Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 34: 34-Let’s Get You To Safety

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The injured Mage frowned at what he had just watched happen. It was something he couldn’t understand, that much was visible on his face, and he didn’t hesitate one bit to ask. “What did you do?” Merlin breathed out heavily and smiled. “Nothing much. Just a little bit of battle support.” He then cupped his hand near his mouth and screamed, “Hey, Nora! It’s been dispelled! Deal with Caster before it gets a hold of itself. The Mages can handle the Troll for a second or two now.” More than that, obviously, but since he didn’t know how long truly, he just said something vague. “Aye, aye, captain!” Nora replied, throwing a salute his way. She was sweating a little bit now, but considering she was engaged in a real battle, she looked like she was having quite a lot of fun. It seemed clearing Prestige Academy’s assessment exam had been positive in its own way. They could confront danger on a better level than they should be able to. The injured Mage noticed Nora then as he watched her float away from the reach of the Troll who seemed to have lost itself for a brief moment there, and dealt various blasts of her Air Ball at the Caster, striking it down with very little trouble. The monster was just like a Necromancer, but far weaker. “Is she really an Academy student?” the injured Mage asked, completely puzzled by what he was witnessing. “Casting two spells at once, and…aren’t they both Tier III?” She can also channel her mana outwards, but that didn't need to be said… Merlin smiled as Nora hovered back to help the two Mages battling the Troll; they were more compliant with her presence now that they had seen what she could do. “I told you it would be fine,” said Merlin to the injured Mage. “After all, we’ve got an A-Class Mage helping.” The injured Mage’s frown deepened as he watched Nora battle. “Over here!” she voiced as she let fly a ball of air at the Troll’s face and nimbly evaded its swing when it tried to hit her. Merlin’s lips twitched. She always knew how to get on his nerves, but it seemed she did better with monsters. And it was working. Her antics worsened the Troll’s stupidity, and now that it had no enhancement to aid it, the Ice and Fire Mages were finally blessed with openings to attack the monster. The Ice Mage slammed his hands onto the ground, causing ice to swim over its surface until it got to the Troll’s legs, freezing the brute in place. As soon as the monster turned its attention to its feet, the Fire Mage shot a larger fireball with a scream. Nora did not space out. She timely amplified the ball of fire, complementing it with her Air Ball, just before the attack hit the Troll square in its face. “She… She’s awesome,” the injured Mage said with an expression Merlin knew all too well . It was the same one he’d worn when he had been classified as a Deficient Mage. The injured Mage was a professional, and an Academy student, who had not yet even sat through a single minute of a lecture, was doing far better than he had done. Merlin had no intention of revisiting himself from a month ago in the man, though. “Chin up,” he said. “Everyone is important. And you’re even better than I am.” He could feel the Mage glance at him, questions dancing at the tip of the man’s tongue. Which was only normal. What he had done was still a mystery. But he had no intention of answering questions and having to explain himself over and over until he was believed, so he went back to watching Nora’s fluid movements and battle prowess. “Honestly,” the Mage chuckled at that moment, perhaps realizing that Merlin wouldn’t tell him anything. “I didn’t think I would get to see the day where two Academy students would come to the aid of professional Mages.” He looked at the ongoing battle. “If they keep containing it the way they are currently, backup should be here soon.” Merlin sighed. “Is that so?” he said, relieved. He was just about to sit down beside the injured Mage, when he noticed a woman frantically searching through the cars in the ar