Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

As night fell, Nightfall Town gradually fell silent.

Ian, dressed lightly, gradually disappeared into the darkness.

He didn't know if Nolan would come this time; this was clearly a fishing scheme.

He wasn't sure if Malena and the others would arrive in time, so he could only be extremely cautious.

Ian stopped about five or six miles from Nightfall.

Suddenly, a pool of shadow appeared in the shadow of the dead tree ahead.

The moment the shadow appeared, it sprang up from the ground and solidified, stomping its foot on the ground.

"withered!"

The complex incantation was recited in an instant, and a gray ripple spread out from the shadow with a "whoosh".

The smell of decaying flesh and blood filled Ian's nostrils, and he quickly activated the protective ring given to him by Malena, which enveloped his entire body in a circular shield.

He then stomped his foot, and with a loud "bang!" the ground exploded, propelling him backward at high speed.

A strong gust of wind caused the semi-transparent circular shield on his body to sway slightly.

"Ian, get out of the way!" Malena appeared out of nowhere, but saw that Ian had already run far away, and breathed a sigh of relief.

A soft glow emanated from her fair fingers as she pointed directly forward.

"Purify".

As the fluorescent light collided with the gray ripples, a hissing sound rang out continuously, and the light quickly went out.

The grass and trees on the ground withered, carbonized, and instantly crumbled into dust.

"Watch out!" Harvey rushed over, taking a step forward and quickly casting a spell: "Fire Wall!"

Boom! A wall of scorching orange fire rose up in front of Harvey, cutting off the gray ripples.

Ian was already some distance away, still retreating; his mission was complete.

He darted into the woods, watching the surging wall of fire advance relentlessly, but it blocked his view of what lay behind him.

"Darkness!" came a murmur.

A thick mass of darkness suddenly expanded, engulfing the wall of fire and the starlight.

It doesn't feel like night has fallen; it feels like the light has been swallowed up!

Sight was taken away, leaving only pure blackness.

Malena and Harvey, who were in the darkness, noticed that their mental and physical strength were slowly being depleted.

Ian saw that the dark aura was still expanding, and he could no longer see Malena and Harvey inside.

"Flash!" Clayton roared, his body glowing as he approached the black circle, clearly intending to reunite with Malena.

Unfortunately, the light was compressed and stuck to their bodies as soon as they got close.

"Don't scatter." Christine stood by his side to provide support, and the two of them continuously cast light magic in an attempt to dispel the darkness.

"Vines." Malena's voice came from inside.

A rustling sound arose! Countless tenacious vines broke through the soil, constantly intertwining in the darkness, but they couldn't find their target.

Nolan let out a soft laugh from behind.

"Whoosh!" The vine shot into the air and lashed out, but missed its target.

"Follow the vines and come closer. Don't leave the range of my magic. Continue to cast light magic to wear down the opponent. He can't leave this darkness now either."

Malena saw the weakness in this powerful spell and directed the others to move closer.

"Heh!" Nolan chuckled again and was back in front of her. Malena stopped attacking blindly.

As Harvey and his companions continued their sorcery, the veil of darkness began to crumble.

Ian watched anxiously from a distance, but didn't go forward.

He's currently the only foreign player, so he can't just take any shot recklessly.

He's waiting for an opportunity!

"Life... is drawn from it."

Cold, slippery, grayish-white light bands coiled around Malena and the others' ankles like snakes.

The light band had no physical form, but rather strands of energy. The moment they were enveloped, the group seemed to hear a hissing, sucking sound.

Clayton groaned, his strength rapidly waning, and he was the first to collapse to his knees.

The energy beams are extremely tough, and it is difficult to break free in a short time without corresponding magic.

Then Christine also knelt on the ground, powerless to resist.

"Found you!"

In that critical moment, Harvey's roar echoed through the darkness.

"Flame Storm!"

Whoosh! A scorching gale suddenly arose, swirling and sweeping in all directions, tearing apart the thick darkness.

Nolan's blurry figure appeared, about thirty meters to the right.

His outstretched hands were wrapped in grayish-white bands of light, the very links through which life was drawn.

A firestorm swept in, forcing Nolan to stop the witchcraft.

He quickly took a few steps back, then clasped his hands together.

"Touch of Withering!" A thin, grayish-white line shot towards the center of the firestorm.

A sizzling sound rang out continuously, billowing out large plumes of white steam, and the surrounding area was filled with a rotten, sweet odor.

In the instant the magic stalemate occurred, Ian's figure flashed several times, and he was already forty meters away from Nolan.

hissing...

Two deep blue rays shot rapidly toward Nolan.

Nolan's heart tightened; the icy aura made his hair stand on end, and he quickly activated a magical shield.

He kept a faint trace of his spiritual power watching over Ian, and whether it was just his imagination or not, he didn't seem to see Ian chanting any spells.

After two soft popping sounds, everything in front of him went white as a thick layer of ice completely enveloped him, blocking his vision.

At this moment, Nolan is in the most dangerous situation and dares not hold back any more cards.

He opened and closed his lips, uttering four heavy syllables like stones.

"Death, annihilation, loss, bell!"

There was no light, no wind, and an invisible, heavy wave swept across the surroundings.

The air froze, and there was a moment of silence, followed by a huge, ethereal chime!

"Clang clang..."

The ice on Nolan's body shattered first, the ripples continued to spread, and then four muffled groans rang out.

With a bang, Ian leaned back, and the shield on his body shattered after a few breaths.

A suffocating pressure came over him, and Ian's eyes flashed with a sharp light. His body swayed, and his powerful physique finally showed its power, directly shattering the ripples.

"This shield is terrible. Luckily, I'm physically strong."

The moment the ripples broke, Ian saw Nolan staring intently at him. His heart skipped a beat, and he vanished into the woods in a flash.

"Nature's Wrath!" Malena shouted, clearly fighting desperately.

Three giant, bloodthirsty thorns burst from the ground, strangling Nolan from three directions.

"Kagerou!" Blood dripped from Harvey's eyes as he raised his hands, and a dazzling fireball, as bright as a small sun, instantly took shape.

Harvey threw the fireball forward, and the fireball, carrying the intense heat of evolution, hurtled towards Nolan.

Nolan's pupils contracted. He couldn't care less about chasing Ian. Just as he was about to transform into a shadow and escape, thorns had already wrapped around his ankles and waist. The shadow he had just created was firmly imprisoned and unable to escape.

Several flashes of light appeared on his body, and four or five shields emerged one after another, tightly surrounding him.

Boom! Blazing sunlight erupted completely above his head!

The blinding light devoured everything!

"Ah!!" Nolan let out a painful scream.

Then came the sounds of flesh burning and thorns crushing bones.

When the light faded, all that remained where Nolan had stood was scorched earth and a few wisps of black smoke that quickly dissipated.

Looking at the empty ground, the four felt a chill in their hearts. The tranquil flower they had been longing for was nowhere to be seen.

"Nolan should be dead!" Harvey wasn't sure either. He was kneeling on the ground, a hint of fear on his face.

Malena looked at her teammates, all of whom were exhausted, and her hands quickly glowed with a vibrant green light as she began to heal them.

"We must leave immediately; the commotion here is too great."

Ignoring their injuries, the group hurriedly retreated.

"Where's Ian? Has anyone seen him?" Malena was anxious when she saw that Ian hadn't come to join them.

"They ran away a long time ago and went back to Nightfall Town."

When Clayton was lying on the ground, he saw Ian disappear in a flash.

A few moments after the group left, the first person arrived at the scene, and then more and more people gathered, all of them senior apprentices.

"There are signs of Nolan's witchcraft here, hurry and chase after them..."