The grating and indescribable twisted sound arose from the sea...
Or rather, from the icy surface of the Sinking Sun Ocean.
The chill created by the spell froze the seawater, then began to erode Bapulor who had turned into a monster. The cult magician undoubtedly launched a counterattack, constantly breaking the ice below with his massive body.
Overall, Bapulor had the upper hand.
Although the extreme cold continuously formed solid ice, the speed at which the magician incarnate as a monster destroyed it was not slow. According to the current situation, it would take at most two minutes for Bapulor to completely suppress it.
Therefore, Ronald naturally shifted his focus to the other three sources of magic. If he wanted to deal with the people on the multi-masted sailboat, taking care of these was certainly a necessary prerequisite.
Thus, the "Wealth of Nations" spell, which had the fastest effect, began to prepare:
"The greatest improvement in the productive power of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it is anywhere directed or applied, seem to be the effects of the division of labour..."
The moment Ronald finished the incantation, an invisible force was about to destroy one of the sources of magic power.
However, the battle was no longer a one-sided crush.
Almost concurrently with the appearance of magic power, someone on the ship responded instantly, throwing enchanted objects prepared on their person, which were highly unstable and intended to create magical fluctuations to disrupt specific spells.
The invisible hand tore apart about ten square meters of the deck, but it was no longer possible to continue deeper.
Faced with this outcome, Ronald remained unfazed.
He simply switched tomes immediately and recited the incantation from "Astronomy Master":
"Starting from the relationship between the entire Earth and the heavens, we will begin to form our understanding..."
Suddenly, several poisoned arrows were shot from the deck of the multi-masted sailboat.
In the instant before Ronald could finish the incantation, they were fired straight at his head. The arrows, wrapped in powerful magic power, were clearly dangerous magical equipment.
At such a speed, Ronald was able to respond.
He simply slowed the pace of his recitation slightly and dodged the arrows with a turn.
— The brown wooden shaft.
— The shiny silver conical arrowhead.
— The reddish-brown patterns painted all over the arrow.
This type of arrow...
Did not match any creation from the schools of magic Ronald was familiar with.
What exactly were its abilities...
Just as this thought surfaced in his mind, a completely unexpected change occurred right before his eyes.
The arrow that had just reached the proximity of Ronald.
Suddenly vanished in an instant, transforming into the figure of a man flying through the air!
The man who appeared was clearly well-prepared.
Aiming at the back of Ronald’s neck, a gleaming blade hacked towards him.
This position was extremely dangerous!
Due to the flight of the arrow, the man appeared at Ronald’s rear side, where there was a pitifully small gap for defense.
In the eyes of this man, taking down Ronald was almost a certain conclusion.
The very short time and the suddenness of the attack meant that no one could face such a terrible ambush upon their first encounter!
So the man’s smug expression froze on his face.
As the deadly poison-coated dagger approached Ronald’s neck, a thin white film of light completely blocked it.
What kind of protective spell was this, capable of stopping his full-force strike?
While astonished, the man incredulously tried to cut with the blade again.
Regrettably, the outcome did not change. Although the brightness of the light film diminished slightly, the spell used by Ronald for defense was simply not something he could break in a short time!
And then, in less than a second.
Ronald’s agile figure swiftly turned, and a palm that seemed to possess infinite strength had already gripped the man’s wrist.
Seeing the almost emotionless, indifferent look in Ronald’s eyes,
A wail replaced his speech.
After a crisp sound, the man’s wrist had been crushed to pieces. The agonizing pain descended upon him, and the Caster could no longer bear the torment.
The next move was even simpler.
A black mist spread upward, and Ronald easily stripped away the man’s consciousness, then threw him towards the shattered sea surface.
Immediately after that, a strong Gale arose.
Another source of Magic Power on the multi-masted ship was completed, the already chaotic airflow over the sea was harnessed, and then a massive humanoid shape faintly formed.
To describe it with the most direct feeling.
Ronald felt it was a bit like the Wind Element creatures mentioned in fantasy novels, but the Spell creation before him was entirely composed of the airflow itself, with visibility also reduced to a certain extent.
Afterward, this ’Wind Element’ locked its hostility onto Ronald.
Battling with the Ice was terrifying enough, but not an enemy that could attack right away.
Rather, it was Ronald.
With the speed at which he had just dealt with the Casters unimpeded, Ronald was now the enemy that needed immediate attention.
The attack of the Wind Element began.
A massive and almost imperceptible current approached through the air, and then rapidly formed a terrifying wind vortex.
With Ronald’s excellent vision, he could even see the splashes of solid ice suddenly being shredded in the air.
This intensity and frequency of attack,
even with the protection of the "Guardian Angel" Spell, was definitely not within the range he wanted to come into contact with!
But on the other hand, the speed of this pure airflow forming attacks,
was definitely not a type that normal Flying Spells could dodge.
"Do I have to reveal my trump card now?"
Ronald looked somewhat helpless, but still decisively snapped his fingers.
In the instant of friction between the ring and his finger, the "Chariot of the Superior Angel" Spell was fully activated.
Several pairs of white wings unfolded behind him, sacred and powerful Magic Power forming a barrier over his body, and even Ronald’s gray pupils now faintly burned with a golden cross within them.
The status of a Superior Angel,
brought Ronald unimaginable speed and strength!
Thus, the attack of the Wind Element creature missed.
In the blink of an eye, Ronald’s figure flashed and he dived sharply downward, then immediately disappeared amidst the constantly shattering and reforming massive glaciers.
With the overwhelming power caused by the battle between Bapulor and the sea,
Ronald vanished right before the enemy’s eyes!
A few breaths later, someone on the multi-masted ship could no longer restrain themselves.
They absolutely did not dare to lose sight of the enemy now.
A young Caster leaped out of the cabin.
He hopped onto the mast to drive the Spell.
The Magic Fluctuations used for scouting the enemy were instantly scattered over the sea surface!