591 The art of killing and economics Part 1 (1/2)

With one hand on the ground as support, Su stood up slowly. He was unusually astounded by the effect of that arrow. Recalling the combat method Saleen had told him and his incredulous order, Su's eyes brimmed with admiration.

This arrow had indeed traveled at maximum velocity, its offensive power had also reached that of high level magic. The mage was killed in one second, but Su still could not kill a grade-6 mage alone.

That mage did not die wrongfully. Saleen had disguised himself as a white-robed mage and charged over on a skeletal warhorse so that he could attract the black-robed mage's attention. When Saleen fully revealed his power, the black-robed mage's perception had been attracted to Saleen. There was no way the mage could have expected Su's arrow.

That split second of distraction had been calculated by Saleen with unparalleled precision.

That meant that Saleen had calculated the timing when Su's Sword Aura was the mightiest and when it had to be released. Saleen had almost fully unleashed his own abilities within a thirtieth of a second after Su fired the arrow.

The black-robed mage was only distracted for less than half a second, but in that brief moment, Su's arrow had penetrated his chest. It might seem like this mage was killed by Su, but without Saleen's precise calculations, the mage could still have fled despite being injured.

Not only did Saleen have a thorough understanding of himself, he also had clear knowledge about his enemies and subordinates.

That was how a grade-6 mage got tricked by a Silver Grand Swordmaster and another grade-6 mage.

Saleen rode his horse towards the black-robed mage. The clouds had not dispersed yet. Within those clouds, Saleen leaped off the horse and began searching the mage's body.

He found two rings and one bangle. These three items were now in Saleen's his.

Even the meekest creature could leave behind something of value, not to mention that the enemy was a grade-6 mage. As long as there was spatial equipment, it would be worth more than one-hundred-thousand gold coins. It did not matter even if there was nothing inside the spatial equipment. Saleen gladly put these three items into his own Ring of Gifts.

The level of his Ring of Gifts was not as high as the original one. Saleen had given the previous Ring of Gifts to Sika already. At the moment, the only advantage of this ring was that spatial equipment could be stored in it, and the stored items would not be ruined.

Collecting the loot, Saleen then mounted the skeletal warhorse. Standing at the entrance of the street, he began preparing a spell. Since the enemy's strongest mage had been killed, he would not get distracted trying to protect the normal soldiers.

Saleen was preparing the Icicle spell. This complex spell created by him could engulf an area of more than one-hundred yards, while its lethal area was more than fifty yards.

The elemental vibrations in the air were extremely violent, even a grade-1 mage would be able to detect them.

The bandits who arrived afterwards did not witness the scene where the black-robed mage was killed. They only saw a cloud encompassing the center of the street.

Even though the bandits had no strategy, they were very valiant. Seeing a suspicious cloud up ahead, the over two-hundred bandits charged over without hesitation.

While in the cloud, Saleen's hands cast the spell at the same time, causing the surrounding temperature to drop drastically. When he was still a low grade mage, he had already created a ferocious attack, but he was more adept this time around. Hundreds of icicles took shape instantly, crashing down directly, enveloping all the bandits inside.

Saleen could not direct every icicle at the enemy, but such a dense attack did not only originate from the penetrative power of the icicles. Thunderous rumbles spread throughout Cexing City, Saleen's Icicle spell had knocked these bandits off their warhorses in an instant. Those bandits who got hit accurately were dead, while those whose armor got grazed by the icicles were frozen by the low temperatures, causing them to fall to the ground.

All these outcomes still had to do with calculations. When Saleen was preparing this spell, he had calculated the attack distance and the bandits' speed. Only one area spell was used, and none of the targets managed to escape Saleen's onslaught.

Those bandits lying on the ground could not even moan, then they saw a white-robed mage emerging from the cloud. A calabash was hung around the waist of this young mage. Thereafter, a six yard long green water flow spurted out from the mage's calabash…

The water flow released from the calabash flew forward, swiftly decapitating the bandits who were not dead yet. No matter how tough the bandits' armor was, it also could not withstand the wringing of the water flow.

The bandits who arrived in succession came to this junction. When they saw this scene, they were scared out of their wits. In the eyes of these bandits, this mage had no conscience, he was a person determined to kill.

The city remained in turmoil, but Saleen had nothing else to do already. ”The biggest problem has been resolved. Su and Cuisi alone can totally suppress those bandits. Sharman still has a grade-5 mage. Since I have removed this grade-6 mage, that grade-5 mage will possess an absolute advantage already.”