Chapter 96: Chapter 80: What the Hell, How Many Magic Spells Is That?

Everything that had happened tonight left Huo Nan utterly shocked.

He had considered the possibility that Pei Ze might escape from Li Ke. That was why he had come in person, lying in ambush, ready to step in and kill Pei Ze himself should Li Ke fail.

But he never imagined that Pei Ze would actually turn the tables and kill Li Ke!

The power Pei Ze had just displayed was several times greater than what he had seen in the Recording Ring’s footage!

It was hard to believe this was the work of a sixteen-year-old boy.

Genius. Monster. Prodigy...

Huo Nan didn’t know how to describe Pei Ze. The only thing he knew for certain was that he had to kill Pei Ze right now.

Otherwise, once Pei Ze was fully grown, he feared not even the Pei Family would be able to protect him.

Faced with Huo Nan’s cold, murderous words, Pei Ze just gave a disdainful smile.

Huo Nan wanted to kill him, and he, in turn, was just as eager to eliminate Huo Nan.

After all, having someone constantly trying to stab him in the back was not a pleasant experience.

And since Huo Nan had delivered himself right to his doorstep, no one could object if he killed him now.

As if sensing Pei Ze’s intentions, Huo Nan’s eyes glinted, and he sneered, "You’re truly powerful, surprisingly so. But in your currently exhausted state, you’re no match for me."

Pei Ze scoffed. "Spare me the probing. If you want to know if I’m a match for you, why don’t you just try and find out?"

As his words fell, the sky full of Fog Crows shrieked in unison and dove toward Huo Nan, a swarming, dark tide.

Huo Nan snorted. A red light erupted around him, quickly enveloping his body and sword as he charged forward to meet them, his expression grim.

The battle erupted in an instant, turning the center of the street into a warzone once more.

Not far away, Su Ya couldn’t hide the anxiety on her face.

"This is bad. Lord Pei Ze just finished a fierce battle. He’s exhausted. I’m afraid he’s no match for Huo Nan."

"Not necessarily," Peng Yan said, his brow deeply furrowed. "Aren’t there still over a thousand crows left? If they could handle that ’Mad Drinker’, why can’t they handle Huo Nan?"

Su Ya shook her head and said worriedly, "It’s different. That ’Mad Drinker’ used the Power of Earth Element and specialized in defense, which put him at a natural disadvantage against the crow swarm. But Huo Nan commands the Power of Fire Element. It has extremely high burst damage and is the perfect counter for a large number of individually weak creatures like these."

As if to prove her point, Huo Nan, in the distance, suddenly swung his sword, unleashing a great sheet of scorching flames that instantly incinerated nearly a hundred Fog Crows.

A conspicuous gap instantly appeared in the dense swarm of crows.

Watching this, Peng Yan froze for a moment, a flicker of unease crossing his face.

"Th-then what do we do?"

"All we can do is wait for reinforcements."

Su Ya looked in the direction of the City Guard Army barracks, a flicker of doubt in her eyes.

The fighting here had been going on for nearly half an hour, and it wasn’t quiet. By all rights, the City Guard Army should have noticed by now.

Yet so far, there wasn’t a single soldier in sight.

’Are the City Guard Army all blind or something?’

’Or... has Huo Nan already done something to interfere?’

The more Su Ya thought about it, the more likely it seemed. A man who would collude with heretics just to kill Lord Pei Ze wouldn’t think twice about tampering with tonight’s patrol schedules.

But if that was the case, hoping for reinforcements was a fantasy.

And they weren’t close to the City Guard Army barracks. Even if they ran for help now, it would likely be too late.

No matter how she looked at it, the situation seemed hopeless.

BOOM!

Billowing flames swept through the air, and wherever they passed, Fog Crows were instantly incinerated.

The swarm, which had numbered between twelve and thirteen hundred, was now down to less than a thousand.

Watching this, Pei Ze shook his head to himself.

’The Power of Fire Element, with its explosive nature, is a perfect counter to the swarm, just as I thought.’

With a quick thought, he decisively issued a new command.

At once, the sky full of crows retreated, flowing like a torrent toward Pei Ze and merging rapidly into Wuyu, perched on his shoulder.

As the Fog Crows merged into it, Wuyu’s body swelled rapidly as if being inflated, transforming from a small creature into a behemoth nearly two meters tall.

In the darkness of the night, Wuyu’s jet-black body seemed to grow deeper, like a black hole poised to absorb all surrounding light.

Seeing Wuyu’s radical transformation, Huo Nan grew extremely wary, but he didn’t let it show. Instead, he deliberately taunted, "A futile struggle. No matter what tricks you pull, you can’t change the outcome."

Pei Ze knew Huo Nan was trying to shake his resolve and paid his words no mind. He calmly took out a vial of Blood Boiling Potion and drank it, then gave his Longsword a practice swing, his sharp gaze fixed on Huo Nan.

Seeing this stance, Huo Nan was stunned for a second before he laughed, overcome with rage.

’What an arrogant brat!’

’A Third-level Wizard Apprentice actually plans to fight me in close quarters?’

’Who gave him the nerve?’

Huo Nan sneered and lunged forward, charging at Pei Ze with the ferocity of a hunting leopard.

’Since the kid’s in such a rush to die, I’ll be happy to oblige!’

Facing the murderous enemy, Pei Ze’s expression remained perfectly calm. In a flash, he was moving, swinging his sword to meet the charge.

The two opponents crashed into each other in the middle of the street like speeding trains, unleashing an invisible, violent shockwave with a thunderous BANG.

A massive shower of sparks erupted as sharp flashes of sword light bloomed, tearing through the night sky.

From the very start, the battle escalated to a fever pitch.

But once they truly crossed blades, Huo Nan quickly realized something was wrong.