Chapter 432, Section 431: Elemental Contamination (Supplement)
Storms and thunder intertwined, arcs of electricity swirling as they lashed out at everything in their vicinity.
After walking a short distance with Aiding, Lin Jun was greeted by a small storm elemental.
Although it's called a small size, it's actually two to three meters tall.
This is clearly a "legacy" left behind by that Storm Elemental Lord.
Although the main body has been destroyed, the core area where its power was unleashed has formed a persistent zone of elemental pollution, where a large number of low-level elemental spirits have sprung up.
This elemental imbalance will take a long time to recover, but for the Silver Thorn Squad trapped at this moment, these low-level elemental spirits mean a life-or-death crisis.
After Ivan teleported the four members of his team, along with Aidin, back to the basement of Redstone City, the old mage foamed at the mouth and lost consciousness as the S-class magic crystal was ejected.
The basement is now a desolate place.
Aidin lost an arm and his equipment was destroyed. The half-dragon Garr took the worst beating and was barely clinging to life. Nova fared slightly better, but was also half-dead. He used all his healing spells to keep Garr alive.
Except for the elf Night Owl, the entire team was seriously injured and forced to stay behind to rest, which turned out to be a mistake.
If Ivan were still conscious, he would have immediately ordered everyone to evacuate. Unfortunately, there are no "ifs".
The Storm Elemental Lord didn't turn back to look for them; instead, he headed north.
But the newly born elemental spirits caused them trouble.
These storm elementals aren't particularly strong, but Night Owl is the only one left with fighting power!
The Night Owl had to guard the entrance to the basement and prevent any elemental spirits from entering, leaving no time to relocate anyone else.
As time went on, the Night Owl grew increasingly weary, while the elemental spirits seemed to be growing stronger...
Fortunately, after a period of rest, although Aidin still didn't have much fighting power, he was able to escape by using illusion magic.
Aiding didn't mention the wood core. At this point, Yin Jing would never agree to give it to him. The wood core was Aiding's only hope of finding someone to rescue them.
It is conceivable that once the night owl can no longer hold them off, it will have no choice but to escape with Wood Core and a companion, which will cause many more complications, and it would be even more troublesome if it caused a rift between them.
Fortunately, not long after Aidin escaped from Redstone City, he actually saw the creep spreading over!
"So, my wood core is still in the basement of the Redstone City Lord's Mansion?" Lin Jun asked.
“It’s still there,” Aidin replied sternly.
How long do you think they can hold out?
"Two or three days... that should be the limit."
There was still plenty of time.
Aidin quickly noticed the gathering of magic within the fungal carpet, and one after another, budding shapes were slowly rising from the surface of the carpet.
With the acceleration of magic, Lin Jun spent half a day cultivating more than thirty elite Puji, which were then handed over to Aiding for command, to guard against the elemental spirits wandering around.
Immediately afterwards, a batch of special puffs began to form on the fungal carpet.
They only have one skill: [Magic Storage LV8].
These puffies, once born, never leave the fungal carpet; they stay there, constantly replenishing themselves with magic.
This charging process lasted for most of the day.
In the end, hundreds of energy storage puffs were densely packed in this area.
Because the number of Puji was not enough, some of the cannon fodder Puji in Inanna's marching column collapsed on the fungal carpet and disappeared into the vast ocean of Puji.
A team of 8,000 might be short a few hundred without attracting attention for the time being; they can simply make up for it later.
The reason for gathering so much magic power here...
[Achievement: Familiar Creator (Quickly create a Familiar)]
The sudden appearance of a huge magical vortex forced Aiding to retreat before he could regain his footing. The Puji in the vortex, along with their stored magical power, were quickly swallowed up and absorbed into the vortex.
"Aidin, watch closely, this is the noble fusion summon of Puji!"
Using the [Fellowship Creator] directly, due to the magical limitations of a single creep layer, only one Gold-level Puji can be airdropped at most.
A single gold-level weapon is clearly insufficient to meet the needs of the upcoming operations.
Lin Jun's solution was to use these magic batteries to accumulate magic power here in advance, sacrificing most of the day in exchange for the arrival of a weakened knight with diamond-level strength and no symbiotic magic crystal!
The magical vortex also attracted the attention of several storm spirits in the distance, who flew over at lightning speed.
Just as Aiding was about to command the elite Puji to engage in battle, Lin Jun preemptively struck first.
Mushroom Cannon LV10
A dazzling magic cannon shot out from the dissipating vortex, accurately hitting the leading storm elemental and completely crushing it.
The shockwave from the explosion caused the other two elemental spirits to sway.
In that brief moment, the newborn knight, Puji, leaped into their midst.
【Blade Storm LV8】
The blade whip swept across like a whirlwind, storm against storm!
The remaining two storm elements were instantly shattered and dissipated into the air.
"Aidin, lead the way!"
...
At the entrance to the basement, the night owl's silhouette appeared particularly frail amidst the flickering electric light.
She had just used a series of shadowy movements combined with attacks from her enchanted dagger to completely tear the third gold-level storm spirit to shreds.
The remaining elemental energy slowly dissipated at her feet, and her face was etched with undisguised exhaustion.
She leaned against the broken stone wall and closed her eyes briefly.
The relentless fighting for several days and nights was wearing down her spirit and body like a dull knife.
She could clearly feel that her once-proud speed had slowed down considerably, and her accuracy was also declining.
Previously, dealing with those three gold-level monsters shouldn't have been so difficult.
She glanced back into the depths of the basement.
Ivan was still lying in the corner, his face ashen, his breathing so weak it was almost imperceptible.
Night Owl even suspected that the old mage might have suffered some irreversible damage after forcibly absorbing that S-grade magic crystal and completing that overload teleportation, and didn't even know if he would ever wake up again...
Nova leaned back on the other side, pale-faced, struggling to muster her remaining magic power to maintain the faint healing aura surrounding Gar.
The half-dragon Gar was in the worst condition. His massive body was covered with charred marks and wounds from elemental erosion. Lacking any healing potions, he was kept alive only by Nova.
Aiding had only been gone for two days.
Unless a miracle occurs, and a master happens to be active nearby and is encountered by Aidin.
Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have made it to that point.
So……
A painful choice lay before her—who should she save?
She can only take one person with her at most, using the shadows to force her way out.
After she leaves, the remaining two will likely be torn to shreds by those crazed elemental spirits before long...
"Why did I have to make this choice! Ivan, wake up!" The mental stress made Night Owl unconsciously bite his nails.
Suddenly, the familiar sound of a storm and thunder came from outside the basement entrance.
"This is never going to end. Can't you just let me rest a little longer..." Night Owl complained, shifting her grip on the dagger.
However, this time the storm seems to be particularly loud.
When Night Owl saw the storm elementals that almost filled the entire passage, his face turned extremely grim.
"Diamond level?!"
(End of this chapter)
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