“Halt!” The silver-white ray shouted from afar.
Unfortunately, Leylin did not care for the voice and flung out the sphere of darkness.
The sphere of darkness that was full of destructive power approached the remaining Magi soundlessly.
Under their terrified gazes, the black sphere advanced slowly and steadily, their spells and innate defensive spells devoured by the sphere.
A few official Magi were run over by the sphere, leaving behind tracks on the ground.
“I’ll kill you!”
Along with the furious growl, the speed of the silver ray increased by a few times, and Leylin could almost see an old man with silver ornaments on his face.
“Time to switch locations!” Leylin gave a light smile and patted Hawke’s head.
“Awoo!”
Hawke let out a roar that seemed to be a demonstration of its might, and with a jolt of its wings, it quickly left the area.
*Chi!*
In a few seconds, the silver light from afar arrived, revealing the figure of an old man in silver white attire.
The old man gazed at the stronghold, which had been reduced to ruins. His clothes rustled despite the lack of wind, violent metal elemental particles hovered behind him.
“You can’t escape! Even if you were to escape to the ends of the earth, I will still find you and kill you!”
Metallic silver white rays flashed, and the old man was gone, leaving behind the echoes of his words.
……
Another ten or so minutes passed.
*Crash!* Within the ruins, there was an area with a mound. A bizarre creature that looked like it had been sewn together emerged.
“Was that Leylin just now? I can’t believe this! So he’s actually became such a powerful official Magus…”
Nyssa gazed in the direction Leylin had left, muttering to herself incessantly.
As Leylin had intentionally directed his attack away, as well as her somewhat strong resistance to magic, she had not gained any major injuries in this terrifying attack save for a few holes in her clothes.
“Official Magus…” An envious glint appeared in Nyssa’s eyes.
To be rid of the harm done to her body, she had to raise her strength to the level of an official Magus. Only then would she be able to alter her body and regain her original appearance.
“One day! I will reach that point one day!” Nyssa clenched her fists resolutely.
*Rustle!*
At this moment, a large sound was heard from a fallen wooden building nearby. At the bottom of the building, an acolyte could be seen.
Nyssa walked over curiously but was met with the face of the acolyte that belonged to the Lilytell family.
However, compared to Nyssa, this acolyte was very unlucky. Not only an arm and a leg was broken, there was a huge injury in his abdominal area. Even his intestines were spilling out, and all he could do was moan and groan in pain.
“You! Come here!” Upon seeing Nyssa, this acolyte brightened up.
“What is it?” Nyssa gazed at him indifferently.
“A filthy, lowly acolyte like you… still, has a bit of use! Send- Send me to my family, and I’ll give you a few items that are barely passable as a reward…”
The acolyte stumbled over his words, looking at Nyssa with disdain, as if letting her touch him was a huge honour.
However, Nyssa was unmoved like a block of wood and stood there without moving.
“You… “The acolyte was flushed red with anger as he pointed at Nyssa, wanting to say something.
*Pak!*
With his movement, a red ore fell from his lap, spinning on the ground.
Upon seeing the ore, Nyssa’s eyes looked dangerous.
“You! What do you think you’re doing?”
The acolyte that had been arrogant beyond belief suddenly felt a hint of danger, a fearful expression flashed past before he tried to sit upright. “Are you trying to attack me? You have to think this—”
*Bang!*
Before the acolyte could finish his words, a green corrosive ball landed on his head, eating through most of his head in the next second.
Gazing upon his corpse, Nyssa went forward and retrieved that red ore.
“I merely followed your earlier instructions and focused my attack on your face, young master Lilytell…”
Nyssa had a strange expression on her face. It seemed to be dread, but at the same time, she looked as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
……
Leylin stood in the heart of a spacious land filled with broken stones while appearing to be waiting for someone.
The Venom Wyvern Hawke was useless in this level of battle and had been ordered to return.
All of a sudden, Leylin raised his head as if he had sensed something.
Chapter 223 – Liquid Metal
A ray of silver white light shot through the heavens like an arrow.
*Bang!*
The ray shot towards Leylin’s side, knocking aside countless stones.
After the light rays dissipated, an old man in silver white attire was revealed.
This old geezer had a nose that was bent the way an eagle’s beak was, and he had a few metallic ornaments dangling from his face. A pair of intelligent, tenacious eyes were fixed on Leylin.
“You’re not running anymore?”
The old man spread his right arm and a metallic sphere emerged on his palm as if it was a part of his body.
The silvery white metallic sphere circled the area, and the astoundment on the old man’s face was even more obvious. There was even a hint of confusion in his expression.
“No traps or ambushes either? Are you here to die?”
“No! I just want to settle a few things!” Leylin smiled indifferently. His main goal this time around was to collect data, and hence, he had not thought to bring his trump cards, Number 2 and Number 3.
Though Leylin had never seen this old man before, he was able to recognise him at a single glance. This was the Lilytell’s family’s great elder, and the grandfather of the acolyte Bosain, who had died by Leylin’s hands.
Previously, at a small town by the Great Canyon Margaret, this old geezer had operated a clone and had it chase after him. In that battle, this man’s face had appeared on its chest.
“By the way, it’s already been so long, but I have yet to know your name…”
Leylin smiled gently.
The old geezer looked closely at Leylin. “With your power, you meet the qualifications to know my name. Marb Lilytell! Remember it well, because this is the name of the person who will send you to hell!”
After he spoke, a circle of silver white light was emitted from Marb’s body.
*Ka-cha! Ka-cha!*
Countless metal spikes emerged from the ground, constantly extending before converging in mid-air, and forming a cage that locked Leylin and Marb within.
“Metallic Battle Prison!” Marb quickly made a few hand signs.
After seeing a bit of Leylin’s strength, Marb had acknowledged Leylin as a proper opponent. His current move was to prevent Leylin from escaping.
*Ding!*
A halo of silvery white metallic elemental particles radiated from Marb’s body, evidently much denser than what could be produced by a semi-converted magus. It resembled closely to a sphere and covered Marb’s entire body.
His elemental essence conversion had reached at least 80%, and with spells such as this that increased his performance, his strength was effectively doubled!
*Xiu Xiu!*
From the surface of the metallic prison, bursts of light circulated, and little, white, barbed spikes suddenly emerged. The hooks on the spikes glinted with a menacing light that caused one’s heart to palpitate and break out in cold sweat.
The innumerable spokes were like sharp arrows, making loud whooshing sounds as they shot all around, blocking any routes that Leylin could take to dodge them.
Light from magic could be seen on the surfaces o
f the spikes as well. This was obviously a support spell that had been added to keep the spokes sharp and strong.
With this degree of attack, a regular newly-advanced Magus would be turned into a porcupine!
However, Leylin made no attempt to dodge.
*Rumble!*
From his body, a ring of black flames suddenly emerged.
The flames were like a liquid, covering his entire body and giving him a layer of black armour. An immense wave of hot air spread through the prison, and even Marb, who was far away, could not help but furrow his brows.
*Pu pu!*
As the silver white spikes approached the flames, they flickered and appeared to be melting.
By the time they actually met with Leylin’s latent flames, the silver white spikes made little sounds and were melted into small silvery-white metallic balls.
*Clatter!*
The sounds of pearls dropping were heard, and as these metallic balls struck the dark red protective layer behind the flames, they produced clear sounds and promptly lost all kinetic energy, before falling to the ground and rolling in all directions.
At the sight of this, Marb’s expression became serious, and there was even a hint of vigilance on his face!
”Your rate of improvement far exceeded my expectations! I’m now slightly regretful. Back then, I should have dispatched a few more clones and eliminated you.”
Leylin’s strength had been tested by Marb’s clone back then. Though he was quite strong, Leylin merely had the strength of a semi-converted Magus. If not for the fact that Marb had sent out merely a single clone, and Leylin’s spells had been too mysterious and astonishing, Marb believed that Leylin would not have been able to escape!
Now, however, the strength that his opponent now displayed was close to that of a peak rank 1 Magus!
What was more terrifying was that it had only been two to three years since he had last seen Leylin! A rank 1 Magus would typically still be considered newly-advanced at that point.
“He definitely should not be allowed to live any longer. If not, our Lilytell family will have ourselves a terrifyingly powerful enemy…”
Marb came up with this conclusion.
Having made this decision, his desire for Leylin’s blood became more intense, and his two eyes turned into a silvery white colour as if they were made of silver.
“Liquid Metal!” Marb muttered under his breath.
Immediately after, rows of complicated metal elemental runes lit up on several places on his body, and a ring of silver light was emitted from within his clothes.
A layer of silvery-white liquid metal suddenly oozed out of the pores of his body, quickly covering his skin and transforming him into solid, reflective, silvery-white, metallic human figure.
Liquid metal constantly collected in his right hand, first turning into a ball, and then constantly lengthening until it turned into a lance-like weapon.
“This sort of thing?” Leylin’s eyes flashed, suddenly thinking back to the mysterious magic artifact that emanated silvery light. That metallic ball that could change into different shapes had left a very deep impression on him.
Unfortunately, Leylin had left the artifact in the Dylan Gardens to avoid trouble. It had already been completely destroyed along with the secret plane.
From the looks of it, that metallic ball was a magic artifact that Marb had invented.
“Kill!”
Marb turned into a silver hurricane, which headed straight for Leylin.
“Interesting! A Magus that specialises in close combat?” Leylin was extremely interested, and he quickly activated his innate defensive spell, Kemoyin’s Scales.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
Black and silver figures rammed into each other, and the resulting shockwave caused a layer of the ground to lift. The surrounding animals—snakes, worms, mice, and ants, as well as other bizarre creatures—seemed to sense an imminent catastrophe, and quickly escaped, hoping to be as far away as possible.
The crimson rays from Leylin’s Fallen Star Pendant turned into a crossblade to fend off Marb’s silver lance. Sparks emerged as they battled.
After a few rounds, Leylin’s expression became more serious.
This Marb had obviously remodelled his own body. Whether it was his strength or speed, both were very strong. On top of that, he was skilled in methods to kill opponents, and coupled with his metallic elemental talent, he was practically a refined killing machine!
*Ding!* The crimson crossblade met with the lance once again, producing a crisp sound and constant strong gales. The greenery around them was continuously being blown about.
*Pu!*
At this moment, Marb suddenly had a look on his face that indicated he had succeeded in some kind of plot.
The sharp, pointed end of the silver-white lance instantly became flexible, and like a snake twisting its body, it bent and thrust, piercing towards Leylin’s body.
*Tss tss!* Leylin’s winced a little as several black scales chipped off.
“Battle Mode!” Seeing that his attack had been effective, Marb looked even more crazed as he yelled.
Next, dense needles emerged on his silvery white body, and his weapon also underwent some changes.
Broadsword! Crossblade! Battleaxe! Maul!
All kinds of weapons appeared in Marb’s hands. On the surface of the blades, there were also strong energy waves that indicated the use of magic. It was definitely enough to pierce through Leylin’s defense and cause tremendous damage.
”In terms of close combat, even with the aid of the A.I. Chip, I’m not at an advantage!” Leylin pondered.
*Xiu Xiu Xiu!*
Countless tendrils of shadow encircled Marb and tightened.
At the same time, Leylin hastily retreated and raised his arm, several black fireballs appearing above his palm.
”Latent fireball!”
The black fireballs fused and increased in size, and then flew towards Marb.
“How can this level of attack affect me? How naive!”
From within the constraints of the shadow tendrils, Marb’s disdainful tone could be heard.
*Tu! Tu! Tu!*
From the surface of Marb’s body, silver liquid metal kept oozing out and turning into countless sharp blades. Like gears, they revolved quickly and brought about a fierce, merciless wind.
*Ka-cha! Ka-cha!*
The black tendrils touched the revolving blades and emitted a few sounds. They fell to the ground in several pieces, transforming into a gaseous state and dispersing.
“Hah!” The weapon in Marb’s hand turned into a giant silver sword.
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