Versatile mage c1 2021, p.261
Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 261
The Swift Star Wolf had been fighting against a Poison Tumor Corpse General on its own. On top of that, there were hundreds of zombies trying to tear him apart, too. He could not stay in the flames as he was not immune to Fire, thus the battle was incredibly tough for him!
After applying the antidote to the Swift Star Wolf's body, the shocking wounds soon showed signs of recovering on their own. Mo Fan was instantly relieved.
The Swift Star Wolf was a creature with outstanding self-healing ability. Many of the minor injuries would simply recover after the end of a battle, but when affected by the poison, the Swift Star Wolf would lose his life force too fast.
"Your antidote is pretty good, where did you buy it?" asked Mo Fan when he saw that the poison affecting the Swift Star Wolf was almost cleansed.
"I made it myself," replied Yao Nan with a smile.
"You're a pharmacist?" Mo Fan asked in astonishment, looking at Yao Nan.
"Yeah, my third Element is Poison," said Yao Nan.
"Poison?" Mo Fan's eyes widened. It was his first time hearing about that Element.
"Black Magic: Poison Element. Seems like you're quite the ignorant one, but it's true that this Element is very rare in our nation. It's more common in foreign countries," said Yao Nan.
"Right, I've never seen a Magician with Poison Element before. By the way, I've never seen the infamous Undead Element from the list of Black Magic Elements, either. Is it an Element that's more common in foreign countries, too?" Mo Fan continued to treat the Swift Star Wolf's wounds.
"You can find Undead Element in our country too, but because the Magic deals with dead things most of the time, it's easy to violate the code of conduct established by the Magic Association. Normally, Magicians with Undead Element don't usually show themselves… Besides, some Elements can only be Awakened at higher levels, such as Secondary Magic like the Space Element, Music Element, Chaos Element, and so forth. Basically, Basic and Intermediate Magicians will only be looking at Elemental Magic, but at Advanced Level, they have more chance of interacting with Black Magic, White Magic, and Secondary Magic," said Yao Nan.
Mo Fan nodded. It turned out that he was still at the bottom of the Magic Pyramid. The vast world of Magic was still not something he could peek at now!
Mo Fan did admit that his life motto of trying to maintain the world's peace and protect the millions of girls in the cities was overly fake. However, the drive to pursue greater Magic was long implanted deep inside his heart. He could not help but feel excited when he heard Yao Nan mentioning that he had a chance of Awakening other types of Magic after reaching the Advanced Level.
What cool Elements would he Awaken with his Double Innate Elements at the Advanced Level?
"I can see that your Fire Element Nebula is pretty much saturated. You're not that far away from achieving the Advanced Level. Keep it up! Oh, here is the Soul Remnant you asked for, as your reward for helping me to deal with the little mobs," Yao Nan shoved the container into Mo Fan's hands.
Mo Fan did not reject it. He secretly placed the Commander-level Soul Remnant into the Little Loach Pendant when Yao Nan was not paying attention to him...
Both the Iron Arms Corpse General and the Poison-spitting Corpse General did not drop any Soul Essence. The zombies burned to their death by the flames did not drop any natural Soul Essences, either. He initially thought he would be able to level his Fire Element up to the fourth level, but he was still four Stars short!
It was hard to tell if the Little Loach could refine any Soul Essence from the Commander-level Soul Remnant. Even Servant-class Soul Essences were sufficient.
"Let's go, the Light Formations are activated. They are most likely going to be surrounded by countless zombies and Corpse Generals. We won't have any chance of regrouping with the army. Let's head back to the walls and watch there," Yao Nan lifted Mo Fan up as his wings began to beat rapidly.
Yao Nan had fulfilled his role after escorting the squad to the destination. He would leave the rest to the Commanders and the experts among the Hunters...
Mo Fan was worn out from the previous battle, too. Apart from his Shadow Element, the energy of his other three Elements was basically depleted. That old jerk Zhu Meng would no longer be able to blame him for not contributing...
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Flying through the air, Mo Fan was able to observe a wider area. He shockingly discovered that not only did the number of zombies show no signs of going down, there were more Corpse Generals than before, too!
Corpse Generals already posed a great threat to many Magicians. Mo Fan was able to see lots of Corpse Generals making their way toward the army...
Mo Fan thought handling five Small Corpse Generals on his own was his limit, yet there were even Giant Corpse Generals among the dozens of Corpse Generals making their way toward the army. He immediately felt his scalp turning numb!
Glancing further into the distance, he could see a few creatures as huge as hills among the army of undead. Their roars were clear even from the walls a few dozen kilometers away. Every attack they made would shake the sky and cause the ground to sink...
Commander-level undead, those Commander-level undead giants were standing among the dense army of undead. The spells hitting them in the form of colorful rainbows were merely making them sway slightly!
Chapter 599 - Tsk tsk, Six Elements!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"How many Commander-level undead are there?" Mo Fan scanned the area. Every one thousand meters on the vast hate-filled land had at least one of the enormous undead commanders...
How many Advanced Magicians were there?
Mo Fan could see six or seven Advanced Magicians fighting against a magnificent Skeleton Official. Even from a great distance, he could feel the destructive auras that the Advanced Spells produced when landing on the enormous Skeleton Official, yet they could not inflict any damage to it. When the Skeleton Official roared and fired a rain of a thousand bone arrows, a blood mist burst out from the squad of Intermediate Magicians it targeted. It was impossible to tell how many Magicians had died from the attack...
"Not every Advanced Magician is capable of fighting alone. Besides, that enormous Bone Official is strong enough to be considered a Big Commander..." Yao Nan said in a deep voice, realizing why Mo Fan was astounded.
Mo Fan did not speak. In a war at this scale, every Magician was only playing a minor role. Even someone as strong as an Advanced Magician didn't make any difference to the outcome of the battle.
However, if they had simply declined to take part in the war because of that, the walls behind them would have been run down ages ago, and the city turned into a feast for the undead!
As Mo Fan was thinking, the dark clouds in the distance suddenly emitted a golden light. Rays of golden light penetrating the presence of death descended upon the place, and the mood swiftly changed!
In the following moment, Mo Fan saw a giant golden sword descending from the sky!
It was a sacred sword made of golden light. The sword was so huge that it felt like it could stand between Heaven and Earth. It was also the source of the golden rays from before...
With a hum that made the whole place quiver, the sacred sword that had descended from the sky fell to the ground perfectly straight, landing on that enormous Bone Official whose size was comparable to that of a small mountain.
The enormous Bone Official was nailed to the black land. Its sturdy bones began to shatter into pieces under the overwhelming presence of the sword of light.
The mountain of bones collapsed while the light sword stood firmly upright on the ground. The Bone Official that was initially deemed unbeatable instantly lost its life and turned into a pile of white bones!
Mo Fan witnessed the entire sequence. It took him a long time to calm down from the astonishment of witnessing the sword killing the creature with a single blow!
"What...what kind of Magic is that?!" Mo Fan asked in shock.
Just a moment ago, Mo Fan thought Magicians were simply too tiny in a battle of this scale, as even Advanced Magicians were unable to make any difference to the situation. However, the sword that came out of nowhere immediately changed his thinking!
The enormous Bone Official was a Big Commander-level creature, one so strong that even six or seven Advanced Magicians were unable to inflict any damage to... yet it was killed instantly by a sacred sword falling from the sky. Words alone could not describe the shock Mo Fan was experiencing!
"Light Element Super Spell… Holy Essence: Demon Judgment Sword!" Yao Nan's eyes flickered passionately.
A Super Spell, something that he had always wanted to achieve. However, the path of cultivation was a long journey. Even he did not have the confidence that he would achieve the Super Level before he died, and master the destructive power capable of bringing judgment down upon the demon beasts!
"Holy Essence: Demon Judgment Sword!" The astonishment in Mo Fan's heart slowly dissipated, replaced with strong excitement.
This right here is what Magic f**king should be, bringing the demons to justice with a single sword, showing no mercy whatsoever!
"Let's go, Du Xiao is most likely going to massacre all the Commander-level creatures that are posing a threat to the army. Holy Essence is the strongest single-target Magic among the Super Spells. He's the perfect one to kill the officials around the Phantom Tyrant Emperor. The end for the Phantom Tyrant Emperor will happen soon after the White Serene Ghost Officials and the White Serene Ghosts are wiped out." Yao Nan headed for the walls, bringing Mo Fan together with him.
As they were getting further away from the battlefield, Mo Fan's mind was still occupied with the scene of that enormous Skeleton Official being killed instantly by the sword!
Recalling when he was still at Tian Lan Magic High, many students were utterly disappointed when they Awakened the Light Element. If they saw what he just saw, they would never think that the Light Element was the worst Element...
"Yao Nan, the textbooks we studied mentioned that Super Level is the highest level possible. Are there more levels above the Super Level?" asked Mo Fan curiously.
"You haven't even reached the Advanced Level..."
"Can't I ask?" Mo Fan did not let Yao Nan finish his sentence.
"There are. If you have the chance to visit the World Five Continents' Magic Association, there's a chance you might see a Magician above the Super Level. Their power is no longer described as Magic, but Forbidden Curse," answered Yao Nan. He shook his head with a smile when he saw the passionate look on Mo Fan's face and immediately switched the topic, "It's going to rain soon. It's most likely the last rain for this season. When the snow comes, the undead will be frozen under the ground, providing the city with some relief."
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Yao Nan would be a great weather forecaster if he stopped being a Magician. A cold rain started pouring down over the vast corpse-covered land not long after.
The city was the first to receive the rain, which was only a tiny drizzle at the start.
The night had still not ended. The guards on the walls were having a hard time. They preferred to wear raincoats or straw rain capes than protect themselves from the rain with a spell. Here at the walls, the temperature was close to zero and already unbearable, not to mention how troublesome the cold was to the Magicians still fighting against the Phantom Tyrant Emperor around twenty kilometers away.
Mo Fan and Yao Nan had returned to the walls in advance. They stood in the tower watching the loud battles in the distance. All they could do after doing their part was pray.
"Why do you look so down? Without any surprises, the battle should come to an end fairly quickly. With Du Xiao there, the Phantom Tyrant Emperor won't have any chance of living." Yao Nan seemed extremely confident of his superior. He leaned against the rail, trying to rest up while chatting with Mo Fan.
"I just don't like rain for some reason," Mo Fan replied.
"I like rain though. Mo Fan, I think you need a breakthrough. Trying to rank up to the Advanced Level through meditation alone isn't likely, and I believe you also relied on some external support when leveling up to the Intermediate Level..." Yao Nan said sternly to Mo Fan.
No one could understand Mo Fan's potential better than Yao Nan. Not only would Mo Fan be able to cast many Advanced Spells, he would Awaken two new Elements too!
Six Elements! There was no one in the world that would have more Elements than him!
"You seem very concerned about my progress," said Mo Fan.
Yao Nan was closely tied to the Clearsky Hunter Agency. It was possible that Lingling or Old Bao had told him about the truth of his Double Innate Elements. It did not just grant him one extra Element, but one Extra Element at every level!
"The Elements and spells you have during the Basic and Intermediate Levels are fairly limited. They simply give you an edge over other Magicians. But once you reach the Advanced Level, your strength will skyrocket! With six Elements on the same person, and the effects of Spirit-grade Seeds or Soul-grade Seeds for different Elements, it's not as simple as having the spells of two Advanced Magicians!" Yao Nan declared.
"It all sounds good on paper, but do you understand how much money I'll need?" responded Mo Fan.
"That's true too, hahaha! But I still recommend you focus on improving your Fire Element to the Advanced Level. You would then be able to Awaken your fifth and sixth Elements, giving you one more Element than a Forbidden Magician! Tsk tsk, if I were the Black Vatican, I would choke you to death at all costs! Otherwise, you alone could simply wipe out their entire organization one day!"
Chapter 600 - Revenge, Truth!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
It was late at night, yet the scent of blood lingered in the old residence.
A cry of agony came from the residence. The villager called Gouzi had one of his arms torn off by a living dead. The sound of the bones snapping mixed with the loud cry, a chilling sight.
"Damn it!" Liu Ru glared at Fang Gu, who was standing close to the well, in extreme anger.
Fang Gu was an evil Necromancer! The guy had revived the people of the Sunny Goat Village who were supposed to be dead, and turned them all into living dead!
"Let everyone go, we have always been on good terms! We have not done anything to you, why are you killing us like this?" asked Su Xiaoluo with a trembling voice.
Zhang Xiaohou stood beside her to guarantee her safety. However, the rest of the villagers had been torn apart by the living dead. Their amputated body parts were scattered in pools of blood, covering the entire place!
"On good terms? Not done anything to me? HAHAHA, only a naive little girl like you has no idea what happened… that makes sense, because I was told that you'd gone to Qinling Mountains to pluck some herbs. You are totally clueless about the shameless act that your beloved chief, uncles, and aunties did!" Fang Gu burst out laughing.
The presence of the dead continued to linger in the area, allowing the undead to grow stronger. At the start, Liu Ru could barely protect the villagers, but as the living dead grew stronger and fiercer, Liu Ru, who was overwhelmed by their numbers, was constantly knocked back, too. She had no choice but to watch the villagers get snapped in half and torn apart.
Fang Gu used extremely cruel methods. He asked the living dead to tear the villagers to pieces while they were still alive, just so they would suffer the pain right before their death!
"Ask what your chief did when we came to your village after the water in our Kun Well was running out!" said Fang Gu with a hollow laugh.
Xie Sang wore a twisted expression. He never thought that this bunch of people who had died would come back to avenge themselves. As he saw half of the people from his village killed by the lunatic, he, as the protector of the Kun Well, no longer had the face to meet his ancestors after he passed away!
"Let the others go, I'm the one that chased you all away..." Xie Sang glanced at the bodies scattered across the place, then at the children who were rooted to the ground in fear.
"Let go of the others? What did you do when I asked you to let a few of the children stay? Without the protection of the water, we would simply be torn to pieces by those filthy wild undead... do you understand what I was experiencing when I watched the people around me waiting for their turn to die?" Fang Gu's face resembled that of a devil, one only those bearing extreme hatred could wear.
In the middle of his speech, two other living dead with appearance of young kids lunged at Zhang Xiaohou, but they were stopped by a rising Rock Barrier.
Fang Gu was not too bothered by it. He continued to speak with a voice full of hate, "Despair, the same thing you're feeling now! When I had to kill them all one by one as the sun was setting with my own hands, I told myself that I'd let the people of your village suffer the same fate, that feeling of despair while you're waiting for your death!"
"Wh...what...you killed the people from your own village?" Su Xiaoluo blurted out in disbelief.
Liu Ru was also astounded after hearing that Fang Gu was the one who killed his own people.
"What else could I do, instead of letting those filthy undead eat them and turn them into piles of bones! I would rather turn them into living dead under my control...it's the only way I could think of as a Necromancer!" said Fang Gu.
He had killed everyone himself, including his children and wife!
Liu Ru no longer knew how to judge the situation...
Obviously, it was inhumane for the people of Hua Village to reject the people of Sunny Goat Village who had lost the protection of the God of the Well, eventually forcing the chief Fang Gu to turn everyone into living dead before night arrived. Liu Ru could not imagine the terrifying scene of Fang Gu killing his own people!
He killed them, turned them into living dead and waited for his chance to get revenge...
No wonder the people of Hua Village were still attacked by the undead when they were still under the protection of the God of the Well; the undead were actually controlled by Fang Gu, who was a Necromancer!
