In the rules of Second World, if a mage was attacked while casting, it prolonged the time needed to gather magical energy—in other words, it slowed their casting speed.
Lu Yang had personally tested this in his previous life. Each time a mage was attacked during casting, their casting time increased by one second, up to three times. If the attacker was an elite monster, the added casting time was halved.
Lu Yang had dared to solo the level 15 elite Troll Shaman at level 7 precisely because Troll Shamans only knew ranged magic attacks and did not understand melee combat.
Seeing Wokins gather flames again, Lu Yang stood where he was and began chanting. At a rate of one shot every 0.7 seconds, he fired four consecutive Pyroblasts, preventing Wokins from gathering fire elemental energy.
Only after 3.5 seconds did the Fireball in Wokins's hand take shape. Though the Fireball took less than 0.5 seconds to fly through the air and was difficult for an ordinary person to dodge, Lu Yang watched Wokins's casting gestures closely. The instant Wokins raised his hand, Lu Yang sidestepped with perfect timing and easily evaded the whistling Fireball.
Unlike a player's Fireball, the Troll Shaman's Fireball dealt as much as 370 damage. Lu Yang had less than 100 health; one hit would kill him.
But with Lu Yang's ten years of experience as a level 200 Archmage in his previous life, how could he possibly be hit by a Troll Shaman's spells? Killing the Troll Shaman with his technique was as easy as playing around.
After two minutes of continuous attacks, the Troll Shaman had lost one-tenth of his health, while Lu Yang had only 300 mana remaining. After dodging another Fireball, Lu Yang took an instant mana recovery potion from his backpack.
Instant Mana Recovery Potion (Small)
Effect: Restores 500 mana
Cooldown: 2 minutes
Lu Yang had kept this potion from when he killed the Golden Wyrm. However, he did not have many potions left. Including the drops from the Orc Warrior, he had six instant health recovery potions and ten instant mana recovery potions.
Lu Yang had not used them before because he had been saving them for this moment. After drinking one, his mana recovered to 805/850, and he continued exchanging attacks with the Troll Shaman.
Twenty minutes later, the Troll Shaman had less than one-tenth of his health left.
"You lowly worm, you have enraged me. You will pay the price." The Troll Shaman's green skin suddenly turned crimson, and his body seemed to catch fire.
System Prompt: Troll Shaman has entered the Bloodlust State
Bloodlust State was an innate spell of the troll race. Once activated, it granted immunity to all control skills and increased casting and attack speed by 50%.
Lu Yang had anticipated this before coming, so he was not afraid at all. During his exchange with Wokins, he had gradually moved toward a round red house beside him.
Seeing that he was now only two meters from the house, Lu Yang faced Wokins's one-Fireball-per-second barrage and displayed the skill of a top-tier fire mage from his previous life. As though taking a leisurely stroll, he casually dodged the incoming Fireballs while making his way to the house, then flashed around to the side of the round building.
Having lost sight of Lu Yang, Wokins could not use magic. He roared and chased after him, but the moment he spotted Lu Yang, before he could cast a spell, Lu Yang—who had been waiting there and timing it perfectly—fired a Pyroblast.
It was as if Wokins had run into the Pyroblast himself. With a bang, it struck him in the head.
"244" (Critical Hit)
Wokins, already at low health, had even less health remaining. In a rage, he immediately began casting, but before he could release the spell, Lu Yang swiftly ran around the round house. One second later, when Wokins was ready to fire another Fireball, Lu Yang had already circled to a spot more than two meters away and out of sight. Wokins could only helplessly fire his Fireball into the wall of the house.
With a bang, the house's wooden wall caught fire.
Wokins continued searching for Lu Yang, but Lu Yang fled around the round house, and Wokins could not hit him at all. On the contrary, whenever Wokins finished casting and went after Lu Yang, Lu Yang, hiding at the side of the round house, would strike him in the head with a Pyroblast.
After Lu Yang led Wokins around the house for more than twenty laps, Wokins had only 200 health left. At this point, two more Pyroblasts would kill him. Yet just then, Wokins stopped chasing Lu Yang. Instead, he remained where he was and began muttering a chant.
Lu Yang was waiting at the side of the round house, but even after two Pyroblasts missed, Wokins still did not come after him. Just as Lu Yang grew curious, he suddenly sensed a violent surge of fire elemental energy.
"Great Lord of Flames, accept the faith of your most humble servant and grant me flames that will burn all things..."
Lu Yang could not have been more familiar with this chant from his previous life. It was the lesser forbidden spell unleashed after the Demon God's Heart was upgraded—Meteor Fall.
The chant took ten seconds to complete. Afterward, a massive Fire Meteor would fall from the sky, dealing enormous damage to enemies within a 10*10 area.
Putting aside Meteor Fall's damage, with Troll Shaman Wokins's more than 300 magic damage, Lu Yang would undoubtedly die if such a Fire Meteor struck him.
Furthermore, Wokins was in the Bloodlust State, so the chant required only five seconds to complete. Two seconds had already passed. Realizing this, Lu Yang could no longer concern himself with anything else and desperately ran toward Wokins.
By the time he reached Wokins, more than another second had passed. Less than two seconds remained. Dark clouds had already begun to gather in the sky, glowing fiery red.
Lu Yang looked at Wokins's sinister grin without the slightest panic. He immediately gathered fire elemental energy in his hand. Just as a gap opened in the clouds and the Meteor was about to appear, Lu Yang struck Wokins in the head with a Pyroblast.
"238" (Critical Hit)
Wokins's chant abruptly stopped. With disbelief and unwillingness on his face, he fell straight to the ground.
System Prompt: You have killed Troll Shaman Vol'jin You gained 5482 experience points (including 2741 bonus experience points for defeating a higher-level enemy) Your level has increased by 1
Lu Yang had already been close to leveling up. He had not expected Wokins to give so much experience, directly raising him to level 8. However, that was not the important part. Excitedly, Lu Yang ran to Wokins's corpse. Looking at the fiery crimson mark on the ground, he carefully held it in both hands.
System Prompt: You have obtained a strange mark
This was one of the upgrade materials for the Demon God's Heart—the Demon God's Mark. It was a fragment of energy that had fallen onto the earth after a Demon God was defeated in ancient times. Though it was the weakest energy fragment, it was still an incredibly powerful item capable of triggering a lesser forbidden spell.
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