I Am Not A Goblin Slayer

Chapter 1023: Chapter 492: Heaven and Earth Join Forces

This was also Gauss’s first time experiencing Elementalization in actual combat. Over the past few days, he had practiced it a little in private, but practice and actual combat were vastly different. His current mood was not as calm as he appeared, either. The perilous nature of the Goblin Lord’s attack just now was beyond words. When strength and speed combined to reach such a peak, it was nearly unstoppable.

Gauss was no exception. His surface defenses absolutely could not withstand such a momentary, explosive strike. However, Elementalization was like a game-breaking ability. No matter how outstanding the destructive power was, it seemed inadequate in the face of this ability. As long as Gauss had Magic Power remaining, he could not be killed by conventional means. Looking at his upper body radiating a Platinum light, Gauss couldn’t help but marvel repeatedly.

However, such a powerful method was not without its flaws; the consumption of Magic Power was terrifyingly high. The bodily severing and subsequent mending during his Elementalization just now had consumed fifty percent of his own Magic Power. Of course, this portion of Magic Power did not include the two stages of the Power of Feast. But even factoring in the Power of Feast, it still amounted to one-sixth of his total Magic Power. If all the physical stamina and Life Force that the Three-Phase Source Power could convert were calculated, it seemed relatively abundant—perhaps reducing the cost to less than a tenth.

Yet this was still nothing to scoff at. He couldn’t possibly convert all his physical stamina and Life Force into Magic Power. In fact, he had tested it. When his physical stamina and Life Force fell below the thirty percent red line, his bodily functions would suffer severe impairment. In a high-intensity battle, putting himself in such a weakened state was akin to suicide.

Gauss deactivated his Elementalization. The Platinum light on his upper body gradually faded, retracting back into him. His body also rapidly grew solid in the process, ultimately turning back into his original mortal flesh. After returning to Solidification, his surface pores began to rapidly extract the Natural Magic from the environment, converting it to replenish the Magic Power lost within his body.

At the same time, in the battlefield below, several Clay Spiders mixed within the army began to quietly carry out assassinations, reaping the lives of the goblins. Under the Bloodthirst effect of the [Goblin Expert] title, the deaths of these goblins quickly became one of Gauss’s supplementary energy sources. A continuous stream of physical stamina was rapidly generated within Gauss, which the ever-active Three-Phase Source Power then converted into the required Magic Power.

With multiple avenues of Magic Power recovery, Gauss’s slightly uneasy heart gradually calmed down. The numerous goblins below and this very environment teeming with Natural Magic were fighting alongside him against a formidable enemy. It truly felt as if heaven and earth were lending him their strength.

The Goblin Lord, Snaz, stared at Gauss’s restored physical body, an expression of extreme wariness flashing in its eyes. It still didn’t know what price Gauss had paid to withstand that attack just now. But it could faintly sense that it was definitely far less than what it had consumed. Even it couldn’t launch such a terrifying attack many times. What made it even more uneasy was that Gauss’s energy-like state avoided the risk of an instant kill on a physical level. It couldn’t guarantee whether its next charged attack would be evaded by the same means. The reaction speed of this human named “Gauss” was unimaginably fast. It was as if any incoming attack was played in slow motion in his eyes.

Snaz found itself in a dilemma. If it adopted a high-intensity offense, it couldn’t be sure of harming the opponent and achieving the desired results. But if it continued a lukewarm exchange, the opponent would obviously handle it with ease, leading to a stalemate. If this turned into a war of attrition, would the situation truly tip in its favor?

It felt a burning sensation in its abdomen—the side effect of momentarily drawing upon a massive amount of physical stamina. Fortunately, as a top-tier Extraordinary Demon, its body was no ordinary flesh either. A large amount of pre-stored and compressed energy was released, simultaneously repairing its torn muscle tissues.

Snaz gritted its teeth, feeling the situation beginning to slip out of control bit by bit. But now, there was no turning back. The moment it chose Gauss as an opponent, it was destined to not retreat easily. If it harbored any cowardly thoughts, it would end up in a fate worse than death. Even if Her Majesty, the Green Dragon Queen Aiselas, forgave it, the powerhouses of the Demon Country would not let it off lightly. Although this war initiated by the Lords of the Borderland was fueled by their own ambitions, it was essentially driven by the Demon King’s war decree.

Even though Snaz ruled over a vast forest, with a direct tribe of tens of thousands and countless goblin vassals scattered throughout, in front of the Demon King and his Demon Race, it was no different from a mere ant. The blood of every Demon in the forest flowed with the fear of the Demon King’s overwhelming strength.

Besides, the situation wasn’t that terrible yet, Snaz comforted itself inwardly. It believed that its physical recovery rate in a normal battle was undoubtedly stronger than a human’s. After calming down, it planned to adopt a more conservative battle strategy.

The two figures soon clashed in the sky once again.

In the distance, Matthias Monroe, who was engaged in battle with the Rot-Winged Dragon Bats, caught a glimpse of this scene and gradually let out a sigh of relief. Of all the battles taking place everywhere, what worried him the most was Gauss’s side.