Above the mage!

Chapter 345: Second Class Merit

The Mystical Chorus can play a form of music according to God's ideas, and then deceive the creatures that hear the music.

The creature must engage in a mental confrontation with God.

If the confrontation fails, the creature will be deceived and become friendly to God as long as it can hear the music and for 1 hour afterwards.

Any attack on the creature will directly break this friendship.

An ordinary stinking water salamander would naturally be no match for Gaode, whose mental power is as high as 186, in a confrontation of mental power.

Therefore, at this moment, due to the spell effect of [Mystical Chorus+], it is sending friendly signals to Gaode.

Gao De went to so much trouble that he naturally did not take advantage of the situation to attack the smelly water salamander.

He cast [Hand of the Mage+] and gently stroked the ugly head of the stinking water salamander with his ghostly hand, as if he was stroking a small pet.

It's just "like" because the rancid water salamander is really smelly and the mucus on its surface is too disgusting.

Therefore, Gaode could only contact it through the [Mage's Hand] and did not do it personally.

The reason why he needed contact was not because he had a special hobby, but because the next spell he was going to cast required contact casting.

As the magic power surged, another spell model was activated.

[Beast Bond +]: As long as the creature is friendly to you or is charmed by you, you can successfully establish a mind link regardless of its intelligence.

[Mystical Chorus+] and [Beast Bond+] are linked.

Influenced by the former, the stinking water salamander was extremely friendly to God and established a spiritual connection with God without any resistance.

Through the mind link, Gaode can exchange simple information with it.

"Where is your nest and other companions?" Gaode conveyed the question message to the other party through the link.

This is his purpose.

Rancid water salamanders are social creatures. He could use the rancid water salamander in front of him to quickly and directly find the enemy's base camp and carry out a large-scale cleanup, thus saving a lot of time and energy, instead of the carpet search like he is doing now.

The intelligence of the stinking water salamander is not very high, but Gaode's question is not complicated either, so Gaode immediately received feedback from the other party.

"Go over there," Gaode, who received the information, pointed to Shama in a direction, and then said, "It leads the way, just follow it."

The "it" that Gaode was referring to was the stinking water salamander that he had lured.

At this moment, it was swinging its tail fin violently towards the boat where Gao De was, as if to say, "Taijun, come this way."

After a brief moment of daze, Shama probably realized that Gaode was very skilled and had controlled the ferocious water beast through his extraordinary power.

He gritted his teeth, and finally mustered up his courage, rowing the boat to keep up with the stinking water salamander.

A paddle cut through the dark green water, and a series of green bubbles gurgled up, mixed with a disgusting fishy smell.

The two people on the boat looked calm.

Shama was born and raised here, so he was already used to the smell and didn't feel any discomfort at all.

Gao Deze also gradually got used to the taste and gained a little patience.

[You are breathing a gas with a strong odor and trace amounts of toxins. You are beginning to adapt to the gas. Your immunity to various toxins has increased by 41.1%. Your body organs' ability to digest, metabolize and excrete various toxins has increased by 45.9%. Your tolerance to odors has increased by 1.2%]

Yes, in the Makoko area, doing nothing but breathing is equivalent to taking poison. This toxin even prompts Gaode's body, which has gradually become immune to the Kaimai Tincture, to begin to adapt and evolve again.

Led by this "salamander traitor", the boat gradually sailed towards a corner of the Makoko area.

As we went deeper, the water became more and more viscous, and even lumps of phosphorescent mucus began to appear on the water surface.

There were still some tiny debris attached to the surface of the mucus, like rotten water plants and unknown debris, which swayed gently with the water flow.

At this moment, the "salamander traitor" stopped swimming, and its tail fin slapped the water surface violently, causing a splash of water.

Some simple emotions and information went directly into Gaode's mind through the mind link.

This is its nest, but most of the stink water salamanders have gone out to look for food, and they will only come back when they are full.

Moreover, a new batch of cubs just joined the group last night, and they are also responsible for bringing food to the cubs, which will probably take a long time.

The previous information was normal and Gao De did not pay much attention to it, but the latter part of the information was easy to understand, as it was a juvenile, but the word "join" made Gao De frown.

How can it be "join"?
Under normal circumstances, it should be "birth" or "hatching".

His first reaction was that the rancid water salamander had a very low IQ, so it could only express simple information, which was ambiguous.

However, as a "mathematician", Gao De instinctively asked for confirmation: "Is this the baby you gave birth to?"

The next moment, another piece of information came from the consciousness of the stinking water salamander.

Then, Gao De raised his eyebrows and his expression changed slightly.

But on the surface, he did not see anything abnormal. He was already using [Detect Magic +] to look at the water in front of him.

Through the dirty water surface, Gode saw dense magical lights underwater.

These spiritual lights flickered with a dim green light, like countless tiny will-o'-the-wisp fires swaying in the water, with a few of them occasionally brighter in color.

Such a weak magical aura should be the larva of the stinking water salamander.

When it comes to these water beasts, there is no such thing as old, weak, women or children.

Gao De's mind moved, and regardless of whether it was a larva or not, he pointed his finger slightly into the water, and a magical light appeared on his fingertips.

[Blade Burst+]: You instantly create a circle of translucent blades to sweep around you.

After adding points to Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow, the center point of the blade burst + is no longer limited to itself, but any point within a 20-foot range.

The center point chosen by Gaode happened to be the core where the magic light was most densely concentrated.

In an instant, a powerful wave of magical power spread beneath the water.

The originally dirty but relatively calm water surface suddenly began to vibrate violently, and an invisible force began to stir underwater.

A circle of translucent sharp blades appeared and shot out at an extremely fast speed.

The larvae of those foul-smelling water salamanders were actually hiding themselves in the water in great comfort, waiting for food to arrive and growing up.

But now everything has become a delusion.

The circle of translucent sharp blades stirred up ripples in the water and swept straight across their bodies.

There was no scene of it being torn into pieces or juice and blood splattering everywhere.

Because the damage type of [Blade Burst+] is the most noble force field damage, which ignores the surface physical defense and goes straight to the essence.

A faint halo appeared on the body surface of those stinking water salamander larvae, and then their bodies began to twist and deform slightly.

Under the influence of the force field damage, the originally soft body seemed to be squeezed by an invisible force and became distorted like a crumpled paper.

The next moment, tiny cracks began to appear on the bodies of these young animals, spreading rapidly like a spider web.

Something inside their bodies was gradually being broken down by an invisible force.

Finally, with a faint "pop" sound, all the young animals lost their vitality and floated to the surface like dead fish.

All this seemed to take a long time, but in fact it happened in an instant. So in Shama's eyes, it was the young sea sentinel mage in front of him who just pointed his finger forward, and the next moment, the originally calm water surface began to churn like boiling water.

Immediately afterwards, densely packed corpses of rotten water salamanders floated to the surface, their bodies twisted.

This sudden scene made his heart tremble violently and shocked him to a certain extent.

"Don't be nervous." Gao De comforted him.

The strongest of the putrid water salamanders is only at the first ring level, and these larvae are even less worth mentioning. Even if the power of [Blade Burst] is only six degrees, it is enough to kill them instantly.

Of course, one spell is not enough to clear the field. There are still a few larvae of rancid water salamanders that are not within the range of the [Blade Burst] spell, as well as adult rancid water salamanders with slightly brighter magical auras. They have stronger vitality and have not died after being attacked by [Blade Burst+].

Gaode is not going to let these fish that slip through the net go.

He made a false grab with his right hand.

A dazzling arc of electricity, like a nimble silver snake, instantly shot out from Gaode's hand.

【Lightning traction】

Lightning Pull is a single-target spell, but due to the excellent conductive effect of sewage, it instantly turns into a group damage spell.

Zizizi!
The electric arc quickly spread in the water, like an invisible net, covering all the smelly water salamanders that had managed to survive.

Their bodies twitched violently under the stimulation of the electric current, the skin on the surface began to turn black, and their lives were quickly ended.

Even an adult rancid water salamander's combat power is only at the bottom of the first ring. It is a great threat to ordinary people, but to a serious first-ring mage, it is nothing.

The main reason why this mission is so troublesome for the Sea Sentinel Mage and why he is unwilling to take it is that no one is willing to go into the water.

But for Gaode, he can complete the task without going into the water.

First, use [Detect Magic +] to find a single Rancid Water Salamander, then use the beast taming spells [Mystical Chorus +] and [Beast Bond +] taken from the Snowfield Guardian to attack the Rancid Water Salamander's nest directly, and finally attack with [Blade Burst +] and [Lightning Pull] which works wonders in water.

With this set of combined skills, even a second-level mage may not be able to do better than God.

This is the benefit of having a deep spell library.

With a sufficiently deep spell reserve, Gaode can pick out the appropriate spell combination to deal with most situations.

Although most of the stinking water salamanders in this nest were already dead, Gode did not leave.

Because most of the foul-smelling water salamanders he killed were juveniles, and 99% of the adult foul-smelling water salamanders were out looking for food and not in their nests.

These adult foul-smelling water salamanders are the ones that can pose a real threat to the lives of the poor people in the Makoko area.

At this point, things become simple.

Gaud asked Sharma to stop the boat here.

All he had to do next was sit back and wait.

If a rancid water salamander comes back, kill it.

You don't have to worry about being outnumbered with two fists, and you have enough time to recover your mana. You can basically use this rancid water salamander's nest as a "monster refresh point" at irregular times.

We waited like this from morning till sunset.

At first, only one or two stink water salamanders returned here and there.

After noon, the number of foul-smelling water salamanders returning to their nests gradually increased.

But in the evening, it became scattered again.

During the entire process of waiting, nothing unexpected happened.

The fighting power of these putrid water salamanders is really insignificant.

Gao De roughly estimated that he killed about a hundred adult stink water salamanders that day.

There are nearly two hundred larvae.

This is already a very objective number.

Of course, it is unrealistic to want to kill all these water beasts.

Because these foul water salamanders are so hardy and oviparous, their eggs could be found anywhere in the waters of the Makoko slum area.

Once you kill off a batch, a new batch of foul-smelling water salamanders will appear after a while.

The Sea Sentinels also understand this, so the strategy is to first conduct a major cleanup of the Makoko area, reduce the overall density of water beasts, and then regularly carry out so-called "expulsion maintenance" to ensure that these water beasts do not become rampant.

Gao De was also aware of this. Looking at the tail fins of the hundreds of stinking water salamanders collected on the boat, he was quite satisfied with the results.

The tail fin is a token of success.

To eliminate water beasts, you must remove a certain part of the corresponding water beast as proof, otherwise who can ensure whether your record is true or false.

"That's all for today. I'll come back tomorrow to clear out the magic octopus. You wait for me at the same place tomorrow morning. It's still the same reward. Is that ok?" Gao De asked.

"No problem, no problem." Shama nodded continuously.

Today, he witnessed the entire process of Gao De clearing out the water beasts. For Gao De, all he had left in his heart was awe and respect.

He never imagined that this young-looking Gao De in front of him would be the most skilled and efficient sea sentinel wizard who came to the Makoko area to clear out the water beasts.

"But now, I still need you to take me to another place." Gao De said again.

"Ah?" Shama didn't react for a moment.

"Let's just follow it." Gao De pointed at the "Salamander Traitor" who had been continuing the [Mysterious Chorus] and maintaining a friendly attitude.

crunch.

There was the sound of a wooden door opening and closing.

Under the dim sunset light, Goder stepped over the threshold and entered this room that looked no different from any other shack, looking around.

In response to his cautious questioning, the "Salamander Raper" gave an important information: those young were not hatched by them, but came from this shed not far from their nest.

Even itself comes from here.

How could Gaode not react after knowing this information:
These water beasts that appeared in the Makoko area and have been plaguing the residents of the Makoko area for a long time did not appear on their own, but were man-made!

This made Gaode suddenly excited.

Opportunity! Big opportunity!

Expelling water beasts is just an ordinary task, and the merit obtained is the lowest third-class merit.

Double reward is 2 third-class merits.

But if these water beasts are raised by humans and then released to hurt people, the nature of the entire mission will change.

To make an inappropriate analogy, it is like the difference between confiscating a batch of drugs and arresting drug dealers.

The contribution of the latter is far from comparable to that of the former.

If the mastermind behind the rampage of water beasts in the Makoko area can be found, considering the bad nature of the whole incident, the wide impact and his strength, he will definitely be awarded a second-class merit at the very least!

(End of this chapter)