Above the mage

Chapter 751 Specialized Game Theory

The pace of battle never gives you a perfect opportunity to cast spells.

Just as the fireball spell dissipated and sparks scattered across the sky, Elwin at the far end had already completed the second round of casting.

His fighting rhythm was extremely smooth.

Almost the instant the fireball spell was cast, the light at the tip of the staff switched seamlessly.

The crimson flames faded, replaced by a chilling, dazzling purple-blue lightning.

Another spell, Lightning Arrow, was suddenly formed.

A sharp, condensed purple bolt of lightning shot through the air, its speed far exceeding that of the previous fireball.

It precisely pierced through the scorching sparks floating in the sky and headed straight for Cedric.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely shocking scene suddenly appeared before everyone in the audience.

Logically speaking, Lightning Bolt is just a regular single-target Evocation spell.

It deals damage to a single target and has a limited range of effect, only capable of single-point penetrating strikes.

But at this moment, this bolt of lightning underwent a strange change after passing through the scorching embers and sparks left by the fireball!

The originally slender single electric vector exploded with a roar.

The tiny purple arcs of electricity split and spread wildly, diffusing throughout the area along with the lingering heat of the fire element in the air.

In an instant, it transformed into a dense, chain-like electric grid covering an area of ​​several meters, completely locking down all the space around Cedric.

In the arena, many low- and mid-level mages watching the battle were taken aback and whispered among themselves.

They had never heard of such a magical synergy between Fireball and Lightning Bolt.

For them, it was nothing short of a divine performance.

"It's not a built-in feature of the spell model."

In the Golden Flower contestant area, Fritz, with his sharp eyes, saw through the core essence of Elwin's spellcasting at a glance and accurately pinpointed the key to the battle: "It should be his specialty."

Fritz's judgment was very accurate.

This bizarre synergy effect comes from Elwin's specialty, [Thunder and Fire Resonance]:

When fire and lightning spells are cast consecutively, the two elements will resonate.

If a fire spell is cast first, the damage of subsequent lightning spells will be increased, and the electric arc will ignite the embers of the fire spell, forming a chain of large-area lightning.

If a lightning spell is cast first, the explosion radius of a subsequent fire spell will be larger, and the static electricity effect will make it harder for the target to dodge.

Battle mages typically build their combat styles and spell systems around their own combat specialties.

Because of the existence of [Thunder and Fire Resonance], Elwin is a turret mage who specializes in dual-elemental energy manipulation spells of thunder and fire.

A barrage of chain lightning, carrying scorching heat, crashed down.

The sparks crackled and exploded.

Cedric, who was at the center of the attack, showed no sign of panic.

He gripped the staff tightly; at this moment, among the twelve crystals on the staff, the leftmost red fire crystal was shining brightly.

A rich fire elemental magic poured out from it.

With a deafening roar, a fire elemental creature landed and took shape.

This fire elemental is enormous.

Its body is constructed from solidified, high-temperature lava and condensed fire energy, with rolling, crimson lava flowing across its surface.

The moment the pebbles beneath its feet touched them, they were instantly scorched black and shattered.

Faced with a barrage of chain lightning, the fire elemental neither flinched nor dodged; the flames on its body surged violently, spreading out in layers to form a high-temperature fire curtain.

It actively absorbs all the electric arcs and gathers all the scattered chain lightning into its own body.

The lightning bolts exploded and struck the fire elemental, but instead of penetrating its molten body, they were quickly conducted away by the flames.

Dissolve, devour.

The residual electrical energy that leaked out was instantly neutralized by the high-temperature fire energy.

Cedric, taking advantage of the absolute cover provided by his fire elemental summons, withstood Elwyn's initial rapid burst of lightning and fire.

The moment he steadied the initial offensive, Cedric didn't pause for a second and continued casting spells.

The red crystal on the staff slowly lost its light, and almost at the same instant, the adjacent yellowish-brown crystal suddenly lit up with a heavy, matte sheen.

Pure earth elemental power surged from the staff, pouring into the ground under Cedric's spellcasting guidance.

The ground beneath their feet, a barren wasteland of rubble, trembled slightly for a moment.

Fine gravel and rock fragments float uncontrollably in the air, gather together, and then pile up.

The grayish-brown rock and soil outline rises from beneath the surface, with rough rock blocks interlocking and rapidly solidifying into shape.

With a dull rumble of earth and stone rubbing together, a massive earth elemental, its body covered in armor-like rock layers, burst forth from the ground.

Its surface is covered with natural rock patterns, giving it extremely high physical and elemental resistance.

Cedric's eyes gleamed as he prepared to summon the remaining three elemental creatures to construct an elemental sequence that combined attack, defense, and control.

But battlefield maneuvering is not so smooth.

The battle, which had been a head-on engagement, suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Gareth, who was desperately blocking and restraining Olivia, saw two elemental creatures under Cedric being summoned one after another, and knew that he could not let Cedric complete all the elemental summoning.

Once Cedric completes the entire spell, the idea of ​​a single breakthrough will face significant obstacles.

Once their fast-paced attack tactics are neutralized, breaking the deadlock later will be extremely difficult.

Olivia's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Just as Gareth's steel warhammer swept down again, she used her superb combat skills to carve out a fatal gap in the tight, suffocating fight.

A soft, ringing sound.

Olivia suddenly changed her stance with her extraordinary longsword.

She abandoned the direct confrontation with the warhammer, abruptly deflecting the force of the blade backward, and then, relying on her unparalleled speed, lightly struck Gareth's arm.

The next instant, she activated her [Gale Combo] skill.

The characteristic of 【Swift Combo】 allows her to forcefully chain spells during the brief period of stun in melee combat when ordinary people cannot cast spells.

The invisible and intangible [shattering sound wave] suddenly exploded.

This spell was not limited to a small, close-range target of Gareth, but was precisely manipulated by Olivia to spread in a specific direction.

It transformed into an invisible ripple of high-frequency sound waves, rapidly spreading along the gravel ground and precisely covering the entire area where Cedric was located behind it.

Cedric, focused on guiding his magic, suddenly felt a sharp buzzing sound explode deep within his mind.

It is not an auditory vibration, but a deep impact that acts directly on the soul.

He felt a tingling sensation in his soul.

The magical power that was originally flowing smoothly and circulating normally within the body was instantly thrown into complete chaos.

The spell that was gathering on the staff in his hand suddenly went out of control.

The meticulously crafted, multi-elemental, and coherent summoning rhythm was completely and forcibly interrupted by this incredibly precise tactical sonic wave.

The remaining summoning sequences for creatures of the wind, water, and acid elements are completely invalidated.

On the battlefield, only two elemental beings, the fire elemental and the earth elemental, remained standing before Cedric.

With one attacking and one defending, they barely managed to form an incomplete elemental formation.

His original vision of a perfect system that combined the five elements for offense and defense ultimately failed to materialize.

Even with his formation weakened, Cedric's fighting prowess should not be underestimated.

Seizing the opportunity during Cedric's spellcasting interruption, Elwin immediately opened fire with an extreme lightning and fire attack, fully demonstrating the terrifying power of his dual-elemental energy manipulation specialization.

He raised his staff, and the flame crystal at the top of the staff instantly turned crimson and blazed, as dense fire elemental magic rapidly gathered and compressed into shape.

As the crimson light intensified, fire elemental energy converged, and a blazing barrier rose from the ground, its scorching flames spitting out tongues of fire.

The intense heatwave instantly distorted and caused the air in the entire barren wasteland to tremble.

A wall of fire covered most of the battlefield in front of Cedric.

Countless tiny sparks and high-temperature embers floated in mid-air, creating a persistent, high-temperature burning zone.

The moment the wall of fire was formed, Elwin continued casting spells without pause.

The staff flashed with lightning, seamlessly connecting to [Lightning Bolt].

A sharp, concentrated purple bolt of lightning shot through the air, precisely traversing the entire wall of fire.

It exploded suddenly the instant it pierced through the sky full of burning sparks, splitting and spreading.

Countless tiny electric arcs spread out, weaving together a dense, chain-like electrical grid.

The combined effects of burning flames and lightning completely restricted Cedric's movement, creating an unsolvable two-pronged suppression.

Faced with this fierce combined attack of lightning and fire, Cedric responded calmly and methodically.

With a thought, the two elemental beings immediately began to perform their respective duties.

The fire elemental charged forward at high speed, its limbs treading on flames and its body enveloped in raging fire, taking on the task of close-range control, counterattack, and applying pressure.

Meanwhile, the massive and imposing earth elemental abandoned all offensive postures and firmly rooted itself directly in front of Cedric.

The towering rock walls rise high on both sides, the entire body made of granite taut over the rock strata, transforming into a living, giant rock wall.

Faced with the onslaught of both lightning and fire, the earth element neither dodged nor evaded.

Exploding arcs of electricity bombarded the rock face, with most of the lightning energy being directly insulated and absorbed by the thick rock layers.

The remaining stray bolts of lightning also traveled along the earth elemental's limbs rooted in the ground to the underground gravel layer, unable to penetrate and harm Cedric behind it.

The surging, scorching heat waves washed over the body, only able to blacken the outermost layer of rock fragments, unable to melt the hard granite body itself.

In this way, Elwin's first round of combined lightning and fire attacks was completely blocked and neutralized.

Seeing his attack blocked, Elwin remained calm and changed the order of his spells.

The staff lit up with lightning first.

Dozens of tiny electrostatic beams rapidly coalesced.

He unleashed multiple sets of [Electric Claws] in quick succession, projecting them remotely.

Streaks of pale purple lightning streaked through the air, striking precisely the rocky barrier of the earth elemental.

As expected, all the electric claws were blocked head-on by the highly resistant rock and soil body, and were annihilated and dissipated the moment they touched the rock wall.

However, in Elwin's vision, these seemingly annihilated lightning spells did not completely disappear.

Countless tiny static electricity particles broke free from the aftershocks of the spell's annihilation and quietly adhered to the air dust, the surface of gravel, and the thick rock body of the earth element.

It silently spreads out a vast area of ​​static electricity retention.

The time is ripe!

Elwin raised his staff again, and a full, blazing [Fireball] was unleashed.

The moment the enormous crimson fireball crashed into the area filled with static electricity particles, the originally fixed-range explosion of flames was forcibly stretched and expanded by the static electricity.

A violent wave of fire swept in all directions.

All the scattered burning sparks were firmly drawn by the electric arc, continuously adhering to and burning the surface of the earth elemental's body, creating a continuous and persistent fire damage.

Even the thick-skinned, highly resistant earth elementals can hardly withstand this kind of specially designed linked damage for long.

Large areas of charred and burned marks gradually appeared on the hard granite surface.

The surface fragments were scorched and peeled off by the high temperature, and tiny loose cracks quietly appeared in the originally compact rock wall.

Elwin's diverse and innovative lightning and fire tactics completely broke away from the conventional, monotonous spell bombardment mode of turret mages.

The progressively layered gameplay and the hidden killer moves allowed the audience to directly experience the profound skills and tactical prowess of the top elite mages in Linhai City.

Putting everything else aside, the visual effects alone were enough to thrill the entire audience.

However, how could Cedric, who was also a turret mage, be willing to passively defend and bear the pressure all the time?

Output is the soul of a turret mage!

Cedric remained standing behind the earth elemental, the red fire crystal on his staff suddenly bursting forth with a blinding, intense red light as the abundant fire elemental energy rapidly accumulated.

But in the next instant, the light from the staff slowly dimmed and went out.

No fire spells were launched from the tip of the staff.

What's going on? Did it go wrong??

The entire audience was stunned, and even Elwin, who was far away, subconsciously felt puzzled.

Elite mages have extremely stable spellcasting, and it is absolutely impossible for them to have spell misfires, a problem that only occurs with mage apprentices.

This unusual scene is too bizarre.

After only half a second of stunned silence, Alvin's pupils suddenly contracted, instantly sensing the deadly danger.

The fire elemental, which had already rushed to the center of the battlefield and was approaching its own position, suddenly burst into flames.

Its body was engulfed in intense flames.

A ray of fire, condensed to its extreme, suddenly burst forth from the core of the fire element's chest cavity.

The beam was condensed and slender, with a terrifying temperature and a tricky and unpredictable trajectory. It completely avoided the frontal fire blockade and aimed directly at Elwin's vitals. It was a blind spot killing move that no one could predict.

The entire stadium erupted in an uproar, and the audience erupted in cheers.

Even the mages in the contestant area were stunned and shaken.

Fire elements can only burn with intense flames; their instinctive attack method of fire impact makes it impossible for them to cast orthodox evocation spells exclusive to mages.

This scene completely shattered everyone's preconceived notions about elemental summons.

In the critical moment, Elwin reacted extremely quickly, instantly activating the emergency spell that had been pre-recorded and solidified inside his staff.

A clear, bright ring of fire instantly enveloped him, and the [Flame Shield] took shape in an instant.

The scorching red rays slammed into the flame shield, instantly unleashing a massive wave of fire.

Flames surged violently on the surface of the shield, withstanding this extremely tricky blind spot attack.

"Beautiful!" Fritz, who had been worried about Cedric on the sidelines, was secretly pleased to see this.

This bizarre twist comes from Cedric's own specialty, Elemental Resonance.

The elemental creatures he summons can serve as relay points for his spells.

This allows Cedric to cast spells of the corresponding element through the bodies of summoned elemental creatures.

The potential for this expertise is terrifying.

Conventional turret mages are limited by their positioning, have fixed ranges and predictable trajectories, making them easy to target and counter.

But once Cedric spread out his multi-elemental battlefield, every direction became a fulcrum for his spellcasting.

The offensive was impossible to defend against, completely raising the deterrent power and tactical ceiling of the turret mage to an infinite degree.

The so-called turret mage is strong mainly because of its stats and range.

The offensive momentum continued, and Cedric's counterattack had only just begun.

He once again linked up with the fire element, which was already close to Elwynn's.

Another standard Fireball was unleashed from the fire elemental's chest.

With the distance extremely close, the fireball's trajectory was incredibly short and its speed incredibly fast, leaving almost no room for dodging.

At the same time, the fire elemental body suddenly accelerated and sprinted forward.

Flames surged all around it, fiercely attacking with intense heat.

At the same time, several fine, instinctive fire missiles were launched, applying pressure from two directions.

Elwin's [Flame Shield] had not yet dissipated, barely managing to block the close-range fireball bombardment.

But this also meant that his sustained suppression rhythm was completely interrupted.

The battle situation completely reversed, turning from Elwin's one-sided lightning and fire bombardment into a heated stalemate where both sides were on the offensive and defensive, exchanging spells.

Elwin's unpredictable lightning and fire combo attacks bombarded the enemy relentlessly, while Cedric Eto's dual-elemental resonance strategy provided a constant counter-attack from the blind spots.

In mid-air, lightning arcs and flames collided and exploded wildly, while rock and earth barriers clashed with the onslaught of fire.

Intense magical ripples swept across the entire area, constantly shattering and sending surrounding rocks flying.

The offense and defense shifted rapidly, and the dramatic twists and turns of the game were breathtaking.

Putting everything else aside, the visual effects alone are even more spectacular than the most intense special effects in Gaode Maps' previous works. In short, he thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

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