Chapter 64: 【Fire Arrow】

Gao De sprinted away into the night.

Fortunately, after more than a month of training and dietary supplementation, his physical fitness had improved significantly.

Even so, by the time he was far from the civilian district, he was already panting heavily.

"No one should have noticed."

"But with supernatural powers like magic in existence, no one noticing me on the spot doesn't mean I won't be tracked down."

"Even if I am tracked down, it doesn't matter. Essentially, I was saving people; from any angle, they can't find any fault with me."

"At most, it would just expose that I have mastered the 【Fire Arrow】 spell."

After organizing his thoughts and confirming that his actions this time wouldn't bring him any hidden trouble, Gao De finally let out a sigh of relief.

When that strange vine coiled toward the second person, he, hiding in the street tree above, looked down and noticed the light coming from the neighboring street.

He knew this was the handheld lantern used by the patrolling city guards for illumination.

Since he could see the light, it meant the city guards were nearby.

It was under these circumstances that Gao De had decisively taken action.

Being separated by one street was enough to ensure he could leave before the city guards arrived.

And this distance was also enough to ensure the city guards would notice the commotion here and quickly move away.

As for that vine, as a vine, being able to extend from the sewer to the entrance was already rare.

Gao De truly didn't believe it could span dozens of meters to continue tracking him.

Having said so much, in the blink of an eye, how could he have really thought so meticulously?

The essence was that, seeing an alien species brutally killing his own kind before his eyes, his psychological and physiological instincts made him strike in an instant.

Even the spell he cast, 【Fire Arrow】, was an instinctive choice.

Because only this spell could create enough sound and commotion to attract the attention of the city guards.

Everything that followed was the result of thinking after truly calming down.

Although the main purpose was just to save people, there were unexpected gains.

"Fengling Yueying!" Gao De whispered in his heart.

The crude information interface instantly appeared in his consciousness.

On the Source column, a new entry had unexpectedly appeared.

Source:

0-Circle — 【Maso Rat】 (7/7).

The scientific name of that red-eyed monster rat turned out to be 【Maso Rat】.

A very unexpected name.

It looked weak and wasn't actually powerful, but that didn't change the fact that it was a leyline creature.

As long as it possessed the bloodline of a leyline creature, it entered the 0-Circle rank and could provide Source.

Gao De wasn't sure how many red-eyed monster rats named 【Maso Rat】 his just-cast 【Fire Arrow】 spell had killed.

But in total, it was at least seven.

Therefore, without any preparation, Gao De had obtained his third point of Source.

"It can be considered an unexpected joy."

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda; this is also what I deserve."

If it wouldn't affect one's normal life, it is still better for a person to do more good deeds.

For example, tonight's action—even without the unexpected gain of "Source," being able to save two living people truly made Gao De feel happy inside.

By the time he returned to the herb garden, it was already the early hours of the morning.

And on the way back, Gao De had already made a decision.

After this experience in the sewer, he could almost be certain that the leyline rebirth was the source of the anomalies outside the city.

This place was not suitable for a long stay. Once the leyline was completely formed, the swarming leyline creatures would be something a small city like Hogen City could never handle.

What was worse was that the herb garden's geographical location was in the suburbs of Hogen City.

This meant that, at that time, he would most likely be among the first batch of "lucky ones" to suffer an attack by leyline creatures.

"Ginger is indeed spicier when it's old." Thinking of Pierre, who was already "liquidating fixed assets" and preparing to run away to Bremen City, Gao De couldn't help but sigh.

"Leaving is a must, but where to go and how to go still needs careful planning." Gao De's eyes flashed, and he had a resolution in his heart.

After this tossing and turning, Gao De, with sleepiness surging again, didn't lie down to rest immediately.

Because he still had one thing left to do.

"Fengling Yueying."

Gao De muttered in his heart.

The crude information interface appeared again.

Spells:

0-Circle — 【Mage Hand】, 【Mending+】, 【Acid Splash+】, 【Ray of Frost】, 【Resistance】, 【Fire Arrow】, 【Hunter's Mark】, 【Flare】, 【Touch of Fatigue】, 【Detect Magic】, 【Read Magic】, 【Blade Ward】

In the "dazzling" spell column, except for 【Mending+】 and 【Acid Splash+】, a small "+" sign was constantly flashing after the other ten cantrip entries.

It was as if it were seducing him: "Big master, come and click me quickly."

"Little b*tch, sooner or later, I will click through all of you." Gao De muttered "viciously" in his heart.

"Add points."

Subsequently, Gao De's spirit locked onto 【Fire Arrow】.

Output, output, output!

A mage must first max out their output before considering anything else.

More importantly, "adding points" to damage-type spells was beneficial for Gao De to obtain new Source—after all, the most reliable channel for obtaining Source was hunting leyline creatures.

And 【Fire Arrow】 was currently the spell with the highest damage among those Gao De had mastered.

In an instant, the "Big Dipper" representing the 【Maso Rat】 Source swam out from within Fengling Yueying.

It merged like lightning into the spell model of Fire Arrow.

Based on the original spell model of Fire Arrow, new branches were generated.

The spell model, originally composed of ten star seeds, was instantly expanded to nineteen star seeds.

In the spell column, a light flashed on the 【Fire Arrow】 entry, the plus sign after the entry had already disappeared, and its name had also become 【Fire Arrow+】.

【Fire Arrow】 (Evocation, 0-Circle):

You throw a bolt of fire at a creature or object within 120 feet (40 meters), making a ranged spell attack against the target. If it hits, the target takes fire damage.

Flammable objects hit by this spell will be ignited.

Extra: After the fire arrow is shot, you can change the direction of the spell's trajectory at most once according to your needs.

This was another enhancement direction that exceeded Gao De's expectations but was extremely practical.

As an instantaneous damage spell, according to standard rules, 【Fire Arrow】 would fly in a straight line toward the target point under the caster's will.

That is to say, once 【Fire Arrow】 is cast and shot, the spell's trajectory cannot be changed again.

In this aspect, 【Fire Arrow】 is actually similar to an ordinary arrow.

After an arrow is shot, without external interference, its direction will not change again.

Of course, it does not exclude certain special archery techniques that have the ability to make arrows turn, but individual special cases are not taken into account.

In short, it is not difficult to see how "overpowered" the ability to change direction once, granted by Fengling Yueying to 【Fire Arrow】, is.

This is the powerful aspect of "Fengling Yueying."

The "adding points" it brings is never just a simple enhancement of spell power, but a sublimation of the spell mechanism.

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