Chapter 277: Origin

The steel wall turned into scrap metal, and the shattered fragments flew toward Wilson like bullets.

This newly promoted seventh-tier mage of Bahadur did not want to be killed by his own spell fragments, so he immediately activated a second magic ring.

【Sapphire Shield】.

The fragments struck the square field, narrowly allowing him to escape disaster.

And seeing the bronze dragon war soul shrinking rapidly before his eyes, he naturally recognized this as the signature move of the Land Naga.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

"When did the Land Naga become willing to share this spiritual technique?"

But clearly, this was not the time to ponder that question.

Because Wilson realized that this man at the peak of the sixth tier could truly kill him.

What is the motto of Bahadur Magic Academy?

Know how to run away.

Staying alive is the only rule.

"Wait! Friend! We have no conflict of interest, do we?!"

He immediately shouted the academy's classic line.

Rod, however, ignored him.

Taking advantage of the fact that the effect of 【Heart Flame Attachment】 had not yet faded, he swung another sword strike like a flaming crescent moon.

The 【Sapphire Shield】 was smashed to pieces again by the terrifying force.

No!

Why is his strength so powerful???

"Where are your spells? Keep going, why is the chanting so slow?"

Another defensive spell was torn apart by a force like a giant dragon.

"Don't use the magic ring, use your own strength! Cast a spell!"

Rod urged dissatisfiedly.

Wilson retreated while biting his teeth tightly, his eyes bulging with rage.

A magic ring turned to dust.

【Amber Coffin】 appeared out of thin air.

Then ten sword shadows flashed by in an instant, dazzling the eyes, and the elements that had just been shaped into form turned into countless fragments with a clatter.

This cycle repeated.

Most defensive spells could barely withstand Rod's immense power.

In the end, 【Sacrificial Body Sword】 was directly chipped and dulled.

Rod simply retracted it.

Using Slime Xiao Hei's 【Super Speed Split】, 【Multiple Transformation】, and 【Form Solidification】 in coordination, he manufactured pure black long swords of identical appearance to use as consumables.

Coincidentally, Xiao Hei's body was a fluid metal with good hardness.

The sharpness was definitely inferior to 【Sacrificial Body Sword】, but the advantage was that it could withstand consumption.

If it broke, manufacture another one, and so on.

"Is that all you have?"

Rod couldn't help but feel disappointed.

He hadn't even tried to kill him; he was only striking at the defensive spells.

But Wilson had clearly exhausted all his tricks and could only defend passively.

Even displacement spells were quickly caught up to by Rod.

"This sword strike is for your neck."

He spoke softly, his eyes staring tightly at the neck like the Grim Reaper.

The purpose of saying this was as if to pressure him and see if he still had any trump cards up his sleeve.

The black metal sword was drawn flat to his side.

It slid through the air, leaving a white trail of wind.

Wilson's forehead was now covered in sweat, and his entire body was soaked.

Looking at Rod's gaze, where killing intent was as solid as matter, his skin involuntarily bristled with goosebumps.

I will die!

That was his only thought.

So, Wilson activated a magic ring.

【Teleportation Cantrip】.

The target was one of the junior female students in the distance.

This was also his escape plan in his heart: deliberately create distance from the two junior female students before using the teleportation spell, so he could get as far away as possible from the killing god before him.

As for Rod.

He naturally noticed this as well, and deliberately did not use 【Domain Lock】 to seal his state.

Hoo—

The person in front suddenly changed into a stunned girl.

But he held nothing back.

Pfft!

The head shot up into the sky, and a column of blood sprayed like a fountain.

Immediately after, he calculated the direction, his throat like red-hot steel, and unleashed a thick, straight 【Dragon Breath】 behind him.

Half of Wilson's body was directly melted away by the Dragon Breath, leaving a hole the size of a face plate.

His entire body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, limp.

【Resentment +300】

"He's already dead?"

Rod couldn't help but shake his head.

Isn't the gap between him and Amel a bit too large?

The junior sister standing beside Wilson's corpse knew escape was impossible.

She decisively knelt and begged for mercy, fully exploiting a woman's advantages, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, pitiful and wretched.

Rod glanced at the bald Andru who was engaged in a fierce battle with Sharon.

He thought for a moment.

He didn't intend to help, believing Sharon could handle it.

But a seventh tier is still a seventh tier; it was hard to say whether she could hold back her hand.

He would keep this junior sister for questioning first; killing her after the interrogation was fine too.

So Rod showed a smiling face.

"Don't be silly, sister. I don't kill women. In a moment, we'll ask a few questions, and if there are no problems, you can leave."

This junior sister didn't know if she was truly stupid or pretending to be.

Just moments ago, she had witnessed him kill two women right in front of her, yet she insisted that Rod's expression was sincere, his smile gentle, and his eyes filled with undissolvable deep affection.

No mistake.

He must like me; that's why he deliberately created an opportunity to speak with me.

What if he confesses his love to me in a moment?

Should I agree? Or should I struggle a bit before agreeing?

As for my husband, who is back home supporting my studies at the Bahadur Magic Academy, I'm sure he will forgive me for finding true love.

Without Rod even knowing it, the effect of 【Bai Niu's Charm】, which boosts attraction to married women, was taking effect.

He didn't pay it any mind.

About ten minutes passed.

Sharon descended gracefully, casting the Flight Spell.

Her Mage Hand was lifting the bloody, mutilated bald Andru as if he were a small cat or dog.

His arms and legs had been severed cleanly at the elbows and knees; his eyes were empty, and blood trickled down through his swollen lips.

"Dead?"

Rod asked.

"Of course not. Don't I know you? You want to know the truth. Let me tell you, where did you pick up that Hero Alliance bad habit?"

"Hero Alliance bad habit?"

"That bunch is more particular about evidence than the authorities. They gather evidence and judge cases, claiming to ensure they never wrong anyone."

Sharon calmed her breathing.

Then she bared her teeth and grimaced while touching her perky buttocks.

Damn it!

The buffed 【Pain Lash】 was starting to hurt a lot, but now it felt numb and tingly, even a little comfortable. What's going on?

Rod recalled the few nights he had spent with the halfling Lily in Emerald City.

He couldn't help but show a nostalgic expression.

"I do know a friend from the Hero Alliance."

The two did not discuss it in detail.

They called over the timid drow spider-elf Watching Yuna to join the interrogation.

Here, another benefit of being a student at the Bahadur Magic Academy appeared.

They didn't stubbornly deny anything; in fact, before they even started asking much, they had already spoken the whole picture.

Plus Watching Yuna's additions from the side.

Rod and the other person could almost piece it all together.

It was very simple.

The five students in the group accidentally discovered a treasure in the botanical garden, then intended to divert attention by offering support to the Spider Web Ruins.

But they didn't expect the dark elves to kill the ox after grinding the mill; once they came in, they couldn't leave.

Wilson had accidentally stumbled upon Watching Yuna surveying the route, so he simply used his life as leverage, secretly contacted four accomplices outside the ruins, and with inside-outside cooperation, they successfully escaped the ruins.

And then.

The student group never considered non-human races as people; having a debt of gratitude didn't stop them from turning you into spellcasting materials, at most they would be a bit gentler in their methods.

(End of Chapter)