Gu Jian stepped forward, lightning marks flashing constantly around his wrist.
He swept his hand out, and purple lightning suddenly shot forth with a piercing shriek, racing straight toward Xu Mingcong.
Liu Xin and Li Jie had also finished drawing their Star Maps, and their Intermediate Magic roared into the air.
"Ying~!"
Little Flame Belle loved fighting, of course, and refused to be left behind. She opened her little mouth and spewed crimson flames.
The flames swept not only toward Xu Mingcong but also toward his three teammates.
"Tsk!" Xu Mingcong clicked his tongue.
With so many spells hurtling toward him, nearly all his escape routes were sealed off.
Still, that didn't mean he couldn't dodge them.
His figure abruptly turned into a shadow—the very same shadow cast by the spells.
"Light Radiance!"
Lan Yu had been waiting for Xu Mingcong to use Shadow Magic. Like he was throwing a baseball, he hurled a mass of Light Radiance into the air.
Golden light instantly dispelled the vast shadow cast by the spells, and Xu Mingcong's figure appeared in full view.
"Holy shit!" Xu Mingcong was startled. He hadn't expected this guy to seize that opening.
Boom—
The shock wave from the explosion sent Xu Mingcong flying, and he landed face-first in the dirt.
Fortunately, he had already used Shadow Escape to get some distance away. Otherwise, with an impact like that, he would have been badly wounded, if not killed.
When Xu Mingcong got back up, he was covered in dust and looked utterly frantic.
Damn it!
"Xu Mingcong, you were celebrating too soon!" Liu Xin laughed.
With Little Flame Belle there, they didn't need to worry about Xu Mingcong's other three teammates at all.
Ordinary Intermediate Mages found it difficult to deal with a Commander-level Contract Beast.
What's more,