Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

“We’ve dealt with all the people guarding the mountain path, but they still managed to call for reinforcements,” Mu Nujiao said seriously.

"It's alright, it's the same no matter how many more come." Lin Lan was confident.

The four high-level mages dealt with the bandits almost unscathed, and Jiang Shaoxu and Mu Nujiao also did a good job of secretly protecting the three hundred villagers.

These bandits probably thought Lin Lan and Mo Fan were also bandits, asking for 500,000 each, which was more than their Red Ornament Guild.

"Damn it, of all the high-level mages who came from there, only these few brothers are left..." Xige's contracted beast was wiped out in a second, and his greatest reliance for ruling this area was gone.

At this moment, he wished he could devour these young mages alive, but unfortunately, he was no match for them.

"Let's talk this out. 500,000 per person. If you spare my life, I'll give you 2 million, Dao Le!" Xi Ge knew in his heart that he was stalling for time and had to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

"Boss, look at the sky!" a bandit sorcerer suddenly exclaimed.

"It looks like the eldest sister, Oni!"

"Big sister's here!!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a pair of golden wings captured everyone's attention.

The female leader, Oni, descended from the sky, accompanied by a handsome blond man with a smug look on his face, as if he were being fawned over.

"Hey, quite a few people, over three hundred. But there's no need to worry, judging by their aura, they're all just trash." Zhao Manyan glanced at the group of villagers dressed in flashy clothes, a disdainful smirk playing on his lips.

Isn't the situation obvious? The one in red with the ornaments is with Oni; she must be from Vanilla Village.

Those three hundred-odd people huddled together are obviously no good. They think they can break into the village and do evil just because they outnumber each other. Do they really think there is no law in this world?

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Jiang Shaoxu, and Mu Nujiao stood to the side, their eyes wide open, staring at Zhao Manyan as if he were mentally challenged.

"I'd heard of Zhao Manyan before... but now that I've seen him for myself, I'm completely impressed," Mu Nujiao couldn't help but remark.

"Zhao Manyan really is the kind of man who's determined to spread his seed all over the world after he's done with the pirate queen. Let him stay here after this is over," Mo Fan said.

"I agree."

"I support."

If all the stupidity in Zhao Manyan's brain were poured out, it could probably fill the entire Caribbean Sea!

"Hey, what brings you here? With you guys here, why don't you hurry up and do justice to these bandits? Don't back down just because you outnumber them!" Zhao Manyan finally spotted some familiar faces and exclaimed in surprise.

The four of them were too lazy to talk to this stupid teammate.

"You two know each other?" Ou Ni was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that these two seemed to be from the same team as before, and she still had some impression of Jiang Shaoxu.

“We know each other! We’re partners, the closest of friends! With them around, why would I need to lift a finger? Don’t worry, we’ll protect your village and deal with these bandits without hesitation!” Zhao Manyan said, his gaze suddenly sharpening as he stared intently at the more than three hundred unarmed villagers.

Jiang Shaoxu slapped himself on the forehead.

Good heavens, don't the National Team conduct IQ tests before selecting players? Even if they don't, they can't just accept someone with a mental disability!
"Zhao Manyan, what are you up to! We all agreed to work together to deal with these pirates, why are you eating here?" Lin Lan hurriedly spoke up, afraid that Zhao Manyan would say something else to them, so she tried to portray him in a bad light first.

"That's right, Zhao Manyan. We agreed that you would hold them off at the foot of the mountain, but you didn't even get a tenth of the job," Mo Fan added fuel to the fire. "What?" Zhao Manyan was completely confused.

"So that's how it is! I'll kill you!" Oni was instantly enraged.

She knew it! Why would a man suddenly appear and flirt with her? It turns out he was deliberately buying time for his accomplices and delaying their ascent up the mountain!

Ouni acted with lightning speed. A gust of wind rose up from beneath Zhao Manyan's feet without warning, instantly transforming into a fierce whirlwind that swept him into the air.

The wind-elemental star map was drawn very quickly, clearly indicating that the person was a high-level mage.

"What the hell are you doing? I came to help..." Zhao Manyan was completely dumbfounded. He hurriedly used the Rock Barrier, condensing a tongue-shaped shield to block most of the whirlwind's power outside the thick rocks.

"Stop wasting time, wipe them out!" Lin Lan knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he seized the opportunity to act immediately. His mid-level lightning magic struck the Red Ornament Guild's mages one after another as if it didn't require any magic power.

In order to avoid affecting the villagers, Lin Lan deliberately changed the direction, leading the battlefield to the back of the village, and the villagers were able to escape in the chaos.

The Red Ornaments Guild members had no time to worry about the villagers. If they didn't deal with these two, they'd all probably die here! Asking them to hand over the money? They'd rather kill them!
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Those bandits have all run away, why are you hitting me!" Zhao Manyan shouted.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you!" Oni felt like she was being played, and her anger flared up.

She almost fell for this conman! It was a huge humiliation for her!
"Kill him! I'll skin him alive!" Oni gave the order, and her men immediately surrounded and attacked Zhao Manyan.

Oni's group was far more powerful, many of them mid-level mages, unleashing wave after wave of elemental energy imbued with destructive power upon Zhao Manyan. In desperation, Zhao Manyan stacked layer upon layer of defensive shields!
"This kid has a lot of defensive skills."

"They're still alive after all that?"

When Ou Ni saw that Zhao Manyan was completely unharmed despite being bombarded, she was furious.

How dare he play tricks on her, Cold Knife Oni! She'll tear him to pieces!
"Boom! Bomb it to death!!" Oni roared angrily.

"Oni, let me explain... no, tell me first, what exactly did I do to offend you?" Zhao Manyan was so busy that he still had time to shout.

He still had two layers of protection: a five-cycle water barrier and a rocky barrier beneath his feet that could rise at any moment. The area-of-effect spells that landed on him were like raindrops hitting an oilcloth umbrella—they had virtually no effect.

When Oni saw that this shameless liar still had the leisure to argue and pretend to be innocent to tease her, she was even more furious and simply used her high-level power herself!
Oni rarely displays high-level magic in public, but this time, she was truly enraged!
“A high-level mage, Zhao Manyan is probably in trouble now.” Jiang Shaoxu noticed that the female bandit leader was constructing a constellation and immediately whispered to Mo Fan.

“If Zhao Manyan can shout, it means he’s still alive; if he doesn’t shout, something must have happened,” Lin Lan said.

"Don't worry, what could possibly happen to that guy?" Mo Fan smiled dismissively.

The constellation in Oni's hand had already taken shape, and the violent magic power gathered in her palm into an energy sphere full of destructive aura.

Even her accomplices scattered in panic when they saw this terrifying energy, fearing they would be affected.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Manyan's expression immediately turned serious. He dared not be careless in the slightest, and his own body was also illuminated with dazzling golden star trails. The magic of light flowed across his body, gradually condensing into a magnificent golden magical armor.

Ordinary light-element mages would use Lightfall Mandala to create countless arrows of light to attack the enemy, but in Zhao Manyan's hands, those leaping points of light transformed into scale-like armor plates.

As golden light swirled, he was completely enveloped in a perfectly formed golden holy armor. (End of Chapter)