Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 912 - 905: Mastery of Special Skills

Chapter 912: Chapter 905: Mastery of Special Skills

Tangmo squatted on the ground, whispering spells in the faintest of voices. Shortly after, the runes on the magic crystal emitted an enchanting fluorescent glow. She placed the crystal on the ground as a light source and then pulled something resembling chalk from her pocket.

In fact, it was much like chalk, but it mixed in some materials that could guide magical power, so that once Tangmo used this special chalk to draw a magic array on the ground, she could immediately activate it.

With Luo’er’s assistance, Tangmo swiftly and deftly completed a complex magic array. Seeing the intricate design of the array, Luo’er couldn’t help but admire her anew.

Such complex patterns she was able to draw purely from memory, which is noteworthy as the Advance Team, having journeyed far and wide for many years, had encountered numerous mages, a considerable portion of whom needed to carry a thick notebook when drawing rune magic circles.

This notebook was akin to a rune dictionary, allowing mages to look up whatever rune they required by referring to its associated pattern in the dictionary. Although not all mages did this, at least half of them needed such a dictionary. Those who didn’t require a dictionary were generally considered geniuses in Luo’er’s eyes, like the Dean of Sacred Heart Magic Academy, Shariya, and the grand mage of the Judgement Legion, Hillna.

The reason for this is due to magic itself being categorized. As it stands, magic is mainly divided into two types: spells and rune magic circles.

Spells, of course, don’t need much explanation. They involve chanting spells to resonate with the magical power in the air, which is then directed and transformed by the mage.

As I’ve mentioned before, rune magic circles are essentially of the same type, but referred to differently depending on the situation or environment. Generally, those drawn on the ground with a diameter of one meter or more are called magic arrays, and those smaller are known as runes.

On Earth, magic had already split into these two main categories before humans got involved, and these categories continued to intersect and extend into even more complicated forms of magic.

In the Otherworld, every mage actually specializes in something, and they are even more refined than those at Haiya Academy. For example, some specialize in magic array traps, some in summoning arrays, and so on. However, since the Church Court’s reform, summoning magic has all but disappeared.

True magic prodigies tend to achieve excellence in both areas. For instance, Shariya mainly focuses on rune magic circle magic, but his spellcasting is also formidable. Hillna specializes in spellcasting, and though her use of rune magic circle magic hasn’t been witnessed, judging by her performance in battle, it’s likely not far behind.

Tangmo, however, is a generalist, though her performance leans more towards rune magic circle magic. Her spellcasting is no slouch, but her understanding of rune magic circles has reached a masterful level. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that even Zhuyan Yu, a magic teacher, would have to concede defeat to her in that field.

After finishing the magic array, she continued to draw an open-source interface to connect with a source magic crystal, relying on the crystal’s magical power to operate the array. After completing this, she connected a source crystal she had pried from the entrance of the tomb and asked Luo’er and the others to step back. She then began to silently chant spells.

Guided by the spells, the entire magic array was instantly activated. The lines of the array glowed faintly, the rich magical power within the crystal flowed through the open-source interface into the array’s lines, finally merging completely and producing the corresponding magical effect.

Tangmo pursed her lips, furrowed her brow, and stared at the operation of the magic array with a serious expression, her heart in her throat. After a long while, she let out a deep sigh of relief, then shook her head helplessly.

"Did it fail?" Luo’er asked nervously.

"Yeah, no!" Tangmo replied with pursed lips, a touch of annoyance in her voice.

She then lifted her foot and gave the magic crystal in the array a firm kick, sending it off to the side. The magic array wasn’t designed to absorb atmospheric magic on its own, so without the crystal’s power supply, it quickly dimmed, losing its magical effect.

"Don’t be so rough," Luo’er said, tense at her actions.

"Don’t worry, I know what I am doing, it won’t explode," she glanced at him and replied with a sigh.

"I mean, be more careful, a girl should be gentle, not so aggressive," Luo’er said.

"So, you like gentle girls?" Tangmo didn’t respond but continued to look at him with a smile and asked.

"Hmm," Luo’er gave a little cough and then said somewhat awkwardly, "I think it’s a fine quality to have, great if it’s there, but I can live without it."

"Should I change it, or should I not?" Tangmo asked, tilting his head.

"Oh, come on, can you stop going off-topic? When it comes to researching magic arrays, it always turns into a discussion about relationships..." Luo’er said sheepishly, his face flushed with embarrassment.

"It’s rare that we get to spend time alone together, and I want to talk to you more. If I asked you about rune magic circles, you probably wouldn’t understand anyway," Tangmo said.

"Uh, I could learn," Luo’er said, scratching his head in embarrassment.

"No need, the thought is enough," Tangmo said with a smile, "As long as you are with me, even if you don’t say a word, I’m satisfied."

After another bout of cheesy conversation, the irritability that had risen in Tangmo’s heart was somewhat alleviated, so he lifted his foot and wiped away the magic array drawn on the ground, preparing to redraw it.

"Do you have to redraw it every time?" Witnessing such an intricate and complicated magic array being erased, Luo’er couldn’t help but ask with a tinge of heartache.

"Of course, many parts of these magic arrays are different. Modifying details within a framework is much more troublesome than redrawing from scratch, so it’s better to just start anew," Tangmo said matter-of-factly.

"You’re working hard," Luo’er said sincerely.

"Then give me a kiss!" Tangmo said with a smile.

"Ah, you win, I owe you one, I’ll give it back to you next time," Luo’er finally began to falter under Tangmo’s onslaught and compromised.

"When is next time? You’re unwilling when others are around, and you’re reluctant when we’re alone," Tangmo pressed on.

"As long as you don’t push your luck, I’m definitely willing," Luo’er replied sheepishly.

"When have I ever pushed my luck," Tangmo muttered.

"Don’t act like you don’t know anything. You and Momo are just the same," Luo’er said with a touch of resentment.

The two kept busy from morning to afternoon, with a short rest in between. During this time, Tangmo tried almost ten times to succeed, but all attempts ended in failure.

It was quite difficult to guess the correct pattern to break the rune on the stone door by trial and error, so Tangmo planned to continue entering the tomb with Baiyue and others the next day to experiment. After all, her experience in drawing magic arrays was quite extensive and not prone to mistakes. On the other hand, she also hoped to keep a firm grip on the progress of the decryption to prevent any further mishaps.

In fact, the Advance Team had many methods to open the main chamber’s stone door, including physical and magic means, but unfortunately, various constraints severely limited their options, forcing them to choose the relatively safe methods of opening the stone door.

If they didn’t take into account the artifacts within the main chamber and the Snow God of the rift, Luo’er could simply order Feng to use a powerful strike to break it, or use explosives to blow it open. Any method would be much faster than the intricate process of deduction and calculation.

However, due to various objective factors, it was difficult for Luo’er to make such self-serving decisions. Although he didn’t dare to claim to be a gentleman, at least he knew the saying, "A gentleman acts with discretion."

Since the rift in the tomb was the home of the Snow God, they had no reason to drive away or kill the Snow God and take over its nest since that would be no different from the actions of bandits. Luo’er always believed that as a member of the Advance Team, their actions must be principled.

For now, they could only step by step deduce and calculate, trying to open the door to the main chamber with the least possible cost, find what they needed, and try not to disturb the peace of the Snow God.

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