Chapter 165: Green Robed Gandalf
When Master Leonard fell to the ground and shouted out the mind blowing name, Du Wei was in turmoil. Gazing at the green robed Mage standing before everyone, he tried his best to look for any unfamiliarity.
But all was in vain! The facial features on this Green-robed Mage are virtually the same as the Gandalf from his memory!
Twins, or someone pretending?
In a flash, countless ideas popped into his mind.
"Leonard." The Green-robed Mage squinted his eyes and looked at the prostrating mage in front of him. With a smile, his voice carried a strange dryness:
"I haven't seen you for many years, but you aged a lot."
The arrogant Leonard no longer had any of the haughty air around himself; instead, he is just like a little schoolboy in front of his teacher.
"For you to be here, it must be because of that Dorgan, right? Hmm, if it's like this, then that means you wish to fight me, right?" The laugh from this green robed mage was even more eerie than before.
Hearing this, Leonard cried out with his hands waving left and right in panic: "I wouldn't dare! Student would never dare! Where in the world would I find the nerve to fight with teacher!"
"What about you then?" Turning his gaze, this green robed magician faced Master Raphael standing nearby: "I remember you. You are called Raphael, right? Hmm, back when I was still in the magic union, you were still only a sixth level mage. After 20 years, even you are donning a white robe now."
Raphael's forehead was already covered in sweat. He may not be a disciple of Gandalf, but as a genuine mage from the magic union, how can he not know of Gandalf's great name?
As the universally recognized number one Mage on the continent, Gandalf doesn't even need to be number one in terms of magical strength. Just measuring the influence he has, Gandalf is definitely number one that transcends everyone in this generation! Currently in the magic union, Dorgan is considered to be the head of the magic union, but if one were to count prestige and influence, then Gandalf is absolutely far beyond this so called president! For example, all those weird monsters living in the core tower of the magic union may be loyal to the president on the surface, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will obey the president's order when asked! In fact, whenever president Dorgan meets with one of those truly powerful old monsters, he would always show his respect without any intent of offending them! And let's not forget some of those old monsters are direct disciples of Gandalf! That's why even if the president were to issue a call to everyone inside the tower; those old monsters may not necessarily answer depending on their mood. But if Gandalf made the call, they would definitely answer!
In fact, it's no exaggeration to say that if Gandalf were to call upon the aid of all those old monsters, every one of them would side with the Crown Prince immediately!
Just imagining this terrifying scene is enough to make Raphael sweat uncontrollably. After all, he is a direct subordinate of the president, so of course he will obey the president's order. But who in the world would think such a legendary figure would suddenly show up at such a bad timing...
Suddenly, Raphael's eyes inadvertently swept across the platform to where Du Wei and his father is located. Seeing the black robe on him, Raphael had his senses knocked back into him! There is no doubt Master Gandalf has already passed away because even the life stone stored inside the magic union has shattered! As a close disciple of Gandalf, that little kid from the Rowling Household even confirmed this…..
Fake! This must be fake!
He may be thinking this, but in the early years of his life, Raphael had also seen Gandalf in person. That's why after being left with a deep impression, he is also familiar with the outer appearance of Gandalf. Now that he is facing this green robed mage in front of him, how can he possibly utter the word "fake"?
"Rafael, why aren't you speaking?" The green robed wizard squinted his eyes: "Can it be that after not seeing me for so many years, the Mages from the magic union have all become mutes?"
"No." Rafael wipes away his sweat. Looking up, he suddenly cried out: "But I heard Master Gandalf you have already... Passed away….. Your direct disciple from the Rowling Household even confirmed this point. Also, the thing that was stored in the magic union….."
"The life stone, right?" The Green-robed Gandalf sneered: "It's just a damn rock with my marking so how can it possibly control me! Humph….. Since you are saying this, then you must also be suspecting I'm a fake, right?"
Rafael naturally can't say anything to refute this; instead, it was the chief of the court mages that showed a cold indifference towards this "Gandalf" that suddenly showed up. For Gelunxiaer, his thought was much simpler because he is not of the magic union. Even if this self-proclaimed Gandalf is real, he is the chief of the court mages, so there is no reason for him to yield especially during this coup! The only problem is that with the appearance of this Gandalf, his heart is really in shock!
Scouring the entire continent, there shouldn't be many others that can match him here today in terms of strength because he should at least be a ninth level mage if measured by the grading status of the magic union. In his mind, Gelunxiaer is not surprised that he couldn't detect the presence of the two white robed mages hiding under Prince Son because they weren't using magic at the time, but it's entirely different for this Green robed Mage!
For this Gandalf, he was clearly hiding in the sky while using his magic! To be fooled so heavily, Gelunxiaer is certain this person's level can only be higher or equal to him.
Thinking up to here, Gelunxiaer made up his mind and coldly looked at the green robed mage: "Sir, regardless of whether or not you are truly the already deceased Gandalf, it does not matter to me in such an occasion. The only thing that matters is your stance on the situation. If you must support the traitorous Crown Prince, then I will not step down even if you are the president of the magic union!"
At this point, this chief of the court mages was suddenly struck with an idea. Turning his head, he looked towards the platform where the people from the Rowling Household were located: "Earl Raymond! Your son claimed to be the disciple of Gandalf and even lied about the death of his master! For such a crime of cheating the magic union, I like to see how you will deal with the trouble that is certain to follow in the future!"
Du Wei sighed because he knew the other side would never let him off so easily.
Once these words were uttered, even Earl Raymond's expression changed at the realization. After all, if this Gandalf is real, then it would be great for the Crown Prince, but that doesn't mean it would be good for the Rowling Household. Once the matter is over, the magic union would no doubt pursue the matter and the Crown Prince wouldn't infuriate the magic union just for his son's sake even if they are part of the same side.
"Du Wei, what the hell is going on?" Earl Raymond's expression looked dark as he faced his son. Du Wei didn't say anything in return because he instantly knew the meaning behind his father's words:
Admitting to the identity of this Gandalf would without a doubt help the Crown Prince in his coup, but that would mean screwing himself over!
Can it be that his father wishes to give him up?
It wasn't just Du Wei that had a change of emotion. The always calm and relaxed Prince Son is clearly showing a hint of agitation in his voice when this mysterious Gandalf suddenly showed up. For him, it wasn't easy to use his influence to get the support of the magic union! Without hesitating, he cried out in a loud voice: "Du Wei you are the last person to see Master Gandalf! Now that such a person appeared before us, aren't you going to explain?"
With those few words, the attention of everyone in the square is focused on Du Wei.
As the scene turned into an embarrassing atmosphere, the green robed mage suddenly laughed out loudly. His once squinting eyes opened wide to show an overwhelming presence. Then from his body, an undeniable wave of power burst forth and covered the entire square. No matter the level, any mage present would without a doubt recognize the magnitude of this move.
"Hahaha! This is too funny! Just because I don't show up for a few years, I can't even prove my own identity now? That's fine! Fine! I am I; I don't need others to prove it!"
With that, he raised one of his hands into the air to summon a staff embedded with an emerald green crystal. Facing Master Leonard on the ground, this green robed mage said: "Leonard, stand up!"
Hearing this, Leonard began to tremble as he obediently stood up. He may have gotten up, but this white haired old mage couldn't even straighten his body.
"Pick up your staff! Humph, that Dorgan instructed you to go against the Crown Prince today, right? Very well, pick up your wand and have a fight with me then!"
Chapter 166: Magician’s Battle (part one)
"I wouldn't dare!" Leonard shook his head again and again. Watching the Gandalf in front of him, he would of course reserve some doubt. After all, the shattering of his teacher's life stone is already confirmed. Maybe teacher has some kind of ability to avoid the detection of the life stone, but…..
"Teacher." Leonard hesitated for a second: "If you must help the Crown Prince, then disciple wouldn't dare raise a fist against you." After saying that, this person clearly intends to stay neutral to both sides.
"Very good." Green-robed Gandalf looked a little kinder in his expression. Then taking another look at Leonard, he said: "Though you still retain some doubts about my identity, but you did go against Dorgan's wishes. For that, I won't blame you." Turning his head around, he faced Raphael, "What about you?"
"It's a shame, the president gave clear orders. Even if you are Master Gandalf, I'll still have to…." Raphael hesitated for a moment before taking out his wand. Moving next to Prince Son, this white robed grand mage stood firmly in his place.
The Royal Court magician Gelunxiaer and the white robed grand mage Raphael each took to a corner to face off against this Gandalf. Despite being outnumbered, this green robed mage didn't show any form of fear, instead, there was only a hint of disdain on his face.
"Du Wei, can it be that you really don't have any words?" Earl Raymond whispers this to his son.
Du Wei looked cold as he lifted his face to look at his father: "Father, what do you want me to say? Prove that he is the real deal? Or prove that he is a fake?"
Earl Raymond was stumped. Facing his eldest son, he could not even come up with a single fitting word in this situation. Clearly left without a choice, he has no other option but to make this Gandalf the real deal because for the family, they can only hope for the Crown Prince to succeed. It would seem the future trouble coming out of the magic union will likely befall on this son of his.
The impending battle between three mighty mages is about to unfold. A chief of the court mages and an eighth level grand mage teaming up against the legendary magister of the continent! Everyone present is fully aware of the terror that could unfold between a Mages battles; for that, all those noble aristocrats are slowly retreating behind their bodyguards out of fear. In mere moments, the entire central square was completely bare to be used in the upcoming fight between the three.
Without waiting, a rapid and short spell began to be chanted out of Rafael's mouth. No matter what, he is a genuine grand mage from the magic union, so he would of course show some self-restraint before making his move. Creating a barrier around the entire central square, he was especially careful when constructing the barrier around the area of both the old emperor and the young prince.
The green robed Gandalf didn't bother to disturb him in his spell chant and simply looked on with cold eyes as if he was bored. As for the court mage Gelunxiaer, he had already jumped down from the main platform and pulled out a powerful magic scroll. Burning with light, a dazzling brightness immediately emerged to enshroud the general area around the old emperor. This is a high leveled barrier scroll that is similar to the one Du Wei had in his possession. Unfortunately for him, he had already used his in the battle between the death mage.
First one to make a move is Gelunxiaer! This Court mage is indeed different from the regular mages that is so commonly seen on this continent. Without any need for a staff, this person wore a full set of different colored rings on his ten fingers as his main weapon. In a flash, an arc of light quickly swept towards the carefree looking green robed Gandalf. Despite this impressive display of magic, Gandalf only needed to casually lift his staff in hand to conjure forth a pack of golden birds. Circling back and forth around his body, these things acted like a magic barrier.
This movement slowing spell of Gelunxiaer was only an extra measure on his end to avoid the off chance of being attacked by the enemy in his spell casting. Despite his extra efforts, Gandalf only gave a leisurely expression for all of this and didn't even attempt to attack him at this important time. In his heart, he was frightened and surprised at how much lack of enthusiasm the other side was showing. Moving his fingers at the fastest possible speed he could muster, Gelunxiaer created an arc of light around his hand and shot forth three rays of beam into the ground. In mere moments, the ground ruptured like something was crawling out of it. Out of the three respective holes in the ground, a giant earth, fire, and water elemental came forth!
Crawling out of the ground, these three magical creatures roared into the sky as a form of intimidation. Then facing the still unmoving Gandalf, these three beings took on a hostile stance. Seeing this, the relaxed looking Gandalf smiled with delight: "So you specialize in summoning elementals eh... To be able to summon forth three elementals at the same time, that is already very good."
Still looking calm, he waved his staff a little. As if reacting to his action, the golden birds immediately gave out a sharp call before condensing into a golden beam of light. Like deathly swirls of light, these beams shot towards the giant earth elemental!
With a dignified face, Gelunxiaer began chanting a set of incantations not understandable by the audience. Immediately, a glow of green light wrapped around the body of the earth elemental as it desperately absorbed the top layer of soil underneath its body. When the light made contact with this magical creature, the attack showed no clear signs of having any damaging effect; instead, it began to wrap itself like a rope onto the hulking mass of earth.
Binding? Gelunxiaer became startled as he watched on, uncertain of what the other party intended. Struggling to control both the fire and water element, he instructed these creatures to attack the unmoving Gandalf.
Opening its giant mouth to spit out a blast of flame, the heat from the fire elemental could even be felt by the audience that was watching from the distance. Still smiling, Gandalf lifted his staff to shoot out a ray of light in front of himself. When it made contact, the blast of flame was easily cut in half and deflected to the side: "Let me think a bit. Going up against a fire elemental, what should I use….. Oh yes, let me show you my fire creatures!"
With that, he clapped his hand and began whistling with his mouth. As if unable to withstand the shockwave of his clap, a crack appeared in the air. Without waiting, a high pitched chirping sound reached the ears of everyone and a giant red flaming bird flew out from the distortion! Spanning three meters, this sharp clawed giant bird quickly swooped towards the fire elemental and became entangled together.
Then Gandalf cleverly flicked his staff at the water elemental. Immediately, silvery flash of light swept towards the water elemental. Without waiting, the movement of the magic elemental slowed to a crawl and gradually began to freeze over. Carrying a faint smile, Gandalf began to whistle again and actually called forth a ice demon wolf! This magical beast is not a creature that is normally capable of handling a water elemental, but it is a different story under such circumstances. Letting out a howl, this ice demon wolf dashed forward and began chipping away at the partially frozen water elemental.
Using everything within his arsenal, Gelunxiaer is already at his limits by controlling the three elementals at once. For those on the side, it was obvious with a glance which of the two masters is more power.
Rafael originally refused to get involved due to his status, but after seeing the complete disadvantage faced by the chief of the court mages, he had no other choice but to step in. Picking up his staff, he began to draw a six cornered star on the floor. Flashing with lightning towards the sky, several streams of different offensive spells sprouted out at the same time and aimed straight for the enemy.
Gandalf faintly laughs: "You are also making your move?"
He suddenly tossed aside the control over his previous spells and summons. Without needing to chant any form of spell, this green robed Gandalf actually summoned forth countless forms of barriers in front of himself. Green, white, and various other colored barriers quickly stacked against each other. Du Wei cannot see very clearly because of the overlapping colors, but even he can tell the barriers are not in any way weaker than the guardian spirit barrier that was in his possession. Upon impact with the array of attacks from Raphael, the numerous barriers was easily able to defend its user from any harm because when one broke, the next one behind will take its place without delay.
Rafael didn't give up. Raising his staff into the air, he began to shoot out another round of attacks. Under the violent bombardment, Gandalf still remained unharmed under the protection of the numerous barriers protecting him. After a gorgeous light show of countless explosions, Gandalf finally made his move and started shoot out a multitude of beams at Rafael. As much as he tried, this white robed grand mage could not resist even after drying out his tongue from over chanting!
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