Chapter 24. I understand the truth, but why can a crow talk?

Chapter 24. I understand the truth, but why can a crow talk?

A blue formation appeared on the top of the volcano out of thin air, and a figure gradually became real.

It was Erica.

Without interrupting the formation, she also increased the casting distance of the formation at the same time.

It has to be said that this is indeed the most effective way she can think of at present.

The biggest gap between second-order mages and third-order mages when using teleportation magic is the difference in magic reserve.

And the reserve of magic also determines the teleportation distance.

Erica took a sip of the potion and recovered some magic power before barely releasing a teleportation formation with sufficient distance.

And now, she has reached the top of the volcano.

In front of her is the crater.

The temperature on the top of the mountain is already too high for humans to touch. As soon as Erica stood on the ground, the scorching high temperature instantly caused her to feel dizzy and have a splitting headache.

If she hadn't used some anti-inflammatory magic in advance, she would probably faint instantly under this astonishing temperature.

She patted her chest and looked at the ground, looking be still in a state of shock

With her hands clasped together, a white formation began to rotate in her hands, and a hint of coldness overflowed from it.

She applied the magic to herself and barely kept her body at a constant temperature.

Only after doing these did Erica turn her gaze to look around.

Nearby, there was nothing.

Only the crater of the volcano seemed to have erupted just now. The surrounding heated rocks were as red as red-hot iron blocks.

Under the scorching high temperature, even the air became distorted.

Erica was eager to find some answers on the top of the mountain, but the scene after climbing to the top was not as she had hoped.

The dryness and heat made her dizzy and weak, and the feeling of exhaustion had spread all over her body.

"No... Maybe I have to leave here."

She still had enough magic power to support herself to release teleportation magic and leave. Even if she could only go down the mountain for a certain distance, it would be better than just standing on the top of the mountain.

A glimmer of light lit up on her hands, and the formation took shape in her hands.

Suddenly, Erica's heart twitched violently.

The just-condensed formation instantly dissipated.

A deep mournful cry came from the crater of the volcano.

The pain seemed to be transmitted to Erica's heart, and she couldn't bear it and knelt on the ground.

Her knees were instantly severely burned due to the high temperature of the ground.

"What's... going on..."

Erica struggled to utter these few words. She felt as if her heart was being clutched by something, causing extreme pain.

The mournful cry that only she could hear continued.

In a trance, the volcano shook, and a soaring stream of magma burst out from the crater.

Looking at the slowly flowing bright red magma, in Erica's view, it was like the blood ejected when the volcano was in pain.

And now, it is about to become a deadly weapon to take Erica's life.

Erica gritted her teeth.

In the face of life and death, she made a quick judgment.

The remaining magical power gushed out and turned into a barrier to separate her from the flowing magma.

She didn't want to die yet. At least, she didn't want to die so inexplicably and so aggrievedly.

But her meager magic was no longer enough to support this barrier.

Magma seeped into the barrier, and soon, it was about to flow to Erica's legs.

Her body trembled uncontrollably.

Almost in the next second.

Within sight, a white light seemed to burst out from the crater of the volcano.

Erica seemed to forget the impending crisis, and her gaze was firmly fixed on the white light at the crater of the volcano.

"What is... that?"

...

The mages and knights on the Sankel town and on the mountainside of the volcano all noticed the strong abnormal movement of the volcano at this moment.

"This is a sign that the volcano is about to erupt!"

A mage suddenly shouted out, but at this moment everyone could see it.

The erupting lava above the crater is the most powerful proof.

All the third-order mages had solemn expressions and were on high alert, ready to release this terrifying war magic instantly under the order of Duke Livy.

The powerful war magic is enough to completely suppress this volcanic area!

Duke Livy was very confident. He was just about to cast magic and even planned to let Erica continue to transmit magic for him.

"Erica, can you still hold on?"

He asked habitually, but no one answered him.

When Duke Livy looked back, there was no sign of Erica.

"Erica!? Erica?"

Now Duke Livy was anxious. He searched left and right at the stronghold but couldn't find Erica.

"Why are you missing at this time!?"

Duke Livy became restless. At this critical juncture when the war magic was about to be activated, someone was missing.

If she ran onto the volcano, it would be extremely dangerous.

Duke Livy didn't want to believe that Erica was so reckless and could only continue to search on the mountainside.

All the mages waiting to release magic were stunned on the spot. Why did Duke Livy suddenly stop the operation of the formation at this critical moment?

Many third-order mages looked at Duke Livy and anxiously said:

"Your Excellency Duke! If the large formation is not activated soon, the volcano will erupt completely!"

"It will be too late!"

The duke almost roared out and shouted at them:

"No! The large formation must not be activated!"

"Your Excellency Duke! What exactly has happened?"

Everyone was puzzled and could only quickly ask.

"Erica is missing!"

When Duke Livy told everyone this news, everyone was stunned.

If Erica was on the top of the mountain at this time, then at the moment the powerful magic formation fell, she would probably be torn to pieces instantly by the powerful magic pressure.

But if the magic is not activated.

The eruption of the volcano will turn into a huge disaster.

At this moment, Duke Livy's eyes were wide open with rage.

If he had to make a choice, he would rather give up all his honor and status, and even not save those innocent lives.

He also wanted to get Erica back.

At this critical juncture, everyone was persuading Duke Livy.

Even if it could be one second earlier than the volcano, it could prevent the disaster from coming!

However, if Duke Livy, as the magic leader, doesn't speak.

The formation will only stay there.

Suddenly, a soaring white light burst out from the crater of the volcano in an instant and shot straight into the sky!

Everyone looked at this white light that tore through the dark clouds and illuminated the sky, and was attracted by this scene.

In an instant, the sky that revealed its original appearance shone on the earth, and the gentle moonlight pierced through a large area of haze and shone on everyone's shocked faces.

Drip, drip——!

Soon, raindrops were like elves after a disaster, jumping down from the sky one by one.

The rain poured down on the mountain, hitting the flowing lava.

As if it had magic power, it fell on Mount Vesuvius.

At this moment, the volcano lost all its power.

That astonishing temperature dropped sharply.

The entire volcano was like high-temperature molten iron poured with a basin of clear water, emitting intense steam.

No one would feel hot anymore.

On the contrary, under this sudden heavy rain, they shivered.

The flowing lava also gradually solidified at this time, and those fire stones gradually turned back to their original black color.

"...The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been stopped?"

A mage uttered the shock in the hearts of everyone present. The rain wet Duke Livy's hair. He squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, with a very complicated expression.

At a position close to the top of the mountain, Gwen, who felt the raindrops falling, raised her head and looked at the sky with bright moonlight, and let out a sigh of relief.

She was very close to that white light just now and clearly felt that terrifying power.

The obstructing magma had cooled down at this time.

She stood up, held the silver sword firmly in her hand, and with firm determination, rushed towards the top of the mountain.

...

Erica was stunned in place, looking at the sky, with a blank mind for a moment.

When that magical power appeared, she was the closest.

That is definitely not a magical power that humans can possess.

She knelt in the rain, closed her eyes, and let the rain drench her.

At this moment, there is no crisis anymore.

Under that astonishing magic, it seems that all crises have been completely resolved.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is like a wonderful joke played by heaven on everyone.

Its repeated on-and-off state made everyone think that it was about to erupt. And in the end, when everyone was on high alert and vigilant.

When the atmosphere was at its climax, the volcano subsided.

Its prank was successful and attracted everyone's attention.

Two lines of tears flowed from Erica's eyes. Even she herself couldn't tell whether the tears or rain were flowing on her face at this moment.

She was afraid.

Almost, she died on this volcano.

Almost, not even her bones could be preserved.

Almost, she paid the price for her pride and conceit...

The crying attracted a fire hedgehog. In this astonishing rain, it was emitting steam soaked by the rain all over its body, perfectly blending with the environment.

It bared its fangs.

The distance was very close to Erica. With just a short burst of leg strength and a short sprint, it could bite off the opponent's throat.

And Erica, at this moment, had exhausted all her magic power and was even mentally exhausted and had no resistance ability at all.

She had been crying there all the time and didn't know that danger was approaching.

In the next second, the fire hedgehog pounced on her and made a terrifying cry.

Erica reacted, but her weakness no longer allowed her to make any resistance.

She would die.

"Bang!!!"

A fire snake as hot as magma brushed past Erica's cheek and hit the fire hedgehog.

All this happened in the blink of an eye. The fire hedgehog instantly turned into ashes without leaving even a trace.

Erica was stunned in place. She forgot to cry and stared at this scene blankly.

But then she heard a familiar voice coming from behind.

"I should have taught you."

"As a mage, always take your own safety as the first priority."

She quickly turned her head and saw the staggering Victor.

"Professor! You..."

She was overjoyed, but before she could say two more words. Suddenly, she saw that Victor's body was flowing with astonishing magma.

The magma fell to the ground and cooled rapidly, and steaming vapor floated up.

In the next second, Victor fainted and fell directly on the edge of the crater.

Erica was stunned. She quickly ran to Victor's side and reached out to touch his body.

"Ouch... It hurts so much."

The astonishing temperature on Victor's body would cause burns just by touching it.

"Victor! What's wrong with you? Victor!"

Regardless of the risk of serious burns to her hands, she used up the last bit of magic power and only attached a thin layer of ice to her hand before trying to help Victor up.

The intense heat made her hands hurt, but she desperately tried to help Victor up.

In the next second, Erica's burned legs couldn't bear the pressure.

With a "bang", both of them fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the temperature of the volcano has completely dropped now. Otherwise, the two of them would be burned into a pancake.

For a moment, a feeling of resentment rose from the bottom of Erica's heart. She hated herself.

She hated her conceit and even more hated her own incompetence at this time.

Everything she learned in the magic academy seemed to have become a burden.

But she stubbornly tried to help Victor up again and again. Even if her whole body was burned by the other's temperature.

Erica hated her own weakness extremely, but she would not regret climbing to the top of the mountain.

If she wasn't there, who else could notice the seriously injured Victor?

He would definitely die here.

Erica tried again and again, got up, fell down, got up, fell down.

Obviously, the distance she could move was almost less than two meters, and she was still continuing.

Without magic power, she could only rely on her own body.

Victor saved her, so now, she also wanted to save Victor.

"Little girl."

A sudden voice rang in her ear, making Erica, who was struggling to help Victor up again, suddenly freeze.

She looked around, trying to find the source of the voice.

But no matter how hard she searched, on the top of the mountain, there was no one.

Only, there was a one-eyed crow standing at the crater.

That was Victor's pet and was inseparable from Victor.

Erica had fed it before.

Suddenly, Erica's eyes widened.

No matter how heavy the rain was.

The feathers of that crow were never touched by a single drop of rain.

Its feathers were as smooth as if they had been polished. In this rain, it was like a unique existence.

The one-eyed crow opened its ugly beak, and there was a blue light flickering under its single eye, revealing an air of wisdom.

"Do you really want to save him?"