Chapter 438 Do You Know How To Swim? [Part 2]
?Ethan stood still as countless icicles flew in his direction.
At this time, he couldn't help but wonder why he was always surrounded by Witches who specialized in Ice Magic.
It was as if the women he met in his life were hard counters for his ability, or so he thought a few months ago.
“Confractus!” Ethan raised his wand and the countless Icicles that were flying in his direction shattered.
Illumina was talking to him telepathically and dictating several spells that he could use to fight against those who used Ice Magic.
Since ice was made up of water, as long as he timed it right, he would be able to shatter it at will. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
Leah arched an eyebrow after seeing Ethan destroy the icicles that she had aimed at him.
However, she still couldn’t detect any magical fluctuations in his body.
“Vocare Lupum Glaciem!” The beautiful lady pointed her wand in front of her.
A moment later, over a dozen wolves made up of ice emerged and charged in Ethan’s direction.
“Magna Confractus!” Ethan pointed his wand toward the wolves who were only a few meters away from him.
All the wolves closed in on the young man, about to lunge. Suddenly, right before they could make their move, they all swiftly disintegrated into chunks of ice.
“You think using that spell will save you from me?” Leah asked.
“There’s only one way to find out, Mother,” Ethan replied with a smile. “Give me your worst.”
“Don’t regret those words, boy,” Leah said icily. “Everyone who has said that to me in the past learned their lesson the hard way.”
What Lily’s mother didn’t know was that Ethan’s three helpers were laughing at her.
‘Did you hear that?’ Sebastian asked with a smirk. ‘Isn’t that what happened to those who looked down on our boy in the past?’
‘If she wasn't Lily’s mother, I would have already taken hold of Ethan’s body and spanked her for her insolence.’
‘I’m very tempted to slap this girl,’ Illumina commented. ‘Come, Ethan. Use Partial Resonance! I will make sure that she learns her lesson the hard way.’
The three powerful beings were making a ruckus inside his head, making the young man sigh in his heart.
He was also tempted to use Partial Resonance and summon Illumina. But he feared that if he did that, the Mermaid Princess would go all out and slap Lily’s mother silly.
If she didn’t use her hands personally, she might use the Giant Water Hands, which Ethan had learned in his fight against the Witch who specialized in water magic in one of Fortis Dud’s trials.
For the time being, he decided to not use his Partial Resonance and simply shatter all the spells that Leah would throw in his direction.
Not all Wizards could do what Ethan was doing.
He was only able to do it because his control over Water Magic had increased significantly after completing the trials in the underground maze.
Ethan even thought that the trial was also a training ground for Fortis Dud’s successor, the inheritor of his Will and Legacy.
The young man didn’t receive any Legacies, but he didn’t come out empty-handed either.
The Golden Egg in his possession was quite mysterious, and he believed that the Founder of the Academy wasn’t joking when he said that the moment it hatched, his Ancient Wendigo wouldn’t hold a candle against it.
“Gelida Regnum!” Leah pointed her wand toward the sky, and a blue beam of light emerged from the tip of her wand.
Ethan didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry because Sebastian and his Other Half were having the time of their lives.
‘Ouch, that should hurt,’ Sebastian said. ‘Did you see her tug on Leah’s hair when Ethan closed his eyes for a brief moment?’
‘I did,” Ethan’s Other Half replied. ‘She even pinched her waist a while ago. Illumina probably thought that Ethan wouldn’t notice when she dragged that woman to the bottom of the sea.’
‘This girl is really dangerous. I wonder what will happen if Ethan meets her real body.’
‘God forbid that happens soon. She will eat him up, and before we know it, there will be new mermaid princesses in the sea.’
‘Damn. I’m looking forward to that. Do you think it will be added to the side stories?’
‘Definitely. If the author didn’t add it, there would be a riot.’
The two continued their live commentary as all hell broke loose under the sea.
A moment later, the blizzard in the arena disappeared, so everyone was finally able to see what was happening.
Lying in one of the corners was Leah, her entire body drenched with water.
Her hair and even her clothes were in disarray as if someone had wrestled with her on the spot.
Ethan on the other hand, was kneeling at the other side of the arena, panting for breath.
The silhouette of a Mermaid Princess was lightly rubbing his back as if helping him to feel better.
Professor Rinehart then teleported beside the fallen Leah and checked her condition.
She knew that none of them would actually die because the safety locks of the arena were activated.
Even so, he still checked to see if Leah was breathing.
When he confirmed that she was just unconscious, he signaled to everyone watching that the fight was over.
Lily, Lyal, and Conall immediately headed toward Leah to check her condition.
Luna, Lilian, and Emma went to check Ethan’s condition. Judging by the look on his face, it seem that he had pushed himself past his limit again.
Nicole, on the other hand, watched everything from afar with her hands crossed over her chest.
Similar to Professor Rinehart, she wanted to know how Ethan was able to use magic despite being a Dud.
‘It seems like it will still take a while before I learn your secret,’ Nicole thought with a smile. ‘Still, with this, I think Lily’s mother will no longer get in the way of their relationship.
‘But I’m sure her father will definitely come to give Ethan a piece of his mind. Now, that is something that I’m looking forward to seeing.’
Nicole and Lily weren't close enough for the Magical Fencer to know about Lily’s family background.
However, she could make guesses. If her guess was correct, then Leah's husband, Lily’s father, should be someone very important in Southshire.
‘Well, I’ll know sooner or later,’ Nicole mused. ‘I can wait.’
Since she was already there, she decided to also go to the arena and check on Ethan’s condition.
Even with her trained eye, it was truly impossible to see what had happened inside the blizzard.
‘I hope that it's nothing too serious,’ Nicole thought. ‘We still have a ballroom party to attend.’
The two of them were personally invited to the Royal Capital by the Grand Archmage of Eastshire in order to receive their awards for helping to defend Otto City from the Dungeon Outbreak.
Because of this, Nicole was looking forward to what kind of surprises she would see in the Royal Palace, where everyone wore a mask not only to cover their faces but their hearts as well.