Crack!
At the same time, the blackness around quickly faded, and the colors on every legend were gone, leaving nothing but greyness. The pure white Fire of Soul was frozen in midair, and the Original Fire was still in the posture of casting a spell.
Of all the people, Kritonia's slashes were much slower, but he was still moving sluggishly. Hathaway struggled to approach Natasha with bright blue and silver gray left.
Few experts were immune to Time Stop in the first place, and even fewer were immune to Advanced Time Stop!
Therefore, Time Stop had always been the most difficult ninth-circle spell to learn. Two thirds of the archmages failed to grasp it. Those who grasped Advanced Time Stop had to be legends in the field of space-time. Brook was the only one in the Congress of Magic who was capable of it before. Now, Douglas, who understood the relationship between gravity and space-time, was able to cast it too. Oliver, who knew that "time is space, and space is time", was hopeful to grasp it.
Looking at the Original Fire that was enshrouded in greyness, Lucien suddenly released magic waves.
Although the enemy was in a different time and space when Time Stop was in the state of Time Stop, and he could not directly affect him, the time was enough for him to cast three legendary spells without Hand of Uncertainties or nine ninth-circle spells. After the effect of Time Stop was over, the Original Fire would be faced with a great storm!
To prevent the Original Fire from being immune to the spells below the ninth circle, Lucien did not choose to cast Cracking (Advanced), which did not require buffering. Instead, he cast Cracking (Advanced) one spell after another!
After five Cracking (Advanced), the Moon Timer passed the buffering time, and the frozen black second hand began to tick. However, the movement was very weird. It was not a normal time but a jump and transition that was kept in a frozen state. Immediately, it pointed at different mysterious symbols made of gems.
Therefore, eight ninth-circle spells that were stored in it in advance were activated by Lucien very quickly. It was much faster than usual. Among them, there were Cracking (Advanced) and other spells that were specially prepared!
In the end, Lucien, fearing that the Original Fire had equipment that was immune to part of the ninth-circle spells, chanted in a low voice:
"Space Staff!"
Unpredictable brilliance that looked like ripples was condensed in Lucien's hands like the scepter of a king. After he pointed at it softly, the space around the Original Fire was frozen, waiting for the effect of 'Time Stop' to disappear.
Hardly had the legendary spell been cast when the fading blackness swept over, and the eternal silence of black, white, and gray covered the World of Souls again.
The colors on the Original Fire glowed again. The dancing flames on his black magic robe were extremely eye-catching. They were red, green, white, and purple.
He did not expect that Lucien had advanced into legendary and that he had a pocket watch that could perform 'Advanced Time Stop'. His pupils constricted, and he braced himself for the stormy spells.
"Three Legendary spells can't kill me!"
"Any spell below the ninth circle can't affect me!"
"I'm also immune to the Confinement Spell!"
His thoughts flickered like sparks. The Original Fire was hit by a huge wave of spells before he could cast any spells. He could only rely on the spells and passive effects that he had cast on himself in advance to resist. And as the most fundamental guarantee for all this, he still had three life-saving or scapegoating passive spells!
Pa! Pa!
Brilliant lights flashed on the Original Fire like fireworks, only to be torn apart by the Cracking (Advanced) Technique that came in a group.
"He has indeed advanced into legendary!"
If it weren't for the 'Cracking (Advanced)' that a legendary sorcerer cast, it would be impossible to destroy most of the magic effects on him!
Pa! Pa!
Pa! Pa! The level-eight and level-nine magic items were broken into gray powder under the 'Cracking (Advanced)'.
"Why did he cast so many Cracking (Advanced)?"
Although those spells came at the same time, the Original Fire had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he had a bad feeling. However, after Time Stop, the spells that Lucien cast in advance came at him almost at the same time. How could he cast any other spells in such a short time?
The magic effects were canceled one after another, and the alchemical items were damaged one after another. Suddenly, the Original Fire discovered that the time and space around him were changing into a maze. However, 'Thanos' Boots', one of the alchemical items that he survived, flashed and offset the changes.
"A maze that has been added with the delay effect of spells?"
"He used Cracking (Advanced) to cancel the magic effects and destroy the alchemical items so that he could trap me in a maze and wait for reinforcements patiently?"
"Is his maze a special maze of the ninth circle?"
Hardly had he thought of that when the time and space around him were twisted again. Lucien had prepared more than one maze that had been added with the delay effect of spells!
This time, the Original Fire, who had lost all the magic effects and alchemical items, could not resist the maze. He disappeared from where he was and found himself in a spacious palace.
The Original Fire snorted angrily. Being affected by spells such as Maze and Confinement was the worst thing in a battle of magic. It would be equivalent to withdrawing from the battle and turning the siege into a one-on-one battle. By the time he came out of the maze, he would probably be surrounded by a bunch of Legendary Mages.
The time difference was the greatest effect of such spells!
"I've seen too many special mazes. Even the few special mazes that Mr. Thanos created can be solved in less than ten seconds. Let's see what kind of maze you have!"
The legendary staff that was as red as fire in his hands glowed and began to attack the framework of the maze. While he cracked the maze, he was also trying to break it by force. Only by combining the two could he ensure that he could get away as quickly as possible and help Kritonia purge Lucien!
It was a pity that Lucien was already a legendary sorcerer. Although the special maze was a ninth-circle spell, it was as stable and as effective as a legendary spell. He couldn't break it by force for the time being.
At this moment, he saw the appearance of the maze clearly. It was an empty palace, and the exit was the gate. There was no cover at all, and there were no other paths.
"Is it to solve the riddles, or to fix the astrology?" While attacking the space structure, the Original Fire walked to the gate, only to discover that there was a water curtain on the gate, on which a few lines of words appeared.
"Welcome to Evans' Maze of Questions. You can walk out of this place as long as you answer five questions correctly. Before you answer the questions, you need to know that you have three ways to ask for help if you run into trouble. Firstly, change the question. Secondly, consult the mysterious existence with magic. Thirdly, ask the audience. Well, sorry, there are no audience …"
The veins on the Original Fire's forehead bulged. Was Lucien Evans so confident about his maze?
Having no time to read the lengthy explanation, he began to solve the riddles.
"The first question. A barber in a town promised that he would only cut the hair of all the people in the town who did not cut their own hair. Should he cut his own hair? What's the problem exactly? "
The Original Fire's face immediately stiffened. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he failed to find a suitable answer. He was caught in logical contradictions and almost had a brain short-circuit.
"Change the question." His voice was as gloomy as water as he tried to destroy the maze even harder.
"The second question. Please prove that any even number greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers …"
"…"
The Original Fire, who did not have any ideas, hurried to ask with prophecy magic, only to receive no response from the mysterious existence. Losing his rationality, he cursed in a low voice, "Change the question!"
"Sorry, but you can only ask for help by changing the question once."
"…" The Original Fire was so infuriated that his eyes were vaguely bloodshot. While continuing to destroy the maze with magic, he spared part of his attention to consider the question.
Time ticked by. Suddenly, a shrill and sorrowful roar burst out from the labyrinth.
"A * shole!"
There seemed to be suspicion of his own intelligence in the voice.
… …
On the railway between Renstadt and Allyn, the magic steam train continued roaring forward as if nothing had happened. The Grand Dukes Of Orvarit and Camille, who had been teleported away by Hathaway, did not understand what was going on. They could only follow Lucien's advice in the past and contact Fernando, the Lord of Storm first in an emergency when they could not reach out to him and Hathaway.
Zi, zi, zi. After electromagnetism messaging, before the Grand Dukes Of Orvarit had the chance to say anything, the guy on the other side spoke very quickly, "Got it."
On the thirty-third floor of the Allyn magic tower, Fernando, who was wearing a red magic robe, cast a spell with storms flashing in his eyes.
"Reunite!"
Sensing the magic waves, Douglas on the thirty-fourth floor also cast a spell:
"Reunite!"
'Reunite' could not only be triggered passively, but it could also be performed actively and reunite around the preset target!
However, in such a case, if the distance was too far away or there was a strong spatial gap, it might not be as fast as a direct space jump. It was suitable for situations where the preset target's current coordinates were not clear!
Clouds of white air swirled around Fernando and Douglas, making them disappear from the spot.
… …
After the effect of 'Advanced Time Stop' was gone, Hathaway was the first to recover, but the Primordial Mummy and the Lich King were not slow either.
One of them was a melee undead creature that was immune to all the spells below legendary and part of the legendary spells. The other was a necromancer who had endless weird spells and was also level-three legendary. They were the dominators of the area beyond the deepest part of the 'Temple of Spirits'.
In particular, the Lich King's spells were different from the current arcana system and closer to the ancient sorcerers. If it were a top legendary epic Knight, he would've been able to deal with it on his own. It was a pity that he was faced with a grand arcanist who had all kinds of spells at her fingertips. Even the weirdest spells would've been recognized by her and cracked by her corresponding spells.
Therefore, even though she had only been a top legend for a couple of years, Hathaway was still able to suppress them.
Also, Hathaway did not seem to be eager to help Natasha. Or maybe it was because she was too busy suppressing the two legendary spectres, so she stopped approaching Natasha.
Kritonia's longsword hit Natasha after the effect of Time Stop was gone. However, the attack seemed to have hit an illusion and simply passed by after raising ripples.
Countless cracks appeared on Natasha, who was wearing the white wedding dress, before it was broken like a mirror. Far away, she appeared. She was still wearing the sacred and beautiful wedding dress, but there was a small and delicate black shield in her hands. She was surrounded by the air of holiness, and a weird-shaped crown that seemed to be made of starlight appeared on her simple and beautiful veil.
"Real Illusion!"
It was the activation effect of the Thorny Crown!
Lucien felt that the effect was similar to the gravitational lens. The moment Natasha was involved in the crack, she activated the Thorny Crown as planned.
She was only a gold Knight and could only afford two legendary items at most. So, she did not bring out the Sword of Truth.
After his attack failed, Kritonia also noticed that the Original Fire was trapped by Lucien's maze and that the guy had advanced into legend. Greatly shocked, the first thought that popped up in his head was to run. Run as soon as possible!
However, he calmed down after a long battle and realized the situation. Although the Original Fire was trapped and Lucien had become a legend, the two experts of the World of Souls had stalled Hathaway too. Under such circumstances, would he, a level-three legendary Knight, be scared of a newly-advanced legend and a gold Knight? Even though they both had super powerful items!
"Thirty seconds. If I can't finish Lucien and Natasha, I'll leave immediately!"
He set a time limit for himself in case he was surrounded by the reinforcements and Hathaway. Also, he was quite confident in his power of time and believed that he could nullify most of the life-saving spells.
"Space Staff!" Lucien's low voice echoed again as he took action to rescue Natasha.
The space around Kritonia was immediately frozen, as if it were about to trap him.
You're dealing with me with the power of time and space of such a level? With a mocking smile on his face, Kritonia, in his black suit, seemed to be wandering in a different time and space. He simply passed through the frozen space and slashed at Lucien with his glittering longsword!
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