Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 433
"I've got a little problem here..."
"Can you settle it?"
"I can!"
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In the middle layer of the reef cave, Mo Fan used his Shadow Element to sneak into the cave, despite its complicated layout.
The inside of the reef cave was like a maze connecting various-sized caves together. Each of the caves was naturally filled with seawater. Mo Fan would surely have had difficulty moving between the caves without his Shadow Element.
Mo Fan had already reached the Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish's nest. The problem was, he was nowhere as impressive as Bobby, who could identify the sea monsters just by looking at their feces. Mo Fan was actually struggling to find the Commander of the Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish!
Normally, the biggest creature among the Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish was most likely their Commander, yet it was fairly tricky to find the Commander in such a complicated place.
"I'm running out of time, I guess I'll stir up a great chaos and leave instead!" Mo Fan was hopelessly unable to find the Commander. He glanced at the cave where a bunch of Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish was lying still and started drawing the Lightning Constellation!
"Silent Deadly Bolt!"
Mo Fan gathered the Lightning Coils on his arms and shoved them forward. The Lightning Bolts of Death surged forward and crossed paths at a certain spot.
The collision between the lightning bolts immediately resulted in a Lightning Storm. Mo Fan basically presented the Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish with a Lightning Explosion!
The explosive force surged rapidly across the place, thick arcs of lightning dancing wildly about like purple-black dragons. The explosion spread in all directions. The whole reef cave began to shake from the enormous impact.
Rocks started falling as the fragile layers of stone started cracking. The calm seawater started stirring up like a restless beast...
The Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish that were usually fast asleep in the day woke up in shock. Their glowing, blue eyes were lighting up the place like stars.
The Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish all immediately unleashed the electric charges they had stored in their bodies after being threatened. The lightning arcs surged hundreds of meters away in a flash.
Soon, more Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish were annoyed by the disturbance, and stronger lightning arcs started spreading further away. The light immediately lit up the dark ocean!
The dancing lightning surged wildly in all directions. A lightning flash would occur at times every few dozen meters.
The lightning arcs intertwined and combined into a giant field of electricity extending over a kilometer away!
The Sea Monkeys residing in the floor above the cuttlefish were in deep trouble. They immediately swam toward the surface in a panic when they saw the lightning arcs sweeping at them like an army of soldiers on horses.
However, the lightning was simply too quick. It caught up to the Sea Monkeys within an instant and reduced them to ashes!
Mo Fan fled for his life in between the ghastly claws of the terrifying lightning arcs.
He initially thought he would be able to withstand the electric field to a certain degree, since he too had the Lightning Element. To his surprise, the electricity was several times stronger than he had imagined. He almost lost consciousness when the first lightning bolt landed on him!
Mo Fan immediately put on the Black Snake Armor, and felt a lot better.
Weaving through the lightning, Mo Fan was relieved when he finally saw a light above him.
He quickened his pace and rushed to the surface in one breath. He quickly sped to the insulated area to join Bobby and Lingling.
When Mo Fan finally reached the shallow reef, he let out a relieved sigh. He immediately looked back at the water and was shocked to see the dense lightning arcs surging wildly across the area. It looked like thousands of lightning eels were ramming into one another wildly!
With a loud roar, the surface of the water started heaving. The Black Sea Drake had also reached the surface. It was also forced to escape to the land after being tortured by the merciless lighting field.
"It's here!" Lingling's eyes glittered.
"Oh mama!" Bobby fell to the deck in cold sweat.
He initially thought it was only a young Black Sea Drake, the size of an average trawler. To his surprise, the Black Sea Drake was insanely huge. It turned out to be a fairly old beast! -Just look at those fangs exposed in the air! Are those really its teeth? Each of them was like a giant sword!-
Chapter 996 - Claw of Raging Waves
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Bobby felt like fainting from overwhelming fright. He subconsciously drove the boat away into the distance.
The waves that the Black Sea Drake was making were around eight meters tall. Each of them was enough to smash the little boat into pieces!
"Ningxue, over here!" Mo Fan yelled at Mu Ningxue.
Mu Ningxue was still being chased around by the Black Sea Drake. The creature had two long whiskers on its head, conducting a black energy. It combined with the dragon's breath into a black shockwave firing in Mu Ningxue's direction.
Mu Ningxue summoned a strong gust of wind to help her land nimbly on the shallow reef. However, the black breath of lightning promptly landed on her with outstanding destructive force!
Mu Ningxue kept on summoning ice to form an oval, ice shield in front of her. The shield caved in to protect her.
The black lightning spread to the seawater. It seemed to trigger a reaction with the dense electric field in the water. The lightning arcs produced by the Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish started to move closer to the giant creature.
The Black Sea Drake appeared to be quite intelligent. When it realized that its lightning was attracting the electric field toward it, it quickly stopped attacking with its Lightning Element.
It was reluctant to bring death upon itself. The electric field was strong enough to cook its skin and its flesh. The school of Lightning Explosion Cuttlefish was something it could not afford to offend!
The Black Sea Drake had other abilities, even without relying on the Lightning Element. Its body had turned dark gold, and its scaly armor started to glow, granting it an unmatchable strength!
It raised its claw and swung it in Mu Ningxue's direction. The dark blue light produced by the claw swept forward and sliced the water and the rocks in half.
Mu Ningxue knew the ice shield could not hold on for any longer. She decisively abandoned her ground and quickly distanced herself from the Black Sea Drake!
"My turn!" Mo Fan was totally engulfed in the scorching Calamity Fire and Rose Flame.
The two different flames combined into a powerful fist, which turned into a fiery dragon surging forward and tearing at the Black Sea Drake!
The Black Sea Drake did not try and dodge when it saw the fiery dragon approaching. It lifted its gaze arrogantly and uttered a roar. A water barrier similar to a Water Curtain appeared in front of it. The fiery dragon collided into the barrier and immediately evaporated. It failed to inflict any damage on the Black Sea Drake.
"Sky-Flame Funeral!" Mo Fan was fairly quick at channeling his spells. He raised two lumps of fire into the air, which soon turned into a fiery cloud looming over the Black Sea Drake!
Dense fireballs started pouring down from the burning cloud rapidly, turning the shallow reef into a scorching sea of flames.
The fireballs landed on the Black Sea Drake and set a huge chunk of its scales on fire. The Black Sea Drake realized the pinch it was in and tried to sneak back into the sea to escape from the flames. However, as soon as it turned around, it was shocked to see that the seawater was already dominated by the wild lightning. If it entered the water now, it would suffer serious injuries from the lightning!
The Black Sea Drake did not dare enter the water. It straightened itself and uttered a ferocious roar.
Streams of seawater started pouring down from the sky and splashed on Mo Fan's sea of flames.
The sea of flames was extinguished fairly quickly. The Black Sea Drake seemed to dislike fire a great deal. It immediately directed its wrath at the human who had attacked him consecutively.
The Black Sea Drake leapt into the air. It was trying to smash Mo Fan into minced meat by crashing onto him like a giant mountain!
As the creature landed on the surface, a dark blue ripple of energy surged forward. Mo Fan did not notice how strong the ripple was. He managed to avoid being trampled by the creature, but he did not dodge the energy ripple in time. It instantly knocked him flying a few hundred meters into the distance. Luckily, Mu Ningxue managed to catch him with ice chains in time. Otherwise, Mo Fan was unsure how far from the creature he would have ended up!
"Such a savage creature!" Mo Fan rose to his feet and stared at the Black Sea Drake.
Little Flame Belle was excited when she saw the powerful beast.
Mo Fan knew Little Flame Belle had a strong d.e.s.i.r.e to participate in challenging fights. He immediately communicated with Little Flame Belle through his soul, summoning fiery tongues of the Calamity Fire around him!
"Rocket Wings!" At Mo Fan's order, the Calamity Fire turned into feathers and attached themselves to Mo Fan's back, forming a pair of brilliant, burning wings!
The feathers exploded, thrusting Mo Fan forward like a ray of light slicing across the air. The flames bursting out from his body all acc.u.mulated on his wrist!
"Meteorite Fist!"
The Meteorite Fist was accompanied by several fierce dragons circling it, with scorching lava bursting out from them!
The fist slammed into the Black Sea Drake's c.h.e.s.t. The enormous creature slid over a hundred meters backward. Its pitch-black scales had an obvious burn mark that was slightly caved in.
Bobby gaped when he witnessed the scene.
He never thought Mo Fan's strength was this shocking, considering how young he was. He managed to knock the enormous, mighty beast back with a single punch!
"Ten Thousand Ice Arrows!"
Mu Ningxue had also finished casting her spell while Mo Fan was keeping the Black Sea Drake busy.
Mu Ningxue could control her magic slightly better than Mo Fan with the help of her Domain. She pointed her hands ahead, firing around ten thousand ice arrows at the creature!
The ice arrows might seem small, but their numbers and strength were not to be underestimated! The Black Sea Drake was forced to protect its vital parts with its tail and arms. The ice arrows had the freezing ability, and even though the arrows failed to penetrate the drake's defense, its scaly armor turned rigid after it was covered in frost!
"Gravity!"
Mo Fan immediately took hold of the opportunity. Instead of using a Fire spell, which would destroy Mu Ningxue's ice, he decided to compress the space instead. The rhomboid encapsulating the Black Sea Drake multiplied the gravitational force within it ten times over, making it extremely difficult for the enormous Black Sea Drake to move freely!
The Black Sea Drake stomped the ground and waved its claws fiercely, trying to break the ice covering its body. However, the number of ice arrows was simply too shocking. The Black Sea Drake's body was soon covered in a layer of frost.
"Ice Domain!" Mu Ningxue immediately gathered her Ice Magic.
The Ice Element was visible to the n.a.k.e.d eye as it rapidly gathered around Mu Ningxue. The water above the sunken reef was soon turned into a thick layer of ice!
Snow started to fall from the sky. Mu Ningxue continued to channel her magic with outstanding focus. Several glaciers dozens of meters tall surrounded the Black Sea Drake and weighed it down with thick, heavy chains!
Not long afterwards, a whole hill of ice circled the Black Sea Drake, trapping it in the middle. The creature was extremely slow as it struggled to move. It was having difficulty gathering its strength.
"Nyx Regime!" Mo Fan laid out his Shadow Domain upon seeing this!
A giant, black formation stacked on top of the icy mountain range. Giant Shadow Spikes lunged at the Black Sea Drake, sealing off every single joint on its body.
The number of Giant Shadow Spikes needed was proportional to the size of the target. Even though the Black Sea Drake was being suppressed by the icy mountains and the formation of Giant Shadow Spikes, the creature seemed to still be struggling still. It could still utter a roar and twist its body...
"How...how impressive!" Bobby just watched from the distance. He could not help but exclaim when he saw Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue teaming up to subdue the Black Sea Drake. The two young Mages actually stood a chance against the powerful creature!
The Black Sea Drake was greatly infuriated. Even the sky stared to shake following its blasting roar.
The destructive, dark blue energy ripple appeared once again. It was most likely the extraordinary dragon might that the Black Sea Drake possessed. As the energy ripple swept outward in a circle, it immediately shattered the icy mountains of Mu Ningxue's Domain into pieces.
Mo Fan's Shadow Formation did not survive the impact, either. The Giant Shadow Spikes rapidly dispersed after they were struck by the energy ripple. Even Mo Fan's Nyx Regime was greatly affected, and was on the verge of dissipating from the impact.
The Black Sea Drake opened its huge mouth and spat at Mo Fan after breaking free from the chains!
An extremely thick pillar of water flew right in Mo Fan's direction. Mo Fan was about to dodge it when he saw the Black Sea Drake swinging its head at him, too!
The water pillar was incredibly powerful. Mo Fan was struggling to stand still. The Calamity Fire engulfing him was put out as the impact sent him flying. He almost fell outside the boundary of the sunken reef.
The Black Sea Drake similarly spat at Mu Ningxue. The huge water pillar rammed forward. Even Mu Ningxue's ice chains were no match for it. She was also knocked flying by the impact.
Before Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue could recover, the Black Sea Drake chased after them and raised its huge claw!
As soon as the creature lifted its claw, a huge wave rose and came pouring down together with the beast's claw.
Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue gasped when they saw the raging waves and the claw descending upon them. The Black Sea Drake was most likely starting to go serious on them!
Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue fled in different directions, but the claw of raging waves split in half and chased after them. It was impossible for them to outrun it...
The huge claw swept forward through the waves. Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue were utterly helpless against it when the claw eventually landed on them. It was not as simple as breaking a few bones. They both fell to the ground feebly as they almost lost consciousness!
Chapter 997 - The Drake Turns Into Bones!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan felt his head spinning; he had totally lost his sense of direction.
The force of the claw was absolutely ridiculous. Mo Fan almost felt his bones falling apart from the impact, even though he was wearing the Black Snake Armor!
While Mo Fan was losing consciousness, he suddenly sensed a strong presence coming from the side. His hair instantly stood on its end as a huge shadow loomed over him!
The Black Sea Drake opened its mouth and bit at Mo Fan!
Mo Fan cast the Fleeing Shadow when its fangs were mere inches away from his face. He split into two shadows and barely escaped from the creature's jaws through the gaps between its fangs!
The Black Sea Drake continued to chase after Mo Fan's shadows relentlessly. Its long dragon whiskers seemed to have minds of their own, and actually wrapped around his body to tie him up like a golden chain.
Mo Fan was shocked when he saw the dragon whiskers squeezing in. If he was trapped by the dragon's whiskers, he would surely be shoved into the creature's mouth right away!
"Dark Noble Mantle!"
Mo Fan did not preserve his strength any further. He quickly Summoned the Dark Noble Mantle.
The silhouette of a long mantle swiftly appeared on his back while he was still in the form of a shadow. It looked like a pair of wings folding up.
As soon as the mantle appeared, Mo Fan's presence vanished without a trace. The shadow completely merged with the ocean and the rocks. It was impossible to tell where Mo Fan went!
The Black Sea Drake's whiskers immediately lost their target. They were swinging aimlessly in the air, not knowing if they should withdraw or reach further.
The Black Sea Drake's fierce eyes were trying very hard to hunt Mo Fan down, too!
It would not believe that the human had vanished without a trace. The intelligent Black Sea Drake splashed water across the sky to find where Mo Fan was hiding.
As the spray of water started falling, the Black Sea Drake soon noticed the rain's path had altered, as if it had landed on something.
The Black Sea Drake huffed, as if it was laughing at the human's amusing attempt. Its whiskers immediately lunged at the human figure that the water was highlighting in the air, and quickly tied it up.
The Black Sea Drake dragged the figure right to it when it felt its whiskers had caught something, trying to pull the human out from his hiding spot. It then bit at it with a huge bite.
However, it was only a black mantle disguising itself as a human figure. It reclaimed its usual appearance when the Black Sea Drake f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y dragged it forwards. There was nothing inside the mantle, like a magician who had vanished into thin air inside his slender cape.
Mo Fan gradually appeared behind the Black Sea Drake. The mantle that the Black Sea Drake had caught disappeared suddenly too, before reappearing on Mo Fan's shoulders.
The Black Sea Drake was confused. It had no clue how the human had managed to pull it off. Meanwhile, it felt a scorching heat coming from behind it, which felt rather terrifying even though it had yet to land!
"Flame Sword!" Standing behind the Black Sea Drake, Mo Fan raised the burning sword and slashed forward.
The giant ten-meter-long sword struck the Black Sea Drake on the back and immediately left a long, burning cut around its vertebrae. The fire was burning inside the Black Sea Drake's flesh.
