Golden Mage - Chapter 36
Volume 2, Episode 6
El and Gleton were both 7th-class magicians, so Hald Person couldn’t show significant effects against them. However, it was different with Webb. Since it was a spell cast in mid-air, there were no major restrictions.
Even for a high-class magician, when casting Webb while floating in the air, one would naturally get distracted. The magic that binds the body would spread, requiring the removal of Webb or another spell to dispel it.
“Laugh! Fire!”
Webb magic was particularly weak against fire-based magic. Gleton utilized this weakness to burn Webb away.
But that was exactly what El had intended. Casting magic required a momentary pause, and during that time, he believed he could create enough time to launch a counter-attack.
And his plan worked.
When the Webb magic disappeared, El was already standing before Gleton.
El cast the same magic he had used to corner Count Einhart earlier.
“Big Vice Interposing Hand!”
A gigantic expanding hand!
It was the most powerful 5th-class close combat magic.
At that moment, Count Einhart also cast a spell. He had come to help at the decisive moment, just as he did before.
The magic he cast was a 7th-class spell, even stronger than Gleton’s 6th-class spell.
“Thunder Strike!”
Zap, zap, zap!
It created an illusion of golden lightning enveloping Count Einhart.
It was a thunder-based magic from the Brain Wave category, possessing devastating power that surpassed fire-based magic. If it were cast on soldiers wearing iron armor, it could electrocute thousands of them.
Undoubtedly, it was one of the most potent long-range 7th-class magic spells.
However, it was just another story when it came to El.
Although it might be the most powerful magic in the eyes of others, the Brain Wave magic was effortless for El to block. He could easily counter it with the Big Vice Interposing Hand.
As Gleton attempted to avoid Count Einhart’s Thunder Strike, he found himself facing El’s Big Vice Interposing Hand.
His eyes widened as he realized he couldn’t escape Count Einhart’s Thunder Strike as he thought.
Boom!
A heavy impact!
A scream escaped Gleton’s mouth.
“Ough!”
It was a natural reaction.
The magic that could easily pierce through iron-like bodies and cause bubbling blisters was none other than the Big Vice Interposing Hand. It was impossible for someone like Gleton, with a slightly better physique than an ordinary person, to withstand such an attack.
With Gleton struggling and writhing on the ground, El looked at Count Einhart with cold eyes and immediately confronted the Thunder Strike he had unleashed.
The magic he used was of his own invention, specifically designed to counter Brain Wave magic.
It was a magic that would utterly defeat all Brain Wave magic and send it into despair.
“Lightning Conductor!”
With El’s shout, a giant steel needle was created.
At an incredible speed, the Thunder Strike, which was pouring out with great force, suddenly changed direction and struck the steel needle.
Krrring!
It sounded like thunder striking down!
With a loud crash, the steel needle vibrated but promptly absorbed all the thunder.
The Thunder Strike vanished flawlessly.
The steel needle that destroyed it seemed to be savoring the prey it devoured.
“….”
Everyone watching was dumbfounded. Count Einhart was no exception.
How could it be otherwise!
The 7th-class Thunder Strike had been absorbed and vanished into that strange steel needle.
For others, it might be the most potent magic, but for El, the Brain Wave magic was a spell he could easily block.
El proceeded to shoot the Big Vice Interposing Hand towards Gleton.
Though Gleton had fallen, Count Einhart couldn’t be forgiven. He had controlled everything and orchestrated all the plots, and for El, he was someone who could never be forgiven.
Of course, Gleton would not be punished lightly. That’s why he was hit by the Big Vice Interposing Hand.
The spell hit him, and all his internal organs were overturned and jumbled. It would take at least a year of recovery to return his body to its original state, and whether he would be able to regain his magical power was uncertain.
As El pointed at Count Einhart, he shouted his incantation.
“Flame Arrow!”
Vvvvvvvv!
Dozens of fiery arrows were shot towards Count Einhart. Although it was a lower-class spell, it was cast by a 7th-class magician, making its power and speed far from negligible.
The harmonious mana response from the critical moment of the condensed mana and the dense mana in the atmoCilfir was delivering an overwhelmingly destructive force that surpassed 9th-class magic. And that destruction was no less than that of a 3rd-class magic.
“Shield! Flame Buster!”
Count Einhart cast powerful fire-based magic while protecting himself with a shield.
Having cast multiple Hastes in succession, El easily dodged it and shouted, “Infinity Magic Arrow!”
Like its name suggested, an infinite number of magic arrows began to form around El.
And the arrows rained down!
It was almost like a torrential rain pouring down from the sky.
The harmonious and harmonizing mana from the critical moment of the condensed mana and the dense mana in the atmoCilfir were continuously responding. Hundreds, thousands of magic arrows were being created by El’s incantation.
El, who had been displaying great strength in close combat, was now showcasing his might in long-range combat.
Even if the magic arrow was a low-class spell, did it not pierce through rocks like a hot knife through butter?
Such was the way of the world.
No matter how small and weak something may be, its power becomes immense when gathered in large numbers.
This principle applied even in StarCraft.
No matter how strong a unit might be, it ultimately bows before numbers.
In other words, when faced with a large quantity, there’s no escaping the outcome.
As if proving this, Count Einhart’s sturdy shield gradually faltered.
“Grrr! How could I… be defeated by such a lowly magic…”
Count Einhart gnashed his teeth, trembling under the sense of humiliation that overwhelmed him.
As the strongest among the 7th-class magicians on the continent, he was someone who should have looked down on everyone with arrogant eyes. Yet, he found himself in this predicament.