Supreme Magus novel Chapter 360

By watching the orc warriors’ weapons coming down on the demon like they were the wrath of the heavens, Ragh’Ash could almost smell the sweet scent of Lith’s blood in the air.

Which is why she was dumbfounded when a fireball exploded on the ground and sent the orcs surrounding Lith flying like leaves scattered by the autumn wind.

<"how is="" that="" possible?"=""></"how> Ragh’Ash blurted out in her stupor.

The lack of air element prevented Lith from flying or casting powerful air spells, but there was more than enough to support a tier 0 gravity magic trick. Even the shockwave from a simple fireball was enough to buy him some space once his opponents had become weightless.

’I think we are in trouble.’ Solus was worried. ’The lack of earth magic already prevented us from Blinking. Now even flight and lightning bolts are sealed. What if the shaman can seal the other elements too?’

’That’s the bad news. The good news is the same applies to them.’ Lith watched some orcs trying to produce air blades, yet all they managed to do was waste their mana.

’Their coordination is nonexistent. We’ll see who runs out of tricks first.’ Lith’s hands moved so fast that for a second even the shaman only saw a blur. Then, a volley of fireballs and several ice spears darted toward the mana crystal.

Ragh’Ash attempted to raise a stone wall and failed.

’Gods below! What have I done? I must protect the holy crystal!’ She thought. She didn’t have the time to nullify two elements and even if she did, it would make her completely useless in combat.

The only thing she could do was to push Testa’Lhosh and the crystal away with spirit magic while shielding herself with the thickest ice wall she could produce in the little time she had left.

She succeeded in saving both the crystal and herself, but it came at a terrible price. Lith had timed the two spells so that the fireballs would hit first, shattering the ice protection he knew she would have employed, so that the ice spears would find a clear path to the enemy.

Ragh’Ash was alive, but barely. Chunks of her flesh were missing because of the explosions and several spears had struck her despite her raising walls one after another. She was already healing her wounds with Invigoration, but the aftereffects would leave her weakened nonetheless.

’What an idiot!’ Lith inwardly laughed. ’Playing dirty is a game two can play. I want the crystal badly, but not if it costs me my life. By attacking it, I can force the orcs on the defensive.’

The orcs rushed Lith again. The demon’s blasphemous act had pushed their rage to its peak, allowing their bloodlust to blind them. Exactly like Lith wanted. The orcs were a threat to his life only if they coordinated their efforts.

They attacked him as if they were alone, giving no consideration to their own companions’ movements. Without tactics, the orcs were just an annoyance. Their crude weapons were nothing compared to Gatekeeper, their boosted cores granted them feeble abilities compared to Lith’s bright cyan one when pushed to its limit.

Ragh’Ash’s plan had only one flaw. Both she and Lith knew it, but only one of them could exploit it. Depriving the world energy of a specific element blocked the related spells, but it couldn’t affect fusion magic.

Fusion magic didn’t rely on external energy but on the elemental power its user naturally stored. Lith’s air fusion could not only make him incredibly fast, but it was also channeled and amplified by the Gatekeeper’s enchantment, boosting the sword’s edge.