The Truth of Magic

661 Counter-attack and tactics

It had to be said that Zhao Xu’s mind weakening spell wasn’t the best spell in a spell battle. In fact, in this situation, its greatest use was being able to pass through the ” magic nullifying barrier ” without any obstacles.

The ” mind weakening spell ” was a ” coercion ” spell in the beguiling and control system. It had the effect of affecting the mind, and it was one of the spells that were extremely easy to target.

If the other party had cast a minute-level protection from good or a ten-minute level anti-good spell, they would have been immune to Zhao Xu’s spell.

But Zhao Xu couldn’t see what exactly was going on with his opponent, but the magic aura around him didn’t seem to be a problem.

He was sure that there was no anti-kindness/chaos staff here that targeted his camp.

Especially if the ‘intelligence weakening spell’ hit the other party and caused the other party’s immunity to fail, the result of the intelligence and charm dropping to 1 would be a completely excessive benefit.

A mage who had almost lost his intelligence meant that he could no longer cast spells, understand language, or communicate. He could only rely on his instincts to know who his teammates were and who he should follow.

More importantly, removing curses, which was a level 3 spell that could remove negative states, couldn’t alleviate the effect of the ‘mind weakening spell’. It required at least a level 6 healing spell.

Although this spell was targeted at will, and mages were the best of the best with high will,’low intelligence’ naturally had a negative effect on mages and warlocks, which reduced their ranks by four.

Therefore, when he encountered a group of mages, he could use chain-casting and mind weakening spell to kill a group of low-circle mages, avoiding the possibility of ants biting an elephant to death.

Zhao Xu’s thoughts were very clear.

For an opponent with a frighteningly high level of magic immunity to use a ” magic nullifying barrier ” as a defense card, it meant that the other party was already ” established ” and ” stable “.

From the fact that the other party was waiting for him to be exhausted, and the fact that the Corruptor had a large number of spell slots due to his high debuff, he could not help but think about it.

In the eyes of this deformed man, he was more able to exhaust himself than Zhao Xu, so Zhao Xu wasn’t afraid of a long battle.

However, Zhao Xu, who had potential points, was the one who was the best at fighting a long battle. He was the type of person who would never die!

As for the means to deal damage to other attributes, considering that the opponent was a Virgen, he was born to face the means of blood magic. He would definitely have enough ways to deal with it.

so, zhao xu decided to try this first.

Only mages who could not think could be said to have removed the last trace of danger.

Even though Zhao Xu had Iron Heart, which could remove all negative effects in the world, he couldn’t think of a way to use it when he lost his intelligence.

This was the terrifying aspect of having one’s ” intelligence ” hit rock bottom, disintegrating all possibilities of counterattacks. If one could explode again, one would still die.

However, the vilifist on the other side did the same thing as Zhao Xu, and the staff of power in his hand was being waved around in a dazzling manner.

The moment Zhao Xu’s intelligence weakening spell took form ...

Counterspell!

Zhao Xu suddenly realized that the intelligence weakening spell in his hand had completely dissipated, just like an autumn leaf withering away.

Was he really not immune to coercion?

Zhao Xu couldn’t help but feel very confused.

His ” mind-weakening technique ” was essentially a ” feint “, and it was the kind of attack that could flip the table.

the highest he could cast was a level 5 spell, and there were only a few of them. using this move as soon as he arrived undoubtedly gave people the ” illusion ” that he was going all out.

He was just short of typing the words ‘after I’m done with these three axes, I’ll kill myself if I can’t beat you to death’ in the public chat.

Who would have expected that.

The opponent was actually using the ‘simplest” counterspell’?

Counterspell was the first lesson for mages in the apprentice stage, and its effect was extraordinary. It was also a key method for many people to gang up on one person in a mage battle.

For example, three against one was essentially six spells against two spells in each round (target + instant cast).

Among the six spells, it was completely possible to use ‘counterspell’ to make a ‘two for two’ exchange. This way, the six-on-two spell would become four-on-zero spell.

This was also the reason why the association of mages rarely failed when it came to capturing mages who had rebelled and wreaked havoc.

a few mages who specialized in counterspell and long chain spells would definitely be able to beat these mages who had never seen the world.

For someone like Antonya, who had the legendary counterspell specialty, she could use that specialty to counter countless spells in a single round.

This meant that as long as Antonya had enough spell slots, she could even cancel the spells of hundreds of Wizards at the same time in one round.

counterspell was also zhao xu’s biggest weakness right now.

against a group of mages, it would be difficult for him to fight against so many of them. this was also the key reason why he needed to be a red jade guard later.

However, the deformed man in front of him was clearly alone.

Counterspell was essentially using one spell to cancel out another spell.

If he wanted to use counterspell to the fullest, he had to learn the ‘counterspell proficiency’ specialty so that he could use higher-circle spells of the same school to counter it.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to prepare the exact same spell.

However, even if the opponent had more spell slots than the average wizard, it would not be the right way to win by using counterspell.

Because if it was the same spell, the other party would benefit more by casting a spell that was tainted.

If they used a higher score, the other side would only be at a disadvantage.

Just as Zhao Xu was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly realized that the ” spell energy ” that he had just destroyed was starting to gather together again.

And that powerful energy was directed at him!

Gusu’s Murong?

The shifting stars?

zhao xu was in a daze for a moment before he suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder the other party had to waste a level 5 or higher spell to target him.

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An Archmage’s class ability!

It was a high-level arcane ability that could only be learned at the cost of a level 7 spell slot, counterspell control!

When an Archmage with this ability countered a spell, the spell would be affected by the level 7 spell ‘spell reversal’ and bounced back to the opponent.

It was a completely unreasonable method!

In an instant, the mental barrier that Zhao Xu’s body had recovered after breaking free from the crazy murmurs blocked his own intelligence weakening spell.

He couldn’t even Dodge it. There were a series of spells such as ‘anti-evil array’ and ‘mercy of the martyr’ behind it, which could shield him from this spell.

And compared to the fact that he could reverse the spell, the fact that he might be an Archmage made Zhao Xu’s scalp tingle even more.

This meant that the other party was very likely a ” seventh-circle wizard.

After mastering limited wish at Level Seven, this spell, which consumed much less life energy than the level nine wish, could also create many extraordinary effects, which was often the key to turning the tables.

For example, if an ordinary civilian were to face a Troll Hunter who was close to the legendary level and was a part-time Ranger, he would only need to hold A +1 beheading greatsword (beheading value +5).

Under the protection of limited prayer, his next attack would definitely hit the target. No matter how high the opponent’s defense level was, coupled with the threat of the heavy blow brought by the tune of sorrow, even a Troll Hunter would be beheaded mercilessly.

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This was also the value of being immune to the instant death effect.

So, Zhao Xu couldn’t predict how likely this person would be if he were to face a seventh-circle wizard who had become a great wizard.

However, he was still very confused.

if the other party was really a level seven, why would he waste his energy with the staff of power? he could have just used a level six spell nullifying barrier with his bare hands.

Not to mention that the other party could also use the level Seven ” spell reversal ” just now, which would definitely make him hesitate.

Just as Zhao Xu was thinking about this, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

Something was wrong.

Whether or not he was at the seventh ring was still in doubt.

However, the opponent’s spell reversal had revealed one thing.

The other party also couldn’t see through his background, or else they would know that he wasn’t afraid of the “mind weakening technique” at all.

The deformed man, who had just finished countering the spell, looked at Zhao Xu with an even more ferocious and crazed gaze.

His pupils were bloodshot, but they were a strange black, as if there were tiny earthworms crawling through them.

At the same time, the decaying aura that came from the graveyard was getting stronger. The last time he felt this way was from a demigod mummy.

“Who are you?”

Zhao Xu couldn’t help but ask.

Zhao Xu took advantage of the time when he was adjusting his body’s magic fluctuations to ask this question.

Even if he only had to slightly mess up the other party’s thoughts, he would still have profited.

In a mage battle, he had to pay attention to every detail.

“You already know.”

The Corruptor laughed. His teeth were like rotten metal, and not a single one was intact.

Even as he spoke, he couldn’t help but swallow the blood that was spurting out of his lungs due to his violent movements.

How could he still be alive?

zhao xu couldn’t help but wonder just how terrifyingly powerful his opponent’s focus was. it was quite rare for him to be able to cast spells in such a state.

“Little prey, it’s my turn now.”

The twisted corrupted mage sneered, his eyes flashing with complete madness.

He still couldn’t figure it out.

Zhao Xu couldn’t help but shake his head. If that was the case, then he’d just have to defend for another wave.

He continued to wave the ‘instantaneous scepter’ in his hand, activating its remaining power.

As someone who had the spontaneous casting ability, Zhao Xu could undoubtedly pair his spells with this ability and then turn them into spontaneous casting, which meant that moving target would turn into Swift.

Thus, he could cast two spells in one round.

However, his ‘Supreme magic control’ required more time, which was in conflict with ‘instant cast’.

Therefore, if he wanted to instantly cast a spell, he could only upgrade it to Level 3, which was to use a level 5 spell slot to instantly cast a level 2 spell.

This was even with his Level 3 metamagic Archmage ability, metamagic master, which reduced the effect of the enchantment by one circle. Otherwise, he would only be able to cast it instantly by one circle.

Therefore, the high-grade Supreme magic scepter in his hand, which was made of pure metal and could instantly cast a ninth-circle spell once a day, was still put to good use.

This time, Zhao Xu only had to wave his scepter around and rely on the ” instant cast ” effect to complete the final compression of his spell.

From the sound to the posture of taking out the materials, the entire movement was done in one breath.

And at this moment, Zhao Xu finally felt the effects of the Howard’s haversack that Antonya had given him.

if he wanted something, he could just put his hand into the side pocket and touch whatever he wanted. otherwise, the materials required for a ” mind weakening spell ” such as clay, crystal, glass, or small ore balls would take him a few minutes to get out.

On the other hand, for mages who made magic robes with treasure bags and made them look like a beggar’s gang, even though each bag contained the corresponding magic materials, when it came to actual combat, just which bag to take out something from and the amount of it would make people flustered.

So at this moment, when Zhao Xu took out an extremely neatly cut gemstone, it was as smooth as flowing water and there was no gap at all.

Level 5 spell-

“Spirit Wall!”

A green-white sphere that looked like a steady vortex surrounded Zhao Xu, and it also looked like there were countless souls in pain.

The other side facing the outside world was constantly sighing in a low voice. The sound was like a painful wail that went straight into the depths of the heart.

Any creature that faced the spirit Wall would have a mental breakdown in the next one to four rounds as long as they failed to save their will. They would then run away frantically.

Any living creature that dared to touch the wall would receive 1-10 points of damage due to the disruption of vitality. If they sensed that they had crossed the wall, they would also receive a negative level.

What was even more exaggerated was that this wall existed in a semi-material and opaque form, which could provide a full concealment effect.

And most importantly, it could block magic effects.

It included all spell-like abilities and supernatural abilities.

In other words, the spell would only take effect if the other party entered the sphere.

Unfortunately, the other party was also hiding in the ‘magic nullifying barrier’ sphere, and neither of the two spheres could move.

Her opponent’s spells would no longer be able to break through Zhao Xu’s spiritual wall, not even if he was a ninth-circle spell unless he removed the spiritual wall first.

But Zhao Xu’s level 5 spell could allow him to pass through the barrier.

When Zhao Xu used this spell, he was also testing the waters on a deeper level!

It was like the three threats in basketball. The direction of the breakthrough was determined by the opponent’s next response.

As for the Corruptor, at this moment, his body only shook a little, and he had a thoughtful expression.

Just as Zhao Xu had expected, the other party also cast an advanced teleportation spell on himself.

Instantly gains 4 effects: 50% physical attack nullification, 50% single target spell nullification, 50% area attack damage, 100% prepare to dodge attack.

Of course, Zhao Xu was able to attack the spirit world, so none of these effects would be effective.

And so, Zhao Xu decided to just wait for the enemy to come and continue casting his spells.

Level 5 spell, steal!

Snatching the opponent’s spell for his own use.

Finally, this step caused the deformed man’s expression to change. He immediately took a new approach-

“Dispel the spell!”

The deformed man immediately shouted.

It wasn’t the sixth-circle advanced dispel spell?

Zhao Xu’s heart finally relaxed a little.

He immediately revealed a confident expression.

In essence, it was a competition of spellcaster level to dispel magic!