Chapter 408 - 406: The Might of Domains
Boom!
The three parties clashed once again.
Both Melina and Blake were slightly out of breath.
The giant magic puppet was enormous, yet its speed was not slow, and its reaction was quick.
"How on earth is this big guy rapidly transmitting magic power? Every magic skill it casts is so much more powerful than usual, it’s really troublesome," Blake said.
Melina said, "Ignore it, just hold it off. I don’t believe it can sustain such a massive figure. It can’t maintain its magic power forever."
Blake frowned, "What if it can sustain it?"
"Can’t you be optimistic for once?" Melina glared at him, "We’ll distract this big guy, let the Law Enforcement Knight Order attack the fortress, and weaken their living forces as much as possible."
Blake nodded, "Alright."
The battle resumed.
This time, the operation’s goal wasn’t to defeat the giant magic puppet, but to stall it, waiting for good news from the Law Enforcement Knight Order, meanwhile observing how much magic power the Deep Sea Leader has to keep the giant operating.
Blake split his attention, keeping an eye out for the occasional domain below, feeling moved.
"If the giant magic puppet isn’t using magic power but relying on pollution power channels, then we definitely won’t outlast it."
"Pollution, in this area, can’t use purification skills, otherwise there will be problems for the knights below. But what if... we use the scrolls directly on the giant magic puppet?"
Blake squinted, deciding to act on his thought.
Seizing the opportunity while Melina was entangled with the opponent, he tore open a domain scroll targeting the giant magic puppet.
In the next second, a huge domain appeared.
This domain exceeded the ten-meter range Hilia mentioned, reaching over a hundred meters!
Blake was startled, "Is the scroll’s effect proportionally amplified according to the target?"
Feeling the domain’s power, he discovered that while the domain’s strength remained, the duration dropped to only one minute.
"I see, sacrificing duration for a larger area of effect?"
Blake charged forward.
"Melina, purify!"
Melina immediately nodded, "I’ve been waiting to use it!"
The two floated around the four directions of the giant magic puppet.
In the next second, the light of purification skill emanated from them, fiercely dispelling the pollution from the giant magic puppet.
"Damn bastards, where did you get such things?! And this damn purification skill!!!"
The voice of the Deep Sea Leader emerged from inside the giant magic puppet.
His voice was furious, losing its confident tone under the light of the purification skill.
The giant magic puppet charged and crashed, unexpectedly breaking away from Melina’s puppet and rushing into the fortress.
Soon after, a massive purple-black light curtain appeared on the fortress, enveloping it.
Melina immediately gave orders, "Deploy the domain and attack fiercely!"
"Received! Glory to the Holy Court!"
The Law Enforcement Knight Order shouted in unison, their voices overwhelming.
Numerous scrolls were raised, followed by the light of the purification skill, fiercely striking the fortress shield powered by pollution.
The shield rippled, with energy quickly draining.
Though for the time being, the shield still held.
As time slowly passed, reaching the limits of what a Tier Three Mage could sustain, Melina had to order the knight order to retreat.
This retreat was different from the previous one; Melina and Blake both wore smiles.
"At this rate, after a few more tries, the Deep Sea Fortress’ living forces will be exhausted, and then we can capture the Deep Sea Leader and study his giant magic puppet."
Blake nodded, "Pay close attention to the surroundings of the Golden Apple Stone Forest to prevent them from sending reinforcements from outside."
Melina smiled, "Don’t worry, the leaders are patrolling the area when they’re not fighting. All kinds of detection towers have been built to ensure no one gets in or out."
Blake nodded, "I just wonder if they have any spatial teleportation methods."
Melina said, "They probably do, but definitely not large-scale teleportation. Large-scale teleportation requires building a directional teleporter, and such teleportations create intense spatial fluctuations. Detecting spatial fluctuations is also one of the tower’s functions."
"That’s good."
...
In the evening, Hilia opened her eyes, finishing her meditation.
She glanced at the time, muttering, "Today’s operation should be ending soon."
Looking up, aside from Benovia still reading, everyone else was absent from the room.
Hilia asked, "Where are the others?"
Benovia replied, "They went to Letes City for fun."
"Why didn’t you go?"
"I don’t like wandering around; I’d rather read than wander aimlessly."
Hilia pouted, "Reading every day, are you going to spend your entire life with books?"
Benovia didn’t lift her head, "Of course not. I’m dedicating my life to the Gods."
Hilia muttered softly, "Dedicate to the Gods? Aren’t you dedicating to R... Evil God Ross?"
Benovia’s hand trembled slightly.
The room fell silent; Hilia spoke quietly enough that she could hear.
But at this moment, she had to pretend not to hear.
If Hilia looked over more carefully, she’d see Benovia was reading a history book from a thousand years ago.
It’s unknown where she found it, and it seemed to be detailing Ross’s rise.
Since Hilia wasn’t interested in non-magic knowledge books, she didn’t pay attention.
"Let me see where everyone went."
"Alright." Benovia didn’t lift her head.
The phantom of Ross appeared beside Benovia, shaking his head and sighing.
This girl is such a homebody; she rarely encounters anything.
She’s the complete opposite of Hilia.
If she weren’t following Hilia, her trial process would probably be plain, a regular siege, silently concluded.
However, her power growth did not fall behind too much; she spends all her time either reading or practicing.
"It seems her cultivation progress is alright, not much slower than Hilia who frequently stirs up trouble—no, actually slightly faster."
Ross pondered for a moment and casually gave Benovia some insight.
Benovia suddenly looked up, glancing around, finding nothing, she lowered her head in thought, her face showing a hint of joy, then she closed the book and ran outside.
"Since you’re such a homebody and wealthy, then focus on cultivation, aim to reach Tier Four as soon as possible, and then I’ll take you out for a stroll."
Ross’s phantom dispersed, shifting focus back to Hilia.
Though he could multitask, issuing divine oracles to two girls simultaneously, he didn’t prefer multitasking, there was no need for such urgency.
If pressing, he wouldn’t have semi-freely raised Hilia, choosing instead to force-feed her, rapidly improving her strength.
Various Gods have ways to forcibly enhance the strength of believers, and Ross certainly does too.
If he wished, he could ensure Hilia becomes Tier Six within a year, at the cost of her future prospects being forever stifled.
No need to hurry, slow and steady will do.
Besides, this siege action also has some interesting developments waiting to be explored.