Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

"Slap slap slap~~~~~~~!!!"

A spark flew sharply overhead, then struck the footprint his back foot had just left, instantly turning the footprint black and emitting wisps of smoke.

The wind stings your face, and if you have a few strands of hair that are unruly and love freedom, they'll be easily blown away.

"Pyrim~~~~~Pyrim~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!"

The sharp bird calls pierced through the howling wind, almost within reach.

Even with the thunderous roar of wind filling the air, the piercing cry was still clearly audible.

Lin Lan squinted and, through her blurred vision, vaguely saw several emerald green figures desperately flapping their wings, struggling to move forward in the raging air currents, yet still stubbornly rushing towards them.

These hairy beasts are lifeless, meaning they lack any remaining spirit or essence...

However, there is the Liquid of Time and the Eye of Time within this storm, so deal with these strange birds as soon as possible!

"Prepare for battle!" Ai Jiangtu's roar echoed in the wind.

"Have these beasts gone mad?!" Zhao Manyan's voice was filled with disbelief.

“The weaker of these strange birds shouldn’t be able to fly in, so we won’t have to deal with too many of them.” Jiang Yu’s expression changed as soon as he finished speaking.

Before his words had even faded in the gale, a large flock of strange birds with emerald green wings swooped down, taking advantage of the wind. Their movements were agile and swift, their control over the air currents was superb, making them far more troublesome than anyone had anticipated.

"Maintain formation, don't get scattered!" Nan Jue's voice clearly reached everyone's ears. As a sound mage, her voice had extremely strong penetrating power, making her the only command link in this environment where communication equipment had completely failed.

A fierce wind raged, reducing visibility to almost nothing. The piercing cries of birds mingled with the howling wind, forcing the team members to communicate only by shouting. Nan Jue continuously released her senses, striving to grasp the battlefield situation.

"Maintain defensive formation! Move further towards the center of the storm; there are still too many of them!" Nan Jue continued to command.

The group braved the fierce winds and continued deeper into the storm, hoping that an even more violent storm would form a natural barrier. However, these strange birds seemed like spirits of the wind, effortlessly navigating the raging air currents and relentlessly pursuing them.

"Mo Fan, watch your back!" Nan Jue suddenly warned.

Mo Fan turned around abruptly and saw five strange birds with blue wings and emerald bodies skimming towards him. Their sharp claws were already outstretched, clearly intending to snatch him up into the sky, where more hungry birds of their kind were eyeing him menacingly.

"You still want to target your grandfather!" Mo Fan sneered, spreading his ten fingers, with dark energy swirling between them.

In an instant, giant shadows, like miniature swords, materialized between his fingers. They appeared as thin as hairs when they left his hand, but after flying out, they suddenly transformed into twelve black streaks of light, weaving together in the air to form a dark, star-like net.

The five strange birds, their eyes fixed only on the succulent flesh of their prey, were completely oblivious to the lurking danger on the ground. The instant they flew over the star array, countless black spikes suddenly erupted, pinning their shadows to the ground. The powerful force of the dark confinement instantly froze the birds of prey, fixing them to the star array like specimens, unable to move!

"Level 4 Giant Shadow Nail, awesome! Mo Fan, when did you become so rich?" Zhao Manyan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Everyone knows Lin Lan is rich, so when did Mo Fan become a tycoon too?

Strengthening a mid-level spell like this is really taking money for granted; Zhao Manyan doesn't have that kind of financial resources.

"Hehe, you've reached the mid-level 5 in both fire and lightning elements. That's the result of hard work. Keep studying hard," Mo Fan said.

"Zhao Manyan, your blond hair and your light-elemental cultivation are the most eye-catching. Use them to draw my aggro while I unleash my ultimate attack," Lin Lan said at this moment.

“Attracting hatred is easy, I’ll do it!” The shrill cries of the strange birds rose and fell. Jiang Shaoxu’s lips curled up slightly, a sly glint in her eyes. She approached the three with light steps, her voice soft and alluring. She closed her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes trembling in the wind, and an invisible spiritual wave suddenly erupted from her body.

"Ripples of the Mind: Rage!"

In mind magic, blue symbolizes soothing, while red represents mania and anger.

In an instant, the eerie red light spread like ripples, and the once orderly flock of strange birds suddenly fell into chaos.

Their pupils turned scarlet, and they swooped down madly toward Zhao Manyan, densely packed, blotting out the sky!

In the blink of an eye, a vortex of strange birds had formed within a hundred meters of Zhao Manyan. Their emerald green bodies, deep blue wings, and sharp yellow claws intertwined into a surging wave, as dense and precise as a school of deep-sea fish, yet not a single one collided. Their attacks were ferocious yet orderly, layer upon layer, as if intent on completely devouring their prey!
"What the hell! Jiang Shaoxu, are you trying to murder your own teammate?! If you're going to lure someone, why are you doing it to me?" Zhao Manyan's voice was broken and almost drowned out by the strange bird's shriek.

Jiang Shaoxu chuckled softly, toying with a strand of hair between her fingers, and said leisurely, "You're covered in defensive magic, you're the perfect person for that."

She stood calmly at the edge of the battlefield, surrounded by gentle spiritual energy. As the strange birds flew past her, not a single one attacked. Soothed by the mind-manipulation mage, she seemed to become invisible on this battlefield.

"Big brothers! Help!" Zhao Manyan's wailing came from deep within the flock of strange birds.

He was completely overwhelmed and could only rely on layers upon layers of defensive magic to barely hold on. Light Protection, Water Protection, and Light Scale Armor shimmered around him, and the blue magic runes trembled under the dense attacks, making his defenses even more resilient than those of an ordinary mage.

"Zhao Manyan, hang in there. I'm going to Mu Ningxue's place. Lanzi will save you." Mo Fan said and immediately disappeared.

The fact that Zhao Manyan is still talking means he can still hold on; if he were silent, then something is wrong.

With Lin Lan here, what is he worried about?

Sure enough, when Mo Fan turned around, Lin Lan had already prepared her ultimate move!

Lin Lan's hands seemed to be holding up two raging lightning cores, with dazzling golden lightning leaping and compressing wildly between his fingers.

"Thunder punishment!"

He spoke in a low voice, not loud, but with an undeniable authority that instantly drowned out the howling wind and the shrill cries of the strange bird.

There were no lengthy star charts, no complicated magical energy guidance. The two seeds of lightning punishment, which had been brewing to their fullest extent, suddenly erupted as Lin Lan raised his hands sharply upwards!

"BOOM~~~~~~~~~!!!!!"

A golden lightning pillar, indescribably thick, like a giant spear tearing through the sky, pierced the heavens with Lin Lan at its center!

The lightning did not strike directly, but expanded and rotated violently the instant it left the body, forming a thunderstorm vortex with an astonishing coverage area!

The target was the core of the swarm of strange birds that would completely engulf Zhao Manyan!
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The raging wind and the piercing bird cries were completely swallowed up by the apocalyptic thunder. Only the destructive golden light remained in sight, domineeringly dispelling the gloomy storm backdrop and illuminating the world in a ghastly white light.

The vortex of lightning mercilessly crashed into the turquoise swarm of birds.

There was no struggle, no wailing.

The moment they were struck by lightning, those ferocious and strange birds, regardless of their size or how tough their wings were, were vaporized and annihilated in the extreme heat and destructive energy, leaving not even ashes behind, like wax figures thrown into a furnace!
(End of this chapter)