Abelion Hills.
This is the only special area in the northwestern continent, mainly inhabited by humans, where a large number of demi-human races and even alien races reside.
The northern part of the Holy Kingdom, the Abelion Hills, and the Slane Theocracy can be said to be located on a straight line.
It is precisely because of this hilly area that the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy are completely separated.
The northern mountain range in the hilly area forms a natural barrier with the Re-Estize Kingdom, and the eastern mountain range forms a natural barrier with the Slane Theocracy.
In terms of terrain alone.
It is indeed easier for the various demi-human races living in the hilly area to invade the Holy Kingdom because the terrain between the two is flat.
Also, because of this terrain, the Holy Kingdom has built a very large fortress wall at the border with the hilly area, creating an artificial barrier.
CAW—
In the sky, a large bird occasionally flies through the air, making a loud, dangerous cry.
The undulating dark brown ground, with circles and layers of unevenness, and the unique landform formed by the accumulation of yellow sand and strange rocks, comes into view.
A conspicuous red figure walks in the center of the two sunken hillsides.
A blood-red magic robe wraps around the whole body, and a loose hood covers the head, only revealing half of the face.
Even so, the remaining half of the face wears a mask that covers the bridge of the nose and only reveals a pair of eyes.
At first glance.
Judging from the dress alone, he doesn't look like a good person.
Minori raised his arm wrapped tightly in a black bandage and slightly adjusted the black mask on his face. He had just put it on not long ago and was still a little uncomfortable.
That's right,
The current outfit is deliberately dressed up by Minori.
"The terrain here is really complex and changeable," Minori whispered with emotion, his eyes sweeping around.
The Abelion Hills have various different terrains, including normal hills, mountains, forests, as well as river valleys, grasslands, plains, canyons, and other diverse terrains.
It is precisely because of the existence of various terrains that a large number of demi-human races with certain environmental requirements can live here.
As early as two days ago.
He had already entered the Abelion Hills.
And the "Free Will" adventurer team represented by the Verdant Witch, Enri, and Kuro is heading towards the border city of "Ye-Iguul".
[TL: Not sure what Ye-Iguul is meant to be]
To this end.
Minori specially disguised the thief man, who was about the same size as him, with a magic item that could change his appearance to look like him.
Then, he asked the Verdant Witch to use a "Charm" magic to control him, and occasionally show his face when passing through villages or towns.
To prove that he has been in the adventurer team.
In the past, such details were naturally not necessary, but now, as the reputation of "Free Will" increases, these details cannot be ignored.
"According to the hint from that demi-human, we should be there soon," Minori's red magic robe swayed with his steps, and fine dust scattered under his feet.
At the forefront of this sunken hillside road, there is an oval rock lying on the ground, with most of it buried in the soil.
At this moment.
Behind the rock, two species with grotesque bodies are hiding.
This is a unique race with the upper body like an eel with hands and the lower body like a blue maggot, looking slippery.
The light white abdomen is piled up with circles of fat-like patterns, exuding a shiny feeling. From a human perspective, it is too strange, and ordinary people would probably get goosebumps at a glance.
This is one of the top races in the Abelion Hills, the Blue Maggots!
"What is that, other demi-humans nearby? I've never seen that type before."
"I don't know."
"Judging from the appearance, it looks like a human. Only humans would wear thick clothes to wrap themselves up."
"Humans? This is the depths of the hilly area."
The two Blue Maggots lowered their voices and discussed quickly, obviously filled with surprise at this red figure suddenly breaking into their territory.
Although there are some doubts and misunderstandings.
The two Blue Maggots quickly determined the idea of capturing the red figure alive.
Offering this strange guy who broke into their territory to the king should be rewarded.
The red figure is getting closer and closer to the rock where the two are located.
One of the Blue Maggots, through its unique perception, after determining the distance Minori was approaching, the blue maggot's abdomen,
Quickly wriggled, showing an agile speed, and rushed out from behind the rock.
On the sea-blue arm covered with warts of various sizes, a spear was held tightly, and it was suddenly shot towards Minori's direction.
The sneak attack was perfect.
The spear pierced the air and stabbed fiercely towards the red figure's chest.
Facing this swift attack.
"Magic Arrow."
Minori raised his eyelids and chanted in a low voice.
The identity he is currently using is that of a magic caster who can use magic power.
Three attribute-less arrows shot out from in front of Minori. One magic arrow collided with the spear and knocked it down.
In addition, two magic arrows quickly shot towards the Blue Maggot.
The Blue Maggot's abdomen trembled, and it rolled to the ground in a comical manner, trying to avoid the two magic arrows, but the arrows would track like, turning in the air along with it.
Puff!
Puff!
Blood with a trace of blue luster splashed out from the Blue Maggot's chest.
"It hurts!"
The Blue Maggot let out a painful scream. The tearing and pain of the arrow passing through its body allowed it to clearly feel its internal organs being pierced.
The tough and slippery skin that could resist weapons had no ability to block it.
And the other Blue Maggot also emerged from behind the rock. Facing the death of its companion, it was both surprised and angry. It clearly didn't see it open its mouth, but it made a hoarse middle-aged woman's voice:
"Erle Riel!"
"I'm going to kill you!"
"Charm," Minori said lightly.
The Blue Maggot, who was shouting to fight, stopped the movements in its hands, and even dropped the spear on the ground, standing stiffly in front of Minori.
Looking at this one whose body was half a head taller than him.
Minori's eyelids twitched a few times, and he took a step back subconsciously, even though he had been mentally prepared for a long time,
Seeing the other party's appearance, he still had a kind of horror rising from his heart.
Not to mention dwarves and elves, like goblins, lizardmen, frogmen, and twin witches, although their appearance is a bit scary to ordinary people, they are more or less similar to humans.
But the Blue Maggot in front of him has no similarity to humans at all. It is completely an alien species.
"How far is this from your territory?" Minori looked at the Blue Maggot.
"Through the underground cave, it's about one kilometer away," the Blue Maggot's hoarse female voice sounded sluggishly.
The Blue Maggot is a relatively unique race. The number of males is very small, and they can be classified as royalty from birth, so the entire group is basically female.
"I almost forgot, Blue Maggots live underground," Minori frowned. He didn't plan to go underground. "I need to find a spellcaster in your group who masters mental professions," Minori said again.
"Captain, our captain can use strange magic."
The Blue Maggot continued sluggishly.
Minori's eyes lit up, it was much smoother than expected.
The two Blue Maggots, acting as the outermost sentries, needed to rotate their positions periodically. As the next pair of Blue Maggots began their rotation,
Minori unleashed a spell, killing both Blue Maggots.
The unusual rotation immediately alerted the Blue Maggot Captain.
Before long,
a small squad of Blue Maggots, led by the Captain, surged out from another underground cave exit.
Blue Maggots appeared from all directions, surrounding Minori.
Looking at the corpses of their companions on the ground, the Blue Maggots roared in anger, filling the air with an invisible killing intent.
Minori calmly glanced at the Blue Maggots surrounding him, unable to discern any emotional changes from their eel-like faces, relying solely on their voices to judge.
"Human?"
"It's actually a human!"
"How could a human appear in the depths of the Abelion Hills?"
"What exactly is going on?"
"He killed Erle Lil and the others!"
"I'm going to kill him!"
Noisy and angry voices rose from all directions.
Minori raised his head slightly: "Too noisy. Where's your Captain? You all look the same, I can't tell you apart."
The cold and mocking voice echoed!
The air instantly froze, all the Blue Maggots staring intently at Minori. Not only had this human killed their companions, but he dared to be so arrogant while surrounded.
"Since that's the case, then all of you can die!" Minori displayed an extremely vile and arrogant attitude.
The identity he was currently disguising himself as was that of an evil magic caster.
"Lightning Ball!"
"Lightning Claw!"
Boom—A ball of electric light the size of a basketball shot out, colliding with a claw-shaped current, creating a violent electrical explosion that scattered.
Seeing this scene,
the corners of Minori's mouth, hidden beneath the mask, revealed a smile as he looked at one of the Blue Maggots. A notification for a Mental-type profession had already appeared on his attribute panel.
The final basic profession successfully acquired!
In less than a minute,
only Minori and the Blue Maggot Captain were left standing in the entire arena, and this was only because Minori had deliberately held back.
"What exactly do you want, human?" The Blue Maggot Captain trembled, fear flashing in his fish-shaped eyes.
"Tell your King that I will return here in three days. Either defeat me, or submit to me!"
Minori let out an arrogant laugh, waved his red magic robe, and his figure flashed, disappearing without a trace.
Leaving behind only the terrified Blue Maggot Captain, the feeling of weakness from having his magic power drained overwhelmed him, and his eyes rolled back as he fainted.
The Lava Zone.
Scorching heat waves burned the surroundings.
As soon as Minori's figure appeared, he quickly looked at the attribute panel, a thought flashing through his mind.
'Skill Points 49 → 48'
[Five Elements Master]
: "Golden Arrow" (Second Tier): Creates a metal arrow with physical destructive power.
Mental System: Wizard, Witch, Monk, Follower of the Buddha God, Diviner, Five Elements Master.
Seeing the number of Mental-type basic spellcaster professions reach six.
"Success or failure depends on this."
A look of anticipation appeared on Minori's face, and he activated the passive ability of [Mad Mage] again, converting it to the Mental system.
As this condition successfully converted!
Whirr, boom, boom—The roaring sound of magma colliding and crashing in the lava sea not far away gradually disappeared from Minori's ears.
At this moment!
Minori felt as if his entire spirit had entered a wondrous state. He seemed to be able to sense the flow of all the elements in the air.
The scorching Fire element in the magma.
The flowing Wind element in the air.
The stable Earth element between the mountains.
Even under such scorching high temperatures, the Water element still lurking in the depths of every corner.
In a daze,
Minori could even perceive the energy of the derivative elements produced by the fusion of various elements advancing in his perception.
It seemed like a long time had passed, and yet it seemed like only an instant.
Minori suddenly woke up, his eyes returning to clarity, and four-colored phantoms flashed past him.
This wonderful and unique state made Minori quickly recall when he obtained the [Valkyrie] profession,
a similar situation had also occurred.
"I actually guessed right!" The moment this thought appeared in Minori's mind.
Buzz—The attribute panel vibrated.
'Triggered special profession acquisition conditions!'
'Magic system meets the tenth-order spellcasting conditions!'
'Faith system meets the tenth-order spellcasting conditions!'
'Mental system meets the tenth-order spellcasting conditions!'
'Other systems meet the tenth-order spellcasting conditions!'
'All systems meet—Having the prerequisite profession [Mad Mage], professional structure established.'
'Triggered special profession construction · [Magic Transcendenter]'
'Choose to take the job?'
"Take the job!" There was a trace of trembling in Minori's voice,
'Job successful!'
Boom!
Minori's eyes blurred, and the four-colored elemental energies that had just flashed through his vision seemed to become clear all at once. Before he could react,
a large amount of information had already appeared on the attribute panel.
Profession: Magic Transcendenter Level:
Special Profession Passive:
"Magic Master": Your understanding of magic has reached an extremely high level, allowing you to easily master various complex and superb magic techniques.
"Super Magic Master": You are proficient in the four major magic systems, comprehending extraordinary magical talents, possessing spellcasting abilities different from ordinary magic casters—All variable quantity effects in magic are changed to the maximum value.
"Magic Power's Blessing": You have received the blessing of magic power, allowing you to recover magic power faster in a non-combat state.
"Blessing of the Elements": Using elemental magic will cause stronger destruction and effects.
"Reduced Magic Consumption": Each level of this profession reduces magic consumption by 3 points (PS: The minimum retains one point of magic consumption for spellcasting)
"Magic Transcendence Power": MP, Magic Attack, Magic Defense attributes, increase by 10% of the highest value.
Professional skills:
1LV: "Transcendental Skill": You can use regular tier magic without magic power consumption by consuming (tier level × 50,000) experience points. (No cooldown)
3Lv: "Elemental Collapse Whisper": Choose one damage type from the four basic elements of fire, wind, earth, and water to ignore the opponent's resistance to that element, requiring coordination with tier magic to activate (Cooldown: 100h)
5LV: "Kali Goddess's Sigh · Elemental Annihilation Day": From this moment on, with the user as the center, all magic, skills, creatures, etc. related to elemental and derivative elements will be unusable and non-existent, and the user will also be affected (Cooldown: 10 days).
PS: The Goddess Kali created the four elements with the four syllables of magic power, the prayer 'You are Water, You are Fire, You are Wind,
You are Earth, You are Nothingness · Everything at the end returns to chaos, until you create again'.
(Increase all basic attributes by 20 points per level)
Introduction: Stepping into a realm impossible for mortals to step into with a mortal body, is this a blessing of knowledge or—?