46: Chapter 46 The Joker's Collapse

Upon hearing this, the expression on Byron's face suddenly froze, and he instantly became expressionless.

The three of them turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at where the voice had come from behind them.

The person who had just spoken from behind them was none other than Knus, whom they had coincidentally encountered earlier in the Mission Hall.

At this moment, he was looking at the three of them with a sneer and anger, his expression seeming to say, "Do you crude people really deserve to decipher a potion formula?!"

Seeing that it was him, the anger in the hearts of Byron, as well as Gray and Eliza, instantly vanished, replaced by amusement and pity.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Knus instantly broke down, jumping up and down on the spot, and roared in exasperation.

"What kind of look is that? Are you pitying me? Do I need pity from people like you? I don't!"

"I'm telling you, I'm different from you. I will definitely be able to use my knowledge and wisdom to research results that will shock everyone, unlike you who only rely on luck to..."

As Knus shouted and raved, passersby on the workshop street turned to look at Byron and the others, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Byron noticed the crowd's gaze and glanced at the exasperated Knus. Feeling bored, he turned to look at Eliza and the other.

"Let's go. Don't let him waste our time; there are still many things we need to do later."

Eliza smiled and nodded, then turned to leave.

But how could the irate Knus let the three of them leave so easily!

Seeing that they wanted to leave, he took a few quick steps to block their path and said with disdain.

"As expected of bugs who just enrolled, only wanting to hide when encountering trouble. How could you possibly find the Worm Race crystals in such a short time..."

But before Knus could finish his sentence, an Aura suddenly climbed into his heart, making him tremble and freeze in place, his words stopping abruptly.

It felt as if he continued speaking, he might—no, he would definitely die!

At this moment, Byron had narrowed his eyes, his body exuding a terrifying Aura, and he looked at Knus with dangerous eyes, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Who told you about this matter?"

Although the voice was soft, to Knus at this moment, it seemed filled with an irresistible power.

Knus's eyes were filled with fear as he stammered out the reason why he knew.

After hearing Knus's words, Byron felt slightly relieved; it seemed that the brown-haired salesperson had not disclosed too much information.

There shouldn't be too many people noticing him, right...

But thinking about this matter now, Byron felt a bit helpless.

When he first saw Knus approach, Byron thought he had guessed it himself, but he didn't expect it to have been directly revealed by the salesperson.

Why don't these salespeople have confidentiality regulations? Bad review! Must give a bad review!

"Byron, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

Gray asked with a worried tone.

Hearing Gray's question, Byron snapped back to reality and waved his hand with a smile.

"It's nothing major, don't worry."

Byron didn't dwell on the information being leaked anymore; after all, since it had already happened, what was the point of dwelling on it?

Moreover, this matter was not a big deal to him, so there was no need to worry too much.

As long as he continued to forge ahead, he would definitely not be able to hide his true abilities as before.

And as his strength continued to improve, he would no longer need to be as terrified as before, trying his best to hide his uniqueness.

Perhaps appropriately revealing some of his talents might help him acquire some unexpected things; it was hard to say.

However, this didn't mean Byron would let the brown-haired salesperson off the hook so easily.

Although there was nothing he could do about her for the time being, at least he wouldn't go to her to exchange points in the future.

And this matter also made Byron more cautious; he would need to pay attention to this aspect in the future.

Byron said with a smile, "Alright, let's go. We still need to eat and find a place to stay; we can't delay any longer."

Seeing that Byron was truly fine, Gray also smiled and nodded.

The crowd who had been watching the spectacle on the workshop street didn't react for a moment when they saw the situation change, staring blankly at the scene.

It wasn't until the three of them left the workshop that those people came back to their senses and began to discuss it in a hubbub.

The topic of conversation was nothing more than what had happened between them and who that handsome young man was, to be a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice at this age!

At this moment, no one noticed Knus, who was still standing blankly on the street, not daring to move.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Knus, standing on the street, dared to regain his senses, but he dared not make a single move, only able to roar incessantly in his heart.

He looked so young, how could he be a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice?! He had only entered the Wizard Academy for a year!

He had entered the academy five years earlier than him, yet in those five whole years, he still hadn't been able to make a Breakthrough to a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice!

Can one do whatever they want just because they have good Aptitude? This is unfair!!!

Thinking about how he only had First-Rank Aptitude and had been a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice for such a long time, unable to promote to a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice.

Even when participating in missions, he could only find alternative paths, researching those dirty bugs to gain knowledge and extract resources.

He couldn't be like Colin and the others from his same year, directly exploring Secret Realms to prepare for becoming an Official Wizard!

Thinking of all this, Knus looked at the direction Byron had left, his eyes filled with jealousy.

...

"Knus, Knus, do you know?! You really shouldn't have left so early. You don't know what happened in the Mission Hall after you left!"

Just as Knus returned to his residence in a daze, the youth with a face like a horse, who had previously accompanied him to the Mission Hall, shouted excitedly.

Knus lifted his eyes listlessly to look at the horse-faced youth but didn't speak.

However, the horse-faced youth ignored Knus's reaction and went on to tell him everything that had happened in the Mission Hall.

"Knus, you wouldn't believe it, someone actually returned alive from that Desert Forbidden Zone, and even brought back information about the situation inside. It's truly unimaginable!"

"And do you know? It's quite funny, one of the pieces of knowledge that person exchanged overlaps with yours. The name of that knowledge seems to be 'Analysis and Application of Worm Race Crystal Exoskeleton Structure'."

"Oh right, Knus, what was yours called again? You..."

Listening to the horse-faced youth's words, Byron's handsome young face and his incredibly terrifying Aura and strength suddenly appeared in Knus's mind.

Thinking back to his conflict with him in the workshop, Knus's heart began to beat violently, and his face flushed red.

Seeing Knus like this, the horse-faced youth thought he was also shocked by what he had said, so he became even more excited and kept telling him what he knew.

"Knus, you are also doing research; you should know how much impact these new pieces of knowledge will have in this city."

"Right now, many organizations in the academy are looking for information about that person, probably intending to recruit him."

"After all, only he holds the information about the Desert Forbidden Zone right now. If those people want to get in, they can only rely on him. You can imagine..."

"Bang!"

Just as the horse-faced youth was saying this, a dull thud interrupted him.

Unable to hold on any longer, Knus rolled his eyes back and collapsed directly to the ground.

Seeing this, the horse-faced youth's eyes constricted, and he wanted to exclaim in surprise.

But then he seemed to think of something, looked around, and seeing that there was no one else around, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Knus lying on the ground, he revealed a smile, quickly bent down, and reached out his evil hands.