266: Chapter 266 Tavern News

"A Third-Ring Wizard!"

A bound Earth Knight couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

Hearing this, the others' eyes filled with despair and terror.

A Corruptor was already troublesome enough; they hadn't expected another Third-Ring Wizard to appear.

Under Nie Ning's control, the Flesh Spider didn't kill the others but instead crippled them all.

Nie Ning looked around, found the bartender hiding behind the counter, and then walked over to sit at the bar.

"I wonder what you desire, my lord?"

The bartender asked tremulously, his eyes involuntarily drifting toward the now-stationary Flesh Spider.

At this moment, even a fool would realize that the man before him could control the Corruptor.

"Where are Dale and Karen?"

Nie Ning gave the bartender a calm glance and asked.

A flash of panic appeared in the bartender's eyes, but he forced himself to shake his head. "My lord, we have no one here named Dale or Karen."

"Being alive is quite nice, isn't it?"

Nie Ning tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "You took something of mine. As long as you hand it over, you can all live."

Hearing this, the expressions of the others turned grim. It turned out today's undeserved disaster was caused by the tavern!

"Borg, what did you take? Give it back to him quickly! Do you want to get us all killed?"

Someone dragged their mangled body and shouted in a panic.

The others chimed in, demanding the bartender hand over the stolen items.

"But we really didn't take anything! I don't know any Karen or Dale at all. My lord, you've truly found the wrong person."

The bartender said with a mournful face.

Nie Ning sighed upon hearing this. With a flick of his hand, a Wind Blade flew out, slicing a wizard behind him in half.

"My time is limited. Since he doesn't want you to live, then you can all die."

As he spoke, another Wind Blade flew out, killing a knight who was trying to escape.

The others trembled at the sight.

"My lord, I know! I've heard the tavern is connected to Wizard Leder in the city. They often rely on Leder's Fourth-Tier strength to swindle outsiders."

At this moment, a wizard crawled over to Nie Ning and said in a trembling voice.

"Yes, I've heard it too. The names Dale and Karen that you mentioned are probably aliases. There are two witches who often scout for prey near the tavern and then drug them."

"Not only that, but that Leder also runs illegal businesses, selling Disillusionment Grass banned by the Yishi Mansion."

"..."

With the first person speaking up, the rest began to pour out information, fearing they would be cut down by Nie Ning if they were too slow.

With their strength, they stood no chance against Nie Ning. This was their only hope of survival.

"How dare you talk about Lord Leder! You..."

Compared to Nie Ning, the bartender was clearly more afraid of the so-called Wizard Leder, even going so far as to criticize the others.

Before the bartender could finish his sentence, a bloody tentacle pierced through his left leg.

"How interesting. You still dare to speak in this situation? Are you related to that Wizard Leder, or do you think I won't dare to kill you?"

Nie Ning looked at the bartender with a face full of confusion.

"Are people nowadays really this brave?"

"Can't he see that I've already killed so many people?"

"My lord, I've heard he's Wizard Leder's illegitimate son. This tavern was built with Leder's money."

Just then, a voice transmission reached Nie Ning's ears.

Nie Ning nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

In that case, Wizard Leder was highly suspicious.

Having been delayed for so long, Nie Ning glanced outside. His mental perception picked up people approaching.

"I've had enough fun. It's time for me to go."

Nie Ning stood up and said with a smile.

But everyone present was terrified, fearing that Nie Ning would silence them all.

However, Nie Ning had no such intention.

The ordinary people in the tavern had all fled, and the ones who died were actually those who had shown him ill intent during the day.

Nie Ning looked at the Transcendents in the room. The Flesh Spider suddenly lunged, its tentacles like sharp swords, piercing the heads and hearts of three of them.

Seeing this, the others didn't want to wait for death and began to mobilize the mana and combat aura within their bodies.

"Don't worry, only those who deserved to die are dead. Now, you just need to tell me where Wizard Leder is."

As Nie Ning's voice fell, someone quickly sent a voice transmission to him, informing him of Wizard Leder's location.

Having obtained what he wanted, Nie Ning directly used a mental shock to knock out the survivors in the room.

After all, the matter wasn't settled yet, and he didn't want anyone running outside to spread rumors.

Besides, these people were still somewhat useful.

If he couldn't defeat Wizard Leder, these people could blame the cause of this farce on him.

Even if he couldn't beat him, he had to give Wizard Leder some grief.

Nie Ning looked at the trembling bartender and then a smile appeared on his face.

"I..."

Just as the bartender was about to speak, countless Wind Blades flew past, instantly mincing him into a pulp.

...

After leaving the tavern, Nie Ning headed straight toward the northern part of the city where Wizard Leder was located.

However, because the city was crowded and full of prying eyes, it took him half an hour to reach Wizard Leder's Wizard Tower.

No one else was present within a thousand-meter radius of the Wizard Tower.

Looking at the Wizard Tower before him, Nie Ning felt a bit troubled.

The power of a Wizard Tower was beyond doubt.

A Second-Tier Wizard Tower in Ska City could trap a Fourth-Tier with some adjustments, let alone this one which was Fourth-Tier itself; its defensive formations would only be more complete.

Relying solely on defensive formations, even he couldn't break through in a short time; it would take at least one or two hours.

Clearly, he didn't have that much time. He had to think of a way.

After a moment of reflection, Nie Ning quickly came up with a good idea.

He released the Flesh Spider again and had the Human-Faced Balloon split its body in half.

After some kneading, the two halves gradually took on human forms. Once cloaked, they were little different from normal people.

Next, Nie Ning took an anti-mental interference Formation Plate from his spatial ring, which could reduce the chance of being detected by Spiritual Power.

Once everything was set up, Nie Ning controlled the two flesh clones to go to a position about eight hundred meters from the Wizard Tower and then had them start fighting.

He himself hid inside a formation set up under a nearby large tree.

The clones' fight was very intense, leaving the ground riddled with craters from the aftershocks.

"Damn it! Who dares to fight here!"

Just then, a man's angry shout came from inside the Wizard Tower.

Hearing the voice, Nie Ning quickly controlled the blood qi in his body, lowering his presence to prevent detection.

After waiting for a moment, the owner of the voice did not appear.

"Still not coming out..."