Chapter 329 Academic School and Practical School (Part 2)

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 329 Academic School and Practical School (Part 2)

There is often a stereotype that mages should hide behind and throw spells under the protection of human shields. Once someone gets close, they will die miserably.

We cannot say that this idea is completely wrong, but it would be too outrageous to say that it is completely correct.

A more accurate statement is that the mage must master the distance. When you feel that close range is beneficial, there is no need to maintain a long-range stance.

This point is extremely important especially for a self-taught practical mage like Pei Renli.

When the other party saw Pei Renli rushing over, he didn't pay much attention at all.

He knew that Pei Renli used rune magic, and the casting speed was too slow. Pei Renli would be at a great disadvantage if everyone was fighting from a distance, so he planned to get closer and use melee spells.

This not only shortens the flight distance of spells and gains time, but also circumvents the shortcomings of rune magic's slow casting to a certain extent.

Facing Pei Renli who rushed towards him in a fierce manner, the old mage did not panic at all. His fingers were slightly raised, and a ring on his index finger was rapidly lighting up.

This 'Fairy Ring' can reflect a single spell targeting the wearer. No matter what melee spells Pei Renli uses to attack, they will be reflected back. At that time, Pei Renli, who is not protected by the mage armor, will eat his own melee spells.

I will definitely be so angry that I vomit blood.

At that moment, the old mage even considered with ease what spell Pei Renli would use. It was probably a low-level, quick-activating spell like electric claw. If he used a more powerful melee spell to tear the scroll, Pei Renli himself might be violent on the spot.

shoot.

Then, the old master knew what it meant to have a full ideal and a skinny reality.

Pei Renli didn't use any magic, he raised his hand and hit the Swift Light Staff with a stick!

A staff is essentially a stick, and because of its enchantment, its sturdiness and toughness are actually far better than melee weapons.

In particular, the Swift Light Staff was made of brass. This stick made a striking red mark on the old mage's forehead, and his head was buzzing.

"You, you rude...!"

"Rude? Don't you know The Lord of the Rings? The best showdown between Gandalf and Saruman was still about beating each other with sticks."

"Gandalf Saruman?"

The old mage was very confident in his memory. He had never heard of such a person.

It's right to think about it, it would be too scary if he knew.

"Stop talking nonsense and watch the fight!"

Pei Renli's melee combat ability is still not very good to this day, but as he spoke, he hit the old mage twice with bang bang, which made the old mage dizzy.

In terms of magic power, the level of the two sides is almost the same, so there is actually no advantage or disadvantage. In terms of familiarity with magic, it is naturally his absolute advantage.

And Pei Renli's combat experience is obviously higher than that of his opponent.

Relying on the fast casting speed and using evocation spells to wash the ground like crazy, this kind of operation is too stupid. If you really have too much magic power to use it up, forget it, otherwise the precious magic power will be used up quickly.

You know, a mage without magic power is really useless.

Pei Renli initially thought that his level was super high and that he had too much magic power to use up. However, after several trials, he discovered that the other party was actually just mechanically throwing out plastic energy spells to clean the ground, and he had no experience at all.

Who told you that you must use melee spells if you rush over?

The target is an old man, and Pei Renli is a young and strong man. Instead of wasting magic power to activate melee spells, it is better to just use the stick to swing, which can save some time.

The opponent's combat ideas are too naive. He believes that the battle between mages should be a duel of spells. With the help of some magic items, this is also a common problem among academic mages.

And Pei Renli was made through hard work in actual combat. It doesn't matter what kind of magic he has or not, as long as it works.

So the scene turned into a young man in his early twenties beating a seventy-year-old man with a stick. The scene was somewhat unsightly...

By the way, this old man looked skinny, but he actually resisted the beatings and survived Pei Renli's blows several times.

However, the mage is a fighting profession after all, and the opponent will not always be beaten passively.

"Fire Explosion!"

Flames and billowing air waves flew out from under the opponent's robe without any warning, and the deafening explosion reminded Pei Renli that he would definitely not get any favors if he continued to get closer.

But before the flames could reach him, Pei Renli seemed to have expected it and quickly took a few steps back.

After all, the opponent's spellcasting speed is much faster than his own, and there are only a few melee counterattack spells that the mage can use. Of course, Pei Renli was mentally prepared.

After beating the old master to death with a stick, there were red marks or bulges all over the opponent's forehead. Pei Renli fully implemented the good habit of hitting people in the face, and the old mage did look a little miserable now.

"You, a scoundrel, should go to hell with this city!"

His fingertips suddenly shot out a large number of countless magic missiles, and countless oval-shaped spheres like silver dragons collided head-on with Pei Renli, who had just stood firm.

Missile Storm is the most advanced evolved version of magic missiles. Countless magic missiles can directly hit an elephant to death.

This is a powerful spell that Perrenli has heard of but has never seen, and has no chance to learn. If he knew this trick, it wouldn't have been so difficult to fight the demons in Brevoir.

But no matter how powerful the missile storm is, it is still essentially a magic missile, and the magic missile will be absorbed by the shield brooch...

So when the magic missiles that hit like a storm ended, the old mage covered his head and was surprised to see that Pei Renli was intact except for taking a few steps back.

"Your IQ is not enough to become a mage!"

Returning the original words, Pei Renli took out a scroll from the scroll box on his waist.

The old mage thought that Pei Renli wanted to release a powerful evocation spell, but the fairy ring could only reflect single-target spells targeting the wearer. Now he did not dare to be careless and quickly covered his body with magic defense.

But once again he guessed wrong.

At that moment, a powerful magical aura lit up on Pei Renli's shoulder. The thin summer clothes could not block it at all, and there was a flickering door of light in front of him.

The old mage recognized that it was the Any Door and quickly looked around to find where Pei Renli had been teleported to.

Being inexperienced in combat, he did not expect that the door would open above his head, and Pei Renli was falling from the sky.

When he noticed the sound of wind above his head and looked up, Pei Renli, who was in free fall, had already shaken off the scroll:

"Dispel the magic!"

The mage armor that had just been hung up instantly broke. Amidst a series of sound effects of shattering glass, Pei Renli drew out the dagger from his waist and brought the tip of the sword up to the target.

With the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Pei Renli hit the old mage directly, and the dagger in his hand penetrated deeply into the opponent's chest.

The sword blade that penetrated the flesh lit up with a faint red aura, and the blood seemed to be drawn out, like a small red fountain.

The old mage was still struggling. He tried to push away Pei Renli who was pressing on him, but the bleeding and old age made him unable to do so, and his hands could only move around weakly.

In the gradually freezing temperature and the fading blur of consciousness, Pei Renli leaned close to the old mage's ear:

"You talk too much nonsense."

I don’t know if the old mage heard it, but his pupils had dilated, and soon there was no movement at all.

The blood was still squeezed out. Pei Renli touched the old mage's neck to confirm that he was really dead. Then he stood up, stepped on the corpse and pulled out the dagger.

The dagger snatched from the snake man's hand seemed to be full of blood, glowing slightly with a crimson aura of satisfaction.

Shaking off the blood on the sword blade, Pei Renli looked down at his hands that were already covered in thick blood, and murmured to himself with emotion:

"As expected, I still feel nothing."

Then he wiped his hands with the old mage's robe and happily began to search for loot.

Human beings' ability to adapt is indeed unmatched...

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In the mage profession, it is true that the older you get, the better your understanding and mastery of spells. After all, time costs are very high. This is why many mages turn themselves into immortal lichs so that they have enough time to study magic.

Already.

However, mastery of spells is not equal to combat effectiveness. Whether one can fight is an indicator that needs to be judged based on multiple factors. It is obvious that although the old mage is knowledgeable, his actual combat experience is too poor.

However, the old mage should have some good things on his body, whether they are made by himself or collected.

Pei Renli has been honed to have extremely strong nerves. He didn't care about the pungent smell of blood and directly used detection magic on the old mage's corpse, and pulled down everything that had a magical aura reaction.

The body was stripped naked.

In total, I received a shield brooch of better quality than what Pei Renli made himself, a magic ring whose effect is unknown for the time being, and two tourmaline stones worth a total of two hundred gold coins.

It takes time to identify magic items, so Pei Renli decided to wait until he had time, then threw the extra money into his backpack without even wiping off the blood.

Perrenli has changed a lot. When he first performed the mission, he would feel uncomfortable when he saw Kaya killing people without hesitation. But now he not only kills people with his own hands, but also leaves blood all over the floor, and he doesn't feel anything, like

Already numb.

After all, he knows that in this world, if you fail to take action, you will die in the hands of others.

Therefore, he was not as sentimental as Philuffy. He quickly packed away the trophies and turned to look at the table.

There were some papers scattered on the table, and the only artificial lighting in the room was a magic lamp in the style of a desk lamp.

I casually flipped through the papers, and what was recorded on them should be a draft formula for some kind of potion. I don't know if it can be used to make a finished product. It is roughly similar to the draft written by Perrenli and Eve to improve the potion.

But it is certain that this must be some kind of extremely complex potion, and the formula alone will dazzle anyone.

Pei Renli did not study it carefully and quickly collected the papers and put them into his backpack. If he was curious, he would look for an opportunity to study it with Eve later.

Then he focused his attention on a book with a leather cover next to the desk lamp.

When Pei Renli came in just now, he saw the old mage writing something at the table.

He very much hoped that it was a spell book, because a mage's spell book probably recorded all the spells he possessed, which would be of great reference value to another mage.

But when Pei Renli opened it and looked at it, he found that it was not a spell book, but more like an experiment note...
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