Chương 494: Life & Death (1).

The moment Orion made his move, every mage in the arena held their breath, anticipating the first strike, even Instructor Walter, who was acting as the referee, had disappeared from the middle of the arena, giving them ample space to fight to their hearts' content.

As Orion's fist drew closer, particles of water element manifested in the air, coiling around his hand in a rotating fashion, forming a water drill that covered his fist, and the closer Orion approached, the faster and larger the water drill grew, Alec's expression remained unchanged as he forcefully slammed his palms together.

From both sides, Orion noticed two rapidly moving boulders hurtling towards him, likely uprooted from the ground of the arena.

Orion couldn't grasp how Alec had managed to create such a phenomenon, but he knew that if he didn't act, he would be crushed between the massive boulders.