Chapter 54: Blood in the Alley, Indifference

The two walked quickly into the alley, pretending to be looking for something, but actually carefully setting up the battlefield.

Sure enough, a moment later, four figures appeared at the alley entrance, spreading out in a fan shape, blocking the only exit.

The moonlight shone from behind them, casting four ferocious black shadows on the ground, extending slowly toward Luo En and Andre.

"Looks like luck is good today." The leading half-orc let out a low roar, its voice as harsh as a saw scraping a metal plate: "Two fat little lambs, walking into the wolf's den themselves."

It bared its bloody mouth, revealing a row of sharp fangs like knives: "Heard you have a lot of good things on you. Hand them over, maybe it can trade for your lives."

"We are just ordinary travelers passing by."

The hooded youth looked somewhat terrified, his voice even trembling slightly, but his feet were closing the distance without a trace:

"Nothing valuable on us, please let us go."

The three half-orcs burst into laughter, their laughter filled with mockery and cruelty.

The goblin hid at the very back, its greedy eyes staring fixedly at Luo En's waist bag, its tongue licking its lips unconsciously, as if it had already seen the magic stone fragments inside.

"No need to pretend, kid." The half-orc leader said roughly, stepping forward:

"We've been watching you for a long time, knowing you spent a lot of money today. Now, obediently hand over the money bag, otherwise..."

It revealed a ferocious battle axe flickering with cold light, the blade still stained with dried blood: "Otherwise I'll chop you into meat paste!"

"Ready?" Luo En said to Andre in a low voice, the terrified expression on his face already gone, replaced by a calmness that was almost cold.

Andre gripped his dagger tightly and nodded slightly: "Although I don't know what you have in mind, I will cooperate with you."

"You are responsible for holding back the one on the left; leave the rest to me."

Luo En arranged simply, while quietly stuffing a small bottle of Agility Potion into Andre's hand: "If the situation is critical, drink it; it can enhance your speed."

The half-orcs had lost patience; the leader let out a roar, and the three behemoths rushed toward the two at the same time, their huge bodies appearing particularly ferocious in the narrow alley.

Seeing the three half-orcs actively invading his spiritual influence range, Luo En's eyeballs began to emit eerie cold light.

Spiritual power erupted instantly, forming an invisible ripple spreading outward.

——Spiritual Interference!

This was the basic ability of a junior apprentice, with limited effects on apprentices of the same level, but for these half-orcs who fought by instinct, it was undoubtedly highly effective.

The invisible spiritual fluctuation swept through the entire alley like a gust of wind.

The movements of the three half-orcs suddenly became sluggish, a flash of confusion in their eyes, as if they had been hit on the head by someone.

They shook their heads, trying to dispel the chaotic feeling invading their brains, but to no avail.

"Now!" Luo En shouted, while his spiritual power turned into a spiral energy structure.

——Sonic Vibration

Ripples invisible to the naked eye shot out from his palm, penetrating the air silently, hitting the leading half-orc leader directly.

An invisible force tore at its body from the inside; the half-orc leader's face showed an expression of extreme pain, and dark red blood seeped from its mouth and nose.

"Swish..."

A sword light flashed; Luo En and the half-orc leader crossed paths, and the Ironwood Sword, attached with the "Sharp" trait, easily cut open its neck vital point.

After receiving the fatal blow, the half-orc let go of the battle axe, its hands weakly grabbing its throat, making a twisted gurgling sound.

Subsequently, this behemoth over two meters tall fell heavily to the ground, twitching a few times before stopping moving.

【Fatal Strike! Basic Sword Technique EXP +2】

On the other side, Andre didn't waste the opportunity Luo En created.

He rushed toward the half-orc on the left like a bolt of lightning, the dagger drawing a cold light in the air, stabbing directly at the opponent's throat.

Although the half-orc's skin was tough, under the effect of spiritual interference, its reaction was clearly half a beat slower, failing to dodge this fatal blow completely.

The sharp dagger slid across its neck, bringing out a blood arrow.

The half-orc let out a wail, staggering backward, but didn't fall.

The vitality of these alien races was abnormally tenacious; even if seriously injured, they could still continue to fight.

And the third half-orc had already recovered from the influence of spiritual interference, let out a roar, and rushed toward Luo En waving its giant axe.

Luo En was unhurried, raised his hand again, and spiritual power condensed.

Another invisible ripple shot out, this time hitting the third half-orc's chest directly.

The effect was exactly the same as before—the huge body suddenly stiffened, then fell heavily, rolling painfully on the ground, wild beast-like roars coming from its throat.

Both half-orcs had fallen, and the situation had completely reversed.

The last one, although injured, was still struggling to support, waving its battle axe and attacking Andre fiercely.

Andre was flexible, dodging left and right in the narrow alley, barely avoiding those fatal slashes.

Seeing his companions fall one after another, the goblin hiding at the very back finally realized that something was wrong and turned to run away.

"Don't let it..." Andre said while dodging the half-orc's attack, preparing to remind loudly.

But before he finished speaking, Luo En sneered coldly, his spiritual power condensing rapidly again; this time he chose a more stable spell construction to ensure a one-hit kill.

The third ripple shot out from his palm, crossing space at an amazing speed, accurately hitting the back of the fleeing goblin.

The goblin's body twisted strangely in the air, then fell heavily to the ground and never climbed up again.

Unlike the half-orcs, the goblin's body was far from that tenacious; this blow directly destroyed its internal organs, so much so that it didn't even have a chance to turn over and struggle a few times.

Seeing his companions fall one after another, the last half-orc also lost its will to fight.

It stared at Luo En in fear, its eyes full of unbelievable expressions, clearly unable to understand how a seemingly weak human youth could possess such terrifying power.

"Wi-Wizard..." It seemed to be scared out of its wits, threw down the battle axe, and turned to run away.

"Hmph!" Luo En flew forward and threw the Ironwood Sword in his hand, accurately hitting the unprotected waist and abdomen junction of the half-orc.

The huge body fell to the ground with a bang, and Andre went up to add two stabs, making it stop struggling completely.

In just a few dozen seconds, three tall and ferocious half-orcs and one cunning goblin all fell, while Luo En and Andre were almost unscathed.

This battle, which should have been full of dangers, turned into a one-sided massacre in front of the terrifying spiritual attack of the wizard apprentice.

"Is-is this the power after becoming an apprentice?" Andre said panting, his eyes full of awe:

"I used all my strength to barely solve one, but you only used a few breaths of time to knock down two half-orcs and one goblin..."

Luo En didn't answer immediately, but walked to the goblin's corpse to check.

This feeling was strange; even though he felt he had accepted the law of the jungle, this indifference from the heart toward the bloodiness before him was as if he had lost basic empathy.

"Can be indifferent to killing, but cannot be indifferent to life..." He warned himself silently in his heart while searching for spoils.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 55 =====