Rumba Stele (Part Two)

The Valon before him gave Merlin a deeply unsettling feeling. There was even a faint hint of danger about him.

"Who are you?"

Valon took a step forward. His unremarkable appearance gave way to a terrifying presence, and his Special Force Field silently enveloped Merlin.

Boom.

The invisible pressure bound Merlin's entire body, keeping him from moving quickly.

Fortunately, Merlin had already covered himself with a defensive Spell. The Mage's Heart appeared behind him at once. Valon had attacked without a word or a hint of warning, and Merlin's expression turned cold.

"Freeze!"

Merlin pointed a finger. The space around him froze, and the ice rapidly spread toward Valon. The three Sacred Domain experts could not withstand its bitter cold.

Crack, crack, crack.

Unlike the three Sacred Domain experts, Valon shattered the ice crystals before Merlin's Spell could even touch him. They seemed to strike an invisible, overwhelming force. Merlin could not freeze him at all.

The pressure around Merlin grew chaotic again. An immense tearing force seemed ready to twist apart even the defensive Spell covering his body.

More than one Special Force Field?

Merlin raised an eyebrow. Valon was every bit as formidable as he had seemed. His force field was not a single ability, but a mixture of several, making it almost impossible to guard against. Even a Legendary with three or four Laws would probably be unable to withstand it.

Only someone like Merlin, whose unprecedentedly powerful Mage's Heart rivaled any Great Legendary with six Laws, could contend with him. Merlin stood just below the Titled Legendaries.

"Darkness Covering!"

Merlin waved his hand again, and the sky went dark. The darkness bent the light until it swallowed the entire sky. This was no ordinary darkness: even Mind Power could not penetrate it, and deadly intent lurked