Chapter 66 (1/2)

Chapter 66: Dark Elf?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Bang! Bang! Bang! Gildern quickly fired three successive arrows. The steel arrows shot through the air, one heading towards Andy’s heart, one towards the eyes and the last one towards the belly. And they all hit smack-dab on the target!

Andy’s leather armor might have had anti-magic properties, but against Gildern’s carved steel arrows shot from his new strong bow, it was downright futile!

The three arrows went straight through Andy’s body. He died before he had time to utter a cry.

Then, a notification popped up on the interface, but Link didn’t bother to check its details, he only cared for the Omni Points. Once he verified that he now had 40 more Omni Points, he spent 20 points to increase his Maximum Mana limit without delay.

Now his Maximum Mana increased to 148 points, and his Mana was at 21 points – enough to shoot off his Whistles.

With Andy dead, Link focused all his attention on the black-robed Magician who was 200 feet away.

The Fire Crystal staff in his hand lit up, and in 0.2 seconds, a Whistle screeched through the air, heading quickly towards the black-robed Magician.

The Magician had just been dealing with the previous attack of Glass Orbs, he never expected that things would change so drastically in less than a second. He was dazed, but his reactions remained quick. With lightning footsteps, he turned and hid behind a tree trunk.

He wouldn’t be able to hide from Link’s Whistle behind the tree, but at least it would protect him from the arrows, so he could concentrate on spellcasting without worrying about the archer.

Soon after taking cover behind the tree, he could hear the shrilling sound that Whistle made rushing towards him. The moment it broke through his Guarding Barrier, he waved the wand in front of him and cast a spell.

“Frost Shield!”

Instantly a triangular shield with an area of about 10 square feet appeared in front of him. The shield was unlike the Ice Shield used in Gladstone—it had a bigger surface area, it was more stable, and the spellcasting speed was much faster too, being fully formed within 0.3 seconds.

This was an Ice Shield that had been modified with Supreme Magical Skills.

Clang! The instant the Frost Shield took form, there was an impact that left a white point on it. And from that white point cracks emerged and spread throughout the shield like cobwebs. It looked like the shield was going to collapse.

But there was another Whistle coming for the Magician from behind!

The high-speed rotating spike of death had gone around the forest and reached behind the Magician, heading straight towards his heart!

The black-robed Magician had the fright of his life. He had not expected the young Magician’s spellcasting to be as quick and relentless as a hurricane. It was only now that he felt he’d gotten a real taste of Link’s true power, and he couldn’t deny the pressure it exerted on him.

It’s no surprise that he could defeat Holmes with a low-level spell like Vector Throw. Holmes must’ve underestimated this young Magician, and to his cost!

Holmes’ defeat illustrated the fact that a Magician’s skills in battle and his knowledge in spells were two different things. A Magicians’ source of power might spring from their knowledge in the facts and theories of magic, but at the same time, these fixed laws and theories did not always translate well into battle skills and could in no way substitute battle experience!

In other words, Magicians were primarily scholars and, secondarily, warriors in battles.

When two Magicians battle, what truly mattered were the distance and the speed at which they could cast their spells. The rest – whether it’s the level of their spells or the strength of their Mana – were merely figures that looked good on paper, but in fact, meant nothing on battlefields.

Even if you had knowledge of higher-level spells or could cast more powerful spells than the opponent, if you were too late or too slow in using them, then all of it would just be in vain!

And that was why those Magicians who wanted to be stronger in battles would tirelessly strive for additional and more advanced Supreme Magical Skills, especially those that improved their spellcasting speed and spellcasting distance.

But as proven now, the black-robed Magician had not been developing these aspects of his skills as much as he should, or at least, not enough that he could match Link’s distant and fast spellcasting.

In fact, this Level-4 Magician had been cornered and pressured into defensive mode by Link’s Whistle.

When the Whistle headed towards him, he had no time to cast an offensive spell, all he could do was cast a defensive spell.

Buzz! In an instant, a transparent crystal-like bubble appeared around the Magician’s body.

Physical Defensive Spell: Omnidirectional Vector Shield!

Level-1 Spell