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"Fly here, fly there!"
The moment George knocked Horvath and the female mage away, he cast the Levitation Charm.
The Matryoshka doll, which contained Morgana and Veronica, made a sharp turn in the air before landing in George's hands. He then threw it into his storage space.
Being controlled mentally? As if! Did he think that his mind-sealing spell and psychic abilities were useless?
In reality, the female mage hadn't controlled him at all. He had only pretended to let her believe so, to make Horvath lower his guard.
Horvath, a millennium-old sorcerer, had excellent life-saving abilities. Without lowering his vigilance, it would have been nearly impossible to launch a successful ambush and reclaim the doll.
"Catch my Old Bear Rooted Strike!"
After securing the Matryoshka doll, George leaped into the air. His round, plump body suddenly slammed down onto the fire-breathing dragon.
His large bear paw then came down, repeatedly slapping the dragon on the back of its head.
"Take my Dragon-Slaying Panda Palm! Today, I'll be the Kung Fu Panda!"
The dragon, caught off guard, was immediately flattened to the ground. Its head rocked back and forth under the powerful slaps, and its flames became erratic.
At this moment, Balthazar quickly conjured a plasma spell. As the male mage tried to command the dragon to turn and bite George, Balthazar struck, hitting the dragon's stomach and piercing it through.
With the mage dead, the dragon he had created also dissipated.
The scene now shifted to a 2v2 standoff.
"You're tough, but we're leaving!"
Horvath spat out a mouthful of blood as he stood up. Seeing that the male mage had been killed, he knew they had no chance of winning, so he turned and fled with the female mage.
He hadn't had time to transform into a cockroach to dodge, and had taken a direct hit to his body. If it hadn't been for his body being exceptionally tough due to years of meditation, he would have been knocked out immediately.
"Cut the grass, not just the weeds, and the spring breeze will cause them to grow back. If we don't deal with them now, they'll come back to steal the Matryoshka doll later."
Seeing that Balthazar hesitated, George immediately sent him a mental message.
"If you don't want to kill them, at least reseal them!"
Balthazar and Horvath were once close friends, brothers-in-arms. However, everything changed when their junior sister, Veronica, chose Balthazar. Horvath, who also had feelings for Veronica, became twisted and turned to Morgana.
That was something that couldn't compare to the bond Balthazar had with his brother.
So, when fighting Horvath, Balthazar always held back, reluctant to kill him.
"Fine, let's chase them!"
Balthazar looked up and shouted at David on the rooftop:
"Wait for us here."
With that, he and George rushed off in pursuit of Horvath and the female mage.
Due to the disturbances, several police cars patrolling Chinatown during the New Year's celebrations received reports and sped toward the scene.
Horvath immediately used magic to knock the police officers out of their car and hijacked one, signaling the female mage to drive while he sat in the passenger seat. There, he cast a powerful mimicry spell on the police car.
Under the effect of the mimicry spell, the police car instantly transformed into a supercar and sped off.
Seeing this, Balthazar grabbed another police car and, using the same mimicry spell, turned it into a supercar and chased after them.
Due to his panda body, George had trouble fitting into the car even if he returned to his normal size. So, he simply spread his wings and flew up, giving chase from the air.
"Not bad, they're fast!"
Below, the two supercars were racing at full speed, a magical version of "Fast & Furious."
Luckily, George was no slouch in the air. With his advantage in altitude, he launched an aerial attack on Horvath's supercar without hesitation.
"Shadowless Blade!"
He cast a series of Shadowless Blade spells from the sky. Horvath, frightened, immediately used his wand to create a massive fog, enveloping the car like a thick cloud, blocking George's view.
Seeing the fog speeding below, George reluctantly stopped casting the Shadowless Blade and continued his pursuit.
With him monitoring from the sky, there was no way they could escape.
Perhaps realizing this, after a while, the mist suddenly stopped, signaling that Horvath's supercar had also come to a halt.
"Wind Spiral!"
George hovered above the mist and waved his hand, casting a gust of wind to blow the fog away. When the mist cleared, instead of a supercar, he saw a tank in its place.
"Shit, you can do that too?"
George stared in disbelief. He had already thought transforming a police car into a supercar with mimicry magic was impressive, but a tank? That was a whole new level.
"Boom!"
Clearly, Horvath had been prepared. As soon as the mist cleared, the tank had already locked onto him and fired a shell at him.
Worried that his Ironclad Charm might not withstand the tank's shell and that casting the charm would take time, George quickly cast a light-based defensive spell that could be activated instantly.
"Light Magic - Three Pillars of Light!"
Three beams of light energy appeared out of nowhere, and a holy, white light formed a magical array, enveloping George in a full-scale protective shield.
Yes, this was the strongest light-based defensive magic, Three Pillars of Light, which Makarov had taught him as a special exception after the restoration of Croba City.
Though he had only recently started learning it, the spell's defensive capabilities were far superior to the Ironclad Charm. What made it even better was that it offered comprehensive protection and could be cast instantly.
The only downside was that maintaining such a powerful light magic drained a lot of mana, but George wasn't concerned about mana consumption.
The tank's shell hit the Three Pillars of Light directly, and the explosion sounded thunderous. However, the shield didn't even flinch.
Not only could the tank's shell not break through it, but even most missiles wouldn't be able to breach the defense of Three Pillars of Light.
"Oh my God, I see a Panda Angel!"
Meanwhile, citizens nearby who witnessed the divine light and the winged panda in the sky couldn't believe their eyes.
Some devout worshippers began kneeling, their eyes closed in prayer, offering their devotion to George, who hovered in the air.
At the same time, Balthazar wasn't idle. He stopped his supercar and charged straight toward the tank. With a press of his left hand, the entire tank transformed into petals, scattering to the ground.
Then, his right hand extended, as if an invisible giant hand was reaching toward Horvath.
Realizing the situation was dire, Horvath quickly grabbed the female mage and pushed her in front of him as a shield. He then transformed into a swarm of cockroaches, intending to escape through a nearby sewer entrance and into the labyrinthine underground tunnels.
But just then, George descended from the sky.
"Freeze all!"
In an instant, every single cockroach that had been Horvath's transformed body was frozen in place.
This was the freezing spell he had learned from Hermione, which was specifically effective on small creatures.
Horvath had used his cockroach form several times to avoid his attacks and escape, which made George wonder what spell could counter this tactic. After much thought, he had remembered this relatively minor but highly effective area freeze spell that targeted small creatures.
Indeed, as a wizard, it was essential to study various spells to handle any situation with ease.
(End of chapter)