Chapter 117 - A Freakish Mage (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Everyone witnessed how the level-seven Mage stood in a daze when he saw the Fireball. He stood rooted to the ground, allowing the flames to engulf him…
This was followed by a distortion in the surroundings.
After that, they realized that the level-seven Mage was still alive, while the blazing Fireball had vanished…
Completely vanished…
The glaring glow of fire was gone, and the long trail of flames was nowhere to be seen; even its strong sense of destructiveness was wiped off instantaneously. Not a single trace of magical wave was left.
Everyone was stunned by the disappearance of the Fireball.
The crowd observing the battle was all distinguished members of their own Guild of Magic. Among them, many were renowned and powerful Mages. Even the least skilled was at least a level-eight Mage. How could they not understand what was unfolding before their eyes?
Never would they have imagined that it was possible to swallow a Fireball without the protection of the elemental s.h.i.+eld…
At that moment, the silence was deafening.
Everybody was stunned as they stared blankly at Lin Li as though he was a frightening creature.
“A monster!” someone shouted among the ma.s.ses after a while.
As though it was a contagious disease, this sentiment started to spread among the crowd. What followed was a wave of discussions in subdued voices.
“Did my vision blur? T-that was really a Fireball? How could it not result in any harm…”
“What the heck, is he still alive despite being hit by that Fireball? Is he even human???”
“Hey, how about you go and have a taste of that blow?”
“Which Guild of Magic is that freak from? I have never heard his name before.”
“The Guild of Jarrosus. I heard that he’s the illegitimate son of Gerian… Never knew that old man treated this brat with such partiality!”
“For real?”
“Absolutely! How else could he be so outstanding?”
“How was it even possible?” muttered Matthias. He was so stupefied that his eyes were as wide as that of a cow, and his expression was as though he had just met a ghost.
He nearly died from instant shock due to that Fireball.
Matthias was so confused. Without the protection from the Elemental s.h.i.+eld, how did his opponent manage to withstand the impact of the Fireball? What was more, a Fireball was not a loaf of bread. How could it be swallowed by a human being?
Before Matthias had time to make the situation clear, the sound of recitation could be heard from a distance.
What followed was a sudden flash of light blazing into the eyes of Matthias. In his vision, a fiery sphere with a long trail of flames grew larger and larger…
“BOOM!” An ear-splitting explosion could be heard when the Fireball collided with his Elemental s.h.i.+eld, creating dazzling and vivid sparkles as the Fireball erupted.
Under the attack of a level-eight magical element, a bright glow was reflected on the Elemental s.h.i.+eld.
Seeing that, Matthias heaved a sigh of relief.
Luckily, that Elemental s.h.i.+eld could defend him from a Fireball…
Being the most outstanding Mage, Matthias was certain that five seconds were the timing needed for calling out a Fireball!
Although five seconds were not long, they were sufficient for Matthias.
That was because the timing required for Matthias’ Elemental s.h.i.+eld to cool down would be four seconds. After that, both men would be back to square one of their battle again.
At that moment, Matthias was filled with confidence again.
To him, the dire situation he’d encountered previously was only due to that one Fireball. Once everything restarted, it would very likely be a sure-win for him since his opponent was a level-seven Mage.
He did not believe that that a level-7 mage had the ability to swallow three Fireb.a.l.l.s.
Yet… Matthias’ prediction was not entirely correct.
After swallowing the first Fireball, it was a given that Lin Li did not have any ability to take in another blow. However, what he could do was to spit out the previous one that he’d swallowed!