nashuaworldcup Chapter 199 Blizzard
Chapter 199 Blizzard
A battle between two mages is usually a contest of magical power.
It's all about having a variety of skills...
This isn't about size, nor is it about speed...
It's not about whose fireball is bigger or whose magic is more dazzling...
According to the teacher's assessment, Lorraine, currently only at the level of a novice mage, could not possibly be compared to a Grand Magister. Especially not someone like Jaina, who possesses unique expertise in ice magic, a natural affinity for it, and extensive combat experience...
The teacher saw almost no hope of Lorraine winning, and even thought that he might not be able to withstand a single move.
As a result, Lorraine actually dodged several unguided attack spells with her skillful movement. She even managed to dodge two of those ice spikes that could have created a large crater in the ground, relying solely on her combat awareness.
The third and fourth were also barely taken down thanks to Flash and the terrain.
"This kid has indeed improved; it seems only in life-or-death situations can one truly transform..."
All told, from my first battle to doing missions with newbies...
Then there was the time he single-handedly fought against beasts, liches, and giant wolves...
He narrowly escaped the clutches of the Scarlet Crusade, summoned skeleton beasts and death knights to fight the necromancer, and saved Wolf Island...
Take the head of the evil Archmage Arugal... Conquer Ambermill, defeat Archmage Atal'Rak and the Scarlet Legendary Assassin, and that Violet-Eyed Magical Cat...
And now, all that chaos has erupted in Dalaran...
It seems like I've experienced several memorable battles in the blink of an eye.
Lorraine has already developed a certain level of combat reflexes.
Although his previous opponents were not weak, relatively speaking, when he encountered truly formidable figures, he still had others helping him deal with them...
They even had to use external magical artifacts to escape danger...
They were confident in their ability to fight, but they could not afford to relax in any real life-or-death battle.
Moreover, in a battle between mages, magic seems simple, requiring only chanting and casting...
The reality is far more complex. The difference between magic and swords lies in the fact that magic seems to have more variations. Swords require speed and strength to quickly close the distance to the opponent and strike a vital point.
Magic, on the other hand, uses various forms of damaging energy to attack opponents.
Both are essentially weapons, but the difference lies in the fact that magic is mysterious, unpredictable, and highly effective.
The flames are scorching hot; if a mortal touches them, he will be burned at best, and burned to ashes at worst.
The frost is biting cold; even those enveloped in it will feel stiff...
Arcane magic energy is quite mysterious. Ordinary people don't know how it harms enemies. In reality, it destroys the material environment through the release of energy, creating a combined effect of damage from various elements.
Like igniting a gas or element in the air...
Arcane spells are more about fundamentally deconstructing and dismantling the opponent, directly destroying their foundation.
Therefore, arcane magic is the foundation of magic.
Every mage who is proficient in magic must first master the basics of arcane magic before they can use other magical powers...
Ice mages use arcane affinity to sense the form of water elements and utilize deformation to inflict physical or magical damage...
Ice magic was once considered a weak spell, while fire magic, as the most aggressive and damaging spell, dominated the magical world. The ice arrows cast by the Dalaran mage apprentices that Lorraine encountered sometimes felt like splashing a little ice water on someone's face—completely harmless.
However, with Jaina, the ice spikes she casually conjured were as sharp as real iron blades, capable of withstanding regular slashes...
In other words, it can transform into arrows and shields at any time, and can also restrict the enemy's movement and slow down their attack speed.
The widespread blizzard, despite its name, actually consists of ice spikes that gather and fall from above within its attack range... falling down feels like being stabbed by needles or slashed by knives... how could an ordinary person withstand that?
Right now, it has just slipped out of control.
Lorraine discovered that ice spikes were raining down in the narrow space, a forbidden and lethal spell that Jaina had inherited from her teacher, Master Anton Danis!
Level 14 Super-Tier Magic: Blizzard!
To assess the magical power and damage of spells, mages assigned levels to various spells...
Only archmages can master magic of level ten or higher.
Lorraine has been running around non-stop lately.
I almost forgot which spells I've learned... The quest rewards Lady Aegwynn mentioned included the Blizzard spell I wanted... I didn't even have time to claim the reward from the last time I captured Ambermill.
The two disciples sent by Aegwynn were his helpers, one of whom almost caused his death.
It was all in chaos; his junior schoolmate, Eileen, seemed to have disappeared... He was practically fighting alone!
He remembered the ten mage-specific abilities that Aegwynn had unleashed:
Blizzard, Ice Spike, Slow Fall...
Arcane Explosion, Curse Lift, Magic Detection!
Flame Impact! Blazing Nova, Mana Shield, Magic Suppression!
That was one of the rewards for completing the Dalaran rescue mission later.
Before setting off, he only obtained [Teleport: Undercity], [Arcane Missile], the Arcane Rune [Awakening], and the Blizzard, the ultimate ice mage spell he had been longing for.
.....
From then on, Lorraine was considered a true mage.
The ability to use several powerful arcane spells includes:
flash!
The Art of Wisdom!
Awaken the magic!
Polymorph: Polymorph, Arcane Missiles, a very convenient teleportation spell (currently only usable in Undercity), crafting magical spring water and magical bread...
In addition to the initial ice-based spells acquired: Frostbolt, Ice Lance, Frost Nova, Ice Armor...
And there's also the standard finishing move, Blizzard!
Before he knew it, Lorraine had truly grown into a novice mage who knew more than a dozen spells.
More importantly, he also possesses a hidden profession...
In reality, he was a necromancer disguised as an undead ice mage...
A necromancer whom the master and apprentice had almost never heard of before, and whom neither the Horde nor the Alliance had ever seen, possessed necromancy runes that allowed him to command vengeful spirits. Skeleton Resurrection, Vengeance Lock...
Necromancers seem to be a unique form of evil. Judging from the whispers in Undercity, it seems that necromancers and liches only appear in Naxxramas and Scholomance, under the Lich King's rule...
Those necromancers, liches, and even the scientists of the Cataclysm all have masters.
A necromancer like Lorraine, appearing among the Forsaken, seems to be an incredibly powerful being, even compared to hero classes like Death Knights, Paladins, and Demon Hunters...
After all, who says there can't be a Lich or Necromancer hero class in the mage class?
Ok?
They repeatedly relied on what they had.
Those little toys and family heirlooms that helped him survive many times!
Plus, the teachers were there to offer advice and suggestions!
Lorraine wasn't worried at all about being instantly killed by Jaina...
According to the teacher, he was a person with great fortune and wouldn't die so easily...
Lorraine didn't understand what luck was... Logically, it was probably just the favor of Lady Luck.
Right now, instead of being blessed by Lady Luck, he's actually being targeted by the goddess of vengeance!
Jaina unleashed a barrage of spells for over three minutes, including several large and small spells, plus an area-of-effect fog and a miniature version of a level 3 blizzard... She slightly reduced her mana because there were some innocent bystanders around.
The reason she was so high-profile and made such a big fuss was to let these ordinary people feel her aura.
In her eyes, Lorraine, this traitor, was like a little mouse.
It was a piece of cake...
Unexpectedly, Lorraine, who had just been trapped in the inn, vanished in an instant, and Jaina lost her target...
"That little mouse is quite cunning! Hmm, what's that?"
As Lorraine vanished, a hideous, black-armored monster emerged from the mist, wielding a sword and charging straight at Jaina...
Kalecgos, who was standing nearby, found it amusing to see Jaina so enraged.
Kalecgos grew increasingly impressed with the magical girl's talent...
No, she's a magical young woman!
In the eyes of dragons, humans were utterly insignificant. Those tiny creatures couldn't even reach their toes... But the power of magic granted mortals the strength to challenge true gods...
In the past there was Aegwynn, and now there is Jaina, both are rare genius female mages among humans.
They transcended mortals; their magical power was enough to kill dragons!
The moment the Death Knight puppet burst forth from the mist, the blue-haired Kalecgos sensed several unusual fluctuations in the water elemental magic permeating the air, and simultaneously caught a whiff of a repulsive aura of death.
That aura of death, just like the frost dragons resurrected by the Lich King...