Chapter 35

An adult Green Jaw, with its massive beak, pecked at the ground, digging up a fresh moss root. The two large round holes on its beak deeply inhaled the air.

The crisp and refreshing taste of the moss root did not catch the attention of this adult Green Jaw.

Instead, it was more attracted by the fragrance it had just smelled.

"Chirp, chirp!" A series of rapid and rhythmic calls came from the adult Green Jaw.

After it made the sound, several other Green Jaws nearby looked over.

As a more advanced magical creature than ordinary beasts, the Green Jaw clearly possessed higher intelligence and group coordination abilities.

A group of over twenty adult Green Jaws would not be easily challenged by even a typical mid-level magical beast.

Only exceptional mid-level magical beasts like the saltwater crocodile, and large magical beasts with heavy scales, could confidently face the Green Jaws.

However, even the saltwater crocodile would choose to retreat if the number of adult Green Jaws exceeded forty, or if there were a male and female bird king among them.

The situation where a large number of small creatures can overwhelm a large one is not uncommon in the underground world.

But no matter how intelligent the Green Jaws were and how outstanding their group coordination, they were still just animals.

In terms of intelligence, how could they compare to humans, the most intelligent of all creatures, let alone to the erudite magicians who wield elemental powers?

When six Green Jaws were attracted by the sweet berries that Sain had set up, he knew that he had completed half of his college mission.

After the six Green Jaws entered Sain's ambush, he did not immediately take action but continued to wait.

Magicians are never short of patience, a quality cultivated through countless nights of tedious magical research at the laboratory bench.

Just like how Sain, when facing a much stronger saltwater crocodile, was always looking for an opportunity.

The Green Jaws did not make Sain underestimate them just because their individual combat strength was weaker than his.

Indeed, as time passed, more and more Green Jaws were attracted by the sweet berries.

When a total of seventeen adult Green Jaws, including the bird king that Sain had been watching, finally stepped into the area covered with iron phosphorus powder, Sain finally made his move.

A low and suppressed incantation of a magic spell echoed.

The gradually rising heat of fire element particles in the surrounding space made the sensitive bird king emit a restless cry.

Just as the bird king urged its subordinates to leave, a wall of scorching fire, over two meters high and nearly five meters wide, suddenly appeared in the darkness!

This was the intermediate-level magic that Sain had recently mastered—Fire Wall.

The moment the Fire Wall appeared, it did not immediately cause significant damage to the group of Green Jaws, but it ignited the iron phosphorus powder that Sain had already laid.

Even more intense flames and a wider fire wall appeared in this originally quiet and dark world!

The sharp and piercing cries of the Green Jaws echoed incessantly in Sain's ears.

As the Green Jaws fell into chaos and fear due to the sudden change, Sain, hidden in the darkness, did not stop his incantation.

Another Fire Wall appeared in the space as Sain chanted, subtly blocking the Green Jaws' escape route.

Actually, the duration of the Fire Wall was not long, but the flames grew stronger and the coverage area expanded.

This was partly due to the effect of the iron phosphorus powder and partly because the underground moss in the moss field was itself a flammable substance.

After casting two Fire Walls, Sain did not continue to waste his magic power. Instead, he slowly recovered his mental and magic power while holding his strong acid staff, keeping his eyes tightly on the group of Green Jaws in the center of the fire.

Under the bird king's not-so-loud cries, the adult Green Jaws in the fire tried multiple times to break through, seeking a path with less flame to survive.

The Green Jaws outside the fire, which had not been attracted by the sweet berries, also attempted to rush into the fire to rescue their king under the bird king's urging.

This was a "feast" of flames and the extinction of life.

As one by one the Green Jaws lost their strength in the flames and turned into charred remains, Sain felt much more relieved.

Others who also paid attention to this fiery feast were the underground humans hidden around the Gray Valley, who had been lying in wait early on.

The power of magic made these humans fear and revere Sain, as well as black magicians, to the utmost.

Most of them, who could barely read, did not know the difference between a formal black magician and a black magic apprentice.

In any case, for them, any black-robed being from the city of Menzoberranzan was someone they dared not provoke.

Sain was extremely satisfied with the power and effect of the Fire Wall. As a covering attack spell, its power was greatly enhanced with the help of the iron phosphorus powder.

The only slight drawback was that he had not yet fully mastered the Fire Wall, and his incantation speed was still a bit slow.

In battle, a few seconds could mean the difference between life and death.

"Chirp!" As Sain summarized his mission and the process of casting the spell, a sharp and piercing cry came from the fire.

In the scorching and boiling flames, a large bird nearly a meter long leaped over the fire.

Behind this large bird, there were seven or eight smaller birds of the same species following.

Unfortunately, the Green Jaws could not fly, and the scorching flames and thick smoke also restricted their movements.

In the end, only three of the strongest Green Jaws followed the bird king out of the fire.

After breaking through the flames, their originally green feathers had turned completely black, and the air even carried a faint smell of roasted meat.

The bird king did not immediately choose to flee after breaking through the flames. The massive death of its kin and the intense pain from its body made this low-level magical beast almost go mad with anger.

Upon sensing Sain's presence, the bird king took huge strides and charged straight at Sain.

This also showed the low intelligence and impulsive nature of low-level magical beasts.

If it were another black magic apprentice who had suffered such severe injuries, the first thought would not be revenge but to escape.

Three other heavily injured adult Green Jaws followed the bird king and charged at Sain.

In addition, four other adult Green Jaws outside the fire, who had not been affected much, also charged at Sain.

Without a sufficient number of their kind, the few magical creatures and the low-level magical beast in front of Sain were like ants to him.

A series of incantations echoed, and this time, a giant hand burning with flames appeared in the darkness.