Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1065 - 1059: The Battle of the Archmage

"You are the first to raise such a bright torch in this darkness,

you are the first to illuminate the goal of life's happiness,

you guide me,

you,

glory of the Greeks..."

Ronald recognized the original text of the Great Mage Shui.

But the result was that during the time the two of them reopened the distance, this original text holder was continuously chanting spells, and now he had cast the third spell.

But as luck would have it,

the spell Shui was chanting at this moment happened to be content that Ronald had read carefully. If he remembered correctly, this should be from the third volume of the Essence Theory, the opening about spirit and soul.

"So... this is Spirit Magic?"

Ronald immediately reacted.

But at the same time, the spell attack that Great Mage Shui completed had already arrived before him.

The next moment, as the white light of the [Guardian Angel] on him flickered and disappeared, Ronald noticed that the [Sin of Sloth] on his body was breached by the spell. Next came a mind-numbing, laziness-inducing mental impact that reached deep into his thoughts.

"Ugh..."

Ronald let out a muffled groan, his body briefly shuddering in the air.

Compared to the mental attack previously cast by Costate, Great Mage Shui's spell directly from the original was evidently more powerful, as he could even consecutively break through two layers of Ronald's spell defenses and then invade his body with the remaining power. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Fortunately, the spells of the Divine Comedy were not trivial.

After these two layers of weakening, the impact that ultimately reached Ronald's mind was actually quite weak.

Coupled with the two attacks encountered in the previous engagement,

this time, Ronald was hardly affected and quickly shook off the embarrassing experience brought on by the spell.

"..."

"No wonder everyone in the system uses Spirit Magic so skillfully."

Feeling the taste in his heart,

Ronald gently shook his head and couldn't help but mutter softly.

After being outpaced by Great Mage Shui's spellcasting three times in a row, he understood the tactics arranged by this original text holder facing him.

This Great Mage was very wary of him.

After seeing Costate fall into the sea, this Great Mage understood Ronald's strength and thus dared not let him get close, considering him an extremely dangerous enemy.

And so, whenever he seized the opportunity, he would continuously cast spells to seize timing.

Although it could not ensure victory over Ronald with such tactics,

at least under such intensive spell attacks, a lot of information about the enemy could be probed.

Understanding this, Ronald naturally would not continue dodging as before; instead, he raised the Saint Catherine Sword in his hand and charged at Shui, chanting a spell simultaneously:

"The greatest improvements in the productive powers of labor, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it is anywhere directed or applied, seem to have been the effects of the division of labor!"

In this situation, the spell Ronald preferred to cast was naturally the [Invisible Hand].

Although the original text of this spell was not in his hands,

one had to admit that this ability from the Wealth of Nations was indeed one of the most universally applicable and effective abilities.

Meanwhile, the scene was also observed by Great Mage Shui, who had distanced himself.

The original text holder's actions were the same as Ronald had anticipated.

Seeing Ronald continuing to charge forward, Great Mage Shui, although his eyes were a bit tense, steadied his mind and hurriedly completed his spell:

"Come now, these words found by my joyful labor,

you must pay attention to understand, otherwise you might guess that the white things flashing before your eyes are made of white seeds!"

This time, Ronald's excellent hearing detected the incantation from the other party's mouth.

Possibly due to the favorable outcome in the previous encounter, Shui once again initiated that spell which erases matter, hoping to use this ability to force Ronald back once more.

"..."

Yet Ronald's gaze remained unwavering.

He maintained his movement, then clashed the [Invisible Hand] with the spell that erases matter.

The nature of these two spells was such that they were both short-lived but extremely potent.

Therefore, the result of this clash was that the space between Ronald and Shui began to produce matter continuously, only to be immediately scoured by magic, forming a rather strange but somewhat stable cycle.

And precisely in this brief stalemate,

Ronald without hesitation reactivated the spell on him, forcibly charging through this interval of magical confrontation!

With the protection brought by the [Chariot of God] form,

he forced his way to have the edge of his dark blade pressed in front of the Great Mage even before the spells entirely dissipated.

Clang—

The next second, the Saint Catherine Sword clashed with the insubstantial air, emitting a sound of steel colliding.

Ronald, as the wielder of the sword, also felt the force transmitted to his wrist.

The original text holder called Shui before him, indeed lived up to being one of the strongest in the city of [Racmont]. During the previous battle interval, the other party had somehow altered the nature of the surrounding air to prevent unforeseen changes in the battle situation!

Ronald's enforced breakthrough and the slashed sword were thus blocked by Shui's preemptive maneuver.

"Quite a brilliant tactic, but it's still far from enough!"

Concerning the blade held in a stalemate in front of him,

almost face to face, Ronald praised his opponent, then intensified his strength to swing down.

Even though this Great Mage had given the surrounding air the strength of steel,

if Ronald wanted to, he could absolutely continue to increase his power and utterly destroy it!

Crack, crack, crack—

Immediately, the air that was supposed to be gaseous emitted strange, cracking sounds.

But standing behind this invisible wall,

upon hearing Ronald's compliment just now, the expression on Great Mage's face turned to pure rage:

"Damn madman, don't think you have the upper hand!"

As Shui's words fell, the bracelet he initially wore on his wrist emitted intense magic fluctuations.

Before Ronald could completely destroy this solidified air wall,

boom!

A rather dazzling light, accompanied by a violent explosion, erupted from the Great Mage's bracelet!

Against the unknown attack, Ronald prioritized defense.

However, based on previous experience and judgment, this time he did not retreat to distance himself from Great Mage Shui but rather maintained his position as much as possible.

But the reality was that the bracelet's explosion was not intended to wound Ronald.

Instead, Shui prepared to distance himself from Ronald through this means.

So when Ronald tore through the dust brought by the explosion,

he saw that the scene showed the Great Mage had already increased the distance once again, adhering to his original combat approach.

His whole body still bore the remnants of black ash from the explosion,

but he managed to stand firmly in the air with such a posture, taking advantage of this time to cast the spell:

"Who has such grand breadth of mind to weave a song,

worthy of the solemnity of truth and these discoveries?

Who is skilled enough in the use of words to appropriately laud his achievements."