Anger flashed in his eyes, the calm and warmth from before had vanished without a trace, Malone was truly enraged. He had not expected that each wave of attacks from his opponent was meant to kill him, especially the last move that contained a strong essence of Dark Magic within the Wood Magic, proving that this man was indeed a Magic genius who could ingeniously blend Dark Magic with Elemental Magic without a seam. If not for his vigilance, the pus that infiltrated everything would have already contaminated his body, and perhaps he would have turned into a mere skeleton. However, even so, to defend against the highly penetrative, active pus, he had no choice but to use the Holy Light Protection. This protective spell, which should not be used unless absolutely necessary, consumed a substantial amount of Mana, and his Mana was not yet powerful enough to ignore such wastage. Thus, as soon as the active vines left his body, Malone quickly withdrew the protection spell.