Chapter 267 – Magic Ignition (1/2)
Chapter 267 – Magic Ignition
Thieves held many advantages over Elementalists. They were known as the kings of the wilderness as well as experts of the battlefield. They could stealth at a moment’s notice, hide in plain sight, and travel to every corner of the battlefield unobstructed. Even the speed at which they ran far outshined any other class. Although an Elementalist had a fair chance against an equal-levelled Thief in battle, they were terrible at pursuit. If a Thief wished to flee, a slower class like the Elementalist would generally be helpless to stop them.
Seeing his own forces drop like flies, Nightbreak Trickster was boiling with anger.
What’s so damn great about a Thief!?
Nightbreak Trickster rarely ever took action. But this wasn’t to say he was weak. He simply understood that a guild leader who was only valiant and good at fighting wasn’t enough. Even if they were a god of war, they still wouldn’t be immune to defeat. Every class had its counters, it just happened his was a Thief.
Although Nightbreak Trickster was skilled, he knew he was wasn’t invincible.
A guild leader who emerged victorious in every battle was undoubtedly an immense morale boost to the members of his guild, just like Nie Yan. Even now, he was yet to suffer a single defeat. This was why the fighting spirit of Asskickers United was so unprecedently high!
But in reality, Nie Yan was walking on a very thin tightrope!
There were many capable people in the world!
When someone killed Nie Yan, breaking the undefeated streak of the Mad Rogue and shattering his legend, his zealous followers would be brought back to reality, and their morale would plummet.
In this aspect, Nightbreak Trickster felt he was wiser and acted with more prudence. What a guild leader needed to do wasn’t be an unstoppable battle god but rather maintain their dignity and mystique.
He would normally never personally step into action, unless he was guaranteed to succeed. But after seeing so many of the brothers that he hand-picked himself being slaughtered, he could no longer hold himself back!
Even a saint felt anger!
“Mages and Paladins, buff me!” Nightbreak Trickster shouted, while buffing himself. He waved his staff as magical energy frantically converged on him while his robes fluttered violently.
Every last Priest and Paladin in Radiant Sacred Flame began casting their buffs on Nightbreak Trickster.
His stats rose explosively!
Indomitable Will! Paladin’s Might! Haste! Power Transfer! Holy Blessing! …
In an instant, Nightbreak Trickster received over 20 buffs. It didn’t matter whether or not they had minimal impact on him. Intelligence, Strength, Dexterity, etc, they were all greatly enhanced. Although only six of these buffs raised his Intelligence, Magic Power, or other Mage related stats, his combat power was still greatly bolstered.
He was radiating a faint white aura. This was the visual effect of so many buffs stacked on top of him.
Nightbreak Trickster waved his staff, causing halos of magical energy to descend and revolve around him.
Magic Ignition!
The mana cost of all Elemental Spells were doubled in addition to consuming 2 mana every 3 seconds. The duration was 3 minutes while the cooldown was 5 days.
Nightbreak Trickster felt a scorching energy smoldering in his abdomen as his mana began to slowly drain. His stats increased by roughly 30%.
Elemental Spell Effect +300%. Intelligence +100%. Cast Speed +100%.1
Advanced buffing magic. this type of spell was harder to come by than ordinary Elemental Hall Magic. It was hard to say which was superior.
Magic Ignition was similar to some of the skills found in Nie Yan’s Glimpse of Darkness.
This sort of state was difficult to maintain since the player would burn through their mana much quicker on top of bleeding mana every three seconds. Even a Mage with a mana pool of over 2,000 points would be hard-pressed to sustain this sort of expenditure for long.
Speed of the Windwalker!
Speed of the Windwalker was a common Elementalist spell which increased the player’s movement speed by 30%, giving them somewhat of a leg up when fleeing or kiting. But even with this boost, an inherently slow class like the Mage still couldn’t outrun a Thief’s pursuit or Warrior’s Charge!
But right now, Speed of the Windwalker was transformed into an entirely different beast. With Magic Ignition in effect, its movement speed bonus was quadrupled to 120%, rivalling the speed of some of the better mounts!
Nightbreak Trickster’s movement speed rose dramatically. This spell really was worthy of the name Windwalker.
After buffing himself, Nightbreak Trickster went into pursuit of Nie Yan. He was only a few steps from the Golden Dragon, but he acted bold and daring, disregarding its existence completely.
With its aggro solely focused on Nie Yan, Nightbreak Trickster had no need to worry about the Golden Dragon suddenly switching targets
Icicle Shower!
Nightbreak Trickster determined Nie Yan’s rough location by going off the Golden Dragon’s line of sight. With a wave of his staff, he unleashed a shower of icicles from the sky.
These icicles resembled tiny needles, and were densely packed, covering an area of 30 by 30 meters. As they rained down on the ground, a curtain of 2s and 3s rose up into the sky from the heads of the hundreds of players caught in the storm.
This Icicle Shower wasn’t meant to deal heavy damage.
An icy fog slowly expanded outward, causing tiny ice particles to cling onto each and every player. Everyone was affected without exception, including Nie Yan who was stealthed.