"Sir Lahn, it looks like talking to you is useless …" Lin Yun softly shook his head, and just as he said those words, he slowly extended his hand.
In a flash, a shocking mana fluctuation suddenly rose up like a huge whirlpool. A few Ice Field Mammoths charging over ten meters away were instantly sent flying, letting out deep roars.
Then …
Lahn Merlin didn't even know what was happening before he involuntarily threw himself in front of Lin Yun. At this time, Lin Yun only raised his hand and firmly grabbed that 4th Rank Archmage's neck.
"This … How could this be!?" Lahn Merlin suddenly came to his senses. He, an esteemed Archmage, was actually grabbed by the neck by a 5th Rank High Mage. This was a great humiliation. Just as he thought of this, he recklessly roused his mana.
But just as he roused his mana, it was forcibly suppressed by an extremely tyrannical power. Then, Lahn Merlin let out a shriek, on the verge of collapse. His power as a 4th Rank Archmage seemed extremely insignificant at this moment, he simply couldn't contend against that tyrannical power.
This was like a nightmare …
No, this might be even more terrifying than a nightmare. After discovering that he couldn't struggle free, Lahn Merlin almost went crazy on the spot. He simply didn't dare to believe that he was a genuine 4th Rank Archmage, close to the High Rank Archmage realm. How could he not be able to retaliate against a 5th Rank High Mage?
"I already gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Now, it's time to punish you so that you don't cause trouble for us again …" Lin Yun said with a calm expression. He didn't make any superfluous movements and only softly chanted a mysterious incantation.
"What … What punishment?"
After saying that, Lahn Merlin suddenly felt the mana within his body stop flowing, as if it had been imprisoned by some kind of power. No matter how he roused his mana, it didn't react. There was no need for the young mage to answer, he knew what the punishment was.
Mana Shackles!
How could this be …
Fear could be seen in Lahn Merlin's eyes. He was in disbelief. Mana Shackles weren't unfamiliar to him, he had even personally shackled the mana of some enemy forces. He truly hadn't expected that it would happen to him one day. More importantly, the other side wasn't a High Rank Archmage or a Heaven Mage, he was only a 5th Rank High Mage.
A 5th Rank High Mage shackling the mana of a 4th Rank Archmage?
If such a ridiculous thing were to spread out, no one would believe that it was true. They might even treat it as a joke.
However, Lahn Merlin did not find it funny at all. At this moment, he truly felt the helplessness of falling from the clouds and becoming an ordinary person. The magic power that he had painstakingly accumulated for most of his life was now imprisoned by someone else. If it was not for his strong mental fortitude, he might have collapsed on the spot.
Even now, he still didn't dare to believe that Mafa Merlin was truly a 5th Rank High Mage.
He had ample reason to doubt it.
How could a 5th Rank High Mage have such frightening power that he could easily suppress an Archmage? Moreover, it wasn't a newly advanced Archmage, but a genuine 4th Rank High Mage. His power was close to that of a 5th Rank High Mage, but even so, the young mage's mana was effortlessly shackled.
Indeed, when facing the young mage's frightening power, Lahn almost gave up on resisting.
That was truly too frightening …
He had participated in wars in the Raging Flame Plane all year round and could be considered experienced and knowledgeable. Okland's major forces would occasionally send some young geniuses to the Raging Flame Plane to gain experience. He had once heard that some of the major forces had extremely heaven-defying young geniuses that could contend against Peak High Mages as 5th Rank High Mages. In his eyes, this was already quite inconceivable.
But it now looked like those so-called geniuses weren't worth mentioning when compared to the young mage in front of him.
'What a frightening monster …'
'He can easily suppress me and even shackle my mana at the 5th Rank of the High Mage realm. How frightening would he be if he reached the Archmage realm or higher?'
Just thinking about it made Lahn Merlin break out in a cold sweat. Nothing could be done about it, this was truly too frightening.
Just as Lahn Merlin was thinking about this, the young mage's voice echoed in his ears once again.
"Remember, this is only a small punishment. If you dare to cause trouble again, I don't mind turning you into a true ordinary person …" After saying that, Lin Yun added, "Just like Aube Merlin …"
A true … A true ordinary person.
The esteemed Archmage was once again scared by Lin Yun's words, and he instantly paled. He naturally knew what the young mage meant by "a true ordinary person". It wasn't as simple as Mana Shackling, but rather, crippling his Mana Whirlpool!
Just having his mana shackled and being powerless and reduced to an ordinary person made him feel extreme pain. If his Mana Whirlpool was crippled, he would be stuck as an ordinary person for the rest of his life. That would be ten thousand times more painful than being killed.
'Hold on … Aube Merlin!'
At this time, he suddenly reacted. The young mage's words seemed to have mentioned Aube Merlin, and this discovery made him look alarmed.
'Yes, yes, the rumors are true, Thorne's proudest son was crippled by Mafa Merlin!'
He had been spending the last few years in the Raging Flame Plane and hadn't returned to the Merlin Family, but he would occasionally receive some news from the Merlin Family. When he arrived at the Flame Frost Fort half a year ago, he heard someone mention that Thorne's son, Aube Merlin, had his magic path severed in an accident and his Mana Whirlpool was crippled, turning him into an ordinary person. He would never be able to become a mage again in this life.
Along with this news, he heard the unfamiliar name of Mafa Merlin for the first time.
Naturally, he didn't believe this rumor, because the Ancestral Land announced that Mafa Merlin would be dispatched to the Raging Flame Plane as one of the Commanders.
After all, who was Aube Merlin?
He was a young genius of the Family. He was already a High Mage in his thirties and would become an Archmage in a few years. Moreover, his father, Thorne Merlin, had made great contributions in the Raging Flame Plane and fought for countless benefits for the Merlin Family in the past few decades.
If it was really Mafa Merlin who crippled Aube Merlin, how could he not be sanctioned and instead be appointed as a Commander by the Ancestral Land?
He didn't need to think about it to know that this was illogical.
Moreover, Thorne wasn't someone to be trifled with. His proudest son had been crippled, and this was a deep hatred that couldn't be resolved. How could he let Mafa Merlin off?
Thus, Lahn Merlin had always felt that the news was fake.
But now, hearing the young mage mention Aube Merlin's name, he suddenly realized that his judgment might have been wrong. That rumor was most likely true!
Thorne wasn't willing to let the young mage off, but he had no other choice. Or it could be said that he didn't have the power to retaliate against the young mage. After all, the young mage's thunderous methods easily suppressed him, a 4th Rank Archmage, showed that the young mage's power far surpassed Thorne's.
"Since you used my method to deal with the Ice Field Mammoths, you have to listen to me. I can give you another chance. As long as you agree to stop causing trouble and obediently follow us to lure the Ice Field Mammoths over, I can help you undo the Mana Shackles …" After saying that, Lin Yun slowly loosened his grip on Lahn Merlin's neck, a helpless expression on his face. If he left Lahn Merlin here, he would definitely die. After all, the other side was a member of the Merlin Family. If he did that, it would inevitably make Oren Merlin and Ryan Merlin feel dissatisfied with him.
It would be fine if he was obedient, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to help him undo the Mana Shackles.
But if he did it like before …
"I … I … I …" Hearing that the young mage was willing to help him undo the Mana Shackles, the 4th Rank Archmage Lahn Merlin suddenly became excited. His voice was trembling, and he was even speaking incoherently.
"I don't have the time to waste with you …" Lin Yun was somewhat impatient. He had already wasted a lot of time on this Archmage.
"I … I promise, I promise to listen to you!" Lahn Merlin had a nervous expression as he took a deep breath. It felt as if he had used all his strength to say that sentence.
"Good, I hope that Sir Lahn will remember your promise." Lin Yun smiled and scratched his cheek before softly chanting an incantation. After doing that, he carefully patted the dust off Lahn Merlin's body before ignoring him and turning into a shadow as he rushed into the distance.
"Phew …"
Seeing the young mage's back and feeling the mana flowing through his body, Lahn Merlin let out a sigh of relief. It was as if he had just survived a calamity. That had truly been a nightmare.
In the next half an hour, the six of them did their best to follow Lin Yun's instructions and used all their means to lure over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths. But no matter how careful they were, it was hard to avoid being brushed by those unpredictable ice spells as they wandered between the Ice Field Mammoths. During this time, most of them had injuries of various sizes, including Lin Yun, who had been hit twice recently.
But in Lin Yun's eyes, as long as they could get out of danger, these injuries didn't matter.
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