Nearly three hours is neither long nor short. If we act more efficiently, we can actually accomplish a lot.
For example, if you make reasonable use of the power of the Bewitching Monument, you can guide an unknown passerby out of a life-and-death crisis and accomplish some feats that he may not be able to accomplish on his own in this life.
Right now, not far behind Thomas, Maka, who was standing there in an invisible state, was making secret calculations.
"Although both of them are probably married, this can be regarded as a heroic rescue... But can this be called a 'feat'?"
While looking at the mad wizard who had his wand taken away and ran towards Thomas like a beast, he muttered something in his heart. After that, he glanced at the top of the staff in his hand seemingly casually.
Ever since Maka used the "arrogance" rule derived from the Monument of Bewitchment to influence the other person's soul in the alley where she first met Thomas, the rune stone ball on the staff would react slightly from time to time.
Until just now, when Thomas used a powerful disarming spell to knock away the mad wizard who attacked Muggles, the red light on the surface of the stone ball also trembled slightly.
Obviously, Maka wants to conduct a "upper limit test" on the stone ball step by step, in order to find out as many specific conditions as possible and as completely as possible that will lead to the active closing of the time rules.
However, the little fuss just now was still a bit insignificant.
"This gentleman..." Maka watched Thomas wave his staff again and cast a disarming spell to knock the opponent away again, and then said silently, "For this crucial test of mine, in the next... Well, there are two left. Is it an hour? Then in these two hours, please work harder!"
Even if he didn't say it out loud at all, the other party would definitely not be able to hear it, but he still muttered a few words to himself in order to relieve his slightly solemn mood.
After all, Maka needs to guide Thomas very carefully using the rules of the soul.
Due to the strictness of the time rules and the seriousness of the problem if it occurs, he must not make any mistakes, so the pressure on his side is actually very high.
…
On the other side, Thomas, who had once again repelled the enemy, saw that the madman seemed to finally realize that he could no longer pose any threat to Thomas.
There is no way, these crazy wizards who were transformed from the original believers are not like the later soul collectors. Without their wands, they are just a group of ordinary lunatics who are not afraid of pain.
But even so, when Thomas saw that the other party only paused for a moment, then got up from the ground again and ran towards him with all his strength, he couldn't help but feel sick in his heart.
What is going on with these guys
But at this moment, the woman who had hit the opponent with a stone suddenly picked up the stone and pounced on him again.
"Hey, wait!"
Even though the guy no longer has his wand, he is still a man after all... and a man so crazy that he even loses his life. Even if she is also mad about her dying husband and her probably dead child, she probably won't be able to defeat him.
Sure enough, before Thomas could raise his staff to cast a spell again, he saw the mad wizard dodge the stone thrown by the woman, and then knocked him down with a fist.
"Well-"
Thomas wanted to cast another spell, but just a disarming spell, no matter how powerful it was, was not enough to solve the problem at hand.
But when it comes to other magic spells... He has been working as his owl keeper since graduation, and he usually only uses some magic spells for daily life.
He had almost forgotten the dueling spells he had learned in school over the years.
"Anyway, stay away from her first!" Thomas shook his head and didn't have time to think too much. He shouted at the crazy wizard, "Expelliarmus!"
The impact effect of the disarming spell is just a by-product, but now, it is used by Thomas as a blowing spell similar to "flying sand and stones".
However, it still had some effect. At least the guy was knocked away again and could not cause any more harm to the young woman.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas subconsciously glanced at the stone that fell to the ground, and finally pointed the tip of his staff there as if he had an idea.
"Float into the sky!"
He didn't know if he could only exert his miraculous power when he cast the disarming spell, so this levitating spell was a full effort.
Then, Thomas was seen controlling the stone the size of a human head, and suddenly threw it towards the crazy wizard who was getting up.
"ah!"
When Thomas used the levitating spell on the stone, he felt unusually light for the first time. It even reminded him of the feeling when he used feathers to practice this spell in class.
That's right, it's not just a disarming spell... I don't know what kind of changes have happened to me, but even the floating spell has made great progress.
The intensity of the spell made him wonder if he was dreaming!
However, strength is strength, and it is useless if you are not accurate. Just as he controlled the stone to hit the opponent quickly, he watched helplessly as the stone passed by the opponent's head.
"… off the mark!"
Seeing that the mad wizard was about to raise his legs and rush towards the fallen woman, Thomas could only grit his teeth and pull the wand back, trying to forcefully control the stone to fly back.
"Bang!"
In the end, he still failed to hit the head accurately, and just hit the opponent's neck diagonally, but the guy was still knocked down all at once.
Seeing this, Thomas hurriedly raised his wand and waved it downwards. With another muffled sound, the stone finally landed accurately on the back of the opponent's head.
Not far away, Maka watched him use a floating spell like this, and shook her head helplessly - it was obviously not easy to guide such a wizard to do something bigger in the remaining time. This is really giving him a headache.
Not to mention Maka who was watching in secret, Thomas in front was seen clumsily knocking the enemy unconscious with a stone, and then hurriedly ran towards the injured woman.
"Ma'am, please... uh, are you okay?"
This was undoubtedly a stupid question, but luckily he thought about it before asking it. If he spoke without thinking, God knows what would come out of his mouth.
Before she finished speaking, the woman who had just been punched hard on the cheek by the mad wizard opened her eyes slightly and reluctantly turned her head to look at Thomas.
It can be seen that a bruise has appeared on her face, and even her consciousness seems to have become a little blurry. It can be seen that the blow just now was really heavy.
But even so, she still held on to her strength and weakly said:
"Kill... kill him, he killed my husband and children... kill him... I will repay you."
"You, please don't move yet, you are injured - your brain has been severely shaken, and the extent of the injury is not yet certain," Thomas said at a loss, "Stop talking about this, I will send you to St. Mungo's."
Although his ability is definitely far from the requirements to become a therapist, he at least has some common sense about injuries. After all, he's pretty good at protecting magical biology—well, at least humans are living things, right
However, the woman didn't seem to hear what he was saying at all, and she kept mumbling words like "kill him", as if this was the only thought left in her head.
"Um… "
It's not that Thomas can't understand the other person's mood and thoughts. If something happened to his wife and children, his own reaction might be similar to this Muggle lady.
It's just that it's okay if he knocks out the madman, but if he wants to kill him...
Yes, this is a dark wizard who wantonly plunders the lives of others. Killing him is the most correct choice. Even so, it is really time to take action. How many people in this world can do it without saying anything? What about
He turned around and waved his wand at the mad wizard lying on the ground, not even knowing what spell to use.
"well."
Maka, who was watching quietly, sighed silently, then shook her finger in Thomas' direction, and quickly sketched a rune in the air.
"Feel sorry."
The next moment, I saw Thomas, who was still hesitating just now, his eyes suddenly stagnant. Then, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Floating into the sky."
It can be found that his control over the floating spell has not changed much, but his movements have become particularly decisive.
"Bang...bang...click."
A few consecutive blows easily resulted in a life full of sin—not to mention Thomas, even Maka didn't feel happy at all.
Do these lunatics really deserve to die? No, they are just a group of victims.
After doing all this, Maka suddenly waved away the soul rule rune, and the indifference that appeared in Thomas's heart suddenly faded away.
He looked at the dead mad wizard, then at his hands, and his stomach suddenly started to churn.
"Is this... is this what killing feels like?"
At this moment, the tip of the staff in Maka's hand once again flashed a flash of red light. The stream of light trembled slightly, causing Maka's heart to move slightly.
There was a reaction again, and it was stronger than the previous times, which means that there may be greater changes in the future as a result of his actions.
Maka now wants to know, where will the limit of this change be