The Miracle Lord, the God Of War - Chapter 46

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The swordlight shone.

The smoke, fire, and colors that were scattered all across the sky were like shredded curtains in the presence of Sean’s swordlight.

The dog-headed bodyguard dodged this swordlight again and again. Although in terms of class, the dog-headed bodyguard was one level higher than Sean, it had still been completely overwhelmed by Sean’s extremely powerful attacks. In an instant, the dog-headed guard had been forced to retreat more than a dozen steps back by Sean. The dog-headed guard had been at a disadvantage from the beginning of the fight. As for a counterattack, it had even lost its ability to fight back. The battle halberd in its hand was a long weapon. If the person wielding the battle halberd was not able to maintain a good distance from their opponent and instead were pulled closer, then this type of weapon would not be effective at all.

Sean, on the other hand, was familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the dog-headed guard. This was why Sean had been attacking it at such close range.

Once Sean had complete control of the dynamics and advantage in the battle, it would not be easy for the dog-headed guard to take back the advantage.

Sean’s sword was like the wind, as the continuous slash combo Sean made from time to time forced the dog-headed guard to put in a huge amount of effort to barely block the attacks. When the dog-headed guard wanted to use its speed to get away, it just happened to be the perfect time for Sean to use his sprint.

The dog-headed magician next to them had raised the wand in its hand several times, but it had no idea how to intervene in such a situation. The dog-headed magician had never faced such a tricky and cunning enemy before. If it had other dog-headed people next to it, then it would not have hesitated to use magic to take care of Sean and that dog-headed guard together. But now, the dog-headed magician could not do such a thing because there were no more dog-headed people it could use. Also, the dog-headed magician’s opponent had an apprentice magician that continuously kept an eye on it.

An apprentice magician was usually someone whom the dog-headed magician would look down on. Yet now, this profession had become the main factor in holding the dog-headed magician back.

Escape?

The dog-headed magician had thought about it, but right at the moment it wanted to escape, the apprentice magician that the dog-headed magician detested had immediately interfered and stopped it from escaping. She did not need to cast complicated magic. All she had to do was to throw the Secondary Level Fireball Technique around. The shock wave from the impact had made the dog-headed magician unable to stand still. Although there were no fatal damages, this kind of technique had made the dog-headed magician helpless, as it was not known for its physical strength. On the other hand, Cecilia’s Secondary Level Fireball Technique was surprisingly powerful. Like a lonely boat within a storm, the dog-headed magician could only do its best to maintain its ground.

If this were to continue, the result would be that both sides would not be able to continue. In the end, the battle was a little bit different from Sean’s tactical approach.

However, since Sean dared to use this approach, didn’t this indicate that he had not considered the battle situation?

Clank.

The ear-piercing sound of metal grinding made Sean feel a bit of numbness in his scalp.

He had thought that the battle halberd the dog-headed guard had used was just an ordinary weapon. However, he did not expect that the Medusa Business Guild was willing to spend so much money and directly give the dog-headed guard a top-quality weapon. If it were not for the fact that this confrontation had lasted for so long, Sean would not have noticed. In terms of just materials, top-quality weapons were not comparable to magical weapons. However, they would not be as easily broken as the other weapons.

Sean had spent a lot of effort to focus his attacks on the dog-headed guard’s battle halberd before he was finally able to destroy the weapon.

What could an unarmed dog-headed guard do?

Suddenly, there was a flash of cold light.

The long sword cut from the top downwards, killing the dog-headed guard.

When the dog-headed magician saw this, it realized that it would be next. Although the dog-headed magician had made many attempts to intervene with Sean’s attacks and had cast reinforcing magic on its guard at the same time, the situation had not changed at all. According to dog-headed magician’s understanding, it was impossible for a mere apprentice magician to be able to pin it down and interfere with its actions.

However, what the dog-headed magician did not know was that if Cecilia was just an ordinary apprentice magician, Sean would not have taken her with him everywhere, no matter what he was going to do.

The battle ended without any suspense.

It had lasted only one minute and 23 seconds, breaking the record that Sean had set when he was in the game.

However, he knew that they were only able to achieve such a result because the Black Cat Business Guild had dealt a lot of damage to the camp beforehand. Otherwise, even if Sean were to be given another elite team with a reasonable arrangement and tactical coordination, he would not have been able to deal with the dog-headed magician so easily. This was because, under normal circumstances, there would be eight dog-headed guards next to the dog-headed magician.

“It is that simple?” The battle was going so smoothly that Cecilia had a hard time believing it.

Apart from the slightly fierce resistance they had encountered at the beginning of the battle, the rest had not been difficult at all. From the start to the end, Cecilia had completely followed Sean’s instructions. Except for when she had used the Flame Arrow at the beginning and the Secondary Level Fireball Technique in the middle after thinking about it carefully. The rest of the battle, where she had suppressed the dog-headed magician the entire time, was a tactic that Sean had told Cecilia about from the very start.

Such a simple and smooth battle was something Cecilia had never experienced before.

No, she might have experienced it once.

Cecilia could not help but think back to about a month ago when they had dealt with the Dark Knight. She had followed Sean’s instructions, and it would have all gone smoothly if it weren’t for the appearance of that mouse.

“It went so well that even I am a little surprised.” Sean also felt that it was unreal. He was used to using his experiences in the game to solve some problems here. However, the current battle was surprisingly smooth, which had made him a bit confused, even a bit lost. “Let’s go,” Sean said. “Let’s go and meet up with the others.”

Cecilia nodded.

“Since you are here, why are you running away?” a slightly shrill sounding voice suddenly said.

The expression on Sean’s face instantly changed. He suddenly shouted, “The scroll!”

Cecilia immediately came back to her senses, quickly taking out the Mental Strengthening Scroll she had obtained from the Black Cat Business Guild. Then, she entered her spirit into the scroll, activating the mark on it. The scroll immediately emitted a soft white light. This light gave people a feeling of warmth. However, it was more of a spiritual comfort and satisfaction.

After the light was emitted, Cecilia unrolled the scroll, then threw it towards Sean. The white light inside the scroll instantly burst out, and like an arrow, it shot towards Sean.

Sean bathed in the white light, as there was an indescribable diving force around him. After the light slowly faded and turned into a white mark, it appeared in between Sean’s eyebrows. Sean’s energy, on the other hand, seemed like it had its own personality, as he had suddenly become more spirited.

The entire process was completed almost instantly. By the time the speaker had returned to their senses, Cecilia’s scroll had already been placed onto Sean. Afterward, the two of them turned around in a calm and composed manner to look at the enemy who had spoken.

“Mental Strengthening Scroll!”

The person was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe. He had a thin, pale face. If he had not worn a robe that symbolized his status as a magician, not many people would have known his identity.

But at the current moment, his expression was extremely ugly. This made his originally pale face look even whiter.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s the Mental Strengthening Scroll,” Sean said with a smile. It was only with the added Mental Strengthening Scroll that Sean dared to face this enemy.

The reason was not because of the enemy.

This spiritual magician, who specialized in mind magic, was the best at casting magic called ‘Mind Invasion’. This was a type of magic that allowed the caster to control others. Any target whose will attribute was less than 30 points would be turned into his ‘ally unit’. As long as his target was attacked by his magic, they would become his loyal comrade or his slave before the spell expired.

As for ‘Mental Strengthening,’ it was a magic that could temporarily raise the will attribute by 20 points.

Originally, Sean’s will attribute was only 15 points, but after the Mental Strengthening Scroll was added to his body, his will attribute had exceeded 30 points. Therefore, the enemy would not be able to control Sean. As for Cecilia, with the influence of the Blood Striped Hexagon Ring, her will attribute was also more than 30 points. Naturally, she would not be afraid of her opponent’s magic.

The middle-aged man was a bit surprised. Only the Medusa Business Guild knew that he specialized in mind magic. However, if his enemy was not someone from the Medusa Business Guild, then how could they have known to use a magic scroll the moment they heard his voice? Also, looking at the light that was emitted from the scroll, it looked to be a high-level magic scroll. Even the most useless high-level magic scroll cost at least 300 continental gold coins.

“Who are you guys?!” When the middle-aged man saw that the enemy seemed to be very familiar with his magic, he did not dare to act rashly. The main reason was that he did not know where his enemy came from.

“The enemy.” Sean smiled. He had a relaxed expression on his face.

“The enemy? Ha.” The middle-aged man’s expression slightly changed, as he became calm again. He even showed a trace of sarcasm. “The two of you are just a small warrior and an apprentice magician, yet you think you are worthy to be my opponents? You don’t think that you will win just because you have a Mental Strengthening Scroll, do you?”

“Isn’t that the case?” Sean looked confused.

The middle-aged man did not speak. When he waved his hand, more than a dozen surrounding dog-headed guards immediately ran up to protect him. Then, he began to chant a magic spell in a low voice. Fluctuations of magic power were suddenly emitted from his body. However, unlike Cecilia’s effect where the elements in the air created resonance and surge, when the middle-aged man chanted the spell, there were no fluctuations of elements. There was just an illusion that the air had solidified.

This was a typical fluctuation particular to spiritual magic.

“Mind Invasion!” With a low yell, the middle-aged man opened his eyes angrily. With the surge of the magic, his spiritual energy shot towards Sean like a sharp needle.

The most troublesome thing about spiritual magic was that it was invisible and untouchable. There were almost no signs that it would be cast before it was cast. Once the magic had started, usually the opponent would only become aware of its existence after it had entered their mind. However, spiritual magic was also the most dangerous type of magic. This was the case for both the enemies and the spellcasters because once the spiritual magic was cast, the result would either be a success or a failure.

If it succeeded, then it would be a happy ending for the caster.

However, if it failed…

As soon as the middle-aged man’s Mind Invasion was cast, the sharp needle pierced in between Sean’s eyebrows. However, the result was not what the middle-aged man had expected. He had wanted to influence Sean’s consciousness to make him turn around and kill the apprentice magician. However, the moment the magic was cast, the middle-aged man felt like he had been hit hard on the back of his head by a heavy hammer. He suddenly felt dizzy, his face flushed, and he felt a sweet taste in his throat.

“How is this possible?!” The middle-aged man looked surprised.

“I told you.” Sean still had a smile on his face. “I am confident that I will win.”

With that, he no longer paid any attention to the middle-aged man’s reaction. Sean lifted his sword and rushed towards the group of dog-headed guards.