“What about me?”
The one speaking was the Shield Axe Hero, Serina. Seeing Samimi personally cutting to the backline, the most anxious person wasn’t the audience, it was her.
The entire battlefield was already ablaze with firepower, yet she alone remained stationary on the right flank.
“Don’t move, conserve your strength,” Samimi commanded while cutting into the center lane, ordering Serina to continue holding her position.
Seeing Samimi actively close the distance, Bemore didn’t panic. Instead, she smiled even more happily. That smile was even more dangerous than before, tinged with a morbid excitement that sent a shiver down Samimi’s spine.
“You finally dare to look me in the eye?”
“[Blessing of the Goddess]!“
But Samimi had no other choice. Sometimes, you just have to face this kind of “yandere” head-on.
“[Brave’s Exclusive Offensive Enhancement – Combination Formula]!“
A Battle Priest is meant for battle.
“[Magic upon Magic]!“
Samimi shouted. Although the skill name sounded imposing, it was essentially just an enchantment.
Her Rune Staff instantly transformed into a blue light sword, with dazzling special effects. While within her enchantment system, this move wasn’t top-tier in terms of damage or functionality, it had its unique qualities.
“[Magic Slash]!“
Samimi charged to the center of the battlefield, came to an abrupt halt, and then unleashed a rapid series of sword strikes, carving out crescent-shaped arcs of magic sword aura.
This was the core capability of Magic Enchantment—attack range.
At this distance, Bemore officially entered her spell’s striking range. They could finally have a “fair magical duel”; the opponent no longer held an absolute long-range advantage.
The Magic Slash had another characteristic: its power was directly linked to the caster’s own strength.
Just like the Magic Flying Sword, the stronger the caster, the greater the slash’s威力.
This meant that this seemingly ordinary enchantment spell could one day surpass other advanced skills.
Of course, it couldn’t do that yet. For now, it was just a decent “basic attack” method.
But at least it gave Samimi a direction—skills like Magic Flying Sword and Magic Slash, which could grow, meant she no longer felt the urgent need to search everywhere for new skills.
She could settle down, polish her existing magic system, and simultaneously improve Niubao’s strength.
“I’ll use you, Bemore, as my whetstone to test my new system—[Magic Sword Spell System]!“
This was a brand-new offensive routine composed of the twin “Holy Rose Phantom Swords” coordinated with Magic Slash, making her look more like a true combat-type Mage.
The two Rose Phantom Swords were hidden within the magic sword aura. The real killing move was actually them.
The Holy Rose Phantom Swords could even slash apart Dragon Bombs. Although they had been blown to pieces several times, requiring re-summoning at significant cost, their power was undeniable.
However—
Bemore, wielding two staves, fired forward in rapid succession. Dozens of Dragon Bombs poured out, instantly scattering all the magic slashes into nothingness.
Low cost was, after all, the Dragon Bomb’s greatest advantage.
In essence, it was just an enhanced version of the Fireball Technique.
Fire Magic being the most mainstream Academy Faction wasn’t without reason—it didn’t have many flashy features, only one advantage: immense power.
And that one advantage was enough.
An ordinary Fire Mage’s fireball would hit Samimi’s Thorn Technique like mud sinking into the sea, causing no ripple. But Bemore’s Dragon Bombs belonged to that category—even if you knew the原理, they were still incredibly difficult to defend against.
Coupled with her own low reliance on amplification, support spells had limited effect on her.
Truly worthy of the “Clown King,” truly a worthy nemesis.
Even Samimi found her棘手.
But at that moment—
The two Holy Rose Phantom Swords, hidden behind the magic slashes, suddenly pierced through the firepower net, thrusting straight for Bemore’s face!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yet in the next instant—
Several flame pillars, resembling the iron bars of a prison cell, instantly rose before her, effortlessly shattering the two phantom swords to pieces.
This was the White-haired Witch Bemore’s exclusive defensive spell—
[Iron Window Tear Fire].
It was a skill she comprehended during her imprisonment, an ability that didn’t exist in the original storyline, allowing her to completely compensate for the Fire Mage’s inherent defensive weakness.
The原理 wasn’t complex—compressing magic shields into individual flame pillars, constructing an interception net that greatly increased defensive strength.
Each flame pillar was like a high-frequency oscillating cutting blade.
Whether it was a magic attack or a physical object, anything that got close would be instantly torn apart.
The drawback—it could only be maintained within a range of about one meter around her body.
But even so, if she could launch these flame cutting pillars outward, even the Mage King would likely be instantly bisected.
This was no longer mere defense.
It was more like a mobile shredder.
If an assassin dared to sneak attack at close range, it would be equivalent to voluntarily jumping into a meat grinder.
“Come at me!”
Bemore laughed maniacally, her dual staves firing horizontally. More Dragon Bombs poured out from the grid of the “Iron Window Tear Fire.”
Samimi, of course, wouldn’t fall for the bait.
She had no desire to crash into that terrifying cutting fire shield herself.
She immediately erected an even thicker Wall of Thorns right where she stood, solidly blocking the Dragon Bomb bombardment.
The Dragon Bombs continuously blasted craters into the wall, but it was quickly repaired.
That Wall of Thorns was like quicksand—no matter how much it was bombarded, it would restore itself.
Unless the wall and the ground beneath were utterly destroyed in a single blow, there was simply no way to break it.
“Hehehe, my Magic Shield isn’t bad, is it? Why aren’t you coming over? You turtle!”
Not to be outdone, Samimi hid behind her “invincible thorn wall,” waved her staff, and unleashed continuous slashes of magic sword aura.
On the other side, Bemore responded with a frenzy of Dragon Bombs.
Red and blue lights constantly intertwined and exploded, the roar unceasing.
…
The scene suddenly became exceptionally “traditional.”
Two Mages, each hiding behind their shields, bombarding each other relentlessly.
Neither was willing to take a single step away from their defense.
It was like two armies hiding in trenches, shooting at each other for ages, emerging completely unscathed.
But this was the most common form of Mage duel—
Standing still and outputting, competing to see who exhausted their magic first.
Whoever moved first, lost.
Samimi’s past battles were all “unorthodox tactics”—either relying on Niubao to forcefully suppress, or using double shields to sneak attack and flank, completely disregarding Martial Virtue.
A true one-on-one Mage duel would often ultimately devolve into this kind of war of attrition.
“Have the guts to come out from behind that shield!”
“You have the guts to take one step out from behind that wall first!”
“You come out first, then I’ll come out!”
“I don’t believe you for a second! Do you think you have any credibility?”
Even the fateful battle between the White-haired Witch and the “Zombie Priest” couldn’t escape this规律.