<h4>Chapter 237: The Birth of a Combination of Rookies</h4>


    Tranted by: Reiji


    “What strong arcane energy fluctuations!”


    A look of vignce emerged on Ayrin’s face as he rapidly retreated. A golden light reminiscent of dazzling dragon scales immediately appeared over his body.


    Even Ayrin could sense that thisnky Green Snake arcane master had opened at least four gates.


    Facing such a high level arcane master, contemting conserving arcane particles was akin to suicide. One mistake was all it took for one to lose their life.


    Whoosh!


    The moment thenky arcane master’s hands pressed onto the head of the giant gray snake, the green crystals on his mask shed brilliantly as the arcane energy fluctuations around him suddenly became even stronger.


    “What the hell is this?!”


    Ayrin watched as countless snake-like streaks of green light began to radiate from the giant gray snake’s body and the snake transformed into a green skinned witch.


    A surging force instantly swept across half the valley. In the next moment, countless little snakes enveloped in green mes appeared in midair and began to dart towards Ayrin and the others.


    “Ayrin, your arcane skills are not suited for defending against this kind of domain power. Let me help you.”


    Ayrin had only retreated a couple meters when Rinloran suddenly appeared beside him and quickly crystallized a slender and willowy blue longsword his left hand.


    “Alright!” Ayrin immediately responded. He no longer worried about the ming green snakes surging in their direction as he gathered arcane particles in his hands and feet and began vigntly watching their surroundings.


    Although Rinloran was helping him, Ayrin naturally couldn’t let his guard down. If any enemy suddenly appeared, he would make sure to endure their assault.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!...


    As Rinloran’s left arm moved, the longsword he wielded turned into a blur. In but a single instant, countless ming green snakes were smashed.


    “What kind of domain is this? It’s only at this level?”


    “Spear of Sacred Light!”


    At the same time, Rui, who had been facing the other Green Snake arcane master, disappeared as he suddenly reappeared before thenky Green Snake arcane master.


    A cold sneer emerged on his face as an inconceivably zing light surged out from his hands and formed a gigantic spear. Like a brilliant sun ray, the spear shot forth towards thenky arcane master while releasing terrifying arcane energy fluctuations.


    “Ahhhhh!” Thenky arcane master screamed as the spear of light shattered the two ovepping rings of green light which had formed between his hands with a bang.


    As he flew backwards from the tremendous collision, blood dripped from his hands – his fingers seemed to have beenpletely shattered.


    The face of the other Green Snake arcane master, whose body was covered with several wounds, froze as he prepared to charge at Rui. But right at this moment, another arcane master wearing the same dark green robes suddenly emerged beside him.


    This arcane master’s face was simrly half covered with a mask. However, this arcane master’s maskpletely glowed with an oily green light, as if it waspletely made with the green crystal. The oily green light reflected off his half-exposed face and hair, causing them to turn a toxic green.


    “This guy’s eyes!”


    But the thing which unsettled Ayrin the most was this arcane master’s pupils, which were not circr, but long and narrow like a snake’s.


    “Boss!”


    This arcane master was extremely short and thin; he was half a head shorter than Ayrin and Rinloran and had an extremely sunken face. The moment this arcane master appeared, the scratched up Green Snake arcane master immediately trembled, as if he was extremely afraid of this person.


    “You two are not his match. Go deal with the rest.” The newly appeared Green Snake arcane master nodded towards the other two as he slowly walked towards Rui, who had stopped in ce.


    “You are the ck Ripper?” Rui, who was a man of few words, suddenly asked.


    “Eh? You’ve actually heard of me?”


    The imposing arcane master began cackling as he said, “What an honor.”


    “That’s all I needed to hear. I hope you aren’t seeking a quick death, because I’m going to make sure you suffer,” Rui emotionlessly said.


    ck Ripper’s cackling abruptly stopped.


    Although Rui spoke no differently than earlier, a faint chill still inexplicably surged through ck Ripper’s heart.


    In order to alleviate his difort, ck Ripper shook his head as he replied, “So which of your friends have died at my hands? Ah, but I’ve killed too many, so even if you tell me their names, I probably won’t remember them. So many of the Office of Special Affairs’ arcane masters havee after my head, yet I’m still fine, while they have all died. You havee to take revenge, but you might just be buried with your friends.”


    “More enemies! Why are there so many?!” Ayrin eximed as another twenty plus ghostlike shadows suddenly appeared all around their group while ck Ripper exchanged words with Rui. It was the emergence of another three or four arcane teams.


    At the same time, an undiscernible friendly arcane master used an arcane skill as a five meter tall ck golem suddenly arose in the midst of Zorn, Can, and the other friendly arcane masters. As the golem waved its giant arms, it scattered the iing zing green snakes.


    “What intense arcane energy fluctuations!”


    Goosebumps emerged atop Ayrin’s skin as a rippling ring of arcing gray light suddenly appeared in the air between ck Ripper and Rui.


    The arcane energy fluctuations released by the rippling ring of light caused Ayrin to feel dizzy.


    Two gray, meter-long snake fangs appeared in midair, as if there was an enormous invisible snake suspended in the air and staring at Rui.


    “Why is Teacher Rui still not making his move?”


    Thoughts helplessly ran through Ayrin’s mind as he felt even more arcane energy gather atop the two gray fangs.


    This skill was clearly the charging kind which Liszt had once mentioned to him. The more arcane particles gathered, the greater the power of the skill!


    Naturally, the way to deal with such a skill was to strike as quickly as possible.


    Zap!


    Indeed, right as Ayrin was thinking to himself, a current of invisible cold electricity seemed to streak across the sky.


    ck Ripper, who had been coldly ring at Rui, suddenly raised his head and looked at Ayrin and Rinloran.


    At the same time, the two gray fangs suddenly began to elerate, sharply disturbing the air around them.


    A cold glint shed through the eyes of Rui, who had yet to move, as arcane particles began to violently surge from his hands.


    The two fangs seemed to ignore thews of space and time as they pierced Rui’s chest.


    But momentster, the injured Rui abruptly turned into a rippling mass of water.


    As for his real body, it reappeared about a meter away. He quickly pressed both of his hands onto the rippling mass of water.


    Rui’s hands danced as if he was wrapping a gift as the mass of water folded into a sphere and enveloped the two gray fangs. Afterwards, the water solidified, trapping the two gray fangs within the sphere between his hands.


    The expression within ck Ripper’s eyes greatly changed as his body released an even more intense arcane energy fluctuation.


    “Fixed Particle Istion Domain!”


    ck Ripper’s body consecutively shed thirteen times in midair. Every ce he appeared, a purple-ck sphere of light appeared.


    Each sphere of light instantly scattered, turning into countless purple-ck particles whichpletely enshrouded a ten meter diameter area around him and Rui.


    Pwoosh!


    All cirction of arcane energy within this ten meter area waspletely isted from everything outside.


    Thousands upon ten thousands of faint purple ck streaks of light abruptly appeared on the motionless bodies of ck Ripper and Rui. Afterwards,yer uponyer of crystallic luster emerged over them, as if the area around them was crystallizingyers.


    “Green Eyed Demonic Snake Magic Crystal.”


    Rui’s expression remained unchanging as he stared at the oily glowing green crystal mask on ck Ripper’s face and spoke a single sentence.


    “I didn’t expect you wouldn’t fall for the trap. You saved both of your students by remaining still.”


    Aplex expression shed through ck Ripper’s eyes as he sneered at Rui.


    “You actually managed toprehend a taboo domain like Water God’s Seal. Indeed deserving of a spot as one of the Holy Dawn Evil Six. But it doesn’t matter. You have still been trapped by me in this domain.”


    “Although the quality of your arcane particles is about the same as mine, you have consumed more than me as you used ‘Hunt of the Shadow Snake’, and now, this domain... if this domain disappears, you will not be able to deal with me,” Rui said as he stared back at ck Ripper.


    “Do you still not realize the position you are in? I don’t need to kill you, I just have to tie you up.” A look of ridicule emerged in ck Ripper’s eyes as he continued, “Without you, the rest cannot possibly defend against our attacks.”


    Rui didn’t reply as he looked at the transparent sphere of water between his hands, which had also been sealed by the domain.


    Although his expression was still unchanging, feelings of anxiousness and fear had indeed flooded his mind.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Countless explosions went off as all of the traps prepared by the Shadowfiend Corps around this outpost activated in session.


    Zorn and the rest of the corps had long since begun fighting against the attackers.


    A crackling Evil ming Eye suddenly shot towards the area containing ck Ripper and Rui.


    “What?!”


    Ayrin’s eyes widened in disbelief as he watched his Evil ming Eye touch the outermost portion of the purple-ck light and then slide across it.


    There wasn’t any sort of collision as the Evil ming Eye failed to prate into the domain and shot straight into the sky.


    “Don’t waste any energy. If Teacher Rui cannot break this domain, then we can’t either,” Rinloran pensively shouted towards Ayrin. Afterwards, he continued, “Leave the defending to me!”


    As Ayrin followed Rinloran’s gaze, he saw the two Green Snake arcane masters who had been injured by Rui flying towards the two of them.


    “Alright! Leave the attacking to me!” Ayrin immediately replied with a nod.