Chapter 176: Turtle Shell and Trophy

Viola, who was fighting with the fourth-level lava giant general, saw from the corner of her eye that Benjamin was completely overwhelmed by the concentrated firepower, and her heart tightened.

She even saw several low-level combat wizards who were affected by the aftermath begin to retreat forcibly, fearing that they would be implicated by Jemin's "suicide truck" behavior.

But Viola soon noticed something was wrong, and the worried look on her face involuntarily turned into surprise.

Because Viola found that the lava giants on the field were still in great pain, which meant that the high-frequency sound waves released by Jemin had not stopped.

"How could he still be alive?!" Some wizards also discovered this and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

As the smoke in the air dissipated, Benjamin's figure slowly emerged. Only then did everyone see clearly that he had an energy shield on his body.

Although the energy shield had become flickering, Jemin's body was intact and not damaged at all.

Looking at Jemin's appearance, the wizards were more shocked than those lava giants.

They could clearly sense that the shield on Jemin's body was only a level one energy shield. Even though he had several other layers of protective magic surrounding his body, how could a mere three or four layers of level one magic possibly withstand so many attacks?!

The wizards did not have time to think about the reason, because when the lava giants saw that their attack was ineffective, they launched another round of attacks without hesitation.

But in the midst of the flames and earth spikes, the shield light that kept flashing around Benjamin never stopped!

He didn't know when he started wearing a bracelet inlaid with protective talismans and magical tools on his right wrist.

Whenever an attack approached him, the runes at the bottom of the talismanic magic weapon would flash at high speed, and visible protective magic - either elemental shields, force field barriers, or atmospheric distortions - would be released from Jemin's body layer after layer to block them all!

Each layer of shield cannot hold out for long, and will often break after withstanding the impact of dozens of lava bombs.

But the protective talisman magic weapon on Benjamin's right wrist released the defensive magic faster than the magic was broken!

The old shield shattered, and a new shield immediately appeared out of thin air, continuous and layered, with flowing light.

Benjamin was suspended in the air, being engulfed by the lava bombs and the light and shadow of the ground spikes, but his body remained motionless, and he took on the damage like a reef.

"This kid... is quite capable."

Viola's worries instantly turned into incomparable surprise and amazement. She had never seen a wizard fight in such an outrageous way!

However, since she had confirmed Benjamin's safety, she no longer hesitated. She turned around and burst out with strength, tightly entangling the fourth-level lava giant.

Not only Viola, but several other second-level wizards who were entangled with the third-level lava giant were also exerting their strength at the same time, completely diverting their opponents' attention and preventing them from participating in the siege of Jemin.

The wizards saw clearly that the contribution made by Benjamin alone far exceeded that of all other low-level wizards.

With his help in suppressing the enemy, victory is just a matter of time, so he must not be disturbed by the lava giant whose strength exceeds a certain limit.

On Ben's side, facing the endless and overwhelming attacks, he didn't even have the intention to dodge.

He completely gave up his flexibility and just stood there in the sky, attracting the hatred of all the lava giants present.

While continuously releasing large-scale high-frequency sound waves, it helped other wizards to effectively suppress the enemy.

He also attracted almost all of the lava giants' firepower, directing their attacks towards himself, the "sandbag".

With Benjamin helping to suppress the situation and attracting most of the firepower, the other wizards instantly felt the pressure relieved!

Moreover, under the suppression of large-scale sound waves, the second-level and first-level lava giants are now slow in movement and rigid in defense, almost like "living targets".

The combat wizards immediately seized this opportunity, unleashing their magic, their efficiency soaring, and quickly clearing out the enemies that were restrained by Jemin!

Just over ten minutes later, this huge army of lava giants was completely defeated with the assistance of Jemin and the attraction of firepower.

Except for the fourth-level lava giant general who was still being fought by Viola, and a few sporadic lava giants who saw the situation was not good and decisively escaped, the remaining thousands of lava giants were either killed or successfully captured by the wizards.

When the battle finally came to an end, Viola, having exhausted most of her mental strength, finally severely damaged and suppressed the fourth-level lava giant general.

But all the wizards around did not look at Viola immediately after the battle. Their eyes were subconsciously focused on the air.

On the body of Jemin, who was still quietly floating in the dust and elemental aftermath, with the rune shield around him flickering faintly.

They saw Benjamin raise his wrist, and the light on the defensive talisman magic weapon finally calmed down and no longer flickered frequently.

Benjamin's figure was no longer shrouded in the magic light. He looked a little tired, but his eyes were shining with excitement.

All the wizards looked at Jemin with eyes full of disbelief and shock!

Although the number of lava giants killed and captured by Jemin was not large, all wizards knew who was the biggest contributor to this battle.

At this moment, what was revealed in their eyes was pure shock and awe of power.

The embers of the battle had not yet completely dissipated, and the smell of burning still filled the air, but the atmosphere of the wizard team had shifted from a tense fight to an easy victory.

Viola restrained the arcane light around her and landed lightly beside Jemin.

She raised her hand, and with a trace of residual rune lightning, she patted the shoulder of Jemin's robe, which was protected by the shield and had not suffered any substantial damage.

The force was unexpectedly great, enough to show how shocked and amazed she was.

"Jereming, you really...surprised me." Viola's voice was filled with a hint of surprise that she herself hadn't even noticed. She looked at him with complicated eyes, as if she was meeting this junior for the first time.

"You've actually made it this far. I'm afraid it won't be long before I can no longer lead you..."

Benjamin smiled slightly and shook his head, the fatigue on his face wiped away. "It was all thanks to my previous research on the lava giant. Fortunately, it came in handy."

Viola's eyes were filled with admiration. She patted Benjamin's shoulder and indicated the next step of counting the spoils: "Anyway, your performance today is enough to earn you a lot of military merit. Now it's time to divide the spoils. We'll talk about it when we get back."

The wizarding world is highly rational and orderly, so even things like the distribution of spoils, which can easily cause disputes, are managed through a rigorous system.

The magic network terminal that Benjamin received when he signed up is not only used to receive commands and contact teammates, it is also an authoritative system that automatically records everyone's contribution.

The strength of each wizard's magic, the number and level of enemies killed, the evaluation of auxiliary effects, and even the value of captured prisoners will all be automatically identified by the magic network and converted into "merits".

The division of spoils is also based on the contribution data recorded by the magic network terminal.

"This time, the fourth-level lava giant general and the third-level lava giants naturally belong to you, Master Viola, and the second-level wizards who came to support you." A second-level wizard who was responsible for counting the results of the battle respectfully reported to Viola.

These high-level captives and corpses are quite good resources even if they are just used as raw materials. Moreover, given the special nature of lava giants, lava giants of this level are the biological materials that every wizard dreams of.

There is no point in dividing the lava giants into level three and level four. What they care about most at the moment is the distribution of the remaining large number of level two and level one lava giants.

For low-level wizards, these living captives and intact corpses are the most valuable hard currency on the battlefield at this stage.

"Jeming's contribution is outstanding. According to the proportion of his merits, he should get most of the second-level and part of the first-level lava giants." Viola made the decision without any hesitation.

After these words were spoken, although the low-level wizards around them could not help but feel a little unwilling in their hearts, they did not show any objection on their faces.

After all, Jemin's own contribution is obvious to all - that kind of miraculous "human fortress"-like assistance is enough to allow him to share far more than the ordinary gains in this battle.

More importantly, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had a close relationship with Viola, a third-level wizard, and could even hear some unusual closeness in their conversation.

Viola has a deep background in the Nolen Workshop, and no one dares to take credit for Benjamin's work at this time and bring trouble upon themselves.

As a result, Jemin obtained the largest share of the harvest without any hindrance, including a dozen living second-level lava giants in the best condition, and a large number of first-level lava giant corpses for him to continue his research.

When Benjamin put his spoils back into the space expansion bag, he noticed that the remaining wizards immediately had a long debate about the distribution of the remaining second-level and first-level lava giants, living and dead.

"I just killed a level two lava giant. My contribution to the battlefield should be about 5% higher than his." A level one wizard argued.

"But I suppressed dozens of Level 1 wizards the entire time. My auxiliary contribution should have translated into a higher share of prisoners!" Another Level 2 wizard immediately retorted, "My magic consumption was also much greater than yours!"

"Bullshit! What's your assist? If I wasn't in the front, do you think you could cast a second spell?!"

Although they didn't fight, the harshness and sarcasm in their words, as well as the subtle sparks in their eyes, revealed their true emotions.

Their argument, which began with the calculation of battle merits and the distribution of spoils, soon evolved into questioning and attacking each other's performance in battle. The atmosphere gradually became tense and rigid as the argument deepened.

(End of this chapter)