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His face was contorted with an almost distorted smile, so much so that he didn't react at all when the blue beam of light attacked him.

"Bang! Bang!"

All of Ailong's magic struck Kamuer, raising a cloud of dust.

"You hit him?" Ailong frowned, sensing that things weren't that simple.

"Buzz!"

The dust suddenly dissipated, and a dark figure rushed out from it at lightning speed.

"Bang!"

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Ailong and sent him flying with a single punch.

"Your attacks... are ineffective against me..."

Kamuer gave a mocking smile, then turned his gaze to Chiba.

"I am Kamuer, a mage from the Dark Guild Flames of Life and Death. Flames of Life and Death is the strongest guild under Shadow Skull. You are the one who... killed Rina, the 'Throne of Wind' of Shadow Skull?" Kamuer said.

Chiba didn't rush over immediately, but instead said, "It's me."

"Ridiculous!" Kamuer scoffed. "You ant, do you think you're worthy of killing Rina?"

"Lord Rina... he is the mage I admire most. The one who killed him... could only be me, how could it be an ant like you?"

Kamuer stared intently at Chiba, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"So... you ant don't deserve to live in this beautiful world!"

Chiba frowned. This idiot had been spouting nonsense from the very beginning, even claiming he didn't deserve to live in this beautiful world?

This is unacceptable!

Shadow Form!

Chakra circulated within his body, and Chiba's body flew out like a blur.

"Bang!"

The lava arm collided with the black-robed arm, producing a dull thud. Despite being the Chiba who initiated the attack, Kamuer was thrown back by the recoil.

"Rustle..."

Chiba took a few steps back, his face somewhat grave.

This guy... is stronger than him.

"Tsk, what a weak force. You've really disappointed me." Kamuer shook his head, seemingly extremely disappointed in Chiba.

"Disappointed my ass!"

Chiba flipped over and kicked him in the head with a kick from the Shadow Thirty-Six Forms.

Another dull thud followed; Chiba's leg strike had actually been blocked by Kamuer.

The latter suddenly flipped his wrist, grabbed Chiba's ankle, and threw him away.

But when he threw it, he discovered that he had only thrown a wooden puppet.

"Huh?" Kamuer was taken aback.

Not far away, Chiba suddenly appeared in front of the horse team.

"A formidable opponent..." His eyes became unusually serious.

"Chiba, get out of the way!"

Behind him, he seemed to hear a girl's voice. Chiba turned around abruptly and saw Lixi draw a longbow, from which a stream of purple arrows, crackling with lightning, shot out.

The arrow pierced Kamuer's body decisively, and then exploded in the mountain behind him.

At this moment, everyone's face showed surprise.

"The attack... penetrated through his body?" Koi exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it this guy's magic..." Lixi gritted her teeth.

They couldn't imagine how they could defeat an opponent they couldn't even attack.

Kamuer shook his head and said, "Labi, the mages you've found don't seem to be up to par..."

The Labi looked extremely grim.

"Speaking of which, after spending so much time with me, you still don't know my specific abilities. No wonder, none of the mages you found can even fight me." Kamuer glanced at Chiba and the others, then said calmly, "It's time to send you to hell. Blame it on yourselves for accepting this mission in the first place, mages."

As he spoke, he rushed towards Chiba and the others.

"Bang!"

Just as he was about to rush in front of Chiba, he was suddenly blocked by a figure.

"Get out of here."

As the cold, girlish voice fell, Kamuer's body flew backward like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

Kamuer's body shattered upon impact, breaking into clusters of dark purple flames. Then, the dark purple flames coalesced once more into Kamuer's likeness.

"Flame magic?" Ailong, who had been knocked away earlier, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and came to Chiba's side, asking.

Kamuer's face was rather gloomy, but he wisely refrained from launching an attack immediately.

The girl in front of me, who seems to have transformed into a demon, is extremely dangerous!

Mira flapped her wings, floating in mid-air, and said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, your magic is a very high-level fire magic. It allows you to transform your entire body into flames, making you virtually immune to all magical attacks, including physical attacks."

"Then... how did you knock him away just now?" Chiba couldn't help but ask.

"What just happened was... he didn't want to reveal the true nature of his magic and only intended to use physical attacks, so I was able to touch his body, just like when you collided with him head-on."

Mira continued, "Besides, every magic has its limitations; there's no magic that's absolutely invincible. Since his body can turn into fire, we can just attack him with water or ice magic. Which of you... knows that?"

The last question was directed at Ailong and his team.

Ailong gave an awkward smile, "I used wind magic."

Lixi said, "I am of the lightning attribute."

Koi said, "Like my older brother, I use wind magic."

There isn't a single ice or water-type mage.

"Haha, so what if you know my magic? As long as I turn into flames, you can't do anything to me!" Kamuer laughed heartily.

"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!"

At this moment, Chiba opened his mouth, and a torrent of water gushed out, forming a jet of rapids that rushed towards Kamuer.

The latter reacted quickly, managing to dodge Chiba's attack.

However, Kamuer looked on incredulously. "Why? Why would a lava mage use water magic?!"

"First, I am not a mage."

"Secondly, I wasn't using magic," Chiba said.

Kamuer's expression shifted, but seeing that Chiba and the others hadn't attacked yet, he couldn't help but laugh, "Heh... that must have been the strongest water-attribute technique you could use. If you could have used something even stronger and faster, you should have killed me when I wasn't paying attention. But now, you haven't attacked..."

Chiba raised an eyebrow, surprised that this guy's insight was so sharp, analyzing so much in such a short time.

In fact, if he hadn't specifically learned the Water Bullet Jutsu during the two months he spent training Demon Flash, he would have been completely helpless in this situation.

At this moment, Mira said calmly, "That's right, he doesn't have any stronger water-attribute moves. However... as soon as his water attack hits you, I'll immediately seize the opportunity to severely injure you. You can try if you don't believe me..."

The girl's calm words reached Kamuer's ears, and his face darkened. He gritted his teeth, let out a cold snort, and looked at Labi, saying, "You'll get there sooner or later. Even if the guild master doesn't punish you, the king won't forgive your crimes!"

With a flick of his robes, he transformed into a streak of crimson light and hurtled towards the mountains.