You are all my wings!

There is always the risk of being drawn into battle.

The key next step is to act quickly and decisively, then rapidly enter the side road area.

“Iris, the white unicorn can easily cast water-based elemental magic. Its magical power is probably comparable to yours, and its physical strength can easily defeat most third-tier warriors. Its basic defensive magic probably won't be very effective! Next, we'll fight from a distance! I'll use movement-based combat skills to help you dodge. You just need to keep casting Judgment Spear.”

"Take me to safety?"

Before Iris could react, Leon had already put his arms around her shoulders and thighs.

Then--

Third-tier combat skill, Shadow Step activated!

Stamina -2, Magic -2.

call out!!!!

Just as the white unicorn was about to charge at the two, Leon, carrying Iris, instantly moved out of the white unicorn's attack range and appeared a dozen meters away.

In this situation, the best option would have been for Leon to use his core skill, Shadow Leap.

However, Shadow Leap's skill allows the body to become a shadow and move across the ground, but it cannot move people.

On the contrary, the Shadow Step, which has been upgraded to a third-tier combat skill, has a large movement distance and is also suitable for carrying people.

Although it consumes a little more magic power, this move is clearly more suitable for creating distance when facing opponents like the White Unicorn who excel at speed.

"Iris, chant! With your spear of judgment, swiftly finish off your opponent!"

"it is good!"

Although being held by Leon felt strange, and even stirred up lingering memories from her dream, things had come to this point, and she couldn't afford to miss the opportunity.

Iris got into the mood and began to chant quickly.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Magic Crown

"The verdict is final!"

"The tip of gold melted in six days, the edge with four cracks and hidden patterns!"

"Unite, Spear of Judgment of Saint Hermes!"

As Iris chanted, a dazzling spear of light materialized in her palm.

Do you need to adjust your posture?

Leon, who was constantly dodging the white unicorn's charge, looked down and asked Iris, who was being carried in a princess carry in his arms.

Iris blushed slightly on her fair cheeks.

"No need, I've already aimed!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her wand, and with a sudden burst of magic, the spear of light in her hand was pushed out at an accelerated speed.

At first, the speed wasn't particularly fast, but once it completely left the palm's range, it vanished in an instant, shooting out at a speed that the naked eye couldn't perceive.

call out!!!!

The spear of light was aimed directly at the white unicorn that was chasing after them.

Just as the spear tip was about to hit the white unicorn, when it was only 10 centimeters away!

suddenly--

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

An ice crystal shield condensed in front of the white unicorn.

Strangely, the light spear's astonishing speed was suddenly reduced before it made contact with the ice crystal shield, becoming extremely slow, as if it were stuck in a quagmire, barely maintaining its forward momentum, and locked in a stalemate with the white unicorn's ice crystal shield, unable to break through it for a long time.

After a stalemate of 5 seconds, the spear of light was completely neutralized by the ice crystal shield.

An attack with power close to that of a mid-level spell was easily neutralized!

This scene also surprised Lyon greatly:

"If even the extreme speed of the spear of light can be weakened instantly, could it be an ice slowing spell?"

He couldn't hide his surprise.

Ice slowing magic is not as simple as just obstructing an object to reduce the speed of a target.

It's important to know that once most spells are successfully cast, their speed is very difficult to suppress.

All they can do is resist each other with defensive shields.

Or intercept it with other magic.

This spell can slow down the speed of an already cast spell in advance; it's extremely rare!

It could even be said that in the world of the Sword, Magic and Holy Land series, only a few exceptionally talented individuals, with an extraordinary stroke of luck, can grasp even the basics of this magic.

For example, ice dragons, sea dragons, and pure-blooded ice spirits.

Afterwards, if one can master higher-level usage through long-term application, combat power will also experience an astonishing breakthrough.

As magic power and mastery increase, it can even be elevated to forbidden magic that can freeze the movement of matter and even time!

Therefore, the slowing magic slot is also known as one of the crown jewels of magic.

Surprisingly, the white unicorn, being a monster, could instinctively use ice-slowing magic.

Although, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to slowing down magic.

But even a small part of it will drastically change the course of the battle.

Putting everything else aside, with just this one move, this powerful third-tier monster can easily kill most third-tier monsters and even hold its own against fourth-tier transcendents.

It's important to understand that starting from the fourth tier, the combat power gap between the fourth and third tiers becomes significantly larger.

It can only be said that it is a monster that has left its mark in mythology.

Leon recalled that, looking at the four books in the Sword, Magic and Holy Land series, only the first female protagonist of the third book cracked the crown of magic with a new form of magic, reaching a fairly high level of application and making it her core trump card.

The other characters who can use slowing magic are almost all only at a superficial level.

This applies even to epic-level powerhouses.

"You didn't see wrong, did you? Ice Slowdown, that's the Crown of Magic!"

Iris was astonished.

"I'm probably not mistaken. Since this white unicorn is so powerful, let's retreat first. Even if we win, the cost will be huge, and the risk will increase significantly."

"Should I try firing a shot with even more magic power?"

"The advantage of the Judgment Spear is its guaranteed hit and its enormous striking power generated at extremely high speed. The fact that both of these aspects are suppressed means that it is impossible to defeat that unicorn."

"I have one last intermediate-level spell to finish off. Shall we give it a try?"

"How much magic power will it consume?"

"Fifty percent more than the Judgment Spear."

"Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can retreat to the 24th floor to rest, or try again, or go to the side area on the 25th floor in a different direction."

"it is good."

Iris quickly began to chant.

Although her agility is higher than Leon's, she lacks movement-based combat skills and cannot avoid the high-speed charge of the white unicorn at crucial moments.

So the current situation is that Leon is still carrying Iris and running wildly, occasionally using Shadow Step to dodge the high-speed collisions of the white unicorn.

If we only consider agility, this white unicorn probably has at least 50 points, which is close to twice the normal limit.

This is considered top-tier stat among third-tier monsters.

Although Iris has high racial endowment, she is limited by the slow growth of elves and her relatively young age. At present, apart from magic power, her other attributes cannot reach twice the limit.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

One after another, fireballs shot out, blasting towards the white unicorn, only to have their speed easily reduced and their power greatly diminished.

Iris's chant this time was quite long.

Even the chanting language was one that Lyon was unfamiliar with.

Leon could only continue running at full speed, wandering around the outskirts of the Water City, while simultaneously casting various basic spells to prevent the white unicorn from getting closer.

In the blink of an eye, since encountering the white unicorn, Leon has consumed 12 points of magic power and 8 points of stamina.

suddenly--

A wall of water suddenly rose from the distant water, swirled, and transformed into a vast wave that surged toward Lyon.

It was the white unicorn's immense magical power that unleashed the intermediate-level water magic, Flood!

Clearly, it was repeatedly dodged by Leon, so it simply launched this area-of-effect attack.

boom!!!!

The roaring floodwaters crashed down with tremendous force.

Now Lyon really has nowhere to hide.

The area covered by this flood was hundreds of meters in diameter, and it would take six consecutive uses of the Shadow Step to cross it and leave.

He glanced at Iris; the chanting wasn't over yet, and more and more magic was gathering around her.

Judging from this, this attack will consume at least 20 points of magic power, which is much more than she had previously estimated.

This girl actually believed he could hold his nerve for so long when it mattered most.

"Fine, I'll play this big game with you."

Lyon gathered his magic power and unleashed a high-powered primary defensive spell, the Water Mirror.

shhhhhh!

Water droplets gathered in front of them, forming a circular dome that covered the two of them.

No chanting required, completed in an instant.

Magic -3.

Just as the defensive spell was completed, a wave carrying immense force crashed down.

boom!!!!!

Almost instantly, Lyon's defensive shield was pierced by the surging force.

However, all Leon needed was this fleeting opportunity. As long as he could neutralize the first wave of the Flood Magic, he could use Shadow Step to move to a less splashing area for the rest.

call out!!!!

Just as the white unicorn came rushing in, splashing water, Leon used his third-tier combat skill, Shadow Step, to move into the air, avoiding the second wave of the flood and the white unicorn's attack.

At that very moment, Iris finally finished chanting the intermediate spell she had been preparing for so long.

A surge of magic gathered on her wand.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Light-Piercing Cone

Suddenly, Iris, who was being held by Leon, swung her wand.

A dazzling light burst forth with Iris's wave of her hand.

In the center of this light, a hundred thick cones of light condensed and, with a wave of Iris's hand, split into five waves, shooting out in an instant.

Intermediate Elemental Magic: Light Piercer!

This is the advanced spell of the basic elemental magic Light Cone, which consumes more than 20 points of magic power and is more than ten times more powerful than the basic version.

A single, thick cone of light possesses 20% of the destructive power of the Spear of Judgment.

And there are still a hundred of these thick light cones!

The total magic consumption is about twice that of the Spear of Light, but its power and attack range far exceed it!