Chapter 188: Casters
“A little help here would be nice!” Nesha yelled, capturing Percy’s attention.
Only now did he realize that more trolls had gathered, about a dozen of them surrounding them in total. At least, the newcomers were all Reds, only the first two capable of casting magic. Still, they put a lot of pressure on the girl, who struggled to keep them all away with her butterflies.
“Leave the casters to me.” he said, rushing towards the leaders. “If more of them show up, stop going easy.”
Not missing their cue, the Oranges exchanged a quick glance before switching targets, trying to pin Percy down with their spells.
‘Fire and water…’ he clicked his tongue as he leapt out of the way.
Neither of these affinities were worth his time. Then again, that was to be expected. Assuming the trolls were even capable of using rare affinities, he’d probably have to go through dozens of them until he found one. But that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. His new spell had plenty of room for improvement, so he could just hone it against these willing whetstones.
Taking a few deep breaths, he kept his distance until his boosting art took effect. He wanted to practice, yes, but he wasn’t suicidal. Fighting two Orange casters barehanded could get dangerous.
The creatures didn’t wait for him, continuing to pelt his location with blasts of blue and red. Still, they failed to prevent him from activating Synchronization, the two sets of lines lighting up along his reddening skin, beads of sweat seeping out of his pores as motes of cyan and silver mixed into wisps of teal.
Suffice to say, Percy no longer had any difficulty dodging the spells.