Full-Time Magister: Super Mage

Chapter 450 The Origin of the Drowning Curse, A Terrifying, Towering Wave

Mu Ningxue's silver hair fluttered in the sea breeze, and coupled with her delicate face and aloof temperament, she gave people the feeling of an ethereal fairy who had fallen to earth.

Although Jiang Han, who was walking side by side with Mu Ningxue, seemed a bit carefree, his good looks were undeniable, so the two of them had a strange sense of being a couple.

"Here, this is for you. I hope it will help your cultivation." Jiang Han broke the silence first, exchanging a Star River Vein from the system shop and handing it to Mu Ningxue.

Substitutes do not receive training resources allocated by the Magic Association, and if they perform poorly, they may be replaced by domestic members who guard the dojo.

Mo Fan had already broken through to the advanced level in the ancient capital, while Zhao Manyan had his family to back him up. If things got really bad, his family could send him resources and pay him to play. Therefore, among the three substitutes, Mu Ningxue was under the most pressure.

Mu Ningxue is strong in combat, but she has not yet reached the advanced level, and she doesn't have many cultivation resources.

Now that Lai Hengbao, the person in charge, said that all the spoils from the high tide monster hunt would belong to the district lord, this completely cut off her way of saving money to buy cultivation resources by hunting sea monsters. Therefore, Mu Ningxue was a little anxious but did not know who to confide in, so she inexplicably dragged Jiang Han to relax.

Mu Ningxue stared at the Star River Vein that Jiang Han handed her in silence for a long time before finally saying, "You should keep it. You're born with dual elemental abilities, so you need it more than I do."

"My fire, lightning, ice, and necromancy skills are already at a high level, so there's no rush for the remaining two," Jiang Han said with a smile.

Jiang Han was telling the truth. Having too many magic types but not enough control would significantly reduce the amount of magic he could unleash. Moreover, he wasn't in a hurry to break through in his summoning and spatial magic types. If he really wanted to break through, he could just spend some points and do it in one night.

"Thank you," Mu Ningxue said softly, then put away the Star River Vein.

With the Star River Vein that Jiang Han gave her, she will soon be able to break through to the advanced level. At that time, she will no longer have to worry about being replaced by those outstanding members of the National Pavilion.

The two then strolled along the low embankment for a while, during which they encountered a strange woman who was swept into the sea and drowned. Although no one explained it to them, Jiang Han knew that it was a famous plot in the original work, and the Drowning Curse was a global bounty mission.

As for the essence of the Drowning Curse, it seems to be a parasitic demon called the Jellyfish Worm, which absorbs the nutrients needed for evolution through parasitism.

"This drowning curse is terrifying," Mu Ningxue said, looking at the female corpse that the sorcerer had dragged ashore.

"The Drowning Curse mainly occurs in coastal areas, and hundreds of thousands of people die from it every year. To this day, the Hunter Alliance still has bounty missions related to the Drowning Curse," Jiang Han said as if he had just thought of something.

"Isn't there a solution?" Mu Ningxue asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No, there's no investigation yet into the true nature of the Drowning Curse," Jiang Han said, shaking his head.

"The tide will be high the day after tomorrow, let's go back and prepare."

"Um."

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For the next two days, Mu Ningxue cultivated diligently, hoping to break through to the advanced level before the tide rose. Although she couldn't release advanced magic right after breaking through, the magical energy reserves of the Star River were far greater than those of the Nebula.

While breaking through to the advanced level might not significantly boost the strength of others, it's different for Mu Ningxue. Her Ice Crystal Bow requires a massive amount of magical energy to use each time, and at the intermediate level, each use would drain all the magical energy from her spiritual world.

If Mu Ningxue can break through to the high-level, the Ice Crystal Bow will be able to unleash several times more power than when it was at the mid-level.

While Mu Ningxue was busy breaking through to a higher level, everyone else was also making intensive preparations for the upcoming battle.

Although two days of arduous training did not allow Mu Ningxue to break through to the advanced level, she was only one step away from achieving it.

Before the tide came in, Lai Hengbao had informed the National Government team members in advance, and then arranged for them to stay in several buildings in the 20th block. In the past, every time the tide came in, the seawater would directly flood the outer 10 blocks, and the buildings in the 10th to 20th blocks would also be flooded, but to a lesser extent than the former.

To ensure the recruited hunters could fully utilize their abilities, the district lords would place them on rooftops before high tide, ready to hunt them down once the tide rose.

Perhaps because the tide was about to come in, the sea breeze smelled saltier, and the sky had turned from its usual blue sky and white clouds into a dense gray, giving the feeling that a storm was brewing, as if a heavy rain would fall soon.

Splash! Splash! Splash! Wave after wave echoed from outside the seawall, followed by a towering blue-white curtain of water that suddenly rose up, blotting out the sky and leaving no gaps. The visual shock and the visceral fear it evoked filled countless people with dread.

This tide is not like the normal ocean tide of my previous life, where the waves only reach a dozen meters at most. This tide is a demonic tide unleashed by countless sea monsters chanting. In my previous life, a single wave could wipe out my hometown where I lived a comfortable life.

The hundred-meter-high waves resembled the giant blue-white tongue of a terrifying sea monster, trying to swallow the naval city whole.

There were countless dense black spots in the waves. Although it was impossible to see what those spots were, they must have been the sea monsters that came with the tide.

"Boom!!!!!"

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As the towering waves crashed down, the steel seawall of Coastal City dented under the impact. Streets near the seawall either collapsed or broke in half under the force of the waves, before being swept into other streets by the tide.

The massive waves, though weakened considerably by the time they reached the 20th block, still caused the collapse of many houses, significantly reducing the area of ​​activity for the Nationalist government team.

Shortly after the waves crashed, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, and the damp fog further impaired visibility.

"Now I understand why all the buildings here are so new. They get destroyed every time the tide comes in, and then rebuilt after the war," Zhao Manyan muttered under his breath as he looked down at the surging seawater.

"Although the buildings in the island nation have been reinforced to prevent moisture damage, many have still been washed away, which significantly reduces the scope of our operations for the upcoming battle," Jiang Yu said, standing on the edge of the rooftop and looking at the nearby collapsed buildings.

"It is indeed a bit tricky." Ai Jiangtu, who was assigned to the same rooftop as Jiang Han, also frowned because of the excessive number of collapsed buildings.

Just then, the cries of a baby suddenly came from the surging sea, the sound mixed with fear of the tidal surge.

"Waaaaah~~waaaah~~~waaaah~~~~~~"

The crying was heartbreaking, and Zhao Manyan was the first to lose his composure. Before Zhao Manyan could even make a move, Nan Rongni rushed out in the direction from which the crying came.

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