A Wizard's Secret

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Endless spells inundated Merlin's entire figure. Wizard Baslow and the old man Hodgdon revealed a hint of elation when they believed that Merlin was now overwhelmed by the sheer number of spells.

However, before they could completely relax, a weak light instantly encompassed Merlin's body. At the same time, dull collision sounds came from Merlin's direction, and his surroundings had become hazy due to the spell attacks.

Upon hearing the sounds, the old man Hodgdon and Wizard Baslow changed their expressions drastically. Such sounds indicated that the spells were all blocked by some sort of casting tool or a Defensive spell.

"They're blocked?"

The old man Hodgdon was in disbelief. Merlin was not a Third-level Spell Caster; they could see that he was at most a First-level Spell Caster.

Even a First-level Spell Caster had no way of blocking so many spells except for a Third-level Defensive spell cast by Third-level Spell Caster.

"Swoosh!"

Suddenly, lightning began to flash and fist-sized Thunderlight Balls appeared above everyone's heads unexpectedly.

At the same time, these thunder balls were releasing strings of thunder where each of them was the size of a finger and contained a violent force.

"Thunderlight Ball!"

Merlin's voices came from within the vortex of dust. There were also a few monuments erected in front of him that cast a grayish light. Merlin had blocked the enormous amount of spell attacks by casting the strengthened version of Guardian Monument with the help of the Enhancing casting tool.

"He didn't die! He must've strong Enhancing casting tool on him; the First-level spell he cast is actually comparable to a Third-level spell!"

Baslow's expression changed. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that such a powerful Enhancing casting tool existed. Even though Merlin's Guardian Monument was a First-level Defensive spell, it was comparable to some Third-level spells.

Other than the Enhancing casting tool, Baslow could not think of any other method that could increase the power of spells so drastically.

However, Baslow did not back down. Instead, he rapidly cast a Defensive spell and charged towards Merlin. His expression revealed a hint of madness.

Meanwhile, the old man Hodgdon hesitated for a moment. At last, he took a long glance at the grayish Guardian Monument which was erected in front of Merlin and shook his head. He knew that he did not have the ability to break through Merlin's Guardian Monument. Thus, Wind Elements began to fluctuate violently around the old man Hodgdon and his figure retreated backward rapidly.

"Hmm? Want to leave now? It's too late!"

Merlin squinted his eyes slightly. He had cast Thunderlight Ball which was a large-area Offensive spell. The roaming wizards who were not First-level Spell Casters had let out shrill cries before they were vaporized.

This was the true massacre. Even the Alchemy Creatures had not killed the crowd as efficiently as Merlin's Thunderlight Ball. After all, it was a spell aimed at a large area. Apart from that, Thunderlight Ball was also a powerful spell amongst large-area Offensive spells. If one was shrouded by it, one could not defend against it without the help of strong spells or Defensive casting tools.

Meanwhile, Thunderlight Ball did not have much effect on the Second-level Spell Casters unless Merlin had cast the strengthened version of Thunderlight Ball. However, with the abilities of Wizard Baslow and the old man Hodgdon, it was unsurprising if the strengthened version of Thunderlight Ball could not hurt them much.

Upon thinking of this, Merlin shot an icy stare at them. He would not go easy on those who dared to attack him.

"Demon Ability, Glacial Finger!"

His white finger that resembled an ice crystal pointed lightly at Baslow.

"Ka-chak!"

With just a slight sound, Baslow's entire body was frozen whilst he maintained a running pose. Even his facial expression was lively and seemed unchanged.

"Bang!"

The ice crystals broke into smithereens. The previously overbearing Baslow who was covered by ice crystals broke into countless crystal debris all over the ground.

Merlin's Glacial Finger had not only frozen Baslow but its remaining force was also heading straight at the old man Hodgdon.

The old man Hodgdon was just ready to cast a Wind-type spell to escape when he witnessed the scene where Baslow was frozen and broken into countless pieces.

Even the knowledgeable old man Hodgdon was immediately gripped by terror. His entire body could not help but shiver, showing how frightened he was in his heart.

"What's that? A spell? A casting tool?"

The old man Hodgdon did not know of Pandora Demon Ability but he had no intention to block the attack after witnessing Baslow's ending. He immediately retreated backward as if he was flying.

However, Merlin's Glacial Finger was even quicker. An icy aura directly gripped the old man Hodgdon and his body began to freeze at once.

"No, no. My robe, quickly block this attack…"

The old man Hodgdon had a lot of tricks up his sleeve to run away. He even had a few casting tools on him but his robe was not effective against Merlin's Glacial Finger at all. He was directly encompassed by the icy aura and frozen altogether.

"Ka-chak!"

The ice crystals broke and the old man Hodgdon ended up the same as Baslow; his body broke into countless pieces of tiny ice crystals.

The old man Hodgdon and Wizard Baslow had died. Two Second-level Spell Casters could not defend themselves at all as they were turned into a pile of broken ice crystal debris on the ground in the blink of an eye.

Even though the fight was not bloody, it caused a chill down on people's spine, especially to those roaming wizards who were still stubbornly blocking the attack of Merlin's Thunderlight Ball. After witnessing Merlin who had easily eliminated the powerful Wizard Baslow and the old man Hodgdon who had countless life-saving tricks, these roaming wizards had lost all will to fight. They cast their life-saving spells respectively, trying to get away from the attacking range of Thunderlight Ball.

The roaming wizards who were not killed by the first round of thunder's forces were at least First-level Spell Casters. Moreover, they had relied on powerful Defensive spells or Defensive casting tools to hang on until now.

At this point, these roaming wizards had regretted their decision; they had thought Merlin was weak but they did not expect Merlin to be so insanely powerful. Such a large-area Offensive spell had almost eliminated half of the roaming wizards present.

"Go, let's go. The young Spell Caster is the true intimidating one!"

Many roaming wizards struggled to leave the attacking range of Merlin's Thunderlight Ball after paying significant prices. They did not even hesitate to leave as they ran toward the opposite direction of the ancient monument frantically. They did not dare to come close to the ancient monument at all.

Soon, Merlin had stopped casting Thunderlight Ball. Now, there were charred black bodies on the ground. There were initially hundreds of roaming wizards present but only about fifty of them had managed to escape or stay hidden.

Merlin's Thunderlight Ball eliminated half of the roaming wizards!

"Ruthless. So ruthless. Who's this young Spell Caster? He's too frightening. Besides a First-level spell, such a Large-area Offensive spell doesn't come by very often."

The roaming wizards who managed to run away stared at Merlin's figure with lingering terror. Large-area spells were precious to these roaming wizards. Many of them had never seen such Large-area Offensive spells before.

Even Third-level Spell Casters like Wizard Sammir who was considered a powerful Spell Caster amongst the roaming wizards, only possessed Large-area Binding spell instead of the Offensive spell.

The offensive ability of Large-area Offensive spells was, in fact, not as good as that of Single-aimed spells. For example, if Merlin only had one opponent, the effect of his Furious Flame would be more apparent.

Due to this reason, many Spell Casters did not want to construct Large-area Offensive spell. After all, the majority of Spell Casters in the world of Spell Casters was only capable of constructing three spells. Many would choose to construct a Single-aimed Offensive spell, a Defensive spell, and a Binding spell.

Even for a Four-Elemental Spell Caster, his fourth spell would usually be a Speed spell. Thus, Spell Casters would seldom choose to construct Large-area Offensive spell.

However, Merlin did not have such restrictions at all because he was a Six-Elemental Spell Caster. He possessed many spells, so he could choose to construct many different types of spells. Besides, this was Merlin's first time using Large-area Offensive spell, Thunderlight Ball, and the result was quite remarkable.

The horrifying scene they witnessed today might forever be etched in the memory of these roaming wizards who were fortunate enough to escape.

…

Wizard Glen and his group who had long hidden in a small corner stared wide-eyed at the familiar figure.

A large number of spell attacks made them think that Merlin had no chance of defending himself at all. Wizard Glen also admitted to himself that he could not stand against that number of attacks as well.

However, the result had far exceeded their expectations. Not only did Merlin block the attacks but he was also able to retaliate immediately. With one hit, he eliminated the powerful Second-level Spell Casters, Wizard Baslow and the old man Hodgdon.

Baslow's death was understandable as he, albeit strong, was far inferior to the old man Hodgdon in terms of life-saving tricks. However, the old man Hodgdon who was able to run away from Third-level Spell Casters could not even stand one hit from Merlin.

Recalling their deaths and the translucent icy aura, Wizard Glen and the others were gripped by intense terror.

"Strong. So strong! Wizard Merlin's potential was far more than that of Kleis back then! Elena, a true prodigy has once again appeared in the Dark Magic Region. Six-Elemental Spell Caster is such an unfathomable existence!"

Wizard Glen who was furious at Merlin's "arrogant" attitude before was completely defeated by the ability Merlin had shown. In the Delman family, he was considered a prodigy but he was at most average in Fire City. Naturally, he was not comparable to Six-Elemental Spell Casters who had presented undefeatable strength like Merlin.

"Wizard Merlin's growth is so rapid…"

Elena suddenly exclaimed with mixed emotions. She knew about Merlin's ability before. In the Dark Magic Region, although Merlin was powerful where ordinary First-level Spell Casters could not rival his strength, he was definitely not as strong as he was now.

In other words, Merlin had improved his abilities to this horrifying extent within a short duration of a few months' time. Most importantly, the spells Merlin had cast earlier were all First-level spells. It was highly possible that Merlin had become a First-level Spell Caster. This was the condition to rid the status of a temporary member in the Dark Magic Region and finally become the official member of Dark Magic Region; Elena was more envious of Merlin in this matter.

"Swoosh!"

All of a sudden, Wizard Glen's expression changed. He could clearly see that Merlin's gaze was shot toward where they were at right now…