"Whoosh"...
Intense fluctuations of ice elements emanated from the spell scroll. Immediately afterward, a white streak appeared in an instant, tearing through the sky and stabbing fiercely toward Merlin like an iron spike.
This was a Second-Level Spell, Ice Cone!
Ice spells were primarily for restraint and attack. Merlin's ice spells specialized in restraint, while Ice Cone was an especially powerful offensive spell among ice spells—and it was a Second-Level Spell!
Who would have thought that a wandering mage like Hegar would possess a Second-Level Spell scroll? A spell scroll with such formidable offensive power would require at least a hundred Contribution Points to exchange for in the Tower of Myriad Phenomena.
This was Mage Hegar's true trump card. A single Second-Level Spell scroll was enough to blast many First-level Spellcasters to death, let alone Merlin, who was still a Novice Spellcaster.
"Heh heh, die!"
The icy chill radiating from Ice Cone could be clearly felt even by Merlin from a great distance away.
"Guardian Monument!"
Facing a Second-Level Spell, Merlin took a deep breath and immediately cast Guardian Monument. This time, he even used the enhanced version of Guardian Monument. He did not dare be the slightest bit careless.
Bang.
Ice Cone collided fiercely with Merlin's Guardian Monument. Merlin felt an incomparable cold; even within the protection of Guardian Monument, the chill of Ice Cone still seeped into his body.
Fortunately, there was not much of that chill. Merlin's physique was strong, and he possessed ice spells himself, so he quickly dispelled it.
Crack.
At last, even the enhanced Guardian Monument could not withstand Ice Cone and shattered instantly, sending fragments of stone flying in every direction.
The enhanced Guardian Monument was already infinitely close to a Second-Level Spell. Though it ultimately failed to block Ice Cone, it had