Chapter 199 - Flight
The six great mercenary corps were completely routed, struggling for their lives in the sea of fire created by the Salamander. The adventurers that were huddling up together just now were letting out shrill screams. They were surrounded by flames and smoke on all sides. Furthermore, there were giant meteors dropping from the sky occasionally, leaving deep scars in the Fire Plume Ridge. Just by looking at this battlefield, it seemed to resemble Hell…
The ground seemed to be cooked. Every step felt hot and soft, and there were even bubbles appearing with “poof, poof, poof”. There was not a single adventurer that was alive within a 100 meter radius of the salamander. The whole Fire Plume Ridge was like it entered doomsday under the cataclysmic heat.
The salamander was like a grim reaper from hell waving an invincible blazing scythe amidst the fire, incessantly claiming the lives of adventurers.
Argus sweated profusely after witnessing this horrific scene.
Time was ticking away, yet the fella named Felic was squatting down and busy with something. He’d set up a mithril crucible on the ground, shoving herbs inside. The herbs started boiling with “poof” sounds, and Argus thought he was going to die while smelling the thick herbal scent. This fella still has the mood to cook at this hour!
“The hell…”
Just as Argus was mumbling, he suddenly felt a herculean aura coming from afar. Afterwhich, he saw a beam of silver light rushing into the sky like a silver comet, and it tore apart the sky full of red clouds. The haggard-looking Sword Sage of the Storm was now giving off a tremendous amount of energy. The silver flares ripped the red clouds apart and descended like lightning, instantaneously tearing a hole in the flames that filled the sky.
After witnessing the miracles of the young mage numerous times, Hank was already numb to it all. Not to mention that he could fly, Hank would not even find it weird if he could spit fire.
As Lin Li flew higher and higher in the sky, the number of people that saw him grew.
Initially, it was just whispers within a small area, but with each passing second, the whole six great mercenary corps and hundreds of adventurers took notice of the figure flying in the sky. Immediately, there were discussions everywhere. Nobody knew where did this fella, who had the power of at least an archmage, came from.
Elijah rubbed his nose, and had a triumphant look on his face that was barely concealable.
“I am too brilliant…” Elijah shamelessly praised himself.
Thinking about it carefully, ever since the misunderstanding in Nightmare Mountains, he had never offended this young mage. Even when he’d coincidentally bumped into him at the Guild of Magic by some freak chance, he would also be willing to admit his mistake and apologize. He had never thought of resisting.
At this moment, Elijah rejoiced.
Fortunately, he never had any thoughts of resisting…
That was an archmage that was not even twenty years old. There was no need to mention what strength he harbored. Just by looking at his accomplishments, one could imagine how powerful his mentor was. Just by looking at Felan Kingdom, who would be able to produce an archmage who was not even twenty years old through his teachings?
Just by counting, there could only be those few—Andoine, Aldwin, and probably Grimm Burnside from the Pharmacists Guild…
Which one these old monsters was to be trifled with?
Elijah had cold sweat dripping all over his body just thinking about the consequences of offending any of them…
“Captain Elijah, are we attacking?” Just as Elijah was feeling proud of himself, an archer suddenly appeared beside him. The archer had already prepared his bow and arrow, full of killing intent. He even used his finger to point at the magician in the sky. It seemed like he was asking whether to shoot that fella down…
“Attack you head…!” Elijah immediately became furious, and kicked him to the corner of the mountain. What an idiot, attacking that guy? Do you think that a Salamander is not stimulating enough?
With the Levitation Spell, Lin Li slowly flew to the area above the battlefield. Looking from his current position, he could easily observe the battle between the two legendary powerhouses clearly.
The Sword Sage of the Storm had indeed been put at a disadvantage…
The salamander’s powerful body had allowed it to gain an advantage in this battle. Unless the Sword Sage of the Storm went all out, it would be hard to damage it significantly even with the sword. Its long tail and sharp claws and fangs made the Sword Sage of the Storm fearful. Just a single touch from them would result in severe injuries; it was needless to talk about the powerful fire magical element that was contained within that tail, claws, and fangs.
It was not easy for the Sword Sage of the Storm to last till this point…
However, from the looks of it, it seemed like he was unable to last any longer. Being in the sky, Lin Li had deeper understanding of the battle than the members of the six great mercenary corps. He could clearly see that the footsteps of the Sword Sage of the Storm got lighter—it was a sign of exhaustion. The silver flame surrounding the sword started to get dimmer, and it was no longer as radiant as before.
It had only been one minute since Lin Li used the Levitation Spell to fly to the space above the battle, and the sword sage of the storm had already been pushed back by almost ten more meters. To be pushed back for almost ten meters when evenly matched could only mean that the party that got pushed back was exhausted.
“I’ve already concocted the potions, please don’t let me down. You must hold on…” Lin Li held the potions in one hand; he looked nervous. These tens of bottles had already been concocted, so whether his plan would be successful depended on the ability of the Sword Sage of the Storm to help him fight for a chance.
“Aragon…” Serena frowned while looking for a long time, and she still could not figure out what that fella was trying to do by flying there. Instantly, she asked her trusted subordinate with uncertainty, “Do you think that guy went mad?”
“I’m not sure as well..” Aragon shook his head; he looked rather concerned. “But, Mr. Felic seems to be rather rash…”
Aragon’s words were put in a rather courteous manner. For Lin Li’s current situation, at least nine out of ten people would spit at him and add, “Courting death!”
Even if he was an archmage, was there a need to be so arrogant?
One had to know that those two entangled together were a legendary magic shooter and a legendary sword sage. If an archmage were to be caught up in this vortex, nothing good would come out of it. If the Sword Sage of the Storm’s blade aura were to splash over, to say nothing of the Salamander’s cataclysmic fire magic, how could an archmage guarantee that he would come out unscathed?
“Duh…” Serena took a glance at the floating silhouette, and scolded him harshly. “That’s obvious. This guy had always been reckless, nothing special. What I am asking is, are you able to tell what is he trying to do?”
Aragon was at a loss. “I can’t tell…”
“I guess…” At this point, Hank, who had been behind a rock all the while, suddenly said softly, “I guess… I guess Mr.Felic is trying to help.”
“Help?” Serena grunted. “Can he?”
“This…” Aragon rubbed his nose and kept quiet. However, from his expression, it could be seen that he did not believe that Mr.Felic would be of much help.