Mage Manual-Chapter 1424 - 1039: It Doesn’t Matter, I’ll Step In (Part 2)
"Ingrid!"
"Ingu!"
Lois and Adelle shouted simultaneously, except Lois was stopping her, while Adelle was urging her on. Ingrid directly took off her bulky down jacket, revealing the camisole inside, along with the Spring Sword strapped to her arm.
She casually flicked her wrist, extending the Spring Sword to its normal length, condensing sword light!
The Shield-Axe Mage did not underestimate her because she was a female college student; the moment the sword light fell, his shield was entwined with countless threads to the ground, as if bound to the earth!
Clang!
Ingrid’s attack made the shield glow with red waves, and upon collision, it sent the swordsmanship girl flying. The Shield-Axe Mage inserted his short sword into the gap of the Hexagram Shield, and the red glow on the shield quickly converged. When he pulled out the sword hilt, the short sword had already transformed into a long sword surrounded by Red Thunder!
"Oh no." Lois’s face turned pale.
"What’s wrong?" Adelle asked, as Hugh turned to look.
"The block just now is the Shield-Axe Mage’s most famous miracle ’Charging Defense,’ which can absorb most damage and convert it into his energy. This is a miracle that only Two-winged Mages can learn, plus he’s a noble’s guard... he’s not just a Two-winged Mage, he might also be a seasoned Abyss Warrior!"
Indeed.
In the midst of the battle, Ingrid had already felt the immense pressure brought by the Shield-Axe Mage. His movements were simple and swift, and his use of Technique Spirit was stable and efficient, with almost no excess flaws or waste... This is the combat skill honed in the most dangerous environment of the Abyss!
Ingrid had accompanied Reonie’s team to the Abyss once last month, and everyone in the team, whether Body Technique Master or Scholarly Mage, was skilled in the art of squeezing their strength to the limit for survival.
Although she’d experienced many dangerous battles in the Void Realm before, it was nothing compared to the Abyss—because, in reality, there’s no chance to start over.
Only under such high-pressure environments can a mage grind away excess flaws, streamline combat actions to be extraordinarily simple, and simplify the use of Technique Spirit to be extremely efficient, because failing to do so could result in one’s demise in the Abyss!
Emerging from the Abyss back into the Starry Sky, Ingrid felt as if she had been reborn.
So she understood, now was just the probing stage; once the Shield-Axe Mage figured out her movements, what followed would be...
Fierce and relentless lethal combos!
Crackle!
The Red Thunder on the Shield-Axe Mage’s sword edge danced like wild snakes, he changed from a defensive stance, with his shield held in his left hand, both hands wielding the sword, slashing at Ingrid repeatedly, each blow like thunder cutting through dark clouds, shaking the forest!
It was at this point that he truly unleashed the might of a Two-winged Mage, with Golden Technique Power burning fiercely. Though Ingrid was about to condense her Silver Void Wings, ultimately she was only a Silver Mage, completely unable to compete directly with a Two-winged Mage, being driven back repeatedly, her sword wailing!
"Asking for trouble." Iris sneered, "Getting angry for that kind of person, you’re as foolish as that prostitute who submitted to the head of the cult. But Adelle, your idea is not bad, you should be thrown into East Lake to cool off."
Lois and Adelle had no mood to argue with Iris anymore, watching Ingrid’s fight anxiously. Adelle directly hurled a water ball, but the Shield-Axe Mage lazily ignored it, unable to hit him; and Lois was on the path of a Healing Mage, completely lacking fighting power.
They could only watch helplessly as Ingrid fell into a bitter battle, unable to help in the slightest! Even Adelle felt some regret for not studying well ordinarily.
If Sonia were still here...
Lois suddenly shook her head, shouting, "Ingrid, stop fighting!"
"No way!"
Ingrid was struck hard by the Shield-Axe Mage’s shield attack, her steel-bottomed boots carving a half-meter scratch on the ground, coughing up a mouthful of steaming blood, yet her hands still grasped the sword hilt tightly, her eyes fixed on the enemy.
"I must make her pay!"
Clang!
The Spring Sword and Red Thunder Sword made contact, Ingrid suddenly felt a numbness throughout her body, almost collapsing. The Red Thunder continuously roamed and entwined through her body, constantly paralyzing her nerves—every time they clashed, the Red Thunder accumulated within her, now breaking through the critical point, causing paralysis status that even the ’Rectitude Sword Body’ couldn’t resist!
Though Ingrid could still hold the sword, she was already unable to move!
Meanwhile, the Shield-Axe Mage inserted the sword into the shield again, the Hexagram Shield at the sword tip spinning violently, Red Thunder rapidly encircling and accelerating, like a crazed saw!
When he raised the Shield-Axe high, the shield rotated at maximum speed, a lightning strike wrapped around the shield-axe’s edge, the grinding wheel of thunder was about to crush all flesh!
The spectating students exclaimed, Adelle was so scared she sat on the ground, Lois lost reason and directly rushed over: "Ingrid—"
But just then, her arm was grabbed, as she turned her head to find it was the black-haired young man she had just met, and at this moment, Ingrid had also already constructed her technique.
A warm yellow barrier rose from the ground, securely protecting Ingrid!
Miracle · Sword Barrier!
Hugh looked at this bright defensive miracle, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up.
Lois, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became tense again—Ingrid was a One-winged Mage, this move was just a One-winged Defense Miracle, how could it possibly withstand the thunderous superior Shield-Axe Liberation of the Two-winged Shield-Axe Mage!?
