CHAPTER 148: THE ICE VS FIRE

"You bastard! Where is Princess Alisa?"

Rufus shouted in rage, his tone fierce.

"Oh? Princess Alisa?"

The muscular man’s expression turned into a sadistic smile.

"Princess Alisa has already been kidnapped by my companion."

"What?!"

Rufus was shocked.

’S-so the aura covering princess was not a spell, but was that man’s companions...’

"Now that we have princess in our hands I shall take my leave," the muscular man declared, the fire covering his body fading away.

He turned around and was going to walk away.

But, Rufus didn’t allow him to take even a single step, he quickly chanted an incantation.

’I didn’t wanted to use it but... Princess’ safety is the most important. And I can’t allow the bracelet to fall into the enemy’s hands!’

"Ice Magic: Frozen Body"

As soon as Rufus said the incantation, ice started to appeared around his body.

The ice was thick, and cold, and it had a faint blue glow.

It was slowly spreading around Rufus’ body, coating his entire form with the cold, dense material.

Within seconds, his entire body was covered in the thick layer of ice, his body completely encased in the icy substance.

His hair, his face, his clothes, his skin, everything was covered in the ice.

Even his eyes, which were filled with anger, were completely frozen.

It was like a statue, but this one was alive, breathing, and moving.

He had turned himself into an ice sculpture.

The muscular man turned his head, his gaze falling on the frozen elf.

"Huh?"

A confused expression appeared on his face, his eyebrows raised.

"What did you do, elf? Did you froze yourself?"

The ’Ice Magic: Frozen Body’ was a very high-level spell.

The user will transform their body into an ice sculpture, which can only be melted with a special flame.

And while in the form of an ice sculpture, the user will have increased defense and vitality, as well as resistance to magic attacks.

However, the user can only stay in the form for a limited amount of time, and after that they will turn back into their original form.

And this was the second time Rufus had used the spell.

The first time he used it made him lose one of his loved ones, his sister.

In his frozen form, Rufus’ strength and speed also increased significantly, thus he was unable to control it, which resulted in him hurting his sister.

And it was that day when Rufus promised himself, that he will never use the spell again.

And the bracelet was the reason he had to break his promise.

"yOu dON’t nEeD tO KnoW." Rufus answered, his voice coming out with difficulty.

His lips were also frozen, so his words came out a bit strange.

"Whatever, I don’t have time to play so come at me." The muscular man exclaimed, a confident expression on his face, the fire once again came out of the bracelet, covering his whole body.

It was as if the muscular man was also increasing his abilities by using the fire of the bracelet.

Rufus took his first step and slammed his frozen foot to the ground, making a loud sound.

Some large cracks appeared on the floor from the force, spiderwebbing across the surface.

The muscular man’s gaze followed the cracks, his expression serious.

’This guy...’ Before he could finish his thought, Rufus sprinted forward, his frozen feet moving with incredible speed.

’He can move with that body?’ The muscular man thought, his eyes widening.

Before the muscular man could react, Rufus suddenly disappeared from his sight.

’What? Where did he go?’

"AbOVE YoU" A voice rang out from above the muscular man.

"What the fu—!" Before the muscular man could finish his sentence, Rufus appeared from the top, his leg crashing down towards the man’s head.

Before the muscular man could move his hand and block the attack, Rufus’ leg struck him with a thunderous blow, sending him crashing to the ground.

A huge explosion occurred when the muscular man’s back crashed onto the ground, a huge crater was formed under his body.

"Arghh!"

The man groaned in pain, his expression filled with shock and anger.

He was stunned, not expecting the sudden appearance and power behind the attack.

’What the fuck?! His power just increased. How is this possible? He is supposed to be a knight and he has such power?’ The muscular man thought.

"Ha... ha..." Rufus breathed heavily, his lungs heaving from the exertion.

’Damn, I can’t waste any more time. I need to end this quickly.’

With that thought, Rufus lifted his leg, preparing to deliver another blow.

"Fuck you!" The muscular man shouted, he quickly rolled over and dodged the incoming attack.

The muscular man quickly got up from the ground and raised his fist, throwing a punch towards Rufus.

Rufus saw the incoming fist and jumped back, dodging the attack.

But the punch was incredibly powerful, its force creating a huge gust of wind.

’What the fuck?! That punch just now...’ Rufus thought, a bewildered expression on his face.

"Damn you, elf! You will pay for that."

The muscular man cursed, his expression filled with anger.

Suddenly, the fire surrounding him started to become larger, and stronger, its flames growing brighter.

"Die, you bastard!"

The muscular man roared, and the fire surrounding him expanded, growing bigger and stronger.

This time he clapped his hands together and the flame was shot outwards, flying towards Rufus.

The fire was large and thick, and it burned brightly, illuminating the hallway.

’Shit, I didn’t think he could control the fire of the bracelet to this degree. If that hits me, I will definitely die.’ Rufus cursed inwardly.

He quickly chanted an incantation, and an enormous block of ice appeared in front of him.

But the fireball was too big and was too strong.

It easily shattered the block of ice, and the fiery blast continued flying towards Rufus.

’I need to dodge it, or else I’m done for.’

With that thought, he sprinted towards the side, avoiding the incoming attack.

But just as he dodged the attack, a sudden and powerful punch landed on his face, cracking the frozen layer of ice covering his face where the punch connected.

The punch was so powerful that Rufus was sent flying backwards, crashing into the wall behind him, breaking it and forming a large hole.

After crashing through the wall, Rufus’ frozen body bounced off the wall and crashed to the floor.

He rolled several times before finally coming to a stop, his body covered in cracks and dust.

"Argh..."

Rufus let out a painful groan, his whole body aching from the impact.

The ice covering his face had shattered by it was recovering itself quickly.

’Fuck, I can’t believe I lost consciousness for a second. I have to get up or else I will die.’

"Damn you, elf! You’re so fucking annoying. Just die!"

The muscular man, with his fire burning even more brightly than before, yelled, his voice filled with fury. He dashed toward Rufus, jumping through the hole in the wall.

"I-I’m NoT dOnE yEt."

Rufus got up and took a fighting stance, his face now completely covered in ice.

He had a determined look in his eyes, his expression serious.

Rufus was not amused.

"Ice Magic: Frost Blast."

As he spoke the spell, his frozen eyes stared at the muscular man, merely some inches away.

And suddenly, an icy blast erupted from Rufus’ frozen eyes, creating a powerful surge of cold energy that blasted towards the muscular man.

The icy blast collided with the muscular man’s body, penetrating the fire that surrounded him.

"Argh! Damn you!"

The muscular man roared, the freezing energy from the icy blast affecting him, he could feel his organs starting to freeze for a second before his bracelet reacted, releasing a burst of hot energy to counter the effect.

’It is no use, the power of the bracelet is reversing the effect.’ Rufus thought. ’And the fight has already caused too much damage to the surroundings. I should tale him som—’

Before he could complete his thought, the muscular man rushed towards him and threw a punch beneath his jaw. Big shockwaves of fire and coldness erupted from the point of impact.

Rufus was sent flying into the air, leaving behind a trial of white smoke behind, and shock waves of air rippled around his body as he kept flying.

"Damn elf, where are you?" The muscular man exclaimed, he looked toward the sky where he had sent Rufus flying.