Above the mage!

Chapter 508 [The Topaz Annihilator]

David Jones's expression changed drastically as he watched the fiery golden magic bullet hurtling towards him.

[Good Luck] Although powerful, it is just an ordinary shot under normal circumstances, and it certainly wouldn't cause the Pirate King to perform like this.

The problem is, this is not an ordinary time.

Blue flames burned his soul, and an intense stinging pain followed him everywhere.

His soul is being subjected to a constant attack, and his mental damage is worsening.

With his soul in turmoil, even casting a third-circle spell, Flight, was extremely difficult for David Jones.

How can he react in time to the rapidly approaching magic bullets?
However, just as the blazing gold bullet was about to hit Davy Jones, a semi-transparent magical shield that shimmered with a faint light suddenly bloomed in front of him.

[Shield Spell]

The magic bullet struck the very center of the magic shield with pinpoint accuracy.

puff!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a barely noticeable sound of dissolving.

The light on the surface of the magic shield suddenly blazed brightly and then dimmed rapidly, before being torn apart in an instant, scattering light fragments everywhere.

Clearly, the [Shield] spell, being only a first-level protective spell, cannot completely withstand the power of the magical bullets fired by [Good Luck].

But this is not a case of David Jones trying to stop a chariot by his own hand.

In the current situation, it is impossible for him to cast a protective spell in time to deal with the magical bullets before they arrive.

This [Shield] spell did not originate from his active casting, but rather was a protective spell that Davy Jones had fixed long ago through [Spell Stabilization], which would automatically trigger once the trigger conditions were met.

The Spell of Constantity is an extremely rare and precious spell, and not all fifth-circle mages can master it.

However, if David Jones had not even mastered this spell, which is the iconic symbol of a fifth-ring mage, he would naturally not be able to become the uncrowned king of the Blue Flame Islands.

However, as powerful as the [Spell Constant] spell is, it still has many limitations. For example, there are strict restrictions on the constant spell type and level.

Therefore, even for Davy Jones, the only constant defensive spell he possessed was the first-level [Shield Spell].
Of course, it's the [Shield] spell cast under the ascending ring.

The blazing gold bullet slowed slightly after tearing through the shield, but still struck Davy Jones' left shoulder with an afterimage.

At this moment, two layers of faint light, barely perceptible to the naked eye, covered his entire body.

[Increase resistance] and [Protect from energy damage].

These are all spells that David has fixed through the [Spell Constantity] spell, which are automatically triggered at this time.

As a condensation of magic power, the magic bullet exploded the moment it came into contact with the two layers of faint light, turning into scattered fragments of light.

The faint light also trembled violently, like ripples spreading across the surface of water after being hit by a stone, before exploding into points of light one by one, forcefully dissolving more than 80% of the energy in the magic bullet into nothingness.

However, two slender golden energy arcs still managed to break through the defenses.

But that's not all; Davy Jones has another barrier.

Two arcs of energy struck his robe, like sparks hitting water, creating only two faint bursts of light before being completely annihilated.

The energy damage was all blocked and negated, but the impact it brought did indeed affect David's left shoulder.

He groaned and staggered back several steps. His body, which had just been levitating, was knocked down, and he could no longer maintain the [Flight] spell. He landed heavily on the ground covered with gravel.

Before David Jones could catch his breath, the sound of the trigger being pulled rang out again, like the knocking of a messenger from hell.

The second blazing gold magic bullet had already left the barrel, its golden light leaving a striking trail in the sea of ​​blue flames.

"Crazy woman!" A sinister glint flashed in Davy Jones's eyes as he couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

This woman knew that the blue flames were causing continuous damage to both of them, yet instead of leaving quickly, she was relentlessly unleashing her firepower to fight him, a suicidal tactic.

Before the cursing had even finished, he awkwardly twisted to the side, then, in a completely unbecoming manner of a pirate king, he tumbled towards the crevice in the right-hand reef.

The entire sequence of movements was as fast as a nimble cheetah. His clothes were covered in pebbles and the eerie glow of blue flames as he tumbled around, yet he managed to avoid the direct trajectory of the magic bullets.

—Aside from defensive spells, functional spells that greatly enhance mobility, such as [Great Stride] and [Jump], are also essential and come in handy right now.

A fifth-circle mage who has mastered the [Spell Constant] is a superhuman in the eyes of ordinary people, even without using spells.

boom!
Thanks to Davy Jones' timely dodge, the magic bullet missed its target and struck the ground area covered by blue flames.

The hard reef shattered under the impact of energy, sending up a shower of flying pebbles and golden shards. The dark blue flames were scattered for a moment by this force, but quickly gathered again.

The magic gun is definitely not that "weak".

In normal circumstances, such a simple dodge maneuver would be impossible to evade the lock-on tracking of magic bullets; otherwise, this weapon would have long been reduced to a battlefield toy.

The reason for this situation is also because of the Blue Flame.

The trajectory of the magic bullet depends on the mage's mental guidance.

With his body engulfed in blue flames, Davy Jones found it extremely difficult to cast spells, and Sarah Fortune's attempt to guide her magic bullets was also greatly hindered, almost impossible, resulting in a significant decrease in accuracy.

Faced with Davy Jones's angry rebuke and the scorching soul of the blue flames, Sarah remained expressionless, her red lips tightly pressed together, like a cold machine, and pulled the trigger once more.

call out!call out!call out!
One magical bullet after another was fired at Davy Jones.

Each shot was accompanied by the shimmering light of the Oric Crystal Energy Core, the blossoming of a light-forged flower.

David Jones was in a sorry state, the faint glow of the constant spell flickering under the impact of the magic bullets, and his robes were constantly swaying.

He didn't understand what Sarah was going crazy about, but he knew that if he didn't deal with this crazy woman first, he wouldn't be able to leave.

"Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish!" David said through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse from the trauma.

Undoubtedly, in the current situation, the magic gun is the most useful magic weapon.

Mental strength is related to the stability of spellcasting.

Under the incineration of blue flames, their minds were in turmoil and extremely unstable, failing to meet the requirements for casting spells.

David can still manage to cast flight spells, but if he delays any longer, he might not even be able to cast a normal first-level spell.

However, even if one's mental state is unstable, it doesn't have a significant impact on launching an offensive with a magic gun; at most, it will prevent one from guiding the trajectory of the magic bullets.

Because using the magic gun only requires the simple action of pulling the trigger.

Therefore, the Blue Flame Zone is the home ground of the Magic Gun Mage.

Sarah is a master of using the magic gun.

Clearly, David Jones also realized this.

"Have you forgotten that although I don't wield dual pistols like you, my magic weapon is also an enchanted gun?" However, he was not afraid of this. Facing the constantly spinning magic bullets, the sinister look in his eyes grew stronger.

The moment he finished speaking, David Jones subtly tucked his right hand into the holster on his waist.

The next moment, an enchanted gun with a ferocious appearance slid into his hand.

It is clearly a size larger than "Good Luck" and is forged entirely from an unknown material resembling matte obsidian.

The gun body has a streamlined arc, and the surface is covered with fine, interwoven scale-like etched patterns, like the layers of scales on a dragon's body.

Occasionally, a purplish-black mist would seep out from the gaps in the patterns, as if the gun were breathing.

The front of the gun barrel splits into a trident shape, with a tiny vortex of ash slowly rotating counterclockwise around the edge of the split.

The grip and stock are inlaid with rough, sulfur-colored crystals, while the visual focus of the entire weapon is concentrated on the center of the barrel:
A fist-sized prismatic topaz was embedded in the dark gold framework of the gun's core, with a semi-molten dragon scale constantly peeling off and regenerating inside the crystal. The scale had an amber-like semi-liquid texture, with vein-like golden light flowing across its surface, sometimes contracting like a heartbeat, sometimes expanding like a living being breathing, its edges constantly peeling off and regenerating.

Whenever a piece of scale peels off, new material seeps out from the depths of the topaz, solidifies, and fills the gap.

"Besides, my gun is far more powerful than yours!" David said menacingly.

This is not a bluff.

Not only does he also use an enchanted gun as his magical weapon, but his enchanted gun is not a magical gun in the usual sense, but an extraordinary combat artifact.

【Topaz Annihilator】!
The moment David acquired the Topaz Annihilator, he raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

[Topaz Annihilator] immediately drew mana from his body. Under the infusion of mana, the dragon scales inside the core topaz trembled and disintegrated wildly, turning into dust that gathered into a yellow raging fire in the barrel.

The barrel glowed with a vein-like light, which spread along the etched patterns on the scales to the entire gun body, as if a dragon had awakened and spread its wings.

At this moment, the vortex of ash at the muzzle suddenly increased in speed, compressing the torrent into a bullet that was entirely golden and had dragon scale patterns flowing on its surface.

The bullet left the chamber silently, leaving a golden afterimage in the air.

Wherever it passed, even the dark blue flames were forcibly separated, forming a brief vacuum channel, which shot towards Sarah with a destructive aura!

Puff puff puff puff!

David Jones and Sarah faced off with their guns, so the bullet struck the magic bullet from [Good Luck] first.

The golden dragon scale bullets, like ruthless battering rams, instantly shattered the magic energy bullets into pieces, and the flying golden fragments sizzled and dissipated in the air.

The dragon scale bullet paused only slightly before continuing its devastating momentum, breaking through the obstruction and heading straight for Sarah.

Sarah's pupils contracted sharply, and almost the instant the collision occurred, she rolled to the side, the constant spell making her movements as fast as lightning.

But the shockwave from the dragon scale bullet hitting the ground beside her still made her stagger and feel a tightness in her chest.

Sarah groaned, enduring the dual pain in her mind and body, and repeatedly tapped the "Good Luck" key on her right hand.

Three blazing gold magic bullets were fired in a triangular pattern, and at the same time, the feet moved again, never staying in one place for even a moment.

David Jones is far superior to Sarah in both his mage level and magical abilities.

However, with their bodies engulfed in blue flames and within the blue flame zone, both of them were almost rendered powerless by magic and had to rely mainly on their enchanted guns to attack.

Furthermore, due to the attack on its soul, it is almost impossible to guide the trajectory of the bullet with mental power; the direction in which the magic bullet is fired is basically its final direction.

The duel between the two suddenly transformed from a French-style fight into a pure gunfight, a contest of marksmanship.

Sarah clearly has the upper hand in this respect.

She had been planning for this day for many years, which naturally included spending a lot of time training her marksmanship and movement skills.

Sarah's other advantage lies in her blue flame.

Both of their souls were suffering from the same attack.

The damage caused by the blue flames to the soul is "irreversible," and the longer it lasts, the greater the damage.
David Jones certainly didn't want to stay in the Blue Flame Zone any longer, but he was being held back by Sarah. If he ignored Sarah, he would be shot.

Sarah Guan couldn't resolve the battle anytime soon.

This puts him in a dilemma.

Sarah's only thought was to kill Davy Jones; she didn't care to what extent she was affected by the blue flames.

Because her three-ring specialization can help her heal the soul damage caused by the blue flames.

As long as you don't die here, even if your soul is severely damaged, it will just take a few decades to slowly recover.

She can accept it perfectly well.

The two men have different mindsets, so their performance in a gunfight will inevitably differ greatly.

Sarah essentially used this method, through a carefully designed trap, to forcibly pull Davy Jones into her area of ​​expertise.

But David Jones is not without his advantages:

The Topaz Annihilator is far more powerful than Good Luck.

At that moment, David looked at the three magic bullets that were being fired, a sinister smile flashing in his eyes. He didn't dodge at all, but simply pulled the trigger.

The Topaz Annihilator in his hand glowed eerily once more.

The second dragon scale bullet had already been fired, heading straight for Sarah.

The three magic bullets were like paper in front of the dragon scale bullets, shattering instantly.

Fortunately, Sarah had anticipated this situation and had already moved ahead of time.

The dragon scale bullets were aimed at her original position, so they missed.

boom!
The small bullet had the destructive power of a bomb, smashing a deep crater into the ground that was already riddled with cracks from the alchemical bomb.

Then, another burst of blue flame shot out from it.

The column of flames shot upwards, then transformed into countless sparks that rained down.

Sarah had no way to avoid it and could only endure another wave of blue flames engulfing her.

This caused her soul to be damaged far more severely than David's, and her body swayed slightly.

David watched this scene, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

The ash vortex at the muzzle of the [Topaz Annihilator] gun began to spin again, and the third dragon scale bullet was poised to fire.

Feeling the information obtained from [Appraisal Technique+], Gao De was still excited, even though he had expected it.

The extraordinary artifact that Sarah and Pirate King Davy Jones had been searching for for decades had actually fallen into his hands.

He quickly picked up the spell bottle and hid it in his pocket.

Immediately afterwards, Gao De prepared to pick up the broken staff again to examine it.

But then, his expression changed.

what's the situation?
Having obtained the [Body of Abaddon], Gao De possesses an extremely keen perception of the flow trajectory, concentration, and source of the blue flames.

Just now, he discovered that the blue flames in the nearby area were suddenly moving and converging towards the northwest of an ash island.

As a result, the concentration of blue flames in the core area of ​​the blue flames in the heart of Ash Isle suddenly dropped by one level.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

The northwest direction is precisely the direction from which the tremor just came from.

Something strange must have happened over there.

Gao De's eyes flickered, and after a moment's hesitation, he made his decision.

He stopped looking at the staff, left the cave, summoned Boeing, and floated into the air, flying along the trajectory of the flowing blue flames.

Although I know this behavior might be a bit reckless, it's impossible not to check the specific situation now that things have come to this.

At least here, with the blue flames serving as his natural barrier, Gao De felt somewhat confident.

This is his home turf!
(End of this chapter)