Versatile Mage

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The way they had come from was indeed full of Camouflaged Bone-Eating Spiders. Things were scuttling along the walls on both sides as Ai Jiangtu was running forward rapidly. People would think the walls were covered in mud if they were not looking closely. However, in just a second, the ferocious spiders revealed there would swing their poisonous claws at the Mages that were on the move!

Ai Jiangtu looked around him. Three Camouflaged Bone-Eating Spiders were extremely close to him. He gathered his Will and turned it into three enormous swords, slashing at the creatures and killing them instantly.

Mu Ningxue was right behind Ai Jiangtu, constantly circled by silver frost. She looked like an icy fairy purging evil existences as she was hovering above the ground.

The frost would immediately harden and strike the Bone-Eating Spiders when she pointed her finger. The flesh and blood of spiders splattered and froze all over the place.

“Ai Jiangtu, stop for a second,” Mu Ningxue said.

Ai Jiangtu was just about to enter a narrow path. He immediately stopped when he heard Mu Ningxue’s words.

“Lunar Frost!”

Mu Ningxue held her right arm up at the entrance like a saber as moon-white frost quickly appeared on her fingers. The frost spread from the tip of her fingers to her elbow, turning it into a shiny weapon.

Mu Ningxue swung her arm and fired a glowing slash ten meters wide into the dark passage. The light emitted by the strike lit up the walls as it went past them and revealed the creatures hiding on them.

The Bone-Eating Spiders that were lying in wait on the walls had nowhere to run to. They all turned into ice instantly.

Ai Jiangtu was startled. He had already predicted many Bone-Eating Spiders were lying on the walls waiting to ambush them as he was about to enter the passage, but their numbers were several times what he had imagined. He would have been in grave danger once he set his foot inside the passage if Mu Ningxue had not killed the creatures first.

“I might have missed some. Be careful,” Mu Ningxue told him.

“You’ve done a lot!” Ai Jiangtu said gratefully.

Ai Jiangtu continued to lead the way. He cast Space Rhythm as he was traveling in the passage, and it began to vibrate at a high frequency.

The frozen Bone-Eating Spiders shattered from the vibrations. Their remains fell from the walls and scattered across the ground.

The others quickly followed Ai Jiangtu. The two rookies behind them were dumbfounded.

They initially thought Mo Fan and the others were rookies and freeloaders like them. To their amazement, the group was incredibly strong. Other people had to take on one of the Bone-Eating Spiders at a time and might need extra support from their teammates if they made a mistake, but these young Mages were able to kill a bunch of demon creatures with every spell. The Bone-Eating Spiders did not even have the chance to attack them. They had all died when they were caught by the light of the spells!

 Kuma had caught up to them, and complimented, “Ai Jiangtu, your friends are quite impressive!”

The path was now stacked with corpses of the Bone-Eating Spiders. The mercenaries were dumbfounded by the ninth team’s strength. They had asked the ninth team to take the lead because they were treating them as cannon fodder, yet the Bone-Eating Spiders had become cannon fodder instead.

They passed the narrow passage safely and reached a narrow creek. Only three people could travel side-by-side along it. The space was extremely limited for the group.

However, the walls of the creeks were high. The Bone-Eating Spiders had long been waiting for them when they looked up, lining up while waiting for the humans to walk right into the trap.

The Bone-Eating Spiders poured down from above like rain. It did not matter if the path ahead was clear, since every Mage in the creek was now under attack.

The Mailong Private Military Group could only stick close together in a straight line, and were vulnerable when standing in such a formation.

“Don’t just look above you. Watch out for the cracks on the walls!” the captain of the fifth team reminded everyone.

The walls were not smooth; there were a lot of cracks and crevasses in them. If they took a closer look at them, they noticed the cracks actually resembled the pattern of spiderwebs along the walls. The Bone-Eating Spiders were thin and skinny, and could easily move inside cracks that were seemingly around a thumb’s-width wide. Even the Bone-Eating Spiders that did not have the ability to camouflage themselves were able to sneak up to the Mages without alerting them.

Cries of agony rose once again. They had no idea what was going on amid the chaos. They only saw a few of their comrades covered in blood while being dragged into the cracks when they turned around.

It was difficult to squeeze a human into the cracks because of their bone structure, but the demon creatures were incredibly strong. They forcibly compressed the mercenaries and squeezed them into the cracks. Their blood gushed out of the cracks, resulting in a terrifying sight!

“We have to leave this place at once!” Gavin yelled.

The space was too limited, making it difficult for them to use their destructive spells. To make things worse, the Bone-Eating Spiders were inside the walls just a few meters away from them. Even the strongest Mage would struggle to defend themselves at such close range!

The creek was not too long, but everyone’s heart was pounding heavily as the group made it out of the confined area, like they had barely survived.

“There’s a rather spacious spot ahead. Let’s go, team nine, keep going!” Gavin ordered them.

The Mailong Private Military Group found themselves in an open valley after leaving the defile. The distance between the walls on both sides now ranged from twenty meters to a hundred meters. It was a lot better than the narrow creek despite its irregularity.

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“Take a rest, I’ll lead the way,” Mo Fan told Ai Jiangtu.

Ai Jiangtu had killed around a hundred Bone-Eating Spiders along the way. He definitely needed some time to catch his breath after using his magic at such high intensity.

“Alright, be careful,” Ai Jiangtu agreed.

Mo Fan did not move his feet, moving around with the Earth Wave now. It felt like a speedboat was carrying him around. He spread his arms and wrapped them with lightning. He quickly looked around and fired lightning bolts at every Bone-Eating Spider he could see!