Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 48:
*Clinnnng-!*
The spear of the giant aborigine’s was deflected to the sky .
He couldn’t deal Ian with his big muscles .
‘H, how he can be… . . !’
Ian was powerful as the shaman bodyguards .
They also yielded massive power with their small body .
Was this imperial man the same kind as them?
‘Magic Missile . ’
The aborigine stepped back while staggering .
Ian didn’t miss this chance .
*Bang!*
A small mana sphere smashed the aborigine’s abdomen . A small explosion had occurred, as well . Although it wouldn’t kill him, he would be suffering for a while . His intestines were twisted by its impact .
“Errghhh!”
This Imperial man’s muscle power was similar to their tribe guards .
However, that magic was similar to their shaman .
Embarrassed, the aborigines had stepped back .
“M, mage . An imperial mage!”
They also knew about the imperial mages .
They were a similar kind to that of the shamans . After they recognized Ian was mage, they pulled out their horn, and tried to blow it . They were trying to call for reinforcements .
“Don’t make it a mess . ”
However, their effort was meaningless . A tangle arose from the ground and snapped the horn . It was the great grass field . It was the perfect area to cast ground type magic without using too much mana .
“Monsters are invading our border lines . ”
Ian approached the tangled aborigines .
He aimed at their necks with his ice sword .
“However, it seems you guys are unaffected by them . You guys must be related to it . ”
Even a soft touch of the ice sword made them bleed .
The edge was very sharp .
“Tell me . The King of Shamans . Where can I find him?”
“O, our king… . . ”
“Are you looking for me, young man?”
From behind, an old man’s voice was heard .
Although he was standing far away, his voice was clear .
A shaman was similar to the mage .
They knew how to enhance their voice with their mana .
“Why is an imperial man looking for the King of Shamans?”
An old man wearing a wolf skin approached, followed by many guards as well .
“Are you the King of Shamans?”
“People call me like that . ”
“I came from the Greenriver Empire . I came here to ask you about those monsters . ”
Ian drew away his ice sword .
Ian said to the old man while briefly looking at the birch staff on his hand .
“Do you know anything about them?”
“What are those monsters are doing?”
“They are invading three countries’ border line . ”
“That’s standard . ”
The old man replied without any curiosity .
It was indeed the standard thing to happen .
But its scale was absurd .
“That’s strange . It must be you guys who are the most sensitive about the monsters’ movement, but you guys are reacting like you have never heard about it . Most of all, you are the King of Shaman . ”
Ian’s suspicion was getting deeper, and clearer .
“And . ”
There was a critical fact that proved he was lying .
“You are not the King of Shamans . ”
“……?”
The old man swayed for a moment .
Although it was for a glimpse of a moment, Ian’s eyes didn’t missed it .
“What nonsense… . ”
“That staff . ”
Ian was looking at the old man’s staff .
He was watching it from beginning .
That was the critical clue .
“As far as I know, the King of Shamans uses a different staff . ”
Ian didn’t know well about the aborigine’s daily routine .
However, at least Ian knew about their staffs .
The staff that was given to the King of Shaman .
It was the ‘fourth artifact’ that Ian was targeting .
“What are you guys manipulating?”
Ian asked quietly .
By his question, the old man raised his staff highly .
“Dear fire element!”
Soon, giant flames started to burn its surrounding .
It was a different type of magic compared to imperial mage’s magic . The flame had a head and arms . It was a copied version of the fire spirit magic, precisely, ‘incantation’ .
“It is not your business, imperial man . ”
The aboriginal shaman’s voice changed and became cold .
His summoned flames started to attack Ian .
“Hah… . ”
It must be their ultimate move for them .
However, Ian laughed bitterly .
It seemed he was underestimated by that fake King of Shaman .
‘This is quite awkward . ’
They must have underestimated him due to Ian pretending to be a sword man . Maybe that shaman estimated Ian to be an imperial mage who could use the sword and a first class mage who could cast the lowest class magic, such as the magic missile .
‘Fire element, is it?’
He was attacking Ian with the copied version of fire spirit magic .
So Ian decided to show the higher tier of magic than those incantations .
Ian was the best mage of the Empire, wasn’t he?
It was unofficial though .
‘An eye for an eye and tooth for tooth . ’
After dodging the attack of the shaman’s fire spell, Ian drew a conjuring formulae . It was much more complicated than conjuring the wolf spirits or conjuring a unicorn . However, Ian drew it perfectly, and without any mistake .
“Conjure . ”
Ian spoke the casting spell in their language on purpose .
They believed in spirits as their guardian spirit .
“Fire spirit, Salamander . ”
Compared to the fake fire spirit of the shaman, it was a giant flame lizard that had a much bigger body and flames around it . It was the moment where the ‘fire spirit salamander’ was summoned at the Great Grass Field .
“F, fire spirit…… . ?”
It was the appearance of a real spirit . Not a fake one made by the shamans, but a real fire spirit, a salamander, was conjured . Furthermore, it consumed the fake spirit that the shaman had conjured .
“If you want to live,”
The salamander walked around the aborigines .
Its fire energy had reached the aborigines very well .
Even a single breathe of air made them feel like they were burning .
Whenever if they tried to do any tricky moves, the spirit would burn them .
“Stop lying to me . ”