Inside the treasure vault passage, illuminated by a faint, glowing crystal, the remaining members of the Aqua Deer Squad sprinted forward. Just as they vaguely saw the second treasure vault door, a chilling voice echoed through the passage.
"Flame Magic: Sea of Flame Disaster!"
"Water Magic: Roaring Water Tornado!"
A sea of flame and a water tornado, one on the left and one on the right, surged forward from the front, each unimpeded by the other.
"Watch out!" Sesk, at the very front, warned everyone. Fragil, standing beside him, looked at the sea of flame and water tornado and was the first to act, "Snow Magic: Dance of Snowflakes."
Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, a chill rising. The white snowflakes gradually froze the encroaching water tornado, and frost condensed, beginning to solidify into ice.
However, perhaps due to flying and rushing all the way, and traversing the Bronze Fertile Plains, there was significant Mana depletion. The snowflakes, which originally covered a wide area, only managed to freeze the water tornado, which had a similar attribute.
The sea of flame, formed by Flame Magic, an attribute-countering magic, continued to flow forward unchecked.
If Fragil, a noble, had such Mana consumption, there was even less to say for commoners. Jie Kai, Sesk, and Francis faced the sea of flame with willingness but no power.
But fortunately, this world never lacked geniuses and… freaks.
Bai En's Magic Conversion Sword flew into the sea of flame like a streak of light. The surging sea of flame instantly transformed into dissipated Mana, brushing past everyone's faces like wind.
Nancy's fist slammed onto the ground, and the earth rippled like a carpet. The person hiding in the shadows, releasing magic, was revealed. Another streak of light flew by, and Slash Cut weaved between the two, leaving a distinct line of blood.
Two individuals clad in magic robes lay on the ground, incapacitated.
The two kitchen utensils returned to the grimoire.
"Is this… a Mage from the Diamond Kingdom?" Gu Sen walked forward to observe the Mage who had ambushed them. The magic robe they wore and the square-covered grimoire made their identity easy to recognize.
"How are they here?"
"Could it be that what happened at the entrance just now… was their doing?"
Gu Sen muttered to himself, "The Diamond Kingdom's goal isn't the same as ours, to obtain the ultimate magic that seals the Demon God, is it? If so, we're in trouble now!"
"Bang!" The second treasure vault door in front of them cracked, and a brilliant white light shot out from within. With a whooshing sound, the white light moved incredibly fast, appearing before Gu Sen in the blink of an eye.
Just as the white light was about to explode in Gu Sen's face, a figure rushed forward—it was Bai En. He pulled Gu Sen behind him with his left hand, while his right hand held the Magic Conversion Sword, its tip pointed forward. Sparks continuously flashed as the white light touched the sword tip!
A continuous "sizzle" sound rang out.
The white light persisted for more than ten seconds, yet it never managed to break through the Magic Conversion Sword. It was all converted by the Magic Conversion Sword into harmless Mana light particles.
Bai En released Gu Sen. Holding the Magic Conversion Sword, he looked coldly ahead. A figure emerged from behind the door, and the sound of light footsteps echoed through the passage.
"Tsk… I thought it would be a dwarf? I didn't expect it to be someone from the Clover Kingdom."
"Hey, why aren't you staying in the Clover Kingdom? What are you doing here?"
Jie Kai looked at the person in front and asked the person beside him, "Who's that blond, squinty-eyed guy? He looks really arrogant?"
"One of the Diamond Kingdom's Eight Shining Generals, Ladoros," Bai En briefly introduced.
"Oh, oh~ La… Ladoros, hmm… Eight Shining Generals…"
"Eh? Eight Shining Generals?! Isn't that someone as powerful as our Magic Knights Squad Captain?" Jie Kai was a bit flustered, "It's over, it's over. Captain Rill is still outside, and he doesn't have much Mana left… Now we've run into a general from an enemy nation… We're doomed!"
"Dora, I'm sorry I won't be able to accompany you anymore. Daddy will watch you grow up from heaven…"
"Hey, bald Jie Kai-senpai, don't be so scared, okay? Brother is still here," Gu Sen joked out of nowhere. He explained, "Don't worry, I met an Eight Shining General in the Magic Palace last time. They can't compare to our Captain at all!"
"They're not that strong."
"Is that so?"
Gu Sen pulled out the flintlock pistol from his waist, ready to prove his words with action. He clearly remembered that during the Magic Palace mission, Bai En and that person from Golden Dawn had defeated that Diamond boy with great ease.
From then on, the idea that the Eight Shining Generals weren't that powerful was deeply ingrained in his mind.
Although his magic hadn't shattered that guy's diamond armor back then, since a junior could do it, he could too, as long as he increased his Mana output.
"Bang bang—"
Gu Sen, without any sense of martial ethics, suddenly fired. Consecutive flame bullets shot out, all landing on Ladoros.
Ladoros gave them an unwilling look, then instantly collapsed to the ground.
"This…?"
Jie Kai and Gu Sen both looked at Bai En simultaneously, as if asking, "Are you sure this is really… an Eight Shining General?"
Thoughts vaguely surfaced in Gu Sen's mind: "Did I suddenly get stronger?" "Has my Mana increased?" "If he really is an Eight Shining General, then defeating him in one hit… I'm invincible!" and so on.
But suddenly, Ladoros twisted his body and got up from the ground, a playful smile appearing on his face: "Just kidding, what weak magic!"
A circular white barrier appeared beside him. All the flame bullets Gu Sen had just fired were released back.
Nancy used magic to create an earth wall to block the flame bullets. Slash Cut appeared in Bai En's hand. Just as he was about to make a move, an unexpected event suddenly occurred: an exceptionally dense and vast surge of Mana rose from the previously calm treasure vault.
"This movement… could it be that they've already obtained that magic?" A bad premonition arose in Bai En's heart. His Breathing Technique and Mana Skin activated simultaneously, and he charged forward. Nancy, beside him, followed suit.
Ladoros naturally felt that Mana as well. "Tsk… that guy really got it, damn it."
He turned to see Bai En and Nancy attacking him. White light vaguely appeared in his hand, a laser beam ready to fire, but suddenly, a black streak of light attacked from behind. The Magic Conversion Sword landed directly on Ladoros, sending him flying.
The gathered magic completely dissipated.
The two rushed directly into the treasure vault. More than defeating the enemy, the ultimate magic inside the treasure vault was what they were most worried about!
Upon entering the treasure vault, the figures of Morris and Fei Leimena, who had opened a scroll, clearly appeared in their line of sight. A muddy figure, like a small, smelly mud monster, floated in the air, emitting astonishingly vast Mana.
Bai En recognized it at a glance: "That's… an Earth Spirit!"
"So the Diamond Kingdom guys came looking for it? But… is the so-called ultimate magic the Earth Spirit?"
"It shouldn't be, right?"
During his brief contemplation, Ladoros, who had been sent flying by the Magic Conversion Sword earlier, ignored Jie Kai and the others outside the passage. Instead, he chose to enter the treasure vault. He blocked the doorway, seemingly wanting to avenge that previous sword strike.
At this moment, there were five people from the Diamond Kingdom inside the treasure vault. Bai En and Nancy were also inside the treasure vault. The Aqua Deer Squad members were in the passage, and outside the door, the Captain was still fighting Eye of the Midnight Sun. A chaotic battle quietly erupted!
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