The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Tch! That wretched brat!"

The man in red was blinded by the sudden burst of iron sand. Helpless, he could only release Inoue Hideka and shout angrily.

He quickly stepped back and looked at the man in red with a serious expression.

A mage skilled in melee combat, and judging from his feigned deception just now, the man in red appears arrogant but is actually quite cautious.

Moreover, apart from their decent physical skills, we have absolutely no information about the other side's magic!

"I don't want to waste any more time, kid. If you know what's good for you, come with me now!"

The man in red looked impatient, his expression seemingly tinged with anxiety, as he spoke to Inoue Hideka in a menacing tone.

"Perfect! I don't want to waste any more words, let's fight!"

"Hmph! Even if you're so ungrateful, then I won't hold back! Before the formal battle, state my magic name: conflagrations642, meaning the hunter who burns everything. Boy, prepare to face my hunt!"

As the man in red spoke, he conjured a huge flame in his hand, which crackled and burned.

Above the flames, in the dim light, looking from Inoue Hideka's direction, space itself seemed to be violently distorted.

The man in red smiled wickedly, and with a wave of his arm, flames swept towards Inoue Hideka with immense power.

The flames were fast and fierce. The moment Inoue Hideka saw the man in red waving his arm, he quickly dodged to the side.

Zi la la!

The flames swept past him a meter to his left, crashing onto the beach and bursting into a shower of sparks.

However, the hair on the left side of Inoue Hideka's head was singed, making a sizzling sound.

A burning pain also came from the left side of my body.

This flame probably has a very high temperature, but it shouldn't reach the 3000 degrees Celsius or higher of the Steel Flame.

A safe distance should be at least one meter.

This is the intelligence that Inoue Hideka obtained from the red-clad man's first attack.

call!

Another ball of flame flew over. Inoue Hideka held her hands up to the beach, absorbing a large amount of iron sand to form an impenetrable iron net in front of her, completely blocking the flame from entering.

Tick-tock, tick-tock

In less than a second, the iron mesh was melted by the high temperature of the flames, and the liquid dripped onto the beach.

Upon seeing this, Inoue Hideka quickly stepped back and retreated to a distance of one meter.

"Kid! All you do is run away! My time is limited, so surrender now!"

The man in red grew increasingly impatient and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Inoue Hideka did not answer, but raised her left hand and pointed it at the street lamp not far away.

bass!

The streetlight, several meters tall, flew at a speed faster than the speed of sound to Inoue Hideka.

Immediately afterwards, Inoue Hideka turned her arm without stopping, guiding the streetlight to face the man in red directly in front of her.

bass!

The streetlight flew out at the same speed it had when it came back.

When the man in red saw Inoue Hideka move the street lamp over, he conjured a ball of flame in front of him. Seeing the street lamp flying towards him, he suddenly threw the flame away.

Although the physical reaction speed could not keep up with the speed of the street lamp's flight, the magician anticipated Inoue Hideka's actions and threw the flames out in advance.

The sound of whistling wind arose.

The red-clad man's cloak, along with his trench coat and short blue hair, were instantly burned to ashes by the flames.

Although the man in red's flames melted the streetlights into liquid, the airflow generated by the streetlights' high-speed movement drew the flames he released onto himself before he could react.

Because of his high affinity with fire, the flames containing the red-clad man's magic could not harm him, but his clothes and hair could not escape damage.

"Ugh! You wretched brat! You've angered me!"

The man in red smelled the distinctive odor of burning fibers, touched his head in astonishment, and instantly flew into a rage.

He stretched out his hands, ignited two huge balls of flame in his palms, and frantically hurled them at Inoue Hideka.

Then two more balls of flame condensed and were thrown at Inoue Hideka again, followed by two more balls of flame.

Dozens of flames were thrown at Inoue Eika, completely sealing off the space around Inoue Eika to dodge.

Frowning slightly as he watched the dozens of flames flying rapidly towards him, Inoue Hideka raised his right hand towards a street lamp thirty meters behind him, pressing his thumb lightly under his index finger.

bass!

Suddenly, Inoue Hideka flew as if she were taking flight, heading towards the street lamp behind her at an extremely fast speed.

then……

With a bang, it crashed into a street lamp.

The speed was so fast that Inoue Hideka's nerves couldn't react in time, and his body crashed directly into a street lamp.

"Sigh~~"

Clutching her aching shoulder, Inoue Hideka scrambled to her feet and looked at the man in red.

The man in red did not take the opportunity to attack Inoue Hideka; instead, he stood still, showing no intention of attacking.

At his feet, a vortex of flames was rising and extending upwards.

After throwing out dozens of flames, the man in red closed his eyes, his face solemn and muttering incantations, as if preparing for some kind of ritual.

"One of the five elements that constitutes the world, the great primordial flame!"

"It once devoured all brilliance, and its flames once slaughtered evil!"

"That is the holiness that illuminates the earth, that is the evil that ignites hell!"

The man in red chanted rapidly, accompanied by sounds that resembled incantations. The vortex of flames beneath his feet grew larger and higher.

He was quickly engulfed in flames.

Inoue Hideka stood up in a disheveled state, and this was the scene that greeted him.

His intuition told him that he couldn't let the man in red continue.

Reaching out and pressing her hand against the nearby streetlight, Inoue Hideka shone the light towards the man in red.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~

The streetlight rushed toward the man in red, but was burned into molten iron by the flames surrounding him, dripping down to his feet.

"Its name is Yan, and its nature is fire!"

Burn it!

The man in red was completely unaffected by Inoue Hideka's attack and continued chanting strange incantations.

"Feed me, and you will create purgatory!"

"Show yourself!"

"The Scorching Land!"

Seemingly having finally finished reciting the incantation, the man in red suddenly opened his eyes.

It was at this moment that the swirling flames surrounding him, several meters high, suddenly transformed into clusters of flames that scattered in all directions.

A considerable number of flames fell onto the beach, bursting into tiny sparks.

But instead of going out, it burned even more fiercely.

Immediately afterwards, a whooshing sound rang out.

The small flames that had landed on the beach suddenly shot up and formed a pillar of fire several meters high, just like the flames that had been swirling around the man in red.

Among the dozens of pillars of fire that rose from the ground, three or four of them split into flames that scattered across a larger area of ​​the beach.

Immediately afterwards, dozens more pillars of fire rose from the ground.

This cycle repeated itself, and in less than ten seconds, the beach transformed into a sea of ​​fire.

The firelight flickered in Inoue Hideka's eyes. Even though the flames hadn't yet reached his vicinity, he could feel the waves of heat emanating from the sea of ​​fire ahead rolling towards him.

The man in red, located in the center of the inferno, now only wore red trousers. Without the contrast of his red trench coat, he looked even more like a fiercely burning flame.

On the vast sea, the night, illuminated by the flames, appeared even deeper and more profound.

Crackling, crackling,

The flames continued to spread and soon reached the vicinity of Inoue Hideka.

Sensing the intense heat contained within the flames, Inoue Hideka suppressed her surprise, reached out towards a streetlamp further away, and could only retreat helplessly once more.

"Hahaha! Kid! You think you can escape? I've already set up a lot of runes around this entire beach. Where can you run to? You'd better come back with me obediently!"

Chapter 172 The Correct Way to Use Magnetic Gloves

The man in red laughed arrogantly, strolling leisurely through the sea of ​​fire with elegant steps.

They actually laid out runes all over this beach!

I see. So it's the same as just driving away the bystanders?

Runes to repel bystanders were pre-placed throughout this large area. No matter where I go, as long as I activate the runes there...

Alternatively, at a time when he deems it appropriate, activating all the idler dispel runes would achieve his goal.

He's absolutely insane!

As Inoue Hideka fled, she anxiously thought to herself.

Given this mage's cautious nature, he was certainly confident he could catch me before I escaped the rune's range.

In that case, continuing to escape would be futile.

For now, the only option is to destroy the runes.

Since it's set up on the beach...