Supreme Magus novel Chapter 319

Nalear walked slowly towards them, cursing at her bad luck. Quylla had failed, constable Ernas was still alive. In the face of so many opponents, Blink was a liability. Nalear needed to save as much of her strength as she could to make sure they couldn’t escape.

Orion completed his spell. He conjured five shields made of ice, each one almost as big as the corridor was wide, that converged on Nalear from above and all the four sides.

’Fighting fire with ice is beyond dumb.’ Nalear thought. ’As long I have mana, I can fuel my flames, melting his toys way before they can harm me.’

Much to her surprise, the shields’ aim wasn’t to hit. A Mage Knight was mostly a defender, they would attack only at close quarters once the enemy left them no choice. The shields grew in size and thickness according to Orion will.

Their edges merged, keeping themselves away from the Final Sunset spell’s core while creating an air tight space. It was Orion’s personal spell, Sealing Cube. Nalear’s flames roared trying to consume the ice restricting them, only to disappear into nothingness.

’The stronger the fire, the more air it consumes.’ Orion thought. ’Take away the air and a fire mage becomes helpless.’

Final Sunset failing her shocked Nalear, but not as much as finding herself suddenly gasping for air. The oxygen inside the cube wasn’t even enough to sustain a candle, let alone the deep breaths Invigoration required.

Her vision became blurry, but she managed to activate the powers of her iron glove again, shattering her prison with a series of powerful shockwaves. Her freedom came at a heavy price, making it a hollow victory.

All the mana she had poured in Final Sunset was lost, Invigoration was broken, and she was coming dangerously close to exhausting her magical equipment. No matter how powerful the mana crystals were, they still needed some time to recharge and Nalear had been forced using the non stop.

To make things worse, Orion had devised Sealing Cube to implode rather than explode when subjected to extreme vibrations. Air and fire were the natural counters to ice, so he had made them their own worst enemy.

Nalear screamed in pain. Her body was pierced by countless ice shards, bleeding profusely. There was only so much damage her Professor robe could block. She activated her sword again, releasing a flurry of lightning to buy some time and recover.

Jirni had seen countless cornered magicians and outlived them all. As soon as she recognized the crackling sound, she struck four of her needles in the four corners of the corridor, channeling her own air magic inside them.

The needles were indeed one of Orion’s best works. They acted as lightning rods, turning Nalear’s desperation move into a fool’s errand. The electricity was safely grounded, allowing Orion to cast his next spell while Phloria took the offensive.

She charged forward, keeping the enemy’s attention on herself to buy her father the time he needed. Nalear was still catching her breath, her spell wasn’t ready yet.

She moved her blade pretending she was going to execute a horizontal slash, while she used the momentum from her spin to lunge forward with her sword, adding it to the boost air and fire fusion granted her.