Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 67

Out of mana? Catch these hands then!!
On the other side of the city.

“Master’s order… I must fulfill…”

[Miasmic Sword Style: Corruption of Hell!]

Norton stood in the air without the use of any spells and swung his sword towards the four professors without any hesitation. This sword fired a massive amount of miasma, and the professors had no choice but to dodge it.

The mana barrier can’t protect them from Miasma’s corruption.

Fortunately, they were good at using flight magic, so dodging the attack was possible.

Mages generally use ‘float’ or ‘fly’ magic to stand in the air or travel through it, but warriors have it differently.

Warriors in Grade 2 or above can use their ‘body strengthening’ skill and walk on air, making temporary mana platforms under their feet.

Still, Mages has an advantage in this field.

Even the most talentless mage on earth can learn basic magic, which means that learning ‘float’ ability is not that big of a deal for a mage.

With the ability to fly, mages are always in an advantageous position against warriors of the same rank.

Warriors need to reach grade 2 before they can eliminate this disadvantage.

However, reaching grade 2 is already a daunting task in the first place, let alone trying to compete with mages who have been using flight magic since the novice stage.

…

The miasma produced by Norton’s attack fell on the ground after it missed its target.

The miasma was so strong and condensed that it instantly dissolved and killed all the monsters that were wandering in the city below.

Seeing the lethality of that condensed mana, even Shin felt a chill run down his spine.

‘If I get touched by it, it will be dangerous!’

Although Shin can use his mana to forcibly remove miasma from his body, this requires a significant amount of mana. If he runs out of mana, it will be impossible to fight the death knight.

Other professors were not fools either; they also figured out the things that Shin had, and all four of them split apart to make ample room for dodging.

Shin raised his wand and pointed it towards the sky.

[Grade-3 Frost Magic: Benevolent Frost confinement!]

Two gigantic magic circles appeared in the sky, and gigantic hands made of condensed ice rushed out of those two magic circles.

The two ice hands immediately caught Norton between their palms and started to crush him with full force.

Shin added a lot of mana to increase the spell’s crushing power.

But still, it was impossible to stop Norton so easily.

[Miasmic Sword Style: Tenth Miasmic Arc!]

Norton twisted his sword and fired ten arcs made of condensed miasma, instantly destroying the two ice hands that were confining him.

But before he could do anything else, Thomas was already prepared to take action.

[Grade-2 Wind Magic: Condensed Arrow of Rotating Winds!]

Beside Thomas, a magic circle the size of a three-story building appeared, and a massive condensed wind arrow fired at Norton at a speed much faster than the speed of sound.

The arrow struck Norton directly, causing him to fly away like a cannonball.

Norton’s body collided with the ground and continued to slide away for quite a few meters before he hit a broken house wall, and the wall fell on him instantly.

Shin cast a weaker spell first because he wanted to buy some time.

He poured a lot of mana into that spell to keep Norton in place for as long as possible.

It was all up to Thomas and others to cast their grade 2 magic spells.

A mage can cast lower-grade spells much faster, but it takes some time to cast spells of the same grade.

Shin has been through many battles before, and the same is true for the other professors.

Shin took the initiative to restrain the death knight, and the others immediately understood what they had to do next.

There wasn’t even a need for any communication or planning; veteran battle mages like them have good knowledge about how and when to use their spells more effectively.

The four of them haven’t cooperated in a real fight together before, but each of them is a veteran, and none is a fool.

And with the instinct of a veteran, they all assumed their roles in an instant, without wasting a single second doubting each other.

After Thomas finished his attack, the other two professors simultaneously launched their own attack.

[Grade-2 Earth Magic: Meteor Blast!]

[Grade 2 Water Magic: Fist of dominating waters!]

They both cast magic at the exact same time, as if they were in sync with each other and could read each other’s minds.

A gigantic meteor appeared in the sky and rushed towards Norton at a crazy speed.

Norton knew that it was dangerous and wanted to dodge this attack, but before he could do so, the gigantic water fist instantly hit the meteor in the back and accelerated its speed by many times.

Seeing this insane cooperation between the two, Norton was really taken aback.

This is the difference between those who follow the evil path and those who follow the righteous path.

Those with evil schemes in their hearts can never trust others and can never truly cooperate with others on the spur of the moment.

However, individuals such as Shin, Thomas, and others have consistently upheld their own strength while also never undervaluing others.

They know how to cooperate with others and how to trust their colleagues.

This is also the reason why none of the four professors tried to go and help Jareth.

They all have faith in their hearts that Jareth will not be defeated.

Although too much trust can sometimes backfire, without trust, society won’t be able to function at all.

When you go to a doctor, you will trust him sincerely, or when you ask a mechanic to fix your car, you will trust him. In other words, the world works properly on mutual trust.

Those who walk the path of evil end up losing this crucial factor in their hearts, and trying to resolve everything on your own often leads to defeats.

(Perhaps this is the reason why protagonists usually win with the power of friendship and love… Perhaps the protagonist gets blessed by the laws of the world when they purge those who have lost faith in the world…)

…

Meanwhile, on Jareth’s side,.

“Die!!”

With daggers in her hand, Zero rushed at Jareth and immediately aimed at his heart.

Although this manaless field has caused her to lose control over mana, she is still an assassin.

Her physique is naturally much stronger than Jareth’s, as she has fought many battles. She has already honed her reaction time and combat skills to the extreme.

Even though Jareth had already improved his physique quite a bit by using ‘active heal’, he still wasn’t an opponent to a real veteran in close combat.

Jareth doesn’t know martial arts or anything else, and he hasn’t fought anyone without his magic.

This implies that his options against Zero are limited now that he is unable to use magic.

Since Zero has already sacrificed her life, she won’t be able to live after this short duration of her skill expires.

She wanted to finish everything in one shot.

Her best choice was to aim for Jareth’s heart. As she ran towards him, she easily dodged the desperate punch he threw at her, and then she stabbed straight through his heart.

Her attack was successful; a smile appeared on her face, but before she could be happy for long, a sinister smile appeared on Jareth’s face.

“You think I can’t fight without mana? The hands are rated E for everyone!!”

Jareth immediately caught Zero’s right hand, which was holding the knife, and then raised his other hand to form a fist.

[Ding! [Are you sure you want to use the ‘Attack Enhancement card (Advanced)’?]

[Yes or No]

‘Yes’

Although it was like using a nuke to kill a chicken, Jareth had no other choice left at the moment.

Zero had forced him into a corner; not only had she completely sealed his magic, she was also aiming to kill him.

Right now, she has only stabbed his heart, but the next attack could be on his brain, which will be fatal.

Jareth didn’t dare take chances.

He wasn’t her opponent in close combat; even if his fist struck her, it wouldn’t have any effect on her.

Even without their mana, a grade-2 warrior still has the strength to kill a grade-4 warrior at his peak.

Right now, Zero had let her guard down after successfully stabbing Jareth’s heart. She had no reason to fear Jareth’s punch, as it was not even as strong as that of the lowest-grade warrior.

Jareth also had only one chance; with his sharp mind, he could easily see that if he let this chance go, he would die here.

[Ding! You have used the ‘Attack Enhancement card (Advanced)!]

[Your next attack will be enhanced by 500 times!]

“Let me reunite you with your brothers…”

*Bam!!!* *Crack!*

When Jareth’s punch hit Zero right on her face, the space-time fabric began to tremble.

In that moment, Jareth’s punch was so strong that a broken glass-like crack appeared in the space-time fabric itself.

Jareth directly destroyed Zero’s whole upper torso, along with the space-time fabric itself.

Even Jareth lost his hand when it became entangled in that shattered void.

Thankfully, the crack in the void didn’t continue to spread for too long and disappeared in a few seconds without leaving any trace behind.

Jareth could feel his consciousness start to blur, as he had already lost too much blood in this fight.

Not only was his heart destroyed, but even his arm was bleeding now.

Fortunately for him, Zero’s destroyed body immediately turned into fine dust after he blew her whole upper torso along with the space-time fabric.

And since she had died, the mana-less field collapsed instantly, and Jareth regained control over his mana.

[Active Heal!]

Jareth poured a lot of his mana to repair his broken heart and stop the bleeding further.

This fight was the most difficult one he has faced until now.