You are all my wings!

"I'm sorry, I messed up. I couldn't maintain the Radiance of Light until the carnivorous plant's main body was completely destroyed."

Iris hung her head, looking dejected.

If the carnivorous plant fails to produce new vines to provide cover, she is confident that she can completely ignite it if she continues to expose it to sunlight for another twenty seconds.

Unfortunately, having missed this opportunity, the same tactics might not work again.

This means we're back in a protracted battle, which will likely take at least a few more days.

"Iris, don't worry, that was just the appetizer. I actually have a secret weapon."

Leon touched Iris's head again.

Iris suddenly looked up and stared at Leon:

"Can we win?"

"That's right, we can take care of it today. Now, just watch my performance."

Leon smiled, gathered magic in his palm, and began to cast a spell.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Hotline

"Iris, you can prepare to chant. Once you've finished chanting, suppress your magic and wait for my instructions."

"it is good."

Iris began to sing.

Lyon spoke while casting a spell.

As the magic power gathered in his palm, a huge, eight-meter-wide, convex, transparent ice crystal appeared in the low sky a dozen meters away.

It is a magnified convex lens made by consuming 4 points of magic power.

Lyon's secret weapon was the knowledge that even a primary school student in his previous life knew: a magnifying glass can ignite objects by refracting light.

That convex lens was created by him using a combination of water ball magic, water purification, and freezing magic.

Water Ball consumes 1 mana, Water Purification consumes 1 mana, and Freeze consumes 2 mana.

Water balloon technique condenses water into a ball and controls it to be shaped like a convex lens.

The water purification process removes all dust and air from the interior, preventing the formation of excess bubbles and reduced transparency during freezing.

The extra mana consumed by the Freeze spell is mainly to ensure the rapid freezing effect.

If the freezing speed inside and outside is different, ice marks will also form inside, affecting the transparency of the convex lens.

Essentially, if a convex lens is not transparent enough, the ice crystals will melt instantly before they can produce a refractive effect once it receives Iris's high-temperature heat rays.

Therefore, transparency has the highest priority.

In addition, Lyon had taken the time to calculate the specific values ​​of the thickness, angle, and distance of the convex lens in the past few days. The position and angle just now were the result of his rigorous calculations over the past seven days.

If any errors occur on-site later, we can use magic to fine-tune the angle and thickness of the ice crystals.

"Iris, shine your compressed aperture onto my transparent ice crystals, and speed up!"

Although Iris did not understand Leon's intentions, she still followed his instructions and immediately waved her wand to unleash the Radiant Light.

Then, as the high-temperature light fell onto the ice crystals, an amazing scene unfolded.

A highly concentrated beam of light suddenly appeared opposite the ice crystal, striking the castle wall a hundred meters away. The wall instantly turned red-hot and melted into liquid.

laugh!!!!

White smoke rose up.

Lyon frowned slightly. It seemed the angle was still a bit off, and it didn't hit directly. He immediately adjusted the angle of the ice crystal convex lens in the air.

"Iris, stay in this position and don't move."

As the angle of the convex lens shifted, the highly concentrated heat rays suddenly moved to the location of the carnivorous plant itself.

Since the carnivorous plant had already sensed Iris's approach, the vines covered its body in advance, and the heat beam hit the vines instead.

laugh!!!!

But in just a moment, the vine was pierced by the high temperature.

This heatwave is more than ten times more intense than the previous ones!

Although it only covers an area the size of a fist, its lethality and destructive power are terrifying.

The light didn't stop; it continued to shine on the main body at the back of the vine, especially the large, club-like stamen, which was instantly ignited and burst into flames.

The man-eating flower let out a scream, its body trembling even more violently. Countless tiny mouths opened on its flower, frantically spewing out tiny spores that flew away into the distance.

But the high temperatures left by the previous attack were still there, and many spores the size of a fingernail were ignited as soon as they were released and dissipated in the air.

Moreover, as Lyon continued to fine-tune the angle of the convex lens, the high-temperature heat line continued to damage and burn other parts of the carnivorous plant.

Anyone who gets in their way will melt.

After being exposed to continuous radiation, the carnivorous plant was finally ignited.

call!call!call!

Flames roared into the sky.

Amidst frantic roars and screams, the carnivorous plant's body was gradually burned away, turning into large swathes of charred material scattered across the land.

This scene stunned Iris.

The Light of Universal Radiance, when compressed into the size of a fist, has such an outrageous effect?

Those transparent ice crystals could so easily compress the light that would have taken her so long to compress.

In less than ten seconds, this fourth-tier monster was killed.

Undeniably, this is partly due to their seven-day continuous weakening and the fact that they just inflicted significant damage on the opponent.

But wasn't that final strike executed too easily?

At this moment, Leon's mystique in Iris's eyes grew even stronger.

Crackling sound.

The ice crystals could not withstand the high temperature and melted completely, falling to the ground.

"Iris, you no longer need to maintain the Radiance of Light."

Upon hearing this, Iris slowly stopped supplying magic.

Unlike the last attack which lasted for more than twenty seconds, this attack only lasted for about ten seconds, so she had plenty of time to maneuver.

"Leon, was that some kind of special magic you just used? How could you compress my Radiant Light out of thin air?"

"Simply put, light refracts differently when it passes through different media, and my magic is to use the shape of a convex surface to concentrate your light into a single point."

Now Iris vaguely understood.

Unlike what Lyon had talked about before, this time it involved her professional field, and she had seen many similar phenomena before.

"I see. Light refracts differently when passing through different media, and by controlling the shape of the medium, we can control the convergence of the light?"

She had a profound realization.

Consequently, they also gained a new understanding of the magical imagery that they had been unable to comprehend for so long.

"Good expression. It seems you really understand this time, and it looks like you've also figured out how to further compress the Radiance of Light?"

"I must say, you are indeed very talented, and I have gained a lot of inspiration from you."

Iris's eyes, like jade jewels, sparkled with a crystal-clear light, and she looked overjoyed at her great achievement.

She thought to herself that Leon was indeed someone you got to know better the more you spent time with him.

Sigh, should I continue to doubt him and be wary of him?

I'm conflicted.

[Character Iris's affection level +2%, current affection level 76%]

Talent?

Lyon smiled modestly and said, "You stand on the shoulders of giants, and you still have so much talent."

Next, it's time to collect the spoils.

He pulled Iris, who was engrossed in devising new magical imagery, along with her, as they ate meat to replenish their energy and slowly approached the castle.

To be on the safe side of the man-eating plant's next move, Lyon remained cautious, taking three steps forward and thinking ten steps back.

We arrived at the foot of the castle on a smooth journey and looked at the charred remains scattered on the ground.

The surrounding area was littered with scorched vines, remnants of the battle that had raged for the past week.

Lyon observed for a moment, then leaped toward the outer wall of the castle, with Iris quickly following.

A while later, the two stood on the top of the castle, observing the man-eating plant remains scattered all over the place.

Although it's a weak monster, it's still a fourth-tier monster, so it should be able to leave behind quite a few good items.

After searching for a while, Lyon found a root that was faintly glowing red in the largest piece of debris.

"This thing seems familiar."

Staring at the thing, Leon vaguely felt he had seen it before, but couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

Iris crouched down and stared at it for a few moments, then suddenly slapped her forehead:

"I see!"

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Roots of Life

"What do you know?"

Lyon looked at Iris.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you, Lyon, to not know what this is."

Iris, unusually, felt a joy in her knowledge and experience that overpowered Leon. She proudly raised her head, giving him a look that said, "Come and ask me."

Leon blinked and smiled:

"Then I must ask the esteemed Lady Iris for guidance. May I ask her to share that precious knowledge with me?"

Iris nodded with a pleased expression:

"Since you put it that way, I'll reluctantly tell you. That thing is actually a rare talent ability that plant-type monsters can awaken after reaching the fourth tier: Life Return."

"Life returned?"

Lyon seemed to be deep in thought; speaking of this reminded him of something.

This is indeed an exceptionally rare ability; even he, who had played through all the side quests in his previous life, had almost forgotten about it.

"Yes, although plant-type monsters are limited by their environment and cannot move, they are not without options. Once they encounter a life-threatening crisis, they will activate their life-restoring ability, hiding all the life essence of their body in extremely hidden underground roots. After a period of time, they can take root and sprout again, restoring themselves to their original state."

Iris carefully explained all the knowledge she knew, her eyebrows unconsciously raising:

"Because it is hidden so well, deep underground, few people can find these life roots. Coincidentally, this man-eating flower is stationed on the castle, which makes it convenient for hunting, but it also makes the roots not hidden deep enough, so we can find them easily!"

Leon sensed that Iris's expression was telling him to praise her more, so he did:

"You are truly remarkable, Iris. Your experience and knowledge are as vast as the ocean and as expansive as the sky."

Iris nodded repeatedly.

I love to listen, so please tell me more!

She didn't know why, but she often dismissed other people's praise.

But even though Lyon's praise was somewhat exaggerated and insincere, it made her very happy, and her mood was completely different.

Was it because I unknowingly came to approve of his character?

Or is there another reason?