Chapter 482: 443 Mysterious Priest_2
Obviously, the flash attack launched by the mysterious priest was not only fast, but also incredibly powerful.
That was to be expected. If the attack wasn’t powerful enough, how could it possibly inflict damage on Reiger, who has raised his ’Endurance’ to the SSS level and is now at Lv.7?
Frankly speaking, considering Reiger’s current ’Endurance’, if the attack wasn’t equivalent to at least a ninth-level magic attack, it probably wouldn’t break through his defense.
And don’t forget that because of the presence of [Sun Wheel’s Pathfinder], Reiger has resistance to photothermal attacks.
This flash was clearly a light attribute attack, falling within the photothermal category, yet it managed to cause some damage to Reiger, which goes to show that its power was truly remarkable.
Being hit consecutively by attacks of such magnitude, even the supposedly impenetrable defense wall of [Strength Sanctuary] would see its durability rapidly decrease until it fell to zero.
"Bang!"
It wasn’t long before the [Strength Sanctuary] protecting Reiger shattered.
The mysterious priest quickly summoned beam after beam of light, turning them into meteors and fiercely striking towards Reiger.
"[High-level Teleportation]!"
Reiger’s eyes turned cold and his figure disappeared with the invocation of the teleportation magic.
This time, Reiger did not teleport to the rooftop of any building, but appeared right behind the mysterious priest.
"[Maximum Enhance·Dragon Thunder]!"
Reiger stretched out his finger, and a spark emerged from the tip, which transformed into a surging dragon of lightning, roaring as it charged at the mysterious priest.
In response, the mysterious priest didn’t even bother to turn around. With a movement of the staff in hand, a mirror imbued with mysterious radiance appeared behind them, blocking the incoming Dragon Lightning.
The next moment, the Dragon Lightning that struck the mirror was absorbed into it, causing shafts of lightning to flicker across its surface.
"What?"
This scene left Reiger somewhat stunned.
The Dragon Lightning was absorbed?
This utterly unexpected turn of events had Reiger feeling astonished.
What was even more astonishing to him was that seconds later, the Dragon Lightning absorbed by the mirror was suddenly released, no longer targeting the mysterious priest but roaring towards Reiger instead.
"[Maximum Enhance·Chain Dragon Thunder]!"
Reiger furrowed his brows and without hesitation cast a lightning attribute magic that was two levels higher than the fifth-level [Dragon Lightning], causing an even thicker dragon of lightning to emerge from his arm, crackling with flashing lightning as it headed for the rebounding Dragon Lightning.
The seventh-level [Chain Dragon Thunder] effortlessly shattered the fifth-level [Dragon Lightning], continuing its path with added ferocity, roaring as it charged towards the mysterious priest.
However, the mirror behind the mysterious priest did not vanish; it remained suspended in mid-air, confronting the attack of the [Chain Dragon Thunder].
Without any surprises, the seventh-level magic [Chain Dragon Thunder] was also absorbed by the mirror, and then released back at Reiger, its originator, with full force.
"Hum!"
Just as the [Chain Dragon Thunder] was about to strike Reiger, a red-hued fluctuation appeared around him.
It was none other than the disintegration magic taught to him by the strategic magician, Yuri Franzel.
"Snap!"
The raging Dragon Lightning struck Reiger, who was enveloped in the red fluctuation, and like waves crashing against rocks, not only did it fail to move Reiger an inch, it also shattered itself to smithereens.
The disintegration magic instantly dissolved the Dragon Lightning and, under Reiger’s control, turned it into a beam of light that barreled towards the mirror behind the mysterious priest.
"Boom!"
The sound of shattering echoed for the second time.
This time, it was no longer Reiger’s defensive magic that broke, but the opponent’s defensive magic.
The magic mirror that could absorb both [Dragon Lightning] and [Chain Dragon Thunder] was hit by the disintegration magic and instantly shattered, following in the footsteps of the recent [Chain Dragon Thunder].
"What...!?"
This time, it was the turn of the mysterious priest to be shocked.
"[Un-chanting Magic·Arc-shaped Beam]!"
Reiger, as though not wishing to give the opponent time to react, raised his hand and released a beam-like ray of magic, which skimmed across the ground, leaving a ravine in its wake.
Tsk...!
The mysterious priest suddenly became agitated, clicking his tongue and raising his staff high, creating another magic mirror in front of himself.
The [Arc-shaped Beam] struck the magic mirror, and, just like the [Chain Dragon Thunder] from before, was reflected back.
"Can that magic mirror reflect all attack magic?"
A thought flashed through Reiger’s mind, and immediately, instead of retreating, he advanced, took a step forward, charged ahead, and struck at the incoming beam with his palm.
"Bang!"
With a dull explosion, the reflected beam was actually swatted away by Reiger and disappeared into the distance.
"He swatted away magic...!?"
This astounding spectacle left the mysterious priest utterly astonished.
"[High-level Magic Shield]!"
Reiger cast his magic, and as his body shone with the light of magic power, he continued to rush toward the mysterious priest.
The priest snapped to his senses, hurriedly retreating while waving his staff and summoning a series of flashes, aiming them at Reiger.
"Boom boom boom boom boom———"
The sounds of explosions erupted continuously, and the flashes bombarded Reiger in succession, attempting to shatter him.
But they failed.
Reiger’s body shimmered with magic light, blocking all the incoming flash attacks.
To create a magic shield that could defend against damage was the purpose of [Magic Shield], and the [High-level Magic Shield] Reiger initiated before his charge was a higher-level version, therefore capable of withstanding significant damage. Coupled with Reiger’s own impressive resilience, he bore the brunt of the flashes head-on, advancing through the explosions.
"Damn it!"
The priest’s voice grew even more agitated.
In contrast, after deflecting all the flash attacks, Reiger clenched his hand, quietly grasping a knife.
"Breath of Lightning, First Form———"
The rhythm of his breathing changed, and fierce lightning suddenly burst forth from his body, rendering him like a thunder god.
"Lightning Flash!"
Wrapped in lightning, the slashing strike appeared, instantly slicing through the air, and aimed at the mysterious priest at the peak of its explosive force and speed.
The priest didn’t even have time to react and was directly cleaved by the lightning.
However———
"Clang!"
The mightiest slash returned nothing but a metallic clang akin to the clash of gold and iron.
"What is...?"
Reiger was shocked.
He saw his knife, flashing with lightning, strike fiercely onto the priest’s body, yet it did not inflict any harm.
The pure white vestment robe the priest wore blocked the blade, preventing both the electricity and the knife edge from penetrating.
"Get lost!"
The priest finally reacted, and looking at Reiger who had somehow appeared before him and struck with his knife, uttered an angry voice from beneath his mask.
Several flashes, as if responding to the angry voice, suddenly emerged from the priest, and with the swiftness of thunder, struck Reiger hard.
"Boom!"
At the moment the explosion sounded, both Reiger and the mysterious priest were sent flying back by the shockwave.
The distance between them rapidly widened until they were about a dozen meters apart, and only then did they both land on the ground, steadying themselves, no longer retreating.
A fierce and rapidly changing struggle came to a momentary pause, seemingly providing a brief respite.
"————"
An oppressive silence enveloped the scene, engulfing the two figures standing at a distance, locked in a standoff, both casting indifferent glances at each other.
Undoubtedly, it was a look filled with a desire to kill, the kind shown when one seriously intends to crush the other underfoot.