The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 144 Evenly matched?

In front of the enemy, even a hint of weakness may become a fatal weakness.

"In that case, I'll lower the temperature again."

Weiss had seen through Gildarts's attempt to hold on. With a wave of his hand, the temperature around him dropped again, and the air solidified into countless sharp ice blades. Ordinary people couldn't even open their eyes in such an environment, let alone breathe.

Even a powerful wizard like Gildarts is just a flesh and blood body no matter how powerful he is.

Besides, he had just suffered a serious injury, not only losing his left hand and left foot, but also some of his internal organs were damaged.

How could it be as insignificant as he said?
"Don't call me mean."

Weiss's voice came from the blizzard, with a hint of sneer, as if mocking Gildarts's powerlessness.

Gildarts felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he could do nothing about it.

He was speechless. He knew that one should use every possible means to deal with the enemy. However, facing an opponent like Weiss, he still felt a sense of defeat.

He looked up at the particularly abrupt dark cloud in the sky. The surrounding area was clear and cloudless blue sky, but only this area was covered by dark clouds and heavy snow was falling.

All of this was caused by the magic that Wes had cast.

Gildarts pondered a countermeasure. [As long as we can destroy that dark cloud, the blizzard will stop.]

However, this dark cloud hung high in the sky, and even with his ability, it was difficult to reach it.

Gildarts carefully estimated the distance and realized that even if he jumped with all his strength, he would not be able to reach that height.

[However, maintaining this kind of magic will inevitably consume a lot of magic power.]

He was secretly delighted, as he had complete confidence in his own magical reserves.

Thus, a new plan took shape in his mind. As long as he continued to attack Weiss and forced him to consume his magic power, even the most powerful magic would eventually dissipate.

Thinking of this, Gildarts focused all his attention on Weiss, and the flames of battle burned passionately again.

He spread out his right palm and slammed the ground hard. A powerful force burst out from the palm of his hand, and a deep crack appeared on the ground under his palm.

"boom"

The structure of the maze began to collapse, and the entire ground suddenly lost its support and continued to collapse downwards.

Gildarts seized the opportunity and shot straight towards Weiss like an unstoppable arrow.

Weiss immediately waved his wand, and the natural elements around him obeyed his orders. Stones, ice, snow and branches flew into the air, gathering into a powerful force and attacking Gildarts.

These elements continued to gather in huge quantities, eventually forming a huge, rolling sphere that sealed Gildarts inside.

Gildarts's power should not be underestimated. With another roar, the sphere suddenly broke into pieces and scattered all over the ground. Gildarts' figure appeared in the billowing smoke and dust.

At this moment, a cold light suddenly shot out from the darkness and pointed directly at Gildarts.

"Freeze Ray!"

Weiss's voice echoed in the wind and snow.

Gildarts had been prepared for this. He waved his right hand and cast a crushing magic, easily dissolving the freezing ray.

But this was just the beginning. Dozens of freezing rays came one after another, most of them aimed at Gildarts, and some were scattered around.

Gildarts used his crushing magic again, easily blocking the rays directed at him.

【Why is this attack so painless? 】

However, he soon realized that Weiss's true purpose wasn't just to attack him personally, but to use these rays to further lower the temperature in the area, making the battle environment even more unfavorable for him. The wind and snow grew stronger, and the strong wind mixed with snowflakes made it almost impossible for Gildarts to open his eyes.

The white air he exhaled quickly condensed into frost in the cold wind. Every time he breathed, the icy air entered his lungs, causing him to feel a burning pain.

He could totally bear this pain.

But after being seriously injured, he lost part of his internal organs, causing his physical strength and magic power to be consumed faster than before.

I had originally planned to return to the guild to recuperate for a while and adapt to this broken body, but I didn't expect to encounter a strong enemy at this time.

What he never expected was that Tianlang Island was actually attacked, and the opponent was so powerful.

Wes, who knew everything, would not show mercy just because he was injured, and he would go all out in every attack.

Under the cover of the blizzard, several vines silently extended to Gildarts' ankles, and the sharp barbs pierced his boots.

Just when these vines were about to succeed, they were unexpectedly broken into pieces by Gildarts's crushing magic.

The vines that tasted the blood became even crazier, spreading everywhere and attacking frantically.

Gildarts concentrated his energy and completely destroyed all the approaching vines one by one.

"It really is useless."

These vines were just a test by Wes. He wanted to use the environment and magical plants to restrict Gildarts's actions.

"Your little tricks don't work on me."

Gildarts knew that he could no longer remain passive like this. He took a deep breath and mobilized all the magic power in his body.

As his magic power surged, a strong light began to flicker around him.

Seeing this, Wes did not dare to take it lightly. He waved the wand in his hand more rapidly, continuously releasing various magical attacks, trying to suppress Gildarts.

Gildarts stomped his feet hard, and his feet flew into the air, rushing towards Weiss at the speed of a rocket.

While flying, Gildarts nimbly dodged Wes's attacks while also looking for opportunities to counterattack. His goal was to engage in close combat.

When the distance was close enough, he gathered his magic power into his fist and let out a deafening roar: "Destroy evil and reveal righteousness. One soul!"

This punch carried all of Gildarts' strength. Wes knew the power of this move very well and did not dare to take it head-on.

He quickly used "Apparition" to dodge.

Gildarts's attack landed with a loud bang, and the huge force penetrated the air. All the matter blocking the way was decomposed, forming a vacuum area hundreds of meters long.

The air flow surged, and the surrounding trees and ground were reduced to dust under the impact of this force.

"What a horrible blow."

Weiss saw the true power of Shattering Magic, and a chill rose in his heart.

"But you still have extra magic power?"

Weiss tried to provoke Gildarts with words, hoping to find out the real situation of Gildarts.

"Won't you know if you try it?"

In fact, one third of his magic power has been consumed, and this guy also masters space magic, which is really difficult to deal with.

Gildarts hadn't encountered such a tough opponent for a long time. He began to get excited, and his expression became eager to fight.

(End of this chapter)