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Join the ServerLi Yunxin watched the situation on the field, a note of admiration in his voice.
“Using the familiar’s flash to create a visual shock, then preparing to launch a counterattack. Such thinking and skill are indeed beyond the average mage. It seems this duel still has its merits.”
“But…” Mu Wanqing’s voice carried a trace of worry, her eyes never leaving the fire mage across the way. “Look over there. That fire mage’s spell seems to be complete.”
Following her gaze, they could see a massive, rotating orange-red light suspended above the fire mage’s staff. Its edges flickered with fine wind blades, stirring the air until it trembled slightly.
Su Liyue crossed her arms, her eyes assessing yet understanding.
“That’s a flame storm combining both fire and wind elements. The wind’s tearing property acts like countless knives, inflicting damage while madly funneling the fire’s heat inward. This combination not only has devastating burst damage but also a wide coverage that makes it troublesome. However, these trainees still have a shallow grasp of elemental usage. Though thinking to use wind to fuel the fire is decent, if it were I…”
‘If I were to act, I would definitely mimic a move from a manga I read before—something like ‘Soaring Dragon of Flame’ or ‘Thousand-Degree Fire God’—a single-point attack compressed to the extreme. After all, that would maximize the destructive potential of fire magic.’
‘And from the earlier exchange, it’s clear that the summoner’s unicorn has formidable defense. No matter how powerful the flame storm, once it disperses, it may not breach that solid defense.’
Before she finished, her gaze fell on the fire mage’s lips.
“However… I think I understand his intent now. That fire mage’s real target might never have been the unicorn. Instead, he plans to bypass the unicorn’s single-target defense with area damage and directly attack the rider. But a spell of this magnitude consumes immense mana. After this strike, regardless of the outcome, it’s essentially the deciding round.”
As if to confirm her words, the fire mage on the field moved. Still not fully recovered from the flash’s dizziness, he narrowed his eyes to lock onto the general direction and, without hesitation, hurled the flame storm from his palm forward.
“This decides the victor! Let’s see if your unicorn can protect you forever, or if my magic is stronger!” The spinning flames roared upward like a tornado, carrying scorching heat toward the other side.
“Well met!” the summoner’s voice came from atop the unicorn. He slapped his mount’s neck firmly. “Just what I wanted! Go, unicorn! Use our ultimate move—Sow Ram!”
The moment those four words landed, the entire spectator stand went silent for half a second.
The next second, chatter surged like a tide.
“Wait? Sow Ram? Did I hear that right?”
“That’s a unicorn! A sacred and majestic unicorn! How can a skill have such a name?”
“This naming sense is too absurd! Linking it to pigs? What’s the logic? Did I miss some setting?”
Even Su Liyue and Li Yunxin, who had been calmly watching, paused and covered their mouths. Mu Wanqing couldn’t help but let out a low laugh. No one had expected that at this tense, decisive moment, such a ridiculous skill name would appear.
So from now on, in the meme world, not only might the rider of a white horse not be a prince or that Tang fellow, but there was now a pig rider—like ramming into a traffic cop on a pig.
Despite the name “Sow Ram” making everyone’s mouths twitch, the power it unleashed in the next second silenced all chatter. Everyone’s eyes were locked onto the sudden burst of white light on the field.
The summoner’s figure merged with the unicorn in the glow, condensing into a meteor-like light orb that charged straight toward the roaring flame storm! The orange-red fire tornado continued to spin wildly, the sharp sound of wind blades cutting air and the crackling of flames weaving into a terrifying roar. Yet the white orb seemed to completely ignore the infernal scene before it, its speed undiminished.
“Are they insane?!” A cry erupted from the stands, triggering even greater commotion.
“Charging directly into the flame storm? Did he forget he’s a mage?” someone shouted, pointing at the orb.
“No matter how strong the unicorn’s defense is, he’s sitting on it! That heat can melt iron, and the wind blades can tear anything apart! Even a nick would be fatal!”
Even Mu Wanqing couldn’t help but feel anxious for him. “How dare he… charge right in… That’s too risky.”
But Su Liyue thought differently. Having read books in her past life, she knew that flames have inner, middle, and outer flames. Though this flame storm appeared wide in coverage, the temperature at its core might not be as ferocious as at the edges.
‘If he can precisely avoid the outer flame’s high-temperature zone, concentrate himself into a single point, and pass through the relatively weaker core, it’s much smarter than resisting head-on,’ she explained in a low voice, her eyes never leaving the light orb. ‘But the question is… can he and the unicorn, at high speed, accurately hit that fleeting safe path?’
Before her words faded, a startling change occurred on the field.
The white orb seemed to carry an intangible penetrating force, actually tearing a gap in the flame storm. There was no earth-shattering collision, no anticipated stalemate. The light orb passed through the center of the tornado almost unscathed! The orange-red flames still raged behind it, but not even a spark touched the edge of the white glow.
In the blink of an eye, the orb broke through the flame blockade, generating a sharp whistle as it instantly appeared before the fire mage!
The fire mage clearly hadn’t expected the opponent to move so fast. His pupils contracted sharply, and before he could even assume a defensive stance, he was knocked back half a step by the gale from the orb.
“Watch out!”
The crowd’s exclamation and the supervising mentor’s shout rang out almost simultaneously. A pale blue magical barrier suddenly appeared between them, barely blocking the orb’s impact. With a muffled “boom,” the barrier rippled, and the white light was knocked back several feet, revealing the summoner and unicorn once more.
Only then did the spectators dare to breathe deeply.
“Heavens… if that barrier hadn’t stopped it, the fire mage would have been sent flying!”
“That’s the Sow Ram? The name is tacky, but its power is insane! It actually charged straight through the flame storm!”
“That speed, that penetration… Calling it an epic familiar skill isn’t an exaggeration!”
The discussions no longer held any mockery, only genuine amazement.
Clearly, the winner was decided.
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