Wizard Earl

Chapter 740 Encounter Battle (2)

But something even more terrifying happened: as the blond boy uttered the Byzantine spell "Makarić," dozens or even hundreds of ice blades floating in front of him shot towards him!

Upon witnessing this scene, seven words immediately flashed through Kohler's mind: "Mertens Ice Blade Technique!"

Although she didn't know why the blond boy in front of her, who had attacked the Storm Church's secret stronghold and stolen important intelligence obtained by the Church from within the Valencia Merchant Guild, knew the Church's secret spell, "Mertens Ice Blade," Kohler didn't have time to think about it under the threat of her life. She immediately reached out and slammed her hand heavily on her staff. The staff, which was inlaid with an ice crystal ball, immediately shone brightly and condensed into ten palm-sized ice shields in front of Kohler, protecting her inside.

As soon as Kohler's ice shield formed, the ice blades controlled by Margaret immediately attacked. The ice blades collided with the ice shield, instantly producing countless crisp sounds.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!..."

Although Kohler hastily summoned ten ice shields to protect herself from the "Mertens Ice Blade" attack, a few ice blades still managed to break through the shields and pierce Kohler's thin body. Unfortunately, although these three ice blades struck Kohler, she avoided vital areas, only piercing her arms, stomach, and calves—places that wouldn't affect her much.

Seeing that her carefully planned attack had not caused much damage to Kohler as she had hoped, Margaret could only mutter "Oh no" to herself. She then took out another pale purple pill from her spatial ring and put it in her mouth to calm herself down, which had caused her blood and qi to churn due to forcibly using "Mertens Ice Blade Technique" and left her powerless to pursue the injured Kohler.

Kohler, on the other hand, watched the blond boy in front of him take medicine to heal his wounds. However, having already suffered two losses at the hands of the boy and now suffering three bloody wounds from the ice blade, he understood the blond boy's strength and dared not make any rash moves. He could only look at the blond boy with vigilance and doubt in his eyes, while mobilizing his magic power to secretly heal his wounds and stop the bleeding.

For a moment, Kohler and Margaret, who had just fought to the death because of their differing stances, fell into a brief silence and confronted each other.

Although Kohler was certain he had never seen this blond young man before, the church's secret spell "Mertens Ice Blade" he used, and the familiar aura emanating from him during the battle, made the gaunt old man in the white robes look at Margaret with suspicion and uncertainty. After a few seconds, he finally focused on the blond young man before him, then broke the silence and tentatively asked, "Are you that woman, Margaret?"

Seeing that Kohler, Edelman's most loyal henchman, had recognized her, Margaret's eyes gradually turned cold. She knew that since Kohler had recognized her, she could no longer run away; one of them had to stay here.

Otherwise, once Kohler leaves and tells Edel about her current situation, Edel will most likely take action himself. Given her current physical condition, she won't be able to run very far, and there's a 90% chance she'll be caught and taken back by Edel. So, if I want to live, I have to silence Kohler. Only in this way, even if Edel knows the information has been lost, he won't know it was me who did it, and only then will I have a chance to escape from Rune.

Although the blond young man opposite him did not answer, Kohler was even more convinced of his discovery after seeing the cold killing intent flash in his eyes when he said Margaret's name. Therefore, after his eyes flickered a few times, he made a seemingly absurd decision: he gave up chasing Margaret and turned around and ran away without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing that Kohler had abandoned her, Margaret, who had already made her decision, felt no joy at all. Instead, her murderous intent surged, and she began chanting a spell: "Pasicalos... Mositabalai... Cainliandro."

As Margaret chanted her incantation, the energy emanating from her body grew increasingly intense, aggravating her still-healing injuries. A trickle of bright red blood spilled from Margaret's mouth, but she paid no heed and continued chanting.

Meanwhile, Kohler, who belonged to the Storm Church along with Margaret, was startled when he heard the familiar incantation from Margaret's mouth. He immediately sped up and fled into the distance, desperately trying to escape the spell's attack range before Margaret could finish preparing.

After recognizing Margaret's identity, the reason he didn't follow Edel's instructions from a few days ago to kill Margaret on the spot without asking any questions, but instead chose to run away, was entirely because carrying out Edel's orders with Margaret now was simply too unprofitable for Kohler!

As a former colleague, Kohler knew very well how strong Margaret was. His superior, Bishop Edel of the Church of Rune Storm, had sent many people to try to kill Margaret but had failed. Although Margaret was seriously injured, judging from the recent exchange, she had not been reduced to a helpless position and even retained considerable fighting strength.

If the fight continued like this, Kohler knew very well that even if he could kill Margaret, he might also be dragged down with her. Even if he managed to escape with his life, he would inevitably be seriously injured and severely weakened by Margaret's desperate counterattack, and it wouldn't be long before he also died.

Although Kohler is old and has no hope of becoming a formal wizard, he can still live for another ten or eight years if he takes good care of himself. In fact, the reason why Kohler stays away from the headquarters of the Church of Rune Storm and stays in a suburb like the Church of Michia in a semi-retired state is because Kohler is reluctant to give up the resources he obtained from the Church of Rune Storm during his tenure that extended his lifespan, but at the same time he wants a compromise to have a peaceful life after retirement.

(End of this chapter)