novelonline Chapter 3940 Strong and Powerful
Chapter 3940 Strong and Powerful
Chapter 3940 Strong and Powerful
Normally, the three witches and Shad could fly over, but Mrs. Gustav asked Gina for a broken metal part and then threw it forcefully to the other side.
The part had barely flown off the iron grille platform when it plummeted straight into the river of blood below. The scorching blood engulfed it, leaving no trace.
"No-fly zone, no spatial movement is possible, and there is probably also the influence of abnormal gravity."
Mrs. Gustav concluded that the blood mist in the room wasn't very thick, but the temperature was quite hot. The huge room looked empty, but that emptiness made it all the more worrying. Shad feared that something enormous might suddenly leap out of the blood river, and they would have to fight it on the platform.
Fortunately, no monsters appeared.
“How about we fly up and skim along the ceiling? The ceiling is about twenty meters above us. I can release powerful suction bubbles, which might help me resist gravity for a while. But it’s best if I use these bubbles myself, otherwise there might be problems along the way.”
Gina suggested, and Miss Bradley echoed that:
“I can use existing metal parts to make a portable anti-gravity device. Although this device certainly cannot be used indefinitely, it should be able to support a sliding distance if it falls from the ceiling.”
The old witch didn't have a very good way of dealing with this situation, while Shad said:
"You've all seen the black chains I just used. Although they look a bit sinister, they are quite sturdy and can suppress supernatural abilities to a certain extent."
Of course, even after its "upgrade," the Chains of Sin only works best on targets with desires, and its effect on suppressing the environment is very poor.
"I'll leave one end of the chain here. As long as I can get to the other side, the rest of us can climb over it. And I can use Polymorph to lighten my load."
“No, we can’t use shapeshifting here. We can only maintain the posture we were in when we entered. Randomly changing our body shape will cause serious problems. I tried it before, and if it weren’t for the bubbles protecting me during the moment of flesh and blood reassembly, I might have died.”
Gina immediately said with lingering fear.
Shad then asked himself:
"Can I use Transfiguration here?"
[Aside from the "Red Butterfly Form," which excessively disperses your main body, you can use Transformation here. However, for safety, you can only choose one form each time you enter, but you can transform multiple times.]
She gave an answer, and Shad then addressed the witches:
"My situation is somewhat special; I can use Transfiguration to a limited extent. I'll transform into..."
He looked down at his feet and determined that the iron grid platform wasn't very stable. Therefore, even in his Moonlight Dragon form, the platforms on either side wouldn't be enough to support his massive body. So he chose the lightest and easiest form to attach to:
"I transformed into a snake and acted alongside Miss Rosa."
Please just call me 'Gina'.
The dragon maid immediately spoke up, after all, her green dragon colleague had been ridiculed by Fiona for a long time after returning to the academy and mentioning that Shad addressed her as "Miss Wilder".
Because of Vigo's precedent, Xia De didn't mind this change in address:
“Okay, Gina. Then, Miss Bradvi, you build the anti-gravity device, and Gina and I will go together. Gina, if anything goes wrong along the way, grab the chain and throw me to the other side as far as you can. Even if we don't reach the other side, we can return here by the retraction of the chain.”
"Mrs. Gustave, I'll tie the chains to the grille under our feet; please keep an eye on it for a while."
"no problem."
So everyone quickly got to work. While Miss Bradley was making the anti-gravity device, Shad also turned into a small, silvery-white snake.
The snake was much smaller than Gina had imagined. She held the small snake in her palm, thought for a moment, and then had the Shad snake coil around her wrist like a bracelet.
"That way, I can easily shake you off in a little while."
When the Serpent Form unleashed the Chains of Sin, the thickness of the chains was indeed affected. However, despite this, the chains' effectiveness remained unaffected by the transformed form, and all ten Sin runes emitted a deep, eerie light on the chains.
Miss Bradley was quick to act. The "anti-gravity device" she created with a wrench and hammer was shaped like a sphere the size of an eyeball. As long as the device was squeezed tightly, its "anti-gravity" effect would take effect.
However, due to limited materials, she only made two. So Gina used her tail to curl them up, so she wouldn't have to hold them in one hand all the time.
This was the last room before the "Forge of Life," so no one wasted too much time. There was a platform with iron grilles at the entrance where one could fly, so Gina flapped her wings and slowly flew upwards with Shad the Serpent.
Upon reaching the rock-like ceiling, she exhaled tiny bubbles that adhered to her hands and feet. Then, like a gecko, she used her hands and feet to cling to the wall and slowly moved towards the area above the River of Blood.
The pose was hilarious, but the two witches below just watched her with tense expressions.
After moving away from directly above the iron grille platform, Gina paused briefly to adjust to the change in gravity before continuing to move. She consistently ensured that only one hand or foot left the wall with each movement, thus her speed was not very fast.
The slender chains extended with her movements, and the Shad snake wrapped around the dragon maid's wrists could sense the pressure she was facing through the trembling of her body.
"The closer you move to the center, the greater the effect of gravity becomes. If you really can't bear it, you can go back. I can feel the weight of the chains getting heavier and heavier. The weight of the chains is affecting you now, isn't it?"
"I'm fine for now, I'm a pureblood gem dragon."
Gina forced out the sound through clenched teeth, then continued walking slowly.
The four of them didn't actually spend too much time in the previous rooms, but in Shad's perception, Gina took a full thirteen minutes to finally reach the upper area in the center of the Blood River.
The gravity here forced the Shad Serpent to wrap tightly around Gina's wrist. The pink dragon girl was now under the most pressure on her right hand, and the Shad Serpent knew she was reaching her limit.
The witch stopped, but not to rest. Her tail moved with great effort forward, revealing its anti-gravity device:
"Shad, I can't hold on any longer. We'll each take one; once you activate it, I'll throw you out."
"Alright, make sure you hold on to the chains in a bit. As long as we can hold on, at least we won't actually fall into the river of blood below."
Defying gravity, the snake swiftly slid onto the dragon's tail, which then clamped down, allowing it to coil around the device created by the half-human witch. Then, the snake and dragon exerted force together, and a faint white light simultaneously emanated from the two metal spheres. Gina warned:
"Ready—let's go!"
With her last ounce of strength, she swung her well-trained and powerful dragon tail forward, and the sphere encasing the snake whooshed across to the other side along with the chains.
Because of the sufficient height, and because Gina truly used all her strength, the snake and the ball landed precisely on the edge of the opposite platform. However, as they spun in the air, Shad noticed that after throwing the ball, Gina no longer had the strength to adhere to the ceiling. Although she was supported for a while by the anti-gravity device, she still fell down.
Upon landing, Shad quickly pulled on the unusually heavy chains to restore himself to his original position. Turning to look above the river of blood, he saw the falling dragon maid reach out and touch the chains, but lacking the strength, the chains slipped from her grasp, and Gina immediately plummeted into the scorching river of blood below.
Shad didn't hear what the witches on the other side were shouting; the blood moon's halo had already lit up in his right palm.
"Miraculous Technique - Blood Moon Returns!"
The crimson moon's light enveloped the falling Gina, but the powerful gravity held her in check against the blood moon's pull.
Fortunately, with a clattering sound, two more [Great Sin Chains] shot out diagonally downwards. After binding Gina, the chains continued to tighten, and during this time, Shad maintained the [Blood Moon Return] spell.
After the gravity had decreased to a suitable level, he suddenly pulled his right hand towards himself:
"come on!"
The pink dragon maid then flew directly from below the platform into Shad's arms. Shad wanted to release her immediately, but Gina was already unsteady on her feet. This was not only due to exhaustion and shock, but also because she had overdone her spellcasting to counteract the effects of gravity, and was now in a semi-conscious state.
While releasing new chains to bind the existing chains spanning the Blood River to help the two witches on the other side cross, Shad took out a [Star Dewdrop] and put it into Gina's mouth.
When the witches climbing the chains reached the other side of the Blood River, Gina was still unconscious, but at least her pale face wasn't as badly pale anymore.
"We really owe a lot to Gina this time."
As he spoke, Shad retrieved the chains. There were no items in the room worth exploring. Now that everyone had successfully crossed the river, the next step should be the "Forge of Life".
The short witch clearly had no intention of helping the tall Gina, as she was certainly too short to do the job; Old Lady Gustav also had no intention of taking Gina from Shad, as she was the highest-ranking witch in the group and would not allow herself to be unable to cast spells at full power unless absolutely necessary.
PS: This chapter is an extra chapter for New Year's Day.
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