Wizard Earl

Chapter 376 Assault (2)

Looking at the long-haired youth who was using vines to ambush him, Connor's eyes narrowed again. Varga had shown him a portrait of this man yesterday. He was Dr. Gulsi's biological son and one of Connor's targets in this operation, Ceballos. Speaking of which, Connor had met Ceballos once before.

He and Varga once went on a date at a bar near Greene University, and if Connor remembers correctly, Mr. Ceballos even acted as a third wheel. Now it seems that Ceballos knew about his existence a long time ago.

Connor was somewhat surprised by Ceballos's sneak attack. According to Varga last night, Ceballos's injuries were very serious. Her mentor, Gulsi, had tried everything, but only managed to pull Ceballos out of danger; she should still be unconscious and in a coma. Therefore, when Connor infiltrated the villa, he didn't need to worry about Ceballos's condition; he only needed to prepare the magic array he had set up to trap and kill Dr. Gulsi.

However, the actual situation is clearly different from what Varga said. The living man Ceballos standing in front of Connor, although pale and weak, looking like he had just recovered from a serious illness, was not only conscious but also had basic fighting ability, judging from the two sneak attacks he had just made.

"Ding!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out from inside the villa. The sound immediately made Connor's expression change. His keen senses clearly indicated that something had been sent out from inside the villa.

As Connor glanced at the silver ring on Ceballos's hand, his expression turned extremely ugly. He regretted not subduing Ceballos after entering the villa, but instead giving Ceballos a brief moment to react.

"I surrender!"

Sensing the aura of a high-level wizard apprentice emanating from Connor, Ceballos, who was originally only a mid-level wizard apprentice and was still in this state, took advantage of Connor's inattention to secretly send a message to his mother using the ring. Then, he very decisively threw all the enchanted items, including the silver ring from earlier, onto the floor of the villa, and then raised his hands in surrender to Connor!

"snort!"

Although Ceballos was very pragmatic and a real bachelor, his little tricks under Connor's nose still provoked Connor's anger. Connor snorted and unleashed a mental shock at Ceballos.

"ah·······!"

Even though Connor had consciously reduced the power of this mental shock, how could Ceballos, in his current state, possibly withstand it? The recovering Ceballos immediately let out a scream, then collapsed to the ground, clutching his head in agony. Crimson blood flowed from his mouth, nose, ears, and eyes. The blood, combined with the grotesque expression on his face from the pain, made the once handsome Ceballos appear utterly terrifying!

Picking up the silver ring that Ceballos had thrown on the ground, Connor glanced at it briefly, then asked Ceballos, who was lying on the ground, still writhing in pain rather than convulsing, "Who did you send the message to?"

It must be said that Ceballos was very pragmatic. Although a flash of hatred and resentment quickly crossed his eyes, he still obediently whispered to Connor, "Give it to my mother! She should be back here in about twenty minutes."

"Connor, I believe our conflict isn't irreconcilable. We can sit down and talk. My mother is the Gulsi Apothecary, and she concocts a significant portion of the Secret Society's potions. The upper echelons of the Secret Society value her highly. Please believe me, I will satisfy you..."

Ceballos's words were full of seductive allure, but before he could finish, Connor struck him again with a palm strike, knocking him unconscious.

Looking at Ceballos lying unconscious on the ground, Connor's lips curled into a mocking sneer. He then took out a crystal alchemical bomb he had crafted from his spatial ring and stuffed it into Ceballos's mouth. The bomb traveled down Ceballos's esophagus and into his stomach.

Even now, Ceballos still dares to dream of talking to me and tries to pressure me with his mother, Dr. Gulsi. Doesn't he realize that since Conor Ferguson has come all this way, there are only two possible outcomes: either he and his mother Gulsi will die without a burial place, or Conor, along with Varga, will abandon everything and become fugitives!

If Ceballos hadn't realized this guy still had value, and if he were still alive, Dr. Gulsi probably wouldn't have abandoned him. Connor was planning to finish him off, but now it's almost time. Having swallowed the crystal alchemical bomb that Connor crafted, Ceballos is now in dire straits. Let alone living, even leaving behind a complete corpse is just wishful thinking!

Having dealt with Ceballos's matter, Connor shifted his attention to the magic circle in the villa. Upon entering the villa, Connor clearly felt the power of the magic circle. According to Ceballos, his mother, Dr. Gulsi, would not be back for another twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes isn't a very long time, but it's not a short time either. If everything goes smoothly, Connor might be able to set up a formation that could trap and kill Dr. Gulsi within those twenty minutes.

Connor was determined to make the most of the time, but after only five minutes, after a preliminary analysis of the array set up in the villa, a look of helplessness appeared in his eyes. The array in the villa was very complex. It could not only conceal the energy fluctuations in the villa and gather the energy particles in the world into the villa, but also had a certain offensive and defensive function.

If Connor had enough time, he felt that with his skill level, he could try to break the magic circle and set up his own magic circle on it, with a success rate of about fifty percent. However, given that he only had twenty minutes, even if Connor was confident, he was powerless to do anything.

Without any hesitation, Connor stepped out of the villa, took out a firework from his spatial ring, and released it into the air. Watching the dazzling firework illuminate the sky, Connor took a deep breath and walked back into the villa. This firework was a secret signal he had agreed upon with Varga; its appearance signified that the ideal Plan A had failed and that a different plan was needed.

(End of this chapter)