Chapter 536: It’s Still Not Over
While Amon and Seraphina were getting beaten by Alaric.
On Aisha’s side of the battlefield. The sight was not much differeng.
BOOM!
Marcus was sent hurtling through the air.
Soren’s fist, encased in a massive gauntlet of solid ice, had slammed directly into his chest.
The impact was devastating.
Marcus crashed through several bushes before rolling across the ground, his spear slipping from his grip.
"Cough!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood before forcing himself back onto one knee.
Soren didn’t give him a moment to recover.
A freezing mist spread from beneath his feet, rapidly covering the ground in a layer of frost.
But before he could continue his assault.
Aisha roared.
Blue lightning erupted around her body.
Her greatsword became wrapped in crackling bolts of electricity as she charged forward with incredible speed.
With both hands gripping the hilt, she swung the massive blade straight toward Soren’s shoulder.
Soren calmly raised his right hand.
Dense ice rapidly condensed around both of his fists, forming enormous crystalline gauntlets.
CLANG!!
His icy fist collided directly with Aisha’s lightning-coated greatsword.
A violent shockwave exploded outward.
Lightning and frost clashed violently, sending streams of blue electricity and countless ice fragments flying across the battlefield.
The tremendous force overwhelmed Aisha.
Her feet left the ground.
She was thrown backward before crashing heavily into a nearby tree.
BOOM!
The trunk cracked under the impact.
Aisha gritted her teeth and immediately pushed herself back to her feet despite the pain shooting through her arms.
At that moment three enormous emerald magic circles appeared high above Soren.
Then. Another. And another.
The night sky glowed bright green.
Each magic circle released over a dozen massive wind arrows.
More than fifty razor-sharp projectiles rained down simultaneously, tearing through the air with deafening whistles.
Those spells were conjured by Eliana.
[Tempest Arrow Rain]
The barrage descended upon Soren like a storm.
Soren calmly extended one hand.
[Ice Wall]
Thick walls of crystal-clear ice erupted around him from every direction, forming a nearly impenetrable fortress.
The wind arrows slammed into the frozen barriers.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Explosions continuously echoed throughout the forest.
Cracks rapidly spread across the ice.
But before the barriers could fully recover
Marcus rejoined the battle.
Flames erupted around his spear. With a furious roar, he swept the weapon through the air.
Several enormous arcs of blazing fire shot toward the damaged ice fortress.
The instant the flames struck.
Marcus’s fire ability flam burst activated. The fire rapidly intensified. The burning mana compressed before erupting violently.
BOOOOOOM!!
A massive explosion engulfed the entire fortress.
Already weakened by Eliana’s relentless wind assault, the frozen walls finally shattered.
Countless shards of ice scattered across the battlefield like deadly blades.
Hidden high among the branches of a towering tree, Eliana remained perfectly calm.
She had already drawn another arrow.
Except this one wasn’t ordinary.
Pure mana condensed into the shape of an arrow upon her bowstring.
Her sharp elven eyes locked onto Soren through the fading smoke.
Without hesitation.
Twang!
The glowing mana arrow shot forward like a beam of light, silently piercing through the drifting cloud of ice and smoke toward its target.
A freezing breath escaped Soren’s lips.
The calm expression on his face remained unchanged, but his breathing had grown noticeably heavier.
Cracks spread across the icy gauntlets covering his fists.
"Not bad."
His emerald eyes swept across Marcus, Aisha, and Eliana.
"You three work together surprisingly well."
The air around him suddenly trembled. A pale frost-blue glow spread across his entire body.
BOOM!
His mana erupted outward like a violent blizzard.
An overwhelming wave of icy mana swept across the battlefield, rapidly freezing everything in its path.
The grass turned white.
The earth became solid ice.
Nearby trees were covered in thick frost, their branches creaking beneath the sudden weight.
Even the temperature plummeted so drastically that Marcus and Aisha could see their own breath.
Eliana’s mana arrow shot straight toward Soren.
He casually raised one hand.
A wall of ice formed instantly.
Clang!
The mana arrow shattered against it.
More arrows followed.
Soren calmly blocked every one of them while his mana continued spreading across the forest.
Aisha’s eyes narrowed.
’Now!’
Blue lightning erupted from beneath her feet.
She thrust her greatsword into the frozen ground.
[Lightning Field]
A brilliant blue magic circle expanded beneath Soren.
A moment later, a massive dome of crackling blue energy rose into existence, completely surrounding him.
Thunder echoed continuously inside the barrier.
BOOM!
CRACK!!
Blue lightning surged throughout the dome.
Countless bolts bounced wildly from one side to another like enraged serpents.
Every surface inside the barrier became a conduit for electricity.
The lightning struck repeatedly.
Again. And again. And again.
The entire dome became a prison of endless thunder.
Soren’s cloak fluttered violently beneath the relentless assault.
His body trembled slightly as arcs of lightning struck him from every direction.
Small burn marks appeared on his sleeves.
The smell of scorched cloth filled the air.
"Interesting."
He admitted quietly. The technique had managed to injure him. But only slightly.
His expression remained as calm as ever.
Then he slowly raised his hand. The frost surrounding him exploded outward.
BOOOOOOM!!
An enormous wave of freezing mana burst from his body.
The icy shockwave collided with the walls of the Lightning Field.
Cracks spread across the dome.
Another pulse followed.
CRACK!!
The entire barrier shattered into countless fragments of blue light.
The moment he escaped.
Soren disappeared.
"So fast!"
Marcus’s eyes widened. A blur of frost flashed before him.
BOOM!
An ice-covered fist slammed into his ribs.
Several bones cracked instantly.
Marcus was launched through the air before crashing heavily onto the frozen ground.
"Cough...!"
Blood escaped his mouth.
"Agh!"
Aisha charged in from the side, her lightning-covered greatsword roaring through the air.
Soren calmly sidestepped.
His elbow drove into her stomach.
BANG!
The breath left her lungs.
Before she could recover, his knee struck her side.
The impact sent her tumbling across the frozen ground.
She rolled several times before finally forcing herself to stop.
Pain spread through her entire body.