Chapter 307: Forbidden Spell
Although the intention of the依附之灵 was to borrow power from the tiger.
However, much information can be extracted from these few sentences.
Jelinsha has a superior who regularly contacts her.
Thus, it is said that the依附之灵 is a pawn placed in the Imperial City, used to transform the Imperial City into a city of monsters, or rather, a city of zombies.
Although there is no significant impact on the surface, the high-end combat power of the Imperial City has almost all been controlled or eliminated.
As the players’ strength continues to increase, they should find clues when they arrive at the Imperial City.
Then, it is only natural to uncover the truth and face the attack from that superior.
“…Zichen feels like he has done something extraordinary.
No wonder it triggered the system correction mode.
It seems the players’ current strength is not enough yet!
After the Imperial City is opened, although the difficulty remains the same, the rewards are at a level above 50.
In other words, even tasks like delivering messages are faster than the previous crazy monster grinding!
If you have confidence, you can try tasks that involve grinding monsters above level 50, and the leveling speed will be as fast as a rocket.
Ahem, in short, I hope everyone in the national server can withstand the hellish leap in the plot.
“Nothing to look forward to, since you won’t see it anyway.” Zuo’s expression turned serious, and he had said enough. Staying in this high-temperature environment for too long would make the operation stiff, so it’s best to solve the enemy now.
“…Ridiculous, haven’t you realized your situation yet??” Jelinsha said arrogantly, while her spirit body sank into Doli’s body.
Correspondingly, the War Saint’s eyes could vaguely see the form of the依附之灵.
The left hand still held the book motionless, while the right hand reached into the air.
A deep blue spiral magic circle condensed out of thin air, appearing in front of the right hand.
Perhaps due to the Flame Core, what surged out of the magic circle was not flames, but turbulent water!
Water Blossom Chain!
Forming a huge contrast with the surrounding fiery land, water bullets the size of footballs connected in a straight line and shot forward.
The target… Zichen!
How terrifying would the War Saint’s attack be? Even with decent magic resistance, one definitely couldn’t withstand such a move!
Blink!
Although the main body doesn’t have the Blink skill, the Elemental Horn can store magic skills, but the cost is consuming special skill points.
Better use it sparingly.
Blinking shifted the position by 10 yards, Juchan didn’t dare to move too far, otherwise, if the Flame Core moved away from the teammates, they would be instantly engulfed in flames.
“Be careful!” Before adjusting the post-movement vision, Alna’s exclamation had already reached his ears.
Not only that, but there was also the sound of dense water jets behind him.
Instinctively, he turned to look at the enemy.
He saw Dolina raising her right hand, the blue magic circle changing direction with her palm.
The water bullets did not stop.
The current situation was like the boss holding a thickened water pipe, spraying at Juchan, and she couldn’t be hit even once!
Scalp tingling… this seems to be just a skill! Can it really attack continuously??
Even so, the Elemental Horn’s special skill has a cooldown.
What to do? Transform and dodge?
While hesitating, Juchan’s body naturally started running forward.
“Can’t escape…” Although in a possessed state, the War Saint’s tone was very calm, quite different from Jelinsha’s exaggerated manner.
The water droplets began to rotate counterclockwise, and if this continued, being hit was only a matter of time.
“Pray—Frost!”
Alna didn’t just watch, she activated her signature slowing skill.
In the area dominated by the Flame Core, frost and snow fell, landing on the silver-haired woman, covering her with a light blue hue.
Then, in her left hand, the book wrapped in chains suddenly emitted a red light!
The light blue slowing state disappeared instantly, and even the Frost skill’s effect stopped.
“Pray—Vines!”
The branches sparked as soon as they were released, immediately catching fire in the high-temperature environment.
“How could…” Alna was somewhat dismayed, as two consecutive skills were easily neutralized.
“Lady Doli, wake up!” The maid shouted, activating Charge.
Her action had an effect, the Water Blossom Chain was forcibly interrupted by Doli, and Zichen was saved.
However, in return, the War Saint swung her right hand outward!
Repulsion Ring!
A white ring expanded outward, blocking Luta’s charge path.
Crash!!
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“Ah!!” Blood spilled in mid-air, Luta’s body was sent flying, her health reduced to four-fifths!
“Damn!” Chen Chen was startled by the five-digit damage number that appeared in the air.
It didn’t end there, the War Saint frowned, sensing something unusual behind her.
“Magic Barrier—Deploy.”
Tear!!
Nitiya’s magic spear hit the barrier, only reducing its toughness by 2%.
“…What’s the point of fighting this!?”
The War Saint casually dealt tens of thousands of damage, while their counterattacks couldn’t even break the shield.
This was the first time Chen Chen faced a fully-powered Diamond-level powerhouse.
No chance of victory in sight.
Magic Shield has a cooldown, and the Magic Barrier should be the same.
If they can’t burst through the shield during the cooldown, the mage will re-cast the shield.
No chance of victory in sight.
This is the annoying part of mid-to-late game mages.
If skills are concentrated, there’s a possibility of breaking the barrier, but… the War Saint won’t let them act freely.
Repulsion Ring is a level 50 mage skill released by the officials, used to counter melee warriors.
The damage multiplier is only 120%, the main effect is knockback, and it’s one of the few skills that can interrupt Charge.
But even with such a low multiplier, it can take out 70k of Luta’s health in one hit.
If hit by an offensive skill…
Except for Luta and the Black Crystal Stone, no one present could withstand it.
Zichen finally understood the importance of Star Scar.
If Star Scar hadn’t broken the Lord of Contamination’s Magic Shield beforehand, Crimson Plain would have been doomed.
“Nana, Luta, we can’t fight, let’s go!” Zichen decided.
Although she wanted to stay and cover the retreat, without the Flame Core, they couldn’t escape!
“Sorry… I’m too useless.” Alna lowered her head.
“It’s not your fault, the War Saint’s strength far exceeds my imagination.” Zichen said, changing direction to prepare for retreat.
Luta stood up in a sorry state, remained silent for a moment, then resolutely said, “Mage Lady,
Miss, you go first. I’ll… save Lady Doli.”
“Luta!?” Alna showed a nervous expression, anxiously saying, “I finally got to see you… why are you doing something so foolish? Let’s go first, when brother and Kurei come… we can definitely solve the problem then!”
“Lord Aijue… and Kurei? Really… nostalgic.” The maid smiled, taking out a fiery red stone from her chest.
Chen Chen was stunned.
That’s… the Flame Core!? No, it just looks similar, probably something like it, like the Blazing Core.
Wait, why does the maid have something like this!?
Could it be that she had already stolen it before?
Chen Chen remembered the scene when Luta went deep into the flames alone after refusing the task.
“Miss, actually, in Yunshui City, I volunteered to poison you.”
“Wh…at?” Alna couldn’t believe it.
“At this point, there’s nothing to hide, I was jealous of your beauty, knowledge, jealous that they always surrounded you, Joz and Kurei were like followers, always trying to please you… so, when the opportunity came, I took action, it’s that simple.”
“It’s not like that… it’s not…” Alna was somewhat confused, her small hands clutching her collar, not knowing how to respond.
“Heh, thinking about it now, I was so childish back then, Miss, you’re still the same… haven’t changed at all.” Luta smiled self-deprecatingly, turning to face the War Saint.
Is the boss offline?
Of course not.
During their conversation, it was the Dark Puppet Nitiya and the Black Crystal Stone buying time.
Sakura Dust used Dark Seal to temporarily immobilize the War Saint.
This move has a very high hit rate and control effect, almost half of its potential, which is 2.5 seconds of control.
The advantage of skill summons over contract summons is that they don’t lose levels and don’t need leveling.
Using them for cover isn’t too heart-wrenching, as the cooldown is only 3 minutes.
Luta, tell me your rescue method! If it’s feasible, I’ll stay and help you! Sakura Dust shouted in a low voice.
Since this maid dares to stay alone, she must have some confidence.
I’m not entirely sure… but, when Lady Doli launched the attack just now, I felt her will.”
What do you mean?
“Lady Doli’s consciousness is still there!! We need to help her expel the evil spirit.”
“…Sister, speak human language.” Zichen was full of black lines, so, how to operate?
“Buy time.” Luta’s gaze was firm, explaining, “The evil spirit can’t fully control Lady Doli, the more powerful the moves it uses, the harder it is to maintain the current state!”
Really?
“Ding!”
System Notification: SS-level quest “Extinguish the Fire” has changed, 3600 seconds remain until War Saint Doli regains consciousness.
Hold on for an hour!? Whether the girls can hold on or not, the fire could burn down the entire palace.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Each action of War Saint Doli reduces the control duration, basic attack by 10 seconds, support magic by 30 seconds, high-level magic by 60 seconds, forbidden spell by 10 minutes. Please guide War Saint to attack, and help her regain consciousness before the fire engulfs the entire palace.
“…How to put it, it’s quite humane, there’s such an operation?”
Converted, it’s just 360 normal attacks… 360 is too many!
If it’s just about buying time, there’s hope.
“Nana, take this stone, run quickly. Bring Kurei and Aijue here!” Zichen took out the Flame Core, about to hand it to Alna.
However, she shook her head, “I want to stay and fight with you!”
“…Zichen was puzzled at first, then suddenly realized, that maid seems to have had a thing with Alna since childhood, no wonder!
Little Ai won’t abandon her old flame, right?
“Stay if you want, but you must listen to me at critical moments.” Zichen emphasized.
“Okay!”
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Round two against the War Saint.
First, with the Magic Barrier, suppression effects are ineffective.
Second, normal control will be dispelled by the chained magic book.
But… the ultimate goal is to buy time, so there’s no need to rush attacks like before.
Calm… calm, need to see clearly who her attack target is, then act.
After breaking free from control, Doli’s right hand moved first.
Skipping Zichen and Alna, the target is… the Black Crystal Stone! The Dark Seal’s control must have lasted too long, shifting the aggro target.
Unlike the forward motion of Water Blossom Chain, Doli’s index finger lightly swiped downward.
No reaction.
No, wait. The countdown indeed decreased by 60 seconds.
What’s going on?
With a strange feeling, Zichen looked at the Black Crystal Stone.
This look was shocking, a thunderbolt as thick as a bucket fell, landing on the stone pillar!!
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200k health was instantly reduced by more than half.
Checking the combat log, this move is called Fierce Thunder.
A delayed attack magic, and it was the Black Crystal Stone that was hit, if it were someone else… the consequences would be unthinkable.
“Whew…” Taking a deep breath, Zichen turned her gaze back.
Water Blossom Chain, Fierce Thunder’s startup has been memorized, just dodging isn’t as difficult as imagined.
Nitiya didn’t miss this opportunity, grabbing the magic spear and sweeping fiercely!
The barrier’s toughness dropped by another 4%.
She wasn’t discouraged, but moved around the barrier, looking for attack angles.
Suddenly, the Rock Beast holding Zichen’s left hand moved.
“What’s wrong?”
Qianse didn’t speak, stretching its body forward.
Zichen followed its direction forward.
Ouch!
Bumped into the barrier.
“Ugh… that hurts, what does Qianse want to do…” Rubbing her forehead, the barrier’s repulsion force almost knocked Zichen down.
“Mage Lady, this is effective, please continue!” It was Luta’s voice.
What does that mean? Looking closely, Doli took a step towards her, then the chained book dispelled the control effect, and the War Saint stopped again.
It’s the Rock Beast’s Taunt skill!
Didn’t expect this move to work through the barrier.
More importantly, when Taunt was dispelled, the countdown decreased by another 30s!
What does this mean? Every time you control her, you can trick her into using a support magic!
Two controls equal one high-level magic!
What a bargain!
Thus, Zichen began to study the War Saint’s rigid attack patterns.
Due to Qianlin’s shout and the依附之灵’s aggro, the War Saint almost always targeted her.
Water Blossom Chain has a slow startup and long duration, but circling around at close range solves this.
Of course, others need to leave the range in advance, with Luta holding the fire stone to protect them, only Nitiya insisted on circling with her master.
Fierce Thunder has a short startup, but… as long as you keep moving, you won’t get hit.
For now, only these two high-level magics, perhaps Jelinsha can’t use others yet.
It’s worth mentioning that Nitiya kept up the output, breaking the barrier during the shout.
Charge, Crouch, Dark Seal… all sorts of controls took turns, buying several minutes of清醒 time.
Gradually, in the continuous battle, the countdown was dragged from 3600s to 1800s.
Why no AoE skills?
Perhaps this continuous fire environment is it, but due to the Flame Core, the most threatening AoE became a non-factor.
Occasionally, there were operational mistakes, but Alna and Nitiya were always watching.
Of course, please see the following OCR text:
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One used Pray—Blaze to block for a moment, while the Dark Puppet took the opportunity to pull away.
Luta was responsible for output, and protecting Alna from the Water Blossom Chain’s attack range.
The Black Crystal Stone continuously supplied HP and MP, using Dark Seal to interrupt skills at critical moments.
During this process, the Black Crystal Stone was lost once, but was immediately summoned back by Zichen.
1200s.
The依附之灵 realized something was wrong.
She understood, the control effect was getting weaker.
Solving any one of them would change the current situation, but unknowingly, she just wanted to attack that yellowish stone.
Only… use that, to deal with these annoying humans, and those with contamination and shadow!
“Forbidden Spell Binding Light”
600s.
Doli’s delicate hands trembled violently.
Still dare to resist!
Jelinsha roared in her heart, this is not for you!
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The white aurora briefly overpowered the red flames, as if dawn had arrived.
