Chapter 73: Valley of Souls (3)
After casting the Curse of the Black Night, the consumption of magic power was accelerating. The curse required a continuous injection of magic to increase its effectiveness, and as the curse's level rose, it demanded even more power. It took at least five minutes for the physical pain to reach its peak, but Leon, using the Genesis Radiance alongside the curse, couldn’t afford to wait that long.
The blood mage, clutching one arm, snarled, baring its teeth after dodging the wooden sword.
‘Is this thing even human?’
While its appearance resembled a human, it acted more like a beast driven by primal instincts.
Leon swiftly retrieved his wooden sword and increased its number to ten. He then summoned his golden wings and put them on.
At that moment, blood-red spears formed around the blood mage and flew toward Leon. But that wasn’t its only attack. Behind Leon, a crackling sound erupted, and a blood-red lightning bolt streaked toward his back.
The blood mage had used the spears to divert attention while casting another spell.
However, Leon had already foreseen this. As he dodged swiftly, the blood mage’s face contorted with frustration.
Leon, expecting the blood mage to charge, realized instead that it continued casting spells from a distance. He became convinced that the mage feared the wooden sword.
Leon sent one of the ten wooden swords flying toward the blood mage.
He already knew the path the blood mage would take to dodge, having seen it in his mind.
Leon fired the next sword ahead of the mage's evasion.