The 40th Move: Painful Beating of Two Wolves

  It's not a big deal, I just have a few more magic rings on my hand. Not too many, considering I'm still young and my hands aren't that big, I only wear three rings on each finger, so it adds up to fifteen on one hand. The worst ones are made from the cores of seventh-level magical beasts, and there are eighth-level ones mixed in, heh, these were almost all collected by my grandmother, the queen of the Elf Kingdom, plus my mom's savings over the years. It was barely enough to scrape together thirty rings of this level. These kinds of rings are precious because it's hard to kill magical beasts above seventh level, and even if you get their cores, only one in ten can be made into suitable magic accessories, with a success rate of 10%. That means you need 100 seventh-level magical beasts to make just one ring. Originally, the main use of these rings was to increase the power of auxiliary spells, but different types of rings on one hand will interfere with each other, and more than three rings of the same type won't have any effect either. Wearing them like I do, they're basically useless for increasing spell power. But do I need to increase my spell power? What I care about is the magic stored inside each ring - there are two or three different spells in each one, no need to chant incantations, no consumption of my own magical energy, absolute instant casting, absolute power. However, after using them, you need to recharge or recover on your own, and it also causes some damage to the rings, so unless absolutely necessary, mages won't use them easily. But I don't care about that, as long as I can win, right now I'm like someone carrying a 'M134 Minigun', never mind one Shiroyuki Kuroba, even ten of him and I'd have confidence in beating him to the ground!

  Obviously, as soon as my colorful hands came out, everyone understood my intentions. The most infuriated and astonished was naturally Ishihara Kuma II, "No! How can he do this? This is cheating, scrolls are not allowed, of course, nor are magical items! Your Majesty! I request that you declare them in violation of the rules!"

  "Are you stupid? The thing your son is holding isn't a magic item?" "You can't even play properly and now you're trying to cheat?"

  "Ishihara, don't say that, he didn't foul!" Seeing his mother about to get angry, the king quickly spoke up: "I lost and I admitted it, I even lost 100,000 yuan without saying a word!"

  "But, Your Majesty!" Ishihara Kumaji thought to say that he would lose 60 billion, but the words reached his lips and were withdrawn. If the king knew that he was going to bear such a huge debt, he would probably be dismissed from his position as Minister of Finance immediately. Afraid of being corrupt!

  "Alright, don't say anymore." The king interrupted him and asked his mother, "Where did your family get so many magic rings? More than the kingdom's reserves of several hundred years!"

  "My mother lent it to him!" Mom said casually

  "Ah! When did your mother arrive?" asked the king

  "She didn't come, it was my son who ran a lap around the Spirit Forest in one month and just came back last night!"

  With a thud, Ishihara Kuma sat on the ground and cried out: "You rascals! How can you go around borrowing equipment from people?"

  "Or you surrender!" The king advised

  "No! I, Kuma Nishiwaki, will try my best!" thought Ishihara Kuma Nishiwaki. If he lost, his whole family would have to go begging for food!

  Regardless of the crying on stage, Shiroyuki Kuma, I officially start my gentle torture of Shiroyuki Niwolf. First, using the magic "Demon God's Curse" sealed in the Mokuyū Ring that they lost to me, let him suffer a bit. This spell is extremely poisonous, and those who are affected by it will be equivalent to being afflicted with "Slow", "Aging", "Pain Amplification", "Power Loss", "Corrosion", "Elemental Curse" and "Mental Confusion" - seven curses in total. As the best of 9th-level dark magic, this spell can reduce the combat power of a mid-tier Gold-ranked warrior by about half. Shiroyuki Niwolf is only an entry-level Gold-ranked warrior, so his combat power will be reduced to at most 40%. I didn't think that this ring could seal a 9th-level spell, and even my grandmother's place doesn't have a better ring than this one.

  But good things come to those who wait! Ishihara Niō actually had a plan, he activated the necklace on his body, which was a Light System magic necklace containing the Light System spell 'Dispel', specifically designed to counter curses. However, this spell itself is only level 6 and couldn't fully take effect against a level 9 spell. Even so, Ishihara Niō's combat power reached 70%, still something I couldn't withstand head-on. In fact, it would be strange if he hadn't prepared, after all, this was their family heirloom passed down for generations, they naturally knew how to deal with it.

  The poor guy's only option now is to slow him down, absolutely cannot let him get close, otherwise I'll have to call out Gai again, and I don't want to reveal too many of my cards. Thinking of this, I released the magic from three ice system rings on my left middle finger at once. First were two 'Freeze Spells', this seventh-level spell covered an area of several dozen square meters, ordinary people inside would definitely turn into ice sculptures, shattering with just one touch. Who let Shiina's aura be so fierce? One 'Freeze Spell' only gave him a thin layer of frost, but two 'Freeze Spells' actually gave him a thick layer of icy armor! Now his speed is slower than even a turtle!

  Then came a 'Frostbite Magic Gun', a 5-meter-long ice gun as thick as a bowl, shooting towards his chest like a rocket. Normally he would have dodged it, but now he could only withstand it head-on. Ishihara Niō had no choice but to use his shield to block the attack, fortunately, the 'Earth Shield' on his shield blocked most of the attack, and yet he was still blown away by the powerful force, retreating several steps before managing to steady himself, by which time he had already been pushed to the edge of the wall (the arena's appearance is similar to that in the movie "Gladiator").

  At this time, Ishihara's two wolves were already in a sorry state, with a thin stream of fresh blood flowing slowly from the corner of their mouths. The shields had not been broken, but they had lost the glow of magic.

  I won't sympathize with this scoundrel, as far as I know, the number of girls ruined by him is already in double digits! So, I'll take justice into my own hands and seize the opportunity to take his life while he's ill! The last ice-elemental attack spell 'Ice Dragon' was also cast without hesitation. 'Ice Dragon' is an 8th-level spell, as thick as a water bucket, over 10 meters long, with sharp teeth and claws charging towards Ishihara Niwolf! Ishihara Niwolf knew that if he took this hit, it would be difficult to find even a piece of his flesh afterwards. No longer daring to slack off, he used the magic pendant's gemstone to release its most powerful and final spell, the 8th-level 'Guardian of Light', at the cost of shattering the gemstone. The spell was indeed formidable, and it withstood the fierce impact of 'Ice Dragon'!

  In fact, Ishihara Niō is already seriously injured, but he can't help but fight on! Whether it's for the position of the head of the house or the 6000W bet, he has a reason to risk his life. And taking advantage of the fact that "Guardian of Light" hasn't completely dissipated yet, he charged at me again, even releasing the wind blades from his magic sword, intending to restrict my movements.

  I'm also depressed! Who knew the Light System's defensive power was so high? I didn't think he had this trick up his sleeve. Fortunately, I was well-prepared, and after switching from Ice to Lightning, the paralyzing effect could still restrain him. First, I added a 'Earth Shield', which is one of my own spells. Defending against those insignificant 'Wind Blades' was more than enough. Then, I started with 'Five Thunder Claps', and two 7th-level spells 'Thunderstorm Dance' each covering several dozen square meters, hundreds of lightning bolts as thick as thumbs struck down together. The special feature of this spell is that stationary objects are rarely hit, but for someone like Stone Wolf who's running wildly, he'll be hit at least dozens of times. After two spells, he was hit by over 100 lightning bolts, and 'Light Guardian' was finally broken in the last moment. His entire body paralyzed from the electricity, he stopped moving, his armor helmet had flown off somewhere during the previous attacks, now his face was blackened, and the lightning had even given him a new hairstyle - an explosive afro! How ridiculous! The funniest thing is that when he opened his mouth to speak, a stream of black smoke came out! All the spectators burst into laughter, and I laughed the most exaggeratedly, shaking my head left and right on Gai's back, and occasionally making funny faces at him!

  At this time, Ishihara's face was no longer visible, the ash and dust were too thick! However, his expression still conveyed anger, sorrow, desolation, and helplessness. Like a young girl being bullied by hundreds of big men! Ah! I thought to myself: 'I suppose the girls you've wronged must have felt just as helpless?'

  "Ah~~~~! I'll fight you to the death!"

  After finishing speaking, he took out a delicate silver bottle from his chest, pulled off the lid, and drank the medicine inside in one gulp. He then casually threw away the bottle and stared at me with a face full of indignation!

  Kumaji Ishihara in the stands saw this scene and was overcome with emotion, finally bursting into tears.

  "What's wrong with him?" The king asked the great demon master Kara in confusion.

  "Madness potion!" Kara said painfully: "Ishihara Niwolf is done for!"

  "Ah!" The king asked in terror: "How severe are the consequences?"

  "The magical fluctuations emanating from the bottle are of the most ferocious kind, burning 50 years of life and increasing his strength by more than fivefold. He's already a Sword Saint now!" Kara said heavily: "The young master of the Dragon family is doomed to die, both sides will suffer heavy losses!"

  "Ah! Your Majesty! We give up, please stop the match!" Mom's also at a loss now! What kind of concept is Sword Saint? The rings I've stored in my hands are almost all level 7 spells, which are completely ineffective against Sword Saint!

  "It's beautiful! My son can't die in vain, someone must accompany him to the grave! I absolutely refuse to stop!" Ishihara Kuma shouted frantically.

  "No way, according to the rules of the duel, both parties must agree to stop, until one side dies!" The king said: "Now we can only pray for him!"

  Although the mother was anxious, she had no choice but to cry bitterly in her father's arms. The father comforted her, saying: "Don't be afraid, I have a feeling that if I were to duel with our son, he would probably win, so you should believe in him!"

  "Really? Don't lie to me?" Mother said

  "Really! Just look at this kid's relaxed expression and you'll know!"

  He's found out, I'm not relaxed, but depressed! This kid ate the medicine and his momentum soared, his eyes were bloodshot, the muscles on his body bulged, and the black aura was so thick it seemed substantial, getting rid of most of his bad state, even the curse only had less than 10% effect left. Now he's not rushing forward in a hurry, but walking slowly, as if strolling in the courtyard, with a smile on his face, trying to put psychological pressure on me.

  Humph! Stupid fool!