Wizard Earl

In order to investigate Danilo, Varga infiltrated Danilo's apartment. In this apartment belonging to Danilo, she did not find anything that was clearly related to wizards or the supernatural, such as magic stones, potions, or cultivation manuals. Although she did not find those, the meticulous Varga found a hidden compartment in a very ordinary-looking apartment. In this hidden compartment, she found a mysterious metallic powder with a silvery-white luster.

Despite being a pharmacist, Varga had also gained considerable knowledge of the alchemical world due to Connor's background as an alchemist. She could recognize some alchemical materials that weren't particularly rare. However, she couldn't identify the metallic powder she found in Danilo's apartment at all. This aroused Varga's suspicion, so she immediately collected the metallic powder, intending to take it back to Connor, who was an alchemist, to have him examine it.

Because Erikson Street wasn't a main thoroughfare in the city, and it was late at night with no one around, and unlike Roon, Frosinone wasn't under the constant surveillance of the Storm Church's Eyes, Varga used some lightness techniques while walking along the street, making her quite fast. In just a few minutes, she crossed Erikson Street. However, just as Varga was about to pass through a row of unfinished buildings and continue towards the Ferguson family's safe house, where she and Connor were staying, a crisp gunshot shattered the tranquility of the night.

"Bang!"

The gunshot rang out, and Varga, who had no idea that someone would launch a sneak attack there, was caught off guard and shot directly. Fortunately, in the critical moment, Varga reacted very well and used her arm to shield her heart from the fatal bullet!

"Demon-Slaying Bullet!"

Feeling that even with her own magic as protection, the bullet still easily entered her body, those four words instantly flashed through Varga's mind.

The anti-magic bullet pierced her arm, and the excruciating pain immediately surged along Varga's nerves toward her central nervous system. Although she didn't know who had ambushed her, Varga endured the pain and darted into the ruins of an unfinished building nearby, using the broken brick walls around her for cover.

Leaning against the cold brick wall in the dead of night, Varga, whose arm was pierced and bleeding profusely, cautiously observed her surroundings, searching for her attacker, while immediately taking out a bottle of azure blue potion from her spatial ring and putting it into her mouth.

The anti-magic bullet that pierced her arm, although it didn't cause Varga any other effects besides pain after entering her body, Varga, as an apothecary, knew very well that this anti-magic bullet was no ordinary anti-magic bullet. This bullet was a poison bullet coated with poison, and it was the kind of poison that would kill on contact with blood!

As for why the poison hasn't taken effect and killed her yet, it's entirely because Varga, being a pharmacist, has developed antibodies against poisons through long-term use of antidotes. Except for a few types of poisons, most poisons have no effect on her.

After taking the antidote, deep suspicion arose in Varga's mind. Why would someone ambush her here? Had she been followed all along?

Varga didn't have much time to ponder her doubts. After about ten seconds, seemingly realizing that his poison hadn't killed Varga as he'd hoped, the mysterious person hiding in the shadows, having finally run out of patience, decided to reveal himself without waiting any longer.

The man was a thin, white young man with a scar on his face. He was wearing a black raincoat, holding a specially modified revolver in one hand and an extremely sharp bronze dagger in the other. He charged toward Varga, who was hiding behind the brick wall!

As the attacker charged, a cold glint flashed in Varga's eyes. This scarred youth was extremely adept at concealing his aura; she had been caught off guard and fallen into his trap. But now that he had shown himself, Varga was determined to settle this score with him! She had already decided that this scarred youth was a high-level wizard apprentice, just like her, and Varga was quite confident in a one-on-one fight.

With a wave of her hand, Varga threw more than a dozen dark green seeds at the scarred youth who was attacking her. Although the scarred youth did not know what the seeds were for, he did not dare to be careless. He raised his gun with one hand and fired the remaining five bullets from his revolver at Varga.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Faced with the five poison bullets coming at her, Varga's lips curled into a mocking smile. These poisoned bullets would be invincible if used for a sneak attack, but if used for a frontal assault, she had at least five ways to deal with them!

"Mexis!" Varga parted her cherry lips slightly, and a short incantation escaped her lips.

As Varga uttered her incantation, the dozen or so dark green seeds she had thrown at the scarred youth exploded, releasing countless pink pollen grains that formed a pink mist that instantly enveloped the scarred youth and the five poison bullets he had fired. Surrounded by the pink pollen, the five poison bullets, which had been hurtling through the air at high speed towards Varga, instantly slowed down. As Varga consciously manipulated the process, more and more pink pollen adhered to the five poison bullets, until finally, the five poison bullets could no longer bear the weight and fell to the ground.

Seeing Varga effortlessly resolve the situation after firing five poison bullets from his revolver, the scarred youth realized that the pink pollen surrounding him was no ordinary substance. Without hesitation, he silently activated a spell, causing his body to flash with intense black light. Then, with a loud bang, the scarred youth vanished from the pink pollen mist, leaving only wisps of black smoke in the mist.

Seeing that the scarred youth had actually shaken off her pollen mist, a strange light flashed in Varga's eyes. Her mental energy immediately spread outwards from her center, searching for the scarred youth's whereabouts. However, to her dismay, the scarred youth's method of hiding was very clever. Varga could clearly sense that he had not left and was hiding in the darkness of the surrounding abandoned buildings, but she could not detect a single clue!