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The Water Magician

Chapter 537: A Little Battle ⚔️

Published: July 4, 2025

The first move was Ryo.

“[Icicle Lance 8]”

Since there was no information about the opponent, launching into close combat right away was dangerous.

Naturally, the first move was a magical combat.

From Ryo, eight ice spears flew towards Duke Helb.

Clang.

All eight ice spears were deflected by an invisible wall.

It was not annihilation.

They were simply bounced back.

In other words, it was a more powerful invisible wall than Ryo's [Icicle Lance].

Moreover, Duke Helb did nothing.

He didn’t seem to be casting any magic.

“Talisman?”

“Hoh, you figured it out well. There are no sorcerers in the Central Nations, right? And probably none in the Sujay Kingdom either?”

Ryo couldn’t help but murmur, and Duke Helb replied with interest.

He seemed quite relaxed.

“I will break through that nonchalance! [Icicle Lance 32]”

This time, four times the previous amount.

Thirty-two ice spears attacked Duke Helb.

However…

Clang, clang...

They were all deflected.

“Hmm…”

Ryo frowned in frustration.

“Fuhahahahaha. I understand your attack power. Now, let’s see your defense power.”

Saying that, Duke Helb took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it forward.

“[Ice Wall Level 20]”

Boom! Dodododododododo...

From the thrown talisman, thumb-sized stones were shot in rapid succession.

Of course, all were deflected by the ice wall.

“Hoh. Tough, isn’t it? It’s not a barrier, but an ice wall; interesting.”

“That level of attack won’t leave a scratch!”

Ryo puffed out his chest proudly.

“Then, let’s increase the load. How much can you endure?”

Duke Helb said that and took out three talismans from his pocket, throwing them forward.

From those three, three types of attacks flew out.

Stone, wind, and fire.

A simultaneous attack of three attributes.

“T-That is!”

Ryo panicked.

Because, with the attacks of earth, wind, and fire attributes, the water attribute from Ryo made a total of four attributes.

In an instant, Ryo recalled.

Previously, in the Western Nations, when he fought against the Pope of the Western Church, the Pope had performed a simultaneous activation of four attributes.

As a result, Ryo's [Ice Wall] had broken instantly.

The Pope had said:

When four attributes gather in a narrow range, the conditions for 'resonance' are easily met... leading to a high probability of resonance occurring.

As a result, several magics would 'disappear'.

That’s why he had prepared to re-establish the [Ice Wall] if it broke…

However, the ice wall did not shatter; it deflected the attacks from Duke Helb's talismans.

'Resonance' did not occur.

“Huh?”

Ryo tilted his head slightly.

“To be able to defend against three… What a troublesome wall.”

Duke Helb commented.

It didn’t seem like he was aiming for resonance.

(Maybe… No, could it be…?)

Ryo pondered.

(I should test it.)

He had rushed in out of anger, but a bad habit was trying to surface.

Yes, curiosity.

Curiosity could kill the cat, and in Ryo's case, it might just be fatal as well…

“Is that truly the extent of your talisman attacks?”

“Ha. A provocation? Interesting, I’ll take the bait!”

Duke Helb took Ryo's provocation and took out four talismans from his pocket, throwing them forward.

Stone, wind, fire, and ice.

The attacks of earth, wind, fire, and water attributes all gathered.

(This is the same situation as back then.)

What Ryo had in mind was the Pope's simultaneous attack of four attributes.

Then the attacks from the four talismans attacked Ryo's [Ice Wall].

However…

He successfully defended against all of them.

Yes, 'resonance' did not occur.

“This makes it clear.”

Ryo murmured.

(Talisman attacks are different from magical attacks of each attribute. I don’t know exactly how they differ, but at least they are not attacks that would cause 'resonance'.)

Ryo felt a bit satisfied.

Although he had rushed into battle out of anger or righteous indignation, he had learned something.

It seemed that those called sorcerers were quite common in this eastern region of the continent.

If that’s the case, there might be a chance of encountering them again while moving through the continent to return to the Central Nations.