Chapter 207: One‑Hit Kill

The legendary Wizard's voice echoed throughout the entire cavern.

The workers moving the wooden crates wore faces of sheer terror. They dared not slack off any longer, gave their all, quickened their pace, and hauled the crates into the rune array, passed through the towering portal, and vanished.

Their figures reappeared after a dozen seconds, but the crates they were carrying were gone.

On the other side of the portal, in vague silhouettes, there were also workers bustling.

Lei En's foot stopped at the edge of the array, unwilling to step further.

At such a close distance, stepping into the array would disturb the energy, making it almost impossible to evade the legendary Wizard's detection, yet staying still was also untenable because the entire cavern lay within the range of a warning spell.

If they remained motionless, the legendary Wizard would immediately sense something amiss.

Through the Soul Eye, it was seen that this legendary Wizard was a level‑12 Elementalist, specializing in earth spells, clad in a light brown robe, middle‑aged in appearance, and very unfamiliar.

Lei En could not match his image with any legendary Wizard of Weizelan Fu Kong Cheng.

He turned his head, formed a mouth shape toward Ao Xi Li Ya and asked, "Do you know him?"

Ao Xi Li Ya gave an almost imperceptible shake of the head.

Since she didn't recognize him, he must not be from Weizelan Fu Kong Cheng, Lei En thought, and immediately decided, "Head back, retreat first."

In any case, the location of this desolate island had been confirmed; as long as they didn't alarm them, none could escape.

Ao Xi Li Ya nodded lightly.

Both still had their flight technique active, feet hovering a foot above the ground, they turned slowly in perfect sync, following a few empty‑handed workers emerging from the portal, retracing the path without a sound.

The legendary Wizard's attention remained on the teleportation array, and he did not notice.

Climbing the spiral steps, everything proceeded smoothly.

Seeing the exit corridor draw nearer, within at most half a minute they could leave, Lei En thought it safe enough, when an accident occurred.

Among the workers at the front, a fellow suddenly, covertly, slipped a foot and set a trap.

A worker carrying a crate head‑on was caught off guard, instantly fell forward, and his hands involuntarily released.

Bang!

The heavy wooden crate slammed onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

Chunks of silvery‑black metal fell out, each melted into half‑brick‑sized pieces, each etched with runes and emitting a faint glow of energy.

"Mithril alloy!"

Lei En, while invisible, narrowed his pupils.

It turned out the crates contained mithril alloy; although the exact type of magical alloy was unknown and the mithril content seemed low, each crate could hold at least hundreds of alloy pieces, and the sheer number of crates meant a value of at least tens of thousands of Gold Shields!

The sound of the wooden crate cracking rang sharply in the cavern, instantly drawing everyone's gaze.

"Sir, I didn't do it on purpose, someone set me up!"

The fallen worker ignored the pain, eyes filled with terror, and began to explain to the legendary Wizard.

"Useless!"

The legendary Wizard shouted profanities, stood at the bottom of the cavern, and flung a gray beam of light.

The terrified worker scrambled up and fled outward; the gray light fell on him, his steps slowed instantly, and within two or three seconds the gray‑white hue spread over his skin, his desperate expression froze, turning him into a lifelike stone statue.

Petrification is lethal to ordinary people with low resistance.

A rock spear followed, blasting the stone statue.

With a boom, the worker's body exploded into fragments, scattering as rubble across the steps, and all the workers in the cavern fell silent as cold cicadas.

"Everyone, be swift…"

The legendary Wizard continued to berate, then his voice halted, "Hmm?"

A hint of doubt appeared on his face as he looked toward the vicinity of the rubble, his expression turning frantic, shouting, "Who's there? Get out!"

At the same time, a three‑ring Stone Burst spell formed in his hand, ready to be hurled.

Earth elements coalesced into rock, the casting about to finish, when a white figure appeared behind the legendary Wizard, face hidden beneath a hood, within arm's reach, a sword tip sprang from the cuff.

Ssssss!

Yisu pressed close to the legendary Wizard, his dual sleeve‑swords stabbing rapidly; a tawny earth shield automatically erected, the swords repeatedly striking the same spot, producing a clanging sound.

The earth shield thinned swiftly, about to be shattered.

The legendary Wizard, horrified, could not focus on targeting the enemy, flung the Stone Burst wildly, then stamped forcefully with both feet, unleashing a brown aura.

Ground‑binding Aura!

It is the elemental earth user's go‑to spell against close‑range foes, capable of trapping the enemy in place and bearing a petrification effect.

However, Yisu ignored the spell; a small cape on his body formed a shield that nullified the aura.

The sleeve‑swords had stabbed seven times.

Snap!

The shield burst like a bubble; the legendary Wizard, at the last moment, flashed out, a strand of blood trailing from the sleeve‑sword.

Yisu did not pursue immediately, slipping into the shadow plane.

The legendary Wizard appeared at the cavern's edge, pressed against the rock wall, and at once re‑established the earth shield, only then feeling the severe pain in his back.

A horrific wound ripped from his shoulder down to his waist, deep enough to expose bone, the entire back a mass of torn flesh, as if sliced by countless knives, with blood gushing out.

He inhaled deeply, remained calm under pressure, activated the intermediate Healing technique attached to his ring, temporarily staunching the wound.

At the same time, he did not forget that besides the assassin, there were two other invisible enemies.

At this moment, the cavern's workers were all startled by the sudden turn of events.

That Stone Burst detonated on the steps, killing several workers; the remaining ones tossed aside their crates, scattered in a burst, fleeing outward like headless flies.

The legendary Wizard's consciousness remained linked to the rune array, allowing him to sense the movements of everyone within range, including the entire cavern and the dock outside, but with so many workers fleeing, the scene was chaotic, and he could not pinpoint the enemies at once.

He instantly cast an Insight spell on himself, his gaze sweeping forward rapidly, yet still saw no enemies.

"Where on earth are they hiding?"

Before that thought even settled, a white silhouette appeared again beside him.

"Get out!"

The Legendary Wizard had already prepared, and immediately slapped out his right palm.

A massive palm made of Earth Element burst forth, like a stone wall, providing protection for himself while ferociously attacking the enemy.

Boom—

The huge palm struck the rock wall, leaving a deep imprint; debris flew, and the entire cavern shuddered.

Yet beneath the imprint there was no enemy corpse.

Before the Legendary Wizard could react, a sudden thunderclap cracked overhead, as if lightning exploded beside his ears, blood spurted from his ears and he instantly lost hearing; a violent shockwave slammed down on his head, and had he not been against the wall, he would have been knocked flat.

"Can't stay, run!"

The Legendary Wizard felt the urge to retreat, and before he could devise an escape, violet runes flashed before his eyes, forming a circle three to four meters in diameter that enveloped him.

"Binding Ring!"

The Legendary Wizard let out a scream, sensing great danger.

Immediately, a figure emerged from above the cavern, turning into electric light, diving down at extreme speed, arriving before him in an instant.

Until now, he hadn't had time to see the enemy's appearance; his view was occupied by a war hammer.

Before the war hammer struck, a ghostly assassin, like a festering wound, also appeared, holding a slender sword whose tip gleamed coldly, piercing the shield a step ahead.

The slender sword seemed to have a demonic‑breaking effect; with a single slash, cracks appeared on the shield.

At that moment, the war hammer slammed head‑on.

Bang!

The shield shattered, the Legendary Wizard's head was driven into his chest cavity, and the war hammer emitted a burst of cold, freezing the blood in his neck into a red frost.

Lei En retracted the war hammer, and a soul flew out of the corpse, immediately absorbed by him.

The electric charge began to surge.

"A twelfth‑level Legendary Wizard—his soul power easily raises me to sixth level," Lei En opened the interface, calculating in his mind.

Yisu, standing nearby, glanced at the blood‑stained war hammer and involuntarily flinched.

One hammer blow killed the Legendary Wizard; although the shield had already been cracked by his own anti‑magic slender sword, it still showed how terrifying Lei En's war hammer is—if that hammer struck his own head, a fatal blow would be inevitable.

Moreover, the guy's speed is no slower than his, and he can cast spells!

"Someone from outside has entered," Ao Xiliya reminded.

Lei En also heard footsteps, turned toward the passage to cast, intending to use an Electric Blast Orb to eliminate the enemy, but many fleeing workers were in the passage, so casualties were inevitable.

He didn't want to slaughter the innocent, so with an Electric Flash Teleport, he charged into the passage wielding the war hammer.

Two fully armored Mid-stage Iron Guards came head‑on.

Behind them stood the High-level Wizard and three gunmen.

"Who are you?" the Wizard shouted, immediately beginning to cast an attack.

Lei En responded with a charge, swinging his war hammer at the two Iron Guards; one raised a shield to defend, the other drew a sword to counter.

The war hammer swept across, the shield and armor tearing like rags, offering no protection; a longsword struck Lei En, but was blocked by a layer of lightning‑imbued armor.

In the blink of an eye, the two Iron Guards were split into four pieces.

The High-level Wizard turned pale with fear, halted his casting, and prepared to Flash Teleport away.

His Flash Teleport could not activate instantly; Lei En triggered a spell counter from the rune book, interrupting the teleport. Yisu's figure appeared behind the High-level Wizard, and his slender sword easily pierced the shield, stabbing into the neck; the Tear Element took effect, blood splattered, the entire neck was torn open, leaving only a strip of raw skin attached.

Bang bang bang…

Gunfire erupted as the three gunmen fired wildly; bullets struck Lei En, first blocked by his thorny electric armor, then pierced his clothes, leaving only a few white spots on his skin, without breaking the flesh.

The result sent the three gunmen's souls soaring away, leaving them completely demoralized.

"Run quickly…"

Lei En smiled, raised his war hammer and pursued.

At his speed, the Mid-stage gunmen had no chance to escape; a few cries echoed in the passage, and the three souls were harvested by Lei En and converted into electric charge.

Amid the chorus of all things, a cargo ship at the dock, under the captain's angry shouts, cast off some worker‑sailors, raised anchor, and fled out to sea.

Lei En did not chase the cargo ship, turned and returned to the cavern.

Ao Xiliya stood at the edge of the rune array, attempting to close the portal.

"How's it going?"

Lei En leapt down and just asked, when a kindly‑faced elder stepped out of the portal.

His hair was ash‑white, his frame gaunt, clad in a light‑blue robe, wielding a simple staff as tall as himself with a violet streamer tied to its tip; his eyes seemed to contain stars, and his whole body was bathed in a faint Arcane glow.

Lu Yin* Anselram!