Chapter 905: 282. Dismounted Majesty (Part 3)
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[Description]
Your “Thundercloud Technique” is Level 55, unable to resist Level 95 “Dominate Thunder.”
It is expected that in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, your “Thundercloud” will become uncontrollable and experience a severe dissipation of energy.
(As your Scholarly Skills improve, this Panel will automatically update.)
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The Deconstruction Results on the effect panel did not reveal Benjamin Jelani’s exact location.
No matter.
Without seeing him, Noland Lee still had a way to deconstruct him.
Noland Lee aimed the Deconstruction at himself, refreshing his Panel Information.
On his panel, under the “Weakness” category, the following text appeared prominently:
[Fatal Strike Level Weakness:]
[In your battle power composition, “Thundercloud” accounts for over 90% of the battle power.]
[When any target deprives you of control over your “Thundercloud,” or forcibly disperses it, “Thundercloud” will suffer Fatal Strike Level Weakness damage.]
[As the master of “Thundercloud,” you will suffer a Magic backlash when “Thundercloud” is forcibly dispersed, and consequently, you will endure Fatal Strike Level Weakness damage.]
Since it’s Weakness damage, it can trigger Passive Deconstruction.
That’s the process, which might be quite uncomfortable, since Passive Deconstruction is triggered by Magic backlash.
In the case where Benjamin Jelani doesn’t want to reveal himself, taking a bit of backlash damage in exchange for his Passive Deconstruction Results is definitely worth it.
Time passed second by second.
The “Thundercloud” gradually disobeyed commands, and the “Response Time” on the panel gradually increased from the initial 4.5 seconds to 10 seconds.
After 3 minutes had passed, the panel for “Thundercloud” even displayed a warning that said it might not be possible to cast thunder and lightning.
Noland Lee let Benjamin Jelani scheme to seize his “Thundercloud.”
He had never actually encountered Magic backlash before.
Never.
This was his first experience with Magic backlash, and to say he was not nervous would be a lie.
To prevent Magic backlash from affecting his upcoming tasks, he specifically called Denise Green to cast several blessing-type Healing Spells on him.
After Denise Green left, the 3-minute 30-second countdown ended.
The “Thundercloud” boomed with an explosion, shooting out clusters of Dark Clouds of various sizes.
Bright Lightning Energy streaked wildly across the sky, with the roar of thunder and a surge of lightning.
The size of “Thundercloud” visibly dwindled.
But…
Noland Lee looked left, then right, and then down at his own torso.
Didn’t they say Magic backlash was painful, with the head aching like being pricked with needles?
But why didn’t he feel anything wrong at all?
[System Message:]
[Your “Thundercloud” has been seized by “Benjamin Jelani’s Avatar.”]
[Your “Thundercloud” has suffered Fatal Strike Level Weakness damage.]
[Due to the loss of control over “Thundercloud,” you have suffered Magic backlash.]
[Your Energy Points have been deducted by 7 million points.]
[Activate Passive Deconstruction!]
[Your degree of deconstruction of “Benjamin Jelani’s Avatar” has risen from 0% to 90%.]
The legendary Magic backlash is just a deduction of Energy Points?!
Noland Lee was stunned.
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So if he always maintained an inventory of Energy Points over a hundred million, couldn’t he withstand magic backlash without pain?
Energy Points actually had this use too.
Thinking about it, that made sense.
Magic backlash acts on the spiritual level.
For a normal Wizard, it would manifest as a headache so severe it was beyond adding up.
But for Noland Lee, it meant deducting Energy Points.
Noland Lee nodded slowly, it should be this principle at work.
He was just about to check the results of the Deconstruction when he heard Nolin’s voice.
“Sir, there’s movement at the seabed.”
Nolin reported:
“The Thunder and Lightning Energy Balls that appeared just now did not dissipate quickly this time but maintained a round appearance and burrowed out from the seabed.”
Noland Lee called up Magic Vision to take a look.
The Lightning Energy Balls were not scattering lightning bolts.
Their “flying” posture was very stable, aiming precisely at the Sea Monsters and Pirate Ships as they fell.
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
There were at least a thousand Lightning Energy Balls, each one meter in diameter, exploding all at the same time. noveldrama
But this time, all the lightning energy had turned into lightning spears. Under an invisible but strong control, they shot towards the enemies like precision-guided missiles.
The massive Dreadscale Vanguard was pierced by a lightning spear and exploded into pieces with a bang.
The Poison Misting Tower was shattered by a lightning spear, sending sand and stones flying and kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Wildtide Casters suddenly suffered from magic backlash, screaming and howling, then were punctuated in the head by a lightning spear, turning into headless corpses amidst the spray of blood.
Any Pirate Ship without hostages had their magical engines pierced by lightning spears, setting off a series of earth-shattering explosions.
The Dread Scale Nobles were the most pitiable sight on the scene.
After the Lightning Energy Balls exploded, the Dread Scale Nobles instantly became “hedgehogs” studded with lightning spears, and then disintegrated into dust amid the flashing electric lights.
Looking up into the Heavens, there was the Thundercloud taken away by Benjamin Gathered Thunder.
The Thundercloud still hovered there.
A chuckle rose in Noland Lee’s heart.
Ha, the situation was quite clear now.
His previous speculation was right.
The need to draw on the energy of the Thundercloud for more precise thunder and lightning spells.
That was all nonsense.
It was just an excuse for plotting to seize the Thundercloud.
As it turned out, even without the energy provided by the Thundercloud, that Benjamin Jelani could still control the lightning under the water with pinpoint accuracy.
Benjamin Jelani’s maneuvers were not only a display of his control over Thunder and Lightning Energy but also a way to shake Noland’s confidence and embarrass Selena.
Noland Lee’s heart remained neither happy nor sad, unmoved.
How long had it been?
Since he left Tatis, how much time had passed?
How long had it been since he felt such tension and pressure?
Indeed, since arriving at the Suman Archipelago, everything had been smooth sailing, his strength soaring without a worthy opponent showing up. Noland Lee felt both exhilarated and empty.
Now, he needed to use the pressure of a Transcendent-level Wizard to allow himself to settle down.
“Not bad, not bad. Transcendent Wizards who refuse to ascend to Star Witches, you have piqued my curiosity. What reasons do you have for steadfastly suppressing your tier, unwilling to become Star Witches? Is there something more attractive to you than the vast starry sky?”
Noland Lee sat in his chair, his eyes flickering with excitement, as if he had seen a realm filled with mystery and the unknown.
(End of First Volume)