Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1240 - 1234: Departure

The superpower awakening of the [Angel of Otherworldly Powers] is inherently aligned with the recipient's current deepest desire.

And now, the mindset of Mermaid Lulu undoubtedly meets this requirement.

Thus, she can now switch the elemental attributes she resonates with and controls, freely changing from ocean and water elements to lava and fire.

As a result, entering the lava lake is no different for her than diving into the sea.

On the contrary, it becomes a place where she can move freely.

Ronald felt a bit of a pity.

He initially thought Lulu would awaken a simple ability to be immune to fire damage, but he didn't expect it to be such a useful type.

There's even a possibility—

If Lulu's desired range is broader, then she might awaken more types of transformation abilities. Perhaps earth, air, or even some more unique elements?

With these thoughts in mind, Ronald and the excited Lulu arrived at the lava lake.

Among the casters guarding the area, Nicole came forward again.

"Ronald, are you done over there?"

"Indeed." Ronald explained as he approached, "Lulu and I are preparing to go down to find that Catherine from earlier."

Nicole's expression turned excited for a moment but soon became regretful.

"It's a pity I have to carry out my mission here. Otherwise, I would definitely go down with you to check it out!"

While expressing her regret, Nicole lightly drew runes between her palms.

Proficient in casting within the rune system, she quickly accomplished her spellcasting goal.

"Ronald, you are bound to encounter danger down there this time, so be sure to stay safe!"

"Thank you for your..."

Boom—!

Just as Ronald was about to express gratitude, the lava lake erupted once more.

Then, a bizarre lava creature with a rhino-like front but a lower body connected to long tentacles, resembling a fingertip-sized person, appeared before everyone.

"Tsk—"

Ronald furrowed his brows.

It was one thing if this creature showed up when he wasn't around, but now it came in his presence.

Ronald bent his knees.

As a rumble sounded from under his feet and the ground, his figure moved at a speed beyond visible tracking to stand before the creature. Without using any other spells, he simply raised his right hand, formed a fist, and slammed down at the lava creature in front of him.

Bang—!

The once arrogant creature seemed to crash into a moving train at that moment.

Facing Ronald's immense strength, it could not resist and was forcefully smashed back into the lava lake.

——Ronald now is much stronger than when he first arrived in this world.

——Especially under the environmental enhancement of the [Infinite Negative Number Field], the spells on him underwent another qualitative transformation.

The ensuing explosive power.

Even monsters that usually require more than a two-digit number of casters to suppress.

Before him, they are as fragile as toys.

"..."

Gazing at the creature falling into the lava lake, Ronald squinted his eyes from mid-air.

This thing was almost torn apart by him, but parts of its limbs still showed signs of activity. It seems that to completely annihilate it, he would need to tear it into pieces like what was seen earlier.

Shush—

His silhouette suddenly descended.

Ronald targeted the vibrant part of the creature's body, then dove headfirst into the lava lake, disappearing from view.

"..."

As they observed the unfolding scene.

The other casters around the lava lake were naturally shocked once again by Ronald's exaggerated strength.

Some even ran to Nicole's side, anxiously asking:

"Uh, Miss Nicole. Mr. Ronald, is he... going to be okay?"

Nicole smiled and waved her hand:

"Don't worry, this guy is also adept in defensive spells; a place like this can't harm him in the slightest!"

However, the investigator widened his eyes.

Because at that moment, without the desire to interact with humans, Lulu suddenly ran forward, then took a leap over the crowd like a fish, diving into the lava.

"..."

"Miss Nicole, what's with her...?"

The investigator continued to ask, and after her initial bewilderment, Nicole quickly regained her confidence:

"Don't worry, those around Ronald are not normal people, surely they'll be fine!"

"..."

"Alright..."

The investigator nodded helplessly and returned to his post.

At this point, the surface of the lava lake also became calm again, as if nothing had happened there.

...

In the red-black lava, Lulu transformed her attributes, moving freely within the bounds.

Although she could see nothing in her field of vision.

She still relied on elemental affinity to find Ronald's position, then quickly approached.

The presence of Ronald in her perception grew increasingly clear.

Lulu could sense that Ronald was carefully tearing the lava creature into pieces, while simultaneously chanting a locally flavoured incantation:

"The wealth within a society governed by a capitalist mode of production manifests as 'a massive accumulation of commodities,' taking the singular commodity as its elemental form..."

——This was very strange.

Manually ripping the creature apart was certainly not an issue.

But while Ronald chanted, Lulu's keen perception did not detect any Magic Fluctuation?

Thus, as she approached, Lulu couldn't help but ask:

"Ronald, what are you chanting? Is it a folk tune from your homeland, or some special prayer?"

Ronald felt a cold sweat drop down his back, what folk tune from home? 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"I'm casting a spell!"

"But I don't sense any Magic Fluctuation!"

"This is a capability derived from a special original text that barely utilizes magic. Naturally, it becomes even less conspicuous in a place like the [Infinite Negative Number Field]."

Ronald explained, but Nicole remained curious:

"So? What's this spell for?"

Ronald had no intention of hiding his ability from his companion:

"Simply put, it can help me strengthen the connection with the surrounding environment, and if I encounter extraordinarily powerful adversaries later, I'll rely on the assistance provided by this technique to play my trump card."

"..."

Lulu thought for a moment, then raised her head again:

"Interesting, truly interesting."

"If even my perception can't detect it, the original text containing this spell must be remarkable. Ronald, can you tell me what kind of knowledge it originally contained?"

Right on target, getting to the core.

If one were to evaluate Lulu's sharpness, Ronald had to admit her ability.

He then began narrating to Lulu:

"The knowledge system articulated in that original text is vast; surely it cannot be fully explained in a short time."

"So I'll summarize it briefly—it's a set of principles based on the operations of society, capital processes, and value production..."