Chapter 350: Chapter 350: Elder Priss (4)
The magic beasts that normally have the goal of killing humans took a 180 degree turn as they aggressively approached the two magic beasts at the peak of the Senior Rank
"What is happening?" One of the soldiers can't help but ask after watching this unbelievable scene. Previously, both humans and magic beasts were dying with the number of the former higher than the former considering that most of them were injured or played supporting roles
However, the scene of carnage halted as the magic beasts seemed to have a change of heart
"This should be the doing of Elder Priss!"
"Right! I remember people calling Elder Priss the Pink Fog Enslaver!"
"Her offensive magic is very strong but was weaker than most of the other Elders but the other Elders would rather choose to fight another Elder than Elder Priss!"
"Elder Priss can control magic beasts using her pink fog and in a large-scale war, her ability is more useful than even two Elders. There are also rumors that Elder Priss can also control humans with her pink fog. Because of that, the other Elders wouldn't want to fight her!"
"We're safe! With Elder Priss's might, these damned magic beasts will all die! Hmph, serves them right! I saw them killing my close friend!"
The magic spell that Elder Priss activated gave a breather to the humans and they had the energy to discuss things. However, are things really as optimistic as they are saying?
While Elder Priss can control magic beasts below that of the peak of the Senior Rank but it doesn't mean that it was easy to control them
There is the mana consumption but the most important thing is the strength of her soul! Her pink fog that can enslave magic beasts is a soul-type magic spell. Naturally, the user should have a strong soul and the spell also puts a burden on their soul
While she was able to barely control even the high cycle Senior Beasts, it was greatly burdening her, and at normal times, she definitely wouldn't do something like this as it was not cost-effective. After all, these beasts are not much lower than her in rank, hence, the burden was extremely high
However, she has no choice. She was not alone. Around her were the soldiers of the human side with many of them being injured and on the brink of death. Many of them are also not Battle Mages and instead have production-type or healing-type abilities
Few of them are good at fighting and if Elder Priss focuses on fighting the peak Senior Beasts, the casualty rate would rise exponentially. As such, she has no choice but to use a large-scale soul-type magic spell to enslave the magic beasts. Even if she cannot use them to kill the most powerful enemies, she would still be able to save many lives
"You think they can harm me? Watch me!" The lizardman said with disdain and without a care for its fellow magic beasts, it suddenly slammed its claws on the ground causing the point of contact and the area around it to break
After that, dozens of long black nails broke out from the ground and it penetrated both the magic beasts and humans on the effective range. Whether they be humans or magic beasts, they lose their lives because of the huge hole that penetrated their bodies
The bee-type magic beast also didn't stand idly as she pointed her stingers at the enemies and ejected torrents of honey that melted everyone who made contact with it
Only the high cycle Senior Beasts and Mages are able to withstand her attack but even then, if she focuses her attack on them, their chances of dying are still high
Peak Senior Rank lifeforms are also high cycle Senior Rank lifeforms but there was also a huge difference in strength. Peak Senior Ranks can have the chance to tackle and ascend to the next realm which is the Great Rank. Hence, their strength and might are the strongest. As for high cycle Senior Ranks, they are those at the 7th, 8th, and 9th cycle of the Senior Rank.
They either haven't finished the nine cycle blessings of the Senior Rank or they have already exhausted their potential to reach the 9th cycle
Although there is a huge difference between the high cycle and peak SeniorRanks, it was not a qualitative change yet. Peak Senior Ranks can kill high cycle Senior Ranks but they need time and some effort and the former can also be killed by the latter if there are enough number of them
This is the reason why the high cycle beasts and mages survived the attack of the Lizardman and the Bee-type magic beast and also the reason why there was a huge burden on Elder Priss's soul
As long as one has not reached the Great Rank, they don't have a qualitative difference against Senior Rank lifeforms and naturally, they cannot slaughter them as easily as breathing
The number of magic beasts and humans lessens because of the killings done by the two peak Senior Beasts and naturally, Elder Priss won't let them continue. If not, why did she even decide to control the magic beasts to lessen the casualties on the human side
This time, Elder Priss waved her scepter as she retrieved magic scrolls from her spatial storage. Humans are able to stand equally to magic beasts at the same rank as them thanks to their inventions!
The magic scrolls were torn into two pieces and red light shot out that entered the bodies of the controlled magic beasts
As soon as that happens, the bodies of the magic beasts momentarily trembled before a blood-red aura covered them from head to toe. The magic scrolls has the ability to increase the power of the magic beasts at the cost of the beasts' blood essence
If a mage cares for their magic beast, they wouldn't use such a magic scroll because of the side effects. The scrolls will give the beasts stronger power in exchange for burning their blood essence which can negatively affect their future progress if not treated properly
However, would Elder Priss care for the potential of these magic beasts? Of course not!
Her magic spells can control magic beasts but they are merely temporary control. She has to constantly use mana and her soul power to continue controlling these magic beasts
Since the control was temporary then might as well squeeze everything that these magic beasts could offer, right?
As the strength of the magic beasts grew, it became a bit harder for the peak Senior Beasts to kill them. It's not that they are unkillable but the difficulty and also the energy expenditure has become higher than before
This situation also gave Elder Priss the chance to cast another spell and in this world, real magic spells are stronger than simple magic
Elder Priss held her scepter and she pointed it at the two peak Senior Beasts. At the tip of her long scepter, a magic circle formed along with potent magic fluctuations
"Deal with these little shits. I will deal with this bitch!" The bee-type magic beasts said and she let the lizardman kill the magic beasts and also humans attacking them to deal with Elder Priss
The magic beasts also mobilized her mana and the stingers at her back trembled before more and more stingers grew on her. In the end, she grew five more stingers, ending up with 6 stingers!
The stingers as usual ejected torrents of honey but this time, both the quality and quantity were of a higher level than the previous times
She was just in time when Elder Priss successfully activated her spell and from her magic circle, several hands condensed from pink fog flew out and blocked the torrent of honey
For a while, the two were in a stalemate before Elder Priss started to lose. At normal times, Elder Priss at the very least might tie with the bee-type magic beast but currently, her mind and attention are divided
She was still using a rather significant amount of power to control the magic beasts. She cannot exert her full power to fight the bee-type magic beasts
She was slowly losing the clash and if that wasn't enough, the bee even smirked before she moved
She was actually able to detach her stingers from her back and these stingers are still releasing torrents of honey without their strength weakening at all!
With that smirk on her face, the bee ran towards Elder Priss at full speed. A ball of honey gathered at her palm, intending to slam it on the Elder's face to blow her whole head but her opponent naturally wouldn't let herself get killed
Despite the injury on her left arm, Elder Priss still used it to throw a bottle of potion toward her opponent to defend herself from the attack