The Mighty Mage
Chapter 334: Battle

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Battle

With that, the water dragon left.

Long Yifan was stunned. That was it?

Did it come here just to brush its presence? Can it still be called a supreme-rank beast?

However, Long Yifan didn’t have the time to think about, it because soon more supreme-rank beasts rushed inside the safety zone.

Unlike the gullible and naive water dragon, these supreme beasts looked enraged. The aura emitted by them was enough to pin down the advanced-rank mages.

Most of the students had run away in the dense forest, knowing the reality of how tough it would be to fight those supreme-rank beasts head-on.

Long Yifan however was calm and counted the number of supreme-rank beasts.

Ten-legged Octopus, Sharp teeth Fishes, Pink Prawns, and Green Crabs. At least 20.

With such a huge number, Long Yifan knew it was better to run away. He can still face a supreme rank beast head on but 20? Impossible.

Sprinting in his house, he walked up to Gu Jin’s room and held her in his arms. Exiting the house, he put it in his storage room and started to run.

To his dismay, he realized that all the supreme beasts were rushing in his direction. Their murderous intent was written on their face.

Outrunning the Supreme Rank beast was a pure foolish thought, however, Long Yifan wanted to know who the supreme beast was after.

If they were after him, he would hand Gu Jin to his friend and run away in a different direction.

He doesn’t want Gu Jin to be involved in his mess. Not when she had sacrificed so much for him.

So Long Yifan started to find his friend. Maybe the luck was in his favor because he came across Sheng Han.

Without hesitation, Long Yifan told her, his plan and she agreed.

Sheng Han held Gu Jin in her hand with ease and ran away in the opposite direction.

Long Yifan turned to look at the supreme-rank beast and waited for them to reach to him, before running in the opposite direction of Sheng Han.

The supreme rank beast cast only two glances in his direction, before following Sheng Han.

It is as if they were not bothered by his presence at all.

’Uh...oh...not good.’

Long Yifan thought and started to run in another direction. He had asked Sheng Han to meet him at an intersection up ahead.

Sheng Han soon reached the intersection and without a word, Long Yifan took Gu Jin’s arms.

"So the beast is behind her?" Sheng Han asked with worry.

Long Yifan didn’t reply, instead, he started to run away. That was the only thing he could do.

Soon one of the supreme rank beasts.

The Green Crab charged toward Long Yifan, its massive claws snapping with bone-crushing force.

Its emerald carapace shimmered in the moonlight, reflecting the eerie glow of its menacing aura.

Long Yifan’s "Nine Pillars: Fiery Flames" roared to life, encircling the crab in a searing inferno.

Flames licked at its shell, but the creature’s natural resistance to fire made the attack less effective than he had hoped.

The crab emitted a low, guttural hiss and smashed the ground with its claws, extinguishing some of the flames.

Long Yifan frowned, quickly assessing the situation.

"Fire won’t cut it. I need to exploit its weaknesses."

The crab’s carapace was nearly impenetrable, but its joints—where the legs met the body—appeared less protected.

He’d have to aim for precision strikes.

With a swift motion, Long Yifan summoned "Lightning Chains", streaks of golden electricity arcing through the air and binding the crab’s legs.

Sparks crackled as the creature thrashed, struggling against the restraints.

"Time to hit it where it hurts," Long Yifan muttered, shifting elements.

Using the wind element, he enhanced his speed and agility, darting under the beast’s body.

The crab’s claws slammed down where he had been moments before, missing him by inches.

Long Yifan focused on its exposed underbelly and unleashed "Shadow Lance", a concentrated burst of dark energy aimed at a soft joint.

The lance struck true, eliciting a pained screech from the crab as black ichor oozed from the wound.

Encouraged, Long Yifan prepared another spell, but the crab retaliated, swinging one massive claw with terrifying speed.

The impact sent him flying into a nearby tree, the bark splintering upon impact. Pain radiated through his back, and he coughed, tasting blood.

The crab was far from finished—it lunged toward him, its claws clicking ominously.

"Not good..." Long Yifan grimaced, forcing himself to stand.

Switching to the ice element, he formed "Frost Barricade", a thick wall of ice that halted the crab’s advance momentarily.

The beast shattered the wall with a single blow, but it gave Long Yifan the time he needed to prepare his next move.

He combined earth and sound elements, creating "Resonant Tremor".

The ground beneath the crab quaked violently, disorienting it as a deafening hum filled the air.

The crab staggered, its movements slower and less coordinated.

"Now’s my chance!"

Long Yifan summoned "Lightburst Arrow", a piercing beam of radiant energy, and targeted another joint in its leg.

The beam struck with precision, severing one of its limbs.

The crab roared in agony but refused to go down, its other legs propelling it forward with terrifying determination.

Despite his attacks, the crab’s sheer resilience and relentless aggression kept Long Yifan on the defensive.

Its claws glowed faintly green, charged with venom as it lashed out with renewed fury.

Long Yifan narrowly dodged, but the venom splattered across the ground, sizzling as it corroded the soil.

"This is getting worse by the second," Long Yifan muttered, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

His body ached from the repeated impacts, and his mana reserves were draining rapidly from the continuous use of Heaven Rank spells.

The crab, while wounded, still moved with deadly purpose.

Long Yifan clenched his fists, his resolve hardening. "I can’t let it get to Gu Jin."

He shifted to chaos magic chanting under his breath, he conjured "Entropy Spiral", a swirling vortex of chaotic energy that engulfed the crab.

Yet even chaos magic only slowed the creature. It seemed to thrive on sheer willpower, fueled by its rage and predatory instincts.

Long Yifan took a deep breath, centering himself. He prepared his final move, pooling what remained of his mana.

Combining light, shadow, and wind, he cast "Celestial Gale", a devastating attack that unleashed razor-sharp gusts imbued with alternating light and dark energy.

The winds tore into the crab, bypassing its carapace and hitting its exposed wounds.

The beast let out a final screech, collapsing in a heap. Its claws twitched once before going still.

Long Yifan dropped to one knee, gasping for air. His body was battered, and his mana reserves were nearly depleted, but he had won.

As he staggered to his feet, he heard distant roars—more supreme-rank beasts were closing in.

"No rest for the weary," he muttered, clutching Gu Jin closer.

But before leaving, he hurriedly took out the core crystal from the supreme rank beast and continued to run.

Unlike other mages who needed to cultivate to rise in ranks, his cultivation method was different.

The energy from the core crystal started to seep into Long Yifan’s body. His cold body was slowly turning warm.

Before this battle, he never knew he was capable of fighting a supreme-rank beast.

No...

Long Yifan realized something.

Those beasts though emitting the aura of the supreme rank beast weren’t actually supreme rank beasts.

They might be a quasi-supreme rank beast.

That would explain why he was able to defeat one. If it was true then he could take down all the beasts one by one.

However...

However he knew one thing for sure...if this continued, the entire forgotten elemental world would be destroyed with him. And he didn’t want that...not with Gu Jin in his arms.

If he continuously absorbed the quasi-supreme rank beast cores then, he would have a breakthrough.

But the shockwaves of breaking through will cause immense damage to this world. However, if he doesn’t absorb the cores, he will run out of mana.

"F*ck." Long Yifan muttered. Only if he had a way to make Gu Jin teleport back to the magic world.

"Long Yifan!" A panic-stricken voice called out. Long Yifan’s back stiffened.

He was more than familiar with that voice. Gu Aihan.

"Long Yifan! Long Yifan rescue me! I am your fiance! Throw that Gu Jin away! I have seen it! She is the reason why you are in danger in the first place!" Gu Aihan shouted.

Just an hour ago she had fainted. However, she jolted awake when one of the supreme-rank beasts almost crushed her under its feet.

She hurriedly marched into the dense forest in the hopes of finding a small hideout. Just now when she was finding, she saw Long Yifan’s fight from a distance.

Seeing him defeating a supreme-rank beast on his own, Gu Aihan was delighted. She found a way to survive!

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