Chapter 118: Fury

Great sound is silent.

A small mushroom cloud formed.

All sounds ceased, and Lin Ke felt the world fall into utter stillness.

After a long while, his hearing returned.

The power of the so-called superweapon said to be able to kill a first-rank official wizard truly lives up to its name.

It blasted out a pit three meters deep and over twenty meters wide.

The Pureblood trio, despite having many trump cards they hadn't had time to use, were knocked flat by a single blow, sprawled haphazardly, and lay at the bottom of the pit.

"Defender 3202" gear didn't fall short; it blocked the direct damage from the superweapon's explosion.

Thus, the Pureblood trio kept their bodies intact, not becoming maimed or broken-limbed in an instant.

But the explosion's tremendous shockwave and intense blast dealt heavy damage to the Pureblood trio, who were still wizard apprentices whose life essence had not yet undergone transcendence.

Their internal organs weren't shattered, but they definitely suffered major bleeding.

Their brains were also jolted badly.

The three of them went straight into shock, left at the mercy of anyone.

"You're so fierce!"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke circled in the air a few times, waiting for the superweapon's aftershocks to fully pass, then set Lin Ke down before landing herself.

Looking at Lin Ke, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke openly expressed her feelings, letting out a heartfelt remark.

What earned her praise wasn't the superweapon that played a decisive role in this brief battle,

but Lin Ke standing at the center of the Pureblood trio, unleashing a barrage of wizardry that kept them from lifting their heads.

A humanoid wizard machine gun, a barrage-style continuous wizard attack — looking at its form, it's indeed incredibly cool!

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke fell in love with this attack mode at first sight.

However, she knew full well that, although she didn't understand how Linke Grand managed it, this definitely involved personal secrets.

So, no matter how envious or fond she felt, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke restrained the urge to ask.

Her sister had said that she herself had many flaws to fix, including a strong possessiveness.

Not everyone can tolerate her!

Not everyone can tolerate her willfulness!

Moreover, even if she obtained this secret, she might not necessarily be able to learn this attack mode.

Hmm.

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's mind.

After landing, Lin Ke didn't rush to answer the excited Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, nor did he hurry to check on the three unconscious Purebloods on the ground.

Since they weren't moved away by the academy's protective measures, it shows they were only seriously injured, not yet at death's door.

It would be prudent to act cautiously, to avoid mishaps.

Lin Ke approached the pit's edge, took from his belt a newly upgraded first-ring wizard device anti-magic net gun, and fired three anti-magic nets from a distance.

The nets unfolded, each covering one of the Purebloods.

The magical activity around them instantly dropped, leaving them almost unable to cast wizardry.

But that wasn't enough to be safe.

Lin Ke then unleashed three thorn whip lashes, and patiently controlled several thorns to strip the wizard devices and runic items from the three Purebloods, except for the still-activated "Defender 3202" set, collecting them as spoils.

Thus, the Pureblood trio basically lost their ability to fight back.

Lin Ke then put his mind at ease and prepared to go down into the pit.

"You're being overly cautious!"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke watched Lin Ke's actions the whole time and couldn't help but let out another remark.

I've seen steady, but never seen someone this cautious.

Basically, a first-ring wizard device anti-magic net gun is enough to be safe.

"Better safe than sorry—what if they had a mutual-destruction trick up their sleeves?"

Lin Ke replied calmly, "One's life only comes once."

Upon hearing that, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke glanced at Lin Ke and felt weird, quite out of place.

She muttered, "You're really strange! When I asked for help earlier you were so suspicious, just now in battle you were so fierce, and now you're so cowardly! I feel you're more split‑personality than I am."

Lin Ke remained silent.

He really was fierce in that fight, not at all matching his personality.

But he did it on purpose.

The purpose is simple: to test.

First, to test his own wizardry siege capability; second, to see if Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke would take the chance to backstab him.

As for wizardry siege capability, frankly, Lin Ke is quite disappointed.

Even with false innate wizardry and the three casting techniques developed from it, his wizardry siege capability remains limited by the low attack power of zero‑ring wizardry itself.

Even if what they faced wasn't the "Defender 3202" set that even a superweapon can't break, but just an ordinary first‑ring wizard device, he still couldn't pierce its defense!

Only after expending the precious "Multithreaded Thinking" state card did he transform into a supercomputer‑shaped wizard machine gun equipped with top‑tier AI, thoroughly suppressing and disrupting the Pureblood trio's rhythm, thereby barely salvaging some dignity.

As for Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's performance, Lin Ke couldn't say whether he was satisfied or not.

You never know what someone's really thinking.

Lin Ke couldn't tell whether Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's earlier restraint from attacking him and instead following orders to bring him away from the battlefield stemmed from genuine lack of malice or some other motive.

In short, Lin Ke's vigilance remains, though he has merely relaxed his guard on the surface.

What matters now isn't dwelling on that, but handling the captives and then distributing the spoils.

Just as Lin Ke went down to the pit bottom, thinking the Pureblood trio truly had no ability to resist, he went up to prepare to wake the three and interrogate them one by one.

Three white pillars of light descended from the sky, and in the blink of an eye they took the three away.

"What a pity."

Lin Ke shook his head and lightly sighed, "Man proposes, God disposes."

He didn't believe that the injuries of the Pureblood trio could worsen in a short time to the point of endangering their lives, triggering the academy's protective measures.

He also didn't believe that, in the Two Districts Grand Comparison, the academy truly had no official wizard paying attention!

Lin Ke has always been unafraid to assume the worst malice when guessing anyone's intentions.

After driving the chaotic thoughts from his mind, Lin Ke began to inspect the spoils.

Five magical devices, a pile of rune items.

Among them, the most valuable should be the scouting magical device equipped with crossbow bolts.

The first‑tier defensive magical device that blocked Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's two bundles of enhanced self‑exploding fire thunder is also quite good.

The remaining three magical devices are all palm‑sized micro‑brains with biological information locks.

Those that cannot be opened are essentially useless, and they also carry the risk of being located and tracked.

Lin Ke directly threw the three micro‑brains into the pit bottom.

The rune items have various uses, all quite practical.

In the process of pioneering in another world, they should all be able to play a decent role, providing considerable help.

"The spoils are to be split evenly—you get half, I get half."

Lin Ke organized the spoils, walked out of the big pit, and brought them to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's presence, saying, "Ladies first—you pick first."

"I don't want it!"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke glanced at it, somewhat disdainful.

Aside from the two magical devices being decent, that pile of rune items really didn't catch her eye.

"Even distribution of the spoils is a matter of principle."

Lin Ke wasn't being cheap; instead of taking all the spoils himself, he emphasized, "You must take them—even if you throw them away, it's fine."

Forming a team is forming a team; even if it's a temporary team, it's still a team.

The rules that ought to be followed must be followed.

This is the bottom line.

"Alright."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke felt that Linke Grand's words made sense, and she responded unwillingly.

She took that first‑tier defensive magical device, then casually grabbed a few rune items from the pile, barely meeting the standard for an even split.

Lin Ke then took the control handle of the scouting magical device, as well as the remaining half of the rune items.

He fiddled with it a few times, summoning the scouting magical device shaped like a round flying disc from high above, and examined it closely.

"This thing is not bad—it's even more expensive than my bionic eagle."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke also came over, took a few looks, and said, "I originally wanted to buy one too, but I didn't earn enough magic stones during the vacation, so I gave up."

Lin Ke then asked, "You North District apprentices, do you also work part‑time during the vacation? Are jobs easy to find?"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke laughed loudly, "What part‑time job? If it weren't to cope with the academy's rules, I wouldn't bother earning magic stones. Compared to those Newbloods from the South District..."

As she spoke, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke realized her slip, scratched her head, and apologetically said, "Hehe, I let the cat out of the bag—don't mind it."

Lin Ke shook his head and didn't mind.

This term is still fairly neutral, not derogatory.

Walking back to the small earthen bundle, retrieving the large pack, Lin Ke was about to stow the rune items inside for standby.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke suddenly shouted, "Wait a moment!"

"What's up?"

Lin Ke turned back to inquire.

"This thing has a problem."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke picked out a key‑chain‑shaped object from the half of rune items in Lin Ke's hand.

She turned it over and over, looking at it several times; the more she looked, the tighter her brow furrowed, and her expression grew graver.

"Who have you offended?"

Finally, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke stopped examining, locked eyes with Lin Ke, and said seriously, "You really need to think carefully. Someone is preparing to kill you completely in here!"

As she spoke, she raised the object in her hand and explained in detail,

"This is a very sinister alchemical item; it has only one function—to impede the connection between body and soul.

Under normal circumstances, it at most causes some minor negative effects, not serious harm.

If you suffer grave injuries and are on the verge of death in here, it will take effect.

The academy's protective measures would then turn into a fatal blow, moving a corpse out, causing your true death."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ke immediately adopted a serious attitude toward the matter.

Without needing to think much, among those he has offended, only Peter Leonel and Soren Lucia have the ability to arrange for members of Pureblood Will to kill him.

Lin Ke also didn't bother guessing exactly who; in any case, the blame falls on those two, and there's no mistake about that.

Putting it that way, those three of Pureblood Will came here precisely to kill him!

Not for the wager.

"Thank you, Ai Rui Si!"

Lin Ke thanked her sincerely from the heart.

Had it not been for Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's broad experience and recognition of this thing, Lin Ke would surely suffer a major loss when facing Pureblood Will members in the future.

They came with killing intent, yet you still have a competitive mindset—how could you not lose, right?

Don't be polite! We're teammates.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke let out a hehe laugh.

Seeing that Lin Ke was unwilling to answer who he had offended, she thought for a moment, roughly understood his predicament, and did not press further.

Let's go.

Lin Ke stored the remaining rune items in his bag, slung it over his shoulder, called out, and continued toward Mo Li's position.

After this, we can't afford to waste any more time.

We must quickly find Mo Li, and find Ba Ke, Aiji'ao, Dijie, Lin'en, Da'erdun.

Solo combat cannot stand against so many of the Pureblood Will.

Lin Ke needs to gather his team.

Then, leveraging the small team's mobility advantage, we will wage guerrilla and mobile warfare against the Pureblood Will.

Concentrate superior forces to crush a portion of the enemy.

Lin Ke was contemplating how to counterattack.

Anger blazed fiercely in his chest.

(End of chapter)