Versatile Mage

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The whole place fell silent!

Everything within their view ahead had turned into dust particles, crushed thoroughly by the overwhelming force!

It was already dark to begin with, but it felt like the whole world was devoured by terrifying darkness when the Perishing Dragon Breath came at them.

It no longer mattered where the Perishing Dragon Breath had come from. It ruled over everything in an instant. The people caught by it found themselves in a deep abyss of a rock quarry. They were no different from the stones around them.

There were many Advanced Mages among Brigadier General Blair’s men. However, they were knocked into the air like grains and shredded into pieces by the Perishing Dragon Breath before they went any higher.

Even their blood was sucked away by the shredding airflow. They did not stand any chance!

“Old Zhao!” Mo Fan yelled. The overwhelming Wind Magic had clearly exceeded his own limit.

“I can’t protect so many people at once!” Zhao Manyan yelled back.

More people were knocked into the sky before they were shredded like pieces of paper. Their blood spread like dye dropping into a rapid current and dissipated instantly.

Zhao Manyan thrust his hands out and established a Rampart in the shape of an egg. It was imbued with Baxia’s Seals to further strengthen its defense.

Unfortunately, the Rampart could not protect everyone, not to mention that Zhao Manyan was barely holding his ground. His energy was being consumed rapidly as his spell withstood the destructive wind.

“Professor Xylan!” Karl yelled.

The enemy seemed to be treating Karl as their priority target. Several gusts of wind with more vivid colors were heading toward him through the darkness.

The airflows were like ferocious dragons weaving through the darkness, leaving deep and wide ravines in their wake.

Professor Xylan was still on the Fearsome Martial Bear’s head. She gave a strange order after she saw Karl being targeted by the enemy.

The Fearsome Martial Bear finally moved.

The enormous creature jumped, landing in front of Karl and the others to block the Perishing Dragon Breath.

It joined its left and right arms. The dark crystals sticking out from its elbows formed a sturdy wall, like the gate of an ancient city blocking the enemies’ cannons.

The Perishing Dragon Breath unleashed more gusts of wind. They turned into dragons and swarmed across the shallow stream.

The Fearsome Martial Bear was sliding back slowly. Its fur would not be able to withstand the destructive Wind Spell if it lost its balance.

The Fearsome Martial Bear let out a furious roar.

A blue Aura gathered on the Fearsome Martial Bear’s crystalline shields, as if the ancient soul of a great beast had woken up following the creature’s roars. The Aura formed a thick barrier around the shields.

As the Aura thickened, the Fearsome Martial Bear’s shield grew thicker.

The Aura would still dissipate a little every time the Wind Dragons rammed into the shields, but it did not matter how long the shields would last. It had bought some time for the people behind the Fearsome Martial Bear to catch their breaths. Even Super Mages were struggling to withstand the destructive Wind Magic, let alone the soldiers of the Federation Army!

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The Perishing Dragon Breath soon started to weaken.

The rain for a few kilometers around had stopped for some time because of the wind, but its raindrops were not the first to return. It was the soldiers of the Federation Army, who were free-falling from the sky.

The Perishing Dragon Wind had eliminated the Earth Mages who were paving a path for Professor Xylan. The Savage Bull Riders who were mostly Intermediate Mages did not survive, either.

Their remains were soon scattered in the vicinity.

Those were only the remains that were left. Most of the corpses were already gone after the wind blew them to other places.

“Is everyone alright?” Su Xi asked.

“Those who aren’t won’t be able to answer you,” Mo Fan answered grimly.

Professor Xylan had clearly overdone it. It did not matter how outstanding Professor Xylan and her students’ cultivation was, the enemy could still crush them like sand by abusing its numbers.

The Fearsome Martial Bear might have blocked most of the Wind Magic, but it was also covered in injuries. If the Perishing Dragon Breath had lasted for a little longer, the creature would have been sent flying and shredded into pieces too.

“Did the Brown Rebels use their ace against us?” Zhao Manyan blurted out in shock.

“That brainless Professor is only making it worse,” Mo Fan grumbled. Why couldn’t they send someone more reliable?

If they could put a stop to the Frenzy Rain, they would be able to stop half of the enemy, who were only involved in the war after losing their rationality.

Mo Fan initially thought the Professor and her students would get them to the Scorching River, but the Wind Destroyer had proven him wrong.

“Should we try to break through the enemy’s defense ourselves?” Mu Bai asked quietly.

“No, it’s still too early for that. If we try to push forward now, at least thirty thousand Mages are going to surround us by the time we reach the Scorching River. We might have trouble leaving in one piece, let alone taking down Wu Ku,” Mo Fan shook his head.

Professor Xylan might be a pain in the ass, but she was their only hope to reach their destination!

“It’s obvious that Professor Xylan isn’t going to fight, but I’m afraid her students alone aren’t strong enough to defeat the Wind Destroyer,” Mu Bai pointed out.

“We have no idea how many enemies are blocking our path ahead,” Mo Fan agreed.

“What should we do then?” Mu Bai and Zhao Manyan were lost.

Mo Fan turned to Brigadier General Blair.

The general’s face was extremely pale. It seemed like he had lost all hope of winning the battle.

“Brigadier General Blair, how does the Crusader’s Cross Chaos Formation work? If the enemy has sent out their Wind Warships, why aren’t the Crusaders stopping them?” Mo Fan asked.

“The Crusaders have a very limited range, but the Wind Warships are able to fire their Wind Gear Wheels from two kilometers away. Our Crusaders are only effective when they are within five hundred meters of the enemy,” Brigadier General Blair explained.

The enemy’s Wind Warships were abusing the wide area of effect of the Wind Element.

The Crusaders were made up of many Elemental Mages, but they were mostly Basic and Intermediate Mages. Their effective range was only five hundred meters.

As a result, the Crusaders would only suffer great casualties if they went up against the Wind Warships, unless they were within five hundred meters of them!