Chapter 304 304: Challenge (2)



One fireball for one earth wall and the two simple magic cancel each other, sensing roasted pieces of rocks around

"I apologize for looking down on you. I admit that you seem to have skills far more than we expected but that doesn't mean that you are stronger than me! Come! I will fight you seriously!" The woman said as she injected mana into her magic wand and sword

She pointed her wand at Rezen and the latter found the ground below him becoming soft and he starts to sink. He tried to raise his feet but the ground was sucking him as if it wants to swallow him alive

If that was not enough, she also gathered winds at her sword. The sword is now covered with sharp winds that could definitely rip people's flesh to shreds as she approached Rezen

She is showing some skills at alternating between using a magic wand and a magic sword

Rezen found himself unable to move from his current situation while facing the threat from his opponent's sword

However, he did not show any hint of panic. He is still oozing with confidence just like before

To prevent himself from being defeated, Rezen raised his magic wand before pointing at the ground that was swallowing him

Tremble!

The earth trembled as the softened ground swallowing Rezen suddenly moved in all directions. The ground was moving away from him with his control, effectively regaining his freedom

It looks as if someone just dropped an object at a still pond causing the water to move in all directions

However, things do not end there. The softened ground in front of Rezen turned into an 'earthen tsunami' attempting to swallow his opponent

This forces the woman to slash her sword at that 'tsunami' and cut it in half. As soon as she can see beyond the earthen tsunami again she found that fireballs appeared once more and they are flying toward her

However, she was also not a weak mage. She used her right hand which was holding her sword earlier to cut the tsunami and she cannot exert enough force from it in a short period of time. As such, she opted to use her left hand that is wielding her magic wand

From her wand, frosty fog appeared and this fog was sprayed on the five fireballs extinguishing them as a result

The time it took her to deal with the fireballs gave her time to muster the peak strength of his right hand again and she stabbed the ground with it

Strong gusts of winds appeared with her as the center and Rezen that was charging at her with an orb of solar energy on top of his magic wand was blown away

There's no doubt that among the students of her batch, this woman is one of the most talented

However, while it looks like she was fighting toe to toe with Rezen, the ones with keen eyes can see that she was at a disadvantage

This is already the second time that she has to create a distance between her and Rezen so that she would have enough time to deal with his attacks

Using one magic after another even though it was just simple magic is still taxing and she started to breathe heavily as sweat rolled down her forehead

"Haa... you're strong! Hahahaha! You're really strong!" She started laughing loudly, clearly, she was enjoying this battle. She might be one of those battle maniacs

"You're also strong" Rezen admitted. Since this woman is not the same as the others it was no problem for him to treat her kindly

At the very least, she don't look like someone that has a poor personality. It was normal for people to dislike Rezen because of the academy's biased. However, as soon as she started seeing Rezen's skills it was as if all ill will had vanished and she just focused on the battle

Rezen don't mind a person with this kind of personality as they are less likely to make things difficult for him

"Hahaha! I know! Now, enough chit chat. Time for round two!" She said before once again stabbing the ground with her sword

However, this time, it was not gusts of winds that appeared. The ground below her cracked into smaller pieces before they were carried by a tornado that formed

The tornado carried the rocks as it approached Rezen. In return, Rezen pointed his magic wand at the ground and also tore it into pieces

The rocks floated thanks to a tornado that was forming. Rezen opted to use a tornado against another tornado!

Crweeekk!! Weeengggkkk

A sharp and piercing sound rang around as the two tornadoes clashed against each other. The rocks that the tornadoes were carrying also started to break down into smaller pieces as they crashed into the opposing rocks

Strong winds blew but these winds were unable to affect anything outside the invisible barrier

This barrier is not even shaking despite the clash between two 3rd cycle Deviant Mages. It was as strong and sturdy as before

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The woman laughed even harder than before. Her red short hair fluttered in the winds as her face reflected her joy

"You're Rezen, right? I am Porenz Riva. Don't forget my name, I want to fight you again in the future!" The woman said amidst the clash between the two of them

The left hand that was holding her magic wand was shaking as she was using a lot of her power to endure the assault of Rezen's tornado

She was gnashing her teeth hard as her veins popped. The mana from her elixir field and physical body was constantly moving so that she could keep controlling her tornado

As for Rezen... while it was not exactly a walk in the park, he is visibly at a better condition than his opponent

He was not wasting any of his time. Even if he doesn't train he would still consume the resources that his farm grew

There was a reason why mages fought against each other for resources. If Rezen didn't consume the resources that his farm grew then he might be defeated by Porenz in a single attack and that is not an exaggeration

However, since he constantly consumed many Spirit Plants with a high level of purity, he was able to wield this much power

Even if a mage has access to countless resources, they would only consume the best of the ones they have as they cannot let themselves accumulate impurities. While there are resources that could cleanse these impurities, they are rarer or harder to create than normal. Even rich people don't have enough of such resources

As such, they can't indiscriminately consume every resource that they have but Rezen is different. Because of the high purity of his Spirit Plants, he was able to consume more than what these rich people could consume

In the end, it was Rezen's tornado that won. He overpowered Porenz's tornado and his magic successfully hits his opponent

"Aarrghhh!!"

A pained groan escapes Porenz's lips as the tornado carried her body until her back was slammed into the invisible barrier

She was clearly in a bad condition. She was bleeding all over, especially on her forehead. A rock hit her on her forehead, leaving a bleeding wound and her blood drenched her face

She also has many cut wounds on her body because of the winds in the tornado. While these injuries are not life-threatening they are pretty serious

"Student Porenz, are you unable to continue the battle?" Mage Feather's voice rang inside the barrier containing Rezen and Porenz

As soon as Porenz heard those words, she raised her head. Even though she was clearly seriously injured, there was still a bright smile on her face

"No! This is not over yet!" She said and with shaking legs, she stood up

Rezen respects this woman's tenacity and he readied his wand causing the tip to glow with a blue color thanks to his mana

"If you can deal with my magic spell then I'll admit defeat!" Porenz said as she stored her magic wand in her spatial ring to focus on her magic sword

Since this is an attack from a magic spell and not simple magic, Rezen raised his guard more than usual

Magic spells are stronger than simple magic and it wouldn't do him good if he were to underestimate it