Chapter 265 - Thousand Miles of Ice (1/2)

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“H-How… How could that be…?” Under the flash of the faint yellow light, Gryffindor’s smile froze on his face. He suddenly realized the mana in his body stopped flowing. No matter how he tried to stimulate his mental strength by recitation, he could not recall any bit of magical wave.

Gryffindor nearly went crazy on the spot…

F*ck, how could someone who was suffering from Mana Retroaction be able to freeze him?

Unfortunately, he did not have time to think much, because in the next moment, Lin Li already started reciting the Flaming Storm Spell. Flames rose up into the air wildly. The streaks were like fire dragons pouncing towards him viciously. Gryffindor had no choice but look at how the Flaming Storm exploded on his body. The radiant Elemental s.h.i.+eld turned dim almost immediately.

After the Flaming Storm, Lin Li showed no mercy and attacked Gryffindor with a Chilling Touch. The use of one fire element and one ice element magic was so complementary that they were like a rhythmic poem harmoniously written by both fire and ice. It blasted a magnificent elemental storm in the Aurora Square. Gryffindor could only back away from the raging magical waves. The retroactive effect brought over by the Arcane Wall turned the situation around. Gryffindor who was one second away from absolute advantage had become the one who had to deal with the beating.

Gryffindor could not help but keep stepping backwards and make use of unexpected movements to increase the difficulty of casting spells for his opponent to buy more time for himself.

“F*ck, how did he do that?” There were thousands of mages in the audience. Their eyes were open wide after seeing how the young man named Felic had managed to turn the tides. Despite suffering from Mana Retroaction, he could still unleash the two spells with force as though nothing had happened to him…

Could that be an inconceivable way of unleas.h.i.+ng spells?

No, no, no. It couldn’t be…

No matter how incomprehensible the technique was, it would never allow a person to oppose the laws of magic. However, the situation now was very unreasonable. What was the difference between a mage who could not control Mana Retroaction and a beast without humanity? G.o.ddammit, was another monster going to appear after these few hundred years?

Of course, it did not concern the two men who were battling. Neither Lin Li nor Gryffindor had time to think of other matters. One was trying to defend himself from all the attacks and overcome the awkward situation, while another was trying to find every opportunity to attack so that he could continue to maximize the chances of winning. The battle in Aurora Square became strangely delicate all of a sudden…

Lin Li unleashed another Flaming Storm as he saw Gryffindor backing away.

“POM!” A horrifying sound echoed in the arena like thunder. At that moment, at least half of the audience stood up. It was no laughing matter. Although he was an Archmage, Gryffindor could barely defend himself from the two Flaming Storms and one Chilling Touch with his Elemental s.h.i.+eld. If his luck was worse, he might lose the entire battle.

“Sigh…” Lin Li sighed softly while he waved his hand to put away a Wind Blade and prepare an Elemental s.h.i.+eld for himself. He knew that he did not have enough time left. Although he had compressed the time he used to cast the three spells, his speed was still lacking. When the second Flaming Storm was out, the Arcane Wall lost its effects. The seemingly terrifying splattering of sparks only bashed onto another Elemental s.h.i.+eld.

After a soul-stirring exchange, the two men got back to the starting line again.

Lin Li estimated it correctly. Three icicles shot out from the blaze and thick smoke right after he held his Elemental s.h.i.+eld up.

“You’re doomed, b.u.mpkin!” Gryffindor hollered as he walked out of the thick smoke.

Gryffindor’s rage was justifiable. He was back to his usual self now. His delicate long robe had long become a mess under the strong flames and thick smoke. It looked crumpled and torn as though Gryffindor had just walked out of a rubbish dump. He had bruise on his face and dirt on his nose. A circus clown would have been more attractive than him.

How would the egoistic Gryffindor be able to tolerate such an insult? He really wanted to smash the Jarrosus b.u.mpkin like an ant.

In fact, he had the confidence to do so.

The heart-racing exchange looked as though it was Lin Li who gained the upper hand. However, Gryffindor was completely aware that it was just an accident. He just had not expected that Felic who got attacked by the Mana Retroaction could still turn the tides to control him. But, it did not matter now. An accident was an accident because it would not occur frequently. One time was enough—he would not allow himself to be fooled again. Apart from it being an accident, the difference between the two men were obvious. Gryffindor was already an Archmage who was at the peak of level-15. One more step, and he would surpa.s.s level-15 and reach level-16, a state where he could use the Four-element s.h.i.+elds.

On top of that…

Gryffindor was completely aware that he could do it. Although it was unrealistic to most people, he knew that as the student of the Legendary-mage Rosen, he could do it anytime he wanted to.

A rookie Archmage who rose to his level due to good luck would never expect him to raise himself by a level just like that. This made Gryffindor antic.i.p.ate how exciting Felic’s expression would be when he unleashed his level-16 abilities. Would it be shock or hopelessness, torment or confusion…?

As he walked out of the thick smoke, Gryffindor started his recitation.

“d.a.m.n…” Lin Li exclaimed. He could tell that the spell Gryffindor was reciting was entirely made up of the High Elves’ language.

To a real mage, the language was like their second common language. In reality, there would always be some key characters written in that language in most spells. Since even Lin Li, a mid-life career changer, had already comprehended some of the common words, how well would the top mage of Felan fare in the utilizing of the High Elves’ language?

However, it was Lin Li’s first time hearing a spell that was formed entirely of the High Elves’ language. This could only mean that its effects were far off from what an ordinary spell of level-15 would create! Lin Li reacted quickly. After realizing the gravity of the situation, he opened the Ring of Endless Storm and fished out a Multicolored Potion he had prepared long ago…

Then, a strong wave of mana radiated in the entire Aurora Square.

“F*ck, Gryffindor has reached level-16!” The crowd cheered. Almost all of the mages had their eyes open in disbelief. None of them had expected Gryffindor to reach the next level in the Archmage realm like that!

“Sh*t, how could it be possible?” Hoffman’s eyes nearly fell off. He sprung up from his seat in shock. As he was too agitated, even his meaty cheeks twitched. He could not believe a mage around the age of 20 could have a level-16 ability!

Only people who truly understood the differences between the magic levels would know that the one level that separated level-15 and level-16 was a huge leap. Although a level-15 Archmage could master the Levitating Spell, he was not very different compared to a Magic Shooter at the peak of level-14. However, once he was able to reach level-16, the difference between the two levels would be widened as though there were no boundaries. That was because at level-16, he could learn the four signature spells, and use the Four-element s.h.i.+elds across the series—a near-perfect defensive weapon acknowledged by mages!

“Doomed, doomed! Felic is going to lose…” Even Hoffman, who always had great trust in Lin Li, had to bring out his hopeless side. The difference between a level-15 and level-16 was not what the technique of spell casting could breach. The only thing he could hope for was that Lin Li had enough potions on him to defend himself from a level-16 attack…

But, to be honest, it was an extremely slight hope…

Just when the crowd was stunned, Gryffindor’s magic staff began to emit a blinding light. A ma.s.sive amount of ice element filled the entire Aurora Square. Even the mages sitting far away from Gryffindor could feel the chilling sensation very clearly.

At that moment, a cold white breeze blew at the Aurora Square, along with snowflakes as big as goose quills.

“Thousand Miles of Ice!” The audience gasped again.

Of all the level-16 spells, the Thousand Miles of Ice was definitely the most powerful. It had the ability to freeze everything instantaneously once it was unleashed. The scariest part was that before achieving the Legendary-realm, the Thousand Miles of Ice was the spell that would result in the largest impact. It was no joke.

In a battle that would concern a few thousand lives, a Thousand Miles of Ice could turn the tides for any losing party. Many skillful people from level-17 or level-18 could not help but feel intimidated by the spell. What was more for a young mage of the age 20?

“It’s a hopeless case…” Hoffman shut his eyes in resignation.