Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5: The Magician’s First Battle
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Of the three Magician’s Apprentices, Link was the calmest. Holding an elaborate magic wand, he was also the most eye-catching.
The Dark Elf stood at the door. He raised his bow and nocked an arrow. With a twang of his bow, an arrow shot towards Link’s head.
If he had had enough Mana, Link would have used the Level-1 Spell, Lesser Field of Protection from Arrows, to block the attack. But each Level-1 Spell cost 10 Omni Points—more than he could possibly afford.
So instead, Link used the Level-1 Spell, Fireball.
A white, marble-sized fireball appeared in the air before him. With a tap of his wand. It shot towards the Dark Elf Assassin’s arrow.
“Huh, your spellcasting isn’t bad. But it’s naive to think that it can stop my anti-magic arrow,” the Dark Elf Assassin chuckled to himself.
In the next moment, the fireball and the arrow flew past each other, separated by only a few centimeters.
Link and the elf watched silently as the tip of the arrow flew past the fireball…followed by the shaft. As the flame glided past the arrow’s feathers, the Level-1 Fireball exploded!
A boom rattled the air. It wasn’t too loud, but the air beside the anti-magic arrow expanded rapidly, sending air currents in all directions and more importantly, against the arrow itself.
Yes. To deal with the Magic Academy, all the Dark Elves had been equipped with anti-magic weapons. If Link had aimed the Fireball directly at the arrow, the fireball would have been pierced and scattered into mere sparks.
Instead, he had used the force of the Fireball’s explosion to change the trajectory of the anti-magic arrow! It was incredibly effective!
The arrow strayed from its original path. By the time it reached Link, it had deviated more than seven inches from where it should have been. It flew past his cheek, ruffling some locks of his hair.
“Hmm?” The Dark Elf Assassin seemed surprised that he had missed.
He prepared another arrow.
But he never got a chance to release it. Link had never been the type to get hit and not give payback. His style had always been to give an eye for an eye!
Psshh! The floor where the Dark Elf stood suddenly warped as an Earth Spike shot up from it.
Earth Spike
Level-0 Earth Element Spell
Effect: To bring up a solid stone spike up to 2 feet tall from the ground…don’t step on it.
Like the Fireball before it, the earth spike appeared so abruptly that the Dark Elf Archer didn’t have time to react. To make matters worse, the elf had worn light, thin-soled shoes for stealth. He was almost completely unprotected.
With a dull thud, the earth spike pierced through the Dark Elf’s ankle, rising up to extend through the side of his calf.
One can only imagine the amount of agony such an injury would cause!
“Ahhh!”
Even the Dark Elf Assassin, who had gone through extensive and formidable training regimes, couldn’t bear it. He screamed out in pain, the arrow he had just nocked falling to the ground. He fell backwards, landing on his behind, and shaking uncontrollably.
Psshh! Another earth spike rose up from the ground!
This spike had been placed ingeniously, as if Link had known exactly how the Dark Elf Assassin would react. As the elf fell backwards, the second earth spike rose up from the ground, pointing directly towards the Assassin’s back.
With another dull thud, the Dark Elf landed on the ground. He jerked. His eyes wide and his muscles taut, he remained motionless for two seconds. Then, his head drooped.
He was dead.
Even a legendary hero wouldn’t survive being impaled by a two-foot-tall earth spike like that.
Both spikes had been activated swiftly and silently, leaving their target defenseless.
A Dark Elf Assassin had been killed within a one-second encounter! Only when the elf fell to the ground did his companion in the hall realize what had happened.
There was no way he could have imagined it. There were only Magician’s Apprentices in that room. He thought that they would’ve been an easy kill, just like those in the other rooms.
“You little shit!”
Holding an anti-magic dagger, he sprinted towards Link. He ran quickly, gaining at least 50 feet of ground each second. He looked just like a black whirlwind.
He had used the Battle Skill: Speed Burst.
Fast opponents with anti-magic weapons were the worst nightmares of low-level Magicians. In close range, they usually spelled disaster.
“Careful!” a voice rang out from behind him. It was Celine.
Link’s face was as hard as nails. His eyes cool and indifferent to the Assassin in front of him, he summoned the Spell Menu.
“Purchase Level-1 Spell: Vector Resistance Field.”
Spell purchase successful. 10 Omni Points used.
Vector Resistance Field
Level-1 Spell
Mana Cost: 6
Effect: Repel objects towards the direction chosen by the bearer.