Chapter 361
Chapter 361 I’m also a Wizard. (3)
Delmood flinched at the sight of Ghislaine bursting through the flames.
“That guy….”
If he was skilled, he could do that. Fire Storm was an area of effect spell, so the concentrated power was weak.
But still, it was an impressive 7-circle spell. For a typical knight, the force could easily melt them away. How did he manage to withstand it without even a singed spot?
The amount of mana the opponent had seemed to be much greater than expected. Delmood immediately prepared his next spell.
Ghislaine raised his head, his crimson eyes shining. He felt tremendous mana swirling again around Delmood.
“Too slow.”
Boom!
The ground shattered as Ghislaine shot towards Delmood like a bullet.
At some point, a crimson aura blade extended from his sword.
“Ha!”
Before Delmood could complete his spell, the aura blade swung towards him.
Whoosh!
Delmood hastily canceled his casting and generated a fire shield in front of him.
Bang!
“Graaaah!”
The hastily created fire shield was effortlessly split by the aura blade that could cut through anything. At the same time, Delmood’s chest was slashed deeply, blood gushing out.
“Tch.”
Ghislaine clicked his tongue in disappointment as he landed.
If it had been someone else, they would have been sliced in half by now. To reduce the strength of the aura blade in that moment… Turns out, he’s not just any 7-circle wizard.
But it was still worth a shot.
“It seems you haven’t reached full mastery yet.”
Delmood hadn’t been a 7-circle wizard for long. Therefore, his speed in manipulating mana was somewhat slower.
And like a wizard who had lived comfortably, he didn’t seem to have much combat experience.
To effectively contend with such an opponent, he needed to keep him distracted and powerless to use strong spells.
Whoosh!
Red, sword-like spears flared up surging around Ghislaine once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of spears flew towards Delmood like arrows being shot.
“You scoundrel!”
Of course, Delmood was not someone to fall for this easily. With a flick of his hand, flames erupted, and the incoming spears disappeared into nothingness.
The problem was the attack that followed.
Zing—
“Blink!”
Delmood’s body flickered out of existence, only to reappear far away.
But the aura blade that appeared in the empty space tore through the air.
Delmood tried to cast a powerful spell in that gap, but it wasn’t easy.
Whoosh!
In an instant, black energy coalesced into a beam, flying like light. Delmood had no choice but to quickly cast a spell to dodge.
Zing—! Zing—! Zing—!
From all directions, crimson smoke coalesced and sharpened. Now, it was just a skewered shape without a proper spear form.
But as dozens of those things were created and launched, Delmood couldn’t regain his composure.
He couldn’t focus enough to unleash powerful high-circle magic, so he responded with spells that could be cast relatively quickly.
“Protect me!”
Bang!
Something ignited in the air with a flash of flame. The flames gathered into his palm.
Soon, the flames clustered together, wrapping around Delmood’s body. The fireballs glowed with a dazzling ruby red as they danced about.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The spears heading towards Delmood collided with the swirling fireballs, exploding.
While it was difficult to cast spells that required time to concentrate, being unable to cast didn’t mean the strength of a 7-circle wizard diminished.
Delmood unleashed his overflowing mana and willpower rapidly.
“Fire Field.”
Bang!
The mana extending from beneath his feet instantly scorched the ground and spread outwards.
The fiery land surged as if it were about to engulf everything, having broken free from the barrier of the mana field.
As the top fire wizard, Delmood was turning the whole world into a sea of flames with one single spell.
“Run, everyone!”
At Hubert’s shout, everyone gasped and widened the distance.
At that moment, Vanessa gripped Alfoy’s wrist tightly.
Alfoy blushed and exclaimed, “Stop grabbing me like that suddenly, AAAAAH!”
Vanessa, drawing from Alfoy’s mana, reached out toward the approaching flames.
“Aqua Field.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Moisture that was dissolved in the air and seeping into the ground was drawn towards her mana.
Gathered like this, the moisture formed a massive barrier, beginning to withstand the advancing flames.
Sizzle!
Steam spread out so thickly that it obscured visibility. But that alone couldn’t fully block the flames of a 7-circle wizard.
“Ugh!”
Just as Vanessa gritted her teeth to gather more mana, she heard the frantic incantations of nearby wizards.
“Earth Shape!”
“Ice Wall!”
“Water Strike!”
From all directions, everyone did their utmost to stop the approaching flames.
As dozens of wizards combined their efforts, the advancing flames faltered and soon stopped.
However, Delmood had no luxury of considering such a situation. His target was Ghislaine, who was jumping around and attacking him even in the sea of flames.
“Burning Fire.”
Whoosh!
A massive stream of fire continuously emanated from his hand, chasing after Ghislaine.
“Ha!”
Boom!
Ghislaine concentrated mana in his feet and slammed into the ground. The flames were pushed aside, extinguishing in an instant.
Having secured his position, he drew his aura blade long and swung it forward.
Bang!
The continuous stream of fire aimed at him split in half.
Not only did it split; the mana emitted from the aura blade sliced through the flames Delmood unleashed and continued to extend.
“Gah!”
Delmood had no choice but to twist his body.
Slash!
The front hem of his robe was cut by the invisible force. These occasional incoming attacks prevented him from feeling relaxed.
Bang!
Before Delmood could regain his stance, crimson spears flew in from all directions.
“What the!”
Delmood hurriedly generated fireballs around him to block the spears.
Boom!
Whoosh!
Taking advantage of a moment’s gap, another spear launched towards him. Delmood shifted in space to evade, but spears were coming at him from every angle.
“How?!”
Delmood exclaimed without thinking. It felt as if Ghislaine knew exactly where he would dodge and had set traps.
Pow Pow Pow Pow!
As a 7-circle wizard, he barely managed to defend himself, but in the end, he was hit by a few spears and sustained wounds.
Before he could recover from the shock, more spears flew at him. While dodging them, at that moment, Ghislaine appeared with a ferocious grin and swung his sword.
Slash!
“Grrr….”
Delmood barely escaped by shifting space again. But he couldn’t completely evade and ended up getting cut on part of his body again.
Zing—! Zing—! Zing—!
“Ugh….”
There was no time to catch a breath. At this rate, he would continue to be pushed back and slowly deplete his mana.
The fighting style of this opponent became increasingly difficult to deal with. It was hard to understand how this young man was fighting so well.
He had heard tales of Ghislaine fighting as effortlessly as eating, but it exceeded all expectations.
“You insolent brat!”
Delmood acknowledged Ghislaine’s skill. That guy was incredibly accustomed to fighting wizards.
His power was substantial, and his combat sense was incomparable to Delmood’s.
Thus, Delmood decided to change his fighting style. There was truly no way out as it was.
“Uaaaaaah!”
Pouring out all his rage, he unleashed all his mana.
Gwoooooo!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mana spears Ghislaine shot exploded before they could even get close to Delmood.
Immense mana began to dominate the space, pressing down on all sides.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ghislaine emitted a red glow from his eyes, revealing his white teeth as he grinned.
“Now, it truly begins.”
The amount of mana a 7-circle wizard possessed was on an entirely different level compared to regular wizards. No matter how hard he pressed, Delmood would somehow endure it.
If it came to that, it would not be easy to settle the fight even after battling all day long. Ghislaine’s mana would shorten the duration of his power the more he unleashed it.
However, Delmood was caught up in his own fighting style, releasing all his mana explosively. It was time to clash their strengths head-on to settle this.
Delmood poured tremendous mana into each spell, attempting to end it all at once.
“Fire Pillar.”
Boom!
A colossal fire pillar erupted where Ghislaine had been. There wasn’t just one fire pillar. Wherever Ghislaine moved, the ground erupted with flames.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment Ghislaine sensed the gathering mana in the ground, he immediately dodged.
It was an astonishing sense. He felt it before the spell manifested.
To the onlookers watching from afar, it seemed as if Ghislaine was consumed by the pillars of fire. Their eyes couldn’t keep up with Ghislaine’s movements.
Even as he dodged, Ghislaine kept throwing mana spears to prevent Delmood from properly concentrating.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thus, the two of them fought at such a speed that the spectacle was hard to perceive for anyone else.
Suddenly, Alfoy, shriveled up from mana depletion, muttered while nestled in Vanessa’s arms.
“Is the Lord’s fighting skill for real…? My heart is grandly swelling….”
Alfoy knew that Ghislaine was good at fighting. He had witnessed him slaughter dozens or even hundreds of foes alone.
But he had never seen anyone so boldly confront a power like a 7-circle wizard.
Others felt the same way. The wizards of the Tower of the Bloody Flame had never seen Ghislaine fight.
They stood frozen in horror, trembling as they witnessed the battle of the two.
“Did Count Penris really turn out to be a master?”
“On top of that, he can use magic…”
“What the heck, how many circles has he reached?”
To be astonished that the master they had only heard rumors about was using incomprehensible magic. They couldn’t tell what school of magic it was, but it was magic nonetheless.
Even as a supplementary, its destructive power and speed were something remarkable. Thus, they couldn’t help but think that Ghislaine’s magical abilities were truly exceptional.
In reality, he was merely scattering mana lumps everywhere.
The wizards of the Tower of the Crimson Flame were even more shocked than the Tower of the Bloody Flame wizards.
“No way, just one should be enough to reach mastery…”
“How could someone of that age polish their swordsmanship and magic to such an extent!”
“Impossible, it’s an impossible feat.”
They absolutely didn’t want to accept it. Ghislaine’s skills were too extraordinary.
At first, they had naturally assumed their tower master would win easily. However, looking at the situation, he was indeed being overwhelmed.
This was nonsensical. Why is a 7-circle wizard called a superhuman? Because they can face an entire army alone, they are deemed superhuman.
Yet, to think a superhuman could fight like that!
When Delmood ascended to the rank of tower master, Ghislaine was just a mere rookie dismissed in the North. That same individual had now demonstrated strength rivaling that of a superhuman in just a few short years.
A deep sense of defeat and inferiority welled up in their hearts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two were still battling, devastating the surroundings.
Delmood poured his mana into the spells he could cast quickly, exponentially increasing their power.
The sky and earth shook, and the surroundings were continuously ablaze. In the sea of flames engulfing the world, Ghislaine appeared to be an infinitely small being.
But it was only because everything was surrounded by flames that it looked that way.
Boom!
Each time Ghislaine took a step, flames erupted and then faded.
Thud thud thud thud thud thud!
Mana spears were constantly produced and aimed at Delmood. Countless flames swarmed, exploding, yet the spears being shot out were endless.
There were so many shots being fired that Delmood found himself being pushed further back unintentionally, even as he cast spells.
The nature of the battle was transforming into a struggle of strength against strength.
Dark, accompanying Ghislaine, was surprised as he watched the situation unfold from within him.
“Wow, master fights really well.”
To think he could contend with such a monster on this level. Dark had always known Ghislaine was strong, but he had never seen him fight properly.
“No, compared to that insane memory, he was stronger back then.”
This awe-inspiring strength on display now didn’t even compare to half of what he had witnessed back then.
He’d thought Ghislaine was merely a lunatic, but it wasn’t so. This guy really seemed to have returned to the past with knowledge of the future.
Ridiculous as it was, if that wasn’t the case, then the current scene didn’t make sense either.
“I have to make sure to ask after this battle ends.”
To safely conclude the fight, Ghislaine needed to stay alive. If he died, Dark would be finished too. Here, no matter how much he looked, there was no one worth taking on.
Dark’s voice echoed in Ghislaine’s mind.
― Master, it seems your mana is slowly running low.
Thanks to Dark’s abilities, Ghislaine’s mana had been amplified significantly. However, using such powerful force quickly drained his mana.
“Ugh, yeah. I should wrap this up soon.”
Since he had already entered a state of strength versus strength, it was time to abandon the tricks and settle things in one fell swoop.
Rumble rumble rumble!
As Ghislaine activated the 3rd stage core, an immense amount of mana began to surge wildly from his body.
― M-master! You can’t do this!
Dark screamed in panic. Currently, Ghislaine was capable of producing more power even without activating the 3rd stage core.
Just activating the 2nd stage core drastically increased his mana due to Dark’s ability.
The 3rd stage exponentially amplified his power compared to the 2nd stage. If infused with Dark’s ability, it would result in an unimaginable amount of strength.
The issue was that Ghislaine’s body couldn’t yet handle such power. His core and body were not in balance.
― You’ll blow your body up!
At that, Ghislaine smiled fiercely.
“Then I’ll just kill him first.”
Boom!
Crimson mana began to pour out from Ghislaine’s body like crazy.
