Chapter 433 - 240: Breaking the Rules (Part 2)

As for a trace of doubt, can Raine, as a Combat Professional, deal with a Caster who frequently uses Magic?

Especially if heading to a base, there are bound to be pre-arranged Guardian Arrays or magic traps set by the opponent.

"Yes."

Raine glanced at the headless Flom Demon corpse on the ground, which looked like a vulture, thought for a moment, and then nodded with a smile.

It’s not arrogance.

On one hand, the Demon summoned by the opponent was only a Challenge Level 6 Flom Demon, far inferior to the elite Enchanting Demon at the Transcendent Level summoned by the Demon Mage Lilith.

Although this cannot directly determine a Mage’s strength, it can serve as a rough reference.

The opponent’s strength should be below Lilith, with a small probability of being slightly stronger than Lilith.

But no matter which the case, it won’t pose a significant threat to him at the moment.

Especially after augmenting with the elite Enchanting Demon Bloodline—’...90% Erosion Magic immunity, immune to 1-3 level Erosion Magic damage; mid-level resistance to Fire Spell...’, Raine gains a significant advantage when facing most Mages specializing in Erosion and Fire spells.

If you add the Class Skill ’Ice Shield Reflection’, Raine is confident that even if the opponent is a Mage newly at the Transcendent Level, he has a good chance of winning.

"Let him lead the way." After thinking it over, Raine pointed to Victor, the traitor, and said.

Hmm?

Letting a traitor lead the way?

Aaron squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Raine in some surprise.

And Victor was also stunned!

This...

Aren’t you afraid I’ll deliberately lead you into a trap?

Could it be that the opponent is just strong but has little adventure experience?

However, Laisa showed no sign of feeling anything wrong with Raine’s words, and after binding Victor’s hands with steel wire, urged, "Lead the way."

"Oh, okay!" A flash of joy passed through Victor’s eyes!

This is playing unexpectedly!

I like it!

"What’s the name of the person in charge at the base, and what Class?" Laisa asked as they walked.

"It’s Lord Davenport, a Professional Level 8, Level 9 Shadow Mage," Victor said with a cunning glint in his eyes.

"Not Transcendent?"

"No."

"Well, that’s a bit boring." Laisa couldn’t help but show a disappointed expression and sighed.

"Miss Laisa, why do you say that?" Aaron, beside her, was a bit confused upon hearing.

Because he noticed that Miss Laisa’s strength seemed similar to his, probably around Professional Level 4 or 5, but she spoke with great confidence.

"I guess Raine will kill him in a matter of moments, and there won’t be a big battle to watch," Laisa said in disappointment.

"Hmm?" Aaron blinked.

Isn’t that a bit of a mess?

Is a Professional Level 8, 9 Shadow Mage still not challenging enough?

"Well... Shadow Mages are especially skilled in Erosion Magic, and when summoning certain specific elemental creatures and Demons, they have quite an advantage and are very tricky."

"I know, but compared to Raine, they’re still too weak." Laisa said with a smiling face.

Upon hearing this, Victor lowered his head and remained silent, but a meaningful smile flashed across his lowered face.

And at this time.

Raine, who was walking quietly nearby, didn’t interrupt the conversation.

Not for any reason in particular.

But instead, his attention was currently focused on the sixteenth grid of his package, examining the Flom Demon’s Bloodline Talent and Spell-like Abilities.

The Flom Demon’s Bloodline Talents are only three.

First is the ’Flom Demon Physique’.

Flom Demon Physique Lv1, Effect: Power +4, Constitution +4, Agility +6, Perception +3, Intelligence +1. Basic resistance to all Magic (mid-level resistance to Lightning Magic, immune to first-level and below Lightning Magic damage; mid-level resistance to Fire Spell; mid-level resistance to Ice Spell), mid-level piercing defense, mid-level blunt defense, 90% toxin damage immunity (lower mid-level toxins immune).

(Note: at current physical status)

The attribute boosts naturally didn’t evoke much interest in Raine because, whether compared to a Frost Giant, White Dragon, or Enchanting Demon, it was severely lacking.

’Huh? Mid-level resistance to Lightning Magic?’

Seeing this, Raine’s eyes lit up!

After all, this resistance wasn’t even present on the more powerful elite Enchanting Demon.

’It seems my guess is quite possibly correct!’

’Though the Flom Demon also hails from the Bottomless Abyss, its living environment likely differs significantly from that of the Enchanting Demon.’

Suddenly, Raine’s mind recalled the pair of huge wings covered in dark gray feathers of the Flom Demon, and he instantly thought of something.

’The Flom Demon can fly, and it’s likely that it frequently crosses through lightning-filled clouds and such, so it naturally has resistance to lightning?’

Even at the Dorne City Adventurer’s Association Branch, there’s no relevant information about the living environments of various demons.

Perhaps legendary level mages, or some mages who have specialized in this research might know, but these are things Raine has yet to have the opportunity to come into contact with.

’In this case, my previous approach of collecting high-resistance monsters, and enhancing targeted resistance bloodlines for different enemies, is completely feasible!’

’Unfortunately, this Flom Demon is a bit too weak.’

’If it were Challenge Level eight, or even higher, then this lightning spell resistance would at least be advanced, maybe even surpass advanced, reaching 90% immunity. That would greatly increase its practicality!’

With mid-level resistance reducing damage by only 50%, other adventurers might treasure it, but to Raine, it’s still somewhat insufficient.

His goal is 100% or 99% immunity to that type of spell, at the very least, 90% damage reduction.

It’s not that Raine is greedy, but since he has the Golden Finger, he naturally wants to maximize its effectiveness.

His gaze shifted downwards to continue examining.

The next two items didn’t have anything special; they were ’Dark Vision Lv1’ and ’Unarmed Combat Specialization Lv1’, both bloodline talents possessed by the elite enchanting demons.

In comparison,

The Flom Demon is inferior by more than two levels, like its unarmed combat specialization, which is only Lv1.

As for why the Flom Demon has this, Raine speculates it’s an evolution from claw strikes, much like the pair of giant pincers of the elite enchanting demon.

Slightly pausing his gaze, he continued downwards.

There are only three spell-like abilities.

The first is named ’Spore Poison Cloud’.

Spore Poison Cloud Lv1, Effect: Centered on itself, releases a poisonous spore cloud covering a 10-unit diameter space, affecting all targets within with the poison cloud effect.

(Note: The poisoning effect is inversely related to the target’s constitution and poison resistance.)

’The coverage area is a bit small.’

’If it could be upgraded to Lv2, it might be decent.’

Raine studied this spell-like ability seriously, something he didn’t possess before, but poison damage is quite widely used.

However, the 10-meter diameter range decreases its practicality somewhat.

The second is named ’Intimidating Scream’.

Intimidating Scream Lv1, Effect: Centered on itself, releases a high-frequency scream that affects all targets within approximately a 20-meter diameter area, potentially causing them to be stunned, frightened, or dazed. If the opponent is currently casting, it’s very likely to be interrupted.

’It should be the scream that Flom Demon was about to use to control Aaron before.’

Raine immediately recalled the scene when Flom Demon used it.

’Can it interrupt spellcasting?’

’That’s pretty good.’

This also reminded Raine of the ’Silent Roar’ monster skill from the Giant Vampire Bat Leader bloodline he acquired a long time ago, which also had the effect of interfering and interrupting spellcasting.

After a moment of recollection.

Raine turned to look at the final item, but after a brief pause, he stopped investigating further.

Because the final item was Dark Magic, also found in the elite enchanting demon.

"We’re here! Sir, it’s ahead," Victor’s voice came from the front at this moment.

Raine looked forward.

Through the drizzling rain and layers of overlapping leaves, a hundred meters away, two strong warriors clad in dark plate armor were guarding the entrance of a cave.

"The cave is a disused mine, with intersecting passages below, but I’m quite familiar with it. Sir, let me lead the way," Victor said with a flattering tone.

"However, there are two more guards within ten meters behind these two. If they’re not taken out simultaneously, it’ll likely alert the others inside."

"How many are inside?" Raine asked.

"At least more than twenty Black Fist Army elites, plus Lord Davenport, I fear..."

"Laisa, do you have oil bottles?"

"I only brought two."

"That’ll do. Go ahead," Raine pointed to the Black Fist Army elite at the entrance.

What! Use oil bottles?

If they explode, won’t the noise alert all the Black Fist Army elites inside?

Aaron was dumbfounded!

And the traitor Victor was also dumbfounded!

His main purpose for proposing to lead the way inside the cave was to find an opportunity to escape, but who would’ve thought Raine was not playing by the usual rules.

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