Alchemy's Nexus: The Enigmatic Saga of Two Worlds: Alchemy's Nexus: The Enigmatic Saga of Two Worlds, #4

By Ethan Starborne

In the realm of shadows and secrets, Ethan, a once ordinary Earthling, finds himself embroiled in an unforeseen odyssey. His journey begins with a twist of fate, landing him on the foreboding Nightmare Island. Shackled by destiny, he refuses to succumb to despair. Instead, Ethan embarks on an extraordinary path of transformation. He delves into the lost arts of ancient alchemy, unraveling secrets long buried under the sands of time. His mastery over these mystical sciences elevates him to a status revered by the noble and feared by the demonic.

But Ethan's ascent is riddled with unforeseen betrayals. Allies turn foes, and the shadows of the island whisper of a deeper, darker truth. Every step he takes unravels another layer of a grand conspiracy, linking his fate to the very fabric of the realm. His newfound abilities allow him to tame dragons, beasts thought untameable, using enigmatic spells that blend science and magic. This power draws the eyes of many, from ethereal beings to the rulers of distant lands.

As Ethan's influence grows, he uncovers the existence of puppets - entities that blur the line between the living and the artificial. Commanding this legion, he faces challenges that test not just his skills but his very morality. The climax of his journey reveals a stunning truth: the convergence of his Earthly origin and this mystical world. This revelation brings a new dimension to his quest, intertwining the destinies of both worlds in a way no one could have predicted.

In this saga of science and sorcery, Ethan's story is more than just a tale of overcoming odds. It's a narrative that intertwines the marvels of futuristic technologies with the wonders of ancient magic. His journey, marked by courage and relentless exploration, traverses realms beyond imagination, challenging the very boundaries of what is thought possible.

A tale of ingenuity and enchantment, Ethan's adventure is a testament to the power of perseverance and the unyielding spirit of exploration. His narrative weaves through the realms of science and mysticism, leaving a legacy that transcends the known universe. In this epic, the reader is not just a spectator but a fellow traveler, journeying through a world where every twist leads to a new adventure, every turn reveals a deeper mystery, and every chapter ends with a hook that pulls them deeper into this enthralling saga.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ethan Starborne
• Release date: May 21, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224420674

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Chapter 1

After leaving things to Freya, Ethan returned to Perric.

The bandit leader was a little unsure, Are you sure she’s up to it?

Honestly, I don’t know.Ethan smiled bitterly, In my impression, Madame is a gentle, kind, intelligent and virtuous woman, she has never done anything like this ……

That’s funny, this is the first time I’ve heard you so unreservedly lavish praise on a person, and a woman at that, a woman with no hands.

Perhaps. Ethan grinned.

Instead of taking Perric’s words, he fixed his gaze on a group of people in the distance-a group of guests dressed in mage robes of various colors.

They were located about a hundred meters away from Ethan, and at the head of them was an old man in plain greenish-gray robes, who looked bland and unimpressive, with a slightly long and thin face, deep-set eye sockets, and a bit of a bowed back.

The most striking thing was that this old man actually had a pair of big ears that beckoned the wind.

However, such an ordinary and even somewhat ugly old man was followed by three gold-robed mages and a large group of purple-robed and red-robed mages.

Is that Merwyn Cage?Ethan asked Perric while looking at it.

Merwyn Cage, this name was not unfamiliar to Ethan to the extent that such a famous person existed in another memory of his life. However, in the Lance Empire, this name was only qualified to be used by one person, during the time he was famous, any person with the last name of Cage would not dare to take the name Merwyn. Because he was one of the two major mage sanctuaries in the Reims Empire, the president of the Reims Empire Magicians Association.

Because of him, those with beckoning ears could even walk with their chests puffed out because of it and proudly say, That’s the symbol of the Sanctuary.

And now, this Sanctuary was there, in the middle of a large group of guests.

You’d better stop staring at him, he’ll notice. Perric warned in a low voice.

Ethan replied lightly, Don’t worry, he’ll never notice me because of that, there are thousands of guests here, everyone who sees a Sanctuary will look at him more than once. It’s impossible for him to be alerted by me looking at him, that would tire his sensing ability.

Merwyn, even if he was a Saint Domain, even if he had the strongest sensing power, it would be impossible to detect someone’s special gaze from the countless eyes that paid attention to him. In fact when it comes to really talking about special gazes, there may not be fewer people under the sky who hate the Magic Association than Ethan.

It seemed that Ethan’s message to Zi Luo Lan had already had an effect, and the Arcane Tower was ready to catch a turtle in the middle of a weng. The only thing they needed now was to wait for Verris to find Ethan out.

Thinking of this, Ethan smiled faintly, The time is almost right, notify Raelle and the others and make your move.

Perric nodded and without moving his hand into his coat.

A magical energy traveled out silently.

-Hamil District, northern suburb of Windington.

Boudicca, dressed as a vagabond, lazily lounges in front of the front door of a restaurant.

After experiencing a noble servant’s career for most of the year, Lele finally returned to the kind of life he used to have, and the feeling of long-lost freedom made him feel cozy and comfortable, so much so that he didn’t even care about the few copper vittles passing by beside him.

Hey, you asshole, get off my property. Today is His Majesty the Emperor’s birthday, the whole city is celebrating, and His Majesty has invited all commoners to the banquet, so you deaf fool, go rub your nose in it! The restaurant owner cursed at the vagabond without any goodwill. The emperor’s generosity had put all the restaurants out of business, and if those party places weren’t so crowded that they had to wait in line for several clock hours to receive a piece of food, it’s possible that the owner himself would have gone for a free meal.

Raylor rolled his eyes at the restaurant owner.

His disdainful look made the owner a bit annoyed, and waving his pot-sized fist, he came over and kicked Lehrer hard in the waist, ’’What? You asshole want to get rough with me? Did you hear me when I told you to get lost?"

I heard you, milord. Leile slowly climbed up and patted the dust on his body, You know, milord, I’ve seen a lot of people like you. You’re just a bunch of cowards who are arrogant on the surface but cowardly in reality. As long as I want to, I can beat you to death anytime I want. But you’re lucky today, I’m not interested in beating you up. Remember that you owe me a kick, there’s no chance that I’ll come back to you for this debt at some point.

Ha, what a big mouth, a bum dares to threaten me to? The owner was a bit angry. He waved to the restaurant and a few fellows came over. It looked like if Leile didn’t leave, the other party would really make a move.

Leile raised his neck, Didn’t anyone tell you that you’re really obnoxious?

A fellow stood between Lele and the boss, Get lost, or get beaten up, your choice.

A line of ferocity appeared in Leile’s eyes, the fire in the heart of this fierce bandit out of the mountainous region of Bilias had already sprung up, he was debating whether he should immediately beat up the nuisance in front of him, when the pendant on his ear vibrated slightly a few times.

Perric’s order arrived, Move immediately.

Count yourselves lucky. Raylor said viciously to the restaurant owner and his buddy.

He leaves the restaurant.

The restaurant owner and the fellow let out a hefty sneer, in their opinion, this level of vagrant threat was not worth mentioning at all.

But the next moment, they quickly realized that something was wrong.

Dozens of differently dressed men suddenly appeared in all directions, some of them were carriage drivers, some of them were cargo men, and there were a few more that looked like unrelated passersby, and at this moment at the same time they were walking towards the same direction - the Arcane Tower.

The Arcane Tower, it was a special name for the headquarters of the Imperial Magicians Association, and it was also the most desired sacred place for all magicians.

It was an eighteen-story giant tower that was built for the magicians by the personal order of the Faelan Emperor back then. Only those who had made outstanding contributions to the empire were qualified to enter this place to study magic and enjoy lofty treatment.

For many years, this place was similar to a place of incense even though it wasn’t, and every year, many people would come from far and wide to observe the Arcane Tower from afar, kneeling in devotion and praying for blessings. They do not pray for divine blessings, and appeal directly to the magicians.

The Arcane Tower did not have any special precautions, the people who lived in the tower itself was the most powerful existence, the best defense force. Since the founding of the Arcane Tower, it had never suffered an attack of any kind.

Only madmen and fools would think of doing such a thing as hitting a stone with a stone, but today, it was going to actually happen.

Walking to stand twenty meters away from the front of the Arcane Tower, Leylor looked at the two guards guarding the entrance and he skimmed his lips, Finish them off.

Swish!

A dozen or so former bandits raised the crossbows in their hands at the same time, the brightly shining tips of the crossbows couched and flew off the bowstring, plunging |into the heart of the guards.

Four bandits quickly rushed into the tower, guarding the intersection and being careful of the people inside rushing out, while the rest of the bandits began to fishtail into the tower. They moved with agility and worked closely together without making a sound, some of them carried steel swords, some of them held crossbows, and some of them guarded the outside of the tower with their bare hands, looking around vigilantly.

Leile arrived at the bottom of the Arcane Tower with a big horse, at the moment it was quiet, no one had noticed them rushing in yet.

The Arcane Tower was a place where magicians did academic research, usually everyone did things by themselves with their room doors closed, only the servants would walk around. Today there were quite a few magicians who weren’t in the tower, and there were far fewer mages left behind, so it was a lot cooler, so much so that no one noticed when Leile and the others killed the guards and came in.

Seeing this situation, Leile bristled, First, control the third floor down.Aelwyn, Nev, you two take a few brothers to clean up, and Bass, move the stuff over here.

Under Leile’s command, the bandits moved in, letting out the wind, killing people, blocking them off, while at the very center of the bottom of the tower, Leile received a large wooden box from his men.

He opened the lid of the box very carefully, and took out some magic crystals, some special materials, and some golden oils marked with extremely dangerous ……

The people in the Arcane Tower didn’t know what happened, but the people outside the tower could see it clearly.

The restaurant owner was terrified; he had seen with his own eyes that the gang of lunatics had openly killed the Arcane Tower guards and rushed into the tower

Gods above, I must be hallucinating! Sweat seeped out all over the restaurant owner’s body.

And at that moment, the killing that took place in the Arcane Tower had just begun.

A magician was doing research in his room.

When he heard the door slam behind him, he thought it was a servant coming in and called out with some dissatisfaction, I told you not to disturb me when there’s nothing going on!

I apologize, milord. A cold word woke up the magician who was engrossed in his research.

In the doorway stood a large man with a crossbow pointed at himself, Remember my name, my name is Nev, milord.

Snap the bowstring.

Putting the crossbow away, Nev kicks the wizard’s corpse and sneers as he quickly heads towards the next door Two servants happened to come out of the inner door just in time to cross paths with Nev, and both flinched at the same time.

Nev put his finger up to his mouth in a shushing gesture, he pointed the crossbow in his hand at the two servants and waved it to the side, the two servants immediately understood and shut up and walked away.Nev came to the door the servants came out of and squinted his eyes as he looked inside, a not so young wizard was rolling around with his arms around a woman inside.

Wow. Nev felt like whistling, even though he knew that wizards didn’t abstain from women, he was still a little uncomfortable with the situation. Most importantly though, should the woman be killed along with him?

Perhaps due to some influence from following Ethan for a long time, Nev made a quick decision.

He repositioned his crossbow slightly and aimed it at the side of the wizard’s neck.

Couch!

The small arrow went in through one side of that wizard’s neck and out the other, just enough to anchor that wizard’s head to the wall.

Blood, drop by drop, flowed on the face of the girl underneath.

Ah!

The girl let out a shriek of utter horror.

Damn it, I hate this! Thoroughly enraged, Nev rushed in and punched the screaming girl unconscious, Good intentions never pay off!

Though it had been known for some time that the attack on the Arcane Tower couldn’t have been kept in secret, at the same time everyone was mentally betting on fuming that it wouldn’t be them that would at least make their opponents make a noise or a warning

Nev was unlucky that the problem had come out of his hands, and was going to get a hard lecture from the boss when he got back

What happened? The men on the tower came out and drank in the question.

Then they were shocked to see that outside were dozens of crossbows aimed right at them.

The sound of the bowstrings was like resounding celestial music, miso and unceasing, shooting into the mages who rushed out and pouncing on them, shooting them into sieves.

A dead mage finally shouted out before dying, We are under attack!!!

The cry caused the entire Arcane Tower to boil.

A sneak attacked magician was not even as good as a civilian, but if they were prepared, they were no longer so good.

Strange incantations rang out like a melody, and a large number of bizarre colors began to appear in the air.

Several bandits who were responsible for blocking the upper and lower entrances and exits of the tower simultaneously put their crossbows away, and the light of the magic pattern on their bodies shone as the vacuum boundary was unleashed.

Countless fireballs, iceballs, windballs, and other kinds of magic were being generated in the air, crackling towards the bandits. In order not to damage the arcane tower, the magician didn’t dare to use spells that were too powerful, but it was expected that dozens of secondary spells would be enough to make the offenders suffer.

Vacuum boundary can withstand all types of damage, ice, fire and frost blades fell on the vacuum boundary, stirred up a large energy sparks, but not the slightest harm to the people in the boundary.

Attack and defense turned into a constant tug-of-war at this moment, and the interesting thing was that the defending side wasn’t the one being attacked, but the attacker - Leile’s people didn’t look like they were planning to rush to the higher levels of the Arcane Tower, they were only planning to block all the people in the tower at the entrances and exits, so that they couldn’t come out of the tower.

Tactically speaking, this was a pretty good choice, even a huge tower was still a tower, and the size of the upper and lower entrances and exits were always limited. As long as a few people were sent to block it, it would be very difficult for the people above to come down. When a bandit released the vacuum boundary and gradually felt exhausted, another bandit would quickly replace him. The one who was replaced would start pouring potions, it was indeed good to have an alchemist as a master, it cost nothing to take medicines.

Meanwhile, Boudicca was nervously setting up the spell formation that he had practiced countless times before.

——- The twelfth floor of the Arcane Tower.

Awakening from his deep meditation, Jevin’s ears were filled with the sound of shouting and killing.

What happened? He shouted angrily.

A magician stumbled in, Lord Jevin, someone killed their way into the Arcane Tower.

What? Jevin was shocked by the news.

However, he quickly calmed down, Do we know who it is?

It’s not very clear yet, but the other party is well organized, they entered by stealth and have now occupied the lower three floors of the tower. Their people are now blocking the entrances and exits, we are trying to break the barrier, but we can’t use spells that are too powerful in the tower.However we have found ……

Found what?

We found out that the people who blocked it were using the same spell, Vacuum Boundary. And we didn’t feel any magic fluctuation in their bodies during their spell casting.

Jevin stood up with a huff, You mean …… magic pattern?

Yes, Lord Jevin, I’m afraid only Ethan would have the guts to do such a thing.

Jevin sucked in a breath of cool air, Ethan would actually send people to attack the Arcane Tower at this time, it was obvious that he had already known that this time was exactly the weakest moment of the Arcane Tower’s defense, in his opinion, this was the opportunity of a lifetime.

A line of ruthlessness appeared in Jevin’s eyes, Ethan, if you really think so, I will prove you wrong.

As the town mage of the Arcane Tower, in the absence of the president and several other rank seven archmages, Jevin was the person with the highest status here. The next moment he ordered in a deep voice, Ethan has already spread the magic pattern, immediately launch a strong attack on the vacuum boundary, kill all those who carved the magic pattern, don’t worry, the Arcane Tower was made with the best anti-magic materials and the hardest stone only, he is not that easy to be demolished.

As Jevin’s orders went down, the magic attacking the Vacuum Boundary was significantly strengthened, and the pressure on the intercepting party increased dramatically.

Aelwyn was the one in charge of the interception, and he yelled back, Leile, is your side ready yet? My side can’t hold out much longer!

Five more minutes! This thing is troublesome, we must be very careful or we will hurt ourselves! Leile shouted.

Jevin had already arrived at the fourth floor of the tower by now, and by his side more than a dozen magicians were gathered in one place, aiming wild blasts at the vacuum boundary in front of them, fighting furiously. The other party was merely using crossbows to fight back, all their strength was used to support the vacuum boundary, one went down, and another one came up.

Jevin’s face was grim, What the hell do they want? Running to the Arcane Tower just to block us in here?

A magician replied, This is indeed strange, my lord, I suspect they are stalling for time.

Stalling for time?Jevin was flabbergasted as he quickly called out, Yaeris, use your Celestial Eyes spell to see what’s going on underneath the tower!

A middle-aged mage agreed and immediately utilized his mana, his eyes taking on a demonic red color, as if he could penetrate the void and see into that endless pale place.

Deep tones resounded from the mouth of this mage named Yaeris: I see someone setting up a spell formation, but I can’t tell what kind of spell formation it is.

Setting up a spell formation?Jevin’s heart was beating wildly, he hadn’t overlooked what Ethan was best at

Was it Ethan? He asked sternly.

No, it wasn’t, it would be one of his men, obviously a novice, moving slowly and carefully.

Careful? Let’s see what some of the materials are.

Lots of magic crystals, a lot of fire-attributed materials, and some strange golden oils.

Golden oil? A term immediately appeared in Jevin’s mind - Oil of Sacrifice.

No good! Jevin’s face turned green with fright, His people are setting up an explosive spell formation, Ethan the bastard, he’s trying to blow up the entire Arcane Tower!

These words scared everyone to death.

The Arcane Tower was the symbol of a magician’s status, a representation of their honor and dignity.

Ethan was ruthless, and his way of teaching a lesson was simple: aren’t you guys worried that the magic pattern will affect your status? I will simply remove the symbol that represents your status first, and save you from worrying about this and that.

Only those who have everything will worry about losing it, if it’s already lost, there’s nothing to worry about instead.

Without needing Jevin’s order, the magic attacking the vacuum boundary had already been strengthened once again, and all the magicians had launched a frantic attack on the intercepting party at this moment, regardless of the

Jevin took a deep breath and a handful of strange golden powder had appeared in his hand.

He sprinkled the golden powder on the ground, and a brilliant light now appeared, forming a peculiar circle of light.

The magician next to him was horrified at the sight, Lord Jevin, are you going to rush over there yourself?

Jevin replied in a gloomy tone, Who knows when that spell formation will be set up? I can’t just wait here.Ethan isn’t here and his men are a bunch of losers.There’s no point in waiting here.I’ll go over there myself and kill them all.

But ……

No buts, you guys can just stall them here. With a wave of his hand, Jevin’s entire person had already merged into that golden circle of light and gradually disappeared.

Chapter 2

Arcane Tower.

Leile was nervously setting up that spell formation, and a trace of sweat was already seeping from his forehead.

Leile, what’s the situation? Bass yelled from the third floor.

Give me five more minutes.

Asshole, you just said you’d give you five minutes.

Because that’s the question you asked ten seconds ago. Raylor replied in a no-nonsense manner.

The problem is we’re running out of tops.

Didn’t the boss give the guy? Bring out the good stuff.

I don’t give a fuck! Buzz yelled in reply.

I fuck you! Lehrer cursed with a laugh.

Just then, a golden circle of light suddenly formed at the bottom of the tower.

Leile yelled, Watch out, someone’s teleporting!

More than ten crossbows were aimed at the light door at the same time, as long as someone came out from inside, they would have to pass through the crossbows and arrows first.

In the next moment, no one appeared in the light door, instead, a giant golden hand appeared in the air above everyone’s head, dwelling towards the top of one of the bandit’s head, instantly grasping that bandit’s head to pieces.

A person’s figure appeared in the void, it was Jevin, his whole body was shining with golden light, to the point that it seemed like a Buddha descending to the world.

At this moment, he roared with a fierce face, Unsuspecting ants, even dare to provoke the great and holy Tower of Arcana, you will pay the price for your behavior. Aria of Light!

A brilliant and dazzling light bloomed in the center of the bottom of the tower, like a stellar explosion releasing endless light that pushed people’s eyes.

Close your eyes! Leile shouted with his eyes closed, and some of those who couldn’t close their eyes in time threw down the crossbows in their hands, covering their eyes as they fell to the ground and wailed.

Even with his eyes closed, Leile could still feel the piercing light like flames burning his eyeballs at that moment.

The strength of a sixth level light system archmage was really not something that a few of their ordinary warriors could deal with, even if they were engraved with a magic pattern and possessed a defense spell such as Vacuum Boundary, they were equally unable to resist the terrifying fiery light attack.

Leile immediately pulled out a black spherical object from his bosom and threw it to the ground, a large mass of black smoke rose, obscuring the light, light and darkness impacted at this moment, actually forming a marvelous balance.

Huh? Jevin let out a surprised sigh.

In the next moment, the man stood in the void, his hands streaked, and a hexagram spell formation unfolded in the air, spinning and releasing colorful light.

Another high-level light spell, Light Shining Beings.

The pillar of light was like a spear blade, surging and stabbing at the crowd, for a moment it seemed as if it was going to envelop the entire heaven and earth in the power of this endless brilliant light.

Ow! Leylor roared up to the sky and raised his hand to throw out a Wall of Crystals. The wall of crystals possessed the ability to reflect light, which was the nemesis of light spells, and the thousands of colored lights were actually blocked by a wall of crystals, which all bounced back to Jevin.

Jevin himself didn’t dare to receive his own spells, let out a strange cry, his figure quickly became void again, and when he reappeared, he returned to the third floor of the Arcane Tower.

Lord Jevin! A crowd of magicians shrieked in shock.

Jevin’s face turned red as if he was about to drip blood. With his sixth level Archmage’s strength, to deal with such a group of brigands, it was originally a hand-to-hand matter, but he didn’t expect that after three strikes, he only killed one, and he himself was forced back into the tower, which was a big loss of face.

He said in a hateful voice, No wonder Ethan dared to send them, he gave them a lot of good stuff. What about your side?

Immediately, someone answered, We broke the vacuum boundary, but immediately encountered a cluster attack of bursting fireballs. It was hard to survive the round, but then we ran into that thing again.

Jevin looked up and saw that several huge stone demon puppets were blocking the entire entrance and exit. These stone golems were not strong in combat, but they had a very obvious benefit, that is, they were quite good at insulating against magic, which made them just right for use as shields. At the back of these statues, each bandit was holding a stack of magic scrolls, potions, and various alchemy props, plus crossbows, fireballs, and vacuum boundaries, in a tightly-held position of defense and hard blocking.

Jevin didn’t expect the other party’s preparation to be so thoughtful and precise. He wondered why they didn’t take these things out and use them, but he didn’t know that these bandits were all misers and would never use them until the last minute. Otherwise a few magic lines alone want to let a group of ordinary warriors to charge the arcane tower, that Ethan might as well let them go to suicide to be more crisp.

Seeing that it was impossible to break through this defense in a short period of time, with a turn of his head, Jevin called out, I need a fire mage, a wind mage, and a nature mage, all of them must be level 4, let’s go to the bottom of the tower once more, and make sure to destroy that spell formation. Which one of you will go with me?

Most of the people remaining in the Arcane Tower were mages who were below some level four. It wasn’t that there weren’t capable people in the Arcane Tower who could be around level five or six, it was just that who would be willing to be a duty guard when their abilities were above level five? Everyone had the power to come and go freely. Therefore, although the Arcane Tower was powerful, when it came to using people, Jevin sadly realized that he couldn’t even find a few mages that fit his requirements.

When he finally found them, Jevin’s robes unfolded, and the golden circle of light opened again, transporting his three companions to the bottom of the tower.

The golden light door reappeared, and Leile’s scalp tingled, That bastard is back again!

Jevin went and came quickly, and this time, as soon as he came back, four mages were on the battlefield together

Wind and fire were the best partners, light and nature had the same complementary role, Jevin was not random in choosing his assistants, but paid great attention to cooperating in battle.

The fire mage was called Loft, and as soon as he appeared, he was the one who unleashed three fire crow Fire Raven was one of the fire summoning spells, with ordinary power, but it was superior because it was extremely fast and could form more than one at a time. As soon as the fire crows appeared, the wind mage quickly and hastily struck out, adding three wind rings to assist the three fire crows. The wind helped the fire, and the flaming fire crows gave a long hiss to the sky, spitting out blazing flames towards the bottom, appearing as magma, actually exerting a strength far beyond their own abilities.

Leile raised his hand again, and the alchemy prop Ice Spit came out, and the frost in the sky enveloped the cold flames, instantly turning the flames into nothing.

Even Jevin had to marvel at the size of Ethan’s handiwork, these few strokes had smashed out thousands of gold vittles. Alchemist combat with piles of money, that’s the name of the game!

Of course he doesn’t know how many materials Ethan has in his hand, from Purgatory Island, from the Tower of Death, from the major merchant houses, from the Jaeran Empire, and later on from the Western Continent and the Church of the Apocalypse, as long as he is willing to do so, he can indeed make thousands of alchemy props, and smashed this group of wizards to death with money.

The Spit of Light that could even resist the Fire Dragon wrapped around the Fire Raven, and the remaining momentum did not decrease, and rolled backwards towards Jevin.

The natural mage didn’t dare to be slow and quickly released a thorn shield.

Jevin pointed with one hand and shouted, Light of Life!

A green light leapt from his fingertip to the thorn shield. The Thorn Shield received the most powerful supplement and quickly skyrocketed to envelop the four people, just managing to block the attack of the Spit of Light, only that the Thorn Shield also cracked into pieces of broken shells.

I’ll see how many of these you have. Jevin gritted his teeth in anger.

With a wave of the magic staff in his hand, a black light, a blood-colored light and a blue light appeared successively.

Light of Destruction!

Light of Blood Devouring!

Azure Light!

Three beams of light in a row attacked Leylor directly.

Jevin was worthy of being a rank 6 Archmage, and with a glance, he could see the shortcoming of Leile’s use of props in combat, which was that alchemy props were limited by the number of varieties and could not be used at will. Since this was the case, he could simply use some spells that were faster to cast and consumed less magic to fight with his opponent.

Sure enough, Leile was confused by these three spells in a row, he was also busy setting up the spell formation and dealing with Jevin’s attacks, it was really a bit difficult to take care of his hands and tail.

The situation was reversed in an instant, the four mages took advantage of the situation, all kinds of small spells one after another, Lele’s props were obviously not enough to use, blocking this and not that. A sharp wind and fire spells used alternately, Lehrer has not thought of what to use, has been directly knocked away, if not the vacuum boundary play a role, this time will not avoid the danger of life.

Jevin shouted in triumph, Quick! Destroy that spell!

He didn’t want something that dangerous to stay there.

A whirlwind of wind whirled and swirled rapidly, and it was about to destroy the spell that Lehrer had worked so hard to build.

No! Leylor shouted loudly and flew to block it, actually hardening his body to block the opponent for a moment.

Bastard! Jevin was headache by this gang of outlaws’ fearless style, no longer cared about everything, the whole person turned into a wheel of light that turned sharply, and shot towards Lei Le: Light Wheel Impact!

The wheel of light was like the blazing sun, sharp and unstoppable, and it was about to cut Lei Le into two.

A black long sword appeared in the air and swept towards the light wheel, sweeping ……

the whimpering light wheel exploded with amazing light flames and dissipated into the air.

Jevin’s body was broken into two and fell down heavily.

His eyes never closed, and even in death, Jevin still didn’t understand what had happened.

The black armored warrior just like this appeared out of thin air at the bottom of the tower, cold eyes glanced at the other three mages and coldly said, You …… all …… have to …… die!

The crowd was horrified, and completely failed to notice that behind them, an Undead Demon Rat was silently rising off the ground.A long tail of saw chains was slowly lifting ……

the Royal Amphitheater.

Merwyn Cage His heart suddenly beat violently a few times in a highly ind

It was as if someone had pinched his heart hard, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

The old man’s breathing was slightly heavier for a few moments.

Your Excellency Cage, I’m so glad that you can attend such an event in your busy schedule. A noble was busy coming over to kiss Cage’s ass.

Cage replied impatiently, The truth is that I’m not busy at all, not many people dare to keep me busy anymore over the years, so much so that sometimes when I want to do something, there’s always someone else who snatches it up and does it for me. There was a time when I was even annoyed by this; what on earth was I supposed to find for myself to do without worrying about someone always coming along to do it for me? I’m glad I still retain the power to carry out my own eating and drinking.

The noble lord was flabbergasted by the comment, and the group beside him covered their mouths and snickered.

Merwyn Cage had a rather eccentric temper, and he was traditionally known for his love of sniping at others His eccentricity had caused everyone who approached him to suffer. In recent years, as he’s gotten older, he’s gotten much less of this problem, but he still has the occasional attack.

Usually when he has one, it means he’s in a bad mood and is a little anxious.

Very few people could make him anxious anymor

So when Merwyn Cage spoke like this, all the nobles immediately understood that the current Lord Sanctuary was in a bad mood, and everyone had better stay away from him.

Maeron, Cage suddenly said, What did Verris say?

A gold-robed archmage replied, He said he has a way to force Ethan out, but he needs us to give him enough time and a chance to play. He told us not to rush, and to wait for the specific actions until the Purple Loran Song and Dance Troupe comes out. He asked that he be guaranteed freedom of movement and that all of us act at his command.

Hmph. Cage grunted.

He’s a connoisseur when it comes to capture, so it’s understandable that he’s got a big mouth.

Cage’s narrowed his eyes, Who’s in charge of aiding him?

It’s Fallows.

It’s him, well, the lad’s not bad, have him keep an eye on the perimeter by the way. Cage said casually, but the feeling of unease in his heart remained, how it could not be waved away.

On the other end of the large circular platform, Ethan had the same feeling of unease.

Things were so marvelous sometimes, you count on me, I count on you, and on this day of many roles and many performances, even Ethan was just a supporting character. He always felt like something was out of his control, beyond his understanding.

Brian, keep an eye on Verris for me and report to me as soon as he moves.

Is that necessary? We’ve planned this perfectly.

I don’t know. Ethan shook his head, But there is no perfect plan in this world, one must be careful of surprises.

There are good and bad surprises, and they don’t always show up one way or the other.

That’s right, there’s good and bad. Ethan grinned.

No sooner had he spoken than the first accident had occurred.

A shout startled everyone.

YaelisGavran!

The crowd looked startled in the direction of the source of the sound, only to see a young warrior pushing his way out of the crowd and towards Ethan.

Dalan? exclaimed Querida, covering her mouth.

It was none other than that young master Dalan of the Jareth family who was defeated by Ethan last time at the Misty Hidden Castle.

His body was exploding with a huge Dou Qi energy, showing that his cultivation had already made another breakthrough compared to before.

Dalan came to Ethan’s body in large strides, Young Master YaelisGavran, I am glad to see you are still alive. I lost to you last time, but this time, I hereby ask you for a duel again.

The white gloves were thrown at Ethan’s feet.

Ethan’s eyes stared at the white glove for a moment, then slowly raised his head, Young Master Dalan? What is this for?

I was displeased to lose to you last time. As a samurai, there should be a samurai’s way of dueling. Your speculative fighting methods won’t come in handy here. I’m sure I can beat you this time. It has to do with the honor of the Jareth family. My grandfather’s reputation can’t be lost because of his grandson!

Ethan smiled coldly as he shook his head, A samurai offering a duel invitation to a commoner is in itself an insult to his own honor, and even if you defeat me, you are not honorable.

That is my business!Dalan yelled, I’m going to kill you and get my Querida back.

Querida angrily said, Dalan, don’t you dream, you won’t get me even if you win. And I have to remind you, this is not your territory, this is the Royal Amphitheater. His Majesty the Emperor is about to arrive, do you wish to kill a nobleman in front of the Emperor’s eyes?

A nobleman? Dalan laughed, Does he deserve it? He doesn’t even have a knighthood.The Gavran family is a bunch of thugs, they don’t even deserve to be called nobles.

Actually, there already is. Querida sighed, His Majesty the Emperor will be enthroning Mr. Brian Gavran today, granting him a hereditary baronetcy, so you can’t do anything to them.

What do you mean? Dalan was taken aback.

Ethan gave Dalan a cold look, So, Lord Dalan, I’m afraid I’m going to have to disappoint you, because I have enough reasons to refuse your offer of a duel.

You are a coward! Dalan yelled, You cannot refuse my request for a duel or I will let the entire city know of your display of cowardice!

Ethan was a bit enraged.

It was the first time he had ever seen someone so ungrateful.

Maybe this kid should be taught a lesson, Ethan thought.

He was about to speak when suddenly there was a commotion from the crowd.

Look over there! Someone shouted, pointing down.

Many people followed the direction of the man’s finger and looked downward, only to see a large number of cavalry suddenly appearing in the distance and driving aggressively towards the area.

Is it His Majesty the Emperor’s guards? Someone asked.

Not quite. The experienced person immediately said, How could His Majesty’s honor guard use a charging formation? And that’s not the armor of a ceremonial guard.

Silver armor with flowery helmets and blood sacrifice crests, it’s the Holy Church’s Knights! Someone shouted, It’s the Holy Knights of the Church of the Holy Spirit!

No, it’s the Knights of Light! Someone amended this.

Gods above, how could the Knights of Radiance be here? Could there be a pagan presence here?

What the world called the Holy Knights was actually a generic term. Whether it was the Knights of Radiance, the Knights of Glory or the Guardian Knights, they were actually all Holy Knights. But the biggest difference between the Knights of Radiance and the other two was that they were the active attacking force of the Church of the Holy Spirit, and as long as it was where they went, it was bound to be a bloody mess. The Holy Knights that people often referred to were actually the Knights of the Shining.

Wherever the Knights of Light appeared, there would be pagans, and wherever they appeared, there would be bloody killings, and this concept had long been deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

At this moment, outside the Royal Amphitheater, the sudden appearance of a large number of Knights of the Shining Knights had indeed startled everyone.

Everyone, don’t mess around! Let’s see what’s going on. A middle-aged white-haired nobleman roared out. His name was Padraic, a general of the Reims Empire, a martial noble who had retired from the front lines due to old age, but his prestige was still there.

Lord Harlem, why did the people from the Knights of Light suddenly come over?Someone asked Padraic.

Hari proudly said, Perhaps it’s to celebrate His Majesty’s birthday.

Having the Knights of Light come to wish you a birthday? That’s not like the Holy Church, those Holy Knights are only responsible for delivering death.

I’m well aware of that. Harlin waved his hand impatiently, There’s no need to rush, everyone, my man is right outside, he’s a very capable man, he’ll soon get the situation straightened out.

The old general didn’t brag, when the Knights of Light rushed to the outskirts of the amphitheater, they slowly dispersed, and it looked like they were forming a closed encirclement of the Royal Amphitheater, at this time, a young fellow also hurriedly pushed through the crowd to come to Harlem’s side.

My lord, the matter has been probed clearly.

Speak, what exactly happened? Harlin asked proudly.

It’s Lord Taelis of the Knights of Glory personally leading a team over, mainly by a Knights of Glory squad, people hundreds of people or so, in addition there are also four hundred auxiliary knights of the Knights of Glory, they claimed to have come to capture the heretic Ethan. have ordered the Holy Church congregation to put the entire amphitheater on a full blockade, no one is allowed to enter or exit freely.

At the name Taelis, everyone panicked.

Taelis?How did that madman get here? People were crossing their fingers and ears.

It looked like the Purge’s name was even more frightening than Ethan

What about His Majesty the Emperor? Harlem also looked colored up. The old noble was more or less aware of the Shining Knights’ style of action.

His Imperial Majesty’s caravan was stopped on the road to the amphitheater, and Taelis is personally dealing with His Imperial Majesty. The young man replied.

How dare Taelis even stop His Majesty’s convoy? This is too much!

What would the Holy Religion’s divine favorites not dare to do? In the name of the gods, all supreme beings must give in.

Watch your words, don’t say blasphemous words again, this is advice for you.

, some fear, some panic, some anger ……

On the contrary, it was Ethan who was intrigued, not by the arrival of Taelis, but by the young lad under Harlem, who seemed quite shrewd and capable of prying out this much information in such a short time, and who, without orders from his master, did everything automatically and spontaneously.

That young man is good, a talent. Ethan said to Perric.

You want him? Perric immediately understood what Ethan meant.

Talent is the greatest asset in any era. Ethan said lightly.

Perric nodded, I’ll find someone to feel out that young man and see if I can get him for you. But we have a problem now, a big one.

What?

Taelis is coming after you, he’s blocking off all the places, I’m worried that guy won’t be able to make it out unscathed I’m afraid.

Zaelin? flinched Ethan.

Perric nodded.

Ethan groaned|in pain, I knew …… I knew there would always be accidents that disrupt our plans.

What now? Perric was at his wits end.

Ethan was about to speak when not far away Dalan roared up again, YaelisGavran, duel me! Be a man and don’t back down!

Ethan and Perric’s eyes light up at the same time.

Ethan looks at Dalan, then asks Perric, What do you think of him?

Perric hesitates a bit, A bit risky, but not necessarily unfeasible.

Then he’s the one, we have no other choice. Ethan said flatly.

As his words fell, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in the distance.

Everyone looked in the direction where the explosion came from at the same time, only to see that in the north of Windington, the Arcane Tower, which had once towered high and attracted the worship of countless people, representing the sacred status of the magicians, unexpectedly collapsed in that huge explosion, stirring up the smoke in the sky, and transforming into the giant face of a god of death in the sky.

Chapter 3

Windington Meteor Avenue.

The royal caravan, which was supposed to be majestic and smooth all the way, was cut off halfway down the road.

This scene can also be said to be a rare sight in a hundred years.

Emperor Faelis was sitting on a gorgeous carriage engraved with a bloody rose pattern, his aged face already covered with a thick layer of frost.

If it wasn’t known in advance that this emperor had just turned forty-six this year, I’m afraid that no one would have thought that the emperor’s honorable face would look like this, and that he looked like an old man in his sixties or seventies.

Wither Bone Disease is a very strange and rare disease, it can make the bones of a person’s body become fragile and weak, and when it develops to the final stage, the person who has this disease can only lie on the bed and do not even have the strength to stand up.

The alchemists of the imperial palace had researched some medicines that could alleviate the symptoms for the emperor, at the cost of a great overdraft of his life, and it was an irreversible behavior. In terms of physical development, at forty-six, Emperor Faelis had indeed reached the advanced age of about seventy.

The disease had made Faelis VI suspicious and irritable, short-tempered and prone to murder

It had been a long time since anyone dared to stand in front of him.

Unexpectedly, today, someone dared to stop his carriage.

Taelis, sitting high on his lightning chasing horse, blocked Emperor Faelis’ carriage, looking stubborn and proud, not the least bit afraid of the Emperor’s anger.

He did have something to be proud of, becoming a Chosen Warrior of the Church of the Holy Spirit at the age of sixteen, stepping out of the Holy Church at the age of twenty, becoming the twelfth Chosen Warrior in the history of the Church to complete his training in the Holy Church before his twentieth birthday, and becoming the Vice-Captain of the Order of the Radiant Knights three years later That same year, he broke onto Iron Blood Island single-handedly and slaughtered the entire island totaling over three hundred people in one breath. Two years later, Taelis managed to kill Alinson, who was the head of the Dark Knights of the Church of the Celestial Calamity. Despite the fact that he did so with the help of two holy priests, Taelis became famous for his actions.

Throughout the years, as long as Taelis was at work, there was no mission that could not be accomplished.

This man is fierce, brutal, crazy, and his pride comes not only from the power of the Church and his own strength, but also from the deep religious fervor in his heart. Faith can soothe one’s soul, or it can drive one insane, and Taelis is a typical example of the latter. In his eyes, all worldly beings should make way for the gods, even the Emperor.

His over-the-top thinking is quite criticized even within the Church of the Holy Spirit, and in the words of the Pope: Taelis is a good sword and a mad dog who won’t listen. You can send him to do anything you’re not fit to step in for, but never expect him to be of help to you politically. Quite the contrary, while sending him out on a mission, you have to be prepared for him to finish the job only to leave a mess behind, ready to wipe his ass.

It was for this reason that Taelis could only ever be a deputy head, not a full head, though his fierce reputation made everyone who heard his name tremble

Taelis, meet His Majesty, Emperor Faelis. Taelis gave a clerical salute to Emperor Faelis, indicating that the clergy were not in charge of secular power.

Vaelyn, the star warrior, was the one who accompanied the Emperor today, and he was not seen to make much of a move, as the man had suddenly appeared and stood between Emperor Faelis and Hammy Baiton, which effectively prevented Taelis from approaching

Lord Taelis, we know you’ve come to Windington, and if you want to capture Ethan, we won’t stop you, as we’re looking everywhere for him ourselves. But you are not at liberty to block the carriage of His Majesty the Emperor.

Taelis said proudly, Lord Vaelyn, I know what people like you think of me. You can think I’m arrogant, you can think I’m cocky, but you can’t think I’m stupid. Do you really think I don’t know what kind of deal was made between the Lance Empire and Ethan? Do you really think I can’t figure out what’s going on? Of course, it was an unseemly bow, so you’ve maintained your search for him on the surface, but in reality you’ve long since withdrawn from any real action. In that case, why don’t we do it for you?

Vaelyn froze.

On the surface, his siege of the Royal Amphitheater, as well as his obstruction of the Emperor’s carriage was an unprecedented act of provocation, and even the Church of the Holy Spirit could not disregard the sovereignty of another country with such impunity, but who would have thought that behind Taelis’ bravado, there was no lack of subtlety in his mind as well.

He was well aware of his Lance Empire’s attitude towards Ethan - scornful of him, fearful of him, and wanting to get rid of him.

Due to the alliance between the Jaeranians and Ethan, the Lance Empire had to make a low profile in order to avoid the alchemy that could have a major impact from flowing to other countries and cultivating a powerful enemy. But behind this bowing down, there was the same deep unwillingness.

Taelis saw this, so he dared to be arrogant and do what no one dared to do. Not only was there capital behind his arrogance, there was also a speculation of his opponent’s psychology.

Your Excellency Taelis, is your action the intention of His Holiness the Pope, or is it your own personal intention?

By sending me, His Holiness the Pope has given me carte blanche to do as I please; you may consider it my own will, or you may see it as His Holiness’ will. Of course, I take it more so: it is God’s will! Taelis’s voice was strong, with a tone that brooked no doubt.

Vaelyn took a few steps backward and came to Emperor Faelis’ side: Your Majesty, what do you think should be done about this matter?

The old emperor’s voice was somber, What does he intend to do?

Vaelyn looked back at Taelis, We need to know what action you intend to take.

My men have launched a full siege of the Royal Amphitheater and are conducting a close search for Ethan. With the exception of women, and children who can be spared, everyone, especially teenagers, will be kept in the amphitheater for the time being. We will be checking the identity of each and every one of them.

And if they are not found?

Then we’ll check them one by one until we find them No one will be allowed to leave until Ethan is found. Anyone who dares to leave without permission will all be considered Ethan and will be killed on the spot!

Taelis’s reply was full of ferociousness.

On this issue, the Church of the Holy Spirit’s attitude was obvious, even if they killed 10,000 people by mistake, they would never let a suspect go.

Even so, Taelis already felt that he was very enlightened, knowing that his previous idea was to directly kill all of them, and if not for the Archbishop’s repeated discouragement, he might have really done so.

This is the essential difference between the Church and the State. The state honors the emperor, and the church honors the gods. The deity can be eternal, the emperor cannot. That’s why the state can be changed, the church can’t, and the faith can’t change. When a Lance Empire falls, a new country will naturally rise. The church wouldn’t care which country rose, as long as the people of that country still believed in the Church of the Holy Spirit and believed in them, that would be enough.

So the relationship between the church and the empire is like the relationship between a termite and a tree; the former gnaws on the latter, but doesn’t care what happens to the latter. The big deal is that if this tree falls, it will be replaced by another one, and occasionally one can still sing on the branches that I am the master of this big tree.

Of course, this is to stand in the perspective of personal interests to consider the issue, if from the political aspect, this kind of thing can only think, but not really do, otherwise it will inevitably cause a big wave. However, in Taelis’s case, political issues were never something he needed to think about.

He only knew one thing: to clean up any existence that was harmful to the church, especially a figure like Ethan who could influence the political situation of the country, he was absolutely not allowed to stay in this world. Even if he had to bury a large number of innocents to do so, it would still be worth it.

Therefore, when he said the above words very generously, he felt that he had already been extremely generous, and the other party should even be grateful for God’s grace.

Vaelyn, however, thought differently, and exclaimed, This is crazy! There are tens of thousands of people in the amphitheater and thousands of nobles, what do you want? Wipe out all the imperial officials?

That is why it is still necessary for Your Majesty to send manpower to assist in the process. Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Emperor, as long as you can prove your identity and it is indeed correct, we will release all of them. Taelis replied indifferently, But anyone who can’t prove their identity, or the proof is not strong enough and their identity is suspicious, will be killed!

His Majesty the Emperor will not agree to such a request! Vaelyn said angrily.

No! Faelis suddenly raised his voice, I agree, let them investigate!Vaelyn, you take three thousand guards to assist the Holy Knights, make sure to find Ethan, then …… execute him on the spot!

As the words fell, the sound of booming and falling steps came from the distance.

The crowd looked north at the same time, and they were seeing the shocking change when the Arcane Tower coll

——- The collapse of the Arcane Tower was like the outbreak of a magnitude ten earthquake in Windington, shaking everyone’s mind and soul.

Countless citizens looked northward together, dumbfounded at the smoke-filled place.

The place where the world once admired and worshipped rose up in a huge cloud of smoke, the fragments on the tower scattered like snowflakes, and the residents in the neighborhood ran for their lives in fear. The flames burned brightly, and from time to time the sound of splintering explosions and deafening rumbles could be clearly heard even from miles away.

No one within a radius of dozens of miles did not see this spectacular collapse, people ran around and asked what had happened.

The Arcane Tower collapsed, and the glory that symbolized the status and dignity of a magician collapsed, like a resounding slap in the face of Merwyn Cage.

Royal Amphitheater, ring platform.

Merwyn Cage gritted her teeth and burst out these words, Ethan……Ethan, you are ruthless!

Indeed ruthless enough.

Back then, the Lance people were poor 50,000 strong, took three years, spent countless money and food, and built this tower that symbolizes the glory of the magician, they believe that magic can bring people a good life, and can protect their homeland peace from invasion, they worship this mysterious and huge power, and are willing to die for it.

They worshiped this mysterious and immense power, and werThis belief was like faith, rooted in everyone’s heart.

However, today, it collapsed, and fell down in the eyes of countless people. The fall of the Arcane Tower also shattered the belief in the sanctity and invincibility of wizards in the hearts of countless people.

Ethan used his actions to tell those high and mighty wizards that as long as he wanted to, he could make wizards even more worthless.

Don’t push me! That’s what Ethan wants to say, no one will ever try to force me to do what I don’t want to do, and for that reason, he is not afraid to go to war.

He wasn’t afraid of the Lance Empire, so what’s the big deal about offending another Wizard’s Guild?

Verris! shouted Merwyn Cage angrily.

All the wizards in the ring platform simultaneously started looking for Verris.

However Verris disappeared into thin air.

Just vanished without a trace.

Ethan also noticed the apparition, he looked down and asked Perric, Where is Verris?

I don’t know, they were there just now. When the Sacred Knights rushed over, all of them paid attention to looking outside, and then the Arcane Tower collapsed, everyone was attracted to it, no one noticed where Verris went.

Damn it! Ethan stomped his foot angrily, I told you to keep an eye on him!

My fault. Perric apologized.

Ethan looked around for Verris but just couldn’t find him, had the guy slipped away when he saw the opportunity?

No, not really.

Then why did he suddenly run away?

Was it because the Arcane Tower collapsed?

No, that’s not it.

Ethan was confused.

Just then, the crystal ball in his arms suddenly rang.

Ethan beckoned, and Querida and Perric and Brielle came over at the same time to surround him in a ball, blocking the others’ view

Ethan took out the crystal ball, and sure enough, it was a message from Freya.

Her face was filled with urgency, Ethan, it’s not good.

What’s wrong?

I just inquired, Aelric was imprisoned by Her Highness before his death.Daeris rushed into the prison and killed Aelric, the guards received orders not to intervene, and it came from the royal family.That means ……

This was an action tacitly authorized by the Emperor?

Yes. Freya replied appalled.

Understood. Ethan nodded.Faelis VI really didn’t bow down that easily. He must have informed Merwyn Cage about the magical tattoo and then deliberately connived to have the Arcane Tower turn on himself. His bowing down and begging for peace were all superficial gestures.

What he really thought, in fact, was: what he couldn’t get for himself, no one else would ever want to get either.

But Faelis was smart this time, he didn’t do it himself, but chose to use a borrowed