Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Strength

Iron Gate Stance!

With lightning speed, he drew his broadsword and held it horizontally in front of him.

“Clang……”

The arrow collided with the sword, sparks flying. The impact forced Karl to pause momentarily.

“Attack!”

Among the three opponents, the red-haired man lightly waved his arm, his voice cold:

“Kill him!”

The other two lunged forward without a word. Even with the thick ice under their feet, their speed was not hindered in the slightest.

One of them held a spear, his body leaning forward, adjusting his posture to keep the spear tip pointed at Karl’s heart.

Thrust!

This was the most common move for a spearman.

A longer weapon had its advantages. The spear, combined with the user’s body weight, could easily pierce through the body of a beast with a single, accelerated thrust.

Fast!

Accurate!

Ruthless!

Although he wasn’t a knight squire, the power of this thrust was no less than that of an ordinary knight squire.

The other person held a long saber, pacing back and forth to accelerate his charge, his eyes fixed on Karl, ready to attack at any moment.

Compared to the killers and Fire Thieves of Signo City, the people here were clearly more adept at killing.

Or rather……

They were battle-hardened and experienced.

“Clang!”

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

Karl swung his broadsword to block the spear, his body twisting to collide head-on with the saber-wielding man.

The immense force shattered the ice beneath their feet, shards of ice flying and dancing as the three figures intertwined.

Fury Strike!

“Bang!”

One man stumbled backward.

Seizing the opportunity, Karl’s eyes narrowed.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Minor Force Field!

An invisible force field materialized, instantly enveloping the area, causing the two charging men to change their expressions drastically.

Under the influence of the force field, their movement speed changed, their attacks were hindered, and the previously seamless coordination between them faltered.

“Rune…”

“Pfft!”

Before one of them could finish his sentence, a broadsword swept past, sending his head flying high. Blood spurted from his severed neck, spraying over a foot into the air.

Slash!

Karl’s face was cold as he seized the opportunity to strike with Fury Cleave.

“Pfft!”

The saber-wielding man’s chest split open, and he staggered back with a scream.

Just as Karl was about to press his advantage, his expression suddenly changed, and he lunged to the side, rolling to evade an attack.

As he rolled away, a fireball the size of a human head flew past the spot where he had been standing, smashing heavily into a wall.

Prolonged exposure to the bitter cold and freezing temperatures had made the wall as hard as steel. Even a sword strike would only leave a shallow mark.

Now……

The fireball slammed into the wall, exploding with a roar. A hole was blasted through the wall, the ice and snow melting away.

If it had hit a person, even a knight squire, they would have been turned to charcoal on the spot.

What kind of power was this?

Wizardry?

His heart pounding, Karl didn’t hesitate for a moment. He flipped over and lunged towards the red-haired man.

It was he who had conjured the fireball just now.

Unlike the others he had encountered in Black City…

The red-haired man’s clothes were luxurious, his hair smooth and clean, even his leather boots were spotless. His status was likely different from the others.

“Swish!”

Facing the charging Karl, the red-haired man didn’t choose to “cast a spell.” Instead, he drew a broadsword from his waist, the blade trembling as he swung it, creating several afterimages.

This speed……

Knight Squire!

And definitely not one who had just advanced.

“Ha!”

Karl let out a low shout, his speed increasing once more.

Combat Technique ━ Gale Slash!

Four afterimages materialized, joining the actual broadsword. Five sword shadows instantly enveloped the opponent.

With the added assistance of the Zero-Circle Spell ━ Minor Force Field, the air within a radius of several meters seemed to stagnate slightly.

“Clink……”

“Clang!”

The sounds of metal clashing were as rapid as a downpour.

The red-haired man clearly hadn’t expected the invisible force field. His expression changed drastically, but his movements remained steady.

“Clang……”

He blocked it!

Although the red-haired man was clearly struggling, he managed to withstand the onslaught with his solid foundation.

“Hmph!”

With a flick of his sword, the two collided in mid-air.

Suddenly…

A bright light flashed, blindingly bright to those who lived in the perpetual darkness of Black City.

Light Spell!

The red-haired man instinctively closed his eyes, then realized the danger.

Damn it!

“Pfft!”

The broadsword swept across, carving a long gash across the red-haired man’s abdomen. Karl twisted his body and struck again, ending the man’s life.

Dead!

Karl stood with his sword in hand, breathing heavily, his gaze fixed on the last man standing.

The heavily injured saber-wielding man.

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Moments later…

Three bodies lay sprawled on the ground, their warm blood flowing freely. Karl’s face was pale.

The people of Black City were incredibly fierce.

Even when at a clear disadvantage, they would fight back with everything they had. They were different from the Fire Thieves, those fanatical believers.

They were brutal and ruthless, treating human life like grass.

Not just the lives of others, but their own as well. Perhaps it was the environment of Black City that had shaped their personalities.

“Huh?”

After searching the red-haired man’s body, Karl looked puzzled:

“No magic items?”

He hadn’t forgotten that the man had “cast a spell” during their fight.

When a wizard apprentice cast a spell, there would be a fluctuation of mental power. Ordinary people couldn’t sense it, but as a fellow wizard apprentice, he wouldn’t have missed it.

There had been no obvious mental fluctuation just now. This could only happen when magic items were used to cast spells.

But…

There were no magic items on the body.

“Strange.”

Rubbing his chin, Karl’s eyes flickered. He bent down and removed all the clothes from the red-haired man’s body.

Then…

His gaze fell on the corpse’s left arm.

“Swish!”

“Pfft!”

The broadsword fell, severing the arm at the shoulder. He wrapped the arm in a piece of cloth and quickly left before anyone else arrived.

Moments later…

Several figures appeared on the scene.

“Red-Hair is dead.”

A man crouched beside the corpse, his voice muffled:

“The killer was swift and clean. He killed three people in a short time. He’s definitely a master among knight squires.”

“He also took Red-Hair’s rune.”

The person examining the body looked up, revealing a delicate face:

“Big Brother, does the Sickle Gang have such a master?”

A tall, burly figure stood in the distance, like a giant bear. He shook his head slightly at her words.

“No.”

He clenched his fist:

“All five leaders of the Sickle Gang, including Golan, died by my hand.”

“Then it was someone else.” The woman shrugged. Although it was a companion who had died, there was no sympathy in her expression.

“Red-Hair was really unlucky to run into a master like that.”

“Investigate.”

The burly man said in a muffled voice:

“Whoever killed a member of our Brotherhood will pay the price.”

“Yes.”

The woman nodded and let out a low whistle.

Instantly…

The surrounding earth trembled as rats scurried out from dark corners, sniffing the ground before scattering in all directions.

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Divine Domain Fragment.

Karl took a large-caliber glass container from the pile of items and filled it with the preservation fluid used for experiments.

Finally…

He placed the red-haired man’s arm inside.

He had specifically brought back the arm not because of some strange fetish, but for the patterns on it.

“Spell model?”

Karl rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

The patterns on the arm were complex and bizarre. Looking at them for too long would make one dizzy. They resembled a spell model.

“The red-haired man wasn’t a wizard apprentice and didn’t have any magic items. If he could cast spells, it should be because of these patterns. I wonder if I can analyze them.”

Analyzing spell models was a required subject for wizards.

Otherwise, if you obtained a magic item, how would you know how to activate it or what spells it contained?

It all required analysis.

However, for a novice, analyzing a spell model was no easy task, even for a relatively simple spell.

“Could it be that wizardry also exists in the Other World?”

“Hmm…”

“Or maybe it’s called a rune!”

Karl had also heard about runes, but he only interacted with people from the lower rungs of society and knew very little about them.

“Perhaps…”

Karl pondered:

“I should spend more time exploring Black City.”

He was no longer the ordinary person who had to be cautious when facing an unknown world.

He was now a knight squire and a wizard apprentice with considerable strength.

The red-haired man was no weakling. He had managed to withstand his Combat Technique even under the influence of the force field. Even if he wasn’t as strong as Dana, he should be close. Yet, he had still been slain by Karl.

So…

Karl’s strength was no less than that of a peak knight squire.

From what he had gathered these days, even the most powerful figures in Black City were only knights. A peak knight squire was already an exceptional master among the various factions.

However, to be safe and to prevent anyone from watching him from the other side, he wasn’t planning to go over there for the next few days. He would wait a while longer.