Chapter 17

"This isn't good news." Ophelia said to Corestal. With such a large number of monsters, if all of them mastered a spell similar to the Water Arrow, even if the apprentices mastered the Fireball spell in a short time, they wouldn't be able to stop them. "What are the wizards trying to do? Do they want all of us to die here? No, if they wanted us dead, they wouldn't have to resort to this method … "

Corestal displayed an impressive willpower in this desperate situation. Her trembling body didn't affect her focus on the Fireball spell rune. She was so focused that she didn't even have time to answer Ophelia's question.

Adam managed to extract some useful information from her words and replied, "That's right. There are two possibilities. One is that the magical beasts' attack isn't limitless. Two is that not all magical beasts can use magic."

Ophelia pulled Corestal to the center of the deck. William had already started organizing people to build a shelter. They didn't know how useful it would be, but it would at least give them some comfort.

"Get out of the way, traitor." There weren't many things on the deck that could be used as shelter. A southern apprentice and Ophelia came to a large box at the same time. The southern apprentice roared at Ophelia sternly.

Usually, no one would speak to Ophelia like that. However, in the face of the fear of death, the pressure that Ophelia brought was negligible. In the eyes of this spoiled brat, the box in front of him was an additional chance of survival.

Bang.

Ophelia's response was extremely simple. She kicked him hard and sent him flying. After that, she used a similar method to snatch many large objects and piled them on the side. However, she realized that it was too slow to do it alone. After all, the things on the deck were limited.

"Corestal, you …"

"Don't be noisy. I'm about to succeed. Very soon …" Corestal interrupted Ophelia without turning her head. She had already gone crazy.

Ophelia pursed her lips and looked at Adam.

"Actually, it's not very useful. In fact, it's very stupid. You're a Grand Knight. You need enough space to avoid magic attacks. If you hide behind cover, you'll only be a target."

Adam was very busy, and he didn't like this kind of behavior.

For ordinary people, the Fireball runes needed to be copied over and over again, but Adam didn't need to. Although he only had one soul, Adam could perform multi-threaded calculations. Coupled with his extraordinarily large spiritual power, he could copy the rune groups on each thread and switch them immediately after a thread finished using them. Through this method, he could continuously cast spells.

However, it wasn't infinite. Due to the amount of calculation and the recovery speed of his mental power, he could probably maintain twelve fireballs in a row. After that, it would take some time to cool down.

"Then what can I do? I feel like I won't be able to cast spells in a short period of time. " Ophelia felt very helpless. Mage Black clearly said that the path of a Body Refining Mage was advantageous in the apprentice stage, but now she was the burden.

"The essence of the Respiratory Art is the secondary energy produced by the interaction of spiritual power and Ether -like substances. The soul can't carry Ether and mana, but that doesn't mean the body can't. Try to guide the mana into your body. If I'm right, and you're lucky enough, you might succeed. "

At this moment, in the cabin, the mages were enjoying a luxurious meal. Mage Irene swirled the scarlet wine in her hand and said softly, "Guess, how many of these little guys will survive?"

Mage Robert elegantly parted the bloody steak with his knife and fork. After putting it into his mouth, he let out a sigh of admiration and said unhurriedly, "Who knows? That depends on how smart they are."

Mage Black and Mage Jerome didn't eat. They were looking through the porthole at the numerous aquatic creatures outside. Mage Jerome was a little dissatisfied. "There aren't many of them this time. Is it because the bait is too low in content?"

"Yes, this time we didn't use bait with too much Ether crystal. The academy has just been defeated, and we need a batch of new blood to deal with the battle thirty years later. Also, the number of apprentices is too low. "Mage Black replied.

No one cared about the life and death of the apprentices. The world of mages was a seriously polarized world. The mages were high and mighty, and the knowledge and power they had was enough to surpass the limits of life and death, and surpass the limits of productivity. The knowledge and physical strength of ordinary people couldn't even operate the 'black box of technology', so ordinary people were useless except for providing new qualified seeds for the mages.

However, there were many, many seeds, and the value of human life was very low. The world of mages was boundless, and there were countless people on the endless islands outside of the high-magic main continent. It didn't matter if a batch or two of apprentices died. At most, after ten years, there would be new babies growing up.

"Duke Alfred obviously didn't learn his lesson. He didn't tell William that only the knowledge in the hands is valuable power. The number of ordinary people is meaningless in the face of magic. Maybe he thinks that magic items can protect his son? "Mage Irene, who was in charge of the south, commented coldly.

Mage Black suddenly laughed. "Seeing them is like seeing us in the past. Didn't we also join the organization back then? What was the name of the leader back then? It's too long ago. "

Mage Robert finished the steak and said, "Look at those kids." He pointed at Adam and the other two. "Do you remember Wollaston? Do they look like him? "

"Wollaston, the Hyperdimensional Archmage." The other three mages said the name with a complicated expression. How could they not remember? Wollaston was a person who was completely different from them before they embarked on the path of apprenticeship. Now that he was a Hyperdimensional Archmage, even they had to respectfully address him as' Sir '.

Mage Black waved his hand gently, and the wine glasses and bottles began to dance in the air. They then floated in front of the four mages. He held the wine glass and raised his hand. "It's begun. Good luck to the little ones. "

"It's begun!" Adam, who was on the deck, said quietly.

The magical beasts in the sea began to move. The seawater was stirred up and crashed against the hull of the ship, forming waves that were more than ten meters high. Some of the magical beasts soared into the sky along with the waves. They came to the deck and viciously bit the terrified apprentices.

"Ah!!!"

The screams of the apprentices who witnessed the dismembered bodies of their companions signaled the start of a bloody battle. The magical beasts rushed to the deck in a frenzy, using every part of their bodies to destroy everything that came into contact with them.

They were creatures without order, and the purpose of their existence was to destroy.

"Save me! Save me! I don't want to die! " A male apprentice fell to the ground. Behind him was a strange-looking sea creature. He howled in pain and tried to grab his companion's leg.

"Get lost!" His companion kicked him away. This kick sped up the apprentice's death, and he scrambled in the direction of the 'organization'.

At this moment, another wave surged up beside him. A magical beast flew into the air, and then condensed a spell in mid-air. The temperature of the air dropped rapidly, and a block of ice was formed and smashed onto the deck.

The block of ice smashed the apprentice into a meat patty in an instant. After colliding with the special alloy on the deck, it exploded into countless fragments. Each fragment contained a force that was several times stronger than a crossbow arrow.

This was a disaster.

The few apprentices who did not find cover were all killed in an instant. Their bodies were frozen stiff by the low temperature, and they crashed onto the deck with a bang. Then, they were eaten by the magical beasts behind them. The cover was almost destroyed by the spread of magic. Everyone knew that they would not be able to withstand the second wave of magic.

Fortunately, there were not many magical beasts that could use magic. What was even more fortunate was that the magical beasts could not continuously use magic.

William viciously kicked a magical beast that was close to him, and sternly shouted, "Normal magical beasts are not that strong. The real threat is the magical beasts that can use magic. We have to kill them!"

Hearing William's words, the apprentices who did not have any magical items retreated even faster. Those who had magical items looked uncertain. This was a life-saving measure, and no one was willing to lose it so quickly.

The magical beast that used ice magic rampaged on the deck, and even its companions were casually eaten by it. It could be seen with the naked eye. As it ate more food, the energy waves around its body became thicker and thicker. Soon, it would be able to use magic for the second time.

There was a wave that exceeded the height of the deck. This time, it was Adam's' Old Familiar Fish '. Its mouth was full of blood, and its huge and ferocious mouth was filled with densely packed teeth. After leaping onto the deck, it flew straight towards Adam.

There was no need to wonder how the fish moved on the deck. As magical beasts, they could move freely anywhere with water.

Obviously, this fish was very vengeful. It had its eyes on Adam, or rather, it felt that the energy in Adam's body was the most valuable.

Seeing this scene, William shouted, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block it! That's not our problem. Come back, let's kill this beast together! " William and the others had already surrounded the magical beast from several directions. After seeing the big fish, Randy was a little hesitant. He did not know if he should stop it.

But William thought that this was a good opportunity for him to reduce his stress. Magical beasts did not care about the lives of their own kind. This fish had already killed many normal magical beasts. As for Adam, ever since Adam refused to join him, the lives of Adam and the other two had nothing to do with him.

Ophelia's face was pale. She looked at the calm Adam and the infatuated Kristel and gritted her teeth. Her blood energy surged into the sky, and she charged toward the big fish without hesitation.

She did not know if she could stop the big fish, but the path of a knight did not allow her to hide behind a 'weakling'. The moment she rushed out, she had already forgotten about her life and death. She even felt a little regretful. "If only I had my knight sword …"

Bang.

Bang.

Roar.

Three sounds rang out one after another. Ophelia was sent flying by the shockwave formed by the rolling heatwave, while the big fish was hit by two fireballs. It howled and fell onto the deck, its body emitting a strong smell of roasted meat.

"I did it! I learned magic! "Corestal's voice rang out in surprise.