Chapter 29 Spell-less Arc Light
Li Wen walked into the Bell Tower. The interior of the Bell Tower was a vast square space, empty except for a Twilight Stone on the ceiling, identical to the one in the Temple of Tyrion.
“Malsara, Ikatur.” Li Wen recited the incantation that had inexplicably lodged itself in her mind. With a rumble, the floor began to move, just as it had in the temple, but this time, it rose instead of sank.
While waiting to leave, Li Wen recalled the words of the Giant that tolled the bell.
“Amber City is a city isolated from the world.”
Just like its name, “Amber,” Amber City was shrouded in layers of Twilight’s power, detached from the world and becoming an independent realm. Amber City’s dim, yellow sky was the most direct manifestation of Twilight’s power, which was also one of the reasons it was revered as eternal.
The Fire Mage was dead. Although he had used his potions, there was nothing to be done. The commission from Priest Mog and the Chong Yue faction was considered reluctantly fulfilled. She had also visited Amber City, obtained a “pass” for round trips, and received a mission from the Long-lived.
The next course of action was to increase her strength as quickly as possible and obtain the Original Text of the End, which was of paramount importance. Only after that would she explore Amber City’s outer districts.
Li Wen opened her character panel.
[Mephistopheles – Terra Human – Comprehensive Level 1]
[Class: Glorious Spectrum Series – Path of Light Chasing (Stage One) – Supplicant Lv1]
[Life 37% – Serious Injury (Loses 1% Life every 2 hours, Stamina reduced by 50%)]
[Mana 0/10]
[Abilities: Glor – Prayer Lv1 (8%), Glor – Shelter of Refraction (Remaining 11 hours)]
[Knowledge: Basic Ritual Lv1 (30%)…]
[Traits (6/6): Reverse in Shadow (Blue), Candlelight Blood (Blue), Nimble Hands (White), Professional Pickpocket (White), Necessary Sacrifice (Red), Glorious Shadow Refraction (Remaining 11 hours)]
[Status: One-eyed]
[Experience Pool: 260]
After this battle, Li Wen’s life had dropped to 37%, entering the serious injury category, and her mana was completely depleted, rendering her combat-incapable for a period. However, the rewards were substantial. She had confiscated all the magical items from the Fire Mage, and her experience pool had reached 260.
260 experience was enough for Li Wen to upgrade Prayer by one level or learn a new Supplicant spell ability.
Since the numerical evaluation of Prayer had a level multiplier, upgrading Prayer from level one to level two would almost double its effectiveness. However, the allure of a new ability was equally strong. The Stage One Supplicant had four abilities in total. Apart from Prayer, the other three abilities were also very powerful and useful.
After some consideration, Li Wen decided to choose a new ability. Her battle with the Fire Mage had clearly revealed her deficiencies in combat capabilities. While Dark Word Curse could deal damage, it was too slow and too low to be decisive in a real life-or-death battle, as Dark Word Curse relied more on its blinding effect for control.
Therefore, Li Wen resolutely spent 200 experience to learn a new ability.
[Spell-less Arc Light Lv1]
[Glor – Divine ability]
[Requirements: 2 Mana, one Quick Prayer]
[Projectile/Enchantment – Quantity 1]
[Knights of the Holy See would smear solidified light onto their blades to expel demons. In later ages, this was called Arc Light by believers, as the light blade was always arc-shaped.]
[When used on weapons, it can provide a Glorious/Shadow enchantment that increases damage by 20% for (Ability Level x 15) seconds. After enchanting, you can choose to unleash the light blade at once, dealing a small amount of slashing damage to targets within a maximum range of 15 yards (with a chance to cause bleeding) and (Ability Level x 10%) Glorious/Shadow additional damage. If the target is a demon, the damage is increased by 50%.]
The strength of Spell-less Arc Light lay in its ability to serve as a temporary enchantment to increase weapon damage, and also as a ranged offensive measure at critical moments to catch enemies off guard. Most importantly, it only required a Quick Prayer.
The duration of a Basic Prayer was three seconds, while a Quick Prayer was a mere one second. This significantly accelerated Li Wen’s combat rhythm, as many battles were decided in a single second.
If she had this skill during her fight with the Fire Mage, she could have ambushed him when he used the white mist. With a bit of luck, she might have defeated him in one strike.
In addition, the acquisition of the new ability meant that Li Wen’s class level had reached Lv2, and her total Mana had reached 20, equivalent to ten spell uses, temporarily alleviating Li Wen’s anxiety about insufficient Mana.
At this moment, the magical elevator of the Bell Tower, or rather, the teleportation array in the form of an elevator, finally delivered Li Wen to her destination. This was not the original location of the Temple of Tyrion, but a narrow cave.
There were no man-made traces in the cave, and Li Wen’s feet rested not on complex array patterns, but on the cave floor. It seemed that returning to Amber City through the cave was impossible.
After a moment’s thought, Li Wen left the cave.
This place was likely still within the Black Dragon Territory, but it was certainly no longer in Creek Stone Rift.
Speaking of Creek Stone Rift, Li Wen thought of Takebitori and his group. They had contributed significantly in the fight against the Fire Mage, depleting many of his trump cards and Mana, and also inflicting substantial damage on him.
They were probably still waiting in Creek Stone Rift, and Li Wen hadn’t had time to give them the promised rewards.
“Oh well, I’ll tell them when I see them again,” Li Wen thought.
She looked up at the stars. The current game time had likely passed midnight, and this time was clearly not suitable for operating in the wilderness.
After pondering for a moment, Li Wen decided to return to the cave to log off and return to Ark Town during the day.
*
Meanwhile, in an unnamed forest within the Birch Territory of the Kingdom of Arthur, a rhombic tower stood, unknown and undisturbed by outsiders.
However, it was destined to receive an unexpected guest today.
Moonlight gently fell, and the shadows of the trees began to twist and distort, then transformed into a portal three meters high and two meters wide. An old man, dressed in a white robe and wearing a wizard’s hat, emerged from the shadow portal.
“Greetings, Master Ascwell. Why do you grace the High Prism Tower at this hour?”
From the tower, a patrolling mage paid his respects to the old man.
“I’m looking for Heron.”
The white-robed mage, a professor of the Forbidden Institute, Ascwell, said urgently.
“The Tower Master is in the reception hall and may require some time. Master Ascwell, you are not the first guest today.”
“Guest?” Ascwell did not want to dwell on this trivial matter. He quickly said, “I have something very important to discuss with Heron. Hurry and inform him! The sooner the better!”
