"Let's go." Salin pulled Cang Hong up and signaled Sicar to carry Sarah. He didn't explain much and quickly left the hill. He instinctively sensed danger. If he continued to rest here, he might not be able to leave.
The roars of demon beasts came from afar. Some were scared, some were excited, and some were angry. For the first time, Salin realized that the roars of demon beasts contained so much emotion.
But he didn't have time to think. He could only activate the Great Strength Spell on his magic robe and run as fast as he could.
He wasn't afraid of demon beasts. Sicar had the ability to appease demon beasts. He was afraid of the people from the Holy Church. If the people from the Holy Church found out that he had the magic core of a dragon, even if he didn't have a grudge against them, wouldn't they kill him? This was the Chaos Swamp. No one would know no matter how many people he killed.
Salin clearly remembered that a single gold coin had almost cost him his life. The magic core of a dragon was obviously something that people coveted. Green dragon, green dragon!
Damn it, the news from the Guild of Professionals was a lie. The green dragon was already killed. After this group of Qinyin swordsmen killed the dragon, they were targeted by the Red Line Bandits. It was very likely that this mission was issued by Qinyin swordsmen to confuse the nearby mercenaries.
The green dragon was a low-level dragon, but the value of its magic core was still incomparable to that of regular demon beasts. For this magic core, most mercenaries would disregard their professions and kill for it.
Cough cough …
A strange sound was heard. What sounded like a human cough was the shaking of the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Slow footsteps sounded. Salin hurriedly turned around and saw a mountain-like monster rushing towards him. This monster was probably taller than the most powerful dragon. It was more than 30 meters tall. It had brown skin and a single eye in the middle of its forehead. It was walking like a human. Its face was full of scars, and its nose was already collapsed. Saliva came out of its mouth, and a disgusting smell came from its mouth.
Salin lacked mercenary knowledge, but he had seen a lot of demon beast books. This thing was too easy to recognize – level 7 demon beast, Mountain Monster. It was said that this creature was the descendant of the Giants. During the First Dynasty, humans still possessed tyrannical power. They captured many strange creatures from other planes, and the Giants were one of them.
The Mountain Monster did not have the intelligence of the Giants, nor did it have the magic of the Giants. However, with its powerful body, even the Dragons could not be bothered to provoke it. This thing had no intelligence. No matter how strong its opponent was, it would still rush forward and fight hand-to-hand. To the Dragon race, the Cleaving Mountain Monster was like a piece of gum that could not be shaken off. To Salin and the others, this piece of gum was a fatal killer.
Shika panicked as well. She had no way of communicating with a demon beast like the Cleaving Mountain Monster. This thing did not recognize anyone. Even when it was in heat, it could bite its mate to death. Otherwise, there would not be so few of them.
Cang Hong was scared out of his wits. He had never directly faced a magical beast of the seventh rank before. This thing, even a Great Mage would not dare to provoke, let alone a small mercenary like him. Cang Hong sadly realized that there would always be worse things waiting for her in front of that little mage.
The Vulture Mercenary Group, the Holy Church, the Red Line Bandits, and now a mountain monster. What made him even crazier was that he hired Salin at a price that was several times higher than the Union's. This could be said to be a typical case of getting what he deserved.
The Cleaving Mountain Monster was not known for its speed, but its legs were more than ten meters long. No matter how slow it was, it was still faster than Salin and the others. This area was flat, and Salin and the others didn't even have the chance to dodge.
"Cang Hong, how far are we from the ruin?" Salin shouted. At this moment, he was no longer afraid of disturbing the demon beast.
"I don't know, the map doesn't match!" Cang Hong already started to pant. He had only cultivated a little sword energy, and he was injured. The healing speed of the Water of Recovery was not as fast as the Holy Water. If he was given a week to recover, he might be able to outrun the monster behind him.
"To the right!" Salin shouted until his voice was hoarse. At this moment, Shika suddenly burst forth with great speed and grabbed Salin's belt. She flew past Cang Hong and dived into the pond that Salin pointed at. Cang Hong didn't have time to be angry. When it came to escaping, it depended on one's own ability. You can't blame others for running faster than you.
The four of them fell into the water. The Cleaving Mountain Monster roared and chased after them, circling around the pond. Its huge legs probed the water and found that the pond was very deep. It was just the shore, and its long legs couldn't even reach the bottom.
The Cleaving Mountain Monster didn't know how to swim, but it wasn't willing to let its prey escape. It dug up huge chunks of soil from the ground and threw them into the pond. Cang Hong had just popped his head out, and his head was almost smashed. He was so scared that he immediately retreated.
Salin could breathe in the water, and this was the advantage of his Magic Strings. The deep water was the best environment for Salin to protect himself. Shika was also in good condition. She was good in the water and didn't seem to bathe much. But Salin hadn't recovered from her injuries. Even though her cultivation of sword energy was more profound than Cang Hong's, her face was already purple from holding it in.
The Cleaving Mountain Monster on the shore was still roaring and throwing chunks of soil. With the strength of the Cleaving Mountain Monster, even if the soil was only the size of a fist, it would still be fatal if it hit its body.
Salin had no choice but to try creating air bubbles. This time, he extracted the air from the Blessing Ring and wrapped it in a Water Pattern Shield. Then, he placed the Water Pattern Shield on Salin's head. He didn't succeed even after a few tries. A new type of magic couldn't be created just because he wanted to. Salin was already bleeding from her ears, and her eyes were bulging. She didn't look like a beautiful girl at all, and her green skin was incomparably sinister.
Salin gave it his all. He extracted all the air from the Blessing Ring and created a huge air bubble, directly forming a Water Pattern Shield around Shika and Salin. Salin's spiritual energy was highly concentrated, and the Water Pattern Shield was completed in an instant. He didn't even realize that he had used up half of his Magic Strings this time.
In the past, the Water Pattern Shield that Salin created was only the size of a water basin. This time, the magic he released directly enveloped the two of them, forming an all-round protection. This was the form of a defensive magic of the fourth rank and above.
Salin breathed in the air, and the two colors immediately calmed down. Cang Hong, on the other hand, couldn't hold back and floated to the surface again.
Salin was shocked by the speed at which the Magic Strings were being consumed, and couldn't help Cang Hong. Cang Hong's head had just emerged when a piece of hard soil flew past his forehead. The air current brought about by the hard soil was like a blade, cutting through Cang Hong's delicate skin. Cang Hong didn't even blink. He took a deep breath and dove down again.
A wisp of dark red spread in the water. The wound on Cang Hong's forehead was so deep that the bone could be seen. It was ghastly pale, and it lifted up to the sides, making his bewitching appearance very strange. Before the blood faded, dozens of fist-sized fish swam over and surrounded Cang Hong.
These fish didn't have scales on their bodies, but looked like the exoskeletons of turtles. Their mouths were wide open, revealing teeth as sharp as files. Cang Hong didn't recognize these fish, but he knew that there were no good creatures in the Chaotic Swamp. Strangely, this pool was on a plain, and there was no river flowing into it. The creatures here were probably also very abnormal. He pulled out his rapier and stabbed at the first fish that swooped over.
Salin could breathe well in the water, but he couldn't speak either. He knew this fish. It was a level five magical beast — Diascala. It was a native saying that meant jackal in the water. Even if Cang Hong wasn't injured, he was no match for this kind of magical beast in the water.
Salin wanted to help Cang Hong, but he couldn't even protect himself. There were five Diascalas swimming towards him. Salin's Magic Strings were less than one-third left, and he could still cast seven to eight level one spells. Even if a level five magical beast stopped there for him to hit, he might not be able to kill it.
Salin's only reliance now was the mutated Water Pattern Shield. The Diascala was too small, and the bubble wrapped by Salin's Water Pattern Shield could just fit it.
After releasing five Water Pattern Shields in a row, Salin's Magic Strings were about to run out. Cang Hong couldn't see the situation clearly anymore, and the red color in the water blocked his vision.
Sarah struggled in the huge bubble. She saw many strange fish pouncing on Cang Hong, tearing at her flesh. But even if Shika let go of her, she would not be able to escape from the Water Pattern Shield, let alone help Cang Hong.
Sarah pressed her hands on the inner wall of the Water Pattern Shield. Her blue eyes were wide open, and tears flowed down. She opened her mouth and shouted something, but the Water Pattern Shield blocked the sound.
Salin couldn't cast spells anymore. The remaining Magic Strings had to be used to maintain the largest Water Pattern Shield. This kind of continuous consumption of Magic Strings was a characteristic of spells above level four. The five Diascalas trapped in the bubbles opened their mouths and spat out blue needles, trying to break the Water Pattern Shield.
The blue needles were the natural magic of these magical beasts. A level one magic shield couldn't block a level five spell. But strangely, the attack of a level five spell could only penetrate the Water Pattern Shield, but couldn't break the bubble.
Salin dove down quickly, dodging the blue needles. He was at his wit's end. The Mountain Monster was still throwing mud at the surface of the water, unwilling to leave. Under the water were groups of level five magical beasts. This was the Swamp of Chaos, not a place a level one mage could come to.
In a desperate situation, Salin twisted his body and floated to the surface of the water. In his heart, he had already repeatedly recited the spell on the Bestowal Ring. Starting with the spell 'Space Opening', breaking it at the third node and reassembling it would be 'Goddess's Protection'. God knows what else this divine spell could be used for. Salin was at his wit's end. He knew that the Goddess of Nature had fallen, and his efforts were futile. But he wasn't willing to give up. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he had to try.
Goddess Myers, protect me!
Salin prayed for the first time in his life in his heart. As his head came out of the water, he began to recite the spell. After the twenty-four runes were reassembled, they became even more difficult to pronounce. Salin focused his mind and didn't look at the Mountain Monster, who was looking for mud on the shore. He enunciated clearly and finished reciting the twenty-four runes in cadence.
A green light flashed on the Bestowal Ring, but nothing happened. Salin's heart fell to the bottom. Praying to a fallen god was like collecting a debt from a dead person.
In this world, the only thing that could be relied on was one's own strength!
Salin was silently cursing the gods when he felt a pain in his foot. His shoe had been bitten through. The Mountain Monster on the shore also dug up a huge mud block and was about to throw it over.
This idiot, he would be done for if he released any magic, but he just liked to throw things at people. Salin smiled at the Mountain Monster and dove back into the water.
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