I train my body alone in the magical world.

Chapter 20 "Bruce! Let's go!"

"Gone...disappeared?"

Emma's pale face beneath her veil showed fear; this was the first time she had ever seen such a thing!

I cannot let Lord Frass down.

Just as she was about to continue using the magic, mist had already enveloped her and Alice.

The next moment, Alice's abdomen was pierced through by the knight's sword, and Rias, who was holding the knight's sword, appeared in front of Alice at some unknown time.

Her body trembled slightly as she gasped for breath, her arm gripping the sword quivering slightly, and sweat dripped down her jawline.

"Success...?"

Trish clasped her hands together in prayer…

However, Alice opened her mouth wide once more, and her long tongue, wrapped around a gray stone, came out.

"You vomited...out?"

Rias tried to pull out the sword, but it seemed to be embedded in Alice's body, stuck firmly in her body.

Emma's face, hidden beneath her veil, revealed a ruthless expression, and a gust of wind howled around her.

The whirlwind coalesced into a gray spear...

"Spear of the Wind!"

"coax!!!"

Ok?

In the jungle, Fu Xiao turned around and looked in the direction from which the loud noise came...

"Rias..."

He drank the green potion Grace had given him, and the wounds on his face that had been bleeding profusely finally healed.

The wound inflicted by that sickle will cause continuous bleeding, so I need to be careful.

"call!"

Fu Xiao continued to swing his left fist; he had lost count of how many times he had thrown it.

The color of the light on his left fist kept changing, but the golden light was nowhere to be seen!

"Oh no! In my past life, I always got the pity system when I drew cards. Am I going to be an unlucky guy again after transmigrating?"

"I'd be willing to be single for twenty years, and only have my left hand for company, as the price... Please, give me the gold now!!!"

Fu Xiao swung his left fist with all his might once again!

As if fate had answered Fu Xiao's call, golden light spread across Fu Xiao's left hand, completely enveloping it.

He slightly raised his hand, and under the moonlight, his left hand appeared somewhat translucent, like a golden jade stone containing unknown power.

"Oh...it...it's working?"

Fu Xiao blinked, wanting to say something, but all her words ultimately boiled down to one sentence.

"Bruce! Let's go!"

In the pitch-black jungle, Fu Xiao did not choose to continue fleeing but instead... stood in front of Frass.

The hunter's ability allows him to track the hunter, so running away is only a temporary measure.

"Oh!? Not running away anymore?" Frass asked, puzzled and disappointed. "Prey that doesn't struggle makes one lose the desire to hunt!"

"prey?"

Frass's dismissive attitude displeased Fu Xiao: "You deliberately created the Lord Goblin? The attack on the caravan market was your doing, wasn't it?"

Fu Xiao's angry tone made Frass pause slightly. He had thought that Fu Xiao's arrival meant that she had completely given up on struggling.

"What can we do? After all, our opponent is Archmage Grace."

Frass's expression held a hint of smugness: "Everything was exactly as I calculated. Knowing Miss Grace's personality, she will definitely make a move!"

"Actually, she was quite vigilant. She replenished her mana immediately after using her magic, preventing me from using those civilians as hostages. I was even considering giving up on this mission. After all, a Gold Archmage who wields primordial magic is just too terrifying!"

"Until...after rescuing those civilians...she finally relaxed! Alice finally got her chance! To be honest, I breathed a sigh of relief the moment the anti-magic spell took effect..."

"So, the purpose of creating leader goblins... and attacking caravan markets... was just to lure Grace out?" Fu Xiao clenched his left fist tightly. "Do you know how many people have paid with their lives for this?"

Fu Xiao's mind conjured up the image of those unfocused eyes beneath the shadows of the dungeon.

"Hmm...you're right! Perhaps I should feel guilty, but these people...became the prologue to a golden archmage's lament, which adds a touch of artistry to their ordinary and mundane lives!" Frass said with a smug smile.

Fu Xiao lowered her head slightly, her voice trembling...

In his eyes, the ordinary residents of Niujiao Town were not even worth as much as weeds.

"What...do you value life?"

"ha?"

Frass's expression grew cold, as if he had been told something.

"In this world... human life is probably the cheapest thing!"

"I've had enough. Let's end this childish game!"

The bone tooth necklace on his chest floated slightly... a scarlet light shimmered on the central bone tooth.

"With this last use's durability remaining, there are better [loot] to replace it. At least feel honored to have died from Archmage Magno's chanting magic!"

"It nourishes the source of all things, cleanses the filth of the world, and wherever it flows, sins crumble, and roaring waves return to nothingness..."

Before Frass could finish chanting... Fu Xiao had already appeared in front of Frass in a flash...

What?

When?

Upon hearing the incantation… he!? Instead of running away, he rushed towards him…

They chose to confront me head-on... intending to interrupt my chanting?

"You little brat...you're really courting death!"

"I'm asking you!"

"What do you even value your life for?!"

Fu Xiao suddenly raised his head, and his left hand, shining with golden light, swiftly moved towards Frass's face, giving Frass no chance to continue chanting.

The moment the golden left fist hurtled towards Frass's cheek, the dazzling golden light blinded him...

What is this?

The terrifying force of the punch distorted the surrounding air; to take that blow head-on...

Frass's heart tightened, and he abandoned the incantation. In an instant, he manipulated two magical tools to block in front of him, while using the chains in his hands to tighten and pull the scythe back in a big loop, pointing it directly at Fu Xiao's neck.

"Bang!"

The sound of metal breaking made Frass's pupils widen... Both magical artifacts broke at the same time!

No way! This is a magical tool!?

Can't withstand it? What kind of power is this!

It's already comparable to some power-type monsters, right? Where did this monster even come from?

Oh no, in the [Hunting Ground Contract], if the hunter's side loses...

My loot!

The moment the terrifying force struck Frass's face...

The crisp sound of bones cracking echoed in Frass's mind. His eyes rolled back, and his body spun in the air like a top before crashing into the jungle.

"Bang!"

Frass rubbed against the ground, splashing up a cloud of mud, and the violent impact dented the soil in the jungle, creating a small crater.

Following the momentum of punching Frass away, Fu Xiao ducked to dodge the scythe behind him, only to feel a chill on his neck.

He covered the warm liquid flowing from his neck with one hand, the bleeding causing the wound to bleed uncontrollably.

Significant blood loss blurred his vision...

"It's over! I need to get there quickly..."

Ok?

Fu Xiao sensed something was amiss... He gritted his teeth and stared at the small crater formed by the impact...

A figure stood up again!

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