George's explosion spell struck the stone giant, instantly breaking one of its arms.
Seeing its effectiveness, he immediately cast a second explosion spell, this time targeting the stone giant's leg.
"Boom!"
The left leg was shattered, and the stone giant's movement speed was compromised. A third explosion spell followed, then a fourth, and a fifth.
A total of five explosion spells were cast. When the stone giant crawled up to George's front, all of them had turned into small pieces of stone.
"See who regenerates faster, the stone giant or me!"
However, just as George had dealt with the first stone giant, Hovartz pulled out a second one.
He believed that as a top-level magic user for thousands of years, with a magic level over 700 levels, the total amount of magical energy in his body must definitely be more than a magical panda.
He didn't believe that the panda could shatter three, four, eight, or ten.
"Want to compete with me in magical power?"
George saw the second stone giant approaching again and couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart, but the explosion spell in his hand didn't stop.
In terms of magical power, he couldn't match Hovartz with his thousand-year magical power, but his wizard bloodline regenerates magic quickly. Even if he keeps it up until dawn, his magical energy won't be consumed much.
It's a drag, but he's least afraid of this kind of prolonged battle.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosion spells were cast, and stone giants were collapsing one after another. Hovartz gradually discovered something was wrong.
Shaping a stone giant with shapeshifting magic is quite taxing on magical energy, and the magic used to blast his stone giants should be similarly demanding. Yet, he felt that his magical energy was starting to run low, while the opponent seemed completely unfazed.
It seems he's not in a rush at all.
At that moment, a howl of an eagle suddenly sounded behind him. Turning his head to look back, he saw a massive steel eagle descending from the sky and charging towards him. Standing on the steel eagle was none other than his arch-enemy, Balthazar.
"You'll see!"
With a front and rear attack, there was no way to stay here and survive. He pointed towards the glass of the shop behind him with his hand.
"Mirror World!"
Then, he leaped into the mirror and vanished.
"This spell looks pretty good!"
Seeing Hovartz escape through the mirror, George didn't pursue. This old wizard was very resourceful, and rashly chasing after him might end up being duped.
Hovartz just used the magic called "Mirror World," which is recorded in the Book of Morgan as a very advanced spatial magic.
It can be used as a medium for casting spells, allowing the caster to enter a completely opposite mirror world.
This spell has a wide range of applications, including escaping and hiding in the mirror world. Once inside, most enemies who do not understand spatial magic will not be able to continue the pursuit.
And you can always find a mirror in the mirror world to return to the real world at any time.
Therefore, it can also be used for infiltration.
For example, you could first enter the mirror world, then arrive at the target location near your destination in the opposite mirror world, and come out at a place with a mirror.
Lastly, it can be used to trap people.
Trapping enemies in the mirror world, as long as all nearby mirrors are smashed, the enemy must find a place with a mirror in the mirror world to escape.
"Let this guy get away!"
The metal eagle landed, and Balthazar jumped down from it, looking at the place where Hovartz had disappeared into the mirror, his face showing a hint of regret.
Then he looked at David and then at George.
"I saw a large number of police coming in the air just now. Let's first go to my giant eagle, and we'll talk things over when we leave here."
"You're the magician who gave me the ring ten years ago."
David walked out from behind George and recognized Balthazar at a glance.
George leaped onto the giant eagle first and answered using his telepathic ability:
"Certainly not a problem."
Balthazar's proficiency in illusion magic is not inferior to Hovartz, and the metal eagle George saw was quite good.
He plans to, once he has mastered the illusion magic, place many similar giant metal statues around the school. This way, when enemies come, they will first have to endure a beating from the statues.
"I'm also not a problem."
Seeing George get on the giant eagle, David also climbed aboard and sat next to him.
Owing to George's act of saving his life just now, David now has an even greater trust in him.
While Balthazar looked at George with the appearance of a panda, he was filled with doubts in his heart, but he immediately climbed aboard and quickly flew the giant eagle.
Having lived for over a thousand years, he had witnessed the extinction of dragon fire and dragons, but he had never seen a panda that could perform magic and communicate with humans.
But it was evident that the panda was David's friend and stood on their side, which was a good thing indeed.
The giant eagle carried the three of them at high speed, and soon arrived at the rooftop of a tall building, which was the same one that George had first observed the world from.
They climbed down from the giant eagle, stood on the rooftop of the building, and began to communicate.
After ten minutes, Balthazar said:
"So, George, it seems that you turned into a bear because of a special spell, in order to help David transform you back in the future, right?"
"Yes, since the legend has always said that you have been searching for Merlin's reincarnation, David, who has the dragon ring, must be Merlin's reincarnation."
Of course, if you can help me return to my human form, I would be extremely grateful."
George answered using his mental ability:
Balthazar carefully examined George, and finally shook his head:
"I'm sorry, but I am unable to help. I can see no trace of a transformation spell on you. Perhaps only a power as strong as my teacher's could restore you to your original form."
He wasn't lying, he truly couldn't see it. It was like George was a panda all along, and he could only shake his head regretfully.
However, he could sense that George had a very powerful magical energy inside him. Although not as strong as his own, it was still a high-level mage. It's likely that he has reached around 300 levels of magic.
But the fact that he could sustain a battle with Hovartz, who has over 700 levels of magic, surprised him.
"First of all, I really don't want to get involved in such dangerous situations again. I may not be able to help you."
At this moment, David spoke up. He was just an ordinary college student who loved the field of physics and didn't want to go through another such assassination.
In response to David's refusal, Balthazar simply nodded in agreement:
"Yes, if you help me retrieve the sealed doll and reseal Hovartz, I will cease to interfere with your peaceful life."
Otherwise, even if we leave you, Hovartz will come looking for trouble again. As the reincarnation of Merlin, you will become the most powerful mage. He will not rest until he kills you."
He had already noticed that David had not discarded the Dragon Ring over the past ten years, indicating that he still harbored thoughts of magic. As long as he subtly lured David with magic later on, he was confident that David would be swayed.
So, this is just a delaying tactic.
