216: A Century of Peace (Part 3)

Somewhere in a Rogue Wizard market.

Inside a chain bar—the Battle Axe Bar.

“Hiss…”

A short-statured wizard gasped, asking in disbelief:

“Is that true?”

“One against four, and he still managed to directly kill two Formal Wizards?”

“Didn’t they say that once you reach the Formal Wizard level, you get a Tier 1 Innate Guardian Wizardry, which greatly enhances a Formal Wizard’s survival ability, making them generally unkillable?”

“How could two of them die all at once?”

This wizard seemed to have his worldview shattered, looking bewildered and distraught.

“Is there any falsehood in this?”

“You wouldn’t believe the situation back then. They were fighting fiercely at the border between the Motlan Grand Kingdom and the Mist Forest, and their battle's Intensity could be observed from a hundred miles around.”

A wizard dressed as a bearded knight spoke loudly, afraid that he wouldn't be believed, and began to describe the scene.

“At that time, there were many passing wizards at that small relay station. Plus, the Plant Heart Academy's resource transport convoy carried many wizards who were traveling in the same direction. When the great battle broke out, there were at least two to three thousand wizards in that area.”

“A wizard friend of mine, whom I’ve known for thirty years, was resting there temporarily and happened to catch it. Heh, when that great battle started, it was truly earth-shattering, blotting out the sun and moon! My friend wished he had two more legs. Thankfully, Lord Green Anglet timely drew the battlefield into the sky. Otherwise, even if my brother had eight more legs, he wouldn't have escaped.”

…“Hurry, tell us, tell us…”

“What was the form of the battle then?”

A large circle of wizards around them had been drawn in. The death of Formal Wizards! This was a shocking piece of news that could blow up the Mist Coast.

“Cough, cough…”

“My throat, it seems to have gotten a bit hoarse somehow…”

“Here, this is the bloody mary I just ordered. Brother, wet your throat and tell us all about it later.”

“Gulp, gulp…”

The wizard dressed as a knight unceremoniously took a big gulp.

“Refreshing!”

“Haha, then I’ll begin.”

“So, my friend was originally going to the Mist Forest to hunt. Alas, speaking of which, I have to praise the Plant Heart Academy. To hunt on their territory, you only need to pay 20% of your harvest, unlike other Wizard Academies in the Seven Towers Alliance, which all demand 40% or 50%. Moreover, if you hunt valuable demonized beasts, you can sell them to the Plant Heart Academy to accumulate points. These points, oh, they have great benefits! You can exchange them for many precious potions unique to the Plant Heart Academy…”

“Alas, I’ve gone off-topic, off-topic…”

“Exactly, you’ve had my bloody mary, it’s time to get to the main point…”

“My apologies, everyone, my mouth just tends to ramble, hehe. Getting back to my friend, he was eating and drinking at the small relay station, quite content, when he heard a sudden thunderclap from a dry land, a huge sound out of nowhere, which immediately scared all the wizards out of their wits.”

“You wouldn’t believe how intense the elemental fluctuations were around there at the time. As soon as everyone sensed the danger, they immediately ran out. My friend saw Lord Green Anglet of the Plant Heart Academy fighting four Formal Wizards in black robes alone in mid-air. Everyone was so scared they took off running. Which Formal Wizard’s attack isn’t above 100 Intensity? You’d be injured if you brushed against it, and dead if you took a direct hit.”

“Heh, why don’t you just say they were four Black Wizards? Why say four wizards in black robes? What respectable wizard would wear black robes? They must be Black Wizards.”

“That’s not right. In the past ten years, didn’t we White Wizards conduct two encirclement campaigns against the Black Wizards? I heard seven or eight Formal Wizards from the Black Wizard side were killed? How could there still be four who escaped?” A wizard questioned.

“Isn’t that normal? Can Black Wizards ever be completely eradicated? Perhaps these four Black Wizards came for revenge.”

…“Don’t interrupt! Hurry up and continue, what happened next?”

“Later, my friend quickly fled for his life, escaping ten kilometers away. My friend was really brave; other wizards continued to flee twenty, thirty kilometers away, but he stubbornly stayed ten kilometers away to watch the battle. And watching the battle really made him discover something different.”

“You know what? Among the four Black Wizards, one was in the shape of a Blood-colored Bat, and remained in that shape from beginning to end. And this Blood-colored Bat was the one who died the most tragically and earliest, torn to shreds by Lord Green Anglet, not even leaving a speck of dust behind.”

“Hiss, that tragic? Isn’t that a signature wizardry of a certain White Wizard Academy? I heard that this bat shape is their unique bloodline-modification wizardry, extremely powerful?”

“Wow, I can’t imagine, I can’t imagine, can’t say too much, these are the secrets of important figures…”

“Cough cough, then let’s skip this part. The second Formal Wizard to die, you absolutely won’t guess who he is? But you absolutely know who he is!”

“Stop playing coy. Who knows who these Black Wizards are? Besides a few nicknames, these Black Wizards are powerful figures who appear and disappear like dragons. Let alone Formal Wizards.”

“Yes, yes, hurry up and tell us! I’ll order you another bloody mary.”

“Alright, alright, boss is generous! Then I’ll just say it directly: Lord Laselle, one of the three Guardian Wizards of the Motlan Grand Kingdom, you know him, right?”

“Who doesn’t know him? A legendary figure among us Rogue Wizards! He became a Formal Wizard over two hundred years ago. I heard this Lord is extremely fated, with incredibly strong luck, and obtained a part of the Ancient Wizards’ legacy, becoming a Formal Wizard before he was a hundred years old. He is truly the most talented and awesome senior among us Rogue Wizards in a thousand years!”

“What are you saying? Could it be?”

“Exactly, it was Lord Laselle. This Lord personally admitted his identity and even used wizardry to transmit his voice for a hundred miles around. Many wizards present heard it.”

“Ah…”

The many wizards gathered together looked stunned, as if a myth had been shattered and the world had ended.

“And there’s more explosive news! Lord Laselle was trapped by Lord Green Anglet. To save his life, he actually begged Lord Green Anglet for mercy, willing to be a servant to survive. Unfortunately, Lord Green Anglet is also a decisive person. He directly chopped Lord Laselle into dozens of pieces, then pulverized his bones and scattered his ashes, thoroughly killing this legendary figure…”

“Bah, what kind of legend is Laselle? From today on, the only legend of the Mist Coast is Lord Green Anglet. From now on, I will only acknowledge Lord Green Anglet…”

“Indeed, to be unharmed while being besieged by four peers and even kill two in return, this is no ordinary combat power! I estimate that Lord Green Anglet’s combat power should be the highest on the Mist Coast…”

“Yes, the Plant Heart Academy has truly risen this time. First, there’s Lord Joyce, a Tier 2 Wizard, and now Lord Green Anglet, the person with the highest combat power. How much does heaven favor the Plant Heart Academy? Destiny lies with the Plant Heart Academy…”

“Hey, what do you say, should we go and join the Plant Heart Academy? According to this trend, the Plant Heart Academy will definitely be the boss of the Mist Coast in the future…”

“Let’s go together, let’s go together…”