ushernet Chapter 99 - 99: Invasion
Chapter 99 - 99: Invasion
Right from the start, the Underground Cave was a place where one was apt to get into trouble.
Though no one had purposefully spread the news, early next morning, nearly the entire Mage Tower was startled by a frightening news that had spread like the plague.
In a fair one-on-one match, an individual who had recently broken through to Intermediate Apprentice Mage had defeated Toril, the member of the Wharton family who had the highest chance of becoming an official Mage in the shortest amount of time. When the news was freshly heard, countless Apprentice Mages simply sniffed at it to show their contempt.
In the World of Mage, even within the same grade, but just different by one or two minor tiers, let alone the gap between two major grades, there would be a jaw-dropping difference between their overall strength. Some busybodies actually performed a statistical study before. In a normal battle, a Pseudo-Mage could easily defend himself from the joint attack of two to three Advanced Apprentices and could just as easily defend himself against the joint attack from a double digit number of Intermediate Apprentices.
Therefore, when they heard the news for the first time, most of the people just treated it as a lousy lie used by an enemy of the Wharton family to bring shame to them. But as time went by, the 'lie' had grown hotter and hotter, so much so that many guys who were well-known among the elite apprentices vowed solemnly that it was real.
As the result, a massive storm broke out in the circle of Apprentice Mages within the Mage Tower of Underground Cave!
Countless Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Apprentices ran around, spreading the news, while inquiring about the genuine version of that 'rumor'. Soon, all the rumors gathered through the grapevine had pointed to a name that everybody was unfamiliar with – Leon. Hence, more news about Leon was dug out.
For example, when Leon had arrived at the Underground Cave, he had just been a Beginner Apprentice. Also, during his first trip to the Underground World, he had killed the frightening Demon Vine Lady and gotten himself the first head of a Fallen Apprentice. Not only that, when he was invited to join the training camp, he actually had defeated two elite Advanced Apprentices...
When the series of outstanding results were pieced together, every single apprentice who heard about it was struck with astonishment.
This... how could this be possible?
Everyone was very familiar with the overall strength of an apprentice who had just become an Intermediate Apprentice. During this stage, their overall strength was in a rather awkward situation, as usually they had only mastered two to three offensive magic spells. Some with a stronger overall strength would master a defensive magic spell in advance, while those ordinary Intermediate Apprentices would have to fight nakedly for a long period of time before they mastered the first defensive magic spell in their life.
Comparing an overall strength like this to an Advanced Apprentice who been thoroughly tempered or even those Pseudo-Mages who had nearly reached the pinnacle of apprenticeship, it was like the difference between a five to six year old toddler and a youth who had nearly become an adult. Most of the time, a gap in overall strength like this could never be covered up by skillful techniques or experience.
But they soon learned that, it was highly possible that this man of marvel, Leon, was a Golem Controller who had extraordinary talent. He was able to overstep the constraints of his level and control many powerful magical Golems. After this news was spread, it immediately made the few rare Golem controllers within the apprentice circle feel proud of themselves; they even walked and talked with a higher spirit as compared to before.
However, none of them knew at this moment when they were discussing about this miraculous Golem Controller with much warmth, Leon, whose face would have blushed because of the discussion, had brought Bleia and Snorlax and ventured deep into the Underground Cave. They followed the path he found on his previous trip and stealthily traveled towards the ruins of the Mage Tower.
To be honest, with regards to this treasure hunting trip, though Leon had prepared numerous plans and strategies in his mind, when his opponent was an Mage level demon, it was unknown whether these plans and strategies would work as they were designed to.
Riding on the back of the Demon Alligator Hunter, the trio had a meeting and repeatedly cross-checked each other's tasks. In order to defeat the Transvestite Fairy, not only Leon had to face a tremendous amount of pressure, he even arranged an extremely important task for both Bleia and Snorlax to complete.
As the main force for the war, Leon's existence was used to attract attention. Only by luring the frightening Fairy away from the entrance of the ruin could Bleia and Snorlax have the chance to sneak into the place and
If these intruders were allowed to bring those flames of war to this place, perhaps they would cause an inestimable damage to the life source hidden underground. Finally, a firm expression emerged on the beautiful and delicate face of the Fairy. With its hand making a grabbing movement in the air, the magical bow that it had owned since the day it had been born appeared in its grip.
Following a whisper from the Fairy, the demonized plants around the ruins started to grow crazily and soon a dense green foliage had totally covered up the secret entrance to the ruin.
After finishing all these, the Fairly shouted angrily, flipping its near transparent wings, before leaping towards the enemy with tremendous speed.
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