Chapter 96: Two Sniffs

Although Zhai Guangyi had anticipated the astonishing power of this light pillar, he never expected it to be this formidable. Everything before him had been cleared away, including the two Level 60 Shield Warriors and a Level 60 Swordsman who had been blocking the path earlier, along with several Mages from the Church.

The barrier they formed had not withstood Zhai Guangyi’s light pillar for even a moment. Even the two Shield Warriors were instantly annihilated within the beam.

The surviving Humans stared at Zhai Guangyi in terror. The light pillar’s range was limited, striking only the portion of the crowd Zhai Guangyi had aimed at, leaving most people still alive.

But what did it matter? The strongest four among them had been instantly killed, with only one Level 60 Swordsman remaining. Without the cover of his teammates and facing so many enemies, he was utterly overwhelmed. Coupled with the relentless attacks from the Fire and Ice Spirits, the situation was now beyond redemption.

“What kind of Magic was that just now?”

Lvqi, who had been hiding in the shadows, hurriedly stepped forward, his aged eyes wide with shock as he stared at Zhai Guangyi.

“It wasn’t any Magic. I just compressed Magic Power and shot it out.”

Zhai Guangyi had indeed only compressed Magic Power, but this time the consumption was much smaller than before. He remembered that Lvqi also possessed a considerable amount of Magic Power and might have a chance to learn this technique.

“What? Want to learn?”

Hearing Zhai Guangyi’s words, Lvqi tried compressing Magic Power in his hand. However, without using a Skill or Magic, the Magic Power he gathered dissipated into the air after a moment, unable to hold its form.

Unwilling to give up, Lvqi tried several more times but still couldn’t succeed. He could only look up at Zhai Guangyi.

Zhai Guangyi stared at the cloak Lvqi was wearing, his eyes gleaming. Although he didn’t know the exact principle behind it, if Lvqi wanted to learn, there was no harm in stringing him along.

“How exactly did you do it?”

The power of that Magic was truly astonishing. Even he couldn’t wield such formidable Magic, yet this Primordial Spirit, only around Level 10, was able to do so.

It could only be said that Primordial Spirits were truly the darlings of Magic. They were the disseminators of Magic in this World, and Humans’ ability to learn and use Magic was largely due to the teachings and spread of knowledge by Primordial Spirits.

Many Magic Universities recorded the deeds of Primordial Spirits. The Magic Courses offered in universities were often based on the analysis of ancient Primordial Spirit Magic, and many foundational Magic creators were Primordial Spirits.

Even though Zhai Guangyi was a New Student Primordial Spirit, Lvqi found it reasonable that he could create such powerful Magic. He desperately needed such a formidable means of attack. Although the strength of his summoned creatures was considerable, his own offensive power was still too weak.

“Hey, there are still many enemies left to deal with.”

Zhai Guangyi sighed, not continuing to answer Lvqi’s question. Instead, he ordered the High-Rank Fire Spirit to intensify its attacks on the resisting Humans.

“Hmph.”

Lvqi snorted coldly, raising his hand to summon streams of black flames. From within the flames, various Goblins emerged—some wielding cleavers, others holding giant axes, some armed with bows and arrows, and even dragon-shaped ones.

The variety of Goblins truly is vast. Once again, Zhai Guangyi felt he had gained new knowledge. One could only say that Goblins truly lived up to their reputation as the race most suited to being Soldiers. Although not particularly strong, their numbers and types were indeed plentiful.

Those powerful Goblins that appeared out of thin air charged directly toward the group of Humans. Some even attacked indiscriminately, killing the Humans controlled by Xiong Da.

Xiong Da frowned, but he was also tired. Continuously controlling so many people had kept his Skill active. He simply closed his eyes and stopped controlling them.

A group of Soldiers whose consciousness had just returned looked somewhat dazed, completely unable to grasp the situation before their superiors raised longswords to cleave down upon their heads.

No one noticed that their companions had regained their senses. Attacks continued unabated, and the Goblins launched indiscriminate assaults. The three sides became entangled in a chaotic melee, making the scene even more disorderly. Zhai Guangyi could no longer distinguish friend from foe, so he fortunately ceased his attacks as well.

“Alright, those Humans won’t last much longer. How did you perform that Magic?”

To Lvqi, the lives of these Humans were no more significant than ants. Anyone not reaching the Demigod Rank was beneath his notice. What he truly desired now was the chance to learn more powerful Magic.

Moreover, Zhai Guangyi had not relied on incantations to control Magic Power and cast Magic earlier. Lvqi couldn’t discern the underlying principle—it was truly marvelous.

“Ah, I need to go find those imprisoned Forest Elves first. It would be terrible if the Humans killed them.”

Zhai Guangyi realized Lvqi was very eager to learn this Magic, but he had already explained the method: compress Magic Power and shoot it out. Why was Lvqi still asking?

Zhai Guangyi could only pretend to collect some tuition fees.

However, Zhai Guangyi was indeed somewhat worried about those Forest Elves. The two sides were already fighting, and he didn’t know if Seta was dead. He wasn’t very clear on the Forest Elves’ location either, and he wondered if this conflict would affect their safety.

In reality, Seta had never intended to harm those Forest Elves. Living Forest Elves were more valuable than dead ones, and Aristocrats and the powerful preferred them, allowing for better prices and greater profits.

Seta had also considered whether to establish friendly relations with the Spirit King Tree. However, powerful outsiders were ultimately difficult to control and presented too many unstable factors. Wouldn’t it be extremely dangerous to nurture a tiger that would later become a threat? It was better to eliminate them while they were weak, nipping the danger in the bud.

Furthermore, Seta had taken a liking to the Demigod Rank Xiong Batian. He had never had an opportunity to advance, but now the chance had appeared. Rather than returning the Forest Elves, why not attempt to seek greater benefits?

But things did not go as planned. On Zhai Guangyi’s side, there was more than one Demigod. That little old man Lvqi had been hiding in the shadows, not showing himself. In fact, this was also Lvqi’s combat style—he was not adept at fighting with his True Body.

He was more skilled at being a support, providing rear assistance and summoning a powerful Goblin Legion to fight on the front lines. But now, due to Zhai Guangyi’s single strike, the situation had stabilized. After observing that no more strong opponents had appeared, Lvqi finally showed himself before Zhai Guangyi.

Lvqi was not angered upon hearing Zhai Guangyi’s intention to bring back the Forest Elf. After all, as long as the other was willing to teach him magic, that was enough. Having lived for so many years, he understood these principles well. Magic of such power was not easily learned, and he did not believe it could be acquired for free without paying some price.

He immediately summoned a green Goblin resembling a wolfhound. The wolfhound-like Goblin crouched on the ground, its nose twitching incessantly, before suddenly darting under Zhai Guangyi’s long dress to sniff twice.

Zhai Guangyi was so startled he nearly struck it with a stick, but the disgusting wolfhound Goblin merely sniffed twice before quickly scurrying away, leaving Zhai Guangyi momentarily stunned.