Ascension: Strongest Fateless Mage

"Wow, that's a top-tier recorded awakening spell, Wrath of the Seas from the Deep Blue Calamity magic labyrinth! It's still in its early stages but very powerful at this contest level nevertheless!" Melissa exclaimed with a smile as she made her first comment, "I wonder if our vampire friend can defeat her?"

But the next second, everyone was surprised!

Zevien released two more purple orbs towards the whirlpool and flew towards it!

The girl frowned after seeing that and started backing away.

*BOOM…*

When Zevien was near the whirlpool, he conjured a barrier around him using Somatic Sadness and exploded all four purple orbs in the whirlpool as they dispersed it!

"I knew that something was wrong with those purple orbs!" The girl muttered as she quickly released another round of Emerald Bullets and prepared for another Wrath of the Seas since it takes two seconds to cast.

'This consumes a lot of mana, but I need to use it again to stay in the 1st round.'

However, a dark claw was flying towards her with Zevien speeding right behind it.

'Not this time,' Zevien snorted as he arrived before her after she dodged his claw and punched with his full power!

A barrier materialized around her that absorbed the damage but didn't absorb the impact as she smashed into a tree.

Zevien already followed up with more attacks as he released two purple orbs and a Nyxite Claw.

The girl quickly waved her hand and conjured another Wrath of the Seas, but two purple orbs and a Nyxite Claw hit her before her Wrath of the Seas could fully conjure and block them.

*crack…*

The badge broke, and the barrier disappeared.

Zevien flew away from the Wrath of the Seas and started moving in a random direction while checking his status and muttered, "2150 mana was used. Tsk, the first fight was more troublesome than I expected because of that awakening spell."

Zevien knew about that spell, and he had even seen a video of that spell used by a 1st class magician from another country.

In the video, the man conjured a giant whirlpool spanning a five hundred-meter radius. Giant water tentacles were also invoked from it, destroying all magic beasts coming out of the magic eruption spot. That spell slaughtered everything left and right while sucking all the magic beasts towards it. Nothing could escape it!

Because of that awakening spell, Deep Blue Calamity was considered a top-tier magic labyrinth. So far, that 1st class magician was the only one recorded to have awakened that magic labyrinth, but this girl used the same spell, so she should be the second person to awaken it.

'I wonder which country she is from,' Zevien wondered while carefully looking around.

On the other hand, the girl sighed as she saw Zevien going away. The thing that frustrated her was her Emerald Bullets spell. Once those bullets hit something, it would produce vines to entangle the opponent, but the spell used by Zevien perfectly countered it. Hellblazer obliterated the bullets completely before they could expand after hitting.

…

"I need to do better," Zevien muttered as he finally locked on to his second target. It was that tall seven feet man who made fun of him.

A grin formed on Zevien's face as he saw him, and the bulky big man also noticed Zevien and laughed, "haha, the clown vampire is here. Wanna suck my blood?"

*BOOM…*

A spiraling ball of earth shards shot towards Zevien as the bulky big man punched.

Zevien easily dodged and increased his flying speed by 10% by infusing some mana in his wings to quickly close the distance!

​ 'Siphoning Clap!' The bulky big man was startled and quickly used a spell as Zevien appeared beside him.

*Clap!*

A shock wave erupted and threw Zevien off-balance while pushing him away, but Zevien didn't forget to wave both hands and release two Nyxite Claws that successfully hit the man.

"Fuck!" the bulky man cursed out loud as he jumped backward and started running while conjuring a barrier around him, 'one more hit, and I am done for. Damn it!'

*BOOM…*

Zevien quickly followed the man, his speed obviously faster!

He flew over the man and blocked his path while grinning, "ready to get eliminated?"

"Heh, my main spell is this awakening spell. Let's see how you break it, little vampire," the big bulky man provoked Zevien, 'come on, hit me! I doubt you know about this awakening spell of mine called Counter Terraform Barrier. Hehe, two sharp-spinning earth spears will shoot toward you at breakneck speed when your spell hits the barrier. If both hit you, I will win!'

Zevien indifferently waved his right hand, releasing a Nyxite Claw.

When the Nyxite Claw neared the bulky big man, he was excited. But his face turned black the next second as the Nyxite Claw passed through his barrier and hit him!

*crack…*

The badge cracked and turned to dust!

"H-how? How is that possible?!" the bulky big man slumped to the ground in disbelief.

"Anything is possible," Zevien scoffed as he flew away in search of his next target.

…

"It seems our vampire friend's black claw projectile spell can pass through other spells! But I wonder why he didn't use it against Wrath of the Seas?" Melissa wondered out loud as she switched her comment back to Zevien from another fight, "hmm, the Wrath of the Seas might've been too big for it to fully pass through it and come out completely at the other side. The suction force would also affect the spell, I suppose."

"I have never seen that spell before."

"I searched about it just now, but I also couldn't find any spell like that. There are claw-shaped projectile spells but none like that."

Some of the audience were also curious about it and discussed it.

"But that guy is really…I don't know what to say. He is the only one actively looking for other participants."

"Yeah. Others are moving slowly and cautiously while this guy seems to be hurting others. Too arrogant, I say. I doubt he will pass the 1st round."

"He is using mana too quickly and might run out at a crucial moment."