231: Chapter 231 Gang Crimes

"Come on, I'll take you for a look around."

After dealing with the Golden Scaled Beast, Nie Ning took Heloise and walked in the direction the knight had come from earlier.

He had smelled other scents on that knight just now; it was very likely a gang operation.

Heloise was full of doubt, not understanding what Nie Ning wanted to do again.

It didn't take long for Nie Ning to find the target's location, but the smell of blood here was very strong, and it seemed to be human blood.

"What's wrong with that kid He Dala? Why isn't he back yet?"

"Who knows? Maybe he went to steal Scarlet Flame Wasp honey again. I've said that kid is going to get stung until he's looking for his teeth on the ground sooner or later."

"That's not necessarily true, maybe he..."

"Hahaha..."

At this moment, intermittent voices came from ahead.

Nie Ning continued forward with Heloise, suddenly feeling like he had touched something, followed by a wave of Spiritual Power sweeping over from the front.

"Who's there!"

A shout came from the woods ahead.

Seeing that he had been discovered, Nie Ning didn't bother pretending to hide anymore and walked over openly with Heloise.

What met his eyes was a flat piece of ground against a mountain wall, with a stone cave in the wall.

On the flat ground, three knights and two wizards dressed in grey robes were gathered around a campfire. Next to them, two Golden Scaled Beasts were crouching and eating something; human hands and feet could vaguely be seen.

In the corner, there was also a tied-up man lying motionless on the ground, his fate unknown.

'One Third-Ring Wizard, one Second Ring Wizard, three Second-Order Knights, two Second-Tier Golden Scaled Beasts...'

This lineup could be considered very powerful.

Of all the places Nie Ning had passed through, the number of Third-Ring Wizards he had encountered could be counted on one hand, let alone so many Second-Tier professionals.

If this were in the Wilbes Republic, it would be enough to match half the country's combat power.

Looking at it this way, being a bandit was quite a promising career.

"Who are you!"

Seeing Nie Ning walk out of the woods, the Second Ring Wizard pointed at Nie Ning and questioned him.

The Third-Ring Wizard, however, stared at Nie Ning with a solemn expression; he sensed danger from Nie Ning.

However, they had the advantage in numbers, so they naturally weren't afraid of these two people.

"I'm your grandfather!"

Nie Ning raised his middle finger at the five of them.

"You motherf—"

One of the knights was about to burst into curses upon seeing this.

But at that moment, the god-forbidden ring on Nie Ning's wrist flew out, shooting out a large number of Wind-Thunder Blades toward the five of them.

The leading Third-Ring Wizard reacted quickly. After sensing Nie Ning's intentions, he tapped his staff on the ground, and several high black walls immediately blocked the group's front.

'Bang bang bang...'

A series of explosions rang out as the high black walls were shattered by the Wind-Thunder Blades.

Three knights charged out from the smoke and dust, followed by the two Golden Scaled Beasts curled up like wheels.

The Golden Scaled Beasts were very fast, overtaking the knights in an instant and crashing straight toward Nie Ning and the others.

Seeing this, Nie Ning took a step forward, a yellow light surfacing on his body.

The three knights thought they had encountered a mentally unstable person upon seeing this.

After all, the impact of a Golden Scaled Beast was no joke; even a Tier 3 exotic beast would not fare well from a direct hit.

The moment a Golden Scaled Beast hit the yellow shield, the shield suddenly burst open, and the scorching energy impact sent the two Golden Scaled Beasts flying.

Although it was only a Tier 2 skill, in Nie Ning's hands, it was enough to threaten Tier 3 lifeforms.

The knights clearly hadn't expected this, and they watched with mouths agape as the Golden Scaled Beasts flew over their heads.

Just then, a high-pitched bird cry rang out.

The temperature of the entire area rose rapidly, followed by a phantom image of a firebird charging straight at the three knights.

Suddenly, an ice snake rushed out from behind the knights, opening its bloody maw to bite at the firebird phantom.

Facing the attack of the Second Ring Wizard, the firebird turned the ice snake into a cloud of steam the moment it made contact.

'Boom!'

The firebird phantom exploded one meter above the three knights' heads.

The energy impact from the explosion sent the three knights flying; they rolled a hundred meters on the ground before stopping when they hit the wall.

Under this single strike, the three knights suffered extensive burns, and the terrifying impact even shattered their bones.

Seeing this, the Third-Ring Wizard didn't even care about the Second Ring Wizard beside him. His body was wrapped in a blood-colored mist as he quickly fled upwards.

The strength of a Tier 3 exotic beast was imaginable, let alone with a highly threatening male wizard present.

"Only thinking of escaping now? Don't you think it's a bit late?"

Nie Ning's voice rang out behind the Third-Ring Wizard, followed by a large number of Ice Chains sealing off his escape route.

Seeing this, the Third-Ring Wizard's magic power surged. He turned and summoned a giant rock hand to swat at Nie Ning.

A blade grew out of Nie Ning's arm. With a wave of his hand, he slashed out a translucent half-moon blade qi, shattering the giant rock hand.

"Sky Knight!"

A look of astonishment appeared on the Third-Ring Wizard's face.

Bloodline Wizard!

Sky Knight!

Feeling Nie Ning's power, the Third-Ring Wizard hurriedly drove his magic to form several black earthen walls around Nie Ning, creating a square box to trap him inside.

But before the Third-Ring Wizard could escape even a few meters, the black earthen box was broken open by a scorching air current, and several Explosive Fireballs flew out from within.

Feeling the high temperature behind him, the Third-Ring Wizard gritted his teeth and summoned rock armor to cover his entire body.

'Bang bang bang...'

The successive explosions blasted the Third-Ring Wizard back to the ground.

"How can he be so strong!"

Blood overflowed from the Third-Ring Wizard's mouth as he climbed up from the ground with a look of horror.

Clearly they were both Third-Ring Wizards, so why could the opponent wound him with just a Tier 2 Explosive Fireball?

Before he could think further, he felt a violent elemental surge.

When he looked up, an orb of light with a colorful vortex fell from the sky.

'Boom!'

The moment the explosion rang out, the Third-Ring Wizard only had time to deploy a magic shield before being blasted dozens of meters into the ground by the Five Element Orb.

Nie Ning dropped from the sky. Looking at the still-living Third-Ring Wizard in the pit, he couldn't help but mutter softly, "A Third-Ring Wizard's vitality is indeed tenacious."

By now, the Third-Ring Wizard was covered in blood, the left side of his body had disappeared, and he was staring at Nie Ning in terror.

"We have no grievances with your excellency. Why did you suddenly attack us?"

He couldn't understand; they had clearly never met, so why would the other party suddenly attack them?

Nie Ning curled his lip and spoke with a look of disdain, "I imagine the people you robbed and killed probably thought the same thing."

"We didn't kill anyone; we're just here exploring."

The Third-Ring Wizard argued weakly.

"Maybe, but it doesn't matter anymore. Since you're about to die anyway, just consider it me plundering you."

Nie Ning shrugged with an air of indifference.

The god-forbidden ring beside him flew high into the air, and a large number of Wind-Thunder Blades immediately submerged the Third-Ring Wizard.

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