Divine Tree was cast without any incantation. It only took a few seconds for the soil of the square to gather to Jeneric and transform into roots tightly wrapped around his legs.

An Archwizard’s casting speed was very fast. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that, as long as it was a spell from a Circle below their own, an Archwizard could cast any spell near instantly.

But casting speed wasn’t the only thing that was fast in this duel. While Jeneric was casting his Divine Tree, Eugene immediately began operating the Ring Flame Formula. A match of speed? That was something that Eugene also held confidence in. His talent for mana control that he had shown even in his previous life had also been enough for Sienna to click her tongue in amazement.

Both hands were inside of his cloak. His left hand was holding Akasha, while his right hand held several daggers. When the Ring Flame Formula was operated at its highest setting, a brilliant white mane of mana formed around him.

‘Mer,’ Eugene called out her name in his head.

Mer, who was crouching in the depths of his cloak, responded to the unspoken voice.

There was no need for her to stick her head out of the cloak. Mer was able to share Eugene’s vision from inside the cloak. This was because Mer’s control formula was transferred to Eugene himself rather than Akasha.

Sienna had hoped that the familiar she had personally created and cherished would be of help to Eugene. In place of herself, who had yet to be released from her seal.

Eugene silently chanted the name of the spell. ‘Chain Leap.’

The spatial coordinates that he hadn’t yet grasped for the spell were instead calculated by Mer. While the roots of the Divine Tree were lifting Jeneric into the air, Mer had already finished calculating the spatial coordinates. Once calculated, these coordinates were immediately transferred into Eugene’s head.

As Eugene’s right hand was pulled out of his cloak, the daggers that he was holding disappeared. At the same time, Eugene’s body also disappeared.

Crack!

Daggers that were suddenly thrust at him from all different directions collided with Jeneric’s mana shield. Paying no attention to this, Jeneric continued relaying his instructions to the Divine Tree. Roots speared out of the earth and concentrated on a certain location in the air.

‘Such cheap tricks only show his mediocrity,’ Jeneric sneered to himself.

It seemed like Eugene was trying to open up some space between them by first teleporting those daggers, then teleporting himself away while...