A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 221 Taken Down on the Spot

"Uh..." Little Fernand was being choked. He tried to struggle, but he was no match for the strong and vigorous Andrei. He then tried to cast a spell, but he couldn't concentrate.

Andrei sensed that the person being choked still had some strength at first, enduring the burning pain and tensing his muscles, tightening his grip with his arms until the other person finally went limp after a few minutes.

"Huff huff." He loosened his grip, hesitating whether to finish the job, but he didn't have anything suitable in his hand, so he could only grope for the other person's things.

Key quickly released the others, but when Andrei came out, he was dumbfounded. Each cell door not only had physical iron chains, but also arcane locks in operation, which meant that Andrei had not directly strangled the spellcaster.

He was momentarily at a loss, wondering if he should go out and get help. But he wasn't familiar with his surroundings, so he could only slowly follow the light towards the end of the corridor, where he heard a chilling sound:

"Is it not ready yet? Where is he? Where is he?" Judging from the voice, it should be an elderly man.

Unexpectedly, there was someone at the end. Andrei's relaxed mind tensed up again. He heard a groping sound, as if the old man had gotten up and was walking closer. The light cast his shadow.

Should he escape back to his cell first? Or repeat the same trick? Andrei was undecided, but a turning point came just as he was hesitating—the ceiling vibrated, and dirt began to fall.

Old Fernand had already reached the dungeon passageway, where more and more dirt was falling.

"What the hell!" The old man, still dazed and seemingly drunk after receiving a blood transfusion, first noticed Andrei's charred body and his mouth dropped open slightly.

boom!

Old Fernand's mouth gaped even wider as someone fell between him and Andrei.

"Rorschach, you're right, it's hollow down there! Come down." Pascal shook off the dust and gravel from his body and looked at the homeowner.

The senior student wanted to break the awkward silence, so he greeted the target while gathering his strength: "Good evening."

Although old Fernand was quite old, his spellcasting was still clean and efficient. He raised his hand and shouted, and a dark, cold arrow condensed from unknown energy flew towards Pascal.

However, a blue barrier rose around Pascal, perfectly blocking the ominous flying arrows, and Rorschach jumped down behind the barrier.

"Rorschach?" Old Fernand recognized the newcomer. As he said this, his hands were not idle either; he took out a constantly flashing crystal from his pocket, with electric currents surging inside.

Fernand estimated that the barrier wouldn't last long; once the [Lightning Beam] was activated, the barrier and the three people in the narrow passage would be breached.

However, just as he was about to infuse the magic, he suddenly felt a strange impact, abruptly interrupting his spellcasting. Not only did old Fernán's attempt to activate the crystal fail, but the blue light barrier was also shattered.

"Senior brother!"

At the shout, Pascal understood immediately. He gritted his teeth, paused, and to Rorschach and Andrei's surprise, charged straight at them.

He threw a punch with his right hand, and the old man, terrified, dodged it. Pascal's fist slammed into the wall, creating a dent in the stone, but he felt no pain whatsoever, yelling, "Don't let this old bastard get away!"

What kind of mage fighting style is this?

Rorschach and Andrei were greatly shocked.

"Rorschach, you trespassed into my old man's villa and even had your thugs bully an old man!" Old Fernand ran to the basement and kicked away the boy who was having his blood drawn.

He wasn't trying to escape; he wanted to activate the protective measures deployed there.

"Since you're all going to your deaths, don't blame me for being impolite. Blow them all up inside!" All the ether in the entire mansion was guided to the energy storage core. Once activated, it would cause a massive explosion, not only materially but also doubly impacting the caster.

Because of the dirty work done here, old Fernand also had the intention of destroying evidence.

"There's also a young man guarding the dungeon! I knocked him unconscious, and he's still in the dungeon." Seeing the other man's ferocious expression, and knowing he was about to blow up the dungeon, Andrei quickly told him that his accomplice was still inside.

This did make old Fernand hesitate. He muttered, "Impossible. My son is a formal mage. How could he be defeated by a bastard who is not even an apprentice?" Although he said this, his movements did slow down.

Rorschach hadn't cast any spells since [Magic Scream], as he had been gathering his magic power. Following the old man and Pascal into the basement, Rorschach saw something extremely disgusting, along with the dying victims.

A surge of anger welled up inside him, and the panel subtly changed its appearance.

Fearing that he might accidentally harm his own offspring, old Fernand changed his strategy. He no longer thought about destroying the place, but instead tried his best to use his magic to defeat the three young men and silence them.

He first crushed another crystal, creating a force wall to separate Rorschach and his troublesome henchmen. Then, he muttered an obscure incantation, and the environment in the basement suddenly changed. The space around the spellcaster became blurry and uncertain, and old Fernand's figure also became illusory.

It seemed as if the spirits of the underworld had been summoned. Old Fernand made a move, and they rushed towards Rorschach and his companions as if being whipped, howling in pain. The blood donor lying down was also stimulated, and a dark, withered hand slowly climbed up his body and dragged him into the darkness.

"I don't know exorcism magic, Rorschach. Do you? Lightning, silver stars... anything."

Pascal's combat stance was no longer useful here, so he began preparing for [Fireball].

However, Pascal's plan fell right into old Fernand's trap. By summoning evil creatures, he could restrain his opponent while continuously activating the magical items and spell crystals he was wearing.

"Get out of the way!" Rorschach pointed his cane, and a red light shone from the hexagonal pattern at the top of the cane, followed by a red ray as thick as a bowl.

Not only were the undead swept away and pulverized, but all of old Fernand's precious belongings were also bathed in the light of decomposition, turning into useless ashes and disappearing into the small underground space. Furthermore, the entire house's ethereal core was destroyed, leaving only the unlit foundation as proof of its existence.

"No! No!" Poor old Fernand's entire fortune was wiped out. He hadn't even had time to bleed after receiving the transfusion of young blood, and now his blood and energy were so abundant that they rushed straight to the top of his head.

The old man felt an overwhelming dizziness that he couldn't resist, and he passed out without any actual injury.

"Why do you want to enhance your physical melee capabilities?" Rorschach forced himself to attempt the Great Disintegration Technique for the second time, and this time the exertion was astonishing; he had to lean on his cane to catch his breath.

The senior brother also cast the spell he had just used on Luo Xia. Although Luo Xia's mental and magical energy had not been restored, his fatigue was completely gone.

Pascal explained, "The fourth-circle enchantment, 'Combat Inspiration,' grants you strength and speed without the effects of fatigue or pain for a short period. Paulina taught me to learn it, and it can be incredibly useful in unexpected situations." With that, the senior brother flashed a greasy, crooked smile.

Will the side effects turn mages into barbarians? Luo Xia really wants to punch his senior brother right now and tell him to stop making that face.

"Great!" Andrei, who had witnessed the battle between mages, cheered for the victor, but suddenly a hand landed on his shoulder, sending chills down his spine.

Fortunately, the person who appeared was Master Cano. Before breaking into the house, Rorschach used the same trick as before, slipping a marked map to Cano via a communication scroll.

When did you arrive?

"I'll get to the ground first. When there are fluctuations in space, I'll use Fernand's power to teleport here." Cano raised his hand, summoning the unconscious Fernand father and son, and snapped his fingers, destroying all the arcane locks and iron locks.

"Let's start wrapping things up. We need to do it cleanly and efficiently, and not let the scandals within the magic guild get out."

"Then these two..." Although Luo Xia was very weak after barely managing to use the Great Disintegration Technique, he still treated the victim who had been brutally bled. He frowned when he heard this.

Cano understood what Rorschach meant: "They will get what they deserve, I guarantee it."

(End of this chapter)