NOVEL NEXT Chapter 266 Elemental Sage
Chapter 266 Elemental Sage
"Ten... seconds?"
Vanessa echoed incredulously, assuming that Sheryl had misspoken and meant 'ten minutes' instead of 'ten seconds'.
"Yes, this is a 'special consideration' given to you in consideration of our sisterly bond, even though we are half-sisters."
Ice Polestar Sheryl waved her finger, creating a number "10" on the ceiling of the Quest Guild's great hall made of ice crystals.
As Sheryl had frozen the entire Quest Guild, no one could enter from outside, so only Vanessa, Felix, and Heloise could participate in this challenge.
The underlying message of her action was that this "privilege" was only available to these three today, and once missed, it would be gone.
(Ten seconds... it sounds easy, but is this really a "privilege"?)
Tyler watched Sheryl from a distance. She didn't even have a wand in her hand, but she could easily freeze a two-story building...
The power of a 127-level Elemental Sage was definitely beyond his imagination.
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"Lady Sheryl, may I confirm with you in advance what exactly does 'surviving ten seconds' mean?"
Before officially challenging Sheryl, the thoughtful Vanessa took the initiative to confirm the rules with Sheryl.
Sheryl was quite magnanimous, giving a very simple rule.
She said that as long as they could call her name "Sheryl" after ten seconds, they would be considered successful.
"During these ten seconds, there are no restrictions, you can do whatever you want, go wherever you want... whether you want to attack me or run away, it's all up to you. Now, who will go first?"
Sheryl stood there with her arms crossed over her chest, obviously not taking these three youngsters seriously.
At this point, Felix and Heloise didn't continue to hide, they came out from the shadows to join Vanessa, the three of them discussed for a while, and then sent Vanessa as the first challenger.
"Lady Sheryl, may I prepare first before we start?"
Vanessa, holding a silver flute, stood in the hall of the Quest Guild accompanied by three deer spirits.
"You can, but don't waste too much of my time."
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Sheryl was indeed generous, and Vanessa wasted no time.
Without hesitation, she immediately began to play her melody, strengthening her doe spirits to their utmost potential.
—— " Doe Spirit Concerto: Sixth Movement - Peach Twig"
The robust notes spilled from her slender silver flute, and within the grand melody, three doe spirits were each augmented into formidable forms: a massive blade-horned posture; a humanoid deer demon posture with robust limbs; and a deer giant posture even taller than an elephant.
The deer giant, with its colossal form, shielded Vanessa, while the humanoid deer demon and the gigantic blade-horned bird stood to her left and right, ready to maneuver flexibly.
"Lady Sheryl, I am ready."
"Are you? Then let's start." Sheryl yawned, completely relaxed. Seeing Sheryl's state, Vanessa immediately controlled the gigantic blade-horned deer through her melody and charged towards Sheryl!
— (One second passed)
As Sheryl watched the charging gigantic blade-horned deer, she nonchalantly extended her hand into the air. In no time, countless ice particles in the air gathered together, forming a dark purple ice crystal staff in her hand out of thin air.
— (Two seconds passed)
"You fail, Vanessa."
As her words fell, Sheryl's "auto recitation" had already completed the magic. A huge magic circle instantaneously unfolded on the floor of the Quest Guild's hall. At this moment, the gigantic blade-horned deer was still five meters away from Sheryl.
"Tier 4 magic - Eternal Ice Palace."
— (Three seconds passed)
Relentless white cold air spread out from the magic circle, freezing the charging gigantic blade-horned deer in its tracks.
On the other side, although the humanoid deer demon and the deer giant had shielded Vanessa behind them at the first moment, they couldn't stop the advance of the white cold air at all.
In less than two seconds, Vanessa and her doe spirits were all turned into ice sculptures.
— (Five seconds passed)
When the ice crystal number on the ceiling turned to "5", Vanessa and her doe spirits were all unable to move.
"Vanessa — !" Heloise immediately wanted to rush over to check the situation, but was stopped by Felix.
"Don't worry, Lady Sheryl won't kill." As Felix said, Ice Polestar Sheryl indeed held back... A LOT.
Once the ten seconds were over, she released the freeze on Vanessa and her deer spirits. After thawing, they were all unharmed — except they might not have recovered from the fear of "thinking they were already dead".
"Alright, you trash, who's next? Or... are you all too scared and want to give up?"
Sheryl's provocation was indeed unpleasant to hear, but she indeed had unparalleled strength as capital.
Felix was still frowning in thought.
He clearly saw that Sheryl's freezing magic completely ignored defense and physical obstruction. This was quite a tough nut to crack.
In addition, despite Sheryl's outwardly arrogant appearance, she seemed to have quietly pre-casted her spell in advance during her battle with Vanessa, otherwise, the Tier 4 magic couldn't have been released so quickly.
In other words, Sheryl had calculated Vanessa's actions before the battle started.
"Lady of Ice, let the apostle of the Nefarious Tiger King challenge your solid ice!" Just as Felix was still thinking, Heloise moved and boldly stepped forward.
"Not bad, I like trash that doesn't dawdle. Saving time is a virtue."
Sheryl looked at Heloise's white hair, her eyes thoughtful.
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A minute later, Heloise's battle against Sheryl commenced.
The instant the countdown began, Heloise vaulted into the air, capitalizing on her speed to sprint and leap among the pillars surrounding Sheryl.
Sheryl offered a faint smile, cognizant that this white-haired girl had discerned her "Tier 4 Magic: Eternal Ice Palace" was only launchable from the ground and was attempting to outlast the ten seconds through agility.
—? (Two seconds passed)
— (She seems an unthinking child, yet she possesses unexpected insight.)
"Be careful if you're going to run that fast. You might run into something you'd rather not," Sheryl warned.
She lifted her ice crystal staff and waved it slightly. Instantly, several magic circles of varying sizes materialized throughout the Quest Guild hall.
"Multiple Parallel Castings: Original Magic: Prison of Blooming Ice Thorns."
In an instant, countless thick ice thorns sprouted haphazardly from the magic circles!
Heloise, moving at high speed, didn't have time to dodge. She was forced to unleash "Spiral Round Dance", using her sleeve sword to slash away the ice thorns obstructing her path. However, this maneuver cost her momentum.
— (Five seconds passed)
"Tier 3 Magic: Soul Binding Ice Chains."
Sheryl's next spell unfolded perfectly just as Heloise lost speed, and in the blink of an eye, it bound Heloise's hands and feet, and then, without suspense, turned her into an ice statue as well.
"Not bad, you made me use a bit of my brain for this."
— (Seven seconds passed)
Sheryl, still smiling, turned her gaze to the last person left, the young man named Felix. She had wanted to test him out last time and now she finally had the chance.
"Come on, it's your turn now. Show me what kind of trash you are?"