Ye Chui’s peculiar magic book had initially displayed a spell resembling a radiant shield, which he called “Safety Guardian.” Many believed this was a light-element spell, suggesting his magic book was of the light element.
But then, his magic book revealed an electric element, leading people to think it was a dual-element book, light and electric.
Now, facing Raiken’s Flame Serpent, Ye Chui suddenly unleashed water-element magic, specifically the “Dance of the Water Serpent.” So, was his magic book actually a tri-element book, encompassing light, electric, and water?
At that moment, everyone in the crowd stiffened, just as Debbie had when Ye Chui revealed to her days ago that he also knew water-element magic. Like Debbie, everyone felt a surge of astonishment. “Bloody hell, is his magic book really the most useless in history?”
Among the crowd, Ryan, Melly, and Tatak were especially shocked and disbelieving. Tatak’s mouth hung open, drool dripping from the corner, unnoticed, making him look even more unhinged.
In this atmosphere of shock, Ye Chui, standing within the water serpent, glanced at his iPad-like magic book. His fingers moved swiftly, opening a spell on the desktop, “Map Navigation.” The screen shifted to a map, zoomed out to show a simplified view of the square.
Ye Chui’s position was marked by a light dot in the center, with others represented as circles. Perhaps because the magic book sensed Raiken’s hostility, his circle was red. A faint but clear thread-like shape coiled around Ye Chui’s dot, representing the water serpent he had summoned with his magic.
A faint, amused smile curved Ye Chui’s lips. He slid his finger across the screen, and the thread representing the water serpent moved, darting toward Raiken’s red dot. This was a trick Ye Chui had discovered over the past few days. When he activated the “Dance of the Water Serpent” spell, the map’s assistance allowed him to control the spell in a way reminiscent of the Snake game.
The roaring water serpent, as thick as a person’s waist, coiled and surged toward Raiken.
As a fire-element wizard, Raiken was naturally vulnerable to water, his elemental weakness. The sight of the water serpent struck him with immense fear, throwing him into disarray. He dodged frantically, but the serpent pursued relentlessly. He stumbled, scrambled to his feet, and kept fleeing, but he couldn’t escape the menacing water serpent.
This scene stunned the onlookers. The “Dance of the Water Serpent” wasn’t a particularly difficult spell to learn, but mastering it was no easy feat. Summoning a water serpent and using it in combat required precise control, making it act like a living snake. Kaimis, though limited in spells, was renowned for his water serpent magic, which he had used against Ye Chui.
Yet now, Ye Chui’s water serpent seemed no less impressive than Kaimis’s.
Most astonishingly, Ye Chui wasn’t even looking at Raiken while using the spell. His eyes remained fixed on his magic book. Though only a short time had passed since the duel began, many suddenly realized that the magic book they had deemed the most useless in history might not be so useless after all.
In fact, it might be a treasure.
A wizard’s spellcasting relies on their magic book as a medium. While a wizard’s talent plays a role, the quality of the magic book is paramount. Thin, small, tattered, with a plain white cover, these were everyone’s first impressions of Ye Chui’s book. But due to its unique limitations, no one had ever clearly seen what it truly looked like.
To outsiders, the magic book appeared only as a vague outline. Yet now, everyone suddenly felt that, despite seeing only a blurry form, its sleek lines, perfect proportions, and almost artistic design seemed… elegant.
(ps: iPad, you’re worth having~~)
With a sound like a dam bursting, the fleeing Raiken was finally overtaken by the water serpent. The massive, terrifying serpent opened its gaping maw and swallowed Raiken whole from above. The scene wasn’t as bloody or gruesome as one might expect, but it still carried a chilling ruthlessness.
Through the serpent’s translucent body, Raiken’s struggling form was faintly visible. The duel seemed to have reached its conclusion.
However, as Ye Chui lifted his gaze from the screen, his brow furrowed slightly.
Inside the water serpent, Raiken’s body suddenly glowed red, the color of flames. He summoned fire within the serpent, forming a protective barrier around himself. Ye Chui could sense the water inside the serpent heating rapidly under the flames, vaporizing. Bubbles formed on the serpent’s surface, as if it were afflicted with some grotesque disease. Then, with a loud bang, the serpent exploded, and mist spread outward.
When water turns to vapor, it expands in volume, a simple principle. Raiken had used this to break free.
As the serpent shattered, water splashed everywhere, some landing on spectators, prompting startled cries since it was nearly boiling. Amid the thick steam, Raiken let out a roar, flames swirling around him as he charged out, looking even more ferocious.
This turn of events surprised many. They hadn’t expected Raiken, swallowed by the water serpent, to reverse the situation. Now furious, he rushed toward Ye Chui with a roar.
Perhaps caught off guard by the water serpent’s destruction, Ye Chui made no move to dodge, letting Raiken close in. Flames reignited before Raiken.
“He’s going to lose after all,” Green, the bookmaker, thought with quiet relief. He had set the odds assuming Raiken would win, as a loss for Ye Chui meant big profits. A victory for Ye Chui would cost him dearly, a scenario he dreaded. Now, with Raiken seizing Ye Chui’s moment of distraction to close in, flames ready to strike, the duel seemed over. That’s what Green thought.
Raiken thought so too.
He grinned savagely, shouting, “You’ve lost.”
“Heh.”
Ye Chui’s chuckle was his response.
Raiken was now less than two meters from Ye Chui, the perfect distance.
In the next moment, blue electric light surged from Ye Chui’s magic book, striking Raiken. His clothes still wet, Raiken’s body convulsed with a crackling sound. The flames and magic book he had summoned dissipated instantly. His bizarre, twitching movements resembled a comical dance before he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Was the duel over?
