Chapter 87: I owe you a debt of life (2/2)
Ayrin’s arcane particles gushed out of his fingertips, but before he had enough time to invoke the Crown of Ice and Snow, a huge transparent curtain suddenly arose in front of him.
“Boom!” “Boom!”
The two thunder balls exploded on the huge transparent curtain. Countless bolts of lightning thick as a finger wandered like so many snakes on the transparent curtain, immediately covering its entire surface.
Ayrin lifted his head in happy surprise. He saw a silhouette drop down from the top of the infirmary, becoming bigger and bigger in his vision.
“Teacher Payton!”
Charlotte shouted in surprised delight.
“Since it’s like that, we can only say goodbye,” the terrifying arcane master wearing a silver-white mask said in a cold and sinister voice. Then, carrying gusts of winds with him, he charged in the direction of the perimeter walls closest to him.
“You actually want to leave after trying to assassinate students in our Divine Shield Academy in broad daylight!”
Someone snickered coldly. Five or six silhouettes flew their way from every direction, seemingly as fast as light. At the same time, the one who’d snickered dropped down from the roof of a tall building in front of the terrifying arcane master.
Separated by too wide a distance, Ayrin couldn’t distinguish the appearance of that Divine Shield teacher, but he could clearly see a volcano appear all of a sudden, blotting the sky.
“Wrath of the Giant Volcano!”
A chanting voice that seemed to come from within the newcomer’s body pervaded the whole sky.
Boundless and endless flows of lava erupted out of nowhere from the sky, dropping toward that terrifying arcane master and ensconcing him inside.
“Hehe…”
A creepy evil laugh arose in the sky at the same time.
“Ah!”
What no one could imagine was, a green beam of light suddenly cut through the vast expanse of the sky and pierced through this volcano. A strange shout came from the Divine Shield arcane master blocking the way, and something suddenly swept his body backwards and sent it flying.
The silhouette of that terrifying arcane master flashed only a few times before thoroughly disappearing from Ayrin’s line of sight.
Likewise, these arcane masters pursuing from every direction also disappeared without a trace after a few jumps. Shrill sounds serving as alarm whistled nonstop inside St. Lauren.
The one-eyed Payton turned around, flabbergasted, and asked Charlotte and Ayrin, “What on earth happened?” At this time, countless Divine Shield teachers who looked like medical masters were already examining Ivan’s condition.
“I don’t know.” Charlotte’s face was still pale white from lingering fear. She said, “Ayrin just happened to come visit Ivan. We came behind the building and noticed something abnormal with the windows on two floors. I thought something was wrong. As soon as we reached Ivan’s room, this arcane master rushed inside.”
“You guys did very well.” Payton didn’t know the identity of this arcane master yet, but he’d already felt his desire for murder. He was certain that Ivan would already be dead by now if not for Charlotte and Ayrin noticing something out of place, or if their following actions had been a step slower.
“Who on earth was that guy?” Only now did Ayrin sigh in relief. He asked, “Teacher Payton, why don’t you pursue him?”
“Someone has to stay behind and keep guard here, since Ivan’s his target. And if so many of our elite arcane masters chasing him can’t stop him, then that means the opponent’s strength’s really very much above ours. One more chasing him wouldn’t be of much use.” Payton glanced at Ayrin and explained quickly, “It’s the standard procedure in a battle between arcane teams. You have to be prepared at all time for the enemy to make a detour and come back to assassinate their targets.”
“That’s right.” Ayrin understood immediately. He nodded, and then couldn’t resist looking at Payton with admiration. “Teacher Payton, you only have a single eye, and you’ve also been defeated by teacher Carter, so I couldn’t tell you’re still so powerful. That arcane skill earlier stopped his two thunder balls, really amazing!”
“Bastard, are you praising me or are you mocking me on purpose.” The veins on Payton’s forehead almost popped when he heard Ayrin’s words.
Two medical masters carried Ivan their way. Ivan said in a heavy voice, “It seems I’m not the enemy’s only target.”
A cold light flashed in Payton’s eyes. “What do you mean?”
Ivan said, “When we fought, he said that Ayrin and Charlotte made it more perfect, that he could dispatch three in one go.”
The astonishment on Payton’s face became heavier. He muttered to himself for a short spell, then asked with extreme gravity, “Did he leave any other clues in his words?”
“A foreign accent.” Ivan said, “Extreme arrogance, he didn’t take us seriously at all, he acted unhurried. Apart from that, there’s no other clue.”
Understanding only half of what they talked about, Ayrin couldn’t resist interrupting, “Can you see the origin of this guy from his arcane skills?!”
“I don’t know what secret skill the green beam of light at the end was.” Payton said in a cold voice, “The Holy Thunder Ball he used earlier, the Wind Dance, and the thunder skill that broke the Touch of Death, all these are arcane skills coming from different places in the kingdom of Eiche. He obviously used them to cover his identity.”
“Alright, now all the elite arcane masters in St. Lauren should already have heard the alarm and gone into action. The entire city is in a state of alert. Even if they haven’t caught that guy yet, he can’t cover all his traces in St. Lauren either. He can only flee into the mountain woods outside St. Lauren.” After pausing for another dozen seconds, Payton told the medical masters, “You can take Ivan back to the infirmary.”
“Ayrin, I owe you a life debt,” Ivan suddenly said, clearly very weak at this time.
“Ah?” Ayrin stared blankly, still thinking back to the methods of that powerful arcane master.
“Thank you for coming to see me.” Ivan looked at him, grave and solemn, saying, “I and Charlotte would be dead already if not for you back there. Instead of thinking about running for your life first thing, you actually took us along… I owe you a life.”