novellaaa Chapter 135 Resonance Crystal
Chapter 135 Resonance Crystal
Chapter 135 Resonance Crystal
Oh no! It's really turned into a monster!
"You damned jinx!" The swordswoman quickly released the crystal, struggling while grabbing the kobold's intestines, and cursed at him!
Thorton was the first to react, slashing at the intestines with his blade—the sharp edge swept across the woman's chest, severing her in two! As the intestines were cut off, the kobold's corpse twisted and struggled wildly on the ground, its joints twisting at bizarre angles, lying on the ground like a spider, its exposed abdomen thrust upwards. The woman regained her freedom, kicked the dog-man spider, rolled backward to create distance, and then disgustedly flung the intestines from her neck to the ground.
The half-deer man, Thorton, slashed repeatedly at the monster with his scimitar. Wherever the blade passed, bits of flesh flew everywhere—but surprisingly, the severed flesh quickly returned to the body in all sorts of chaotic forms—a severed hand crawled into the belly, and a flying rib became a new limb, as if the monster's body structure had no logic whatsoever, and was just a lump of flesh driven by magic.
Thorton slashed at the crystal, the blade bouncing off the hard shell, sparks flying! The half-deer's stance was broken, and the monster swiftly fired two blood swords. Thorton blocked the first one with the blade, but the second pierced his collarbone.
"Hmm!"
The swordswoman wasn't idle either. She moved a few steps to the side, found an angle, and threw a javelin at the kobold's deformed corpse!
*Thud!* The javelin was deeply embedded in the flesh and blood, emerging from the other side of the body. The monster, unconcerned, wriggled in the wound, its flesh like a hundred tiny tentacles, pushing the javelin out of its body.
"Stop cutting! Physical methods are useless!" Geb shouted. He pulled the swordswoman back, and Thorton, hearing the goblin's words, covered his wound and jumped to the side.
Dulin was left stranded on the other side of the stairs, facing an island-like platform with no way forward. The monster seemed to have caught the dwarf's fear and began to climb the stairs step by step.
Damn it! I can't abandon this guy! I came all this way to save him, and if he dies here, all my efforts will be for nothing!
Geb frowned. Although the crystal had absorbed his magic, there was no other way at this point. At the very least, he had to lure the monster away and give Dulin some room to escape!
"Ignis!" Geb raised his hand and fired a flaming arrow!
The fiery arrow danced and struck the monster's back with pinpoint accuracy. The crystal trembled slightly, and the energy of the fire arrow was absorbed by a vortex. A golden glint appeared in the chaotic cloud within the crystal.
Wait a minute, the chaotic magical energy in that crystal seems to have stabilized a little bit?
The monster paused, its movements slowing for a moment, then flipped over, its back becoming its chest, concealing the crystal beneath its body. Then, it swiftly charged down the steps!
Geb fired another fire arrow, but the crystal was hidden at the bottom of the flesh monster's belly. The flames burned its back but did not cause any real damage!
In the blink of an eye, the monster reached the bottom of the steps. A woman with a sword stood in front of Gebu, pulling out her shield to block. Soton fired arrows from the side, each arrow piercing through its body, but none of them could harm it.
Blood swords shot out from every angle of the monster's body. The swordswoman held her shield with both hands, desperately trying to block them—but some of the shockwaves always passed over the shield, slicing across her armor and exposed skin, leaving streaks of blood!
"Think of something! Goblins!" the swordswoman roared.
"We have to flip it over!" Geb shouted. "That crystal looks very hungry—I have to feed it a big one!"
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"Come on!" Without saying a word, the swordswoman raised her shield and charged forward! Ignoring the blood sword that grazed her face, she rushed in front of the monster and delivered a muffled thud, a point-blank shield bash to the kobold corpse monster!
The monster let out a piercing screech, its front legs were thrown several centimeters off the ground. Taking advantage of this opening, the swordswoman followed up with a second shield bash, bracing herself against the monster's front half and using her shield to hold it up!
The monster stood upright in the air, then fell backward! Blood swords danced wildly, leaving a deep gash on the swordswoman's waist!
"Fuck you, Buck!" Enraged by the pain, the woman kicked her legs and put all her strength into her shield, pinning the monster to the ground through the shield!
Geb quickly followed, preparing to unleash his magic! Just as he was about to strike, the monster beneath the shield suddenly rose violently, sending the swordswoman flying!
"Dry!"
Ash "tok!"
A tall figure leaped up from behind, caught the shield mid-air, and slammed it heavily to the ground before the monster could fully rise! It was Thorton!
The swordswoman rolled in mid-air and landed, then leaped back in two steps, helping the half-deer man firmly hold the monster in place!
"Goblin! Your turn!!!"
Flames erupted from the goblin's palm as he shouted, and the two of them simultaneously raised their shields, exposing the crystal on the monster's belly.
"IncaendiumManum!!!"
The howling flames poured head-on into the crystal in the kobold's chest, and the scorching air made Geb's lips dry—the crystal vibrated wildly under the intense flow of ether, and the flesh and fascia connecting to the crystal melted visibly!
Three, two, one—
The instant his Burning Hand ran out of energy, Geb leaped backward, creating distance between himself and the corpse. It was too hot! The goblin was practically roasting itself alive!
The corpse was emitting black smoke and remained motionless, with the crystal exposed.
Thorton seized the opportunity and fired an arrow at the crystal amidst the charred corpse. Clang! The arrow bounced off, and the crystal detached from the kobold's blackened belly, falling to the ground. The flames dried the grime on its surface, leaving it undamaged and instead making it even more translucent.
Within the perfect crystal, chaotic energy surges beneath the surface.
Thorton took a step toward the crystal, and when the swordswoman saw that he was about to snatch it, she immediately took two steps forward.
"Nobody, touch it! Nobody, touch it!" Gebu shouted immediately. "Learn from this! Let me examine it first—go and bandage your wound!"
The half-deer glanced at the crystal, then at the swordswoman and Gebu, but didn't continue forward. He walked aside to check his injuries. The swordswoman also went to bandage her wounds.
During this time, Gebu performed an appraisal spell—better safe than sorry. He used his summoned creature to cast the spell remotely, but the crystal did not react to the appraisal spell or the summoned creature. He didn't know why.
Looking at the energy in the crystal, it was much more stable than at the beginning. Perhaps it was because after absorbing the energy of a first-level spell, it would no longer react to magic of the same level?
The results of the identification procedure confirmed this conjecture.
Resonance Crystal
The storage device for magical energy: It is itself an energy aggregate with extremely high chaotic entropy, reducing its internal chaos by absorbing external magical energy. The magical energy stored in the resonant crystal is a direct mapping of the ethereal plane, capable of regionally neutralizing the effects of [Wild Magic] and [Death Magic].
Different levels of Resonance Crystals require different levels of charging. This is a [Level 2 Resonance Crystal], which requires a Level 2 spell to charge.
An incompletely charged resonant crystal can cause unknown magical effects, which are extremely dangerous.
Oh no—I'm doomed, I need a level 2 spell—
Gebu pressed his temples; his head ached.
Good news: This crystal can be used to neutralize the Wild Magic effect on the manticore, so that your own spells can work on it.
Bad news: Requires 2 rings of magic charge.
Good news: I'm just a little bit away from becoming a level 2 wizard. One more breakthrough and I can advance to the next level. Bad news: I don't know what kind of ritual is needed for advancement. And if it requires some rare material—where am I going to find that?!
In any case, in the current situation, I have very few rings and reels left, and my teammates are also badly injured or killed.
Gebu called everyone together and explained the current situation.
"In short—what we need right now is rest."
"Is this place safe?" Dulin asked.
"I checked, and apart from this room, I didn't see any other branching paths. It seems this is the end," Thornton said. "And there's no other smell either."
"I checked it out too, and didn't find any danger—as long as no more strange magic comes out, it'll be fine," the swordswoman added.
"Nobody wander off—especially don't touch anything. Let's go back to our room and rest," Geb said. "But before that—"
The dwarf's stomach growled at an inopportune moment.
"Yes, we need to cook first!" Gebu pulled an iron pot out of his dimensional bag.