Colin's brow slightly furrowed as a fireball, like a meteor, shot toward Joyce.
Ignoring everything, Joyce pinched the magic potion and tilted his head back, the pale black liquid in the glass vial dropping into his throat.
Boom!
The fireball exploded immediately after, the shockwave creating a brief vacuum amidst the blizzard.
Colin didn't stop attacking, controlling the fire element to charge towards Joyce, and the subsequent fireballs covered the area in a relentless barrage, as if they cost nothing.
For a moment, flames roared and explosions were incessant, almost completely obscuring Joyce's figure.
However, a moment later, a figure emitting a strange green glow suddenly shot out from the flames.
Shoo!
The fire element quickly advanced to intercept.
Swoosh!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Several ice cones enveloped in green glows flew towards it, explosively bursting upon impact with the fire element's body, creating clusters of ice flowers glowing with a bright green light. The fire element's flying figure momentarily stalled, staying in place.
'What on earth is that magic potion?!' Colin's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, the strength Joyce displayed had already reached the middle of the Second Rank, and was almost pushing towards the Second Rank Advanced!
He had never heard of any magic potion that could provide such a significant enhancement to a wizard's abilities.
"I'll make you pay for the life of my only son!" Feeling the surging power within him, Joyce's face twisted grotesquely as he burst into a mad charge towards Colin!
'Son? Shouldn't it be a nephew?' Colin was slightly taken aback, sensing the complex story behind Joyce's brief words.
Joyce's whole body radiated an astounding aura.
For this revenge, he had nearly exhausted all his accumulated wealth over hundreds of years.
And that mysterious bottle of potion had cost him nearly half his budget!
The potion, named Mercy, was a recent creation by a magic pharmacist in the black market of Neustadt City.
The effect, as seen, was to enhance the wizard's power, boosting both spirit and magical power, the only cost being some murmurs and a subsequent weakness period of about ten days.
Shoo!
Joyce had already closed in on Colin, lunging fiercely at him.
The inflated power from the magic potion made him want to deal with Colin in the most violent way possible, to soothe the hatred in his heart!
"You may be celebrating too early."
With a thought, Colin summoned the fire element beside him and conjured a new witchcraft – Elemental Life Enhancement.
This was a custom witchcraft that had earned him 250,000 magic stones!
Having created it himself, the progress on the Golden Paper was at 70, allowing for immediate casting.
Boom!
The originally bright white fire element gradually took on a hint of blue, its already turbulent flames further growing by an inch!
The intense heat hit him, and Colin felt as if the hair on his forehead was slightly curling.
Boom!
The fire element opened its mouth wide, shooting a beam of fire as thick as a washbowl towards Joyce!
"What?!" Joyce's face drastically changed.
He hadn't expected the already absurdly powerful fire element, now at the middle of the Second Rank, to be able to strengthen further!
"You're not a First Rank Advanced Wizard?!" Joyce blocked the attack from the fire element, his expression shifting uncertainly.
After a moment, as if realizing something, Joyce glared at Colin and barked angrily:
"You're a spy planted in Neustadt by the Divines!"
Colin's expression remained calm as he slowly replied:
"I'll take that as a compliment from you.
Unfortunately, you still have to die here."
"Heh, you think a mere Second Rank Advanced fire element can turn defeat into victory?!" Joyce scoffed.
He admitted the fire element was strong, but with the Mercy Potion, a fire element just stepping into the Second Rank Advanced was still no match for him!
Joyce didn't tangle with the fire element further. Adhering to the principle of capturing the king first, he charged straight at Colin.
Colin didn't dodge or move, his mouth rapidly chanting a spell and after a moment, the witchcraft took shape.
"Temple Ring Binding·For Flesh Binding!"
A lightning-fast blue arc instantly shot out from his fingertips, forming a flashing ring of light that landed on Joyce.
The latter's charging form halted, stopping in place.
Colin didn't miss this opportunity, waving his hand to execute a five-time Limit Breaking Fireball Skill.
Boom!!
Despite being bound, the defensive witchcraft on Joyce's body still functioned.
With his current strength, a Second Rank Basic level Fireball Technique could only cause minor damage, at most depleting some of his magic power.
But that was enough.
Two seconds later, Joyce broke free from the binding, gritting his teeth.
"Another Second Rank witchcraft, you're definitely a spy for the Divines! No ordinary wizard could possess such prowess!"
"Not just for Yasi, but for wizards, I'll torment you to death!"
Swoosh!
Joyce shot towards Colin.
However, the next second, the blue-tinged fire element again blocked his path.
This same fire element, which Joyce had left behind when he was bound, had caught up to him!
"Get out of the way!" Joyce finally realized Colin's intentions.
The Mercy Potion had a time limit, dependent on the intensity of the battle. Based on the current intensity, he could probably last another twenty to thirty minutes.
If he waited until the effects of the Mercy Potion wore off, not to mention avenging Yasi, he might not even be able to save himself!