Mage Damashu's expression changed drastically when he saw Merlin's pale finger. The fire elements around him suddenly surged.
"Lava Fire, die!"
Mage Damashu instantly cast Lava Fire. Scarlet flames filled the sky, like a volcanic eruption, sweeping madly toward Merlin.
"Crack, crack."
Merlin's expression remained calm. He merely pointed lightly with his finger, and a stream of semi-transparent frost instantly shot forth to meet the flames filling the sky.
When the frost collided with the flames, the seemingly intangible fire was instantly frozen into chunks of ice crystals upon encountering that semi-transparent chill. They fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Although flames generally restrained ice crystals, some powerful ice-type Spells could freeze even flames. However, that required a vast difference in Spell levels—for example, an ice-type Spell could easily freeze a first-level fire-type Spell.
Yet Mage Damashu's Lava Fire was an exceptionally powerful offensive fire-type Spell. Once unleashed, it was like a volcanic eruption, with berserk flames sweeping forth in an instant.
But such a powerful fire-type Spell was utterly ineffective against Merlin's Extreme Ice Finger. Before long, the frost enveloped the flames filling the sky. Without exception, all of them froze into ice crystals, fell to the ground, and shattered.
At the same time, the frost transformed into a white streak and flew swiftly toward Mage Damashu.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
Mage Damashu's face turned deathly pale. As he watched the frost rapidly approach, he hurriedly retreated and cast an earth-type defensive Spell.
Endless earth elements gathered over his body, forming a thick, sealed suit of armor that radiated an earthy yellow glow and enclosed him within. It was no weaker than the Guardian Monument Spell Merlin had cast using an enhancement-type Spellcasting tool.
After casting the defensive Spell, Mage Damashu's expression eased slightly. But before he