As it stood, Henry was on track to land in the midst of the enemies who were only too ready to skewer him the mont they could get their hands on him.
anwhile, the mont after she tossed Henry into the air, Nyx had managed a few kills before promptly vanishing into the shadows to much confusion. And so, while the Orc Warriors directly below Henry awaited him, Nyx exited the shadows and surveyed before charging out to strike at multiple Orcs to send them flying while also spearing at least two of them.
Henry smiled. Both casts of [Kroa's Bolt] had cost him 400 Mana Points which ant he still had 100 left.
*Extra Arms!*
Calling to the spell, he only conjured a single tentacle that stretched down to grab Nyx's midsection and pull Henry securely back into her saddle. The tentacle had enough strength and stability to act as a slightly floppy arm so Henry wasn't' even sore due to the 'fall'.
As he pointed 'Violent Retort' and fired at the enemies that surrounded him and Nyx, he replaced 'Cudgel' with a Mana Potion that he downed to recover lost Mana Points in preparation to once again cast [Kroa's Bolt] at a mont's notice.
Nyx charged and broke out of the encirclent of Orc Warriors that was starting to form around them but they were soon under a barrage from the Archers and the Archers.
"-Nyx, toss up again!-" Henry said, "-Even higher this ti.-
Nyx let out a snort of approval and she used her to gain montum before tossing him into the air, ten, twenty, thirty, thirty-five feet, and a few more.
Nyx vanished into the shadow imdiately after with clear plans to charge out occasionally and catch the Orc Warriors unaware. anwhile, Henry beca the target of all projectile attacks and the enemies had much better aim this ti.
[Activating ]
The spherical shield appeared as it usually did in a hazy blue and was more than sturdy enough to block all attacks.
And so, while the Orc Archers were looking frustrated at their fired arrows harmlessly grazing off the enemy's shield, and made to fire even more, Henry halted their attempts with his signature precise shots.
[Kill-Reward: 1150 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1150 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1150 Exp]
At the sa ti and mostly because his shots at the Archers were guided by his Precognition, Henry kept his eyes on the Orc Casters who were erecting shields knowing he would shoot at them next. He called magical energy to his eyes;
[Activating Insight Lv.5]
[Analysing Spell…]
Once the process had started, he was no longer obligated to keep his eyes trained on the Casters and quickly transitioned into spell casting.
*Kroa's Bolt!*
Again, he cast the spell twice and channeled the lightning from both his hands to unleash them at the shields. He shattered two but only succeeded in making one kill as the other received protection from its fellows.
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
Frowning at that one Caster to survive his attacks, Henry extended the single tentacle of [Extra Arms] he still had cast and grabbed Nyx right after she just made a kill to pull himself back into her saddle.
[Spell Analysis Complete!]
[Spell: Kroa's Shield]
[Would you like to imprint the spell 'Kroa's Shield' onto your Arcane Tapestry?]
'Yes.'
[Select a Spot…]
The representation of the spell was a circular shield with the na of the spell written in a similar script to the Orc Arcane Symbols and was about the sa size as the representation of the 'Kroa's Bolt' spell.
Since 'Kroa's Bolt' already occupied his left pec, Henry chose his right pec for the shield.
The sting of the imprint began as he pulled out a Mana Potion from his Inventory and downed it.
"-Again!-" he told Nyx while the potion bottle was still on his lips.
Nyx propelled him into the air again and Henry was still protected by the blue spherical shield as his minute of activation was not yet over.
Again, he was targeted by Archers who clearly didn't know when to quit and again, he picked them off without ever taking his eyes off the Orc Casters who remained his true targets.
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1200 Exp]
*Kroa's Bolt!*
The red lightning crackled from both his hands but before he could even unleash them, an Orc Caster who had suspiciously stayed away from the larger group thus far suddenly raised its hand to showcase what it had been secretly preparing.
It was a massive red Orb.
The Orb wasn't like the much smaller red orbs that Henry had had fired at him multiple tis since he had been in this Dungeon. This one seed like a collection of multiple projectiles all ford of red mana and all colliding together repeatedly and building to a crescendo.
Henry's eyes widened and his instincts as well as his Precognition warned of the coming danger. In the air, he was a sitting duck and basically just waiting to be struck by the spell. He had to do sothing. So he did.
He directed the bolts crackling in both his hands at the Orb and fired them.
"Behold Kroa's might!" The Orc Caster yelled out as it released the Orb at the sa ti Henry unleashed the bolts.
The Orb collided with the bolts in midair but they made hardly any impact at all and it continued on its way to Henry to strike against the blue shield around him in a powerful explosion that sent him flying even higher up in the air.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!" Henry yelled with his eyes bugged out.
The explosive Orb spell was powerful. Probably the most powerful spell the had ever been forced to protect Henry from so far and while it was able to help him avoid the worst of the damage, it unraveled too soon so Henry was still hit with the impact while reaching so high up in the air that he struggled to breathe.
[You have lost 150 Hit Points]
[Hit Points: 200/390]
"-Henry!-" Nyx called to him through their telepathic connection but beyond doing the ntal equivalent of a weak wave, Henry found himself too weak to respond.
[Spell Imprint Complete!]
[Kroa's Shield:
At the cost of Mana, summon a translucent shield for protection.
Note: The shield will weaken with every attack it sustains.
Costs: 200 Mana Points.]
As Henry weakly read through the screen while he began his descent, there was nothing in the description that was surprising. He had known what the Shield's properties would be and also knew what its exact Defence Power Value would be since he had observed the ones cast by the Orcs with his always active ability.
That said, when he got lower and closer to the ground, he heard a yell in his head,
"-HENRY!-"
The yell jolted him out of the weak slump he was in and he pulled a Mana Potion from his inventory and drank it as best he could with the force of the wind against his body as he continued to fall. When his Mana had been replenished enough, he thrust a hand forward,
*Kroa's Shield!*
The translucent red shield appeared imdiately and was t with a barrage of attacks from below.
"He's alive!" The Orc Caster that had struck Henry with the destructive blast said in stark disbelief when they first sighted Henry's return and his body was moving more than a corpse should.
"You didn't do it right," the Orc Priest said in a voice deep with disappointnt. It stepped forward and shoved the Orc Caster aside,
"This is how you cast 'Kroa's Might!'"
The Orc Priest raised its hand a spell circle appeared.
Henry saw it from behind the translucent, and while an attack was definitely on its way —an attack he didn't have to defend against with and would surely break through the 'Kroa's Shield' spell with ease—, his eyes brightened.
"-This is good-" He thought.
"-How?-" Nyx questioned him and only then did he realize he had used their private channel for what should have been a personal thought.
Still, he managed a smile,
"-You'll see-" he told her.
[Activating
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