Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 92 - 87: High-level Rune Gemstones (2)

Chapter 92: Chapter 87: High-level Rune Gemstones (2)

“It must be physical transformation, this guy has fused the Beastman bloodline into himself!”

Sunan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

It seems that Herb’s research on the Beastman bloodline is quite deep.

At this moment, Herb’s eyes had turned a bizarre dark red, and his gaping mouth exuded a rancid stench.

He roared, striding heavily, charging at Sunan like a tank.

Boom!

The Rune Gemstones in mid-air transformed into lightning, crashing down.

This time, Herb did not dodge but chose to withstand the lightning strike head-on.

Under the enhancement of the Beastman bloodline, his physical attributes had reached an astonishing level. Despite the electric serpents slithering over him, he maintained his sprinting momentum, quickly closing to within five meters of Sunan.

Seeing Sunan’s ’small’ body, a ferocious smile appeared on Herb’s face.

At this distance, even Micro-Light Level protective magic items couldn’t withstand him!

This kid is doomed!

Herb’s heart surged with murderous intent, intense excitement swelling in his chest.

But as he closed in, he was startled to find that Sunan’s face showed no panic, instead wearing a faint smile.

Mysteriously, a trace of unease welled up from the depths of Herb’s heart.

In the next moment, a bone-chilling frost suddenly erupted from Sunan, sweeping outwards like a storm!

Crack! Crack!

A large amount of ice crystals quickly formed in the air, and a thick layer of ice spread rapidly along the ground.

Herb couldn’t even react before a thick layer of frost instantly encased him.

His massive body seemed to move in slow motion, visibly sluggish.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sunan quickly backed away to create more distance, while a faint light flashed on the ring on his right middle finger.

In an instant, countless black mists emerged from the void, rapidly condensing into a giant claw, fiercely attacking with a dense aura of death.

Paw of Calamity!

Faced with the fierce assault of the giant claw, covered in frost and slowed, Herb couldn’t dodge. He could only watch as the giant claw struck his body.

Tear!

The sound of fabric tearing echoed, and several bloody wounds instantly appeared on Herb’s body.

The dense aura of death seeped through the wounds, continuously corroding his flesh, causing blood to flow profusely like a spring.

“Ah!!”

Herb let out a shrill scream.

Although it couldn’t be seen from the outside, the dense negative energy accompanied by the Paw of Calamity was violently attacking his internal organs, flesh, and bones.

The intense pain turned Herb’s eyes more red, as if he had fallen into a berserk state, both eyes gradually showing a faint blood red, as if the pupils were dissolving in his eyeballs, emitting a faint blood red glow.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

A large amount of swirling blood mist suddenly emanated from Herb’s skin, steaming upward.

The extreme heat quickly melted the frost on his surface.

“A kind of beast-like berserk ability, huh.”

Sunan smirked.

This state indeed greatly boosts combat power, but reason inevitably gets affected.

And for a wizard, maintaining a clear mind at all times is the most important.

As expected, after regaining his mobility, Herb immediately roared and charged at Sunan, transformed into a savage beast.

Sunan remained calm, flipping his palm, and three Rune Gemstones appeared between his fingers.

In the next moment, the three Rune Gemstones flew out, transforming into lightning in mid-air, and descended upon Herb!

Boom!

Deafening claps of thunder echoed across the courtyard sky.

The dazzling light of the lightning resembled a massive sphere, engulfing Herb completely!

Tiny arcs of electricity spread out to the surroundings, almost sweeping over the entire courtyard. The Beastmen, large bear, and Hidden Dragon in battle were all paralyzed for an instant.

Only the Steel Golem was immune to the paralysis effect, taking the opportunity to crush a Beastman into pulp with a punch.

When the lightning subsided, a gigantic pit, four to five meters deep, had formed in the center of the courtyard.

Herb lay in the center of the pit, his massive body having returned to its original form, entirely charred, with almost no intact skin or flesh to be found.

There were five long, bloody wounds across his chest and abdomen, the flesh turned outward in a ghastly manner.

After exiting the beastman state, he seemed to regain clarity, terror unfathomable reflected in his eyes as he struggled to lift his head, emitting an eerie gurgling sound as if trying to speak.

Yet Sunan, well aware of the dangerous nature of a Wizard Apprentice, had no intention of giving him the chance, directly shooting a bolt of lightning that pierced through his brow, throat, and heart, ensuring he was beyond dead.

With eyes full of unwillingness and despair, Herb ceased to breathe.

Sensing Herb’s soul aura gradually dissipating, Sunan finally let out a sigh of relief.

Though he seemed almost unscathed from the battle, in reality, he had exhausted all his trump cards. If he hadn’t been able to kill Herb, he’d have to consider running away.

“The High-level Rune Gemstones are all used up too.” Sunan felt a pang of regret.

Each High-level Rune Gemstone cost more than three hundred gold coins.

Over this period, he had spent all his gold coins and only managed to synthesize six.

The three just now were his last High-level Rune Gemstones.

Thankfully, the last strike finally dealt with Herb.

Simultaneously, with Herb’s death, his giant bear magical pet let out a mournful cry, its body disintegrating into ash that dispersed into the air.

Without a controller, the two beastmen fell into chaos and were quickly slain by Hidden Dragon and the Steel Golem working together.

Seeing all the enemies resolved, Sunan felt at ease and walked over to Herb’s corpse to crouch down.

“A battle that cost nearly two thousand gold coins; I hope you have something on you to compensate for my losses.”

Sunan reached out his hand and began looting the body.

Due to the thunderous strikes, most of Herb’s belongings were already destroyed, including two suspected attack-type alchemy-level magic items.

Only those of a more stable defensive and spatial nature remained intact and undamaged.

The two defensive magic items were alchemy-level, not very useful to Sunan, who put them away to exchange for his students later.

However, the final space ring contained quite a bit.

Gold coins, gemstones, books, various materials, and miscellaneous items.

Just the gemstones alone seemed to be over a hundred, more than enough to compensate for Sunan’s battle expenses, significantly improving his mood.

However, this was not the place to tally up the spoils, so Sunan packed everything up, preparing to check them back at the base.

Standing up, Sunan caught sight of several guards peeking around the courtyard entrance.

Those outside had heard the sounds within the courtyard cease and sent people to investigate.

Seeing Sunan standing leisurely in the courtyard center, the guards’ faces all broke into smiles, excitedly shouting back, “Lord Sunan won!”

Before long, a group rushed into the courtyard with a clatter.

Leading the group, Kei took a few quick steps, relieved to see Sunan unharmed.

His gaze then swept over the devastated, cratered ground, as if a storm had swept through, and he couldn’t help but click his tongue.

The battles of Wizard Apprentices were truly terrifying; even dozens of knights battling at once wouldn’t cause such destruction, would they?

“And the Wizard Apprentice?” Kei asked, coming back to his senses.

“Already dealt with.” Sunan pointed to the charred corpse lying in the pit.

Kei’s expression immediately brightened at the sight.

He had been worried about the presence of adversarial Wizard Apprentices during this time.

Who would have thought the opponent would come knocking on their own head; now there truly were no more concerns.

“With the war after the advent of spring, we’ve suddenly lost a major threat.” Kei grinned widely.

Sunan smiled silently.

Normally, Herb’s actions wouldn’t have been wrong.

Generally speaking, as a respectable Level 3 Wizard Apprentice dealing with a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, it should have been an effortless task with no unpleasant surprises.

Unfortunately, he happened to encounter an anomaly like Sunan, only to be crushed under superior gear and items of a higher grade.

One could only say it was bad luck.

Silently shaking his head, Sunan didn’t explain to Kei, but merely instructed him to burn Herb’s corpse promptly.

Seeing Herb’s semblance, it was likely he had integrated the bloodline of the original beastmen, who knew if his corpse had contagious properties; mishandling it could lead to someone contracting Beastification Syndrome.

Kei quickly understood the implications, immediately agreeing and turning to arrange the disposal of the body.

Sunan then stowed the Steel Golem and departed from the lord’s manor.

He couldn’t wait to see what was in Herb’s space ring.