Chapter 239 Cloud Wall in the Sky

Chu Ming stepped on the huge white manta ray, as if walking on flat ground, and could not feel any bumps at all.

This creature is called the cloud ray, an elemental creature of the water system. Its whole body is made of condensed clouds and mist. It is epic level at birth, but it has a gentle personality and almost no fighting power. When it encounters danger, it will only abandon its body and run away. It lives in the clouds and is the most common creature in the kingdom of God in the mythological era.

Now that magic power has revived, this mythical creature has returned to the mainland, but compared with the huge cloud ray race in the mythological era, the current number is still a little less.

If magical creatures can be rated, these creatures are at least rare creatures.

After all the numerous mages in the square got on the back of the cloud ray, Chu Ming waved to Trina and the others below.

"Take good care of Irina."

After Chu Ming's voice fell, the cloud ray made a long but not harsh long cry, its body slightly raised, gradually softened into clouds and mist and continued to expand outward.

In just a few minutes, the cloud ray floated up to the low sky and turned into a huge triangular cloud. Its body was many times larger than that on the ground just now.

Chu Ming looked at the mages wrapped in clouds around him. His expression flashed, as if he had entered a world made of clouds.

At this time, Elvis Victoria's voice resounded throughout the cloud world again.

"Everyone stand firm, the cloud ray is about to accelerate."

"Woo..."

The long cry resounded through the sky, and golden patterns lit up from the back of the cloud ray, forming a huge magic circle.

The clouds gradually dissipated under the shining of golden light, revealing the transparent body of the cloud ray.

"Rise!"

The voices of several mages sounded at the scene, and a golden transparent barrier rose from the back of the cloud ray, covering the howling wind in the sky, and the world instantly became quiet.

Chu Ming looked down, and as the cloud ray rose, the huge Violet King City became smaller and smaller, and finally only the eye-catching purple light column was left.

"Woo..."

The cloud ray flapped its wings slowly, boom... the barrier of the magic circle hit the clouds and entered the endless clouds. Everyone's vision was blocked by the clouds and mist, and they couldn't see the direction clearly.

After shuttling through the clouds for a few seconds, the cloud ray made a chirping sound like a sea fish and suddenly rushed out of the clouds.

In an instant, the sky and the earth were clear, the clouds were under their feet, and the golden light of the sun shone warmly on everyone.

These mages had never seen such a vast scene. Their eyes were fixed on the clear blue sky, and they couldn't take their eyes away for a while.

"So beautiful..."

Mati murmured, her tense face relaxed a little, and she slowly put down the long-handled axe in her hand.

Chu Ming glanced at the maid. He realized at this time that compared with her usual quiet performance, Mattie seemed to be more nervous now.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Mattie, are you afraid of heights?"

Mattie's face was slightly tense, and she nodded honestly: "Did Mattie cause you trouble?"

"No, I just feel a little surprised."

Chu Ming chuckled and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Even if the cloud ray is fast, it will take at least three or four days to reach the thorn flower. In this case, why not take advantage of this free time to practice well.

"Mattie, help me take care of it, I'm going to start practicing."

Mattie was surprised and admired: "Mr. Ryan is really diligent, Mattie will protect you."

After saying that, the girl clenched the weapon in her hand and looked around.

Seeing this, Chu Ming closed his eyes at ease and entered a meditative state.

In the spiritual sea, endless tides surged, and the icy and cool feeling was refreshing. Chu Ming lay on the beach and opened his eyes.

He turned over and looked at the sky. In the clear blue sky, a huge fireball like the sun emitted endless light and heat, reflecting the mysterious energy into Chu Ming's spiritual sea and blood.

This fireball was the blood key to escape into his spiritual sea. He took a step and the fireball was within a short distance. He closed his eyes, touched the huge fireball, and carefully felt the blood power flowing in his body.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and came to a conclusion, "Compared with a year ago, my knight talent has made great progress. The reason why the bottleneck of the deep blue level is loose is that my talent has barely reached the deep blue level."

"Judging by the current talent level of the continent, it can be regarded as an excellent existence among low-level talents."

"Huh... The talent has been reached, so it's time to make a breakthrough to the knight level."

"I hope to make a breakthrough in Thorn Flower County."

...

Three days later, Yunyu arrived in Thorn Flower County ahead of schedule, and Mattie's gentle voice rang in Chu Ming's ears.

"Mr. Ryan, Mr. Ryan... We have arrived at our destination."

In his chaotic thoughts, Chu Ming was gradually attracted by the voice and slowly opened his eyes.

"Are we there yet..."

He looked ahead and saw Mattie squatting in front of him.

Nodding to the girl, he continued to look back and looked ahead of Yuntian with many mages.

Boom... The thunderstorm echoed, and a black cloud column that stood across the sky and earth appeared in front of Yuntian. Endless clouds surged upwards, and raindrops splashed on the golden barrier, making a clacking sound.

Chu Ming's perception could not help but spread out, and he seemed to feel a chaotic and indescribable breath in the black cloud.

He frowned slightly, "There is such a thick dark atmosphere above the clouds in Thorn Flower County."

Just when Chu Ming was puzzled, a voice suddenly sounded behind him, "Of course, this dark beast tide spread throughout the entire Thorn Flower County. Even if the dark beast tide has been eliminated, this phenomenon will not disappear for a while."

Chu Ming looked back and saw a gentleman mage wearing glasses standing behind him as if passing by.

The man saw Chu Ming looking at him, and he smiled and saluted: "Hello, classmate, I am Krono Harlowen, from the Victoria Mage Tower."

Chu Ming heard this, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.

The Victoria Mage Tower was controlled by the Mage Tower Master, Ivis Victoria, who led the cleanup.

The student approached him, obviously at Ivis's will.

Chu Ming asked with interest: "My name is Ryan Brick, you seem to know a lot about the dark beast tide."

Krono pushed his glasses and chuckled: "To be honest, I have been studying dark creatures with my teacher, but I have only learned the basics."

"Dark cloud phenomena like this will be more obvious on the border between human territory and the dark land."

"In the dark land full of dark creatures, the clouds can hardly flow. When normal cloud flows come into contact with it, they will form this magnificent cloud wall."

Chu Ming touched his chin and asked with a smile: "You didn't come here just to introduce this to me, did you?"

Krono shook his head. He shook his head, "Of course not. In fact, I received the order from the tower master to protect you, classmate Ryan."

"Although I don't know why the tower master arranged it this way, the tower master should have his own deep meaning."

"Oh, I forgot to say it."

Krono took off his glasses, and the majestic mental power on his body swept out, pushing away the surrounding clouds. His eyes were bright and he said with some confidence: "I am the epic seed of the Victoria Mage Tower. The construction progress of the magic external brain has reached 85%. Although the magic external brain is still unable to operate, the mental power is much deeper than that of ordinary deep blue mages. I am confident that I can complete the protection. Your mission. "

Chu Ming showed a little surprise on his face, and asked with a smile: "How old are you?"

Krono was stunned, and said proudly: "I am now forty-three years old. It has only been eight years since I built the magic brain. I am confident that I can break through to the epic in the next ten years."

Chu Ming sighed: "Sure enough, there will be no shortage of talented people in any era."

Krono sat in front of him and comforted him: "The tower master asked me to protect you. This naturally has his reasons. Maybe he likes something about you. Brother, don't belittle yourself. Mage talent doesn't mean anything."

Chu Ming looked a little strange, and nodded along with his words He nodded, "Then I'll trouble you next."

He turned to look at Mattie, "Matie, you should have a good rest. With classmate Krono here, I think we will be fine."

Mattie was slightly stunned, and she shook her head honestly and said, "Mr. Ryan, I promised Miss Trina to protect you. Even if Mr. Krono is here, I will do my best."

"Okay..." Chu Ming touched his nose, "Then I'll trouble you."

Originally, Chu Ming wanted to hand over the hard work to this enthusiastic classmate of Krono, thinking that he would use the guard for free, but Mattie was so honest that she didn't understand what he meant.

But this is harmless. With one more powerful person to accompany him, this cleaning operation will be safer. He also hopes that Elvis Victoria can find him more people like Krono.

...

After hovering near the cloud wall for a while, the cloud ray went against the thundercloud under the command of the mage, shuttled through the storm and went under the cloud layer.

"Woo..."

The long cry of the cloud ray echoed in the black cloud, but soon the thunder light came on, and the cry was covered by the thunder.

Crackling... the black fog turned into straight flowing clouds in the golden barrier, and the rain slapped the golden barrier frantically.

The suffocating pressure came, and some mage students looked at the golden magic circle with worry, fearing that the thin barrier could not withstand such pressure and exploded.

Fortunately, this barrier was much tougher than they thought. The cloud ray passed through the clouds, bringing out wisps of flowing clouds, and the light of the golden barrier did not weaken at all.

After the cloud ray sailed out of the clouds, the land of Thorn Flower County appeared in front of the mages.

Chu Ming looked down. Compared with last year, this land was much darker than before, and the air was full of black fog that could not be dispelled.

The cloud ray flew over the ground, and the dark forest, the silent wasteland, the abandoned and dilapidated town... appeared one by one in front of everyone, with a desolate atmosphere coming, and the stagnant air weighed heavily on everyone's heart like a weight.

The current situation in Thorn Flower County looks much worse than when Chu Ming escaped last year. If it weren't for the fact that there were no dark creatures here, he would have thought he had entered a dark land.

Chu Ming glanced at the epic mages such as Ivis in front of him. They seemed to think this was a normal phenomenon, and their faces did not change.

"Perhaps as Krono said, this is a normal phenomenon. The erosion of the dark land caused by this large-scale tide of dark beasts will not disappear for a while."

...

The cloud ray continued to fly, passing over the mountains and towns, and soon arrived at the first stronghold left by the magic army.

Elvis turned around and shouted, "The mages ranked lower in the Mage Tower can go down first. The danger here is not high."

"As for the mages in the other Grand Mage Towers, continue to move forward with Yunling. We still need to go deeper."

"The mages ranked lower in the Mage Tower..." Chu Ming touched his chin, "Isn't this talking about me?"

"Okay, I just came here to go through the process. There is no need to go deeper with them."

Thinking of this, Chu Ming stood up and waved to Mattie and Krono, "Let's go down here."

After that, he and Mattie and some mages gathered in front of Yunling and prepared to land at this base.

"Hey, brother, wait a minute, I'll go call my knight."

Krono shouted, quickly put on his glasses, got up and went back to find his magic knight.

Yunling landed smoothly on the ground. In the base that was the size of a village, several epic mages came out to greet everyone.

The epic wizard in charge of guarding this stronghold was named George Hackel. After Ives told him some things, the wizards walked down from the back of the cloud ray one after another.

Chu Ming landed on the ground, and walked down with a relaxed Mattie and an anxious Krono. Behind Krono stood a powerful magic knight.

"George, ensure their safety. I still have to go to the next stronghold."

Ives waved to everyone, and glanced at Chu Ming and Krono next to him. He nodded with satisfaction, and finally disappeared in the mist, leaving the stronghold with the cloud ray.

George Hackel turned around and looked at the wizards who walked down from the cloud ray with a green look on their faces.

He said, "After the dark beast tide ravaged Thorn Flower County, there are remnants of dark creatures everywhere, full of various dangers."

"Put away your contempt, I don't want to hear news of students dying in the wilderness in a few days."

"The magic army can easily deal with the dark beast tide, but you may not even be able to deal with one of the dark creatures."

"If you encounter trouble, such as epic creatures, you can come back and report to me, I will record your achievements and use them as a certificate for obtaining the qualification for this magic pattern birth."

"Do you understand?"

The man's calm voice echoed in everyone's mind through mental power, and the mages couldn't help but nodded.

"Very good, you can stay in the base for a few days, but the base will not be responsible for your food and accommodation. At least don't show up in front of me if you want to be lazy."

After the man finished speaking, he ignored what the mages were thinking and walked into the village.

After the man left, whispers came from the group of mages, and some mages with strong mobility had even taken magic knights to the wilderness.

In the crowd, Krono turned to look at Chu Ming, "Well, where are we going?"

"Anyway, I want to protect you, I'll follow you wherever you want to go."

After saying that, the man shrugged.

Chu Ming thought for a while and pointed to the dirt road in the northwest direction, "I remember walking along this road, there is a village there."

"Since they don't let us stay in the base, why don't we find a place to rest ourselves."

"Okay." Krono turned around and looked at the young magic knight, "Aiqi, you go ahead, if there is anything wrong, I will use magic to support you."

"Yes, sir."

The young knight walked in front and kept moving along the dirt road.

And Mattie and Krono stayed beside Chu Ming, observing the surrounding bushes.

At the beginning, the few people were still a little nervous, but after walking for half an hour without encountering any dark creatures, Krono relaxed his expression after seeing some skeletons on the ground.

He smiled and said, "It seems that the magic army has cleaned up this place thoroughly."

"Really? What do you see over there?"

Chu Ming pointed to an oak tree not far away. There seemed to be a dark shadow crawling on the branches, waiting for its prey to take the bait.

Krono looked over and saw a dark creature hiding in a place he had not noticed. He was immediately scared and broke into a cold sweat.

"Aichi!"

He shouted and waved his short staff. A wave of mud rushed towards the dark creature on the oak tree.

The dark creature was swallowed by the mud wave and buried in the soil before he could escape.

After seeing that the danger was resolved, Krono couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. After a while, he looked up and asked Chu Ming: "Ryan, how did you find out?"

Chu Ming shook his head, "Mattie and I saw it. The breath of this dark creature is weak, only green. If it doesn't enter the violent state, it won't attack us."

"Before this, there were several dark creatures hiding in the bushes, but their strength was very poor. It's better to practice with the magicians who followed behind."

Krono's face turned red when he heard this.

Before setting off, he vowed to protect Chu Ming, but he didn't even see the dark creatures. It was so embarrassing.

Chu Ming glanced at the ashamed man, and he chuckled, "Have you rarely faced dark creatures before?"

Krono said awkwardly: "I only saw it in books. If you want to see dark creatures with your own eyes, you have to go to the dark land. I originally planned to follow the caravan into the dark land after I was promoted to epic."

Since the dark creatures were completely expelled from human territory, it has become difficult for modern supernatural beings to see dark creatures. There are many scholars and mages like Krono who study dark creatures but have never seen them. It is not known whether to say that this is the progress or regression of civilization.

As he said this, he asked curiously: "Brother, you seem to be very familiar with dark creatures. Do you often go to the dark land?"

Chu Ming waved his hand, "I just have a little more experience than you."