You call this magic?

A cold light flashed, and the blade pierced into the back of Ethan's neck... No?

Shadow was stunned. The knife actually pierced the air, but... Ethan was still there!

The next second, Shadow felt something hit his chin directly, and his whole body was knocked out like a volleyball, crashing heavily into the cliff wall.

"Sure enough, it showed up." Ethan was still in his usual state. [Enemy Decoy Phantom] was indeed extremely effective at any time. By the way...

Ethan's eyes were covered with a layer of magic. He looked at the girl who was now embedded in the wall and whistled, "She's quite a talent."

The sound of breaking air approached quickly, and before he knew it, the tip of a rapier had already reached Ethan's front.

Two-finger prayer [rejection].

An unreasonable shock wave was triggered instantly, and the female mercenary Xiu Lite, the bartender Wolf, and the gangster Gazella were all blown away by this shock wave.

Volume 3: The Burial of Fulilian (Part 2): Chapter 25: From Now On, You Will Work for Me

Ethan didn't chase them directly, but waited until they stood up again before asking, "Are you imperials?"

"Nothing to do with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ethan found that the figures of these guys suddenly disappeared, and the sound of breaking air was heard around him, and hidden weapons attacked from time to time.

Don't be fooled by this understatement. These hidden weapons vary in type and firing speed, and even in effects. There are bows and arrows, darts, daggers, and even venom. Ethan just stood there, either taking them or dodging them, with no intention of moving at all.

"If you still use these little tricks, it will be meaningless." Ethan said helplessly.

"As you wish." Shulit appeared again, holding a rapier, and attacked him like a madman.

It seems that you are a warrior who is good at fast swordsmanship. It's interesting. However, I know someone who is stronger than you.

【Wind Spirit Sprints】.

Ethan did not use dark magic, but directly copied Ais's original fighting style, picked up the sword and entangled with Shulit.

When two swordsmen fight, it is difficult for others to intervene.

At the edge of the cliff, Gazela pulled Iris out who was embedded in the wall.

"Cough, cough, ugh—" Iris spat out a mouthful of sour water, her face pale. "I, what happened just now?"

"Do you remember how it felt when you were knocked flying?" Behind him, the bartender, Wolf, looked serious. He turned his head to the side. In the middle of the battlefield, the strong wind blew up the dust. Almost only two figures could be seen fighting with swords, and the specific details were unclear. "That guy, it seems, is not just a magician specializing in magic. His sword skills are also not inferior."

"Monster..." Gazella's face was even paler than Iris next to him.

"I, I just feel like I'm going to die." There was even some doubt in Iris's tone, as if she had no idea what was going on.

Just as she was speaking, a figure completely replicated what Iris had just experienced and crashed directly into the nearby cliff.

It was Shulit, spitting blood.

"Yes, it's a little tricky."

Isn't this a bit tricky?

Everyone's eyes widened as they immediately looked towards the center of the battlefield. There, a whirlwind wrapped around the man's body, sweeping the surrounding dust into the sky like a protective wall of sand. In the center, Ethan relaxed his shoulders and hooked his finger at them, "Come on, all of you."

Boss Levi never mentioned this situation!

In the past, even if they encountered a famous adventurer, they could kill him with at most two people. Even the Shutark who attracted Levi's attention might not be defeated by them alone, but as long as two people took action, they would have a high probability of winning.

Xu Lite is the strongest swordsman in close combat among their group, and she hasn't even lasted two minutes, right?

Looking at Ethan's relaxed look, it seemed like he wasn't serious at all. His playful expression was simply a joke.

"Fuck you!" Xiu Lite took a sip of wine, smashed the bottle to the ground, and stood up with a ferocious look on her face. "Come and fight again!"

After saying that, he rushed forward without caring about other people's reactions.

When the others saw this scene, they had no choice but to follow, as they had no way to retreat.

Ethan nodded. The good thing about being young and naive is that you don’t have any worries when bullying others.

In short, knock them all down first and then ask.

But don't let them really think that they can fight four against one. It's impossible.

【Substitute Magic】.

The silver figure was suspended in the air, holding a sword identical to the one in Ethan's hand, and attacked everyone at a speed faster than Ethan.

What the hell is this, a golem?!

They didn't know what was going on, they just felt from the increasingly severe attacks and the increasing number of wounds on their bodies that, ahaha, they were going to be doomed.

The strength of these people was not on the same level as Ethan. They couldn't even use Harry Potter's magic. In a duel that could be called a joke, the side with more people was defeated. It can be said that they were beaten without any chance to fight back.

Seeing that Ethan wanted to ask some questions, they were ready to bite the poison sac in their mouths, but Ethan, who had been on guard against this trick, simply used [Petrification All] to freeze them in place and checked the poison sac in their mouths one by one.

"Fuck, the amount of poison you have is probably enough to kill a dragon." Ethan looked at the poison sac in his hand, then looked at Iris. If he remembered correctly, this was the assassin girl at the beginning, and also the most beautiful one among them.

But we're going to kill him anyway, so his looks are nothing.

By the way, he used the magic he had just acquired to carefully check the bodies of several people, to make sure they were hiding any hidden weapons that could be used for sneak attacks. There were indeed some, and quite a few of them.

After taking out all these things and throwing them aside, several people, even those professionally trained agents, showed expressions of despair.

How the hell did he even find the razor blades hidden in Iris's underwear and shoe soles?

This is the truly meaningful function of [The Magic of Seeing Through Clothes]. No, who said that the other functions are meaningless?

Iris and Hurlette are both quite pleasing to the eye!

Next, he temporarily only freed the heads of several people, meaning they could only speak but could not offer any form of resistance.

"Gu... Kill me." Iris shed tears. She had just been severely groped by Ethan, and now she felt like ants were crawling all over her body.

No man has ever touched me like this before!

"Okay, I'm sure you all know that the reason I didn't seem to kill you now is just because you kept your mouths shut. That's good. I guess that bastard Levi didn't hide anything when he was teaching you."

When the name "Levi" came out, several people's hearts sank completely. Damn, did he already know?

Seeing the change in Gazella's eyes, Ethan laughed: "Hey, I was just guessing, but I didn't expect it to be true?"

“…” Damn it, you’re playing tricks!

"Now that I know you were trained by that bastard Levi, let me say this again." Ethan looked at the four of them with a smile, "Next, I may have to ask you to help me with work."

Suddenly, the four of them had something to think about.

Here, he promised Ethan that he would join Ethan's organization as a spy, and even work for him seriously throughout the whole process, as long as he betrayed him at the most critical moment. No matter what test he needed, these professionally trained people could tolerate it.

If necessary, Hurley and Iris can act as Ethan's secret lovers.

They can do anything as long as they can complete the task.

Unfortunately, no matter what they thought, Ethan didn't care. He slowly took out a bottle of wine from his backpack, instantly stealing the attention of the female mercenary Xiu Lite.

"After drinking this glass of wine, you will be mine." Ethan smiled brightly.

Divine wine from the house of Dionysus.

He basically emptied out Dionysus's wine cellar, which would last for a long, long time.

Volume 3: The Burial of Flillian (Part 2): Chapter 26: Shutark's Wail

After returning to this world, Ethan also conducted relevant research on Dionysus's divine wine, and after obtaining the results, he began to regret not seriously following Soma to learn how to make wine.

Soma's winemaking skills are indeed inferior to Dionysus', but these are based on the premise that no supernatural powers are used at all. As long as some variables can be introduced and combined with the [mystery] in his development ability, it is possible to create a prop comparable to Dionysus's wine.

What Ethan is worried about now is which variable is more appropriate to use. He may have to wait until he returns to that world and gets the answer from Soma.

Anyway, let's put these things aside for now. At this moment, the Dionysus wine will not be used up in a short time. Moreover, the research over the years has made him understand that if he uses mental interference magic while pouring the wine, he can do some practical things, such as what Ethan is going to do next.

Although the Empire must have trained them to resist mental interference, such training was ultimately interference within the realm of mortals. The divine wine was a pure dimensionality reduction attack, and their mental strength was penetrated before they could effectively resist.

The four people had completely fallen into a calm state at this time. Each of them had a dull expression and stood quietly in front of Ethan.

After instructing them on some things to do, Ethan ended their hypnosis.

"First, after I snap my fingers twice, you will return to normal and report to headquarters that 'the dragon abandoned its nest and took all its equipment.' Everyone will speak with one voice and forget all memories of me and you. Whatever mission you have here, abandon it temporarily and return to the Empire, looking for an opportunity to carry out the mission I assign you."

"Secondly, from now on, if and only if I snap my fingers twice in a row, you will immediately return to your current state and faithfully carry out my orders."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ethan's figure disappeared without leaving any suspicious trace. Then, two finger snaps were heard from afar.

At the same time, the four people regained their clarity of vision and subconsciously turned their gaze towards the dragon's nest that had been completely looted.

"Ah, I'm late indeed." Shulit said with a look of displeasure, kicking away the stones beneath her feet. "Isn't this all pointless?"

"Well, I have a feeling that there will be more troublesome tasks coming. Goodbye, I just want to go home and take a vacation..." Gazela slumped on the ground. He just felt very tired, but he didn't know why, and he didn't even think about it.

"Wolf, what do you think?" Iris subconsciously touched her chest, feeling a little uncomfortable there, but she immediately put it aside.

"Let's retreat. Boss Levi won't blame us for taking advantage of this level of opportunity." Bartender Wolf sighed, "It's a pity that the bond I've had with the village for three whole years has been ruined."

"That kind of thing won't buy you another life." Gazzela complained.

"Right."

The four of them paid no attention to any physical discomfort or the obvious traces of battle left around them, and just left without looking back.

Not long after they left, Ethan reappeared. He looked at the traces of destruction that did not look like they could be caused by a dragon, and gently waved his wand.

【Restored to its original state】.

Only after everything returned to normal did Ethan leave and head towards the village.

Of course, Ethan could just kill them all, but it is not easy to train a spy who can successfully enter the core of the empire. Wouldn't it be better to just use the external magic wine to get a bargain?

What surprised Ethan was that Levi only started sending people to monitor him and the people around him ten years later. Did he underestimate his growth rate, or did he think that he had completely forgotten the golden-haired agent from that year?

I can't forget one thing.

Ethan estimated that there was probably someone watching them in the capital, but because their home was so hidden, and there was not a single person in the family who was not good at managing their house, these agents would not even be able to find their house.

Sighed deeply.

I have to go see Celie again.

……

After returning to the village, Ethan prepared to eat something and walk back, but he found that there was a large group of people standing at the entrance of the village.

Most of them were villagers, and everyone had an expression of nervousness and excitement on their faces, completely different from what Ethan had seen before.

In the center of this group of villagers, there was a red-haired boy. If you ignore the scar on his forehead, this guy is quite handsome.

By the way, the aura of this guy is quite powerful, comparable to Ai Ran ten years ago. Because he is young, he should even be stronger than Ai Ran at that time.

"You are the adventurer who defeated the dragon, right? Nice to meet you. My name is Shutark." The red-haired boy spoke.

"Xiutark... So that's how it is. Are you the apprentice that Ai Ran mentioned?" Ethan finally reacted. It had been so long that he almost forgot that the other protagonist of the Fulilian team was this kid.

When I remembered one thing, I also remembered other things. The dragon was supposed to be Shutark's target. He stayed here to protect the villagers from being attacked by the red mirror dragon. He didn't even know that he actually had the power to kill the red mirror dragon instantly with one axe.

A simple boy who doesn't know how strong he is. This is a traditional Japanese Western fantasy project that you have to watch.

The result now is that the Red Mirror Dragon was killed instantly by Ethan's thunder gun, causing him to lose the reason to stay in this village.

"Can we talk alone?" Hearing Ethan say this, Xiutark's eyes changed and he said quickly.

"But, Lord Xiutalk..." An old woman beside Xiutalk had a hesitant look on her face.

"Please rest assured, this is my master's friend." Xiu Tark immediately knew that she had misunderstood and hurried to explain.

It can be seen that Xiutark gets along really well with these villagers. At this time, they are also worried about Xiutark's safety, which is completely unlike the attitude they have towards outsiders.

The two of them left the villagers' sight. Xiutark seemed like a different person, his face bitter: "Is my master still looking for me?"

"...Not really." Ethan smiled. This kid was about the same age as Philen, and in his eyes, he was no more than a child. "After all, you're already a warrior capable of standing on your own. With Senior Ai Ran's style, it's impossible for him to keep you in an ivory tower and pamper you. You should go out and explore the world."

"Master, Master actually thinks I can handle this on my own... Is this true? Someone like me can't do it. It's simply impossible!"

At this moment, Ethan suddenly had the urge to beat him up.

MD, what are you still shouting about when you have such strength at your age!

Volume 3: The Burial of Fulilian (Part 2): Chapter 27: What Did They Use to Bribe You?

At night, the villagers warmly invited Ethan and Shutark to have dinner together. After all, they had destroyed the giant dragon that had been lurking around them for three years. Everyone from the elderly to the children was very excited, and it eventually turned into a large banquet for the entire village.