Countless fireballs and beams struck Levin Hasoko's Mana Shield, just as expected, erupting into bizarre balls of flame and light that lit up almost the entire sky.
Yet a cold voice emerged from the flames.
"President Xu, is this what you meant by challenging me alone? I thought anyone who became a Great Mage at your age must have something exceptional about him. Instead, you're just a good-for-nothing who only dares challenge me with outside help. How disappointing!"
Although Mana Cannon Shells and Mana Beams continued to bombard Levin Hasoko without pause, their violent explosions ringing incessantly, his voice still carried clearly through the noise, as though it had not been affected at all.
Xu Yi stared intently at the constantly flashing sky opposite him, frowned slightly, and spoke into the miniature Magic Communication Box on his left wrist again. "Keep monitoring changes in his mana fluctuations and prepare to initiate Mana Space Interference. Be careful. He's extremely sensitive to changes in mana. His estimated detection radius is between four and five kilometers."
"Understood." A deliberately hushed voice came from the Magic Communication Box. "President, please be careful. We still need some time to collect his data and devise a response."
"No problem." Xu Yi lowered his wrist, took a deep breath, and mobilized the mana within him. Using Space Magic, he formed a mana channel to carry his own voice clearly across.
"Master Hasoko, you said just now that you were very interested in my magical abilities. But I've never been particularly interested in the magic ordinary Mages study. Instead, I've focused on researching all kinds of magic machinery. I'm sure you've heard about that."
"Hmph. So what?"
"You see, ordinary civilian magic machinery clearly isn't enough to demonstrate the power of the magic I've researched. That's why I've