Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Midnight Bang

Translator: Kris Liu Editor:

The black shadow was even faster than Baron Laurent, faster than what most people could see . If the men and women who were screaming and escaping had stopped at this time, the only thing they would see was a blurry shadow .

Only a person who had awakened Blessing in their blood could be this fast . The person was a genuine knight!

Within two seconds, the dagger already came close to Lucien’s back .

None of them realized what was going on behind them but Lucien . He suddenly sensed the great danger when the dagger was only a few centimeters away from him .

However, Lucien knew he was no rival to the attacker . Also, it was too late for him to cast any protection spell, thus the only choice Lucien had was to fiercely leap forward as fast as he could .

Although Lucien was smart enough to create his own spells, he was still of apprentice level, and a magic apprentice was not able to construct a spell structure using his or her spiritual power in one’s soul, which was the premise of casting a spell instantly .

Lucien was clearly aware that very likely he would still be badly injured, but as long as the attacker could not kill him in a single strike, Lucien would seize the chance to fight back with his Ice Revenger Ring .

Suddenly, when the dagger was almost at him, with a loud caw from above a light appeared and instantly covered Lucien’s whole body, protecting him like a chain mail .

It was the 1st circle spell, Mage Armor .

The spell was cast by the raven, Ashley, which was standing on the branch . Ashley was the pet of the genuine sorcerer . It could not only see clearly during night time but also borrow its owner’s power and cast some of the spells .

The armor was totally beyond the black shadow’s expectation . But the momentum of the dagger was so fierce that even the magic armor cannot fully stop it . In the blink of an eye, the transparent armor broke into many pieces, shinning in the darkness . However, the shadow did hesitate for several seconds .

It was already enough time for Lucien, and he knew it was his only chance . Lucien swiftly turned around and activated his ring . Three rays of cold light were shining in his left hand .

Lucien activated the 2nd circle spell in the ring, Palmeira's Frost Blades!

At this key moment, Lucien knew that the attack was the best form of defense .

The ring also strengthened Lucien’s willpower, or he would be totally stunned and lose the ability to fight back by the knight power of the attacker .

The three rays of white light were shining, and they targeted directly the attacker’s throat, chest and the lower part of the body .

Facing the frost blades, the attacker quickly covered his body with dark flames, which were full of the evil power of tyranny and destruction . Although he could have used the protecting power “shadow” coming from Blessing, he decided to be more careful . The guy in front of him just ruined his whole plan . Of course he wanted to kill him right on the spot, but he had to guarantee his own safety first .

Wielding the dagger, he precisely shattered the two blades targeting his throat and chest . At the same time, he brought up his right leg and melt the blade with the dark fire . The pieces of the blades scattered and were shining like falling snow .

After solving all the troubles, the knight turned the dagger in his hand around and continued chasing Lucien . He also noticed two black balls shooting out of the raven’s beak . It was another 1st circle spell, Magic Missile .

This time the 1st circle spell would not be a problem for him, since his whole body was still covered by the sinister fire . Now the only thing he wanted to do was to kill this sorcerer in front of him who just destroyed his plan .

All of a sudden, the tiny pieces of ice from the frost blades turned the air around the knight freezing cold . For a couple of seconds, he was frozen still and the two magic bullets shot him directly in the body .

That was the power of Palmeira's Frost Blades — not only blades, but also the coldness of ice and snow .

“A level two knight!” Ashley screamed .

Philosopher, White Honey and Smile finally found out something was going on behind them, and then they saw the attacker .

Without too much thought, both Philosopher and White Honey activated their magic items immediately .

Waves of light spread out around Philosopher . Within the radius of ten meters, all the ordinary people quickly collapsed and fell asleep .

1st circle spell, Sleep .

A strong onset of tiredness hit the attacker’s brain, but as a level two knight, the 1st circle spell was still not powerful enough to drag him into his dreamland . He shook his head and drove the drowsiness away with his willpower .

But a powerful air blast followed and hit the knight right into his chest . With a big bang, the power threw him directly back into the house through the window behind him, with lots of broken glass scattering on the ground .

1st circle spell, Force Wave, carried by White Honey’s magic robe .

“He’s a level two knight . He won’t die this easily . ” Ashley flew closer to Lucien, “Mr . Professor, keep attacking please . ”

When Lucien was about to take out his Flame Gel, the old house suddenly started shaking fiercely . The ceiling was dropping and walls collapsing . Within only a few seconds, the whole house finally came down and buried the knight under the ruins .

Lucien’s spell already damaged the structure of the old house before, and with the heavy hit of the knight, now the place was totally destroyed .

Boom…Boom! The collapse of the house was extremely loud like an earthquake . And it was too late for Philosopher to block the huge noise .

Instantly, all of them realized that they were in trouble — the Night Watchers would come soon .

Now they did not have time to find and kill the knight attacker . Without any hesitation, Ashley, the crow, turned into a cloud of shadow and enveloped White Honey .

“See you next time, Mr . Professor . ” said the crow .

And then it flew away quickly and disappeared in the sky .

“We gotta go now as well, Mr . Professor . ” Philosopher and Smile made a slight bow and also ran into the darkness .

In their mind, Mr . Professor was so powerful that there was no need for them to give him a hand in this case . It was taken for granted that Mr . Professor would have assorted ways to get out of here easily .

However, actually, Lucien did not .

There was no time for being hesitant now, Lucien knew . He quickly turned around to find the entrance of the secret passage through which they just came here .

A burst of thunder just arrived . Rain drops fell from the sky in a crazy way . The long-awaited storm finally started .

Under the ruins, small clusters of dark flame were raised one by one . Quickly they burned down the pieces of the broken ceiling and stones, then a black figure scrambled to his feet in the rain .

In the lightning, the man’s face was revealed .

He was Rosan Aaron, the head of Aaron’s Gang .

Aaron stared at the direction where Lucien disappeared and thought to himself, “He could not cast a spell instantly, which means currently he’s still an apprentice… He is much weaker than I thought…”

For a few second, Aaron’s mind was dominated by his anger, which almost made him try to catch up with Lucien and kill the guy .

But soon Aaron calmed down . For now his priority was escaping from the coming night watchers . He needed to leave now as well .

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Lucien was running in the cold rain, feeling pain from the falling rain drops . Luckily the glass tubes and waterproof cloth worked pretty well . His magic reagents and potions were still fine in his robe .

Lucien did not have any companion nor support . He was alone, running towards the secret passage .

Luckily, Lucien saw the entrance was just over there, hidden by the trees, bushes and grass .

However, what Lucien saw was not only the secret passage, but also a man in white suit, his wet red hair sticking to his forehead .

And he was wearing a pair of black gloves .

The man was a night watcher .

In the lightning, they saw each other .