Chapter 182: Killing a Late-Stage First Circle

Karl stepped on the ground, fleeing wildly, his speed so fast that he was like a winding, twisting black lightning bolt.

In a few flashes,

he was about to disappear from sight.

The petrification technique of the Transforming Serpent had not killed him.

With the protection of Thunder God’s Wrath, unless it was a high-level sudden death judgment spell, nothing would work on him.

Moreover…

When the petrification spell was activated, he used the resistance of the giant shield in his hand to take the opportunity to dodge back into the Divine Domain Fragment. The spell had not even landed on him.

The giant shield was destroyed,

but he was fine!

However, being treated like a monkey and almost truly encountering danger, he had to take revenge no matter what.

“Chase him!”

“Get the thing back!”

Gould’s forehead veins bulged as he roared loudly.

He had backstabbed his friend for the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine, so naturally, he would not watch as the thing that was about to be in his hands was snatched away.

Immediately, his figure flashed as he was about to rush towards Karl, but a broken figure blocked his path.

“You faithless bastard.” Clemens roared through gritted teeth:

“Go to hell!”

First-Circle Spell ━ Crystal Sword!

Long swords formed from converging ice crystals appeared out of thin air. The cold, sharp aura was overwhelming, shooting towards him.

“Faith?”

Gould’s face was filled with disdain:

“My friend, do you think you have the right to talk about me?”

His figure flashed repeatedly to dodge the attacks. Just as he was about to go around, his heart skipped a beat, and a sense of crisis surged.

Danger!

Clemens was, after all, a late-stage First-Circle Wizard. Having lived for nearly two hundred years, how could he not have any trump cards?

Under the circumstances of being severely injured and on the verge of death, he no longer had his previous scruples.

Soul Giant Arrow!

This was a spell activated by burning the power of the soul. It was a method of mutual destruction, and its power was extremely terrifying.

Not good!

Gould’s heart pounded wildly.

‘Clemens knows he won’t survive today, so he wants to take me with him. He’s trying to die together!’

Although he had some tricks up his sleeve, he was, after all, a mid-stage First-Circle. Facing a desperate late-stage First-Circle, he immediately found himself in a dangerous situation.

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On the hilltop.

The head of the Pero Family frowned as he looked at the scene below, his eyes flickering slightly as he quickly made a decision.

“Dunn.”

“Yes.”

“You go after that Connie and bring back the thing. I’ll help Mr. Gould deal with Clemens.”

“Yes!”

The Pero Family had mobilized almost all of their members this time to kill Clemens and to establish a good relationship with Gould.

As for the Ghost-Faced Blood Vine…

it was secondary.

Moreover, Dunn was the only late-stage First-Circle Wizard in the family besides him, so he was enough to retrieve the item.

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Escape!

Escape quickly!

Karl charged ahead with his head down, running all the way.

Gould was being held back by Clemens.

To prevent being discovered, the Pero Family had hidden themselves some distance away from the Nameless Snake Valley.

And the direction he had chosen to break through had few people, so theoretically, he did not have to worry about being…

Huh?

“Connie!”

Bernie’s voice came from behind:

“Leave the thing behind, and you will be a friend of the Pero Family. This time it was Clemens who deceived you, it has nothing to do with us.”

“Humph!”

Karl snorted softly as his speed increased again.

The other party had not chosen to chase after the escaped Nina, so it seemed that the thing in his hand was truly valuable.

“You can’t escape.”

Bernie’s voice was eerie, and the distance was getting closer and closer:

“Even if you escape from my hands, so what? Once you return to the Dream Market, you still won’t be able to escape.”

“Heh…”

“Since you don’t want to be friends, then go to hell!”

His eyes narrowed, and his speed suddenly increased by a fold, appearing behind Karl in a flash of lightning.

He lightly raised the staff in his hand.

First-Circle Spell ━ Water Tornado!

“Roar!”

The dense water elements in the forest rapidly converged, instantly transforming into a water dragon over ten meters long.

The water dragon roared to the sky, pouncing forward.

This spell was definitely not just for show. Every drop of water inside the water dragon contained a powerful destructive force.

A Legendary Knight?

In the face of this power, a single roll could tear them into pieces!

At the same level, a wizard who was skilled at borrowing external forces was much stronger than a Legendary Knight. This was common sense.

Moreover, he was a mid-stage First-Circle Wizard.

“Swish!”

Facing the incoming water dragon, Karl suddenly turned around. His flesh and blood tightened in an instant, and he lightly raised his hands.

Holy Demon Transformation!

Thousand Buddha Hands!

The Bronze Body achieved through the Holy Demon Transformation allowed him to crash into the incoming water dragon, remaining unharmed despite the water flow eroding him.

He was indeed a Legendary Knight.

But Bernie did not know that Karl was a late-stage Legendary Knight.

His hands formed a seal, and the vast power within his body converged into his palms in an instant, fiercely striking forward.

“Bang!”

The terrifying force directly shattered the water dragon.

The supreme focus and wisdom contained within the Thousand Buddha Hands suppressed the wizard’s mental power, heading straight for his face.

The Buddha had an angry glare.

A trace of absentmindedness flashed in Bernie’s eyes, but he immediately struggled free, and various defensive spiritual lights emerged all at once.

The next instant.

Karl’s hands were like indestructible blades, and all the defensive spiritual lights in front of him shattered one after another.

“Bang!”

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The palm print pressed tightly against Bernie’s chest, and a vast force surged, directly blasting his body into two pieces.

Flesh, blood, and internal organs flew everywhere.

“A mid-stage First-Circle?”

Karl took a step back to avoid the flying flesh and blood, shaking his head lightly:

“If I was at a distance, it might have been a bit troublesome, but at such a close distance, I am not afraid of even a late-stage First-Circle.”

As he spoke, he quickly collected the spoils and was about to leave.

“Bernie!”

Just as he was about to turn around, a roar filled with anger came from afar, and his body immediately tightened.

First-Circle Spell ━ Water Element Binding!

He did not know when.

Water chains formed from converging water streams appeared nearby, like a large net, trapping him firmly in the center.

Huh?

Karl’s expression darkened slightly.

A late-stage First-Circle!

Besides the family head, the Pero Family actually had another late-stage First-Circle Wizard.

However, the other party should have just broken through recently, as their mental pressure was far less powerful than Clemens’.

“Diamond Seal!”

His hands formed a seal, and Karl roared softly:

“Open!”

“Bang!”

A massive force erupted, and the spell binding him was instantly shattered, causing the expression of the person who had come to change slightly.

A late-stage Legendary Knight?

The information was wrong. When did such an expert come to the Dream Market? No wonder he dared to snatch the things that two major families had their eyes on.

“You actually killed Bernie!”

Suspended high in the air, Dunn’s facial muscles twitched:

“You’re courting death!”

Bernie was the most promising wizard in the family in recent decades to become a late-stage First-Circle, and much hope had been placed on him.

Now…

First-Circle Spell ━ Dark Water Spear!

The sky suddenly darkened, and the clouds overhead turned pitch black. A water spear over a meter long descended from the sky.

Karl looked up and saw a dense, rain-like barrage of attacks.

“Drink!”

“Heavenly Wolf Phantom Demon Fist!”

Battle aura howled out, transforming into a giant wolf that charged towards Dunn, where he was, while withstanding the water spears in the sky.

Heavenly Wolf Speed!

Phantom Demon Bewitchment!

Ordinary wizards would never be able to withstand this attack, but this time the target was a late-stage First-Circle Wizard.

Dunn’s eyes only rippled, and then his body flashed, and over a dozen afterimages appeared out of thin air.

Each afterimage was lifelike and indistinguishable from the real one.

Water Doppelganger!

“Bang!”

Several water doppelgangers were bitten through by the giant wolf, turning into water streams that wrapped around Karl. The other doppelgangers all raised their hands.

Binding!

Instantly.

Chains appeared out of thin air, one end connected to Karl’s body, and the other end held in the hands of the doppelgangers.

First-Circle Spell ━ Boiling!

“Hmm!”

Karl grunted, feeling as if the water within his body was uncontrollably pouring outwards.

In just the time it took to breathe, he felt an extreme weakness assault his heart.

Most of the human body was made of water. Severe dehydration was something even a Legendary Knight could not withstand.

Water-based spells were not only able to manipulate the water elements in the air, but they could also directly extract water from the human body.

Precious Orb Seal!

If a person is a precious orb, they are flawless and without leaks.

His hands formed a Buddha seal, and the loss of water within Karl’s body immediately stopped. At the same time, his figure swayed, and arms reached out from his back, striking towards the doppelgangers in the field.

“Huh?”

Dunn’s face showed surprise:

“Bloodline Magic!”

This method of dividing and twisting the body could only be performed by a Bloodline Wizard, and with a high degree of bloodline fusion.

Before the surprise could fade, an extreme sense of panic surged into his heart.

Second-Circle Spell ━ Aura of Fear!

Even a late-stage First-Circle Wizard could not help but have their mind waver in the face of the Abyssal Squid’s innate spell.

By the time he recovered.

He had already lost sight of Karl’s figure.

Instead, twelve huge pillars had appeared around him, along with a dense fog that enveloped the area.

“Huff…”

Appearing at the outer edge of the Twelve Zodiac Palaces, Karl let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and shook his head lightly:

“The mental power of a late-stage First-Circle Wizard is too terrifying, and their spell power is even more powerful. If I can’t get close to launch a sneak attack, my chances of winning right now are not high.”

“Luckily…”

“It’s not like I don’t have any tricks up my sleeve!”

After this period of exploration, he was already able to simply manipulate the Twelve Zodiac Palaces, although he could not fully control them…

In fact, even Soden had not been able to fully control the Twelve Zodiac Palaces, a marvel that was suspected to be at the third order.

The current Karl could use the Twelve Zodiac Palaces as a magical trap to temporarily trap his enemies.

Even a late-stage First-Circle Wizard, once trapped inside, would not be able to escape in a short period of time.

As expected.

After trying several times, Dunn, who was trapped within the Palaces, slowly stopped moving and looked up at Karl.

Huh?

“You can actually sense my presence.”

Karl shook his head lightly:

“The mental power of a late-stage First-Circle Wizard is indeed powerful, and perhaps the Twelve Zodiac Palaces won’t be able to trap you for long.”

“However…”

“That’s enough!”

His face darkened, and he raised his hand, summoning over a dozen runes, four of which were clearly late-stage First-Order runes.

Chain Fireball!

“Boom!”

“Rumble…”

A deafening roar sounded, and flames that destroyed everything surged continuously within the Twelve Zodiac Palaces.

After a moment.

Karl grabbed a charred corpse and fled towards the distance.