Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3026: Chapter 3027: Zi Flame Pillar of Earth

The strongman of the deserted island was originally pounding his chest, showcasing the might of a "strongman." But when the man in the suit said "Game begins," it seemed to follow some kind of guidance, and those fierce rock-yellow eyes locked onto Gailuo.

The exchange of gazes is the signal for battle.

"Roar——"

The deserted island strongman leapt out, roaring angrily at Gailuo. Under the terrifying air waves, the air even subtly distorted, visible to the naked eye.

However, facing the strongman’s intimidation, Gailuo showed no slightest fear. His hands traced the trajectory of the wind, posing with ten fingers wide open; when he reached a specific point, Gailuo clasped his open palms, causing ripples in the surrounding energy.

Within these ripples, purple flames emerged from an unknown location, slowly dancing around him.

Seeing the purple flames, a trace of disdain flashed in the strongman’s eyes. Flames might be effective for other types of strongmen, but for the deserted island strongman, the effect is negligible!

The strongman did not engage in any contest of momentum with Gailuo; he directly integrated blood energy into his fists, crossed the yellow-haired hands into a seal, and smashed them at Gailuo.

Gailuo intended to evade, but when he perceived the information in the fist’s wind, he immediately calculated that his toughness coefficient was far greater than the strongman’s bombardment, confirming he could withstand it directly. Gailuo crossed his arms, and the purple flames turned into a massive fire shield before him.

Gailuo’s calculation ability is beyond doubt, and the results were indeed as he expected.

The explosive force did not break through the fire shield; instead, the burning fire shield scorchingly ignited the hair on the strongman’s arms along the fists.

It seems Gailuo has gained the upper hand in this first confrontation.

Yet, Gailuo’s eyes did not reveal much joy, for a powerful power of earth erupted from within the strongman.

The purple-flame-scorched hair was barely burned when a large amount of unburnable black rock germinated from beneath the strongman’s skin, covering all the burnt areas.

Not only did it extinguish the flames, but the strongman’s hands were transformed into stone fists.

The power of earth within the stone fists turned into a potent piercing force, and the purple fire shield was shattered in an instant.

Apparently, the strongman anticipated that his first strike would be ineffective; he aimed for Gailuo’s close combat resistance, as only then could the terrifying piercing force maximize its effect.

The piercing force not only destroyed the purple fire shield but also drove the sharp power directly into Gailuo’s chest.

"Ssss——"

Accompanied by a pained growl held back, Gailuo was flung backward.

This was the second time tonight that Gailuo had been knocked flying; the previous time was "violating rules," when he was rebounded by the man in the suit’s purple fire, falling headfirst. But back then, Gailuo was irritated, attacked by his own controlled purple fire, and did not react in time.

This time, however, Gailuo was somewhat prepared, quickly adjusting his posture in mid-air.

Only, the strongman’s speed was even faster; although large in stature, it did not affect its agility. The strongman seemed to transform into a tan meteor, crazily pursuing Gailuo.

Complementing the black stone fists, every swing could produce deafening sonic booms.

Ordinary people...no, not just ordinary people, even the average mountain would be reduced to dust under its blows.

Even though Gailuo is an official wizard, if he were to withstand it, he would suffer serious injuries.

However, Gailuo was not alone.

Though the strongman and Gailuo’s attacks were swift, with multiple engagements in just two seconds, Elder Shu and Xingye’s reactions were not slow either.

Although they were somewhat displeased with Gailuo for starting the fight without notice, upon seeing him attacked, they immediately discarded their reservations.

One transformed into starlight, rushing toward the strongman, while the other manipulated the coiled tree roots like a whip, breaking through the sonic booms caused by the strongman, attempting to whip and wrap the strongman.

With Xingye and Elder Shu’s intervention, Gailuo narrowly escaped danger.

Still, when he landed with heavy breaths, he couldn’t help but spit out a puddle of blood.

The piercing force during the strongman’s change in technique caused him significant damage, although not beyond repair, it indeed left him severely wounded.

Magical creatures are inherently far stronger than wizards of the same level, not to mention this one can control blood energy.

A single piercing strike, sufficient to reach the level of a second-level bloodline wizard.

Going head to head, Gailuo’s strength is considerably weaker than even a first-level bloodline wizard, let alone a second-level bloodline wizard.

This strike destroyed three and a half of Gailuo’s four layers of defense.

Gailuo’s four layers of defense, from outer to inner, are: spiritual power wall barrier, defense spell, armor, bloodline spell technique.

Breaking three and a half layers seems not to have reached the core, but the injuries sustained are multiple. Not mentioning the armor for now; the spiritual power wall barrier was shattered, causing the Spirit Sea to be disturbed; the defense spell was broken, causing slight spell technique backlash; half of the bloodline spell technique was broken, consuming a significant amount of blood energy.

Overall, each injury is not extensive, but combined, plus the indeterminate inertia of the piercing power, Gailuo’s injuries are actually greater than they appear externally.

And this was just one strike from the strongman, causing such substantial harm to Gailuo. Imagine, without Xingye and Elder Shu’s help, Gailuo would likely suffer irreversible severe injuries under the strongman’s continued piercing fists!

Gailuo raised his eyes, glancing at the strongman.

Even with Xingye and Elder Shu besieging him, the strongman seemed completely at ease, as if entirely unafraid of the chaotic battle.

Elder Shu’s powers all reside in that towering tree, yet the power of the tree is utterly countered by the strongman’s power of earth. Although Xingye elder’s bloodline power isn’t directly countered, relying solely on him would struggle to threaten the physically tough strongman.

Gailuo merely observed for about ten seconds before confirming that the strongman’s strength might be higher than theirs combined; without using some special abilities, it’s likely they won’t defeat the strongman.

For the first time, Gailuo felt a sense of regret.

He shouldn’t have challenged the strongman; directly finding a way to deal with the main figure is the proper course.

Deal with the main figure? Gailuo squinted his eyes, seemingly contemplating something, and looked toward the man in the suit.

Perhaps, he could seize the opportunity to assault the man in the suit?

Yet when Gailuo looked, he was suddenly taken aback.

The man in the suit appeared strange, his shoulders trembling, yet his face bore a smile, with satisfaction in his eyes.

This expression matched exactly with the image captured by Night Tree No. 10 in the square earlier!

At that time, the man in the suit was standing atop the signal tower, wearing the same expression.

Held in check was the excitement and trembling, the curled corners of the lips and pupils contracted into black dots. It was as if he had just experienced a climax of fulfilled desire and the exhilaration after the curtain fell on the feast.

"This person is definitely a pervert!" Gailuo couldn’t help but think this upon seeing the expression.

Though Gailuo didn’t say it aloud, his changing expression was caught by the man in the suit.

The man in the suit turned his head towards Gailuo, revealing a grinning smile: "Do you want to attack me? Don’t forget the rules of the game, or do you want to challenge the rules?"

Gailuo knew the man in the suit was referring to the rule "not to attack the referee," but Gailuo didn’t care at this moment... Referee? What qualifies you to be a referee?

"Even if there is a referee, only those from the Birlos Family can be referees in Bilun Tree Court!"

Gailuo muttered this under his breath, as if talking to himself, yet seeming to issue a warning. Upon finishing, it was as though infinite power was born within him, directly maneuvering a purple fire, locking onto the man in the suit in the form of a purple pillar of fire.

Yet the man in the suit made no move, still staring at Gailuo with that strange expression: "I thought you would be very resolute..."

Halfway through speaking, the purple flame formed a towering pillar of fire that shot up from beneath the man in the suit.

In an instant, the man in the suit was engulfed by the fire pillar, leaving only some scattering black dots visible.

Seeing this, Gailuo’s eyes flashed with momentary joy, but half a second later, his expression drastically changed as fire smoke suddenly emerged from beneath him.

As the delicate fire smoke billowed up, Gailuo shot forth like an unbridled rabbit towards the distance.

In the next moment, a similarly terrifying purple fire pillar emerged from the ground, the flames pointing skyward, engulfing the low clouds in the night sky. From this, it was clear how terrifying the power of this pillar was.

However, Gailuo’s actions were very swift and evidently well anticipated, allowing him to dodge the fire pillar smoothly.

But before Gailuo could breathe a sigh of relief, the voice of the man in the suit rang in his ears: "That’s why I said you’re not resolute at all. Already prepared to evade, why bother with this attempt? Such probing is boring."

"Once is enough for boring things. If you want to test me again next time, muster some courage, otherwise, I’ll have to help you summon it."

A gentle, refined voice, yet laced with intense malice.

Beneath the genteel pale visage, lay a heart suppressed to the brink of madness.

...

Half a minute earlier, on the other side, Vay and others were also watching the battle on the roof of the registry place.

Gailuo’s consecutive two-time knockdown naturally entered their sight as well.

Compared to Shayina, who was worried, Vay felt no relatable concern. After all, the Birlos Family had little to do with him.

Nevertheless, getting to see a wizard-level battle made Vay quite happy. As long as their fight didn’t affect him, Vay even thought it would be nice if they kept fighting, at least he could learn many skills through spectating.

While Vay secretly fueled the fire within, unexpected changes indeed occurred on the battlefield.

Xingye and Elder Shu joined the fray.

The one-on-one duel turned into a chaotic brawl of many against one!

As Vay was pondering what changes the chaos would bring, the Black Earl suddenly spoke: "They’ve fallen into the trap after all."

The sudden speech of the Black Earl naturally drew Vay’s attention. However, Vay hadn’t opened his mouth to inquire why, when Shayina beside him spoke first: "Your Excellency, what does falling into the trap mean?"

Vay also wanted to ask this question, but since Shayina asked, he quietly perked his ears to listen to the Black Earl’s explanation.

The Black Earl didn’t answer immediately but silently observed the changes in the battle.

Only after seeing Gailuo once again send back a towering purple pillar did the Black Earl address Shayina: "What do you think the essence of this game is?"

"The essence of the game?" Shayina furrowed her brow.

Black Earl: "Why is he able to establish rules, and these rules indeed come into effect?"

This was a question that puzzled Shayina as well. The words of the man in the suit seemed like a law that must be fulfilled, which was truly beyond her comprehension. This kind of ability, Shayina had not seen before in other wizards.

Seeing Shayina unable to answer for a long moment, the Black Earl didn’t mind but rather asked Vay: "You’ve been watching for so long, can you tell what system of wizard that man in the suit belongs to?"

"What system wizard?" Vay thought about it, but still shook his head. The opponent’s abilities were very special, and he couldn’t tell what system of wizard he belonged to.

Shayina at this point said softly: "Mysterious side Summoning Wizard?"

The abilities currently displayed by the man in the suit are twofold, one being the establishment of game rules, the second being the summoning of Amit and Libiya, these two giant-like creatures.

From Shayina’s perspective, the ability to summon magical creatures seemed likely to stem from a summoning system wizard.

However, Shayina wasn’t sure either, because the rule-establishing ability was too strange, seemingly more powerful than summoning magical creatures.

The Black Earl gave neither a definitive nor an opposing answer, instead turning Vay’s gaze to look at the other side: "What about you, do you think he is a summoning system wizard?"

The individual Black Earl looked at was the white-haired, green-eyed youth Lucia who was previously left here by Elder Shu.

Lucia had been standing in the shadows, trying to minimize his presence. Now pointed out by Black Earl, under everyone’s gaze, Lucia could only surrender reducing his presence, sighed, and stepped forward.

"Lord Black Earl..." Lucia bowed respectfully toward Vay: "Didn’t expect to encounter you here; it’s an honor for Lucia."

The Black Earl sniffed slightly, ignoring him.

Moreover, Shayina gazed intently at Lucia: "He came from the Starry District, you must know his identity, right?"

Lucia grimaced, shaking his head: "I only know his name, but whether his name is real, I cannot ascertain. Also, don’t ask me what his name is, you should comprehend the rules of the Starry District; even Elder Shu and Patriarch Xingye didn’t ask me."

Shayina: "Then you should know what system wizard he belongs to, right?"

Lucia shrugged: "I haven’t fought him, how would I know what system wizard he belongs to?"

Shayina: "I know you have the habit of collecting pheromones..."

Lucia: "But he found out Buru collected pheromones, so asking this is pointless."

Shayina gazed at the unconcerned Lucia, took a deep breath, and then forced herself to calm down: "You may not answer my question, but you surely won’t reject Lord Black Earl’s, right?"

"Lord Black Earl is merely asking for your insight. In your opinion, what system wizard is he likely to be?"