Wizard Earl

Chapter 683 Opportunity

Despite feeling despair, Martina thought for a while and then focused her gaze on Connor. Without a doubt, Connor, with whom she had sworn an oath with the Eye of Arbitration, was her greatest reliance and her biggest protection. If Connor lost to old Victor, she would surely die. But if Connor managed to defeat old Victor, Martina might still have a glimmer of hope to escape to the Hoy New World, recover from her injuries, and start anew!

Thinking of this, Martina felt a glimmer of hope. After a moment's hesitation, she whispered to Connor before Old Victor got too close, "Back at the Semedo Mansion, I used the alchemical bomb to blast Old Victor. And that old guy, in order to chase me through the secret passage, must have forced his way through the shockwave of the alchemical bomb, so Old Victor is definitely injured!"

Martina's tip immediately alerted Connor, who was on high alert as Old Victor approached. A fleeting glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes. If Martina wasn't lying, Old Victor's current strength was now highly questionable. Therefore, his strategy for dealing with this old man would need to be adjusted slightly. Connor absolutely did not harbor any unrealistic fantasy that Old Victor would let him off the hook!

When they were about ten meters away from Connor, old Victor, leaning on his cane, glanced at Connor and Martina behind him with his cloudy eyes, and then said in a low voice, "Young Master Connor, your appearance here is quite a surprise to this old man..."

"Butler Victor, your presence here is truly a surprise!" Despite inwardly being quite wary of this old fellow who was already a high-level wizarding apprentice when he first entered the wizarding world, Connor outwardly remained composed and spoke to old Victor without showing any weakness:

Hearing Connor's words, old Victor shook his head and said, "Young Master Connor, Martina is a spy from the Duke's faction, infiltrated in Rune. I don't understand why you're involved with her, but if you leave now, I can pretend you were never here and won't report to the Master!"

Seeing that even at this point, old Victor was still trying to threaten him by threatening to report to Reyes, Connor couldn't help but smile with a hint of sarcasm. He said calmly, "Butler Victor, I am truly touched by your kindness. However, since you are so magnanimous, how about giving me five more minutes to hear what Martina has to say? What do you say?"

After Connor finished speaking, old Victor didn't reply immediately. Instead, he looked at Connor intently and said with some regret, "Young Master Connor, did you really do that?"

"Otherwise what?" Connor asked with a smile. Before his words had even finished, a flash of silver light appeared on Connor's hand. Then, with a thought, and enhanced by the mental power of the silver pendant, Connor instantly launched a mental attack towards old Victor, who was ten meters away!

Even before Old Victor showed himself, the cautious Connor had already secretly taken the silver pendant from his spatial ring and tucked it into his hand, ready to strike at any moment. Upon seeing Old Victor's appearance, Connor knew that a battle between them was inevitable. Even if he sold Martina to Old Victor and killed her, would Old Victor let him, Connor Ferguson, go? Since a fight was inevitable no matter what, he, Connor Ferguson, might as well strike first!

Connor simply didn't believe it. He and old Victor were both advanced wizard apprentices. How much stronger could old Victor be than him?

Old Victor seemed completely unaware of Connor's sudden mental attack, still smiling at Connor as if nothing had happened. However, just as Connor's mental attack reached him, a golden light suddenly emanated from Old Victor's body, protecting him from the attack. Even with the golden light protecting him, Old Victor still wore a faint smile, as if Connor's attack had no effect on him at all!

Looking at the smile on old Victor's face and the golden light emanating from his body, Connor didn't say anything. He simply waved his hand and took the Castia Staff in his grasp.

The reason Connor learned from Martina that Old Victor had strong mental power and even used mental attack to sneak up on him was largely because he understood that sneak attacks wouldn't be very effective against Old Victor. Given Old Victor's cunning and treacherous nature, he wouldn't be defeated by a simple sneak attack. So, he decided to take this opportunity to test Old Victor and see if his mental power was as strong as Martina had described!

Judging from Old Victor's current golden aura, Connor believes Martina was right. Old Victor is the first person Connor has ever seen who successfully withstood his mental attacks without using any mental protective gear. However, although Old Victor maintains a smile amidst the golden light, Connor thinks it's nothing more than a charade.

Although old Victor's mental strength was not bad, it was definitely not as good as that of a proper mental wizard. The mental impact he just received, enhanced by the silver pendant, was something that old Victor managed to withstand with his own mental strength, but it was definitely not easy!

"Young Master Connor, I'm giving you one last chance. Are you really going to protect this traitor who betrayed the master behind you?" Old Victor, enveloped in golden light, looked at Connor and said calmly. His previously hunched figure had straightened completely, and his once cloudy old eyes now appeared incredibly clear, flashing with undisguised killing intent. He released a powerful aura that pressed down on Connor!

Under the powerful aura of old Victor, Connor felt no fear, but the smile on his face disappeared completely. He had imagined how powerful old Victor was, but now that they were actually fighting, the strength that old Victor showed still made Connor's heart tighten!

"I never intended to protect Martina. I just want to hear her finish speaking. Once she's finished, whatever you do with her, Butler Victor, is none of my business!" Connor said in a deep voice.

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(End of this chapter)