Versatile mage c1 2021, p.259
Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 259
Yao Nan flapped his wings and spun around nimbly in the air.
Three to four fleshy tentacles, the same as the one that had attacked the eagle before, sprang at them, yet Yao Nan managed to dodge them all with ease. One of the tentacles even swept past Mo Fan's lower body, forcing Mo Fan to withdraw his legs by obstructing Newton's Law of Motion...
The eerie fleshy tentacle was not capable of turning corners. It missed Mo Fan's pants by mere centimeters. Mo Fan could feel the area between his legs twitching. His expression was no longer describable with just one or two foul words!
"Kill the Corpse Official, and its Soul Remnant is mine!" Mo Fan began to negotiate as he knew that there was no turning back.
"Not a problem, I happen to have an undead container with me, I'll keep it for you...as long as you can survive those Poison Tumor Corpse Generals," said Yao Nan smiled.
"What Poison Tumor Corpse Generals? I… f**k me!"
Mo Fan was about to say "I don't see them" when Yao Nan let go and dropped Mo Fan onto a tiny slope on the ground. Undulating rises could be seen across the place, yet many places were still crawling with undead. Mo Fan falling from the height of a hundred meters to the ground was like parachuting into a giant pool filled with alligators...
Initially, the alligators were simply enjoying their sunbath on their own. However, Mo Fan's sudden appearance immediately startled them, and their eyes glittered as they began to gather toward him!
Mo Fan did not even have the time to greet Yao Nan's ancestors. To cushion his landing, he quickly cast Fleeing Shadow, and his body merged with the shadows...
{TL Note: Greet one's ancestors here mean cursing someone.}
Lucky for him, it was still night time, with a strong presence of death. He could use Fleeing Shadow whenever he wanted. Otherwise, even if he were not bitten to death by the zombies when he landed, he would at least break a leg or two!
"Swift Star Wolf, little Flame Belle, hurry come out and save me!" Mo Fan had a grim look when he saw the zombies gathering toward him.
It was no longer a joke this time. He was all alone among the undead. Although most of the undead were attracted by the army of Magicians, the number of undead in his area was still shocking. Most importantly, the Commander-level Corpse Official was not far ahead, and there were lots of Corpse Generals around it. He had seen at least five Corpse Generals mixed with smaller packs of undead coming toward him with just a rough glance.
"Swift Star Wolf, you handle that limping one. Try and lure it to the bottom of the hill, the other undead will have a hard time going there, so you can focus on dealing with it."
"Little Flame Belle, build fire walls around with me at the center, I want them to cover a wide area, and burn endlessly. The stronger the better!"
Mo Fan used the remaining time he had left to catch his breath and allocate tasks for his two Summoned Beasts. The Swift Star Wolf would not have any problem handling a little Corpse General on his own. Meanwhile, the little Flame Belle was capable of handling a big Corpse General too, yet Mo Fan would not let her fight against one by herself, as he needed her to protect him, keeping the Servant-class zombies at least two hundred meters away at all times... that way, Mo Fan would be able to fully focus on dealing with the Corpse Generals!
Chapter 594 - Killing Zombies to Level Up!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Little Flame Belle had grown up after eating Soul Seed Pieces. There was no limit to the flames she could spit from her body.
Whenever she puffed up her cheeks, the little Flame Belle would spit out flames like a huge red carpet...
Little Flame Belle kept on spitting out flames, covering everything within two hundred meters around Mo Fan. These were flames that could last for a long period of time. The flames were tiny at the start, like weeds that had just sprouted. However, their strength was their ability to last, allowing them to grow stronger as they burned!
The flames spread into the surrounding area, forming fiery grass carpets everywhere. It totally resembled some fire rituals when seen from the sky, showcasing little Flame Belle's artistic talent, which she had developed after watching anime since she was very young!
The flames covered a wide area, with lots of fire sprouts. It would take some time for them to grow into fire saplings. However, the zombies would not simply wait until Mo Fan was done constructing his fire walls. They sprinted across the fiery carpets that were still unable to pose any threat to them toward Mo Fan.
One mutated zombie in particular was excessively quick, leaving a trail of wind behind. It leapt into the air when it was still ten meters away from Mo Fan, extending its sharp claws at him.
Mo Fan's arms were covered in lightning. When he caught a glimpse of the agile zombie, he immediately pushed his hands forward, directing the Lightning Strikes to attack the creature lunging at him.
The agile zombie was struck by lightning in midair. The living ropes of electricity scorched the creature, leaving it twitching on the ground at Mo Fan's feet...
Regardless of how agile the zombie was, it was completely useless after its limbs were paralyzed. Mo Fan kicked the creature away, and it fell onto one of the fiery carpets nearby. The weak flames slowly crawled over the creature's body...
The fire sprouts made contact with a burnable substance, allowing the fire to grow stronger after devouring the zombie's body. Just a second ago, the fire sprouts were only the height of weeds, but now, they had instantly grown to half a meter!
The Little Loach Pendant quickly collected the zombie's Soul Remnant. Its continuous buzz was like an electric stick, pleading and asking Mo Fan to kill more creatures!
Mo Fan scanned his surroundings and immediately discovered two zombies making their way toward him across the fiery carpets around a hundred meters away. They completely disregarded the fact that their feet that had caught on fire, showing no intentions of looping around the flames...
Straightforward creatures like these zombies were Mo Fan's favorites. If they were any other species of demon creatures that lived in packs, even the slow Giant Lizards, they would never try to cross the fire carpets, as the pain from the burns would simply drive them away. However, the undead were different, they had no sense of pain. Their movements were like machines, allowing Mo Fan to use a perfect plan to deal with them.
"Fire Burst!"
After Mo Fan waved his right hand, a streak of flame landed accurately on the fiery carpet, drawing a hundred meter arc in the sky!
In the following second, the fire erupted into a bigger fire with a diameter of almost two meters. The two zombies, who happened to be standing relatively close to one another, were blasted into pieces. Their flaming body parts scattered across the fire carpet...
The fire sprouts suddenly rose a meter high, like plants that had just absorbed nutrients. Even though it was still some distance away from achieving the fire walls he planned, with another Fire Burst and zombies as the fuel, the walls would soon be built up.
Little Flame Belle flew around Mo Fan like a little fairy, spreading more carpets of hungry fires across the place.
Mo Fan continued to cast Fire Burst from his palms and throw them at the places covered by the fire carpets...
The fire sprouts continued to grow into fire walls almost two meters tall around fifty meters away from Mo Fan. The walls also had the ability to spread further, helping the carpets nearby to grow stronger, too. It was safe to say that Mo Fan had managed to construct an effective defensive line of fire around himself...
"Burn, keep on burning!" Mo Fan asked the little Flame Belle to produce more flames while he kept on throwing Fire Burst onto the fiery carpets.
The Fire Burst helped the flames to grow by blasting the zombies charging toward them into pieces, providing fuel for the fire sprouts...
The fire sprouts grew into shoots and gradually became fire trees. Under all the effort that the father Mo Fan and daughter Flame Belle put in, a wall of flames was finally constructed around them. As a matter of fact, the flames were more like rows of trees setting up defensive perimeters around them. The zombies were rapidly set aflame when they sprinted into the fire brainlessly.
Although there existed zombies that were quicker or had skin that was not flammable, they still turned into fiery figures when trying to cross the layers of defense.
The flames were deadly for the zombies, yet Mo Fan was not even afraid of the fire due to his outstanding Fire Resistance. On top of that, with the little Flame Belle beside him, Mo Fan could simply weave through the flames freely. On the other hand, unless the zombies had enough numbers to simply trample the flames and extinguish them, they would simply be burned to death in the forest of flames.
Mo Fan had no intention of fighting the zombies head-on. He continued to weave through the flames while building the fire walls, erecting barriers to guarantee his safety.
If the number of zombies suddenly became overwhelming, Mo Fan would not mind sending a Fiery Fist: Nine Halls across the place. The surging fiery pillars would detonate the heat acc.u.mulating in the forest of flames, which not only would eliminate the zombies that had stacked up over a period of time, it would also help the flames to grow stronger...
The Corpse Generals had already made their way to the fire walls. It was somehow impossible for the flames alone to destroy their flesh, but the burning effect of the flames was continuous. The sturdy flesh of the Corpse Generals could easily endure the damage dealt by the flames, but when Mo Fan started blasting them with Intermediate Spells, inflicting severe damage, the burning effect would drain their life force at a much quicker rate!
Little Flame Belle never stopped spitting out plant-like fire sprouts that were able to grow at a shocking rate. The zombies entering the flames were simply like logs fed into the flames as fuel. When the fire fully evolved into a dense forest of flames, green Soul Remnants were continuously floating toward Mo Fan from all directions, without him casting a single Spell.
In the beginning, the green light dots flying toward Mo Fan were like fireflies, yet as the fire grew stronger and the number of zombies increased, the light dots became denser, and at times, would simply form a line of glowing dots in the air...
The Little Loach Pendant crazily absorbed the Soul Remnants and refined them into Soul Essences. Mo Fan initially thought it would take him a while to refine ten Soul Essences, yet at the rate he was collecting the Soul Remnants, it was possible that he could finish his Stars tonight!
"Luckily little Flame Belle is able to produce fire sprouts of the Calamity Fire! Otherwise, I wouldn't even last a few minutes against so many zombies… the fire is now as strong as a group of Fire Magicians casting Fire Bursts continuously. I should eliminate the Poison Tumor Corpse Generals as soon as possible!" Mo Fan was currently standing in the middle of a sea of flames.
He was well aware that the flames were only effective against the brainless zombies. His real enemies were the three Poison Tumor Corpse Generals, still observing the situation from outside the fire!
Chapter 595 - Poison Tumor Corpse General
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"Soul Essence?"
"I was just wondering, the zombies should be dropping a natural Soul Essence after I've killed so many of them. The forty-fourth Star is done!"
Mo Fan was in a great mood. When he saw countless zombies lunging into the flames, turning into green light dots floating into his Pendant, he simply felt like countless gold coins were floating toward him!
He had now strengthened the forty-fourth Star, only five were left until the next breakthrough. He was both excited and anticipating that happening.
A fourth-tier Fiery Fist, when little Flame Belle's was possessing him, would simply destroy everything. He remembered that when he encountered Commander Lu Nian, it was Mu Ningxue's Ice Crystal Bow with an outstanding power that had saved everyone's life. Otherwise, they would have died at the hands of that devilish murderer. If he completely strengthened all his Stars, it would grant him a chance when fighting against an Advanced Magician!
Horrifying cries came from the crackling flames. Mo Fan was still enjoying the process of watching the Little Loach Pendant collecting the souls when a monster whose entire body was unleashing a deadly blue poison rammed into the walls of fire like a jeep. Its momentum was incredibly shocking, and even the raging flames could not stop it!
"Poison Tumor Corpse General! Little Flame Belle, I'll leave the zombies to you! Just keep on adding fire!" Mo Fan reminded her.
A bloody light appeared under Mo Fan's feet, swiftly covering his lower legs like armor.
Mo Fan stomped his foot and leapt five meters into the air. The Poison Tumor Corpse General charged past and below him, knocking a few zombies that were caught on fire flying!
Mo Fan landed on the ground softly. To his surprise, the Poison Tumor Corpse General immediately came to a stop and turned to charge at him once again, a gust of wind sweeping behind it. This time, the corpse poison surrounding the creature was even more condensed. It was like a missile filled with poison gas being fired at him!
Mo Fan dodged sideways and at the same time, a black shadowy aura appeared between his fingers. When the Poison Tumor Corpse General was charging at him like an ox again, Mo Fan flung the power of shadows at the creature!
Two black Shadow Spikes, each of a different size, were thrown out. The bigger spike was thin like a sword, landing on the Poison Tumor Corpse General's waist accurately, nailing it in place!
Following behind that was the smaller Shadow Spike. It pierced the Poison Tumor Corpse General's body and swiftly turned into a few Shadow Chains, sealing the Poison Tumor Corpse General's soul!
"Try ramming me again, time to use you as target practice!" Mo Fan uttered a hollow laugh when he saw the Poison Tumor Corpse General nailed in place.
Mo Fan was just about to kill the creature with Lightning when a horrifying shriek came from behind him.
Mo Fan turned around and saw a line of green poisonous liquid spraying toward him. Leaving aside how corrosive the poison was, the speed it was traveling at was enough to penetrate a wall of bricks!
"Departing Nether Shield!" Mo Fan half-panicked. He could sense how dangerous the poison was, and immediately summoned the Departing Nether Shield!
The polygon-shaped dark blue Departing Nether Shield appeared in front of him, and the corrosive poison splattered across it. Mo Fan could hear the sound of water dropping into a pot of boiling oil!
The Departing Nether Shield was made of some unique metal, allowing it to resist various kinds of attacks, including magic, yet when it came into contact with the corrosive poison, the polygon-shaped shield simply melted and turned into a shape beyond recognition!
Mo Fan was given a great scare. If the Poison Tumor Corpse General's poison was corrosive enough to melt the Departing Nether Shield, didn't that mean it could easily melt his bones once it hit him?
The Departing Nether Shield was no longer usable. Mo Fan did not even have the chance to trigger its Departing Nether Spike.
As soon as Mo Fan learned how deadly the Corpse General was, he did not dare to preserve his strength any further. He immediately summoned the Black Snake Armor!
Extending his hands sideways, he summoned the Equipment mark in his soul. Blue-black snake scales covered him, turning into wriggling objects that attached to his body.
The brilliance gradually dimmed after they turned into armor, fully covering him. The armor was dazzling in the firelight, containing a hint of evil in addition to the imperiousness it was displaying.
Apart from Wing Magical Equipment that could last a relatively long time, other Equipment could only last for a certain period of time. As a result, Magicians would not equip their Armor at the start of a battle, but Summon it when needed...
However, Mo Fan was well aware that he was fighting against three Corpse Generals at once. One of them was as muscular as a tank, with shocking strength. The creature kept on charging at him. If it hit him, the collision would surely shatter every bone in his body.
Another one was standing in the fire. Its poison was utterly deadly. Even the Departing Nether Shield, made of magical metal, was unable to last more than a few seconds; there was no way Mo Fan could allow himself to be touched by it.
The last Corpse General had yet to appear. It was most likely something cunning like the Cloth-wrapped Corpse General, waiting to give him a deadly blow when he lowered his guard. In such a situation, every minute not wearing the Black Snake Magic Armor would place his life at great risk!
Mo Fan had to admit that the Black Totem Snake had given him a godly gift. Not only did the armor made of his scales have a shocking defense, the soft snake scales would not influence his movements at all, giving Mo Fan the ability to protect himself even though he did not possess any defensive spells!
"I should get rid of the one with poison first, it is posing the greatest threat to me!" Mo Fan locked his gaze on the poison-spitting Corpse General.
The Poison-spitting Corpse General was a lot different than the muscular one, whose body was covered with Poison Tumors. Mo Fan believed it would be the easiest to kill among the three Corpse Generals.
A deafening roar came from behind him, extinguishing a part of the fire walls nearby. The Corpse General with Poison Tumors had broken free from Mo Fan's Giant Shadow Spikes. The shadowy black aura around its body had totally dissipated.
The Giant Shadow Spikes were effective at sealing a target's movement, yet the effect would only last a very limited time when used on a formidable creature like the Corpse General. Those with outstanding strength could even force the Giant Shadow Spikes out using their presence alone!
With enemies both in front and behind him, Mo Fan drew a Star Pattern as fast as possible!
Drawing Star Patterns was a great test of a Magician's mental state. If the Magician was too desperate, they would simply break the links between the Stars, forcing the Magician to start over.
