I Just want a Peaceful life

A fiery blue phoenix rushed towards him while Angus was flying in the air. [2nd Circle - Lightning Bolt] *BBZZTT* A powerful lightning bolt released by Angus towards the incoming Mia.

With such a close distance, Mia couldn't dodge such a fast attack and directly get hit. At once, her body is numb and loses control for a moment. While Mia staggered in the air, a strong wooden tendril emerged from the magic circle in front of Angus and restrained Mia [2nd Circle – Entroot].

Miraculously, the wooden tendril is not directly burned and could restrict Mia's fiery body. Seeing Angus using various elemental spells like breathing, everyone couldn't help but shake their head dejectedly.

"*Sigh* This is crazy!? How could he wield so many different elemental spells easily? I wonder if he is the one that contracted with elemental spirits and not me?" complained Axel while half-kneeling on the ground exhausted.

The previous large-scale magic is taking a massive toll on him. Although the elemental spirit helped him cast the magic, he still consumes a lot of mana to do it. However, such a situation is nothing to him.

*Flip* *Flip* *Flip* At once, Millie's black grimoire opens and flips around [Soul Art - Max Restore]. A gray light envelopes Axel's body, and he feels an immense power coming from inside. A moment later, he feels his mana already refilled to full.

On the other hand, Angus is observing such a miraculous skill while holding off the fiery Mia in the air.

'Such miraculous magic. No matter how many times I see it, I cannot understand or [Analyze] it. No wonder those soul keepers are rare and have a godlike power. I wonder what their true purpose is in this world,' thought Angus.

*BUSSHHH* A burst of blue flame erupted from the sturdy tendril. Yet, it couldn't completely break Angus' wooden tendril. Seeing this, Angus couldn't help but shake his head in disdain.

'Hmm… it is the same power. Why is the difference so big? If it is Jayna, my wooden tendril will be shriveled or turn to dust at the moment of its creation,' thought Angus inwardly.

*BBZZZZTT* A lightning bolt emerged from the ground and rushed towards Angus. Still, Angus managed to dodge the attack easily by stepping on the air [Air Walk]. The air elemental covering his body made his air walk more powerful and faster.

Angus could easily dodge a split-second natural lightning bolt at this moment. *Snap* *BOM* *BOM* *BOM* *BOM* *BOM* Countless small fireballs erupted from Angus and started to rain down the whole area [4th Circle - Vulcan Shots].

Under Angus's indiscriminate bombardment, the whole training ground was covered in dust and smoke. *BBZZTT* As the view cleared, Angus found a net barrier of lightning elementals covering the back of a huge tortoise.

This barrier protects Ian, Axel, and Millie inside.

"Nice… It seems you are learning from our past battles." said Angus with a smirk.

*Snap* Angus snapped his hand, and another complex magic circle appeared in his hand [2nd Circle - Metal Spike]. A few metal spikes launched from the magic circle and came towards the still struggling Mia in the air.

However, Mia is also not idle either. She releases a burst of fire to break off the wooden tendril restrain momentarily before rotating rapidly [Artic Dance 1st step - Glacial Vortex].

*WHOOSHH* A cold blue flame deflects the incoming metal spike and scatters around in the air.

'Hmph.. My Queen's dance art is bett…' thought Angus before stopping and shaking his head to clear his mind.

Still, Angus's movement does not stop, and he snaps his finger. At once, the deflected metal spikes release an electric arc.

"Mia, get away from there!!" shouted Ian in a hurry.

Unfortunately, Mia was too late to notice the situation. All she could see was bright white light before she felt a piercing pain all over her body. *BBBZZZTT* An enormous lightning bolt suddenly surged from the lightning net below towards the scattered Metal Spike.

By coincidence, the metal spike is deflected above her and the lightning below runs through her in a split second. Unlike Ian's previous lightning bolt attack, this lightning attack is more natural and happens in a split second.

If it is not for Mia's inherent strong phoenix body, she may be electrocuted to death already. Still, it also rendered Mia unconscious for the rest of the fight.

In the meantime, Jayna, looking at the fight from the side below, glances at Angus silently. With their deep bond, she could clearly feel Angus' unstable mind.

This is not the first time Angus has behaved this way, especially after forging her sword in the Everwhite. In fact, she also loves this part of Angus since he will treat her as his sole Queen.

However, she also knows the danger of Angus's sudden change. Even the mischievous and troublemaker Anna will immediately become a calm and sensible child whenever his mind turns unstable.

Without their air combatant from Mia, Angus uses his air advantage to the fullest. He keeps releasing [4th Circle - Vulcan Shots] and bombarding the whole area. Although it is a wasteful mana movement, it still could pressure Ian and the others.

Under the strong indiscriminate attack, Ian and his familiar Marko can no longer hold the lightning barrier. At this moment, green and yellow lights gather on Axel's body.

"Tenza… Fizz… [Elemental Spirit - Breath of the Storm]." muttered Axel solemnly.

A moment later, thick lightning and wind elementals cover Ian and Marko. *ROOOARRR* [Wind Disaster - Tornado] Suddenly, a mighty wind and lightning surge from the air.

'Hoo… It is really similar to Silvia's disaster skill art. But, it is more gender friendly.' thought Angus inwardly.

Marko is a Nean Lion who inherited the power of an ancient disaster beast. This mythical beast is carrying the power of disaster. It could even destroy a continent with a single roar at its peak.

Angus finds their ability to create disaster is similar to Silvia's disaster magic and skill. Still, Silvia's disaster skills and magic have many restrictions. Disaster magic has many prerequisites and a long casting time, while her disaster skill arts are only for women.

This is also a huge reason Silvia loses her calm and emotion when he copies her disaster skill arts. Still, this little tornado is nothing to Angus. None of the lightning discharge from it could hit Angus in the air.

He could easily predict the incoming natural lightning bolt before it hit him. As for the harsh wind, he just needs to keep moving around using his [Air Walk] to keep him steady in the air.

While doing this, Angus didn't stop his bombardment and cast more rapidly. At this moment, a ball of light approaches him and tracks his movement [Beast Tamer - Familiar Bolt]. *BBZZTT* *BBZZTT*

The light ball's speed is comparable to the lightning bolt itself, and Angus would almost get hit if it were not for his strong battle sense.

"Hee… This is new." said Angus as he suddenly stopped running away.

*BANG* Just as the white ball almost hit Angus, he stopped it with one of his hands. *ROOARR* Suddenly, the white ball turns into a white lion Marko as Angus grabs its head firmly. On the other hand, Marko is struggling to release Angus's grab from him. But his hand and body are made of an indestructible material.

At the same time, Ian also clutched his head in pain from sharing his senses with Marko on the muddy ground below.

"Surrender!! Surrender!! We are surrendering!!" said Axel in a hurry.

Hearing this, Angus releases his grip and brings Marko down slowly.

"Huft… Can you release more water?! I thought I would die under those fireballs." complained Axel.

At the same time, Millie is already moving to heal Mia, Ian, and his familiars.

"Tch.. The situation will be reversed once I get caught by Millie's soul skill." retorted Angus.

"I doubt it. She is not even using her attacking skills besides restoring us. I wonder if you have some kind of agreement behind our backs." said Axel.

"Hahaha… You thought too much." laughed Angus.

"Anyway, this sparring is also to improve your experience against powerful people. Even if you can't defeat such an opponent, you should still be able to escape alive. It will be useful when you participate in the knight competition." replied Angus, trying to divert the topic.

'There is no way I will reveal that to everyone.' thought Angus inwardly.

"Besides, your habit of relying on Millie's soul skill will only make you reckless in the fight." added Angus.

"Urgh… About that… Is it really okay for me to enter it? You should know Marko is comparable to a fifth-grade combatant. I doubt anyone could fight us unless monstrous people like you join in." said Ian after being healed by Milie.

"Well, it is true that this level of competition is nothing with your current strength. However, not all the participants are from the Heart kingdom. Some of them are from the nearby kingdom."

"The knight competition is not only to gather more talent but also to show the Heart kingdom's might, deterring the neighboring kingdoms."

"That slave-dri.. I mean, His Majesty asked me to train capable participants to secure the winner. Rather than some unknown knights, I prefer to train you, who also have no merit in our kingdom." said Angus.