Chapter 422: Mysterious Silver Fire

Lei En heard the name Harken and instantly recalled the experience two years ago in the dwarven underground fortress, that terrifying legendary Mid-stage Trickster.

Zuo Er Tan also inscribed Harken in the Book of Hatred.

So Harken is in Mazhos!

Lei En felt a sudden clarity; during the battle at Longshande, Flink was tasked with hunting Harken, only eliminating his clone but allowing Harken himself to escape. Presumably Flink later continued the pursuit, tracked all the way to Mazhos, and reported to the Duke of Silver Star, setting a revenge plan.

Flink's voice was somewhat irritated; this was the second time Harken had slipped away from him.

A truly Legendary High-rank Wizard, indeed a loss of face.

Ti'en and Andelo both wore solemn expressions; Andelo asked into the communicator, "Is it only Harken? How are things in the temple?"

After a few seconds, Flink replied: "The deceiver's statue has been destroyed; we are thoroughly clearing its temple interior, searching for Harken's trace, but he has likely already fled. You out there should stay on guard."

Andelo put away the communicator, shook his head helplessly, and said:

"The Trickster comes and goes without a trace; Harken is a legendary Mid-stage. If he is determined to hide, we can hardly locate him."

Ti'en also agreed, pursed his lips and said, "That's Flink's responsibility; we just need to stay vigilant."

Lei En glanced at the commander of the Silver-armored Knight Order; from his demeanor, his relationship with Flink was not harmonious, hinting at a slight schadenfreude.

Both of them are the Duke of Silver Star's right and left arms.

One leads the Secret Fire Guard and serves as Head Guard; the other commands the Silver-armored Knight Order, likewise deeply trusted by the Duke of Silver Star, yet Flink's status is clearly higher, his relationship with the duke closer, which sparked Ti'en's discontent.

Unsurprisingly, Ti'en is also the Duke of Silver Star's subordinate under the skirt, her number‑two lapdog.

What a chaotic circle!

Lei En muttered to himself, yet felt a surge of excitement; Harken counts as one of his foes, having once slain one of Harken's clones. Though Harken himself likely doesn't know, a grudge was formed, and vengeance is inevitable. He also helped Zuo Er Tan cross a name off the Book of Hatred.

"I'll go find Harken and see if I can lure him out," Lei En said.

Ti'en and Andelo did not stop him.

Boroqi revealed his true dragon form, lifted Lei En, and began circling above Mazhos.

Lei En's soul eye scanned everywhere, like radar sweeping the city below, missing no figure that entered its view.

Boroqi also deliberately flew at low altitude, intermittently spitting dragon breath to kill clustered enemies, using himself as bait to lure Harken.

After searching briefly, they found no trace of Harken.

Not even anyone dared to launch a surprise attack.

Where Boroqi flew, everyone fled in panic; Mazhos city's defensive forces had completely collapsed, unable to organize resistance.

"Harken probably won't come out now."

Lei En thought to himself, not particularly discouraged, as it was merely a trial; as one of the "Shadow Blade" leaders, Harken wouldn't bite the hook so easily.

He looked toward the southern part of Mazhos; the Eclipse Tower was already at the end of its strength.

The Wu Shi Ta, unlike Fu Kong Cheng which draws power from the Iola Core—nearly limitless energy—relies on an underground mana furnace as its main power source; after half an hour of high‑intensity consumption, it has nearly reached its limit.

The spells emitted by the tower struck the dragon demon, their power greatly reduced, no longer threatening it.

The tower's protective strength was also waning.

Each slash from the dragon demon caused the tower to shake violently, ready to collapse at any moment.

The massive horde of summons—chimeras, fire raven flocks, poisonous mist wolf spiders, and fierce hill giants—were frenziedly besieging the tower. In the crisis, the Wizards inside had to emerge to fight; they paid a heavy price to eliminate the enemies, only to be summoned again by the Duke of Silver Star in an instant.

After several attempts, the Wizards no longer dared to risk themselves.

The magical radiance on the Eclipse Tower grew ever weaker.

Countless onlookers from afar—whether Mazhos residents hiding at home or the Silver-armored Knights currently looting the city—knew the tower could not escape disaster.

Finally, after another powerful slash from the dragon demon, the tower's protection collapsed.

Bang!

Amid the blinding lightning, a cracking sound rang across Mazhos.

The glow of energy faded; tens of thousands of runes on the Eclipse Tower dimmed, exposing the tower to the dragon demon. With a swing of its terrifying massive blade weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds, it could cleave the tower in a single strike.

Even a single charge from the dragon demon could topple this centuries‑old wizard tower.

Unexpectedly, the dragon demon halted.

The Duke of Silver Star's figure appeared in the sky; a silver fireball hovered before her, already prepared, and shot out as the tower's protection fell.

The silver fireball moved at extreme speed, expanding even faster.

In a single breath, it swelled from head‑sized to dozens of meters in diameter—five or six meters—crashing into the middle of the Eclipse Tower without exploding; the silver flame spread wildly like water, covering the entire tower, then penetrating through doors, windows, balconies, and other openings.

The black tower was enveloped by Silver Fire, resembling a torch magnified a millionfold.

People could not see inside the tower, but heard cries of anguish.

Some Wizards with stronger protection desperately fled, leapt from the tower, and were incinerated into ash midair before touching ground, drifting with the wind. Surrounded by fire raven flocks, chimeras, and the wind‑lord, no Wizard could escape the tower's hundred‑meter radius; the space was sealed, preventing teleportation.

They were mostly dark Wizards, once regarded by Mazhos residents as the most noble wizard lords, now like pheasants tossed into fire, burned alive.

This scene left countless Mazhos people silent as cold cicadas.

Lei En was also greatly surprised; he had long seen this kind of silver fire wielded by the Duke of Silver Star, which seemed to have many functions, far beyond explosion and destruction—also usable for protection, flight, and healing—always appearing alongside the duke, truly marvelous.

He had previously searched the library but found no record of Silver Fire.

To this day he does not know what spell or ability it is, but it is certain that this Silver Fire must be a legendary Element.

The Duke of Silver Star did not let the dragon demon directly destroy the Eclipse Tower, for an obvious reason.

She intended to loot the tower's riches.

The value of a wizard tower is incalculable; even if it cannot be taken away, it houses abundant treasure, and if the dragon demon toppled it with a single strike, that would be wasteful.

"What a pity."

Lei En shook his head; the Eclipse Tower's wealth included a share for him, but the souls of those dark Wizards could not be harvested, he was too far away, and now rushing over would be too late.

Within the tower there were at least three legendary Wizards; their leader "Zuo Ruis" was even a Legendary High-rank, reaching level eighteen!

Thinking of this, Lei En felt deep sorrow.

He was about to send Bo Erqi flying when he saw an elderly‑looking Wizard flying out from the tip of the tower; the Wizard was in terrible condition, his soul power depleted to the bottom, the shield on his body ignited by Silver Fire—it was Zuo Ruis.

This black Wizard, upon appearing, was immediately wrapped by a whirlwind; the Wind‑Lord appeared not far away, waving his hand to create countless wind blades that sliced wildly.

On the ground, Long Mo leapt up.

The tip of the terrifying giant blade struck Zuo Ruis; with a booming crack, lightning burst, and the eighteenth‑level black Wizard vanished completely, leaving not even a scrap, body and spirit annihilated.

"WTF!"

Lei En almost cursed, "Can't you be a little slower? A Legendary High‑rank soul just vanished like that."

With Zuo Ruis's death, the tower lost all hope.

The towering Silver Fire quickly extinguished, revealing the tower; strangely, the tower's body was not burned, appearing intact from the outside, but it had no trace of life's breath.

Duke Silver Star flashed into the tower, then emerged shortly after.

"That quick and already looted everything?"

Lei En was somewhat stunned.

Then, to the horrified onlookers, Long Mo roared, wielded the giant blade with all its power, and struck the base of the Solar Eclipse Tower.

Boom…

Amid the earth‑shaking explosion, the entire Matuos trembled.

The Solar Eclipse Tower, which had ruled Matuos for centuries, collapsed with a thunderous crash; its towering body tilted sideways, finally slamming onto the ground, shattering into countless stones, becoming a ruin.

Lei En exhaled.

A Wizard Tower fell before him, and it still moved him deeply.

Before Fu Kong Cheng was born, a Wizard Tower symbolized the highest achievement of a spellcaster.

Even now, aside from the Oriense Empire, in other nations of the Ai Lun E Si world, a Wizard Tower remains an unsurpassable existence that countless spellcasters yearn for.

This also proved the great power of the Holy Soul Wizard, who, single‑handedly, forced through and toppled the Wizard Tower!

With the Solar Eclipse Tower's collapse, Matuos no longer had any power to resist.

Lei En looked up at the sky, saw nothing unusual; the deceiver Luo Xi could not descend, and even if he did now it would be meaningless.

This raid on Matuos was a great success.

The only shortcoming was failing to eliminate Ha Erken.

A Golden Three‑Headed Dragon flew over a villa; Lei En deliberately glanced twice—it was one of the underground temple's exits, and he saw a group of Demon Extermination Squad members emerging under Chief of Public Security Feilion's lead, with Bo Luo Ke and De Li Si among them.

"Lei En." Feilion and the others also saw the dragon in the sky and hurriedly shouted.

Lei En patted Bo Erqi, ordering, "We're going down."

The massive dragon landed, its golden wings stirring a strong gust; a faint dragon aura made the Demon Extermination Squad step back a few paces, only relaxing when Bo Erqi turned human, though awe remained in their eyes.

"Sir Chief." Lei En greeted with a smile, then nodded to Bo Luo Ke and De Li Si, "Captain, De Li Si."

Bo Luo Ke was flattered, surprised that Lei En still addressed him as "Captain."

De Li Si felt a complicated mix of emotions.

Lei En's gaze swept over everyone.

The Demon Extermination Squad's numbers had dropped by a few; many bore wounds, showing they had met fierce resistance while destroying the temple. Behind them, another batch of Secret Fire Guard emerged from the entrance, led by a female Legendary High‑rank Arcane.

She was the student of Duke Silver Star, named Yi Erna.

Lei En was meeting this relatively unknown Wizard for the first time today, so he stared a bit longer; his pupils instantly contracted—she was not the real Yi Erna, but an impersonation.

"Ha Erken!"

Before stable updates, I no longer dare to speak.

(End of chapter)