Chapter 97: Phoenix (4) (1/2)
Sorry for the late release. A storm hit my country last night, and the strong winds made the electricity in my house to fluctuate. The wind has died down now, but it still hasn’t stopped raining.
Thud-!
Jude landed like a feather because of the brilliant golden whirlwind. He put Cordelia down while Red Wind landed with a series of thudding sounds.
“Be careful, the attack would begin as soon as you cross that line.”
Cordelia spoke in a low voice and promptly lit a magic light to drive out the darkness.
“As expected, this is the High Elves’ architectural style. The unknown spirit warrior must have been a high elf.”
Hearing the words of Violent Avalanche, Jude and Cordelia looked into the distance.
They could see the rock egg where the Phoenix was sealed straight ahead.
“Are you ready?”
“I’m ready.”
“What about you, Red Wind?”
“I’m ready too.”
“Okay, then let’s go.”
“Why are you not asking about me?”
The voices ended with Violent Avalanche speaking.
Jude just looked ahead but the kind Cordelia opened her mouth for Violent Avalanche.
“Are you ready, Violent Avalanche?”
“I am.”
“Alright, then let’s go.”
Cordelia said as she tapped the back of Jude who then nodded.
In his mind, he recalled the dungeon in the game.
‘A series of straightforward traps.’
A series of straightforward flame attacks would beset them in the passage leading to the sealing area, perhaps because a Phoenix was sealed here.
But if they knew where, what, and how the attack would unfold, they would be able to fully respond.
“Formation complete. Let’s go!”
Thud!
Jude kicked the ground and took the lead.
At that moment, flames shot down above his head, but Jude unhesitatingly raised his right hand high.
He made a shield using Count Chase’s ring to stop the flames and passed the flame zone in less than a second.
“”
And Cordelia ran right behind him. Because Cordelia was wearing items with Freezing attributes, she wasn’t even slightly harmed by the flames at all. The flame’s momentum was broken by Jude who had already passed by, and then pushed away by the magic that Cordelia cast so she was able to easily pass too.
“Uooo!”
Violent Avalanche just ran, and so did Red Wind. She was wearing items with Flame attributes in the first place, so Red Wind was strong against the flames in a different sense than Cordelia.
“Let’s move on!”
“Here I go!”
Cordelia took the lead this time.
She blocked the flames in advance on both sides by using a telekinetic power covered with the spell, while Jude stepped forward and spread out the shield to stop the suddenly appearing flames.
“Uooo!”
Violent just ran this time again and Red Wind was not much different.
And that repeated for five times.
After finally breaking through all the traps and arriving at the sealing area, Jude and Cordelia exchanged glances and immediately took action.
“”
She had changed the spear version of Calamity which she had always used into a sword version.
With the jet-black flame sword, Cordelia broke the magic circle that was drawn on the floor which led to the seal itself to be destroyed.
Szzzzzk-!
Sparks rose from the ground and magical energy erupted everywhere, making Red Wind swallow her breath. She then swung the blessed blunt weapon in her hand and struck the rock egg.
Booom-!
A thunderbolt struck.
The rock egg shattered with the sound of thunder, and a huge roar shook the entire sealing area at that moment.
“Kiaaaaa-!”
The roaring of the Phoenix was similar to why a chicken cries in the bright morning.
Flames burst out in front of them and a yellow color filled their vision.
The heat they felt seemed like it could melt their whole bodies.
“Uooo!”
At that very moment, Violent Avalanche jumped up. Jude grabbed such Violent Avalanche and pushed Violent Avalanche into their pre-calculated position.
Boooom-!
The raging flames, or to be precise, the shooting flames collided into Violent Avalanche.
Although Violent Avalanche was weak, it was still a wild god.
Violent Avalanche was also the wild god of avalanches who ruled a rocky mountain.
The flames were stopped by the force of an immensely cold air, and the death flames that occurred when the Phoenix awoke were neutralized and disappeared.
“Gaaah!”
Jude hastily recovered the screaming Violent Avalanche before he raised his head. This is because the Phoenix who woke up had spread out its wings and flew outwards.
“Hurry up!”
“Let’s merge!”
Cordelia sprinted and merged with Jude as he carried her. Jude ran after the Phoenix while Red Wind followed them after carrying Violent Avalanche.
And immediately after…
“Kiaaa!”
The Phoenix shrieked when it tried to fly out of the sealing area.
It was because of the magic circle cast by the shamans of the Great Storm tribe who were waiting outside the sealing area.
“Okay!”
In the original story, Red Wind had to face the Phoenix alone, but not now.
So they came up with this plan.
An easy and fast strategy that they couldn’t do in the game!
“Cha-cha!”
Jude kicked the wall as he jumped up at once and flew out of the entrance. While holding Cordelia, he rolled on the floor once before they quickly stood up.
“Kuooo!”
The Phoenix angrily screamed and rushed towards Frost Wind, the great shaman of the Great Storm tribe.
It was as expected and as planned.
“Cordelia!”
“Okay!”
Booooom-!
Frost Wind and the shamans’ spells blocked the Phoenix.
The Phoenix tried to attack Frost Wind like a bird catching its prey. When its feet touched the ground for a moment, Cordelia dug into that gap.
“”
It was a simple freezing spell that bound the target.
But it was important to note that the caster was Cordelia.
“! !”
One spell quickly became four.
In addition, Cordelia’s level had reached around 60, which let her use a new skill.
“ ”
High-Speed Chanting.
A unique skill of wizards that allowed them to use magic in quick succession.
Because it was a relatively simple magic, it was possible to use it four times in a row, even if her mastery of High-Speed Chanting was still low.
And if Double Casting and Spell’s Echo was added to this…
“Kkeuaaa!”
The Phoenix screamed in pain as something surprising happened. The whole body of the Phoenix began to freeze.
“16 Freeze shots!”
Jude shouted while Cordelia’s nose bled.
Because she had randomly shot magic spells too quickly.
But Cordelia was undaunted and swallowed the contents of a potion. Jude ran forward and tore the magic circles he had drawn overnight.
“ ”
What he used were spells that increased the duration of the already cast magic and reduced the enemy’s magic resistance.
The Phoenix was a flame spirit whose whole body was made of flames. So in order for it to remain frozen, he had to do at least that much.
“Okay! Here we go!”
Cordelia wiped the blood from her lips and nose before she powerfully shouted and cast 16 Freeze shots again. The already frozen Phoenix was frozen even more.