Omni-Mastery

'Let's hope I have enough to do this.'

The Green Mountain Range's suppression was naturally a very useful tool, but as seen by the demons' roundabout method to render it useless, it wasn't enough to help the outnumbered Dragon Clan win the war. It was like I was out of roundabout options myself.

"Hold on, focus on defending!"

"Give Sir Azure the time he needs!"

Time felt much slower for me as my eyes caught the figures of the half-dragons valiantly defending their homes. The blind trust that they had in me created by my fake identity made them seem more like NPCs, but they looked no different than normal people grasping at their last ropes. 

They wished to protect their home rather than helplessly sacrifice it, the hope that I had pragmatically given them had actually given them the will to persist. Before I knew it, part of me wanted them to live as much as I wanted to stop the demons' invasion for my personal safety…

'I guess it's not wrong to think like that from time to time.'

Smiling bitterly as I cleansed my mind from all thoughts, I started gradually releasing my Earth Elements, shaping them into thin threads as I sent them all to the determined locations that I decided on a while earlier.

The world turned silent as I poured all my focus into the delicate task, when the Earthly threads finally reached their destination, I interchanged the source elements to Water Elements, pushing forward to the second step. 

[ Initiating 'Elemental Interfusion'... ]

As the method ingrained in my mind started rolling out, I could sense the Water Elements climbing the Earthly threads like fine tubes, using them as a vehicle to reach their destination. Both types of elements acted as each other's helper as well as their contender just as written in the record.

Once the Water Elements stood next to the Earth Elements at the locations I prepared, they strangely started melting together even though I couldn't use 'Elemental Interfusion' with elements that had strayed that far from me. Without any further delay, they seeped into the tiny objects buried under the ground, obediently offering themselves as nutrients…

'Grow…'

Only one thought popped up in my mind as I witnessed this scene with the help of a strand of Mentality. Using that strand to pour in a large amount of the same Mental Energy, I imposed my thoughts upon my new seedlings.

'Grow…'

The thought reverberated through our thin connection as I felt my will transfer over by its side. This was the very first time that I tried out this ability of mind ever since I came to learn how to use it, but it all felt like something that I already possessed great familiarity with.

'Grow and…'

Rustle…

The ground shook under both soldiers' feet. However, no one paid it any heed under the heavy march of the invaders. Only I could tell that my little creations were about to gloriously emerge into the world!

The mountain range that had the constant tone of dark greenery was no longer the same from this moment on! Vibrant vegetation had started to rise from deep under, cleverly avoiding the fighters' stomps!

'Fight my enemies for me!'

The little saplings that looked like nothing much started growing with aggression all of the sudden, finally catching the notice of the demons who focused on using the Corrupted to push back, but…

'Now!'

It was already too late!

The vibrant vegetation had already grown into vines boasting a length comparable to the largest demon's height, reacting now held no meaning as each vine viciously grasped the neck of the demon or the Corrupted closest to it, trying to strangle the life out of their throats!

"Look ou- gahh…"

"Something is coming from the growaaaa!"

Those who noticed it faster tried to warn their fellow demons, totally uncaring for the Corrupted horde that was being easily handled by the terrifying vines. This was the power of the forgotten element that was left unused to this moment! The Element of Vegetation!

"What is this-"

"Look, it's leaving our side alone. It must be Sir Azure's doing!"

"Sir Azure is truly the Green Dragon's Champion!"

"Don't waste the chance that Sir Azure had granted us! Attack!"

"Attack!"

Even the half-dragons were greatly surprised by the vine's spread throughout the outer region of the mountain range that they started to blurt out some fantastical words based on my fake background. However, I had no time to pay attention to any of that.

'Ugh, they really take a large bite.'

Naturally, such a great ability didn't come without cost. The reason I didn't choose to use such a convenient 'Element' like this up to this moment was none other than its exorbitant consumption of elements!

Since 'Cultivation Practice' consumed both of its initiation elements to nurture the artificial Vegetation element, creating a Vegetation Field of this radius had almost consumed my whole pool of elements just to make it reach this point… Most importantly, controlling the vines rapidly depleted my Mental Energy at the same time!

'Maintaining the vines that had already formed up and controlling them would cost slightly less, but…'

Having been prepared for this, I took out two potion bottles of different sides, one blue and one transparent. This strategy was only plausible thanks to the resources that I wasted the remainder of my points on, even then, consuming them this soon made me feel the sting.

'Oh?'

However, as soon as I consumed one shot while transferring my grudge to the demons, I felt the burden of consumption lessening considerably on both ends. Maintaining the field forever was still impossible, but it seemed like I didn't have to consume my entire stock of potions as planned!

'Finally!'

My surprise only lasted for a moment as I was precisely betting on this phenomenon! Suppressing corruption of all kinds wasn't simply the subconscious act of a dead field. Rather… the Green Mountain Range was alive!