21st Century Archmage

Whirrrrrrrr.

A blue ball of mana the size of an adults head was hurtling my way, clearly showing the characteristics of a pure wind spell.

I gulped.

This was the prepared magic the 7th Circle mage had cast after recalling his Shield.

‘Bebeto, see you alive on the other side!

I didnt want this to happen, but I had taken the enemy too lightly. Even though I knew that the magic towers were sending support, I never expected that a mage on the level of a Tower Master would show up here.

The price for that mistake was this sudden crisis.

I activated my mana core to its utmost, preparing to take the brunt of the incoming spell, which was definitely 7th Circle wind magic. It reached me in seconds, drawing in all of the surrounding mana like the eye of a storm.

‘Its coming!

The spell unfolded with incredible speed. Due to my intense concentration, my eyes were clearly able to pick up everything they saw. It was… a marvelous sight. Mana molecules on a different level from 6th Circle mana joined and then exploded outward. Dominating the area in mere moments, the magic surrounded me, filled with the casters will and almost nuclear mana.

“Barrier!!!!!”

That was the greatest defense magic I could cast.

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr!

The mana core at my waist drew mana from my upper and middle danjeon, throwing it all into the Barrier spell.

Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

In all actuality, a Barrier just to protect me would be no problem. It was obvious that the wind spell was unfolding on a large scale with me at its center. If I cast a tightly-knit Barrier just large enough to cover myself, I could protect myself with mana to spare. However, I had to protect the large Bebeto from the spell as well.

An intensely milky-colored Barrier formed under the storm of wind blades, presumably the 7th Circle Wind Storm. And in that moment, my entire body became one with the magic. Because I had to protect a three-dimensional space and not just the space in front of me, my mana connected to the spell like it was my blood.

Even as I concentrated, I raised a spear in my hand.

If we made it out of here… I would chisel my name in the mages mind the moment we were free.

* * *

“Foolish bastard. Kukuku.”

Trevelyan chuckled as he watched Kyre cast Barrier to meet his 7th Circle Wind Storm.

Mana circle superiority was an absolute law. This wasnt a low circle, but the 7th Circle, where exponential amounts of mana were used. It was like heaven and earth compared to the 6th Circle. The density and quantity of the activated mana were incomparable.

Kyres Barrier was fairly impressive on its own, but that was all. How could a 6th Circle spell possibly block a 7th Circle one?