Chapter 70

Silen watched as Long Yi lost two consecutive gold coins, and even a fool would understand that the two opponents seemed to be betting on him. Although he was quite annoyed, he did not show it. After all, this was not a big deal. To turn it into a conflict would make him appear very ungraceful. Moreover, with Long Yi's personality, he would definitely accept the challenge. If he could win in a splendid manner, it would naturally leave a deep impression on Ailin.

After all, which girl doesn't like a strong man?

Silen waited calmly for Long Yi to respond. Long Yi naturally had to give him face, or rather, he was already prepared.

"Brother, you suddenly appeared out of nowhere and want to fight me, wasting my precious study time. Even if I win you, it won't benefit me at all. That's not appropriate, is it?" Long Yi pouted, looking quite annoyed.

Silen couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that for a third-year student to challenge a second-year student was already giving him a lot of face. Was it inappropriate? Although Long Yi was a powerful Dragon Warrior, in a magical duel, he was just a novice. Did he still want benefits?

"Of course there are benefits." As Silen spoke, he slipped off a bracelet from his wrist. "This is the Seres Recovery Bracelet, one of the works of the famous spellcrafter Seres. Wearing this bracelet can increase your spell recovery speed by 3%. If you can win me, this bracelet will be yours."

The bracelet in his hand was entirely bright silver, with gems embedded in a strange pattern, covered in intricate runes. Energy flowed through the gems, and Silen certainly wouldn't be lying.

Sewi's eyes widened instantly. This Seres Bracelet was one of the most cherished treasures of her brother. When Silen first displayed his magical talent at the age of six, the family bought this magical accessory at a high price. In battle, when a mage's spells were exhausted, dragon power could not instantly replenish the mage's spells, but rather a slow process, as humans could not withstand the shock of dragon power. This Seres Recovery Bracelet could increase this slow process by 3%.

Do not underestimate this 3%. For a mage, even 0.3% could determine the outcome of a battle.

Long Yi was actually not very satisfied with this bet, for a simple reason. The bracelet was of little use to him. Long Yi's magic power came from his own giant strength, and the recovery speed of giant strength far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. Even with the bracelet, it would only be a minor improvement. Moreover, Long Yi had no habit of wearing all sorts of messy things on his body.

As a pilot, any hanging object could become a death sentence in battle.

"I have already prepared my bet, Long Yi. In return, what will you give me if you lose?" Silen saw the disdain in Long Yi's eyes, but in Silen's view, it was just that Long Yi didn't recognize the value. This kind of bracelet was extremely expensive, and as the son of a blacksmith, Long Yi probably hadn't even heard of it, let alone seen it.

"Loss?" Long Yi laughed. "I haven't even thought about it. How could I lose? Since I won't lose, why prepare a bet? Let's just start the battle."

Hearing Long Yi's words, Silen couldn't help but laugh. "Long Yi, remember, this is a magical duel. Where does your confidence come from?"

Long Yi also laughed. "Of course I know it's a magical duel. Even so, you are no match for me at all."

Silen finally saw the confidence in Long Yi's eyes, and the hidden contempt beneath that confidence. Yes, Long Yi didn't take any opponent seriously, not even him, Silen!

"Fine! If you lose, I don't want anything from you. Just crawl in front of me and call me 'Big Brother' three times!" Silen stared into Long Yi's eyes, speaking each word clearly.

"Alright, if you can win, I'll not only call you 'Big Brother,' I'll even call you 'Ancestor.' Come on, kid, let's see if your mouth is better or your fists are better!"

Long Yi swung his fists and made a gesture inviting Silen. Silen didn't say much more, silently stepping back a few steps while his magic power ran at full speed. At this moment, Silen had no intention of probing or entangling with Long Yi. He had seen Long Yi's battles, and Long Yi's strength was extremely powerful, with great endurance. Probing was useless against Long Yi; he had to treat Long Yi as his strongest opponent and defeat him as quickly as possible.

Long Yi smiled at Silen, his own magic power also surging.

From a distance, both sides had already taken their stances, and the battle was about to begin. The two girls who came with Silen suddenly walked towards Ailin.

"Ailin, I heard you are a Magic Warrior. Why don't we spar?"

One of the girls said.

Ailin looked at the two girls and smiled, shaking her head. "No, thank you. I am a Magic Warrior, and I already have an advantage in battles against mages. Your strength is not as good as mine, so you can't win. Moreover, my fighting style is completely different from yours, and it won't help your magical training."

Ailin's expression was very sincere, and what she said was true, but the two girls still felt they were being looked down upon. In fact, Magic Warriors were considered peculiar among mages. Although they were mages, they could not cast spells remotely but had to make physical contact with the enemy. This greatly increased the destructive power of the spells but also increased the risk of injury. Due to their strong resistance to magic, they were also called "Magic Killers." Mages of the same level found it very difficult to defeat Magic Warriors.

Now, Ailin herself had the strength of a seventh-level mage, while the two girls were sixth and fifth level, respectively. Ailin saw clearly that they had no chance of winning.

The two girls blushed with anger. Ailin's words were reasonable, and they had no way to refute them. In fact, they had originally planned to challenge Ailin to distract Long Yi and help Silen win. They had all seen Long Yi and knew how difficult he was to deal with, so they had this plan.

But Ailin refused to fight them!

Or rather, Ailin was too disdainful to fight them!

"Since that's the case, add me in. With three of us, even a Magic Warrior might not win so easily."

Sewi also walked over, her intelligence quickly grasping the intentions of the two girls. She understood that even a slight distraction from Long Yi could help her second brother. Since Long Yi wouldn't accept her challenge, she would watch him lose to her second brother!

Ailin felt a bit helpless. She wasn't stupid; how could she not guess their intentions? But with the other side forcing her, she had no reason to refuse.

However, even if she agreed, would it really distract Long Yi?

How could it!

Long Yi is invincible!

Moreover, if she won splendidly, it would be like cheering for Long Yi!

Thinking of Long Yi, Ailin immediately felt full of confidence.

"Alright! Let's go!"

Ailin mimicked Long Yi's tone, immediately taking a fighting stance and chanting in Dragon language.

"Ghostlight Shield!"

Immediately, a faint ghostly light appeared on the surface of the silver dragon scales. Any spell a Magic Warrior cast was aimed at themselves, and the Ghostlight Shield was no exception.

"Wind Walk!"

A strange breeze suddenly rose around Ailin's feet, making her movement speed faster.

"Keen Senses!"

Ailin's vision and hearing became more acute, allowing her to more easily detect and avoid attacks from blind spots.

"Target Lock!"

Ailin's eyes emitted a faint silver light, allowing her to cast spells at will. As long as she focused her gaze, the spell would naturally guide to the target.

"Rapid Casting!"

Ailin's magic power accelerated, allowing her to cast more spells in a short time.

"Double Casting!"

For a short time, Ailin had a certain chance to automatically cast the same spell again after each spell!

The three girls in front of Ailin were completely stunned; all the second-year mages were stunned; even Silen, who was preparing to fight Long Yi, was stunned.

The battle hadn't even started, and Ailin had already cast a series of buffs, each more terrifying than the last!

The Ghostlight Shield and Wind Walk were standard second-year spells, nothing unusual. The Ghostlight Shield could block a certain degree of spell damage based on the mage's level, a standard opening move in a magical duel. Wind Walk was a necessary skill for a Magic Warrior like Ailin. Speed was the foundation of a Magic Warrior, and the ability to quickly approach a mage was crucial for survival.

The next two buffs, Keen Senses and Target Lock, were third and fourth-year courses, respectively. Keen Senses was nothing special, but Target Lock, although taught in the fourth year, was a skill that was difficult to master even after graduation. Mages fighting on dragon backs couldn't always keep their eyes on the enemy, and even a slight deviation could cause their spells to miss. In general, only a few experts would cast Target Lock in a battle. Strangely, Ailin couldn't cast remote spells, so why did she need Target Lock?

The next two buffs were even more terrifying.

Rapid Casting and Double Casting.

These were fifth-year buffs, and the difficulty of mastering them was described as no less than a baby learning to walk. Just as a baby takes a long time to learn to walk, it would take a long time to master these skills, and becoming proficient would be an even longer process. Each mage had a certain rhythm in casting spells, and these two skills disrupted that rhythm, especially Double Casting. Sometimes, when you wanted to cast the next spell, Double Casting would suddenly activate, causing your intended spell to fail.

In short, the mastery of these two buffs almost determined the outcome of any one-on-one battle.

And now, Ailin, a Magic Warrior who had just entered the second year, had casually cast these fifth-year buffs.