Free Web NovelChapter 22: Chapter 22: Another New Magic
SWOOSH!
A piercing sound cut through the air. The Slime that had leaped to the very front was instantly split in two!
Wind Blade Technique!
Seeing this, Valles and Marcus glanced back in surprise.
’Was that Magic cast by Zelir?’
’He learned another new Magic spell?’
Ignoring his teammates’ astonishment, Zelir began gathering Magic Power for another spell after launching the first Wind Blade Technique.
With the boost from the White Wax Wood Base Material, Zelir’s casting time for the Wind Blade Technique was reduced to just over three seconds, and its power was also enhanced. It was quite effective against the Slimes.
The current destructive power of the Wind Blade Technique was roughly equivalent to a Warrior’s full-force slash.
But while Marcus’s slash could only cut halfway into a Slime’s body, Zelir’s Wind Blade Technique could slice one clean in two.
After cutting through one Slime, the Wind Blade still had enough power to slice into the next Slime’s body and keep going.
Zelir wondered to himself.
’Is it because of Magic Power? Does Magic Power have a special damage bonus against Slimes?’
After a moment of shock, Marcus and Valles threw themselves back into the fight.
However, Zelir had now become the team’s main attacker.
The Wind Blade Technique he cast was like a hot knife through butter, a single spell slicing through the bodies of two or three Slimes. His efficiency was far greater than anyone else’s.
Even if a Wind Blade missed the core and didn’t kill a Slime instantly, losing part of its body would slow it down. It would pose no further threat and could be easily finished off.
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The invisible Wind Blades began to rapidly reap the battlefield. Chunks of Gel—the severed bodies of Slimes cut down by Zelir—littered the ground.
Marcus and Valles just needed to follow up at the right moments, stabbing the cores with their Battle Saber and Arrows to finish them off.
"Hah!"
Marcus smashed down with a fierce Shield Strike, causing the maimed Slime to burst like a water balloon!
Valles also gave up on his Bow and Arrow, instead drawing the Curved Saber from his waist to fight.
Soon, all twenty-some rampaging Slimes were wiped out. The last one that tried to escape was finished off by one of Zelir’s Wind Blade Techniques.
The entire battle was exceptionally efficient, lasting no more than five minutes.
"Whew..."
Zelir let out a sigh of relief.
He had cast six or seven Wind Blade Techniques in total. The Magic Power stored in his sea of consciousness had dropped significantly, with only about half remaining.
At the same time, his experience panel was constantly rising.
It went from Level 3 (33/150) to Level 3 (87/150), a total increase of 54 Experience Points.
Zelir roughly estimated that a dozen or so Slimes had died directly at his hands.
The remaining Slimes were finished off by Marcus and Valles after his Wind Blades had sliced off parts of their bodies.
’The experience from those assists must have been included.’
’I still need 63 experience points to level up... If there are no other Demons, I’ll probably have to take another quest.’
"I have to admit, you’ve far exceeded my expectations."
Valles patted Zelir’s shoulder. "You’re improving too fast."
"Thanks." Zelir accepted Valles’s praise with a smile.
A Mage who knew Lighting Skill, Fireball Skill, and Wind Blade Technique was a hot commodity among Low Level Adventurer Squads, the kind who would never lack for a team.
However, Valles still had some doubts.
Zelir had already demonstrated two new types of Magic, and he was also carrying a Magic Wand Base Material... that must have cost a lot of money.
’Four Gold Coins. Is that enough to buy two Magic Scrolls and a Base Material?’
’No matter how I think about it, something seems off.’
"Let’s split the reward proportionally this time. Zelir, you take forty percent, and Valles and I will each take thirty. Sound good?" Marcus said.
Valles didn’t object, and Zelir didn’t act coy, calmly accepting the larger share of the reward.
He had indeed contributed the most in the battle; he deserved it. freewebnoveℓ.com
Next, the squad began to clean up the battlefield.
They had eliminated a total of twenty-four Slimes. According to the bounty, they would receive a reward of seventy-two Silver Coins.
This quest, like the wolf bounty quest, only rewarded kills, and they could handle the spoils themselves.
The market price for each Slime Demon Core was two Silver Coins, so twenty-four Slime Demon Cores could be sold for another forty-eight Silver Coins.
So the real earnings were one hundred twenty Silver Coins, which is one Gold Coin and twenty Silver Coins.
Zelir would get forty-eight Silver Coins.
’Hmm... Not bad.’
After they finished collecting all the Demon Cores from the ground, Marcus glanced toward the depths of the cave.
"Let’s go take a look deeper inside. There might be more Slimes. We have to wipe them out completely."
The quest required a detailed investigation of the situation.
Besides, this quest was issued by the Black Stone Town Government Hall. If they weren’t thorough and something went wrong later, they would be held responsible.
"No problem." Zelir had no objections.
He was actually happy to see more Slimes, since he was short on Experience Points for his next level.
The group continued deeper into the cave.
Small streams of water had begun to appear on the ground, branches of an underground river emerging from the cave’s depths.
Valles crouched down to inspect it, then shook his head slightly.
"Just as I thought... There are still Slimes inside, and this water has been contaminated."
As the squad advanced, the acidic, rotting smell grew stronger, and the temperature became increasingly cold and damp, to the point where they wanted to cover their noses.
Soon, the group heard the familiar SPLATTING sound again.
Only this time, the SPLATTING was much heavier. Each landing seemed to make the ground tremble.
"Doesn’t that sound off?"
Zelir frowned. "Can a Slime even be that heavy?"
Marcus’s and Valles’s expressions also grew grim. They slowed their pace, trying not to make any noise.
After walking for a few minutes, a much larger, open cavern finally appeared before them.
A tributary of the underground river cut across the cavern with a swift current. Beside the river, a Giant Slime over three meters in diameter was moving!
It was as massive as a small hill, its Gel-like body a much deeper color than a normal Slime’s.
Its thick body suddenly contracted, as if gathering strength, and then with a THUD, it leaped high into the air and plunged into the river.
A huge splash erupted. As the water washed over it, any part that touched the Giant Slime’s body immediately became viscous.
A large amount of an unknown liquid flowed down the underground river, heading toward Black Stone Town.
Moreover, Zelir could see countless small Slimes separating from its body, then merging back into it, a roiling mass that was enough to give anyone goosebumps.
"What the hell is that thing?" Zelir asked, fighting back his disgust.
"A Giant Slime. It’s considered an abnormal variant of a regular Slime. Very tricky," Valles whispered.
