A Hundred Times: Ascending With The Strongest System-Chapter 33 - 32: Flames Against Ice

"Haah!" The Ice Mage shouted as he crashed his [Ice Staff] into the ground, a large mass of snow pouring out from the intense Mana surrounding him as large ice crystals manifested around him, pulsing with a slight blue hue as the air grew colder.

"Hehe!" Zoey chuckled in excitement as her eyes burned with challenge, launching a fireball at the Ice Mage with devastating speeds as the two opposite elements collided and ignited a fierce explosion.

Dust and debris flew everywhere as a large dust cloud covered the area which Zoey and the Ice Mage were standing on, silence stretched out as no sound followed for a few seconds, before:

Boom!

Shing!

The sounds of flames and ice colliding and igniting into explosions rang out as Zoey and the Ice Mage fought fiercely, both sides leaping and blasting their attacks at one another, determined to overwhelm the other.

'Damn, she's good. Her skill is so strong.' The Ice Mage thought with gritted teeth, dodging another fireball as he leaped to the side, firing his own ice crystal with [Ice Shard Blast].

Zoey ducked as she dodged the [Ice Shard Blast], grinning madly as she found the battle exciting, a side of her she never knew she had until recently.

'I need to get closer.' Zoey thought before she put on a more serious expression, the ground breaking as Zoey dashed toward the Ice Mage while simultaneously dodging their Ice attacks, weaving and leaping to the sides.

The Ice Mage grew frustrated upon seeing his attacks missing, Zoey's agility far outmatched his as he didn't have much put into Agility, most of his points were invested into Intelligence, allowing him to deal crazy attack damage with his spells, while leaving him vulnerable to everything else.

'Isn't she a Mage? She fights like a damn Paladin!' The Ice Mage thought in rage as blasted five more Ice Shards that flew towards Zoey, spinning madly like torpedoes.

He glanced at Lisa who had a blank expression on her face, but the way her eyes glinted showed that she was finding the battle interesting. His frustration grew as he noticed how similar Zoey, Jack, and Lisa fought, they were all Mages, and yet they liked being close and personal, while also using Mage abilities, making them perfect for both roles as Paladin and Mage.

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"Take this!" Zoey shouted as she launched a flurry of fireballs at the Ice Mage, all of them coming from different angels and honing in on him like a furious fusilade of missiles, causing him to flinch at the sight.

"Damn it." The Ice Mage thought as the pointed his [Ice Staff] at the incoming fireballs and casted [Virulent Frosted Protection], a massive arctic shield of ice materialized infront of the Ice Mage, all the fireballs slamming into it and exploding furiously upon impact, succesfully protecting the Mage from harm.

Leo observed the battle unfold with utmost curiousity, he didn't know that Zoey had such combat brilliance, considering her rather short time as a Hunter so far.

'She's brilliant, no wonder Sarina saw so much potential in her. We might have a new S-Rank in our midst.' He thougnt as he glanced at Sarina, Jake, and Lisa, the three S-Ranks he trained personally, and the strongest members of the guild he had.

"!!!" The Ice Mage looked in shock as the [Virulent Frosted Protection] he had casted had terribly melted, dripping to the ground and melting like ice cream. He glanced at Zoey who grinned as she conjured another [Fireball] in her palm as it crackled maliciously.

"It's over" Zoey muttered to herself as she launched the fireball at the Ice Mage, igniting a fierce explosion as he was engulfed in flames that burned menacingly. Once the flames dispersed, the Ice Mage was still standing, however in bad condition as he had burn marks, and his robes were burned heavily.

"I surrender." The Ice Mage said as he fell to his back in exhaustion, breathing heavily as he gasped for air.

"Holy shit!" One of the Hunters observing above exclaimed, witnessing the battle ending in Zoey's victory, whispers and murmurs of Zoey's power breaking out among the crowd as they eyed her with excited eyes, recognizing her strength and potential, with some even calling her a genius.

Leo walked up to Zoey as he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, his eyes warming up to her as he recognized the potential in her, far surpassing what he had intially thought of her.

'She'll definetly be a valuable asset to our guild.' He thought as he turned to look at the Ice Mage on the ground who was utterly beaten.

"Get a healer for the Mage!" Leo demanded as he shouted, and quickly a woman in white robes ran out of the crowd and towards the Ice Mage with worried eyes as she knelt down beside him and started healing him with her recovery spells, a warm green glow radiating off her hands as the wounds from the Ice Mage started to recover.

"Your fighting style really suprised me, although, it's still quite far from what I'd consider amazing.

You need to work on conserving Mana and attacking when the time is right, mindlessly casting spells won't get you anywhere if your opponent can easily predict them and retaliate with an even stronger counter attack." He reprimanded Zoey lightly, a warm smile stretched on his face.

'Strange...I still need to get used to these random acts of kindness, it still feels so weird receiving them from others.' Zoey thought, deciding to push her worries aside for now.

"Now then, shall we proceed with her rewards?" Sarina said as she grinned slyly at the Guild Master, who sighed at her childish attitude as he waved her off casually.

"Proceed, you may continue with what you've planned." The guild master said as he turned away from them and looked at the Hunters that were still busy gawking and staring at them, a vein popping by the side of his face as he yelled:

"What are you doing lazing around!? Get back to training!" He roared as his voice caused the ground to tremble slightly, causing the Hunters around them to flinch as they quickly sprang back into action, practicing their abilities as they continued to spar with one another.

"Now then Zoey, let's go finish up your rewards, hm?" Sarina asked as she grabbed her hand and began to drag her out of the room, a small smile forming on Zoey's face at the thought of finally receiving her benefits.

"Right."