Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 32: The Black Wizard

In a moment of haste, Rosie quickly raised her right hand to block, and at the same time, a large amount of water element gathered and formed a semi-circular water element shield in front of her, enveloping her.

"Pfft, pfft!"

This fireball was clearly not an ordinary flame; its temperature was extremely high. The moment it came into contact with the water shield, it caused the entire water shield to boil, and a large amount of evaporated water vapor rose up, causing the water shield's protective strength to decrease visibly.

Luo Xi frowned; this elemental strength was at least at the intermediate apprentice level.

Although everyone is a mid-level apprentice, dark wizards who have been constantly growing in combat are generally stronger.

As soon as they clashed, Luo Xi sensed the difference. Whether it was the control of elemental energy or the ferocity of mental power, it was far beyond what his classmates could compare to, and completely different from Lu Ze, whom he had fought last time.

"Boom! Boom!"

At the same time, Joseph threw two more fireballs, which sizzled as they hit the water shield, sending plumes of white smoke rising into the air.

Luo Xi frowned.

Although this amount of energy is far from enough to harm him, it's not a good idea to keep dragging things out and passively taking hits.

In just two brief exchanges, Rosie realized that it would be impossible to defeat his opponent using only the strength of a mid-level apprentice, but going all out here would risk exposing him.

Since the dark wizard is involved, the castle will definitely investigate afterwards, and everyone will be taken in for questioning.

Let's go out first.

With that thought in mind, Rosie grabbed a chair from the side and threw it at Joseph in front of her. Then she turned around, rushed to the windowsill not far away, and jumped down without looking up.

This place is located on the fourth floor of the castle, more than ten meters above the ground. Even a knight would be half-crippled if he jumped down from this height.

However, the moment Luo Xi jumped out, an invisible wind swept over him from all sides and enveloped him, making his body feel light in an instant.

Wind-based spell: Lightness of Movement.

With the help of magic, he landed steadily on the ground.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!"

He had just escaped when a cold voice came from behind him. The demon Joseph smashed through the wall and jumped down, the force of which created a large crater in the spot.

Such impressive physical abilities!

Luo Xi frowned, then turned and ran.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Joseph chased after him relentlessly, hurling fireballs at Rosie. Gaining the upper hand, he grew increasingly arrogant, spouting nonsensical boasts:

"I thought Elemental Castle was some kind of prestigious place, but it turns out it only produces a bunch of cowards and weaklings."

"Didn't your mentor teach you to fight back? You useless piece of trash who only knows how to run away!"

Luo Xi ignored him completely. If such a provocation could work on him, then all his experiences in these two lifetimes would have been for nothing.

He focused all his mental energy on dodging the fireballs Joseph threw.

Joseph's fireballs were incredibly fast and powerful. Each explosion created a crater half a meter in diameter in the ground, just like a cannonball. Without protective spells, being hit by such a fireball meant almost no chance of survival.

Fortunately, Rosie's agility coefficient was as high as 3.8, and with the addition of the Lightness Technique, his body was incredibly flexible, allowing him to narrowly dodge time and time again.

I have to say that following Allen to train my body was an absolutely correct decision.

They chased each other for more than ten minutes until they reached a lake deep in the forest, where Luo Xi finally stopped.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Luo Xi was panting heavily; the long run had taken a toll on his body.

Without time to rest, he stared ahead and saw Joseph catching up outside the woods.

His face showed no signs of fatigue, and his breathing was steady as if nothing had happened. After all, he was originally a knight, and his three attributes had been enhanced to a certain extent after the demon transformation. If Rosie hadn't had the Lightness Technique, he would have caught up with her long ago.

"What a fast runner!"

He stepped out of the woods, looking at Rosie with a cold smile: "Why aren't you running anymore?"

Luo Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Because it's unnecessary."

Joseph was taken aback: "Isn't that necessary?"

He looked at the lake behind Rosie with surprise: "Ha, I see. You want to fight me here, is that it? You think you can make up for the difference in rank with just a little advantage in terrain? How laughable!"

His answer was a resolute voice from Rosie: "Try it and you'll see!"

He raised his right hand, and the ring on his index finger flashed. Then, a blue light deformed and elongated in his hand. When the light dissipated, he had a long two-handed staff in his hand.

The Old Wooden Staff was a prize given to Rosie by the witch Catherine after he achieved perfect marks in a test. It is an apprentice-level witchcraft tool, a two-handed staff made of lightning-struck wood, which can amplify the energy of spells and reduce the spell's cost.

Luo Xi's principle is to avoid taking action as much as possible, but if he must take action, he will go all out and may not be able to kill the target with one blow.

"Splash!"

A gust of wind rose, and with the amplification of his staff, Rosie's control over the wind element became even more adept. In an instant, a huge wind blade, two or three meters long, gathered in front of her and then pounced on the demon Joseph without stopping.

"sucker Punch!"

Joseph disdainfully raised his claws and swung them forcefully at the oncoming wind blades, instantly creating three bloody streaks in the air as he shattered the menacing wind blades.

"Splash!"

A gust of wind rose, and Luo Xi's next attack was already underway.

He held his staff up in front of him with both hands, and a fierce wind swirled behind him, transforming into countless wind blades, like a large army preparing for battle.

After a brief pause, Rosie raised her staff with one hand and pointed it in Joseph's direction. Instantly, thousands of wind blades launched an all-out attack, sweeping towards Joseph's direction.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Although these wind blades were not large, they were extremely sharp, like daggers with sharpened edges. Even Joseph's muscles, which were as hard as iron, were quickly cut open with small wounds.

Joseph frowned. He hadn't taken a mid-level apprentice seriously, but he hadn't expected the other party's attack methods to be so varied.

We can't keep going like this!

He raised his hands, braving the overwhelming wind blades, and flames swept in, quickly forming a huge fireball about half a meter in diameter above his head. He then hurled the fireball at Rosie.

"Go to hell!"

Even a small fireball can blast a large crater in the ground; if such concentrated fire energy were to hit a solid target, it would probably leave not even ashes.

However, faced with such a desperate situation, Rosie remained calm and simply waved her staff lightly.

As he moved, a continuous splashing sound echoed as large swathes of water from the lake behind him surged out like a floodgate being opened, quickly converging around Luo Xi and enveloping him.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Immediately afterwards, a series of crisp cracking sounds rang out, and the temperature in the air suddenly dropped. The lake water that had gathered around Luo Xi immediately began to frost over and freeze into ice.

Soon, a huge suit of ice armor appeared beside Rosie, like an inverted bell, protecting him firmly inside.

"boom!"

A deafening roar erupted as a massive fireball slammed into the ice armor. The intense heat caused the armor to emit white smoke, and half of it was burned away.

However, the fireball was eventually withstood.

Joseph's eyelids twitched violently: "You're a senior apprentice!"

Rosie did not answer, but continued to spin the staff and raise it upwards. As he did so, the lake behind him came alive again, with large amounts of water gushing out and converging on his head.

Diameters of one meter, two meters, three meters, five meters, and ten meters!

The lake water, which had gathered together, continued to expand outward until it formed a huge water sphere with a diameter of more than ten meters. Floating in the air like a small mountain, it was extremely impressive.

Water elemental spell: Great Water Ball.

Joseph was also shocked and exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible? How can you mobilize such a high level of energy?!"

Luo Xi did not answer him. Condensing this water sphere had already drained all his mental energy, and he had no extra energy left.

Faced with Joseph's questioning, he simply swung his staff forward with difficulty and force. As he did so, the small water sphere hanging overhead came to life, hurtling towards Joseph like a meteorite falling from the sky.

(End of this chapter)