The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 164 So-called Reliance

The sky was dark, and leaden-gray clouds blocked out the sunlight.

The crows leaped from the treetops into the forest, leaving this dangerous place. Their wild instincts made them tuck their wings in, and even the sound of their feathers brushing against the branches was cautious.

Lynn slowly came to a stop, his figure gradually solidifying.

A kilometer is a distance a wizard can cover in an instant. It would be foolish to choose to run away and expose one's back to the enemy.

"Lia, take your good luck with you and go ahead," Lynn said slowly, though his heart was far from calm.

"No, Senior Lynn, I can't leave you alone to run away! I can't..."

"Listen to me, Leah. Facing two first-tier wizards, whether you stay or leave will have no impact on the outcome of the battle," Lynn interrupted the female apprentice in a deep voice.

"If I win this battle in the end, then it doesn't matter whether you run away or not!"

"But if I lose in the end, it would be better for you to run away."

"Because if I drag this out long enough, you might still have a chance to survive."

"When the time comes... if you find that Good Luck has died, remember to tell Teacher Horsens that it was the remnants of the Holland School who killed me. They most likely attacked Vincent Wizard Territory and got the information that I was escorting the pendant from there."

Leah's eyes were slightly red, and she seemed to want to say something, but Lynn urged her to leave.

With the golden pendant handed to her by Lynn, Leah transformed into a golden mist. She glanced at Lynn one last time, then turned and etched the image of Perico and the other man into her eyes before flying away.

Lynn watched Perico and his companion warily, his hand holding the spell yet to be cast.

But perhaps the previous tactics made Perico and his companions wary of being careless.

Just as Lynn had expected, the two simply watched Leah leave without intervening to stop her.

After all, rashly pursuing them would leave them alone, and for Perico, it was far safer for the two of them to work together and take down the wizards in front of them one by one!

Silence hung over the forest as the two sides faced off, neither making a move.

Lynn was happy with this; the longer it dragged on, the better it would be for him.

"I don't quite understand, you two. Vincent the Wizard was just a minor school wizard. He's dead, and the school won't investigate further. You can easily escape."

Why bother stopping me and wasting your own chance to live?

Perico and the other man remained silent, and Lynn paid no attention; these words were merely a delaying tactic.

A first-tier high-level wizard and a first-tier mid-level wizard... Lynn had never encountered a moment with such a huge difference in combat power.

While observing the two, Lynn continued to stall for time:
"You came here because of the witchcraft I possess?"

"But I suspect you must have quite a few of these witchcraft tools, otherwise you wouldn't have so easily handed them over to a wild wizard apprentice..."

As he finished speaking, Lynn was suddenly startled. For some reason, the surrounding space felt suffocatingly oppressive, as if an invisible hand was gradually enveloping him!
Swish!
Lynn instinctively transformed into a golden shadow and swiftly darted to the side!
"Stop him, Carson!" Perico commanded in a deep voice, no longer concealing his true intentions, as the unfamiliar witchcraft tool in his hand glowed faintly!
In Lynn's mind, it felt as if that invisible hand suddenly tightened its grip!

Goosebumps stood on end. Lynn activated the Golden Mist Shadow Technique with all his might, but a ghostly green light completely blocked his path.

Carson grinned maliciously, his eyes filled with hatred: "The Blood Moon Pendant is certainly not worth our trip! But before we leave, let's kill a lone Horsens School wizard, make Horsens unhappy, and then retrieve the pendant while we're at it..."

Clang!
Carson's words were interrupted by a dazzling silver-white streak.

Stab it!

The void lightning collided with flesh and blood, producing a loud sound.

Carson's pupils contracted, but the next second, he laughed heartily: "You really are just a first-tier beginner wizard!"

The power of Void Lightning is indeed very strong, almost reaching the level of mid-tier first rank, which is why it was able to kill Krieg instantly.

However, it was only close to the intermediate level of the first tier, while Carson was a genuine intermediate level first tier wizard. The attack that caused the shuttle to lose its balance earlier was unleashed by him! Therefore, after a brief stalemate with the flesh-and-blood touch, the Void Lightning immediately fell into a disadvantageous position. Its silvery light was enveloped by the eerie green, like a small boat in a storm, swaying precariously.

And with this delay, that invisible hand had already clenched its fist completely.

Lynn crashed into an invisible barrier and was forced to stop!
Swish!
The raven-shaped Mist Raven Messenger appeared out of thin air and explored all directions within seconds, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.

After testing, the barrier appears to be a perfect sphere, about 3 meters in diameter, with no blind spots and is unbreakable.

“Don’t waste your time.” Pericomo stroked the sorcery tool in his hand, speaking leisurely, “This square tablet in my hand is no ordinary sorcery tool; it, like the Blood Moon Pendant, comes from that powerful ancient school…”

Lynn was startled, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Don't even mention you, even a second-tier wizard who gets caught in this trap won't be able to easily break free from this confined space."

With his mind adjusted to a special frequency, Lynn instantly entered a deep Black Moon Sensing state.

'Hmm?' Lynn's heart sank. 'Why can't I sense anything? Could he be lying?'

Seeing that he remained silent, Perico lost interest in saying anything more. He held the square in one hand and raised the other, summoning a bright red puppet engulfed in flames, which he then commanded to come outside the confinement space.

“Kill him, Bloodflame Stone Golem.”

The puppet continued forward, but Perico suddenly froze the moment it passed through the confined space.

He felt the square card in his hand suddenly lose its connection.

At the same time, Lynn raised his head.

Welcome, Your Excellency, the Holy Son of the Black Moon!

[9th generation low-level enforcement order, ID: Source 67972, highest privileges unlocked!]

Swish!
The Bloodflame Stone Golem lunged at Lynn.

Lynn smiled gently, transformed into a golden mist, and retreated a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye!
"Impossible!!" Perico's eyes widened in astonishment.

"Lord Perico!" Carson panicked, and the image of Krieg's death suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Don't panic, he's just a first-tier beginner wizard!" Perico looked down at the square card in his hand. "Damn it, what's wrong?"

hum!
The square card suddenly flew up, startling Perico. He instinctively grabbed at it but missed. He hurried forward but was stopped by an invisible barrier.

"Ah!" Carson exclaimed, sensing something was wrong. He immediately flew to the side, but was stopped as well.

Wow!
Several beams of magical light shone from Carson's hand and shot out in front of him one after another, but apart from the sound of explosions, they did not cause the slightest ripple.

Seeing this, the witchcraft that Perico had been preparing gradually dissipated. He watched helplessly as the square flew toward Lynn, speechless for a moment.

After a long while, Carson gave up in despair.

Perico's neatly styled hair had become disheveled, soaked with sweat and plastered to his forehead. He murmured in a disheveled and fearful tone, "Who...who are you?"

Lynn held the square card and ignored them.

Swish!
The Bloodflame Stone Golem faithfully carried out its previous orders and continued its attack on Lynn.

Although the puppet in front of him had the strength of a mid-level first-tier cultivator, it was slow. Now that Lynn was no longer restrained, it could not pose any threat to him.

Speaking of which, we have to thank this puppet. If it weren't for the Bloodflame Stone Puppet creating a brief connection between the outside world and this confined space the moment it entered, Lynn wouldn't have been able to sense the square tablet!

A few minutes later, Lynn completely destroyed the Bloodflame Stone Golem by relying on his superior mobility.

He looked at the two men, Peric and Peric, who were still imprisoned, and slowly approached them, a smile of interest on his face.

(End of this chapter)