novelraw Chapter 516 - 506: High Tier Cold Spirit
Chapter 516 - 506: High Tier Cold Spirit
"Master, are you really planning to go yourself? How about letting the twins try first?" After finishing the inventory of prepared supplies, the butler anxiously advised.
For the butler and the blood descendants following behind, all hope of advancement in this lifetime rests on the Earl.
If the source of their bloodline, Earl Casinar, dies, they can only continue to pursue an even older lineage.
Unfortunately, Casinar is the blood descendant of the previous Duke, which is why all these years, he remains stuck at Level 70 without progressing further.
As for changing one’s bloodline, that attempt carries a risk of death.
Moreover, due to the internal culture of the Blood Race, this is considered a taboo behavior.
Unless there are immense benefits, no lord would be willing to do this for another’s blood descendants.
In fact, vampires can purify their bloodline and advance as long as they refrain from performing the Initial Embrace or developing their own blood descendants.
However, this time span is calculated over hundreds or even thousands of years, and few lone vampires live that long.
Because of this, no rational member of the Blood Race would want their lord to take such risks.
The butler naturally did not want Casinar to personally undertake this seemingly uncertain treasure hunt.
He referred to the twins, who are Palace Level mercenaries of the Demon Race, strong and having cooperated with the Earl.
Yet for such an important matter, how could Casinar trust outsiders like them?
"The blood descendants sent before have already brought back sufficient intelligence; the Cold Spirits are bothersome but not dangerous." The Earl waved his hand, "Even if encountering an Elemental Lord, I’m confident I can escape. No need to say more, guard the castle and wait for my return."
The light of the Teleportation Array grew brighter, and Casinar’s figure, along with five blood descendants, vanished in the spatial ripple.
"Hiss!"
Cold!
The bone-chilling cold instantly enveloped the entire body!
Casinar had never experienced such low temperatures, so he immediately activated a temperature-stabilizing amulet to catch his breath.
What shocked him was that these premium magic items couldn’t completely dispel the cold.
He looked at the massive spiral construction not far away; the secret treasure was inside.
He arranged for two blood descendants to guard near the Teleportation Array; this was their retreat and must not have any mishaps.
"Master, the distribution of elements in the air is unusually uneven, the Cold Spirits seem to be acting on a large scale," A blood descendant skilled in sensing pointed out.
Casinar frowned, only just starting out yet encountering unexpected circumstances.
He pondered if the previous reconnaissance activities had triggered a chain reaction?
"Direction?"
The blood descendant pointed far away, "On the other end of the central spiral building."
Upon hearing this, Casinar’s expression improved slightly, "Not blocking our path forward, then it’s alright. Keep an eye out; if they get too close, we should avoid them."
As he spoke, he took out a dark red blood crystal, which instantly melted into fresh blood and shaped into a long spear shrouded in blood mist.
The spear tip pierced into the shadow of a adjacent dilapidated building and emerged from the other end of the shadow, impaling a Cold Spirit that had followed the heat trail.
More Cold Spirits emerged from behind the ruined structure, prompting the blood descendants to act immediately, with sword light and blood magic crisscrossing and quickly shattering the encircling Cold Spirits.
Without a moment’s pause, before the Cold Spirits could complete their reformation, a blood descendant scattered a handful of special magic interference powder, which could disturb the senses of the Elemental Spirits to prevent the reforming Cold Spirits from tracking them, ultimately leading to a blockade of retreat by a large number of pursuers.
The group moved through the ruins of streets with extreme efficiency and entered the spiral construction.
Then, upon encountering more powerful Cold Spirits, their speed gradually slowed down.
...
Meanwhile, Pink Puki’s group also encountered big trouble.
"Good, good... please don’t all crowd around..."
Inanna stood in place at a loss, as Cold Spirits surged in from all directions, surrounding the group tightly.
These Elemental Creatures appeared tame when facing her, yet lacked basic intelligence and couldn’t understand Human Language, at least not her meaning.
Finally, Inanna could only resort to old tricks, releasing a lighting orb to the distant sky every time the group moved forward a bit.
During the Cold Spirits’ pursuit of the light balls from the Lighting Technique, the group hurriedly advanced.
And when the Cold Spirits returned and caught up, she would throw another one.
Making the journey resemble a festival with firecrackers...
Lin Jun, controlling Knight Puki whom Inanna held in her arms, extended her senses toward the direction of the spiral construction with some curiosity.
Somehow, there were abnormal magic fluctuations there, as if someone was casting.
Elemental Lord?
Has it reacted to the appearance of their group?
Lin Jun wasn’t too certain.
The spiral construction seemed to somewhat hinder reconnaissance functions; only by approaching could it be confirmed.
Norris was also aware of this, naturally through the scouting Puki that formed Jida’s head.
And when the group finally reached the entrance to the spiral construction, everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
Norris emerged from Jida, looked up at the massive door towering forty to fifty meters high.
He had long known the scale of the building was astonishing, but the experience of standing at its feet was completely different from viewing from afar.
Even a giant would feel small before this enormous structure, let alone Norris, who was only 1.8 meters tall.
Lin Jun didn’t feel anything special, urging everyone not to dawdle but to hurry inside.
His perspective had always differed from others; big is big, and proximity does not alter the impression.
Upon entering the central spiral construction, the group began to encounter High Tier Cold Spirits.
[Cold Spirit - Snow Attendant]
[Cold Spirit - Frost Knight]
Both reached the Palace Level; their stats indicated formidable power.
Considering the Elemental Spirit’s ability to reform after seemingly death, they became even more troublesome.
Moreover, within the entire spiral structure, High Tier Elemental Spirits of this level were likely not limited to just two.
Breaking through? Just the thought made Lin Jun uncomfortable.
At this time, the Snow Attendant spiraled gracefully above Inanna’s head, while the Frost Knight knelt on one knee beside Inanna.
Well... even High Tier Cold Spirits displayed such devotion; it bolstered Lin Jun’s confidence!
But speaking of which, who exactly is casting?
After entering, the magic fluctuations from casting became more evident!
Has the Elemental Lord gone mad while waiting for Pink Puki? Impatient?
It shouldn’t be, that’s too abstract.
But it won’t be that there are other people here, will it?!
...
The Snow Attendant gathered magic power between her crystalline hands, forming a menacing Ice Ring that rapidly expanded!
The blood shield Casinar conjured froze upon contact with the Ice Ring, then shattered, leaving icy shards that scored his pale cheek with several scratches.
The Cold Spirits’ power was massively amplified in the extreme environment, challenging even him.
Three blood descendants darted from behind columns and alcoves, manipulating blood to assault the Snow Attendant, interrupting her subsequent casting.
Seizing the opportunity, Casinar blended into the shadows underfoot, then burst from directly beneath the Snow Attendant, shooting seven crimson spikes from his sleeves to pin her to the ceiling.
"Let’s go," Entanglement was pointless; Casinar brushed off the frost on his face, signaling his blood descendants to move forward.
"Master, Zina..."
Upon hearing this, Casinar realized the blood descendant who specialized in sensing, having followed him, misjudged the Ice Ring’s power and opted for blood shield defense like him instead of seeking cover, was now frozen into an ice statue.
The Earl activated bloodline sensing, receiving only three resonances; clearly, Zina had completely perished.
"Move!"
Special interference powder was scattered, and four figures soon vanished within the ascending spiral staircase, leaving the pinned Snow Attendant struggling against the ceiling.