Above the mage

Chapter 97 [Increase Resistance+]

Upon hearing this, Gao De felt relieved and glanced around.

The entire team, except for him and the leading 1st-ring mage, was injured by the gray stingers.

Fortunately, they were all superficial injuries and will heal quickly.

However, one person was unlucky; he seemed to have been hit in the eye by a tail spike and was now covering his eye and howling in pain.

Clearly, they have lost their fighting capacity in the short term.

Gao De couldn't help but sigh again.

After only two battles, two people have already lost their fighting ability.

Most wild mages lack both magical reserves and combat experience, and their weaknesses become apparent when it comes to real combat.

"It's good that no one has died. There are mages in the main force who know healing spells, so minor injuries can be healed quickly. Don't worry."

"And this is only the first day; everyone got the hang of it quickly."

The leading middle-aged monk gestured to one of his apprentice monks to take the injured apprentice monk back to recuperate and rest.

"Let's take a break and then continue."

After encountering two waves of battles in succession, the team needs to rest and recuperate to allow everyone to recover their physical strength and mana.

Gaode also found a tree and sat down against it.

He took out a bottle of "blue light potion," drank most of it, and began to use a channeling technique to quickly restore his mana.

In the two battles, he cast [Fire Arrow+] a total of three times and [Blade Protection+] once, and his already meager mana was already mostly gone.

In this environment where attacks and battles are always imminent, the anxiety caused by insufficient mana is like running out of water in the desert.

About fifteen minutes later, Gaode ended the guided operation and opened his eyes.

His magical power has been fully replenished.

Looking around, Gao De noticed that most people were still using the guiding spell with their eyes closed to recover their mana, while the middle-aged mage leading the group had his eyes open and was keeping watch for everyone.

This is because most people are not as well-prepared as Gaode, who purchased the "Blue Light Potion" that accelerates mana regeneration.

Another reason is that, among all the people, Gaode has the least amount of magical power.

With less mana, it naturally recovers faster.

Those mage apprentices who opened their eyes before Gao De were also those who had not yet mastered area-of-effect attack spells.

They had not expended any mana in the previous battle.

Seeing this, Gao De simply closed his eyes again.

In his mind, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow information interface had already unfolded.

origin:

0 ring - [Grey Stinger Bee] (7/7).

A new origin has been acquired.

The effort was worthwhile; on the very first day, I had already gained another bit of the complete origin.

As for the direction of the points, Gaode already had a decision in mind.

His gaze fell directly on [Increase Resistance].

Gao De is very lucky; he has yet to encounter any ley line creatures with extraordinary powers.

However, it is foreseeable that the "exploration" will continue for some time, and it is only a matter of time before they encounter leyline creatures with extraordinary power.

His only advantage against supernatural forces right now is [increasing resistance]!

"Add some points!" Gao De thought to himself.

Amidst the wind and moonlight, the Big Dipper, representing the origin of the Gray Stinger Bee, flew out.

The goal is a spell model that [increases resistance].

A moment later, accompanied by a violent change, the spell model extended, fixed, and expanded.

The yellow plus sign that used to flash after the "Increase Resistance" attribute has disappeared.

Its name has also been changed to [Increase Resistance+].

[Enhance Resistance+] (Protection System, 0 Rings)

Infuse mana into a target (which can be yourself) to increase the target's spell resistance, thereby reducing the spell damage and spell effects they receive.

One spell can last for one minute.

Additional: The target gains slightly increased spell resistance;

If the target of the spell is oneself, after the one-minute duration is reached, the spell duration can be extended indefinitely by consuming mana as needed, without having to cast the spell again.

"Effect +1, Duration +n".

This is a simplified translation of the effect of this skill point addition by Gaode Maps.

For a sustained defense spell, this is the most substantial enhancement.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

"We've rested enough, everyone, let's continue," the leading monk said solemnly.

"Hurry up, we must finish cleaning this area before dark, otherwise the danger level will rise another level at night."

The mage apprentices, who were resting and recovering their mana, got up immediately without any hesitation.

Even the most inexperienced wild mage knows that leyline creatures are far more dangerous at night than during the day.

The following battles were not as thrilling as the previous two.

After all, the bloody lessons were right before their eyes, and everyone learned their lesson.

Moreover, their current location is extremely far from the Hogan Ley Lines, at the outermost edge of the Hogan Ley Lines' influence.

The creatures that wander here are mostly low-level ley line creatures.

The truly powerful ley line creatures reside within the Hogan Ley Lines and Hogan City.

Dealing with these ley line creatures is the task of the high-ranking mages of Saint Sein City, not something for these small fry to worry about.

By the afternoon, their group had encountered a total of six more battles.

On five separate occasions, the leading mage spotted the other party first.

With the initiative in hand and through close cooperation, they usually win without taking any damage.

Unfortunately, none of them were social creatures of the ley lines, so Gaode couldn't gather a complete source of their essence.

Even with so many people around, it's extremely difficult to "snatch a kill".

In the final battle, the creature from underground was a white-legged centipede that was close to level 1.

Because the white-legged centipede came from underground, the middle-aged mage leading the group failed to spot it first, and instead, his own team was attacked by the centipede first.

However, this time it wasn't as dangerous as the first time they encountered a flying monster attack.

When attacked by flying creatures and earth veins, not only were the mage apprentices unprepared, but even the leading middle-aged mage was not truly in the right state of mind and was somewhat negligent.

This time, the moment the white-legged centipede launched its attack, the leading mage noticed the commotion and immediately took action.

The icy blade attack instantly dealt a fatal blow to the white-legged centipede, but prevented it from inflicting further damage on the mage apprentice.

The sky was getting dark.

The leading mage led the team to search again, but still found nothing and did not discover any new ley line creatures.

Today's task can be considered as initially completed.

So he led his team, whose spirits had been high and who were exhausted after a long day, back onto the official road.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after getting into the carriage.

Once everyone was together, the carriage started moving again.

Tonight's campsite is located six or seven kilometers ahead.

As night fell, Gao De and his group arrived at the campsite that had already been set up.

It was a huge open space that had been temporarily cleared out.

The logistics staff had already prepared dinner, and the teams that arrived one after another could eat immediately.

After a bowl of hot meat soup and plenty of dry food, Gao De felt completely comfortable.

Being able to drink a bowl of hot soup in the wild is truly a blessing.

Upon arriving at the camp, Gao De also encountered the two mage apprentices who had been injured and separated from the group at the beginning.

Under the care of mages who possessed healing spells, their injuries, though not yet fully healed, stabilized and they regained their normal mobility.

I think we'll be able to regain our fighting strength in a few days.

However, after dinner, when it was time to register information and claim rewards for the next day, the one of the two who had been injured by the flying ley line creatures immediately shook his head, indicating that he did not want to participate in the battle anymore and would prepare to go back the next day.

Another mage apprentice, whose eye had been injured by a gray stinger bee, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided that this was just bad luck and a lack of preparation.

He figured he wouldn't be so unlucky next time he encountered this situation, so he decided to stay and keep working.

As for Gaode

Without a doubt, we'll keep going!

(End of this chapter)