Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Stealing Fortune Aura Again
The battle between the humans and magic beasts erupted just like that. Both sides were attacking each other with the intent to kill
There was no right or wrong here, only a matter of survival. Either the humans in this camp lived by killing the magic beasts or the magic beasts will break out by killing the humans
Morality is not present in such a situation and both sides only have killing as their goal
"Beasts, die! You killed my sister!" One of the guards with bloodshot eyes screamed in pure fury
His heart burned with extreme hatred for the magic beasts as his beloved sister died from one. If only he could wipe out all the magic beasts in the world, he would not hesitate to do so
Unfortunately, his power is far from enough to accomplish his desire. Still, although that was the case, as a Junior Mage at the 6th cycle and Deviant Mage at that, he can still kill quite a number of magic beasts in this camp. It might not be enough to make a difference but his contribution is still important
The guard used his magic as his body was suddenly engulfed in flames. His physical abilities were enhanced and in a blink of an eye, he reached one of the thousands of magic beasts
Using his fist engulfed in flames, he smashed that magic beast's face. The sound of cracking bones was loud but it was still drowned by the chaotic noise in the surrounding
Soon, the scent of burnt flesh wafted in the air as that magic beast died after receiving only one attack
It was not that this guard was unbelievably strong, it was because while he was at the 6th cycle, the magic beast he killed was merely at the 3rd cycle
Even if magic beasts are physically stronger compared to humans, there is still a difference of 3 small realms and unless the magic beast has a noble and pure bloodline, it's impossible to breach that gap
Still not satisfied with killing one magic beast, the guard turned to his side where another magic beast could be seen
His eyes still burning with fury flickered as he raised his hand to form a magic circle in front of his palm
After some time, the magic circle was fully formed and the guard unleashed his magic
"[Fire Drill!]"
From the magic circle, a small rotating drill of fire emerged and it flew in the air, drawing a crimson arc
It just so happens that the guard's target just killed a human mage and was distracted. As such, it didn't have the time to dodge and its head was impaled by the drill
This magic beast is only at the 5th cycle. Normally, due to the inherent advantage of the magic beasts, it still wouldn't be this easy for the guard to kill it even though there is the gap of a small realm
Thankfully, the magic beast was distracted and it easily died just like that. However, it seems like the guard's luck finally ran out
Before he can even turn his attention to another magic beast to continue killing them, his eyes suddenly tremble as he looks at his own chest
Blood dyed his mage robe as the head of a slimy and white worm poked his chest. This worm has sharp razor teeth and used the guard's chest as a 'road' as it went from his chest down to the ground before vanishing
"N-no..." the guard's eyes flashed with unwillingness as he slowly lost consciousness
While mages are beyond normal people, they are still not invincible. A mere Junior Mage will surely die from this kind of wound and indeed, after just a few seconds, the body of this guard fell down, devoid of any hint of life
This situation was very common on this battlefield. Human mages will kill magic beasts just to be killed by another magic beast and vice versa
This is not a peaceful time and today, one's life is too insignificant. Countless people die every day and this guard's death was nothing special
"[Sun Arrow!]"
With a 'whoosh' sound, a yellow-colored arrow condensed from the power of the sun flew in the air and impaled a magic beast on its chest as Rezen jumped backward to dodge a worm that tried to attack him from the ground
"This... even with my experience, I can't let my guard down even for a little bit!" Rezen muttered to himself as his senses worked to their maximum
Even before coming to this realm, Rezen already had plenty of experience when it came to fighting and killing
However, most of the time, it was a one-on-one battle or him versus a number of enemies. He seldom had allies when fighting. As such, he was used to focusing on himself and attacking anything that entered his senses
However, large-scale wars are different. One must be able to distinguish enemies from allies. Not everyone near Rezen is an enemy that he needs to kill. Some are there to help and save him
Large-scale battles are really different than a single man fighting against hundreds or even thousands of enemies. This is proving to be quite a challenge to Rezen
"Detecting a heaven's blessed nearby" the magnetic and emotionless voice of Ivy entered Rezen's mind and he was pleasantly surprised
There was actually a heaven's blessed here? Rezen has a lot of resources in the form of Spirit Plants but these things have fixed uses and value but the heaven's blessed are different
Once Rezen was able to endure the torture from the Fortune Manifestation, obtained and Fortune Seed, and grew it into a Fortune Fruit, he could consume that fruit while thinking of what he wanted to achieve
If he wished to find certain resources or succeed in the thing he was planning to do, the fortune or 'luck' from the Fortune Fruit would tinker with destiny to help achieve his goal
It could be said that the fortune aura of the heaven's blessed can never transform into any aid that Rezen wants
He naturally preferred to have a fortune aura than discover some Spirit Plants as the versatility of the fortune aura was evident
Soon, a red arrow appeared in Rezen's vision and it directed him into another worm-type magic beast. Based on the bulging stomach of that worm, it should have killed and eaten quite a number of humans
"Ivy, how potent is the fortune aura of that heaven's blessed?" Rezen asked and Ivy simply answered
"Peak of Junior Rank"
After hearing that, a frown can't help but appear in Rezen's mind. Based on his rough understanding of heaven's blessed, the level of the fortune aura indicates the level that the blessed can achieve with the help of the fortune aura
Of course, that is actually generalizing it. After all, power that is powerful enough can negate the effects of fortune aura
This worm's fortune aura will not work against a being that is beyond the Great Rank due to the large difference in power
However, it was hard for any being at the Junior Rank to be able to kill it as the fortune aura will passively help the heaven's blessed survive
Of course, the more times the fortune aura helped the heaven's blessed, the faster it would be depleted. If the heaven's blessed was that reckless or unlucky then the fortune aura that is enough to help them reach the peak of Junior Rank might only help and last until they reach the 5th cycle
Fortune aura is not absolute but as long as there was enough of it, it was still very useful
Considering that even an entity at the peak of the Junior Rank would find it hard to kill a heaven's blessed with fortune aura at the peak of the Junior Rank, what more for Rezen that is only at the 6th cycle?
Accidents might happen due to the fortune aura and instead of Rezen stealing the fortune aura, it might cause him to die instead
"Normally, I wouldn't be able to steal the fortune aura on my own but..." Reese looked around him.
He was not alone. All around him are humans and magic beasts
"I don't believe that these magic beasts and humans will not be able to wear down the 'luck' of that worm" Rezen thought as he dodged another attack from a magic beast
He only glanced at the worm for a few seconds yet he already received an attack from the enemies. On a battlefield, no one is allowed to be distracted or to stop moving if they want to survive
This time, Rezen that was set on obtaining fortune aura didn't continue his killing spree. Instead, he used the available 'resources' around for his goal
He used simple wind magic to transmit information to his fellow mages. He manipulated the winds to create sounds akin to human language so subtly communicate with the other mages