Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 201
"Damn it, damn it, damn it… you're asking for your death!" The vampire's furious roar was heard coming from outside the window.
Despite falling from the height, he was not smashed into minced meat. Instead, he had turned into a bat and flown back up to the floor.
The bat's wings were terrifying, like giant leather stained with oil wrapped around the wings' bones, like a great long wall when they were fully extended.
Nie Dong angrily flew back to the floor and locked his vicious, glowing eyes on Mo Fan.
This goddamned Magician was the reason everything went wrong, including him being kicked out from the family and losing his favorite prey. Those who dared mess with vampires all ended up with their corpses and souls missing. Since Nie Dong was no longer bound to the rules, he would not care if the person was a Magician or not!
"Claw of Destruction!"
A sticky lump of blood appeared around Nie Dong, which rapidly taking the shape of a giant claw. As Nie Dong swiped his hand forward, the claw made of blood tore at Mo Fan!
The claw swept pass the floor, big enough to hold Mo Fan's entire figure in it.
Mo Fan did not dare to lower his guard. His body quickly dissolved into the shadows spread by the scattering light.
The claw clenched tightly, trying to pinch Mo Fan into pieces. Unfortunately, it had only caught Mo Fan's afterimage, as the real Mo Fan had turned into a lump of shadow moving toward another position across the wall.
"Just a little trick!" mocked Nie Dong. He was too familiar with the Shadow Element, thus a simple relocation through the shadow was not enough to escape from his darkness-contaminated eyes!
As Nie Dong swiped his hands, screeches were heard coming from the darkness on the floor.
Cold flickers took place as the sharp wings flapped rapidly, their eyes emitting red glows… it was the Nightblade Bats!
Nie Dong was able to control hundreds of these Nightblade Bats at a time. Their attack could easily shred a living human into pieces!
The Nightblade Bats came from all directions and quickly gathered towards Mo Fan. Mo Fan was aware that the space in the building was limited, which hindered him from using his full strength. He quickly grabbed the severely injured Liu Ru and dashed toward the gap between the steel glass!
The steel glass broke from the collision, and the pieces dropped from the fortieth floor together with Mo Fan...
"Do you think you can run away from me!" Nie Dong's bellow came from behind them. The roar was followed by the screeches of the Nightblade Bats.
The bats rushed out of the building like a cloud of black gas, chasing after the falling Mo Fan relentlessly.
Their descent was not quick enough. Many parts on Mo Fan's body was covered in cuts from the Nightblade Bats' wings...
Liu Ru immediately used her body to protect Mo Fan from the bats' attack. Even though she was covered in wounds, the Nightblade Bats could only leave shallow cuts on her body without focusing on a certain part. Her body composition was extraordinary compared to normal humans, even stronger than Magicians!
The flock of black creatures followed after Mo Fan, who cast the Fleeing Shadow as he almost landed on the ground. His figure quickly dissolved among the shadows of the buildings, and moved toward the illuminated street!
The street was deserted. The street was full of finance companies, and most of their operating hours were only from nine to five. It was rare to see any pedestrian here once the clock struck seven. The nearest residential area was around half a kilometer away.
The number of cars passing by on the street was almost zero, and the traffic lights on the intersections were mere decorations...
Mo Fan sprinted to the intersection using Fleeing Shadow, and was unable to travel any further when the shadows diminished at the center there.
Meanwhile, the Nightblade Bats were nocturnal creatures. They could easily trace Mo Fan's location and stayed on his heels. Their inky black bodies were fully exposed under the gloomy streetlights, all packed densely together!
"Still chasing after me? I'll kill you all!"
Mo Fan stopped running. A fiery Star Pattern was drawn rapidly under his feet, while the flames acc.u.mulated on his right fist rapidly.
As the Star Pattern was completed, a blazing force gathered on Mo Fan's wrist.
"Groundbreak~!"
As the fist struck the ground, the cement at the center of the intersection began to crack open. Boiling lava jetted out into the air, dying the place red!
A fiery, wild, and tempestuous Groundbreak blossomed, centered on Mo Fan.
Mo Fan had thrown the punch right at the ground under him, and the fire bursting out from it covered him whole, as if his entire person was set aflame.
The Nightblade Bats were charging at Mo Fan in a stream, planning to tear him to pieces. However, they were quickly burned into ashes by the flames, despite their numbers!
A huge chunk of them was burned to death and wiped out instantly.
The fire was still drifting wildly. Mo Fan's body was blazing red from the fire, looking like a volcano that would explode in any second. The remaining Nightblade Bats scattered like absent-minded flies, totally losing any courage to provoke Mo Fan.
Mo Fan spat and raised his eyes, quickly discovering a pair of giant leather wings looming over him.
Between the black wings was a savage face, the sharp fangs poking out from his upper jaw had almost reached the bottom of his jaw.
Nie Dong opened his mouth and bit at Mo Fan's neck! He was not trying to drink Mo Fan's blood, he wanted to tear his throat out!
"Light Protection: Sacred Shield!"
As Mo Fan was still thinking about how he was going to dodge the attack, Zhao Manyan's chant was heard from not far away, where he had just arrived in his car.
The sacred light shield quickly surrounded Mo Fan, forming a barrier which blocked the darkness and the evil creature...
The fangs crashed onto the sacred shield. White smoke quickly rose from Nie Dong's fangs, and he immediately withdrew in fear.
After all, the Light Element was a vampire's weakness, clearly shown by Nie Dong's panicked expression.
Chapter 450 - Perfect Defense!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
"I told you to wait for me! See, you almost got yourself killed by coming here alone!" Zhao Manyan had managed to make it in time.
Mo Fan now had the protection of a Sacred Shield. Defended by the powerful Light Element Spell, he was no longer afraid of the vampire's attack. He quickly drew a Lightning Element Star Pattern.
Since he could not blast the asshole to death with his Fiery Fist, it would not hurt to strike the vampire to death with Lightning. After all, the Lightning Element was somewhat related to the Light Element.
"Qianjun: Thunderbolt: Yaksha!" Mo Fan completed the Star Pattern and pointed his finger at Nie Dong's head.
A terrifying lightning bolt struck down between the buildings. A brilliant lightning dragon was reflected on the steel glass.
The thunderbolt split into several forks halfway, which looked like a claw.
Nie Dong had a fairly quick reaction, but the lightning had a wide area of effect. As it landed on the vampire, his body began to tremble, tiny sparks flickering on it.
Nie Dong felt like his bones had loosened after he was hit by the lightning. If it weren't for the outstanding strength of a vampire, the force of the lightning would have been powerful enough to disintegrate him!
"Mo Fan, keep using lightning," said Zhao Manyan, not far away.
In the meantime, a blue Star Pattern appeared under Zhao Manyan's feet. The water in the air rapidly gathered in his direction while he was drawing the Star Pattern.
"Rolling Wave: Raging Tide!"
Blue water descended from the sky like a river. The fierce current resulted in a tide that almost occupied the entire street.
The rolling wave swept forward and rapidly drowned Nie Dong, who was still recovering from the damage inflicted by the lightning.
The violent tide dragged him more than a hundred meters away. The impact of the wave had a weakening effect. Nie Dong was soaked in the water for a long time as his body was dragged about by the current. It took him some time to overcome the force of the Water Element Spell, but to his surprise, another purple-black thunderbolt landed on his head!
He was drenched in the water, which helped to conduct the electricity. The vampire had trouble rising to his feet for a prolonged period. His eyes were bloodshot, glaring at Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan.
"How dare you two weak Magicians oppose me!" Nie Dong finally gathered himself and snapped at the two Magicians furiously.
Nie Dong spread his arms and slowly lifted his hands. His claws extended to half a meter long, before they swiped forward in the shape of a cross with great power.
A shockwave with a cross shape swept forward, slashing the streetlight poles on both sides of the road in half. The poles fell, and produced sparkles as the bulbs hit the ground.
"Look after yourself, how could his claws grow so long!?" swore Zhao Manyan.
Mo Fan could not find any shadows nearby. In addition to that, the claws were approaching him swiftly, so he would not be able to dodge it with Fleeing Shadow in time.
Mo Fan activated the Departing Nether Shield without hesitation.
A loud screech was heard as the claws collided with the Departing Nether Shield. Hiding behind the shield, Mo Fan was still knocked more than ten meters back.
As the force completely dissipated, Mo Fan rose his head and saw a deep claw mark covering ten meters of the street in front of him.
On the other hand, Zhao Manyan had used the Light Protection: Sacred Shield to defend himself. However, as he was about to cast the next Spell, Nie Dong appeared behind him from nowhere in an eerie manner!
Only then did Zhao Manyan realize his position was covered in shadows. The vampire had used the Shadow Element to teleport himself for the surprise attack.
His half-meter long claws thrust at Zhao Manyan's c.h.e.s.t mercilessly, as if they were going to tear Zhao Manyan's organs out instantly.
"Water Barrier!"
Zhao Manyan was actually a Magician without any offensive abilities, so all his defensive Spells always helped him to survive longer in danger.
The Water Barrier easily nullified the vampire's brute force. The stab from the claws was rendered ineffective. Zhao Manyan made use of the opportunity and one-handedly cast the Light Element Basic Spell.
"Brilliant Light: Blind!"
The burning white glow on his palm exploded in front of the vampire. At such a close distance, most demon beasts would experience great pain from their eyes because of the Spell, not to mention a vampire who was naturally afraid of light. Nie Dong felt like the glow was burning his eyes.
"AHHHH!!" Nie Dong covered his eyes with his hands and cried out in pain.
His fangs extended once again, as he was trying to bite Zhao Manyan in a berserk manner.
He could not see Zhao Manyan, yet he could sense his location. His Water Barrier was gone, the bite would easily take half of Zhao Manyan's life.
Zhao Manyan did not panic when he saw the vampire was desperately trying to bite him. A golden shield with a pattern of guardian wings appeared in front of Zhao Manyan.
The shield was made of some unknown material, its sturdiness comparable to steel. The vampire's fangs only left shallow teeth marks on it, inflicting great pain in return.
"I'm going to kill you!" Nie Dong was infuriated after being tricked several times in a row.
He used his brute force to lift Zhao Manyan and the shield up, as if he were going to tear Zhao Manyan into pieces.
To his surprise, Zhao Manyan was fully covered in defensive equipment. As a safety measure, Zhao Manyan had activated his shining golden armor after using the golden shield.
The magic armor was obviously of superior quality, majestic in appearance, making him look like a golden warrior.
Nie Dong had no chance of tearing Zhao Manyan apart when the guy was in the armor, regardless of how strong he was. By the time he remembered that he could slash through the golden armor with the power of his blood, Zhao Manyan had already completed a Light Element Intermediate Spell.
The Light Protection: Sacred Shield rapidly wrapped around Zhao Manyan's figure. The scythe which the vampire had summoned with his blood immediately dissolved into a pool of blood when it made contact with the Sacred Shield!
One, two, three, four layers of defense, and by the time the fourth layer of defense crumbled, he had finished casting the defensive Spell...
Nie Dong felt like he was about to go crazy. He had encountered many Intermediate Magicians, yet he had never seen anyone with as many defensive abilities as Zhao Manyan.
If Zhao Manyan were any other offensive-focused Magician, he would have died many times, yet the vampire still had not touched a single strand of his hair!
It was like the encounter between a fierce tiger and a sturdy turtle. The tiger had no clue what to do next!
Nie Dong was extremely furious yet scared of the burn from the Sacred Shield. He immediately tossed Zhao Manyan into the distance. A Magician like him should be thrown as far away as possible!
Chapter 451 - Breaking the Fangs!
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan was stunned for quite a long time as he watched the fight.
Nie Dong was the vampire, yet why did it feel like he had encountered a ghost when he was battling against Zhao Manyan?
However, Mo Fan did not just stand there while Zhao Manyan was occupied with the fight against the vampire. He had completed his fiery Star Pattern, and his right fist was fully covered in flames.
Mo Fan's eyes felt like they were burning. He glared at the vampire and threw his fist at the ground angrily.
"Rose Flame: Fiery Fist: Nine Halls!"
The burning energy rapidly surged into the ground. As soon as Nie Dong hurled Zhao Manyan away, the burning pillars with scorching lava burst out from the ground like a giant fire cage.
Nie Dong was about to back away when a fire pillar sprang out from the ground. He dodged to the left, yet he was driven back by another fire pillar. He had nowhere to run. The flames between the pillars washed across him, and he cried out in pain as the fire burned him.
The power of the Fiery Fist: Nine Halls was enough to inflict serious damage to the vampire, who was roaming through the flames, blinded.
Nie Dong ran aimlessly, trying to escape from the fire. He swiped his claws wildly, tearing through the walls of the surrounding buildings. His aimless attacks posed no threat to Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan.
The flames had not dispersed yet, but Zhao Manyan had already finished casting his Intermediate Spell.
"Light Protection: Rampart!"
Zhao Manyan quickly summoned a wall-like light barrier in the direction Nie Dong was running. The vampire slammed into the wall, and skin that was able to withstand the fire was immediately scorched by the light barrier.
Zhao Manyan cast the same Light Element Intermediate Spell again when he saw how effective it was. The second wall made of light appeared in front of Nie Dong, whose skin was further scorched, leaving him in overwhelming pain!
Nie Dong was already injured to begin with. His neck was torn open by Liu Ru, and still bleeding. Otherwise, he would not be so easily suppressed by the two weak Magicians.
For a vampire, losing his blood was the same as losing his power. The amount of blood lost correlated with how weak he was.
Searing marks from the lightning, burned skin from the fire, scorched wounds from the light, blinded eyes, and vaguely hurting fangs. Nie Dong finally realized that he was currently in a pinch...
Luckily, a vampire's hearing was better than normal humans. He was able to hear the sound of cars from the bridge not far away, which helped him to regain his sense of direction.
He turned around and quickly grew a pair of wings leathery wings, his body hidden under the jagged bones of the wings. He quickly flew out from the two light barriers, heading in the bridge's direction.
Mo Fan tried to use Lightning Strike to paralyze Nie Dong, but he was very nimble in his winged form. He weaved his way through the lightning tendrils, dodging them agilely.
The Lightning Strike did not hit him many times, so it was not enough to fully paralyze a creature like the vampire. He was about to draw the Shadow Element Star Pattern under his feet, but gave up when he suddenly remembered that the Giant Shadow Spike was useless against the vampire.
"He's running away! Quick, find a way to stop him!" blurted out Zhao Manyan.
None of Zhao Manyan's Spells had the capability of confining and impairing the movement of an enemy. He could only stare at Mo Fan with a blank face. If he were able to cast five Light Protection: Ramparts in an instant, he could f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y align the light barriers and use them as a cage.
"Don't worry, he won't be able to escape," Mo Fan's legs glowed crimson, which slowly materialized and wrapped around his legs like a piece of armor.
Mo Fan activated the Blood Tabi and chased after Nie Dong down the empty street.
"The guy is flying and you're running. How are you going to catch him?" yelled Zhao Manyan.
In the meantime, Zhao Manyan was not willing to give up either. He immediately rushed back to his luxurious car nearby.
He inserted the key and ignited the engine. He was about to step on the pedal when he suddenly saw a golden ray appearing above the vampire in the direction the vampire was heading into.
The ray of light split in a crisscross pattern, forming a golden net.
The golden light net suddenly lunged at Nie Dong, who was forced to return to his original appearance when he touched the light that was enchanted with a sacred force...
The light net wrapped around Nie Dong and fell to the ground. The burning effect from the light almost melted through his face!
"AHHHH!!" Nie Dong struggled wildly. His previous smug, proud look was nowhere to be seen, replaced with him shrieking out like a monster with a horrifying appearance.
