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"Boom—!"
The terrifying magic power surging explosively from Noah's body directly became a tangible shockwave, violently rippling outward and sending all the Raven Tail mages surrounding Ivan flying.
The Raven Tail mages who had been violently blasted away did not even have time to scream before they slammed heavily into the ground. Their screams turned into muffled groans as they lay there, wailing in agony.
Noah had merely released his magic power and barely made a move, yet all the Raven Tail mages had already fallen around him.
"—?!"
Ivan, whose neck was gripped by Noah, watched his expression change again and again before a suffocating sensation struck him, forcing an incoherent whimper from his throat.
Noah coldly watched Ivan's face gradually turn bluish-purple as he struggled desperately, slowly tightening the hand around his neck and making Ivan's feet, dangling above the ground, kick wildly.
Yet Noah continued tightening his grip bit by bit. Ivan's struggles grew weaker and weaker until his hands finally drooped down and his eyes began rolling back, looking as though he could barely draw breath.
Only then did Noah release Ivan's neck, letting him fall with gravity and crash onto the ground.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Ivan immediately clutched his neck and coughed without pause, gasping for air in great mouthfuls like someone who had just been pulled from the water.
"You... you..." Ivan raised his head, panting raggedly as he stared at Noah in disbelief.
"How dare you treat me like this?"
No matter what, Ivan had a hostage in his hands.
It was precisely because he had that hostage