Above the mage!

Chapter 240 Baruch is seriously injured

Under the huge scale of the beast tide, there were hundreds of snow wolves surrounding them, including no less than ten second-ring frost wolves and forty or fifty first-ring ice wolves.

Together with the three-ring leader, the golden-eyed snow wolf, and the three or four hundred zero-ring snow wolves, a wolf pack of this size and strength besieged Chief Snover, Baruch, and an ice-mane tiger.

Even though he knew that Baruch was very powerful, Gao De couldn't help but worry for him when he saw this scene.

Baruch looked at the snow wolves surrounding him, a vast expanse of them, his vision obstructed.

If any other wizard were caught in this situation, he would have been scared out of his wits.

But Baruch was different. He was able to remain calm and composed, with the [Ice Sword] in his hand slightly reflecting the moonlight and the coldness.

The next moment, at the signal of the leader, the Golden-Eyed Snow Wolf, the snow wolves pounced towards the two people in the encirclement, their blue pupils filled with ferocity already widened to their maximum.

"[Frost Nova]!"

Baruch casts magic skillfully.

He stretched out his finger and pointed at the center of the wolf pack.

The next moment, a dazzling cold light suddenly burst out from Baruch's fingertips, flashing like a comet in the night and spreading rapidly.

Following the guidance of Baruch's finger, a strong chill instantly erupted in the center of the wolf pack, forming a rapidly expanding icy halo.

The halo quickly expanded outward, like the aurora blooming in the night sky, but even more dazzling than the aurora.

Wherever the icy halo passed, the moisture in the air quickly condensed into frost flowers, and the snow on the ground instantly froze into a hard ice shell.

The snow wolves that were rushing towards Baruch and Chief Snover were immediately enveloped by the sudden cold.

Enveloped in the cold air, their fur was instantly covered with ice crystals and their movements became slow.

Those snow wolves that were at the forefront were even frozen in mid-air.

Their bodies were covered with a thin layer of ice, and in an instant they changed from ferocious and ferocious earth creatures to motionless like sculptures.

With a snap, the frozen snow wolves fell onto the snow surface that had been frozen into an ice shell, directly smashing the ice surface and leaving spider-like cracks.

The icy halo continued to spread outward.

There was a biting cold in the air around us.

Everything that was touched by the ice halo was instantly covered with a layer of crystal clear frost.

The spherical area with a radius of thirty feet turned into a dreamlike world of ice crystals.

Everything was frozen at this moment.

The whole process is like a gorgeous frost dance, with cold air flowing in the air and forming beautiful ice crystal patterns.

Just one spell caused a large number of snow wolves to be killed.

Although the [Frost Nova] released by Baruch had significant effects, the number of snow wolves was greater, and under the "supervision" of the golden-eyed snow wolves, each of them behaved fearlessly.

"Ryan!"

Baruk had already jumped off the ice mane tiger's back and was standing back to back with Ryan.

He called out, signaling the Icemane Tiger to fight with him.

Ryan bared his fangs and stared fiercely at the snow wolves around him that were ready to make a move.

The status of the Ice Mane Tiger is definitely higher than that of the Snow Wolf.

Normally, these snow wolves would never dare to get close to and provoke the ice mane tigers, but now they just don't care.

Ouch!

The golden-eyed snow wolf howled again.

The next moment, a new group of snow wolves immediately pounced forward.

When a leyline creature faces an attack from a powerful enemy, it usually follows this pattern:

First send out low-level creatures to consume their lives, and when the enemy begins to get tired, those powerful earth creatures will take action again.

Facing the pack of snow wolves that were sweeping over again, Baruch did not use [Frost Nova] again.
Because it is a third-level spell, it consumes a lot of mana and takes a long time to cast.

He simply clenched the ice sword formed by magic in his hand and looked solemnly at the snow wolf that was attacking quickly.

At this moment, Baruch had already cast multiple buff spells to bless himself.

These include [Grease Your Feet], [Jumping] and [Mage Armor], combined with his superb swordsmanship and [Ice Sword], he is now like a knight, possessing extremely powerful melee capabilities.

At this time, the fastest few snow wolves had already arrived in front of Baruch.

Although these snow wolves could feel Baruch's strength, they still pounced on Baruch at the same time without any hesitation or thought.

Baruch swiftly drew out the ice sword in his hand, and the snow wolves that pounced on him were beheaded instantly.

Blood splattered, but the sharpness and coldness of the Ice Sword caused the blood to solidify into ice crystals in the air in the blink of an eye.

But this was just the beginning. The snow wolves behind pounced from almost all directions, forming a dense encirclement.

The ice sword in Baruch's hand kept passing through the air like lightning, and every swing could take the life of a low-ring snow wolf.

On the left, the huge ice mane tiger is also showing off its strength.

It roared, with a fierce light flashing in its eyes, and kept swinging its powerful claws.

Those aggressive snow wolves were immediately sent flying backwards as soon as they were hit by the ice mane tiger Ryan's claws, and fell to the ground screaming.

On the right side, Chief Snover continuously released [Ice Bombs] to attack the snow wolves.

Under his control, the ice bullet technique accurately hit every approaching snow wolf.

Although snow wolves are earth creatures with extremely high natural resistance to ice, even if Chief Snowfor is not as strong as Baruch, he is still an early third-ring ice mage, so he should have no problem dealing with these low-ring snow wolves.

Each ice bomb will explode after hitting the snow wolf, forming patches of ice and frost areas.

Combined with the ice shell area formed by the [Frost Nova] cast by Baruch previously, it also restricted the Snow Wolf's movements to a certain extent.

They walk on the snow as if it were flat ground, but they are not so comfortable on the ice.

The two people and the beast formed a triangle.

As the battle continued, Baruk was sometimes careless, but the [Mage Armor] protected him well, giving him a certain degree of tolerance.

[Grease Your Feet] allows Baruch to be more flexible in battle, and [Jumping] allows him to avoid fatal attacks when necessary.

I don’t know how many snow wolves were killed.

Until Chief Snover began to gasp for breath, he was overwhelmed by the situation and was injured many times. Even Baruch had several non-fatal scars on his body.

This was left behind by an attack by a two-ring frost wolf mixed in with the snow wolf pack.

Under the supervision of the Golden-Eyed Snow Wolf, these snow wolves seemed to have no fear of death, and they pounced on Chief Baruch and Snover endlessly.

The continuous high-intensity sword swings caused Baruch's arm muscles to ache and he was close to exhaustion.

"If we continue like this, we will be exhausted to death here." At this time, Baruch's voice came from Patriarch Snover's mind.

【Communication technique】

Chief Snover, whose forehead was already sweating, nodded with difficulty, "What should we do?"

In fact, the battle had only lasted less than three minutes, but for them, it felt longer than three hours. Because the intensity was so great, with snow wolves pouncing on them at every moment, they had to concentrate, constantly casting spells or drawing swords, and they had to go all out.

This is somewhat like the difference between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise:
You may be able to do aerobic exercise for an hour without taking a breath, but if you do anaerobic exercise without rest for three minutes, anyone would have to take a break.

"We have to kill the leader wolf. Only after we kill it will these snow wolves retreat and the beast tide will be dispersed." While fighting, Baruch exchanged ideas with Chief Snover.

"But it's hiding in the back and refusing to come out. It's waiting for us to get exhausted. I'm going to charge in its direction."

Chief Snover was silent for a moment, then replied, "Are you sure?"

This is not an easy decision.

In the current situation, they can take care of each other and have some breathing space.

But once you choose to charge towards the Golden-Eyed Snow Wolf, there is no turning back.

Not only must he ensure that he reaches the Golden-Eyed Snow Wolf in one go, he must also kill it in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, he would be putting himself in danger.

Baruch naturally understood this truth.

But he still nodded silently and gave a positive answer.

"Help me clear the way. I need to save some mana to deal with the golden-eyed snow wolf." He said again.

"Okay." Chief Snover said nothing, but just responded heavily.

Having made his decision, Baruch stopped talking. He turned over and jumped onto the ice mane tiger's back again.

The Ice Mane Tiger growled, realizing its master's intention and ready to charge at any time.

Chief Snowf, who agreed, roared, withstood the attacks of several snow wolves, and cast the most powerful spell he knew: "Snowstorm!"

As the spell was finished, he pointed to the pack of snow wolves in the direction of the golden-eyed snow wolf.

Wherever he pointed his finger, the sky became darker and a chill began to spread in the air.

With his finger as the center, an area with a radius of 40 feet and a height of 20 feet began to be suddenly filled with freezing rain and hail.

And it was not ordinary hail, but fist-sized ice cubes that smashed towards the snow wolves in the area with a sound of breaking through the air.

These hailstones are not only extremely dense but also extremely fast. Each hailstone is like a small cannonball, making a crisp sound when it hits the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the hail was followed by a dense freezing rain.

This freezing rain is not ordinary rain, but liquid ice crystals with extremely cold air.

In addition to causing great damage to the snow wolves and freezing them, they will freeze immediately after falling to the ground, forming a smooth layer of ice on the snow, making the ground extremely slippery.

It would become more difficult for the snow wolves to move in such an environment, and some would even slip and fall to the ground.

As spells continued to be released, the snow wolf, which was originally looming in the night, became confused under the attack of hail and freezing rain.

Some snow wolves were howling and bleeding from their heads due to being hit by hail, some were drenched by icy rain and then frozen, their movements became stiff and slow, and others fell down because the ground was slippery.

But this will not have much impact on Baruch.

Because for the Northern mages, the two spells [Ice Skating] and [Ice Walking] are must-haves.

Seeing that Chief Snover had created a small breakthrough for him in the encirclement, Baruch clamped his legs around the Ice Mane Tiger's belly and at the same time, gave the Ice Mane Tiger a [Walking on Ice] skill and took decisive action.

The Ice Mane Tiger received the order and immediately shot out like an arrow.

It roared like a tiger, and its speed had already reached its limit, as fast as a shadow. It first crossed the ice area formed by the [Snow Rain Storm], and then directly crashed into the last circle of snow wolves.

Just like a bowling ball, in an instant, no one knew how many snow wolves were knocked away.

In just a blink of an eye, the man and the tiger rushed out of the encirclement of the snow wolves and killed the golden-eyed snow wolf.

The golden-eyed snow wolf could never have imagined that Baruch, who was surrounded by a bunch of snow wolves, could play such a trick. Looking at Baruch who had "jumped" to his face, his golden pupils suddenly shrank.

At this time, Baruch had already jumped up from Ryan's back, like a Spartan warrior falling from the sky, stabbing at the golden-eyed snow wolf with an ice sword in his hand.

His body turned slightly in the air, and the ice sword shone coldly in the moonlight, like a silver lightning cutting through the darkness.

At the same time, a wave of magic power flashed across Baruch's body.

Then, the muscles under his clothes bulged visibly. The muscle lines in his arms, chest, and legs became more obvious, and his whole body exuded a suffocating sense of power.

[The power of the bull].

As the spell took effect, Baruch's power surged and reached a peak.

The ice sword drew a perfect arc in the air and went straight to the throat of the golden-eyed snow wolf.

The golden-eyed snow wolf reacted quickly and tried to dodge.

But it was horrified to find that its actions could not keep up with its thoughts.

Whether it was lifting his legs or exerting force, everything became extremely slow.

【Slow Technique】!
In this short moment, Baruch actually completed the casting of a second-ring spell and a third-ring spell.

Of course, he paid a certain price to achieve this, and it was not as easy as he had imagined.

Baruk chose to burn his own mana source, forcibly increasing his mana strength in a short period of time, thereby gaining a faster casting speed.

Original combustion is irreversible.

To express it in game terms, his original mana value is 50/100. After burning the mana source, even if the mana is restored to full, it may only be 95/95, which is the upper limit.

The golden-eyed snow wolf, which was hit by the [Slow Spell], saw that it could not dodge Baruch's sword, and its eyes became ferocious. It no longer dodged or defended, but raised its head and opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs.

Its intention is also very clear, it just wants to exchange injuries for injuries.

In any case, its vitality is definitely much stronger than that of humans.
But faced with this scene, Baruch did not hesitate or retreat at all.

He was full of vigor and strength, and he aimed his ice sword straight at the neck of the golden-eyed snow wolf.

puff!

In an instant, the ice sword pierced into the neck of the golden-eyed snow wolf, instantly freezing the blood in it, and the cold air quickly spread along the wound.

A hint of disbelief flashed in the eyes of the golden-eyed snow wolf.

Obviously it did not expect Baruch to be so brave and fearless, and his attack would be so deadly.

The next moment, its fangs pierced into Baruch's abdomen.

Baruch suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

The sharp fangs of the golden-eyed snow wolf had now completely penetrated his body.

He clenched his teeth, endured the pain, and continued to penetrate the body of the golden-eyed snow wolf with the ice sword.

The golden-eyed snow wolf howled in pain, its body twitching violently. At the same time, it used all its strength in its jaws to try to tear Baruch apart.

However, the [Mage Armor] that Baruch had cast earlier bought him precious time, and the Golden-Eyed Snow Wolf was unable to tear open Baruch's body as it wished in the first place.

No matter how severe the pain in his abdomen was, it could not shake Baruch's firm determination at this time.

The ice sword penetrated deep into the body of the golden-eyed snow wolf and began to stir. As Baruch moved, the golden-eyed snow wolf's strength gradually weakened, its body began to become stiff, and finally it collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Seeing that the golden-eyed snow wolf had lost its life, Baruch let out the breath he had been holding. The severe pain in his abdomen completely engulfed his consciousness.

(End of this chapter)