Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 79 Still a Big Fish

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Pei Ze completed the construction of the No. 25 Will Rune, and his Spirit attribute was subsequently increased to 113 points.

During this time, he led Su Ya and Peng Yan to thoroughly search the area under their jurisdiction, and earned more than thirty merit points.

In front of the white stone house.

After Pei Ze finished absorbing the soul energy, Su Ya asked, "My lord, what do we do next?"

Without hesitation, Pei Ze said, "Go back to where we started and search the entire area again."

Su Ya nodded, saying with some regret, "It's a pity we can't interfere in other areas. Otherwise, with the adults here, sweeping through another area wouldn't be a problem at all."

Pei Ze smiled without commenting.

When the areas were initially designated, it was stated that wizard apprentices were prohibited from entering other areas unless someone requested assistance, in order to avoid conflict.

After all, everyone is here for the merit points, and no one wants their prey to be taken away by someone else.

"Let's go and search again carefully; we might find a few that slipped through the net."

Pei Ze boarded the train, followed closely by Su Ya and Peng Yan.

Once the three were seated, the barbarian coachman cracked his whip and urged the black horned horse to begin pulling the carriage.

Crack! Crack!

The carriage sped along the deserted streets, the mercury-like moonlight spilling down from the sky, casting a long, swaying shadow on the ground through the carriage.

Pei Ze leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes to rest, and held the Demon Disciple's fingers in his palm as always.

Su Ya and Peng Yan sat on either side, each staring at the scenery passing by outside the window, wary of their surroundings.

These days, as they roamed around, they also encountered two instances where infidels, cornered and desperate, ambushed and attacked them on the way.

Although Pei Ze detected both attacks in advance and killed the ambushing heretics, it served as a reminder to Su Ya and Peng Yan. The two became even more cautious afterward, not letting their guard down even when the carriage was in motion.

Just then, Su Ya caught a glimpse of Pei Ze opening his eyes with a strange expression on his face out of the corner of her eye, and immediately asked, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Pei Ze narrowed his eyes, did not answer, but said in a deep voice, "Stop the car."

Hiss!

The carriage slowly came to a stop, and before the driver could ask any questions, Pei Ze had already pushed the carriage aside and stepped down.

Su Ya and Peng Yan were completely bewildered, but they didn't hesitate and immediately got out of the car.

Pei Ze flicked his wrist, tossing a gold coin to the coachman, and said, "You can go back to the camp now."

The driver's eyes were fixed on the gold coin. He took it without asking any questions, thanked him repeatedly, and drove away happily.

Suya then realized what was happening and asked solemnly, "My lord, have we discovered traces of heretics?"

Pei Ze nodded slightly: "It's a big fish."

Big fish?

Su Ya was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed drastically.

Given Pei Ze's strength, anyone described in this way must be even more powerful than a peak Grand Knight Demon Disciple.

In other words, a heavy drinker!

Su Ya's expression instantly turned very serious, and she immediately drew her weapon and looked around.

Seeing Su Ya's tense expression, Peng Yan realized something was wrong and solemnly took the giant sword from his back.

Pei Ze ignored their actions, casually putting the scorching hot, almost burning demonic disciple's finger into his dimensional bag. Then he looked ahead and called out, "Since you're here, stop hiding and come out."

After a few seconds of silence, a figure slowly appeared in the distance under the night sky, walking unhurriedly towards them.

The moonlight shone down, dispelling the shadows that enveloped the man and revealing his figure.

However, he was a thin man.

His face was sickly pale, and he looked lifeless, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

However, both Su Ya and Peng Yan tensed up instinctively the moment the man appeared, gripping their weapons tightly.

They felt an unprecedented and intense threat emanating from the man, as if they were facing a ferocious and powerful ancient beast, which instilled a deep sense of dread in them.

"Is this what a heavy drinker is like?!"

Suya couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Even the usually oblivious Peng Yan couldn't help but swallow hard.

The man in front of them was putting immense pressure on them.

However, the man didn't even glance at the two of them, his gaze fixed directly on Pei Ze, and he asked with interest, "Your little gadget should only have a detection range of 500 meters, how did you detect me beforehand?"

He had already laid an ambush 500 meters away, ready to launch a swift and decisive attack to eliminate the target once the carriage entered the ambush area, and then leave.

Who would have thought that the carriage would stop from a great distance away?

When he saw his target get off the carriage and drive it away, he knew he had been discovered.

When dealing with a wizard apprentice, it's best to kill him before he can react.

But if he is prepared, a sneak attack would be pointless.

"Just a little trick," Pei Ze shrugged, then changed the subject, "I'm more curious how you knew about my 'little gadget'?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ya and Peng Yan were stunned.

Right, how would a heavy drinker know they have the Demon Fingers?

And they even have such a deep understanding of the specific detection range!

In response to Pei Ze's question, the man smiled coldly and said, "It's fine to tell you. Someone made a deal with me, asking me to kill you in exchange for helping me escape from the North District."

Pei Ze looked enlightened: "Huo Nan?"

The man sneered, "You lackeys of the Dawn Council keep calling us a cult, but aren't you all doing your own dirty and despicable things behind the scenes? What a bunch of hypocrites!"

Although he didn't directly admit it, his words were pretty much the same.

Su Ya and Peng Yan's expressions changed instantly, filled with shock and anger.

They never imagined that Huo Nan would be so ruthless!

In order to kill Pei Ze, he was willing to make a deal with heretics!

Once this happens, there will be nowhere for him to hide in the entire city of Dawn!

Pei Ze remained calm as always, and said indifferently, "You trust Huo Nan's promise that much? Aren't you afraid he'll go back on his word?"

The man scoffed, "If he's not afraid of the backlash from the soul contract, he can certainly back out."

A soul contract is a type of transaction contract.

Both parties swear an oath with their souls; if either party violates the terms of the contract, their soul will be instantly annihilated, and even a wizard who has mastered the power of the rules cannot save it. It is considered one of the most stringent transaction contracts.

Many transactions between wizards are secured by transaction contracts.

Hearing this, Pei Ze nodded in understanding, touched the recording ring on his hand, and turned to Su Ya and Peng Yan, saying, "You two stay away, don't interfere in the upcoming battle."

Su Ya and Peng Yan were stunned for a moment, and were about to refuse, but they realized that Pei Ze was right.

Facing a legendary knight-level enemy, their rash entry into the battle would only become a burden to Pei Ze.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the two finally did as instructed and drove away.

The man watched this scene with a cold laugh, making no attempt to stop it.

They're just two high-ranking knights; they could be easily crushed.

It's not too late to deal with Pei Ze later.

"To be honest, what I enjoy most is killing young geniuses like you."

Li Ke licked his pale lips, a chilling smile spreading across his face.

"Offer your soul as a sacrifice to our Lord, and he will surely be pleased."

Faced with Li Ke's malicious gaze, Pei Ze simply smiled wryly.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand.

With a flash of light, a dense barrage of magical missiles poured out, sweeping towards Rick like a storm.

The ear-piercing whistling sound instantly echoed throughout the street.

"Silent casting of the spell!"

Li Ke was startled but remained calm. He stomped his foot, and a series of cracking sounds rang out. The ground beneath his feet instantly split open, and a large amount of gravel quickly spread upwards from his ankles, rapidly enveloping his entire body.

In the blink of an eye, Li Ke was covered in a thick layer of rock armor, transforming into a stone giant over three meters tall.

Bang bang bang!

The spell missiles struck the rock armor one after another, blasting out craters the size of basketballs, which were quickly filled in by new earth and rocks.

After a barrage of spells, Li Ke was completely unharmed.

"Twenty spell missiles to improve the spell?"

Li Ke had fought many wizard apprentices and was extremely familiar with the spell "Spell Missiles," so he immediately recognized that Pei Ze's spell was unusual.

Not only did the number of missiles double, but their power also became unusually strong.

"Silent spell casting and spell modification... it seems you're even more impressive than I thought!"

Li Ke was not surprised but rather pleased.

The more outstanding Pei Ze was, the greater the reward he would receive after offering his soul to the God.

With a sinister grin, Li Ke leaped forward, crashing into Pei Ze with heavy strides like a mammoth.

The terrifying, ferocious aura emanating from it made even Su Ya and Peng Yan, who were a hundred meters away, feel a jolt of fear and show expressions of worry.

Pei Ze remained calm throughout, casually pointing a finger.

In an instant, flames appeared in the void, rapidly expanding into a blazing fireball the size of a washbasin. Then, with a whoosh, it hurtled towards the menacing Li Ke like a cannonball.

The two collided violently in the middle of the street!

boom!

A deafening roar erupted suddenly, accompanied by a dazzling burst of flames!

A violent shockwave erupted from the point of impact, spreading in all directions and causing the stone slabs on the ground to crack and dust to rise everywhere it passed.

call!

Ric burst through the dust, his massive rocky body now riddled with craters.

In particular, the front part that was hit by the fireball was mostly cracked, vaguely revealing the body underneath.

Li Ke's face was somewhat gloomy.

I thought that for a third-level wizard apprentice of Pei Ze's age, mastering one improved spell would be quite impressive.

Unexpectedly, even the fireball spell was improved, its power being more than half again as strong as the ones he had encountered before.

It almost shattered his rocky body!

Li Ke felt a slight chill and suppressed his contempt.

Looking up, he saw Pei Ze just ten meters away. A cold smile appeared on his face. He suddenly pushed off with his feet, and his extremely imposing body instantly rushed in front of Pei Ze. His huge rock fist slammed down on the latter's head!

Bang!

The stone fist passed through Pei Ze's body without any resistance, smashing into the ground and creating large cracks.

"phantom!"

Li Ke frowned slightly, and instantly understood.

The cunning boy took advantage of the firelight to change his position.

However, before he could find Pei Ze, a hazy light suddenly shot out from behind him and hit him precisely.

In an instant, Li Ke felt his body sink, and a sense of powerlessness suddenly swept over him, making him feel much weaker in an instant.

Weakening rays!

Li Ke gritted his teeth and turned around, only to be met with a sky full of pitch-black fog.

Accompanied by a dense flapping sound, countless crows rushed out of the black mist, swarming towards him like a tide.

Click!Click!

The dense swarm of crows almost enveloped Rick in a black cocoon, with dozens or even hundreds of sharp claws striking his rocky body almost every second, tearing off chunks of earth and stone.

A hundred meters away, Peng Yan watched this scene and was immediately invigorated, revealing an excited smile.

"Lord Pei Ze is incredibly strong; he even managed to gain the upper hand against a heavy drinker!"

However, when he turned to look at Su Ya, he found that she still looked worried.

"What's wrong?" Peng Yan asked, puzzled.

Suya glanced at him helplessly, sighed, and said, "Drunkards aren't so easy to deal with."

Peng Yan looked puzzled: "But I think Lord Pei Ze clearly had the upper hand."

Suya shook her head and said, "Don't forget that the Drunkard, like the Legendary Knight, has mastered elemental power, which is a much higher level of power than battle qi. You'll see if you observe carefully."

Peng Yan turned his head with a skeptical look, staring intently at the object.

Upon closer inspection, he immediately noticed something different.

A pale yellow glow had appeared on Li Ke's body at some point.

The light was extremely faint and thin, but under its protection, the claws of the fog crows, which were originally sharp enough to pry off a piece of soil and stone, could now only scrape off some stone powder.

In contrast, the ravenous fists of Li Ke, which were enveloped in a radiant light, caused the ravenous creatures to vanish and disappear as if struck by lightning.

Even if it was just grazed by a ray of light, its body would tremble violently and disappear as quickly as if it were being corroded.

"This...this is the power of elements?!" Peng Yan gasped.

Su Ya solemnly declared, "That's right, it's earth elemental power, and it also carries the legendary corrosive power unique to Abep, making it far more powerful than ordinary earth elemental power!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Yan's expression immediately became worried.

The drinker is so powerful, I wonder if Lord Pei Ze can defeat him?

Because of the barbarian bloodline in his body, many knight cadets ignored him, and most wizard apprentices looked down on him. Only Pei Ze not only did not despise him, but even gave him potions and dimensional bags, which made Peng Yan grateful to Pei Ze from the bottom of his heart.

He had long ago made up his mind that as long as Pei Ze allowed it, he would follow Pei Ze to the death.

Thinking of this, Peng Yan's eyes gradually hardened.

If Pei Ze is outmatched, he will fight to the death to stop the madman and buy Pei Ze time to escape.

Su Ya's expression kept changing, as if she was going through a fierce internal struggle.

After a moment, she seemed to have made up her mind, her expression gradually returned to calm, and a resolute look appeared in her eyes.

To gain something, you must give something in return.

Having decided to become Pei Ze's follower, one cannot be half-hearted.

A genius wizard apprentice has no shortage of excellent followers. If she doesn't even have firm beliefs and loyalty, how can she stand out among so many competitors and stand by Pei Ze's side in the future?

Thinking of this, Su Ya took a deep breath and gripped the sword hilt tightly.

She still had the Blood Boiling Potion that Pei Ze had given her. After taking it, she should be able to temporarily boost her strength to the level of a peak Grand Knight. If she joined forces with Peng Yan, even if they couldn't defeat the Mad Drinker, they should be able to protect Pei Ze and help him escape.

The commotion here is quite significant, and the city guards will likely find out about it soon.

If we hold out a little longer, reinforcements should arrive soon.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be updating once a day at 12 PM, 14 PM, and 16 PM.

(End of this chapter)