Wizard Earl

"Bang!"

These eight azure ice pillars moved with lightning speed. One second they were beside Firo, and the next they were already in front of Connor. Caught off guard, Connor had no time to release the Castilian protective barrier to protect himself.

Fortunately, with the help of the auxiliary chip, Connor has reached an extremely high level in his training of Hades Dark Body Technique, and Dark Armor Technique has become an instinctive part of his being.

Just before the eight azure ice pillars struck Connor, a layer of dark armor formed from dark energy automatically appeared on Connor's body, completely enveloping him.

However, due to the immense power of these eight azure ice pillars, even with the protection of his Dark Armor spell, Connor was still directly slammed into the magic array's light barrier. If it weren't for the barrier, Connor might have even been thrown out of the array.

"cough!"

Although protected by the Dark Armor spell, Connor was not in mortal danger and did not suffer any serious injuries. However, after falling to the ground, Connor could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood. Despite this, Connor did not care about his injuries. He slammed his right hand down, and the Castilian Staff in his hand immediately formed a blue-black Castilian protective barrier, protecting Connor inside. With the protection of the Castilian protective barrier, Connor's eyes finally calmed down.

Although his attack severely wounded Connor, Milik, now irrational and disemboweled with blood and entrails splattered everywhere, was powerless to pursue. His murderous eyes glanced at Connor, then at Filo behind him. Though a trace of resentment was visible, he finally succumbed. With two gurgling sounds, he swayed and fell backward into the magic circle, lifeless…

Upon seeing that Milick was dead, Connor and Firo finally relaxed. However, as if they soon understood something, they began to look at each other. Firo silently tightened his grip on the seemingly inconspicuous dagger, while Connor showed no intention of withdrawing the protective barrier around him.

As time ticked by, the atmosphere between Connor and Firo grew increasingly tense. Seeing that if things continued like this, Connor knew he and Firo would eventually come to blows. Not wanting to start a fight with Firo right now, Connor hesitated for a moment, then made the first change. With a thought, a portal opened in the magic array's light barrier.

Seeing Connor take the initiative to show goodwill and leave from the magic circle, Philo gave Connor a deep look, but he was not so ungrateful as to refuse Connor's kindness, and slowly walked out of the magic circle through the light gate.

As Philo left the magic circle, Connor, who was left alone inside, also removed the protective barrier around him. He then took out the recovery potion that Varga had made for him from his spatial ring and drank it. After drinking the potion, Connor did not meditate to digest its effects as usual, but instead went to the side of Milik's corpse and began to deal with it.

Judging from Milik's status and position within the Church of Storms, and the Storm Token on his person that symbolizes Hummels, Connor is 99% certain that Milik bears the mark of the Church of Storms, and that once he dies, the Church of Storms will hunt him down by following these marks.

If Milik dies within Connor's magic circle, Connor still won't be able to prevent the Church of Storms from sensing Milik's death. However, with the help of the magic circle, Connor, as an alchemist, can still manipulate Milik's death, leading those investigating Milik's color in the wrong direction, thus better protecting himself and covering up the truth of Milik's death.

This is why Connor refused Philo's request to leave the magic circle and insisted on killing Millick within it. Philo had completely broken with the Storm Church and offended them terribly. He had nothing to lose, so even if the Storm Church knew that he had killed Millick, Philo wouldn't suffer any further losses. However, Connor still had a family to support, so he still had to be cautious.

Connor first removed everything from Milick's body, including his spatial ring, and set it aside. Then, he took out some small medicine bottles from his spatial ring and sprinkled the fine white powder inside the bottles evenly onto Milick's body. No one knew what the white powder was, but a dozen seconds after the powder was applied, Milick's skin, which had lost its mind and died from exhaustion after consuming the Green Demon Date, returned to its normal human color.

Seeing this, Connor smiled with satisfaction. Without even looking at what was in Milik's spatial ring, he put Milik's spatial ring and some other odds and ends that Milik always carried into a sealed ceramic jar filled with some kind of liquid. Then, Connor put the jar and Milik's body together and poured his specially made kerosene on them.

After doing all this, Connor stepped out of the magic circle and gently tapped the compass that controlled the magic circle. The magic circle, named Anseron Maze, immediately emitted a huge energy fluctuation. A few seconds later, a huge roar was heard, and an explosion occurred in the center of the magic circle. A pillar of fire, ten meters high, shot into the sky from the magic circle.

Under the impact of wave after wave of explosive shockwaves, the heavily damaged Anselon Maze immediately shattered and disintegrated.

"Connor Ferguson, you planted an alchemical bomb beneath the magic circle?"

Seeing the pillar of fire shooting into the sky, Philo, who had been waiting for Connor outside the magic circle, seemed to understand something. His face instantly turned very ugly, and he spoke to Connor in a low voice. Although it sounded like Philo was asking Connor a question, his tone suggested that he had already accepted the fact.

Knowing he couldn't hide it from Philo, Connor didn't test him or try to conceal it. Besides, he seemed to have no need to hide it now. He nodded slightly, indicating that Philo was right, and then explained, "It's for disposing of Milik's body!"

Although Connor offered an explanation, judging from Philo's furious expression, he didn't accept it at all.

Just then, the explosion of the alchemical bomb in the magic circle finally triggered the oil that Connor had poured on Milick's corpse. In the disintegrating magic circle, a sea of ​​scorching fire formed, burning everything in a matter of seconds.