Chapter 101 Accidental Double Kill

Mage Roman quickly stopped the other's speculation. "I think this team must have slipped through a breach. Unless they're breaking the rules, it's impossible for them to be in a situation where even a magic signal can't be transmitted." She then turned to Shaoke and said, "Prepare your Support Spells. We must ensure this team never leaves here alive. They've already seen us. Hurry."

After speaking, she quickly cast several support spells on herself and then remained right there on the hillside, beginning to chant the incantation for an attack spell.

Shaoke and the other mages hurriedly cast support spells on themselves. He first triggered the 'Mist's Attachment' on his robe, then cast 'Elemental Blessing' and 'Spellcasting Concentration' on himself. As for other support spells, he hadn't learned any others, so he could only wait quietly for the enemy to approach, as the current distance was beyond his effective spellcasting range. Of course, he also activated the defensive spell on his robe. Although its effect wasn't great, it could still weaken attacks to a degree.

"Mage Xueye, don't just stand there. We must get closer to them quickly. They definitely aren't prepared for battle right now," said a male mage, who finished casting his support spells a moment after Shaoke. He gestured for the warriors to charge forward, while they followed quickly behind.

Shaoke hesitated slightly, glanced at Mage Roman who was nearly done preparing her spell, and then followed the warriors and the other mage ahead, charging toward the enemy.

The enemy team also noticed Shaoke and his group. Several warriors protecting their mages rushed out to intercept the warriors from Shaoke's team. Both sides almost simultaneously flared their auras. A distance of over five hundred meters was nothing to these warriors.

Feeling he was almost within spellcasting range, Shaoke paused. His heart was pounding violently, as if he had returned to the time of his first magical beast hunt.

At that moment, he sensed a powerful surge of spell fluctuations from behind. 'Roman has successfully cast her spell' was the first thought that flashed through Shaoke's mind. A massive cyan blade screamed across hundreds of meters, swiftly appearing amidst the enemy mage formation. Just as the blade was about to strike the enemy mages, the few warriors still guarding in front of them suddenly erupted with their full aura. Their weapons glowed with a thick layer of protective aura, and they hurled them, heavily colliding with the cyan blade.

"Boom..." Shaoke realized that the spell released by Mage Roman not only had a much longer range but also immense power. The collision between the giant blade and the aura-infused weapons resulted in both disappearing simultaneously, leaving only a violent spell fluctuation in the air.

At that moment, an enemy mage waved his staff, and a meter-thick ice spike materialized above him. Under the mage's command, it spun and flew toward the small hillside where Mage Roman stood. Shaoke suppressed his curiosity and quickly began chanting an incantation where he stood. Following Mage Roman's advice, he didn't immerse himself fully in casting the spell but carefully reserved part of his attention to observe the actions of the enemy mages.

He saw that the tips of three enemy mages' staffs almost simultaneously produced fireballs the size of washbasins. Shaoke then felt himself locked onto by the enemy's mental power. He knew he had to finish chanting this second-level spell before the fireballs arrived, only then could he try to evade the mental lock.

Those mages quickly ran forward a distance. Upon reaching spellcasting range, they abruptly directed the fireballs toward Shaoke and the other mage.

The mage with Shaoke also conjured a large fireball at the tip of his staff. Guided by part of his mental power, it swiftly flew toward one of the enemy's fireballs. Then, he relinquished precise control over that fireball and quickly cast the most practical zero-level spell, 'Spell Interference,' to maximally weaken the enemy's control over their fireball.

After the two fireballs collided mid-air, the intense spell turbulence caused the two fireballs, which the enemy mages had temporarily abandoned precise control over, to waver. However, they still flew toward their predetermined targets.

Watching the fireballs get closer, Shaoke grew increasingly nervous. The 'Blazing Ray' he was preparing still hadn't succeeded. He dared not move. Fortunately, at that moment, several warriors engaged in combat with the enemy warriors leaped out, quickly positioning themselves in front of the mages. Erupting with their aura, they fiercely struck the fireballs with their weapons. Even the most powerful first-level fireball spell couldn't break through the defense of second-level warriors. The two fireballs dissipated without achieving any results.

It was only then that Shaoke's second-level spell was successfully cast. A pillar of crimson light, as thick as an arm, shot toward one of the enemy mages who had already entered his spellcasting range. Shaoke's mental focus remained locked onto the target, unlike other mages who might have left it unattended.

The mage locked onto by Shaoke never expected the enemy to cast a second-level spell under such circumstances, and moreover, the difficult-to-learn 'Blazing Ray' spell with the strongest penetrating power. In a panic, that mage expended several times the usual mental power and mana, using spellcasting techniques to quickly cast the 'Spell Interference' spell, hoping to affect Shaoke's lock.

Another of the two remaining mages also quickly cast the same 'Spell Interference.' He certainly didn't want his companion to be blasted to death right from the start.

Meanwhile, from among the warriors protecting them, one wielding a giant shield leaped out. At a mage's signal, he infused his aura into the giant shield and positioned himself in front of the locked-on mage.

The lock disappeared. The mage hiding behind the warrior suddenly felt the mental lock on him vanish. Joy had just risen in his heart when he heard a scream from the mage beside him who was preparing another spell, followed by a surge of spell fluctuation from that direction.

It turned out that after Shaoke saw the locked-on mage being protected by the warrior, relying on his mental power, which was much higher than that of ordinary mages of the same rank, he forcefully changed his target. The arm-thick red beam pierced through the chest of a mage who was standing still chanting a spell, creating a hole and interrupting his nearly formed fireball.

The tragic death of their companion panicked the enemy mages. They never expected to lose a companion's life so quickly. Meanwhile, the third-tier mage was continuously exchanging spells with Mage Roman standing on the small hillside. They had no energy to attend to matters around them.

At that moment, the other two mages who had remained on the hillside also caught up. They quickly locked onto their respective targets and began chanting incantations, hoping to cast their spells before the enemy and blast them to death.

The warriors from both sides completely ignored the mages' duel. Their only concern now was to desperately prevent the enemy warriors from charging toward their side. The mages also had no time to attack the warriors who had erupted with their full aura. Instead, they carefully prepared spells to intercept the enemy's spells or launch attacks. As for the two third-tier mages still engaged in long-range bombardment, Shaoke and the others, following the rules, did not go up to attack them. They focused solely on blasting their counterparts of the same rank.

Shaoke, using hand seals, continuously chanted the 'Scorching Ray' spell in the ancient magic tongue to attack the enemy. Since he had already blasted one mage earlier, they still felt relatively at ease. However, the enemy mages didn't think so. One first-level spell after another continuously bombarded them. Against fireballs, they could rely on their second-level defensive spells to withstand them, which only consumed some mana. But facing Shaoke's 'Scorching Ray' with the strongest penetrating power, the busy enemy mages dared not take it head-on. They feared their already fireball-assaulted defensive spells couldn't withstand this attack. Therefore, they repeatedly used spells to forcibly cancel out the enemy's attacks.

The warriors were still entangled. Several corpses already lay on the ground, from both sides. Above their heads, spells streaked across one after another, sometimes colliding and exploding mid-air. But none of this affected these second-level warriors' thirst for enemy blood.

With the enemy reduced by one person, the pace of the mages' battle quickly tilted in favor of Shaoke's side. The enemy could only passively cast spells to defend against Shaoke and his companions' attacks. Seeing that the enemy blocked his spell every time, Shaoke abandoned the mana-consuming 'Scorching Ray.' After a brief thought, he began chanting the first-level spell 'Swamp.' A mage had just canceled out a fireball and started chanting an incantation when he quickly sensed the spell fluctuation beneath his feet. "Run!" This mage was quite decent, warning his companions to leave their original positions.

The other two mages, alerted by their companion, also sensed the spell fluctuation below. Knowing they had to change positions now, one mage forcibly interrupted his half-prepared spell, enduring the headache caused by the turbulence in his meditation space, expended a large amount of mana to cast a 'Spell Interference,' and then ran elsewhere.

However, his other companion didn't abandon his spell. Instead, while chanting the incantation, he quickly dodged to the side. Soon, they fled their original positions before the spell fully formed. The mage who had continued preparing his spell while moving wore an excited smile, for his long-practiced mobile spellcasting had finally succeeded today.

Before the excitement on his face faded, and just as the fireball in his hand formed, a cyan wind blade shattered his overly depleted defensive spell and cut the mage in half at the waist. The fireball floating in the air, having lost its master's control, quickly exploded, instantly engulfing the bisected body of its former owner.