Chapter 55 Spells (2/2)
Soran finally gave up the thought of going in for the kill. Drows were extremely crafty creatures; the wizard must still be hiding some sort of deadly magic up his sleeves.
From the beginning to the end, it was a one-sided massacre. Without breaking a sweat, the high-grade wizard annihilated thirty grey dwarven combatants. Apart from the moment when his barrier broke, he was completely safe throughout the battle. Among all combat professions, only sword saints could destroy the magical barrier of a wizard of the same level in one hit. Other professions would need at least two to three blows, and it would take even more if there was a difference in profession levels.
If Soran had a powerful Rare-grade weapon, it might be possible to break through the barrier within a second. Even so, he would not be able to assassinate the wizard because of the target's equipment. The drow was wearing a robe which seemed to be a Rare-grade equipment; there must be some sort of protection barrier on the robe which he had yet to deploy.
Buttons, breastpins, rings, jewelry, head ornaments, necklaces, and talismans—many items which looked as though they were just there as decorations might be special equipment. Spellcasters were simply so rich to the point that they would raise others' hackles. A Grade 2 wizard usually had 6000 Gold Derahls worth of equipment, while the amount would be over ten thousand for more advanced wizards.
_What were my chances of winning if I had fought him?_
Soran gazed at the wizard who was calmly leaving the scene. The drow remained vigilant, making the two poisonous spiders walk beside him as bodyguards; the spiders would survive for a certain period of time before deteriorating. Just like that, the drow walked toward the plains. Soran had no idea where his destination was, though it was probably some hidden location; drows were unaccustomed to sunlight and preferred dark places.
_If I could destroy the barriers, wyvern poison should be able to paralyze him. Wizards don't have high Constitution after all. Unless he cast some protective spells beforehand, the Fortitude roll should fail. The poison would lower his spellcasting success rate by fifty percent or even render him completely unable to cast. The problem would be how many layers of barriers he has. What are the chances of me poisoning him before he could throw spells at me?_
Soran slowly sheathed his curved sword. After analyzing his own strength and the target, he came to the conclusion that his chances of winning were less than ten percent, even though the wizard had used quite a lot of his spell slots.
The key to defeating wizards was burst damage. If one could not break a wizard’s barriers quickly, it would be only a matter of time before he would get overwhelmed by the barrage of spells flying at him. Soran had killed over a hundred wizards on his journey to becoming a Legendary Rogue back then; he knew all too well the consequences of giving wizards time to think in battle.
_If only I had Shadow Jump… then I could have killed him with a single strike._
Rogues who were Level 12 or above and specialized in shadow-related abilities could get the ability Shadow Jump. It allowed the user to enter the Plane ofShadows temporarily, then emerge at the desired location. Even though the ability could only be activated for a second, it would be enough for Soran to slip through the barrier and attack the wizard. Shadow Jump was also the key to learning the Legendary Ability Shadow Realm in the future. Top-tier rogue players loved to jump across planes and assassinate their targets.
In fact, the operating principle of Shadowstep was similar to Shadow Jump; it was just that it could transfer the user through shadows instead of crossing planes.
Back to the present, the wizard faded into the distance as he continued to walk away. Drows would not appear on the surface casually; Soran was sure something was going on, but he had no idea what it was. Level 12 wizards had decent social status. The number of reasons for such a person to appear in the wilderness alone was limited.
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