Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 594 - 522 The Second Outsider Apprentice

Crash!

The muddy, turbulent waves relentlessly battered the riverbank, making it almost feel as if one were amidst the raging sea.

However, this was merely the aftermath of the fierce battle between the vengeful evil spirit and the two "Silver Knights."

This section of the river originally had a gentle flow, with the deepest point just over three meters.

Yet, in a very short time, the river channel had been widened by one-fifth, and judging by the water's murkiness, the riverbed was obviously not unscathed.

The "Deer Bone God" was born out of the native tribes' hatred for the Nimansite people and naturally responded to the so-called "civilized people's" violence with even greater "violence"!

Without the common abilities like curses or killing intents...etc. as a prerequisite, the combat power of the "Deer Bone God" was strengthened to its limit, almost comparable to Clockwork Billyver, who surpassed the peak Official Knight.

Although the two "Silver Knights" caught it off guard, they quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.

"Minnie, support!"

Angie exclaimed softly, as the tall and mighty Celestial White Deer beside her sharply scraped the riverbank with its front hooves.

A sacred glow flowed over its pure white fur.

Then, from its branching silver antlers, pure white orbs of light jumped out, resembling a silver tree full of fruit.

In an instant, the entire riverbank was illuminated with pure and holy light.

Yoooo!

With a penetrating deer call, the radiant orbs streaked across the sky like dazzling stars, crashing down.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

No explosions, no firelight, not even too noticeable sounds.

In the blink of an eye, the murky river turned into a milky white expanse.

The innate spell of the celestial creature, [Light of the Stars], does no harm to neutral creatures, but to evil beings, it's more deadly than acid.

Although it had been born from that holy white crystal only recently, the power of this Celestial White Deer already far surpassed that of an ordinary newly ascended Tier 2 Transcendent.

Described in game terms, the template for celestial creatures differs from that of ordinary beings in the Material World.

As the color of the river changed, the water surface exploded.

The "Deer Bone God," previously holding the advantage, had leaped out, with black smoke billowing from its body, and rushed to the opposite riverbank, where a flash of fire later, the once shattered Skull Warhorse had reappeared beneath it.

Charging towards the darkness.

This evil spirit, lacking much independent will, wasn't severely wounded, and upon leaving the water, started rapidly healing at an astonishing speed. It simply had an innate aversion to pure positive energy, instinctively wanting to stay away.

At this point, unless Aiven personally intervened, it was far from truly being defeated.

But he never intended to make Olivia and Angie entirely his vassals, considering the approaching Spirit Tide in the New Continent, the "Deer Bone God" was clearly a rare practice opponent.

Today, he was merely here to bolster the ranks.

The two "Silver Knights" also leapt out of the water, holding their shining lances in relentless pursuit. The evil spirit might understand strategic withdrawal, but the activated guards with simple intelligence had no concept of "abandoning the mission."

Whoo—

Meanwhile, Olivia was ready, donning her spiritual light-imbued gemstone armament, riding atop a steed made of wild wind and soaring into the sky.

Three months had passed since the first batch of simply crafted sapphires was produced.

Now, the variety of products from the organic gemstone factory had increased significantly.

Olivia was adorned with exquisite imitation jewelry made mostly from organic gemstones. While no longer a symbol of wealth, it represented a great triumph of technology!

There were currently fourteen types of organic gemstones with mature cultivation techniques, allowing for small-scale production.

Under Aiven's guidance, Olivia crafted a batch of fine jewelry as gifts for the Nymphs. Among them was a high-quality 635-carat sapphire, the size of a cup, produced by a mother gem shell that had grown to the size of a bathtub.

If this were a natural gemstone, it would have been a rare find in the outside world.

With the Great Wizard Nymph's influence in the "Gem School," it seemed that this unique monopoly business would soon see a grand opening.

With two Silver Knights at the front and seasoned Tier 3 Transcendent Aiven overseeing, Olivia could calmly cast her spells.

And with a plentiful supply of organic gemstones, the girl was extravagantly unrestrained.

sacr—

With a firm grasp, a red ruby the size of an egg shattered and vanished.

Woof, woof, woof...

Two lava dogs, as large as bison and baring their teeth, sprang forth and charged from the sky towards the "Deer Bone God."

[Sacrifice: Ruby Lava Dog Demon]

Toni—

Then, a string of tourmaline beads was tossed out, with each flash detonating a massive plasma bullet.

[Tourmaline: Thunderclap Cannon]

The wizards of the Gem School could use witchcraft gemstones to store their own magic power and all the spells they master, gradually accumulating for explosive bursts in a moment, and to some extent, made the school's wizards versatile.

Aside from being somewhat expensive, they had almost no drawbacks.

At this moment, the use of organic gemstones meant that the last fetter restricting the display of the Gem School's combat power was removed.

The "poor" Miss Moonstone had never used gemstone witchcraft as liberally as she did today.

Clatter...

Handfuls of gemstones were scattered, making "witchcraft gemstones," which could have lasted months with dozens of uses, into disposable items in her hands.

The massive fire-attribute rubies and thunder-attribute tourmalines synergized in their attacks, making the evil spirit's ability to phase through physical attacks useless.

Amidst the onslaught by two lava dog demons and two Silver Knights, the "Deer Bone God" received several heavy cannon blasts, igniting its fierce nature.

Raising the obsidian spear in hand, it fiercely launched a counterattack.

Swoosh!

Turning around...

With a backhanded spear strike, the obsidian spear in hand had already pierced the stomach of a magma dog demon, lifting it violently into the air.

But he didn't notice that Olivia, following from afar on a Wild Wind Steed, had already switched weapons in her hand.

The rotating cannon's chamber had already begun to spin, automatically switching to thunder attribute enchanted aluminum bullets. Knowing how troublesome evil spirits could be, the girl naturally wielded her best abilities to face them.

Though the beryl group "Aquamarine," which could be used as an energy source for the "Electromagnetic Cannon," was still in development, there was no shortage of funds to fire a few cannonballs.

At the moment when that magma dog demon was slain.

Boom!

A dazzling magenta fire line shot out.

The shooting distance was less than two hundred meters, and the supersonic bullet traveling at seven times the speed of sound and the brilliant light almost reached its target simultaneously.

No suspense.

Blasting the "Deer Bone God" into ashes, the bullet continued onward, easily piercing through a tall mountain twenty kilometers away.

However, none of the four wizards paid attention to the "Deer Bone God" or its remains, nor did they bother with the Skull Warhorse or obsidian saw sword, as they automatically dispersed.

Because as the mountain shattered, a fleeting strange wave had already caught all of their attention.

The girl lightly landed beside Aiven, her tone tinged with subtle anticipation:

"Aiven, did you feel it?"

"That's... an extremely active magic element wave! Let's go take a look."

He instructed the last two surviving members of the exploration team lying on the ground to stay there.

Whoosh—

Aiven grabbed Olivia's hand, transforming into a shadow as they flew away.

Riding a white deer, Angie and Calvin followed closely behind them.

Not even reaching the entrance to the cave, they noticed anomalies in the mountains covered with coniferous forests. Cream-colored, plump honey mushrooms were everywhere. More accurately, there was only this type of fungus!

Even the hardy pines and weeds had largely withered, leaving only them to survive.

When they entered the nearly human-high opening that had been pierced, everyone, including Aiven, couldn't help but exclaim:

"Such a big mushroom!"

Their perceptions were not mistaken.

The core magic element node of this land was indeed here, but it was covered beneath the body of a giant honey mushroom, masking that unique wave.

Moreover, the countless mycelia at the root of this honey mushroom stretched into the darkness, completely obscuring its full extent.

However, Aiven and Angie, both Official Wizards of the "Vitalist School," could instantly discern its nature. Despite its massive size, it wasn't a demonized creature.

And Angie, who naturally possessed "Animal Affinity," could feel more than Aiven.

"Teacher, it... seems a bit afraid."

Sensing something faintly, Angie gently approached the mushroom, which was both medicinal and edible, and placed her hand lightly on it, probing with a friendly thought:

"I'm Angie, hello?"

After waiting for a long time, just as Angie started to doubt her perception, a very subtle and child-like female voice suddenly sounded in her mind:

"You... hello! I... don't have a name."

The girl's body jolted sharply, quickly turning her head to look at her teacher.

This ordinary mushroom was actually a sentient being!

...

The sun was gradually rising.

After a night of "friendly" communication and witchcraft detection, they basically understood the nature of this creature occupying the site chosen for their Wizard Tower.

This honey mushroom was over 2600 years old, with a total weight of up to 500 tons. All the visible fungal bodies were actually parts of its body.

What they saw was merely a fraction; its actual total area covered 1665 standard football fields!

And it was somewhat similar to the Mushrooms of the "Poison Plague School."

The mycelia were both its body and its neural network, innately possessing exceedingly powerful spiritual power.

It relied on the "magic element" node in this place, and fascinatingly, such a huge entity hadn't completed an extraordinary transformation and wasn't even a demonized creature.

Though Aiven didn't dare to directly contact its spirit, even just an estimation made it clear that its spiritual strength definitely exceeded the Upper-Rank Wizard's threshold of "5." However, the quality was inevitably incomparable; an Upper-Rank Wizard's spirit was diamond, whereas its spirit was graphite.

Perhaps due to its simple life, even at the age of over two thousand, its mind was akin to a seven or eight-year-old child, very naive.

After a simple discussion, Aiven and Angie quickly decided to accept it as the second Outsider Apprentice, besides Bess!

Subsequently.

Aiven easily drew the contract with the mysterious lifeform designated by Angie as "Midorra," with little embellishment.

Midorra, long isolated from the world, was like an inexperienced young girl, with an inherent "easy-to-convince" attribute—no, an "insightful" attribute.

Effortlessly it discerned the promising future of this school with only three members. Yes, that's it.

Additionally, Aiven bestowed upon it the role of school Guardian, so when the Wizard Tower is built here, Midorra would be the first living barrier of the school!

Just as they prepared to seize the momentum and explore the terrain to draft designs.

Suddenly, a seagull emerged from the air, bringing an urgent message from his sister:

"Aiven, come back quickly, something major has happened in the Mist Sea!"