577 Stellar Steps
Seeing a Rank 2 - Mana Liquefaction Magus murdered so effortlessly, Alvertos and Rawlins couldn't help but be shocked.
"Teleportation without the use of magical components!!" Rawlins blurted out with an expression full of disbelief.
Usually, such a phenomenon was only possible when a high-ranked Magus cast a low-ranked spell. But even then they would have to at least weave a simple hand gesture in most cases.
What Adam had done was simply bizarre!
In the Mana Liquefaction Rank, there was only one spell that allowed a Magus to teleport from one place to another - Foggy Steps.
However, Adam was able to use a teleportation spell that was much more advanced than Foggy Steps. That too without the use of any magical components. This was simply unheard of.
"Rawlins!" Alvertos screamed, snapping the man out of his shock. "We must work together and kill him! There's no hope of escape now!"
He had fought with Adam on many occasions, as such he knew just how formidable the youth's teleportation skills were.
There was no one on the battlefield that could escape from him.
Likewise, there was no one who could catch hold of him either.
"Work together to kill me?" Adam scoffed. "So naive!"
"You cocky bastard!" Alvertos growled menacingly. "I'll finish you today!"
Despite saying that, his grip around his sword tightened and he was constantly vigilant about the youth's attack. After all, through the mysterious use of teleportation, he could attack from anywhere.
Furthermore, in closed-off spaces such as the tunnel, there weren't many spells that he could cast. He could only rely on magic combat, which wasn't really his strong point.
Alvertos couldn't help but curse his misfortune at the moment. He had laid low for more than seven years, and he was certain that any suspicions about him were quelled.
But he was wrong. Terribly wrong.
"For trash like you, I don't even need to use teleportation spells," said Adam, and the next moment, the white lotus patterns in his eyes gradually vanished.
He had said so not because he was arrogant, but because using the lotus for so long was beginning to put great strain in his eyes.
After all, he had been using it for more than two hours to hide his and Elysande's presence. If he used it anymore, he would be adversely affected in the fight to come.
Did he just... teleport? He thought.
No! That was no teleportation spell—
His thoughts came to an abrupt halt when he felt immense danger to his life. He quickly turned around and raised his broadsword in a defensive stance.
CLANG!
"Aghh!!" Rawlins spat out a mouthful of blood as he was forced to kneel on the ground.
A small crater had formed underneath him from the sheer force of Adam's attack!
Such strength! Rollins thought in shock.
More importantly... just what the hell are those daggers?!
The force from Adam's attack was tremendous, no doubt. Moreover, the raven-shaped daggers in his hands were so sharp that they chipped through Rawlins's broadsword!
If it wasn't for the old man constantly circulating his mana through his weapon, he feared that those strange daggers would have cut his sword in half.
The veins in Rawlins's forearms started bursting open as he desperately struggled against the might of Adam's attack. He could feel his skin tear and his bones crack.
Damn it! I'll die at this rate! He screamed inwardly.
But right at that moment, Adam withdrew his strength and took a few steps back. He examined his daggers and praised, "Hmm, not bad."
He then looked at Rawlins's miserable appearance and asked seemingly out of concern, "Are you alright? Can you go another round with me? You won't die so soon, yes?"
Rawlins's eyes turned bloodshot from rage. He couldn't believe that he, a top executive from the Umbra Thieves, was being so humiliated by a mere kid.
He knew there was no hope of escaping this place especially when his opponent was an expert at teleportation.
It was either kill or get killed.
He rose to his feet and charged at Adam once again. "Die!!"
Adam's smirked tauntingly. "Good boy, that's the spirit."