Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

To be or not to be, that is the question.

When humans first witnessed the flames brought by lightning, those who attempted to control the flames to drive away wild beasts became the pioneers of civilization.

When humans first saw hail, they tried to stop and compete with hailstones the size of goose eggs.

Lynn could only call him an idiot and tell him not to feel sorry for humanity's predecessors.

Darwin guaranteed that the man was not anyone's ancestor.

Lynn didn't think about why such large hailstones appeared, nor did he consider whether the hailstones or the cold air came first.

Everyone knows that if you don't want to be turned into a meatball by the visible hand of nature, you should run away now.

The surface of rivers and shallow seas was pelted by hail, creating sprays a meter high, dense and layered.

The fungal carpet on the shallows was smashed with holes, making it almost impossible to restore.

Lynn lifted the wheelchair above his head.

The hailstones pounded on the seat and spokes, making a clanging sound, and the impact traveled through the frame to his arm, making it feel numb.

He paused briefly, waiting for Ruby.

She was still 25 meters away.

Ruby shouted, "Lynn, I'm here!"

Her jogging, swaying left and right, was very inefficient.

But she wasn't stupid; she had efficient methods.

"The Wizard's Hand"

Very basic spells, but with many variations.

This is what Ruby is using right now.

The invisible wizard's hand became tangible amidst the hailstones of varying sizes.

She ran and jumped quickly, seizing the opportunity.

The wizard's hand opened behind her, lifted her up, and threw her toward Lynn.

Ruby's body lifted off the ground a short distance.

At the same time, he cast a spell to block the hail that was falling directly from above.

Lynn instantly removed the wheelchair and caught her.

She made a cold joke: "Don't worry, I'm very light. Hold on tight."

Lynn put his arm around Ruby and started running.

But as an ordinary person without a third hand.

He held the wheelchair up with one hand to shield it from harm, and put his arm around Ruby with the other.

Even with his strength being 1.8 times that of an ordinary person, he was struggling to withstand it.

This doesn't seem right.

Why am I running in a way that offers no support?

Moreover, it's difficult to cast spells.

Lynn kept moving,

"Ruby, it's hard for me to exert force with my hands like this."

Ruby winked

"Shall I adjust it?"

Lynn slowed down a little, and Ruby's ankle peeked out from the edge of the wheelchair, a hailstone hitting the outside of her calf.

Ruby didn't complain, but urged in a low voice, "Hurry up."

Lynn realized this wouldn't work and immediately changed his position.

He tucked Ruby under his arm and held her waist with one hand, pressing her body close to his side.

Ruby's eyes widened, and she paused for a moment.

"you..."

"This is the last resort, Ruby."

Ruby remained silent, speechless.

Lynn then took off running thanks to his exceptional physique.

With his exceptional agility and coordination, he used his forearms to slightly tilt the wheelchair above his head while running, blocking the hailstones that were falling from different angles.

"Entwined by vines."

Green vines sprouted from Lynn's hand and blocked his head.

Hailstones pelted the vines, snapping several branches; fragments and broken vines fell to the ground. The vines vanished when the magic could no longer be maintained.

He kept running. He muttered to himself.

"Entwined by vines."

The second vine swept away all the pebbles and protruding rocks along the way, clearing a relatively flat path.

He kept heading in the opposite direction from the coast, his resolve hardened.

We must get out of the area where the hail is concentrated first.

Ruby took a deep breath under his armpit. She shifted slightly.

She is currently experiencing oxygen deprivation because the oxygen tank cannot be removed.

"Lynn, slow down."

"Slow down? Impossible."

"No, no, oh no, I mean you need to be careful. I'll use a spell to clear some of the hail."

She raised her right hand.

The wizard's hand extended from her fingertips.

Hailstones pelted it, and the shattered ice fragments landed on both sides with a crackling sound.

effective.

But not long after.

Ruby was exhausted.

Even a second-level wizard apprentice has limited mental strength. Maintaining the spellcasting while enduring the impact of hail is no less taxing than Lynn's.

The hailstones pelted the wheelchair more and more frequently, with a few even piercing the leather of the seat cushion.

One of the wheelchair spokes was bent, and the other was creaking.

Lynn paused for a moment.

I'm sorry, my good brother, I've let you down.

Ruby's body slumped limply under Lynn's armpits, her body heat seeping through her soaked clothes.

As the soft, fragrant flesh embraced him, he felt only absurdity.

Mingming, just twenty minutes ago he was thinking about going swimming at the beach tomorrow.

How did it turn out like this?

Ruby's hands fell limply to her sides, almost touching the ground, and she offered a suggestion, her mind not quite clear.

"Lynn, the experimental station! We have to go to the experimental station."

The experimental station is located nearly two kilometers to the west.

Lynn is currently maintaining the wheelchair on her head, Ruby under her armpits, and the occasional vines that she releases to entwine herself, and her magic and physical strength are being consumed rapidly.

At the current rate of consumption, two kilometers would be enough to kill them.

"Two kilometers, and we're doomed."

Ruby shook her head.

She wasn't feeling well in the morning.

It's even worse now.

She was so tired that she wasn't fully awake.

She used her remaining magic to sweep away the hail on Lynn's wheelchair, then closed her eyes.

Its limbs hung limply, like a dog paddling.

"Then it's up to you!"

Lynn braced himself against the wheelchair, which was creaking under the strain.

"No, Ruby, you're the team leader wizard, so pull yourself together! What do you mean, 'Watch me'?"

Because Ruby was no longer in control of her body, Lynn's grip loosened slightly.

However, the support bar of the front wheelchair was bent, the leather of the seat cushion had three holes smashed through it, and the right armrest was completely dented.

Time is of the essence

His eyes scanned the area ahead quickly.

Running back to the experimental station was too far, but the landing site of the airship, which was the cave where potatoes were grown, was less than 300 meters ahead.

He shouted to the drowsy Ruby, "Hold on tight! We're heading to the spaceship landing site."

Ruby instinctively grabbed Lynn.

He changed direction and rushed towards the entrance of the cave.

The sand beneath his feet was riddled with holes by the hail, but thankfully Lynn had excellent body control and coordination, which prevented him from falling to the ground.

Ruby's leg was hit again, and she groaned.

Lynn looked at the huge purple wound and shook his head.

Just consider it as a way to survive.

Faster, faster!

"Entwined by vines!"

...

Six minutes later, despite numerous obstacles, Lynn and Ruby arrived at the potato planting site.

The familiar metal at the cave entrance came into view. Lynn used the vines to forcefully pull open the barrier at the cave entrance, first pushing Ruby inside, then rolling into the cave himself, and finally hooking the barrier back with his foot.

Inside the cave, the surface of the underground river remained calm as usual, while steam from the hot spring condensed into water droplets that slowly dripped down from the cave ceiling.

The potato vines have withered and turned yellow.

It looks exactly the same as when he picked it this morning.