Above the mage!

Chapter 96 Gray Sting Bee Swarm
The team is still moving forward and exploring.

The attack and injury of a mage apprentice will not affect the action of the entire team.

And this was also expected.

How can there be no casualties in land reclamation?
……

In fact, if there were no new underground veins, within the two-kilometer area on both sides of the official road, after rounds of sweeps by mages over the years, almost no underground vein creatures would appear.

But now, everything is different.

The earth vein creatures that emerged from the new earth veins were not like those that had almost become indigenous people. They knew that the area near the official road was human "territory" and should not be approached.

Moreover, the territories deep in the mountains and forests far away from the official roads are basically occupied by "old earth vein creatures".

In comparison, these cleared "transition zones" have become no-man's land in the eyes of the "new earth vein creatures".

Therefore, it has become the best place to settle down in the eyes of these "new earth vein creatures".

"There!" The leading middle-aged wizard's eyes flashed with intelligence. This time he discovered the underground creatures first.

Everyone in the team looked in the direction he pointed.

In the distance stood a towering tree, estimated to be more than ten meters thick, with a trunk as black as iron and covered in cracks.

In the cracks, one can see with the naked eye black insects that look like wasps clinging to them.

These black insects lay motionless on the tree trunks, their color blending seamlessly with the bark. If the middle-aged wizard hadn't pointed it out, they would have been difficult to notice.

"Gray Sting Bee, a 0-ring earth vein creature. The sting on its tail can be fired. Individual Gray Sting Bees are not very threatening, but they appear in groups and are extremely afraid of fire." The middle-aged wizard quickly told the information about the insect.

"Raise your hands if you have mastered fire attack spells," he whispered.

Seven or eight hands were raised, including Gao De.

Among more than twenty wizard apprentices, only about one-third of them mastered fire attack spells.

"Join me and try to wipe out most of these Gray Sting Bees in the first wave."

"Among the remaining people, those who master area attack spells, get ready. After we attack, you immediately launch a second wave of offensive to clean up the mess." The middle-aged wizard gave a simple battle order.

They could only issue such simple combat orders.

First, everyone was a temporary team and they were not clear about each other's strengths and the spells they mastered.

The second is that the battle plan was too complicated and everyone couldn't cooperate.

In this case, a monotonous and straightforward tactic is the most appropriate.

Everyone nodded.

So, with the order from the middle-aged wizard, the mages who had mastered the fire attack spells quickly activated the spell models.

Gode ​​took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement—the Gray Sting Bee was exactly his favorite social underground creature!

He also activates the [Fire Arrow+] spell model.

A hot atmosphere immediately filled the air around.

Everyone cast their own fire spells.

Several balls of inappropriate spell flames intertwined in the air to form a small sea of ​​fire, whistling towards the swarm of gray sting bees clinging to the tree trunks.

The most powerful spell among them was the one cast by the leading middle-aged wizard.

What surprised Gao Dewei was that the fire attack spell released by the middle-aged wizard was also [Fire Arrow], exactly the same as his.

Of course, no matter in terms of power or momentum, they are far superior to him.

"High-level mages can still use low-level spells. At the same time, as the mage's level increases, the power of the spells will also increase."

These thoughts flashed quickly through Gao De's mind.

boom!
The flame attacks come one after another, and once they hit an object, they will cause a slight explosion.

The Gray Sting Bee colony was startled by the sudden fire attack.

They flew around in panic, but the flames spread too quickly and engulfed a large number of gray sting bees in an instant, making a sizzling sound.

The Gray Sting Bees were obviously not special. Under the scorching flames, they turned into ashes without much struggle.

With just this wave of attacks, most of the gray sting bees attached to the towering trees were killed.

The remaining gray stinging bees were startled and immediately flew out from the tree trunk.

Even after a round of cleaning, the remaining gray stinger bees were still densely packed, looking like several gray clouds flying above the tree trunks.

Buzz!
These dark clouds, making an irritating buzzing sound, crossed the gradually subsiding fire line and rushed towards Gaode, as if preparing for revenge.

However, the mage apprentices who had not taken action in the first wave of attacks and who had mastered area attack spells, now cast the spells they had prepared long ago.

Among them was the [Acid Splash] that Gao De was very familiar with, as well as poison gas attacks. One person even cast a lightning spell, which made Gao De look sideways.

However, most of the mages in the team are wild mages, so the methods they master are very limited.

After careful counting, there were only six people casting spells in the second round.

In other words, the entire temporary team, which was composed of wild mages who were specially selected to master offensive spells, had half of them without any range attack spells.
Don't you want to?

Definitely not, it’s just that I can’t learn it.

The spell formulas sold publicly by the Mage Association are all functional spells.

Learning and mastering offensive spells has always been an extremely difficult task for wild mages.

This made Gaode sigh once again at the difficult living environment of wild mages under the monopoly of knowledge.

After the second round of spells, most of the approaching gray clouds disappeared.

Gao De and others who mastered fire magic had already cast their second round of spells to attack.

The flames burst out in an instant, clearing a large area in an instant. I don’t know how many gray sting bees were eliminated.

just
After two rounds of entanglement, a small number of gray sting bees finally approached.

shhhhhh!
The next moment, these gray sting bees raised their tails.

The tail spikes shot out like raindrops, shooting towards the mages in the team.

Each of these gray stinger bees is only the size of a thumb, but the power of their stingers cannot be ignored.

At least getting through a few layers of clothing is not a problem, and there are so many of them, so densely packed.

Gao De's heart skipped a beat. In the sea of ​​spells, magic power flashed on another spell model.

He didn't make any movement, but at this moment a layer of gray light flashed across Gao De's skin.

[Blade Protection+]!
Bang bang bang!
About twenty tail spikes shot towards Gaode.

But when these tail spikes hit Gaode's skin, it was like hitting a layer of extremely elastic cowhide and bounced off one after another.

The others were not so lucky. Either they had not mastered defensive spells, or they were unable to react in time, and were more or less injured by the stingers shot by the gray sting bees.

Some people who reacted particularly slowly didn't have time to cover their faces, and tiny puncture wounds suddenly appeared on their faces. Blood oozed out, making them look extremely hideous.

Seeing this scene, Gao De couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that he had focused the origin of the ferocious bat on [Blade Protection].

The casting action eliminated after adding points makes the casting speed of [Blade Protection +] almost just a matter of consciousness.

Most of the 0-ring earth vein creatures do not possess extraordinary powers, they are just stronger beasts.

In this case, the practicality of [Blade Guard] which improves "physical resistance" is far better than [Increase Resistance] which improves "magic resistance".

Fortunately, after several rounds of cleaning, the number of gray sting bees has been greatly reduced, and the stings shot by the remaining gray sting bees have not yet reached the level of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

So although many people were injured, most of them were slightly injured and no one was in danger of life.

The mage apprentices gritted their teeth, temporarily ignoring the pain and numbness from their wounds, and once again cast spells to wipe out the remaining gray sting bees.

Acid and poison gas lightning burst out one after another.

After this wave of attacks, the bee swarm could no longer form a group. Only a small number of sparse bees remained. They scattered and retreated with a buzzing sound and disappeared into the dense forest.

"If the Gray Sting Bees don't form a swarm, they won't pose much of a threat." The leading middle-aged wizard saw this and did not pursue them relentlessly.

(End of this chapter)