Chapter 364 - 256: Dwarfing the Myriad Mountains, End of the Virtual God War
Chapter 364: Chapter 256: Dwarfing the Myriad Mountains, End of the Virtual God War
The Forbidden Curse Spell—Fiery Furnace—was, strictly speaking, a type of Shaping Spell.
And the Fireball Technique was one of the most classic examples of a Shaping Spell!
As Mage Captain Joy Pala endured the backlash of Magic Power and initiated a Combined Spellcasting with the Fire Elf Mage Corps behind them,
the next moment, a massive, flame-shaped furnace appeared before the Dwarf War Fortress,
blocking the path of the Sun Spear!
This enormous Fire Attribute furnace, after being empowered by Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala and the Middle-level Divine Artifact, the Crimson Staff, completed its casting at a much faster rate.
It jumped directly from seventy percent completion to ninety percent.
Finally, just before the Sun Spear could reach the airspace above the Dwarf War Fortress, the Forbidden Curse Spell’s casting was complete!
Once the Forbidden Curse Spell—Fiery Furnace—was complete,
it began to rotate slowly in the air, emitting a heart-stopping suction force.
The Fire Attribute Magic Power within a radius of over ten kilometers was frantically drained like a receding tide,
forming a massive, visible vortex of Magic Power in the sky above the Dwarf War Fortress!
At this moment, the Magic Shield that had been protecting the Dwarf War Fortress was ordered shut down by Legion Commander Feiyana’s adjutant.
Only the fortress’s purely physical defenses remained.
The adjutant knew full well that
the moment this Forbidden Curse Spell took form, it would drain a massive amount of Magic Power from the surroundings.
If the Magic Shield were active, it would just become another source for the spell to drain.
Therefore, shutting down the Magic Shield was the best choice.
And just 0.01 seconds after the Forbidden Curse Spell—Fiery Furnace—was complete,
all the Magic Power within a radius of over ten kilometers was sucked into the furnace.
"Th-this is...!"
Flame Wings of the Heroic Clan had just used Combined Spellcasting with the Sunbird Clan Army behind him to unleash a Talent Spell nearly as powerful as a Forbidden Curse Spell.
He was shocked to discover that his Talent Spell, the Sun Spear—which he had struggled to cast and whose power rivaled a Forbidden Curse Spell—
was gradually dissipating as it neared the Fiery Furnace!
The Fire Attribute Magic Power within it was being uncontrollably absorbed by the Fiery Furnace!
And what was even more terrifying
was that 0.1 seconds after the spell formed,
all of the Clan Corps—including the Flame Birds, Sunbirds, and Sun God Birds—
found the Magic Power in their bodies being continuously siphoned away!
They could clearly sense the direction their Magic Power was being pulled: toward the spot above the Dwarf War Fortress where the Forbidden Curse Spell, the Fiery Furnace, had formed!
The Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army and the Sunbird Clan Army
saw the flames that constantly wreathed their bodies suddenly dim.
The Anti-Air Magic Array hadn’t even spread to their position yet,
but their flight was already becoming unsteady.
To be fair, the Magic Power within these Clan members wasn’t so easily drained.
After their initial panic,
the Clan members calmed themselves and tried to use their Spiritual Power to control the Magic Power in their bodies.
After losing about a third of their Magic Power at the very beginning,
the situation began to improve.
However, Flame Wings of the Heroic Clan, having just cast his Talent Spell, didn’t even have a second to feel relieved
before he discovered an even more severe problem!
"No! Where did the surrounding Magic Power go?!"
The Sunbird Clan were born with immense physical Power and the ability to inherit Talent Spells through their bloodline.
Because of this, the Sunbird Clan had spent their entire lives in environments rich with Magic Power.
Flame Wings of the Heroic Clan had just managed to use his Spiritual Power to stop the drain on his own Magic Power,
and when he tried to absorb some from the surrounding environment to replenish his losses,
he discovered that all the Fire Attribute Magic Power in the air was gone.
Furthermore, a significant portion of the Wood, Water, and Earth Attribute Magic Power had vanished as well!
This sudden, magic-less environment
plunged the Fire Attribute Flame Bird, Sunbird, and Sun God Bird Clans into an unprecedented panic!
The weakest among them, who were charging at the very front,
the auxiliary Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army—the first to be affected by the Forbidden Curse Spell, the Blazing Furnace—
were already suffering from withdrawal-like symptoms due to the magic-less environment created by the disappearance of all Fire Attribute Magic Power!
Their numbers had originally reached six thousand,
but now, the auxiliary Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army, with just over five thousand members remaining, saw the sparks that constantly burned on their bodies
begin to die out rapidly, as if doused by water.
Their once bright, crimson feathers now turned dull and colorless.
The Anti-Air Array only covered a range of several thousand meters.
Consequently, members of the Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army who were farther away
were not affected by as strong a downward pull and could still control their altitude.
But now, even they were letting out painful cries!
Their figures, once held aloft in the sky,
now began to fall, one after another.
The Sunbird Clan Army, which was stronger than the auxiliary Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army, was in a slightly better state, but the situation was still grim.
Their proudest feature, their golden wings, which set them apart from the Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army, lost their usual radiance.
Their flight grew unsteady,
and they switched from flying with Magic Power to flying with physical strength.