Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 199 - 193: Mana Restoration Potion

Chapter 199: Chapter 193: Mana Restoration Potion

“Hey, hey! Our team spotted this monster first. You guys wait for the next one to climb up!”

“Hold on, hold on! Don’t let it run into the city! Defeat it on the wall!”

“Damn! I’m out of mana!”

“Anyone out of mana, retreat and rest. Don’t waste your time here!”

“Did anyone bring Black Dragon Potatoes? Lend me some to recover my mana!”

“This monster is so tough, my sword cracked. Does anyone have a spare sword? A plain one will do, just let me use it for now!”

On the city wall, the elves’ chatter rose and fell.

Though they were noisy, there was no ambiguity in their fighting.

In this battle, there weren’t any players using the sacrificial flow.

For one thing, the players’ strength had genuinely improved; they could even handle shadow monsters without resorting to sacrifices.

These monsters were different from the Half-Beast, with almost no intelligence, akin to Demon Beasts, making them manageable for the players’ teams.

On the other hand, the players were mindful of the contribution points consumed for perfect resurrection…

New equipment had been released, leaving everyone’s contribution points tight, and no one wanted to overspend.

Even the mages who had run out of magic power didn’t choose to suicide for mana recovery. Instead, they stepped down from the city wall to find a quiet place, eating Black Dragon Brand Potatoes that could slightly enhance meditation effects while meditating to recover mana…

And given the number of players, someone would withdraw as someone else replaced them, supporting the entire battle.

Although the colossal army outside the wall could still be seen through the magical barrier, a few hundred brave players blocked them at the defense barrier’s crevices, and all the shadow creatures pouring into Black Rock City were eliminated by the elves.

As for the underground dwarves, they became spectators entirely…

However, they quickly reacted, starting to volunteer as the players’ support:

“I have a sword! I have a sword! Here’s my Dwarf Scimitar, for the warrior to use!”

“I’m a pharmacist. I have alchemy potions here that can restore magic power…”

“But our magic potions are quite inferior, with strong side effects, and they taste awful. Excessive use could damage the magic circuit, affecting meditation and progression…”

Hearing the underground dwarves, the players’ eyes lit up:

“Dwarf Scimitar? Nice, nice, hand it over quickly!”

“Damn! There’s actually mana potions in this game? Give me a bottle! The side effects are fine! Hmm… wait, does it cost anything?”

“Uh… no, it doesn’t… the side effects are too strong, so just take them for free.”

“Great, hand it over quickly!”

With the support of the underground dwarves’ equipment and potions, the players’ morale soared, and their attacks became more reckless.

Usually, players were cautious about their equipment’s durability, but with the dwarf weapons, they had no such concerns.

Since it was free, they hacked at anything in sight, sheer joy…

With the dwarves’ magic potions, the mages and Druids weren’t stingy with magic power and started to lavishly unleash magic…

The side effects of the magic potions didn’t concern the players.

Would excessive use harm the magic circuit, affecting meditation and progression?

No problem! Enjoy first, complete the task!

It didn’t cost a thing!

If the impact was too significant, they’d simply commit suicide to clear the negative effects after accumulating plenty of contribution points and experience.

It was still better than suiciding for mana!

The Dwarf Alchemist watched as Elf Mages and Elf Druids, who had exhausted their magic power, guzzled the potions he provided, gulping them down like water. His expression was rather complex.

He sighed and praised:

“No wonder they’re such a passionate and friendly race, willing to sacrifice their potential and future for their allies. You’re true friends of the underground dwarves…”

Of course, what he really thought was unknown.

After all, in the Underworld, no one drank potions like this fool.

And it was the lowest quality, with the most side effects, and the worst tasting mana restoration potion…

Under the spell defense barrier provided by Eve and the players’ battle, the shadow army’s attack bogged down.

Even the dark believers remotely commanding the shadow monsters outside the city began to notice something was off.

For a moment, the dark believers maintaining the summoning array whispered among themselves:

“We can’t keep fighting like this; it’s too passive. Though Black Rock City’s defensive divine arts have flaws, there’s no way to break in!”

“The Magic Stone is depleting too fast. Even with the blessing of True God, cross-boundary summoning consumes too much energy…”

“I can sense that all the shadow creatures that made it inside are being wiped out… since when did Black Rock City’s dwarf guards become so strong?”

“Seems like the elves are helping them; can’t see clearly, but it looks like there are elven figures on the city head!”

“Elves? The ones Lord Hearthstone mentioned might be the clansmen of the Evil God? Have they sided with the Death God Temple?!”

Listening to the discussion, a leader-like underground dwarf looked towards Black Rock City in the distance, his expression gloomy.

“How many Magic Stones do we have left?”

He asked.

His voice was very hoarse; he was the third person who had discussed players with Divine Favored Hearthstone and Elder Balin before.

And although he was not a Divine Favored, he was a fanatic loyal to the Master of Darkness and Shadow!

“Not much left, two-fifths remain.”

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The other dark believers replied.

The leader of the underground dwarf hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said:

“Use all the Magic Stones, summon all the shadow creatures we can!”

“The flaw in the defensive divine arts suggests that the statue in the Death God Temple might be lacking faith energy. In such a case, if we increase our army’s numbers and put more pressure, the magical barrier won’t hold…”

Hearing his words, the other dark believers looked at each other…

One believer thought for a moment and solemnly said:

“Sir, cross-boundary summoning of shadow creatures is inherently risky. Even with the blessing of True God allowing us to barely control them, if we suddenly activate the summoning array to its maximum and summon too many shadow creatures, we might not be able to control them…”

“Indeed, maintaining our current numbers is manageable. More would be challenging, potentially attracting powerful shadow creatures we can’t control!”

“Right, and if things get out of control, even if we capture Black Rock City, the city might fall to uncontrolled shadow creatures’ massacre… True God requires a city of faith, not an empty city…”

The other believers also agreed.

Hearing the words of the other believers, the leader of the dark believers struggled for a moment, then sneered:

“No matter, do as I say, use all the Magic Stones!”

After saying this, his expression turned fanatic:

“If we can’t conquer Black Rock City, then we might as well destroy it!”

“Anyway… although belief warfare hasn’t been officially declared, Lord Holder and she have long been at odds.”

“Ultimately, True God is going to war with her to reclaim control of the Netherworld and the Death Divine Position, so… what she can’t get, we can’t let her have!”

“As for the summoning array potentially attracting powerful shadow monsters… heh, isn’t that even better? They can just destroy Black Rock City for us!”

“Anyway… the Death God believers in Black Rock City aren’t strong; those elves aren’t much of a threat, and the only Divine Favored of the Death God Church here is just a Silver Upper… without officially starting a belief war, the one from the Netherworld won’t intervene on the battlefield unless she decides to tear things apart with him.”

“And if the True God doesn’t participate, we’ll win the war for sure, just a mere near-collapse defensive shield, let’s see how long it can last!”

The leader of the dark believers sneered as he spoke:

“Again, if we can’t conquer Black Rock City, then we might as well destroy it!”

After hearing his words, the other believers looked at each other but ultimately fell silent.

…

At the walls of Black Rock City.

Little Xian Miao stepped down from the wall, wiping her sweat, and took the mana potion handed over by an underground dwarf.

She opened the bottle and took a gulp.

But soon, she frowned, almost spitting out the potion…

It was so bitter and astringent; it was hard to swallow.

Little Xian Miao quickly disabled the taste setting in the system, managing to swallow the potion.

As the potion went down, she could see her magic power recovering at a visible speed, but she also noticed a debuff in her status bar—[Inferior Potion Poisoning: Meditation Effect -100%].

However, she didn’t really care; she had plenty of resurrections. Once the task was completed, a suicide would do the trick.

While she recovered her mana, she noticed Sister Gugu beside her looking thoughtfully at the potion.

For this campaign task, Little Xian Miao had brought Sister Gugu along. Yet, this completely lifestyle-oriented player didn’t seem much interested in combat, but rather in studying the potion.

Little Xian Miao had a thought:

“Sister Gugu, did you figure something out?”

Sister Gugu shook her head:

“No, I was just thinking… since the dwarves can make magic recovery potions, maybe we can make them too…”

The players had inquired about potions for restoring magic or healing ever since they met the Flame Tribe.

Unfortunately, the Flame Tribe, known for forging elf equipment and inscribing runes and arrays, didn’t have much research into potions.

In reality, being able to cast healing spells and infrequently fighting, there seemed to be no need for such potions for elves, a long-lived race.

Thus, for a significant period, players believed the “Elf Kingdom” didn’t have mana or health potions like other fantasy games.

Until today…

In fact, even the underground dwarves rarely used magic recovery potions.

These potions, regardless of quality, inherently had side effects.

In truth, this dwarf alchemy potion master providing the potions usually used these mana recovery potions to nurture magical plants…

No one drank them.

The underground dwarves had no high-grade magic recovery potions.

This was because mage numbers were quite scarce among the underground dwarves, and only alchemy potion masters had small demands; others simply didn’t need them.

Nonetheless, Sister Gugu resolved to consult the dwarf alchemist about making mana potions after the campaign, to see if any improvements could be made…

While Little Xian Miao was recovering her mana, suddenly, the entire ground trembled slightly again.

Players and dwarves on the wall exclaimed.

The already dim Underworld suddenly darkened even more.

Little Xian Miao instinctively looked over, and then, in awe, saw four gray-black energy pillars in the sky suddenly grow larger!

In an instant, even more shadow creatures descended upon the battlefield…

“This is trouble…”

Seeing the densely packed shadow creatures outside the wall, the Dwarf Temple Master’s expression became more serious than ever.