novelraw Chapter 449 - 440: The Favor of the Elemental Spirits
Chapter 449 - 440: The Favor of the Elemental Spirits
The gentle breeze brushed over the resilient weeds growing on the desolate land.
The lieutenant and the hastily arrived Puki Army stood on one side of the weeds, while Inanna, surrounded by the adoring storm elemental spirits, stood on the other side.
They gazed at each other from a distance, with a regrettable barrier of wind and lightning between them.
The lieutenant was the first to break the silence, "Miss Inanna, what... exactly is going on here?"
"I have no idea!" Inanna’s voice was equally bewildered. She looked at the docile storm elemental spirits around her, hesitantly guessing, "Maybe... it’s because of my talent?"
Lin Jun, however, saw it clearly.
[Favor of the Elemental Spirits: Elemental spirits will assist the spellcaster in controlling spells]
This was a fixed status Inanna gained upon reaching Level 30, not a skill.
The consistent effect was to make all of Inanna’s skills automated, with auto-targeting, auto-defense, and auto-follow.
This talent was indeed quite powerful; Lin Jun even imagined what a terrifying sight it would be if it appeared on a full-level Great Mage.
Unfortunately, Inanna was a weakling.
She was a well-fed and carefree weakling.
A comfortably living novice lacking a sense of urgency. Norris started later than her, initially being at the bottom Copper Level, but is now already Level 39 and about to reach Gold Level.
And when Inanna left the Underground City, she was already Silver Level, yet she has only managed to reach Level 34, clearly showing her laxity.
Of course, this speed is not too slow among ordinary humans.
Lin Jun thinks this is mainly due to his "advanced" training system, far surpassing that of the Duke’s Mansion!
In short, this powerful talent in Inanna’s hands, Lin Jun originally thought, could only accompany her in playing some spells like child’s play, with little chance of shining brilliantly.
Now it seems, there is an unexpected use!
Recalling carefully, the name of this status does mention "elemental spirits" explicitly.
But Lin Jun previously assumed that it referred to the omnipresent, intangible spell-casting element mediums.
Who would have thought that the visible and tangible, even physically attacking storm elemental spirits would count?!
Following this logic, could an existence at the level of an Elemental Lord... also be included?
There is still one left beneath the Northern Territory!
Tsk.
He suddenly had a craving for some Pink Puki again.
Lin Jun often lamented over his excessively noble moral standards, which severely limited his path to becoming stronger at will...
Sigh, being a mushroom with high morals is really hard!
Here, the storm elements surrounded Inanna, forming a natural barrier of wind and thunder.
The lieutenant tried several times to approach but was repelled by the electric arcs released by the elemental spirits.
Although the storm elements restrained their sharpness, if one squeezes into their bodies, they will still be electrocuted.
The current situation left the lieutenant somewhat helpless.
It was fortunate that the storm elemental spirit army didn’t tear them apart, but how could the young Lady Inanna, surrounded by hundreds of storm elements and accompanied only by three Pukis, be rescued?
If it had been someone else in this situation, even if he, the lieutenant, were trapped,
the army could choose to advance first, given the urgency of the battle.
But leaving the young chief behind is a bit too...
Not to mention, Inanna commands eight thousand elite mushrooms, and from a few days of observation, the lieutenant feels that these eight thousand mushrooms are perhaps stronger than the remaining forty thousand!
In any case, both publicly and privately, Inanna must be rescued.
But how to rescue her?
The lieutenant dared not attack the storm elements hastily; a disorderly battle would endanger Inanna.
Facing such a situation where they could neither fight nor retreat, the lieutenant could only hope for Inanna to continue working miracles.
He shouted from afar, "Young Lady! Can you try to walk out by yourself?"
"How am I supposed to get out on my own?" Inanna turned in place, surrounded by pulsating wind and thunder elements, unable to find even the slightest gap.
She cautiously took a step forward, and the storm elemental spirits surrounding her immediately synchronized with her, the circle of wind and thunder lights closed tightly, still trapping her in the center.
Inanna: ...
To completely free herself from these elemental spirits, there is indeed a theoretical method.
They emerged from elemental chaos, with inherently unstable structures.
As long as Inanna stays far from the chaotic area in a normal zone for a while, these storm elemental spirits will gradually weaken until they vanish.
But the process is too slow. They can’t afford to wait that long.
Just then, Lin Jun’s voice sounded in her mind, "Little Pink, try to mobilize your magic power?"
"What magic should I use?" Inanna asked instinctively.
"I’m not asking you to cast a specific spell," Lin Jun explained, "just guide your internal and ambient magic power."
The reason for Lin Jun’s suggestion was simple: if a mage wants to "communicate" with elements, it’s undoubtedly through magic power!
Though Inanna didn’t understand this point, since it was the boss’s suggestion...
She obediently raised her magic staff, concentrated, and cautiously initiated the flow of her internal magic power while attempting to resonate with the magical energy in her surroundings.
At the instant the magic started fluctuating, the storm elemental spirits that were originally calm became agitated instantly!
They shifted positions, moved closely, and followed the magic power’s flow, gently drifting... but without a clear target, they soon halted and resumed their encircling stance.
After all, Inanna hadn’t cast any actual spells.
Seeing this, Lin Jun suggested again, "This time, try a Lighting Technique! Cast it far away!"
This was also because Inanna couldn’t use wind magic, or Lin Jun would have suggested that.
Seeing the elemental spirits’ reaction earlier, Inanna perked up. Without hesitation, she raised her magic staff, and at the tip, a warm, bright orange-yellow light ball—the most basic lighting technique—quickly formed.
As soon as the light ball appeared, all the storm elemental spirits eagerly wanted to approach the pure magic power light source, yet seemed hesitant, fearing to harm the near-standing Inanna.
Fortunately, Inanna acted swiftly; as soon as the lighting technique formed, she vigorously swung her magic staff, flinging the light ball like a shot stone toward the open space away from the crowd!
The next moment, an astonishing sight occurred!
The hundreds of storm elemental spirits, like a pack of dogs seeing a frisbee, transformed into a torrent of wind and thunder, scrambling to chase after the far-flung light ball of the lighting technique!
The grand scene was both spectacular and somewhat comical.
The lieutenant, who had been closely watching the situation, grabbed this fleeting moment and dashed forward to grasp Inanna’s arm, "Young Lady! Now’s our chance, let’s go!"
"Ah... okay! Okay!" Inanna snapped back and hastily followed the lieutenant to run out.
Minutes later, the elemental spirits returned and encircled Inanna again, pushing the lieutenant and others outside...
...
At the same time, to the northeast of the Red Stone City ruins.
"You said they retreated into Dragon Roar Valley? Good! Good! Good!" Upon seeing the old foe step by step following the meticulously crafted entrapment plan, Sigmund couldn’t help but say "good" thrice.
Draining the delicious blood he carried, he felt this was the most exhilarating day in decades!
That is, if it weren’t for the voice that came afterwards...
"Why did you drink my half too?" (Another Chapter before 3 o’clock)