Wizard Earl

Chapter 472 Ms. Lena's Advice

It must be said that the ice-blue defensive barrier released by Mariano was truly amazing. The remaining steel balls, which were flashing with azure light, only caused ripples when they hit the barrier, and did not cause any substantial damage to the barrier at all!

Mariano, who was still barely clinging to life inside the protective barrier, pulled out a silver cylinder from his pocket. His face was as pale as paper as he struggled to lift the silver cylinder, which appeared to be some kind of distress signal!

Smiling as he emerged from the pine forest, Connor observed Mariano's every move within the ice-blue protective barrier, but he made no attempt to stop him.

"You are...?" Upon seeing Connor emerge from the pine forest, Mariano, who was struggling to trigger the silver cylinder within the protective barrier to send out a distress signal, immediately showed a look of shock on his paper-pale face. His mental power discerned that the aura of this man who appeared before him was identical to that of the Storm Church "spy" he had encountered that afternoon!

In a moment of confusion, Mariano understood what was going on, and his face contorted into a grotesque expression. If he weren't so badly injured and on the verge of death, he would have pounced on Connor and bit off a piece of his flesh!

Smiling and shaking his head, Connor ignored Mariano's ferocious expression. He pointed to the silver cylinder in Mariano's hand and said calmly, "You probably don't know this, but this Storm Church Arias standard distress call device you have only has a 30-second activation time. You've already wasted 20 seconds, leaving you with 10 seconds to call for help. No! You only have 9 seconds left!"

Hearing Connor's words, Mariano once again realized how precious time was for him. He turned his attention back to the silver cylinder in his hand, trying his best to launch it into the sky. But what was usually so easy for him was now impossible. Three seconds later, filled with endless longing for the world and boundless resentment and hatred for Connor, Mariano, within the ice-blue protective barrier, fell backward to the ground, lifeless!

Margaret had told Connor that Mariano was the only member of the Church of Rune Storms to become the captain of the Arbitrators' Squad while only a mid-level wizard apprentice. Given Mariano's exceptional status, Connor had taken precautions when designing this alchemical mechanism, poisoning the steel ball. Once Mariano was hit by the ball, he would be unable to use his magic. The fact that Mariano was able to trigger the protective barrier was already a miracle; any further attempts to call for help were absolutely impossible!

Although Mariano unsurprisingly died as a result of his own design and manipulation, Connor, looking at the teddy bear in Mariano's arms, didn't feel the smugness he had imagined...

Shaking his head again, Connor stretched out his palm and released his incredibly powerful black flames, attacking the ice-blue protective barrier. The ice-blue protective barrier, which was still protecting Mariano's body, was indeed very powerful. Connor's black flames burned for a full half minute without breaking through it. However, since the ice-blue barrier was ultimately without its master, Connor added a little more force, and the ice-blue protective barrier immediately collapsed.

Connor glanced at the belt on Mariano's corpse, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes, but he still manipulated the black flames, returning everything to dust and the primitive state.

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"Bishop, something's happened! Mariano's soul lamp has gone out!" At one in the morning, in Bishop Edel's room at the Rune Storm Cathedral, Lady Lena's delicate face was filled with seriousness as she solemnly addressed Bishop Edel of the Rune Storm Cathedral, who was unaware of what had occurred:

Upon hearing the words "the soul lamp has gone out," Edel, who was initially puzzled as to why Lena would appear before him at this time, immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, and his aged eyes flashed with a piercing light!

"Any leads at the moment?" Edel asked Ms. Lena in a deep voice, his face grim.

"First of all, the person who killed Mariano was very professional. The Soul Lamp can only confirm that Mariano likely died in the city of Rune. Aside from that, the Soul Lamp hasn't provided us with any other information. We still need to find the crime scene and examine it. However, since the perpetrator was able to disable Mariano's Soul Lamp, the chances of us finding any valuable clues at the crime scene are extremely slim!"

"Second..." Lena glanced deeply at Edel, then lowered her voice and said, "As per your orders, Mariano is now acting under Margaret's command..."

"I know!" Edel said calmly. Although his voice was calm, the murderous intent in his aged eyes betrayed his true thoughts. Facing his ally in the Church of Rune Storm, Edel did not choose to hide his murderous intent and anger.

"Edel, listen to me! I am also very sorry about Mariano's death. As everyone knows, you have no son, Edel. You went against the grain and promoted Mariano to the position of Arbitrator Squad Leader, giving him the privileges of an Arbitrator Squad Leader, all because you wanted Mariano to be your successor. But Mariano's death is now a fact, and it cannot be changed. Given this turn of events, I suggest you stop your actions against Margaret. It's not too late to take action against Margaret after you have thoroughly investigated the matter and made a more thorough plan!" Looking at the murderous Edel, Ms. Lena was trying her best to calm him down.

"Don't try to persuade me! I will kill Margaret. Lena, you helped me this time, so I owe you a favor. If you ever need my help in the future, I will repay that favor. If you don't help me, as long as you don't stop me, I won't blame you either!" Edel said coldly to Lena.

"Edel, I have one last piece of advice for you: calm down before making a decision!" Although Edel seemed determined, Lena still tried to salvage the situation.

"I'm very calm now, and I've never regretted my decision!" Edel said in a deep voice before walking out of his room.

(End of this chapter)