Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Sensing that Reber had relaxed his guard, Heleto took a bottle out of his storage bag and threw it heavily at Reber's head.

"Splash—"

The bottle shattered, and the dark green liquid inside spilled onto Reber's face, seeping into his scars.

"You—Aaaaaah!!"

His scream suddenly rose in pitch. When the dark green potion came into contact with the hideous old scar on his face, it made a sizzling burning sound and reacted with the ghostly blue witch fire.

Wisps of blue smoke rose from his scars, carrying a pungent, fishy stench.

Reber staggered backward, clutching his face, blood seeping from between his fingers. The already twisted scars seemed to come alive, swelling and writhing under his skin.

Even the embers inside were almost squeezed out, as if countless tiny insects were crawling into the flesh through the wound.

"Heleto! What have you done?!"

Reber's voice was hoarse and distorted, and veins bulged on his forehead. He tried to take out blood-replenishing potions and low-level antidotes from the storage bag at his waist, but the intense pain and itching from his wounds made it difficult for him to concentrate his mental energy to open the storage bag.

As he spoke, the skin on Reber's face began to turn red and ulcerate. The skin around the old scars was peeling off at a visible speed, as if corroded by strong acid, revealing the bright red flesh underneath.

He trembled with pain, letting out a low whimper, before his legs gave way and he collapsed heavily to his knees.

The potion that Heleto just threw out was actually the poison that Hughes got from the frost elves, a poison that requires a mid-level antidote.

When Reber collapsed to the ground, his four companions were startled and rushed toward Hughes and Reber.

The petite and agile Lyra was the first to rush in front of Herreto. Her long black hair was tied into a low ponytail for easy combat, and her green eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Herreto in front of her.

She slightly raised her arms, and tiny green sparks gathered at her fingertips. These sparks continued to gather, and in an instant, a large ball of emerald green flames gathered in front of her.

With a sudden thrust of her wrist forward, the flames surged and transformed into a roaring wave of fire, carrying a scorching heat, which hurtled straight toward Heleto's face.

These flames are incredibly powerful, but difficult to control, which is why Lyra had to risk getting close to Heleto to unleash a fire blast.

The green flames, carrying a chilling energy, roared in, but Heleto remained completely calm, and the golden runes on his black robe suddenly lit up.

Then, one by one, the pulsating points of light leaped out from the runes, instantly intertwining into a layer of radiant light membrane that completely enveloped his entire body.

"Sizzle—"

The green flames crashed hard against the light membrane, producing a piercing scorching sound. The seemingly thin light membrane trembled violently, and the golden runes on the black robe flickered on and off, actually withstanding the scorching flames.

However, the light membrane could not counteract the impact force contained in the flames. Heleto groaned, as if struck by a heavy hammer, and was pushed backward by the impact force, his body covered in flames, and his back slammed heavily into a charred tree stump not far away.

"Click—"

The already decaying tree stump shattered instantly, and then the energy accumulated by the green flames erupted with a roar.

"boom--"

The green flames suddenly exploded, spewing outwards and completely engulfing Heleto and the area.

The scorching heatwave swept outwards, instantly turning the charred tree stump into a pile of powder, and even the air itself seemed to distort from the heat.

Thick smoke instantly enveloped the area, and Hack, who had rushed over, stopped Lyra, who was about to go and check.

The attack just now had consumed a lot of her magic and mental energy, and it was too dangerous to get close now, so the two of them just observed the situation from the side.

Just as Heleto was engulfed by the green flames, Billy on the other side, like a beast gathering its strength, charged towards Hughes first, while Green stood still, sketching witchcraft runes.

Billy's muscles bulged at a visible speed, his once-fitting clothes were torn apart, his bulging veins throbbed, and his eyes turned blood red, surging with a bloodthirsty ferocity.

Hughes kept his eyes fixed on Billy as he charged forward, while simultaneously using his mental energy to guard against Green's sneak attack from afar. Seeing Billy rapidly approaching him, Hughes quickly raised his right hand and aimed his palm at him.

As he raised his right hand, the light and shadow at his fingertips began to twist eerily. A ball of transparent energy spun and contracted in his palm, its edges rippling like water, causing the surrounding light to be slightly distorted.

"Buzz—"

The energy ball detached from his palm and shot towards Billy. It swept past silently, and only the slightly distorted light and shadow along its trajectory could barely indicate its direction. The energy ball accurately struck Billy's head.

The energy ball successfully struck Billy's forehead, without a deafening roar, only a muffled "plop."

Billy's forward momentum abruptly halted, his reddened eyes suddenly went unfocused, his bulging muscles visibly relaxed, his massive body swayed, and he fell straight backward, crashing to the ground and raising a cloud of black, scorched earth.

The energy ball just now was the 'Shattering Impact'. Hughes was staring at Billy to anchor spatial coordinates on him, but he had only just learned it and its power wasn't very strong. Otherwise, he would have already struck Reber on the head.

Billy's forehead was slightly dented, with only a faint bloodstain on it. His brain was not damaged, but the impact of the blow to his skull still made him dizzy and almost faint.

Almost the instant Billy fell to the ground, three bluish-white wind blades attacked from afar, accompanied by a whistling sound as they tore through the air, crisscrossing in a triangular pattern as they slashed towards Hughes.

Hughes unleashed the deflection field he had prepared beforehand. The three wind blades whistled into the field, their originally sharp trajectories suddenly veered off course, as if pulled by an invisible force. They all changed angles and flew past Hughes's body.

These three wind blades were very powerful. After the force of the wind blades was deflected and they were absorbed, they slowly dissipated. Green, who was in the distance, was shocked. This was the magic he had cast by activating the scroll.

A few seconds later, Billy, who was lying to the side, suddenly opened his eyes. The bloodthirsty red light in his eyes had not yet faded, and his muscles, which had been relaxed, tensed up again, causing him to sprawl up.

Ignoring the excruciating pain in his head, he mobilized the dark elements, which quickly spread along his limbs as if they were alive, completely enveloping them in darkness.

"die!"

He stomped his foot hard on the ground, cracking the scorched earth with several fine lines, and like a black lightning bolt, he pounced on Hughes once again.

Hughes slammed his toes to the ground and retreated rapidly, simultaneously donning a short-range protective shield. His combat experience had honed his skills in casting spells.

At the same time, he reached his left hand to the ground, and an ice wall rose up, blocking him and Billy.