Chapter 270 - Settling The Score
The brilliance of the Purge Spell slowly dissipated, and the Aurora Square returned to its original silence. The freak that had released sixty Pyroblasts in a row returned to the resting area in a flash of light. They did not even wait for the judges to announce the victor, because even a blind person could tell who had won this match. Gryffindor was lying motionless on the floor. His heartbeat and breathing were normal. He would occasionally let out painful moans and groans from his throat, but it gave people a feeling that he was dead…
This sort of feeling was really weird. He was alive, yet it made people feel like he was a corpse. Yet, after thinking about it carefully, the mages in the spectator seats were suddenly enlightened…
Indeed, this was all because of mental strength.
Although Gryffindor was alive, he was no longer the number one genius of Felan. This was because his mental strength had been exhausted—it could even be said that it was completely destroyed. It took less than twenty seconds from when the light of the Purge Spell was ignited to the moment when it disappeared, yet Gryffindor’s body underwent a drastic change.
Not a single magical wave could be felt from his body. He was like a walking corpse lying down there…
Macklin was somewhat confused. “How did this happen?”
“I shouldn’t have taken action…” Aldwin let off a sigh. Out of all those that were present, only he knew what had happened behind the brilliance of the Purge Spell.
“The good news out of this misfortune was that Uncle Gerian had been secretly sent away before the Emerald Tower was attacked…”
“That’s good…” After listening to the only piece of good news, Lin Li finally let out a sigh of relief. As long as Gerian was still alive, there would be hope for the Emerald Tower. “What were the reactions from the other forces?”
“The Merlin Family swung towards the Shadow’s Nest. Other than Ysera, Reuben, and Old Odin, the other forces are still observing. Honestly, this time we really have to thank the three of them. If it was not because of their assistance, Uncle Gerian might not have escaped from the Emerald Tower…”
“Ok.” Lin Li nodded and his complexion started to become gentler. As long as Gerian was safe and the other families did not interfere, the Emerald Tower still had a chance to recover. It was just that Lin Li had to return as soon as possible. If he were to be late, he might even lose the three most unwavering allies. After all, there was no such thing as everlasting alliances in this world. There were only everlasting benefits. The reason why these three forces protected Gerian was only because they knew all along that the Shadow’s Nest would not be able to give them any substantial benefits. If anything were to change and cause them to lose faith in the Emerald Tower, Lin Li believed that they would absolutely sell out Gerian without any hesitation.
“F*ck, what is Shadow’s Nest thinking? They actually attacked the Emerald Tower at this time… are they trying to interfere with the forces of Jarrosus? Shadow’s Nest isn’t that stupid, right, this would definitely anger everyone…”
“No, their aim seems to be searching for something. On the second day after they attacked Emerald Tower, they retreated back to the Demon Fall Valley.”
“I get it now…” Lin Li nodded. He did not continue speaking. This time, he really understood. As expected, it was similar to what he had guessed. Shadow’s Nest capturing the Demon Fall Valley had to be due to the hidden support they received from the Marathon Family. Lin Li could even imagine that both parties had reached some sort of agreement. After being successful, the Marathon Family would obtain something from the Demon Fall Valley, whereas Shadow’s Nest would obtain the resources from the Demon Fall Valley.
It was just that when the Marathon Family was looking for that thing, they did not have many clues. Hence, they thought of attacking the Emerald Tower and looking for leads from the documents of the guild…
“F*ck, you’ve guts, Marathon Family!” Lin Li was gritting his teeth while speaking.
“Felic, do we have to return immediately? I am afraid that Uncle Gerian…”
“No, I still have a score to settle.” Lin Li shook his head, and his pair of reddened eyes stared straight at Matthias. His voice was soft and low; it was as if he was trying to explain to Kevin, but also felt like he was talking to himself. “It’s time to settle the score…”
“What score?” Kevin was baffled…
“Nothing much…” Lin Li forced out a smile. “Kevin, go prepare the carriage now, and then go to the Silver Hand’s base to look for a woman called Serena. Tell her that I want to hire some people from the Silver Hand. It’s best if they are strong fighters. Oh, yes, bring Ina along as well. I’ve promised her that I will bring her back to Jarrosus.”
“Okay.”
“Oh, yes…” After Lin Li reached this point, he suddenly remembered something. “When you leave, don’t forget to go to my house and bring Sean. We have to return to Jarrosus by tomorrow evening!”
“No problem!” Kevin nodded his head. He did not question further, and turned around to squeeze through the crowd.
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After seeing Kevin off, the one hour’s rest time was almost up. Lin Li moved his limbs around and slowly entered the Aurora Square without even waiting for the judge to call his name.
“The contestants for the next match are Matthias from the Sunrise City Guild of Magic and, from the Jarrosus Guild of Magic, Felic!”
“Felic!”
When the judge’s voice had just landed, there was tsunami-like applause in the Aurora Square. Thousands of people were cheering, causing the whole square to tremble. Almost every mage stood up and showed their respects to this monstrous young mage through their own unique ways. Earlier, those 60 Pyroblasts had completely won over this nitpicking crowd. No matter their status or position, they had all completely become fans of this young mage from Jarrosus at this point. The standpoint of these thousands of mages had never been so unanimous before. Everyone believed that only this monstrous mage from Jarrosus was worth of winning this finals.
“Honestly, there’s no need to continue with this match…” Hoffman was no exception. He pouted his lips without any manners at all. He impolitely glanced at Matthias, who was slowly walking up to the square. “Based on the strength that Felic displayed just now, there is not a single mage in the whole Felan Kingdom that is under thirty years old that can challenge him. That Matthias should just forget about it. It’s better for him to surrender earlier to save himself from the embarrassment later…”
“No, no, no…” Herza, who was sitting beside him, shook his head. His pale face carried a thoughtful expression. “If I am not mistaken, this match will be more exciting than the previous one…”
“Pff…” Hoffman could not believe it at all.
Yet, Herza was full of confidence. “My judgment will not be wrong for this match.”
“Pff. Didn’t you say that as well for the first match? Something like, the Battle Mage is unrivaled. Unrivaled my a*s, wasn’t he sent packing by Felic in a short while? Furthermore, when Gryffindor went up the square, didn’t you also say that Gryffindor was terrifyingly strong and that Felic was going to be in trouble, and then what happened? 60 Pyroblasts, he got blasted till his mother could not even recognize him anymore…”
“Haha…” Herza laughed, and did not bother explaining himself, but his eyes were fixed on Matthias. He believed that he would definitely not be mistaken this time round, because the magical wave emitting from Matthias’ body was all too familiar.
That magical wave was similar to a vortex and constantly swallowing everything, and was very similar to that of Ashen Warlock Roland. After thinking about the relationship between the Marathon Family and the Ashen Warlock, no matter how stupid Herza was, he should have guessed it. Why was Matthias able to have such a tremendous power within a short period of one month and why was he able to have such a unique magical wave…?
Without a doubt, Matthias must have been taught by the Ashen Warlock by some chance.
It was still difficult to tell who’d be the victor of this match…
After two months, the two of them were standing face to face again. It was just that the current Matthias was not longer the newbie that could be trampled over at will. Even Lin Li had no choice but to be serious about this match. Ever since Matthias walked into the Aurora Square, Lin Li could already feel that the magical wave emitted by the opponent was incomparably weird. It was like a vortex, constantly swallowing its surroundings. Even the afternoon sun’s rays were slightly distorted when they shone on Matthias’ body…
“Relax, I won’t kill you…” When brushing past Lin Li’s shoulder, Matthias’ eyes suddenly displayed a deeply etched hatred. He whispered, “I will only break your limbs, destroy your mental strength, and make you useless forever to suffer in the deepest depths of hell…”
“Oh, is that so…” Lin Li rubbed his nose, and stared at Matthias for a while with a smile before saying, “Then it’s such a shame, I think I will most likely kill you…”
“Wait and see!” Matthias glared at the opponent and shut his mouth. He knew that if he were to argue, even ten of him would not be able to overthrow this mage from Jarrosus. But how was that important? The battle between of mages had always been about strength. So what if he could shoot out 60 Pyroblasts? How could that trash, Gryffindor, compare to me in strength?
Before the match began, the atmosphere in the Aurora Square started to get intense. Probably only Lin Li knew that the words he’d spoken just now were not to scare Matthias. He had already decided that he would kill Matthias in this match. The reason was simple. The actions of the Marathon Family had already far surpassed Lin Li’s bottom line. Forget about them attacking the Demon Fall Valley, they killed so many people and even burned down the Emerald Tower.
For Lin Li, the Emerald Tower was like his second home. He could tolerate anything, but he absolutely could not tolerate that they burned down his second home.
“It’s time to settle the score…”