Chapter 306 Storm of Fireballs (1/2)

”What's this!?”

Viktor stood up and stared in disbelief. Barter's expression changed drastically. Not only them, but the crowd also jumped up from their seats. Above the round arena, the densely-packed fireballs burned fiercely and seemed to have formed the mouth of a menacing devil waiting to devour its prey..

”This…”

Mobis was dumbstruck. Although he wasn't a Mage, he wasn't a newbie either. Therefore, he was clear that no humans could achieve such a high level of magical mastery. Although fireballs weren't considered a high-grade magic spell and could even be considered as the basic of the basics, a Swordsman of Carter's caliber wouldn't even put this child's play into regards. However, when these earth-shattering fireballs were there in tens of thousands, who would disregard them?

Mobis stared blankly at the confident Gillian. Where did this woman come from? With such powerful magical prowess, even the Mages from elite schools couldn't compete against her. However, if she was really such a powerful presence, why didn't they hear of her before?

Mobis noticed that this mercenary group wasn't that simple since he heard that Marlene had joined them. Furthermore, there was also the sudden appearance of the 'princess' . He felt that there was a high possibility that this was scripted by the King's Party to control Paphield. After all, Marlene's identity was too sensitive with the strong forces of the Senia Family. Also, Paphield had spent most of their time remaining neutral in positions, so there was a possibility that the Reformist Party had brought them under a lot of pressure. However, to Mobis, this was no big deal since the King's Party had to put up a show and couldn't possibly seek popular elites in this shady business. The Reformist Party would smear their reputation even further.

Just as Mobis expected, other than Marlene who was well known, the other members were unheard of. Although it was possible that they were hidden aces from the King's Party, the Reformist Party would've known how many aces were up their sleeves after the years of conflicts between them.

But now, this young lady was totally out of Mobis' expectations!

She instantly summoned a barrage of fireballs without even charging her spells beforehand. Even though Mobis wasn't a mage, he knew how difficult it was to achieve this. Even those Mages he knew weren't able to achieve such heights… Damn it, where exactly did this woman come from?!

Mobis gazed at Rhode and after noticing his black hair and pupils, he was distracted.

Could it be that these people hailed from the Eastern Plains?

A thought emerged in his head and he felt cold sweat all over his body. The more he thought of the possibilities, the more fearful he was. Indeed, he had never heard of a Mage named ”Gillian”. However, the Eastern Plain was a sealed, desolate area known for its inaccessibility, and it could even be said that other than the locally born and bred, no one from the outside knew what elites it produced and how powerful they were. If Gillian came from Eastern Plains just like that young man, it wouldn't be too surprising why he didn't hear her name before!

But now… Mobis took in a deep breath and turned his attention to Carter nervously.

What do you intend to do, old mate?

In fact, Carter was at a loss too.

As far as he saw, the air was filled with burning, crackling fireballs as though an invisible wall blocking his path. Not only that, but the air was also filled with choking fumes—he had difficulties breathing.

On the contrary, Gillian displayed a cheeky smile. The fireballs were like her obedient pets hovering around her and they didn't even light up a single strand of her hair. The fireballs also flowed off her hair tips like water, which beautified her even more…

Like Mobis, Carter felt that this young lady definitely wasn't an ordinary Mage. An ordinary Mage's control over the flames couldn't be that powerful, so who exactly was she?

But, it wasn't the time for Carter to solve the riddle now because he found out that he might need to consider Gillian's suggestion.

He had two choices. Either listen to Gillian's suggestion and admit defeat, or scream ”All of this is just an illusion!” and gamble for it. After all, in this world, there wasn't any Mage who could instantly summon so many fireballs!

His opponent must be using some sort of an illusionary spell to force himself out of the competition. Yes, this was possible.

But what if it was not?

Carter gave up considering this possibility…

So then, exactly what choice should he choose?

Carter took two steps backwards.