Chapter 418 - 344: Mages Are Always the Protagonists

Chapter 418: Chapter 344: Mages Are Always the Protagonists

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The Snake Eyes stared at the ground, and the Dragon Snake immediately locked onto the guy with the Iron Shield at the very front.

It swayed its body, the scales upon it opening and closing in sequence like a wave.

And then...

It lunged!

The Dragon Snake opened its great maw and plummeted straight down!

"Marcus, watch out!"

Zelir roared.

The sharp whistling of the giant snake tearing through the air rang out almost simultaneously.

But Marcus’s reaction was also extremely fast!

Veteran experience, coupled with the enhancement from Swift Blessing.

Without a second thought, Marcus chose not to foolishly block it head-on, instead immediately running to the side to create distance!

BANG!!!

The instant Marcus moved, the snake’s head viciously smashed into the ground!

A giant crater formed, and the violent shockwave sent shattered rock flying, making it hard for anyone to keep their footing.

Marcus knelt on the ground, hunkering down behind his Shield.

Shattered stones rained down, but he had managed to withstand the initial impact.

Marcus’s next task was to hold the attention of this ordinary Dragon Snake!

As Marcus successfully drew the attention of one Dragon Snake, Gray and Hill also began to move.

They had to take on the task of luring the enemy on the other side.

There was no way Marcus could handle two Dragon Snakes at once!

Besides, they also needed to create space for Zelir.

Gray and Hill ran in an arc to the left, their two figures weaving through the dusty battlefield.

This action immediately attracted the other ordinary Dragon Snake, which pursued them at once!

The massive serpentine body twisted violently, sweeping across in mid-air!

Gray ducked into a slide, avoiding a direct collision with the snake’s body.

Those eyes, which always held a flippant smile, suddenly turned ruthless.

A sharp killing intent erupted as Gray struck with a backhand slash.

"Break for me!!!"

He roared, twisting at the waist and turning!

His Longsword, infused with Wind Fighting Qi, viciously chopped down on the snake’s neck!

CLANG!

A sound like the clash of metal rang out.

Under the enhancement of the Gift of Barbaric Strength, the tough Snake Scales were actually shattered by the Cloud Steel Sword!

The flesh beneath was instantly torn apart by the sharp blade, opening a gash several meters long.

At the same time, the Wind Fighting Qi attached to the Cloud Steel Sword began to rotate at high speed.

Like tiny Wind Blades, they repeatedly sliced back and forth at the curling flesh beside the gash as the sword cut deeper, like death by a thousand cuts.

A large cloud of blood and shredded flesh suddenly exploded outward!

This was a characteristic Gray had even developed unconsciously during life-and-death battles; it had all come naturally.

This step greatly increased the lethality of his slashes.

"AOOO!!!"

A painful wail escaped the Dragon Snake’s mouth.

While it was still distracted by Gray’s heavy blow, Hill’s Shadow Fighting Qi activated!

She leaped lightly, soaring more than five meters into the air.

Hill’s figure blurred in mid-air, then shot like an arrow toward the snake’s head!

In the Dragon Snake’s cold, golden, vertical pupils, Hill’s figure rapidly grew larger.

A specially reinforced Thrusting Sword slid out from her sleeve. Hill thrust her right hand forward, plunging the sword into the Dragon Snake’s right eye.

SQUELCH!

The Dragon Snake’s eyeball was pierced through, and a large amount of viscous fluid burst out.

In any case, it was always right to aim for these sensitive spots first.

After completing the surprise attack, Hill had no intention of pulling out the Thrusting Sword.

But at such close range, there was no way for her to escape unscathed.

The Dragon Snake thrashed wildly, its body bucking violently. A hard, bony protrusion on its surface slammed into Hill’s side.

She was sent flying.

The Dragon Snake endured the pain of its blinded right eye, wanting to follow up with a lunging bite and swallow this woman who dared to harm it.

But an Arrow flickering with lightning struck at that exact moment, fiercely hitting the snake’s head!

It was Valles’s Thunder Arrow.

Violent lightning exploded on the side of the snake’s head, sending fine blue arcs of electricity slithering across it.

The Thunder Fighting Qi blasted the white bone on the Dragon Snake’s head and a large patch of Snake Scales to pieces!

The impact also knocked its lunge off course, allowing Hill to evade the attack.

The moment Hill was injured, the green Life Praise Silk Thread suddenly brightened.

Cooling Healing Energy was promptly transferred to her.

The pain from the heavy blow to her waist had almost made Hill pass out.

But as the Healing Energy entered her body, the pain instantly subsided, her mind was reinvigorated, and her consciousness cleared.

Hill had already adjusted her position in mid-air, landing as lightly as a cat.

She wasn’t seriously hurt, but Zelir’s Blue Bar had dropped a little.

Both of the ordinary Dragon Snakes to the left and right were now tied down.

As for the remaining Dragon Snake, the one with the Frost Head, it naturally fell to Zelir to face it alone.

He was well aware of his duty.

Zelir absolutely could not let the Frost Head join the assault on Gleisier or Marcus.

Five Fireballs condensed and appeared before him. Though fewer in number, each one contained far more Magic Power than before!

An orange-red light shot out!

BANG! BANG! BANG!!!

A series of brilliant flares of fire exploded ceaselessly on the Frost Head.

It was as if five high-explosive grenades had been plastered to its head.

The Snake Scales, originally covered in a layer of ice, were blasted and incinerated by the high temperature and the impact of the Magic Power!

The flesh beneath curled from the burns, and a large patch of charred blackness spread across it.

’Flame really is an effective counter against the Frost Head!’

"ROAR...!"

The Frost Dragon Snake was thoroughly enraged. A tyrannical, murderous urge flickered in its vertical pupils of mixed blue and gold.

It opened its great maw toward Zelir, its ghastly sharp teeth clearly visible.

But the Frost Dragon Snake didn’t lunge down to bite. Deep in its throat, a deep blue light suddenly flared.

Frost Breath!

A majestic torrent of cold erupted from the depths of its throat.

It condensed in the air into a massive, cone-shaped breath attack, rushing straight for Zelir on the ground!

Everywhere it passed, even the water droplets in the air froze, forming sheets of Ice Crystals.

WHOOSH!

A swift, cold wind descended from the sky, whipping up Zelir’s black windbreaker.

But he didn’t retreat a single step.

Zelir raised Night Peace, pointed it at the cone of Frost Breath, and an equally brilliant flame ignited at the staff’s tip, refusing to be outdone.

Flame Breath Skill!

Ice and fire, two diametrically opposed and mutually repellent forces, slammed violently into each other!

The crimson wave of high-temperature flame clashed head-on with the deep blue torrent of frost!

A mingled radiance of red and blue erupted. The residual energy, impossible to completely neutralize, seemed to spin out of control, sweeping madly in all directions!

Nearby, Marcus was forced back several steps by the aftershock.

Frost crept over the surface of his Heavy Shield, only to be quickly melted into water droplets by the searing heat.

Even the battlefield on Hill’s side was affected.

Her body switched between hot and cold, a deeply uncomfortable sensation.

In a gap between dodging the Dragon Snake’s lunges, Hill strained to look to the side.

She happened to see the scene of ice and fire colliding, the magnificent sight reflected in her eyes.

’The pressure Zelir is facing alone is far greater than what we’re dealing with...’

’As expected, in a high-Level battle like this, the Mage who wields world-destroying Power is the real star of the show!’

The two opposing forces remained at a stalemate for a while before gradually fading.

Neither the Frost Dragon Snake nor Zelir had managed to gain a decisive advantage in the clash.

"Hah... hah..."

Zelir panted lightly, calming his racing heart.

’As I thought, an underdeveloped Dragon Snake has much weaker Magic Power.’

’I was able to resist its Frost Breath head-on with just a Level Three Magic Flame Breath Skill, fighting it to a draw.’

The Frost Dragon Snake shook its head angrily.

The forceful clash just now had consumed a lot of its Magic Power, and even the blue halo on its scales had faded slightly.

’Since I can’t freeze you into an ice sculpture with Magic, I still have my sharp teeth and fangs!’

Its serpentine body swept down, and the Frost Dragon Snake opened its mouth wide, lunging directly at Zelir to bite him!

But as it turned out, this was a grave mistake.

Blazing Flame Shield!

A brilliant red light instantly bloomed around Zelir.

His Blazing Flame Shield at this moment looked as if it were made of molten lava, imbued with terrifyingly high temperatures.

This was the ultimate weapon against frost!