Mages, Adventurers, and Women

The feedback on the tree trunk represents the upper limit of the fusion of Livy's four elemental systems.

Each thick tree root is comparable to a "root Livy" defending with all his might.

Outside in the sky, the only remaining cryptic symbol representing the number of days is "8 days".

Li Wei didn't have time to break them one by one.

He said softly:

"Step back."

Yulia's squad quickly retreated.

Daphne and Helen followed closely behind, with Mira and Liscia moving in Helen's wake. Janet was a step slower, and just as she was about to step back, she heard Levi recite rapidly, clearly, and precisely:

"tr-yu, giii, lei-bp, huuu, ooip, beng!"

(Please let the great lightning element merge into one and descend in an explosive manner!)

Jane and the others had never seen Levi cast spells or chant incantations.

He casts any spell instantly.

now.

Listen to the secret incantations that came out of Li Wei's mouth.

Jane felt a chill run down her spine and wanted to back away, but found herself blocked at the entrance by the active lightning element around Li Wei. If she continued forward, she would be locked in place by Li Wei's magic. She was like a dwarf stuck in a dog hole, unable to move forward or backward.

The incantation was finished.

Li Wei suddenly felt his elements and magic being drained in an instant.

Exhausted from battling Melanie all night, then finding Samantha and battling her all morning, then fighting the elf Orisa all afternoon, and finally fighting Elda all night, he collapsed onto the bone's shoulder, too weak to even close his eyes, watching the "lightning strike" descend.

"Spell: Lightning Strike!"

Daphne asked in surprise.

Li Wei actually used the strongest rare attack spell of the first tier, Lightning Strike, on a room that was safe and full of magic stone tablets!

No comparison, no harm.

Li Wei's lightning strike was different from hers.

A thunderclap resounded.

A bolt of deep purple lightning, as thick as a bone, descended before everyone's eyes!

The scene was filled with dazzling light. A lightning strike caused a strong wind to blow, making the hair of several ladies fly wildly. Sylvie, who had her hair in a bun today, was the only lady in the room unaffected.

Rumbling--

The deafening roar reverberated in everyone's hearts, involuntarily bringing to mind the first thunderstorm they had ever experienced as children. They would huddle in the corner of their bed, covered by blankets, scaring themselves with fear of lightning splitting open the house and flooding the area, feeling a deep-seated terror and trembling.

The thunder dissipated.

The ground was a mess, with crackling sparks swirling in the crater left by the lightning strike.

Daphne was surprised to see that the magic crystal and the bright magic stone tablet in the room were intact.

Even with their orcish minds, they realized something was wrong.

Lightning strikes cannot destroy the magic stone tablet.

Still can't destroy the magic crystal?

Jane turned around, her hair singed, her face and neck blackened, and her exposed skin looked as if it had been smeared with soot. Burning white mist escaped from her breath. She hadn't been hurt by the roots of Levi, but she had been seriously injured by the aftershocks of Levi's lightning strike...

With the tree trunk cleared, a magical barrier appeared before them. Li Wei wearily commanded, "Run!"

Duron and Bones took the lead, while Yulia, carrying Sylvie, rushed out like a gust of wind. When she passed Bones, she glanced at Levi with a worried look on her face, and then rushed into the magic barrier.

Helen and Daphne followed closely behind.

Jane and her two companions reacted quickly, but were slow.

When they rushed into the magic barrier, there were only three days left on the countdown in the sky.

On the other side of the magic barrier lies a dark corridor.

The group ran all the way until they finally saw light. Yulia took the lead, followed by the dwarf with a leather rope around his waist and a bone in his hand, and then the one carrying Li Wei's bone on his back. The blinding light fell, and looking back, they realized that they had escaped from the collapsed windmill building.

Two enormous windmill blades were inserted diagonally into the ground, covered with vines and weeds.

Helen and Daphne followed closely behind.

After Li Wei and the others had escaped some distance, Jane Fonnie and her two companions, their faces covered in soot, finally emerged.

The first eight people to run out fled towards the lying-down tusked elephant.

Daphne encountered a "ground iguana" and wanted to urge it to find Jane and her two companions, but was unexpectedly stopped by Levi. He insisted on waiting for Jane and her companions to leave together on the tusked elephant, urging the tusked elephant to return and pick up Jane and her companions. The two groups then quickly escaped.

Inside the carriage, Jane was very grateful to Li Wei. Despite how she had treated him, Li Wei was willing to pick her up at a crucial moment.

Just as the elephant with its tusked tusks was taking its first steps to escape, a deafening roar erupted behind it!

With a soft murmur, he strode forward with incredible speed.

I could see it from afar.

The abandoned town collapsed and the earth caved in.

The roar was like a rapid drumbeat, endless and relentless.

When everything returned to calm.

The town has vanished without a trace.

All that remained was a huge, dark, deep pit, from which hurricanes roared.

Li Wei's eyelids twitched wildly. He couldn't bear the blame for blowing up part of the Islay Tree.

Straining his body, which had regained a sliver of strength, he walked to Daphne's Radiant Squad and guided her:

"Your Highness Daphne, how is this underground city you found related to the Cult of the Immortals?"

Daphne, still reeling from the apocalyptic roar, exclaimed in surprise, "The Cult of the Immortals? Those wild dogs that blew up the Heart of Eternity airship?"

Seeing that Daphne was so understanding, Li Wei sighed and said:

“Yes—I witnessed those wild dogs blasting the airship in Rolling Stone Town. We came to Golden City, went on a mission with you, and then ran into the Cult of the Immortals. Sigh… You were all influenced by the Cult of the Immortals' statues, mistaking this place, which was comparable to a mass grave, for a good place. If I hadn't woken you up…”

Li Wei subtly observed Daphne's furrowed brows and continued with a wry smile:

"You insisted on absorbing the lightning element while holding the corpse fluid, Jane knelt before a skeleton, Helen... Mira... Liscia..."

vomit--

vomit--

……

A chorus of retching sounds filled the carriage.

The sounds of Daphne and the other four women vomiting rose and fell.

Sylvie was terrified. If Levi hadn't stopped her with the wall of fire, she would have been driven to the brink of nausea by him too.

Li Wei's goal was not to induce "pregnancy sickness" in Daphne and the other four women.

The blame for blowing up the Islay Tree was too great; he had to shift it to Daphne and the more influential Jane.

This is why he insisted on waiting for Jane.

"Was the explosion just now also related to the Cult of the Immortals?"

Janetie clutched her chest and gagged, asking curiously.

Li Wei thought to himself, "What an inquisitive person!" He first explained that the underground city was a root space of the Islay Tree, and then said, half-truthfully:

"Yes, the Cult of the Immortals has set up a secret rune array here to destroy... the space at the roots of the Islay Tree."

“I deconstructed a key link, but I couldn’t stop their madness.”

"To be precise, if I hadn't deconstructed it in advance, the Immortal Cult would have launched a unified attack eighteen days later."

“I suspect that the Cult of the Immortals has set up more than just this one self-destruct array.”

“There must be similar magic arrays in the root spaces of the other Islay trees. Let them explode together in eighteen days to blow the Islay trees away…”

Li Wei concealed the fact that the Lionheart royal family also coveted the Islay Tree.

If the Lionheart royal family is involved, he will definitely be implicated.

Whether it's the courthouse or Gern and Delis come looking for him, it's bound to be bad news.

Levi hadn't forgotten that "Frang Kiel" was still waiting for him at Baron Della's castle...

The town and underground space were blown into the sky, and all traces of the Lionheart royal family's existence disappeared with the explosion.

"what?!"

"The Cult of the Immortals wants to blow up the Islay Tree?!"

Daphne and her group of five were taken aback. After calming down, Daphne took charge and said:

“Jeffney, once you return to the Golden City, immediately have your parents take you to the Inquisition to explain our mission in detail. I will go to my father and explain the Immortal Cult's conspiracy to him, and ask the Inquisition to find the explosive magic arrays left by the Immortal Cult in the other Ishley Tree root spaces!”

That's right.

That's how it's arranged.

With Daphne and Jane standing out, the court couldn't bypass them and went directly to "the hero of this incident: Li Wei" to uncover the truth.

Daphne looked at Sylvie first: "Are you coming with me to see Father?"

Sylvie shook her head and said, "No, I'd rather see the teacher."

Li Wei glanced at the freckled boy out of the corner of his eye. Was there some kind of family conflict?

Daphne looked at Levi seriously again and said solemnly:

"I will tell Father the truth about your contributions. Li Wei, what reward do you want?"

Li Wei gave Daphne a mischievous grin, and Daphne paused, rolling her eyes subtly. The two were of one mind.

Eighteen days later...

That day happened to be the second day of the Adventurers' Guild event.

It was also the day after all the exchange meetings and events held by the associations of both combat and non-combat professions had ended.

The timing was clever.

She stopped worrying about the reward. This incident would take a long time to investigate, and by the time the reward was announced, Li Wei had already left Golden Island for Sky Island.

……

On the way back.

Li Wei reminisces about this exploration.

What may seem like just a single "brass key" as a tangible gain actually yields much greater rewards.

Delis's Magic Network Platform Token has over 20 Magic Crystals worth of points, which helped him complete the fusion of the five elements.

Once the token has finished charging, follow the instructions to the new island core to perform the fusion of the six elements.

I obtained the permission to fuse elements from six to nine and bought 1356 miscellaneous books from Sky Island.

"Try inserting Gern's token next time. With so many Magic Network Platform points, do you think he'll be short?"

"Is Yulia's inability to use the token related to her non-elemental profession?"

As they approached the Golden City, Levi planned to rest briefly and ask Langsis for some "Balcony" quests to obtain the "Shield of the Mind." This exploration of the underground city had been thrilling but safe, but if he had the Shield of the Mind from the start, he might have been able to break through the impasse much faster.

Given Li Wei's current methods, his mental strength is his weakness.

……

Night in the Golden City.

Full of alluring charm.

The "Curtain Beauty" Hotel is a top-tier hotel in the prestigious Golden City district.

VIP room, 1000 gold coins per night.