This was too hurtful to one's self-esteem …
Looking at the young mage in front of him, Old Grimm couldn't believe it. A few days ago, the same person couldn't even tell if he was casting a spell or not, but in that battle just now, he accurately judged his true intentions with just a Mental Confusion, and seized the short pause after his casting to successfully suppress him with a few low-level spells …
Seeing Lin Li grow day by day, Old Grimm was getting more and more shocked.
Thinking of the Ice Blast just now, if he hadn't happened to encounter the bite of mana, the one lying on the ground now would have been him.
"I'm still a little too hasty." Lin Li recovered from the dizziness brought about by the Arcane Missile, but he was not in a hurry to get up. Instead, he sat on the cold floor and summed up his previous failure. This was a habit he had developed in recent days. After each failure, he would analyze the battle just now and find out the key to his failure.
"This is only one of the reasons." Old Grimm shook his head. "With your current mental strength, no matter how fast your casting speed is, it's hard for you to encounter the bite of mana. This time, you're just unlucky to have encountered it. Your real problem is more in your mentality."
"You've been losing these few days, and now that you finally have a chance to win, your mentality is inevitably a little out of whack. You hope to defeat me with an Ice Blast, but in that situation, I've already been hit by the Mana Retroaction and can't cast any spells for five seconds. Although the Elemental Shield is still there, it's already blocked several low-level spells. Why don't you continue to use low-level spells to suppress me at this time? You only need two or three wind blades to easily cut through the Elemental Shield. At this time, why did you choose the Ice Blast that takes as long as three seconds to recite? At that time, did it ever occur to you that if you made a mistake with the Ice Blast this time, the opportunity you fought so hard for would slip away from you again, and even put you in a passive situation throughout the battle? "
Lin Li carefully recalled the situation at that time. It was just as Old Grimm had said. In the face of the impending victory, his mentality was indeed a little out of balance.
Old Grimm had a stern look on his face. In his heart, he had already regarded Lin Li as his student. "The bite of mana this time is just a coincidence, but a truly powerful mage will not leave any chance for his opponent. This is how battles between mages are. A coincidence is enough to be fatal. Maybe you are far stronger than your opponent, and you can beat him 99 times out of 100 battles, but that one time may cost you your life. You will never have the chance to fight another 99 battles with him." Old Grimm's expression was a little stern. He had already regarded Lin Li as his student in his heart.
"Thank you." When the old man's words fell into his ears, Lin Li could not help but feel a surge of gratitude in his heart. He knew very well that these experiences that Old Grimm had mentioned were summed up in his lifetime. This was more precious than any magic or knowledge. Except for those who really cared about them, no mage would be willing to share these things.
"But, Felic …" As Old Grimm said this, there was a gratified smile on his face. "Your performance has given me experience. If it had been two days ago, I would never have thought that you could force me to this extent. Just now, I even secretly used Magic Steal once. This is a level-fourteen spell …"
"No wonder …" Lin Li suddenly realized. "I was wondering why my Elemental Shield was gone so soon …"
"Hehe …"
"Why don't we have another round? But let's make it clear this time, you can't use Magic Steal … "
"No problem!" Old Grimm readily agreed. The battles with Lin Li these few days made him feel as if he had become decades younger. It was as if he had returned to his youth, following the adventurer team to hunt magical beasts and search for precious herbs in every corner of Anril …
Just as the old man nodded, Lin Li, who was sitting on the ground, had already released two Wind Blades with a whoosh. These two Wind Blades had been prepared for a long time, just waiting for Old Grimm to accept the invitation. This was what Old Grimm had said himself. Mages were not knights; they should cast spells whenever possible. As long as they could kill the opponent, it did not matter whether they were graceful or not. Corpses were not qualified to talk about grace.
"Not bad, you learn fast." Old Grimm was not flustered. A layer of Ice Armor erected, easily blocking the Wind Blades that Lin Li suddenly shot out. What followed was an unhurried but unusually smooth recitation of the spell.
Just as his recitation was about to end, he suddenly felt an abnormality in the surging mana. The surging fire element seemed to be suddenly frozen. Old Grimm looked up and saw Lin Li's smug smile. This was a wonderful Mana Retroaction, released just one second before the end of the spell. Not only did it disrupt Old Grimm's spell-casting rhythm, it also successfully consumed the duration of his Ice Armor Spell.
However, Old Grimm did not panic. With a thin layer of Ice Armor, he withstood the suppression of the low-level magic that followed.
Gerian was dazzled by the battle between the two of them. Lin Li's skillful casting skills, precise timing, and quick transition between attack and defense — all sorts of qualities were displayed vividly. Especially in the next two days, as Lin Li's strength increased day by day, the battle became more and more exciting, and Gerian could not bear to leave watching it.
Unfortunately, just as he was watching the excitement, he received news from Kevin.
The people of the Shadow's Nest had once again barged into the Demon Fall Valley.
"Eiserhol, you've got guts!" In the guild hall, the furious Gerian punched down and almost smashed the crystal ball connected to the Demon Fall Valley. In his rage, Gerian was almost roaring when he spoke to Kevin in the crystal ball. "What the hell is the situation in the Demon Fall Valley now?"
"There are about a dozen bandits on the other side. They came stealthily from the Night Song Forest. They destroyed two sentry towers and captured the mages on the sentry towers."
"F * ck!" Gerian blurted out. After a while, he gradually calmed down. "How many people were captured?"
"A total of four."
"Now, write to Eiserhol immediately and ask for an exchange of captives. Didn't we capture a few people from the Shadow's Nest last time? Use them for the exchange. If the other party does not agree, increase the price. Anyway, you must exchange our people back. " Gerian said in one breath. He thought for a while and added, "There are still seven days before the duel. You must hold on … If you really can't defend the outer sentry towers, give up some first. We can take these things back at any time. The most important thing is that the people are fine."
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