"Serdur, can your Healing Technique reverse its petrification state?"
Faced with Gauss’s question, Serdur shook his head.
He had already tested those stones on the road.
At least, it had no effect on those scattered stones.
"Then let’s assume it can’t and formulate a strategy. We must avoid being hit by its breath attack, thankfully its attack range isn’t far."
Gauss continued to speak.
If there is no magic like Restoration Technique to remove the petrification effect, then the only way is to rely on Constitution attributes to endure it.
Among those present, the only person who might try it is him; he might withstand the petrification attack.
However, as the saying goes, a wise man doesn’t stand by a dangerous wall.
He didn’t plan to risk using his body.
"My Fireball Technique should be able to kill it," Gauss continued.
"But since I’m still practicing, my proficiency isn’t high enough, so casting it takes time."
"That target, the Petrified Bull, might run away before my Fireball Technique is fully formed."
Gauss rubbed his chin.
Don’t underestimate the demons in the wild; they are keenly perceptive of magic power.
And he has only one chance to use the Fireball Technique.
He has to seize it.
Why is there only one chance?
Because even though his special innate ability provides extra mana, he also needs to reserve some magic power for his Flying Technique.
So he can’t overly deplete magic power because of the Fireball Technique.
After all, ensuring a safe retreat is most important; whether he can clear the target this time is secondary.
At worst, they can regroup and try again.
As long as they hold the initiative, there will be many opportunities.
"Understood, we’ll try to provide control for you."
Ying and Aaliyah nodded.
What they needed to do was to keep the Petrified Bull within the explosion range of the Fireball Technique before Gauss completed his setup.
"Ying, can you do it? If it’s too dangerous, forget it."
Gauss looked at Ying.
The control ability she mastered was called Shadow Bind, a skill recently exchanged with points from the Adventurer’s Guild rewards.
The effect is as the name suggests, and she can perform it better than normal professionals because of her innate ability.
However, under attack, the damage inflicted on the shadow would also affect the host herself.
"I’m fine," Ying nodded.
"Then everyone be cautious and prioritize your personal safety."
"Understood."
After a brief discussion of the upcoming plan.
The group rested on-site for a moment.
During their break, the Petrified Bull didn’t take any significant action.
They were far enough away.
Plus, the Petrified Bull’s intelligence is low, and its perception isn’t remarkably sharp, so it’s hard to detect them from this distance.
"Let’s begin then."
As Gauss finished speaking, Aaliyah and Serdur started casting buffs on him.
"Attribute Enhancement!"
Energy was released from Aaliyah’s wooden staff, merging into Gauss’s body.
This time, she used the enhancement effect direction and focused on boosting Gauss’s Intelligence Attribute to facilitate his spell casting later.
After Aaliyah completed her casting, Serdur followed closely.
"Blessing Technique!"
The upgraded Blessing Technique was cast onto Gauss.
Gauss, strengthened by the dual reinforcement, felt the magic in his body become significantly more active.
Serdur then quickly cast the Blessing Technique on Aaliyah and Ying.
As for Gauss Position, everyone had it placed on themselves before they arrived.
"Act according to the plan."
Gauss’s body rose into the air.
Aaliyah instantly transformed into a black raven and flew into the sky.
Ying silently melded into the ground.
A raven streaked across the sky.
Several scattered seeds rained down on the ground.
The Petrified Bull, resting on the ground, sensed the commotion and looked up at the sky.
After seeing that it was a non-threatening raven, it withdrew its gaze.
If this bird landed in front of it, it wouldn’t mind using a petrifying breath to make a little snack out of it, but since it can’t reach it in the sky, it’s not worth the effort.
It doesn’t have the strength to bother with such little meat.
"Thud thud thud!"
Suddenly, more seeds fell.
The Petrified Bull lifted its head, starting to feel a bit irritated.
"Again?"
Fortunately, its intelligence is quite low.
It doesn’t have the brain capacity to analyze the underlying reasons and threats.
It’s only annoyed by the insistent black bird.
"Moo!!!!"
It breathes more heavily, and the green mist from its nose corrodes the surrounding grass.
If the bird flew a bit lower, it would surely hit it with a breath.
But the raven was smart, flying high and not decreasing its altitude.
From afar, only a small black dot could be seen.
"Moo!"
It decided to ignore it.
Meanwhile, Gauss had already landed on a hill behind the Petrified Bull from high above.
Overlooking the target from a commanding position.
His form was now in a kind of transparent state.
Not far from the Petrified Bull.
Upon reaching his position, he began waiting for Ying and Aaliyah’s actions.
Although he could directly cast the Fireball Technique now, and possibly kill the Petrified Bull if it wasn’t vigilant, it’s better to pursue an opportunity for a one-hit kill.
He gazed at the Petrified Bull, calming his breath and focusing.
Patience was something he didn’t lack.
Before long, he noticed that as a huge cloud above blocked the sun, a slightly darker shadow associated with the cloud appeared beside the Petrified Bull.