Gai Yi's expression was rather grim. As a seasoned hunter, he could tell from the copper-skinned wild boar's roars that it had been thoroughly enraged. In this terrain, even he would have to give way to the copper-skinned wild boar in its berserk state.
As a third ranking unsuccessful knight, although he was nearly fifty years old, but he maintained a strong physique and an extremely cautious attitude, and had made almost no mistakes in his more than twenty years of mercenary career.
But today he especially didn't want anything to happen to that half-elf little girl. Perhaps it was because the way she looked up at the magic crystal panel with a blank expression was too cute, or perhaps it was because his granddaughter also had a very good half-elf friend at school. They were about the same age and should be growing up happily.
So even if he might find himself in danger and become the new target of the copper-skinned wild boar, even if it was likely too late and all he would see was a scene of carnage, he still wanted to go up and see if there was still a glimmer of hope.
"That guy is so unreliable! How could he bring his own daughter to a place like this!" Gai Yi was furious. He quickened his pace, sensing the approaching voice. The veins on his hand gripping the black javelin bulged. The downhill slope was the most disadvantageous place to deal with the copper-skinned wild boar. He only had one chance. If he couldn't hit a fatal spot, today might mark the end of his more than twenty years as a mercenary. No one could outrun a mad copper-skinned wild boar downhill.
With a press of his hand, Gai Yi nimbly leaped onto a rock, took a step forward with his left foot, and leaned back with his right hand holding the javelin, his body like a resilient longbow, almost instantly assuming the best throwing posture.
Momentum, power, and accuracy! All of it was concentrated in this javelin, he only had one chance!
Then, he saw a scene he would never forget.
The half-elf little girl in a little black dress stood on the charred rocks and lightly tossed a fireball at the charging copper-skinned wild boar.
The blue purple fireball was only the size of a child's fist. Compared to the enormous and rapidly accelerating wild boar, it looked like a bubble blown by a child, posing no threat whatsoever.
Mai Ge, who was standing there holding a sword, seemed stunned, frozen in place, not knowing how to dodge.
Then, the small fireball landed on the head of the copper-skinned wild boar.
"Bang!"
With a loud explosion, a fireball the size of a fist suddenly exploded, the blue purple flames bursting out and instantly engulfing the copper-skinned wild boar. The enormous sound and the resulting shockwave caused the ground to sink several centimeters, shaking the ground violently.
The copper-skinned wild boar, charging at breakneck speed, seemed to have been struck head-on by a heavy hammer. Its body came to an almost instantaneous halt, and its ferocious head was blasted into a deformed shape.
A blue purple flame swept past, instantly igniting the black hairs, each as thick as a little finger, on the pig's body. The copper-colored pig skin, gleaming with a metallic sheen, turned golden red, as if it had been melted.
After a moment of stillness, the copper-skinned wild boar let out an extremely tragic cry, its body bursting into flames, and then turned and ran wildly up the mountain like a madman.
But it only ran a few dozen meters before collapsing to the ground. It twitched a few times and then died completely, leaving behind the faint aroma of roasted pig in the air.
"This...this...how is this possible! A four years old level three mage?!" Gai Yi, who witnessed all of this, was trembling with shock, words could hardly describe his feelings.
It wasn't that he hadn't seen more powerful mages, but this half-elf little girl was simply too young. A level three mage at the age of three or four—if word got out, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the entire Nolan Continent!
The last genius mage to shake the continent was Princess Irina of the Elf race. She was born with an affinity for magic, became a first level mage at the age of three, a third level mage at the age of five, and then reached the top level of ten, becoming a grand mage at the age of twenty six. Such talent was unparalleled among the younger generation and dominated the world.
Given that elves have a lifespan of at least eight hundred years, no one knows what heights she will reach in the future. Even the Elf Queen of yesteryear took more than forty years to become a level ten archmage.
This half-elf litle girl can now easily use magic comparable to a full force attack from a level three mage. Her talent may even surpass that of the elven princess from back then.
She is destined to become a rising star in the world of mage, and may even reach the heights of an elven princess, becoming an unprecedented half-elf archmage.
"Looks like I was overthinking it. They came prepared all along, but the one responsible for protecting them was that little girl..." Gai Yi glanced at the golden brown roasted copper-skinned wild boar and awkwardly put away the javelin in his hand.
"Does it have to be this brutal?!" Before the explosion, Mai Ge had retreated a few meters after being alerted by the system, but he was still almost thrown into the hot spring by the blast wave. He stared in disbelief at the copper-skinned wild boar that had turned into a golden roast suckling pig.
He had always been well aware that Amy was a genius, otherwise, the two great mages, Crassus and Yulian, wouldn't have been vying to take Amy as their apprentice.
But when did the little fireball that Amy always held, which looked so cute, become so terrifying? Although it had burned Sargeras and Crassus, but those were just burning. But the fireball just now exploded, and its power was no less than that of a small cannonball.
"System, what you said about a 100% survival rate is indeed very true. Bringing Amy along was definitely a wise choice. I'm glad I didn't buy your equipment." Mai Ge thought to himself with some relief.
"If you purchase equipment from this system, it will include a personal accident insurance policy. If the host has an accident, this system will also provide your family with generous compensation." the system attempted to refute.
"Should I be happy?" Mai Ge couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly. He stuck his long sword into the ground, walked to the big rock, opened his arms, looked at Amy with a smile, and said, "Amy, you're great. You've helped Daddy a lot today. Come down here."
"But…" Amy looked at Mai Ge's right hand, which was stained with blood, and said with concern, "Daddy, your hand must hurt a lot, right? That stupid pig made you bleed, so I roasted it so it won't run around like that."
"Daddy is fine, it's just a small wound, it doesn't hurt." Mai Ge felt a warmth in his heart when he saw Amy's worried expression. He smiled and shook his head, took out a gray handkerchief from his pocket, and wrapped it around his right hand. It was just a small wound, nothing serious. He reached out and picked up Amy and the Ugly Duckling.
"Then let me blow on it for you, it will stop hurting after I blow on it." Amy was still worried, so she took his hand and gently blew on it, her serious little expression looking adorable.
"Yes, it really doesn't hurt anymore right away." Mai Ge nodded with a look of surprise, patted Amy's hair with his left hand, and then looked at Gai Yi standing not far away.
"Huh? Grandpa Tiger, what brings you here too?" Amy asked Gai Yi curiously.