After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 744

As if there was an unspoken signal, the battle went up a notch between the two, exploding into a new level of intensity—literally.

BANG!

Whether it was boulders or sudden trenches, ice spikes, slippery ground, or the like, the area around them had become dangerous.

It got so intense that every other fight that happened nearby moved several meters away, leaving them a clear area to fight with minimal collateral damage.

During this time, Garan had eaten a number of mana cookies while Baltimore had drank another mana potion. Baltimore frowned, surprised at the fact that Garan could still use his elements after so long.

His eyes zoned in on the cookies, and realized they must recover Mana somehow. It was not unheard of, especially for towns and above, though definitely rare in villages.

The two continued to exchange blows, with those surrounding them going farther and farther for their own safeties. At some point, another ice spire headed straight to Baltimore, and he—as always—blocked it with a condensed rock.

What he didn’t expect were sharp and long needles to go through!

Baltimore’s eyes widened a bit, barely avoiding it. His survival instincts activated and he moved his body, but he still failed to avoid a needle.

"AH!" he groaned as he pulled out the needle that was buried in his arm. It was a palm’s length and the part that was embedded in him was as deep as his thumb.

Gritting his teeth, he yanked the needle free, blood seeping from the wound. There was no time to recover however, and he immediately bolted to the side—he had to because the bastard started attacking him again!

This time he used varying ice and metal techniques and it really caught him off guard, getting an ice pick and another needle to hit him.

"AH!"

He also noticed that inside his ice blade, there was metal that seemed to act like its skeleton, increasing its strength.

Another thing Baltimore didn’t know was that the metal was a good conductor of heat and cold, and it distributed the freeze across the blade, making it even more durable.

What Baltimore did know was that Garan was proficient in both elements! Dual elementalists were rare even in cities, let alone such experts! Seeing this simply confirmed his supposition of Alterra being backed by a city!

Most people would feel regret going against a territory backed by a city, but not Baltimore. Their master city was among the most powerful city in the human territory, and taking over Alterra would mean getting connections to whoever it served.

He waved around his sword, knowing he wouldn’t be able to sustain such endless use of his abilities. Similarly, Garan was also experiencing the same problems. After all, mana cookies recovered mana bit by bit with time, let alone he was already level 20 so the food’s effects were limited on him.

The ebony-haired man resumed just using his sword which was reinforced by his abilities, which was still impressive and still did consume some mana.

However, the difference between his sword and the others was that he could control it at his will. Others would not be able to build on the weapon.