Mark of the Crijik 4: The Burning Lake: A LitRPG Adventure by ThinkTwice

Author:ThinkTwice [ThinkTwice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2023-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

22 I FOUGHT A PUDDLE ONCE. THE PUDDLE WON

A long and shiny blade made of water caressed the air in front of me, reflecting the light of the forest flames behind me. It was accompanied by the scent of the ocean as Kyle filled the surroundings with water. Kyle had created dozens of blades, each swirling across his body threateningly, like ferrets coiled and ready to hunt. They shimmered with mana and the complexity of each construct was far beyond that of my spears.

If they weren’t aimed at my throat, they would be beautiful.

“[Flash Grass],” I said. “It’s a useful ingredient for making concoctions, but not much else.”

“Strength potions, specifically.” Kyle glanced at the ground beside him and smiled.

He’d been digging through it only moments before, and now that he’d stopped, I could see the signs of the ingredient. Smoke that trailed with glitter rose from the ground, and I saw hints of silver and gold sparkles that shimmered like being across the small sections of grass that had transformed thanks to the mana in the air.

Ingredients for concoctions were the most common type of material found in the Holy Lands. Attuned plants were rare, and so were regent materials, but potion ingredients like the ones William’s family used to accelerate his growth were always in supply for those with the right amount of coin. Fortunately, the demand for concoctions meant that ingredients were always high in demand.

“This is a little too valuable for us to give up, isn’t it?” I asked.

My words fluttered upward toward Amanda, but the instant they left my lips, there was a shift in the mana around me. The blades of water swept toward my body, each one aiming for a vital point. Kyle struck without hesitation.

I was ready for him.

[Earth Creation] activated, and a dozen stone blocks appeared in midair, shielding me from the incoming attacks. They were torn asunder as water met stone but, in the instant they were pierced, I created more to replace them. It was an infinite shield that circled me and deflected every attack.

Now that I’d entered the Holy Land, I didn’t have to hide my identity, which meant I didn’t have to stick to only using earth magic.

There was a swirl of movement beside me as the [Heart Silver] that William had gifted me moved on its own accord, transforming into a metal glaive that shot toward Kyle. The third-year student had a moment to be surprised before he was stabbed through the chest. Except when the spear reached him, he wasn’t there.

“Be careful, he’s got some kind of teleportation,” I said.

I’d seen him use the teleportation spell before to move in the arena, but even when I was looking out for the spell, I’d missed its activation. It was like my eyes had been forced away from him at the exact moment he’d moved.

A pair of piercing blue eyes emerged from thin air as Kyle appeared in front of me.

“Don’t you know it’s rude to share someone’s skills,” he said.

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