Mist continued to rise from the bottom of the ocean, where there was no water.
Through the mist, one could vaguely see red flames and dust swirling about.
"Trespassers, die!" A cold, mechanical voice boomed out from within the mist.
Following this voice were several pillars of water each the size of an adult's fist.
These pillars of water pierced through the mist and sliced through the air, creating loud hissing sounds. Their power was not to be underestimated. Almost every pillar of water was as powerful as a peak-level spell caster, and their destructive power was astounding.
One of the pillars of water struck a piece of sedimentary rock on the seafloor, which was instantly reduced to dust. One had to realize that these sedimentary rocks were formed from the ocean's sediments billions of years ago. They had not been damaged by the passage of time or the attacks of Sea Beasts, but these pillars of water were able to easily destroy them from the inside. This was a testament to how powerful these pillars of water were.
"Which alchemist created this lump of metal? It's … too extravagant!" Filo had no choice but to dodge as he watched the pillars of water hurtle towards him.
He had already clashed with the "lump of metal" hidden within the mist several times. He knew just how destructive these pillars of water were. He could endure one or two of them, but this was a man-made construct that did not know fatigue. It could release hundreds of them at once, and it could sustain them for a very long time.
Trying to fight these pillars of water head-on was the stupidest thing to do.
Not to mention, Filo was a fire-type adept. The pillars of water would deal a certain amount of damage to him. As such, Filo had no intention of fighting the pillars of water head-on. Instead, he quickly moved around, dodging as he closed in on the enemy.
However, Filo was not a Bloodline Adept, so dodging was not very realistic. He still had eighteen balls of fire burning around him. These flames could be used as weapons at any moment.
When he couldn't dodge the pillars of water in time, Filo could reach out with his hand, and a ball of fire would quickly form into a shield of fire. This speed was incredibly fast, and it was almost as fast as a spell slot.
When there were pillars of water blocking his path, he could also use these balls of fire to fire arrows, fire spears, or even fire bullets, which would quickly vaporize the pillars of water.
It could be said that the flames around Filo's body were both offensive and defensive. Furthermore, they could be replenished at an extremely fast rate. In a battle like this, they could be recharged endlessly.
This was the technique that Filo was most proud of, and he had always wanted to use this technique to reach the level of truth — Flame Recharge.
Thanks to Filo's excellent dodging abilities, he was able to get closer and closer to the metal lump in the fog.
He could even hear the hissing sound of the metal parts running at high speed, as well as the roar of steam.
"Banish! Banish! Banish! " The mechanical voice in the fog became more and more urgent. A giant column of water locked onto Filo's position and began to surge toward him.
This massive pillar of water had already reached the level of a formal spell technique. Filo didn't dare to take it head-on. He pinched another flame. This time, the flame directly merged into his body. Everything below his waist turned into rolling fire elements.
The flame's legs came together like the tail of a genie in a fairy tale. Steam rose from it as it twisted at an astonishing angle, almost sticking to the pillar of water as it spun toward its target.
After piercing through the fog and dissipating the white steam, Filo finally saw his opponent.
This was a silver human head that was about four meters tall. It had no body or legs, and it was purely a mechanical head made of metal.
Its face was very long, and even though its facial features were similar to those of a human, the shape was very strange.
At this moment, the mechanical head had its mouth wide open. The terrifying pillar of water was coming from its mouth.
This wasn't Filo's first time seeing this mechanical head. He had already fought this metal lump twice before, so he was very familiar with its combat style.
He didn't blindly attack the mechanical head. Instead, he stared intently at the base of the mechanical head.
It looked like it was standing on the ground, but its neck was actually connected to a layer of water. It was floating on some kind of water-type energy.
The reason why Filo hadn't been able to gain much of an advantage over the mechanical head was because the mechanical head would disappear into the water whenever it sensed that something was wrong. When the mechanical head reappeared from the water, the energy it had expended to unleash the pillar of water would be fully replenished. Once again, the battle would become a battle of attrition.
Thankfully, Filo had the Flame Recharge ability. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold on.
This time, however, Filo wasn't going to be careless. Since he knew that his opponent was relying on the water to avoid him, he was going to destroy it!
Filo's eyes suddenly became the color of flames as he locked onto the light blue ripples below the mechanical head.
"Let's see how you're going to run this time!"
Filo roared in anger as he crushed the eight balls of flame around him, leaving only two as reserves and a guide for the Flame Recharge ability.
These eight balls of flame transformed into pure fire elements. They flowed through Filo's palm like a stream of red light.
Filo didn't attempt to create these fire elements. Instead, he pressed them against the ground, which was filled with dried corals.
The flames were transmitted through the ground.
Before the head of the robot could react, a pillar of fire rose from the bottom of the robot's head.
The scorching flames instantly incinerated the light blue ripples.
Filo's eyes flashed with joy when he saw this. As long as he could destroy the water ripples, there was no way this metal lump would be able to escape!
The flames continued to burn, scorching the metal on the mechanical head's neck and chin black.
Sparks of electricity danced above the mechanical head. Evidently, there was something wrong with its internal structure.
If he put in a little more effort, he would definitely be able to turn this metal lump into a pile of scrap metal.
Filo happily summoned another ball of flame, which transformed into a flaming hand, and slammed it down from above.
In Filo's eyes, victory was already in sight.
However, at this moment, the back of the half-crippled robot head suddenly rippled with familiar water-colored ripples.
Filo's pupils constricted. "No, no way! Why is there a ripple on its back? "
Before Filo could even finish his sentence, the robot head seemed to have been sucked into the rippling water behind him before disappearing without a trace.
The only thing left in the air was the sound of steam rising from the flames, as well as Filo's helpless howl.
Based on the previous battle, Filo knew that it wouldn't be long before that lump of metal appeared again.
Even if he managed to find the door to the research lab, he wouldn't be able to open it in a short period of time. As such, the best course of action was to quickly replenish the eighteen balls of flame and prepare for the upcoming battle. This was something he had learned from experience.
When he thought of this, Filo didn't try to avoid it. Instead, he stayed where he was and began to create more balls of flame.
Intentionally filling them up was much faster than naturally filling them up. In less than two minutes, eighteen balls of flame had once again appeared around Filo's body.
At the same time, a familiar voice spoke up from the depths of the fog. "Intruders, die!"
"You damned metal lump! I'll definitely turn you into a pile of scrap metal!" Filo cursed viciously. Without pausing for a moment, he crushed another ball of flame and charged in the direction of the voice … …
However, Filo only took a few steps before he sensed that something was off.
He saw a familiar pillar of water shooting out from the fog. However, these pillars of water weren't shooting in his direction. Instead, they were shooting in the opposite direction.
Filo looked over in confusion and found that there was another "Filo" in that direction.
That Filo looked exactly like him. When faced with the water pillars, he constantly dodged. Then, he summoned more balls of flame, created more shields, and fired more arrows … … This was a perfect replica of Filo's battle from before.
"What's going on?" Filo stared at this scene in a daze. Who was this "Filo"? Was it an illusion?
But who had created this illusion? Was this some kind of strange phenomenon in the fog?
Filo's expression was filled with confusion and wariness when a voice suddenly entered his ears.
"Wizard Filo."
The voice had come from behind him.
Filo quickly turned around and saw several figures standing behind him. A handsome young man with red hair and golden eyes, a gray-haired old man who was looking into the distance, a woman in soft armor, and Reynolds' soul.
Filo had seen Angor's disguise before, so he immediately recognized the newcomer.
"Angor? And Ness? "Filo couldn't believe his eyes." What are you doing here? "
Filo glanced at the metal lump in the distance and realized something. "You're the one who created those illusions, aren't you?"
Angor nodded. "I created an illusion to cover us as well."
Without wasting any time, Angor quickly told Filo why they were here. Due to the urgency of the situation, Angor didn't go into details. He only told Filo that they were here for his lab.
Filo already knew about the altars, so he quickly accepted Angor's reason for coming here.
But he was still a little confused. Why did Ness come here himself when he already told the others to take the lead?
"Over the past few days, I've had a feeling that my future might be in the Mist Belt." Ness stroked his beard and put on an unfathomable expression. "So, I'm here."
"A wizard's omen?" Filo was surprised.
Ness only chuckled.
"Dodoro asked him to come." Angor quickly added, "Dodoro asked him to come."
Ness' expression crumbled. He gave Angor an angry look. "You're just like your professor."
Angor didn't mind Ness' reaction. He looked at Filo. "What's with that robot head over there? What's it doing? "
"I don't know. It wasn't there when I came here yesterday, and now it's here. I think it's an alchemy puppet released by someone in the lab. "
"You came to the lab yesterday? Didn't you go in? "
Filo shook his head. "There's a door in the lab. It's covered with complicated runes that kept me there for several days. I figured it out later, but I can't crack it in a short time. I didn't plan to crack it yesterday. I was going to force my way in. But … "
Filo paused for a moment. "Something happened, and I was delayed. I came here after everything was taken care of. "
"Something happened?" Ness was puzzled. "What happened?"
Filo remained silent for a moment. "I saw traces of people at the bottom of the sea, so I followed them, and I —"
"I ran into … someone."
Nice asked, "Who did you meet?"
Filo was just about to reply when a series of explosions interrupted their conversation.
Everyone turned around and saw "Filo"'s figure appear before their eyes. He was once again standing near the robot head.
The robot head seemed to have learned its lesson. No more ripples appeared around it. Instead, it was enveloped by a bubble.
The bubble floated in the air with Filo in tow. From time to time, Filo would open its mouth and fire water bullets at him like a shower shower, sealing off all of his escape routes.
Every time a water bomb landed on the ground, it would create a huge crater. The explosion just now was caused by the water bombs hitting the ground.
"The water bullets are too dense. I don't think I can trick it with illusions," Angor said. His illusions couldn't really control fire.
"Let's work together and take care of it before it realizes what's going on," Filo said. Filo wasn't a brute who only knew how to fight alone. Now that he had a helper, he could use it to his advantage.
"What do you have in mind?" Ness asked. He saw how Filo fought the robot head, and he didn't think it would be easy to deal with it.
"The core ability of this metal lump is Water Ripple. Once it's inside, it can quickly recover, "Filo said." If we want to deal with it, we need to stop it from using Water Ripple. "
Filo paused for a moment before continuing, "I know a certain sequence of fire. I call it Fire Domain."
Sequence of fire? Ness narrowed his eyes. Filo never told him about this before. It seemed that the resident wizard of Sleepless City had a lot of hidden abilities.
Angor didn't really care about Filo's ability. "What's a fire spell for?"
"It can create a domain that can only contain fire energy. In other words, once the robot is trapped by the Fire Domain, it won't be able to use any water energy, and Water Ripple will be useless. "
Without Water Ripple, it wouldn't be hard to deal with the robot head.
"Since you have a fire spell, why didn't you use it before?" Ness asked, puzzled.
Filo: "I need to store energy. Not only do I need to unleash all eighteen fireballs, but I also need to store up seven more. This will take time … … about a minute or so."
Filo couldn't even spare a second to fight the robot head, let alone a minute.
Also, he couldn't use Fire Domain ahead of time because its domain was too small. He couldn't tell where the robot head would appear, so he couldn't do anything about it.
Filo never thought about using Fire Domain before.
However, with the help of someone else, the Fire Domain could quickly take care of the robot head.
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