Above the mage

Chapter 31 Spell Clash

Now that the truth has been revealed, Gaode Maps no longer needs to hide anything.

This is a life-or-death battle; whatever means are available, we must use them without reservation.

The pale green acid ball flies at extremely high speed and its destructive power should not be underestimated.

Just as the acid ball was about to touch Master Seda, an invisible barrier blocked it, causing the acid ball to explode prematurely.

The strong acidic substances instantly dispersed, forming a small area of ​​acid rain.

Even so, not a single drop of acid could get close to the monk Seda.

"A magically synthesized item, it should be at the first level." Seeing this scene, Gao De's expression turned grim as he made his judgment.

The fact that he could so easily block both of his attacks, and that the mage Seda didn't even make a single spellcasting motion, meant that it was most likely not a trick he possessed, but rather something from the extraordinary items he was equipped with.

Given that Sedda is a mage and potion master, as well as a senior mage apprentice, it is only natural that he would possess one or two first-level magical alchemical items.

Gaode Maps also took this into account during the pre-test.

However, the world of magic is too magnificent. With his shallow knowledge of magic, he simply could not determine what kind of magic it was, what its effects were, or what its flaws were.

"Acid splash."

Compared to Gao De's complete ignorance, Master Seda was much more knowledgeable and recognized the spell Gao De had cast at a glance.

His ashen face turned slightly bluish. He took a deep breath and clicked his tongue in admiration, saying, "I really underestimated you, my good apprentice. I haven't even mastered this spell, yet you've learned it."

"I really don't know where you got the spell formula from, or when you mastered it."

"But that's how it is."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Seda finally made his move.

Come and don't go indecent.

His anger towards this apprentice who dared to defy his authority had reached its peak.

The monk Seda stretched out his right hand, which looked like a withered tree.

The index finger points to Gaode.

A tangible vortex appeared in his hand, transforming into a dazzling red-orange light and radiating intense heat.

An arrow formed from flames has taken shape.

The flaming arrow, following the direction of the mage's index finger, streaked through the air like a shooting star, trailing a fiery tail as it hurtled towards God.

The flames burned fiercely and extremely fast.

The distance between the two was so short that Gao De did not possess any spells to increase his sensitivity.

It's easy to imagine that even a physically powerful creature like a wolf-rat couldn't dodge this attack, so he certainly had nowhere to hide.

The same is true.

However, Gaode remained unusually calm.

Faced with the blazing fire arrows hurtling towards him, he remained unfazed and didn't even attempt to dodge—that would only waste precious time in the battle.

The fact that the mage Sedar possessed the Flame Arrow spell was known to God.

He cannot afford not to develop a solution to this.

The next instant, a layer of faint light surrounded his body, spreading out like ripples and enveloping him.

The glimmer of light appeared just before the flaming arrow was about to strike him.

[Boost immunity!]

The barrier constructed by the spell showed its effectiveness; the fire arrow that could have dealt a fatal blow to God was instantly weakened by most of its power upon colliding with the barrier.

In the end, what fell on Gaode was just some flames that weren't particularly fierce.

Although the fire burned Gao De's clothes and scalded the skin on his chest, that was the end of it and did not cause Gao De any further harm.

"Good lad!" Venerable Seda was quite surprised to see this, and the contempt on his face disappeared. "He's been hiding quite a bit of skill!"

He was amazed by the new spell that God had cast, and also by God's abilities.

The more powerful a mage is, the shorter the casting time required to cast a spell.

Logically, the mage's attack spells should be cast before the god's spells.

However, the fire arrow and the two magical lights that boosted resistance appeared almost simultaneously.

This is because although God didn't know the spells that the mage Seda possessed, he was certain that after he cast [Acid Splash+], the mage Seda would definitely retaliate.

Therefore, after casting [Acid Splash+], God immediately activates the [Increase Resistance] spell model.

Therefore, even though his spellcasting time was longer than that of the mage Seda, he did not react after Seda cast the spell, but rather began to activate the spell model before Seda cast the spell. In addition, the time taken for the fire arrow to travel also resulted in the current situation where the two cast spells at the same time.

In the fighting games of Gaode's predecessor, there was a professional term for this.

Prediction.

This was a scene that only appeared in the battles of old mages, yet it happened to a first-class apprentice whom he had never taken seriously. How could Magister Seda not be surprised?

Gaode's current situation is not good.

His face had an unnatural flush.

Even though the [Increased Resistance] blocked most of the fire arrow's power, the remaining energy still severely damaged him.

More importantly, he had already used up most of his magical power!

—Aside from the difference in the number of spells they possess and the difference in casting time, the biggest difference between the Highlord and the Celestial mage lies in the number of spells they can cast.

The two appeared to be apprentices of the same school of magic, with seemingly similar levels of cultivation. However, Gao De was only a first-class apprentice, while Master Seda was a third-class apprentice.

Gao De's current magical power can only support him to cast five spells before it is completely depleted.

Despite being a third-class apprentice, the sorcerer Seda possessed enough magical power to perform more than twenty magic tricks.

A mage without mana is worse than a super minion.

This is a truth universally acknowledged in any world.

With the addition of the [Hand of the Mage] he cast at the beginning, Goddard now only has enough mana left to cast two more spells.

Gao De took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, while clenching his teeth and forcing himself to temporarily ignore the burning pain in his chest.

call!

Another acid ball appeared in his hand, and with a flick of his arm, he shot it toward the sorcerer Seda.

He did not dodge when faced with the mage Seda's fire arrow spell.

Since they knew they couldn't avoid it, they simply placed all their hopes on the [Resistance Boost] spell.

This is also to buy time so that they can still have the initiative in the next round of confrontation.

Gao De bet that the mage Seda must be very confident in his fire arrow spell, believing that it would be enough to defeat him, and would not prepare the next spell immediately.

He won his bet.

Therefore, in this round, Gaode still has the initiative!

Gao De's third spell is still [Acid Splash+].

"How bizarre!" Master Seda saw all of this and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Despite having a significantly faster spellcasting time than his opponent, in the three rounds of spell battles, Gaode surprisingly gained the initiative in the other two rounds, except for the second round which ended in a draw.

Who can I complain to about this?

(End of this chapter)