Chapter 275 : Flame Elemental Plane
Chapter 275: Flame Elemental Plane
As someone born in the lower districts with no background, Janna would never hesitate to seize any opportunity to rise.
Since enrolling, Janna had not only continuously worked on improving her own strength but also devoted considerable energy and cost into building and maintaining her network.
At the very beginning, she merely used the purifying ability of the Celestial Sparrow to befriend as many senior apprentices as possible.
Later on, due to a chance opportunity, Janna received an invitation to the White Dance Shoes Club, a special gift from Soro-Flame in gratitude for her healing of his pollution.
It was precisely this turning point that brought Janna a significant milestone in her apprenticeship—the chance to interview with the Nightingale Opera Troupe.
At that time, even the meager resources trickling down from top-tier apprentices were exceedingly precious to Janna.
To seize this opportunity, Janna had prepared extensively.
She not only hired the senior Sound-elemental apprentice Lichie-Siose to cram opera expertise into her, but also practiced opera alone late into the nights, striving for perfection without a single error.
In the end, hard work paid off. On the day of the audition, thanks to her mastery of the plot of "Blood Shadow Rose" and her effective use of the talents Muscle Control and Heavenly Voice, she not only passed the interview successfully,
but also received an unexpected delight—winning the role of Natasha in Act A of "Blood Shadow Rose".
Taking the stage, rising to fame, income surging, expanding her connections—Janna maximized the use of her high Charisma attribute to harvest resources in every round of social engagement,
—even down to a smile, a gesture, or a step.
Almost every time she socialized, Janna would rehearse mentally in advance, striving to always present the most appropriate demeanor to the outside world.
Undeniably, the effort Janna invested into networking was no less than that of her daily coursework.
Moreover, all this effort was sunk cost, with no guarantee of return in the short or even long term.
But that was simply how things were.
"Haa—" After Julie-An finished removing Janna’s makeup, accessories, and helped her change from performance attire into a witch’s robe, Janna still held the lavender letter in her hand, unable to put it down.
It wasn’t until she was alone in the dressing room that she exhaled deeply at the letter in her hand.
"Now’s not the time to celebrate. I need to stay calm until everything is confirmed."
After giving the letter one last glance, she placed it and the envelope into the Thorn Bracelet.
"Hmm?"
Just as Janna was about to clock out, a sudden telepathic message from a Flame Guardian made her pause.
"It’s Yanard—"
After a quick scan of her surroundings, Janna immediately locked the dressing room door and put up a sign saying someone was resting.
Then she pulled out the enchanted item Hidden Nook, concealing her form and presence completely before activating her talent.
"Spirit Traverse—"
Buzz—
A brilliant rainbow light shimmered in Janna’s pupils, followed by a familiar sense of weightlessness. Activating the Spirit Traverse talent, Janna closed her eyes and, accompanied by the murmuring whispers, entered the Flame Elemental Plane.
"So, I’ve been targeted."
Above a magma lake, a Flame Guardian with tinges of blue fire in its flame was under siege by another group of Flame Guardians, their fire orange-yellow, and several low-level crimson Fireball Sprites.
At a glance, there were two hostile Flame Guardians of the same level and around seven or eight Fireball Sprites.
Flames blazed, magma churned.
Despite being outnumbered, Flame Guardian Yanard still raised a wall of fire, resisting the frenzied attacks of the surrounding enemies.
"Fire element, truly the most volatile element—"
Janna spoke lightly, but her hands never stopped moving.
With two flashes of Contract Light, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon and Lightning Accumulation Cloud were summoned forth.
"Finish this quickly!"
Due to the natural repulsion of the Flame Elemental Plane toward external beings, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon and Lightning Accumulation Cloud were nearly suffocated by the Plane Will’s pressure upon their summoning from the spirit realm.
Upon receiving Janna’s command to finish it fast, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, now evolved into its Three-Eyed form, swiftly projected mirror illusions around the magma lake under a wave of silver-white light and shadow.
Splash—
A rock tumbled into the magma, scattering sparks.
Just as the hostile Flame Guardians and Fire Spirits were fighting fiercely, Flame Guardian Yanard in the magma lake suddenly vanished, throwing the scene into momentary silence.
"Waaah—"
Seeing Flame Guardian Yanard escape in plain sight, the two leading Flame Guardians let out sharp, grating screams, venting their rage at the loss of their “prey.”
Boom—
While the fire element creatures scoured the magma lake for traces of Yanard, several fire streaks suddenly shot toward them from behind without warning.
"Waaah—"
As they turned around in fury to identify their assailant, they saw two more Flame Guardians and seven or eight Fire Spirits blocking their retreat, launching a merciless assault.
Upon seeing this, the not-so-bright fire element creatures hesitated only briefly before assuming it was an ambush and charged forward in rage.
"Good job, Silver Mirror."
Watching the fire element creatures fight the replicated mirror doppelgangers made with Replication, Janna, who had just rescued Flame Guardian Yanard, revealed a satisfied smile.
"But the mirror doppelgangers made with Replication only have one-tenth the strength of the original. They won’t last long—"
Rumble— As chaos erupted below, Lightning Accumulation Cloud, following Janna’s command and aided by the Invisibility ability of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, rapidly expanded in the sky. Its entire cloud body turned from white to black, rolling with terrifying lightning.
"Lala—lalalala—"
As Lightning Accumulation Cloud gathered energy, Janna’s Siren's Chant spell also began.
In an instant, it immobilized the fire element creatures, which had extremely low resistance to spiritual magic.
Crack-crack—
Electric serpents danced wildly, seizing the senses.
Under the merciless downpour of lightning from Lightning Accumulation Cloud, in just a brief moment, aside from the two Flame Guardians who still stood, the remaining fire element spirits turned to ash, not even a spark left behind.