Chapter 330: Ayrin’s Plan (2/2)

The face of the arcane master called Thousand Birds by Liszt was still terrifyingly pale as his eyes became blood red.

“Since it’s come to this, let me see whether or not you actually have the strength to back up your words!” he shouted as he stared Ayrin in the eye.

“Don’t blame me for not holding back! Because if I don’t beat you up, then won’t your lord, Charlotte’s father, think that I’m all talk?”

Ayrin puffed up his chest as he turned and looked at Charlotte. Flames of fury seemed to ignite over his body as he shouted, “Charlotte, I shall fight to protect you!”

“What a powerful aura! He’s already opened his third arcane gate?! He’s a mere freshman, yet he has already reached this level of strength?! But he is still at least an entire gate behind me!”

Thousand Bird’s gaze turned serious as he waited for Ayrin to make the first move.

From his point of view, since he was faster than Ayrin, he would be able react to anything Ayrin did.

“With him… any problem can be solved,” Charlotte thought to herself as she watched the situation unfold.

Although she didn’t think too highly of Ayrin’s approach to the situation, his resolute spirit and determination inexplicably caused her anxiety to disappear. The look in his eyes just made it seem as if he could trample through any hardships he encountered, no matter how difficult they were.

……

“Waiting for me to make the first move? You are going to regret this!”

Confidence began slowly building within Ayrin’s heart as he stared down Thousand Birds.

“World of Water!”

Force erupted from Ayrin’s feet as he stomped on the ground and made a sharp invocation. Countless drops of water abruptly began to converge around Thousand Birds.

“What is this skill?!”

“It covers a greater area than Water Prison?!”

“Whistling Ghost Blade!”

Thousand Birds’ face changed once more as he unsheathed the long blade on his back and cut towards the charging Ayrin. His blade was like a streak of lightning.

Countless screams echoed out from within his blade as it sliced through the water, which was condensing in the air, and scattering it.

“Evil Flaming Eye!”

But by this point, Ayrin had already released his second attack.

Over a dozen flickering Evil Flaming Eyes abruptly appeared in the sky and shot towards Thousand Birds.

Thousand Birds’ pupils shrank as he let go of the blade in his right hand and clasped his palms together. A sharp invocation rang out from his mouth, “Black Wind: Barrier!”

A stream of black air enveloped his entire body.

Boom!

The Evil Flaming Eyes slammed into Thousand Birds, sending flames and black winds everywhere. At the midst of it all, Thousand Birds didn’t tremble at all, as if he hadn’t felt any impact.

“Activate: Fist of the War God!”

However, Ayrin’s third attack, a thundering punch, had already reached him.

Bang!

The black winds around Thousand Birds erupted, revealing him.

A faint groan escaped Thousand Birds’ mouth as he stumbled backwards.

“He actually…” Looks of shock flashed through the eyes of the other two blue robed arcane masters.

At this moment, Ayrin had completely taken control of the battle!

“Homing Thunderball!”

After sending Thousand Birds stumbling, Ayrin immediately began condensing a blinding yellow ball of lightning between his palms. The thunderball shot out and began to chase after Thousand Birds.

“Shadowbound Severing Blade!”

A vicious expression emerged atop Thousand Birds’ face as the blade which he had dropped abruptly soared into the sky as if grabbed by a shadow and cut towards Ayrin at an unimaginable speed. The blade rang as it tore through the sky.

“What?!”

But much to his shock, his attack missed as Ayrin seemingly melted into a puddle of blood and disappeared.

“Black Wind: Barrier!”

Thousand Birds used his defensive skill once more as he defended against the thunderball chasing after him. As he did so, he constantly turned his head and surveyed his surroundings. For some reason, his heart was extremely uneasy.

“Crown of Ice and Snow!”

A massive block of ice abruptly slammed into him from behind.

Boom!

Ayrin’s fist slammed into the massive block of ice right as the blinding yellow thunderball struck Thousand Birds from the front, causing countless icicles to protrude and penetrate into Thousand Birds’ back.

“Agh!” Thousand Birds let out a wail of agony as he felt as if he had been compressed between two walls.

The black wind surrounding him scattered.

“It’s over!” Stingham let out a sympathetic sigh.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! …

Thousand Birds was unable to make another invocation as explosions constantly rang out atop his body.

A wild wind wrapped around Ayrin’s body as he continuously appeared at different areas around Thousand Birds and threw vicious punches which caused Thousand Birds’ body to twist into various unnatural shapes.

Thud!

Several minutes later, when Thousand Birds finally fell back to the ground, his face had been disfigured so greatly that even his two teammates could not recognize him any longer.

[1] Here, Liszt is calling the arcane master by the pattern on his robes