"So that's how it is," Liens said with understanding after listening to Nimophila's explanation.

Then, his right hand, like an afterimage, swung his longsword, continuously slashing at the Water Prison that was surrounding him.

When Liens sheathed his sword, the water curtain in front of him began to rapidly disintegrate, like flying Fluorescence, reforming into clusters of Water Elements.

Nimophila looked at Liens through the dissipating Water Prison, and said with a complex expression, "Did you ultimately choose to resist?"

"Although I don't quite agree with this concept, the reality is that your value is much higher than Teacher Atel's."

"Even if you kill her, at most you'll just spend some time in the Holy Light Church's Tribunal."

"However, once you resist, it proves that you still have the intention to continue wantonly killing ordinary people, which is something that no major power will allow."

"Sigh."

The Dean, who was not far away, also looked at his last disciple with complex eyes, and after sighing, his expression turned serious.

Given the situation, they could only work together to subdue Liens.

"I've been studying magic these past few days and haven't really exercised my body," Liens said with a faint smile.

"It just so happens that it's been a while since I've fought you and the Dean… So, let's fight to the death."

Although he could also explain the reason to Nimophila through elemental runes, the current situation was just right, so there was no need to explain too much to her.

"What do you mean?" Nimophila frowned, somewhat confused.

When it came to fighting, she only knew that she often fought Liens at the external training grounds in the middle of the night.

In fact, it wasn't even considered a fight now, but rather a series of guidance sessions from Liens to her.

However, she had never seen Liens and the Dean fight.

Moreover, the Dean's physical condition was not suitable for overly intense exercise. Sample from My Virtual Library Empire—read more on M&VLEMPY&R.

Perhaps before Liens could even kill the Dean, the Dean would collapse on his own.

Liens ignored Nimophila's question and swung his longsword directly at her.

Seeing this, Nimophila could only temporarily put aside the doubts in her heart and focus on dealing with Liens's attack.

Facing an opponent stronger than herself like Liens, she had no right to be distracted.

"Clang!"

The water-colored flesh fist collided with the cyan longsword, emitting a metallic sound.

In fact, the blue light on Nimophila's hand was very similar to a Demonized Weapon.

Both enhance one's attack and defense through elements.

It's just that Nimophila applies it to parts of her body, while Liens applies it to his weapon.

Besides this, Nimophila's body was also constantly flashing with various magical lights.

This was proof that the Dean's buffing magic was taking effect on her.

There were so many lights that Liens couldn't tell how many spells had been cast on her.

However, this also suited his wishes.

Otherwise, this battle would be meaningless.

As for the debuffing magic the Dean was casting on him…

It only lasted for less than a moment before being torn apart by the elements within his body.

Sometimes, Liens didn't even feel their effects take hold before they were already removed.

Now that his Wind Element was more than halfway through, he no longer cared much about the magic the Dean cast on him.

The active Wind Element in his body would automatically help him clear away those foreign elements that didn't belong to him.

Although sometimes it was annoying to feel hot and cold, or temporarily blind, it didn't significantly affect his combat.

As Knights are continuously transformed by elements, their bodies' resistance to elements will become stronger and stronger.

Many spells or elemental attacks that land on a Knight's body are partially weakened by resistance.

Even if some foreign elements enter the body, their own elements will quickly expel those invading elements.

The higher the purity of the elements within the body, the faster this speed generally becomes.

This is another characteristic of Knights—Elemental Resistance.

Of course, if what enters one's domain is not a ruffian, but a diplomat.

If a Knight intentionally controls it, he can still enjoy the buffing magic from other mages.

Back to the battlefield.

After the initial strike was blocked, Liens continued to attack Nimophila.

The longsword pierced through the air, like a swift thunderbolt, thrusting towards Nimophila's chest.

The wind pressure gathered on the longsword had already crushed the layers of shields the Dean had cast on Nimophila before it even got close to her body.

Nimophila's expression was serious, and she slightly shifted her body to dodge the attack.

Although doing so would cause her to be cut by the "sword qi" carried by the longsword, she didn't care.

Immediately afterward, Nimophila pressed close and punched Liens.

The longsword, which had missed its target, directly created a hole in the corridor wall through the air.

Through that hole, the outside scene was even clearly visible.

Liens retreated, and at the same time, quickly held his sword horizontally to block the punch.

Of course, just doing this wouldn't be enough to block Nimophila's fully charged punch.

But Liens understood her well enough that when he launched his attack, he had basically anticipated what choices Nimophila would make.

Therefore, this "horizontal sword" was not just a horizontal sword; it also included the Wind Iron Wall that Liens had prepared long ago.

Nimophila's fist struck the blocking longsword, and the resulting ripples penetrated the longsword, intending to transfer her attack to Liens's body.

But the final result was that the air around Liens became twisted and whistled under that attack.

It spread outwards like a strong wind, continuously cutting at the walls of the corridor.

But Liens seemed to be in the eye of the storm; no matter how chaotic it was outside, it couldn't affect him in the slightest.

The so-called Wind Iron Wall was an advanced version of a wind wall he created based on his elemental knowledge, capable of dispersing frontal attacks.

He had never used it against Nimophila in reality before.

After all, in a guidance battle, Nimophila had to be given some hope of victory, otherwise it would affect her motivation to learn.

Seeing this, although she was surprised that her attack was resolved by Liens in this way, Nimophila did not feel disappointed.

After all, she hadn't expected a single blow to be effective.

She often sought Liens's guidance in the middle of the night, and over time, she naturally gained a certain understanding of Liens's strength.

At the same time, she also knew that she had basically been thoroughly understood by him.

It was very normal for the previous attack to have no effect.

However, precisely because she understood her own situation and Liens's situation, Nimophila was not optimistic about being able to subdue Liens.

But she wasn't the only one here.

And mages don't just cast spells and apply buffs to others.

The battle between Liens and Nimophila was fierce, and they continuously ravaged the surrounding environment.

The floor continuously caved in and was torn apart, and the walls continuously collapsed.

Fortunately, the Dean had already moved Atel's corpse out of the way earlier.

Otherwise, under these circumstances, it would probably be directly torn to shreds.

And as Liens's advantage continuously accumulated and Nimophila struggled to hold on, a large amount of elements gathered around the Dean.

Of course, Liens noticed this situation.

At the same time, he also knew what the Dean was doing.

Because he had experienced it more than once, he was looking forward to it…

He was looking forward to the Dean surprising him again.

Because sometimes, even if the Dean was given a chance, his physical condition would not be able to support him in completing that spell.

Grand Magic—Gravity Domain.