Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 693 - 656 Elemental Rune

Chapter 693: Chapter 656: Elemental Rune! Chapter 693: Chapter 656: Elemental Rune! In fending off the Demons’ attack, Rocky had slain two high-level Demons, and of course, he paid a hefty price for it. The White Demon Armor was once again scrapped, and he had suffered serious injuries that kept him in bed for half a month. However, the spoils from this battle were enormous – he acquired the materials of two high-level Demons!

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Among these two high-level Demons, one was a Steel Fury Demon, similar to the first Grayrock Demon slain by Rocky but made, not of stone, but of real metal. This metal is unique in the world, found only in Steel Fury Demons, and is one of the top materials.

To defeat this Demon, Rocky had to exert a tremendous amount of effort because this kind of Demon was essentially a giant metal ball. Nearly any mana weapon was ineffective against it, even the Demon Annihilation Cannon. The only weapon that could inflict damage was the Magic Fang Scythe, forcing Rocky to engage in close combat. But as a Demon that was naturally as powerful as a steel ball, it took only two punches — Rocky received just two punches in the fight, yet half of his ribs and one arm were broken, despite wearing the White Demon Armor.

The other high-level Demon was the notorious Lava Demon, most feared for the scalding magma that flowed through its body instead of blood. Thus, the Lava Demon was always at a high temperature, capable of spewing flames and fireballs with a mere open mouth, and could easily burn most materials to ash when enraged. It was during the battle with this Demon that the White Demon Armor was completely scrapped, and Rocky nearly followed suit.

Even now, when Rocky recalls the encounters with these two Demons, he still feels a shiver of fear. Had he made any slight mistake at the time, he would have been the one dead. Hence, although he had rested in bed for half a month, he still felt fortunate to be alive.

That said, while combating high-level Demons is naturally perilous, the rewards are tremendous upon a successful defeat, and this occasion was no exception.

By vanquishing the Steel Fury Demon, Rocky obtained a batch of the finest metal materials. Perhaps these wouldn’t be suitable for mass-producing Armor, but they were more than enough to craft the next generation of White Demon Armor.

The same was true for the Lava Demon, which upon death had turned into a pool of magma leaving nothing behind. However, its Demon Core remained intact, which was also the most precious part of the Lava Demon, thus a highly valuable material.

Using both of these items to create the next generation of White Demon Armor, coupled with the Elemental Runes that Orton had successfully researched, Rocky couldn’t even imagine what the new White Demon Armor would be like.

So, having arranged his other affairs, Rocky went straight to the research institute.

Now, after the experiences with the Tank Armor and Thunderhawk Armor, he had developed a considerable degree of design ability. Therefore, Rocky decided to participate in the design of the White Demon Armor himself. Even if he couldn’t contribute directly, it would still be beneficial to observe and learn.

“Kid, take a look. This is the design for the new generation of White Demon Armor. What do you think?”

When Rocky arrived at the research institute, Hammerfire took him to the largest lab. As soon as he walked in, he felt a surge of magic, as if he had entered a capsule.

“Teacher, this is…”

“This is a protective shield set up for secrecy. Currently, only you, us, and can enter this lab. If anyone else tries to enter without permission, heh heh…”

Hammerfire said with a chuckle, waving the design in his hand.

The design of the new generation White Demon Armor was naturally the research institute’s most important project, and it also required utmost secrecy. After all, the technology employed in this iteration of White Demon Armor used the pinnacle of Rune Technology, the Elemental techniques. Therefore, except for Orton, Aniye, Pelaya, Hammerfire, and Rocky, no one else at the institute was permitted to be involved.

Soon after, Rocky saw Orton, Aniye, and Pelaya, who were already working, as well as the design that Hammerfire and he had completed.

After taking a look at the design, Rocky blinked because he discovered that he couldn’t comprehend a considerable part of the content.

It should be noted that he was no longer a novice. He had already designed the Tank Armor and personally led the Thunderhawk Armor project, reaching a point where one could say he had graduated. Yet even so, there were many elements in Hammerfire’s design for the new White Demon Armor that Rocky did not understand.

So, after looking over the design plans for quite a while, Rocky couldn’t help but ask, “Teacher, isn’t this… a bit too advanced? Are we able to make it?”

“Of course we can make it!”

Before Hammerfire could speak up, Orton, who was nearby after hearing this, shouted and then called Rocky over to the side.

Upon arriving at Orton’s side, Rocky immediately saw a stand with an arm on the workbench in front of him—not a human arm, of course, but the arm of Armor, very similar to that of the White Demon Armor.

“Kid, take a look at this.”

Without waiting for Rocky to ask, Orton pulled him a step back and then pressed a button on the controller in his hand. A Defensive Net appeared around the arm. It was only then that Rocky noticed the workbench was inscribed with runes, which could provide mana for experiments when activated and could also form a Defensive Net like now for protection.

Of course, what Orton wanted to show Rocky was not the workbench, but the Armor arm on it.

“Watch closely.”

After saying that, Orton pressed the controller in his hand again, and a Rune suddenly appeared on the palm of the Armor, which then grew brighter and gradually turned red, eventually whooshing out a jet of flame!

Elemental Rune!

Watching the flames project continuously from the Armor arm, Rocky’s eyes widened—clearly, this was the legendary Elemental Rune!

In fact, the principle of the Elemental Rune wasn’t that complicated. The core of making mana possess an elemental property is not in the mana itself, but in the transformation through a Rune. Put simply, it’s like a filter; when mana passes through a fire attribute Rune, it gets transformed by the Rune and then becomes an actual flame, just as Orton was demonstrating to Rocky.

He did exactly that, converting mana into real flames through the red Rune that lit up on the palm of the Armor and shooting it out.

No wonder, no wonder Orton put up the protective shield before the demonstration—otherwise, such an experiment could have set the entire laboratory ablaze.

“Teacher, this is simply, simply astounding… Teacher! It’s melting! It’s going to melt!”

Just as Rocky’s eyes were wide open in amazement, ready to praise Orton with a few words of admiration, he suddenly noticed that the Armor arm had turned red under the high temperature of the flames and was beginning to deform!

And it was right as he spoke those words that the flame went out and the Armor arm was completely deformed by the high heat.

“Hahaha! Ha ha! Idiot!”

Orton awkwardly looked at the deformed arm while Hammerfire’s unreserved laughter echoed in his ears.