The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 298: Pursuit (Two chapters in one)

Facing the giant lava hand, Ryan narrowed his eyes!
He just pointed his toes and quickly flashed towards the side of the gate.

But the next second, the giant lava hand turned over like a dragon, rumbled and turned, plowing the ground, and continued to chase in the direction of Ryan!
Given the conditions to choose, Ryan naturally did not want to withstand the opponent's powerful second-level witchcraft.

So, when Ryan saw the giant lava hand continuing to chase him, he turned around and changed direction again, rushing towards the wall where Asimov was!
It seemed as if he wanted to shorten the distance between the two of them, so that the other person would also suffer the damage of his witchcraft.

At this moment, Asimov's mouth curled up and revealed a smile.

He had rich combat experience, and when he saw the scene, he immediately understood Ryan's plan.

When fighting with him, a great knight who is good at close combat must try to close the distance with him, otherwise, he will not be able to hurt him at all.

He already had a very mature set of countermeasures for this.

Suddenly, a fiery red ring of light flashed on Asimov's body, and then he quickly recited a spell.

When Ryan was still more than ten meters away from him, Asimov raised his short staff and pointed it at Ryan. Suddenly, a beam of flame burst out in front of the short staff and shot towards Ryan!

Ryan's reaction was also extremely quick. He raised the demonized silver kite shield in his hand and blocked it firmly against his chest.

There was a "boom"!
Ryan steadily blocked the opponent's fire attack, but the impact of the explosion also forced his forward-moving body to temporarily stop.

Asimov smiled, thinking to himself, "That's it," and then he raised his left hand and clenched it vigorously!
The next moment!
A huge lava hand attacked from behind and grabbed Ryan heavily.

But the next second, a hint of shock flashed across Asimov's eyes.

Because he saw three metal kite-shaped shields suddenly linger around Ryan's body, pushing the giant lava hand that was grabbing down fiercely out of the range of one or two meters.

Although the opponent's shield was creaking at this moment, he still managed to block it.

How is this possible?
The power of his lava hand is at least over 60 degrees. How could the opponent withstand it with his innate witchcraft?
This shouldn't be!
Even though the opponent is a rare official wizard and great knight, he is only a first-level wizard after all. There is no way he can resist the second-level witchcraft!

Asimov naturally mistook the "metal barrier" that Ryan had just cast as a natural witchcraft.

After all, the 0.25-second casting time is enough to make the fake look real.

Ryan took advantage of the momentary resistance of the three kite shields to calmly dodge sideways, avoiding the powerful grip of the giant lava hand, and stood at a distance from Asimov again.

Although it was just one round, he was at a slight disadvantage.

But at this moment, Ryan's eyes became brighter, and the fighting spirit in his heart became stronger.

The opponent was the first level 2 wizard he encountered. In terms of combat power, he was No. among all the enemies he had encountered so far, second only to the ancient hero Mung.

But their fighting styles are completely different!
One is wild and heroic like a lion, the other is sinister and scheming like a poisonous snake.

And most importantly, Ryan could clearly feel that when he was fully immersed in the battle just now, his will seemed to have become more condensed.

Sure enough, fighting is the shortcut to enhancing the brilliance of will.

At this time, the Bloodscalp Mercenary Corps' vassal knights guarding outside Ryan's mansion had killed a team of patrolling night watchmen who had just passed by.

At the same time, they were quite surprised by the rumbling sounds of fighting coming from the mansion.

The four of them looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes.

The three adults went out together, but they were unable to quickly defeat the opponent?
It seems that the opponent's strength is extraordinary!

only.
The originally planned withdrawal time node is about to arrive.

If the adults don't come out, the patrol personnel who have disappeared one after another here will soon be discovered by the Imperial Security Department. At that time, it will be difficult to retreat.

Perhaps, for the adults, being surrounded by the empire's elite is just a minor inconvenience.

But for them, it will be a big trouble then.

And the vassal team on the other side.

The four third-level wizard apprentices who were responsible for suppressing the powerful fluctuations of witchcraft energy in this area now had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

They looked towards the foggy mansion with astonishment!

This energy fluctuation is too huge!
Could it be that Lord Asimov has used all his strength?

Who are they dealing with this time?
So strong?
They were a little bit exhausted and could only hold on for another minute at most because their mental strength was about to be exhausted.

And inside the mansion.

The previous attack was in vain, which made Asimov's expression even more solemn. For the first time, he regarded the young man Ryan as a powerful enemy.

At the same time, he also knew that this confrontation would not work.

He has limited time, and if everything goes according to plan, he still has about half a minute.

"In that case, we have no choice but to use that one move!"

"As long as the other party is injured, the rest of the battle will be easy."

Asimov's eyes focused, and he raised the short staff in his hand and began to chant loudly, and a surge of energy spread out.

Ryan reacted immediately. Judging from the fluctuations of energy, the opponent must have performed a level 2 witchcraft this time. It was different from the level 1 witchcraft fire shock just now and was much more powerful.

Moreover, it is very likely a second-level spell that is more powerful and difficult to dodge. Otherwise, the opponent would not have to give up the Lava Hand.

Ryan narrowed his eyes and made a decision instantly!

A kite-shaped shield transformed from demonic thorium lingered on his body, and he rushed towards Asimov at a rapid speed.

Although the second-level witchcraft is powerful, it also means that the chanting time will be longer than before.

In addition, his melee damage far exceeds his ranged attack, so if you want to win, closing the distance is the best option.

Seeing Ryan rushing towards him again, Asimov glanced at Ryan with an inexplicably meaningful look in his eyes.

Asimov did not move until Ryan almost rushed in front of him, but continued to chant the witchcraft. Obviously, Asimov was very confident in the defensive power of his innate witchcraft.

In addition, it also proves that the witchcraft the other party is performing is extremely powerful.

Just as Ryan swung his two-handed hammer and smashed it down at Asimov, Asimov's chanting ended.

He pointed his finger at Ryan, and a scorching ray as thick as a bowl suddenly emerged from in front of his fingertips and rushed straight towards Ryan.

At this moment, Ryan did not choose to defend at all, but swung the two-handed war hammer made of hardened platinum in his hand, which was a "Hammer of Annihilation"!
In an instant, both of them had great confidence in their own defense, and at the same time, they were extremely confident in their own offensive power.

The speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second.

The scorching ray hit Ryan first.

The scorching rays hit the kite-shaped shield formed by the transformation of demonized thorium. Although demonized thorium has a very strong resistance to energy damage, it does not mean that it is completely immune.

It can weaken the damage effect by 60% to 70% which means there is still 30% to 40% of power left.

The power of the second-level single-target witchcraft is too strong.

The demonized silver shield only blocked for a moment, and a small hole was pierced in the middle of the shield, and the remaining scorching rays, with its remaining power, bombarded Ryan.

Immediately afterwards, the mithril carved breastplate was pierced.

And the power of the scorching rays is only one tenth of what it used to be.

But Asimov believed that he had a sure win, because even one-tenth of the power of the scorching ray was enough to penetrate the flesh and blood of a great knight.

At the same time, the hammer in Ryan's hand also hit Asimov hard.

I saw a circular flame flash across its body surface and an impact force came, but it was shattered by the crushing power contained in the hammer head.

This made Asimov's eyes flash with panic for the first time!
"Bang!"
The hammer, weakened by the ring of fire, hit the rock armor that suddenly formed on Asimov's body, and dirt splattered everywhere!
A big hole was torn in the rock armor!
Just when the hammer was about to touch Asimov's body, an invisible flame shield suddenly appeared on his body surface and blocked the hammer!

"Crack!"

The crystal necklace on Asimov's chest shattered.

It seems that the flame shield just now was released by the crystal necklace spontaneously to protect the body.

This time, although both of them hit each other, it seemed that neither of them achieved the expected effect.

The impact of the witchcraft caused the two to distance themselves from each other again.

Asimov's original idea of ​​being sure of victory had now disappeared!
He glanced at the crystal fragments on the ground in amazement. The power of Ryan's attack just now was definitely over seventy degrees, which was an extremely high damage among the liquefied wizards.

Moreover, the opponent's defense is inexplicably strong!

Asimov looked at the small hole on Ryan's breastplate from which faint blue smoke was coming out, thoughtfully.

At this point, Asimov knew he couldn't continue fighting like this.

After releasing the second-level witchcraft continuously, he could clearly feel that the concealing witchcraft formation was no longer effective.

The energy fluctuation just now should have been transmitted out.

If he didn't leave now, he would probably be in a very passive position. He was not worried about being surrounded by the elite of the empire, but Münster, as the provincial capital, had many masters.

However, he himself lost two capable men, but still failed to capture Ryan, let alone gain any precious blood.

This made him feel quite unwilling and angry.

Asimov suddenly blasted a flaming attack towards the villa of Ryan Mansion, which instantly set the villa on fire, while he retreated rapidly.

Ryan narrowed his eyes, and the anger in his heart suddenly ignited!
Originally, he thought that this opponent was powerful and did not attack his family to threaten him, so he was worthy of respect.

But now it seems that this is not the case!
Ryan immediately flashed to a corner of the burning villa, and the war hammer in his hand transformed into a two-handed sword. He slashed the burning wall with a swish, thus extinguishing the flames.

However, Ryan was a little hesitant. He didn't know if the other party had any backup plans. If he pursued him now, would it be possible?
At this time, Vieri shouted from the window: "Captain, I have already sent a signal to Neoro and the others. The safety here is in our hands. Don't worry!"

Ryan glanced at Vieri, nodded, and immediately chased after him.

At this time, several teams of night watchmen had discovered Asimov's whereabouts and quickly took bows and arrows to aim, but the opponent was too fast, with green air surrounding his body, as fast as lightning.

Before the night watchmen could shoot their arrows, Asimov dodged into an alley nearby.

Relying on the guidance of the Bloodfeather Hippogryph in mid-air, Ryan created a gust of wind and chased after the opponent directly.

And because the concealing magic formation just failed, the huge noise caused by the second-level magic had already awakened the city which was on high alert.

At this time, in addition to the Blood-Feathered Hippogryph, there were two more black spots in the sky, flying quickly towards Asimov and Ryan.

It was the Munster Griffin Knight on patrol.

Although it was night and the sky was overcast, visibility was very low.

But under the illumination of the city's street lamps and house lights, they could vaguely make out two figures moving at high speed on the ground, so they immediately controlled the griffins under their crotch to dive down.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, actually planned to control Asimov and Ryan at the same time.

But the next second, the gray shadow moving at high speed in front quickly raised his hand and aimed a flaming blow at the swooping griffin knight's face.

The griffin was immediately frightened and roared and flapped its wings to avoid the flames, almost throwing the griffin knight off its body.

When faced with the swooping Griffin Knight, Ryan dodged the opponent's attack with a Z-shaped acceleration, and shouted from afar: "Imperial Sword Bearer, Ryan."

Ok?
Wren?

The eyes of the griffin knight who attacked Ryan immediately widened.

"Fuck! I actually attacked Lord Ryan."

It turns out that this Griffin Knight was Fisher, who witnessed the battle between Ryan and the ancient hero Monger in Meister.

He was just transferred back to Munster yesterday.

Asimov, who had scared away the Griffin Knight in front, suddenly dodged and entered an alley.

He just chanted a spell quickly and waved the short staff in his hand.

In an instant, two lifelike figures appeared around him, exactly the same as the original.

The next second, three figures, including myself, immediately rushed in three different directions.

And Ryan, who was following behind, had a gleam of light in his eyes.

He has some experience and understanding of the witchcraft 'Doppelganger'.

Ever since he encountered Galina's clone technique, Ryan has summarized the relevant combat experience.

Ryan chased in the middle almost without stopping, and quickly ordered the greyhound war dog 'Cookie' to chase the figure on the left, while the blood-feathered horned beast in the sky chased the figure on the right.

But at this moment, the griffin knight in the sky was suddenly a little blind.

In the dim night, there were three identical figures that could not be distinguished at all. They could only pick one figure at random and chase after it like drawing lots.

The Empire's elite troops, such as the Night's Watch and City Guards, who had surrounded them on the ground, had originally determined their position based on the location of the Griffin Knights in the air. Now they saw the two Griffin Knights actually split up and chased after them.

After a short period of chaos, the team was immediately divided into two groups, each chasing in the direction of a griffin knight.

After a while, Blood Feather was the fastest. As it leaned forward and sprinted, it pounced with its sharp claws, and the figure on the right shattered like a bubble.

After a few seconds, Cookie's screams were heard from the left!

Cookie went forward to bite the figure, but was hit by a flame. A large area of ​​hair on his back was ignited. He rushed to the fountain on the side of the road to put out the fire.

But this action naturally exposed Asimov's true location.

Ryan immediately gave up the figure in the center, changed direction, and let the Bloodfeather Hippogryph navigate for him in the sky while he quickly chased.

Although Cookie was burned, it has the innate ability of 'rapid regeneration'.

This injury is not serious for it.

It rushed out of the flowerbed fountain, growling angrily, and continued to chase Asimov.

Asimov was relieved to see that he had shaken off his pursuers, and was considering going back to the administrative district and taking the airship that would arrive in ten minutes to return to the imperial capital.

But the next second, his brows frowned again.

Asimov looked up at the Blood-Feathered Hippogryph in the sky, then glanced back at Ryan and the Greyhound Warhound who had reappeared behind him, and cursed inwardly, "What a haunting creature!"

But Asimov could only speed up again at this moment!
Both sides were moving at a very fast speed and soon arrived at the trade area from the Münster administrative area. Then, they crossed the trade area and rushed into the civilian area.

Along the road, the low green plants, potted plants, street tables and chairs, awnings, etc. were blown into pieces by the strong wind caused by the high-speed movement of the two people, as if they had encountered a Category 17 hurricane, and the scene was in a mess.

At this moment, Asimov glanced at Ryan, who was like a thorn in his side, and immediately turned around and hid in an alley again, chanting spells and performing magic quickly.

And the next second, Asimov suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Two seconds later, Ryan rushed to the alley, cautious and alert, while looking up and around with a frown on his face.

"Invisibility?"

He was very sure that the other person's figure never came out after entering the alley.

There are only two doors in this alley, and there is no trace of switches.

"Wang Wang!"

Cookie, who followed Ryan closely, sniffed and immediately started barking at the roof on the right.

Ryan laughed immediately!
He suddenly turned around and instantly fired more than a hundred four-cornered darts in the direction of Cookie's roar!
"Blade Storm·Kai!"

Suddenly, Asimov, who had nowhere to hide, appeared on the roof of a private house in a slightly embarrassed manner.

Although the four-cornered darts could not cause any harm to him, they could thwart his plan to escape by using invisibility!
"Damn it, dead dog!" Asimov said angrily.

If he had known earlier, he should have killed the bad dog directly.

Cookie shook off his wet hair, raised his tail high, and looked quite proud, as if to say, "You made me a drowned dog, you'll be in trouble!"

Asimov on the roof used Swift Wind again, and a light blue whirlwind wrapped around his body, and he continued to escape.

Ryan took a quick leap, jumped onto the roof of a house, and chased after him closely!

Under the current circumstances, Asimov naturally knew that if he didn't shake off Ryan's pursuit, he would have no chance of returning to the auction house, let alone going to the airship docking point and returning to the imperial capital.

Fortunately, it is cloudy tonight and visibility is very poor, otherwise the pursuit team would have to include griffin riders.

"You really think I'm afraid of you?"

Asimov looked back at Ryan angrily, then looked at the tall Münster city wall that appeared in front of him, and immediately made up his mind.

In the city of Munster, if he cast a second-level spell, his exact location would be immediately detected by the city's formations, and the empire's defense forces would surround him like mad dogs.

But if you go out of the city, it’s a different story.

At that time, for a short period of time, there will only be him and Ryan on both sides of the battle!

The next second, Asimov rushed towards the tall walls of Münster.

Ryan, who was chasing behind, narrowed his eyes when he saw Asimov defeated several city guards and quickly climbed up the city wall.

"Are you trying to escape from the city?"

Ryan accelerated again, and the hardened gold in his hands turned into sharp claws. He chose to take a shortcut and relied on the strong grip of his claws to climb up the city wall in a straight line.

Because Münster was built on a mountain, the height difference between some walls and the ground is extremely large, reaching 70 or 80 meters.

Suddenly, Asimov, who was dozens of meters in front of Ryan, performed a levitation spell on himself after bypassing a watchtower.

Then he jumped down from the city wall.

Asimov was seen floating slowly in the air into the distance. He turned his head to look at Ryan, pointed, and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

This means that he will definitely come back to teach Ryan a lesson!

Ryan narrowed his eyes and looked down at the ground outside the city wall, which was more than seventy meters high. If he jumped down directly, he might not die, but he would most likely be seriously injured.

However, the next second, he thought of a solution.

The hardened gold in Ryan's hand quickly deformed into two thin, long metal plates that resembled wings.

As a loud eagle cry was heard behind him, a pair of sharp claws grabbed Ryan's shoulders.

Ryan also took advantage of the situation and jumped. Man and eagle, like a biplane, jumped down from the city wall, gliding and chasing after Asimov quickly.

Although the Bloodfeather Hippogryph is not yet an adult and cannot currently bear Ryan's full weight, it can still reduce the falling speed and prevent Ryan from getting injured.

This scene immediately made Asimov look like he was screwed!
The corners of my eyes kept twitching!
The two people landed almost at the same time, one in front of the other, dozens of meters apart, and faced each other from a distance again.

However, both of them stared at each other without moving!
At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the surrounding wilderness and the solemn faces of both parties!

Immediately afterwards, rumbling thunder began to be heard!
Raindrops as big as beans fell down with a crackling sound, as densely as rain hitting banana leaves, hitting the ground, and raising a smell of water vapor and earth.

(End of this chapter)