Chapter 140: The Panda's Dragon-Slaying Paw
"Accio!"
The moment George sent Horvath and the female sorcerer flying, he cast the Summoning Charm.
The nesting doll sealing Morgana and Veronica made a sharp turn in the air and flew straight into George's hand, after which he tossed it into his wardrobe space.
Mind-controlled? As if! Did they think his Occlumency and psychic abilities were for show?
He hadn't been controlled by the female sorcerer at all. He had only pretended to be under her spell to make Horvath lower his guard.
Horvath, a thousand-year-old sorcerer, had top-tier survival skills. If George hadn't made him relax his guard, it would have been difficult to successfully ambush him and retrieve the nesting doll.
"Take this, Old Bear's Root Strike!"
After securing the nesting doll, George leaped into the air, his round, chubby body slamming down onto the fire-breathing dragon.
Then, with his massive bear paws, he delivered a series of rapid slaps to the back of the dragon's head.
"Now, take my Dragon-Slaying Panda Paw! Today, I'll be the Kung Fu Panda!"
The dragon, caught off guard, was immediately pinned to the ground. Its head was whipped left and right by George's powerful slaps, and its fire breath became erratic.
At that moment, Balthazar gathered his plasma magic again. Taking advantage of the male sorcerer's distraction as he tried to control the dragon to bite George, Balthazar fired a plasma blast, piercing the sorcerer's stomach and killing him instantly.
With the male sorcerer dead, the fire dragon he had created also dissipated.
Now, the situation had turned into a two-on-two face-off.
"You've got some nerve. Let's go!"
Horvath spat out a mouthful of blood as he got up. Seeing the male sorcerer killed, he knew there was no chance of winning if they stayed. He immediately turned and fled with the female sorcerer.
Earlier, he hadn't had time to turn into cockroaches to dodge, so his body had taken the full force of George's slap.
If it weren't for the fact that a sorcerer's body, tempered by years of meditation, was far more resilient than a normal human's, that one hit would have killed him on the spot.
"If you don't uproot the weeds, they'll grow back with the spring breeze. If we don't eliminate them now, they'll come back to steal the nesting doll later."
Seeing Balthazar hesitate, George quickly advised through telepathy.
"If you don't want to kill them, at least seal them away again!"
Balthazar and Horvath had been fellow disciples and once the best of friends—until their junior sister, Veronica, chose Balthazar over Horvath.
Horvath, who had also loved Veronica, turned to the dark side and joined Morgana.
In this regard, he was no match for Linghu Chong.
That's why Balthazar always held back when fighting Horvath, unwilling to kill him.
"Alright, let's chase them!"
Balthazar looked up at David on the rooftop and shouted:
"Wait here for us."
With that, he and George took off in pursuit of Horvath.
At this point, due to the commotion, several police cars responsible for New Year's security in Chinatown had arrived after receiving reports.
Horvath immediately used magic to knock the police officers out of their cars and stole one, letting the female sorcerer drive while he sat in the passenger seat and cast an advanced Mimicry Spell on the police car.
[Translator: sauron]
Under the Mimicry Spell, the police car instantly transformed into a supercar, accelerating rapidly.
Balthazar, following closely, also stole a police car and used Mimicry Magic to turn it into a supercar, giving chase.
George, due to his panda body, couldn't fit into a car even at his normal size, so he simply spread his wings and took to the air, pursuing from above.
"They're fast!"
Below, the two supercars raced neck and neck, essentially putting on a sorcerer's version of *The Fast and the Furious*.
Fortunately, George wasn't slow in the air, and his aerial advantage allowed him to freely launch attacks on Horvath's supercar.
"Sectumsempra!"
He hurled Sectumsempra curses from the sky, forcing Horvath to immediately release a thick fog with his wand, like a cloud covering the car and obscuring George's vision.
Seeing the fast-moving fog below, George had to temporarily stop casting Sectumsempra and continue the pursuit.
With him monitoring from above, there was no way they could escape.
Perhaps realizing this, after a while, the fog suddenly stopped, meaning Horvath's supercar had also stopped.
"Ventus!"
George hovered above the fog and waved his paw, casting a Wind Charm to forcefully disperse the fog. What greeted his eyes was no longer a supercar but a tank.
"Holy crap, they can do that?!"
George was stunned. He thought turning a police car into a supercar with Mimicry Magic was already impressive, but turning it into a tank was beyond his expectations.
"Boom!"
Apparently prepared, the tank fired a shell at him the moment the fog cleared.
Worried that the Shield Charm might not withstand a tank shell and that casting it would take time, George opted for a light-based defensive spell that could be cast instantly.
"Light Magic: Three Pillars of the Gods!"
Three pillars of light energy appeared out of thin air, and a sacred white light formed a magic circle, enveloping George completely.
Yes, it was the strongest light-based defensive magic, Three Pillars of the Gods, which Makarov had taught him as an exception after the restoration of Crocus City.
Although George had only just started learning it, its defensive power far surpassed the Shield Charm. The key was that it provided full coverage and could be cast instantly.
The only downside was that maintaining such a high-level light magic consumed a lot of magical energy, but George wasn't worried about that.
The tank shell hit George's Three Pillars of the Gods, and a deafening explosion rang out. However, the defensive barrier didn't even budge.
Not even a tank shell could break through the Three Pillars of the Gods—let alone a regular missile.
"Oh my God, is that a panda angel?"
Meanwhile, the citizens nearby on the street stared in awe at the winged panda glowing with sacred light in the sky.
Some devout believers had already closed their eyes, knelt on the ground, and began praying to George in the air.
At this moment, Balthazar wasn't idle either. He stopped his supercar and charged at the tank. Placing his left hand on the tank, he transformed the entire vehicle into a shower of petals that scattered to the ground.
At the same time, he extended his right hand, as if an invisible giant hand was reaching out to grab Horvath.
Seeing the situation turn dire, Horvath grabbed the female sorcerer beside him and used her as a shield. He then turned into a swarm of cockroaches, trying to escape into the city's complex sewer system through a nearby manhole.
But just then, George descended from the sky:
"Freeze!"
In an instant, all the cockroaches Horvath had turned into were frozen in place.
It was the Freezing Charm George had learned from Hermione, specifically designed to immobilize small creatures.
After Horvath had used the cockroach transformation to dodge his attacks and escape multiple times, George had been thinking of a way to counter it.
Finally, he remembered this low-powered but highly effective area-of-effect Freezing Charm, perfect for dealing with small creatures.
Indeed, as a sorcerer, it was essential to learn a variety of spells to handle different situations.
(End of Chapter)