Chapter 205 (1/2)
It took ten points of Mana per second to sustain the Storle, which meant that 36,000 points of Mana would've been consumed within an hour Link's current maximum Mana limit was 5200 points, but because of the series of attacks he unleashed earlier, he was now left with only about 2400 points of Mana
In other words, if he were to keep on le in the air, he'd be completely depleted of Mana in less than fourspell was simply astrono spells weren't the most practical spells to use in battles
Fortunately, though, Link had coic puppet Nana
Link her up into the sky
”How much time do you need to cast Metal Decay?” Link turned around to ask Vance
”U his s to do ”While the spell can really cause dah time to cast it on her”
”I suppose so,” said Link, nodding his head ”That's why youspeed”
Vance was speechless for a moment
”How do you expect me to cast a spell faster than that?” he asked Link ”That's my limit!”
”Do you remember Morestern's wand Dark Arbiter?” asked Link ”It's in the underground palace, and right now the only one who is there is the weakened Dorians—”
”Link and I will distract Nana,” said Celine iet the wand!”
”Exactly!” Link glanced at Celine with gratefulness in his eyes It felt great to have someone on his team who could quickly understand what he intended to do
Vance's teeth clattered for a few seconds, and he said nothing as he considered the plan
”That sounds like a decent plan,” he finally said ”But that wand needs a whole day's ti a Level-7 spell Besides, you don't have much Mana left; are you sure you'll be able to hold Nana at bay?”
”I can carry hi as ten hours or y anyway
”That's unnecessary,” said Link ”I've got a way to stall her Celine, the wand is the key to our victory You et it with Vance”
It would be too risky for one person to venture into the underground palace due to its labyrinthine structure If Dorians had a functional brain between his ears, he could easily defeat Vance with sneak attacks With Celine's help, though, there shouldn't be any probleet the wand
Although Celine was anxious of Link's safety, she sa resolute he was and thought there wouldn't be any point in reement with the plan
At that point, the Storht at about 20,000 feet which took it 20 seconds to ascend Looking down from here, the inky dark sea looked vast and endless Wads of cottony clouds floated all around theerous situation that they were in, they would've appreciated the sublime view very much
”Let's do it then,” said Link ”Celine, take Vance back to the underground palace and get the wand Take this rune tag with you, and you'll know my precise location wherever you are”
”Be careful, Link,” Celine said as she took the rune tag from Link
Link nodded Then, Celine spread out her black wings and grabbed the alle
Ile spell and cast a levitating spell on himself
Levitation
Level-0 Spell
Mana Consumption: 2 Points
Effects: Makes the spellcaster's body as light as a feather, light enough to walk on water When in the air, the spellcaster will fall at the maximum speed of 16 feet per second for about ten minutes
Why 16 feet per second? This speed was as slow as the average walking pace, and it would take about three and a half hours to fall froht of 20,000 feet to the surface of the sea With this leisurely speed, Link could easily suain and use it to climb up 20,000 feet within 20 seconds before he hit the surface of the water Using this technique, Link would have no proble in the sky forever!
Moreover, Link wasn't that far away froround palace, probably about 20for Celine and Vance to return with the wand Once they returned, all they needed to do was stall Nana for a day to wait for the Dark Arbiter wand to recharge Then they'd defeat the terrifying puppet
As he was floating in the air, Link used the spell Eagle's Eye to check the situation on the surface of the sea Hehim, otherwise it would er
Froic puppet clearly possessed near-perfect co to be desired From there Link could spot her weak points where he could utilize to defeat her
Nana was still following Link at high speed She's obviously locked her target on Link, as she thought that he was the erous opponent with a threat level of 5 stars Therefore, her prioal must be to eliminate Link
Haha, keep on following ht Link
The Level-0 Levitation spell consumed only two points of Mana and required no additional Mana to sustain at all With nothing to do and all this time on his hands, Link nonchalantly slipped out Bryant's Scroll of Enlightenan to calmly study it
He'd studied reat discoveries froed to study the whole scroll thoroughly would experience a doubling in the rate of Mana recovery That would surely co quite low That's why he decided to study the scroll now
After having drifted in the air for a while, luck seemed to be on his side as a storm started to brew on the surface of the sea With a body that was as feathery light as Link's now that he was under the Levitation spell, the slightest gust of wind froer and even helped hiht as well
He then used the spell, Eagle's Eye and watched the surface of the sea beneath hiled to catch up with hih at her What an adamant puppet she was!
Soon, though, Link found that the situation wasn't so funny anymore
The as getting stronger and stronger as the storot much thicker now and had transfor clouds that harbored thunder
A bitter sotten the y to fight Nana He'd failed to take into account the fact that they were in the coastal area of the Ferde Wilderness where the climate was notoriously temperamental
Lightning soon flashed in the clouds, and the sound of thunder ruuts Before the sublinificant as a speck of dust The average flash of lightning was equivalent to the power of a Level-7 spell He'd die instantly if he ever got hit by one of these lightning flashes
Just in case, Link cast the spell Edelweiss to protect hian to ascend to its highest li struck by lightning Yet, the storm was just as violent there as it was below, and Link's body was blown about like a leaf There was no way for him to check the situation down there on the surface of the sea at all Neither did he knohere the wind of the storm would blow him to
And so, Link drifted in the sky for about three hours when he was finally blown out froain allowing him to see the dark blue sea below Then, Link ile's Eye spell and checked the situation below hiht of Nana still chasing after him from below
What a relentless ht of me after all this time Not bad at all
At that point, Link noticed a cluster of islands in front of him There were about 30 or so islands there of different sizes Aest one probably had an area of about five miles Lush forest coveredthe air with bird calls and chirpy bird songs Then, in one corner of the forest, Link saild Griffin catching its prey
Link had no intention of landing on the island He just slowly floated above it, taking his ti the beautiful view
What a strange island, he thought
Most of the islands were full of wildlife, yet on the southeastern corner, there was a black island where even grass and weeds wouldn't grow It seemed as if the whole island was cursed Link tried to sense the aura of the strange island, but he couldn't detect anything out of the ordinary co from the place
How odd If no one were chasing hiht down and explore the place from corner to corner Unfortunately, Nana was still hot on his trails, so he couldn't afford to go down there
Right at that ht Link's eyes He sa Nana came up on the shores of the island where her speed increased ue in herat 2,000 feet above the island Nana could easily leap up froht! Thus, Link swiftly suher up into the sky
He soon reached the height of 20,000 feet The cluster of islands had shrunk into the size of pebbles at this height and Link could no longer see the ic puppet
I should be safe froht