Chapter 2188 - 2188: Tritos Battle Prowess (1)

[The Elemental Spirit Tritos has killed 386 Emperor Realm Elemental Beasts!]

As the notifications appeared, the golden Elemental Spirit Altar inside the cave began absorbing the energy left behind by the dead Elemental Beasts.

The rows of text engraved on its surface flickered, and its progress bar increased slightly.

'So, the altar really absorbs the Elemental Beasts she kills.'

Ajax briefly glanced at the progress bar before returning his attention to Tritos.

'I wonder how much Essence of Nature she will be left with by the time Phase One ends.'

[Abyssal Water Explosion!]

'BOOM!'

[Oceanic Torrent!]

'BOOM!'

Tritos continued alternating between her two long-range skills, slaughtering the incoming Flaming Monkeys before they could get close to her.

Time continued to pass.

Before Ajax realised it, an hour had passed, marking the halfway point of the first phase.

By then, only thirty percent of Tritos's elemental essence had been depleted because she had only used two of her skills. Of course, both skills had evolved multiple times and even reached Perfection.

So, with just a little bit of Essence of Nature, the damage those skills dealt was very high.

Although she had killed thousands of Flaming Monkeys, more continued to approach from every direction.

[Heavenly Essence Replenishment!]

'Swoosh!'

Tritos activated her replenishment skill.

In the next moment, the surrounding Fire Essence of Nature surged toward her body.

Normally, absorbing Fire Essence of Nature would be dangerous for a Water Elemental Spirit. However, thanks to her Divine Talent, Eternal Ocean Source, the incoming energy was transformed into Water Essence of Nature before it could harm her.

The converted energy flowed through her body and replenished the depleted elemental essence in her dantian.

Within moments, the thirty percent of elemental essence she had consumed was fully restored.

'Good timing.'

Seeing her replenish her elemental essence, Ajax nodded in satisfaction.

The skill had a cooldown of one hour, and each activation restored thirty percent of her elemental essence.

This meant that even if Tritos continued fighting at full power, she could replenish a considerable amount of her elemental essence during the phase.

As long as she managed her energy consumption properly, she wouldn't have to worry about exhausting her elemental essence too quickly.

'If she were in the Water Terrain or in my Divine Inner World, she could have replenished 50 percent.'

That's right!

Thanks to her Divine Talent: Eternal Ocean Source, the effects of her support-related skills, like Heavenly Essence Replenishment, would be boosted fivefold when she was near bodies of water.

Otherwise, the effect would only be boosted threefold, allowing her to replenish 30 percent of her dantian's elemental essence.

'Looks like she didn't want to rely on me for the initial phase.'

Of course, Ajax knew the reason she didn't ask for his help, as she wanted to complete Phase One using only her skills.

'Now, it's time to push them back.'

During the first hour, Tritos had made sure to keep the Elemental Beasts at least a hundred meters away from her.

However, as the number of Flaming Monkeys increased, maintaining that distance became increasingly difficult.

By now, many of them had already approached within fifty meters.

Therefore, Tritos decided to use one of her more powerful skills to stop their advance.

[Absolute Water Mirror!]

'Swoosh!'

A gigantic semicircular water mirror materialised in front of her.

Its surface shimmered with a deep blue light, and its enormous size covered the entire path leading toward the cave.

'Go!'

With a single command, the water mirror surged forward.

'BOOM!'

'BOOM!'

'BOOM!'

The incoming Flaming Monkeys collided with the water mirror, and their bodies exploded upon contact.

Since they were Fire Elemental Beasts, the moment they touched the enormous mass of water, their bodies were instantly extinguished, and their remaining energy dissipated.

However, that wasn't the end of Tritos's attack.

'THUD!'

After advancing a hundred meters, the gigantic water mirror slammed into the ground, transforming into a massive water wall that blocked the path leading toward the cave.

'BOOM!'

Whenever the Flaming Monkeys tried to rush through the water wall, their bodies were instantly destroyed.

The remaining Flaming Monkeys behind them continued charging forward, only to meet the same fate.

'What a perfect skill for controlling large groups of enemies.'

Watching Tritos hold back the incoming Flaming Monkeys with a single skill, Ajax couldn't help but smile.

Absolute Water Mirror wasn't merely a powerful offensive skill. It was also exceptionally useful for defending a location against large numbers of enemies.

With the cave entrance already restricting the direction from which the Elemental Beasts could approach, Tritos could make full use of the water wall to prevent them from advancing.

'This is much easier than I expected.'

Ajax was pleased with Tritos's performance.

Time continued to pass.

The gigantic water wall remained in place for an entire hour, preventing the Flaming Monkeys from reaching Tritos.

Despite the continuous attacks, none of the Flaming Monkeys managed to destroy it.

As for the cost, maintaining the skill and dealing with the increasingly powerful attacks consumed nearly forty percent of Tritos's elemental essence.

However, she had already replenished thirty percent of her elemental essence through Heavenly Essence Replenishment.

Therefore, she still had enough energy to sustain her remaining attacks.

Finally, the Ancient Voice resounded throughout the Elemental Source Land.

[The first phase of the Elemental Beast Rampage has ended!]

[Congratulations to all participants who have passed the first phase!]

The moment the announcement ended, the incoming Flaming Monkeys stopped advancing.

The surviving Elemental Beasts gradually retreated, leaving behind countless corpses scattered across the Flaming Forest, which then disappeared into tiny light particles.

[The second phase will begin in one hour. Please use this time to rest and recover!]

"So, we have a one-hour break."

Ajax nodded before turning toward Tritos, who was walking back toward him.

"You've done well."

Tritos smiled happily after hearing his praise.

"Thank you, Summoning Master!"

Ajax glanced at the golden Elemental Spirit Altar inside the cave.

Its progress bar had increased considerably after absorbing the countless light particles from the Flaming Monkeys Tritos had killed.

'Not bad. Let's see what rewards await us in the next phase.'

With that thought, Ajax began looking forward to the second phase of the Elemental Beast Rampage.