Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 364 The Clown Leader
Meanwhile, in the corridor of Passage 6, the Joker leader is forcing Alicia Plutarch to reveal the identity of the pursuer.

The clown leader twirled a throwing knife in his palm and then aimed it at Alicia's throat.

His face, painted with clown makeup, held no smile; instead, his expression was extremely gloomy. "Tell me, who exactly is tracking me? What school of wizardry do they belong to? What spells do they specialize in? What are their weaknesses?"

Alicia clutched her pink Pixie, somewhat frightened, but she glared at the Clown Master with hatred. "I told you, I didn't know. You killed our Plutarch family wizard. Dark wizard, I will make you pay for this. It's my duty."

“Since you covet our family’s wealth, you certainly won’t kill me. But remember this: among the wizards you just killed were my friends and servants who grew up with me. I will avenge them in the future.”

The next moment, a savage glint flashed in the Joker leader's eyes. "Young lady, I think you haven't grasped the logic of reality yet."

He used the throwing knife in his hand to slash Alicia's face, leaving a very deep scar.

Alicia screamed in pain and terror, never expecting that the dark wizard would attack her directly.

The clown leader's clown-clad face revealed a terrifying smile, emitting a neurotic laugh. "Young lady, you are so naive, so naive that I simply cannot believe that such a wizard could live in this world. I will not kill you, but I can hurt you."

"I really don't like the look of you right now." The clown leader snatched the pet bird, Pixie, from Alicia's arms, then let go, allowing the terrified bird to fly out of his palm.

The next moment, a series of throwing knives hovered behind him and shot towards the Pixnet pet in the sky.

Alicia cried out in terror, "No, stop! Pix has been my pet for over ten years! Dark Wizard, please don't... I am a renowned wizard from the Land of Six Towers, how dare you..."

Alicia crouched on the ground, looking at the dead Pixie bird lying on the floor, tears streaming down her face. "How could you do this?"

The clown leader scoffed, his expression one of disgust. "If it weren't for the reward money I could get for you, I'd really like to turn this wretched bird into you. Alright, let's not waste any more time, Miss. We need to go to the energy core of this void warship. This farce should be over."

"Your screaming isn't entirely useless. Young lady, you're a young and beautiful witch, only twenty years old, in the hands of a bunch of male witches. Haven't you ever thought about your own fate? You even have the mind to cry for this wretched bird. Pet? That's a luxury."

The clown leader reached out and grabbed her by the collar, roughly dragging her forward. "Go."

Ahead, the animal trainer from the Magic Thieves Circus appeared in passage number 6. The trainer looked at the hot-tempered clown leader with surprise, "Leader, has something troublesome happened? Why are you so angry?"

The Clown Leader said, "The Puppet Master's magical pressure suddenly weakened and almost disappeared. There's also a troublesome wizard chasing me from behind."

"If I hadn't guided the remnant of the Thunder God Palace to stop him, he would have caught up by now."

The Clown Leader said, "An unexpected figure has appeared, and he's not easy to deal with. I wonder if he's the family wizard of this little blond girl, or a guard of a high-level expert from the Hand of the Jungle."

"However, it's not a big problem. With the remnants of the Thunder God Palace blocking him, even if he, a first-ring wizard, has extraordinary abilities, he won't be able to catch up with so many remnants of the Thunder God Palace in a short time."

The clown leader looked at the beast tamer and asked, "What good stuff did you steal?"

A hint of joy appeared on the beast tamer's face. "My haul this time is quite good. You'll find out, Captain, when we leave here, return to the surface, and sell our spoils on the black market. Don't worry, I'll give you two shares, as per the rules."

"After this deal, we'll probably have to take a break for a few years to lay low for a while."

"If we keep doing this, we risk being targeted by the White Wizard Association."

The clown leader said, "Don't worry, after we get the money from this blond little girl, we can suspend our activities for ten years. Then we won't have to worry about the Plutarch family or the White Wizarding Association retaliating against us. Hey, look at this innocent and cute little witch, she's a real feast for the eyes. Don't you have any ideas when you get back?"

Alicia's face was covered in tears. When she heard that the wizard who was tracking the Clown Leader had been blocked by the remnant of the Thunder God Palace, she immediately showed despair. In addition, when she heard the two dark wizards' disrespectful words to her, she was so angry that she trembled all over, but there was nothing she could do.

At this moment, Alicia was even somewhat dazed, and began to regret not listening to the old butler and immediately using the teleportation scroll to escape.

If she had escaped immediately, she wouldn't have suffered such a misfortune, nor would she have witnessed her pets and servants all dying tragically in front of these despicable black wizards.

Perhaps she really was too naive.

She assumed that all wizards outside were as easy to talk to as those white wizards, and that they would give her some face because of the enormous wealth she possessed.

But dark wizards are completely different from white wizards.

Just as the clown leader and the beast tamer were about to leave, the golden lion, a magical creature with one ring, that the beast tamer was riding suddenly began to tremble, and the beast tamer's face showed a look of astonishment.

But then, three rotten earthenware flower fireworks appeared floating in the corridor, and the three konjac flowers were constantly laughing.

At the same time, a dragon's might swept in from all directions. Compared to demonic pressure, the dragon's might had a greater suppressive effect on the spiritual and mental level, while demonic pressure was merely the radiation pressure of magic power on matter, so it was more focused on the physical level.

Dragon's might, on the other hand, is an equivalent amount of magical pressure transformed into an equivalent amount of dragon's might, having a far more profound impact on things on the spiritual and mental level. At this moment, the overwhelming dragon's might suppressed the entire corridor, attacking the Clown Master and the Beast Tamer from all directions, and causing the remnants of the Thunder God Palace to show a certain fear. It was because of this that Locke was able to ignore them and proceed unimpeded.

The dragon's might seemed to have a special effect on the remnants of the Thunder God Palace, which were far more terrifying than the creatures of the Wizarding World.

The eerie laughter of the three Rotten Earth Amorphophallus plants rose and fell, growing even more rampant, making the two dark wizards feel somewhat uneasy.

The golden lion that the tamer rode beneath him let out an uneasy roar.

Before Mega Man even arrived, his voice, carried by the magical winds he manipulated, appeared here first: "Found it."

"Gentlemen, stop running away. I'd like to borrow something from you two. Would you do me the honor?"

The next moment, the beast tamer's left arm was suddenly severed by the golden sand, and his astral ring fell into the air, where it was firmly caught by a hand.

Locke glanced at the astral ring in his hand, checked it briefly, and, confirming there were no problems, put it in his pocket. "Thank you, gentlemen."

This is spoils I snatched from the dark wizard, so... of course it belongs to me.

Because black wizards are not considered individuals under the laws of the White Wizarding Association, they have the unique advantage of being used for asset laundering.

The clown leader and the beast tamer both had gloomy faces. They looked at each other and saw the pressure in each other's eyes.

The clown leader looked at Locke and said, "It's you... that protector of El Salvador."

“I made a mistake. I should have exiled you as well. I just thought you were only a wizard at the Qi Transformation stage, so there was no need to waste a precious spell scroll on you.”

The clown leader's eyes darted around, and he suddenly gripped the throwing knife in his hand, grabbing Alicia by the throat. He said to Locke, "However, white wizard, if you take another step forward, I will kill this lovely little witch from the Plutarch family first."

"If the Plutarch family finds out that you caused the death of their heir..."

Locke raised an eyebrow and glanced at Alicia, who was in a sorry state, her face covered in blood.

As expected of a dark wizard, he actually did something so shameless, completely disregarding his status as a first-ring wizard.

but……

Locke's Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow stirred slightly, and the next moment, he appeared between the Beast Tamer and the Clown Leader, with a golden spiral staircase of magical plant Sea Gold Sand floating in his right palm.

Golden Sands Torrent!
The next moment, two streams of scorching golden sand imbued with the fiery tomato blossom energy transformed into two blades, mercilessly slashing towards the two dark wizards, their attack even including Alicia.

The clown leader's expression changed drastically. "Aren't you the White Wizard? A fellow practitioner?"

Reluctant to let his hard-won prisoner die, he risked grabbing Alicia's shoulder and jumping backward together, narrowly avoiding Locke's torrent of golden sand.

On the other side, the beast tamer was not so lucky. He did not expect Locke to be so decisive, without any time for negotiation or consideration of the hostages, and rushed up to kill them.

The torrent of golden sand, imbued with Yan Ming's spiritual energy and carrying intense heat, slashed towards him, severely injuring him and his golden lion almost instantly.

This is the most vulnerable point for a formal wizard who lacks a permanent defensive force field.

Locke knew that the most powerful thing about this group of unorthodox black wizards was their cunning deception, while their actual strength was not good; they were just good at performing tricks.

The best way to deal with them is to stop talking and just kill them.

If you listen to even one more word, you're likely to fall into a trap set by someone else.

The beast tamer coughed up blood, "cough cough cough... He actually attacked directly."

Locke looked at him with surprise. "I was going to cut you in two. Was I too lenient? Hmm, the fur of your magical pet is indeed quite tough."

As he spoke, Locke's sea gold sand transformed into a spiral spear, simultaneously condensing into gold sand bullets imbued with scorching bright flame spiritual energy, which he then fired at the enemy.

Show no mercy, stop without pause.

(End of this chapter)