Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 88 Advanced Rune Gem
If before when Heb faced Sunan, he still had some sense of superiority as a third-level wizard apprentice facing a second-level wizard apprentice, now he has completely suppressed the contempt in his heart.

He vaguely realized that Sunan was not an ordinary second-level wizard apprentice.

The opponent's strength was much stronger than he expected.

Restraining his greed, Heb began to concentrate on dealing with Sunan. Accompanied by strange chanting, he cast two-ring spells one after another.

The dazzling magical light instantly filled the entire courtyard.

Although Heb has not yet mastered silent and instant casting of spells, he has already mastered the method of casting spells in segments.

This is a spellcasting technique similar to using magic items, which can release the prepared spells in a short and fast way. Only a fragment of the spell is needed.

It is equivalent to a castrated version of silent spell casting.

It is also a necessary prerequisite skill for mastering silent spell casting.

The requirement for spellcasting is very demanding on mental strength, and basically only a third-level wizard apprentice can master it.

For wizard apprentices who have mastered the technique of casting spells in segments, their casting speed will be two to three times faster than before.

At this moment, Sunan had the illusion that he was facing a magic storm.

If it weren't for the powerful defensive power of the Ring of Ultimate Protection, he would have been beaten to a pulp by now.

"One second-level spell destroyed nearly 100 points of the Ring of Ultimate Protection's defense. With 1000 points of defense, it can only withstand eleven second-level spells at most. We have to fight quickly and decisively."

"That's really the only thing I can rely on."

Su Nan took a deep breath, turned his wrist, and a sparkling rune gem appeared between his index finger and middle finger.

The next second, he threw the rune gem.

Herb saw it but didn't take it seriously.

Sunan had thrown out several rune gems before, and their power was almost the same as that of energy runes. He didn't even need to activate protective magic items, he could resist them with just energy runes.

Seeing Sunan using the same old trick again, Heb didn't care at all. He just took a look and continued to cast spells.

But the next moment, he was horrified to see that the gem suddenly exploded in mid-air, turning into a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket and striking down!
The terrifying power instantly enveloped Heb's whole body, and a chill ran up his spine.

In fear, Heb had to interrupt the spell, endure the severe pain brought by the mental backlash, and immediately release the energy rune.

boom!
In the blinding lightning, the necklace around Heb's neck and the ring on his left index finger suddenly lit up, then quickly dimmed.

The protection of the two magic items was torn apart almost instantly!

Then came the three-layer earth energy runes, which only lasted for a blink of an eye before being torn apart!
The lightning then swept across his entire body, running around in Heb's body like an electric snake. The intense pain made the latter unable to help but let out a shrill scream!

Fortunately, he was a third-level wizard apprentice after all, and his spirit was extremely strong. Heb endured the pain and mobilized energy particles, dispelling the electric light on his body in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a green light lit up and spread throughout the body. Plant energy particles rushed in madly, quickly healing the wounds on the body.

While treating him, Heb stared at Sunan in horror.

What on earth was that gem just now?
Why is it so terrifyingly powerful?

At this time, Sunan had already taken out the second rune gem and threw it out.

When he first learned that there was a wizard apprentice behind Marquis Jinyan, he had the idea of ​​synthesizing the rune gem as a trump card.

And these high-level rune gems are the result of his actions.

Each one is composed of eighteen rune gems, and its power is twenty to thirty times that of ordinary rune gems!
It’s not that Sunan doesn’t want to use more rune gems for synthesis, but eighteen is already the limit.

If there are more, he will not be able to control the synthesized high-level rune gems, and may accidentally hurt himself when using them.

It's like a three-year-old child shooting a pistol. He can't withstand the recoil of the gun.

Wow!
The rune gem transformed into a blazing wave of flames in mid-air, crushing towards Heb like an overwhelming force.

Heb's face changed and he retreated repeatedly, mobilizing energy particles to block while casting spells.

【Elemental Protection】!
A layer of faint light emerged from his palm and spread to his whole body the next second.

As soon as he finished casting the spell, Heb was engulfed by the surging waves of flames.

As the name suggests, [Elemental Protection] can reduce the various elemental damages suffered by the caster.

But even so, Heb, who rushed out from the flames, was still seriously injured, with many more charred wounds on his body. He looked extremely embarrassed and had completely lost his previous calm demeanor.

"Damn it!"

Herb's face was distorted with anger.

He was a third-level wizard apprentice, but he was beaten into such a horrible state by a second-level wizard apprentice. If this news got out, he would be laughed to death.

The key point is that he had just made a harsh statement not long ago that he would make Su Nan taste the taste of death, but now it is he who is beaten and is in a miserable state. It is really ironic.

"I must kill you!"

With that loud shout, Heb's skinny body swelled up rapidly as if it were inflated with air.

In just a blink of an eye, Herb's height expanded to more than three meters, thick black hair grew all over his body, and his limbs became abnormally strong and sturdy. His exaggerated muscles were full of explosive power, making people feel a little weak at first glance.

Apart from retaining human-like facial features and being able to walk upright, Heb now looks like a giant bear.

"Transfiguration?"

"No, that's not right. Transfiguration is a fourth-level spell. It is impossible for a third-level wizard apprentice to master it."

"It should be a physical transformation. This guy has integrated the blood of the beastman into his own body!"

Su Nan narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems that Heb has done in-depth research on the bloodline of beastmen.

At this time, Heb's eyeballs had turned into a strange dark red, and his bloody mouth exuded a fishy smell.

He roared, took heavy steps, and rushed towards Su Nan like a tank.

Boom!

The rune gem turned into thunder and fell in mid-air.

This time, Heb did not dodge, but chose to withstand the lightning bombardment.

Strengthened by the beastman bloodline, his physical fitness has reached an astonishing level. Even though the electric snakes were running around on his body, he was still able to maintain his momentum and in a blink of an eye he was within five meters of Su Nan.

Looking at Sunan's 'thin' body, Heb showed a ferocious smile on his face.

At this distance, even a low-light level protective magic item can't stop him!

This kid is dead!

Heb's heart was filled with murderous intent, and a strong excitement filled his entire chest.

But when he got closer, he was surprised to find that there was no panic on Su Nan's face, but instead a smile that was not a smile.

Inexplicably, a sense of uneasiness welled up in Herb's heart.

The next second, a bone-chilling cold suddenly burst out from Su Nan's body, sweeping in all directions like a storm!

Click!Click!
A large amount of ice crystals quickly condensed in the air, and a thick layer of ice spread rapidly along the ground.

Heb didn't even have time to react, and a thick layer of frost instantly formed on his body.

The huge body seemed to have slowed down its movements visibly, as if the slow-motion button had been pressed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Nan quickly stepped back to create some distance, and at the same time, the ring on the middle finger of his right hand flashed a faint light.

In an instant, countless black mists emerged from the void and quickly condensed into a huge claw, which attacked fiercely with a strong breath of death.

Claw of Disaster! Facing the fierce attack of the giant claw, Heb, who was covered with frost and slow in his movements, had no way to dodge and could only watch the giant claw hit him hard.

Shit!

There was a sound as if cloth was being torn, and Heb instantly had several bloody wounds on his body.

The strong breath of death seeped in through the wound, constantly corroding his flesh, and blood flowed out like a spring.

"what!!"

A shrill howl emanated from Heb's mouth.

Although it cannot be seen from the outside, the strong negative energy attached to the Claw of Disaster is already severely attacking his internal organs, flesh, blood and bones.

The intense pain made Heb's eyes become more and more red, and the whole person seemed to fall into a state of frenzy. Both eyes turned a faint blood red, as if the pupils had melted inside the eyeballs, and the eyes emitted a faint blood red light.

Chi Chi Chi!
A large amount of blood mist suddenly escaped from Hebu's skin and rose up.

The extremely high temperature caused the ice on his body to melt quickly.

"Is it similar to the ability of beast transformation and rage?"

Su Nan curled his lips.

Although this state can greatly enhance combat effectiveness, rationality will inevitably be affected.

For a wizard, the most important thing is to keep a clear mind at all times.

As expected, after regaining his mobility, Heb immediately roared and pounced towards Sunan, transforming into a ferocious beast.

Su Nan looked calm. He flipped his palm and three rune gems appeared between his fingers.

The next moment, three rune gems flew out of his hands, turned into lightning in mid-air, and fell towards Heb!

Boom!

Deafening thunder roared across the courtyard.

The dazzling lightning was like a giant ball, completely submerging Heb!
Fine arcs of electricity spread in all directions, almost sweeping across the entire courtyard. The beastmen, giant bears, and hidden dragons who were in the midst of the battle were swept by the arcs, and their bodies became paralyzed and stiffened for a moment.

Only the Iron Golem was immune to the paralysis effect, and took the opportunity to punch a beastman into a pulp.

When the lightning dissipated, a huge pit about four or five meters deep appeared in the center of the courtyard.

Heb was lying in the middle of the pit. His huge body had returned to its original appearance. It was all charred black, with almost no intact skin or flesh left.

There were five long bloody wounds on the chest and abdomen, with the skin and flesh rolled outward, which was shocking to the eye.

After coming out of the beast state, he seemed to have regained consciousness, fear appeared in his eyes, he struggled to raise his head, and made a strange hoarse sound from his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But Sunan, who knew the danger of the wizard apprentice, did not intend to give him this opportunity. He directly shot lightning through his eyebrows, throat and heart, ensuring that this guy would die.

With eyes full of reluctance and despair, Heb died.

Sensing that Heb's soul aura was gradually dissipating, Sunan heaved a sigh of relief.

Even though he was hardly injured after the battle, he had actually played all his cards. If he still couldn't kill Heb, he would have to consider escaping.

"All the high-level rune gems have been used up." Su Nan felt a little painful.

The cost of a high-level rune gem is as high as more than three hundred gold coins.

During this period of time, he used up all the gold coins he had and only synthesized six.

The three just now were the last high-level rune gems in his hand.

Fortunately, the last blow finally took care of Herb.

At the same time, with the death of Heb, his giant bear monster pet also wailed, and its body broke into pieces, turning into ashes and dissipating in the air.

Without their controller, the two beastmen fell into chaos and were soon killed by the Hidden Dragon and the Iron Golem.

Seeing that the enemies had been dealt with, Sunan felt relieved and walked to Heb's body and squatted down.

"I spent nearly two thousand gold coins on this battle. I hope you have something that can make up for my losses."

Sunan reached out his hand and began to touch the corpse.

Because of the thunder bombardment, most of Heb's belongings were destroyed, including two alchemical magic items that were suspected to be offensive.

Only the relatively stable protective and space magic items were preserved and not damaged.

The two protective magic items were both alchemical grade and of little use to Sunan, so he put them away and prepared to leave them for his students to exchange.

However, the last space ring contains a lot of things.

Gold coins, gems, books, various materials and sundries.

There were more than a hundred gems alone, which was more than enough to make up for Sunan’s consumption in this battle, making him feel better all of a sudden.

However, this is not the place to count the spoils, so Sunan put the things away and prepared to go back to the base to count them slowly.

Standing up, Su Nan caught a glimpse of a few guards peeking at the gate of the courtyard.

However, the people outside heard that the sound in the courtyard had disappeared, so they sent someone to find out what had happened.

Seeing Sunan standing leisurely in the middle of the courtyard, several guards showed joy on their faces and turned around and shouted excitedly: "Sir Sunan won!"

Not long after, a group of people rushed into the courtyard.

Kai, who was in the lead, took a few quick steps and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Sunan was unharmed.

Then he glanced at the messy and bumpy courtyard, which looked like it had been swept by a storm, and couldn't help but be shocked.

The battle of the wizard apprentices was indeed terrifying. Even if dozens of great knights fought together, the destructive power would not be so great.

"Where is the wizard apprentice?" Key asked after coming back to his senses.

"It's been solved." Sunan pointed to the charred body lying in the pit.

When Key saw this, his expression suddenly brightened with joy.

During this period, he was worried about the existence of hostile wizard apprentices.

But I didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to come to my door and offer his life. Now I have no worries at all.

"After the war in spring, we have suddenly lost the biggest threat." Key grinned.

Su Nan smiled but said nothing.

Under normal circumstances, Herb's approach would not be wrong.

Generally speaking, for him, a third-level wizard apprentice, it would be a piece of cake to deal with a second-level wizard apprentice, and there would be no accidents at all.

It's a pity that he happened to run into this alien himself and was smashed to death by equipment and props that were one level higher.

I can only say that I was unlucky.

Shaking his head secretly, Sunan did not explain to Keyi, but just asked him to burn Hebu's body as soon as possible.

After all, judging from Heb's appearance, he was most likely fused with the blood of a primitive beastman. Who knows if his corpse is contagious or not. If it's not handled properly, someone might get infected with beastism.

Kai quickly figured out the situation, agreed immediately, and arranged for someone to deal with the body.

Sunan put away the iron golem and left the lord's mansion.

He couldn't wait to see what was in Herb's space ring.

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