Wizard Earl

Chapter 684 Fierce Battle

Hearing Connor's words, old Victor shook his head slightly, then sighed and said in a deep voice, "Since young master Connor insists, then this old man will have to apologize for the intrusion!"

Without further hesitation, old Victor waved his hand at Connor, and a golden beam of light shot out from his aged palm, hurtling towards Connor at incredible speed.

Seeing the golden beam of light rushing towards him, Connor, who was prepared, did not hesitate at all. He displayed his innate spell, Abyssal Chains, in the center of his palm. The two Abyssal Chains condensed into one in front of Connor, forming a chain shield that firmly protected him.

"Bang!"

Just as Connor's Abyssal Chains solidified into a shield to protect him, the golden beam of light released by Old Victor struck the chain shield. The moment they made contact, a huge muffled thud erupted, and Connor, who was manipulating the Abyssal Chains to protect himself, was forced back several steps by the golden beam of light.

Although Connor was at a disadvantage from the very first contact, his eyes were still full of determination. He showed no fear. Although the golden beam of light that old Victor displayed was strong, it was not beyond Connor Ferguson's tolerance. If old Victor was only like this, then it was still unknown who would win in a one-on-one fight.

With a thought in mind, Connor used the Abyss Chains to resist Old Victor's golden beam of light while simultaneously launching another attack on Old Victor under the mental impact of the Silver Pendant. Connor was well aware of his own limitations when facing Old Victor, who had cultivated for decades longer. Although both were advanced wizard apprentices, Connor had no advantage in terms of magical power or spells. Even in terms of enchanted items, as an alchemist, Connor had no confidence that he could gain the upper hand against an old fellow like Old Victor!

However, when it comes to mental strength, Connor, as a psychic wizard, is naturally very confident and will not concede any responsibility!

Connor's thinking was not wrong at all. Old Victor, who was manipulating the golden beam of light to chase Connor, was hit by another powerful mental shock from Connor. Although he was protected by the golden light, the calm and composure on his face at the beginning had been greatly reduced.

What delighted Connor even more was that, despite Old Victor's careful concealment, Connor still noticed that he had taken out a completely black, ancient-looking stone ring from his spatial ring and put it on his left thumb. This gesture from Old Victor brought Connor considerable comfort, even as he was being pursued by the golden beam of light.

As an alchemist, Connor could immediately tell that the stone ring Old Victor had taken out was a protective item against demonic possession. There was no doubt that Old Victor taking out this item clearly indicated one thing: the mental impact had caused damage, and Old Victor was finding it difficult to withstand!

Just as Connor and Old Victor were locked in fierce combat, with Connor being suppressed by Old Victor's golden beam of light, but Connor occasionally using mental attacks to launch surprise counterattacks, Martina suddenly contorted her face and let out a painful groan. It turned out that Old Victor had released a mental attack at some point, striking Martina directly. Martina was caught off guard and was hit directly, causing her to stagger.

Seeing that old Victor still hadn't given up on eliminating Martina, and launched another sneak attack on her, Connor, who was defending against old Victor's golden beam of light, merely glanced at her and then remained silent, observing from the sidelines. If it weren't for the information Martina had given about Reyes, Connor wouldn't have needed old Victor's help; he would have dealt with Martina himself!

After his encounter with old Victor, Connor was very rational and clear-headed! He knew very well that all he could do in old Victor's hands was protect himself. If he tried to protect Martina recklessly, he might end up losing himself. If Martina really died at old Victor's hands, there was nothing he could do. Martina's fate was now in her own hands, and there was nothing he, Connor Ferguson, could do to help her!

Martina was not surprised by Connor's decision to stand by and watch. She endured the dizziness and pain caused by old Victor's mental attack and took advantage of the moment when old Victor was temporarily restrained by Connor and unable to continue attacking her. Instead of being clever and running away, she decisively ran behind Connor, trying to continue hiding behind him and let him shield her from old Victor.

Seeing Martina's choice, Connor, who was defending against Old Victor's golden beam of light, couldn't help but think that Martina's choice was very smart. If she wanted to escape, Old Victor would definitely not let her go and would be the first to chase after and kill her. And he himself would not take the initiative to restrain Old Victor in order to cover its escape.

Seeing that Martina was slippery and always hid behind Connor, and that his golden beam of light couldn't do anything to Connor Ferguson for the time being, even old Victor couldn't help but become impatient. With a thought in mind, he immediately raised his cane and swung it fiercely at Connor, chanting a low incantation. Instantly, the aura of power emanating from old Victor swelled up, and the golden beam of light that was originally attacking Connor turned from one into five, with five golden beams of light attacking Connor from different directions at the same time!

Seeing old Victor suddenly erupt, Connor's heart tightened immediately. He dared not be negligent and quickly slammed his Castilian Staff on his hand. Instantly, a blue-black light shone from the Castilian Staff, and a blue-black barrier formed around Connor. Martina, who had been trying to hide behind Connor for protection, also reacted quickly and entered the barrier before it was fully formed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The five golden beams of light released by old Victor struck the Castia barrier. Even though the Castia barrier had amazing defensive capabilities, it still became slightly distorted under old Victor's attack.

Inside the barrier, Connor stared intently at Old Victor outside, his mind racing as he considered countermeasures. During the earlier battle with Old Victor, he had been suppressed and hadn't used the Castia Staff. One reason was that Old Victor also possessed enchanted items, so even if he used it, it wouldn't have much effect. But more importantly, he wanted to be able to use the Castia Staff to fully withstand Old Victor's burst of power at this crucial moment!

(End of this chapter)