Smoke rose over the poppy fields, red flames dancing between the white petals. Between the swaying leaves, Percy was laughing.
He took out his Spellbolt and shot right at Viper's head but the assassin also had a shield on him. The air above Viper's skin flared red as the blue bolt of lethal mana bounced off his head.
It didn't block the mana? That was more like redirecting. That meant it could probably take more than one shot.
But how would it take two shots? He aimed and laid down two shots on Viper's abdomen. The first bounced away, but the second crackled and flared against his stomach. Blue light trying to pierce red.
There was a loud crack and a flash of white light, Percy closed his eyes and when he opened them found Viper groaning on the ground. The shield had broken
He walked over immediately and placed the Spellbolt over the man's head with a careless smile.
"Should've been a farmer."
