CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: AMBUSH

"Shenlan, analyze the spell models of Ice Shield, Mana Shield, and Flash, and calculate the time and Magic Power consumption required to construct the models."

After Herag got home, he immediately began flipping through the spell models of these three spells. After going through them all, he had Shenlan input the data information for analysis.

"Task has been filed, entering data for analysis..."

One minute later, Shenlan provided the results.

"Level 0 Spell Ice Shield: Estimated spell model construction time is fifteen minutes, with an estimated Magic Power consumption of 13%."

"Level 0 Spell Mana Shield: Estimated spell model construction time is twenty minutes, with an estimated Magic Power consumption of 15%."

"Level 0 Spell Flash: Estimated spell model construction time is thirty minutes, with an estimated Magic Power consumption of 21%."

"The three tasks executed serially are expected to consume sixty-six minutes and 40% Magic Power."

Looking at the calculated results in front of him, Herag murmured to himself, "Currently, Shenlan can only execute tasks serially and cannot execute multiple tasks simultaneously. The Magic Power consumption isn’t much; let’s tackle these three spells today."

He immediately gave the command: "Shenlan, begin constructing the spell models for Ice Shield, Mana Shield, and Flash."

"Task has been filed..."

In Herag’s mind, Shenlan began constructing the spell models one by one starting with Ice Shield.

To an ordinary Wizard Apprentice, Herag would seem like a madman; no one would attempt to construct three spell models in one go.

Sixty-six minutes later.

"Spell model construction is complete."

Ordinary Wizard Apprentices would take at least a year to master these three spells, but Herag took just over an hour.

"Six Level 0 Spells, four defensive, one offensive, and one for displacement."

Herag counted the Level 0 spells he had mastered, as long as he wasn’t facing an Official Wizard or a formidable Third-Class Wizard Apprentice, he should have no problem protecting himself.

"I’ll go mushroom picking again in a couple of days, but first I’ll thoroughly digest the information from these spell models." Herag now only had one Magic Stone left, and enrolling in the Magic Potion Class would cost money, as would practicing Magic Potion Refining.

Picking Sleeping Mushrooms is currently the most efficient and safe task; Herag planned to exploit this task as much as possible.

Three days later, Herag set out again for Moonlight Forest.

Not long after he left, a figure emerged from the corner of the wall behind; it was Sunny, who was with Macken.

He took out a Talisman Stone to send a message to Macken: "He has left; it looks like he is heading to Moonlight Forest."

"Great! Finally, he’s out!" Ever since Macken learned that Herag had picked so many Sleeping Mushrooms, he teamed up with Sunny, and they took turns staking out near Herag’s place.

After staking out for three days, they finally saw Herag leave.

Macken speculated that Herag had a special method to find Sleeping Mushrooms quickly, and since Herag was just a newly joined First-Class Wizard Apprentice in the Forest, he and Sunny figured they could take Herag down together and then force him to reveal his method, thereby making a fortune picking Sleeping Mushrooms.

Macken was even considering how to deal with Sunny, regarding Herag as no real threat and sure to be taken down.

He couldn’t let a second person know the special method; the one to be cautious about was Sunny.

...

Herag was waiting at the station for the arrival of Hellfoot, and he glanced back; Sunny and Macken did not show up.

He chuckled, "It’s fine if they come together."

The detection range of Shenlan’s environment is two hundred and fifty meters, so Sunny and Macken had long been exposed in Herag’s field of vision.

"Sunny: Power 2.0, agility 1.8, Constitution 2.8, Spirit 6.7."

"Macken: Power 2.1, agility 2.2, Constitution 3.1, Spirit 7.3."

Herag already had a good grasp of the data of these two, just waiting for them to bite the hook.

Fighting is not allowed in the towns and Northern Forest Region of the Moonlight Forest, but the Moonlight Forest does not prohibit members from killing each other.

Conflict of interest among Wizards is normal; if there’s a dispute, solve it outside. The Moonlight Forest won’t bother with such affairs.

The one who survives is stronger and more valuable to the Forest; this is the survival law here.

Unless you are an important figure in Moonlight Forest, no one will care about your life and death, as long as you don’t disrupt the normal order of the Forest.

This is also why Macken and Sunny could only stake out outside; they didn’t dare to make a move in the Northern Forest Region. They could only act without restraint when Herag went to places like Moonlight Forest.

Herag was the only passenger on the carriage he took, and after he reached the entrance of Moonlight Forest, he started walking inside, waiting for the arrival of Macken and Sunny.

Soon after, the next carriage arrived, and the passengers alighting were Macken and Sunny.

After getting off, they both looked around cautiously.

"That kid must have already gone in," Macken said as he looked at the dense Moonlight Forest.

"How about we split up? I’ll search the left side; you search the right side?" Sunny suggested.

Macken nodded, "Okay, if you find that kid, don’t act rashly, quietly notify me so we can take him down together."

"No problem," Sunny replied with a smile.

The two entered Moonlight Forest and then separated left and right, Macken sneering to himself: "I’ll deal with that kid first, then you."

After walking some distance, Sunny glanced back at Macken’s position.

He had the same thought as Macken, planning to get Herag’s secret before dealing with Macken.

"Herag, you better not go to the right," Macken thought as he explored the jungle, keeping an eye on the tracks.

He soon found signs of trampled shrubs, with clear human footprints on the ground.

Sunny didn’t hide his joy: "Herag went this way."

In the far, shaded jungle, Herag was observing Sunny through Shenlan’s environmental monitoring.

Their initial conversation was heard loud and clear by him; he stayed at the maximum distance within Shenlan’s monitoring range, ensuring he could keep track of the two while not exposing his own position.

Herag was waiting, waiting for a gap between the two to take them down one by one.

He chose Sunny first, as he seemed relatively weaker.

Herag was lurking in the forest, retreating slowly as Sunny advanced, always maintaining a distance.

The traces in the mountain forests were deliberately left by him to lure Sunny deeper.

Once Sunny entered a relatively open area, Herag made his move.

A Corrosive Arrow quickly formed in his hand, silently traversing through the air, striking Sunny’s abdomen.

Sunny’s area lacked tall trees, covered mainly by low shrubs.

Upon hearing the whistling sound, Sunny became alert.

When the brush beside him was cut, he sensed danger and instinctively dodged to the side.

The Corrosive Arrow grazed his waist and abdomen, not penetrating his stomach but leaving a mark, which was enough.