Chapter 509
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"Master, what is a taklama fish beast?" As Nailisi observed the bodies of the fish beast in her hands, she did not feel that they were very dangerous . These creatures could grow horrifyingly fast though .
"It is the common name for several types of fish species . Lex, you tell them, I have very little knowledge on this aspect . "
"Give me one . " Lex took one of the dead taklama fish beasts from Nailisi, and inspected it carefully . After a while, she then said, "Taklama fish beast refers to more than forty species . Their survivability is extremely high . Usually, once a fish leaves the water, it will die very quickly . A taklama fish beast can live for several more days and it can also fly…"
"This one is a coldteeth fish beast, and its inborn spell is chewing . If one got bitten by it, even magic armor will not last long . These creatures come in hordes, they are much scarier than the piranhas . "
Nailisi did not rebut . These coldteeth fish beasts were killed by the demons and Nailisi with a single pinch, but they were just newly hatched creatures . They already had the ability to fly though . It had to be noted that they had broken free from hard ice . If a low grade magic beast was frozen by the two spells cast by Saleen and Lex, it might have possibly died on the spot already .
"The crux lies in the fish eggs . Any fish will produce thousands of eggs every single time, some will hatch tens of thousands of eggs . The eggs from the taklama fish beast can also be preserved on land, turning into microscopic dust particles . The moment water is present, they will hatch immediately . This is a species specific to the desert only . There isn't much edible prey in the desert, so such creatures rarely develop into huge monsters . Once food is exhausted and water is absent, a mature fish beast will choose to die off immediately after producing eggs . "
"If there is a torrential rain…" Saleen did not finish his sentence . Everyone in the chariot, humans and demons alike, felt chills go down their spines . There was only a handful of black sand particles in the beaker, yet there were already dozens of fish beast eggs inside . If there was a heavy downpour, then billions of fish beasts could be hatched .
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"Whether or not they hatch depends on the amount of food available . If there is no food, the eggs might continue their deep slumber even in rain . "
Lex's words did not really relieve everyone's worries . To the fish beasts, they were food . If the people from Holy See pursued them, then there would be more food .
"Master, let's return to Metatrin City, this desert is too abominable . " Nailisi tossed aside the taklama fish beast in her hands, as she spoke in disgust . She was not really fearful of this creature, but to a mage, the taklama fish beast was horrifying . They existed in large numbers, while a mage had limited magic chords . A puppet might not possess adequate lethality against this thing, but what about the normal soldiers? The normal soldiers would be a pile of moving food for the fish beasts .
"What weakness does this thing have?" Sika was actually the calmest person . The Caucasus people believed that every creature had a weakness, and all creatures could be tamed .
"Their weakness is having a weak mental strength, the Mental Assault spell will be able to destroy them . Only a young person can use this method though . " Lex's answer still could not allay everyone's fears . A mage's mental assault would have a more pronounced effect by directly using it, but the number of uses was pathetic . By using this spell repeatedly, the mages themselves would crumble .
"The taklama fish beast contain more than forty species, and every species has different attributes . Other than a weak mental strength, another common weakness is that they cannot fly that fast . "
Lex adding this piece of information was akin to not saying anything at all . No matter how slow they flew, they would still be faster than a human running on two legs . Of course, the demons were an exception . If a mage were to fly in an environment like the Purgatory Desert, their speed would be greatly reduced . A lot of magic chords would be consumed to handle the unstable elemental environment . Unlike creatures who used their wings, a mage would only fly as fast as a normal warrior once their magic chords got fully depleted .
"Let's hope it doesn't rain, we will try our best to avoid places which may become sources of water . " After Lex said her piece, even she herself felt weird . In a desert, water was most precious . If there was a downpour, it could even save many lives . She now wished that there would be no rain, she did not even want to run into a waterbody .
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Saleen's true worry was not these fish beasts . The taklama fish beast was not a powerful creature . Before adulthood, they only had strong resistance towards water magic . If fire magic was applied, they would also be wiped out . The worst thing was that the fish beasts would appear in colossal numbers after hatching, which meant that they would be a source of food for other magic beasts out there .
Before maturity, most taklama fish beasts would be prey for other magic beasts, many magic beasts had already undergone evolution to possess skills meant for handling a fish beast . This was nature's cycle . Before the powerful fish beasts could develop, they would provide an opportunity for survival for other magic beasts .
"Aye, let's deal with these fish beasts first . Saleen, we will rest for half a day, and concentrate on producing the Fire Ring of Resistance magic scrolls . " Desperate, Lex summoned her own mages, taking out a pile of blank scrolls and handing it to them .
The Fire Ring of Resistance was a level-3 defense spell, its attributes could curb the taklama fish beasts . Lex had no choice but to waste her scrolls for this spell because her swordmasters required protection . Once the taklama fish beasts appeared in hordes, those high grade swordmasters would need magic for protection . The few spells on their armor would not be able to defend against the devastation caused by the coldteeth fish beasts . On the other hand, the two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters would do fine . The moment they donned the Spirit Snake Armor, they would be able use their Sword Aura at will .
The existence of magic armor was for humans to deal with their own kind . Against magic beasts, varying techniques would have to be employed .
Saleen rummaged through his Demonic Ring for the stored scrolls, then said to Lex, "I have two Mental Storm Scrolls, both are level-6, what about you?"
"I have four," Lex answered . The Mental Storm could handle the taklama fish beasts perfectly, however, very few people produced this scroll . Saleen had hundreds of scrolls as backup, but he only possessed two of such scrolls . Lex owned more scrolls than Saleen, but she only had four of these scrolls .
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Even though the Mental Storm was an area attack, it was not an area spell . The area of attack was only a few hundred square yards . A mage would use such a spell when they were surrounded by swordsmen . Since the mental strength of a swordsman was inferior to that of a mage, a mage only needed to cast the Mental Storm once to turn the situation around .
A few hundred square yards might sound large, but in actual fact, the battle radius was only dozens of yards . This distance was most suitable for attacking swordsmen below the grade of a grand swordmaster .
After Lex replied, she ignored Saleen, she began producing the Fire Ring of Resistance scrolls .
Fortunately, all the mages around Lex were grand mages, so the probability of success for producing a low level scroll would not be lower than eighty percent . Lex's forte was fire magic, so she could deal with the young fish beasts without breaking a sweat . They were afraid of a heavy downpour because it would cause countless of fish beasts to emerge .
Saleen did not participate in the production of scrolls as he never learned the Fire Ring of Resistance . It also was not necessary for him to waste effort on deducing how to convert the water element into this fire spell . He did not skive either though . He instead went to collect more black sand particles and placed them in a crystal bottle . He then injected the Restorative Water before sealing the bottle .
The power of the Restorative Water helped the fish eggs hatch quickly . Two fish beasts crawled out from the black sand and began swimming about in the Restorative Water . As the crystal bottle was hundred times sturdier than a glass beaker and did not have any elemental attributes, it managed to trap these two young fish beasts .
Saleen decided to take out a flame stove . After adding magic powder in and mixing thoroughly, he placed the crystal bottle on top of the stove and heated it . Saleen was already very familiar with this technique back when he was learning how to create magic medicine, the temperature of the flames was controlled nicely . Not long after, the temperature in the crystal bottle began to rise, but the two fish beasts were not anxious at all . Following the increase in temperature, Saleen tracked the temperature . The water in the bottle was already on the verge of boiling, yet the fish beasts remained indifferent .
In a sealed space, water pressure would increase after water was heated, so its temperature could also exceed the usual boiling point . Many magic medicines were created under huge pressure . This time around, Saleen was planning to find out the tolerance level of the fish beasts .
When the temperature slowly rose to two-hundred and twenty degrees, the two fish beasts started crashing against the walls of the bottle, but Saleen simply ignored them . He just kept adding different burning agents into the flame stove to increase the temperature . Eventually, the temperature in the crystal bottle reached a horrifying eight-hundred degrees, which was as hot as some low level magic flames .
The two fish beasts simply flipped over, and floated upwards at that point .
Saleen recorded his findings in his own magic notebook, then told Lex, "The Fire Washing Spell will be able to deal with the newly hatched fish beasts . "
The four demons gazed at Saleen in awe . The research ability of a human was not existent in a demon . More accurately, demons were too lazy to conduct research . Now that Saleen had discovered the tolerance of a young fish beast, the mages could deal with them more easily .
The Fire Washing Spell was a level-0 spell . Its original function was to remove toxins, and at the same time, to dry clothes and clean one's body . This was a life assistance type spell . The Fire Washing Spell was rarely used in battle because the flames produced were not hot enough, and its effective duration was short . To the fish beasts, who naturally detested fire, the Fire Washing Spell was adequate to kill .
How many level-0 Fire Washing Spells could a grand mage cast? Saleen never calculated before . If only the Fire Washing Spell was used, Saleen would be like a grand swordmaster, he would be able to battle for a long time without needing to worry about his magic chords being depleted .
Lex immediately instructed her subordinates to do an experiment . Under the effect of the Fire Washing Spell, the newly hatched fish beasts died . The Fire Ring of Resistance would thus kill the fish beasts instantly . In comparison, the lethality of water magic against the fish beasts was pathetic . A mage would need to cast level-4 and above Water spells to kill those weak things .
Lex's swordmasters also joined in the experiment . In a sealed barrack, the fish beasts were hatched, then the swordmasters used their various weapons and skills against them . Eventually, the Qin Eight-sided Sword was chosen .
In order to kill a fish beast, it was insufficient to only rely on the sharpness of a weapon . The best solution would be to use the Sword Aura to create vibrations . The brain of a fish beast was extremely frail, while its exterior shell was very tough . Even though the swordmasters could not detach the Sword Aura from their bodies, they could infuse it within their weapons easily . The Qin Eight-sided Sword was the easiest to be infused with the Sword Aura, so it was much more useful against the fish beasts compared to Wild Bear's poleaxe .