Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 28: Encountering a Strange Man
"I really admire you. Don't you want to die?"

"Should I admire your courage or laugh at your stupidity?"

In a deserted alley in Bo City, a boy who looked like a high school student was scolding a young man wearing glasses in a stern voice.

"How dare you, a person who doesn't even know magic, block the way of the Mage Hunter!"

"Didn't you see that the Mage Hunter was in a bad mood?"

Li Yu felt a little headache. The field training assessment of his second year of high school was over. He wanted to walk around and think carefully about when to accept some bounties and earn some electricity money for his own ornaments. However, when he passed the intersection near the Hunter Alliance, he saw someone doing something reckless.

In broad daylight, in the open, an ordinary person actually dared to harass the Mage Hunter in public!

Moreover, the hunter and his teammates all had gloomy faces and a look of disgrace. It was obvious that they were in no mood to deal with an ordinary person. One of them had a faint red palm, and it was obvious that he had begun to brew fire magic.

Li Yu also held the idea that "saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda" and hurriedly used the Wind Track to take the young man away. Fortunately, the group of mages had good tempers and did not catch up.

Otherwise, Li Yu would probably have to take his men around Bo City a few more times.

However, when the two were completely safe, Li Yu suddenly felt a nameless fire in his heart and began to teach this reckless young man a lesson.
"Are you really not afraid of being killed by those mages?!"

"Who do you think you are? Do you believe that even if those wizards kill you on the spot, you won't be punished too severely?"

"Even if it goes to court, they are the right party."

This world is surrounded by demons, and humans can only huddle in a corner of the world to survive. Magicians are responsible for fighting demons and protecting the world, and they bear huge risks. Moreover, due to their powerful strength, they naturally occupy a dominant position in the whole world.

Whenever there was a conflict between ordinary people and magicians, the final result would always be in favor of the magicians. Even though laws were introduced to prevent magicians from using their personal powers to do whatever they wanted to ordinary people, the punishment was not so severe that it was unacceptable.

At least, in situations like today, where ordinary people keep pestering and magicians attack in anger, they will definitely not be severely punished.

Li Yu was muttering to the young man with glasses who was lowering his head in front of him with a look of disappointment. The young man remained silent, which made Li Yu feel confused.

He doesn't look like the kind of person who would do something like that which he just did, blocking the magician in the street without thinking of his own life!
Is there some other hidden story?
"Brother, do you have any deep hatred with those people?"

While Li Yu was practicing, the plot of the novel he was reading came to his mind:

An arrogant and domineering magician slaughtered a family one night to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, one person in the family survived because he was out. The surviving young man angrily tracked down the murderer, but accidentally found the murderer's whereabouts on the street. The furious young man wanted justice for his family, and immediately rushed to the murderer with blood boiling, and was killed by the murderer.

The body of the vengeful young man lay on the busy street. The magical damage on his body was reported to the Inquisition. The magician's murder case was eventually taken over by the fledgling judge protagonist, who began the journey to track down the murderer.

A daring murderer, an unfathomable background, and the truth of the case that seems to be within reach but is actually shrouded in mystery. How can the protagonist go through the mystery, arrest the real murderer, withstand the pressure from the person behind the scenes, and let him receive the due trial? The transformation of truth and lies, the collision of power and justice...

"Cough cough cough..."

Before he knew it, Li Yu's mind began to wander, and he developed a novel outline of tens of thousands of words. Just as he was about to add flesh and blood to the novel, he finally remembered the business.

But no matter how you look at it...

You are such an ordinary person who doesn't care about your life. If you were put in a novel, you would just be a passerby who serves as an introduction. You won't survive the three golden chapters...

"what?"

Just like a computer that has been in standby mode for a long time was suddenly started up, the young man who was lowering his head subconsciously said "ah" and then looked up.

Well! It turns out this person didn't listen at all!

It was only then that Li Yu saw the young man's appearance for the first time. He looked ordinary, with a pair of slightly dark circles under his glasses and bloodshot pupils.

"Can I ask you a question?"

After looking at it carefully, Li Yu said with a complicated expression.

"what is the problem?"

"How many days have you not rested?"

"Rest? Is there something wrong with the way I look?"

Seemingly puzzled by Li Yu's question, the young man scratched his surprisingly neat hair and said in a natural tone:

"I have plenty of time to rest. I just slept for 24 hours five days ago." Li Yu: Huh? ? ? ! ! !
"You mean you haven't slept in the past few days?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

"still have a question……"

Li Yu just felt that the world had gone crazy.
"Can you do magic?"

"Magic?" The young man shook his head, his tone rather regretful.

"I would like to become a magician. Then I won't have to hire a magic hunter to do experiments for me."

Li Yu: “…”

This is a god!
An ordinary person who didn't sleep for five days wouldn't die suddenly, but he was still alive and well blocking the road? !
Li Yu felt that his worldview was refreshed by the person in front of him. This person's existence once again verified the correctness of human species diversity.

However, this also made Li Yu realize the reason why the young man in front of him dared to block the magician on the road. After all, lack of sleep caused his thinking to be confused, his brain was not clear, and he was just being stupid.

Coincidentally, Li Yu's stomach rumbled. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was shining brightly. It was a perfect time to eat!

"Brother, have you eaten yet?"

"No, a little bread is enough for me to replenish my energy consumption."

"Also, thank you for your help just now."

The young man turned around and tried to leave, but Li Yu called him back.
"It's fate that we meet, how about having a meal together?"

"Please..."

Before the word "treat" was even finished, the young man had already answered with his actions.
"Thank you."

……

In a private room of a roadside restaurant, a young man and a strong man were feasting heartily. There was no etiquette of not talking while eating, but they were chatting happily.

"Brother, I really admire you. You have so much energy even after not sleeping for five days!"

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Yu put down his bowl and chopsticks, leaned back on the chair, and sighed with emotion.

Shi Liang is the name of this young man, a native of Bocheng and a PhD from the National University of China. He just returned to his hometown last year. He did not choose to join any forces, but to conduct his own independent research.

The Chinese National Academy, ranked among the top three non-magic academies in China, has a status among ordinary students comparable to that of the Imperial Academy in the eyes of magic high school students. And this person is actually a doctor of that academy!
In a word, this is a cultured person and an excellent student!
"Huh? Are you okay?"

Shi Liang had almost finished his meal, and said casually,

"When I was working on my thesis, not sleeping for ten days wasn't a big deal."

"After all, it's research..."

Li Yu: “…”

Li Yu began to doubt whether his understanding of ordinary people was too superficial...

It shouldn’t be!

It's only been three years since I left the realm of ordinary people, and I'm already so behind?
"You... no, do all graduates from your academy have this ability?"

"What's the point?"

"The ability to stay awake for ten days."

"That's not the case. Others would be gone in four or five days at most. According to my mentor, I should be a special case caused by my innate strong mental strength."

Li Yu: It’s okay, it’s indeed this person’s problem.

(End of this chapter)