Chapter 279: 279

Chapter 279 I Want to Recreate I

If it had been a month ago, Roland would have definitely summoned the shield-wielding puppet to protect himself . However, there was a big flaw in that kind of protection: the puppet was easily knocked away and had no protection against attacks from above .

But Roland didn’t need to go through such troubles now that he had Magic Shield, the Mage’s strongest defense, a defensive spell that could be used for the rest of his life .

Three human-faced spiders landed half a meter in front of him, huge sharp-toothed mouthparts stretched out, and all were blocked by a transparent Magic Shield as a result .

The mouthparts shattered inch by inch under the high-speed impact, and the three spiders screamed before being bounced back .

As for the other two drows, one went invisible, the other leaped back several meters and with a movement of the hand, three throwing knives—one on the left, two on the right—flew in an arc towards Roland’s Magic Shield .

They were fast, and although Roland reacted in time, he didn’t dodge; he had the intention to test the strength of the Magic Shield .

In the end, two of the three throwing knives were bounced off the instant they hit the Magic Shield .

The one on the other side, on the other hand, pierced through the Magic Shield, startling Roland .

But that was all—it broke the Magic Shield, without a doubt, but it was stuck in between layers of the shield .

Roland discovered that the curved, red-handled throwing knife actually had magical energy flowing through it .

Roland took the dagger down and placed it in his hand .

Enchanted weapons? Spell-breaking effects?

As Roland was startled, the drow who had disappeared suddenly appeared behind Roland .

The moment she appeared, she stabbed at Roland’s back with a sharp short sword .

However, it was blocked by the Magic Shield just the same .

Roland turned back, and the drow that failed to sneak attack tried to pull away and flee, but a red figure suddenly appeared behind her . A horizontal slash came from a long miaodao .

This drow was so scared that she immediately rolled sideways .

A normal person’s tumble was simply a tumble, but an agility profession’s tumble was an ability .

Depending on one’s coordination (agility), strength, and whether or not one was good at tumbling, there was a huge difference in the tumbling ability of the agility professions .

Some people could only tumble two or three meters in half a second, while others who specialized in tumbling could do so in about 0 . 2 seconds and they could tumble for more than 10 meters .

It was almost comparable to a Mage’s Teleportation .

The world of magic simply couldn’t be surmised with common sense .

This drow could only tumble a distance of six meters in about 0 . 3 seconds, but she still broke away from the puppet’s attack range extremely quickly .

After she tumbled and escaped, she shouted to her previously electrified companion, “Make a move already . ”

This drow was finally released from her paralysis from Lightning and she was about to make a move, only to have another Lightning hit her .

Once again, she fell into a state of paralysis .

The other two turned and fled as soon as they saw this, and they jumped onto separate human-faced spiders, about to ride their mounts out of the cocoon .

But Roland snapped his fingers, and the wide-ranged Ice Ring was launched immediately .

A ring of white frost spread directly along the ground, and the first to be hit was the electrically paralyzed drow, the ring of ice freezing her legs .

The Ice Ring then spread along the inner layer of the cocoon directly upward, and actually reached the spider legs of the two human-faced spiders that were about to crawl out of the cocoon’s gap, then froze the opening of the cocoon at a very fast speed .

The two drows defied gravity and sat down on the spider’s back upside down as they looked at the frozen exit with expressions of despair .

Roland looked up at them and said with a smile, “Won’t you come down and talk?”

Although drows were tyrannical, they actually knew when to advance and when to retreat .

When they were strong, they would kill their enemies in brutal ways, and when they were weak, they would flee of their own accord . When they really couldn’t escape, they would fall to their knees and beg for mercy .

Integrity was something that, to them, was discarded at birth .

The two drows looked at each other, then they jumped down onto the ice and both got down on one knee .

One of them said with a flattering smile, “What can I do for you, esteemed Mage?”

The other drow touched her own thigh seductively with one hand and moved it slowly upward, her voice was full of suggestiveness . “Sir, anything can be promised as long as you don’t hurt us . ”

Heh… obscene, just like the books say .

The three drows, while all quite beautiful, were no match for Andonara, and were about on par with Vivian .

However, they all had great figures and surpassed Vivian in this aspect .

However, Roland still wasn’t interested .

If he truly had that need, it would be better to seek Andonara .

Besides, it was rumored that drows were quite dirty, and if he acted recklessly with them, he might even contract some disease .

Many of the viruses of that kind of disease were magical creatures[a][b], and even Abolish Poison wasn’t effective on them .

Unless, of course, the one abolishing the poison was very, very strong .

The other drow was now finally struggling out of her paralysis . She didn’t dare to attack Roland again, but instead followed the example of her two companions and got down on one knee .

Roland looked at them and first summoned two more offensive puppets to surround the three of them .

The three drows faltered at the sight of the three offensive puppets, and then immediately twisted their figures even more enticingly .

It was also hard for them to make seductive poses while kneeling on one knee .

Roland shook his head helplessly . “Just tell me how those spiders managed to eliminate the sound in this area . ”

The three drows looked at each other, and finally, the drow who had become invisible said, “Esteemed Mage, that is a Sound Barrier . Haven’t you heard of it?”

Roland shook his head . “Of course not . Do you know how to use it?”

The three drows didn’t speak . Their skin was so dark that their expressions could hardly be discerned .

Their lips, however, were similar in color to cherry blossoms and looked strange when paired with their black skin .

“If any of you can teach me, or tell me about the spell model, I’ll let you three go . ”

The three drows’ expressions became even more bewildered .

The drow whose hair was electrified and standing on end couldn’t help but say, “Esteemed Mage, the Sound Barrier is a divine spell of our goddess, Lolth, and outsiders can’t learn it . ”

“Then why can spiders use it?”

“These human-faced spiders are created by the males of our clan, and they are still essentially drows themselves . ” The drow continued to explain, “When they become spiders, they gain some special abilities, and the Sound Barrier is one of them . it is convenient for them to help us catch our prey . ”

“You all know it, I suppose . ”

The drows nodded .

Roland smiled . “Then use it in front of me a few times and I’ll see if I can recreate it . ”

[a]i don’t understand this

[b]Many of the viruses of ‘that kind of disease’ (as in STDs) are living magical creatures .

Feel free to adjust the sentence so that it sounds more understandable .