I don’t know when, snowflakes began to float in the air again, and they poured down over London.
The clouds in the sky are still thick, gently covering people's eyes when they look up, leaving only endless darkness.
And in the gray sky and fluttering snow petals, discordant black figures were crisscrossing back and forth, circling uncertainly.
But of course, there are not many people who still have time to look at the sky, especially in the soon-to-be-abandoned area where Maka and Haierpo fought.
There used to be some poor homeless people here, huddled together in a corner. For them, they already have nowhere to go.
But now, buildings are frequently collapsing in this area, and roads can be seen broken down from time to time. To be honest, there aren't even many places for people to stand safely, let alone huddle in a cardboard box and struggle to survive.
"boom-"
A flame turned into a giant snake and swept past Maka.
He just happened to escape, but the building behind him was completely damaged - the three-story house that was still habitable was instantly reduced to ruins by the huge impact brought by the fire snake. It was shocking. The high temperature also burns wood into charcoal and bricks into brick ash.
In fact, Maka has always wanted to take Haierbo into the air to fight, which at least can reduce the damage to the nearby environment as much as possible.
It's a pity that you can't be careless in the battle with Haierbo. After all, the guy today is obviously stronger than the previous times!
As for being on the ground... In fact, the disadvantages to Maka are far more than these.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—"
A series of cracking sounds sounded from where Maka passed, followed by rocky thorns with different angles. Look at the sharp thorn points and the strong cone-shaped structure. If you are stabbed, a big hole will be punched in your body!
This is the first-level rule studied by Haierbo in addition to the soul rule. Like the flame that condensed into a snake shape just now, this is also accomplished through rules.
To be honest, when it comes to the understanding and application of first-level rules, Maka's cooling runes are even stronger than Haierbo's magic. However, in actual combat, as long as there is no large gap in levels, more and more complex offensives will obviously bring a more favorable situation.
At the moment, Maka clearly feels that his movement range is being gradually compressed - his advantage in speed is being targeted.
"laugh-"
The blue-white stream of light passed through another red fire snake, and the overflowing cold air left a long ice mark on the ground.
In order to reduce the magic power consumption while ensuring the power, he often tries his best to ensure that it can be stopped at the touch of a button when using the power of the cooling rule.
Haierbo, who was standing behind the fire snake, turned sideways and accurately avoided Maka's attack. Due to the invasion of the cooling rules at close range, the black cloak on his body had some traces of being frozen, but it did not hurt him much.
The next moment, Maka rushed forward in a hurry, letting the fire snake that had reappeared and rushed towards him at the beginning once again be missed.
"go!"
Suddenly, as if he had waited for an opportunity, he raised his staff and released several invisible cold currents, flying straight to the location of Haierbo in an arc.
This is a multi-point attack. In theory, it is difficult to dodge except for resisting and moving in space. And this time Maka's timing was perfect - he didn't leave much time for Haierbo.
But who knew that the other party actually found the possibility to escape from the cold currents that were distributed around him in different directions, and escaped from the blockade set by Maka with a short stature and a sideways movement.
But at that moment, Maka's eyes narrowed. And almost at the same time, his eagle patron saint appeared silently from behind Haierbo, clasped his shoulders with a pair of silver-white claws and lifted him up.
Haierbo, who had always been floating, was immediately dragged away from the ground and quickly rose upwards.
And it was at this unprepared moment that Maka followed up with his next attack, and another blue-white light beam flew straight towards Haierbo's chest in the blink of an eye.
His patron saint's power is really impressive, and it's not that easy to break free from. Moreover, while being temporarily caught, the magic of spatial movement does not apply.
It can be said that this is almost a sure hit.
It's a pity that although the power of Maka's first-level rules is strong, today's Haierbo is not really unstoppable.
However, Haierbo, who was clutching his shoulder blades, suddenly closed his hands. In the vague gray halo, Haierbo's soul rule rune suddenly appeared.
Immediately, Maka saw that his cooling rule beam was sucked into his palms!
"Can soul rules still have such an effect?"
Maka couldn't help but feel a little surprised by this.
However, although Haierbo unexpectedly showed such application of the rules, it does not mean that his current state can really take the blow without any loss.
The next second, with an inaudible cracking sound, wisps of cold air emerged from the palms of Haierbo's hands that were closed in front of his chest without any warning.
"Crack-"
Then Maka discovered that the rule rune that the other party had just condensed seemed to be in an unstable state, and even Haierbo's gray-black body began to tremble.
Maka, who was always keeping an eye on the opponent, would not let go of such a great opportunity. Not only that, he also saw that there was an abnormality in Haierbo's soul level.
Although he always knew that he was inferior to his opponent in terms of soul rules, in actual combat, even the simplest floating spell had its place.
Suddenly, he waved his staff violently, and a mass of dark mist immediately formed into the shape of a skull and rushed towards Haierbo's location at a very fast speed.
Compared with the soul magic that Maka learned in the past, the one based on soul rules is obviously more powerful now.
In a hurry, Haierbo naturally noticed Maka's decisive choice.
To be honest, even he had to secretly praise Maka's judgment. But if he just watched that huge skull slap at him, then he, the so-called strongest dark wizard, wouldn't have to mess around.
"Bang!"
I don't know what Hai Erbo did, but the gray halo in his palm suddenly exploded, and a thick gray mist immediately enveloped his entire body.
Immediately afterwards, Maka's soul magic also crashed into the chaotic gray mist.
Then... there seemed to be no other movement.
After seeing this scene, Maka had to stop preparing for the next step - even with his knowledge of magic, he couldn't determine what the strange gray mist was.
He only knew that although that energy seemed messy and mysterious on the surface, it could even make people feel a little dirty. But in his induction, he could find that it was some kind of unexpectedly pure, attributeless energy.
Well, speaking of it... He seems to have felt this kind of magic somewhere...
However, it was obvious that he didn't have much time to remember at this moment. Just when he was about to try it first, the gray mist suddenly shrank.
This time, Maka couldn't help but become more cautious, and even the magic power condensed on the top of the staff stagnated slightly.
But with just such a moment of hesitation, the gray mist that enveloped Haierbo's body immediately dissipated without a trace, as if it had never appeared from the beginning.
This time, at least Maka didn't have the chance to find out what it was for the time being.
Looking at Haierbo who had regained his figure, Maka noticed that black energy was slowly drifting from his body. The black energy was actually a part of his body, and it was only due to the instability just now that it escaped.
Maka has gained something at least, because he has understood that Haierbo is still in a bad state.
Immediately, Maka no longer hesitated, and in just one breath, he released more than ten invisible magic blades one after another, and in conjunction with the cold current triggered by his cooling rules, pressed against Haierbo.
The blade was originally a curse created by Snape, although Maka has now slightly modified it. But it can also be used when dealing with wizards of Haierbo's level, which is enough to see that the power of this magic is really impressive.
On the other side, Haierbo, who has already recovered, will certainly not slack off.
Knowing that the silver eagle patron saint grabbing his shoulders was also a major obstacle to his influence, he immediately raised his hand and waved it upward. The shadowy black flames in his palms showed that he had already brought the power of the rules with him. .
"boom!"
After forcibly slapping Maka's patron saint away, and ignoring the black gash scars on his shoulders torn by the silver eagle's claws, Haierbo immediately disappeared surrounded by magic blades and bursts of cold current.
Seeing this, Maka moved faster - spatial movement would also leave traces, and short-distance movements were easier for him to predict.
So although the time is short, this is the best time for him to continue to take the initiative!
Immediately, he didn't even look at his surroundings, but directly hit the ground with the staff in his hand. When Haierbo appeared from another position in the sky, he found that he had been surrounded by strong winds coming from all directions.
The chaotic airflow alone is nothing to be afraid of, but when it comes to wind power, it is nothing compared to the mania of nature. But if the wind is mixed with a deadly cold current, it will make people avoid it.
"What is this, a simplified version of Ice Storm?"
Halbo's words were in ancient Greek, and it was obvious that he was not speaking to Maka, but was simply speaking to himself subconsciously.
It seemed that Maka's creativity reminded him of certain past events.
However, just when Haierbo, who was in the strong wind, was about to do something to get rid of this magic, he suddenly turned his face sideways and looked straight to the other side of London.
At about the same time, Maka also turned her head and looked in the same direction, with a bit of surprise on her face.