Chapter 332 - 303: Premonition of Advancement

Chapter 332: Chapter 303: Premonition of Advancement

"Oh... it’s good that they don’t run. Saves me the trouble of hunting them down one by one."

Zelir let out a cold laugh.

Facing the charging horde of goblins, Marcus merely raised his Shield symbolically.

Valles hooked his fingers on his bowstring, his arrow pointed slightly down, drawn but not released.

Zelir wanted to hone his combat skills anyway, so it was a good chance to save some arrows.

Gray also left most of the goblins to Zelir, only drawing his sword to clear out a few that were trying to flank them.

Hill, on the other hand, began observing Zelir’s fighting style from the side.

’How will he handle a charge from so many enemies?’

Inside the body of the Night Peace Staff, an intense red light began to emerge.

But it wasn’t Fractal Fire.

Mindful of conserving his Magic Power, Zelir didn’t use the high-consumption Level Four Magic.

With a flick of his wrist, a crimson trajectory cut through the air.

Slender segments of rock materialized, then linked together by Magic Power to form a whip nearly three meters long, wreathed in roaring flames.

This was the Magic developed by Mage Hedley—the Fire Stone Whip.

With a flick of the long whip!

A crisp, terrifying crack echoed through the air!

When the Fire Stone Whip viciously struck a goblin at the very front of the charge, the destructive force was devastating.

The immense physical kinetic energy instantly shattered its sternum!

This was followed by the cutting and tearing force of the Magic Power eruption, which ripped a huge gash in its body.

Finally, the high-temperature flames clinging to it caused a deflagration, instantly searing the wound and even its internal organs!

Physical damage, mixed with a Magic Power impact, and topped off with high-temperature searing.

The three effects stacked together, creating outstanding killing power.

"GAAH!"

The goblin’s shriek was distorted as its entire body spun and flew backward.

It sprayed a rain of blood that smelled of char in mid-air, and by the time it landed, it was already a twisted corpse.

The goblin struck by the Fire Stone Whip died instantly!

But even after witnessing their companion’s gruesome death, the remaining goblins showed no signs of fear.

Their eyes were blood-red, and they continued to charge forward!

"They’ve lost all reason..."

Zelir’s brow furrowed slightly.

’Are the Demons in these ruins different from the ones outside?’

While his mind was pondering, his hands didn’t stop moving.

Zelir swung the whip in a wide arc again!

"WHOOSH!"

The Fire Stone Whip traced a massive, fan-shaped afterimage in the air as it swept horizontally toward the densest group of monsters directly ahead!

Wherever the whip’s shadow passed, a continuous, dense sound of cracking bones and sizzling flesh could be heard.

Like reaping wheat, a full six goblins huddled together were struck by the whip at the same time!

Some of their heads exploded on impact, while others were snapped in half at the waist, becoming two burning stumps.

That single strike cleared the area around Zelir!

Before the smoke could dissipate, just as the grunts were wiped out, the two frenzied Beastman Goblins had already roared and charged up close.

The ground trembled from their heavy footsteps, and a foul, rotten stench washed over him.

Zelir maintained the Fire Stone Whip’s form with the Magic Wand in his right hand while his left hand opened, blue light compressing and coalescing in his palm.

Bare-handed Casting!

Without the amplification from the Night Peace Magic Wand, the speed of Sketching the Spell Structure was a bit slower, slightly sluggish.

Correspondingly, the Magic’s power would also be weaker.

But it was more than enough.

Arcane Missile!

"SWOOSH—BOOM!!"

At such a close distance, the opponent had no way to dodge.

The charging Beastman Goblin was struck head-on!

With a deafening blast of tearing flesh, a terrifying, basin-sized bloody crater instantly exploded in the Beastman Goblin’s chest.

The muscle in that area, along with half a lung, was directly pulverized into a meaty paste by the violent Arcane Energy.

Its body was sent flying by the immense kinetic energy. The Beastman Goblin rolled a few times on the ground, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.

As for the other Beastman Goblin.

Zelir flipped his wrist and cracked the Fire Stone Whip.

A single lash plowed a deep, charred wound across its body, stretching from its right shoulder down to its left waist.

Flesh split open, and green smoke billowed out!

"AWOOO!!"

In extreme pain from the blow, the Beastman Goblin roared and brought its crude wooden club down on his head in a counterattack.

Hill, who was watching from the sidelines, had expected Zelir to use a Defensive Magic to block this attack.

But her pupils suddenly dilated slightly.

Just before the club landed, Zelir spun and leaped to the side.

His movements were light, extremely agile, and possessed a fluid grace.

"WHOOSH!"

The club missed, brushing past the hem of his black Magic Robe and slamming into the ground, splattering mud everywhere.

’That’s... not right...’

Hill was a little astonished.

’Isn’t Zelir a Mage? Why can he evade a Demon’s attack with such dexterity?’

’Though not on my level, it far exceeds that of an ordinary person.’

’An Apprentice Level Assassin is definitely no match for Zelir... maybe he’s already at the level of a Junior Assassin?’

Zelir wasn’t thinking about all that. He simply didn’t want to use a magic defense.

After all, triggering a Magic Barrier also consumed Magic Power, and who knew how many days this exploration would last.

Every bit he could save counted; Source Energy Crystal Stones were very expensive.

With a quick dodge, Zelir was already at the Beastman Goblin’s side, the Fire Stone Whip lashing down viciously once more!

"CRACK!"

The crimson whip’s afterimage tore through the air, this strike landing squarely on the Beastman Goblin’s kidneys.

The Magic Power shattered the goblin’s tough skin and muscle with overwhelming force.

Finally, it severed the thick spinal column, slicing the creature in two at the waist!