CHAPTER 79: CHAPTER 79: GAMBLE

"Hoo——boom——"

One meteor after another slid down from the sky, shattering the hundred-mile-wide waves connecting to them.

The speed at which the Sea Race raised the waves couldn’t catch up with the speed at which Lor cast the Meteor Technique.

The waves within five hundred miles in front of him had all been obliterated.

As for further ahead, he didn’t bother because he couldn’t manage it.

"Continuous casting takes too much of a toll on my spirit. I should take it slow." Lor rubbed his forehead.

Although he did want to earn contribution points, the stability of his spiritual power was more important.

Too many consecutive restorations of elemental energy would cause significant damage to spiritual power, making recovery very difficult.

...

Lor spent the first three hours before reaching the first line of defense in peace, without any incidents.

Occasionally, a wizard returning from earlier sea exploration would join the first line, extending it to over eleven thousand miles.

Three hours later.

"Hoo——boom——"

Out of habit, Lor used the Meteor Technique, striking a hundred-mile wave five hundred miles away.

"Splash——"

At this moment, two waves, each five thousand miles wide and about seven hundred miles high, suddenly rose a thousand miles away, rapidly advancing toward the first line of defense.

The place where Lor was standing was just covered by one of the waves.

At such a short distance, neither Lor nor the Third Ring wizards could escape the range of the wave’s impact.

If truly hit by the wave, the outcome for the others was unknown, but Lor would surely be finished, as his defense witchcraft was yet to be formed.

"Is this a wave launched by a Fourth Tier Sea Beast?" Lor’s expression grew slightly grim, though not overly tense, since there were still many Fourth Ring wizards behind them.

Any of the Fourth Ring wizards could easily eliminate the two waves with two spells.

"Splash——"

The waves closed in rapidly, reaching within five hundred miles in an instant.

"Why aren’t those guys taking action yet?" Lor couldn’t help but glance back at the Fourth Ring wizards floating in the sky.

It was only upon looking back that he realized those Fourth Ring wizards had no intention of taking action, seemingly wanting them to handle it themselves.

"As expected, this continental defense battle isn’t just about earning contribution points for us."

Lor’s lips twitched as he quickly pulled the Guardian Tree Scroll from his space ring, ready to activate it as the waves approached.

The reason he didn’t activate it immediately was purely to see if any other wizards would use a Fourth Ring scroll.

If others used theirs, he could blend in and get by.

After all, he only had two Fourth Ring scrolls. If he used them up, he wouldn’t dare continue staying here.

Because he wouldn’t risk his life betting on those Fourth Ring wizards watching from behind to come to the rescue.

"Splash——"

The wave propelled by the Fourth Tier Sea Beast was getting closer, and as it approached, the height of the wave increased from around seven hundred miles to over nine hundred miles.

Lor activated the power of perception, observing the movements of the thirteen wizards nearby within a thousand miles.

He noticed among the thirteen wizards, one wearing a blue wizard robe showed a pale face, while the other twelve remained calm, holding scrolls like him, poised but not yet releasing them.

The colors of their scrolls varied, serving unknown purposes.

"Tsk, all clever people, huh." Lor sighed helplessly, watching the waves approach while observing the movements of the other wizards.

At the same time, he had another doubt in his heart: why hadn’t the wizard who had expressed goodwill when he first arrived warned him about this?

It made no sense at all. Not warning him would not only prevent the wizard from gaining his friendship but could also lead to hostility once the event unfolded.

Unless...

Well, if this was all the instructions of those older Fourth Ring wizards, it all made sense.

"Testing patience and decisiveness instead of unity and cooperation, huh?" Lor slightly raised his heart as he watched the approaching waves.

He didn’t want to use up a scroll too early, leave prematurely, and lose this last opportunity to earn a substantial amount of contribution points within the next five years.

Three hundred miles...

Two hundred miles...

One hundred and thirty-two miles...

"Buzz——" At this moment, a Third Ring wizard in a golden wizard robe finally couldn’t hold back and directly activated a scroll in his hand, which was earth-colored.

A shield enveloping a thousand-mile radius suddenly appeared, with a vast aura, surging with endless earth elements, covering everyone including Lor within it.

Seeing this, Lor finally breathed a sigh of relief and discreetly tucked the Guardian Tree Scroll back into his space ring.

The other wizards enveloped by the earth element shield, except for the one who seemingly had no scroll, all made the same move as Lor.

Across the eleven thousand-mile-long other defenses, similar scenes unfolded.

"Boom——"

The towering waves instantly arrived, crashing down but were blocked by various Fourth Ring defense witchcraft, leaving no wizards dead.

After the waves crashed down, two gold-colored sea fish, each several hundred miles long with sharp horns on their heads, leapt out of the sea.

One gold-colored sea fish attacked a blue-rippled defense shield, and the other attacked a hundred-mile-tall green treant.

They believed these two places to be the best breakthrough points.

"Swoosh——"

However, the next moment, two hundred-mile-wide beams of white light descended from the sky, piercing both gold-colored sea fish from head to tail.

A large amount of scarlet flesh mixed with blood fell into the sea, staining the ocean red.

"You guys really have a lot of patience." The wizard in the golden wizard robe ignored the outside situation, knowing those Fourth Ring wizards would act at this moment.

"Except for that fool, aren’t you all afraid of death?" He looked around at the other wizards enveloped by the earth element shield, speaking with a difficult expression: "Especially you, great genius."

In the end, he stared at Lor with intense eyes, appearing perplexed.

The other old guys were one thing, but this young great genius, who had just made a name for himself, had an exceptionally vibrant life aura.

Young, a genius, and patient, wasn’t that a bit too outstanding?

The blue-robed Third Ring wizard, labeled a fool, flushed with anger but couldn’t mutter a word.

Because the golden-robed mage was right; he hadn’t considered enough.

Having just returned, he was solely focused on making a significant number of contribution points here, overlooking the subtle hints of the sea exploration task.

The line about not returning to the continent until all the Fourth Ring scrolls were used wasn’t just idle talk.

"Thank you." Lor didn’t take advantage of the situation but sincerely expressed his gratitude.

After all, they weren’t enemies, and he indeed benefited from them, so thanking them wasn’t a loss.

"Hmph." The golden-robed mage snorted lightly, his frustration on his face not diminishing but growing even deeper.

His last words were an attempt to win favor with this genius.

After all, although it was a test just now, he did, indeed, save this genius’ life.

Now, with a simple thank you from this genius, everything was settled, leaving him feeling utterly unsatisfied.