Gerian held his bucket-thick waist with one hand and panted desperately. His fat rose and fell with the violent panting, and cold sweat broke out on his pale, fat face. Although he was still glaring at Old Merlin fiercely, everyone present knew that he was at the end of his tether …
Old Merlin was not much better than him. When he landed, he even needed Cromwell's support to barely stand.
But for some reason, there was a faint smile on Old Merlin's pale face.
Gerian could not take it anymore. It was obvious — both of them were Archmages, and both of them had exhausted their mana. Now that no one could do anything to the other, what right did he have to smile so confidently?
In fact, Gerian was secretly delighted at the moment when both sides had exhausted their mana. Now that they were not Archmages, and there were dozens of people standing behind him, it would be enough to give him a hard time if they swarmed him together later. Not to mention that he had the physical advantage. Think about it, a strong man of two or three hundred pounds could flatten you with just the pressure alone …
So Gerian could not understand why Old Merlin was still smiling as if victory was in his grasp when he had such a big advantage?
The old man glared. "You can still smile after being beaten up like this by me? Are you a f * cking ostrich?"
Old Merlin managed to stabilize himself with Cromwell's help, but he still looked a little weak. He ignored Gerian's hooting and just clutched his chest and burst into a violent cough. At this time, Old Merlin looked like an old man in his twilight years — old and weak — where was the slightest trace of an Archmage's demeanor?
But no matter how weak he was, there was always a confident smile on Old Merlin's face.
The more Gerian looked, the more annoyed he became. He forced his weak body to step towards Old Merlin. He decided not to let the mages of the guild take action. He wanted to crush the bastard Old Merlin with his own hands.
But as the smile on Old Merlin's face grew wider and a skinny right hand reached into his pocket, Gerian's expression suddenly froze.
Because he saw Old Merlin take something out of his pocket.
It was a sky-blue crystal. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the sparkling and translucent crystal reflected a colorful halo of light.
The halo was gorgeous and blurry, like the most beautiful dream.
A pure magical aura slowly seeped out from the crystal. There was not a single trace of impurity in the aura. It was pure, clean, gentle, and soft. It was like a small river flowing in the countryside, silently nourishing the earth.
Old Merlin's confident smile seemed even more enigmatic under the halo of the crystal.
"If you also had a Strong Energy Crystal, I think you would be smiling like me now …" Although he was answering Gerian's question, Old Merlin's eyes were fixed on the crystal in his hand. The colorful halo made him a little intoxicated and reluctant to part with it.
Old Merlin's voice spread far and wide, and the entire Emerald Tower suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's eyes fell on the halo. There was confusion, shock, greed, and doubt. All kinds of emotions intertwined together, creating a strange atmosphere under the Emerald Tower.
Everyone present was at least a level-five mage. Except for a dabbler like Lin Li, who had not heard of the Strong Energy Crystal? It was something that almost every mage dreamed of. It had a powerful calming effect, and could almost completely avoid the bite of mana when casting spells. For a mage, the bite of mana was more terrifying than the enemy, not to mention that the Strong Energy Crystal could enhance the effect of meditation. As long as it was by one's side, the effect of meditation could be enhanced to a terrifying level.
But the real strength of the Strong Energy Crystal was that it could fully recover mana.
For a mage, there was probably nothing more precious than magic power.
A complete recovery of magic power could change everything at a critical moment.
Just like the duel between the two Archmages in front of them — both the most powerful mages in Jarrosus City had exhausted their last bit of mana, and Old Merlin's condition was even more serious than Gerian's. He could barely stand, but at this critical moment, he took out a Strong Energy Crystal …
When the sky blue Strong Energy Crystal was taken out, Gerian's expression changed. His already pale fat face was now a terrible shade of green. It was an expression of despair. No matter who faced such a situation, there would only be deep despair in their hearts.
Both sides had exhausted their mana at the same time, but the enemy had the opportunity to fully recover his mana at the most critical moment. There was probably nothing more helpless than this in this world …
Gerian stood rooted to the ground, looking at Old Merlin in a daze. He had never felt so powerless before. He was clearly an evenly matched enemy, but he could be crushed to death in the next instant, as easily as crushing an ant effortlessly.
After the initial absent-mindedness, the mages of the Emerald Tower seemed to have suddenly realized what this Strong Energy Crystal meant. It meant that Old Merlin could kill Gerian at any time and plunge the Guild of Magic into eternal damnation.
But when they realized this, a deep fear appeared on the faces of almost all the mages. Everyone knew that the Guild of Magic was actually Gerian's Guild of Magic alone. The reason it could survive in such a difficult environment for 20 years, and still stand as an equal with the number one mage family in Felan, the Merlins, was all because of Gerian alone.
Once Gerian fell, the Guild of Magic would be completely finished …
At this time, probably only a dabbler like Lin Li did not understand the situation. He was looking at Old Merlin strangely, wondering why the old fellow was smiling so obscenely. Could it be that he had mastered some secret weapon? It was a good habit to ask when one did not understand, so Lin Li nudged Kevin beside him with his elbow and asked him humbly, "What is that thing in the old fellow's hand?"
"Strong Energy Crystal." Kevin was a little distracted. He was very worried about Gerian's situation, but under Lin Li's repeated questioning, he simply explained the origin of the Strong Energy Crystal. "In addition to calming the mind and strengthening the meditation effect, it also has the power to fully recover mana. Although this power can only be used once, in the current situation, I'm afraid Uncle Gerian …"
"Recover mana?" Lin Li could not help but be stunned. That old fellow Gerian looked like a very smart person, and usually knew how to squeeze his surplus value. Why was he so scared by a piece of broken crystal today? Could it be that the battle with Old Merlin had damaged his brain …
Recover mana … Lin Li touched his nose. He wanted to ask Gerian, "How many times do you want to recover?"
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