Seeing the flames that looked like small birds charging towards him, the white clothed man swept his sleeve and two shields looking ice appeared in front of him.

An Ice mage. Lyle secretly thought.

When the hit the , it suddenly exploded. The shockwave threw the white clothed man which was floating in the air, a few steps back, making its body sway to keep balance. The black clothed man leader, however, was spitting a mouthful of blood. It seems the shockwave hit him hard~

Despite being pushed back, the white clothed man remained calm as he looked at Lyle’s direction and asked, “I wonder, what your name is? And your magic seemed quite peculiar ... "

Seeing the calm look on the white clothed man, Lyle's eyelids couldn't help but twitched in annoyance. It seemed like he wasn't the least bit affected by the explosive ability.

is a fire based magic skills that although small and can easily be underestimated, its speed and explosive power can make even B rankers run out of their moneys.

But to think it was block by this guy so easily ... Tsk! ... And here I thought that was a good idea~

"Hmph! My name isn't important ... however, if you really insist then ..." Feeling annoyed all of a sudden, Lyle snorted and summoned another fire balls. But this time, they are not small birds but a two meter size hound. "... You can call me ... Zuko, though I don't have any scar on my face but ... pleasure to meet you~"

With a wave of his hand, the blazing hound immediately rushed towards the white clothed man.

The white clothed man's face immediately changed when he saw the blazing hound rushing towards them. His eyebrows twitched and his tongue couldn't help but clicked in displeasure.

"Suit yourself!" declared the white clothed man in a bold voice as a kind of frigid whirlwind began to arise. The sudden mana overflowing from his body then became a maddening blizzard that pierced blazing hound's body.

"!" And with a snap as well as some other little sounds the whole area suddenly submerged into snow blizzard.

The trembling of the air as well as the delicate crushing sounds was by no means unpleasant and was actually melodic like an elegant, awe-inspiring symphony. Be it either like glass or like ice crystals, it then freeze the blazing hound's body and shattered it like a piece of glass.

Seeing this, Lyle's eyes narrowed and became as sharp as knives. It seemed like this white guy is really strong ... he needs to become even more serious.

"Zuko ... huh, " The white clothed man's voice resounded in the whole place. "It seemed like you're really powerful ... even more powerful than what I've expected. I never heard of a mage that could make their magic spell take an animal form ... interesting~"

"Oh? Really?" Lyle somewhat mused. Right now, sounds of rushing could be heard from the distance. It seemed like the guards have finally noticed their little scribble~

I need to end this right now!

Deciding that, Lyle immediately focused his magic on his body and a huge flame pillar appeared behind him. "Ah, giving magic a form is really a troublesome process. They need more mana than an ordinary magic and they also need a complex image to construct ... but still, I like doing it this way because, I can create stronger magic and also can help me train myself thoroughly~"

"Just like this ... ..." He said coolly.

The huge pillar of flame began to merge and formed a huge wolf-like creature. It then raised its head and howled towards the sky. " ... "

“Haha, sure! An apex expert speaks with his strength.” Snake proudly smiled, concentrating his attention to the sky. He has absolute confidence in his strength; he was an S ranker, why would he be afraid of this small magic?

Snake proudly stood his ground, his clothes fluttering in the wind. If one paid close attention, his face is fair, his black eyes have a deep luster, those thick brows, tall nose and delicate lips were showing his elegance and grace.

If no one knew about his identity and based him on his looks alone, it’d be enough to charm countless girls.

Lyle coldly stared at him. If he thinks that his magic is just for show ... then he would certainly pay some price for underestimating him!

Since the opposite party is so confident, Lyle won’t be polite.

The huge blazing wolf immediately rushed towards the white clothed man.

“Master Snake, careful! Don’t underestimate that guy!” The black clothed man leader quickly reminded him.

Snake coldly snorted and said, “I don’t believe that these mere flames will be able to do anything to me!” He was an Ice Mage and an S rank at that. What's the greatest weakness of all fire mages? Of course that's water and ice magic is one form of water...

Why would he be afraid of these small flames? He just wants to test the power of this unknown man.

Everyone that stepped into S rank would feel that they stepped into the pinnacle of this world. In their view, S rank is equivalent to a god. At least in the level of humanity, they have become a supreme existence. This kind of confidence of standing in the pinnacle isn’t something that can be shaken by small brat.

Lyle understands the thoughts of these rankers pretty well, when facing a powerful opponent, they would want to try and have a test to verify their strength.

They thought that when they have finally reached the S ranked realm, they have become extremely powerful ... Hmph, that's just ridiculous!

Upon meeting Sheila ... Lyle had realized that S ranked realm were just the beginning. It's not the end ... they just managed to step into the stage where they can be considered powerful beings.

Seeing Snake's unparalleled power under the sky’s gaze, the corner of Lyle's lips formed into a smile.

This guy is the same as the famous villains in anime. They disdained everything under the sky, feeling that they were an unparalleled existence and caused trouble everywhere. However, they never imagined that they would be chased by originally weak protagonists that had an OP power called.... !

“Since that’s the case, then taste my strike!” Lyle's eyes burst forth with light, controlling the Blazing wolf with a low growl.

Pushing the blazing wolf forward, the sky went into chaos and the land became shrouded in darkness, covering the sun and moon. It seemed like a meteor that fell from the sky. That terrifying pressure was like a wave that was heading for the white clothed man.

Sensing this terrifying power, Snake's brows slightly twitched. This is the most powerful magic he has ever faced since reaching S rank.

“Glad you’ve come!” Snake still didn’t have any fear, and gathered all of the energy in his body.

What with him specializing in ice and snow magic, no flames in this world he cannot extinguish! Greatly resembled falling snow on a winter’s day. The fragments that drifted through the air, that were both metallic and ice in nature, could be both controlled by him as well as used for both offense and defense as well.

These devilish fragments that filled the air could cut through flesh with a single touch. If he had them converge he would be able to create a vortex that no one would be able to escape from. Indeed, Snake was strong, but:

I can’t help but smile--- Lyle thought because even if he admit that this white clothed man was strong he was still confident of his own strength. He believes that he was still even stronger than him.

“Let’s just see how you will dodge my blades, ” Snake quietly muttered.

was a magic skill capable of attacking from all angles if its wielder so wished it. It was able to chop up its targets as well as “isolate” its targets so they wouldn’t be able to move a single inch and even had an ability to freeze everything they touched.

To Snake he was strong but conceited as a result as well. He thought that regardless who it was, even if it was SS ranker much less this brat, they would not be able to dodge his blades.

However, this was just conceitedness on his part. Against someone like Lyle, who was “irrationality” incarnate, he just did nothing but underestimate him as well as raising his own ego.

Lyle's eyes slightly narrowed. The blazing flames of the were now at full power, without preserving any strength.

Boom!

The heavens and earth shook as this terrifying sound turned into wave and swept throughout the surrounding area. In an instant, every houses and buildings underneath this power were in a complete mess from the shockwave, and the surrounding buildings were cracking and falling apart.

Flaming remnants swept across the place, splitting the houses and building like tofu being cut up by a knife. Various terrified screams resounded in the sky.

In the not so distant part, there were now dozens of guard arriving but still couldn't approach because of the intensity of the battle.

Black smoke arose.

The place was filled with traces of burning and corrosion.

To the west, Snake had frozen the west side into a frozen hell.

To the east, the blazing wolf had turned whatever it touches into flames. Around it, snow melted and began to emit steam. With its body blazing like an intense sun, everything it passed was ignited into flames.

Its huge body was like a burning sun, shooting rays that made people unable to open their eyes.

On the other side, Snake's did not show any signs of weakening; it continued to attack the blazing body of the huge wolf causing it to spin around in wind and snow.

The entire battle caused the place half cold and half hot, which was a sight to marvel.

Such terrifying energy!

This isn’t a power that a human can reach!