Wizard Earl

Chapter 356 Re-decision

The sound immediately made Epstein's heart tighten. Without any hesitation, Epstein immediately activated the spell in his mind, but it was already too late. The two skulls that had been frozen by his spell suddenly sprang out of the ice and bit Epstein's shoulders hard.

Epstein reacted swiftly after being bitten by the skulls. His white-gloved right hand immediately pulled the two skulls from his body and threw them away. The throw was smooth, sending the skulls flying dozens of meters away. Although the skulls were no longer in Epstein's body, they left marks. Two wisps of foul-smelling blue smoke were clearly visible coming from the bite wounds on his shoulders. Furthermore, an unnatural green tinge appeared on Epstein's bearded face!

Sensing the changes within himself, Epstein's expression turned cold. He reached for his spatial ring, intending to retrieve a healing potion, but Mr. Issa wouldn't give him that chance. He had already unleashed the demonic blade given to him by the secret society, shooting it towards Epstein.

"Bang!"

The Demon Blade collided with the ice shield that Epstein had summoned, just over ten meters away. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Epstein smugly pulled out a vial of ice-blue potion from his spatial ring. However, he had only drunk half of it when the Demon Blade completely pierced through his ice shield and aimed at his heart again.

A hint of resentment flashed in his eyes, but faced with the demonic blade containing terrifying power, Epstein had no choice but to give up. He drank the remaining potion in the vial and could only exert all his strength once again to create an even thicker ice shield in front of him.

In that brief moment, Mr. Issa, clad in black robes, still charged in front of him. Without any fancy tricks, he clenched his fists and slammed them hard against the ice shield Epstein held up in front of him. Epstein, who had been struggling to drink the remaining half-bottle of the potion behind the ice shield, was immediately struck as if by a severe blow. He staggered several steps, as if drunk, and the remaining half-bottle of the icy blue potion that he had been clutching in his hand spilled onto the ground. Immediately, a pale blue layer of ice appeared on the ground where the icy blue potion had fallen!

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

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Seeing Epstein in such a miserable state, the other three intermediate wizard apprentices, who were already being suppressed by the five men in black brought by Kukuisa, immediately cried out for help. Although the three of them were carrying powerful enchanted items, the five enchanted knights opposite them were not only physically strong, but also carried demonic blades that were no less powerful than the enchanted items they had. The three arbitrators were naturally fearless in a three-on-three fight, but it was still very difficult for them to hold out against five. They were just waiting for Epstein to deal with the leader of the men in black first so that he could come back and help them. But now, Epstein's situation made them gasp in shock.

Under the immense force of the two punches, Epstein barely managed to regain his footing. Hearing the shouts, his eyes swept over his three companions, who were already wounded and bleeding from being surrounded by five demonic knights wielding demonic blades from the Skull and Bones Society. Epstein made a decisive decision immediately and roared:

"I'll cover your retreat. The three of you, immediately split up and escape! Go back and report everything that has happened here to Lord Longley!"

Upon hearing Epstein's shout, the three arbitrators, who were already in a sorry state under the attack of five men in black wielding demonic blades, suddenly realized what was happening. They exchanged glances and, in perfect unison, unleashed a powerful attack to temporarily force back the five men in black who were attacking them. Then, they took the opportunity to break out separately.

"Leave Epstein to me! You go after them! Leave no one alive!" Seeing his five men in black hesitating after the three arbitrators scattered and fled, unsure whether to stay and attack Epstein or hunt down the fleeing arbitrators, Mr. Issa immediately issued the order:

Having received Mr. Issa's order, the men in black immediately set off without hesitation, splitting up to chase after the three fleeing arbitrators!

"That punch that man in black just threw... if I'm not mistaken, those were scales covering his fist!" Connor thought to himself as he observed the situation below through binoculars atop a thousand-meter-high mountain.

The enchanted artifact he crafted, the "telescope," while unable to allow him to hear sounds from below like his mental powers, allowed him to clearly see the battle unfolding a thousand meters below. The two punches the man in black delivered to Epstein's ice shield, though incredibly fast, were enough for Connor to see, in a fleeting instant, tiny, inhuman scales covering his fists. Combined with that initial sense of déjà vu, Connor immediately realized something…

"A demonized knight? This leader in black is clearly much stronger than the likes of Hector I encountered before. It's truly unexpected that the Secret Society would send them to deal with Epstein and his three companions... The organization behind these demonized knights is indeed deeply entangled with the Secret Society!" Connor muttered to himself, putting down his binoculars.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Connor, standing atop the mountain, had a glint in his eyes. He immediately used his lightness technique to run down the mountain. The unexpected appearance of the demonized knight had undoubtedly piqued Connor's interest. After a moment's thought, Connor changed his original plan of simply observing. He wanted to go down and observe more closely to see if he could obtain more information that interested him.

Unaware that someone was secretly lurking down from the mountain peak, Mr. Issa was in the midst of the thrill of his impending revenge. Under his control, two skulls and a demonic blade relentlessly bombarded Epstein's protective ice shield, giving Epstein no chance to catch his breath. Meanwhile, Mr. Issa, half-human, stood in a perfectly positioned position, blocking any possible escape routes for Epstein.

(End of this chapter)