Chapter 75: Robert
Name: Karl
Constitution: 2.4
Mental Power: 2.02
Source Essence: 0
Profession: Knight, Intermediate Wizard Apprentice
With the help of top-notch breathing techniques and high-quality Beast Pills, the progress of Constitution is still amazing, while Mental Power is relatively slow.
Under the night sky.
Karl transformed into a phantom, flying towards the front.
The Giant Spirit Breathing Technique is not adept at footwork or speed, but it has methods for concealing aura and moving silently.
It’s not difficult for him to avoid the eyes and ears of ordinary people.
Moreover, something seemed to have happened here, many people looked panicked, which also gave Karl an opportunity.
“Where is this?”
The passage in front of him was dark and narrow, filled with an inexplicable aura, and it faintly made him feel alarmed.
It seems that,
Eugene is definitely not just an ordinary police officer!
This place is more like a secret base, an unknown stronghold, and he is a member of it.
“Da da……”
Hurried footsteps sounded.
“Hurry up!”
“Someone broke into the base!”
“……”
Several people ran quickly from behind, shouting non-stop:
“People from the Patrol Headquarters may come to search by force tomorrow, we have to move the things inside first. ”
“Hurry!”
Karl hid in the darkness, touched his chin, and quietly followed behind them.
Not far away, the view brightened, and the field of vision became wider.
This was a space the size of a basketball court, the ground covered with an unknown sticky liquid.
In mid-air.
Huge ‘cocoons’ were hanging, countless thin tubes connecting all the cocoons together.
The ‘cocoons’ swayed from time to time, making strange noises, which were creepy to hear.
On one side of the wall, the pipes connecting the cocoons converged here, dripping dark red liquid.
The liquid eventually flowed into a pool.
The liquid in the pool was churning, several men in white coats scooped up the liquid from time to time and put it into porcelain bottles.
Slime, cocoons, thin tubes, blood-like liquid……
The scene that came into view was full of strangeness, gloom, and eerieness.
“Are these the Purity Potions?” Someone, obviously here for the first time, asked curiously looking at the liquid in the pool:
“After drinking it, can it make people younger?”
“Purity Potion needs virgins to be refined, these are at most imitations. ” Someone shook their head:
“The female workers in the textile factory are all thin and malnourished, and they don’t have enough Life Force to refine Purity Potion, but even imitations are bestsellers, many ladies from wealthy families drink one bottle every day. ”
“Hehe……” One person chuckled:
“If they knew that the so-called nutritional supplements they drank were extracted from the corpses of others, I wonder if they could still swallow it?”
“There won’t be any impact. ” A man in a white coat in the field said:
“Those powerful people are already drinking the blood of living people, otherwise how could they have such a leisurely life now?”
“That’s true!”
“Pfft!”
As they were talking, a strange noise suddenly came from above their heads, a cocoon cracked open for some reason.
“Be careful!”
“Get out of the way!”
“Bang!”
Several people exclaimed, a black shadow fell from the broken cocoon, and fell heavily on the slimy ground.
A person!
Inside the cocoon, there was actually a person!
A naked woman curled up!
No!
It should be said to be a female corpse!
The back of the corpse bulged high, like a huge sarcoma, and the things inside could be vaguely seen.
Spider!
There seemed to be a spider moving non-stop in the sarcoma.
“What a pity!”
The man in the white coat said with regret:
“This corpse originally had hope of cultivating a Spider Woman, and we would also have a bonus at that time. ”
“It’s not possible now. ”
Not all corpses can cultivate Spider Women, in fact, the proportion is pitiful.
Correspondingly.
Every time a Spider Woman is cultivated, they will have a high bonus.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly.
A ball of flame appeared above the cocoon.
The cocoon was flammable and instantly turned into a raging fire, spreading to other places, covering the entire field in the blink of an eye.
The fire illuminated the darkness, and Karl’s figure was also revealed.
“Really…”
“Disgusting!”
Although he only heard a few fragmented words, it was enough to piece together the truth.
The disappearance of the textile factory female workers was indeed related to the people here, they used the missing female workers to refine potions and cultivate Spider Women.
No wonder!
No wonder Eugene was able to find the missing Amy to frame him.
Kidnapping living people to refine potions and cultivate monsters, such an unimaginable method completely disgusted Karl.
An unknown anger also rose from his heart.
His original plan was to leave after dealing with Eugene, to end the personal feud, but now he had an impulse to kill more people to sharpen his weapons.
Sighing and shaking his head, countless sword lights suddenly appeared, and the criss-crossing sword shadows directly enveloped everyone in the field.
Kill!
Only killing can extinguish the nameless fire in his heart.
“Pfft!”
“Pfft, pfft!”
When the sword shadows dissipated, only one survivor was left in the field, and this survivor was of course also his acquaintance.
“It’s you!”
Eugene’s body trembled, his teeth clenched:
“Ka…”
“Did we have a grudge before?” Karl asked indifferently:
“Why did you frame me?”
“You killed my brother!” Eugene stared at him with dead eyes.
“Your brother?” Karl’s eyes showed doubt, then he shook his head, he had killed so many people that he couldn’t even remember, and he didn’t want to know which one was the brother in the other party’s mouth.
“It doesn’t matter!”
“Swish!”
The broadsword swept across, and Eugene’s head flew high.
“Who?”
“Someone else broke in!”
“Get him!”
At this time, the burning flames also attracted other people, a group of people shouted loudly and rushed towards where Karl was.
“Humph!”
Karl adjusted his hood, covering his cheeks, and rushed towards the direction of the sound with his broadsword in hand.
Combat Technique ━ Gale Slash!
Sword shadows appeared again.
The powerful Constitution of 2.4 allowed him to wield a heavy sword weighing dozens of kilograms as if he were wielding straw, seemingly light and effortless, but in fact, the wind was blowing in his face, and the force was fierce.
Instantly.
The figures in front of him were like broken porcelain dolls, shattered under the swing of the sword shadows.
Until……
“Bang!”
Karl’s figure froze.
A burly figure over two meters tall, holding a shield, appeared in front of him, blocking the broadsword.
Knight!
And a knight with extremely strong Constitution.
“How dare you come here to make trouble?” The strong man was clad in heavy armor, holding a shield in one hand and an axe in the other, glaring at him with wide eyes:
“You’re courting death!”
“Heh…”
Karl chuckled softly, this person’s strength was considered good in Black City, but far inferior to Hal, the Captain of Black City.
And he,
Was stronger than when he fought Hal!
“Boom!”
Battle Aura!
A violent aura surged from his body, and his already terrifying power increased even more, the broadsword smashed forward like a heavy hammer.
“Bang!”
One strike,
The shield in front of him trembled violently.
“Bang!”
Another strike,
Cracks appeared on the steel shield under the impact of the broadsword, blood spilled from the corner of the knight holding the shield, and his eyes showed shock, even full of fear.
“Boom!”
The shield shattered.
The knight was also sent flying, smashing through a wall, rolling a few times before completely losing his life.
Karl followed closely behind through the hole, the scene in front of him stunned him.
Huh?
What’s going on?
…………
“Kill!”
“Be careful!”
Dana, holding a long sword, desperately dodged under the siege of a group of Spider Women, swinging her sword from time to time to deliver a few blows.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to attack, but that she couldn’t.
These Spider Women each had six arms, and each hand held a sharp dagger.
Six arms stabbed frantically, the frequency was so fast that even a knight had to be careful.
The key is……
There are too many of them!
And they are not afraid of death at all, even if they are seriously injured, they can still attack recklessly.
For a time,
Several people traveling together were trapped.
“Use Combat Techniques!”
Goff roared:
“Get out of here before the others come!”
Combat Technique ━ Storm Vortex!
The rapidly dancing long sword evoked a storm of sword shadows, instantly engulfing the three Spider Women around him.
“Pfft, pfft!”
Severed limbs and minced meat flew.
Combat Technique ━ Sword Dance!
Combat Technique ━ Vacuum Slash!
Combat Technique ━ Thunder!
…………
For a time, all the knights in the field went all out, and the violent offensive suddenly cleared the Spider Women.
One of them was closest to the gate leading outside, and his face was ecstatic as he accelerated towards the outside.
At this moment.
The ground under his feet shook slightly, like ripples on the surface of water, and countless spikes suddenly emerged.
Zero-Circle Spell ━ Earth Spike!
The flat ground was instantly covered with countless spikes, like a stone forest in the desert, full of murderous intent.
“Pfft!”
Sharp rock spikes drilled out from the ground, directly piercing the knight’s body, blood slowly flowing down the spikes.
“Ugh…”
“Help…help me!”
The knight’s strong Life Force kept him from dying for a while.
But several spikes pierced through his body, including the vital parts of his chest and abdomen, such serious injuries were beyond saving.
“Swish!”
“Swish, swish!”
Robert waved his arms, the soil on the ground gathered and turned into earth spikes that kept shooting out.
The extreme speed and terrifying lethality made even knights afraid to take them head-on.
Zero-Circle Spell ━ Control Earth and Rock!
With the cooperation of the Spider Women, he cast spells to attack from behind, and knights fell into pools of blood one after another.
“Ah!”
One person roared:
“Fight him to the death!”
Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed and he pounced on Robert.
This person’s movement was agile, and his Combat Technique was also a phantom, he dodged the incoming earth spikes and approached.
Then his body stiffened.
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Gravity Protection!
The two rings on Robert’s hand flickered slightly, one released gravity to firmly fix the person in place.
The other…
Titan’s Hammer!
Invisible forces gathered in the air, a giant hammer appeared out of thin air, and slammed down towards the knight.
“Boom!”
The ground trembled.
A knight with physical qualities comparable to a lion or tiger was directly smashed into meat paste by the giant hammer, dead beyond death.
This scene made Goff’s eyes constrict, and his original intention to take the opportunity to sneak attack also died in his stomach.
Escape!
Run away quickly!
Unless it’s a Grand Knight, otherwise he’s definitely no match for Robert!
The blow just now, even a Grand Knight might not be able to withstand it.
“Want to escape?”
His intention could not be hidden from Robert either, he waved his arm lightly, and earth spikes flew out one after another:
“You can’t escape. ”
Escape,
Can’t escape!
Fight!
Useless!
Just by consuming the Spider Women, Robert alone could easily kill everyone present, this is the strength of an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.
“Ah!”
“I surrender, spare me!”
“Pfft!”
Begging for mercy wouldn’t make the other party show mercy, it would only make him die faster.
Taro Sword Da Wu was already covered in blood, his own and the Spider Women’s, his face pale without a trace of blood.
Dana’s body trembled, and she could barely hold the long sword in her hand.
Goff was focused on, with several wounds on his body, he coughed up blood from time to time, his eyes full of despair.
If…
If he hadn’t come, the result would definitely be different.
“Pfft!”
A pain in his abdomen, an earth spike nailed him to the ground, and nearby Spider Women took the opportunity to pounce on him.
“Chief!”
“Be careful!”
The few remaining people protected him in the center, looking at the surrounding Spider Women, and Robert who raised his arm, all of them felt despair.
It’s over!
“Boom!”
At this moment.
The wall not far away shattered, a figure holding a shield rolled to the ground, and had no life left after landing.
Immediately afterwards.
A black shadow jumped into the field.
“Huh?”
Karl was stunned.
This was the scene he saw.
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As a city patrol officer, Karl definitely knew his immediate superior, Goff, not to mention Dana, who was covered in blood.
With a sweep of his gaze, although he didn’t know exactly what had happened, he guessed most of the process.
“Interesting!”
Robert turned his head, looking at the mysterious person who suddenly appeared, a look of surprise in his eyes:
“Someone else came in?”
“It doesn’t matter!”
Shaking his head slightly, he raised an arm and pointed:
“Kill him!”
*Swish!*
*Swish, swish!*
Several nearby Spider Women heard the sound and moved, their spider legs lightly tapping the ground as they rushed towards Karl with astonishing speed.
Their eyes were crimson, brandishing daggers in their hands, hissing from their mouths.
“Ugh…”
Seeing this, Karl frowned slightly, flicking his fingers. He had experience dealing with these things, so even though there were many enemies, he wasn’t panicked.
Light Spell!
The sudden, dazzling light that appeared in front of them made the inherently light-sensitive Spider Women subconsciously close their eyes and scream.
Fire Rune!
Flames swept out, landing on the Spider Women, as if igniting kerosene, the fire suddenly intensified.
In the blink of an eye,
the attacking Spider Women turned into charred pieces of black charcoal.
The Spider Women’s strength was comparable to Knight Squires, and with their six arms, their attack power was considerable, but they had a significant weakness: they were afraid of light and fire.
Casting spells targeting their weaknesses made dealing with them very easy.
“Minor Energy Fireball?”
The methods displayed by the newcomer made Robert’s face darken. His originally confident expression turned serious, and he muttered softly:
“A Wizard Apprentice?”
While speaking, his movements didn’t stop. While Karl was dealing with the Spider Women, his spellcasting was already complete.
Zero-Circle Spell ━ Control Earth and Rock!
The soil on the ground seemed to come alive, twisting and crawling like snakes, and suddenly shot out as it approached Karl.
Instantly,
the soil turned into hard rock spikes, like venomous snakes lurking nearby suddenly baring their fangs.
The same spell, in different hands and under different circumstances, would have various variations.
Like the Fire Rune cast by Karl,
it could be transformed into fireballs, or it could be transformed into sweeping flames. With enough power, it could even evolve into a sea of fire.
The same was true for Control Earth and Rock.
It could be transformed into spikes, used for sneak attacks, or even…
…evolve into a stone whip!
The soil on the ground rolled, some turning into spikes that shot out with piercing whistles, others turning into a long whip, which, under the control of an invisible hand, lashed fiercely at Karl.
*Crack!*
The stone whip fell to the ground, smashing a crack several meters long.
Karl moved nimbly, dodging the incoming rock spikes and stone whips, occasionally shooting out streams of light.
Magic Missile!
“Heh…”
Robert controlled the soil to intercept the Magic Missiles, his serious expression relaxing slightly:
“Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, your Mental Power is quite good, but it’s a pity you didn’t encounter a competent mentor.”
“Your strength…”
“…is too weak!”
“Hmph!” Karl grunted, waving his hand and shooting out a flame, blasting apart the incoming rock spikes.
As a fellow Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, he was indeed weaker than the other.
Robert had only cast one Zero-Circle Spell, and it had almost forced him to reveal all his cards.
And he was quite embarrassed!
What was going on?
Why was the opponent’s spell so powerful and fast? Judging from the intensity of the sensed mental fluctuations, the difference between the two wasn’t that great.
His Mental Power was 2, while the opponent’s was probably 2.5 or 2.6. There was a difference, but not as big as he had imagined.
“Magic is not like the scattered stars in the sky, picking up one after another, but rather pieces of a puzzle that can be put together.”
Perhaps because he rarely encountered Wizard Apprentices, Robert spoke with interest while casting spells:
“Your Mental Power is not weak, but the magic you’ve learned is too scattered, without a whole, so you appear so weak.”
“Not to mention me,”
“any Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, as long as they have a systematic inheritance, can easily crush you!”
This was the truth.
Just like the Wizard Apprentices of Colon.
Most of them learned fire-related magic, starting with the cantrip Ignite Fire, then cultivating the Zero-Circle Spell Control Fire, and supplementing their cultivation with the Flame Demon Hao Ri Meditation Technique.
Ignite Fire could increase the power of Control Fire, and the flame-related meditation technique would also amplify fire damage.
The consequence of stacking so many buffs was that the corresponding Zero-Circle Spell had extremely high destructive power.
As fellow Intermediate Wizard Apprentices, the cultivators of Colon, when casting Control Fire, had twice the power of others, or even more exaggerated.
The same was true for Robert.
He seemed to be casting the Zero-Circle Spell Control Earth and Rock, but in reality, there were also bonuses from meditation techniques, cantrips, and Constitution.
As for Karl…
…his Fire Rune was purely a Fire Rune, without any bonus.
“What?”
Looking at Karl, Robert chuckled:
“This is basic knowledge for wizard cultivation. Didn’t your mentor teach you? Or are you a cultivator who accidentally stumbled onto the path of a wizard?”
?
Karl’s mouth twitched slightly.
He hadn’t seen Adolf since he learned the meditation technique.
As for his Senior Martial Sister…
She thought his cultivation hadn’t even begun, that he hadn’t even mastered the first Zero-Circle Spell, so naturally, she wouldn’t mention these things.
“Hmph!”
Grunting, Karl’s speed suddenly increased, his body brushing past the incoming rock spikes as he charged straight at Robert.
It didn’t matter if his magic wasn’t powerful enough. His strength wasn’t magic,
but the Path of the Knight!
It was close combat!
Based on his experience, although the methods of Wizard Apprentices had terrifying destructive power, they were very fragile themselves and generally not good at close combat. Even an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice could be killed if they were careless.
Just like Miles, who died at his hands.
“Be careful!”
Karl’s appearance had attracted Robert’s attention, and the pressure on Dana and the others suddenly decreased.
Seeing him charge forward, Dana couldn’t help but warn him. The consequences of their previous attempts to approach Robert were still fresh in their minds.
But,
it was too late!
Robert smiled faintly, waving his arm lightly, and six thin swords, about three feet long, shot out.
Ring of Star Swords!
*Bang!*
The ground trembled slightly.
Karl leaped high, his body tumbling nimbly in midair to dodge, and swung his sword to knock away the remaining star swords.
At the same time,
he no longer had the chance to change his movement technique.
Robert took the opportunity to press his hand down.
Gravity!
This spell could be used for both defense and to restrict opponents.
Karl felt his body sink, as if carrying a weight of several hundred pounds. He lost his balance and fell straight down.
Below,
ripples appeared on the ground as if it were water, and small, sharp spikes emerged, suddenly thrusting upwards.
Zero-Circle Spell ━ Earth Spike!
It’s over!
Dana and the others looked on in despair.
Although this mysterious person who had suddenly appeared also had strange methods, he was clearly no match for Robert.
Just then,
“Guna!”
*Swish!*
Time seemed to stop.
Pieces of armor appeared out of thin air, completely covering Karl, who was in midair.
Secret Technique ━ Gigantism!
*Boom!*
A vast Life Force surged from within Karl, causing his body to suddenly swell, instantly transforming into a giant over three meters tall.
Black Armored Giant!
At the same time,
Combat Technique ━ Bloom!
A furious aura surged from the Black Armored Giant, sweeping in all directions.
*Boom…*
The rock spikes thrusting out from the ground below collided with this aura and instantly shattered, unable to maintain their form.
*Swish!*
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Karl’s figure was like a bolt of lightning. In a flash, he appeared in front of Robert.
Swinging his sword!
Fury Strike!