Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Chapter 129 The Shocking Truth

In the 10 days following the preparation of the nutrient solution, Rose made some other pre-battle preparations, and he also arranged to meet Silas in advance, setting the time for 10 days later.

The way Yosilas came out was simple. He invited him out as a fellow mage based in the Southern District, explaining that some changes had occurred in the Southern District that might lead to some unrest, which Rose couldn't handle on his own. For the sake of stability in the Southern District, he needed to discuss some solutions with Yosilas.

Silas had no reason to refuse.

He has been living a secluded life for the past six months, rarely interacting with anyone, but he needs the stability of the South District.

He chose to settle in the South District because it was relatively stable. He was also worried that the "unexpected event" that made Rose, a slum magician with an unstable mental state who had lost the ability to weigh the pros and cons, worry about it would affect his ability to continue living in seclusion in the South District.

So he accepted Rose's invitation, and the meeting was scheduled for one evening ten days later, in a relatively secluded warehouse in the southern district.

Time flew by, and soon the day Rose and Silas had agreed upon arrived.

In the basement, Rose drank the prepared nutrient solution in one gulp. Relying on her superior physical control and physique, she forcibly swallowed the nutrient solution, which was worth as much as 11 marks, into her body.

The thick nutrient solution almost filled Rose's stomach, and because her stomach could not digest it, it could only accumulate there.

After adjusting to the discomfort, Rossai stood up, checked all the preparations made before leaving the basement, and went into the living room.

In the living room, Tiana was hunched over the coffee table, sketching and writing.

She was seven years old, with her brown curly hair tied into two small braids that hung down on either side of her shoulders.

Hearing the noise, she looked up, her bright eyes meeting Rose's.

"Rosé, are you going out?"

"Um."

Rose responded.

"I might be back late tonight, so you should get some sleep."

Tiana tilted her head, seemingly sensing something unusual about Rose, but ultimately just nodded obediently: "Okay, Rose, be careful."

Rose did not turn around.

He pushed open the door and stepped into the night.

The nights in the South District are much quieter than they were a year ago.

With the elimination of the large-scale circulation of cheap drugs, the mortality rate among homeless people has dropped significantly.

Rose walked along the streets of the South District at a leisurely pace.

On the way, Rose put on the colored contact lenses she had prepared in advance. Then, she deactivated her "materialistic" state, and her azure round pupils under the colored lenses transformed into gilded vertical pupils.

At this moment, he had already activated the [Overload] state. As the special circulation inside and outside Rose's body began to operate, the extraordinary characteristics of the Ancient Dragon Current were forcibly activated, running through his body in a frenzied manner, digesting the nutrient solution in Rose's stomach.

Then, Rose began chanting the [Ancient Dragon Follower] divine spell prayer [Lightning Convergence], which he had been practicing for the past two months.

This prayer has two forms, and Rose is currently using the first form. As long as he keeps focusing, the ancient dragon current will be generated and bound within his body until his body can no longer withstand it.

During this process, the user's normal state level will continuously improve. Given Rose's current physical condition, his normal strength level can rise from the second-tier level to the high-tier level.

However, it takes time to accumulate current to forcefully push Rose's realm to the high level of the second ring.

So, just like when he used the [Cyclic Fireball] to bombard the gang, Rose is now preparing his ultimate move on the way.

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Soon, Rose arrived at the abandoned warehouse that had been arranged beforehand.

Silas had been waiting inside for quite some time.

Silas wore that dark gray long coat, his expression still proper, with a kind of Xi Jinping-like composure. The moment he saw Rose, the corners of his mouth even turned up slightly.

"Mr. Rose, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

His voice was calm and unhurried, with a polite upward inflection at the end.

However, when he habitually used [Perception] magic to observe Rose, he was stunned.

Because he discovered that in his perception, Rose was an extremely violent and chaotic current, and in his perception, Rose no longer resembled a human being.

This is due to the extraordinary properties of the Ancient Dragon Current, which can interfere with the perception of mages. This is why Rose was not found to be his actual age after Keaton observed him.

Because the ancient dragon current circulating within Rose's body blocked Keaton's perception of Rose's internal organs and bones.

Silas's brain began to work at lightning speed in an instant:

Is this some kind of special reverse interference against [perception-type] magic?

No, that can't be right. The current surrounding Rose clearly has some kind of supernatural property. Who the hell could reverse engineer and forge supernatural property?

Silas's composed eyes narrowed slightly.

Anyone who wasn't an idiot could see that Rose was acting strangely.

I saw the fleeting golden arcs of electricity that occasionally flashed across Rose's skin.

I saw Rose standing there, radiating a scorching, dangerous, and undeniable heat.

Silas's pupils constricted sharply.

"—What do you mean by that?"

His tone remained calm, but Rose could hear the growing vigilance beneath that calm.

Rose did not answer.

Then, he moved.

The ancient dragon current, which had been superimposed by the [Lightning Convergence] for nearly 5 minutes, surged and churned within Rose's body, forcibly elevating his overall stats to a high level of the second ring.

Rose vanished from his spot in an instant, a sharp explosion echoing through the air behind him, his figure disappearing into the dim light.

A blurry golden afterimage shot out from the warehouse, and a punch slammed into Silas's face.

Silas reacted faster than he had anticipated.

Beneath that dark gray long coat, several runes lit up simultaneously, and [Trigger Escape] was activated in an instant. His body bounced backward at an almost bizarre angle, barely avoiding Rose's fist, which was wrapped in lightning.

The fist slammed into the air.

Golden arcs of electricity exploded from the fist, blasting a scorched crater into the ground.

Silas steadied himself in mid-air, and genuine astonishment finally appeared in his eyes.

It wasn't because of Rose's speed, although it was indeed very fast.

It was because he sensed something in that punch that shouldn't exist in a magician.

That kind of pushing of the body to its limits, that near-instinctive mastery of extraordinary power, that primal, savage power emanating from the depths of the bones, is nothing like that of a magician.

Even magicians specializing in manipulation of flesh and blood don't possess this ability.

Rather than a magician, he is more like

"You are not a magician."

Silas's voice lowered, his eyes fixed on Rose, as if he were re-examining the person in front of him disguised as a child.

Silas had worked at the "Observation Point" and had also studied deity-related research during his university years, so in an instant, an almost impossible judgment arose in Silas's mind.

Rosey used methods from the perspective of faith.

Some information flashed through Silas's mind: the cultist who escaped from the "observation point" a year ago. Apart from his age and golden vertical pupils, the information also revealed that he possessed power over thunder.

A shocking idea flashed through Silas's mind: the mage before him who could use second-circle magic, possessed potion knowledge enough to become a central figure in slum gatherings, and had an abnormally high level of concentration, was actually a 7-year-old believer?!

All of this is a complete subversion of common sense and understanding of Silas.

Silas quickly learned of the terror of such a believer and the extent of the threat he posed to the Magic Federation, as well as the fact that capturing him would grant him a social status within the Magic Federation that would ensure he would never be killed.