Chapter 139 (1/2)
Chapter 139: Instantaneously Routed!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Within one second, the Flame Blast spell took form!
Link released the spell without any hesitation. The spell would land around 15 feet in front of him. Closer inspection would reveal that this Flame Blast spell was slightly different from the ordinary one. It was still wrapped in the same deadly flames, but the magic fluctuation was much more stable. This stable form caused the resulting spell to look just like a translucent light dome.
The fireball landed after 0.1 seconds and caused a huge explosion. At the same time, Alina was still 25 feet away.
Boom! The earth-shattering sound reverberated throughout the street as the incandescent flames started emerging. Then, a stunning thing happened.
The spell did not erupt in all directions, but instead charged only in the direction opposite of Link in a conical formation. The explosion seemed to be obstructed by an unknown force on Link’s side. The dancing flames were constrained into a perfect semi-circular arch around him.
Supreme Magic Skill: Single Directional Explosion!
This was an upgrade to the Flame Blast spell Link had been working on.
The translucent light dome surrounding the fireball was not merely a more stable version of the flame, but also a binding field. When the Flame Blast spell exploded, Link could then control the eventual shape of the explosion, containing the explosion to a single directional outburst.
As a result, Link would not be affected by the damaging effects of the spell, while Alina had to bear the full offensive power of the explosion.
What was more frightening was the concentration of power in Link’s Flame Blast spell. Even though the spell had been contained by the force field, there was no change in the total offensive power of the explosion. Since it was unable to explode with full power in all directions, all the oppressed deadly fire elements would be compressed towards Alina!
The Flame Blast spell now had a power that was almost Level-5 in strength!
In an instant, Alina felt like she was engulfed in a lava waterfall while she struggled to travel upstream against the torrential current.
Not only was there an endless stream of flame, there were also rubbles and pieces of charred flesh washed up by the force of the spell.
“It’s not possible to break through!” Alina made the judgment in an instant and sidestepped, dodging the attack. She escaped the blazing furnace in 0.2 seconds.
However, within those 0.2 seconds while she was in the lava pool, the black mist protecting her was completely shattered and her Battle Aura disintegrated. Her cloak with anti-magic properties was also vaporized, the anti-magic pebbles in the cloak breaking into pieces. Her protective mask was also drenched in blood as a piece of rubble had hit her right in the forehead.
At the same time, she heard a cry of despair behind her. She spun around and saw Ainos being engulfed by the blazing flames 60 feet away.
Ainos’ reaction speed and defensive power were not as fast as Alina’s. Although the offensive power of the Flame Blast spell had already weakened after spreading out over 60 feet, its surface area was five times larger.
As a result, Ainos did not manage to escape the deadly assault. Following which, Felidia was also affected by this attack.
Felidia was positioned in a much better location. He had enough time to hide behind a broken wall and was much further away from the attack. Hence, he only suffered minor injuries.
However, this was not all. Alina once again felt the violent fluctuations of fire elementals. From the corner of her eyes, she saw a new Flame Blast spell taking form at the tip of Link’s staff.
Supreme Magic Skill: Link’s machine gun!
Under the effect of magic resonance, the new Flame Blast spell formed almost instantaneously. Due to the three Flame Blast spells fired by the Dark Elves previously, the air was concentrated with fire elementals, this hence catalyzed the spellcasting speed of fire elemental spells. Alina estimated that the Flame Blast spell would be fully formed in 0.5 seconds.
How can his spellcasting speed be so fast! Alina was horrified. This was a Level-4 spell and not some simple Level-0 child’s play. It did not make sense!
She only had around one-tenth of her Battle Aura left. It would not be enough for her to escape; her only choice was to fight to the death. Fighting to the death was merely a saying to boost her confidence. To be exact, it should be a futile desperate attempt. Perhaps she indeed had a slight chance of winning, however, it was way too slim. What happened in the next moment completely shattered the final hope present in Alina’s heart.
When she once again charged towards Link, she felt an incomprehensible and irrepressible fear in her heart. The fear was so intense that she turned back involuntarily after only charging forward two steps—she had to leave this terrifying place.
Alina had a strong soul and was able to maintain her sense of reason even when she was struck by extreme fear. She quickly knew that this was not due to her fear of Link, but because of the effects of some sinister spell!
Some distance away, a black-dressed woman was staring at her coldly, her hands holding a purple staff enveloped in a sinister dark purple glow—it was Eleanor. Due to the time constraints, she could only use a Level-3 spell, The Heart of Fear.