280 Fire Dragon Spell (1/2)

'He was a 9th Rank Great Mage when he crushed an Archmage. And he had already set foot in the High Mage realm, his strength reaching an unfathomable level. Trying to blackmail such an abnormal existence, are you tired of living?'

Unfortunately...

Ross didn't know about any of this.

”It's just a small matter. Since our younger cousin isn't around, you can help me pass on the request,” Ross said before his expression became serious. ”But I truly didn't think that you would become so bold after going to Thousand Sails City. You even dare to shelter a Dark Flame Beastman and watch as he attacked my people. Don't you know the relationship between Harvey and me?”

”Cousin Ross…” As William started to respond, the young mage that was hiding behind Ross suddenly chimed in, ”William is holding you in contempt! When that Dark Flame Beastman attacked me, he said that you aren't anything special!”

”Haha, It looks like you have grown a lot after half a year in Thousand Sails City, William…” Ross' gaze became even colder.

”Alright, Ross, you don't have to continue with the nonsense. You should be able to discern truth from falsehood, Ross. I'll still advise you, you should think twice before trying to walk over Cousin Mafa's head…” William didn't plan on explaining any further.

Ross' goal was extremely clear. He had sent his people to start a conflict. As long as he had the upper hand, he would force Mafa Merlin to equip and supply his mercenary group.

His method was a good one, but he had tried it on the wrong person.

”Haha, let's have a go then. I want to see how much progress you made in Thousand Sails City in half a year and whether Harvey's words are right... We'll see if you have the right to belittle me…”

With these words, Ross immediately roused his Magic Conducting Rune without letting William reply. Endless Spring revolved at maximum speed and a huge amount of mana started flooding Ross' body.

At the same time, he drew a strange rune in the air.

After completing the rune, a ball of fire rose up and flew towards William. This was a 5th Tier Spell, Fire Dragon. It consisted of flames transformed into a Dragon Breath, and although it wasn't as terrifying as an actual Dragon Breath, it already had the characteristics of one: high temperature, high toxicity, and enough power to melt even steel just by grazing it.

But Fire Dragon was a 5th Rank Spell. Even if Ross was a High Mage, he shouldn't be able to complete it that fast. He took only one second to cast the Fire Dragon after drawing the rune.

That was almost no different from an instantaneous spell.

This was thanks to the Endless Spring.

As the most powerful Magic Conducting Rune of the Merlin Family, the power of the Endless Spring wasn't something that other Magic Conducting Runes could compare with. It could be considered one of the peak Magic Conducting Runes in the entire Andlusa Kingdom.

The mana recovery was shocking, and although High Mages with the Endless Spring didn't truly have an endless supply of mana, it was very hard for them to run out with basic consumption.

Moreover, after the nine Endless Springs fused as one, there would be a special spell slot. This spell slot could store a spell that didn't surpass the caster's rank, and if the need arose, they could use a rune to cast that spell.

Such as this Fire Dragon.

The most frightening part was that after the Fire Dragon spell went through the Endless Spring's nurturing, its might increased and couldn't be compared to an ordinary version of the spell. When that mass of fire rose up, William felt an aura of destruction. It wasn't much different from a true Dragon Breath...

”Shit…” William felt the horror of the Endless Spring.

But William didn't think that Ross would use the most powerful card in his hand. This wasn't just teaching him a lesson... If that spell hit him, even if he managed to survive, he would still be crippled.

Unfortunately, William didn't have time to think about it now.

He didn't think too much about it and let out a Runic Shield.

Usually, using a Runic Shield at such a time would be very stupid.

Ross would immediately follow with a spell after that Fire Dragon, but William had already lost valuable seconds on a Runic Shield. If another spell landed on it, it would almost certainly be shattered.

But he didn't have much time to think.

After casting the Runic Shield, a rumbling sound could be heard as the Fire Dragon clashed with it. The tyrannical flames exploded, making the shield flicker twice before it was split open by the enhanced spell.

'So powerful…' William was startled, but he took advantage of the valuable few seconds he gained from the Runic Shield to cast a Fire Elemental Incarnation. He then used Flame Flash and instantly appeared behind Ross.

”William, you are so naive…” What awaited William was a large hand.