Chapter 113: Iguazu Attack, Gem Magic Shines!
'Iguazu', a type of small monster found in the lower floors, known for its incredible speed.
These 'crimson' monsters prefer to build nests on the cliffs around the 'Great Fall'.
If anyone gets close, they will attack without hesitation.
The danger level of being harassed and attacked in such a location is self-evident.
One careless mistake could lead to falling into the waterfall, directly taking the express train to the bottom floor.
"Watch out—"
'Swish——'
A crimson thread whizzed through the air, Ais detected it with her sharp senses and cut down the approaching Iguazu with a single strike of her sword.
The small crimson creature had a long, sharp beak, and its incredible speed meant that if one didn't notice them, their body could be pierced through in the blink of an eye.
'Swish swish swish——'
As if rain falls on a leaky roof, a large number of Iguazus had gathered around, it was unknown when they arrived.
"Be careful!"
Ais frowned slightly upon seeing this.
So many Iguazus, if they were to attack at once, it would be like firing a machine gun, directly charging towards the target, making it truly difficult to avoid.
"Projection start—"
'Swish——'
Beside Ethan, a number of illusory weapons began to materialize one by one.
This scene startled Ais once again, especially since he had seen him use other magic and skills.
How many more hidden methods did he have?
An ordinary person would be lucky to possess a single skill or magic, but for Ethan, skills and magic were like something worthless, he had a whole bunch of them.
'Buzz——'
Because he was already very proficient in Projection magic, the process of projecting weapons was smooth and fast.
'Whoosh whoosh whoosh——'
At this moment, the Iguazus also launched their attack.
In an instant, countless crimson threads hung around the waterfall, like a crimson meteor shower, falling densely.
"Broken Phantasm—"
'Boom——'
Ethan directly threw a projected weapon, detonating it in mid-air.
Like an exploding bomb, it instantly affected all the nearby monsters within its range.
Although the Iguazus were fast, they didn't have a strong defense.
If an adventurer's armor was good enough, these Iguazus might even knock themselves out by bumping into them.
"There are more~"
However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, even more Iguazus charged towards them.
Broken Phantasm was powerful, but it had a limited range and couldn't damage all the Iguazus at once.
Looking at the monsters rushing towards him, the corners of Ethan's mouth curled up slightly.
"Come, experience the baptism of 'gems'."
'Swish swish swish——'
Ethan took out one gem after gem.
The next second, the accumulated magic power in the gems was instantly activated.
'Rumble——'
Blazing flames!
Swirling hurricane!
The wind fuels the fire, the fire strengthens the wind!
Suddenly, these gems, storing his magic power, transformed into magic machine guns under the activation of 'Gem Magic'.
For the first time, the 'Water City', densely filled with water elements, was engulfed in flames.
Countless Iguazus were burned to death in the inferno and fell to the ground charred.
The 'Great Fall' roared down nearby, while here was a sea of flames, a strangely symmetrical sensation.
"Wow, what a big fire!"
Paimon exclaimed in amazement, the Traveler was simply too powerful.
'Splash splash——'
How menacing the Iguazus were before, but now the scene was so beautiful.
One by one, the Iguazus fell down, charred.
The only pity was that it was difficult to collect the magic stones.
Here, you have no idea where they fell.
This crisis was also over for the moment.
"Your magic is very powerful."
Ais turned her head and said to the boy.
"Thank you~"
In Orario, magic slots are fixed, and usually, people only have three slots at most.
The strongest mage in Orario, Riveria, was known as the 'Nine Hell' because her magic could be split into three parts, with each part considered a separate magic.
Therefore, one person was equivalent to having nine magic spells, hence the name 'Nine Hell'.
Ethan's 'Gem Magic', on the other hand, utilized the magic power stored within gems to attack.
Theoretically, he could manipulate all elements.
"Ah, so many magic stones wasted~"
After collecting the nearby magic stones, Paimon looked at the large number of magic stones that had been washed away by the waterfall, feeling heartbroken.
However, there was no way to retrieve them.
It was practically impossible to collect them in this situation.
"Hmm? You're injured?"
At this time, Ethan noticed a cut on Ais's shoulder.
It wasn't really an injury, just a wound.
For adventurers, especially first-class adventurers, even if left untreated, it would quickly heal.
"I was distracted and got hit. It's fine."
Ais glanced at her shoulder.
Because she pursued speed, her equipment was mainly light armor, with limited defense, and many places were exposed.
In a place as dangerous as the dungeon, these exposed places could easily become her weakness.
If it had been the old Ais, these Iguazus wouldn't have been able to injure her.
The gap in strength between the two parties was too large.
However, today was different.
Ethan's gem magic, the sea of flames and hurricane released from the gems, the combination of the two created a spectacle comparable to some powerful high-level magic.
It's important to note that Ethan was only Level 2 and had been in Orario for less than two months.
While stunned by his possession of such powerful magic, she was careless and accidentally got injured.
However, wounds of this level were commonplace for her.
When battling monsters in the deeper floors, Ais had suffered far more serious injuries than this.
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Finally, after some travel, the two of them(+an emergency food) reached the next floor.
Here, there was water everywhere, rocks, small waterfalls, like an underground cave that has never seen the light of day.
"Wow, are all these 'Water Crystals'?"
Looking at so many 'Water Crystals', Ethan was also a bit excited.
They were all good stuff.
Produced in the 'Water City' with dense water elements, equipment made from them possessed 'water element resistance', making it a special type of equipment, like 'Salamander Wool'.
Moreover, with so many 'Water Crystals', mining them would result in a huge profit.
For others, the biggest difficulty with so many 'Water Crystals' would be transporting them back after mining, as this was the dungeon, and even more so in the lower floors where danger lurked everywhere.
But for Ethan, this wasn't a big problem.
With his 'Imaginary Space', he could even take back the whole place if he wanted to.