Panic

Mist Forest.

The two figures shuttle between the tall trees.

"You can't escape, Horus!"

As a blazing fireball exploded, one figure fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

This is a thin and weak young man wearing a dark gray fitted battle robe, with multiple injuries on his body.

At this moment, he leaned against a tall tree, holding a scroll of parchment in his hand, staring fixedly at the enemy floating in mid-air.

That is a short middle-aged man wearing a black robe, with narrow eyes like slits. He extends his hands, reciting a complex string of incantations, and mist begins to emanate from around his body. Soon after, a intricate magic circle forms directly in front of him.

The thin and weak young man named Horus looked up at the magic array, his face instantly turning pale.

"Farewell, Horus!"

The middle-aged person gently twisted their hands in the air, and a beam of white light shot out from the magic circle, heading straight towards Horus who was lying next to the big tree.

Just at this moment, the space in front of Horus distorted and suddenly a person appeared out of thin air. The person who appeared was Carlos.

And the white light emitted by the short black-robed figure hit Carlos accurately, but nothing happened.

Carlos looked around with a confused expression, completely unaware of what had happened.

"What was that white light just now? How did I end up in this place? Could it be the effect of that pearl? Is it capable of teleporting itself to specific coordinates?"

"Who are you?"

A shout came from mid-air, startling Carlos. He looked up and saw a short man in a black cloak slowly descending under the whirlwind, staring at him with caution and saying: "Do you want to save him?"

"Who to save?" Carlos is even more confused.

Turning around, he realized that there was a thin and weak young man sitting next to a large tree behind him, covered in wounds all over his body.

Just now, it should have been the black-robed man in front who was chasing after the thin and weak young man. However, during the pursuit, Carlos suddenly teleported and appeared between them, interrupting their chase.

Not good. How did I end up getting involved in this dispute out of nowhere? These two individuals appear to be highly skilled and influential wizards. On the other hand, Carlos is merely a humble teacher with knowledge limited to magic theory alone. He lacks the ability to even collect magical elements.

At this moment, Carlos has already had the idea of retreat and is hesitating whether to escape from here.

In battles between high-level sorcerers, an ordinary human like him could easily be crushed to pieces if he's not careful! He might not even have taken a few steps before being killed by their magic.

Carlos could only stand still, frantically thinking about how to save himself.

When Carlos hesitated, the man in the black robe standing opposite him was also quite conflicted. This man is Maiko, a member of the Hurricane Mercenary Corps and a sixth-level mage proficient in wind and fire elemental magic.

The Hurricane Mercenary Corps has received a mission to set up traps and ambush Horus, the second son of Count Naka, who is a frail young man lying next to the large tree behind Carlos.

Originally, everything was going smoothly today. The hurricane mercenary group had successfully cornered the frail young man Horus, but unexpectedly, Horus unleashed a powerful force, escaped the trap, and ventured deep into the heart of the Misty Forest.

The gray-robed man, Maiko, had to chase and injure him all the way here.

Considering that Horus has many means at his disposal, Maiko directly used the forbidden magic "Elemental Explosion" in an attempt to eliminate Horus in one fell swoop.

However, at this critical moment, a young man with gray-white curly hair suddenly appeared out of nowhere and forcefully blocked his "elemental explosion" magic.

The 'Elemental Explosion' is an extremely terrifying forbidden magic, and the more powerful a mage is, the greater the damage they will suffer if hit by this forbidden magic.

The principle of "elemental explosion" is to ignite the magical elements stored within the human body, causing internal damage to enemies.

So essentially, the more powerful a mage is, the more magic elements they store in their body. This also means that they are more susceptible to damage and even have the possibility of being blown apart without any defense.

However, to Maiko's astonishment, the suddenly appearing curly-haired young man stood in front of the 'elemental explosion' and remained completely unharmed. This was truly unbelievable.

Unless... the other party has already gained complete control over the magical elements within their body, but that is a level of power only possessed by grand sorcerers or even holy sorcerers.

And suddenly, Maiko realized another point that made him terrified. This curly-haired young man appeared out of thin air. If he wasn't mistaken, this must be the use of spatial magic.

In today's world, there are very few people who can use spatial magic. Only those legendary saint magicians have the possibility of possessing such ability. With this in mind, Maiko's legs were trembling.

How powerful is the force behind Horus that they have deployed a legendary-level Archmage to protect him!?

The black-robed man, Maiko, was unaware that the reason Carlos was unharmed after being hit by an "elemental explosion" was not because of his extremely powerful strength to control the magical elements within him.

On the contrary, Carlos, who can't even be considered a mage, doesn't store any magical elements in his body. Therefore, he wouldn't be susceptible to detonation from forbidden magic. That's why Carlos remains unaffected by anything.

At this moment, Carlos had no idea what had just happened. He stared at the man in black robes in front of him, feeling increasingly scared, afraid that the man might suddenly make a move to take his life.

In this way, the two of them locked eyes and fell into silence, creating an unusually quiet atmosphere.

As time passed, the black-robed man Maiko grew increasingly fearful and began to break out in a cold sweat. He started regretting why he had ventured alone into the Misty Forest to pursue his target, while also worrying about whether he had offended this "Holy Sorcerer" and contemplating how to escape.

The eerie silence lasted for over ten seconds before Carlos cleared his throat, intending to explain that he was just passing by. However, before he could speak, the man in the black robe was already startled by his cough and his heart started pounding heavily. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away.

Maiko drives the wind elemental magic, soaring into the air and flying away at the fastest speed, afraid of being killed by this 'Holy Mage' if even a second is delayed!