31 The Fight That Became Legendary 1/2 (2/2)

”Okay then, I gave you more then enough time,” Max said, his eyes now filling with determination. ”Speed Magic- Hirenkyaku” The familiar feeling of mana rushing to his legs returned as he pushed off the ground, ready to take on his opponents. He needed to finish them quickly because if he took too long then the others would only have time to analyze his spells.

He pushed himself to his maximum speed, choosing the closest male as his first target. He ran past him before circling back and skidding to a stop behind him, swinging his leg towards the back of his opponents head. However just as the kick was about to connect, the blow was blocked by something hard and even forced Max to take a step back.Using his speed, Max hurriedly retreated a safe distance away before getting a good look at what had stopped him.

A thick dome shaped shield of ice had surrounded the five challengers, protecting them from Max's kick. He didn't know which one was responsible for casting it but he knew that it wasnt enough to actually beat him. It seemed though that it would be sufficient enough to test his sound magic on.

Taking a deep breath, Max flipped to another page of his grimoire and shouted out his next spell. ”Sound magic- Disruption Wave.” The invisible waves of sound began to disperse forward, emitting a shrill sound as it travelled over the dome of ice. Cracks began to appear in the ice which then started to spread as the spell was slowly being cut off by the sound.

The thing that bothered Max though was that the mages in the dome didn't seem to be either impressed or worried about the collapsing ice. In fact one of them even smiled, raising his hand and pointing it at Max. ”Ice Magic- Spears of Ice” the male chanted, his smile showing a hint of smugness. Some of the collapsing ice began to rise up, shifting into sharp pointy shafts of ice, each one pointed directly at Max.

”Crap,” Max muttered under his breath, flipping quickly to a new page. ”Sound Magic- Sound Vibration.” The spell activated but instead of spreading out in every direction as it was intended for the sound waves compressed themselves around Max's body, giving off a shimmering appearance. In theory, with this spell, Max could easily punch through each of those spears with ease. Of course if his hunch was wrong then he would seriously regret having done it..

The spears began spinning in midair before shooting forward at an alarming rate, almost too fast for him to react. Luckily for Max though, he was used to dodging from the first week of training and reacted on pure instinct, rolling to the side to avoid an ice spear before charging forward, making a mad dash for the five nobles. The one controlling the spears snorted in amusement before readjusting their trajectory to more accurately target Max.

Max quickly kicked away two of the flying projectiles, but five more immediately took their place, putting him in a dire situation. Compressing the sound shield around him even more, he poured mana into it, a clear plan coming to mind. If he could compress the sound barrier around him and then release it all at once then he could potentially create an opening to strike the Ice mage down.

Gritting his teeth, Max charged at them once again, his feet moving quickly as he hurriedly weaved his way through the oncoming spears being thrown at him. He was about 30 feet away when he decided to unleash the sound barrier, releasing the mana that kept the spell intact. Once the mana was cut off, the sound waves that had been compressed arojnd his body rapidly expanded, dispersing in every direction, shrieking loudly. The shockwave spread outwards at the speed of sound, creating a sound so high pitched and heavy that it not only crushed the ice to powder but it also pushed everyone back a couple steps.

Max, despite being mildly suprised by the effectiveness of the blast, took the opening the spell had created and rushed forward. He took three powerful steps when he was close to the ice mage and jumped into the air, doing a full turn and kicking the man square in the jaw. The Ice mage flew back a few feet before landing with a thud, not moving a single inch after he hit the ground, appearing to be unconscious.

”Okay, thats done,” Exclaimed Max afted he landed back onto the ground, ready once again to fight. ”Now, which one of you is next?”