Chapter 79: A Mages Survival Skills (1/2)
”A goblin!”
Lawrend immediately recognized it. There was no way he would mistake it. After all, he killed a lot of them before.
”Sh*t! We're flying back up! There is a goblin nest nearby!”
Olgar shouted in alarm. The golden saucer started to fly into the air once again.
But just as they were flying up, a vine suddenly burst from the ground and hit the golden saucer.
”W-Woah!”
Lawrend and the rest tried their best to maintain balance.
”Tch. +Blade Wind+!” [AN: Spells wrapped with a '+' are insta-casted.]
Olgar extended his hand forward and a sharp wind current materialized in front of his hand before flying in a curved arc towards the body of the vine below.
Without suspense, the vine was sliced by the Blade Wind cleanly.
”Phew.”
Olgar sighed in relief. The golden saucer flew higher into the air and moved away.
”Mr. Olgar, what was that?”
Lawrend asked in curiosity. It was his first time seeing a plant move and attack so fast. Even in his previous life's memories, that wasn't a thing.
”That was a Worm Vine. It acts like a worm, but in truth, it's just a plant vine. Once it senses a target, it would rise from the ground explosively before constricting the neck of its prey. It was probably waiting for those goblins.”
Olgar explained to them in detail. A Worm Vine is as powerful as a True Mage. It was not a threat, but it was better for them to be careful as Worm Vines are capable of attacking multiple times. One careless move and one of them might die.
”It's really the survival of the fittest out here. If we hadn't landed there, the goblins would have been its target.”
Lawrend said to them as he thought out loud.
”Master, vines are scary-buzu!”
Elena said to Lawrend with worry on her face.
”We're safe now.”
Lawrend patted Elena on her head.
”Ella, you need to become strong to protect yourself. That's just one of the weakest monsters in this forest.”
Aleshia said to Ella as she rubbed her hair.
”Mm. I'll learn magic or the sword, Big Sister!”
Ella replied to Aleshia resolutely. Her mind was shaken when she saw that vine attack. It was her first time seeing this side of the world. Most of her time was spent at home waiting for her Big Sister to return.
”Here. I'll test the area first.”
Olgar stopped the flying saucer above an area far from the previous one.
”+Blade Wind+! +Blade Wind+! +Blade Wind+! +Blade Wind+!”
Olgar insta-casted several Blade Winds multiple times. They curved towards the ground and shot up a cloud of dust when they hit the ground. It was enough power to disturb the ground and force any monsters hiding below to attack.
”It seems like we are safe here.”
Olgar said to them. He landed the golden saucer on the ground peacefully.
The dust cloud soon cleared up after a while.
”Do you guys know camping?”
Olgar suddenly asked them as he walked off the golden saucer.
”I know some.”
Lawrend was the first to reply. The memories from his previous life contained details about it.
”Hm? When did you learn it, Young Master?”
Aleshia asked with a raised eyebrow. The last time she checked, the only thing Lawrend could do on outdoor camping was to eat and sleep.
”I read them from a book…”
Lawrend cooked up a lie on the fly. He didn't expect that Aleshia would be so sharp about it. It probably gave her a deep impression when they traveled to Sheron Port City.
”Oh, that's good. Books are knowledge, and knowledge is wealth.”