Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 96 He'll Get Harmed Sooner or Later

"Hand over the detection crystal ball, and I'll let you go."

Pei Ze spoke indifferently.

Tan Yang had just said the same thing to Pei Ze a moment ago.

Hearing it from Pei Ze's mouth now carries a strong sense of irony.

However, Tan Yang disregarded the humiliation and was immediately overjoyed upon hearing this.

He would be very happy to avoid being eliminated.

As long as we remain in the maze, there is a glimmer of hope.

However, he remained vigilant, his eyes fixed on Pei Ze, ready to teleport away at any moment, while cautiously asking, "How can I believe you're telling the truth?"

Pei Ze said calmly, "Just sign the contract."

Tan Yang immediately said, "You write down the contents of the contract."

It looked exactly like a badger hiding at the entrance of its burrow, ready to dive underground at any moment, fearing that the hunter might suddenly shoot.

Pei Ze smiled dismissively and manipulated energy particles to write directly in the void.

Tan Yang kept a close eye on Pei Ze's every move, fearing that he might do something unusual.

But as he watched, a look of confusion suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his tense body relaxed slightly in an instant.

In that instant, a wisp of black mist flashed behind Tan Yang like a ghost, suddenly transforming into a crow, its sharp claws, gleaming with a chilling light, striking Tan Yang's nape.

Click!

The reinforced skin was as fragile as paper in front of the claws, and was instantly torn and pulverized, revealing tender flesh.

Only at this moment did Tan Yang suddenly wake up, revealing an expression of utter horror.

He instinctively wanted to activate the teleportation ring.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

As the claws swept across, a huge head shot into the air, blood gushing from the severed neck, splashing three or four meters high.

Pfft!

His head fell to the ground, rolling a considerable distance before coming to a stop, revealing a face frozen in despair and terror.

Pei Ze slowly withdrew his hand, a cold smile flashing across his face.

Hypnosis can induce a hypnotic state in a living being through gestures or incantations.

From beginning to end, Pei Ze never intended to let Tan Yang go.

The reason for this extra step was simply to prevent Tan Yang from teleporting away, so they pretended to covet the crystal ball to lower his guard.

Arriving at Tan Yang's headless corpse, Pei Ze crouched down and rummaged around for a while, quickly finding a dimensional bag. Opening it, he indeed found a crystal ball.

After examining him, a smile appeared on his face.

That's right, there are still seven detection spells left in the crystal ball.

Standing up, Pei Ze took the dimensional bags from the other two corpses before leaving the room with the ferocious boar and Wu Yu.

Halfway up the mountain.

Meng Kai's smile froze, and he stared blankly at the scene in the sky, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

So they've already lost?

The three of them joined forces but failed to even injure Pei Ze, and were instead wiped out.

Are you kidding me?!

Meng Kai's face instantly turned ashen, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Idiot! Useless!

Knowing full well that Pei Ze had mastered the art of silent magic, yet having absolutely no sense of caution, was utterly foolish!

The worst part is that not only did she die, but she also gave Pei Ze a detection crystal ball.

This further reduced the difficulty for Pei Ze to reach the center of the maze.

Meng Kai was furious.

The students from the Shadow Academy could not hide their shock.

In terms of ability, Tan Yang is definitely among the top ten participants in this competition.

However, even such a master was almost powerless against Pei Ze, suppressed from beginning to end, and ultimately died on the spot before he could even activate his teleportation ring.

They wouldn't have believed it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

At this moment, in their minds, Pei Ze's strength had clearly risen to the same level as Meng Wei, Sang Fan, and others.

The group couldn't help but steal a glance at Meng Kai.

Judging from the current trend, Pei Ze might actually have a chance to get a spot in the competition.

Noticing his companion's gaze, Meng Kai's eye twitched slightly, but he remained silent with a sullen face.

He can only hope that his elder brother, Su Shouhai, and Sang Fan will reach the center of the maze as soon as possible.

Once they get the Rainbow Gem, no matter how powerful Pei Ze is, he won't be able to snatch it from their grasp.

Seeing Meng Kai's change in expression, Gu Lin's lips curled up slightly.

Yin Guang, standing nearby, was still reeling from the shock of Pei Ze killing Tan Yang and the other two, and couldn't come to his senses for a long time.

As Pei Ze killed Tan Yang, many people noticed the scene, and a buzz of excitement arose in the crowd of spectators, with more and more eyes focusing on Pei Ze.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Pei Ze had undoubtedly become one of the most promising candidates to obtain a spot in the competition, just like Meng Wei and the other two.

With the help of the crystal ball, Pei Ze's subsequent exploration process became much easier.

When he encountered a relatively simple fork in the road, he would rely on the fog crows to scout the way.

When encountering complex terrain, use scouting spells to find the correct path.

Alternating between the two, we didn't get lost much along the way.

Apart from encountering a legendary knight-level four-armed gorilla along the way, which required some effort to deal with, the exploration process was generally very smooth.

Just as Pei Ze had used up only three exploration spells, he finally found a new treasure chest in a room.

After defeating the guardian monster, he successfully obtained the third crystal ball.

"Ten more detection spells have been added."

Pei Ze's face broke into a smile.

Although he didn't know how far he was from the center of the maze, he had been in the maze for more than forty hours, so he should be close to the center by now.

The remaining thirteen detection spells should be enough to get me to the center of the maze.

After putting away the crystal ball, Pei Ze did not continue on his journey. Instead, he sat down on the spot and began to meditate to restore his mental energy.

Although I have tried my best to conserve my mental energy along the way, I have still exhausted nearly half of it by now.

To be on the safe side, it would be best to restore your mental energy to its peak before reaching the center of the maze.

As Pei Ze entered a meditative state, the room quickly fell silent, with only the occasional crackling of sparks from the torches hanging on the wall.

The ferocious boar-man sat to one side, surprisingly quiet, occasionally stealing glances at Wu Yu next to Pei Ze.

For some reason, it felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from this small crow, so much so that it had to restrain its irritable temper for fear of provoking it.

After an unknown amount of time, Pei Ze suddenly opened his eyes and said in a low, deep voice:

"Who?"

Upon being discovered, the person stopped trying to conceal themselves and walked in openly through the door.

She was a blonde, blue-eyed girl with a hot figure.

Pei Ze's gaze fell on the other person's high, bulging chest, where a badge with a violet pattern was worn.

Violet Academy!

At the same time, the girl also noticed the Tower Academy badge on Pei Ze's chest, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Then, she looked at the ferocious boar-man beside her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

The ferocious boarman is an otherworldly creature that is close to the level of a legendary knight.

The person in front of me is clearly quite powerful to be able to summon an otherworldly creature of this caliber.

The girl's eyes flashed, and she smiled, saying, "I meant no harm; I was just passing by."

Pei Ze gazed at her calmly, secretly probing her with his all-knowing eye.

[Analysis requires 12 points of mental energy. Analyze now?]

12 points of mental strength!

Pei Ze's heart skipped a beat.

It should be noted that even the wizard apprentice who was suspected to be a city guard only required 7 points of mental energy to analyze.

The girl in front of me is even more powerful than that man!

Pei Ze couldn't help but give the girl a deep look.

For some reason, Xiao Xi always felt that the person in front of her had a particularly deep gaze, as if he could see right through her.

She had never felt this way, not even when facing her mentor.

Unconsciously, Xiao Xi felt a slight sense of apprehension towards the young man in front of her.

She didn't linger any longer, smiled and nodded to Pei Ze, and then walked towards the other exit.

Only after walking quite a distance out of Pei Ze's sight did Xiao Xi's tense body relax slightly, and she frowned and muttered to herself.

"Who exactly is that person?"

She originally thought that few people could pose a threat to her during this trial, at most only Meng Wei, Sang Fan and Su Shouhai could be considered worthy of her attention. Unexpectedly, she has now encountered another wizard apprentice whom she cannot see through.

And it's from the Tower Academy.

Besides Yin Xue, who has already been promoted to wizard, when did another powerful figure emerge at Tower Academy?

Inside the room, the firelight flickered.

Pei Ze watched the girl's figure disappear into the distance before turning his gaze back to continue meditating.

It was more than six hours later when my mental energy was fully restored.

Opening his eyes, Pei Ze got up, stretched, and continued exploring with the ferocious boar-man.

"There are still twenty hours left until the trial ends. I wonder how many people are left in the maze?"

Walking along the empty corridor, Pei Ze pondered as he explored the path.

Based on the experience over the past two days, the maze is undoubtedly enormous.

With fewer than a hundred participants scattered throughout the maze, it was undoubtedly very difficult to bump into each other.

He only encountered two groups of people when he reached the depths of the maze.

However, it is foreseeable that the closer one gets to the center of the maze, the greater the chance of encountering other wizard apprentices.

In the hours leading up to the end of the trial, the remaining wizard apprentices would likely gather at the center of the maze.

That will be the real test of the participants' abilities.

More than two hours later, Pei Ze encountered another group of participants.

There were three opponents, dressed as military wizard apprentices in gray robes and inner armor.

The two emerged from opposite ends of the corridor at the same time, meeting each other about three or four hundred meters apart. Almost simultaneously, they adopted a guarded posture, scrutinizing each other with their eyes.

After a brief standoff, the wizard apprentice leading the group suddenly spoke.

"There's no need for us to fight, don't you think?"

"Indeed." Pei Ze nodded slightly.

"How about we go first?"

"Can."

With someone clearing the way for him, Pei Ze naturally wouldn't refuse.

Of course, he knew that the other party was trying to get to the center of the maze first.

They are clearly very confident in their abilities.

With Pei Ze agreeing, the atmosphere in the corridor immediately eased considerably.

The leading man nodded to Pei Ze, then carefully led his companion to the entrance of the room in the middle of the corridor and stepped inside.

After walking some distance, the young man following behind Sang Fan whispered, "Captain, I saw that guy has a detection crystal ball in his hand. Why didn't you just grab it?"

Sang Fan shook his head and said, "We should be close to the center of the maze now. The remaining three detection crystal balls are enough. There's no need to cause any more trouble."

He paused, then gave a meaningful look.

"Besides, that young man is not easy to deal with. Even if we win in a fight, we will probably have to pay a heavy price."

Upon hearing this, both companions were taken aback.

The young man who had spoken earlier looked skeptical and hesitated, saying, "But he's wearing the Tower Academy badge; he's clearly just a student. How powerful could he be?"

"Don't underestimate those students. Although they have fewer years of training than us, there are quite a few powerful figures among them. Take Meng Wei, for example; he's also a student. What do you think of his strength?"

The young man's expression froze for a moment.

Meng Wei is widely recognized as one of the three most likely to secure a spot in the competition, and his strength is undoubtedly formidable.

But he was still not convinced.

Seeing his expression, Sang Fan shook his head helplessly and explained, "Have you forgotten what happened with Huo Nan before?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant, his eyes widening in astonishment: "You mean that person just now was Pei Ze?"

Sang Fan nodded: "At sixteen or seventeen years old, and a student of the Tower Academy, to be able to get here alone, I can't think of anyone else but Pei Ze."

The young man and his companion immediately became solemn.

If it were Pei Ze, then it certainly wouldn't be worth making a move; the risks and rewards are completely mismatched.

Sang Fan glanced at his two companions and said earnestly, "In the future, remember to observe and think more when you encounter things. Don't let short-term gains cloud your judgment. Otherwise, you'll end up like Tan Yang, impulsive and reckless, and you'll ruin yourself sooner or later."

The two nodded in agreement.

They knew that their captain and Tan Yang had always been at odds, so they didn't care about the way their captain belittled Tan Yang.

The three of them said nothing more and continued on their way.

Pei Ze waited patiently for more than ten minutes in the corridor before entering the middle entrance.

He was more cautious and let the ferocious boar-man walk in front to prevent the three men from setting any traps along the way.

"Speaking of which, these wizard apprentices from military backgrounds must have mastered some kind of long-distance communication method, otherwise it would be impossible for them to have encountered people in groups twice in a row."

Pei Ze pondered to himself.

Unfortunately, he checked the dimensional bags of the three men who died at his hands and found nothing of value.

The only item of any value was a necklace that had been imbued with Lesser Stone Skin and a slight acid resistance. It was a low-level magical item, worth only about ten magic coins, which was better than nothing.

For Pei Ze now, only magical items of at least the level of witchcraft artifacts can pique his interest.

"Unfortunately, very few people possess magical artifacts."

Pei Ze thought with some regret.

Not only are the conditions for using magical artifacts demanding, but they are also exceptionally expensive. Even among the elite offspring of wizarding families, very few possess magical artifacts.

Otherwise, he might have gained something from this trial.

(End of this chapter)