Wizard Earl

Chapter 226 Beating a Dog When It's Drowning

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom...!"

As Connor triggered the magic stone bomb deep within the mine, a deafening roar immediately erupted from the depths of the mine. Seeing this, Connor remained calm. He smiled slightly and chanted a couple of lines in a low voice, and the magic array around the mine immediately concealed the sound of the explosion.

Connor was extremely well-prepared for today's battle. He had just gotten rid of Scarface using a teleportation spell he set up on the magic circle. As for now, Connor had already anticipated this. In order not to attract attention, he had specially set up a soundproof barrier on this concealment magic circle. As long as he didn't die today, no matter how fierce the battle was inside the concealment magic circle, no one outside would notice a thing.

While Connor was manipulating the magic circle, Margaret was already preparing her spells as she and Connor had planned. Their plan was the same as last time: Connor would be responsible for restraining and wearing down Scarface, while Margaret would take the opportunity to prepare her ultimate move.

After the deafening roar of the explosions deep in the tunnel subsided—and no miracle occurred—Connor didn't have to wait long. His divine sense detected a very weak aura within the mine tunnel. A flicker of regret crossed Connor's face; if only his magic stone bomb could have killed Scarface instantly in the tunnel…

Despite the regret, Connor's two level-two enchanted items, the Castia Staff and the Silver Pendant, instantly appeared in her hands with a thought.

"I'm going to kill you all...!" Before the person even appeared in Connor's sight, Scarface's venomous shout reached Connor's ears.

Hearing the murderous shout, Connor showed no fear. Instead, a mocking smile appeared on his face. He didn't speak, but just kept watching the scarred man's figure slowly walking out of the tunnel.

At this moment, Scarface was no longer as arrogant as he had been a few minutes earlier, shouting that he wanted to kill Connor and Margaret. He looked extremely disheveled, his whole body covered in blood from the magic stone bombs. The powerful aura that he once possessed as a high-level wizard apprentice was now very weak, and one of his hands was charred black, so it was unclear whether it was broken!

In short, Scarface is now severely injured by Connor, making it a perfect opportunity to kick him while he's down!

Connor didn't waste any words with Scarface. He immediately unleashed three mental shocks at Scarface with the full power amplified by the Silver Pendant. If Scarface were at his peak, these three mental shocks would naturally be no match for him. However, at this moment, Scarface's strength was only about 50-60% of what it used to be. Although he tried his best to overcome the effects of Connor's mental shocks, unfortunately, he was still left dizzy and with a splitting headache!

Seeing that the mental shock had taken effect, Connor did not hesitate at all. He immediately slapped the Castiel Staff in his hand, and in the next instant, a Castiel magic circle appeared on the ground where Scarface was. By the time he reacted, the Castiel Staff had already taken shape, and he was trapped in the magic circle.

Knowing the power of the Castile magic circle, Scarface, seeing that he was already trapped inside, dared not be careless in the slightest. He cast a spell to create a barrier around himself to reduce the magic circle's suppression of his magical and mental power. As soon as his barrier was set up, ten Black Knights from the Castile magic circle, under Connor's command, fearlessly charged forward.

A flash of resentment crossed Scarface's eyes, and his greatest weapon, the silver cross-shaped sword, instantly appeared in his hand. With a series of slashes, three black-clad warriors vanished into thin air. But the next second, seven more black-clad warriors surrounded him, their black blades aimed at Scarface's waist, his head, his throat…

"Bang bang bang...!"

The cross-shaped sword in Scarface's hand twirled into a flourish, deflecting the remaining seven black-clad warriors' blades...

Standing outside the magic circle, Connor's mental energy closely sensed the battle between the Black Knight and Scarface within. Although Scarface still held an absolute advantage against the Black Knight within the circle, with the Black Knight unable to do anything to him, Scarface no longer possessed the terrifying power he displayed during their first fierce battle, where he could cut through the Black Knight like vegetables. The Black Knight was now at a disadvantage, but Connor felt that under the continuous attrition within the Castia Magic Circle, Scarface wouldn't be able to hold out for long!

This situation gave Connor a sense of unreality. He frowned slightly. In his expectation, Scarface would definitely be injured after he tricked him, but he would never be as weak as he was now. If things continued to develop like this, he could deal with Scarface trapped in the Castia magic circle by himself, without needing Margaret's help at all!

After hesitating for a moment, Connor said seriously to Margaret, who was silently preparing her ultimate move beside him, "Be careful, this scarred man seems to be playing a trick on us!"

Upon hearing Connor's reminder, Margaret, who was preparing her ultimate move, responded softly to show that she had heard him.

Seeing that Margaret was prepared, Connor, staff in hand, walked directly into the Castia magic circle. No matter what tricks this scarred man tried to pull, he would remain unchanged and kill him here!

Connor, having entered the magic circle, amplified the magic circle's suppression of Scarface to the maximum under the mental power amplification of the silver pendant. He then concealed himself within the dark blue mist of the magic circle, urging the newly formed Black Knights to continue charging forward and fighting Scarface, waiting for Scarface to reveal a fatal opening.

Scarface, trapped within the Castia magic circle, was supported by a barrier that countered the magic circle's suppression of his magical and mental power. However, this did not change the fact that he was seriously injured. As Connor increased the suppression to the maximum, Scarface's barrier became increasingly unstable, and he seemed to be struggling to cope with the group pursuit of the Black Knights.

Seeing all this, Connor's eyes grew increasingly puzzled as he walked through the fog. After a moment's thought, Connor decided to test the waters first to see if Scarface was truly injured to this extent, or if he was just playing tricks on him.

As Connor urged the Black Knight to continue his attack, he once again conjured his innate spell, Shadow Chains, in his hands. With a thought, the Shadow Chains shot silently towards Scarface's charred hand under the cover of the Black Knight!

(End of this chapter)