Chapter 83 - Turn into a Werewolf...

After pondering for a while, the Mysterious Wizard made a decision.His eyes suddenly narrowed, muscles in his body tensed slightly, Mana surged from somewhere within him, rapidly circulating through his internal pathways, before being released.

A pale blue shield enveloped the Mysterious Wizard’s entire body.

The next moment, the Mysterious Wizard took a step and charged straight at Richard, forcibly sweeping through and triggering numerous “Magic Traps” until he was a few meters away from Richard.

Just as he was about to strike, a “boom” resounded, and an explosion far more powerful than all the previous ones combined suddenly occurred. A bright light flashed, the whole hilltop trembled, heat dispersed, and the shockwave slammed into the pale blue shield with force, causing the surface of the shield to ripple with numerous distortions, as if a thin membrane was being brutally tugged at, in constant danger of tearing.

Thrown uncontrollably into the air by the force of the explosion, the Mysterious Wizard was unharmed thanks to the protection of the pale blue shield but now felt somewhat annoyed.

He was a powerful Wizard, and yet he was being toyed with by this “rabbit” in front of him?

“Die!” roared the Mysterious Wizard in his heart. With a wave of his hand, Mana flowed out of his body and transformed into a green Lightning bolt in mid-air. Like a cold and sinister snake, it slithered and twisted as it “bit” towards Richard.

Seeing the Lightning appear in an instant, Richard was not overly panicked; instead, he felt a sense of relief: his gamble had paid off. Judging from the fragments of the battle he had seen between this Wizard and Gregory, the opponent seemed to favor using Shaping Lightning Magic and so…

With a “crackle,” the Lightning struck towards Richard. Just as it was about to reach him, it was pulled by an invisible force, forcibly redirected, and landed on an unremarkable, bizarre metal rod beside him. The Lightning struck the rod, or rather the “Flash Connection Rod” (lightning rod), and was quickly discharged into the ground, dissipating.

This!

The Mysterious Wizard was slightly taken aback.

Richard, on the other hand, was resolute: indeed, although the spells might be mysterious and powerful, flames were still flames, and Lightning was still Lightning. If flames could ignite objects, they had to follow the rules of flames; if Lightning could electrocute people, it also had to follow the rules of Lightning.

One couldn’t say that the flames and Lightning produced by spells, which looked very similar to ordinary flames and Lightning, were actually “ultimate invincible holy super unreasonable flames and Lightning that thought they had to be powerful because they looked impressive, regardless of whether they conformed to logic and science and couldn’t be bothered to think about it.”

Could flames burn in a vacuum, in the absence of oxygen and combustibles? Could Lightning, surrounded by conductors, still chase enemies to attack them intelligently and obediently like a lion jumping through rings of fire in a circus, free from the attraction of conductors?

Alas, it couldn’t.

Thunder was bound to be restricted by physical laws, and so the attack failed.

Therefore, the next part of the plan should be able to proceed smoothly.

Richard thought to himself as he looked at the still-dazed Mysterious Wizard.

The Mysterious Wizard remained in a daze, unable to understand how, at such close range, his most skilled spell had missed. But he quickly regained his composure, took a light breath, and was about to attack again.

Richard didn’t give the Mysterious Wizard a second chance to strike. After all, the Flash Connection Rod could only protect him from a lightning strike under certain conditions; it didn’t make him invincible. If the Mysterious Wizard used a wide-area, high-power Lightning Magic, or any other type of Attack Magic, he would undoubtedly be in trouble.

Thus, just as the Mysterious Wizard was about to make his move, Richard pulled something out of his chest—a crystal object the size of an apple and shaped like a human skull—the Crystal Skull.

Mana surged rapidly within his body and poured into the Crystal Skull as Richard, holding the Crystal Skull, aimed it at the Mysterious Wizard, unleashing a powerful Spiritual Wave Impact. This was a full-powered strike, with the emitted Spiritual Wave Impact being thousands of times stronger than that which had afflicted each beast during the Beast Tide. It could completely reduce the most powerful wild beast to idiocy, and likewise, a wizard could not avoid being affected.

Richard saw the Spiritual Wave Impact hit the Mysterious Wizard, who was preparing to attack; the wizard’s body suddenly stiffened, and the next moment, began to tremble.

“Damn kid, what have you done to me…” the Mysterious Wizard shouted tremblingly, then his eyes turned red and his voice changed, sounding like he had encountered a sworn enemy with a vendetta as deep as the sea, he roared, “I’m going to kill you, you damned ‘rabbit’! How dare you deceive me, mock me, toy with me! Die!”

The word “die” bellowed from his throat as the Mysterious Wizard charged at high speed, one arm raised with fingers sprouting incredibly sharp dark gleams, swinging down like the claws of a ferocious beast.

Shape Dark Energy System, One Circle Low Level, Dark Claw!

Richard’s eyes flashed, no hesitation; although he didn’t know the specifics of the spell, he knew that the attack from the angry Mysterious Wizard would definitely be formidable and not something he could easily withstand.

Richard took a deep breath, waved his hand, and mana surged out.

The air moved like a wall being thrust out.

Shape Wind Element·Zero-Circle High Order·Extreme Wind Repel.

The spell was successfully released, but the Mysterious Wizard was unaffected and continued to rush forward, while Richard was blown backward—Richard’s use of “Strong Wind Repel” was not to attack the Mysterious Wizard, but to propel himself.

The reason for this was that Richard’s spell casting was only to increase the distance. Attacking the Mysterious Wizard was uncertain due to insufficient information about his power. While casting it on himself kept the effects within a controllable range.

Thinking this, Richard felt his whole body being smacked heavily by a giant’s palm, flying backward. Midair, he crossed his arms over his chest to minimize damage, curled his body to reduce air resistance, and plummeted in an arc towards the ground behind him.

Normally, Richard would have landed quickly since “Wind Repel” was only Zero-Circle Magic, even with multiple layers of enhanced power, it couldn’t become a Flying Spell.

But right behind Richard was the slope of a small hill. As his body’s height dropped, the ground steepened, and so the arc he made became a parabola as he rapidly descended the hill. The moment before landing, Richard used “Wind Light Spirit” to reduce part of the impact, then rolled to dissipate the remaining force, and turned to run towards the distant base of the hill.

Atop the hill, the Mysterious Wizard used “Dark Claw” to attack. After a missed strike, it took quite some time to realize what had happened. Looking at Richard, who had moved far down the hill, he could have employed countless methods to teach Richard a lesson, but his brain, filled with rage and confusion, chose the most foolish approach.

“Roar!”

The Mysterious Wizard let out a bestial cry from his throat, the veins on his temples pulsating under his hood, the veins on his arms under his robe bulging, his eyes fixed dead on the figure of Richard trying to escape.

In the next moment, his body began twisting and deforming, limbs thickening, skull elongating, blue-black hair growing from beneath his skin, transforming into a large Werewolf.

Werewolf!

Demonized Creatures Werewolf!

Transformation-type construction magic·First Circle Middle Stage·Brutal Werewolf!

After transforming into the Werewolf, the Mysterious Wizard moved its legs and pursued Richard down the hill.

Then ensued a chase, a war of attrition.