119 Chapter 119

As the black snake suddenly erupted with the strength of a 5th rank magic beast, the shadows nearby Rezen twisted and from them, two people wearing red mage robes and white masks emerged

“[Shadow Hand!]”

“[Shadow Lock!]”

One of the guards casts his magic and the shadow below the black snake also twisted and a large hand created from the shadow emerged and grabbed the black snake

The other guard on the other hand conjured a black magic circle that shot a black nail that pierces the snake’s shadow

Whether it be the [Shadow Hand] or [Shadow Lock] spell, both of them are spells that would prevent the target from moving

Since both of the guards were 5th fusion rank mages and are considered elites, even a magic beast at the same rank as them should have been immobilized

However, the black snake was only hindered for a moment when the imprint from its forehead suddenly extracted more power from who knows where

The dark mist around the snake grew bigger before its body absorbed the mist

The black snake erupted with even greater power and it moved again, breaking the spell that prevented it from moving

For the nth time, the black snake flew like an arrow. Its speed was terribly fast that even elite 5th fusion rank mages were unable to react in time

As a result, one of the Scarlet Death Squad members was pierced through by the snake, poking a large hole in his body

The mage was almost cut in half due to how terrifyingly large the hole on his stomach was

Blood splashed around along with the pieces of the mage’s innards

This degree of injury… only the most special and valuable elixir could heal it

With no suspense, the mage fell to the ground. It wouldn’t take that long before he would die

The black snake that killed him after it erupted with such a great power turned into ashes but the situation wasn’t safe yet

Imprints also appeared from the remaining black snakes at the 3rd rank and below and their aura grew stronger

The surrounding was suddenly filled with black mist that the black snakes emitted. Even Rezen’s [Essence of the Sun] spell find it hard to burn and force the mist to dissipate

“How could this be!” Rezen’s eyes almost popped before he hurriedly covered his fists with the power of the sun

If his guard wasn’t attacked, Rezen is the one that has a hole in the stomach right now

That snake’s attack was too fast, almost impossible for any of them to defend and the other thousands of black snakes also grew in power

The more than two hundred black snakes at the 3rd rank grew stronger and became 4th rank black snakes. Not to mention, the black snakes below the 3rd rank instantly became as strong as 3rd rank magic beasts including the ungraded ones

The remaining guard hurriedly casts one spell after another to kill the black snakes

He acted as if his comrade didn’t die. He is completely focused on his mission and that is to protect Rezen

Scarlet Death Squad just like the name implies is a death squad. They will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for the mission

In the world of mages, the Scarlet Death Squad are fearsome mages. They are one of the reasons why other mage clans and organizations are wary of the Preston Family

The battle continued and raged on and Rezen’s spirit plants and Nightmare Crows suffered casualties that causes his eyes to redden

“Cough… cough… S-sir Rezen, run!” The dying mage uttered and Rezen’s eyes flickered

He only hesitated for a bit before retrieving a recovery pill from his storage. He has no choice but to use the pill to save his guard

Rezen is not heartless enough to let the person that saved him die

Rezen forcefully fed the mage with the recovery pill that instantly showed its miraculous effect

Recovery pill… a pill that would bring the consumer back to their peak condition. In almost no time, the large gaping hole on the mage’s stomach healed along with his smashed internal organs

Even a mage from the Scarlet Death Squad that is supposed to show as less reactions as possible let out surprised gasps

“Don’t worry about injuries and fight! As long as you are not instantly killed, I can heal you! Please help me kill these damned magic beasts and save as much of my forces as possible!” Rezen said

The Nightmare Crows require Rezen to subdue them on his own while the Spirit Plants require money to grow. He is unwilling to let them suffer

As experts and elites, despite the surprise that Rezen showed, the two mages still moved to cast their spells and kill the black snakes

Rezen also moved and he deactivated the [Essence of the Sun] spell since the black mist made it hard for him to affect them

His figure moved like a phantom as he appeared in front of a black snake at the 4th rank

The power of the sun was flowing into his palms as he grabbed the snake and crushed it with his hand

That snake might have become a 4th rank magic beast but it didn’t do so by its own ability

Not to mention, aside from the magic beasts that are always at the top of their rank, the ordinary ones are no match for Rezen

Aside from the sun-type mystic gem, Rezen also summoned his crow-type gem and he waved his hand as he formed a magic circle

“[Blessing of the Crow God!]”

From the magic circle that Rezen created, wisps of black energies flew out and were absorbed by the crows

Since that magic is only in the 3rd grade, Rezen only managed to buff around a hundred crows

Those crows are still not at the level of 4th rank beasts but with the spell’s buff, they became stronger than the other crows

“Roo!” Rezen called out and one of the Nightmare Crow flew towards him

Rezen clicked his fingers together and two magic circles appeared

One of them was purplish black in color while the other was yellow

“[Combination Magic: Golden Crow Transformation!]”

Rezen only has two spells in the 4th grade. One of them is his personally created [Essence of the Sun] spell, while the other one is called [Golden Crow’s Descent] that he obtained after eating a mysterious peach

The mysterious peaches gave Rezen a perfect comprehension of the spells as such, he was able to combine two spells at once almost effortlessly

Mages below the 4th fusion rank find it the hardest to use combination magic and generally, only mages at the 4th fusion rank and above would try to learn such spells

Of course, it doesn’t mean that 4th rank mages and above can easily learn combination magic but with the help of their stronger soul, they would find it easier

Rezen’s crow-type gem still hasn’t reached the 4th fusion rank but it doesn’t mean he cannot use it for a combination spell just like how the 5th fusion rank Claude activated a combination magic that contained one spell at the 6th grade and two at the 5th grade

The two magic circles landed on Roo that instantly underwent a terrific transformation

Roo is originally the size of a normal crow but after that spell, it grew into a 2 meters long bird

It shed off its previous black color and turned into a golden crow

Roo’s body emitted a high temperature as if it was a real golden crow and it uttered a loud piercing bird cry before it dove down to crush the snakes that invaded its home with its claw

“Ha!”

Rezen punched out and he sent a stream of sun energies towards the other crow

The projectile attack of a 4th rank Tattoo Warrior has the strength of an average 4th grade spell though it lacks flexibility

All paths have their own advantage and disadvantages. No matter how strong a Tattoo Warrior is, in terms of flexibility, they are not as strong as mages that could cast various spells with different effects

Rezen’s arsenal of 4th grade spells is still limited and he can only use his body to punch or kick or throw projectile attacks

After all, there are hundreds of black snakes at the 4th rank. If they continue to exist, Rezen’s farm would have a lot of casualties

Rezen’s body flickered as he killed one black snake after another along with the members of his farm’s defense and the two Scarlet Death Squad mages

Whenever any of the two mages suffered injuries, Rezen will throw a recovery pill toward them

Even Roo was fed with recovery pills since the spell that increases its power took a tool on its body

Not to mention, although Rezen doesn’t have to split his attention to maintain the spell on Roo, if enough time passed or if Roo used up all of its strength, the spell would be deactivated

Rezen has to recast the spell and that is when Roo would be in a vulnerable state