Chapter 35

The fire and water energies collided with each other, starting a battle between the red and blue

The two maintained their respective magic circles, their arms were stretched in front of them as they channeled their mana into the magic circles that controlled the free mana in the environment to create a supernatural phenomenon

Both of their expressions were ice-cold and fierce, showing their desire to kill each other

However, soon, the fire mage’s countenance turned red from shock and anger

As their stream magic fought against each other, Rezen was actually overpowering him!

He, a 2nd fusion rank mage was being overpowered by a 1st fusion mage! This is a great humiliation

For the lower-level mages, winning and gaining the upper hand against opponents above their rank is a sign of talent. Something that they should be proud of but the opposite is true for the higher-level mage

If a mage below their rank pushed and defeated them, that is nothing but humiliation on their part!

“Just accept your death!” The fire mage said angrily. His eyes were bloodshot as his mystic gem resonated with the natural laws to the fullest and the magic circle churned, glowing with an even brighter shade of red

“Die, you traitor!” Rezen snorted, increasing the power of his spell that accelerates the defeat of his opponent

The color red started to shrink while the color blue grew longer. The fire mage was being pushed back, his body trembling and his jaw tightened

A mage’s rank depends on their mystic gem. The more fusion a mystic gem went through, the more powerful it would be but comprehension is also greatly important

To give an analogy, the mystic gem’s rank would be akin to money. The more the better

The comprehension on the other hand is either a ‘normal’ person or a ‘businessman’. The normal person would spend the money without much thought while the businessman could utilize the money to its fullest extent

Even if the ‘normal person’ and the ‘businessman’ was given the same amount of money, the things that they could gain and achieve with their money would be different

A mage’s rank determines their raw power and comprehension determines their skill in using the said raw power!

Currently, the fire mage has more money but is a ‘normal person’ while Rezen has less money but he is a ‘businessman’

As a result, Rezen managed to overpower his opponent and he won the clash between their stream magic

The fire mage’s magic circle shattered as it was pierced through by the water energies that advanced and hit his body

He was thrown away, his back colliding with a tree as he coughed out a mouthful of blood

Even if he didn’t die directly, the impact of Rezen’s spell surely broke his bones. In the low chance that he survived this battle, he still almost has no hope of reaching the central area anymore

At first, Rezen thought that he would feel greatly disturbed but maybe because the fire mage wanted him dead first and that’s why he doesn’t feel that guilt at all

“Hahahaha… the traitor decided to strike first, thinking of an easy victory but the situation was reversed!” Fifteen laughed once again, enjoying the current situation

“Sir… may I proceed now?” Rezen asked carefully, making sure not to offend this crazy person that can kill him with a single punch

“Proceed? He isn’t dead yet. You have to finish the job! Hahaha, looking at you, you never killed a human before, right?” Fifteen asks with a grin and Rezen nodded his head

“Hehehe… there’s a first time for everything… if you want to proceed, you have to kill!”

Rezen took a deep breath before condensing another magic circle

“N-no… d-don’t… p-please… I-I was w-wrong…” the fire mage pleaded after seeing what Rezen is planning to do but like a devil, Fifteen whispered in his ears

“Will it be his life or your life that would continue… choose wisely”

With that, Rezen’s hesitation vanishes. He already knew that in a fantasy world, if he walk the path of mages, sooner or later he would kill not just magic beasts but also humans!

Rezen used another [Water Stream] that directly ended the fire mage’s life

“Hahahaha… you almost didn’t hesitate despite this being the first time. Kid, I like you and I will give you some advice. The more cruel and cunning you are here, the higher your chance of surviving!” Fifteen said and Rezen gave his thanks

Any information he could obtain now is valuable!

“Then… Sir, can I proceed now?”

“Sure, sure, you can. Now, have a fight with me”

“S-Sir… I thought…”

“I know what is in your mind but killing that human is not for nothing. Know that even if all of you maggots team up to kill me, you would fail miserably. You just have to fight me and if I think that you are passable, you can proceed. Of course, for killing that maggot, I would loosen my standards of passing for you…”

What a scam! Rezen thought that he wouldn’t have to fight this red hair anymore

Sure enough, none of these kidnapper bastards are good!

“Before that, c-can I ask one thing?”

“Yeah, sure”

“C-can I use my items in our fight?”

“You can use whatever you want. One’s luck and fortune are also a part of their strength. In fact, we would like it better if the candidates have great luck and fortune”

Rezen heaved a sigh of relief at that. If he is not allowed to use his recovery pills in the fight then he might not win. His fighting skills after all are basically trash!

He relied on the magic spells above his level that he could use but that definitely wouldn’t work on this crazy bastard!

“Enough questions now. Fight to the death!”

Rezen did not need to be told twice as he jumped away while condensing a magic circle

He already noticed that these Tattoo Warriors kidnappers seem to be adept at close combat and mages that relied on mystic gems and magic circles are not good at that, except for the ones that can use magic spells such as [Shadow Suit] and [Water God’s Armor]

“[Water Spears!]”

In front of Rezen was a blue magic circle that released three spears of water that cut through the air

Their speed was fast at least in Rezen’s perspective

Mages would either use defensive magic to block or fight offense with offense but Fifteen has a more straightforward response

The tattoo on his body turned crimson red in color as he raised his foot

That foot was swiped in the air and was accompanied by the power of fire. This ability of his reminded Rezen of the fire benders in Avatar, their punches and kicks also contains fire

Whether it be the physical strength or the fire is not that important. The only thing that Rezen knew was that Fifteen easily took care of the [Water Spears] with a single swipe kick

The collision between water and fire created a small explosion and steam

The steam obstructed Rezen’s vision and the next thing that he knew was that Fifteen is already in front of him

The bastard has a sly smile on his face. His fingers were clenched into a fist coated with fire that he used to punch Rezen in the stomach

Rezen’s eyes wildly trembled, and pain spreads out from his stomach as his body was thrown high in the air

His shirt was burned directly, revealing the scorched flesh inside and he almost passed out from the pain

‘This is you holding back?!’ Rezen thought in his mind amidst the pain yet before he can even recover, Fifteen directly leaped in the air

The bastard even made a cool move as he rotated his body in the air and kicked Rezen that was not able to block

His body was once again thrown in the air without his control and his back collided with a tree

He can feel his spine breaking as he coughed blood and small pieces of flesh

Death… Rezen can feel the threat of death. With his spine broken, how can he move especially now that he is still falling?

Rezen’s survival instincts kicked in again, his storage enable him to take out any item stored and placed it anywhere he wanted

He tried to see if a recovery pill can directly appear on his tongue and he was not disappointed!

The pill indeed appeared directly inside his mouth and he hurriedly swallowed it

The effects were instantaneous and whether it be the broken spine or the pain, both of them vanish

This happened during the time that Rezen was falling and he now has to save himself from dying from the fall

Rezen’s mystic gem that always followed him glowed. His arms stretched in different directions

One is below him and the other is to Fifteen that was approaching him again

“[Water Stream!]”

Rezen cast two [Water Stream] spell at the same time. One is to slow down his fall and lessen the impact and the other is to obstruct Fifteen

Seeing Rezen recovering at an unbelievable rate, a flash of surprise appeared on Fifteen’s eyes

He merely punched the stream spell with his fiery fist, dispersing it but after that, he didn’t continue attacking Rezen and the man safely landed on the ground

“Maggot, what a surprise. You seem to be hiding a secret, you instantly recovered when I thought that you would die” Fifteen commented to the Rezen kneeling and panting on the ground

His physical and soul condition was restored to the peak by the pill but the horror of being in the clutch of death moments ago was still there

He really almost died back there!

‘Fuck, after I survive this I promised that I would be a Neet! I won’t ever go out of my farm before I could increase my strength!’ Rezen vowed while staring at the crazy bastard with fear

“Whatever the secret of a maggot is, I don’t care. I only need to see if you have the right to receive the special inheritance of our master. Your fighting skills, to be honest, is trash, even ants might be better than you but from what I can see, your survival instincts are pretty great. Your secret and survival instincts… we like that but you must still perform better than you showed earlier!”

‘Crazy bastard, how can you determine my fighting skills when I can’t even follow your movements? Is this already you loosening your standards?!’

Rezen scowled internally but he made sure not to show any displeasure on his face

“I will do my best” Rezen replied as a magic circle appeared on top of him

The magic circle flew down from his head to his toe and the only magic that he knew that would increase his physical abilities was used by him

“[Water God’s Armor!]”

Rezen can’t last long using this spell but he can just consume recovery pills since he still had hundreds of them

“Heh… you’re really full of surprises. You don’t even use magic spells at your level” Fifteen mused and the two clashed again

Rezen used his whips as he slapped them in the air

The whips were like slimy snakes. They drew a zigzag in the air as they approached Fifteen

With a smirk, Fifteen caught the water whips with his hands. His hands jerked and he pulled the magic whips in the side

Since Rezen was holding the other end of the whip, he was not left unscathed

He doesn’t know whether this is Fifteen’s fetish or what but Rezen was thrown again despite already using [Water God’s Armor]

No doubt that if Fifteen has the intention of fighting him to death, a single attack is all that it takes to kill him!

Rezen smashed a few trees with his body causing his water armor to tremble but he forcefully maintained it

Without the armor, this trick of Fifteen would have broken Rezen’s bones again!