Wizard Earl

Chapter 303 Two Tails

The tireless research over the past two days has been a significant step forward for Connor regarding the energy consumption of the magic stone that powers the alchemical golem. His new ideas on this issue have been proven in the data simulations of the auxiliary chip to be not mere fantasy, but actually achievable!

The conclusion drawn from the auxiliary chip, despite the exhaustion caused by the non-stop research throughout the night, was still well worth it for Connor! However, just as Connor was preparing to begin the actual experiment to confirm this, he discovered something very embarrassing: time was flying by, and he now had less than an hour left before his secret rendezvous with Margaret… Compared to his rendezvous with Margaret, the experiment, which could be done at any time, was clearly less important!

So Connor quickly packed his things and set off for the secret meeting place, Continasa.

Under the cover of night, Connor, wearing a black trench coat, walked quickly through the deserted streets. At his pace, it wouldn't be long before he arrived at his destination, the Continassa estate.

"Theoretically speaking, this rune structure might still be able to be optimized a bit..." Although he was on his way to Continassa Manor, Connor's mind was still on the issue of the energy consumption of the magic stone that drives the alchemical golem, and he was muttering to himself in a somewhat mystical way.

"Huh..." Just a bend in the road away from their destination, Continassa Manor, Connor's keen intuition suddenly alerted him to two tails following him, and these tails seemed to have been following him for some time...

Connor seemed to have seen the two tails, one fat and one thin, on the street when he left the apartment, but he didn't think much of it. After all, although it was past 10 p.m., for the vibrant nightlife of East Rune, where there was no such thing as a curfew, 10 p.m. was just the beginning... It was perfectly normal to see one or two pedestrians on the street.

Connor was currently located just outside the city of Rune, a place virtually uninhabited within a ten-mile radius. This area was also beyond the reach of Rune's night patrols, making it an ideal spot for a murder and disposal. It must be said that the two tails, one fat and one thin, who were tracking Connor were incredibly skilled at stalking him. Even Connor, who was always confident in his strong willpower and keen intuition, had to admit that he hadn't found their trail. The reason Connor discovered them was because he sensed a murderous intent, which led him to follow the clues and find them.

A bad feeling crept into Connor's heart. He quickly searched his mind and made a decision. The strength of the two tails was unknown, and he could not rashly take them to Continassa, even though Margaret might already be waiting for him at the manor.

Execution has always been something Connor is proud of. After making a decisive decision, Connor immediately took action. He immediately chose the opposite direction from Continassa Manor and started running. The two tails behind him, one fat and one thin, did not seem to realize that their target, Connor, had discovered them, and continued to follow Connor at a leisurely pace.

Having discovered the two tails behind him, Connor began to observe them discreetly as he moved away from Continassa. He noticed the two tails, one fat and one thin, following him.

Although Connor had greeted the two tails on the streets of East Rune a few tens of minutes earlier at a short distance, he hadn't sensed anything unusual at the time and hadn't paid much attention to them, only having a brief impression of them. Now, upon closer observation, Connor discovered many things that made him frown.

First, there were two tails following behind him, one fat and one thin. On the surface, they both seemed to be wizards, but Connor did not sense any strong energy fluctuations from them. Since he could not sense much energy fluctuation, Connor could not judge what level of cultivation these two tails were at.

It's important to understand that at Connor's current speed, even advanced wizard apprentices would need to use agility spells to keep up. If Connor hadn't practiced knightly breathing techniques since childhood, making his physical attributes nearly identical to those of a great knight, and if he hadn't been blessed with the black magic robes, he would have had a hard time maintaining this speed.

Using the Lightness Technique, the energy fluctuations of the two tails following Connor should not be as low as they are now. There are only two possibilities for this situation: first, the strength of these two tails is beyond Connor's comprehension; second, they achieve this speed through their physical bodies.

Connor believed the first possibility was completely impossible. Having fought against several high-level wizard apprentices and even personally killed several of them, he believed that while high-level wizard apprentices were stronger than him, they were not beyond his comprehension. To surpass his comprehension, their strength would at least reach the level of a formal wizard. Not to mention whether his own value was enough for two formal wizards to follow him.

Even if two formal wizards were willing to set aside their pride and deal with a mere intermediate wizard apprentice like himself, with their strength, there would be no need for them to follow him. Let alone two formal wizards, even if only one formal wizard made a move, Connor didn't think he had any ability to resist. Whether to kill or search his soul was entirely up to them!

Therefore, the possibility that the two tails are formal wizards is extremely low, or even almost non-existent. As the saying goes, if you eliminate all the impossibilities, the answer you get, no matter how absurd or unbelievable, is very likely to be the truth!

Are these two really following me physically? Connor felt that it was more likely that they were legitimate wizards, but a big question mark still arose in Connor's mind.

The only known way to unleash the full potential of one's body is through body-refining magic. However, Connor has seen and even killed body-refining wizards before. That scarred-face body-refining wizard was a high-level apprentice, yet Connor had never seen him move at such a speed, with such faint energy fluctuations...

(End of this chapter)