178 Ch. 178 'Niken vs Eryl'

What did Niken like and dislike since she was a child?

She likes a lot of things and very few things she dislikes.

But the thing she dislikes the most was people who cheat on others. Plus, that person was playing with a mother's feelings! That person just considers life as meaningless and takes it lightly.

This kind of person is the person Niken hates the most.

Because it was so knowing that this mix-blood wizard gave Xehan poison, Niken didn't care about Kazuto's and her mentor's warnings. She didn't care whether her identity as a wizard would be discovered. All she thought about was one, which was to get this person to give her the antidote.

Niken got up and swung her hand downwards to reveal a woman-only dagger from within her astral dimension.

During her training with Lionel, she didn't just learn to find her magic seal. But she also learned some martial arts under Kazuto's tutelage.

When they arrived in this country for the first time, Lionel bought her a special magic dagger for women. The dagger was tiny and comfortable to hold. What makes it unique is that the dagger could adapt to the user's strength.

If the user was just an ordinary Elementalist, then its strength was only limited to the surrounding elements' energy. But if the user is a wizard who channels magical energy into it, the dagger's power is equivalent to a magic sword technique.

When she finished casting magic on her dagger, Niken suddenly disappeared from where she stood, making Eryl aware of his surroundings. In the next second, Niken appeared from behind him and thrust her dagger into his back.

But Eryl had already installed a barrier array around his body, so he was sure the daggers that attacked him would definitely not penetrate his array.

Eryl smirked evilly when he saw the dagger Niken was using was successfully held by the array. But his smile vanished the instant he saw that there was a crack around the tip of the dagger.

Impossible! The array of magic could not possibly be penetrated by ordinary blades!

Before the array fell apart, Eryl jumped and floated in midair to avoid the dagger.

He just only blinked for a second, but Eryl didn't find the girl anymore. His head darted around him, looking for the whereabouts of this mysterious petite girl.

He was sure he didn't feel any intense magical energy or elemental energy in the black-haired girl. But how could that girl move so fast that it couldn't be seen by the ordinary eye? In addition, how could that girl be able to fight against his magic array??

Eryl instantly turned back when he felt a movement from behind him. But he didn't find anyone because Niken appeared from above!

Reflexively, Ceryle closed her eyes while protecting her son's body with her figure to avoid the impact waves.

When her eyes opened and saw Niken descended in all her glory, her blue eyes shone with awe.

Ceryle had no idea that a time traveler who was usually weak and could not fight could be this great!

Niken walked without hesitation or fear toward Eryl, who was still trying to get up.

"Hand over the antidote," said Niken in a cold and expressionless tone.

Ceryle, who saw Niken's cold expression, swallowed nervously. If she were the one who facing Niken's wrath right now, she would have been frightened and wanted to run away. She was sure that the man was also threatened and would directly provide an antidote for her child.

Unfortunately, Eryl wasn't intimidated at all. Instead, he was enthusiastic because he was eager to teach this young girl a lesson by giving his all.

Just now, Eryl didn't use his magic spell at all because he was used to following the rules of not using magic on ordinary humans.

But this girl is no ordinary human. He also didn't know whether this black-haired girl was a wizard or not, but one thing was sure. This girl has magic.

Nothing could destroy the array other than magic users.

Finally, he found an opponent he could fight with using magic!

While Niken did not know what Eryl had planned against her, across the way, Lord Traze had his soldiers catch the tortoise shapeshifter.

There were three people walking towards Ceryle's husband, but as soon as one of them was about to touch the man, a black wolf suddenly appeared and bit the soldier's hand, creating a distressed scream of pain.

Lord Traze and the others were taken aback and spontaneously glanced at Kazuto warily.

The man still didn't get up because his hands were still held by the lord's iron. But all of a sudden, the iron came off? Even more surprising, the iron cage that locked Lionel opened and turned into a small ball that hovered above Lionel's palm!

"Well, it's been a while since I used metal elements. You know, before I became a knight, I was a metal Elementalist like you. So this cage won't be able to prison me."

Lionel's statement left everyone, including the lord, gasped in shock.

These two intruders were Elementalist knights!? No wonder they felt nothing when their arms were gripped by the metal gloves belonging to the soldiers.

"I think I'll enjoy this. I haven't fought in a long time. How about you?" everyone knew this question was aimed at Kazuto.

When Kazuto gave his lopsided smile, everyone except Lionel felt chills run down to their spine. Kazuto took out his black sword, and suddenly a powerful energy aura emitted from all over Kazuto's body.

At the same time, four black shadows emerged from the blade and formed black wolves causing the others to look at him in horror.

This man is the black knight!!

Kazuto told Ceryle's husband to create a water barrier to protect himself from the Elementalists' attacks. The man complied and was now safe in the protection of his water barrier.

After making sure the tortoise shapeshifter was safe within the barrier, Kazuto and Lionel started moving to counterattack. This time, the two of them dominated this battle as none could match the Elementalist knights' stamina and energy strength.

On the contrary, Niken is overwhelmed with every attack of Eryl's magic. She didn't even have time to concentrate on activating her magic-circle because the man attacked her repeatedly without giving her a chance to breathe.

How strange, why did that guy so easily activate the magic circle? She needs time and full concentration to activate the magic circle. Even though she was in a state of panic and couldn't even think straight, Niken was sure she would be able to summon her own magic circle as long as she didn't move around like this.

How could the mix-blood wizard bring up his magic circle even though he was jumping around with no apparent purpose?

Is this the difference between a second caste wizard and a lower caste wizard? The man could bring out his magic circle with ease, even though his body continued to float and chasing her.

At one point, Niken began to feel tired of dodging. Her stamina had almost completely drained, and she was unable to jump or run to avoid the man's next magical attack.

Having no other choice, Niken decides to activate her real power. She stopped time around this world without thinking.

Both the movements of the evil mermaids, aqua, the Elementalists, and Ceryle stopped. Even accidentally, she also stopped Kazuto's movements forcibly, making her energy drained drastically.

Regrettably, she forgot one crucial thing. The wizard, especially the second caste wizard, was utterly unaffected by her time power. He can still move and is now displaying a mocking grin.

"Ho? Who would have thought that a weak girl like you was a time master? No wonder I don't feel any elemental energy in you. Apparently, you are a low caste wizard. Very interesting."

Niken bit her lip in frustration. If she wanted to activate her magic circle, then the timing would be perfect.

However, nearly all of her energy had been drained, so it was impossible for her to summon her magic circle. Even just to bring up her blue stage magic circle, she wasn't sure she could do it.

Niken felt badly defeated by this mix-blood wizard, but she didn't want to show an expression of defeat. She didn't want to make the man smile in satisfaction at her despair. Because of that, she could only glare the man with a gaze full of anger.

"I think the game is over and too bad... you have to lose your prize."

Niken felt her heart stop at that moment when she saw Eryl take out a small bottle filled with liquid.

Xehan's antidote! And the man opened the lid and… spilled it!

No! Someone, anyone… please stop this evil man!