NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 17: Duel
Another benefit is that Eldrin has successfully improved the standard fireball spell by shortening the spell casting time by half a second. This is the first and most important step towards instant fireball. Since it is not a standard magic fast casting, it means that Eldrin's understanding of the relevant magic principles has reached a new level. If he can complete magic enhancement or even magic extreme effect in the future, then Eldrin will have the "instant fireball", a powerful mage's iconic magic.
Eldrin began to carefully tidy up his appearance in front of the mirror. People with elven blood naturally pay attention to their appearance. Today, Eldrin arranged a special itinerary for himself. He ordered a bouquet of pure white flowers to be thrown from the open-air platform on the upper floor of Deepblue . It is said that the top of Deepblue is close to the trade wind belt. Theoretically, if these flowers are thrown high enough and luck is good enough, the ever-lasting trade winds will send these flowers hundreds of kilometers away.
Eldrin hopes that his mother in heaven can see this.
As usual, Eldrin left the residential area, holding the bouquet he ordered, and walked towards the teleportation magic circle leading to the upper floors of Deepblue . The teleportation magic circle can teleport more than a dozen people to a designated floor at a time. It is the most convenient and fast means of transportation. Of course, expensive is another feature of it.
When Eldrin approached the teleportation magic circle, there were already several young magic apprentices standing nearby. There were a few familiar faces inside, who had taken classes with him before. Eldrin had never seen the others before. They seemed to be waiting for something, but when Eldrin walked into the teleportation magic circle, they seemed to change their minds and squeezed in together. The teleportation magic circle was not big, and there were already several people inside, so it seemed a bit crowded. After shaking for a few seconds, the restraining feeling that enveloped his body disappeared, which was a sign of teleportation. As the magic light curtain fell, Eldrin had reached the twentieth floor of Deepblue . Here he had to transfer to another teleportation magic circle to the fortieth floor, and repeat this process, and the destination terrace was on the eightieth floor of Deepblue .
Just as Eldrin stepped out of the light curtain, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his buttocks. He was hit hard by someone! Unprepared, Eldrin screamed and instinctively rushed forward, but his feet were tripped by an obstacle and he fell heavily. He slid several meters along the shiny black stone ground before he stopped. The severe pain all over his body made Eldrin unable to get up for a while. The sudden collision also made him a little dizzy, but the bursts of laughter and ridicule behind him made him realize that he had just been tricked.
Eldrin was not the one who was most concerned about the vulgar sneak attack, but the bouquet he was holding for his mother flew out of his hands when he fell, and landed three or five steps away. Not only did some petals fall off, but even the wrapped stems were in danger of falling apart. Eldrin was very anxious, and he quickly got up and ran over to pick up the bouquet. This was his mother's favorite flower when she was alive. It was not a rare variety, but it was rare in the north far away from the mountain village. He ordered it from the flower shop a month in advance and got it on time today.
But just when his hand was about to touch the bouquet, another hand got there first and grabbed it .
Eldrin's whole body froze , and he slowly straightened up and looked forward. Standing in front of him was a young wizard, about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was half a head taller than Eldrin, with an arrogant and playful look on his face. He was wearing a magic apprentice robe and tilted his head to look at the bouquet in his hand. He was one of the young apprentices who had been waiting in front of the teleportation array just now, and now he seemed to be the leader. The other young apprentices also approached in twos and threes, vaguely surrounding Eldrin in the middle.
Even if Eldrin was slow, he knew that these people came for him. What he didn't understand was that he had been immersed in the world of magic and had hardly communicated with anyone except the teacher. How could he have offended them? Eldrin was sure that he had not spoken a word to any of these young apprentices. However, the excellent memory brought by wisdom made Eldrin vaguely remember that the boy in front of him was called Papin . He seemed to be from a noble family of some size in the Holy Alliance. He had some magic talent, but he was not outstanding among Deepblue . Otherwise, Eldrin would definitely remember more information. As for the level of magic power... In Eldrin's vision, the number representing Papin 's magic power kept jumping. This was an accurate talent that calculated his total magic power based on Papin 's magic power fluctuations, and finally stopped at the number 15. So Eldrin knew that Papin was already a second-level magician, at least his magic power had reached the second-level level.
Papin looked over and over at the messy bouquet in his hand and shook it vigorously, but he couldn't see anything except that more petals and leaves fell off. So he squinted at Eldrin and asked with arrogance and frivolity, "Are you the Eldrin? I really don't see what ability you have to make the great Princess Isabella accept you as a disciple. But to be honest, you are really good-looking!"
The young apprentices burst into laughter. They were obviously experienced and understood the meaning. Even though Eldrin had no experience, he could still read the meaning from their eyes. His face flushed red for a moment, but his determination still enabled him to control his anger and he said word by word: "Give me back the flower!"
"Aha, flowers! I forgot there is such a thing!" Papin shouted exaggeratedly, and then pretended to look at the bouquet in his hand, and even stretched out his tongue to lick it heavily, and then said: "Is this thing important to you? Let me guess, it must be given to a woman, right? Little Eldrin, I doubt whether you have grown up. You are learning from other men to give flowers to women? This is not good. Who are you going to give it to? Otherwise, let me help you! You see, I am a very good person and I like to help others the most! But then again, this bouquet of flowers is really ugly, it's so broken." He shook the bouquet hard again, and more petals and leaves fell down, "It's like something given to a prostitute..."
"Give it back to me!" Eldrin's voice was low, like the roar of a young lion.
"Ah! So you really like this stuff..." Papin leaned forward slightly, and put his face close to little Eldrin, but his hand loosened , letting the bouquet fall to the ground. Before Eldrin could react, a young apprentice stepped heavily on it and crushed it several times.
The white petals were scattered all over the ground, never to be restored. More petals were groaning under the soles of the young apprentice's shoes.
Eldrin's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations. He did not rush forward to protect the bouquet, nor did he stop the young apprentice. Instead, he leaned back first, and then suddenly bounced back like a fully drawn bow, and his hard forehead hit Papin's smiling face hard!
The front of the teleportation array was a major traffic route, so many people had already gathered there. In addition to the sound of crushing berries, the onlookers could also hear the sound of bones breaking . Seeing Eldrin's collision, some timid people even felt their noses sour.
Papin 's eyes suddenly went dark, and then his vision was filled with red, yellow, and even various colors. The world was spinning, and for a moment, he had no idea where he was. Just as the boys were stunned, Eldrin had already pounced on Papin , grabbed his hair with both hands, and pulled him with his whole body weight, making Papin 's body fly into the air, while Eldrin's hands held down his head tightly, and smashed the already blurred face to the hard ground!
If this blow is hit hard enough, Papin 's skull will crack!
Deepblue , where so many mages gathered , it was impossible to allow such a vicious incident to happen. Two level 6 "physical immunity shields" appeared on Eldrin and Papin at the same time . The mutual repulsion between the shields made Eldrin and Papin bounce to both sides like a ball hitting each other .
The one who could cast level 6 magic instantly was at least a level 14 great magician. Sure enough, two middle-aged magicians came over and asked solemnly, "What's going on?"
The effect of the physical immunity shield is very strong. If it does not absorb enough damage, it will have to wait for the magic to expire or be dispelled. Eldrin, who was wrapped in the shield, had red eyes and was desperately attacking the shield , trying to break out of it. He ignored the words of the middle-aged wizard.
Meanwhile, in another shield, Papin finally recovered from his dizziness. Thinking back to what happened just now, he was both scared and angry. An almost unbearable pain came from his nose. He touched it with trembling hands. The messy touch almost made Papin faint. His face, which he was always proud of, was ruined ! This discovery almost made Papin lose his mind, and even suppressed the pain for a while . He pointed at Eldrin and shouted frantically: "Asshole! Do you dare to have a magic duel with me?! The loser will lick the other's feet!"
Hearing Papin 's shouting, Eldrin calmed down, retracted his attack on the shield, and even adjusted the sleeves that were rolled up on his arms. He said solemnly with a calmness that was inconsistent with his age: "I accept!"
"No!" The middle-aged wizard who separated the two sides frowned and tried to stop them. But the other wizard pulled his magic robe and said, "Let them go!"
The middle-aged wizard was startled, and lowered his voice slightly, saying: "But Eldrin is His Highness's student..."
The latter smiled and whispered, "The guy who challenged is called Papin , and he is a follower of Randolph. Randolph is also a student of His Highness. So I think that magic duel is what Papin intended, but this idiot almost messed it up."
The middle-aged wizard came to his senses: "This is a matter between His Highness' students. There is no need for us to get involved. Well, let's follow the rules!"
Deepblue , if there is an irreconcilable conflict between the two parties, then in addition to hitting people with gold coins, hitting people with magic is also an effective solution. When one party proposes a magic duel and the other party agrees to accept it, and there is no obvious difference in strength between the two parties, the duel is established and conducted under the supervision of the Deepblue law enforcement wizard. There is a special place for magic duels, and special wizards are appointed to protect the site. To use the duel field, a large deposit must be paid in advance to compensate for possible damage to the duel field facilities . The main responsibility of the on-site wizard is to protect both parties in the duel, because the principle of magic duels is not to endanger life.
Of course, there is no such thing as absolute fairness. For example, Papin 's registration information shows that he is a first-level magician, but his magic power has actually reached the level of a second-level magician.
Half an hour later, Eldrin and Papin stood at the two ends of the duel field, 20 meters apart. Papin 's injuries had been treated simply, and except for his pale face, he no longer looked as miserable as before. He also changed his bloodstained magic robe into a new one, but his half-broken nose looked unnatural.
Although it was just a magic duel between first-level magicians, the news of the conflict spread unexpectedly fast. Due to the special status of Eldrin, many people came to watch, and the stands that could accommodate 200 people were full. The onlookers were very relaxed, and they greeted each other with acquaintances. It seemed that they did not take the upcoming duel as a big deal. The battle between first-level magic apprentices was not worth watching. Even if both sides did not defend themselves, no one would die if they used first-level magic. Moreover, with their magic power, they could only release three first-level spells at most.
In fact, most people present wanted to see what was so special about Eldrin that Isabella could accept him as an apprentice. If Eldrin could make a fool of himself, that would be even better. To gloat over others' misfortunes and to see the lucky ones fall into disgrace was originally a dark spot in many people's hearts.
In a box on the platform, behind a magic window that allowed light to pass through one side, stood Isabella's other two students, Minnie and Randolph. Minnie was a tall girl, cold and proud. Although she was young, she had grown up well. Her awe-inspiring and aloof temperament was her most attractive feature to the opposite sex. Randolph was already a tall young man. Compared with his peers, his appearance, family background, temperament and strength were impeccable. If he was not a genius picked out of a million , he would not have become Isabella's disciple.
Minnie looked down at the two people who were already in the countdown in the duel field, and said coldly: "Randolph, your idea is really good. If Eldrin loses, according to the terms of this duel, the teacher will definitely not want him anymore. But he is just a first-level magician. Is it really worth your attention? Do you need to use this method to deal with him?"
Randolph shrugged casually and said with a smile, "I just want to see what's so special about this future Runic Constructor. In fact, I have never understood why the teacher would not let me develop in the direction of a magic pattern master. You know, the famous Artificer Saint Cruz recognized my talent in Runic Construct a long time ago. What's more, since he is also the teacher's student, there is no reason for him to lose to those losers below, right? After all, there is only a magic power difference of one level."
Minnie sneered, "Yes! There is only a difference of one level: the difference between level one and level two. Randolph, are you humiliating my intelligence or yourself? And if you do this, aren't you afraid that the teacher will be angry when he comes back and finds out?"
Randolph smiled proudly and said, "The teacher will not give up a genius like me for a loser. On my monthly bill , the teacher's joy item is often more than 100,000 gold coins! What's more, my father is...Okay, the duel has begun, let's take a look first!"
Minnie also looked towards the field, but she seemed to be talking to herself: "But I heard that Eldrin's income from this is 500,000 gold coins per month?"
Randolph said nothing, as if he didn't hear what Minnie said, but his face looked a little ugly.