Chapter 23: The Spirit of the Lake

"Haven't been in the water yet!?" The smile on Riel's face disappeared instantly when he heard this, and he was even a little angry, and couldn't help but shout, "We've been here for so long, and she hasn't even started to act yet!?"

"But how do you know for sure she's not in the water yet?" asked Allen, "if she's on shore, maybe she's already in the water." ”

"I certainly made this judgment for a reason...... "Frey said," Frey said, "from the time I found her where she was, she stood motionless on the shore until now...... There was no way she couldn't have noticed that we had made such a big commotion, but after all this time, she never moved a step...... And judging by the time, she shouldn't be on the shore now, even if she wasn't underwater, because if she had already gotten the Staff of Void, there was no reason to stay on the shore, but she should go back to camp, right? ”

"I see......," Alan nodded, "that's true." ”

"It's a little strange that she's not out of action......," Frey said after a few more moments, "and there's a sign of magic condensing in her position, which suggests she's already experimenting with magic, but she doesn't know why she's not in the water." ”

"Hey, hey, didn't she want to go into the water in the first place, was she afraid of getting her clothes wet or something?" said Riel, "I don't think she wanted to go down in the first place, she probably changed her mind and wanted to use the levitation charm to get the Staff of Void." ”

"I don't know. Frey shook his head, "Anyway, we'll have to go over and check on the situation." ”

"Then let me and Riel pass. Alan said, "Alyssa needs to divert the merman's attention here, senior, you can support her." ”

"Good. Frey nodded, "Feel free to come back and call us if you need any help." ”

"Hmm. ”

After a brief discussion, Riel set off with Alan.

In the blink of an eye, they came up behind Cynthia. As Frey said, Cynthia was standing on the shore of the lake, her head bowed as if in a daze.

"Doesn't seem to be going well?" asked Allen, "Did something go wrong?"

But Cynthia didn't speak, just lowered her head and stared at the calm lake with an angry expression.

"See for yourself. After a few moments, she finally opened her mouth, and at the same time used her wand to condense a mass of "void" and threw it on the surface of the lake.

I saw that this "void" did not erode the lake and divide the lake surface as Cynthia analyzed before, but slowly sank like a stone......

"It didn't work!?" Alan was also startled.

It stands to reason that nothing in nature can resist the erosion of "emptiness".

"Hmm......" Cynthia gritted her teeth and nodded, her face as dead as ashes, "It seems that I underestimated the power to protect this lake...... It doesn't seem to be magic......"

"No wonder Senior Frey said you didn't get into the water for a long time, so you can't ......do anything about it," Riel muttered quietly.

It's really a pot that can't be opened......

Alan quickly covered his mouth, but Cynthia had apparently heard it......

"I'm going to get the stuff out of this lake!" Cynthia suddenly became a little angry, "I actually let ...... Shame on my proudest achievement!"

I saw her raise her wand and chant incantations aloud as she began to control the thunderclouds in all directions to gather around the area......

The black clouds flickered with electricity, and the pressure became lower and lower, as if a giant beast would rush out of it at any moment and swallow everything here......

"Even if I can't do anything about this lake, I don't believe it will be indifferent if I ruin everything around me!" Cynthia widened with rage.

Sure enough, with Cynthia's pride, she wouldn't allow this kind of frustration to arise in her heart......

This magic Eren had never seen a similar description in a textbook, but just by looking at the casting range, he knew that the consequences would be earth-shattering......

Looks like she's really angry......

"Will it hurt Alyssa and Frey by mistake......" Alan was a little worried. He tried to stop her, but he didn't know what to do for a while......

Just when he was in a hurry, layers of mist suddenly rose on the surface of the lake not far from the shore, and the fog still faintly emitted a flickering light.

"Stop!" came a young woman's voice, a clear voice revealing a hint of majesty.

This made Cynthia stop casting.

A thin figure appeared on the surface of the lake and walked slowly towards them.

"I don't know where you are, but I'm afraid your choice is not very wise. The young woman slowly emerged from the mist.

It looks like she's no more than thirty years old. She was tall, with waist-length hair and clear eyes, but unlike the other elves, she had no vegetal features, and was covered in liquid, the color of the lake.

"Huh...... You're still out in the end. Cynthia said meaningfully, "It seems that the elf who guards this lake is rumored to be you." ”

"Is it necessary to be complacent about this kind of thing?" said the Lake Elf lightly, "I know you are trying to force me out, and I could have chosen not to do so...... Because even if you raze the surrounding area, you won't hurt the lake in the slightest. ”

Cynthia was a little annoyed when she heard this, but this time she held back.

"Oh...... It's to take away the Staff of Void...... No wonder it's been tossing around here for so long, and it's another group of people who covet this divine power. The lake elf stared at her for a few more moments and said, "Go back quickly, the mermaids will not give it to the impudents...... Plus, you don't have to waste any more mana. ”

"It's you, the rude one!" Cynthia said coldly, "Not even Heplus has the idea of peeking at me as casually as you do!"

"Heplus?" the lake elf was about to turn away, but hesitated and stopped when he heard the name, "I was surprised to hear this name from your mouth......"

The eyes are facing each other.

"Oh...... I see......" After a moment, the lake spirit spoke, "It's not bad nature, it's just a little too arrogant, and after being stimulated a little, you were a little impulsive just now......"

Although her mind was completely seen through, Cynthia was much calmer.

"My name is Helenthea. Seeing that she did not squeak, the lake spirit added, "As you just said, I am the spirit who has lived in this lake for thousands of years and has been entrusted with guarding it. ”