Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 198 The show begins

Harvey left his real body in the reception hotel of the Federation's Foreign Affairs Department, and asked Wayne and Tommy to guard him closely at all times. He poured all his mental power and soul perception into the puppet, walked out of the room and came to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.

The middle-aged wizard who had returned was waiting at the door with a smile. Without further delay, the two of them went out and boarded the carriage, heading to the office of the Federation's Department of Magical Affairs - there was a special teleportation array there that could teleport in both directions to the sky above the city.

On the pure white stone steps in front of the Sky Domain Magic Tower, the space quickly began to distort slightly, and the figures of the puppet Harvey and the middle-aged wizard appeared directly on the stairs the next moment.

This was Harvey's first time to come to the legendary Alayeh Sky Realm. Although he had heard countless stories about this miraculous floating magic tower during his college days, he still couldn't help but sigh in admiration when he actually stood in front of it.

A magical miracle that rivals the might of gods, a continental symbol of the Federation's strength. It is said that this pure white giant tower is itself a legendary magical weapon. It was transformed with secret techniques by the legendary wizard who founded the Federation a hundred years ago, and then directly solidified into the current floating building form.

The mysterious legend whose name has been hidden is the teacher of the current chief Kemo Salas. Mr. "Scorching Lord" is said to be the only student he has ever accepted, and he is also one of the heirs to the Federation's magical heritage.

The middle-aged wizard who was in charge of leading the way stood quietly beside the puppet Harvey, watching him look up at the Sky Realm Magic Tower with an expression of admiration and shock, and a hint of disdain and contempt unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"What an amazing miracle..." Puppet Harvey sighed and turned around and said, "I wonder where the duel venue is set up in the tower?"

"Haha, of course it's in the Hall of Truth. All truth debates and magic duels have always been held there. There's a defensive isolation array set up by the three chiefs. Even if two legendary spellcasters are exchanging spells, it won't be easily broken..."

The middle-aged mage didn't intend to reveal too much to Harvey, and politely urged him, "Mr. Kel'Thuzad, let's go in quickly. We can't keep the Chief and the officials waiting too long..."

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After entering the gate of the Sky Domain Magic Tower, the two followed the guidance of the magic apprentice in the hall to a small teleportation array and performed a short-distance teleportation within the magic tower again.

After a slight dizziness, Harvey felt his vision suddenly dim. He looked around and found that he was standing in a grand and spacious circular hall.

It was like a miniature version of the ancient Roman Colosseum, surrounded by a circle of stepped platforms. On the platform that Harvey was facing, three pure black high-backed chairs were arranged in a triangular shape. Two mages whose faces could not be seen were sitting on them. Next to the empty chair stood a full-length mirror with a silver frame.

A resounding voice rang out from the podium on the left. "Mr. Kel'Thuzad, you are facing the two leaders of the Union, His Excellency Kymo Salas and His Excellency Soren Dawson..."

Two of the three chiefs have arrived... The one sitting at the top must be Mr. "Scorching Lord".

Upon hearing this, Harvey bowed slightly and touched his chest in greeting. Sure enough, the old man with white hair and beard at the top smiled and nodded, but his face was still blurry, which seemed to be the hidden effect of some magic.

Sitting to the right of the "Scorching Lord" was a short old man with an equally blurry face, but the only thing that could be clearly seen was a funny red nose. Harvey was not sure of the code name of this Lord Dawson in the forum, and it seemed that he had never seen him speak at the exchange meeting.

Lord Dawson spoke in a loud voice. "Today's duel will be witnessed primarily by Lord Saras and I. The remaining spectators are all from within the Federation, including the head of the affairs department, members of the council, and officers from the combat department..."

As he introduced them, Harvey looked around. When he introduced the allies from the Alchemy Exploration Society, he found two familiar figures sitting on the high platform on the right, nodding and smiling at him.

"Mr. Mirror Man... they're too easy to spot. Mr. Shield and Mr. Son of Flame must be here too. It's a shame I can't meet them face to face right away..."

Chief Dawson quickly introduced the witnesses for today's duel, then clapped his hands and gestured toward the side of the platform. Immediately, a middle-aged mage in black robes, with a battle mage emblem pinned to his chest and the three-ring high-level spellcaster's pattern embroidered on his sleeves, quickly stepped down from the platform and stood in the center of the hall, confronting Harvey.

"My name is Lucard. I'm the battle mage of the Union who challenged you. I currently serve in Blackstone City in the Evil Moon Mountains. I'm surprised you didn't choose to engage in a truth debate... Hehe, but I personally admire your recklessness."

Although Lucard was not yet fifty years old, his hair was almost gray. His figure was rare among battle mages, and he looked unusually thin and tall, having not undergone magical transformation or enhancement.

The head of the affairs department who had first introduced the situation continued, "The rules of the magic duel are very simple. The winner is determined when one party surrenders, loses the ability to fight, or... dies directly."

"No one present may interfere. Only participants in the duel may use any spells to attack the opponent. Haha, that's right... even forbidden spells are permitted. Feel free to cast your spells. The defensive formations of the Hall of Truth are not something that ordinary high-level spellcasters like you can easily break."

As soon as he finished speaking, Harvey immediately felt a powerful mental force locking onto him, and began to scan his magic fluctuations and flesh and blood body inch by inch.

A strange, pupilless giant face suddenly appeared from the high dome, and a frivolous buzzing voice said, "The identities of the two participants in the magic duel have been verified. There are no magical fluctuations or abnormalities in their bodies..."

It seems to be a secret method set up in the magic tower in advance to identify and confirm the identity of the caster, to prevent spies from the Glorious Church or other hostile alien races from sneaking in to cause trouble.

The legendary chief "Scorching Lord" sitting at the head of the table waved his hand lightly, and the center of the hall was immediately shrouded in an invisible barrier. Through this protective magic circle, the voice of Lord Sarath's words echoed throughout the hall.

"I declare the duel begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Harvey immediately guided his own magic power into the magic pattern and activated the magic ring of the spell. A silver ring that was constantly rotating at high speed and carrying a slight crackling electric current appeared around his body.

Just as he was about to chant the spell and release it towards the enemy, Lucard on the opposite side had already condensed a translucent illusory spear and pushed it towards him with one hand.

The seventh-level universal spell of the arcane system - "Arcane Spear"!
The moment before the magic spear touched Harvey's body, a silver-white light suddenly burst out from his right wrist. A full moon blocked Harvey's body, and instantly came into contact with the arcane spear, and then both disappeared into thin air.

This is a high-level protective artifact obtained from the Lord of Scorching Heat - the "Silver Moon Guardian" ring, which can automatically activate defense and instantly sense malicious intent.

Almost immediately, Lucard condensed two identical "Arcane Spears" and pushed them towards Harvey with both hands.

The usual tactic of high-level combat mages is to bombard and crush opponents with slower reactions with dense high-level spells. As long as they seize the initiative in casting spells, they will immediately leave the enemy without any chance to fight back.

Two "Arcane Spears" hit the crescent moon shield raised by the "Silver Moon Guardian" again, shattering the magic shield instantly and making it impossible to condense again. This was also the limit that the "Silver Moon Guardian" could withstand.

When a battle mage casts three high-level spells continuously, there will be a brief half-second period where the flow of magic power in his body will stagnate. In Harvey's eyes, this is a sign of CD stuck.

He had already calculated the frequency of the opponent's instantaneous magic attacks. Taking advantage of the moment when the shield shattered, he raised his hands and threw the silver ring that was rotating at high speed around his body towards the opponent.

This is Harvey's original and unidentified technique - Freud's magnetic storm field!

(End of this chapter)