All-around teacher at the magic academy

Rhine frowned deeply, his gaze sharp as he stared intently at the somewhat disheveled figure before him.

Not long ago, he unexpectedly encountered the cardinal in this secluded alley. He originally planned to take the opportunity to interrogate him about some secrets, but the cardinal took the initiative to attack first.

At this moment, Bishop Hughes's face was filled with frustration and surprise.

He initially thought the person standing in front of him was just an ordinary passerby, but he never expected the opponent to be so strong, putting him in a tough fight.

"This is really bad," Hughes cursed inwardly. If he had known the other party was so difficult, he shouldn't have made a move so easily.

But it was too late to regret it now. The person in front of him had obviously recognized him, and he was really worried about leaving like this.

Just as Hughes was pondering his next move, Line was no longer giving him any chances.

The stone cones formed from earth elemental magic whistled through the air, carrying a heavy, piercing sound, as they hurtled toward Hughes.

These stone cones, like meticulously polished arrows, have sharp tips that gleam with a dark yellow light and are full of destructive power.

Seeing this, Hughes gritted his teeth, muttered incantations, and cast a spell to create a barrier of light in front of him.

This barrier, like ripples on water, gleams with a soft sheen, yet is incredibly sturdy.

The stone cones came one after another, striking the light element barrier hard, making a series of clanging sounds, and shattering into wisps of yellowish-brown dust that drifted into the air.

Hughes breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking he had easily withstood the opponent's attack.

However, at that very moment, he felt the ground beneath his feet suddenly tremble, and a complex magic circle rapidly appeared beneath his feet, flashing with light, seemingly containing powerful magic.

Immediately afterwards, the ground beneath his feet began to rise rapidly, forming a huge mound that lifted his entire body directly into the air.

Hughes was terrified and quickly steadied himself, about to leap away from the area that was about to become a trap.

But just as he was about to exert his strength, he discovered that his feet were somehow tightly bound by an icy chain.

The chain was as flexible as a snake, cold and hard, radiating a chilling aura.

Not far away, Rhine sneered, gripping the other end of the icy chain tightly. Then, with a forceful jerk, he flung Hughes off the raised mound and sent him crashing heavily into the wall beside him.

Instantly, the thick wall was smashed into a deep crater by Hughes's impact, bricks shattered, dust flew, and smoke filled the entire alley.

Before Hughes could even struggle to his feet from the smoke, Rhine had already moved swiftly, unleashing a barrage of fire magic in the direction of the billowing smoke.

The flames roared like an angry dragon as they charged toward the center of the smoke, the intense heat instantly distorting the surrounding air.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of stone spikes were unleashed in succession. The stone spikes were as dense as a rainstorm, carrying destructive power as they pierced through the smoke and headed straight for Hughes.

Now that we've seized the opportunity, let's strike decisively and kill them, saving us the trouble of chasing them down once they escape.

He believed that under such a continuous attack, even if Hughes was very capable, he would hardly survive.

However, things didn't turn out as Rhine had expected. He had assumed the opponent wouldn't have much strength left to resist after crashing into the wall, but to his surprise, even as he continued to bombard the area with magic...

Suddenly, a powerful burst of light elemental energy shot out from the smoke, forming a dazzling sphere of light that struck Rhine's location directly.

Upon seeing this, Rhine immediately reacted and quickly erected an earth elemental barrier in an attempt to withstand the sudden attack.

However, the earth element barrier seemed to be useless in front of the light sphere, which instantly shattered the barrier with its unparalleled power.

Seeing the barrier shatter, Rhine immediately moved away from his position, attempting to dodge the attack from the light sphere.

However, the ball of light exploded the moment it broke through the barrier, and the powerful shockwave spread out instantly, knocking his body backward.

After taking several steps back, he finally regained his balance.

Rhine felt a sharp pain in his arm. Looking down, he saw that his arm was bleeding profusely from the explosion, his sleeve was stained red with blood, and the wound was so deep that the bone was visible.

He hadn't expected that this seemingly disheveled cardinal would be able to unleash such a powerful magical attack.

This magic possesses both penetrating and explosive power, far exceeding Rhine's expectations, but it also seems to be nearing its end.

"Cough cough." After a violent explosion and the smoke cleared, Hughes slowly emerged from the rubble and smoke, his steps unsteady, coughing up blood, clearly suffering from considerable internal injuries.

This was his best attack, Hughes thought to himself.

This was originally his last resort, which he had not used even when confronting the Earl.

Light Split Technique is a fission attack formed by concentrating light elemental magic.

The sphere of light released by concentrating all the magic power in the body is actually composed of countless tiny rays of light.

These rays are stably arranged inside the light sphere. Once they touch any physical barrier, the penetrability of the rays will burst forth instantly, directly piercing through the obstacle.

Then, the originally stable ball of light will explode the moment it touches the object, shooting out countless highly destructive beams of light in all directions.

This kind of light-splitting magic is extremely taxing on the caster. It not only requires a huge amount of magical power to support it, but also leaves a deep mental fatigue after casting the spell.

Normally, Hughes would never use this kind of magic lightly, because it would almost deplete his magic reserves and leave him extremely weak.

However, faced with this desperate situation, he knew he had no other choice.

If he held back any further, death awaited him. Nevertheless, the continuous battles and the massive depletion of his magical energy had pushed his body to its limits.

"Cough cough cough..." Hughes coughed a few more times, and blood once again spilled from the corner of his mouth, staining his chin red.

His face was as pale as paper, and he even had difficulty standing. He knew that his body could no longer withstand such a burden, and he needed to leave this place as soon as possible to find a safe place to recover.

Just as Hughes turned to leave, he suddenly stopped, and then a sharp pain shot through his chest.

He tried to look down at his chest, but before his eyes could reach the wound, he collapsed to the ground.

Behind Hughes, Rhine controlled the lightning element in his hands, forming a dazzling pillar of light.

The instant the beam of light struck Hughes, he swiftly unleashed a horizontal slash, the power of lightning erupting from Hughes's body, severing his entire upper body.

Hughes' body twitched a few times on the ground, and then remained still.

His upper and lower body were separated, and blood quickly spread across the ground, creating a gruesome scene.

Rhine stood there, panting heavily. Although his arm was still bleeding, he knew he had won the battle.