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Chapter 166 Summoning Tamerlan: A dazzling sword strike that defies description!
On the biggest stage of the circus.

Under everyone's gaze, the magician Rune smiled slightly, took off his black top hat, revealing a head of brilliant short golden hair.

He gently shook the brim of his hat with his fingers, and the hat suddenly began to vibrate.

Snapped.

With a snap of the fingers, the first white dove burst forth from the cap, carrying a blooming red rose in its beak, the dewdrops on its petals refracting like jewels under the spotlight.

Then came the second, and then the third—countless white doves soared out of the top hat, each beak holding a rose, tracing elegant arcs in the air.

Their wings flapped in sync, creating a mesmerizing rhythm. The fragrance of roses and the freshness of feathers intertwined in the air. Finally, they formed a giant heart shape, then scattered and dropped roses, ensuring that each rose landed precisely in the outstretched palms of the children below.

"What beautiful roses! I want to give them to my mom; she's so tired!"

"I wish I had a flock of pigeons that obedient."

"The pigeon is delicious."

The children looked at the delicate, luscious roses in their hands and couldn't help but cheer with excitement.

After confirming that the rose in his hand was a real rose and not an illusion, Xia Mingyu was taken aback.

How come this ability is so similar to his magic trick?

Could it be that this circus ringmaster's professional protection makes him a real magician?
Following the white dove magic trick, the magician then performed a series of entirely new magic tricks.

Examples include a magic trick that swaps positions with a conjured rose, a silhouette magic trick that cuts off a piece of one's own shadow with a chopstick and throws it on the ground to create a black shadow wolf, and a thief magic trick that reaches out and takes items from a box from a distance.
And the most amazing time magic—after Rune pressed the pocket watch in his hand, he threw a small ball into the air, and the ball seemed to take several minutes to slowly fall down, as if time had been stretched out.

Each magic trick made the children watching in the circus tent clap their hands so hard they turned red.

After watching these magic tricks, Xia Mingyu suddenly realized something.

He conjured a red rose and placed it on the ground beside him, then tried to activate his magic trick by snapping his fingers.

Snapped!
The next moment, he miraculously switched places with the red rose on the ground beside him.

Only after the exchange, and several seconds later, did he regain the information about the magic trick ability.

It seems that this ability to teleport will cause magic tricks to have a certain cooldown period.

This scene was undoubtedly witnessed by Rune, who was performing magic on stage.

A look of surprise flashed in his heterochromatic purple-gold eyes, and he even stopped the magic trick he was performing.

After a moment's thought, a faint smile appeared on Lu En's handsome face. He looked at Xia Mingyu below the stage and said:

"Your Excellency, so you also know magic?"

His voice, though seemingly soft, carried throughout the vast tent, drawing the attention of all the children and the circus members with deformities to Xia Mingyu.

"I only know a little bit," Xia Mingyu said calmly.

"So, would you be interested in coming up on stage to demonstrate?"

Rune smiled slightly and asked in a gentle voice.

"Does the Sage also know magic? I can't wait!"

"I can't believe I'll get to see the Sage perform magic! This will be the happiest day of my life."

"Mom, you don't need to worry about me being unhappy after you left. I'm really happy today."

Xia Mingyu: “.”

Looking at the expectant eyes of the children around him, he could only nod helplessly.

Seeing this, Lu En stepped aside, smiled, and opened his arms, gesturing for Xia Mingyu to walk onto the stage.

at the same time.

Roy Loren, Karen, Berg, and the other two stood quietly at the entrance to the circus tent, waiting for His Highness's return.

When all the lights in the tents went out, they almost rushed in, but fortunately the lights came back on quickly, which stopped them in their tracks.

"Sir Knight, gentlemen, please sit down and rest for a while."

The superhuman knight Gray, who was in charge of patrolling this area, thoughtfully brought over four chairs and placed them at the door.

"When is this circus going to stop? It's almost dawn!"

Roy, who had been standing all night, sat down in a chair and let out a long sigh.

If the ringmaster of this circus hadn't been his own uncle, he would have rushed in and stood guard by His Highness's side long ago.

"The circus usually finishes its performance at dawn, so it should be less than half an hour by now."

Karen watched as the pitch-black sky above gradually faded, and made her judgment.

Upon hearing this, Roy's expression softened considerably, and he even stood up from his chair again.

If it's only half an hour, then he can hold on a bit longer, at least he won't let His Highness see him sitting in a chair waiting.

the other side.

The Faceless Ones lurking in the shadows of the square were now extremely anxious.

Because the invisibility items they carry can only be used at night, and will become ineffective once it gets light.

Not only would they miss this golden opportunity, but they would also expose their identities and alert the enemy, making it difficult for them to have a second chance to assassinate the sage.

"Captain, let's get started, or it will be too late."

"Captain, you don't want to be punished for failing the mission, do you? I remember you were just one mission away from being granted a face."

The Faceless Ones were eager to try. The captain, however, hesitated. On one hand, he remained deeply wary of the Monster Circus because of his former leader's warning; on the other hand…
Every Faceless One, when being raised from childhood, needs to take a specific potion to erase their face, completely losing their appearance, identity, and even gender, leaving only a code name that can be quickly identified.

For example, his current code name is Qing Er, which means that among all the faceless people with blue eyes, he ranks second.

After a Faceless One completes one hundred missions, he will be granted a face and a noble status, and from then on he will live in the sunlight and no longer have to lurk in the shadows like a monster.

This is Aoji's dream, and also the dream of all the Faceless Men.

After a moment of silence, Qing Er took out a silver divination compass from his pocket.

This is a pre-programmed divination compass that can predict the location of someone with the ability to bring about a bountiful harvest. Some time ago, the pointer of this silver compass trembled like never before and pointed south, which means that an unprecedented harvester has appeared in the southern region, and his harvesting power may be stronger than imagined.

Therefore, his hundredth mission has two parts: one is to kill Xia Mingyu, the sage of the Southern Territory, and the other is to kill the Harvest Man who caused the Silver Compass to tremble.

buzzing.

After trembling for a moment, the pointer finally pointed firmly to the center of the circus tent.

Seeing the pointer that was originally pointing to Red Fox Castle move here, Qing Er was stunned and suddenly realized something.

Was that sage the same person as the harvester who caused the compass to vibrate?!

Thinking of this, his turquoise beast eyes suddenly turned cold, as cold and full of killing intent as a wild beast locking onto its prey.

By killing the sage, he could have everything he had ever dreamed of: a face, an identity, and a family.

The Faceless Captain put away the compass, his hand gripping the poisoned dagger tightly.

Perhaps, as long as you don't harm the circus members and only attack the sage, you won't offend him.

Under the temptation of achieving his dream, Aokiji's inner balance gradually began to tilt to one side.

Just then, as the darkness of the night sky deepened, the effects of the Faceless Ones' magical artifacts that concealed their bodies gradually weakened.

Berg, who had been cautiously watching his surroundings, suddenly had a premonition that he was being spied on.

"Sense enhancement." He silently activated his ability.

The next moment, the sound of the night wind rustling through the leaves, the laughter from inside the tents, and the breathing of the people in the square all flooded into his mind and were analyzed and summarized.

There was an extra breathing sound from a certain spot.

Without the slightest hesitation, Berg took an arrow from the quiver on his back, nocked it on the Wind Whisper Bow, and shot it fiercely towards that spot.

Clang!
Just as the arrow was about to strike, a masked man in black suddenly appeared in a panic and dodged to the side, but he was still unable to dodge in time and was grazed on the arm by the arrow.

"Proceed according to plan!"

Seeing that he had been discovered, Qing Er no longer hesitated. After shouting, his whole body erupted with an incomparably powerful cyan-green magic power. He transformed into a blur and rushed towards the circus tent at high speed, following the direction of the compass pointer.

At the same time, three Morning Star Faceless Ones in the group unleashed their magic and charged towards Karen and his group without fear of death, while the other two Crescent Moon Faceless Ones followed Aoji in the charge.

"Get to His Highness's side immediately!"

The moment Karen saw the quality of Aoji's magic, he immediately realized that the other's strength was far greater than his own. He and the other three unleashed their magic, anxiously trying to catch up with him.

At the same time, Karen immediately channeled magic into the Eye of Vigilance in her hand.

Clang clang!
The clashing of swords and blades was incessant.

Although the three Morning Star Faceless Ones who came to stop them were quickly dealt with by the four of them, it still slowed them down a little. They could only chase after them at top speed while watching helplessly as the leader, Qing Er, used his dagger to cut through the tent curtain and rushed into the circus!
"Hunting instinct".

"Cat Shadow, Eagle Eye, Snake Strike."

After rushing into the tent, Qing Er quickly locked onto the black-haired youth standing on the central stage. He activated all the abilities of the Demon Hunter class in one go, and charged towards Xia Mingyu with a poisoned dagger in hand, like a surging stream of green light.

buzzing.

Xia Mingyu, who was racking his brains for a magic trick to perform, suddenly noticed that the Vigilant Eye in his pocket was trembling violently. As if by telepathy, he looked up and caught sight of the cyan-green light that was suddenly attacking him.

In just a moment, he judged from the surging magical power and terrifying speed that this was an enemy he could not deal with alone, and that it was far beyond his current level.

"Tamerlan!" Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Mingyu immediately used his telepathic ability to shout in his mind.

"I'm here." A gentle and familiar voice echoed in his mind.

"My comrades, offer me your swords!"

Xia Mingyu raised his right hand and suddenly activated the new ability he gained after advancing to Morning Star, "Fighting Together Against Each Other," which he had acquired after receiving the 1.4 Billion Blessing.

The next moment, the dazzling blond youth, dressed in blue pajamas and holding a sword, appeared on the stage and stood in front of him.

Then, the magician, who had just raised his hand to deal with the three rude people and send them to the deepest hell, temporarily suppressed his murderous intent upon seeing this.

"You only have three seconds..." Xia Mingyu said urgently, feeling the rapid depletion of his magic power.

He knew that summoning Tamerlan would consume a lot of magic, but only being able to maintain it for three seconds was too exaggerated!

Is three seconds really enough for Tamerlan to kill the three powerful enemies charging at him?
"enough."

The blond youth smiled slightly, and as he spoke, he gently pressed the tip of his longsword against the floor.

“Corona Slash,” he said softly.

The next moment, an incredibly dazzling, scorching light emanated from his sword blade, like a rising sun causing the surrounding air to vaporize and overflow with moisture.

Qing Er, who was rushing towards him at top speed, immediately stopped. He felt an unprecedented terror from the endless white light. He wanted to turn around and run away, but it was too late. He could only watch in horror as the dazzling light engulfed him.

Not only him, but also the stage, the children and deformed members in the audience, and the tents overhead were all submerged by the white light that poured down like a cataclysmic flood.

The Gift of Gentleness: Your attacks will not harm anyone you do not wish to harm.

(End of this chapter)