Annie was thrown backward and slammed onto the concrete. Her body bounced a few times before finally stopping.
Luckily, Annie had created the ice armor before Conrad's silver beam hit her.
So far, Annie could create ice armor on her body almost by reflex.
It was because of her personality that was afraid of getting hurt. So she subconsciously sent a signal to her brain to use Magic to instantly create ice that covered her body, when her eyes saw danger approaching.
That makes the damage caused by the silver beam that Conrad shot reduced greatly.
Annie was able to immediately stand up and dart back towards Conrad.
Now it's no longer raining. So Annie couldn't create as many ice blades as that night.
She could only create three by pulling the water around her body.
Annie threw the three ice blades at Conrad. Even though she knew that attack was useless against the silver light armor on Conrad's body.
But Steve did not remain silent. He who had previously dodged Conrad's silvery beam shot was now darting back at the man.
*SWOOOSSSHHH!*
Steve fueled the fire on his body. The fire looked bigger than what he usually puts out.
It was because Steve did use up more of his Magic energy. Conrad who saw Annie and Steve charge from two different directions was still standing unfazed in his place.
His face didn't show any worried at all.
Steve used his will to make his fire power propel his body forward.
In his mind, Steve imagined that the fire would be some sort of propulsion on the back of the rocket that sent it into space.
'Use your imagination. That's how your Magic works.'
Conrad said it at the start before they started fighting like this.
Conrad explained that Magic would work according to the user's wishes. Of course, the users have to hone their skills first before they can actually use that Magic as they wish.
Now in this training, Conrad wanted to teach them that. And he also wanted to give them the thrill when they actually fought against opponents who could use Magic properly.
Steve and Annie felt they were pretty good after being able to use Magic to that extent.
They can create fire and ice, it's amazing for the two people who were just ordinary humans before.
However, for Conrad who had experienced seeing Elves perform extraordinary Magic with such ease, the two of them were still far from that stage.
Steve's speed immediately increased drastically within a second.
He was now moving like a rocket propelled by a massive thruster.
Steve quickly closed the gap with Conrad and he thought of using the force he had built up to hit Conrad.
Steve threw his fist. But Conrad raised one hand to catch the fist.
*WOOOSSSHHH!*
Conrad manages to catch Steve's fist. And after that the force he build created a hot air that blew past Conrad's back.
Steve widened his eyes in shock. 'He just caught my punch like it was nothing?!'
Then Steve saw Conrad put on a faint smile. Conrad have humbled him real quick.
From the other side, Annie came slashing her ice sword at Conrad. However, just as Steve had expected, the ice sword shattered when it hit Conrad's outstretched hand.
*PRAKKK!*
Annie stared with widened eyes. She was too surprised that she didn't notice Conrad's hand was swinging towards her.
*BUAGHH!*
Annie was thrown again at the other end of the field. Conrad winced at Annie.
"Maybe I hit her too hard."
Steve came from behind him while he was looking at Annie.
He managed to get close enough to put his hand on Conrad's back.
Conrad who realized that immediately turned his head. But he didn't do anything immediately even though he knew what Steve would do next. He wasn't the least bit worried.
*BWOOOSSSHHH!*
Steve let out a torrent of fire from his hands. The fire was so large that it illumined the entire field more than the lamps and spread a wide heat.
Steve poured his Magic into that attack in hopes of causing some damage to Conrad.
Suddenly Conrad's hand which was wrapped in silver light came from behind his torrent of fire.
His hand gripped Steve's neck. Instantly, the burst of fire simply disappeared as if all the oxygen in the surroundings had disappeared.
"Urghh..."
The fire around Steve's body still remained a little. However, it only looked like a fire that would be extinguished by the slightest gust of wind.
"Concentrate. You can still create more fire now," Conrad said.
Even if he says so, Steve was having a hard time even taking a breath. Moreover, to create a bigger fire.
Conrad sighed, he looked a little disappointed.
Then he threw Steve backward until he fell on the concrete.
Then Conrad turned towards Annie. It turned out that Annie had stood up again and created another ice sword in her hand.
"You should learn to be more creative with your Magic, Annie," Conrad said. "Don't just create swords."
But instead of answering, Annie dashed towards Conrad.
Her body was now no longer covered in ice. That meant she left her body exposed at the risk of taking greater damage.
Conrad sighed and smiled faintly. 'I'd better end this quickly and teach them from the beginning again.'
A moment later Annie was in front of him. She swung her ice sword at Conrad.
But when the sword almost hit Conrad's hand that was raised to block it, the sword suddenly turned into water instantly.
The water that was once a sword fell on Conrad's face. Surprised him and covered his vision for a few moments.
After that, Annie covered her hands with ice and then punched Conrad in the face as fast as she can.
*BUAGHHH!*
*BUAGHHH!*
Conrad staggered backward. He nearly fell over but Conrad managed to steady himself and jump to the side. Dodging the next punch that came to his face.
Annie wasn't going to throw this hard-earned opportunity away. So she immediately dashed towards the direction where Conrad was jumping.
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