lina didn't know what to do. Through Sienna she had clearly seen a cragjaw drake appear. Their connection broke off soon afterwards, as the wyrm had to concentrate on protecting herself rather than maintaining their link.
"Dammit! What can I do? Should I rush to the Monster Realm?" lina bit into her thumb and paced around her room nervously.
She was supposed to be still resting today, but how was she supposed to rest when a drake that was attacking Sienna, Alistair, and other adventurers was explicitly resistant to fire and physical attacks? Sienna's fire wouldn't do much damage, and physical weapons were completely useless.
If I sohow managed to get there, then maybe I could redirect Sienna's mana in a way that could defeat the drake. Try to burn it from the inside out, perhaps? But then I'd have to get there really quickly. If I delay too long, then Sienna will run out of mana, and then there will be nothing that I can do.
lina looked outside and saw Knight grazing on the far side of the garden. If there was sobody who could get her there quickly and safely, then it would be him. But she couldn't take Knight without talking to Gilbert first.
I have to try. I can't just leave them on their own.
She didn't know how she could convince the old baker. It was clear that he'd reject her idea and send her back to bed. But lina had to do sothing. She had to.
"What's got you in a rush all of the sudden? Shouldn't you be resting?" Gilbert asked as she ran out into the backyard.
He'd been resting on the bench in the backyard, watching the peaceful scenery.
"Sienna and the others got attacked by a cragjaw drake!"
"A cragjaw? Are you sure? Those are quite rare," Gilbert questioned, his eyebrow furrowing with worry.
"I'm certain. I saw through my connection with Sienna. Master, can I—"
"No!"
"You didn't let finish."
"I know what you want to do—take Knight and rush into the Monster Realm after them."
"I have to help," she said desperately.
"What can you even do?" Gilbert chastised, and lina flinched back.
"With Sienna's mana—"
"By the ti you get there, how much mana do you think she'll have left? How much will she be able to provide you with? Don't be a fool, girl! You going there will only burden Sienna and the others. They'll have to protect not just themselves but also you!"
lina looked at the ground, feeling utterly useless. "But… I can't just do nothing."
"I understand how you feel, but the best thing you can do right now is wait," Gilbert said and motioned for lina to sit down next to him.
She let out a long sigh and sat down, grimly looking down at her hands. Small and weak—she couldn't even conjure a single spark without Sienna by her side. If only she had her magic back, sothing like a cragjaw drake wouldn't be an issue. Just douse it with water and electrocute it with a powerful lightning strike.
"Give them so credit, too, you know. They are not helpless children," Gilbert reprimanded.
"But it's a drake which happens to be resistant to fire and has scales so tough that weapons can't pierce it," lina retorted.
"Is it immortal?"
"Well… no."
"Then they'll figure out a way to deal with it."
lina felt he only said that to make her feel better. But realistically, he was right. Her rushing to the scene won't be of much help. She didn't have her own power anymore. It was all borrowed from Sienna.
I need to help those adventurers sohow. Increase their odds of winning against monsters like these. But right now, the only thing I can do is hope that they co back safe.
"Barrett!" Alistair called out to the bulky man, giving him the signal.
The whole group was engaged against the drake, working in tandem in order to tire it out and prepare the battlefield for their final attack. Their main goal was to keep the monster away from Leon.
In essence, their plan wasn't much different from the one they used against Sienna. It only proved how crucial a mage was in fighting against highly specialized and powerful monsters. But they didn't have a powerful mage, just a self-taught newbie without a System.
"Yes, Captain," Barrett responded and, together with three other adventurers, began to do their best to harass the drake. They shot arrows, beat their shields, threw rocks—anything to attract the large behemoth.
This strategy wouldn't have worked against an intelligent monster, but as it turned out, this particular type of drake wasn't too bright. It chased after whoever made the most noise at the ti.
The drake ran towards Barrett's group, snarling and growling, throwing rocks in the air left and right. Everyone did their best to avoid the hits. There were so close calls, but thanks to the elves' agility and fast reflexes, they had managed to avoid any casualties.
"Elowen!" Alistair directed, seeing how the drake was getting too close to Barrett. The silver elf instantly jumped into action, getting straight into the path of the drake and brandishing his sword with a strong flourish. A strong gust of wind ca from it, instantly catching the monster's attention.
It changed its trajectory and gave chase after Elowen. The elf was by far their strongest player as he could distract the monster on his own for a mont and actually inflict so damage. He had been concentrating his wind-based attacks on the spot between the drake's belly and front paw, where the scales weren't as tough.
The damage was noticeable as it was becoming more irritable each ti Elowen hit that particular spot. But with each hit, it also beca increasingly more difficult to get the drake away from him. Currently, only Sienna was able to do that.
But each second of distraction was precious. Alistair watched with bated breath how the mage was working tirelessly the whole ti. Remi stood by his side, providing protection and giving him a mana potion whenever he was running out. He had already chugged five potions, ticulously redirecting the water from the streams to a particular spot, creating a miniature lake of sorts.
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"Another potion!" Leon demanded, gasping and wheezing for breath.
"It's enough, you'll get mana poisoning!" Remi objected.
"I can handle one more."
The mage chugged down another bottle and redirected another stream into the lake. Blood dripped from his nose.
He's at his limit. We cannot put this off any longer.
"Elowen, it's ti!" Alistair yelled.
Elowen gave him an acknowledging nod, and the adventurers who were scattered around in small groups converged together.
"Lure it to the water," Alistair commanded. Everyone began making a horrible racket to attract the drake. It chased after Sienna, throwing rocks, ignoring them. But the wyrm was much smarter—it leapt towards Alistair, running together with him towards the impromptu lake.
"We got only one chance," he said to the wyrm, running alongside her.
She responded with a loud roar and spat a fireball in the drake's direction. It hit straight in the face and raged, chasing after them. In its rampage, it ran straight into the water. Of course, for such a large creature, it looked no more than a puddle. It rely wet its feet.
"I've got it!" Elowen yelled and took a deep breath. He stood still for a few seconds as the monster ran straight at him. But the energy was noticeably gathering around his blade, as if the wind was being suppressed within it. He released the energy with a large circular motion, creating a small hurricane that ran straight at the monster.
It didn't harm the drake, rely forced it to stop. However, it did sothing far more important. With its power, all the water by the drake's feet was picked up and thrown up into the air, dousing the monster and everyone nearby in water.
"Everyone, get to the high ground!" Alistair bellowed and activated
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