Chapter 237 237: Breaking Through

Sensing that something was wrong, Stone Head moved forward, intending to attack Titane before he could harm anyone

However, before Stone Head could succeed, long and slender pointy spikes of metal suddenly grew all over Titane's body

At this point, Titane's eyes were completely bloodshot and his veins popped as if they would explode any moment from now

His body continued to leak mana tainted with blood-red color while his strength grew exponentially

Based on the aura that Titane releases, he is now a Junior Mage in the 3rd cycle!

For every cycle, a mage's strength would generally grow 50%. As such, the higher the cycle, the more powerful mages are against those that have a lower rank than them

If a 1st cycle mage has a power value of 1000 then those in the 2nd cycle have 1,500. As for those in the 3rd cycle, they have a power value of 2,250. That's a large difference!

Now that Titane is a mage at the 3rd cycle of the Junior Rank, he has the power to threaten eight Junior Mages considering that only two of them were in the 2nd cycle

"DIE! DIE! DIE!" Titane shouted like a broken radio and the long spikes of metal that grew out of his body shot out to attack the people that murdered his family

Stone Head with the boost of his spell punched and kick the metal spikes that went to attack him. Weaver uses her vines to break the spikes while Left Wind uses the rotating winds on her hands to shred the metal

However, the power of the berserk Titane was more than twice the power of your normal 1st cycle mages

In the end, the three were defeated. They were not fast or strong enough to break all the long metal spikes

"Ahhkk!!"

The three of them were penetrated by the metal spikes on at least three areas of their bodies

Their blood dyed the gray metal with a red color as pain engulfed their senses

The three 1st cycle Junior Mages were at the mercy of their opponent. The only one that was in a better situation from the three of them was Stone Head as he is a mage that uses a magic spell

Despite the injuries he sustained, Stone Head still uses his bare hands to crush the metal spikes that penetrate his body. However, even if he were to crush one or two of them, more metal spikes would move against him

"This fucker, what did he eat to suddenly grow this strong?!" Flamaz cursed. Flames gathered at both of his palms before he put his palms together

"Haaaa!!" Flamaz is a 2nd cycle Junior Mage but he hasn't grasped a magic spell and he could only use simple magic

Even then, as a mage at the 2nd cycle, he is still strong and he shoots out a blazing torrent of flames toward Titane

The Chief also once again casts her [Spicule Orb] targeting the only remaining opponent that they have while Right Wind sent out blades of winds

Rockim and Burning Fist are mages that focus on close combat but that doesn't mean that they cannot use range attacks. It's just that using their bodies to attack would result in greater power compared to attacking from a distance

However, it seems like they were very wary of the berserk Titane and they resorted to using range magic

Rockim slammed his foot on the ground, cracking it and the rubbles floated. With his control, the rubbles were sent flying to Titane while Burning Fist condensed balls of fire to send to the same target

The attack from five mages especially the ones from the two 2nd cycle mages forces the berserk Titane to focus his attention on them

More long spikes of metal grew from his body and they moved in a single area to act as a shield

The combination of these magic destroyed one metal spike after another but while they managed to destroy Titane's defenses, they were unable to harm him in the slightest

Still, this gave Stone Head and the others a chance to break free from their current predicament as they used their magic to break the spikes on their bodies

However, a mage in the 3rd cycle is really different. Despite receiving the attack of five mages, he still managed to kill Left Wind

Stone Head succeeded in breaking the spikes and he retreated, the same was true for Weaver. But the unfortunate Left Wind wasn't and more metal spikes penetrated her that resulted in her death

"Ah! No! Left Wind!" Right Wind shouted as she shed tears after witnessing the death of her tribesman

"Don't! We must stay together and raise our defenses!" Chief said in a panic as she called the others

With the strength of a 3rd cycle mage, Titane could kill them one by one as if he was picking fruits. Only if they join hands and stay together would they have a chance of winning

"The situation has become really dangerous!" Rezen thought as he shuddered. If he were to be targeted by Titane, the result could only be death and he ran as fast as possible

After a few moments, everyone gathered near Chief as they faced the berserk Titane

"Attack together!" The Chief shouted, naturally taking command of the remaining Junior Mages

Everyone only used long-range magic. They are afraid of getting closer to Titane as if that would result in death

Magic from different elements flew in the air that attacked Titane that was in mid-air

The long spikes on his body were moving as if they were his feet as he approach Chief and the others

Facing the combined attacks of seven Junior Mages, Titane controlled his metal spikes and they shattered one by one to the point that he even suffered injuries as he bled

If he could barely defend against the attacks of five Junior Mages then seven of them was a different story!

While it still was not enough to kill him, the power was enough to injure him. If this goes on then even though he was stronger than any of them, Titane would still die since seven enemies are working together

"I TOLD YOU ALL TO DIE!!!" Titane said angrily and the long metal spikes that already regenerated that has become his legs and feet moved even faster than before

"Not good!" Burning Fist uttered and everyone threw out their magic once more to break the metal spikes that seems like the personification of death

But even though seven of them were cooperating, the Junior Mages still suffered another casualty

Rockim of the Earth Wrath Tribe was not able to resist and several spikes penetrated his body, turning him into a human porcupine

The others were only in a slightly better situation as they too received varying levels of injuries

They didn't die but the metal spikes still poked their bodies, they were just fast enough to move away or strong enough to crush the metal spikes before they fully died

"Coughed!"

While the remaining six Junior Mages were retreating, Stone Head heard a familiar voice. He saw the Chief of his tribe coughing

The Chief's cough was accompanied by blood. While she was still stronger than the others, in the end, she is still old

Now that she sustained injuries in her old age, her body can't help but slowly break down

"Chief!" Stone Head called out worriedly. The Waterside Tribe cannot afford to lose another Junior Mage!

Not to mention, Chief is the only 2nd cycle mage of the tribe and she also knows how to cast a magic spell

The tribe cannot afford to lose her

"I-I'm fine!" Chief said as she continue to retreat but due to her old age, she was slower than the others and yet another one of the rampaging metal spikes hit her

The only fortunate thing was that her battle reflex was still there and instead of penetrating her heart, the metal spike only skewered her left arm

"N-no!" Stone Head uttered in despair. His blood boiled as he imagined the scene of Chief's dead

He cannot let that happen and his vision turned red

Stone Head's mana was stirred and they leaked out of his body too just like Titane but there was a difference between the two

Titane's leaking mana was very aggressive as if it doesn't want anything but to rampage but Stone Head's mana was different

On the outside, it seemed like his mana was also on a rampage as it was destroying his body but every Junior Mage knew what was exactly happening

"Wow, this fucker is actually breaking through in the middle of a fight?! That's insane!" Flamaz commented while wiping the blood on the side of his lips

Indeed, Stone Head's mana that was destroying his physical body was not simply on a blind rampage. This is the process of breaking through the next rank for Junior Mages!