Published at 28th of August 2019 04:55:13 AM
Chapter 486
“Bang . ”
The black puppet’s figure was a blur as it forcibly broke free of the white-robed Wizard’s seal . It came before the Wizard and delivered a blow .
The Defensive spell covering the white-robed Wizard shattered in an instant, and he was immediately sent flying . He crashed heavily into the ground . Fortunately, he was only injured and did not die .
“He’s failed again…”
The surrounding Glorious Wizards all shook their heads . They all knew the white-robed Wizard . It was not his first time challenging the Third Puppet but he had failed every time .
“What’s going on here?”
Merlin could not help but ask the Spell Casters standing beside him .
These Spell Casters turned around and were slightly stunned upon seeing Merlin . Nevertheless, they saluted Merlin respectfully . “Ah, it’s Wizard Merlin . ”
The news of Wizard Mogan’s fourth disciple had already spread throughout the Glorious Palace . Although Merlin had only stayed inside his residence, almost every Glorious Wizard had, in fact, taken note of him . Therefore, these Glorious Wizards recognized Merlin instantly as soon as they saw him .
Although Merlin was not a Ninth-level Spell Caster, these Glorious Wizards did not dare to underestimate him, much less snub him . Any disciple of Wizard Mogan enjoyed a position and status that was comparable to the Great Wizards of the Glorious Palace .
“Wizard Merlin, Wizard Hodge was challenging the Third Puppet but he had failed once again . Wizard Hodge had been in the Glorious Palace for three years, yet he hadn’t improved much . Of all the times he challenged the Third Puppet, he had never succeeded . ” The one who spoke pointed at the white-robed Wizard before them with a puzzled expression .
Merlin fell into deep thought, then continued his questioning . These Glorious Wizards were happy to become acquainted with Merlin, so they gave him a detailed explanation . It turned out that fighting was not allowed in the Glorious Palace, not even as a way to swap pointers . After all, it was difficult to control a spell after it was cast, and the spells of these Ninth-level Spell Casters had extraordinary might . It was difficult to avoid injury or death even during a practice .
Therefore, Wizard Mogan had stipulated that the Spell Casters of the Glorious Palace were not allowed to fight . If they wanted to test their abilities, it was simple enough – they could challenge these puppets .
Wizard Mogan, as a master of puppet transfiguration, could even transfigure puppets on par with Great Wizards . Of course, it was not so easy to transfigure puppets like these, and Wizard Mogan had not transfigured many of these puppets over the years .
However, Wizard Mogan had transfigured many puppets below the level of Great Wizards . These puppets started from the First Puppet – from the weakest to the strongest – and they could be compared to a Seventh-level Wizard, an Eighth-level Wizard, and a Ninth-level Wizard respectively .
The First and Second Puppet were Seventh-level and Eighth-level puppets . In the Glorious Palace, most Spell Casters were of the Ninth-level, so no one would challenge the First and Second Puppet . Mostly, they would fight the Third Puppet .
Nonetheless, this puppet was not so easy to challenge . Most Ninth-level Wizards were no match for the Third Puppet . Wizard Hodge was one such case . Even after becoming a Glorious Wizard for three years, he had not improved and was unable to defeat the Third Puppet .
“A puppet? I’ll like to give it a try!”
Merlin became fired up when he saw these puppets . He was now able to fuse spells, a fusion between two types of Fifth-level spells . Therefore, he wanted to see how powerful the spells were, and whether they were on par with Ninth-level Spell Casters .
After all, the strength of Merlin’s Fifth-level spells was already comparable to most Eighth-level spells . The might of two types of spells fused together would increase multiple times over, and Merlin was unsure how great this power would be .
Hearing that Merlin wanted to challenge the puppets, the surrounding Glorious Wizards revealed curious looks . Merlin was only a Fourth-level Spell Caster yet he was accepted by Wizard Mogan as a disciple . Although they had great faith in Wizard Mogan’s judgment and knew that there must be something unique about Merlin for him to be accepted as a disciple, they still wanted to see for themselves what Merlin’s abilities were .
“Wizard Merlin, if you want to challenge the puppets, I think you can begin with the First Puppet . The First Puppet isn’t that easy as well . ”
“That’s right, you may challenge the First and Second Puppets . ”
These Glorious Wizards felt that it would not be easy for Merlin to challenge the First Puppet . As for the Second Puppet, there might be some difficulties . Furthermore, they had not even considered that Merlin would be able to challenge the Third Puppet .
Merlin appeared to be cautious too . He eyed the First and Second puppets . The First Puppet was comparable to a Seventh-level Wizard . No matter how careful he was, Merlin would not challenge the First Puppet for it would be meaningless .
As for the Second Puppet which was on par with an Eighth-level Wizard, he could give it a go .
“Alright, I’ll challenge the Second Puppet then!”
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Following that, Merlin took a few steps forward and came before the Second Puppet . He flashed his nameplate and said to the puppet respectfully, “Merlin of the Glorious Palace invites the Second Puppet to a challenge!”
The Second Puppet’s eyes flashed with a red glow and it stood up abruptly . In a cold, mechanical voice, it said, “Identity verification approved . Challenge accepted!”
One would need a nameplate to challenge a puppet, so only the Spell Casters of the Glorious Palace could do so .
Merlin glanced around . Not only did the surrounding Spell Casters stay on but there were even more who gathered around . Even Merlin was astonished at some of these Spell Casters as they were evidently at the peak of the Ninth-level .
“The Second Puppet isn’t that simple . I wonder how long Wizard Merlin will be able to last?”
“Well, Wizard Merlin is Wizard Mogan’s disciple after all, so there must be something special about him . Since he dares to challenge the Second Puppet, his abilities must be at the Eighth-level at least . Otherwise, there would be no point in challenging the second puppet . ”
“That’s true, that’s logical analysis . We’ll see how long Wizard Merlin can hold on . Perhaps he might actually perform a miracle and defeat the Second Puppet?”
A few shrewd Spell Casters had started to analyze Merlin’s capabilities, thinking that Merlin might perform a miracle and defeat the Second Puppet .
Even so, defeating the Second Puppet as a mere Fourth-level Spell Caster would be rather astounding .
“Enervating Halo!”
Merlin dared not act carelessly, and first cast Enervating Halo, protecting his entire body . Nonetheless, the Second Puppet did not make its move . A red glow flickered in its hollow eye sockets as if it was observing Merlin .
“Whoosh . ”
The Second Puppet moved suddenly with incredible speed, and one could only make out a blur .
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Merlin narrowed his eyes . He had expected this from the start . There was nothing wondrous about these puppets . It was just that they were fast and strong with excellent defenses . Thus, they were a difficult opponent .
“Glacier Country!”
Merlin cast Glacier Country quickly . It descended instantly, its translucent light twinkled incessantly . There was a faint trace of a frigid chill, suffused throughout the translucent light which blanketed the Second Puppet .
“Creak . ”
The puppet’s speed was somewhat affected, and a layer of ice crystals began forming on the surface of its body . However, the Second Puppet had boundless strength, and with a slight tremble of its body, the ice crystals were crushed to bits .
Glacier Country could merely slow the Second Puppet down but was unable to halt it, let alone confine it . After all, Glacier Country could only bind a Spell Caster at the peak of the Seventh-level at most .
With this in mind, Merlin knew that unless Glacier Country could be upgraded to its fourth form, it would not be of much use against Eighth-level Spell Casters .
“Violent Ice!”
Merlin then cast Violent Ice, which was a Fifth-level spell combined with Binding Ice Pandora Demon Ability . Its power had surpassed Glacier Country, reaching the stage of an Eighth-level spell .
Thus, once Violent Ice was cast, it greatly impeded the Second Puppet’s speed . Moreover, layers upon layers of frost kept on forming . The Second Puppet was merely less than ten steps away from Merlin but this short distance was like a chasm that the puppet was incapable of crossing, no matter what .
Violent Ice had served its purpose but Merlin did not slow down . He pointed a finger toward the sky .
“Rumble . ”
The sky instantly flashed with thunder and lightning . A gigantic thunderbolt descended from above . The white-hot lightning brought with it a destructive force as it immediately struck the Second Puppet’s body viciously .
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A cloud of black smoke emerged from the Second Puppet but the red glow in its eyes still did not vanish . Instead, it grew stronger . Nevertheless, Merlin had unleashed Destructive Thunder, which was merged with Pandora Demon Ability Thunder Fury, and it was assuredly on par with the higher levels of Eighth-level spells . Therefore, with the binding of the Ice-type spell, the current Second Puppet was nothing more than a sitting duck, receiving strike after strike of terrifying thunderbolts .
After a mere dozen or so strikes of thunderbolt, the Second Puppet could withstand it no longer . The red glow in its eye sockets flashed faintly before it faded completely . The big, sturdy puppet fell to the ground without a single twitch .
“What a powerful spell that can defeat the Second Puppet!”
The surrounding Glorious Wizards all wore looks of utter amazement . The power of the spells that Merlin had cast truly surprised them . These were not Fourth-level spells at all, but Fifth-level ones .
It was then that these Glorious Wizards realized that Merlin’s force had grown much stronger . He had now truly leveled up to a Fifth-level Spell Caster!
“Congratulations Wizard Merlin! So, you’ve already become a Fifth-level Wizard!”
Merlin heaved a sigh of relief . His Fifth-level spells might not be on par with the might of certain formidable Eighth-level spells but if they were fused, they would become truly powerful .
Furthermore, he still had not used his Fire-type spell and Wind-type spell . Not even Ninth-level Spell Casters could catch up with his Wind-type spells . Naturally, these puppets would be unable to do so as well, so he was nearly invincible .
With this in mind, Merlin looked toward the Third Puppet with an eager intention of giving it a go .
“Eh, Wizard Merlin, don’t act brashly . The Third Puppet is still on par with Ninth-level Spell Casters, and most Ninth-level Spell Casters aren’t even a match for it . Earlier, Wizard Hodge was defeated by the Third Puppet . Although the puppet would not kill a challenger on purpose, it’s difficult to avoid injuries if the disparity in strength is too great . ”
Seeing that Merlin was staring at the Third Puppet, appearing eager to challenge it, a gray-robed Wizard stepped forward to advise Merlin . The Third Puppet was hugely different from the First and Second Puppet . Merlin might be able to defeat the Second Puppet but it was almost certain that he would fail in challenging the Third Puppet, and there was a great risk as well .
“Rest easy . I won’t act brashly! Even if I can’t defeat the Third Puppet, I won’t get hurt!”
Following that, Merlin stealthily cast Traceless Wind . In the blink of an eye, he had come before the Third Puppet, and even the surrounding Ninth-level Wizards were unable to follow his figure .