Chapter 176: Magic Manifestation (1/2)

Author: M_W Cancer

Magic Manifestation is exactly like what the name implies, it is the manifestation of the Mages Magic power.

Every Mage has a different Magic Manifestation, totally depending on what path the Mage chooses to walk. In the case of Lu Ming's, his Magic Manifestation was something that looked like a combination of Devil and Giant race, which simply implies complete evil and tyranny.

Magic Manifestation improves a Mage Magic power. It also helps patch up two of the Mages' important weakness, their lack of defense and physical strength.

The only thing that really improves every time a Mage level up in cultivation is their Magic Power, Mana Capacity, and an increase in their ability to control Mana. For short, only the things related to Magic.

Mages defense can be easily patched up by Magic spells but not entirely, hence they needed Magical Knights and Golems, or any other support such as Beast Companions and summoned Entities.

Unfortunately, aside from Support Magic spells such as Enhance Strength spells, Mages' physical strength doesn't improve that much, although it still improves, but it isn't something noteworthy.

However, the moment a Mage achieves a Magic Manifestation, those two weaknesses are automatically and easily fixed up.

This is simply because the Mana circulating all over the Magic Manifestation body would enhance everything about the Mages, hence giving them an increase in defense and physical strength, and in all of the other areas, too.

”Retreat!” Commander Ava immediately ordered her men to retreat. Ordinary soldiers fighting against a Mage in their Magic Manifestation is almost in most cases akin to suicide, so it's much better to make her men fall back to at least reduce the casualty.

Hearing Commander Ava's order, the Generals quickly lead the soldiers to retreat. However, because the soldiers were now inside the cave, the Generals could only lead the soldiers towards random tunnels, hoping that the tunnels they choose would lead them towards an exit.

Obviously, Lu Ming wouldn't just let that easily happened. He quickly casted an Earth Wall spell, completely blocking the tunnels. Though there were still a few soldiers that escaped and the only remaining ones were those slow to move, specifically 500 soldiers.

”Waterfall!” A few remaining Generals and Mages quickly casted, causing a waterfall to fall down from the top of the mountain.

The Generals didn't need to send out any follow-up order since their men were quick enough to understand the purpose of the Waterfall spell.

*Whooosh! *Whooosh! *Whooosh!

”Earth Barrier!” Lu Ming quickly casted, causing the hole up in the ceiling of the cave to close.

*Bannnngggg!

Although the Generals and the Mages did their best to create a path of retreat for their soldiers, there were only a few who were able to escape, specifically only 100 soldiers were able to escape along with the Mages and the remaining Generals.

Obviously, the Generals and Mages wouldn't just give up, so they keep on sending Magic spells after Magic spells in order to break another hole. But unfortunately, their strength wasn't enough to cause some noteworthy damages to Lu Ming's Earth Wall spell.

Moreover, due to the Magic Manifestation, Lu Ming's capability in Magic had increased by a few folds, causing the Earth Wall spell to actually have a small self-regeneration ability.

Commander Ava and her 400 remaining soldiers were left inside the cave along with the Leviathan and Lu Ming in his Magic Manifestation.

”What would you do now, dear Commander Ava?” Lu Ming said after blocking every path of retreat.

Contrary to Lu Ming's thoughts though, Commander Ava didn't look worried at all, as she then orders her men, ”Buy me enough time to complete my ceremony with the Leviathan!”

Hearing Commander Ava's order, the 400 troops didn't hesitate as they roared at the top of their lungs and charge directly straight towards Lu Ming without showing any slightest bit of fear.

”For the Commander!”

”Charge!!!”

As soldiers, they were naturally fully aware already of what comes with this kind of path. If a mission really requires them to lay down their very own lives, then they would not hesitate to offer down their heart and soul.

”Fools!” Lu Ming sneered as he waved his hand.

*Whooosh!

*Bang! *Bang! *Boom! *Boom!

Numerous soldiers were blown away, hitting towards the walls and causing them to vomit a mouthful of blood, and some even received a serious injury.

However, those soldiers quickly stood up and chargeback once again.

”Chargeee!”

The other soldiers who weren't thrown towards the wall finally reach the Magic Manifestation's body and began hitting it with their weapons.

*Clanngg!

Unfortunately, the body was just too tough for their weapons to cause damage easily. A single soldier actually needed to attack dozens of times in the very same spot before causing some damage to Lu Ming.

*Whooosh!

*Bang *Bang! *Boom! *Boom!

Another group was blown away, hitting towards the wall. And the same thing just repeats once again. They stood back, ignoring their wounds, and charge again towards Lu Ming.

”Charge!”

At the side, Commander Ava was closing her eyes as she casted a Magic spell, ”Might of Water Element and Might of the sea, punish this person in front of me, Twin Whirlpool!”

*Whoooooosh!

A gigantic whirlpool from the ceiling and from the ground right after appeared, threatening to shred Lu Ming's Magic Manifestation body into pieces.

”Arghhhh!” Lu Ming yelled out loudly in pain the moment the whirlpool touches his body.