Chapter 180: Weakness Is the Root of All Misery

Chapter 180: Weakness Is the Root of All Misery

Sein’s sudden decisive action disrupted the long-standing stalemate outside the Purple Yew Forest.

A massive azure pyro blade descended from above, targeting the most formidable of the three extraplanar creatures.

This bold move by Sein drew a frustrated curse from Jake, a Quasi Mage from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring who was ranked thirteenth on the academy’s power rankings.

Unfamiliar with Sein, who had his face covered by a golden mask, Jake was irritated by what he perceived as recklessness.

However, Sein’s intervention spurred the other intermediate and junior divine tower initiates into action.

A female Quasi Mage launched a giant aero blade, followed by a barrage of intermediate and basic magic spells like Fireball, Ice Strike, Elemental Ray, and Terra Spikes.

This onslaught validated Sein’s strategy, showing that Jake’s cautious approach had been overly conservative.

The concerted magical assault brought a look of despair to the green eyes of the extraplanar creatures, revealing their earlier intimidation tactics as mere bluster.

Yet, the resilience and defense of these creatures were beyond Sein’s expectations.

The powerful Pyro Blade spell, though blocked by the weapon of the quasi-ranked creature, still engulfed its body in fire. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Remarkably, it remained standing, its body and weapon coated in a verdant green energy, indicative of a unique energy technique mastered by its species.

Following Sein’s initial strike, multiple magic spells bombarded the quasi-ranked creature, inflicting fresh wounds on its already scarred body.

The green energy that had previously illuminated its form noticeably dimmed under the relentless magical offensive.

Upon noticing this, Sein advanced once more toward his opponent.

Clutching a massive dark blue fireball in each hand, he hurled them toward the extraplanar creature relentlessly.

Sein was the only mage among those present who would release magic at such close quarters.

Although fraught with danger, such an approach allowed for maximizing damage.

The two enhanced Fireball spells were aimed at the creature’s already wounded chest and its vulnerable head.

Sensing imminent danger and its impending doom, the creature grasped its weapon to counter Sein’s lethal attack and bellowed a distinct cry, “WAKA!”

The conflict at Purple Yew Forest, a medium-sized resource point, concluded quicker than anticipated.

Facing nearly twenty magic initiates, the three extraplanar creatures stood little chance.

Despite emerging victorious, the initiates from the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring suffered significant losses—three fatalities and five severe injuries.

On one hand, there were inexperienced divine tower initiates who were unaccustomed to the brutal nature of interplanar wars.

On the other hand, the outnumbered extraplanar creatures, heavily outnumbered and with no escape route, were compelled to make a desperate final stand for themselves and their conquered homeplane.

The resilience and defiance shown by these three extraplanar creatures was both unexpected and, in a way, understandable.

The battle served as a profound lesson for the divine tower initiates, many of whom had never faced such violent combat, introducing them to the grim realities of war.

Kesma, a senior initiate, would particularly remember this encounter.

In the heat of battle, he drove an icicle from his Ice Strike spell directly into the chest of one of the high-level extraplanar creatures.

Instead of succumbing instantly, the wounded creature lunged at Kesma, impaling his abdomen with its javelin before finally collapsing.

Kesma survived, thanks to quick assistance from fellow initiates and the creature’s depleted strength.

This battle left a lasting impression on the inexperienced divine tower initiates about the nature of extraplanar creatures.

After the fight, Sein was the first to mark the Purple Yew Forest with his badge.

He claimed 500 points for securing the medium-sized resource and 300 for defeating the extraplanar creatures, totaling 800 points and bringing his overall score to 1,280 points!

“You bastard! You’re the cause of their deaths!” Jake, the Quasi Mage, berated Sein while pointing at the lifeless bodies of the unfortunate initiates.

It was unclear whether his anger stemmed from Sein taking the opportunity to be the first to mark the resource point, or from his frustration at the hastened conflict.

Jake’s accusation caused a perceptible shift in how some initiates perceived Sein, even though he had played a crucial role in defeating the quasi-ranked extraplanar creature.

Sein stowed the remains of an extraplanar creature into his space ring and checked his badge points before retorting coldly, “What does the fate of the weak have to do with me?”

“YOU...!” Jake, taken aback, struggled for words as Sein nonchalantly continued his journey eastward, disregarding the reactions of the initiates below him.