Chapter 400 - The Strange Fluctuations in the Magic Net (1/2)

Chapter 400: The Strange Fluctuations in the Magic Net

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Beside the sewage cesspool

Link walked back to the passage and took down the spatial barrier.

“How is it?” Lannie asked.

Link didn’t say a word but stepped aside, letting Lannie see the headless black and blue demon corpse lying in the passage entrance.

Lannie exhaled slowly and unclenched her fist. She said excitedly, “Master Link, you’re amazing!”

Behind her, the Yabba people were too happy for words. Many cried in relief. On their way here, one brave Warrior after another had stood up against it, but none manage to kill it. The demon would appear like a specter of death, and every time it appeared, the Warriors were forced to use their strongest suicidal attacks in an attempt to take it down.

Everyone had been despondent.

Now that the demon was dead, it felt like a large weight was lifted from their hearts. Some people ran past Link and stopped next to the demon, kicking and hitting its corpse, crying all the while. Many others ran up to Link and knelt before him, thanking him.

There was a mother that walked over with her child and said emotionally, “Lord, my child is only half a year old. His father died in battle and never got the chance to give him a name. Would you please name this child?”

Link knelt down and looked at the child not much bigger than his fist. The infant was not in good condition. Perhaps he was frightened from the battle, or perhaps, being on the run, his mother could not take proper care of him. Link reached out and touched the child’s skin. The infant’s body was burning hot. The baby’s face was also twisted in pain, as though it wanted to cry but couldn’t. It must have been suffering.

Thinking for a moment, he placed his hand on the infant’s head and channeled in some Dragon Power. This Dragon Power could greatly increase one’s vitality. Instantly, the infant’s expression calmed down. Then, Link cut a slit on his finger and drew out some blood which he used to draw a complex pattern on the infant’s head.

He was not able to use any spells. Nonetheless, his blood was very dense with power. The inscriptions he made would definitely have a large effect.

It was as though the infant could feel much more comfortable. Its crystal-like eyes opened wide, and it moved its body, turning towards its mother’s chest. It was hungry.

“What a cute little thing,” Link said gently. “He will be the hope of the future. We shall call him Fain.”

“Many thanks, Lord,” The Yabba mother said, before moving to the side.

It was now time to settle important matters. Link asked Lannie, “What about delivering the message?”

Lannie slapped her forehead. “Oh right! I almost forgot. Master Green should know what to do, come with me.”

Lannie grabbed Link’s hand and ran forward with her short legs until she exited the passage.

Magician Green was resting by the side of the cesspool. When he saw Link, he quickly got up to greet him.

Lannie was like a little bird. She chattered on continuously, telling Magician Green all about Link’s intentions.

When she was done, Magician Green asked Link, “Are there really so few of the Black Army left outside Lariel?”

Link nodded. “I realized this when I came here. The truth is, three days ago, Orida fortress was engaged in a bloody battle. The alliance killed 80,000 Dark Elves and 40,000 demons. Of course, we had great losses as well. Right now, we are only left with about 10,000 Warriors. We are surrounded on all sides by the remaining demons… We need reinforcements urgently.”

Magician Green slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “If only we knew that there were so few people outside the city! We wouldn’t have stayed holed up inside. We must quickly get this news through the barrier. There’s no time to waste!”

He thought for a moment and said, “If we want to pass the news into the city, we need to use the statues. There should be many left in the outer districts.”

Link knew about this method too, but unfortunately, most of the statues had already been destroyed completely. That level of destruction was not something that could be fixed easily.

Link said helplessly, “Unfortunately, I don’t think that will work. Before we came here, we saw that many of the statues were already destroyed.

Lannie also nodded, “All the statues are destroyed and in pieces. I didn’t manage to see an undamaged one either.”

As he heard this, Magician Green frowned. He thought that there would definitely be some statues left and never expected that the situation would be so serious.

“This must be the work of that traitor, Akensser! Well then, the only way we can send a message through is to build another transmitting statue. But to do this, we’ll need to go to the magic net’s node,” Green said.

“Magic net node?” Link asked.

Green nodded. He explained, “Underneath Lariel City is a giant magic net. We used it to create many things, including defensive barriers and offensive spells. Actually, the whole of Lariel City is just like your human magic towers.”

“I understand; how do we find it then?” Link asked. As expected of an ancient race, their secrets were extremely well hidden.

“I know the positions of all the nodes. The nearest one is just one and a half miles away from us. We can get there using the underground passages. Let’s go now!” Green exclaimed.

The moment Green finished speaking, a message appeared in Link’s vision.

New Mission: Deliver the Message

Description: Find the magic net node, build the statue and form a connection with the Yabbas inside Lariel City.

Mission reward: Assassin Boots (Epic)

Link immediately accepted the mission and said, “Let’s go then.”

“I’m going too!” Lannie said, clutching the musket under her arm. “I’m a very good shooter!”

Green nodded and said, “Lannie is the clan’s greatest shooter.”

Link assented. “Then, will these people have enough food here?” He asked.