Nolan's eyes narrowed as he felt Gael's magic increased.
The truth, he did not want to fight Gael. He's the Grand Marshal, for crying out loud. In terms of large-scale and high-tier mage fights, he had far more experience.
Although Gael seemed weak at the moment, it did not mean he was incapable of thrashing him.
Aside from this, Nolan had reasons why he wanted to avoid facing Gael, but he really could not avoid this fight. When he saved baldie earlier, he had to summon his domain and throw baldie inside. Now he could not leave without taking him out. Since his domain was immobile and he could not leave it there. If he moved away about 60 meters, his domain would crumble along with everything inside.
He actually broke into a cold sweat when Gael summoned a quagmire. His domain almost shattered because Gael's magic influence rose while the quagmire was in effect. It took all his will to preserve the domain and make sure Gael would not sense it.
