You are all my wings!

Intermediate fire magic, Fire Star Link?

No, the coverage area is somewhat less than that of a normal intermediate-level spell.

However, the five enormous fireballs in front of him covered a considerable area, stretching at least twenty meters in total. They appeared suddenly and at an astonishing speed, catching him completely off guard. Just as he was about to be engulfed by the high-temperature airflow, he activated his most proficient movement technique, Instant Step!

call out!!!!

With a flash, he appeared outside the range of the cold wave, landing on a slightly protruding rock nearby.

Choosing this rock as his standing spot was an instinctive habit of his as an honorable assassin.

Only by standing high enough can one gain a wide enough field of vision to maximize the potential of his fourth-order Fly King compound eye.

Then, by using the potential energy generated at a sufficiently high height, one can strike the enemy and kill them instantly!

And this rock happened to be the tallest and largest one in the vicinity.

Before his feet even touched the ground, he instinctively scanned his surroundings while still in mid-air, searching for any enemies hiding nearby.

Since it's a spellcaster and not a true intermediate-level spell, the enemy must be within fifty meters!

At this distance, he only needs to use the fourth-tier combat skill, Instant Step, to blink once to activate his core skill, Mobility Strike, and truly deliver a fatal blow to the target.

With this strike, the vast majority of fourth-tier demons would be struck in vital areas, leaving them half-dead.

"Hehe, I've found you."

"A mere second-tier mage can cause me this much trouble; you should be proud of yourself."

With a quick scan from mid-air, Utaman spotted the silver-haired mage hiding not far away beside a dead tree, almost blending into the surrounding shadows, wearing only an undershirt. He looked over again with a look of astonishment.

The distance was only fifteen meters?

No matter how well it's hidden, how could it escape my eyes?

I really don't know how to live or die!

His magic surged, and his mithril skin emitted a faint magical glow, causing his muscles to swell and his strength to surge instantly.

My foot landed on the tip of the rock, and all my strength surged to my toes.

Fourth-tier combat skill: Instant Step!

"Die!"

BOOM!!!

"puff…"

In the instant when all his strength converged at one point, his toes touched the ground, but instead of the usual solid reaction force, he felt the muddy ground sinking deeper and deeper.

Instead of hard rocks, their feet were stepping on slippery mud.

Combat technique activation failed!

The greater the force that gathered beneath his feet in that instant, the more disheveled he became.

The mud on his feet slithered up like a slippery snake, and his entire foot sank in. His face was also covered in wet mud splashed up by the force of his foot landing, making him filthy and obstructing his vision.

Immediately following, at the same moment, an astonishing wave of freezing cold swept over.

He lost his footing and couldn't use his Instant Step to dodge, so he could only protect his head and face with his hands and forcibly withstand the attack.

"A mere freezing cold wave, not a real intermediate-level spell! Besides, even if it were a real intermediate-level cold wave, it could only freeze me for a few seconds! A few seconds later, it would be your death!"

He was furious.

Crackling sound!

A cold wave swept through.

The frost first condensed on his brow, eyeballs, and earlobes, then spread all over his body, making his mithril skin even shinier, as if it were decorated with exquisite frost.

His whole body was frozen.

He went from being a Mithril Man to a Mithril Ice Man.

Lyon emerged from behind the hidden dead tree.

Very good. Although the battle is not over yet, everything is proceeding smoothly according to plan so far.

Based on his understanding of Utaman's fighting style from his previous life, Leon seized upon Utaman's personality flaws and used multiple deceptive tactics to successfully freeze him in place.

First, Britta's Holy Light Mirror Detection Technique allowed Lyon to know Utaman's location perfectly, creating an opportunity for his plan to succeed.

Secondly, the core aura of trust is crucial.

Without this aura of trust, even with the addition of a hastily drawn expression of astonishment on the rough clay figurine, it would not fool Utaman, who possesses astonishing insight.

Then came sufficiently dim lighting, which he used Shadow Shield magic to cover the top of his body, obscuring his face in shadow and making it more difficult for Utaman to identify the decoy.

Although the Fly King's compound eyes are powerful, the user is still human and will be influenced by the visual instincts unique to the human brain, mistaking a blurry and unfamiliar face.

Coupled with the aura of trust, Utaman never doubted his judgment at that moment.

Then, as Utaman and Muddo locked eyes, Leon preemptively used Shadow Leap to dodge.

Next, he mastered the initial stages of the Fire Acceleration Magic, which gave him the potential to strike Utaman.

Before the change, he was unable to achieve a magic that combined the four advantages of short casting time, fast firing speed, wide coverage, and high destructive power.

Without the magic that threatens Utaman, this plan cannot be implemented.

Using the high-speed fireball technique, he successfully forced Utaman to activate the fourth-tier combat skill, Instant Step, again, forcing Utaman to move to the target location.

Afterwards, Leon can cast a small swamp spell on the place where he is most likely to land, which will give him room to cast pseudo-intermediate spells.

As for how to predict his landing location, it's quite simple.

The Blood School's secretive style makes Utaman's personality unclear to outsiders, but perfectly transparent to Lyon.

This guy prides himself on being an honorable assassin, which will lead him right into Leon's carefully laid trap.

Finally, Leon completed the freezing mission using the pseudo-intermediate magic, Frost Tide.

So, does reaching this point mean we've won?

No, this is just an appetizer.

Freezing him isn't enough; with Utaman's mithril skin, Leon can't break through his defenses yet.

Even if he used up all his magic power with his strongest intermediate-level magic, Hurricane Rock Bullet, he still couldn't break through Utaman's defenses.

With his entire body covered in mysterious metal, he is immune to most magical attacks from those below the higher level.

This is why he calls himself a righteous assassin; he has the right to be arrogant.

Moreover, this freeze only lasts for a few seconds.

In a few seconds, with Utaman's freakish physical abilities, he would be able to break free from the ice and jump out of the swamp.

At that point, the situation will turn around.

This was Lyon's limit. After all, his opponent was a fourth-tier opponent. Without advantages such as intelligence, terrain, and multiple class skills, and without cleverly exploiting his weaknesses, he would have been killed in a single encounter with a second or third-tier opponent.

A few seconds later, Utaman will finally demonstrate his dominance as a fourth-tier monster.

But will Lyon just stand by and watch this happen?

"Your turn, Your Majesty!"

Chapter 86 I can't bear to let you take such a risk

In the distance, Britta approached rapidly, singing as she ran.

As they approached within sixty meters of the frozen Utaman, magnificent holy light appeared out of thin air and shot forth.

Where the holy light passes, there is both heat and purification.

Just then, as the frozen frost around Utaman's body shattered and he was about to break free, an immense holy light shone down.

Lyon stood below the rock, observing intently.

The ice around Utaman's body evaporated instantly, and then his mithril skin shimmered with a silvery-white magical light. But it only lasted for less than half a second before the holy light shattered it and continued to fall onto his mithril skin.

His mithril skin didn't last more than a few seconds. The hard yet flexible mysterious metal turned into liquid metal and slid off his skin, forming streaks of silver that were much darker than the surrounding, already lighter skin.

This turn of events left Lyon in awe.

I was both thrilled by the terrifying power of Britta's Holy Annihilation and amazed by the tenacity of her mithril skin.

If any other human at the fourth level were to directly withstand this attack, they would probably be melted into bones within two seconds.

If it had been a few seconds longer, there probably wouldn't even be much bone fragment left.

Utaman was able to put up a fight for quite a while.

It must be said that Andrio, who performed this modification on him, was truly a genius of life alchemy.

By this time, Utaman had completely broken free from the frozen state, but he had eaten the Holy Annihilation raw, and much of his mithril skin had melted. His powerful body had also been directly scorched by the high temperature, resulting in swollen blisters typical of severe burns.

His face also showed obvious charring and bubbling, with flesh and blood bursting and becoming brittle in an instant.

This severe injury rendered him unable to move or leave the area covered by the holy light.

In fact, he had already pressed his entire body against the rock, enduring the intense heat emanating from the scorching ground. He stretched out his still intact mithril arm to grab the ground, trying to pull himself out of the swamp, but his speed had been drastically reduced, and he couldn't get very far.

He dragged the already red-hot ground, leaving a trail of silver.

The scene was extremely tragic.

“Your Holiness, melting most of his mithril will suffice. Leave the rest to me; we can extract information from him just in time.”

A few seconds later, Lyon observed that the situation was almost settled and then called out to Britta to stop.

Although, based on the estimated time, this move of hers wouldn't last long.

Upon hearing this, Britta nodded slightly and slowly withdrew her magical energy from the Holy Annihilation Magic.

The magnificent holy light then faded away.

On the ground, there was a patch of scorching red rock and billowing white steam.

As soon as Lyon took a few steps closer, he noticed a bead of sweat on his forehead.

It's hot, really hot.

He was in a hurry, so he simply aimed his palm at the spot in front of him and gave it a gentle push.

call out!!!!

A blast of icy air swept past, and the red-hot rocks immediately emitted a dense crackling sound, likely caused by the different rate of temperature change of the fragments within the rocks compared to the external environment, resulting in cracking.

It was a basic water-based spell, the Freeze spell.

The ground temperature has dropped slightly.

At this moment, Britta walked over, her tone slightly raised than usual:

"Leon, I must say, your series of arrangements and tactics just now, although thrilling, were indeed quite amazing. Even with your dual professions, being able to trap a fourth-tier character with a second-tier character for a few seconds is quite impressive. However, next time, please don't take such risks. The risks are ultimately too high, and I can't bear to let you take such risks."

Although the beginning was praise, the end actually carried a hint of concerned reproach.

Oh wow.

Britta actually said something like that.

In the past, she would never have uttered such obvious words of concern.

Her style is more like that of someone in a superior position, speaking with empathy from a leadership perspective.

The last sentence clearly carried a subtle emotion.

Lyon immediately looked at the information panel.

[Character Britta's affection level increased by 5%, current affection level 59%]

This performance was indeed quite effective, instantly increasing my favorability rating by 5 points.

We're only 1% away from the 60% critical threshold.

So, has her favorability towards herself begun to change from favorability towards her subordinates to something else?

The strategy will vary depending on the situation.