83: Chapter 83 Encountering an Assassin

I really don't know what's so great about falling in love.

Nie Ning walked down the street, muttering to himself while looking at the letter in his hand.

Although, if Lilith could find true love, that would be a pretty good ending.

It's just hard to tell if that guy is up to the task.

If he lets Lilith down, would it be better to chop him up and feed him to the dogs, or just throw him into a deep fryer?

Just as he was thinking about this, Nie Ning suddenly frowned.

As his ears twitched, the intermittent sounds of fighting drifted over from the distance.

Nie Ning was a bit puzzled. This was in the city, after all. Who was bold enough to fight in broad daylight? Did they really think the people at the Guard Hall only knew how to investigate cases?

Driven by curiosity, Nie Ning quietly snuck over.

Peering through the alley, Nie Ning saw several people in plain clothes fighting.

Those people weren't weak; the lowest among them were at the Mid-level, and the strongest had even reached the High-Tier.

But as he watched, Nie Ning noticed something wrong.

That looks a bit familiar.

Nie Ning took a closer look, and it was none other than Lilith's old flame, Bunir!

Good guy, so he was hiding it this deeply...

Because he often went to deliver letters, Nie Ning had naturally observed the other party in secret, but his energy and blood were unremarkable, just like an ordinary person's.

Who would have thought he was actually a High-Tier Knight!

Clearly, the other party had mastered some kind of breath-concealing technique, which was why he had been able to evade the senses of his Strange Beast Body.

Under the combined assault of the assassins, Bunir was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position.

And Bunir's subordinates, he didn't know where they had gone; he hadn't seen those two people at all after watching for so long.

But Nie Ning had seen the cloaked figure earlier, and this road was near the Lerdas Hotel, so logically, it shouldn't have been missed.

After a moment of thought, Nie Ning took a mask from his chest and put it on.

Since he had already run into it, he naturally couldn't let Lilith be sad.

Just as the High-Tier assassin's longsword was about to strike Bunir, a figure suddenly darted out of the alley and kicked the High-Tier assassin flying.

Facing Nie Ning's terrifying strength, the High-Tier assassin crashed through three walls in succession before coming to a stop.

The assassins in the area were all shocked by the suddenly appearing Nie Ning, and they all stopped to watch him vigilantly.

However, Nie Ning had no time to play house with them.

Without much nonsense, with just a few gestures, Nie Ning crippled the group of assassins.

The High-Tier assassin, having just caught his breath, saw this situation and felt no desire to resist; he turned and wanted to flee.

But Nie Ning was no longer the Nie Ning of the past.

With just a wave of his hand, an earthen wall blocked the High-Tier assassin's path.

For a High-Tier Knight, an ordinary earthen wall naturally wouldn't be able to stop them, but now that Nie Ning was a First-Ring Wizard, things couldn't be judged by common sense.

The High-Tier assassin had intended to smash through the wall, but the hardness of the wall exceeded his expectations; even with a full-force impact, he only managed to create a few cracks.

At this moment, he knew that this masked person was definitely not someone he could handle!

The High-Tier assassin instinctively looked back, but a small white ball suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Boom!

A loud noise erupted. A small mushroom cloud rose from the ground.

The terrifying energy shockwave flattened several nearby buildings with overwhelming force, and even the surrounding houses suffered varying degrees of damage.

As for the assassin...

He had long since vanished, not even leaving a scrap of flesh behind.

Nie Ning widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous.

Honestly, he just wanted to test the Meteor Blast skill; he really hadn't intended to cause such a huge commotion.

Fortunately, because Bunir and the assassins' fight had driven away the nearby residents, otherwise, who knows how many people would have died from this strike.

No wonder they don't let wizards participate in state affairs; who could withstand this?

Nie Ning rubbed his nose, unable to help but mutter to himself.

Besides, he was only a First-Ring Wizard; it was hard to imagine how much destructive power those high-level wizards could cause.

Thinking about it, Nie Ning decided to use wizard skills less in the future.

He was lucky today that no one was hurt, but he didn't want to cause innocent casualties due to his own mistakes, and it would also attract unnecessary trouble.

Many thanks to the Wizard for saving me.

Just then, Bunir's voice rang in Nie Ning's ears, interrupting his wandering thoughts.

It's just your own good luck.

Nie Ning turned to look at Bunir and said with a smile.

If it weren't for Lilith, he might not have intervened.

After all, he couldn't tell who was a good person and who was a bad person; intervening easily could easily cause a series of problems.

Bunir looked at Nie Ning, feeling inexplicably familiar, but for a moment, he couldn't remember where he had seen him. Could it be someone sent by his family to protect him?

If it weren't for you, I might have died. Please accept this as a token of my gratitude.

As he spoke, Bunir took a small cloth bag from his chest and respectfully handed it to Nie Ning.

Nie Ning took a look and didn't sense any elemental fluctuations, so he figured it was probably just some money, and immediately lost interest.

No need. You have good luck. Be careful in the future and don't die without knowing why.

Nie Ning turned to leave, but stopped after taking two steps.

Don't forget to compensate for the other people's houses.

After saying this, Nie Ning strode away.

If he didn't leave now, it would be too late. He had just seen the Guard; what if they made him pay for the damages?

After leaving Bunir's line of sight, Nie Ning bought a set of clothes from a shop and changed into them, then circled back as if he had just arrived.

After all, he was here to deliver a letter; he couldn't leave without delivering it.

Fortunately, Bunir was being questioned by the Guard, and after receiving the letter, he let him leave directly. Before leaving, Bunir even specifically gave him a tip, telling him not to tell Lilith about this incident.

Nie Ning naturally wouldn't let Lilith worry, so he just pretended not to know, took the money, bought some food, and returned to the manor.

Nighttime.

Nie Ning sat on his bed, studying the two wizard spells he had discovered in the Wantai Forest.

One was called Vine Entanglement, and the other was called Earth Spirit Puppet.

Compared to the basic Elemental Ball, the learning difficulty of these two wizard spells had increased significantly.

And unlike runic imprints in the mental sea, the use of wizard spells required familiarity and understanding of the runes.

Because once a wizard spell construction goes wrong, the enemy might be fine, but he himself might be blown away.

Learning runes was very tedious.

As one of the manifestations of the power of heaven and earth, runes themselves carried a special kind of mental interference; people whose Spiritual Power was not strong enough could easily experience mental confusion, lethargy, and other abnormalities.

However, for Nie Ning, the learning difficulty was still acceptable.

Through constant learning and cognition, Nie Ning discovered that Five Elements Manipulation was indeed a god-tier skill.

He had originally thought that once he reached the First-Ring Wizard level, he would phase out Five Elements Manipulation.

Because a First-Ring Wizard could already use Spiritual Power to achieve simple elemental manipulation, it was just that the power was not as great as wizard spells.