chsdbacks Chapter 186 Underground Battle
Chapter 186 Underground Battle
Chapter 186 Underground Battle (Part 4)
Watching the lava giant fall into the lava pool, Jemin breathed slightly, and the light of the "Great Aura" behind him dimmed slightly.
These three precise, preemptive strikes did little to deplete the runes, magical artifacts, or energy reserves; the main problem was the excessive mental exertion.
The advanced lava giant was far more troublesome than he had anticipated, not only in terms of sheer strength, but also in its combat intelligence.
Their strategic thinking and adaptability are also quite remarkable.
Jemin's cold gaze remained fixed on the boiling lava lake, showing no sign of letting his guard down.
He knew that for this elemental creature, falling into a lava pool was no different from falling into a resurrection fountain. The damage it had just suffered was not serious, and it could launch another attack at any time.
However, while waiting for the enemy to appear, Jemin can deal with the "other" enemies.
In fact, even while he was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the Level 3 Lava Giant, Jemin's mind was not entirely focused on the Level 3 Lava Giant in front of him.
The Five Aggregates Transformation Rainbow Mirror's current spirituality is too rigid; it cannot fight autonomously on a battlefield of this level. At most, it can assist Jemin in mobilizing more power in an instant or dealing with some harassing counterattacks.
However, on another level of battlefield, the spirituality of the Five Aggregates Transformation into Rainbow Mirror is sufficient.
So in the previous battle, while fighting the level 3 lava giant, Jemin also used high-frequency sound waves to suppress the surrounding area.
The diffuse, high-frequency sound waves were enough to briefly paralyze the low-level lava giants surrounding the two wizards.
Most importantly, Jemin also had the Five Elements Transformation Rainbow Mirror activate the talismanic artifact on his wrist, using a downgraded version of "Lava Annihilation" to clear away the gradually gathering level one and level two lava giants!
The sole objective was to ensure that the other two wizards would not be surrounded and killed by a group of lava giants!
Jemin did this not out of a sudden act of kindness, but simply out of rational calculation.
He knew very well that even if he focused all his attention on fighting this level three lava giant, he would not be able to defeat it in a short time.
The other party is in this underground cave with high temperature and pressure, surrounded by a continuous lava lake, with an almost inexhaustible energy supply.
It would be almost impossible to kill a level 3 lava giant who is stronger than oneself under these circumstances; one could not even win in a battle of attrition.
All he could do was stall for time and wait for the wizard camp's reinforcements to arrive!
Given this strategic premise, there is another very important problem to solve: the reinforcements from the Lava Giant's side are also constantly increasing.
Fortunately, the level four shield on Jemin's body can ensure that he will not have any safety problems for a short period of time.
Rather than let the situation gradually deteriorate, leading to the other two wizards being driven into a desperate situation or even killed, thus causing the complete collapse of our own front.
Instead of dealing with the level 3 lava giants, we should allocate some of our efforts to help clear out the lava giants that are surrounding us.
This will help relieve the pressure on the other two wizards!
This was undoubtedly an indirect way of maintaining the overall battle situation, preventing him from falling into a disadvantageous situation of being completely besieged.
Judging from the situation, only he truly had the resources and capacity to do so.
After all, the second-level wizard on the other side was already struggling to deal with the third-level lava giant, and he had already used the downgraded second-level "Lava Annihilation" spell to its limit.
However, with the assistance of the level 2 lava giant that appeared out of nowhere, the level 3 lava giant did not suffer any substantial damage at all.
As for the other first-level wizard, needless to say.
He was struggling on the brink of death, barely able to maintain his defensive spells and constantly dodging the swarming level one lava giants and the aftershocks of the level three lava giant.
If it weren't for Jemin's continuous fire support and clearing out the surrounding enemies, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer.
Before Jemin could clear much, the lava lake not far away erupted again, and the level three lava giant emerged from it unharmed once more.
"spray!"
Seeing that the lava giant was completely unharmed, Jemin looked a little impatient, but he still mustered his spirits and went to meet it again.
Before long, Jemin blasted the level 3 lava giant in front of him away again.
The enormous lava body tumbled through the air and crashed against the stone wall with a deafening roar.
Taking advantage of this brief respite, Jemin took some drugs to replenish his mental energy while beginning to think more deeply about the current situation.
Although he had already crushed the magic network terminal and sent out a distress signal.
But Jemin also knew that such rescue missions took time, and he couldn't place all his hopes on providing support.
He began to consider whether there was any possibility of eliminating the other party.
In this situation, what he needs is a thunderous strike that can turn the tide and even decide the outcome!
He does indeed still have quite a few level-four offensive magical artifacts that he purchased.
These magical artifacts are all exquisite, containing immense magical power. If the attack hits accurately, it can indeed instantly kill this level three lava giant.
However, the same problem remains.
There is a significant gap between his own level and the magical artifact. Just activating it requires an enormous amount of his mental energy, which directly affects his operation of the Great Light Image.
Moreover, with his current strength, there would be a delay of nearly one second before he could activate a level four magical artifact.
What might seem like a fleeting moment to ordinary people and be negligible, is far too long for extraordinary individuals!
A level one wizard like Jemin can manipulate hundreds of different rune artifacts with his mental power in a single second, let alone an extraordinary being like the level three lava giant in front of him.
Despite their enormous size, the lava giants possess an astonishingly fast straight-line sprinting speed due to their unique ecological structure.
Although it is less agile and less convenient for turning or dodging, it is even faster than a level 2 wizard's flight spell when charging in a straight line.
If Jemin dared to activate a level-four attack artifact that required nearly a second to fire in the air in this narrow underground cavern, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he would be courting death!
The intense energy fluctuations at startup and the brief pause before the attack are enough for the lava giants to seize the opportunity to anticipate and easily dodge the attack, or even take the opportunity to counterattack!
So, is it possible to have a spell that can guarantee a faster attack speed and also kill the level 3 lava giant in one hit?
"Some brothers, some—" Jemin suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but break into a smile.
As his thoughts raced, a short staff-like magical artifact appeared out of thin air in his hand.
The short staff was entirely black, except for a dull, oval crystal embedded at its tip.
This is a magical artifact inscribed with the second-level "Lava Annihilation" power.
This thing came from Viola; it was a magical artifact that she made for him, essentially giving it away for free.
However, after obtaining the artifact, Jemin came to believe Viola's earlier statement.
She said her alchemy skills were poor, and it wasn't just modesty; it was the truth!
Jemin had secretly analyzed this magical artifact. Its internal rune links were crude and rudimentary, and its energy flow was chaotic and disorderly. It was entirely constructed by Viola, a level three wizard, using her immense mental power to forcibly build it up.
The manufacturing process was so crude that even Jemin, a first-level wizard with profound alchemy skills, found it hard to watch.
But regardless, this thing can indeed release level two lava annihilation.
The theoretical power of the level 2 "Lava Annihilation" is indeed enough to cause fatal damage to a level 3 Lava Giant.
Of course, since the level of sorcery is relatively low, if you want to kill a level 3 lava giant with level 2 lava annihilation, you must accurately hit the relatively core part of the lava giant.
In other words, you need to hit at least the lava giant's chest or head, or other critical areas.
If it only hits the limbs or the edge of the torso, it can only cause great damage, but it cannot kill in one blow!
This is also why the level two wizard next to him, despite also possessing a downgraded version of "Lava Annihilation," still struggled to defeat the level three lava giant.
In such a fierce battle, with insufficient firepower, accurately hitting the core vitals is almost impossible.
Jemin knew very well that if the target was not effectively restricted, even if it was released, it was very likely that the lava giant would dodge it, thus wasting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"So, we can only wait for an opportunity," Jemin thought to himself.
He needed the perfect moment, a moment that would leave the lava giant unable to dodge, or even render him immobile.
Watching the lava giant rise again in the distance, he casually tossed his short staff behind him as he prepared for battle.
A flash of silver light appeared, and one of the floating cannons that had been hovering behind him seemed to have a mind of its own and flew over on its own.
Under Jemin's control, the floating cannon used the side of its metal base to catch the short staff steadily.
The moment the side of the floating cannon makes contact with the short cannon, the surface of the metal base automatically opens and closes, instantly forming a side interface that perfectly and firmly fixes the short cannon to the side of the metal base.
This grants Jemin the authority to activate and launch the artifact, granting him the "Five Elements Transformation Rainbow Mirror" hidden deep within his body.
In the previous battles, Jemin had already discovered that although the "Five Aggregates Transformation into Rainbow Mirror" was unable to make complex strategic judgments and deal with various unexpected and unknown problems due to insufficient spirituality.
However, due to the special nature of its raw materials, its computational ability and reaction speed far exceed those of his own flesh and blood.
It can process massive amounts of combat data instantly and find the perfect moment to launch.
Therefore, having the "Five Aggregates Transform into Rainbow Mirror" manipulate the short staff is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
The next step is to stay alert and continue delaying, waiting for that unknown opportunity or the arrival of support.
However, Jemin knew very well that the so-called opportune moment might not come.
After all, in the battle just now, the lava giant had already demonstrated its extreme ability to manipulate its body in a liquid state.
It's almost impossible to turn the tide with just one magical artifact.