#186 - The Battle Begins
As Moon approached the sailboat within a hundred meters, he could vaguely hear voices coming from the deck.
Because it was already late at night, the sailboat had retracted all the planks leading to the land.
After getting close to the boat, Moon was preparing to cast [Softening Charm] in conjunction with [Cutting Charm] to open the wooden planks at the bottom of the cabin, in order to enter the cabin interior.
But just as Moon took out his wand, preparing to cast the spell,
Bung Bung let out a soft cry in his arms.
"Chirp ~" (There's a big guy coming ~)
No sooner had Bung Bung's words fallen than Moon felt an unusual movement under his feet.
He hurriedly jumped away, only to see cracks suddenly appearing in the stone where he had been standing.
In the middle of the cracks, a rich, fiery red magical energy faintly emanated.
"Could it be that the other party buried something underground?"
Moon had been wearing a monocle over his right eye.
He was originally worried that the other party would set up some kind of magical trap.
But he didn't expect Montoya to do something underground, which caught Moon a little off guard.
Just as Moon finished speaking, the fire-type magical energy under the stone suddenly increased a lot.
Then he saw an underground bulge rushing towards the stone.
Bang!
The stone exploded!
A fiery red thing quickly窜out from underground.
Bung Bung's observation ability was obviously faster than Moon's.
After discovering that the fiery red thing jumped out from underground, Bung Bung immediately locked onto its location.
"Chirp!" (There!)
Moon looked in the direction Bung Bung pointed.
He saw a fiery red snake-like creature, about two meters long, coiled on a large rock not far away.
This strange snake had flames burning all over its body, and even the snake's tongue flicking in and out of its mouth had sparks flying.
After the strange snake coiled and steadied itself on the rock, its tail kept hitting the stone, as if sending out some kind of information.
The snake's head was constantly observing its surroundings, looking for the creature that had invaded its territory.
Because he didn't recognize the magical creature in front of him, Moon steadied himself after it appeared,
Without moving.
He and Bung Bung were currently hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, carefully observing it.
Seeing that the rock under the fire snake had signs of melting, Moon knew that this creature would not be easy to deal with.
Just as the fire snake detonated the first stone, Montoya on the boat heard the noise.
He quickly ran out of the cabin and leaned against the ship's railing, looking at the fire snake below.
"Fire Fiend, has someone arrived?"
Montoya shouted towards the fire snake in the distance.
The fire snake did not answer, it was still diligently searching.
Seeing the fire snake in this state, Montoya knew that the person who had sneaked in had not left.
Because he was not clear about the strength of this fire snake, Moon did not choose to rashly attack even after hearing Montoya's voice.
Instead, Montoya immediately took out a bottle of blood-red potion and poured it into his mouth after failing to find any trace.
The fact that the Fire Fiend couldn't find any trace made Montoya realize that he might have encountered a formidable enemy.
His rich combat experience accumulated over time prompted him to take the most appropriate response.
After drinking the Transfiguration Potion and chanting the transformation spell,
Montoya's body immediately underwent a bizarre change.
His originally slender legs gradually bent and thickened, the muscles in his legs rolled like waves, and quickly swelled, bursting through the strong clothes on the outside.
The exposed skin on the outside began to crack, and dense hair grew wildly from the cracks.
His legs seemed to instantly transform into sturdy lower limbs like those of a tiger or leopard.
After the lower limbs completed their transformation, Montoya leaped from the ten-meter-high ship's railing to the rocky shore.
At this time, his upper body was still undergoing changes.
Moon had been hiding in a corner under the boat, he had not seen the scene just now, but the changes in front of him were enough to shock him.
After crushing the stones on the ground, Montoya's shoulders expanded sharply, and his bones made cracking sounds.
His arms kept lengthening, and his fingers became sharp and curved, like sharp tiger claws.
And his head underwent an even more amazing change.
His original face gradually twisted, his mouth protruded forward, forming a huge wolf muzzle.
Sharp fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth, revealing a cold white light.
His ears also stood up, becoming sharp and sensitive, twitched twice, and began to search for subtle movements around him. At the same time, a thick and powerful leopard tail quickly grew out from his back, shook gently, and was like a flexible steel whip.
These changes were completed in the blink of an eye.
Moon had never seen such a creature.
Wolf, tiger, leopard.
The characteristics of the three creatures all appeared on Montoya's body.
The current Montoya not only exuded a fierce aura, but his magical strength had also changed.
The length of the wizarding stripe had grown from the two bars Moon had seen when he first met him, to three bars after completing the transformation.
Moon guessed that this sudden surge in strength should not last too long, but he obviously couldn't wait for the other party to return to human form.
After completing the transformation, Montoya quickly locked onto Moon's location by relying on his ears and nose.
Although Moon carried a Trace-Concealing Scent Pouch to block the scent on his body,
The sound of his heartbeat and his slight breathing could not be concealed now.
It was by relying on these subtle sounds that Montoya's tiger eyes stared directly at Moon.
Although he couldn't see him, it didn't prevent him from launching an attack.
Relying on the agile body of a transformed animal, Montoya's attack speed was much faster than that of an average wizard.
Moon couldn't determine whether the transformed Montoya would develop some kind of magical resistance.
So he didn't use the fastest [Leg-Locking Curse], but instead cast three consecutive [Impedimenta Charms].
Moon had mastered the continuous instantaneous casting of three times after training with the giant squid last week.
[Impedimenta Charm] can hinder the speed of any magical and physical attacks, and is one of the must-choose spells for dealing with this kind of agile magical creature.
When Montoya discovered that there was magical energy blocking him from approaching, he immediately lit up his sharp tiger claws and began to attack.
Three swipes of his claws broke through Moon's three defensive spells.
But the time it took for the other party to wave his claws and break through the spell was enough for Moon.
Five bottles of spore powder tied together were thrown out, and then a [Thunderbolt Explosion] directly hit the bottle.
Bang!
The potion bottle containing the Sleepy Face Fungus spore powder exploded directly on Montoya's head.
Insignificant small spore powder quickly diffused into the air, most of which fell on Montoya's fur.
After casting the spell, Moon took the opportunity to leave his original position.
But it was the sound of his movement that exposed his location.
After discovering Moon's trace, the fire snake in the distance quickly attacked.
Because Moon was not sure whether the Invisibility Cloak could block the strange flames on the fire snake's body,
So he directly cast a silent [Levitation Charm], allowing the fire snake to fly past him.
Just as he had dodged the fire snake's attack, Montoya in the distance shook his head and quickly pounced towards Moon's direction again.
It was just that the spore powder had already taken effect at this time.
Montoya's head began to feel dizzy, and the distance of his jumps was no longer accurate.
He used all his strength, but only landed a little more than a meter away from Moon.
Moon would not have any pity for the enemy.
After discovering that Montoya's movements had slowed down, he cast nine consecutive [Petrification Charms].
Although the first six [Obstacle Charms] were nullified by Montoya's magic resistance, the final three were enough to restrain him.
The lotus rhizome spores are useless against the fire snake!
The center of the battlefield is now filled with these tiny things that can make people fall asleep.
However, that strange fire snake showed no signs of drowsiness and moved abnormally fast.
Seeing the fire snake turn its head and attack again, Moon decisively put away the Invisibility Cloak.
Now that Montoya had been subdued, the invisibility was somewhat of a hindrance when dealing with just a fire snake.
It was when Moon removed the Invisibility Cloak that Montoya, who was about to fall asleep, saw clearly who was attacking him.
It was just that he was already petrified by the [Petrification Curse].
His mouth couldn't make any sound, and his eyes only looked in Moon's direction with resentment.
The fire snake's movement speed was not slower than Montoya's after his transformation.
Moreover, because its body was more slender, it could more easily dodge spell attacks.
Seeing the fire snake bounce up again with its thick and powerful tail.
Moon directly cast three more [Obstacle Charms], and then conveniently cast a [Protego] on himself.
The fire snake did not have sharp claws, but the flames on its body seemed to be sharper than tiger claws.
When it first came into contact with the [Obstacle Charm] magic barrier, the flames on its body immediately burned through two of them.
However, the third spell still managed to stop it.
Also, because it felt the power of Moon's spell, the fire snake, which had fallen to the ground, did not choose to attack again.
It looked back at Montoya, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and had the intention of running away.
But Moon wouldn't let it go.
While the fire snake was staring at Montoya, Moon had already begun to cast spells, blocking all the routes it could escape.
The fire snake relied on the flames on its body to burn through two more [Obstacle Charms], and then fled towards Montoya's sailing ship without looking back.
Moon quickly cast three [Stunning Spell].
However, it dodged two of them, and the last one hit the fire snake, but only caused minor damage to it.
"This magical creature is not afraid of fire magic."
Seeing the fire snake burn through the wooden planks with the flames on its body and enter the cabin directly, Moon hurriedly followed. During the running process, Moon cast another [Stunning Spell] to blast open a passage.
Then, he followed the traces of the fire snake burning inside the cabin.
The changes on the battlefield were very fast.
When Montoya completed his transformation, Zalan in the distance had already put away his bow and arrow, preparing to run over.
He had seen many wizard battles, but this was the first time he had seen a way to transform into a monster. Because he was not sure whether Moon could stop him, he ran very fast.
When he was about to approach the battlefield, he immediately put on the thickened mask that Moon had people make.
At this time, the range of spore powder around the big ship was getting bigger and bigger.
Even a small amount of spore powder floated onto the deck.
When Zalan came to the center of the battlefield, Montoya's body had returned to its human form.
According to the time calculation, this transformation magic can only last for 10 minutes.
Seeing that Montoya, who was lying on the ground, no longer had any traces of animals, Zalan still took out a rope and tied him up tightly just in case.
"It seems that Little Moon won't need me in battle in the future."
Looking at the magician who was originally a huge monster, now being knocked down by Moon.
Zalan felt a faint sense of loss in his heart.
"Help ~"
"Help ~"
Many people were shouting on the deck of the sailing ship.
Some slaves also ran out of the passage that Moon blasted out at the bottom of the cabin.
However, they had only taken two steps before they inhaled the spore powder and fell directly to the ground.
"It seems that I can still do the finishing touches."
Watching more than a dozen slaves who crawled out of the hole fall down, Zalan also directly drilled into the cabin and quickly ran towards the deck.
The fire snake's movement speed and climbing ability bought it a lot of escape time.
However, after entering the cabin, this creature was no longer in a hurry to escape, but chose to greedily eat.
Moon had already seen three places on the passage where he was tracking the fire snake where the bones were burning with flames.
These were all the leftovers from the fire snake just now.
The flames on the bones ignited the surrounding wooden cabins, blocking Moon's tracking passage.
In order not to let the fire snake escape, Moon immediately cast a [Aguamenti] on himself.
After getting soaked all over, he directly used [Stunning Spell] to blast away all the burning bones on the road.
Including the wooden doors in front of Moon, they were all blasted away one by one.
"It seems that Seamus's talent skill may become even more powerful in the future."
Moon was already a little envious of Seamus.
He knew that the power of this spell in Seamus's hands would definitely be greater.
After blasting the last wooden door leading to the deck, Moon hadn't walked out yet when he heard all kinds of shrill screams on the deck.
"Help ~"
"No!"
"Jump down!"
There were many ordinary people on Montoya's ship.
In addition to being crew members, most of these people were slaves, as well as a dozen beautiful women for Montoya to enjoy.
After arriving on the deck, the fire snake did not rush to escape, but began to eat frantically.
After hearing the shrill screams, Moon first cast a [Protego] on himself before walking out of the cabin.
As soon as he poked his head out, he saw the fire snake coiled around a woman, exposing its sharp fangs and biting her neck.
In just a breath's time.
The woman's body burst into green flames, the moisture in her body was quickly burned dry, and finally only a pile of hard bone residue was piled on the ground.
The fire snake's eating speed was very fast.
Moon didn't know what it was sucking from ordinary people.
However, during the time Moon chased up from the bottom of the cabin, a dozen piles of bones had already piled up on the deck.
Not only that, but flames were everywhere on the deck at this time.
The yellow-green flames piled together from the corpses had signs of gathering, and wherever the fire snake itself went, it would cause traces of fire.
Perhaps it was because there was no control from Montoya, this fire snake regained its ferocity and began to eat people like crazy.
Although Moon didn't know the origins of these ordinary people, he wouldn't sit idly by.
While the fire snake quickly entangled a teenage girl, Moon directly cast multiple [Obstacle Charms]
and surrounded it in the middle.
But the fire snake seemed to be able to feel the existence of magic energy.
After noticing that there was magic energy around it blocking it, the fire snake raised its head high and spewed out a kind of snake venom burning with green flames from its fangs.
Just by touching a trace of snake venom, the effect of [Obstacle Charm] immediately dissipated.
After continuously spraying four flames, the fire snake took the opportunity to bite the woman under it.
