Wizard Earl

Just as Philo was wondering what Connor was up to and becoming wary, Connor, whom he was in sight, shook his head at him and then ignored Philo, heading straight into the depths of the palace.

Seeing Connor's extremely bizarre behavior, Philo, completely baffled by Connor's intentions, felt the immense power granted by the secret technique beginning to dissipate. Knowing that he would enter a weakened state after the technique's effects wore off, and that he would be completely at Connor Ferguson's mercy, Philo, despite his fear of Connor, gritted his teeth and chose to take the risk, transforming into a bloody shadow and charging towards Connor.

Firo, who had transformed into a blood-red shadow, was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had flown more than ten meters away. It seemed that in just a few seconds, Firo would be right behind Connor. However, Connor continued to stroll leisurely into the depths of the palace, completely ignoring Firo's approach from behind.

Seeing Connor's arrogance, Philo, while annoyed, also felt a glimmer of anticipation. He didn't know what gave Connor such audacity to be so overconfident in his presence, but if things continued as they were, Connor Ferguson would surely pay a terrible price, perhaps even with his life, for his arrogance!

However, just as Philo was basking in his beautiful fantasies, something completely unexpected happened...

When Philo flew to within ten meters of Connor, a dark green barrier suddenly appeared on the palace floor tiles, trapping Philo inside!

"Bang!"

Firo, now a blood-red shadow, slammed heavily onto the barrier with a dull thud, crashing to the ground. At the same time, Firo felt a sharp pain in his ribs, clearly indicating that the sudden appearance of the dark green barrier had broken several of his ribs. However, the dark green barrier that had trapped him remained completely intact.

Before Philo could figure out what was going on, he heard Connor's calm voice from outside the barrier.

"This barrier is called the Ersakun Barrier. It was a method used by ancient alchemists to deal with demons that crawl out of the abyss. This barrier is exceptionally strong and has a corrosive effect. For every minute you stay inside the barrier, your physical body and magical power will be corroded a little. Now, this barrier is the perfect tool to deal with you, Philo, the blood wizard!"

"Philo, you should stay here in this Ersakun barrier for now. I'll come back to see you in a while!" Connor said, then lightly flicked the barrier with his finger as a greeting to his old friend, Philo.

Upon realizing that this was all a trap set by Connor, Philo became extremely agitated. He desperately attacked the dark green barrier that trapped him with blood magic, trying to break free. At the same time, inside the barrier, he cursed Connor like a mad dog.

"Connor Ferguson, you bastard, I'm going to kill you. I'm going to rip your heart out and feed it to the jackals bit by bit. Connor, I'll kill you first, and then I'll kill every single member of your Ferguson family, one by one..."

Despite Philo's frantic attacks on the Ersakun Barrier, sparing no effort in expending his mana, the barrier was unfortunately far too sturdy. No matter how Philo attacked, it remained as solid as a rock, showing no reaction whatsoever.

Listening to Philo's vile insults towards him and his family, Connor felt no anger whatsoever. On the contrary, a smile appeared on his face, because he knew that Philo was now fighting like a cornered beast before his death.

After discovering the metal card, Connor realized that the ruins were nearby and that there must be some defensive restrictions within them. So he quickly came up with a plan to use his alchemist skills to manipulate the restrictions within the ruins and kill Philo.

Connor's arrogance towards Fero stemmed entirely from the fact that, after entering the palace before Fero, he had quickly inspected the palace's protective barriers and discovered that these barriers had existed for countless years. Otherwise, how could the naturally cautious and suspicious Connor Ferguson have shown such contempt for Fero, a formidable enemy?

During Connor's inspection, he discovered that although the restrictions here could be used, they were all passive restrictions.

In the wizarding world, restrictions can be categorized into many types based on various conditions. However, if classified by their usage conditions, restrictions are generally divided into two types: active restrictions and passive restrictions. Active restrictions, as the name suggests, have no restrictions on their use and can be driven by the wizard to actively attack enemies.

As for this passive restriction, it means that the restriction will only activate to attack enemies after certain trigger conditions are met, and the trigger condition for this restriction is "attack".

This means that in this area, whoever takes the initiative to attack will trigger the restrictions and be targeted by them. Connor, who understands this, took full advantage of this and deliberately provoked Firo to take the initiative so that he would be targeted by the restrictions.

Judging from the fact that Philo is now trapped in the Ersakun Barrier with no way to escape, and that his physical body and magical power will be corrupted, Connor's plan is undoubtedly very successful.

Connor took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, put it back in his pocket, and then turned and walked deeper into the palace.

When Connor was introducing the Ersakun Barrier to Philo earlier, he talked a lot about its origins, functions, and so on. However, there was one thing Connor didn't tell Philo: the Ersakun Barrier can only exist for a maximum of half an hour from the moment it is formed. After half an hour, the Ersakun Barrier will automatically disappear regardless of whether Philo can break through it or not.

Connor didn't know if Philo could withstand the corrosive effects of the Ersakun barrier for half an hour, but he was willing to believe that Philo was capable of doing so. Therefore, Connor would return after waiting for twenty-five minutes. If Philo died, that would be best, as Connor could use his soul-capturing technique to retrieve the Blood Moon Codex that Margaret had entrusted to him from his mind.

If Philo's vitality is truly off the charts and he manages to survive the Ersakun barrier, then Connor can naturally lie in wait and deliver the final blow, sending him on his way...