"This is-"
While feeling the changes in his body, Shinji discovered that the amount of magic power he absorbed from the "Great Source" had decreased, to only about 70% of what it was at the beginning.
"No wonder the air here feels strange. So this is the problem."
Fu Hailin's characteristic is to devour life to strengthen itself and breed fruit. It is normal for Fu Hailin's son to inherit this characteristic. This devouring is not limited to tangible creatures, but also includes the ubiquitous "Dayuan".
No matter how good a magician's magic circuit is, it can't beat this behemoth with a diameter of more than ten kilometers. The closer to the main body, the less magic power can be converted. Fortunately, I learned rune magic, and the magic power was already input when the runes were carved. As long as there is a rune stone, my combat effectiveness will not be greatly affected.
Thinking of this, Shinji increased the load on the magic circuit to maintain the magic power supply of the feather shoes.
At this time, the lava lake underwent a new change. The red flower was still blooming. Under the petals, a huge bubble bulged upward. The bubble did not burst immediately, but expanded little by little as if it was nurturing something, expanding into an unimaginable arc.
"Isa!" He raised his left hand, and three rune stones shining with ice blue light broke through the air and fell into the magma bubble directly below. However, the ice magic contained in the rune was too insignificant compared to the entire magma lake. It was like three grains of sand thrown into the sea, without even a ripple.
Shinji instinctively felt that something was wrong and subconsciously materialized the Shield of Athena.
Facts proved that his feeling was completely correct. At the moment when the shield turned into a solid body, the magma cannon finally exploded. A giant red snake as thick as two people hugged broke through the lava and soared into the sky.
The red giant snake moved very quickly and hit the Shield of Athena in just a breath. The huge force made Shinji's arm ache and also pulled the distance between him and the lake surface back from fifteen meters to twenty-five meters.
Through the feedback from the shield, Shinji judged that the giant snake's body was probably as hard as the alien flying fish, and physical attacks were unlikely to be effective, but lightning magic could cause damage.
but-
Shinji steadied his body and continued to dodge the lava flower, glancing at the giant snake that was holding its head high and showing off its might.
—For a monster over 15 meters long, ordinary magic is probably just a tickle. To defeat it, at least a great magic attack is needed, so—
Shinji glanced at the sky, confirmed that the Barthelmero family's helicopter was no longer in sight, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The next second, Shinji took off his cloak and feather shoes, returning to his original appearance. He plummeted like a kite with a broken string and once again entered the giant snake's hunting range.
As expected, the giant snake stretched out its body that seemed to be made of ruby, and directly hit him from the head. The reason why it was "seemed" was because Shinji did not see organs such as eyes and mouths that snakes should have in the head. As expected, in the other world created by the son of Fukailin, everything was abnormal.
Of course, whether the giant snake has sensory organs or not makes no difference to Shinji; all he needs is the fact that the giant snake is approaching.
Just before the giant snake was about to hit Athena's shield for the second time, a golden light that was brighter than the red light appeared from behind the shield and sank into the giant snake's body with a violent explosion.
Noble Phantasm - Indra's Thunder.
No matter how powerful the alien snake was, it could not be compared with the demon dragon Vritra. The huge red body could not withstand the punishment of the Thunder God. In the looming thunder, the giant snake trembled and fell down with a bang, splashing a large piece of red waves.
Shinji's body also followed the giant snake into the magma - this is a natural shield. No one knows what undercurrents and strange beasts are hidden under the magma, so it never goes wrong to have an extra layer of protection.
Shinji's caution was rewarded, as soon as he entered the magma, those strange fish swarmed over, if it weren't for the giant snake's body as a natural barrier in front of him, he really wasn't sure he could withstand such a dense attack.
It’s different now. With more than 40% of the defense area reduced, Shinji can deal with it calmly.
He held a shield in his right hand and a rune stone in his left hand, and he used shield collision and lightning strikes, as well as physical magic alternately. No matter how many alien monsters there were, they could not break through his defense circle.
When the giant snake's body sank to the bottom of the lake, Shinji found a corner where the snake's body was bent, put up his shield and hid inside, letting the wind and rain outside blow and I remained unmoved.
Of course, he did not forget to drop an "EIHWAZ" rune at his feet. The entire alien world is part of the "Son of Fuhailin", and attacks may come from any angle.
It was only at this point that he had time to sort out the current situation and think about what to do next.
The vision in the magma is not as bad as imagined. Although it is not as clear as in clean water, it is not really pitch dark. If you have to make a metaphor, it is probably like being in a piece of strawberry jelly. It is hazy in the distance, but it has no effect when you get close.
The connection with the "Great Source" had dropped to freezing point as expected, with the magic conversion rate being only about 30%, barely enough to maintain the consumption of the Shield of Athena.
But this maintenance is only temporary. With the fierce attack of the alien swarm, the speed of magic replenishment will soon not keep up with the speed of consumption.
The location of the core of "Son of Fu Hailin" must be determined before then.
The mother body Fu Hailin has the core that can give birth to the True Red Fruit, and the same goes for Fu Hailin's children. Although no one has ever heard of a child giving birth to a fruit, they do have a core. As long as the core is destroyed, the entire alien world will quickly wither.
The core of the Son of Fuhailin is usually located in the most active place of the spiritual vein, that is, near the node, which is usually also the most central area of the entire alien world. Shinji chose to parachute from directly above the center of the lake for this reason.
The detection rune was activated, and invisible magic ripples spread out in all directions.
As if it had sensed Shinji's plan, the entire lava lake began to shake, and a gully wider than the alien snake appeared under Shinji's feet, like the big mouth of some prehistoric creature, ready to swallow the invader completely into the abyss.
At the same time, the alien creatures living in the lake also went into a frenzy, rushing towards Shinji as if they were risking their lives.
This reaction proved that Shinji's judgment was correct. The core must be nearby. As expected, the detection rune fed back an extremely obvious source of life. If the other creatures in the lake were fireflies and the alien giant snake was a star, then this source of life was the bright moon.
"Found it—"
Shinji held the shield tightly with both hands, and the conversion mode of the magic circuit was switched from the "big source" of the world to his own "small source". The vitality strengthened by the golden apple was quickly transformed into magic power and injected into the treasure.
Nourished by magic, the beautiful face of the Gorgon in the center of the shield became more enchanting, as if she could come alive at any time.
The magic power pushed away the magma, and Shinji shouted the true name of the released Noble Phantasm.
"Aegis—Gaze of the Medusa!"
Everything in sight was gray.
PS: Pegasus and Medusa's gaze are Shinji's two biggest trump cards.