I am a mage, with an infinite mana bar!

Whoosh!

Flames coalesced into arrows, which shot towards Seth.

He first swung his sword to block the Frost Ring, and at the same time twisted his body to easily dodge the arrow.

But before he could swing the Thunderclap Sword to strike the ice ring again, another burst of orange-red flames shot through the air.

No, how does he have magic powers?!

Seth was surprised, but managed to dodge the second fire arrow.

Then, he had no chance to catch his breath, the third shot, the fourth shot...

The three novice mages watching were already dumbfounded. Lynn was throwing out fire arrows one after another as if they were free.

It's important to understand that while 0-ring spells consume very little magic, that's still relative to other ring spells.

With the meager mana pool of a low-level mage, it's simply impossible for them to withstand such a drain!

Barton's expression gradually became somewhat out of control. "He can release so many fire arrows while maintaining focus on the spell? This shows that he has a very deep understanding of this focus spell and his control is quite remarkable. What's even more amazing is his magic power. Just how deep is this kid's magic pool? I remember he's only seventeen years old, right? ... This talent makes even me a little ashamed."

A spellcaster's mana pool is closely related to their magical knowledge, which means that it takes time to accumulate significant amounts of mana.

Yet Lynn, at such a young age, has already displayed such a bottomless pool of magic!

His future is limitless...

He had only noticed Lynn after Eli praised him, but after observing him for a while, he also felt that Lynn had good talent.

Looking back today, I realize that I had greatly underestimated him!

He glanced at Aldorf beside him. In terms of talent and understanding of magical knowledge, Aldorf was a cut above him. He was eager to hear Aldorf's opinion.

But Aldorf's expression was so calm, as if he was unaffected, and he simply stared at Lynn with a calm gaze.

Under this level of firepower suppression, Seth had no chance of breaking the deadlock without using second-circle magic.

With Frost Rings restraining his attacks from the front and Flame Arrows raining down from behind as if they were free, Seth barely managed to cope with the onslaught thanks to his "nimble movements," and his "absorb magic" barrier was constantly being reduced.

He was somewhat disoriented from the beating.

who am I? where am I?

What's going on? Why hasn't he run out of magic power yet?

He strongly suspected that Lynn had brought a sack full of magic potions onto the stage.

But that's not very realistic; the money from that many magic potions could buy real estate in Colin Town.

Finally, under the barrage of fire arrows, the magical barrier around him, which kept changing its light, quietly shattered.

The barrier to "absorb magic" has disappeared. I... lost?

Seth was filled with disbelief. He was a regular at the training grounds and his combat experience far surpassed that of others. He thought he was invincible among his peers.

What's more, he's facing off against Lynn, an apprentice mage, today as a novice mage!

Even without using second-circle magic, the differences in mana pool, magic proficiency, and combat experience are enormous!

He actually lost... and almost without any chance to fight back!

Sese's legs suddenly gave way, and he collapsed to the ground. The Thunderclap Sword in his hand clattered to the ground, losing its luster and returning to its original state.

"I lost," he said with a wry smile.

The side effects of "nimble movements" were extremely strong; he was somewhat unable to move for a short period of time.

The scene was quite embarrassing.

Even the three bystanders had complicated expressions. On the one hand, they were all defeated by Seth, so they were naturally happy to see him lose so miserably.

On the other hand, their shared dignity as mages, coupled with the fact that they were both novice mages, made it even more unbearable for him to be defeated by a mere apprentice!

It's inevitable to feel shocked and confused, as well as a sense of empathy, like the feeling of "the rabbit mourns the fox's death."

"My teacher always told me, 'There are always people more talented than you,' and that there are many exceptionally gifted monsters among mages. Today, I've truly witnessed it firsthand..."

The blue-robed man, who had just been defeated by Seth, shook his head with a wry smile.

The other two agreed with him, nodding silently, their gazes towards Lynn becoming even more profound.

On the field, Lynn was still savoring the battle that had just taken place.

This was the first time he had gone all out. Of course, his tactics were too simplistic and crude, since he only had a few spells at his disposal and there was little room for coordination between them.

They won almost entirely by overwhelming the opponent with their magic pool.

However, concentrating on the battle and rapidly chanting spells to use magic still gave him a different experience.

This is the battle of spellcasters...

He began to look forward to what kind of combat experience he would have after mastering more and more complex magic.

Coming to his senses, Lynn canceled the Frost Ring and quickly walked up to Seth.

"Mr. Seth, thank you for being my opponent. I have learned a lot from you."

He said sincerely, "You are very skilled and have more combat experience than me. If we were to fight seriously again, I would definitely lose very quickly."

In his view, Seth lost mainly because he underestimated his opponent and failed to seize the offensive rhythm in time, which allowed Seth to create distance and win by suppressing the opponent with firepower.

If Seth launches a fierce attack from the start, he will likely be exhausted by casting "Shield" spells, leading to his defeat.

As he spoke, Lynn extended his hand to Seth.

Seth was actually quite proud. Being defeated in public by a novice mage made his ears burn and his scalp tingle. He didn't dare to face the person he knew.

Seeing that Lynn was polite and friendly, I felt much better.

He grabbed the hand Lynn offered and used it to stand up.

Suddenly, the two of them simultaneously sensed a strong magical fluctuation.

Immediately afterwards, they saw Aldorf, who had always been dignified and had the air of an elder, stride over, his wide blue robe billowing with each large movement.

"Mr. Aldolf, what is this...?" Seth stared wide-eyed; he had never seen the old man look like this before.

Aldorf walked straight up to Lynn and said with a smile, "Lynn, that was a great fight. I think we can continue our previous topic."

His voice was deep, and his aged eyes seemed to hold an infinitely deep vortex. "I would like to invite you to join Blue Tower."

Join Blue Tower? This...this isn't right, is it? Seth opened his mouth, looked at the old man, then at Lynn, and suddenly realized that this was not a joke.

Isn't Lynn just a trainee mage? How can she join the mage tower?

Lynn clearly thought so too. Besides, he had received a lot of help from Old Man Barton before, so logically he should be given priority to join the White Tower.

By the way, where is Mr. Patton?

Then he remembered something and looked towards the spot where the two old men had just been standing.

This one look was terrifying, and his gaze froze slightly in shock.

In the distance, an indistinguishable magical aura enveloped the entire area, and Old Man Barton was within it.

He appeared to be moving desperately, but his movements were extremely slow, as if he had frozen in place.

Even with his mouth agape, he couldn't utter a sound.

Is this... the third-circle [Slow] spell and the second-circle [Silence] spell?

Lynn looked at Aldolf, who was smiling at him, and felt a surge of respect.