On the other side of the battle, Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, could naturally sense the murderous intent in the Orc Butcher's eyes. However, Rob did not react to it. Ever since Steins's evaluation of him spread, the number of people who wanted to kill him in the Dawn Continent had increased. There were probably a long line from Armored Rock City to Fireplace Fortress, and there were even some grade-9 professionals among them. However, the teenager was still alive and kicking. Rob had always been scared.
Therefore, in the face of Manquin Udisi's murderous intent, the Archmage was as calm as usual. In fact, Rob could more or less guess what the Orc General was thinking. Since he left the Royal College of Magic and Magic, he knew that he would face such a day sooner or later.
After the first round of 12 spells was cast, the future Supreme Magus, Your Honor, did not even look at the result. He immediately began the next round of chanting. Rob was confident but not arrogant. He knew that a mere grade-6 spell was far from enough to kill the famous epic hero of the Orcs. After that, he did not play any new tricks and chose a regular grade-5 spell that was both offensive and defensive.
Combining low-level spells into a powerful high-level spell was the inspiration Rob got when he used Fireball to destroy Raúl's Azure Guard in the Dungeon not long ago.
Although this method was amazing at first, it was not as effective as imagined. It could only be used as a sneak attack at the beginning of the battle. After all, compared to a real grade-6 spell, a high-level spell that was formed by combining a dozen low-level spells had obvious flaws.
First of all, the chain reaction between the elements required time. Apart from those who encountered it for the first time who might be caught off guard, those who encountered it for the second time would have enough time to react and avoid it. Secondly, the high-level magic produced by the elemental reaction was actually very fragile before the reaction was completed. If one of the low-level magic was destroyed, it was equivalent to destroying the entire reaction chain.
In short, this move could only be used as a surprise move. Against the same enemy, it would basically lose its effect after being used once.
Fortunately, the future Supreme Magus was not a guy who only knew how to take advantage of others. He had a solid theoretical foundation, incredible casting speed, superb control of the rhythm, a calm and meticulous mind, and an almost instinctive sense of battle … These were the things that Archmage truly relied on.
Facing the completed level-6 magic, the One-eyed Butcher's response was simple to the extreme, but also overbearing to the extreme. The veins on his hands bulged as he held Bone Crusher. Instead of retreating, he took another step forward and leaned his body back slightly, like a fully drawn longbow. In this way, he gathered all the strength in his body into his hands, and Bone Crusher turned into a roaring black dragon, smashing straight at the magic.
This was the most barbaric, primitive, and unreasonable way of fighting. However, this rough way of fighting was also the most exciting. The One-eyed Butcher carried the orcs' violence and simplicity to the extreme.
When the hammer and the spell met, the powerful energy waves almost tore the surrounding space apart. The One-eyed Butcher did not retreat at all. He used his flesh and blood to take all the damage.
His chest felt as if it had been cut by countless small knives, a wound left behind by the energy turbulence that had dispersed in the surroundings.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the One-eyed Butcher actually had a better choice. As long as he was willing to take a step back, he would be able to avoid most of the damage.
However, Mankun Udisi knew that he could not take a step back. The key to victory in a battle between a melee profession and a magician was to be able to approach the opponent in the shortest time possible.
Even at their current level, this rule was still applicable. Although high-level magicians had more means to protect themselves when they were in close combat, their bodies were still as weak as ordinary people. Even a 9th Tribulation Supreme Magus was no exception.
In order to defeat a magician, the first thing to do was to get close to him.
Every melee profession understood this principle, and magicians were naturally aware of it.
Therefore, every magician would pay special attention to the distance between themselves and their opponents. If melee professions had a hundred ways to approach a magician, then a magician would have a hundred and one ways to distance or maintain the distance.
As a recognized super genius in the magic world, the young man's ability in this aspect was unquestionable.
The Orc Butcher knew very well that if he did not have enough awareness, he would not be able to approach his opponent tonight. Therefore, he was prepared to pay the price.
From the beginning, Mankun Udisi had no intention of taking a step back. No matter what was in front of him, he would smash it with his hammer. This was the fighting style of a berserker.
The One-Eyed Butcher brandished the legendary weapon in his hand and met the level-6 spell fearlessly. The real battle had finally begun!
Mankun Udisi was indeed an epic hero of the orcs. Although his strength had greatly declined compared to the War of Roses, it would be naive to think that he was just an ordinary level-5 berserker.
Even though his strength had declined, the One-Eyed Butcher's combat experience, skills, and insights from his heyday were still intact. In other words, in terms of actual combat level, Mankun Udisi was actually a level-8 berserker who could only use level-5 strength. This was somewhat similar to Archmage, who had dropped a grade in order to save Bevinadet.
The only difference was that the Orc Butcher still had his Racial Talent and a legendary weapon. The situation was not very good for the future Supreme Magus, Your Honor.
However, the more adverse the situation was, the more Rob was able to display his potential. Compared to usual, his chanting speed had actually increased. This was a frightening thing to think about. Archmage's original casting speed was already monstrous enough. It was hard to imagine that he could make another breakthrough on this basis.
The One-Eyed Butcher was less than six steps away from the youth, but it took him nearly seven minutes to complete these six steps.
It was the longest seven minutes of Mankun Udisi's life.
The One-Eyed Butcher had to pay a huge price for every step he took. Mankun Udisi did not know how many new wounds had appeared on his body. By the time he reached the last two steps, he was completely covered in blood.
However, the swaying figure did not fall in the end. As the two got closer and closer, a trace of respect rose in his heart for his opponent.
Mankun Udisi knew that the youth was almost at his limit. Anyone else would not be able to perform better than him tonight. In the middle of the battle, he even felt that he might not be able to hold on any longer.
The Great Sorcerer had used almost all the factors around him to close the gap between the two of them. Unfortunately, he was still a little bit short.
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