Volume 1 The Omen of the Moon Chapter 16 The Turbulent Rainforest
"Today's rare sunny day, let's hurry up and strive to walk more. Karna snapped his own knuckles, looking eager to try.
"Why are you walking so fast, if you go too deep, if you meet such a powerful demonic beast, aren't you in a hurry to reincarnate? Mu En followed behind the large army slowly, his eyes lost sight.
"Why do I feel like you're still lacking motivation to come out and play like this?" said Karna very strangely.
"Hehe......" Muen thought of the not-so-good days in Avalon, and said he didn't want to speak.
The situation in the rainforest was different from the forest Muen had visited, and the road was almost completely obscured by the tall and dense vegetation, so it was difficult for everyone to walk.
"Don't bring knives, or the vegetation won't slow us down so much. Karna had a small cut in the palm of his hand from a serrated leaf, which seemed suspiciously poisonous, because he said that the place was so spicy.
"Respect the forest. Muen said to Karna, "Actually, we can go up from the branches. β
"I'm fine, but the point is that there are fourteen of us besides us, and more than half of them are lovely girls. Karna looked up at the tall torso of the tropical tree and shook his head.
"Girl...... Is there any difference?" Mu En thought about the few women he knew, there was only one elf princess who had climbed the tree in front of him, and Sogetsu was much more capable of climbing than herself.
Karna looked back at Muen, scanning up and down.
"How do I feel like you haven't seen a woman?"
"The women I've ever seen are better than me. β
"What kind of house are you......"
The weather in the rainforest was unpredictable, and after a while, raindrops began to fall again through the tall tree trunks.
"Lend me your cloak?" Karna was envious as she saw Muen put on her waterproof cloak.
"Then what do I use......" Mu En thought for a moment and asked.
"Isn't it silly for the two of us to share one?" Karna snorted, and slipped under Muen's cloak without saying anything.
Muen felt very uncomfortable, because Karna was constantly chattering around him, which gave him a lot of headaches.
When I walked into a clearing, I could see that the rain outside was not light. The girls of the water courtyard have worked their magic and tried to communicate with the elements of nature in order to increase their understanding of circuit marking.
"We really have to go to the canopy now, otherwise we won't be able to communicate with the thunder element. Karna looked at the girls in the water courtyard and said to his classmates.
Then all the academies of the Thunder Academy climbed the trunk of the tree one after another, and Mu En was no exception, but he did not practice, because he found that although the classmates around him were all pulling the thunder element, they would not be struck by lightning like himself.
In the sky deep in the forest, there is a flock of thunderbirds pulling many thunderbolts to fall seamlessly, emitting a terrifying sound and aura.
"With them in the world, they won't be struck by lightning, so I'll try to advance to the ranks of high-level mages. Thinking so, Muen crossed his knees on the branch and entered a meditative state.
Then everyone heard a loud roar.
Muen falls from the canopy and is caught by Poole.
"Thief...... Old...... Heavenly ......" Mu En's hair was unkempt, and she looked very funny.
The academy of the Thunder Academy was also attracted by the sound, and Karna quickly fell from the tree.
"Are you alright? Why is there such a big movement?"
At the moment when Mu En advanced, in fact, all the students of the Thunder Academy forcibly withdrew from the meditative state, because at that time, they could not feel a trace of the thunder element around them.
Poole stood aside, sensing the restless magic in Muen's body, and his mood was complicated.
With such a vision, a genius like Jun Zhuan can only be triggered when he advances to become a magician, this kid ......
"There's breath approaching fast. She sighed lightly, reminded the academy present, and disappeared again, and from beginning to end, she did not leak the slightest breath.
"Formation. One of the students in the water courtyard shouted to the other students, and it seemed that she should be the leader of her own team, because she was also at the forefront when she was moving forward.
"It's so beautiful, it's the type I like. Karna was attracted by the movement of the Water Academy, and sighed with emotion, completely forgetting that Mu En, who was still lying on the ground and being beaten by the wind and rain.
"What should we do?" a classmate from the Thunder Academy also jumped down, and since the first was already lying on the ground, he had to ask the second.
"I don't know, it depends. "The Lei Academy pays more attention to the improvement of personal ability, which cannot be blamed on them, because the thunder attribute is difficult to control, so they have no extra time to train their coordination ability.
"Lift me up, Karna. Mu En smoothed her blown hair and said to Karna.
At this time, the students of the Water Academy who walked in front of them and formed a formation seemed to have spotted the rapidly approaching figure.
"It's the golden-striped leopard, be careful!" the girl at the head reminded in a loud voice.
"Golden-veined leopard, thunder attribute. Mu En frowned, "Living alone in a magical beast, the target should be me." β
"I sensed that the strength was at the level of the Magus. Karna sensed danger and became serious.
"Damn, it fought back at me while I was probing. Suddenly, Karna's face twitched, and the magic was activated to calm the trembling of the circuit.
It's still chatting here, and the formation of the water courtyard has begun to emit a lake-blue light.
"Eh, Encyclopedia, what kind of formation are they?" Karna asked, patting Muen on the shoulder.
"A very basic battle formation, not a magic formation, the main role is to respond to each other to prevent being broken one by one. Mu En glanced at it and recognized the formation that had been introduced on the first few pages of "Battle Formation Foundation". When he wanted to say that if this basic formation was against him, he would not need too much suppression in magic to crack it, and he was suddenly stunned, ignoring the pain in his neck and back, and entered a combat state.
"Their water attribute can't be refined to the extent that it can block lightning, then they can't stop the golden-veined leopard!The lightning will hurt them along the rain underground!" Mu En turned to Karna and said solemnly, "I won't destroy such a powerful technique, so I'm here to find an opportunity to control that demonic beast!"
Karna nodded, and finally saw Mu En, who looked serious, and the shock to him was quite big.
"No problem, sir, Karna promises to complete the mission. Karna began to use his magic, and a crimson lightning appeared on his left arm.
Muen chanted a spell, and several wind blades sliced through the surrounding bushes, reducing the number of places where they could hide.
"Disperse!" Mu En shouted to the girls in her still-immature voice.
"Scatter and you'll be broken one by one!The golden-striped leopard is extremely fast!" the leading girl shouted without looking back.
"How can you ......" Before Mu En could finish speaking, a hidden thunderbolt came from the ground.
Mu En didn't have time to remind him, so he could only jump up by himself.
The voice came, presumably the girls were tricked.
"You're going to be ......served in a pot like this," Mu En snorted, and began to provoke the monster with his innate magical perception ability.
"Leave them alone, I'm the most fragrant, come and bite me. Mu En didn't care if the monster could understand him, but the thunderclouds that kept gathering overhead should be able to attract the attention of the golden-veined leopard.
In an instant, the magic pressure suddenly increased, and a golden figure burst out from the jungle.
Mu En had already prepared, he jumped high, and the magic in the circuit began to surge.
The demonic beast pounced, but the lightning in the golden lines on its body suddenly exploded. When there was no way to avoid it, an ice mirror suddenly appeared beside Mu En, blocking the attack for him.
"Sting!" took advantage of the fall, and the thunder in Mu En's palm let out a huge roar.
The golden-veined leopard reacted quickly, jumped sideways, and slapped Mu En with his wide beast paw. However, the students of the Thunder Academy could not eat dry rice for too long, and occasionally had to drink some soup, and they all stirred up thunder from the circuit to greet the golden-striped leopard that looked to be almost three years old.
The golden-striped leopard was in pain, and the strength on its claws weakened a little. Mu En is ruthless, since I missed the blow, I will change the trick with you!
Before being slapped away again, Mu En smashed his sting into the body of the demonic beast.
The spring thunder returned, but it was stung. This technique is typical of thunder and rain, and it basically does no damage, but the advantage is that it can stun the target you hit.
Muen had already flown into the bushes next to her, but she still called out to Karna in pain.
"Everything - through!" Karna once again drained his mana.
"If I threw this gun with my left hand that day, you wouldn't have been able to dodge it!" Karna didn't worry that Muen would seriously injure himself, he laughed and threw the thunder gun with all his might.
The crimson light flickered through the air, and the beast had just recovered from its vertigo and wanted to shake its head and continue to pursue the delicacy that liked to resist, and Karna's support had arrived.
Then the head of the golden-striped leopard was flung to the ground with the last force of its muscles.
"It's called 'going it alone'! Perfect cooperation!" said Karna, a pun on his own contentment.
The physique and strength of the demonic beast have been quickly tempered in the perennial struggle to survive, because the individuals who are not strong will definitely be eliminated by the law of the jungle. It stands to reason that for the freshmen of the academy who are one level below it, even if they stand and fight them with magic power, they may not be able to exchange their lives.
Unfortunately, I, Karna, don't like reasoning.
After releasing the shot that surprised everyone, Karna hurriedly ran over and picked up the girls of the Water Courtyard, especially concerned about the leader of the Water Courtyard team who had recovered first and helped Mu En block an attack.
"Are you alright? My name is Karna, I don't know what the girl's name is?" said Karna, with a sunny smile on his face.
The girl was a little shy and embarrassed, and then asked, "Ah, Elizabeth...... Aren't you going to check on your classmate? He just got knocked out. β
"It's okay, he's not going to let himself go wrong. β
Mu En heard this when he came out of the bushes holding his shot arm high.
"I ...... You call it forgetfulness!" Mu En said speechlessly.
"You see, if you still have the strength to curse, it's definitely fine. Karna turned his head after speaking, but saw Mu En with blood on his left arm, and the smile disappeared from his face.
"I'm sorry...... I didn't expect ......" Karna walked up, untied his backpack, took out his bandages, and helped Muen to sit in the open space beside him.
Mu En hissed a few times and said, "It's okay, the bone is not broken, and the injury is not very serious." β
"I thought you had a backhand. β
Mu En waved his right hand to indicate that he was fine.
"It's just that it looks miserable, but it's actually okay. β
He thought of the brooch his brother had given him, and thought that it would be a waste to use that thing to block an attack from a magician.
The girls from the water courtyard gathered around and said a few words of concern to Mu En.
"With great power comes great responsibility. Let's call the ice and snow the heat. Karna saw that Muen was indeed fine, and began to joke again.
"I'm not going to give up the 'blood of soldiers', you're in a relationship with Qingre. Go find your babes! Mu En suddenly disliked his roommate very much, and kicked him to get out of the way.
Karna snorted, but instead of looking for the girl with Elizabeth's feet, he began to regain his magic on the sidelines, and before entering the meditation, he told the other students to remember to be vigilant.
But it seems that the power of Karna's shot was too fierce before, and no demonic beast came close in the following time, and if he was not afraid of that powerful demonic beast, naturally the teacher was responsible for blocking it.
There was no dusk in the dense forest, and it was dark very early, so it was less than four hours after noon, and the group began to prepare to set up camp.
"How's the injury?" Karna, who had regained his mana, asked as he walked over to Munn.
After the battle in the morning, Mu En and Karna suddenly became the focus of everyone, and it was foreseeable that their popularity would also spread in the Water Temple.
"It's fine. Karna, I'd like to learn your way of draining the magic all at once. Muen dragged one hand to set up the tent more slowly, but he wasn't in a hurry.
"This is a secret art, how can you open your mouth to ask others the truth of secret arts. Orβyou will worship me as a teacher!" Karna laughed, a hearty whisper that could be heard by all.
Mu En was speechless and didn't say anything more.
"Eh, is this silent? Are you going to say something?" Karna seemed to think that Muen wanted to learn, so he didn't give up.
Muen handed his brooch to Karna.
"This is what my brother did. β
Karna urged his magic to probe the brooch, and his mouth grew bigger and bigger.
"Damn, your senior brother is so fierce......"
"So, if you want to be my master, you are still a lot behind. β
"Where did you learn from it, such a fierce magic can be carved into it. β
"Confidential!"
Although Karna didn't know the dragon-language magic, he knew it was something incredible just by looking at the tininess and precision of the engraving.
As it got dark, the students lit a campfire, cut down a tree to make a pot, and had the rest of the supplies they needed. Then the slain monster was boiled into several large pots of soup, and everyone ate it. Mu En also personally picked a few suitable pieces of meat and made the only barbecue he was good at.
Although Mr. Jun ordered Karna to throw all the strange things out of his backpack, he still secretly brought a lot of seasonings, so everyone had a good time.
As for Muen's barbecue, no joke, even his horses like to eat it. Mr. Poole also showed up and took the large piece of barbecue.
And after a few hours of talking, Karna and Elizabeth seemed to be closer. Could it be that love is about to sprout from then on?
"When I have money, please be my royal barbecue. Karna came over and grabbed Muen's neck, hating that there was no wine at hand right now.
"Then you don't have a chance. After a long period of cultivation, Mu En gradually began to learn the weird qi of yin and yang.
Thank you, Mr. Ansher and Mr. Karna.
At night, someone needs to keep vigil to ensure that the flame is not extinguished. Mu En was not very relieved, so he drew an extra circle around the camp, and dragged a source stone from the bracelet and threw it in.
"Rich man, Source Stone Bracelet. Karna and Muen slept together at night, so the two began to gag again.
"Senior brother sent it. β
"Your senior brother is not the God of Wealth. Take the brooch, you take it and sell it, a crystal disc to start. β
Mu En shrugged, "I don't have any idea about the value of money and other things, the only time I had twenty gold coins in my hand was ......when I graduated and went on a study tour two years ago" Mu En fell silent, as if he had lost his words.
Sure enough, Karna frowned, "Graduated two years ago, shouldn't it be...... Graduation from Intermediate College......"
Mu En hurriedly thought of a remedy.
"Please don't say it, I'm afraid of scaring people. He thought about it, and finally decided to say something that even he felt was not convincing.
"I've been scared, you're not blowing, are you? No, you're not blowing, you had such a big vision when you first advanced, I haven't even heard of a genius like you. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never believe it. Karna took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.
"Do you have a gifted vision?" Muen asked suddenly.
"Of course, I think everyone who can get into the top academy should have a talent vision. I was born with a pair of earrings, and I have a very strong magic output. If I take the earrings off, they can be stronger. As he spoke, he touched his earlobe, where there were a pair of earrings that appeared to be made of gold with red stripes on them.
"What about you?" Karna asked rhetorically.
"I ...... I do not know. But I remember that there was an elder who said that I was very close to him, and I guess I was born with moonshine. Muen was silent for a moment, no one in the Tower had ever told him about his vision, and he had never been able to steal his own files from the Archives.
"Moonlight?"
"It's not!"
"You're so emotionally volatile...... I see......"
In the canopy, Poole, who was listening to the conversation, nodded slightly.
Then a gentle aura appeared behind her.
She turned around and saw Tianquan standing behind her.
"Headmaster...... How did you get here. β
"The reason why a secret is a secret is that it should not be snooped on, it should not be praised. Otherwise, the consequences are not up to you and me. Tianquan sat on the branches of the canopy, stirring his blue hair in the moonlight, which had become blue because of the pure water magic, and his thick eyelashes were gently blown by the night breeze.
"I understand. Poole seemed a little panicked, his chest rising and falling.
The sound of the heavenly spring is soft and elegant, like warm water surrounding the body.
"I'm sure you understand. β
By the time Poole blinked next, Tianquan had already left the tree.
In the academy, Adad and Tianquan sat opposite each other.
"The boy lost his words, and something big will happen......" Tianquan warmed a cup of tea and handed it to Adad.
"Who's to say it isn't, but we have to give him some time to grow. β
"His character is so good. The king should be alone. Otherwise, the people he cherishes will eventually become his weakness. Tianquan rubbed the corners of his eyes, a little bored.
"There's no need to think like that. Every Holy Magister in the world is not as talented as him, but are you sure that after he becomes a Holy Magister, he will definitely be able to defeat the Lord of the Hill or the Death Messenger, or the Abyss Sage? Growth is a protracted long-distance run, and we have to give him the opportunity and time to grow in the face of adversity. Adad comforted his lover.
"But with enough time, he will be able to surpass these saints, and his enemies are only time. β
"A genius who grows up smoothly may have an incomparably precise circuit. But only the genius who came out of the pool of blood was able to cross the border and kill. Adad paused, "Just like the Pope in the beginning." β
Hearing this, Tianquan couldn't help but think of those old things.
At that time, the pope was not yet the pope, but he was so high-spirited.
The youngest archbishop and chief priest of the Poseidon Order, and the famous Diaxun who is recognized by the government and the opposition as the best at crossing the border to kill people.
But after the shocking battle forty years ago, he seemed to be a different person, and he became the silent and cold Pope crown he is now.
"He really eclipsed all the so-called geniuses of the same period...... "Tianquan, who was almost the same age as him, lamented.
"These are the things that have been gained from the bloody battles that have escaped death again and again. We have never been flowers in a greenhouse. β
"You're right. β
The magic circle set up last night had a healing effect, so everyone who woke up after a good night's sleep felt much refreshed.
"To be honest, it's pretty boring......" Muen said to Karna, who walked in the middle of the jungle.
Karna was chatting with Elizabeth next to him, and when he heard this, he shook his head and said, "No, no, no, you don't understand the true meaning of travel. It is all about enhancing the students' hands-on ability and promoting everyone's feelings. β
In fact, these exercises are all for the future experience to play the front station and enhance their personal comprehensive quality. Elizabeth explained to Muen.
"Well, if it weren't for the big army, I would have gone to the center of the forest......"
"I didn't want you to follow. Karna said with a ring arm.
"I'm afraid of death. β
"Melon cowardice. β
After walking for a long time, Mu En felt that he had found a few herbs that were still useful, and he had nothing to gain. But there was no way, they were halfway through the three-day journey, and they had to start their return journey.
Karna played with the boiled beast's head, feeling like he could make a mask to enhance his deterrent.
After the meeting in the old place, Mu En quietly asked the teacher if he could not participate in this activity in the future, but was vetoed by Jun Zhu.
Later, I don't know where it leaked, and some people began to accuse Mu En of being a coward and not daring to participate in the training.
But Mu En doesn't care, you can't beat me anyway, whatever you say.
In the months that followed, it was still hot and rainy, and Mu En had nothing to do, and almost lived in the library.