Chapter 46: Almost Infinite Magic Power

"Flight" is a fourth-tier spell for mages. Before level 4... it is difficult for a mage to fly.

Other unconventional methods of flight were not something mages hadn't considered.

However, all unconventional methods of flight, in essence, involve using magic that was not originally intended for flight to achieve the effect of flying.

And this creates a common drawback.

Mana consumption.

The consumption of magical power is an issue that mages can never bypass.

Flight itself is a spell with extremely low mana consumption. It is difficult for any other spell to achieve the combined effects of "carrying a person," "flexible and easy control," "low mana consumption," and "long duration."

Especially the duration.

Otherwise, if you stop flying halfway through, you'll fall to your death from mid-air.

The vast majority of mages require incantations.

Therefore, no matter what tricks a mage tries, it is difficult to fly in the air before learning the Flight spell at level 4.

But Lu Cang.

He was the exception among exceptions.

Back when he moved via ice spikes during his first fight with the giant snake, the idea of flying via ice spikes had taken root in Lu Cang's mind.

And his subsequent evolution of "Control" was also an attempt to improve flight flexibility.

*Crack!*

"Shadow Bite!"

"Stop!" Lu Cang issued the command.

Having been completely stuck by the BOSS, Long Xi performed a sudden turn and came to a direct halt.

Otherwise, fighting while in motion would actually be inconvenient for their side.

Long Xi lunged at empty air.

The Defender rolled directly from behind Long Xi, tumbling several times on the ground.

However, he remained unscathed.

*Boom!*

The moment he stood up, a dark shadow surged forward!

"Get lost!"

*Bang!*

The dark shadow completely covered Trand's entire body and passed through him. Trand retreated half a step.

*Swish!*

A faint emerald light descended upon him.

The scars on his exposed armor were repairing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Hmm...

The healing efficiency seems quite high.

As for the BOSS's attack, although it left scars on Trand, they appeared to be very superficial wounds.

Trand's physique was indeed not very fragile.

"Rapid Recovery talent."

It seems to recover very quickly.

Lu Cang ascended into the sky, having already put a distance of 300 meters between himself and the BOSS.

Light condensed in Lu Cang's hand, and a massive cross appeared in his palm.

*Clang!*

*Clang!*

*Boom—*

"Elemental Protection (Tier 3) (LV: 2)"

The shield in Trand's hand had turned an earthy, dark color.

Furthermore, his armor and his body were enveloped in a layer of hazy mist of the same color.

Elemental-type defense.

On the other side, Lusi had also cast "Protection" on Trand.

As a black storm swept past, the gray radiance on Trand's body merely dimmed slightly, but he suffered no damage.

It looked like he could hold out for a long time.

Moreover, the aggro was very stable; the BOSS had no intention of attacking Lusi at all.

Maize also fired several arrows, several glowing projectiles passing through the BOSS's body.

But the damage was clearly not very high.

Oh... so this is the output of a level 2 archer.

It's completely as if they aren't even there.

This was the first time Lu Cang had seen anyone other than himself in combat.

In fact, Lu Cang had indeed never seen anyone fight, not even Iz and the others.

It was indeed... soft, weak damage.

Lu Cang raised his hand.

"Holy Cross (LV: 185) — Evil Dispelling, Shadow Imprisonment, Specialized in Killing Evil, Light Guidance, Everlasting, Curse Purification, Filth Cleansing, Materialization, Specialized in Killing Wraiths, Specialized in Killing Darkness, Tracking."

Holy Cross was a highly targeted spell.

Against monsters that were not its counter, it dealt almost no damage.

But...

If it hit a target it was specifically designed to counter.

Lu Cang glanced at the cross held in his hand; three layers of "Holy Cross" were completely overlapped.

Then.

He threw it!

*Whoosh!*

The moment the Holy Cross was thrown, the [Wind-Running Shadow Beast] had already keenly sensed the danger!

It moved like a storm, its dark shadow shifting laterally in an instant.

However, it was useless!

The Holy Cross abruptly reversed direction just before it was about to pin into the ground, sweeping directly toward the [Wind-Running Shadow Beast] like a cross-shaped shuriken—

*Puchi!*

Its body was instantly torn apart.

"Awooo!"

A painful wail erupted from the wind!

Almost instantaneously, its body condensed from nearly invisible wind and shadow into a physical form resembling a leopard.

And the Holy Cross pierced directly through its abdomen—

*Boom!*

The powerful impact did not stop, pinning the Wind-Running Shadow Beast directly onto a nearby tree!

It was pinned dead, twitching and shaking violently as plumes of black smoke rose from its body!

Its darkness was being purified.

And darkness was, in itself, a part of its life.

In just five short seconds.

It stopped twitching, and its body gradually began to dissipate like natural elements.

Lu Cang descended from the sky.

"Captain..."

Lu Cang flashed a grin.

He looked entirely invincible.

...

The last commission was to clear a monster swarm.

It required clearing a Goblin settlement appearing in the wild...

Goblins, truly classic monsters.

Lu Cang remained cautious. From the safety of Long Xi's carriage, under the protection of the Defender and the healer, he began bombarding them with magic from the furthest possible distance.

"Earthfire Burst" x15

"Sprouting Stone Pillars" x18

"Sinking Shadow Marsh" x5

"Breathless Wind Swarm" x12

"Wind Blast"

...

He had no intention of entering the settlement at all, merely casting magic from afar...

The Shadow Marsh probed the ground, the Wind Blast cleared away all debris, the Everlasting Lamp provided illumination, and the Wind Swarm searched for invisibility.

A radius of five hundred meters was blasted empty by Lu Cang.

Ice shuttles rained down from the sky like a deluge, pillars of fire soared upward, lightning flashed, and gale-force winds blasted incessantly in all directions. Forget Goblins—not even a single fallen leaf could approach.

One could only see the Goblin settlement exploding into a brilliant display of elemental magic.

Those Goblins didn't even get to see Lu Cang's face before being wiped out by the overwhelming firepower.

Lusi's mouth twitched slightly at the side.

Hey...

Is your mana infinite?

When he killed the [Wind-Running Shadow Beast], he had only blown away and smashed one side of the forest.

But now, while clearing the Goblin settlement.

This magic had been bombarding relentlessly without a moment's pause for five minutes.

"Captain... should be enough, right?"

However, Lu Cang was looking at the distant settlement, shaking his head slightly.

"No, I'll clear it for a bit longer."

"I heard Goblins are quite cunning and dangerous. Safety first."

...

The group fell silent.

They could all see that Lu Cang had a cautious personality, but... this was excessively cautious!

It was just a bunch of Goblins! The strongest would only be a Tier 3 Goblin Priest!

What kind of Goblin could possibly survive this frequency of carpet bombing?

But Lu Cang was the captain, after all.

If he didn't want to stop, there was nothing they could do.

Finally... after a full fifteen minutes of saturated bombardment, the magic finally ceased.

Looking at the distant Goblin settlement, one could see nothing but a wasteland of charcoal and ash.

One couldn't help but feel... does the Captain have some sort of personal grudge against Goblins?

He didn't even bomb the previous BOSS that ruthlessly.

(End of Chapter)