Chapter 224 - 212: New Divine Skill: Skira Illusion
Chapter 224 -212: New Divine Skill: Skira Illusion
As the unknown enemy approached, the entire fleet immediately prepared for battle. A faint red dot appeared on the edge of Renior’s radar, then it vanished. No need to guess, a diving sea monster!
A surface fleet’s greatest fear was a diving sea monster! In such situations, Granny had once demonstrated a method: releasing the Illusion Army magic in the fog to lure it out of the water, followed by a crossbow cannon strike to destroy it. Now the task of releasing the lure fell on Alicia.
But there was no fog now, and the area was covered with floating ice, making the lure’s effectiveness and placement problematic. If the lure failed, in this narrow ice-blocked sea area, the fleet would be like an eel in a pipe, with no room to maneuver, completely being a sitting duck. Such treacherous waters!
Gazing at the deceptive sea, cold sweat dripped from Da Fei’s brow as he asked Alicia beside him, who was solemnly silent, “Are you ready? The sea monster should be very close to us now.”
Alicia grimly replied, “The terrain is too bad. To use the lure effectively, we must place the illusion beside us so the gun cabin at our ship’s side can exert its power. But now, we can only place the illusion behind our ship’s route, which is useless!”
Da Fei’s heart tightened, indeed! He quickly asked, “Didn’t you say you created a new magic last night? Can you try it?”
Alicia flicked her eyes sideways: “That’s what you said, if it fails, don’t blame me!”
Darn it! Learning to dodge and shirk responsibilities at such a young age!
Da Fei anxiously said, “At this point, whether it works or not, we have to try!”
Alicia nodded, “Alright, my new arcane is an inspired variant of Mysterious Stealth Navigation, so the Captain must also participate; just do what the Captain is supposed to do, Captain, start now!”
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched! A modified Mysterious Stealth Navigation? Damn! Is imitation really the mother of innovation? Without further thought, Da Fei immediately got to work.
–System Prompt: You have used the God-level Reconnaissance Technique skill ‘Phantom March’!
The figures of all sailors on the ship suddenly faded, then Alicia emitted magic light from her hands, Da Fei’s vision blurred sharply, feeling as if the ship under him twisted and expanded like a balloon in an instant!
–System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia cast an unknown arcane magic on the ship you are on!
–System Prompt: You have combined a new, unnamed magic skill! You have obtained information about a new magic skill!
–System Prompt: You have acquired information about the Master-level Navigation Skill.
–System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia has acquired information about God-level Magic.
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Watching a series of system prompts scrolling on the screen and the incredible scene before him, Da Fei was stunned with mouth agape!
Da Fei’s ship was transformed by her into a swaying monster! If I’m not wrong, this monster looks like the Six-headed Sea Demon Scylla? A much smaller-sized Scylla, entirely in yellow and white stripes! That’s the yellow-brown color of the ship’s wood and the white color of the sails!
Darn it! So her new skill is Transformation Skill? And combining this skill actually triggered Master God-level skill information, which is undoubtedly a God-level skill! So, what’s the use of this skill?
Da Fei asked, surprised and delighted, “You mean, transform into a sea demon to scare away the sea monster?”
“Ice Fruit!” Alicia laughed uncontrollably, excited, “Replication successful! This is called subduing the enemy without fighting! Hahaha!”
Da Fei couldn’t help but become excited, “Can it scare it away?”
Alicia chuckled darkly, “Who knows? It claims to be the Sea General, it should have some dignity, right?”
Da Fei nodded repeatedly with enthusiasm, “Yes, Scylla’s ship’s bow seems to have the function of deterring sea monsters, it should be quite dignified, right?”
At this moment, the red light flashed again on Da Fei’s screen!
–System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Warning! A hidden enemy is about to appear!
Da Fei’s heart tightened, Alicia’s expression changed, could it not be working?
At this moment, a large red dot appeared at the fleet’s rear and surfaced with a gigantic octopus! Da Fei’s eyes shrank! The legendary giant octopus! This is trouble; countless terrifying tales circulate among sailors about giant octopuses! Even in the steam wheel era, octopuses are still a horrifying movie theme. In short, the octopus’s strength in the game is definitely not weak.
In fact, given the fleet’s current situation, fighting any sea monster would have little chance of winning, let alone a terrifying sea monster like an octopus that could easily flip and drag a big ship down!
At this moment, the octopus was lingering far behind the fleet, keeping a certain distance, clearly afraid to approach, indicating that this illusion had some effect! The problem is it could only deter but not scare away, which was useless!
Indeed, Alicia sighed, “I tried my best, the illusion won’t last long, the Captain should prepare for battle. I think we’ll use this medium ship as bait; when the octopus attacks this ship–fire at me!”
Da Fei sighed deeply too. Looks like this is the only way?
When the S-level difficulty chamber commission merges with the epic-level chamber task, the devastating scene unfolds! This might really not survive; Da Fei had to make the worst plan. Although surviving great storms as a demigod and then capsizing in an ice channel is disturbing, having gotten this far due to Renior’s unexpected aid, Da Fei’s journey should have already ended then.
As for now, having acquired the Divine Artifact and new God-level skill information, gains were bountiful no matter what, with no regrets left.
So now, the consideration is to sacrifice the pawn to save the king, fight if able, otherwise allow the Radiant Wings ahead to escape, ending this troublesome chamber mission here. Let it fend for itself.
Da Fei decisively called the Order Flag Bearer: “Order the flagship to prepare to retreat and jettison all cargo in the hold.”
Just then, a deep piano tone suddenly struck, resonating throughout the ethereal, silent ice ocean! Da Fei’s heart trembled, what’s happening?
–“Tiny existence, begone!!!” Amid the piano resonance, a robust voice echoed through the ice ocean!
Da Fei was shocked, jaw-dropping in fright, what is this? Skira’s voice?
And at that moment, the octopus suddenly turned, its massive eight arms springing like towering pillars, spraying water dramatically, retreating like a torpedo and disappearing instantly at the radar’s end!
–System Prompt: The enemy has fled the battlefield! You gained 200,000 combat experience!
It ran! It got scared away!!! Da Fei and Alicia stared at each other in shock! Then voices of joyous cheers came from the Radiant Wings!
Da Fei finally came to his senses: “Coltner! It must be Coltner! Incredible, so amazing! Hahaha!”
Alicia too regained her senses, laughing heartily, “Got it! Just visuals are not enough; you need a sound for authenticity!”
Da Fei hastily said, “Yes, yes, this combination skill requires another person, a poet! Quickly!”
Scaring this monster away earned 200,000 experience, indicating the monster’s daunting strength! This was completely a mistake from picking the wrong mission at the wrong time, creating the wrong enemy, not manageable by current players; should real fighting occur, it would result in a likely team wipe!
This God-level frightening skill provided robust assurance for this journey, compelling full development of this skill by me!
Now, Da Fei’s ship was docked onto the Radiant Wings.
Catherine, Selvia, and a smug Coltner stood by the ladder to welcome, “Welcome, Captain, under your leadership, we have once again triumphed over a great crisis!”
Da Fei laughed heartily, “Good job everyone! Especially the Baron, you are truly remarkable, so clever, how did you do it?”
Coltner took out a megaphone, shaking his head with a smile, “I vaguely remember Skira’s voice, then using the shock effect of the Poet’s Sound Skills for enhancement, it’s just a minor trick not worth mentioning. The key point is, how did the Captain transform the ship into a sea monster? It’s truly incredible; even though I’ve interacted with many mages in the city, this magic was unheard of.”
Alicia proudly said, “Actually, this magic is the Illusion Army.”
Da Fei was startled, “The Illusion Army can transform into a sea monster? The system prompt clearly said unknown magic!”
Coltner incredulously said, “Unheard of!”
Alicia laughed heartily, “The so-called Illusion Army magic requires a reference object to replicate its image with magic power, right?”
Coltner nodded, “Indeed, this reference can be an army or an item, but there must be a reference object. How did the miss cast Illusion Army without a Skira reference present?”
Alicia said proudly, “The reference is in my mind! Just like you remember Skira’s voice, I remember Skira’s appearance, I used magic to replicate the appearance from my memory of Skira!”
Da Fei’s eyelids twitched! Remembering so accurately allows direct replication? That means no need for a reference!
Coltner was even more shocked, “Genius! The miss is a genius with extraordinary memory! One misstep in reference reproduction and the spell fails! That’s why low-level arcane skills can’t copy large targets, meaning the miss fully comprehended Skira’s appearance?”
Alicia smiled wryly, “To be precise, the fear it instills is engraved in my heart, when I close my eyes, I seem to see its appearance again. Sometimes, having a good memory isn’t always an advantage. Of course, the replica isn’t perfect, I can’t quite recall its underwater body, I successfully supplemented it through imagination. The spell wasn’t very rigorous, or else I would have pioneered new magic.”
Da Fei suddenly understood, “I see!”
Coltner was stunned, “Success through imagination? That’s truly a talent’s feat! Imagine, once the miss masters this ability, she could casually conjure monsters from her imagination to frighten others! Once she reaches the legendary God-level Arcane realm, she can use magic to materialize illusions; then the illusion has substance and attack power!”
Da Fei’s eyelids twitched! Yes, the sub-skills of God-level Arcane include ‘Materialization’. At that time, illusions will no longer be illusions but will be tangible, with flesh and blood, possessing attacks! If Alicia really can conjure all sorts of attack-capable monsters at will, wouldn’t that be mind-blowing?
Alicia, however, dismissively laughed, “Materialization is all flair; rather than using massive magic power to materialize an illusion, I might as well summon more elemental troops…”
Even dismissing God-level skills, why are you so outlandish?
Wait, Da Fei became alert abruptly; something’s off with this Coltner!
What’s off? Why are his questions so profound and insightful, catering to interests precisely? One, to flatter my beauty, curry favor, and charm the lovely lady! Two, to probe my academic secrets!
My academic secrets only a genius can wield, insignificant for probing, but my lady’s charm, no flattery allowed, only mine!
Anyway, now it’s time for serious discussions! That’s about combining new God-level! Actually, there’s not much to elaborate on the combination, right? Just act as a good voice-over when the illusion emerges, maybe? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian (novelbuddy.com) for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.novelbuddy.com to read.)