I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

"This is--"

While feeling the changes in his body, Shinji found that the magical power he drew from the "Great Source" was reduced, only about 70% of the initial level.

"No wonder the air here feels unusual. It turns out the problem lies here."

The characteristic of Fu Hailin is to swallow life to strengthen itself and breed fruits. It is normal for the son of Fu Hailin to inherit this characteristic. This kind of engulfment is not limited to tangible creatures, but also includes the ubiquitous "big source".

No matter how excellent the magician's magic circuit is, it can't compare to this behemoth with a diameter of more than ten kilometers. The closer to the main body, the less magic power can be converted. Fortunately, I am learning rune magic, and the magic power has already been input when carving the runes. As long as there are still rune stones, my combat effectiveness will not be greatly affected.

Thinking of this, Shinji increased the load on the magic circuit to maintain the magic power supply of Feather Shoes.

At this moment, the lava lake changed again, and the red flowers were still blooming. Underneath the petals, a huge bubble bulged upward. The bubbles did not explode immediately, but expanded bit by bit as if pregnant with something, expanding into an unimaginable arc.

"Isa!" He raised his left hand, and three rune stones shining with ice-blue light broke out of the air and fell into the magma bubble directly below. However, the magic power of ice contained in the runes is really insignificant compared to the entire magma lake. It's like three grains of sand thrown into the ocean without even a ripple.

Shinji instinctively felt that something was wrong, and subconsciously manifested the Shield of Athena.

Facts have proved that his feeling was completely correct. At the moment when the shield transformed into a solid substance, the magma cannon finally exploded, and a giant red snake as thick as two people could hug broke through the lava and rose into the sky.

The giant red snake moved very fast, and it hit the Shield of Athena in just one breath. The huge force not only made Shenji's arms sore, but also reduced the distance between him and the lake from fifteen meters to two meters. Fifteen meters.

Through the feedback from the shield, Shen'er judged that the giant snake's body was probably as hard as the alien flying fish. Physical attacks would be difficult to effect, while thunder and lightning magic could cause damage.

but--

Shinji, who stabilized his body and continued to avoid the lava flowers, glanced at the giant snake with its head held high and its chest high, showing off its power.

——This kind of monster with a body length of more than 15 meters, ordinary magic is probably just scratching it. To defeat him, you must at least use a great magic level attack, then——

Shinji glanced at the sky to confirm that the Bartholomew helicopter was out of sight, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The next second, Shenji took off his cloak and feathered shoes and returned to his original appearance. His whole body turned sharply like a kite with its string broken, and once again entered the hunting range of the giant snake.

As expected, the giant snake stretched its body as if made of ruby, and hit it directly on its head. The reason why it is "like" is because Shinji did not see the eyes and mouth that snakes should have on the head. Sure enough, in the alien world bred by Fu Hailin's son, everything is abnormal.

Of course, it makes no difference to Shenji whether the giant snake has sensory organs or not. All he needs is the fact that the giant snake is close.

The moment before the giant snake was about to hit the Shield of Athena for the second time, a golden light that was more dazzling than the red eyes appeared from behind the shield, and followed by a violent explosion, it sank into the giant snake's body.

Noble Phantasm - Indra's Thunder.

No matter how powerful the strange snake is, it cannot be compared to the demon dragon Vritra. The huge red body could not withstand the divine punishment of the God of Thunder. Amidst the looming brilliant thunder, the giant snake trembled and fell down, splashing a large red spray.

And Shen'er's body followed the giant snake and sank into the magma - it was a natural shield. No one knew what undercurrents and strange beasts were hidden under the magma. An extra layer of protection would never go wrong.

Shinji's caution was rewarded accordingly, and he just drilled into the magma. Those alien fish swarmed towards him. If it weren't for the natural barrier of the giant snake's body right in front of him, he really wasn't sure he could withstand such a dense attack.

It's different now. With more than 40% of the defensive surface reduced, Shenji can deal with it calmly.

I saw the shield in his right hand, the rune stone in his left hand, the shield colliding with lightning strikes, and physical magic alternately performed. No matter how many alien monsters there were, they could not break through his guard circle.

After the giant snake's body sank to the bottom of the lake, Shen'er found a corner where the snake's body was curved, put up a shield and hid inside, letting the wind and rain blow outside, but I remained unmoved.

Of course, he didn't forget to drop an "EIHWAZ" rune at his feet. The entire alien world is part of the "Children of Fu Hailin", and attacks can come from any angle.

Only then did he have time to sort out the situation and think about what to do next.

The view in the magma is not as bad as expected. Although it is not as clear as pure water, it is not really blind. If I want to use a metaphor, it is probably like being in a piece of strawberry jelly, the distance is hazy, and the closer It has no impact.

The connection with the "Great Source" has dropped to a freezing point as previously expected, and the magic power conversion rate is only about 30%, which is barely enough to maintain the consumption of the Athena Shield.

But this maintenance is only temporary. With the fierce attack of the alien swarm, the speed of magic replenishment will soon be unable to keep up with the speed of consumption.

The location of the core of "Fu Hailin's Son" must be determined before that.

Fu Hailin, the mother's body, has a core that breeds the True Red Fruit, and the same goes for Fu Hailin's children. Although I haven't heard of any children that have conceived fruits, they do have a core. As long as the core is destroyed, the entire alien world will be destroyed. Wither quickly.

The core of Fu Hailin's son is usually located in the place where the spiritual veins are most active, that is, near the node, which is generally the most central area of ​​the entire alien world. It is for this reason that Shen Er chose to airborne from right above the center of the lake.

The detection rune is activated, and invisible magic ripples spread around.

As if aware of Shen Er's plan, the entire magma lake began to shake. A ravine wider than a strange snake appeared at Shen Er's feet, as if it was the mouth of some prehistoric creature, trying to swallow the intruder completely into the abyss. .

At the same time, the alien creatures living in the lake also entered a violent state and rushed toward Shen Er desperately.

Such a reaction proved that Shen Er's judgment was correct and the core must be nearby. Sure enough, the scrying runes fed back an unusually obvious source of life. If the other creatures in the lake are fireflies and the alien giant snakes are stars, then the source of life is the bright moon.

"found it--"

Shinji held the shield firmly with both hands, and the conversion method of the magic circuit switched from the "big source" of the world to his own "small source". The vitality strengthened by the golden apple was quickly converted into magic power and injected into the Noble Phantasm.

Nourished by the magic power, in the center of the shield, the beautiful face of the Gorgon became more and more charming, as if it might come back to life at any time.

The magic power pushed away the magma, and Shinji shouted the true name of the liberating Noble Phantasm.

"Aegis (Shield of Athena) - Gaze of the Medusa! (Medusa's Gaze)"

The field of vision was all gray.

PS: The gazes of Pegasus and Medusa are Shenji’s two biggest trump cards.