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Chapter 185, Section 182: Silently

The Iron Armor Curse on Lynn was never removed.

The dragon's breath could not trigger the Ironclad Curse's defensive mechanism.

Ivanov didn't chant any spells; he simply waved his wand, and two giant pythons, transformed by transmutation, suddenly appeared beside Lynn.

They surrounded him as soon as they appeared, but just as they were about to tighten their bodies and bind Lynn, invisible blades flew out from all directions around his body.

Divine Edge Without Shadow (No Amplification, Spread)!

The two pythons were instantly cut into countless pieces, eventually turning back into a few blades of grass that fell to the ground.

Lynn scoffed, "So, after your Obscurial eruption, this is all you've got?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot out like a cannonball.

He had already revealed his high level of physical strength in the last battle, so naturally he wouldn't deliberately hide it now.

Compared to Lynn, Ivanov acted more like a traditional mage.

He used Apparition and Appearance simultaneously and silently. His figure vanished from the spot before Lynn rushed over, and then reappeared behind him.

The moment Ivanov appeared, two ropes suddenly flew up from the ground like snakes and wrapped around his body.

But just like the python trying to trap Lynn, before the rope could tighten, the black aura around Ivanov shattered the rope that had been transformed by the shapeshifting spell.

"I find this strange," Ivanov asked, casting a binding spell on Lynn as he raised his hand. "Your polymorph and dark magic seem very proficient; even my best Aurors are about this level. But why can't you Apparate?"

Lynn now knows how disgusting a teleporting mage can be; they're as slippery as eels, and if he hadn't seized the opportunity to invade the other's brain last time, he wouldn't have been able to catch them.

"I don't need Apparate; I'm fast enough." Regardless of the truth, one must at least make it sound polite.

After dodging his spell by leaping left and right, Lynn raised his staff to retaliate once more.

Fainted and collapsed (triple amplification, spreading)!

He had calculated the amplification factor of this spell precisely, and a bright red light shot towards Ivanov.

Even with the Stunning Curse, Ivanov dared not be careless; he had not forgotten the area-of-effect Stunning Curse he had used when he first met Lynn.

With another illusionary shift, Ivanov changed his position once again. However, before he could even regain his footing, Lynn, as if he had foreseen it, had already rushed in front of him.

Thunderous Explosion (Double the power)!

At such close range, the explosive spell severely impacted the armor spells of both Ivanov and Lynn.

The sound of the spell breaking rang out, and they were now all unarmored.

Ivanov didn't know what Lynn was planning, but he had a bad feeling. Without hesitation, the black energy that had been attached to the surface of his body suddenly rose up!

Lynn did not hesitate either. He had guessed the location of Ivanov's appearance so many times, and this time he finally guessed correctly. Of course he would not give up such a good opportunity.

He held his wand vertically downwards, calculated the amplification factor of the spell, and uttered the sinister incantation.

"Avada Kedavra (No amplification, spread)!"

A dazzling green light burst forth from the wand, and the Death Curse, upon touching the ground, strangely did not dissipate. The beam of light scattered into streams, flowing lightly across the ground like water, centered on Lynn's position, and instantly covering an area of ​​ten meters in radius!

The Killing Curse, with its wide-area AOE, can at most cause the wizard to faint if its effect is not strong. In order to prevent the curse from being too strong and causing Ivanov's death, Lynn even specially created a curse enhancement effect without any amplification.

Unfortunately, the pre-cast animation of the Spread Killing Curse is too long.

The moment Lynn uttered the incantation, Ivanov sensed something was wrong.

The silent energy within him was completely released, enveloping his entire body as he flew straight into the sky.

The effect of the Spread Killing Curse is still somewhat lacking, as it only works on ground units.

The green light on the ground reaped the lives of various small insects, but it had no effect on Ivanov, who had already flown into the sky.

Lynn squinted at the sunlight and looked up at the sky. Ivanov, just like last time, was completely enveloped in silence and suspended in the sky.

However, this time he didn't lose his own consciousness after becoming the Obscurus like last time, and could only rely on the Obscurus's instincts to rampage and cause destruction.

Ivanov seemed to be able to control the power of the Obscurus, and could even speak and communicate with Lynn.

"Your spell is strange, but also very valuable."

His voice became very low, as if someone was speaking from under a blanket.

"You can control your Obscurus? That's valuable too." Lynn wasn't angry that her hidden trump card hadn't worked, and she retorted directly.

"I'm different. I can control it, but it comes at the cost of my life." Ivanov's voice grew colder and colder, as if all emotion had been stripped away from him.

"Surrender. You won't understand the power of the Silent One unless you experience it for yourself. What I said before still stands. If you're willing, I can tell you what you want to know."

Lynn raised an eyebrow and said jokingly, "Let me try again. It's not too late to surrender when I really can't beat them."

Instead of engaging in pointless conversation, Ivanov launched an attack.

The Silent One's attack method is quite peculiar. It is a kind of dark parasitic magic. Black gas condenses into a cloud of ethereal mist, which, like the wind, possesses powerful destructive force.

The black mist, carrying a dark red light, crashed heavily down on Lynn!

I wanted to try staying up past 5 a.m., but I really couldn't stay awake any longer. I'm too tired. I have to get up early tomorrow to help out at home. I've finished paying back what I owed yesterday, so I can finally go to sleep peacefully.

(End of this chapter)