oric Crystal flows out more rapidly.

The chief mage looked up at the scene.

Although the situation was clearly improving, his expression remained unusually serious.

Despite the perilous situation, Auckland City did not skimp on supplies for this expedition. However, as Oric Crystal is a strategic resource, even Auckland City's stockpiles were not particularly abundant.

Therefore, each warship is allocated only three Orric Crystals.

Once the magic reserves of the three Orric crystals are completely depleted, both the protective magic circle and the alchemical magic cannon will cease to function due to the loss of magic supply.

Forget about the alchemical cannon; if the protective array fails to function, the possibility of an accident is too great.

Therefore, at least one Orik crystal should be reserved to support the operation of the protective magic circle.

This is the minimum guarantee.

In other words, at most two Orik crystals will be used.

With the equipment of the warship, dealing with a Tier 3 wind elemental creature, even if it is an "elite monster," is not difficult.

The key is to conserve the magic reserves of Orik Crystals as much as possible.

After all, this war has only just begun, and no one knows what will happen next or what they will encounter.

With this in mind, the chief mage acted decisively.

His magic surged forth without restraint, his gaze sharpened slightly, and with his palm facing upwards, a faint blue magical energy ripple flew out from his hand.

Above the Hurricane Spirit Lord's massive form, chilling ice elements began to flow.

In an instant, the temperature of the rainwater dropped sharply, condensing into tiny ice crystals, turning into freezing rain that poured down.

In addition, hailstones the size of a baby's fist formed and fell from the clouds, each one carrying a biting chill.

In areas covered by freezing rain and hail, temperatures plummeted.

The freezing rain immediately froze upon landing on the hurricane spirit, hindering the flow and changes of airflow within its body.

Hail cannot cause any real damage to Hurricane Spirits because they are not made of flesh and blood, but are composed of flowing wind elements, which are immune to physical damage.

However, the chill that comes with hail is quite effective.

The third-circle spell, 【Snowstorm】.

The Hurricane Spirit Lord was currently in mid-air, its sunken eye sockets filled only with the energy beam in front of its chest, attempting to counteract the energy beam by releasing more lightning.

Unexpectedly, the sudden freezing weather caused its body to stiffen.

The flow of air is obstructed, which means the flow of energy in the body is blocked.

Already at a disadvantage in its confrontation with the energy beam, it was further weakened and collapsed completely.

The energy beam penetrated deeper and deeper, aiming to pierce its chest.

With the chest pierced, the body's integrity is disrupted, making it even less resistant to freezing.

The two are thus superimposed on each other.

The Hurricane Spirit Lord let out a terrified roar.

Its body, formed from the raging wind, began to crack.

Bang!

The familiar sound of a gas explosion finally rang out.

The Hurricane Spirit Lord perished just like that.

After its death, its body, which was over ten meters tall, transformed into an extremely large mass of wind elemental energy with a blue aura on its surface.

Gao De's eyes turned red instantly.

Even redder than his eyes was the Wild Soul, which floated up and quickly approached the ball of energy before Gao De could react.

Seemingly due to absorbing a lot of wind elemental energy, it has undergone some transformation. Gao De could clearly feel that the speed of the Wild Soul was much faster than when it was first summoned.

When the two reached a distance of fifty feet, the Soul of the Wilderness, like a vortex, attracted all the wind elemental energy surrounding the azure airflow.

Whoosh whoosh!

Those wisps of wind elemental energy, mixed with cyan air currents, flowed into the body of the Wilderness Soul from different angles and in different forms, like swimming fish, following the trend of hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

The wind elemental energy from the Hurricane Spirit Lord is like the difference between a hundred-year-old ginseng and an American ginseng compared to other wind elemental energies absorbed before; the effects are on completely different levels.

After absorbing all the wind elemental energy left behind by the Hurricane Spirit Lord, the Wild Spirit's translucent body began to be covered with a faint cyan color.

The Wild Spirit summoned by [Wild Agility+] has three phases.

The first stage is when the illusory soul becomes a physical entity.

The appearance of this cyan layer is a sign of the formation of a physical entity.

This made Gaode's face light up with joy.

This battle has clearly only just begun, and has not even reached its climax yet.

At this rate, it's almost certain that Wild Souls will be able to skip the first stage and enter the second stage this time.

It's even possible that they could complete the second stage and condense an energy core.

Thinking of this, although it was somewhat inappropriate, Gao De's heart still couldn't help but burn with excitement.

(End of this chapter)