"I knew you would come out." Merlin took out the magic scroll again, and the soil and stones in front of Alicia instantly surged and gathered together to form a large palm.
Fourth-level magic: Hand of the Earth!
The huge palm slid quickly on the ground and slapped Alicia directly.
"Ah!" Alicia felt pain. Due to the desertified ground, her speed was not fast. The huge power of the palm made her internal organs tremble violently, which was almost unbearable.
The hand of earth pushed her away, and Merlin clenched his hand, contracting it in an attempt to trap her within it.
Alicia struggled to break free and jumped up quickly, but just above her head, a large palm formed by magic power slapped down hard.
Bang—Alicia was knocked to the ground, dust flew up, and the air around her became heavy in an instant.
In Merlin's other hand, he held a burning magic scroll, the fourth-level magic - Hand of the Mage! The power of this magic is not only strong, but also extremely flexible and can be controlled at will.
The hand of the earth grasped Alicia tightly, trapping her within it. Merlin took the opportunity to cast a third-level magic, Earth Spike Cage. The surrounding soil quickly gathered to form countless sharp earth spikes, trapping Alicia inside.
"Give up struggling, Alicia. You'd better stay here and wait for the academy's judgment." Merlin asked coldly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. She already had an absolute advantage, and Alicia would only be struggling in vain in such a situation.
Alicia gasped and struggled hard, with an unwilling look on her face, but her body was firmly bound and she could not move.
Yuna, who was standing by, was shocked when she saw Merlin defeat Alicia so easily. Every time she saw Merlin's fighting style, she was extremely amazed. This simple and crude style, a fighting style bought with money, was really powerful.
In theory, whether it is potions, magic scrolls, or alchemical equipment, they are all tools to assist magicians in combat. After all, these things are not cheap.
However, Merlin was the complete opposite. He used these props without any worries, as if he never felt sorry for them. The benefits of this approach are obvious. Magic can be released extremely quickly, no chanting is required, and magic can be linked together at will, which is a huge advantage in battle.
Yuna wondered whether she should do the same. After all, with her financial resources, she should be able to do it. But then she shook her head. Maybe she could do it in the past, but after today, the Royal Chamber of Commerce would no longer be under her control.
Just as Merlin was about to take Yuna away, suddenly, the wizard's hand condensed above his head was pierced by a flaming arrow, instantly turned into ashes, and dissipated in the air.
Merlin turned around and saw Kotora and Dennis walking out of the darkness. Kotora blew contemptuously on his raised fingers, and the flames on his fingers went out.
He glanced at the trapped Alicia, then looked at Merlin and the students who were "blocked" by the tree men. His face was gloomy, and a hint of surprise and disdain flashed in his eyes.
"I underestimated you." Kotora said. He thought Merlin was just a freshman, but he didn't expect him to be able to defeat Alicia. His strength must have reached at least the fourth level.
A ball of fire condensed in Kotora's hand, and the fireball spun in his palm like a meteor about to be launched. He threw it at Merlin without hesitation. Merlin looked at Kotora in surprise, wondering if this guy was just going to start fighting like this? Didn’t we agree that we would have something to talk about before the battle?
The ring in Merlin's hand flashed, and another fireball shot out instantly, heading towards Kotora's attack. The two fireballs collided in the air, causing a violent explosion in an instant, with flames spurting out and hot air waves sweeping over.
Kotora, who was controlling the domain, immediately took out his staff and pointed it in Merlin's direction. The flames after the explosion seemed to receive a command, dispersing and turning into fire snakes that pounced on Merlin.
Merlin felt the scorching heat and his heart tightened. He quickly took out a bottle of potion from his space ring and threw it to the ground. The potion exploded on the ground and instantly turned into a solid wall of ice, blocking him and successfully blocking the fire snake's attack.
Blazing heat and flames swept across both sides of the ice wall, stirring up a gust of wind that blew Merlin's hair into the air.
Merlin looked at the trapped Alicia and frowned. "You, don't you care about Alicia's life or death?"
Kotora sneered, his eyes flashing with disdain: "It's just a prop. Her life was originally given by our family. Besides, I have controlled my power, and it's just a burn at most."
"So, this guy is really worth your life?" Merlin pointed at Kotora and said to Alicia.
Alicia remained silent. She didn't have any good feelings towards the Second Prince. She actually liked Yuna more, but she worked hard for the Prince, and the Prince asked her to fully support Kotora.
"Kotora, right? I'm curious, who asked you to deal with me? You actually said that I'm more important than Yuna. Is I your real target?"
Kotora showed a serious look of disdain when he heard Merlin's words. "Heh, you are just more important than Yuna. As for your attempt to get information out of me, forget it. Because of you, I have already wasted a lot of time. If I delay any longer, the teachers from the academy might really rush back."
Merlin looked at Yuna hoping to get an answer from her, but Yuna shook her head and said, "I only know that our family's goal is to reach a "cooperation" with the Arcane Academy, and we have been planning for this for so many years. As for your matter, Merlin, I don't know either. I haven't received any news. "
"Aren't you the head of the Royal Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes, but the Royal Chamber of Commerce is a joint business of my father and the Empire. The person in charge can be me or my second brother. I thought I was the only one. After all, the Royal Chamber of Commerce is huge, and there are many things in the Chamber of Commerce that cannot be known to outsiders. My father will not hand it over to people outside the family, and he will not allow outsiders to interfere. This outsider even includes my father's brother, His Majesty the King."
Yuna sneered after she finished speaking, "But I didn't expect my brother to be so well hidden."
"Oh? In other words, the only ones who can control the Royal Chamber of Commerce are you and your brother? What about your father?" Merlin's eyes lit up.
"My father? Ha, he doesn't have any business acumen and only likes to play power games! He has no ability to control the Royal Chamber of Commerce at all." Yuna said disdainfully.
"Then I understand. That means I just need to cripple your brother, and then you will still be the one in charge of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, right? Senior Yuna." Merlin turned to look at Kotora, a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
