Chapter 283
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As he thought of the danger, William suddenly hesitated . He innocently looked at Lin Yun, hoping he could change his mind .
"Do as I say . " Lin Yun remained unmoved .
"Eh, okay…" William could only clench his teeth and agree .
"Now, it's time to use the Runic Shield, no no, not to protect your body . You only have to form the basic arrangements of the Runic Shield, there is no need to completely release it . Like that, that basic Runic Shield will protect your Mana Whirlpool, allowing you to…"
"Cousin, will this really work…?" William asked in an anxious voice while trembling in fear .
But Lin Yun acted as if he hadn't heard him .
He used a commanding tone to direct William through the Spell Backlash while still remaining wary of attacks .
The basic arrangement of the Runic Shield had been completed and the two Wind Blades were ready to be cast .
William ultimately clenched his teeth . . .
He heard a loud explosion, followed by his whole body shaking . Under the shock, William almost let his magic staff fall to the ground .
But he held on .
He felt a surge of mana pouring into his body . His dry Mana Whirlpool quickly rotated again after he received that quenching mana, familiar power returning to his body once more . . .
"Ross, you lost…" Feeling the mana filling his body, William felt full of confidence for the first time .
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He felt like an upstart who had suddenly gained a large amount of wealth and didn't know how to spend it .
After taking advantage of the Spell Backlash, William used a Counterspell .
Ross was still urging his Endless Spring to recover some mana, so how could he cast anything?
Counterspell had three effects . The first was to interrupt spells, the second was to inflict a short duration silence effect, and the third was to seal a spell . There was no need to explain spell interruption, and the short duration silence was also easy to understand, while the third effect was the most crucial effect . Spells like the Flame Burst that William wanted to cast were the best opportunities for Counterspells, because a Flame Burst being countered would usually seal the entirety of one's fire system spells . For mages specialized with fire spells, it would be like cutting an arm off . Even if William's Crimson Heart avoided the worst, he still felt stifled .
And even though Ross wasn't casting a spell, this Counterspell would afflict him with a second of silence .
Using a Counterspell like this could only be considered extravagant .
But William didn't care .
He wouldn't give Ross any time to react after that Counterspell . He took advantage of that one second of silence to directly cast a powerful Flame Burst .
And he didn't stop at one . . .
Three Flame Bursts were cast successively, each of them enhanced with a Metamagic: Instant Cast, Empower Spell, Magic Penetration . The three Flame Bursts destroyed the Ice Wall that Ross managed to put up with a lot of difficulty .
It was followed by a Wind Blade piercing through the Ice Fire Shield .
And then . . .
There was nothing after that .
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An Icicle was already touching Ross' throat .
"Sorry, I won . "
After saying this, William no longer cared about Ross' reaction and scattered the Icicle . He didn't even glance at him before turning to leave the destroyed courtyard with Lin Yun and the Draconic Beastman .
Ross stood there, alone . In the distance, a dozen Great Swordsmen, as well as Great Mage Harvey, were all standing there looking stunned . They had watched the most outstanding genius of the Merlin Family be defeated by William, who was someone of much lower status .
"How was it, Cousin, I did alright, didn't I?" William had already overtaken Lin Yun and revealed a wide smile as he started seeking compliments for his achievement .
"You are talking about that wasted Counterspell?"
" . . . "
"Or maybe those three Flame Bursts that completely lacked coordination?"
"Eh…" The happy William took a blow from Lin Yun's criticism and lowered his head . After a bit, he mumbled, "But I beat Ross Merlin…"
"Yeah, you beat Ross Merlin…" Lin Yun didn't put him down this time . He only nodded with a smile . "Thus, you'll soon become of the focus of the Merlin Family . "
"Ah?"
"Ah what? Don't tell me you didn't notice? There were at least three Mage Eyes watching the fight . Oh right, there were also the magic fluctuations of a powerful divination spell . I think that your heroic stance must have been shown in a large crystal ball…"
"You mean…" William was suddenly startled . "You mean people were spying?"
"You shouldn't call that spying, they were an audience…"
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" . . . "
William's courtyard was already deformed beyond recognition . Even if Lin Yun wanted to live there, he simply couldn't . Thus, they had no choice but to find another place to stay . Fortunately, the Merlin Family Manor was large enough, so it wasn't difficult for William to find another place to live in with his status .
Lin Yun wasn't worried about this .
What truly grabbed Lin Yun's attention were the three Mage Eyes and the traces of the divination spell . If Lin Yun wasn't wrong, those three Mage Eyes had come from three 9th Rank High Mages, one of which might have already advanced to the Archmage realm .
If he guessed right, they should be of the same generation as William Merlin's father, the true core of the current Merlin Family .
It seemed that William would soon get some attention, and not just a bit .
As for those mana fluctuations that seemed to have been emitted from a large crystal ball, even Lin Yun was unsure as to where they had come from .
He only felt that the mana fluctuations emitted some dangerous aura .
Although Lin Yun was only a 1st Rank High Mage, when it came to fighting power, a 1st Rank Archmage like Suyass might not necessarily be his match . Only someone a lot more powerful would be able to make him feel danger .
There might be a 5th Rank Archmage, or perhaps someone even stronger, hidden behind those mana fluctuations . . .
But it didn't matter, as he had to get to the Merlin Ancestral Land first before thinking about this .
The feeling of remaining stuck at 1st Rank felt terrible .
As he thought of this, Lin Yun stopped brooding on the spectators . He urged William to find a place for them to stay so that they could rest . He would find Ofran first thing in the morning to have him open the Ancestral Land .
"Cousin, this is where my sister used to live . It's been a long time since someone put the place in order . We don't have much choice, so let's just spend the night there for now…" The group of three walked for about ten minutes before reaching a shabby house .
"Ah, err, Cousin…" William seemed to remember something as he opened the door and thus stopped . "My sister took in a girl before and she is now living her by herself, but she is a bit antisocial…"
"Okay, I got it . " Lin Yun nodded . What William was trying to say was clear . He wanted to let him know that this girl was a bit special so he shouldn't bother arguing with her if he met her .
After the three entered, they found that this seemingly shabby house was actually clean and spotless . The table and chairs were wiped clean, and not a single speck of dust could be seen on the floor . This didn't look like a place that had been left abandoned for a long time .
"Let's go to the 2nd floor, there should be some vacant rooms there . I also lived on the 2nd floor last time I came," William said while leading them up .
"Hmm?" Lin Yun felt something wrong just as he set foot there .
He felt as if he was being spied on .
At first, Lin Yun thought that the people that were spying on William before were doing it once again .
Lin Yun's expression sank at that discovery .
He didn't mind people watching William's fight . After all, each of the words he'd uttered had gone through runic encryption . Even Ross, who was within hearing range, couldn't understand him, let alone those three Mage Eyes .
But Lin Yun wasn't happy about their continuous spying .
This was naked provocation . . .
As Lin Yun got ready to search for the Mage Eyes to give the spies a stern warning, he suddenly found out that it wasn't a Mage Eye spying on him, but two glistening eyes .
In the shadows of the stairs, a malnourished and sickly small girl was standing there silently . The young girl was no more than 12 years old and signs of malnutrition could be seen on her pale face . Her hair was also in bad condition . She looked like a small twig that could break in the wind .