128: Chapter 128 Elopement?!

Nie Ning let out a long breath, a smile appearing on his face.

Although the promotion process had its twists and turns, it was successful at last.

Feeling the surging magic power within his body and the powerful Spiritual Power that could now influence reality, he had officially become a Second Ring Wizard!

One word.

Refreshing!

After being suppressed for so long, he could finally hold his head high; he no longer had to worry about being unable to defeat the vanished Corruptor.

On this small patch of land, he was the strongest existence!

[Class: Great Knight (Mid-stage), Second Ring Wizard (Early-stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Unactivated)]

[Derived Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Beginner Self-Healing (Corrupted), Power of a Hundred Beasts, Intermediate Mental Strength Amplification, Malice Perception, Intermediate Primordial Affinity]

[Derived Skills: Assisting Evil, Intermediate Primordial Control (Corrupted), Lightning Edge Blade, Lava Burst]

[Cultivation Methods: ..., Blood Flame Body Condensation Technique, Qiong Guang Meditation Method]

[Imprinted Spells: Eight-Fold Element Fusion Technique]

[Skills: ...Breath Condensation Technique (Grandmaster), Shadow Gliding Steps (Grandmaster), Blood Burst Technique (Beginner), Earth Spirit Puppet (Grandmaster), Vine Entanglement (Proficient)]

There weren't many changes on the panel, only that Elemental Control and Elemental Affinity had changed names.

Nie Ning extended his palm, and a flicker of lightning appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, a look of surprise appeared in Nie Ning's eyes.

He clearly didn't have Lightning Control, but controlling the lightning element was now significantly smoother than before.

Not only that, but all elemental attributes were maintained in a state of balance; the strength of his Wind Elemental Control was now equal to his other attributes.

"I've benefited greatly from this promotion."

Nie Ning murmured, his heart filled with infinite emotion.

As a wizard, there was simply too much to learn.

This time, he had relied entirely on brute force to get through; luck had played the major part.

To go far, he had to rely on hard strength; the study of wizardly knowledge should be put on the agenda.

Otherwise, if his luck turned bad next time, he was afraid he might actually blow himself up, and he'd have nowhere to cry then.

"Sigh, it's all thanks to this clever and witty brain of mine. Being too excellent is just like this—nothing but trouble."

Recalling his actions, Nie Ning smoothed his hair and muttered to himself quite narcissistically.

...

Nie Ning tidied up the basement and then walked out of the Wizard Tower.

Breathing in the fresh air outside, Nie Ning couldn't help but stretch, feeling his mood improve significantly.

But suddenly, Nie Ning's expression changed.

"What's going on? Why isn't Lilith in the city?"

Lilith hadn't mentioned any plans to go out yesterday, yet the Human-Faced Balloon hidden within the rune orb had already left Ska City.

Sensing that something was wrong, Nie Ning followed the connection with the Human-Faced Balloon and quickened his pace toward the city outskirts.

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Outside Ska City.

On the official road.

A group of people was currently fighting.

"Surrender. You have no chance of winning. As long as you hand over the item, I can let you go."

A middle-aged man wearing a White Wizard's robe stepped out from the crowd.

Opposite the man, Bunir was covered in blood, shielding Lilith tightly behind him, while two battered stone men stood beside them.

"Have you asked me yet?"

Just then, an aged voice suddenly rang out, followed by a wall of fire blocking the path between the two sides.

The White-Robed Wizard looked toward the source of the voice as a white-haired old man holding a staff walked over from the side.

"Wizard Colby!"

Bunir shouted with a face full of pleasant surprise.

"Heh, coming out to seek death at such an old age, you've really gone to a lot of trouble."

The White-Robed Wizard smiled disdainfully and mocked him.

Hearing this, Wizard Colby retorted without showing weakness, "As a White Wizard, your heart is even blacker than a Black Wizard's. You've also gone to a lot of trouble."

"Hmph! I wonder if your strength is as tough as your mouth!"

The White-Robed Wizard snorted coldly, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of wind blades attacked Wizard Colby.

Seeing this, Colby's expression turned solemn as he began to cast spells to counter-attack...

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On the other side.

"What?! Elopement?!"

Wearing a mask, Nie Ning looked at Norma beside him with a face full of shock as he ran.

The two had met on the road.

Norma had seen the letter Lilith left behind, which stated that she was leaving this place with Bunir.

Like Nie Ning, Norma also didn't want to see Lilith leave like this, so she had followed in pursuit.

After all, if the other party truly loved Lilith, he shouldn't have made her do something like eloping.

"Anyway, that's what the letter said, or something to that effect."

As Norma was speaking, the sound of fighting suddenly erupted ahead.

Nie Ning and Norma exchanged a glance and then quickened their pace toward the source of the fighting.

What appeared before the two of them was a scene of utter devastation.

The surrounding vegetation was scorched, the ground was pitted with deep craters, and severed limbs were scattered amidst the sounds of combat and screams.

Nie Ning's gaze swept across the field; behind a stone man made of mixed rock and flesh, Lilith was supporting the wound-covered Bunir.

As Nie Ning and Norma arrived, both sides of the conflict looked over.

With a dark face and without a single word of nonsense, Nie Ning reached out his hand toward both parties in the field.

The surrounding Elemental Power fluctuated violently as countless multicolored ice crystals condensed in front of Nie Ning.

Under Nie Ning's control, the multicolored ice crystals shot out, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield. Wherever they passed, men and horses were overturned, their chests pierced through as they died.

"No!"

Seeing this scene, Bunir cried out in despair.

He hadn't expected Nie Ning to kill everyone in the field without distinguishing between friend and foe.

"Why did you kill the people I brought!"

Bunir forced himself to stand up and questioned Nie Ning loudly.

Nie Ning gave Bunir a strange look. "Didn't you bring them here to die?"

If he hadn't come, Bunir and his people wouldn't have necessarily survived anyway.

If they were going to die regardless, why was it wrong for him to be the one to kill them?

Bunir stood frozen in place, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Also, do you remember what I told you last time?"

Nie Ning walked slowly toward Bunir, the killing intent in his eyes completely unmasked.

He had never opposed other people's romance; free love was exactly what young people should do.

But that didn't mean he was willing to let Lilith follow Bunir to her death.

This kind of person was also the most hateful—burdened with trouble and hovering on the edge of life and death himself, yet still wanting to drag others into such a life.

As Nie Ning reached Bunir, a blood-covered, white-haired old man rushed out from the nearby woods, a fire snake erupting from the staff in his hand to attack Nie Ning.

Nie Ning didn't even look; with a backhand strike of his Lightning Edge Blade, he split the fire snake and sent the white-haired old man flying.

Looking at Bunir before him, white light gathered in Nie Ning's hand.

"Don't kill him!"

Just as Nie Ning was about to deliver the fatal blow, Lilith stepped out and blocked his path.

Perhaps due to fear, Lilith's body couldn't stop trembling, but she still stood her ground stubbornly.

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