The Master of Language - T.M.L Chapter 35 (Part 1):

The eagle’s two eyes were identical to Merlin’s eyes that I had seen earlier.

It began to descend, slightly folding its wings.

“It won’t be targeting the Count. Since Duke Balkan spared him, his mage wouldn’t target the Count.”

“Then?”

It must be me.

Partly to reduce Count Furst’s forces.

Partly to teach a lesson to the impertinent junior who deflected his Psychic power.

It seems Merlin himself isn’t here, given that I can’t sense him. He must have sent only his familiar.

I spoke to the coachman.

“I need to borrow a horse.”

I took out my staff. Then, using psychokinesis, I untied the reins of one horse and brought it in front of me.

“Go ahead. I’ll catch up after shaking it off.”

I leapt onto the horse. While stroking its mane, I used psychokinesis more gently.

Although my horseback riding experience was limited to childhood lessons, controlling the horse was easy with psychokinesis.

“Ran!”

Through the open door, I glimpsed Count Furst’s surprised expression.

I gave a slight smile and rode the horse away from the carriage.

There was nothing around but dense forest.

Glancing back, I saw the eagle had already descended more than halfway.

As expected, it was following me.

Whoosh!

Two flames blossomed at the tips of the eagle’s wings.

Fire magic.

I looked around.

As expected, trees everywhere.

The environment was smiling upon fire magic.

I want to use fire magic too, but I have no spark.

Kalasta’s spark was extinguished in the sea, and Keren’s spark was used up entirely by Speria.

Environment is crucial in magic.

Keren’s defeat was partly due to the lack of a familiar, but the coastal environment was also a significant factor.

Magic can lead to defeat even against a lower-level opponent if the environment isn’t favorable, and right now, the environment favors Merlin.

I must escape at all costs.

With my thighs tightly gripping the horse, I held my staff and magic book in each hand.

I quickly used water magic to locate the nearest river.

“West! Two kilometers!”

Just then, a sound like a massive curtain flapping echoed from behind.

When I looked back, the eagle had already drawn near.

The fireball on the eagle’s wings was three or four times larger than Keren’s, but it seemed to have a lower temperature.

“At that level…”

I brushed the horse’s mane once with my staff. Understanding my intent completely, the horse began galloping at full speed towards the river.

But because of this, the horse ran in a straight line.

When I glanced back slightly, the corners of the eagle’s eyes lifted a bit.

A sneer.

Then the eagle suddenly swept both wings forward.

The fireballs at the tips of its wings flew toward me.

‘Fine. I’ll give it back. I burned the energy of the original owner of this robe, so I can use it if I want. It’s resistant to fire; it was quite troublesome.’

I swung my staff. Keren’s robe that enveloped my body billowed in the wind, rising to cover me and the horse like a roof.

Whoosh-!

Fwoosh!

The two fireballs fell onto Keren’s robe, immediately setting fire to all the surrounding trees.

But not a single thread of Keren’s robe was singed.

Given that it resisted even Speria’s fire, this result was perhaps expected.

As I lowered my staff, Keren’s robe also came down to wrap around my body.

The eagle was no longer in sight.

It had flapped its wings forward to launch the fireballs, so the recoil seemed to have increased the distance.

As I began to feel relieved, a red line traced the sky in the distance as Merlin’s eagle soared into the sky.

Its speed was on a completely different level from what it had shown so far.

Its entire body was burning red, leaving a yellow fire trail in the sky as it passed.

It began approaching me at a speed twice as fast as before.

The burning eagle opened its beak slightly.

[My familiar is the eternally burning phoenix. Did you think a mere apprentice could escape! I’ll reduce you to ashes while you’re still alive!]

A Phoenix.

Even among firebirds, there’s a clear difference.

As it folded its wings, its flight speed increased dramatically. Transformed into a beam of light, it quickly caught up with my horse.

It spread its right foot, as large as my head, extending its hook-like talons towards me.

It felt like someone had brought a large torch in front of my face, making it burn.

It seems I’ll be burned even before the talons touch me.

I quickly ducked my head, even using psychokinesis to move faster.

Swoosh-!

The eagle passed instantly above my head, continuing forward before spreading its wings once more to turn back.

As a bonus, two fireballs formed on both of its wings and were shot.

I tried to use Keren’s robe again, but the fireballs flew not towards me, but in front of the direction I was running.

It’s aiming to make me fall by exploding the surroundings. But that also makes it easier to dodge.

As I conveyed my intent through psychokinesis, the horse neighed and suddenly reduced its speed while changing direction. Trusting the horse, I lowered my head completely.

The two fiercely burning fireballs passed us narrowly, once to the right and once to the left.

Boom!

Kaboom!

The two exploding fireballs caused trees to break and grass to ignite. But the horse nimbly escaped the explosions.

Where is the eagle?

As I slightly raised my head, it was as if a burning sun was right in front of my eyes.

That sun had split into three, revealing sharp claws in the gaps.

A mistake.

There wasn’t even time to duck and avoid it.

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