Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 43 Counterattack?

The distance between the two is closing.

In terms of magic, Link's offensive power is limited, so he can only play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, trying to make good use of his crossbow and physical advantages.

Therefore, close combat is a good tactic.

Enrique was so dazzled by Link that he was surprised to find himself unable to aim.

I tried several times, but all attempts failed.

Enrique simply stopped aiming and stood still to wait.

He doesn't only have the Golden Arrow Technique as his attack method.

Once we get closer, let's see how he kills that despicable scoundrel!

To avoid the metal arrows, Link kept an eye on Enrique's eyes as he charged forward.

He noticed a fleeting change in Enrique's eyes, realized something was amiss, and immediately cancelled his plan to charge in and engage in close combat.

He chose to fire the remaining four bolts of his crossbow in quick succession while retreating rapidly.

Aggression is like fire, retreat is like the wind.

The transition between offense and retreat was seamless, highlighting one word: silky smooth.

"Shameless!"

Unable to dodge the silent, fast-moving crossbow bolts in his haste, Enrique had no choice but to take the hits head-on.

Bang, bang, bang, whoosh!

The crossbow bolts collided with Enrique, producing four short, dense, and continuous sounds.

The first "bang" was the collision between the first crossbow bolt and the 0-ring sorcery Golden Robe spell. The bolt's momentum was halted, and the thin, transparent golden robe was destroyed.

The second "bang" was the second crossbow bolt colliding with the outer robe. The bolt fell limply to the ground, and the defensive enchantment on the outer robe was also destroyed.

The third "bang" was the collision of the third crossbow bolt with the breastplate. The bolt head broke, the shaft broke into three pieces, and the breastplate shattered in two.

The fourth "chu" is the sound of the fourth crossbow bolt piercing Enrique's chest.

Unfortunately, Enrique was wearing a silk garment inside his breastplate, which absorbed most of the force of the crossbow bolt, preventing it from penetrating deeply into his flesh.

Enrique's defenses were completely destroyed and he was injured. Seeing Link take advantage of the situation and retreat, he was furious.

Humans cannot, or at least should not...

How shameless!

Link ignored Enrique's roar.

As he retreated, carefully guarding against Enrique's attacks, he took out his spare quiver and loaded five new crossbow bolts.

After changing the quiver, Link didn't attack again. He subtly gestured with his left hand, indicating for Jasmine to go further away.

He himself slowly retreated towards the fork in the road, seemingly intending to fight a protracted battle until the intelligent law enforcement puppet arrived.

Enrique grew increasingly anxious.

His plan was to ambush Link Grand and Molly Kidman within the three minutes it took to disable the intelligent law enforcement puppet.

Little did he expect Link to be so astute, so much so that his ambush failed before it even began.

Enrique wasn't unaware that he should have a backup plan, but he had used all his savings to buy disposable magical artifacts for shielding.

Where will the funds come from to support the backup plan?

With more than three minutes gone and he not only failed to retaliate against Link Grand and Molly Kidman, but also injured himself, Enrique decided to go all out.

He suddenly raised his right hand and hurled the light orb that had quietly appeared in his hand at Link.

At the same time, he hopped forward, leaning on his cane.

The ball of light was moving very fast. It flew to the air near Link and exploded with a crack.

Link reacted quickly, lowering his head and closing his eyes to avoid the "flashbang" attack.

Poor Jasmine, she's never watched a shooting movie, never played CS/CF, and doesn't even know what a flashbang is.

He was caught off guard and fell into a trap.

My eyes were almost blinded by the intense light from the explosion; they turned bright red instantly, and tears streamed down my face.

Fortunately, she clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound to reveal her location.

Despite having a broken leg, Enrique's speed in attacking the enemy is not slow.

Just as Link ducked to avoid the flash, Enrique had already jumped several meters away.

Now or never.

Enrique seized the opportunity and unleashed three golden arrows in quick succession, regardless of whether the aim was accurate or not, he just fired first.

With a whoosh, three metal arrows shot out in a triangular formation.

In the heat of the moment, Link responded very well.

He glanced at the three metal arrows and quickly determined that he was not within the range of their attack. So he simply lowered the water shield a little to protect himself.

He inadvertently changed direction and retreated into the woods.

To guard against attacks, Link's speed inevitably slowed down.

Enrique pressed his advantage relentlessly, closing the gap even further.

However, after using so many Golden Arrow Techniques, a Refraction Illusion Technique, a Golden Robe Technique, and a Flash Technique in succession.

Enrique's mental and magical energy was almost depleted, insufficient to support his continued attack.

He then pulled out his real weapon from his lower back, a self-destructing grenade resembling a cluster grenade, and threw it forcefully.

This is the rune item that Rivers gave to Enrique back then.

Link didn't care what it threw; he dodged as far as he could, and even used his unused water shield to meet the attack.

The rushing water formed a water shield that deflected the self-destructing fire bomb, slowing its speed.

With a loud bang.

The self-destructing fire grenade exploded less than ten meters in front of Link.

Its power is truly astonishing.

A large crater was blasted into the ground, several nearby trees were snapped in half, and flying chunks of dirt rained down on Link's head and body.

However, apart from being covered in dust and looking a bit disheveled, Link wasn't hurt at all.

Come and don't go indecent.

Just as Enrique threw out the self-destructing fire grenade, Link also unleashed his long-planned Thorn Entanglement.

The thorns lying on the ground instantly wrapped tightly around Enrique's cane and right leg, rendering him unable to move.

Link also fired five crossbow bolts in quick succession.

Do, do, do, squeak, squeak.

Three crossbow bolts were stopped by the tree trunk, and two bolts hit Enrique.

One pierced through the abdomen, and the other pierced the cheek.

"puff……"

Enrique coughed up a mouthful of blood, looked up to the sky, and cried out in anguish, "I... I'm not reconciled!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Enrique loosened his cane from under his left arm, tripped over the thorns that had wrapped around his right leg, and fell forward to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Link not only did not step forward to examine the body, but also retreated quite a distance.

When he first bought the crossbow, he devised a counterattack plan after being seriously injured and falling to the ground.

Jasmine has a hidden needle for self-defense, and also harbors the intention of a desperate counterattack.

How could Link possibly give the enemy a chance to retaliate?

Why not just wait patiently for the other person to die completely?

If it weren't for dealing with the intelligent law enforcement puppets later, Link would have definitely shot all five crossbow bolts from the newly replaced quiver into Enrique's six-sun head.

A truly dead enemy is a good enemy!

Jasmine, standing some distance away, raised her personal smart device, indicating that the academy had dispatched intelligent law enforcement puppets.

Link nodded, his attention still focused on Enrique, in case the other was faking his death.

Before long, the intelligent law enforcement puppet arrived.

An extra chapter as an apology to readers.

(End of this chapter)