Chapter 147: Versus Zakira (2/2)

Of course, nothing actually happens to her due to Naomi’s wide-area barrier, but she does lose a chunk of her mana. ; ; ;

Looking slightly pissed now, Zakira gives up on the spell she was trying to perform and throws back a fireball at me— or, well, she tries to. Instead of a fireball, just a few feeble sparks ;flows ;out of her hand. ; ;

“Seriously!?” She shouts exasperatedly. ; ;

Using this chance, I throw my second-most powerful spell at her. ; ; ;

“Explosion!” I shout. ; ; ;

BOOM ; ;

A thunderous blast occurs in front of Zakira, loud enough to make me want to cover my ears. Its force is so powerful that even Zakira gets lifted off her feet— though as expected, she does land back safely without even losing her balance. ; ; ;

This is the first time I’ve used this spell on a big scale (usually it’s just small pops), and it’s even stronger than I imagined. ; ; ;

The crowd cheers vigorously, finally getting the loud and explosive duel they were expecting. On the other hand, Zakira looks exceedingly frustrated. She is continuously trying to conjure the fireballs, but all she’s getting are sparks. ; ; ;

Wait, don’t tell me that I unconsciously ordered her to lose… ; ; ;

Woosh ; ;

All of a sudden, a fireball finally forms in her hand and gets lunched towards me with a whooshing noise. ; ;

What the actual fuck!? ; ; ;

The sheer size of this thing is terrifying. It’s nearly twice as big as I am! My fireballs don’t even compare to it. ; ;

With a dreadful feeling, I thrust out my hand to erect an Earth Shield— already well aware that it’s not going to stop this monster. ; ; ;

But well, I cannot run away either, can I? It will just follow me around like a guided missile. ; ; ;

Just as I get ready to word out my spell and duck down, I notice something peculiar. The fireball is not actually coming straight at me. In fact, it’s greatly off the mark. ; ; ;

Zakira is desperately trying to change its course but to no avail. The fireball is readily heading everywhere she wants except to where I am standing. ; ; ;

Damn… What is happening? This is so weird… ; ; ;

[Is it? I mean, there’s only one explanation for anything weird that happens between you and Zakira— the Blood Bond.] ; ;

… ; ; ;

True… I definitely didn’t order her to lose, though. Maybe, it’s because she cannot attack me, her master, at all? ; ;

[That seems most likely.] ; ;

I see… Well then… Ahem… Let’s continue. ; ; ;

As Zakira tries (and fails) to direct her attacks at me, I also shoot back all the offensive spells I know (except the Chaos-ball, obviously). ; ; ;

As this goes on, I realize how vast Zakira’s mana reserve is compared to mine. She’s constantly using powerful spells while her mana is getting aggressively eaten up by my attacks as well. But even with this, she’s still going strong. ; ;

Maybe realizing how fast her mana is depleting, Zakira finally sets up a bunch of strong barriers to protect herself. But well, this fails terribly as well. I don’t know how, but my simple spells are simply passing through her barrier as if they don’t even exist. ; ; ;

Seeing this, Zakira gets so shocked that she even forgets to continue her attack— simply staring at her useless semi-transparent barriers. ; ; ;

But unlike her, I don’t stop throwing my spells. In fact, I am having a massive adrenaline-rush that is helping me attack even faster. ; ; ;

And like this, after a few more minutes, Zakira’s knees finally buckles, and she loses strength. Though instead of falling down pathetically, she manages to sit down on the ground while breathing heavily. ; ; ;

“Yes… Yes…” ; ;

I finally stop conjuring spells— nearly exceeding my limit as well. To be honest, I am barely standing at this point. My mana is so low that it’s a surprise that I haven’t lost my consciousness yet. ; ; ;

… ; ; ;

“The winner… The winner of this duel is Jacob!” Miss Laura declares after taking a moment— as if coming out of a dumbfounded trance. ; ; ;

And the crowd erupts in applause… ; ; ;

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