Gravity Dual Magic Seeking Follows

Jonathan had been crouching in a towering ancient tree for over a day.

Not long after, a dozen or so people clad in armor emerged from the woods on the other side.

Between them lay a small lake.

Blazing Rhino would often appear here to drink water or rest.

At this moment, there were about twenty Blazing Rhino of various sizes by the lake, either resting or frolicking.

The large ones were all adult Blazing Rhino, numbering fifteen or sixteen, all at the level five or six realm, while the smaller ones were not yet fully grown, around level three or four.

Jonathan was about a mile away from the Iron Armor Mercenary Group. His eyes had undergone specialized training and were extremely sharp; at a glance, he spotted the leader, who wore crimson armor as bright as blood, had fiery red hair, and possessed a rugged appearance with a face full of thick whiskers.

However, looking at his eyes, they were extremely bright and spirited, suggesting he possessed a shrewdness that belied his appearance.

That must be the mercenary group leader, Ge Lieyang.

Based on the portrait Xue Yan had shown him, as well as the blood-red great axe, Jonathan confirmed his identity.

"Big Brother, we've found the Blazing Rhino. Should we go over now?"

A slightly thin middle-aged man in brown armor beside him smiled and said, "There aren't many of these Blazing Rhino. With the dozen of us, even if we fight them head-on, we have a high chance of wiping them all out."

Ge Lieyang pondered for a moment. "Wiping them out is certainly no problem, but if we force it, I'm afraid we'll suffer casualties."

Someone in the crowd laughed and said, "Leader, if we were facing dozens of Blazing Rhino, we would naturally have to take it slow, but for this many, we don't fear injury. We've already gathered the herbs; once we deal with them, we can head back."

"At worst, we'll just need some time to recover."

"That's right, Leader, let's go."

Those who spoke were all from the thin middle-aged man's side, aiming to goad Ge Lieyang into taking the risk. He believed that given the reputation of the Saber organization, the assassins must already be lying in ambush.

They were waiting for an opportunity born of chaos.

Feeling that their words made sense, a few others who were not part of the thin man's faction also spoke up.

"Since everyone thinks it's fine, I'll take the lead. Once I unleash my technique, you all charge in together."

"Understood, Leader."

The group charged directly forward. The Blazing Rhino discovered the humans and immediately became alert. A dozen adult Blazing Rhino stood in front of the young ones and launched the first attack.

They opened their giant maws, and a ball of crimson light ignited. With a roar, they spat out crimson fireballs the size of washbasins.

Ge Lieyang swung his blood-red great axe and spun his body. A bright, fiery red light erupted from the surface of the giant axe, eventually forming a giant fire lion that roared as it met the dozen fireballs.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and smoke immediately filled the air.

"Charge!"

The members of the Iron Armor Mercenary Group immediately began their assault. Each of them was exceptionally skilled, possessing level five or six strength.

However, the Blazing Rhino were not weak either. Excluding Ge Lieyang, their strength was evenly matched, and it was very possible the mercenaries would be wiped out.

With a roar and a flash of crescent-shaped red light, the massive head of a Blazing Rhino went flying high into the air.

"The leader is mighty!"

The morale of the Iron Armor Mercenary Group surged, and their fighting spirit grew even higher.

The thin middle-aged man scanned his surroundings constantly, wanting to see if anyone from Saber had appeared.

What on earth are the people from Saber doing? I've already created the opportunity, why haven't they appeared yet? If they wait any longer, the Blazing Rhino will be nearly slaughtered.

Just then, a thick black mist drifted over.

Ge Lieyang's expression changed. "Everyone, be careful! There are others here—it might be a mage!"

The black mist instantly shrouded a radius of several hundred meters, thick and unmoving.

Jonathan was hiding within the black mist, not far from them.

He stomped his foot and raised his hand, causing a magic circle to appear on the ground around Ge Lieyang.

"Gravity Spell! It's an Earth Magic mage!"

He called out another warning, "There is more than one enemy. Besides the Dark Magic mage, there is also an Earth mage."

Jonathan curled his lips. He had cast two spells in succession: one was a standard Gravity Spell, and the other was his improved Anti-Gravity Spell, though the Anti-Gravity Spell was applied to himself.

He had originally wanted to research a spell that could change the direction of gravity at will, but his current level of insight did not seem sufficient to achieve it.

Changing the vertical direction was much simpler, and relying on his own insight, he had succeeded in improving it within a few years.

However, this improved Anti-Gravity Spell had a flaw: it was calculated based on human body weight, so only creatures whose body weight was far lower than a human's would float away.

Within the gravity magic circle, everyone was pulled by a downward vertical force. Every move they made felt like they were stuck in a quagmire, and the speed at which they swung their weapons was far slower than before.

Jonathan then made his move.

His figure flashed without making a sound. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Ge Lieyang with a dagger in his hand.

"Leader, watch out behind you!"

Someone happened to see him and shouted loudly, but because of this distraction, he was pierced through the body by an adult Blazing Rhino.

Ge Lieyang swung his hand back, and Jonathan stepped back, tapped his toes, and vanished from the spot. When Ge Lieyang turned around, he didn't see Jonathan, but instead saw his own fallen mercenaries not far away.

He was furious, and the crimson battle aura around his body erupted, actually igniting into Blood Flame.

Jonathan could feel his aura rising rapidly, quickly reaching the peak of the seventh rank from the late stage of the seventh rank.

"Who is it? Get out here!"

Jonathan focused his gaze; that Blood Flame seemed dangerous to touch, so he casually condensed a dense swarm of *Poison Blade*s and sent them raining down toward Ge Lieyang's position.

Furthermore, multitasking, he simultaneously stomped his foot to cast Earth Spike Spell, causing the ground to churn continuously as sharp spikes emerged.

Meanwhile, he suppressed his own aura to the extreme and crept over once again.

As long as they didn't get close to the warriors, mages held a significant advantage over them by relying on magic.

Facing this scale and volume of Dark Magic and Earth Magic, even with his boost to the peak of the seventh rank, Ge Lieyang was caught in a flurry of chaos for a moment, sustaining wounds all over his body.

The areas struck by the *Poison Blade*s emitted green smoke, clearly poisoned, but he had no time to treat them now.

The Blood Flame around his body quickly began to dim.

Just then, a black streak flashed before his eyes. His pupils dilated sharply, and then, clutching his throat with an expression of disbelief, he slowly collapsed.

He had assumed there were only two mages, never imagining there was also an assassin skilled in aura suppression and killing.

A moment of carelessness had cost him his life.

With the mission complete, as Jonathan brushed past the thin middle-aged man, he used the Voice Transmission Technique to say one sentence to him.

"Pay the remaining commission as soon as possible, otherwise..."

The thin middle-aged man's expression changed, but when he turned around, he couldn't find a trace of anyone.

Afterward, the black mist gradually dissipated.

Seven or eight *Blazing Rhino*s had fled, while the others were dead, and only five or six members of the Iron Armor Mercenary Group remained, all of them wounded; it could be called a heavy casualty.

"Captain!"

Amidst the cries of grief, Jonathan had already gone far away.

He had no interest in watching the performative display of brotherly love that followed.