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Chapter 253 Counterattack

Prince Haz looked at the petite human witch before him and couldn't help but chuckle, shaking his head and saying, "Don't humans have any men? They actually have to send a woman like you to fight."

Upon hearing this, the shamans of the Sliding Blade Naga clan, both men and women, burst into laughter.

"Yes! It seems that humanity doesn't have any formidable fighting force left."

"They actually let a petite woman take the stage."

"It seems that if we win this match, we've secured the victory!"

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This is understandable, as many clans of the sea race have shamans who, despite their formidable fighting prowess, follow a path quite different from that of human shamans.

For example, the Sliding Blade Naga clan follows a typical route adopted by most sea shamans: melee combat combined with sorcery.

The stronger a wizard's physique, the more formidable their combat power generally is.

The witchcraft used by the opponent was also combined with physical attacks.

Just like Prince Haz's attack, it was a typical attack released by combining water magic with a fierce throw.

The powerful physical attacks, combined with well-placed water-based magic, are incredibly potent, exhibiting an attack power that exceeds the sum of its parts.

Therefore, their understanding of humans is based on their own perception: the larger and stronger a person is, the stronger they are.

The princess of the human kingdom before him was too petite to appear to possess any great strength.

Before them, Daenerys's strength was not even as great as that of the human wizard who had just appeared.

Humans, no, intelligent beings, always understand external things from their own worldview, and the Sliding Blade Naga clan is no exception.

"Princess of the human kingdom, are you sure you want to fight me? You'd better think it through, because I won't hold back in this battle," Prince Haz said, glancing at Daenerys with a hint of smugness.

"Thank you for the reminder, Prince Haz, but one should never hold back in a battle," Daenerys replied calmly.

"Haha, since you still want to struggle, then I'll grant your wish," Prince Haz laughed.

As soon as Prince Haz finished speaking, Daenerys began to unleash her most proficient ice magic.

"Giant ice spikes!"

With a sharp rebuke, Daenerys swung her icicle staff with great force!

A powerful surge of ice-type energy erupted half a meter in front of her, instantly attracting a large amount of water vapor.

As the water vapor gathered and condensed, under the influence of ice energy, a large, crystal-clear block of ice quickly appeared in front of her.

This is a huge ice block, cone-shaped and five or six meters long. The end of the ice block is extremely sharp towards Prince Haz, and gradually thickens towards the back, with a base at the end that is nearly three meters in diameter.

Judging from the size of the giant ice cone, it probably weighs seven or eight tons.

The surrounding Sliding Blade Naga wizards couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

They never expected that this petite human witch was actually a rare ice-type witch, and quite powerful at that.

The human wizards, on the other hand, did not expect that after Prince Harz's explosive performance in the first round, Daenerys would have the audacity to not start with conservative defensive magic and instead dare to engage in a direct confrontation from the outset.

This truly filled them with admiration!

What does this tell us?

This shows that Lady Daenerys is serious about winning, not just going through the motions.

If it were merely a formality to save face and give an explanation to others, she would naturally not need to take any risks and would definitely cast a defensive spell on herself first.

Especially in the first battle, Prince Hearts' overwhelming offensive power perfectly demonstrated this, while Lady Daenerys started with a defensive approach and fought steadily, so no one could criticize her for it.

But Lady Daenerys was clearly not satisfied with just that.

Prince Haz across from them also showed a look of surprise on his face, but he quickly returned to normal.

"interesting!"

Despite his surprise, Prince Haz was quick on his feet.

Seeing that the giant ice spike in front of Daenerys had taken shape, he was not afraid at all and immediately used the same move he had used in the first match.

A fierce throw combining witchcraft with explosive physical strength.

"Whoosh!"

Prince Haz's trident, with its overlapping energy phantoms, shot towards Daenerys at lightning speed, like two arrows released from a bow.

Clearly, the giant ice spike in front of Daenerys was an obstacle to the trident's attack.

The fiercely hurled trident could not possibly bypass the giant ice spike and directly attack Daenerys.

From this perspective, Helsen's crushing defeat in the previous match was not entirely without merit.

Observing the first battle actually enlightened Daenerys.

Faced with Prince Hearts's overwhelming attack power, any attempt to cast defensive spells at the start would put them at a disadvantage. This is a natural disadvantage caused by the disparity in strength between the two sides, and there is no way around it.

In this situation, if Daenerys wants to break the deadlock, she has no choice but to engage in a direct confrontation with Prince Hearts from the very beginning.

But Daenerys's actions were undeniably bold, given that she was dealing with a high-ranking first-level wizard.

The difference in strength between wizards is enormous for each small level. Unless you have extraordinary talent or a mutation, or possess a powerful magical artifact, it is impossible to fight across small levels.

Coincidentally, Daenerys is a rare ice wizard, and she also has no shortage of magical artifacts.

This is also the source of her confidence to launch a direct attack against Prince Haz.

The giant ice spike had only flown about ten meters when it collided heavily with the double tridents that were attacking head-on.

"boom!!"

The front half of the giant ice pillar was almost completely shattered, and scattered ice shards and ice spikes shot out at high speed in all directions, turning even the area where the two races' wizards were watching from dozens of meters away into a dangerous zone.

This demonstrates the immense power and wide-ranging destructive force of the collision!

But at least it blocked it!

Prince Haz's trident was now deeply embedded in the tail of the giant ice cone, and the phantom of the energy trident on its surface had disappeared, presumably because the energy had been neutralized during the impact.

Moreover, this collision made it impossible for Prince Haz to retract his trident, which was embedded in the ice.

The colorless crystal ring in Daenerys's hand flashed with white light, and dozens of sharp ice shards, each a meter long and as thick as a thumb, suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

These dozens of crystal-clear ice shards, like dozens of sharp arrows, shot rapidly toward Prince Haz, who was not far away.

Prince Haz was clearly taken aback by the instantaneous use of the Ice Shard spell.

But soon he realized that, with a short incantation, large bubbles, several meters in diameter, emerged from his body and slowly moved toward him.

"Pfft!!"

The ice spikes that were about to attack him seemed to pierce into another dimension when they met the water bubbles.

As the bubbles burst, the sharp, transparent icicles also disappeared.

But the mere fact that Daenerys forced Prince Hearts to take a defensive stance greatly boosted the morale of the human wizards.

"As expected of a wizard trained by Hydashia Academy, this combat awareness is truly rare."

"Yes, Haytham is still a bit too inexperienced for an academic wizard like her. When it comes to real combat, Lady Daenerys is the better choice," a white-bearded old wizard said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Judging from his appearance alone, this person's strength is at least that of a top-tier first-level wizard, if not a second-level grand wizard.

Unfortunately, this "Gandalf" with such an excellent appearance only had the strength of a first-level master.

That's right, Level 1, beginner stage, and judging from his age, this is already the limit of this old wizard's strength.

Therefore, the credibility of this old wizard's words is a matter of opinion!

Daenerys, standing in the arena, remained extremely solemn. She knew that she had only managed to put Prince Hearts on the defensive by taking him by surprise, rather than because her strength was truly so great that he had no choice but to defend himself.

At this moment, Daenerys had already begun chanting incantations to condense a second giant ice spike.

However, when faced with the second giant ice spike, Prince Hatz smiled slightly and changed his fighting style.

In an instant, his powerful tail snapped out, and a small crater suddenly appeared on the beach.

Suddenly, Prince Haz was no longer where he was, but was rushing towards Daenerys in a rapid S-shape.

This greatly surprised Daenerys.

"I currently have no defensive magic to protect me. If Prince Haz gets close, his massive physique and fists the size of a cooking pot will make me suffer a terrible defeat."

"Moreover, the opponent is too fast. It will take me a second or two to cast my spell, but in that second or two, the opponent might be able to get close."

Daenerys quickly canceled Giant Ice Spike and immediately cast the innate sorcery, Frost Armor, on herself.

The instantaneous icy protective barrier immediately caused a thin, transparent layer of ice crystals to appear several tens of centimeters above her body.

Don't be fooled by how transparent and thin the ice crystal layer is; its physical defense and magic defense are among the best of all level-one defensive spells, far surpassing the Water Shield spell.

After completing this step, Daenerys began to think about how to retaliate.

Because she wanted to win!

Prince Haz's movement speed is simply too fast.

This is what makes many sea-folk sorcerers so difficult to deal with; their approach combines a powerful physique with sorcery.

The Sliding Blade Naga is no exception.

Therefore, the opposing wizards mostly wield various weapons, unlike human wizards who mostly carry short staffs, crystal balls, and so on.

The powerful physique grants the sea-folk wizards exceptional movement speed and a wide variety of attack methods.

To restrict the opponent's movement speed, Daenerys pursed her lips, immediately pulled out a scroll from her bosom, and tore it open without hesitation. A powerful chill shot into the sky like a beam of light.

Instantly, a large amount of cold air was released and spread outwards!

Within a radius of tens of meters around Daenerys, the temperature plummeted by tens of degrees, and various large snowflakes, ice crystals, and even hail began to fall.

Even with Prince Haz's exceptionally strong physique, the sudden drop in temperature greatly reduced his movement speed.

This is the last scroll Daenerys gave her; the previous one, Glacial Spell, had already been used in the battle against Shadra.

This was the last one left, and it's been used now.

This is a blizzard scroll with power reaching the level of a top-tier first-level wizard, capable of unleashing a super-strong blizzard within a radius of tens of meters around her.

For non-ice wizards, this scroll is a double-edged sword, capable of killing a thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred of their own.

Extremely low temperatures and blizzards can trap both yourself and your enemies.

But for ice-type wizards, it is a top-tier game-changing artifact comparable to a domain-type artifact.

Within the blizzard's attack range, the ice wizard's strength is not only not reduced, but the ice magic they release will also receive at least a 20-30% boost.

This increase and decrease gave Daenerys the strength to fight Prince Hearts in a short period of time.

The changes that occurred in just a few seconds on the field demonstrated Daenerys's decisiveness!

The reel is gone, but I want to win!

If you can't bear to rewind the scroll, you can't win the battle!

The sudden reversal of the situation delighted the human wizards around them, while the sea wizards whispered among themselves, their faces showing worry.

"Isn't Prince Haz being a bit too arrogant?!" a sea-folk wizard couldn't help but worry.

"Yes! This human witch is actually a rare ice-type witch, which is somewhat effective against us sea creatures."

"Don't worry, do you think only human witches have a backup plan? How could we, the princes of the Sliding Blade Naga, not have a trump card?" a female Naga from the Sliding Blade clan chuckled.

"Oh, so Prince Haz had a backup plan?"

"Of course, everyone, cover your ears!"

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Just as Daenerys felt the scales of victory were tipping in her favor and she was continuing to cast Frostbolt, suddenly, a piercing sound wave rang out.

"roar!!"

Prince Haz roared with a ferocious expression!

Instantly, a transparent sonic attack, originating from him, swept across the entire area like a tsunami!

"Snap!" Daenerys's Frostbolt was abruptly interrupted.

Her face turned pale instantly; the interruption of her ongoing witchcraft had caused varying degrees of backlash.

Daenerys was lucky. Although she was closest to Prince Hearts and was most affected by the sonic attack, the backlash was not severe because she had cast the Ice Barrier spell beforehand.

Meanwhile, the onlookers felt a strong shock and a booming sound in their ears. The weaker wizards even began to feel nauseous and vomit!

Because the sea tribe shamans were well-prepared, they were minimally affected and even had the leisure to discuss the matter.

"So this is Prince Hearts's Shockwave Technique! This is the first time I've ever seen Prince Hearts unleash it."

"It seems our prince is destined to win!"

"What a pity. This human witch is quite powerful, but she's bound to lose now."

"They no longer need to fight in the third round. Almost none of the human wizards present are as strong as this witch."

"Yes, sending anyone else up would be a joke."

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By this time, Prince Haz had retrieved his trident from the first giant ice cone.

But its momentum remained undiminished, and it attacked Daenerys directly.

It seems he has already decided that Daenerys is a worthy opponent, and naturally he wants to nip any chance of a comeback in the bud.

Upon seeing this, Daenerys wiped a trace of blood from the corner of her mouth and prepared to use her Ice Coffin spell to withstand Prince Harz's attack first.

But she also knew very well that she had almost no hope of turning the tide in this battle.

Because the Ice Coffin spell is purely a defensive form of witchcraft.

When you become a sitting duck, even the most powerful defensive magic cannot bring victory; it only delays defeat.

"We surrender!!" Elise shouted from the sidelines.

This immediately relieved Daenerys, but at the same time, a mix of emotions, including disappointment, regret, and sadness, filled her heart.

To fight or not to fight?

If we go to war, who will we send out?

(End of this chapter)