Chapter 85 -85-Ranged Destruction Mage Baal

Chapter 85: Chapter85-Ranged Destruction Mage Baal

Aya: "..."

The panic on her face froze.

She slowly looked down at the massive crater in the ground.

Then raised her head toward John.

"You..."

"What are you doing?!"

"This is an enemy military camp!"

"We’re supposed to be infiltrating!"

"With all that noise you just made—"

CLANG!!!

CLANG!!!

CLANG!!!

A piercing alarm suddenly rang out from deep within the camp.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemies at the teleportation array!"

"Humans!"

"Humans have infiltrated the camp!"

Rustle! Rustle!

The surrounding tent flaps were thrown open one after another.

Dense crowds of Dark Realm soldiers rushed out from inside.

The previously quiet military camp instantly erupted into chaos.

Aya covered her face.

It was over.

Completely over.

She knew it!

This guy was nowhere near as reliable as he looked!

And yet.

John merely swept his gaze across the increasing number of enemies around them.

"You’re overreacting."

Aya’s head snapped up.

"What do you mean I’m overreacting?!"

John raised the Void Staff.

"Think about it."

"What’s the key to infiltration?"

Aya froze for a moment.

"...Not getting discovered?"

"Exactly."

John nodded.

"So if we kill everyone who discovers us..."

"Then no one discovered us, right?"

Aya: "???"

Before she could argue.

John had already swung his staff.

"Fire Dragon."

ROAR—!!!

A dragon’s roar shook the entire military camp!

Eight enormous flaming dragons rose simultaneously from behind the Void Staff.

[Projectile Split ×3 triggered!]

The next second.

[Chain Reaction triggered!]

Another eight!

A full sixteen Fire Dragons soared into the sky!

The Dark Realm soldiers who had just rushed out of their tents all looked upward at once.

The previously dim sky had already turned completely crimson.

"What is that?!"

"Shit!"

"Scatter!!!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!!!

Sixteen Fire Dragons crashed into the camp from different directions.

Flames instantly tore through row after row of tents.

Entire groups of Dark Realm soldiers were reduced to ash before they even had time to scream.

[-29,312]

[-29,412]

[-29,014]

...

Damage numbers flooded John’s vision like a waterfall.

At the same time.

John waved a hand.

"Ice Rose."

Blue light descended.

Bang!

The crystalline Thorn Turtle slammed onto the ground.

"Guu!"

Seeing this many people for the first time.

Ice Rose became unusually excited.

Its mouth opened.

Whoosh!

An ice bolt shot out.

Smack.

It struck a Lv31 Dark Realm heavy-armored soldier squarely in the chest.

[-200!]

The heavy-armored soldier looked down.

Ice Rose: "..."

The heavy-armored soldier: "..."

"Guu!"

Ice Rose was clearly insulted.

It immediately began spamming ice bolts like crazy.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Meanwhile, John was already walking toward the center of the military camp.

Thunder Prison Chains.

Fire Dragon.

Gravity Black Hole.

The entire ten-thousand-man camp completely lost the ability to organize itself.

Large numbers of soldiers never even got the chance to approach him.

They were already dead before they got close.

Aya stood behind him.

At first, she was still constantly searching for cover.

Ready to provide support at any moment.

Gradually.

She stopped moving.

And later still.

Even the sword in her hand slowly lowered.

She finally understood.

Why Loki had been willing to let John enter the Dark Realm with only one other person despite knowing just how dangerous this mission was.

How was this one person?

This was an entire army!

No.

An ordinary army probably couldn’t clear the battlefield as fast as he could!

System notifications began appearing one after another.

[You have killed Dark Realm Spearman Lv29!]

[You have killed Dark Realm Warg Rider Lv33!]

[You have killed Dark Realm Warlock Lv31!]

[...]

John was already Lv35.

Most of the ordinary soldiers in the camp were only around Lv30.

The level difference caused the experience he gained from them to be noticeably reduced.

Ice Rose, on the other hand, was only Lv1 and received a massive amount of shared pet experience.

[Your pet "Ice Rose" has reached Lv2!]

[Lv3!]

[Lv4!]

...

[Lv10!]

[Ding!]

[Ice Rose has reached Lv10 and comprehended a race-exclusive skill — Frost Crystal Counterarmor!]

[Frost Crystal Counterarmor: When struck by a melee attack, deals Ice-type damage equal to 100% of Spell Power to the attacker and reduces the target’s Movement Speed by 30% for 2 seconds.]

The leveling still hadn’t stopped.

[Lv11!]

[Lv12!]

In a single short battle.

It had gone straight from Lv1 to Lv12!

Ice Rose had visibly grown larger.

Its HP had also risen directly to 18,000.

"Guu guu!"

It excitedly chased after fleeing Dark Realm soldiers on its four stubby little legs.

Anyone who didn’t know better.

Might have thought it was the most vicious thing in the entire camp.

...

Just as the military camp was about to collapse completely.

Boom!

A large tent in the distance suddenly exploded apart.

A massive figure burst out from the smoke and dust.

His speed was completely at odds with his enormous build.

A sidestep!

Two rapid steps in succession.

He actually dodged two Fire Dragons charging straight at him!

In the blink of an eye.

He stopped roughly fifty meters away from John.

John looked over.

His first thought was—

This guy is a mage?

The newcomer stood at least two meters and thirty centimeters tall.

Both arms were bare.

His muscles bulged like solid rock.

His shoulders were absurdly broad.

If someone replaced the weapon in his hands with a massive two-handed battle axe.

No one would question calling him a Berserker.

And yet the thing he was holding.

Was a magic staff.

[Hunter’s Eye!]

[Baal]

[Level: Lv40]

[Class: Ranged Destruction Mage]

[Life Tier: Ten-Thousand-Player Tier BOSS]

[HP: 600,000/600,000]

[Spell Power: 11,200]

[Physical Attack: 4,650]

[Physical Defense: 3,650]

[Magic Defense: 5,100]

[Agility: 5,850]

[Talent 1: Sniping]

[Quality: SS]

[Effect: Increases the effective casting range of all spells by 300%.]

[Talent 2: Mobile Casting]

[Quality: S]

[Effect: Allows spells to be cast normally while moving. Movement Speed +50%. Casting Speed +30%.]

[Talent 3: Mana Compression]

[Quality: S]

[Effect: Skill MP Cost +50%. Final Magic Damage +80%.]

[Skills: Dark Realm Prison, Distant Star Burstflame, Dark-Erosion Lance, Death Mark, Extreme-Range Annihilation...]

John’s gaze stopped on the first talent.

[Sniping].

Casting range...

Increased by 300%?

His eyes instantly heated up.

Now that was good stuff!

The one thing John wasn’t lacking right now was damage.

Special talents like this, ones that could directly change the way he fought, were far more valuable.

Especially when combined with [Unbound Projectiles].

If the two could stack...

John was still calculating the possibilities.

But Aya’s expression beside him had already changed.

"Baal?!"

John glanced sideways.

"You know him?"

Aya stared fixedly at the muscular man ahead.

"Why is it him..."

Baal had obviously heard her.

A trace of surprise appeared on his face.

"You actually recognize me."

"You’ve got a bit of knowledge for a little human brat."

Of course Aya knew who he was.