Ashen Lord

Chapter eight: Ruthless

Joq's speed was no match for Sain's instantaneous magic. As expected from the work of the official dark mage master, Mosido, the Strong Acid Wand had fully recovered in just twenty hours since its last use, and didn't even require Sain himself to recharge it. This is one of the most prominent features of advanced magical artifacts.

Through Mosido's alchemical design, the Strong Acid Wand can complete energy circulation and replenishment on its own through its internal magic inscriptions and elemental crystal core. Although it can only be used once each time, the wand has a short cooldown interval of only twenty hours. It's no wonder that Lilyanya, an advanced magic apprentice, also coveted Sain's Strong Acid Wand. This level of magical artifact is a rare and exquisite equipment for advanced apprentices. The corrosive acid that can easily melt the scales of advanced magic beasts is certainly no match for Joq.

In just a blink of an eye, other dark magic apprentices couldn't even see what had happened, followed by a scream from Joq. While Joq's physique was indeed strong, he was definitely no match for advanced magic beasts. Sain's Strong Acid Wand aimed at Joq's chest. With just one hit, even if he was an intermediate apprentice, his body tissue would have turned into a puddle of yellow water. But Joq was still an intermediate apprentice, with a reaction speed much faster than Ilk's, who was already taken down by Sain.

A stronger mental power than that of a low-level apprentice allowed him to exert all his strength and twist his own muscle tissue in the moment of extreme danger, including his strong physique that saved his life at that time. When the Strong Acid Wand shot the remaining corrosive acid towards the door of a certain shop on Black Street, a hissing white corrosive smoke emerged. Those who participated in this inexplicable melee could finally see Joq's specific situation.

"Hiss!" One low-level dark magic apprentice couldn't help but inhale a cold breath.

In his sight, scar-faced Joq's entire right arm had been corroded into a pile of mud. The short sword that was originally held in Joq's hand and emitting a faint fire elemental ripple had already rotted into iron water along with Joq's bones and skin. That short sword was just a decent ordinary weapon, not even a magical equipment, and how could it withstand Sain's Strong Acid Wand? Battles between magic apprentices, due to their limited means and generally low defensive capabilities, are generally decided in an instant. Moreover, this battle happened so suddenly that not only Joq's group was caught off guard, but even the pedestrians and shopkeepers nearby on Black Street didn't react in time.

Nearly twenty secondary fireball spells exploded, causing thick smoke to rise near the black street. Many screams and groans were mixed in. Apart from Scarface Joq, the most unlucky ones were the group of low-level and entry-level apprentices among their colleagues. But this was not the end. As Lena's magic incantation finally came to an end, a black beam with a diameter of nearly two meters suddenly converged in front of her wristband and shot towards the people in front of her. As a senior apprentice, Lena's magical attacks and power were worlds apart from ordinary middle and low-level apprentices. Moreover, unlike Sain's corrosive acid, both of the high-powered advanced magic spells that Lena released before and after were area-of-effect magic spells! This crazy woman did not show any restraint just because she was in the black street.

Two more wailing screams were heard, one from each of the two intermediate male apprentices in the field. Only the female apprentice who mastered sound wave magic, because she timely retreated from the center of the battlefield after releasing the succubus scream, was the only intermediate apprentice standing at the end of the group attack on Sain and Lena. Sain and Lena achieved brilliant results in the battle, but they themselves were not unscathed. In addition to being hit by the succubus scream of the intermediate female apprentice, the two male apprentices knocked down by Lena with black light also released a magic spell each before falling.

"Stone Spear Impact" and "Fire Chain Sword," two intermediate magic spells, exploded around Sain and Lena. Sain was lucky enough that only one of the three stone spears grazed his arm, but the fire chain sword caused moderate burns to his left half of the body, burning a third of the black magic robe issued by the academy. Lena's situation was not much better than Sain's. This was a battle where both sides suffered losses. Fortunately, many of the low-level apprentices had slow casting speeds and were also worried about attacking in the black street.

Apart from two secondary fireballs and a low-level magic spell, a cold water bubble, exploding around Sain and Lena, there was no other magical attack coming. This battle lasted no more than two minutes, but the damage it caused to the black street and the overall impact it created was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This is the power of magic, the radiance of the elements. Several shops were set on fire, roads cracked, and groans and screams echoed constantly. Sain still had some energy left because he used instant-casting magic from his strong acid staff.

A secondary fireball appeared in Sain's palm, which was obviously larger than the ones released by the other two junior apprentices in the field. This indicated that his spiritual and magical powers had already approached the level of an intermediate apprentice. Could it be that fighting also had the effect of stimulating spiritual power and expanding magical power? To be precise, before Sain went to the Saltwater Crocodile Territory, his spiritual and magical powers did not improve as significantly.

With the secondary fireball in hand, Sain obviously intended to eliminate the scar-faced apprentice, Joq, on the spot. A mage's thinking and judgment abilities were not too poor, and Sain had realized that Ilk had just blocked him in the White Raven Forest yesterday and that Joq was likely the one who had notified him. Being kind to enemies is cruel to oneself.

At this moment, Sain could no longer consider what kind of punishment he would face if he broke out into a fight and killed someone in the Black Street. He just wanted to kill the guy in front of him. This is the ferocity and ruthlessness that creatures who struggle to survive in the underground world for years generally possess. Joq, with his pale face, was full of fear and disbelief. His eyes first glanced at the strong acid staff in Sain's hand, and then looked fearfully at the increasingly hot secondary fireball in Sain's hand.

The arrogance and cunning that he had before disappeared completely, and he just endured the great pain of losing his right arm, tremblingly said to Sain, "You can't kill me. Fighting is prohibited in the Black Street, and..."

Before Scarface Joq could finish his words, three angry reprimands came from the sky, "Stop!"

Three owl-shaped figures with wingspans exceeding one meter were rapidly approaching. The impact of the Black Street was so severe that it even attracted three academy inspectors at once. Scarface Joq's threat did not make Sain back down even a little bit. Instead, the arrival of the three academy inspectors made Sain even more determined to speed up his movements in his hand. Leaving Joq, such a scourge, would only bring harm to Sain. On the contrary, getting rid of the opponent in time might allow him to handle the situation afterward. However, what surprised Sain slightly was that when his secondary fireball successfully hit Joq's head and a bright blood flower bloomed, two more huge noises came from around him one after another.

Lena was faster than Sain.

It's true that 'there's no kinship without entering the same door.' Two intermediate apprentices under Lena's command died one after another. When Lena was preparing to target the third intermediate female apprentice with her scarce magic, three academy inspectors finally arrived in time and forcibly restrained Lena with the Chains of Wind.

Sain's hands were also bound by the Chains of Wind. However, before this happened, an explosion occurred, and the scar-faced Joq in front of him had already become a headless and armless corpse. This was one of the most exaggerated and heinous events in the Black Street and even the Black Magic Academy in the past two years.

The three academy inspectors were obviously extremely angry at this time. However, before these three owls could punish Sain and the other person, one of the owls was stunned. It was the same one that Sain had just met yesterday. Because these three owls looked very similar in appearance, Sain did not recognize it, but it was the owl that recognized Sain first.