Chapter 138 Dance of the Flame Butterfly (Ch 138)

Moreover, ice branches continued to emerge, constantly superimposed on the original protection, making the entire ice ball thicker and thicker.
But Urrutia felt the power of the magic circle beneath him and didn’t dare to relax at all. He kept adding defenses for himself, while cursing Noah in his heart. It was just an S-level exam, was it necessary to use such outrageous magic?
In just one second, Urrutia had wrapped himself in an ice ball that was about 2 or 3 meters thick, and it was still getting thicker.
“Dance of the Flame Butterfly!”
At the same time, dozens of crystal clear, fiery red butterflies suddenly appeared around the ice ball.
It is a butterfly made of flames. If you look closely, you can see flames burning on the butterfly’s body.
They dance gracefully in the air, with sparks behind them, so beautiful.
However, the onlookers outside the protective shield clearly felt a huge sense of crisis. Some people with strong strength and keen perception subconsciously took a few steps back and took a defensive posture.
When Uru first saw the magic circle appear on the ground and sensed the huge magic power it contained, he panicked and wanted to rush in to save Urrutia, but was stopped by Gildarts.
“Calm down and feel it carefully again. Noah will not harm Urrutia.”
After hearing Gildarts’ words, Uru calmed down a little and quickly felt the magic in the training ground again.
Only then did he realize that since the flame butterfly came out, the magic power contained in the magic circle had decreased. Except for a part of the magic power on the flame butterfly, most of the rest was used to oppress the people watching around.
When Noah first cast his magic, a large amount of magic power was completely contained within the magic circle, and only a very few people could detect it.
Most people, seeing such a huge magic circle, know that the magic is extremely powerful, but they don’t know how powerful it is.
If all this magic power was used to cast magic, Urrutia would be doomed to die, so Uru was so panicked and wanted to rush in.
Since the fire butterflies came out, they only carried a part of the magic power. The rest of the magic power was used to oppress the onlookers, so they felt that the magic circle in front of them was extremely dangerous.
But at this time, the magic power in the magic circle had been greatly reduced, and the threat to Urutia was greatly reduced, so Uru was not so nervous.
When the fire butterfly appeared, the speed of making the ice ball increased. It was obvious that Urrutia also felt the huge threat caused by the release of magic power, and worked harder to thicken the ice ball.
But at this time, the fire butterflies had hit the ice ball one after another. Each collision of the butterfly would cause an explosion, taking away part of the ice, but it would be replaced by Urrutia the next moment.
After dozens of butterflies collided with it at an extremely fast speed, the ice ball barely maintained its previous appearance and did not increase in thickness.
The speed at which Urrutia thickened the ice ball was exactly the same as the consumption rate caused by the explosion of the fire butterfly.
At this moment, a series of huge explosions began to occur above the magic circle without the flaming butterflies flying above it.
The temperature around it rose rapidly, and the surface of the ice ball was constantly shattered, shrinking visibly to the naked eye.
Urrutia inside used all his magic power and did not try to increase the thickness, but instead focused on maintaining the current ice puck.
The powerful explosion also frightened the people around, and their hearts were beating violently along with the explosion.
Erza continued to run forward despite the pressure, but she stopped after a few steps because the explosion was over.
The smoke and dust produced by the explosion blocked everyone’s vision, and they could not see what was happening inside at all. Everyone was anxious to know the result.
Uru first sensed the situation inside and found that Urrutia’s condition was still quite stable, but her magic power was very weak. It was obviously consumed greatly, but the situation was not bad, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
When the breeze blew and the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone could see what was going on inside.
I saw that the ice ball made by Urrutia was still there, but there was not much left, and I could vaguely see the figure of a person inside.
At this moment, cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the ice ball, and finally the entire ice ball shattered completely, revealing Urrutia inside.
She supported herself with her hands on her knees, beads of sweat the size of beans kept appearing on her face and arms, then flowing down, wetting her clothes together with the sweat from her body, making her look like she had been fished out of the water.
She was breathing heavily, and her panting could be heard from far away.
She didn’t have the strength to say anything now. Just standing there was already a struggle. She wanted to lie down and have a sleep right away. She was so tired and all her magic power and physical strength were exhausted.
Noah nodded to Uru and the others, indicating that the exam was over. Uru was the first to walk in, and when the others saw him, they hurriedly followed in.
Uru and Erza supported Urrutia together. Noah raised his hand and the ground surged. All the holes caused by the battle were filled, and the ground was leveled, becoming tidy again.
The two men helped Urrutia sit down. Only then did Urrutia have the chance to look at Noah. Although he still didn’t have the strength to speak, his puzzled look could be seen at a glance.
Noah knew what she wanted to ask. He took out a potion from his arms and handed it to her. Then he waved his hand to release magic to help her remove the sweat from her body. Then he said:
“Why do you think I use such powerful magic?
In fact, I will adjust the power of this magic according to your defense. The stronger your defense is, the greater the power will be. This is to test your maximum self-protection ability in times of danger.
The release speed of magic is not originally so fast. I specifically increased the magic power and increased the release speed so that you cannot escape and have to face it directly.
Because when carrying out S-level commissions, unexpected situations often occur, and at that time your ability to protect yourself is crucial and will determine whether you can survive safely.”
Noah paused and continued:
“Poor self-protection ability means that he will be easily hurt in an S-class commission. I can’t let such a person become an S-class wizard. It would make me feel like I am sending him to his death.”
The people around him then understood Noah’s intention, and Urrutia also solved the mystery in his heart.
Although when she first faced Noah’s magic, her first reaction was to curse Noah in her heart.
However, from beginning to end, she never suspected that Noah wanted to harm her. She was just extremely puzzled as to why Noah had to use such powerful magic. This exam should not require such powerful magic.
After listening to Noah’s explanation, he understood his intention and nodded. Urutia beside him also breathed a sigh of relief.
She was so worried that she almost rushed into the training ground. Fortunately, Gildarts stopped her.