Chapter 9 Team

Spring ends in November and summer comes in a muggy heat.

The fair-skinned and petite Elvis Presley withered like a rare white flower.

Gwen also melted in a very unladylike way, her legs crossed at the waist, a spaghetti string dangling loosely over one shoulder, its pure cotton sticking to her stomach like wet rice paper.

She must be dead, this is hell, Gwen Maped. Since leaving home at the age of 16, she has never experienced an Australian summer without air conditioning. Even the youth hostel has air conditioning.

Next to the sweltering Gwen, Yue is as cool as a cucumber, and her love of fire means she naturally regulates the heat in her body. Gwen's magnanimous companion wore a cosy piece that was hardly cherished for a lifetime.

"What's wrong. Xiao Yue looked at her friend. "Why do we all buy the small one, yours?"

"Despicable villain?" Gwen groaned, too tired to even return to the volley.

"It's fun," Elvis added.

"What are you teaching her?" Gwen cried. "My innocent Eve has been plundered!"

"They're growing too fast. Yue said with a sob. "Just the other day, she was staring at a boy. ”

"I didn't!" Elvis protested.

Gwen cried, "Ephesus is mine, now and forever!"

The girls leaned back and fell back laughing, making the room even hotter.

"Knock! knock

"Ahh

There was a cough at the door, and the door opened.

"I'm uh... "There's a knock on the door, but you all seem to be occupied," a voice muttered in the hallway.

Gwen grabbed the nearest linen, though her modesty proved futile, she was too tall to need the thin cloth. In addition to her, Elvis swooped down on her bed and threw a handful of silk shaw over her cut-off shorts.

"Oh, yes......" Yue seemed to remember something, I invited a cooling glyph. ”

The door opened. A young man about the same age as the girl nervously walked in.

"I'm not ... Did I interrupt you for anything?" the young man asked worriedly.

"Thank you for being here. Yue jumped up to greet the young man.

Their guests divert their gaze. To his right, Gwen looks defensive and hostile, and on his left, Elvis is hissing like a cat. Their invaders were trapped and took a great interest in the old Art Deco lamps.

"Ladies...... "Miss Yue clasped her hands together" This is Joon, a wonderful young man I have recruited for our career. She nodded to Joon, who was still swaying over the girl's dress.

"Jun, go for it. ”

The girls turned their heads to look at Jun, who was now the color of beetroot.

"I'm sorry," Jun muttered, making a circular sign of abandoning school.

There was a wrinkling sound in the air, and then the temperature plummeted. Around June, a thin layer of ice appears to form in the air, which eventually coalesces into a semi-dome of frost that exudes cold.

Yue bowed and turned her hand gorgeously.

"Tada~"

The heat in the room dissipated, and a cool breeze began to blow. Gwen feels as if she is in an unlikely air-conditioning advertisement, where sexy and annoying women are liberated by Mitsubishi's split-type air-conditioning system.

Mr. Yue gently patted the cushions of the two sofas.

"Sit down. ”

The three of them watched in amazement as Jun sat on the edge of the sofa, scratching their noses nervously.

"I'm Jun Muro. Yue stopped, wanting to show the dramatic effect of the oath taker, affinity 2, ice. ”

Elvis' blue eyes poked out from behind his pillow. Gwen straightens her single before shaking hands with Jun.

"June"

"Gwen. ”

"Elvis," Elvis called out from afar.

"Hi. ”

Silence reigns.

"So, as you know," Yue broke the ice. "We're going to go on a field trip soon. I think we should pick the fruit before they go, and so on. ”

She gestured to Jun.

"I was looking around for the best oath taker in our course, and now we have him. Applause, ladies!"

The girls clapped as they played golf.

"Well, thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. ”

Jun's eyes scanned the room, rushing towards his enviable audience.

As Yue said...... I'm a quasi-elemental mage like you," Jun began. "We ice mages dig in the space between the air and water elements. ”

Gwen nodded.

"Few elements are as stable as ice," Jun continued with a hint of pride. "Especially in the case of abandonment, we can create shields and walls that are both transparent and strong. ”

"Yet the lightning ......," Jun said admiringly. "The lighting is the most volatile, but it's a real showman. Great for recalling memories. ”

"Does it do anything for us to share the air element?" asked Gwen. "For example, synergies. ”

"Unfortunately not," Jun replied with a wave of his hand. "At least, I don't know. Lightning doesn't interact well with anything. A water mage and I can work together on something indestructible, but I doubt fire, air, or water can do anything for you. In fact, I'm sure the Earth Mage can withstand lightning. ”

Gwen mused and said, "I bet the water will trigger lightning. ”。 Some potential energy may be lost, but it should be doable.

Watching Jun and Gwen talk, Xiaoyue nudged Elvis Presley. Gwen turned around and saw Yue frowning at her. She rolled her eyes and threw a towel at her friend who had too much imagination.

"I'm sorry, they're just kids," Gwen apologized as she listened, Jun, and it was clear that none of us were experienced. This will be our first time. Can you help us?"

Yue's expression and brows came back to life.

Elvis' face flushed.

Admirably, Gwen's untimely expression swept over Joon's head.

"What do you want to know?"

"What role do we play at the adventure party?" Gwen asked, I mean, how does it work? We've never ventured before. ”

"Okay. Jun took a moment to begin by saying that in essence, a perfect political party has five members, each with their own unique role. The Scout is usually a shapeshifting or divination air mage. The tank is an abandoner, typical of earth tuning. Damage dealers are usually spellcasters, summoners, or shapeshifters. Utility is taken by soothsayers, wizards, or magicians. At its best, the tool is a healer that can be polished, healed, and dispelled. ”

"What do the four of us do?"

"That's a good question. "Jun scratched his nose again, I believe we have a good synergy. ”

"The fires started widespread damage in a huge area. The lightning trigger deals pinpoint damage instantly. Both are done between the first and third levels, for example, with multiple air or ground attendants. ”

"As a tank, I am quite confident in myself, and with my affinity, I can represent at least two grassroots oath takers. As an abandoner, I can instantly create a hard shield in the air, blocking physical and elemental attacks well. If we have a water source, I can even manage a protective wall. ”

"For our team, I think it was Elvis Presley who changed the game. With Healers, we can greatly increase our hunting speed, even if we are a little reckless. With a priest, the 'survival' aspect of the field trip becomes rather insignificant. ”

Ah~, Gwen nodded affirmatively. Elvis Presley, of course. They will be the only team in the school with a therapist. If they can eliminate the inconvenience of the inevitable injuries, how can they possibly lose the race for survival?

"That's all well and good, but Xiao Yue told you that we only trained for a few months, right?" Gwen admitted skeptically. "I suspect we can chain a dozen spells at the moment. Not to mention that Elvis hasn't been certified yet – are you Eve?"

"I need to pass a level 1 medical exam first. Elvis Presley shook his head.

"There are still two months left until the field trip," Jun confidently declared. "There is no problem with your affinity and resources. ”

"Can you tell us about this field trip, Jun?" Gwen continued.

"Well, it happened near the Royal National Park, deep on the coast. The area south of it has never really been reclaimed, only a few times it has been "purified" - and is now full of low-level reptiles. ”

"Horned rabbits and angry wombats?" Gwen thought as she thought about her magical creature class with its ridiculously thick monster manual.

"I wish it was a little more advanced than that!" quipped Jun thoughtfully, "we're talking more about the various sentient magical creatures in the garden, such as goblins." ”

"Fairy ......" Gwen still can't believe that there are goblins in this world. However, these animals are not the green skin of the past, but humanoids with a talent for animation due to the magical remnants of the wasteland. The book states that when enough elemental essence aggregates in an area, it attracts souls sensitive to that element and gives them a physical form.

Among the beasts, goblins explicitly refer to the evil little creatures that form in places where the earth and fire elements are particularly strong. Leprechauns, or slugs, are nothing more than brainless animals that forage for food, while adult goblins can use their claws and teeth to knock down an adult man, eventually turning into a vagabond, a human-sized carnivore, incredibly cunning.

"Have you ever seen a goblin before?" asked Gwen.

"Dozens of people were killed when they saw them. Jun's eyes filled with memories, "That's when we arrived at a post near Wollongong. The petty eavesdroppers have taken over a mining camp and are busy trying to find the workers who are in their construction puppets. ”

"What's wrong?"

"Well, the workers are digging crystals there. Unfortunately, they hit Warren. When the puppets passed, they broke into the main hall of the tribe, and the Gobi poured out like a wasp. ”

"By the time my team finally got there, the animals had already killed some of the workers. The rest locked themselves in the building puppets and waited for rescue. If you're wondering what they look like, we're looking at it differently. They use these little horns on their heads, hold these pesky obsidian bats, and can even walk on walls like spiders. ”

"It's disgusting...... Elvis Presley panted.

The three sat around the oath-taker, clasping their knees to their chests and clutching every word.

"So..."Gwen wants to hear the important part of how you ... Kill them?"

"We brought a fire summoner with us, but the goblins are fire-resistant, so our air mage and I have to double duty. He slammed them into the wall with a tempest spell, and I froze them in place with frost and shields. The water shapeshifter ended up doing most of the defense, as the elves had a hard time getting their little bodies through the water barrier. ”

Gwen leaned closer, a dozen questions darting on the tip of her tongue.

β€œ...... Eventually, we blew up Warren, and there were hundreds of tiny bugs running around trying to get through the shield. The fire mage finally threw six fireballs into the cavern until the entire cavern collapsed, sealing the shaft. ”

Gwen thought about the message she had just received and knew that there were things she had to ask and things she had never done.

"What it's like to kill. She asked carefully.

Jun is obviously indescribable the strange, disgusting feeling of taking his life. Should he explain the sounds they make when the ice climbs up the goblins' spine, the crunch of their scaly skin, the screams and screams they scream as they burn, the yellow fish scales oozing out of their holes?

"It's going to be hard at first," Jun finally replied that the "being" you attacked was alive and now dead. I could describe Houttuynia cordata and the smell, but it's something you have to experience firsthand. ”

"These animals aren't bad......" Jun paused. "But the half-humanoid magical creature will test you. Some of them are very realistic. The biggest thing I saw was a homeless man, and watching it get knocked down by a barrage of magic missiles was no different than watching a person die. ”

Jun's voice faded away. Only the sound of soft breathing and sweat passed through the dormitory.

"Smack!"

With a bang, Jun's puck collapsed. The room felt suffocated again.

"I hope we can work well together," Jun announced solemnly.

"Yes," Gwen agreed. "Thank you for the reminder. ”

"Thank you," Elvis added, her pale wit.

"Well, there's still summer vacation, and exams are just a few weeks away. Jun raised her glasses and smiled at the girls, saying nothing but waiting for me. You'll have to prove that my trust is justified. ”

"Okay," Yue said excitedly, I'm excited!

Yue leaned in vigorously.

"Xiaojun, you won't join another team, will you?" Yue looked into Jun's eyes and turned around. Yue's strategic presentation was so rough that Gwen vomited a little. "Promise me?"

"of..". "Of course. Jun stammered. Gwen wondered if his glasses would fog up, but then again, the Ice Mage's body temperature would naturally drop.

Before Jun could force him to make another wish, he fled.

Yue Yangming is outgoing and strong, while Jun is passive and humble.

Gwen pondered, is there a connection between fire and ice?

Gwen consulted a spiritual astral map, recalled what her opposing element was, and found it to be dust. The quasi-elemental plane of dust, which includes only death and the erosion of space-time. What kind of mage would that be? Who would have realized such a thing? Gwen shuddered, imagining a gray-faced old man with a cold look, dandruff falling on his head like dust.

When the door finally closed, Xiao Yue turned to her companions.

"It's embarrassing," Yue admitted.

So you do feel embarrassed. Gwen patted her friend on the head.

"Well done!"

"Do you expect anything less?" Yue raised a mischievous brow and took a hand-in-hand pose, expecting praise from her negotiators.

"I'm so jealous!" Elvis blurted out what you're eating!

"Well, there's a secret ......" Xiao Yue slowly approached the unsuspecting Elvis Presley, and then hugged her tightly.

"Hot, hot, hot, hot, it's hot, Xiao Yue!" Elvis groaned, how can your temperature be so high?

"I think it's good. Yue smiled mischievously.

Gwen felt the temperature around her rise. The air-conditioning time they shared with Jun felt too far away.

"Are you sure your family can't install air conditioners or water-based air conditioners here?"

"Nope. Elvis presley dragged sadly, and after Yueyue's onslaught, she felt sweat gush from her ivory skin, and Rosen said that the building was guarded. We do not allow the installation of foreign magic. ”

"Ga~ stay away from me, woman!" Gwen screamed as Xiao Yue quietly walked towards her, hoping to spread more pain.

In the end, it was too hot to even move. Gwen sat on the wooden table, sweating profusely. Elvis Presley lay on the bed like a corpse.

"I touched a corpse the other day. Elvis Presley suddenly announced.

Yue and Wen froze.

"At the clinic!" Elvia corrected herself, in case the girls thought she was to blame for the body. "A worker was attacked. He was wounded. My uncle asked me to go for an autopsy. ”

The other two girls listened silently, and the topic made the whole room cold.

"I watched my uncle walk through... He took out the organs and showed them to me one by one. Too much, heart, lungs, liver ......"

"The man was alive a few hours ago, but now he is dead and being dismantled for study. I wanted to vomit, but my uncle said I would have to watch this sooner or later, because no matter how good the mage is, it will come one day......"

The chirping of cicadas fills the moist air.

"If this really happens, I want to be the one to heal you. Elvis Presley solemnly sang, "I'll never let you two die!"

Gwen's throat was swollen, her eyes were moist, and her heart throbbed with maternal love and infinite love.

"We will always protect you," Yue said solemnly.

"Yes," Gwen agreed, her hazel eyes full of conviction.

There is nothing else to say. The girls laughed like a man, delighted at their naΓ―ve promises.

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