Master Of None

The distant crackle then sounds of more falling rocks and soils along with the distinct crack of a tree falling proved that the area was not as safe as it should have been for a canyon that would normally slowly erode over time.

While many knew that riverbanks, rivers, new large cliffs, and even rocky terrain near the ocean would all wear away due to thenstant water, this was not normal. There would rarely bentinuous and multiple scenes of breaking stone and earth around them without something causing it like flooding.

Right now, there had not been any larger rainstorms around the Sigilntinent and no massive battles of any sort. This meant that the only causeuld be the manasming from the area where they all believed that the bridge to the elemental planes would form along with the monsters which should have moved toward that place to absorb and grow in that mana.

What Gil noticed as he uted ahead with a small group of the archers was that the edges of the terrain and paths ahead were significantly steeper. This was an effect of the edge falling in to the water down below.

The fall would be the end of most who were unfortunate to lose their footing. Gil and Alma might be fine with their higher levels and strengthsmpared to the general forces they brought with them, and the angelsuld always fly to protect themselves. Others would be at a loss.

He made it clear that everyone had to check the land and stone beneath their feet as they moved. Especially the uts who should be walking with care in the first place but did not have the same experiences moving around terrain that was not just at risk of being a natural trap.

Some of the uts with him had trained in a specifically made trappedurse, but that was designed to be trapped by people or what traps might be left in ancient ruins by those who abandoned them. It was not unheard of to find traps in some family resting places as well. Some wished to protect their dead even after they had moved on.

Regardless, it was the terrain that came with a challenge. Replicating the experiences like this were hard and rare meaning that not many of the current uts had been through it. It increased the seriousness that Gil had but also made Alma begin to work a little clearer.

She had started to throw small seeds ahead of them and have her weaker plants grow using her mana. These seeds were known as a quick growing weeds, splitting grass. The splitting grass was known to even grow through the cracks in roads made of closed stone and stone durst. They would split right through the seams made and keep growing without a care.

The reason she chose this was because of how deeply the roots grew. She knew that having this plant temporarily anchor the ground around them together then the path they walkeduld be held for a longer time and safer. If too much weight was on something about tollapse it would inevitablyllapse, but thisuld buy them time and some stability.

The basics of how this was moving along didn’t need additional plans, the forces with them understood as they saw what Alma was doing and the echidna mages began to support her with their mana if they had the ability. It took stress away from Alma since the plants she used her mana to grow needed her mana and would die quickly if she did not send mana toward them. This would weaken the path behind them if she didn’t do so as well.

The downward slope became harder to move and a few of the angels had taken to flying on the edges to protect those who might fall. However, the crackle of the air and Gil’s hair rising slightly made him turn and fire an arrow. He’d moved on instinct but the earth arrow he had fired was made to carry more earth mana to defend these sorts of quick and piercing attacks.

A larger chick of earth was drawn toward the arrow making it only fly a small distance, but that was why the arrow was made. Short range earth ball arrow. Itllided with the attack Gil had sensed and he watched as the arrow and earth attached to it shattered in to shards rushing abc at them.

A mass of vines shot up from the ground and protected everyone. However, the smell of ozone made everyone realize that they were facing the dangers of lightning right now.

”I saw it! Appraisal wasmpleted!” One ut had always learned to keep a hand on an all around appraisal scroll. It was an ideal practice they had begun which seemed to limit their battle prowess but had made them one of the best uts in the current group.

”Lightning eater lizard

This lizard absorbs water, fire, and light mana to create a dangerous form of lightning that crystalizes its scales and allows it to move at high speeds. The burning smell of air around it makes it feel as if a lightning storm is always near, however, it has long ago lost the ability to irporate air mana in to its body and bme an exceptional quad elemental sky lightning lizard.

Itnstantly eats fire, water, and light mana crystals when possible along with destroying stone and earth in areas dense in these manas. Because of this, it is known for making small lakes over theurse of many years. It often lives in groups of ten to twenty as it absorbs mana and reproduces.

While extremely dangerous because of its actions, it will also fight those it eunters in a show of dominance even though it is only the size of an average hound.

While rarely euntered, the growth it has is due to higher manas in the world is returning it closer to its ancient roots. Allowing for it to begin a path to returning to ancient bloodlines, the sky lightning lizard. If this occurs it will be able to use the lightning in its body to move through the sky and reside within thunderstorms or even create lightning within them.

Its natural ability to use lightning and spit bolts out at enemies makes it a hard opponent in both close and rangedmbat. Metal weaponry without protection is a terrible choice tombat it. It is often rmmended to fight with earth magic and trap it before defeating it.

The materials taken from its body like the bones and scales can be used to make extremely delicate and rare items needed for unique mixed affinity mages and also for potions requiring items of water, fire, and light manas…’

Nothing good was told to Gil and Alma as they understood they were dealing with a highly specialized monster. One thatnstantly looked for food and would fight anything nearby since it needed to fight to survive. It has ancient ties anduld even bme stronger if it managed to awaken its lost affinity and bloodline.

Gil fired another arrow, this was the same earth ball arrow as before, however it was ignored and the yellow spiky looking lizard dodged it immediately. It hadn’t even seemed to struggle to use its bodyated in lightning.

If he hadn’t seen Walker use skills that utilized lightning then he would have been just as stunned as the others. They had not dealt with oruntered lightning. It was a volatile form of mixed manas that manyuld onsite orntrol. Even with all the growth in Genesis lately, there had not been enough to say that lightning was within arms reach of the mages or any class.

Thatuld change at any day, but with the next lightning bolt spit at them, Alma and Gil were both questioning how they would deal with anyone capable of easily using lightning.

The other archers took aim attempting to attack the lizard, unfortunately it easily loved around their elemental and magic arrows. So much of what they were doing was ignored and seemed like a waste.

That was until Gil ignored using the earth ball arrow and decided to instead use one of the basic reinforced arrows he had. It didn’t have any magical arcane effects. All it had was a better metal alloy tip and tougher wooden shaft made to pierce and take all of the force put in to it.

The twang of his bow string as it was released after being pulled all the way back rang in the archer’s ears. Gil’s usage of his full strength was much more noticeable than their attacks. And the speed that the arrow moved was too fast for them to keep track of.

Even his movements to prepare a snd arrow were a blur to them.

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