FLAAAASH!
Flames and Winds emerged from within Anikitty's staff as she suddenly took off her secondhand weapon, a beautifully decorated fan. Meanwhile, several grimoires emerged around her as well, which shoot down beams and elemental spells automatically.
She wasn't the owner of a giant Library for nothing. Aside from her amazing skills which were very underappreciated due to their need for proper synergy, she also had special non-class-related skills and magic she acquired by completing a special quest, which gave her the enormous Library of Knowledge, which she made her guild's headquarters.
This Library allowed her to store Grimoires inside and summon them whenever she felt like it. The Mana spent wasn't even hers, as the Library had its own Mana Core which she had to feed with Mana Crystals that monsters dropped once in a while. The more Grimoires she collected, the stronger she would grow.
This was also a reason why she decided in making her guild alliance with the Grimoire Collectors, owned by Erdrich, and why the two of them became good friends, enough to even have skill synergy to this point.
FLUOOOSH!
And her [Dance of Flames and Wind] Skill quickly took effect. And no, it wasn't an offensive skill! The phantasmal Shinigami that emerged from within her Shrine of Yokai, which resembled aberrant black ghosts wearing skulls as heads suddenly were boosted!
And not only them, but also the Undead that Erdrich summoned. This was a special massive buff spell that enhanced the power of Summons massively the more they died and revived. Additionally, it granted them Fire and Wind Attribute Damage with their normal blows…
And against an endless army of walking trees, there couldn't have been a better buff!
"OOOOOOH!"
An enormous Shinigami stepped forward, smashing into bits a dozen Treants and then unleashing an explosion of flames, killing even more Treants in the way!
BOOOOOMMM!!!
Titania glanced at the chaotic scene, dumbfounded. The best thing was that they were not even exhausted, their Mana was recovering quickly, and even if they needed more Mana, they had stocked thousands of MP Potions, as they were players that had been playing the game for over a year now and were often prepared for anything.
"T-This is incredible, I never thought you could do such a thing…" Titania was shocked. "These skills seem oddly similar to those of Planta, the power of taking over tiles and create terrain effects… It is certainly something unique of Players, but every time I see it, it always feels like a god-like power."
"With this much we can hold back as long as you want. Anikitty and Erdrich are amazing at holding back. We've fought armies of millions of monsters before in those Super Dungeon Raid events before. Their strategy is infallible." Gandalf said. "But I must also work hard, this old man can't simply watch."
Gandalf stepped in, as he saw from the distance four enormous Golems composed of fused Treants drawing closer. He quickly waved his hands, his staff conjured several magic circles in mere seconds, as the powerful Archwizard summoned his elemental magic!
"[Five Elemental Magic Circle]! [Elemental Resonance]! [Lightning Dragon]!"
Suddenly, Gandalf conjured two powerful buffing spells, enhancing his conjuration speed and spell damage, all while increasing his elemental damage as well.
And then…
TRUUUUUMMMM…!
The skies started shaking! The black clouds opened, as an enormous mass of golden lightning emerged, in the shape of a ferocious dragon no less!
"GROOOOARRRR!"
This was a high leveled spell, [Lightning Dragon]!
"L-Lightning Dragon!" Titania was surprised. "Isn't that a spell only Sages can conjure?! It is one of the highest tier spells there is!"
"Oh? Is it?" Gandalf was clueless, it was merely a spell he liked to spam because it had the lowest MP cost and was flashy, covering a large wide area.
TRUUUUMMM…!
The dragon reached the golems, blowing them all apart and burning them, a sea of flames extended into the rest of the Treants, dozens died on the spot!
"Hmmm, this is a good amount of EXP despite these things being low level…" Gandalf said. "Wait, why are we getting EXP from low level mobs?!"
The Players quickly realized something odd was happening.
Suddenly, a system window appeared in front of them.
DING!
[Your Party has been automatically added to the [Grand World Quest: Save the Life and Spirits of the World]!]
[The Demon King of Miasma has taken over the continent of Verdant and after almost being defeated by Player Planta, he has managed to escape and possess the Tree of Beginnings, the heart of the forest, life, and the spirits!]
[However, there's still hope… Player Planta's Heart of the Forest must be protected against all costs, while the possessed Tree of Beginnings must be slain as soon as possible before everything turns to the worst!]
[As special Effects for participating in this quest, every member that joins gains x3 times more EXP and Gold, and level restrictions for EXP and Gold acquisition are lifted.]
[Rare Drop Items chance is increased by x5, and new items drop from monsters defeated.]
[Those that defeat the most enemies will be rewarded greatly.]
[Time Limit: 1 Hour.]
1 hour!
In one hour, the Demon King of Miasma would had spread his evil roots across the entire continent of Verdant, and all life would eventually come to an end!
The Players panicked before the incredible quest they were given, and now, they quickly were decided to continue defending Planta's tree alongside Titania and the Fairy knights.
"Planta…" Titania looked into the skies, as the enormous Tree of Beginnings slowly crawled outside of the hole it was stuck from.
But where was it aiming at? It didn't even bathed an eye at Titania or the Players, it was looking at something in the distance, something it desired to destroy.
The nearby Luminous Kingdom, where the Hero that slay the Demon King of Miasma in the past was born.
"I shall bring this world to ruin… And what better place to start than there? Just as I promised you, Jeremias!
