Delmuth recoiled slightly as Ghislain emerged unscathed from the roaring inferno of his Fire Storm.

"That bastard…"

It was plausible if the opponent was exceptionally skilled. After all, Fire Storm was an area-of-effect spell, meaning its concentrated damage in one spot could be weaker. But even so, it was a 7th-Circle spell. The sheer heat should have melted an ordinary knight to the bone, yet Ghislain hadn’t even a singed thread on him.

The amount of mana his opponent possessed was clearly beyond what Delmuth had anticipated. Wasting no time, Delmuth began preparing his next spell.

Ghislain, his crimson eyes …