You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

The surroundings were eerily quiet; not even a single monster could be heard, all of them having been frightened away by the intruder, the lava golem.

“But Lott and the others are still going,” Poll insisted. “They’re all fine.”

"Have you forgotten what he said yesterday? He said he has a way to prevent the lava golem from finding us. What if the lava golem doesn't find him, but finds us?"

“Even if we encounter them, it’s alright,” the senior mage in the group comforted them. “We have so many of us, we can hold off the lava golems for a while. It’s just…”

It would be best if the Lava Golem started fighting Lot first.

They could not only find out the location of the lava golem, but might even be able to observe its fighting style firsthand, which would greatly reduce casualties.

"Boom—"

Suddenly, an explosion rang out in the distance, causing Lia and the others to look up.

That direction was exactly where Lotte and his companion were located.

"What's going on? Is there a battle?"

Bohr immediately closed his eyes to sense Lott's location and found that Lott was moving quickly, as if he was escaping from something.

"Lotte is entangled by a lava golem! We need to get there quickly."

"Wait, it's also possible that other monsters are fighting Lot."

"There are no monsters around. They've all been scared away by the lava golems."

Bohr and the others immediately headed in the direction where Lotte had fled. When they reached a grove of trees, they suddenly heard a heavy thud from their right.

Lia froze on the spot, then abruptly turned her head to look to her right.

A pair of giant hands forcefully pried open the obstructing trees, tearing out the roots.

Bronze eyes appeared vertically before her, their empty gaze reflecting the images of Lia and the others.

It was a huge stone statue, and if it weren't for the flames coming out of its mouth, no one would recognize it as a monster.

If Lia is not mistaken, this should be a sleeping lava golem.

The explosion and their commotion had disturbed the other side.

“Bohr…”

Leah gritted her teeth and called out the name of Bohr, who was also stunned in front of her, "What's going on? Wasn't the Lava Golem supposed to be up ahead?"

"I do not know."

Their response was the roar of the lava golem and the rising temperature around them.

"Charge!"

Chapter 56 A Like from Lott

As the battle began, Lotte saw flames powerful enough to turn the entire sky red.

He knew the location of the lava golem and the tracker. All he needed to do was cast [Explosion] when the tracker was very close to the lava golem, and then pretend to run away to lure the tracker toward the direction of the explosion.

Lotte and Chloris climbed up a hill and caught up with Poll and the others.

The gusts of wind generated by the lava golem's punches kept blowing Chloris's hair and even brushed against Lotte's face.

Lotte squinted, staring at the sea of ​​fire in the distance.

The lava golem is a full ten meters tall, and once it enters battle, its entire body is scorched red by flames, making it look extremely terrifying.

In such high temperatures, even breathing becomes extremely difficult, let alone fighting.

However, the group was clearly well-prepared, and being an elite team from Attenborough, they had not yet suffered any casualties.

The twelve people stood in three groups: several warriors in front were responsible for attracting the monsters' attacks, and several warriors in the back were responsible for protecting the mages.

The remaining rogues and assassins circled around to harass the monster from behind.

This was the first time Lotte had ever seen a large-scale monster-hunting battle, and he found it quite novel.

Meanwhile, Chloris stared intently at the battle below, recording every single fighting move of the lava golem.

“Lotte, there’s something I really want to ask you,” Chloris said during a break. “Did you go and pressure that mage so that he would find more mages, and then you would use the lava golem to kill them all?”

"You actually think that way about me? There is no one in this world who loves the monk more than I do."

For Lott, a dead mage was nothing more than a source of venting his anger, but of no value whatsoever.

But a living mage is different; he can learn more powerful magic and has unlimited potential for growth.

This also allows Lotte to learn magic and grow together.

The lava golem's attack was extremely fierce. It drew a circle of fire on the ground, and then its body gradually melted and disappeared into the stench.

A moment later, it burst out of the flames at the rear of the ranks, and a ball of fire transformed into the body of a lava golem in mid-air, which it then hurled down at the mages.

The senior mage in the team was the first to unleash magic. A rapidly swirling stream of water appeared around them, which then gradually coalesced to form a giant shield.

When the lava golem's body slammed into it, it only caused the shield to dent, but it did not crack.

[World Sage activated, Third Ring Magic Inscription in progress]

[Imprint complete, mastering "Water Shield"]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

Lotte received a third-circle defensive spell from a high mage.

And this is just the beginning.

The lava golem roared and slid its body down from the water shield, the steam extinguishing the flames on its body.

It pounded the water shield with both hands, trying frantically to rush in.

Lotte saw the last of the group of wanderers sitting on the ground, his feet planted on a longbow, which was emitting a strong green light.

He drew his bowstring taut and released the arrow. As it passed the mage, the intermediate mage's magic was simultaneously activated.

The tiny arrow, which Lot could not see at all before, was suddenly magnified several times, like a longsword in the hand of a god, and pierced directly into the mouth of the lava golem.

The giant arrow pierced the lava golem's skull, and the powerful inertia brought it to the ground, causing a violent tremor.

[World Sage activated, Third Ring Magic Inscription in progress]

[Imprint complete, mastery of "Gigantification"]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

Lotte, who was watching from the sidelines, received another powerful spell.

As the lava golem fell, the squad on the ground began to take advantage of the opportunity to heal.

The lava golem transformed into a pool of lava and disappeared into the swirling mass of blood and gore. The giant arrow that had been in the lava fell to the ground and was melted and swallowed by the lava.

The high mage raised his staff and unleashed a second spell during the lull when the lava golem disappeared from the battlefield.

A faint white light emanated from everyone on the battlefield.

[World Sage activated, Third Ring Magic Inscription in progress]

[Imprint complete, "Enhancement" mastered]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

The ground beneath the mages' feet began to bulge and crack, and lava golems shot straight up from the ground.

The warriors pulled the mage away from the danger, and at that moment, Poll, who was unaffected in the distance, raised his staff and released magic.

The wind gathered and took shape before him, constantly being squeezed, and finally broke through the critical point, flying towards the lava golem with a whoosh.

The wind blade sliced ​​through the lava golem's arm, leaving a deep wound.

[World Sage activated, Second Circle Magic Inscription in progress]

[Engraving complete, mastery of "Wind Blade"]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

Faced with a powerful enemy, the mages, including Bohr, had no choice but to use their most powerful magic, and could no longer hold back at this point.

The warriors relentlessly attacked the lava golem, trying to trap it and buy time for the mages behind it.

A minute later, a giant red magic circle appeared in front of the high mage. The magic circle spun continuously, and its light even overshadowed the lava golem.

Countless points of light appeared within the magic circle, and fire arrows made of magic rained down on the lava golem. Explosions resounded intensely on the lava golem, and the smoke momentarily obscured its massive body.

[World Sage activated, Third Ring Magic Inscription in progress]

[Imprint complete, mastery of "Flame Arrow"]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

The intermediate mage was not idle either, and also cast his own spell.

A swirling cloud of energy condensed in front of the purple magic circle, gradually coalescing into a deep blue arcane missile.

[World Sage activated, Second Circle Magic Inscription in progress]

[Imprint complete, mastery of "Arcane Missiles"]

[Magic Analysis in Progress]

Each mage has limited mental energy. In order to achieve the highest combat efficiency, they usually only use the most powerful spells and do not use every spell at once.

Therefore, in the subsequent battles, the mages kept using these spells repeatedly, and Lotte was unable to learn any new spells.

However, Lotte also gained quite a lot, with defensive "water shield", supportive "giant" and "enhancement", and offensive "wind blade", "fire arrow" and "arc missile".

The requirement to become a novice mage is to master three types of magic, but Lott mastered six types of magic in just one night.

Lotte could also sense that the magic analysis was not happening simultaneously, but rather that they were being analyzed one by one in a queue.

"Lotte, I have a feeling they're about to retreat."

Chloris, who had been recording everything, shook her hand. "Look, those two mages have retreated to the back to meditate; they're about to give up. But the lava golem doesn't seem to have suffered any fatal injuries yet."

"Has all the combat intelligence been recorded?"

"Ah."

"Then let's get back before they return to White Rock Town and deliver the information to the Adventurers' Guild."

After the Adventurers' Guild completes the inspection, Lotte will also receive 3 gold coins and a bottle of Life Crystal Potion.

Life crystals have also appeared in Isolde's imagined world, and can enhance one's vitality. In Lot's eyes, this is the potion of experience.

With the Crystallization Potion, Lotte can level up to Lv.10 and directly become a novice mage.

Lotte and Chloris quietly left the hillside, bypassed the battlefield, and headed towards Whitestone Town.

"Cloris, do you think we should thank them?"

Chapter 57 Mission Completed

On their way back, Lotte and Chloris encountered many adventurers.

They all heard the sounds of battle in the distance, saw the towering flames, and wanted to go and get a share of the spoils.

After all, reconnaissance missions are on a first-come, first-served basis, and ultimately only one team can receive the reward.

Fortunately, Mia was able to sense the crowds nearby, allowing Lotte and Chloris to avoid them. Otherwise, Lotte, walking against the flow of people, would have been targeted.

Chloris watched as a group of people walked towards the mountains in the distance and couldn't help but sigh, "Usually, the Adventurers' Guild would rate the missions based on their difficulty, and even reject the adventurers' mission requests to avoid excessive casualties. Why didn't they do that this time?"

"The reconnaissance mission can be very difficult, but it can also be very easy. Besides, the president of the Mage Association wants this information."

Chloris sighed. "It's just that too many people have died. For the benefit of the nobles, they can issue tasks regardless of the dangers."

"In the future, you will assassinate the king and overthrow the evil rule of the nobles."

"Humph."

Under the cover of night, the two made their way back to White Stone Town.

Lotte breathed a sigh of relief after entering the Adventurers' Guild Hall.

The warm yellow light dispelled the darkness from his clothes, and the flames from the fireplace drove away the cold clinging to his hands.

Lott squatted by the fireplace to warm himself, while Chloris went to hand over the task to Beryl.