He had gotten used to Vega giving him mana, so Viktor did not pay much attention to his own mana when casting spells.
And now, he had to control his mana carefully so it would not run out easily.
And he had to do it in such a dangerous battlefield.
The elements around him were violent. If he was even slightly careless, he might not even be attacked by the calamities first, but instead get caught by the surrounding flames and waves.
In this area, Viktor felt pressure spreading through his whole body.
But at the same time, he felt his blood boiling.
Even on a battlefield this difficult, he had to do it perfectly.
Viktor raised his staff again and leaped toward the battlefield.
At this time, Lorelei floated above the sea.
On her shoulder stood a green bird.
It was Rachel's natural sparrow.
At this moment, she heard the sparrow speaking in her ear and fell into confusion, "W… what? It will take a whole day before support arrives?"
"How can that be?"
Lorelei's face immediately drooped, her brows sinking heavily, showing disappointment.
Because there were simply too many mages in the Mage Council, and teleporting all of them would take a long time.
So she had to find a way to help Viktor and let him hold on longer.
Lorelei was confused. She grabbed the sparrow and held it in front of her face, "You mean me? I can help Viktor hold on?"
That place was not somewhere a person could even step into. How was she supposed to hold on?
Not to mention her, even whether Viktor could last a whole day was a question… right?
Suddenly, Lorelei blinked.
She saw Viktor alone mixing into the group of calamities, constantly releasing high tier magic.
Magic formations were built rapidly around him. Countless patterns and runes were carved out as if by invisible giant hands.
All kinds of different colored magic blasted one after another. Endless shockwaves kept washing over the sky and the sea.
Although Lorelei had seen many of the spells Viktor used before, but…
Lorelei, "..."
Does this guy cast fourth tier magic like it costs nothing?
Even a fourth tier mage could not treat casting fourth tier magic as something as simple as eating and drinking.
Because the higher the magic, the more mana and time it required.
Not only did it require long chanting time, but it also needed more complex magic arrays.
So extremely high level magic usually required chanting for a very long time before being released.
An ordinary fourth tier mage would be lucky to have a few commonly used fourth tier spells.
However, in Lorelei's eyes, Viktor's fourth tier magic never seemed to repeat.
'Where did he learn so many spells?'
"This is the strongest councilor?"
Lorelei felt like she finally understood what that meant.
But…
Looking at the few giant beasts far away from them colliding back and forth under chaotic bombardment.
The elements rioted, heaven and earth seemed reversed, and between them, it was as if they did not know exhaustion.
Lorelei was completely stunned.
How long is this going to last?
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down and plunged deep into the sea.
Yellow green lightning ran across the sea in all directions.
Lightning cut across the water as fast as a dragon swimming. The bright light followed the steam and even scattered into the air, carrying thunderclouds as it rushed toward Lorelei.
Her mind suddenly went blank, then she quickly came back to her senses and tried to cast magic to block it.
But clearly, it was already too late.
'Damn it!' If she took a hit from lightning at this level, she would definitely die.
Her body trembled violently, and even her muscles lost control.
But at that moment, behind her, a giant bear man arm reached out and firmly grabbed the lightning in its hand.
As if grabbing lightning itself, the thunder trembled, yet the bear man's arm did not shake at all.
Halnarsen forcefully stopped the lightning like that until the scattered flashing light completely faded.
Lorelei floated behind him, frozen in shock.
After crushing the lightning in his hand, yellow green electricity flashed over Halnarsen's body, as if his fur had been blown up.
At that moment, Lorelei finally reacted.
Her clear eyes seemed to shine with little hearts, and her face turned red.
'So… so cool!'
Halnarsen turned his head, his steady eyes carrying a hint of coldness, and glanced at Lorelei, "If you have nothing else to do."
"Then don't cause trouble for me and the head of the family."
She quickly waved her hands and explained, "I… I'm a councilor. I'm very useful!"
"Councilor?"
Halnarsen turned back to look at the battlefield ahead, arms crossed, his muscle lines clear like rock.
"I know very well how useless you councilors are."
"Because there is already one in our house."
Lorelei blinked, "Eh?"
———
Outside the battlefield, the sea still swayed with waves, and the ship rocked on the water.
The sailors felt the atmosphere of the battlefield up close, their hearts pounding wildly.
If not for the duke's daughter still staying on the ship, they would not have felt even this little bit of reassurance.
The captain would probably have already ordered them to leave this sea long ago.
Erica stood on the deck, still waiting quietly.
From time to time, she looked up at the sky.
The clouds above rolled, as if something terrifying was fighting inside.
Erica knew very well, because she could hear the "voices" coming from within.
But she had never understood why her father brought her here.
Clearly, facing a situation like this, she could do nothing.
At that moment, a sailor shouted loudly, "The duke, the duke is back!"
Hearing the news about her father, Erica could not help but feel happy.
A stream of water rose from the sea, climbed onto the ship, and began to twist.
Water splashed everywhere and gradually shaped into a strong human figure.
Rivi returned to his original appearance, completely soaked.
"Father!"
Seeing Erica walking toward him, before she could say anything more, he spoke seriously first, "Everything is ready, Erica."
Hearing this, Erica stood there, confused.
Rivi reached out and patted her shoulder heavily, his eyes full of expectation.
"Don't hesitate, my dear. Believe in yourself."
"Just like Viktor said."
"Right now, he needs you."
———
[Above The Sky, In The Mage Council]
Haim Horn, who had taken in the entire scene, let out a deep breath.
Compared to the last time Viktor came to the council, and now.
He had become even stronger.
At this moment, Rachel looked at him and could not help asking, "It's time to decide, Heim."
What Rachel asked was naturally the council's attitude about this matter.
After seeing this scene, no one could stay calm.
And now, what would the council do?
Support, or…
Stay silent and just watch Viktor face it alone?
As if thinking, Haim Horn asked, "In that sea area, can mages use their magic normally?"
The natural sparrow nodded.
Because the four elements had all gathered in the Padalenbu Sea and were rioting at the same time.
So under that sea area, when mages used magic of those four elements, the power would actually become stronger.
So Haim Horn narrowed his eyes and gave the order, "Gather all councilors near the Empire. Gather all mages in the council."
"Activate Endymion's backup energy. Open the teleportation array and ensure the formation lands at the very first moment the battle begins."
"Location, Padalenbu Sea. Front battlefield. One hundred kilometers away."
After his words fell, faint purple light spread from Haim Horn's body, turning into aura that overflowed outward.
Countless phantoms suddenly appeared around him.
His whole figure gradually became blurred.
"Also, don't forget to call that lazy dog Cocotte. As a former councilor, she also has the duty to help."
Countless phantoms rushed out from around Haim Horn.
"Finally, don't forget to record it, Rachel."
The voice seemed to pass through crystals, overlapping completely.
Yet it did not create chaos. Instead, it sounded empty and harmonious, "This time, I want the whole world to see him."