I am a mage, with an infinite mana bar!

That's because she possesses a special constitution that allows her to observe such scenes.

This undoubtedly attracted her attention, and often without her realizing it, her curiosity had already turned into a tangible gaze upon Lynn.

"Um, my name is Eli, I'm a healing mage, can we get to know each other?" she said confidently.

A healing mage? Lynn was secretly surprised. If mages were like pandas among adventurers, then healing mages were the pandas among pandas.

The original owner only knew about healing mages from books; this was the first time she had ever seen a living healing mage.

"Lynn Lowell, it's an honor to meet you, Miss Eli."

"A mobile healing potion lady..." he silently added in his mind.

He then joined the battle, slowly advancing with the group while chanting incantations and conjuring fire arrows.

This magic trick doesn't consume much magic power and has an extremely fast attack speed. As long as it's controlled precisely, it's his most practical magic right now.

Before long, the crystalline monsters in front of them were swept away.

Lynn made several successful moves, but after splitting the profits, he only managed to accumulate about 20 silver coins as a reward.

"Keep moving forward," Gray said sternly. Seeing some people hesitate, he immediately put on a serious face. "You're lucky this time, with me as your protector. We'll try to clear these crystal monsters out in one go. Otherwise, you won't have such a good opportunity next time."

After he said that, no one else dared to refute him.

However, the direction they are now venturing into is already subtly beyond the normal scope.

The woods were shady, blocking out the sunlight, and a faint chill permeated the air.

A sharp shriek suddenly came from ahead, and then the crystal monster suddenly sprang out of the bushes and attacked.

But with Gray, a three-star adventurer, around, it simply couldn't break through the team's formation.

Gray stretched out his left arm, on which was a small metal shield, and slammed it down on the crystal monster.

Although he couldn't inflict any effective damage, the monster was firmly pinned down by the overwhelming difference in strength.

"attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the male mage who had launched the first attack stepped forward, muttered something for a moment, and then a layer of lightning enveloped his right hand.

"Boom!" The crystal monster's body shattered instantly under the violent strike of the electric claw.

Gray stood up, shook his numb left hand, and said somewhat displeased, "Don't use lightning elemental magic to attack metal objects so casually next time!"

The monk blushed and silently retreated.

Lynn recognized it as a first-circle spell, and its attack effect was indeed much stronger than a trick.

Unfortunately, the mana pools of these low-level mages were simply not enough to support such mana consumption, and with the magic they had just cast, they probably had very little mana left.

This is the second awkward situation for mages: without magic power, they can't even defeat slimes.

Sure enough, after casting the first-circle spell [Lightning Claw], the male mage missed a fire arrow and then fell silent.

If I remember correctly, he only killed three crystal monsters, right? Lynn thought.

That's still considered good; the others only managed to kill two at most...

Noticing that the mages' firepower had noticeably weakened, Gray realized they were probably running out of mana. He turned to the male mage behind him and asked, "Didn't you bring any mana potions?"

The recovery ability provided by the staff alone is far from enough; only magic potions can restore a large amount of magic power at once.

The male monk stammered for a long time before finally uttering a few words: "Too...too expensive."

Even the lowest-grade magic potion costs 20 silver coins, so of course he couldn't bear to use it.

This is also why mages rarely become adventurers; the return on investment is simply too low!

Gray's face stiffened. The income of a three-star adventurer was much higher than that of a one-star adventurer. He hadn't worried about such a small amount of money in a long time.

However, their team has only killed six or seven crystal monsters so far. How are they going to explain this?

The orc warrior Gray coldly surveyed the group, thinking these mages were utterly useless.

As an orc with an innate magical affinity that is almost zero, he has never had any good feelings towards spellcasters.

In particular, he was furious when he accompanied his teammates to the Magic Association to handle a mission, but they couldn't even get in because of the reason that "those who do not understand magic are not allowed to enter."

This time, he, a dignified three-star adventurer, had to act as a bodyguard for a group of novice mages, and he was actually harboring resentment.

"boom!"

At that moment, Lynn threw another flaming arrow.

This time, he was clearly much more skilled at chanting spells and successfully defeated an injured crystal monster.

He received 10 silver coins... and felt an overwhelming sense of joy.

Gray glanced at Lynn's achievement and nodded slightly.

He had been aware of Lynn's performance all along; his control over magic was significantly higher than that of other mages.

A talented kid...

Gray made a brief assessment in his mind, his eyes suddenly becoming somewhat serious.

He brandished his longsword. "Next, I'll unleash [Battle Cry] to lure all the surrounding crystal monsters over. You all need to squeeze out every last drop of mana and concentrate your attacks, making sure you don't miss a single one!"

Lynn nodded in agreement.

War Cry is a special ability of the Warrior class. It can provoke the rage of surrounding enemies through a roar, causing them to lose their minds and attack on their own initiative.

However, this ability only works on monsters with low intelligence; it is ineffective against cunning humanoid monsters like goblins.

Gray spread his legs apart, straightened his back, took a deep breath, and then unleashed a deafening roar from his throat.

The sound spread, even causing the leaves of the surrounding trees to rustle.

Click-clack—

Suddenly, pieces of translucent crystals began to wriggle out from behind tree trunks, bushes, and even rocks, crowding towards Gray.

"attack!"

At his command, the mages immediately unleashed their last bit of magic, squeezing out what little magic they had left.

Lynn was naturally not idle either. He still had plenty of magic power left, but thanks to Gray's tactics, he could easily handle ordinary tricks.

In an instant, the gathered monsters were engulfed in a dazzling array of magic.

The hard shell was easily broken by magic, and the crystals shattered and scattered, like shiny silver coins.

This is probably a perk for newbies; you occasionally come across simple yet highly rewarding tasks like this...

Lynn thought with delight, preparing to follow the others and go forward to inspect the spoils.

Suddenly, he vaguely heard a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, his body tilted sharply as the half-elf girl named Eli pulled him hard.

When Lynn turned to look at the spot where he had just been standing, there was a dark, fleshy mass covered in tentacles.

"It's a mana-draining monster, we're in trouble..." Eli frowned as he stared at the fleshy monster on the ground, raised his emerald-inlaid staff, and forcefully plunged the end into its body.

"Although it is only a two-star monster, it has a natural advantage over spellcasters."

Just as Lynn came to his senses, he heard a heart-wrenching roar coming from not far away.

As the three mages bent down to inspect their spoils, they were attacked by a series of demon-absorbing monsters falling from the trees.

The monster's long, thin tentacles wrapped around their bodies and pierced their skin.

And on that pitch-black surface, a faint blue-purple light flickered.

That's them drawing magic from the mages' bodies.

What happens if the magic runs out?

The moment Lynn thought of it, he saw the answer on the faces of those mages.

Their faces were swollen, their eyes were rolled back, and dark purple lines appeared on their skin, making them look like they were about to die.

"call--"

Lynn took a deep breath, focusing his mind intently. Complex patterns appeared in his mind, intertwining and eventually forming a spell.

Then, countless ice crystals rapidly condensed in front of him, radiating abundant magical energy.

In the blink of an eye, a ring of frost slowly revolved around him in mid-air, like a well-behaved pet.