Wizard Earl

Chapter 121 A Scam!

"Hehehehe! I was planning to deal with you two little guys at the Newcastle beer hall, but I really underestimated your courage. You really dare to defy my will!" Just as Connor was driving the carriage about halfway back to the dock where the Ivanka cruise ship was, a hoarse male voice suddenly appeared in his ear.

At the same time, a tattooed man wearing a baseball cap and a gray robe appeared on the road ahead of Connor. This man was none other than the one Connor had thought of as a possible senior wizarding apprentice of the Benfica Order, codenamed "Snake Eyes," when he disembarked!

"You're Snake Eyes?" Connor glanced at the watch on his wrist, a faint smile appearing on his face as he spoke to the tattooed man in front of him.

The tattooed man, also known as Mr. Snake Eyes, took off his baseball cap, revealing his pale and thin face. What was particularly striking about his face was his green eyes, which resembled those of a snake.

Just then, Mr. Snake Eyes, with his "snake eyes" fixed on Connor, who was only a novice wizard apprentice, looked at him with amusement and said, "Novice apprentice, you know me? By the way, where's your companion, that beautiful Persis chick?"

"Of course I know! The codename Snake Eyes, a high-ranking wizard apprentice of the Benfica Hermitage!" Ignoring the other's gaze, Connor maintained his smile. He paused, giving Snake Eyes a deep look, and continued, "As for my companion, he's long gone..."

Before he could finish speaking, Connor suddenly grabbed the briefcase next to him and threw it at Snake Eyes!

Snake Eyes initially paid no attention to the suitcase thrown at him. He glanced at Connor with some pity, then flicked his hand, sending countless streaks of green light sweeping towards Connor and the suitcase he had thrown.

However, to his utter surprise, the moment his wisp of green light shot out, the briefcase that Connor had thrown out exploded, releasing a black mist that occupied a space of ten meters in radius.

A mysterious smile appeared on Connor's face. He immediately took out a bottle of potion that looked like plain water from his spatial ring and drank it all in one gulp.

Having drunk the potion in front of Snake Eyes, Connor felt completely relieved. Looking at Snake Eyes, who had already experienced the power of the black mist, he leisurely said, "Mr. Snake Eyes, you're probably experiencing symptoms of mental confusion and uncontrollable magic. A friendly reminder: this black mist is called Abyssal Mist. The more you use your mental and magical power after inhaling it, the deeper the poison will penetrate. Believe me, if you use your magic a few more times, you'll experience bleeding from all seven orifices, a mental breakdown, and complete loss of control... Therefore, for your safety, I suggest you completely seal your magical and mental power now!"

After Connor finished introducing Mr. Snake Eyes, the playful look in his snake-like green eyes was gone, replaced by resentment. He flicked his fingers, and countless green lights enveloped Snake Eyes himself.

Seeing this, Connor naturally didn't think that Mr. Snake Eyes had accepted his "friendly reminder" and was preparing to completely seal his mental and magical powers, ready to surrender!

With a feigned sigh of helplessness, Connor turned and ran without hesitation. Behind him, Snake Eyes sneered, "A mere novice apprentice dares to scheme against me like this! I'll devour you with a thousand snakes!!!"

Connor spared no effort, desperately casting a levitation spell on himself to run away, while Snake Eyes followed closely behind. However, Snake Eyes seemed to be restricted by something, and the high-level wizard apprentice could only barely keep up with Connor.

Connor's face was now devoid of the relaxed smugness he had displayed when trying to persuade Snake Eyes. Damn it! The Abyss Mist he'd mentioned was a complete hoax. If he truly possessed such a thing, would he have bothered wasting his time with Snake Eyes? He would have already plotted to kill that beast!

Whether it was drinking the potion in front of Snake Eyes or the relaxed and smug look on his face just now, it was all just a trick to make the scam more convincing.

The so-called "Abyss Mist" is actually just a failed alchemy product called "Black Mist" recorded by Reyes in "Reyes Alchemy". Connor did not tell Snake Eyes that it was called Black Mist, but called it "Abyss Mist" because the name Abyss Mist is more prestigious!

The Abyss Mist, also known as the Black Mist, was a brilliant but ultimately unsuccessful idea of ​​Reyes'. Wizards who inhale the Black Mist will experience a brief period of mental confusion and loss of magical control, depending on their individual circumstances. However, these symptoms are not permanent and only last for a minute. And like the previous Bewitching Powder, the Black Mist only affects wizarding apprentices below the rank of formal wizard. Once the inhaler is a formal wizard, the Black Mist will have no further effect.

As for what Connor just said—that the more mental and magical power one uses after inhaling the black mist, the deeper the poisoning becomes—that was merely a beautiful but unfinished idea recorded by Reyes in his book. Connor only said that to scare Snake Eyes.

While running for his life, Connor glanced at his watch, then at his current location, and shouted with delight, "Attack!"

As soon as Connor finished speaking, a terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly appeared in the dense forest. In the next instant, countless foul-smelling blood orbs flashing with dark red light rained down on Snake Eyes, who was following behind Connor.

Faced with such a sudden and terrifying attack, Mr. Snake Eyes' already pale face became even more bloodless. He gritted his teeth and his whole body shone with green light, turning himself into a green cocoon of light!

The moment the green cocoon of light formed around the snake's eyes, the blood sphere had already arrived!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Countless blood orbs struck the green cocoon of light, creating a series of explosions. The green cocoon was on the verge of collapse, and the surrounding trees were also left in a mess by the aftershocks of the blood orbs' explosions. When the last blood orb struck the cocoon, the green cocoon flashed and disappeared, revealing the true form of the snake's eyes.

However, after being brutally attacked by the blood orb, Snake Eyes, though still able to stand, was covered in wounds of all sizes, looking like a stray dog ​​in a sorry state!

(End of this chapter)