Several blue spheres of light appeared in Xiyinsi's hand and shot straight at Fran.
The setbacks of the past few days had left Xiyinsi in an extremely foul mood. He was like a powder keg waiting to be lit.
In truth, he had calmed down just moments ago and knew they could not start a conflict here. With so many people around, they would definitely be left to bear the consequences.
But Taen's words completely lit that powder keg. He simply could not stand a lucky bastard telling him to back down. It was nothing short of mockery.
Fran raised an eyebrow and activated the Breathing Technique trait [Mental Power]. Her physique attribute rose. With a sidestep, she dodged the incoming Magic Missile.
The bright blue Magic Missile grazed past her body and flew out through the doorway.
No, that Magic Missile can turn.
Fran immediately sensed just how close that missile had come. It had even brushed her black robe, leaving behind a tiny scorched mark.
She knew this was an advanced Magic Missile technique—automatic tracking and target seeking. It seemed her opponent had put considerable effort into this spell.
If converted into the proficiency shown on her Panel, it was already not far from the mastery level.
Knowing the Magic Missile behind her might soon come flying back, she seized the moment and lunged forward, rushing in front of the two men.
When Xiyinsi saw Fran sidestep the Magic Missile, he felt a flicker of delight. This was his usual way of fighting with spells.
He would first fire a Magic Missile, deliberately adjusting its speed so that it would not easily hit the opponent head-on.
After the opponent dodged it, anyone knowledgeable might conclude that the Magic Missile would quickly return from behind.
But what they did