His thoughts now were still to regain the Black Mist Token that should have been his from Atbolde and thus recover his own damaged aptitude!
There is nothing eternal but power!
Just then,
Yasi's always placid face suddenly changed.
He had wanted to continue to shake Lillian with his words, but he suddenly stopped and quickly turned around.
He saw a scene he could not believe!
The six formidable Silent Shadows, for some reason, were moving stiffly and slowly, like sheep weakened by a wolf's capture, and were being quickly eliminated by Colin, whom he had thought to be merely a First Rank Intermediate.
Swoosh!
Yasi could no longer maintain his composed demeanor, and he suddenly rushed toward the twisted trees.
If Atbolde recovered, this battle, meant to have no variables, would spiral out of his control.
Lillian watched Colin, who was slaughtering his enemies under the twisted trees, slightly widened her eyes.
But quickly, she reacted, chasing swiftly after Yasi, attempting to create more time.
Elsewhere.
Swoosh!
Colin threw out his right fist, wrapped in teal golden Fighting Aura that glimmered like flowing fire.
Bolstered by the Swift Skill, this punch was faster than he had imagined.
The double protection of the Steel Temperature Resistance Force Field and the Fighting Aura Armor greatly strengthened the hardness of his fist!
Boom!
The Silent Shadow before him, already slow underneath the Knight Aura, upon seeing this formidable punch, stiffened in fear.
Colin easily hit its head, and a mighty force poured out, causing the Black Mist wrapped around the head to explode violently.
Following that was a crack, the Silent Shadow's skull shattered, its neck breaking like a snapped chopstick.
This was the second Silent Shadow he had dealt with, and he had now torn through the encirclement.
Colin appeared calm, but he was quite startled inside.
He hadn't expected himself to be so much stronger than he had imagined after advancing.
These Silent Shadows, equivalent to normal First Rank Peak Wizards, could not even last a single round against him!
Swoosh!
The sound of wind from behind grew closer; Colin knew Yasi had caught up.
Without further entangling with the remaining Silent Shadows, he crossed through the gap he had torn, like an arrow beyond the Silent Shadow's encirclement, racing toward the twisted trees!
Swoosh!
However, the sound of wind was already close at hand!
'Too late!' Colin's expression slightly changed; he threw the Crystal Bottle toward Atbolde.
"Mentor, catch this!"
He then quickly turned around, confronting Yasi head-on!
Yasi frowned, attempting to bypass Colin to intercept the thrown Crystal Bottle.
However, Colin's speed was far beyond his expectations, even... almost equaling his own.
With no way to avoid, he snorted coldly, and his Black Mist Armor bristled with dense spikes, charging directly at Colin!
The Black Mist Net granted him enhanced close combat skills, and this Spiky Impact had resolved many enemies.
A mere First Rank Intermediate Wizard would be shattered like tofu upon impact!
Meanwhile, Atbolde caught the Crystal Bottle with the vines.
'Is this... Ancient Life Tree Dew?' A hint of joy suddenly appeared on his stiff, aged face.
But soon, Atbolde put away his smile and hurriedly extended the vines to help Colin block Yasi!
Boom!
The pitch-black shadow, like shredding paper, tore through the interwoven vine defenses and collided head-on with the teal-golden figure, erupting in a tremendous noise!
After a stalemate, Colin was blown backward like a cannonball, slamming into the ground to create a huge crater.
Dust mixed with debris flew up high, making much more noise than his previous stomping!
Yasi looked somewhat displeased as he stood there; the dull feeling in his chest made his gaze flicker continuously.
'This can't be a First Rank Intermediate Wizard... Could it be that old man Atbolde gave the Black Mist Token to Colin?'
But now was clearly not the time to ponder such things. Taking a breath, Yasi continued toward Atbolde, who had just received the Crystal Bottle.
Atbolde, observing Colin submerged in dust and smoke, showed a sorrowful look and glared hatefully at Yasi before slowly retreating into the twisted trees, preparing to consume the dew.
However, the next moment.
That teal-golden figure rose again from the ground, blocking Yasi's path.
Atbolde's retreating actions paused slightly, extremely surprised.
"Get out of the way!"
On the other side, Yasi anxiously yelled, not caring to think why Colin appeared completely unharmed.
He swung his right arm vigorously, the Black Mist quickly swirling to form a giant Black Mist claw lunging at Colin!
Colin's expression remained unchanged, calm, even slightly puzzled as he casually spoke.
"You seem... weaker than I had imagined?"
"?" Yasi was momentarily taken aback by his words, his anger intensified, and the Black Mist claw moved even faster!
Buzz—
However, at that moment, a mysterious and massive aura descended, enveloping Yasi like a mountain crushing down.
Caught off guard, the swinging Black Mist claw suddenly paused, and Colin, who was prepared, easily avoided it.
"You're not a First Rank Wizard?!" Yasi's expression turned grave, looking at Colin, he felt he wasn't facing a mere First Rank Wizard but a Wizard of the same rank or even stronger!