936 Heart-Warming Intelligence! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was intrigued!
The Essence Orb was clearly telling Mo Fan that there was a magical, ancient energy here, and now they had discovered an artificial magic ward...
”This is some ancient lightning magic! Come, let's go deeper!” Nanyu seemed more excited than Mo Fan. She was now leading the way!
”Can you all stick closer to me if you're planning to go deeper? I won't be able to save you if you're blown away by the wind!” exclaimed Zhao Manyan.
Zhao Manyan was the only Magician with defensive spells in the group. His defensive spells had turned him into a sturdy turtle shell protecting the others as they continued on...
”Don't leave the coverage of my spells. The wind is as strong as an Intermediate Spell now!” Zhao Manyan reminded them.
”It's just an Intermediate Spell...” Mo Fan began arrogantly.
”You try being hit by an Intermediate Spell every second,” Zhao Manyan cut him off.
Mo Fan hesitated for a moment, and decisively shut his mouth.
A wind with the strength of an Intermediate Spell did not necessarily mean its damage was the same as being struck by an Intermediate Spell, but being blasted by a team of Intermediate Magicians non-stop. That concept was rather shocking!
”Can we go any further?” asked Nanyu in a serious voice.
”Yes,” Zhao Manyan nodded.
”You've grown a lot stronger!” complimented Mo Fan.
”Hehe!” Zhao Manyan smiled as if he had been waiting for Mo Fan to say that for a long time. Even though he was a shameless person on the surface, what was more satisfying than being complimented by a close friend he had gone through lots of battles with?
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Under the turtle shell… ahem, Zhao Manyan's protection, the group successfully arrived at the area protected by the yellow lightning.
From the outside, the pitch-black storm had concealed the color of the lightning bolts, only giving off a sense of destruction. However, as they went into the storm, they were shocked to discover that the wild and dense lightning was a part of the yellow magic ward.
”Can you crack the Ward open?” Mo Fan asked grimly.
The magic ward was a wall of aggressive magical energy. It could only be destroyed by an energy several times stronger. However, the ward also had its designated keyhole and key. If they could find the keyhole and the key, the magic ward was not really that terrifying or impassable.
”I can, the broken walls at the ruins provided me with some tips. I just need some time,” answered Nanyu firmly.
”Hurry up; Zhao Manyan can't hold on for much longer,” said Mo Fan.
Jiang Yu and Jiang Shaoxu were excited, too. It seemed like the real treasure of the ancient ruins was hidden inside the magic ward!
”I will let you know if I can't hold it much longer. Just hurry up, the wind is really strong here,” Zhao Manyan told them all.
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The others did not dare say a word as they patiently watched Nanyu crack the magic ward of yellow lightning open.
That being said, as a Magician specialized in cracking Magic Wards, Nanyu did not just take out a little wire and twist it around to crack the Ward. Her hand was hovering in front of the fierce lightning as she listened carefully to the rhythm of the magic ward with her heart, learning how it was operating and where its energy came from; was it repeating the same loop, or was its sequence random? If it was in a loop, when was its weakest period…
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Time gradually passed. Zhao Manyan's face was slowly covered in sweat, as if he was struggling.
He never stopped casting spells; Water Barrier, Rock Barrier, Light Protection, Plummeting Rays, the rate of his energy consumption was rather shocking. If it weren't for the blue seals strengthening the defensive spells, he would have given up ten minutes ago.
”Nanyu, are you done yet?” Zhao Manyan finally asked.
”It's a bit tricky, if you can't hold on for much longer, let's go back first… mmm, why is your face so pale?” said Nanyu.
”My energy is almost depleted, why do you think my face is pale?” replied Zhao Manyan in an unpleasant voice.
Initially, no one realized there was something wrong with Zhao Manyan's sentence. However, Nanyu's question immediately froze the team.
”Didn't you preserve enough energy to go back?”
Didn't you preserve enough energy to go back!?
They had consumed a huge amount of energy as they ventured deeper into the storm. The journey was not short, either. Even though on the journey back, the wind would gradually weaken, they still needed the same amount of energy they consumed to come this far into the storm. Otherwise, the team would not last for more than half a minute in the storm!
Oh! My! Heavens!
This was nuts, everyone was about to go crazy!
Zhao Manyan was the only Magician with defensive spells on the team. The others would surely be killed within ten seconds judging how strong the wind was, but the idiotic Zhao Manyan did not preserve energy for their return journey, meaning that the group would simply be wiped out halfway!
”What the heck is wrong with you, Zhao Manyan?!” Jiang Shaoxu was the first to scream.
”Me? Didn't you all ask me to tell you when I'm about to run out of energy… I thought we could surely crack the Ward open!” Zhao Manyan was stunned.