Chapter 73 - The Unexpected Result (1/2)

Whoosh.

Immediately after the blow, Evan quickly cast the ”Magic Missile” and the snow-white beam rushed toward Soren's shoulder. The beam easily pierced Soren's armor, punching a hole through his shoulder.

It was worth noting that Soren's armor was high class and should easily withstand the ”Magic Missile”, but, unfortunately for Soren, the spell was not the most ordinary one.

Thanks to Evan reaching the first stage of ”Awareness” in ”Magical Missile,” he was able to penetrate Soren's tough armor.

Evan was aiming for his right shoulder and for good reason now Soren would have a much harder time wielding his sword.

”Bastard!” Soren shouted loudly, gritting his teeth in pain. He quickly stepped back trying to buy some time, but Evan wasn't about to let him go.

Bam.

Seeing his opponent retreat Evan cast another ”Magic Missile”. The white ray flew swiftly towards Soren.

Bam.

Soren reacted in time to put up a shield, which the ”Magic Missile” wouldn't be able to penetrate. Evan didn't expect to hurt Soren again with the same action.

The moment Soren deflected the beam with his shield, Evan had already gotten close to him.

Whoosh.

He made a sharp lunge with his spear, aiming right where the ”Magic Missile” had hit last time. Evan was about to wound Soren's left arm even more.

Crack.

The spear sank deep into Soren's flesh and he howled in pain the same second.

”You allow yourself too much!” Soren shouted loudly and the two rings on his left arm glowed brightly. This time he used two Magic Artifacts at once, which greatly strengthened his next spell.

Whoosh.

Suddenly the lightning completely engulfed his triangular shield and a second later turned into a giant ball of lightning.

Bam.

He slammed his shield into the ground with all his might, then there was a deafening explosion.

Evan and Soren were thrown several meters away from each other. The blast was powerful enough to cause serious wounds to the rookie magician. But to the surprise of everyone present, Evan was not injured as badly as expected.

Once in the air he regrouped and landed smoothly. His left arm was badly burned, but he didn't sustain any other wounds thanks to his sturdy body. Although, even Roland would have been badly hurt by such a powerful blow.

Of course, Soren was unharmed. His armor protected him perfectly, but his condition was terrible. He was wounded and exhausted. He had spent most of his available mana on this spell.

Using two Magical Artifacts at the same time had put a lot of strain on his body. If Evan hadn't pinned him against the wall, he never would have done that. Soren only had mana left for one spell and he had no way to enhance it with Magic Artifacts.

As for Evan, he was perfectly fine. The burns on his left arm were nothing. He'd had worse wounds in his training, and it didn't matter to him at all.

Whoosh.

Without a second thought, Evan dashed straight for Soren. Victory was nearly in his hands, and all that was left was the final step.

He quickly reached Soren and began to attack him. He made several quick lunges with his spear, which Soren easily blocked, but his plan was a bit different.

After another blocked blow, Evan changed his tactics. His next punch he was going to hit into a completely different place.

Whoosh.

Suddenly the spear changed its trajectory and went towards Soren's foot. He saw it and hurriedly ducked, but suddenly he felt something hard squeeze his left arm.

”Now you're caught, now the fun part starts.” Evan said coldly with a cruel smile on his face.

His original purpose was not to wound Soren's leg, but to distract his opponent and get close to him.

Evan squeezed Soren's arm with all his might and the next moment attacked him again.