Wizard Earl

Chapter 496 The Death of Paredes

After walking for about ten minutes in the grove, Paredes, who was silently making his way, seemed to sense something from the dark woods. His expression immediately changed, but before he could do anything, he clutched his head and let out a painful howl.

"······ah!"

As Paredes wailed, not only his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, but even every pore on his head began to ooze crimson blood.

"Paredes, I really didn't expect you to have such guts, actually daring to attack my family?" From the dark forest, Connor looked mockingly at Paredes, whose entire head was covered in blood and whose face was contorted in rage.

From the very beginning, Connor was never shaken off by Paredes. How could Paredes, a mid-level wizard apprentice, possibly outrun a high-level wizard apprentice wearing enchanted items with levitation effects? Connor, hiding in the shadows, heard everything Paredes said. Connor didn't make a move in the Cairo community simply because he didn't want the Eye of the Storm to sense everything and wanted to find a secluded, deserted place to make his move. Now that Paredes had himself hidden away in such a quiet and secluded grove, it suited Connor's wishes perfectly.

"Connor, don't come any closer..." Upon seeing Connor's appearance, Paredes, who had just recovered from the pain of Connor's mental shock, was immediately terrified. His blood-covered head was filled with fear, and he desperately tried to retreat, but where could he run in his current state?

Looking at Paredes with amusement, Connor began to think about how to deal with this scoundrel. Paredes was now a piece of meat on his chopping board; Connor could cut him however he wanted, and Paredes had no chance or ability to resist! Originally, Connor had planned to give Paredes a quick death, but what Paredes had just said had enraged Connor, and as the instigator of all this, Paredes had to face Connor's wrath.

Seeing that the distance between himself and Connor was gradually shrinking, Paredes gave up running away and collapsed to the ground. His mind seemed to be gradually collapsing. His tear ducts began to secrete tears, and snot began to flow from his nose. He looked incredibly disgusting and repulsive.

Seemingly having already figured out how to deal with Paredes, Connor narrowed his eyes and flicked his finger, sending two miniature Yin Demon Slashes tearing through the air and slicing deep gashes in the carotid arteries of Paredes' wrists. Paredes' blood immediately gushed out like a fountain.

"Ah...ah..."

Paredes was once again plunged into agonizing howls. He looked at his wrist, which was bleeding profusely. He wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything. Such massive blood loss would have been fatal for an ordinary person, but Paredes was, after all, an intermediate wizard apprentice. His physical strength and vitality allowed him to remain conscious. However, if the blood loss continued, Paredes would only face death.

Facing imminent death, Paredes seemed to have let go of all his fear of Connor. With his last ounce of strength, he roared venomously at Connor, "Connor Ferguson, you bastard! I'll fight you to the death! Let's die together!"

After saying that, Paredes' entire body erupted with violent energy fluctuations. Judging from this phenomenon and Paredes' words, there was no doubt that Paredes wanted to self-destruct!

Seeing Paredes seemingly about to self-destruct, Connor's lips curled into a disdainful sneer. He made no attempt to stop Paredes from self-destructing, simply looking at Paredes lying on the ground with disdain. Did Paredes think he was some novice who had never seen self-destruction before?

Do you think self-destruction is something you can do casually, something you can just do whenever you want? In your current state, Paredes, you think you can just self-destruct? Who the hell are you trying to scare?

Connor's guess was entirely correct. Without any intervention from Connor, the intense energy fluctuations on Paredes lasted for several tens of seconds, but they were all bark and no bite. In the end, the energy fluctuations even slowly dissipated.

Looking at Paredes lying on the ground, his hope shattered and his face ashen, Connor said slowly, "Paredes, you're about to die, and you still want to scheme against me? You've been cursed with the Blood Shadow Curse of the Secret Society. Whoever kills you below the rank of a formal wizard will have that curse attached to them."

"If someone afflicted with the Blood Shadow Curse is killed, not only will an indelible mark be left on the killer, but it will also corrode and taint the killer's magic, causing considerable harm. However, your idea is far too clever. Threatening me with self-destruction to kill you, and then using the Blood Shadow Curse to guide old Victor to avenge you? Do you really think I, Connor Ferguson, am so stupid that I would fall for your tricks so easily?"

Hearing Connor recount his life-or-death plan in detail, the enraged Paredes completely let go of his fear of Connor. He opened his mouth and spoke in a venomous, hoarse voice, enunciating each word clearly: "Connor Ferguson, I will pay with my soul... ooh... ooh... ooh..."

Paredes had barely begun his vow when Connor smiled and shook his head, then delivered a powerful Yin Demon Slash that severed Paredes' vocal cords, rendering him unable to utter another word.

Having had his fill of fun, Connor casually unleashed two more Yin Demon Slashes, severing the arteries in Paredes's two thighs. Then, Connor pulled a small bottle from his spatial ring, coldly uncorked it, and sprinkled the white powder inside onto Paredes's wounds. The white powder mingled with the blood on the wounds, creating a strangely enticing, sweet-smelling odor in the grove.

At this point, Paredes seemed to have guessed what Connor was going to do. His eyes were filled with terror, but the massive blood loss had made him unable to control his body. He only retained a conscious mind. After doing all this, Connor patted Paredes on the shoulder and then walked to the side.

"Swish...swish...swish"

A strange, sweet-smelling odor lured the ants in the woods, and within seconds, an astonishing number of ants and insects had gathered around Paredes…

"boom!"

A minute later, without any warning, a cloud of blood mist rose from Paredes' remains, and the ants and insects that were still feeding on them were directly corroded by this blood mist until there was nothing left.

(End of this chapter)