Chapter 319 - Armored and Armed (2/2)
”I have reason to believe that behind this Spiral Door, the Gigant may be more dangerous than I have thought. For that reason, I will be casting this spell,” said Li. He put his palms towards everyone. His eyes flashed a bright green.
”[Living Armor: Justicar Set]” chanted Li.
A pulse of green energy willowed out from Li's palms and washed over the party members, temporarily turning their bodies alight with bright green. They gazed down at their glowing bodies with wonder.
”Ooh! I'm shiny!” said Tia as she waved her hands in front of her face.
A second later, and the light died down, revealing wooden armor encasing every individual. The armor was fitted to their specific class and builds.
For Mason, a warrior, the armor was heavier. A full set of knightly armor fashioned from sturdy yet flexible and light oak. An antlered helm encased his head, leaving his blue eyes poking out from a visor of leaves.
For Mercer and Sheela whose primary classes were Assassins, they gained much lighter armor. Weaves of vines and leaves that mimicked lightweight chainmail. A few thinner plates of oaken armor protected vitals such as the ċhėst and groin, but it was evident that flexibility and movement were prioritized in the armor's design.
Hoods of black leaves covered their faces, and a cape of the same black-tinted leaves trailed behind them, granting them additional bonuses to stealth.
Asala, as a Mage, gained a mantle created from a weave of glowing red leaves. This would not grant her much direct physical protection, but it would massively enhance any magical barrier she had around herself or casted.
Old Thane and Vilga were warriors like Mason, but due to having bȧrė handed specialty classes, they gained lighter armor. A nice medium between the Assassin armor and Mason's full body plating.
Tia, however, surprised Li. She did not gain a suit of armor, but instead, it was like she had absorbed the spell.
The only thing that changed about Tia was that some of the scales visible on her human form gained an oaken, wooden texture, indicating her natural defenses had been imbued with the properties of living armor.
”This is a spell called [Living Armor],” explained Li. ”It is B ranked, so it will protect your lives well enough against any ordinary giant. You will know if an enemy or attack is too powerful for the armor to handle. However, the armor will grant you regenerative properties and repair itself so long as you stay within my vicinity or, to a lesser extent, the vicinity of a forest.
This will ensure your lives. Now, to arm all of you:”
Li put his hands together, and a surge of magical energy crackled between his pressed palms. He casted multiple instances of his newly crafted spell: [Hollow Branch Arms]. When he was done, multiple weapons, all different from each other according to specifications that Li thought suited their owners best, floated in the air before hovering into the open hands of their users.
Mason received a wooden longsword. Mercer received twin daggers of wood. Old Thane and Vilga both obtained wooden knuckles. Sheela gained a single, curved dagger. Asala obtained a staff of wood.
Again, the spell interacted differently with Tia. Li was going to shape a blade for her as well, but when the unformed magical energy recognized it was to be meant for her, it changed instead seemingly of its own accord into a small, round shield strapped to her wrist by vines.
Li could tell that compared to the awe of the armor, everyone felt far less overwhelmed by the weapons for they were entirely plain, looking like shoddy wood carvings.
”These are weapons called [Hollow Branches]. Cherish them with your lives. They are tied to you, and the more you wield them, the more they will grow with you. Their base rank is B, but their limits are far higher than that should you manage to push your strength to those levels,” said Li.
”B-rank?” stated Asala with wide eyes. ”Behemium class spells are already in the realm of myth.”
”And I have a feeling that now IS a time of myth. The world is in danger. Step up to it. Be the heroes and legends of the myths you read about,” Li nodded to Asala.. ”Or write about.”