Above the mage

Chapter 711 The Evolution of the Soul of Storms

"A wind-eroded core?" Upon hearing Cedric's words, God immediately searched through his knowledge base.

The result was tragic: the message could not be found.

I must hurry up and study culture... Gao De thought to himself.

He had actually been using the Sea Sentinel's library to enrich his knowledge.

Compared to when he first left the Duchy of Sien, he has made a lot of progress.

In the outside world, he would certainly be considered a learned and knowledgeable monk.

However, compared to these noble mages who were immersed in advanced knowledge and classic texts from childhood, his knowledge reserves were still somewhat insufficient.

It wasn't that he didn't work hard; it was just that his military rank wasn't high enough, and his authority was limited.

The core knowledge within the Sea Sentinel Library was not yet unlocked for him; he had no access to it at all.

"Oh no!" In stark contrast to Gao De's "illiterate", Feng Lin clearly knew the terror of the Wind Erosion Core, and her expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

The core of wind erosion is a manifestation of wind element energy that is more violent and unstable than wind element aggregates.

Its biggest difference from ordinary wind element aggregates is that its core contains the power of wind erosion.

The power of wind erosion is a destructive force that constantly undermines the energy balance of the core, putting the core itself on the verge of instability.

Cedric misjudged because the energy fluctuations of the wind-eroded core were extremely similar to those of a stable aggregate of wind elements.

Moreover, he never imagined that such pure wind erosion power could condense into a tangible core.

More importantly, the stable state of the wind-eroded core is extremely fragile.

Unlike ordinary wind element aggregates, which require powerful external forces to destroy.

The slightest force that touches the core of its erosive power can instantly shatter its balance and trigger a devastating elemental turbulence.

Seeing that his tribe was on the verge of destruction and with no way out, the eagle beast leader planned to use the wind-eroded core to trigger a violent elemental turbulence, severely injuring or even killing the invaders in front of him.

It was both to avenge their clan and to give the remaining eagle beasts a chance to escape.

Although elemental turbulence does not distinguish between friend and foe.

However, since they are wind-elemental creatures with extraordinary bodies, their resistance to wind energy far exceeds that of these mages, and their survival rate is obviously much higher.

The eagle beast leader's decisiveness and brutality far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Gareth was the first to react, stepping forward to grip his warhammer and shield the others behind him while rapidly gathering his magic to activate the spell model.

He attempted to create a defensive barrier to block the impending elemental turbulence.

This is his forte, so he must take on this responsibility.

But he knew in his heart that the power of the Wind Erosion Core going berserk far exceeded that of ordinary elemental storms.

His defensive spells alone are not enough to completely withstand the attack, and everyone will most likely be injured by the elemental turbulence.

Cedric, Feng Lin, and the others followed Gareth's lead, quickly activating protective spells.

"Looks like it's not anything good, then I won't be polite." At this critical moment, when everyone was on high alert, Gao De said something that left everyone puzzled.

The moment he finished speaking, amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, a subtle ripple suddenly appeared in the space beside the wind-eroded core that was suspended in the center of the nest.

Like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples.

A humanoid cyan figure emerged from the ripples, half-bent over, making a dazzling entrance with an air of elusive allure.

Its body was as light as a willow catkin, and its whole body was wrapped in a layer of fine blue light.

It is the storm spirit of Gaode: Boeing.

At the beginning of the battle between the group and the Ironfeathered Eagle Beast, the reason why Gao De was a step slow in his attack was not because he hesitated, but because he secretly cast a summoning spell to summon the Storm Soul Boon.

All of this stemmed from the fact that, just as they were about to reach the eagle beast's lair, Gao De, for the sake of caution, secretly cast the second-circle divination spell [Divination+] to cast a divination for this beast-hunting operation.

The final result is "inauspicious".

Fortunately, it's only a minor misfortune, not an irreversible major one.

So he didn't stop the operation, but became more vigilant.

It was precisely because of the moon shadow mark left in his eyes by the [Occupy Technique+] that Gao De adjusted the details of his operation, allowing Boeing to lie in wait in advance, ready to strike at any moment.

The pale silver moon shadow mark flickered twice automatically following his decision, its silvery radiance briefly brightening.

This clearly indicates to him that after this adjustment, the result is biased towards good fortune.

Boeing can transform into the wind, becoming a gentle breeze and concealing its form.

With the battlefield ablaze with war and the roar of spells, everyone's attention was focused on the eagle beasts and defensive preparations.

Therefore, no one present, including the exceptionally intelligent eagle beast leader, ever noticed its presence.

It quietly made its way to the wind-eroded core.

That extremely rich wind energy was undoubtedly the most tempting delicacy for Boeing, who had an insatiable appetite and seemed to never be full.

It was only because it didn't have Gaode's permission that it suppressed its inner restlessness and didn't act rashly.

After all, everyone had previously thought it was just an ordinary wind element aggregate, which was at least a trophy.

It was somewhat inappropriate to swallow it without the consent of the other teammates.

But now, with the situation so critical, such concerns are clearly no longer an issue.

Upon discovering Boeing's sudden appearance, the Eagle Beast leader's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, a look of panic appeared in his golden eyes.

The wind-eroded core is its only hope for revenge and a comeback!

However, Boeing was moving too fast.

Having obtained permission from Gaode Maps, it no longer held back, and the azure light around its body surged instantly.

Her originally petite figure transformed into a blur of blue light.

At the same time, the wind energy around him spun rapidly, forming a miniature cyan tornado.

The center of the tornado is a powerful suction vortex.

Without the slightest hesitation, it directly enveloped the nearly shattered core within it.

The violent wind energy, the unstable wind erosion power, and the core power of the wind erosion core itself were all swallowed up by this energy vortex, without any leakage.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.

No one expected that the elemental turbulence, which was thought to be unavoidable, would be abruptly plucked away by this suddenly appearing cyan figure.

This bizarre turn of events was completely beyond their expectations.

The eagle-beast leader let out a mournful and desperate roar, its voice filled with resentment and anger, causing rubble to fall from the cave ceiling.

The wind-eroded core that it had tried so hard to detonate was actually swallowed up by an unknown blue figure.

Its eyes turned red, and it went completely mad. It immediately flapped its wings and took to the air, its claws and iron beak simultaneously gathering violent wind energy.

The leader of the eagle beasts wanted to kill Boeing at all costs and reclaim the Wind-Eroded Core that belonged to him.

However, the moment it moved, a streak of bluish-gray lightning pierced the darkness inside the nest, accompanied by a piercing crackling sound, and instantly rushed in front of it.

The intense electric light almost illuminated its golden pupils.

It is Evan in the form of a thunderbird!

The Thunderbird spread its wings, its bluish-gray feathers gleaming with lightning, and a thick beam of lightning gathered at its beak, shooting towards the chest of the eagle-beast leader.

Upon seeing this, the eagle beast leader's anger intensified.

Its wings flapped, stirring up a violent whirlwind, and a dense barrage of wind blades shot out, first shattering the lightning beams, and then striking the Thunderbird.

The Thunderbird moved with lightning speed, its wings flapping lightly as it dodged the dense wind blades.

The wind blades grazed its wings and struck the rock wall behind it, sending up a spray of rubble.

Before the whirlwind could dissipate, the Thunderbird swooped down, its sharp claws wrapped in dense lightning, and with immense force, it viciously grabbed at the left wing of the Eagle Beast leader.

At the same time, the lightning beam from its beak erupted again, a thick bolt of lightning striking the back of the eagle beast leader.

Lightning and wind energy clashed violently on the eagle beast leader.

A violent energy shockwave spread outwards, scattering rubble across the ground and causing stone chips to fall from the cave ceiling.

Although the eagle beast leader took the attack head-on, its powerful body withstood it almost unscathed. It turned around and swung its claws to counterattack, aiming straight for the thunderbird's throat.

After just a few brief exchanges, the eagle beast leader, taking advantage of a lull in his fight with the thunderbird, suddenly turned to look for Boeing, only to find that the latter had vanished without a trace.

Taking advantage of the lull in the battle, Yi Gaode released the summoning spell and sent Boeing, who had just devoured the Wind Erosion Core and was still digesting its energy, back to the summoning space.

"This wind-eroded core is mine. Does anyone have any objections?" Gao De turned around and smiled shyly at the wide-eyed crowd.

Naturally, no one could possibly have any objections.

They just didn't expect that Gao De, as a substitute, would resort to such tactics.

From using [Nature's Word] to locate the eagle beast's nest before the battle began, to the astonishing performance of the ice magic area-of-effect attack after the battle started, and now, at the critical moment, summoning a mysterious cyan figure to turn the tide and stop the elemental turbulence.

It's unbelievably versatile!

Despite the shock, everyone knew that the battle was not completely over.

They quickly adjusted their mindset, focused their attention, and threw themselves back into the battle to wipe out the remaining enemy forces.

The course of the battle that followed was largely predictable.

First, on Gaode's side, he worked closely with Feng Lin and Ailiya, with a clear division of labor and excellent teamwork:

Feng Lin used illusion magic to restrain most of the weakened eagle beasts, causing them to fall into chaos and be unable to launch an effective attack.

Arya activated wind magic, using [Wind Blade] and [Wind Arrow] to clear out the lightly injured eagle beasts and assist in the output.

Gao De took the lead in attacking, using [Ice Thorns+], [Frost Nova], and [Snowstorm] in rotation.

With the three working together, they were the first to wipe out all thirty Ironfeathered Eagle Beasts, leaving no survivors.

Cedric's side is a little slower.

Although his five elemental creatures were quite powerful, they required precise control and coordination, so his clearing speed was slightly slower than Gao De's.

However, it didn't take long. Shortly after Gao De and his team finished clearing out the remaining enemies, they also dealt with the remaining eagle beasts in their assigned area.

After dealing with all the henchmen, the group didn't linger and immediately regrouped to fight the hawk leader, who had gone berserk and was being relentlessly pursued by Evan.

With six against one, victory is practically assured.

Even though the eagle beast leader was a fourth-tier earth vein creature with an extremely tough and resilient body and amazing defense, it could not withstand the relentless bombardment of the six mages.

It's rare to encounter such a resilient target, and with Gareth as a "protector," God unleashed all the attack spells he knew.

While attacking, he silently felt the destructive power of each spell, taking the opportunity to test his control over the spells, which was a rare practical experience.

Even when surrounded and on the verge of death, the Eagle Beast leader still demonstrated the strength of a fourth-tier elite monster.

With its resilient, extraordinary body and ferocious wind-based abilities, it managed to hold out for nearly several minutes, breaking free from Evan's control several times and unleashing its claws, causing some minor trouble for everyone.

Gareth nearly scratched Arya once and nearly injured Feng Lin once, but he stopped them both times.

Such resilience is worthy of its title as a fourth-tier elite ley line creature.

This left Gaode somewhat frustrated.

But the outcome was already decided, and in the end, the hawk leader still died under Cedric's elemental impact.

This made Gaode purse his lips in annoyance.

He was determined to get a kill, so he deliberately saved up a powerful Frost Nova.

However, Cedric, being a fourth-circle elemental mage, possessed spells far more powerful than anticipated.

An elemental shockwave blasted out, instantly killing the already weakened eagle beast leader and denying Gao De the chance to finish him off.

The eagle-beast leader let out a mournful howl, and its massive body fell limply to the ground.

Those golden eyes, once filled with ferocity and majesty, gradually dimmed.

His body convulsed violently a few times, and then there was no further sign of life.

The wind energy around him also dissipated completely.

These ley line creatures, drawn by the wind-eroded core and appearing from who-knows-where, ultimately perished.

"That was a close call." Feng Lin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gao De with a charming smile: "This time, we really have to thank you for being there."

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Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Even the usually arrogant Cedric didn't refute anything, and even apologized to everyone: "It's my fault, my judgment was wrong, and I almost caused everyone a lot of trouble."

Not a single Ironfeathered Eagle Beast remained; not a single one escaped.

At this point, the beast-hunting mission on Shallows Island is basically complete.

All that's left is some finishing touches.

The final work mainly consists of two parts.

The first task is to collect the feathers and claws of the Ironfeathered Eagle.

As a third-tier wind elemental ley line creature, the most valuable part of the Ironfeather Eagle Beast is its iron feathers.

These feathers are as hard as steel, and their surfaces are surrounded by a faint wind energy.

It is not only a high-quality base material for leather and armor making, but also can slightly enhance the power and stability of wind spell scrolls when used to draw wind spells.

Furthermore, their talon tips are also highly valuable, being sharp and tough, and can be directly crafted into dagger blades without much polishing.

Arrows can add a certain amount of wind elemental damage.

The second task is to collect all the eyeballs of the Ironfeathered Eagle Beasts.

This thing itself is worthless and has little practical use; it cannot be used as a magic material or for forging.

The main purpose is to serve as proof for everyone to hand over their work, demonstrating that they have indeed completed the task of eliminating the Ironfeathered Eagle Beasts, and to prevent any falsification of the mission.

This was all the spoils the group had gained from their beast-hunting mission on Shallows Island.

For Cedric, Gareth, Feng Lin, and the other two, these gains were actually unremarkable.

While the feathers and eagle claws were certainly worth a considerable amount of gold coins, they were all of distinguished birth and had no shortage of such money.

"Give me all of these. When we get back, I'll convert them into Gold Finch coins at the market price, and we six can split them equally."

The wrap-up was completed quickly. Cedric, who had not participated in collecting the spoils and maintained the aloof demeanor of a noble mage, spoke up at the opportune moment to offer his thoughts.

He is by no means a freeloader.

Since we didn't participate in the wrap-up work, we need to make up for it in other areas.

With such a convenient solution, everyone had no reason to disagree and nodded in agreement.

In addition to this, Gaode Maps also has an extra benefit:

Through this battle, he collected a point of the three-ring origin from the Ironfeathered Eagle Beast.

His three-ring origin points have returned to four.

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