Chapter 483: Chapter D178: Explosion! (Part 3)
This is the truth of the Magic Cloud Undercurrent.
However, the out-of-control magic power is not evil magic power.
After the explosion ends, this high concentration of magic power will revert to its basic magic element, bringing abundant life force to the explosion area, akin to an extremely brief Arcane Surge.
Through this form of release, the harsh environment of the Western Realm will gradually improve, transforming from an uninhabitable no-man’s land back into a lush habitat.
Therefore, in a certain sense, although the Magic Cloud Undercurrent has caused significant damage to the Kingdom at present, after it ends, the Kingdom will reap hundreds or even thousands of times the return, the fertility of the entire territory, and the rebirth of the entire Western Realm territory.
Although this time may take hundreds, or even thousands of years, by then the Kingdom might no longer exist…
But there is no doubt, for life a thousand years from now, this act is “good”.
The Dawnlight on the Hero began to dim, replaced by light thorns spreading from her back to her nape, winding around her lips, and then climbing all over her body.
The glowing thorn patterns spread across the Hero’s skin, interlacing into a net until her whole body could no longer move, exuding an irresistibly strong binding force.
No, she realized she still had an option, as long as she turned away now, these thorns would not imprison her whole body—
[Hero’s Response]
1. The law of the jungle!
2. What does it have to do with me?
3. Please don’t cause trouble for others.♛
4. But I don’t want to die.
5.1
6.2
7.3
8.4
9. Please don’t speak on nature’s behalf.
10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure
D10=d10(7)=7
The Hero watched the Magic Cloud Cluster, inches away, with full of bewilderment, unable to speak or move.
She completely understood the current state of affairs and also understood that the release of this magic power block indeed did not contain evil forces, yet she had no intention of turning away, which made the thorns of the commandments spread more densely, almost engulfing the Hero.
You know the evil, why not retreat?
The Hero furrowed her brow, gritted her silver teeth, and the suppressed magic power began to swell.
‘Be! Cause! You’ve caused us trouble!’ She said slowly and deliberately.
‘Before exploding, please consider the location and do notify in advance!’
… Once the magic power block is sent out, it becomes uncontrollable and difficult to track, but it has already been adjusted in the direction of the no-man’s land, so it can be considered in a low-intensity form…
‘So many excuses! Isn’t it because you didn’t properly discuss with everyone and make a plan!? What if someone like us happens to pass by? Wouldn’t it be a disaster!’
The Hero became angry.
The commandments fell silent.
‘We still need to go home! This cluster of clouds is really in the way!’
The storm was still raging, sensing that the convoy behind her was getting farther away, yet still not safe, the Hero was too lazy to waste words, her magic power surged more violently, rising rapidly.
Under the Hero’s will, the swelling magic power, regardless of her own tolerance limit, released with a momentum far more violent than the magic cloud, soon the scales on her body cracked, and the light blooming from the cracks even overwhelmed the thorns of the commandments.
At the cost of severe self-damage by depleting more than half of her magic power, the Hero broke through the blockade of the commandments.
She was not worried about her life being in danger, because as long as there was sufficient magic power, her injuries could be healed, and with the Gleaming Scale Serpent by her side, the Hero did not hesitate to do so.
“——Stop right there!”
Fragments of the light thorns cut open the Hero’s lips.
Ignoring her body’s cries, she shouted in anger.
[Hero activates skill: Sacrifice]
The violent magic power completely tore apart the blockade of the light thorns, then, with a raised iron fist, she fiercely slammed onto the solidified magic power block, forcibly interrupting the flow of magic power.
A bell-like loud noise resonated through the sky, the vortex thus halted, and the storm instantly ceased.
Seizing this opportunity, the Chocobo cart convoy quickly escaped the danger zone.
And just as the Hero was about to throw another punch—
[Hero’s Cause of Death]
1-3. Explosion♛
4-6. After-effects of magical outburst
7. Failed attempt at forging
8. Space collapse
9. Stealth attack from the Black Gate
10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure
D10=d10(1)=1
“It worked!”
Having broken the release of the magic cloud with one punch and seeing it was effective, the Hero was about to press her advantage.
But before she could throw the second punch, the Hero’s face changed dramatically.
“Oh no! Your Majesty—” The Gleaming Scale Serpent, always ready to assist her, also detected the anomaly, cried out, and rushed to the Hero.
But quicker than it, the Hero turned around in less than a second and embraced the crystal core of the Fantasy Snowflake Scales.
The next moment, the condensed magic power block exploded with a bang, and the magic light that penetrated the heavens and the earth was clearly visible from several kilometers away.
The dark clouds cleared by the sudden blast, revealing a blue sky, with sunshine spilling over the earth, creating a nearly bottomless pit amidst the devastated forest.
The catastrophe just ravaged seemed like an illusion, as the pure magic explosion left no secondary damage, and the magic creatures and animals that were fleeing just moments ago slowly stopped and turned around dumbfounded, not understanding what had happened.
After a long time, some movement came from the bottom of that bottomless pit.
“… Thought I was going to die.”
[Hero activates skill: Sunlight Undying Bird]
The girl, clad only in armor, swept away the stones pressing on her, with white skin still burning with life-force-loaded flames.
The sudden magic power block explosion, due to the lingering restrictions of the commandments, and the stiffness after sacrifice, left her with only enough time to protect the Gleaming Scale Serpent before the explosion, inches away, blackened her vision, causing her to lose consciousness.
The violent explosion had drained what little magic power she had left at that time, and most of her fluid body was evaporated. Upon awakening, the Hero found herself lying in the rubble with only her armor on, while the Gleaming Scale Serpent was also knocked unconscious by the impact.
Although her body was unharmed now, her mind still seemed to linger with the shock from the explosion, and the Hero sat in a daze, realizing her perilous escapade.
“I need to be more careful next time… Almost really died.” She brushed her scorched hair and muttered, reflecting on her rashness.
“Your Majesty…” The slightly charred snake-shaped hairpin emerged from her locks, letting out a sigh of helplessness and relief.
The explosion’s power was no greater than a strike from the Corrupted Phoenix, and even without the Blessing of the Ancient Hero, the current Hero had many ways to block it,
Yet, she was hindered by the Doctrine of Reason at that time, and anxious to let the Fourteenth Princess and her grandfather escape the danger, she hammered down without much thought.
If at the beginning she had let the Gleaming Scale Serpent choose to freeze it, it might not have ended up this way…
She rested in a daze at the bottom of the pit for half a day, until she heard the anxious shouts of the Fourteenth Princess from above, and the Hero raised her head, waving her weak arms with a smile.
“I’m here—”
[Rested for [] days at home]
D10=d10(4)=4
[There are [] days until the Slime King’s birth]
D50=d50(24)=24