prynovel Chapter 106 "Final" Farewell and the Clash Between the Two Sides!
Chapter 106 "Final" Farewell and the Clash Between the Two Sides!
Chapter 107 "Final" Farewell and the Clash Between the Two Sides!
The entire mountain forest was engulfed in flames!
Laf hid in a crevice in the rocks, but the scorching heat hit him in the face, and the thick smoke almost choked him.
He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the hellish scene outside.
The towering ancient trees twisted and burst in agony amidst the raging flames, transforming into towering pillars of fire; countless creatures cried out mournfully as they were licked by the flames, and the acrid smell of burning permeated the scorching air.
Just to capture him alone?! For the little white dog on his shoulder?!
Kurt, the young master of the Wentworth family, has gone so far as to set the mountain on fire! He intends to reduce all living beings within a radius of dozens of miles, along with himself, to ashes!
Ralph tried to find a way to survive, but despair quickly seized him.
Through the gaps in the flames and thick smoke, he could see the dense, ant-like figures on the outskirts of the mountain!
That was a massive encirclement formed by thugs, mercenaries, and able-bodied men forcibly driven from nearby villages, all under Kurt's orders!
They formed an impenetrable wall, blocking all possible exits. He even recognized a few familiar faces—villagers from a neighboring village.
A chilling despair, like a venomous snake, coiled around Laf's heart.
The opponent's power, methods, and madness far exceeded the limits of his imagination as a country boy!
In the sky, those giant eagle-headed bats, like messengers from hell, continued to circle, occasionally pouring down a pungent, black, viscous liquid—fuel for combustion!
Fueled by the fuel, the flames roared even more violently, devouring everything in their path.
Ralph knew he couldn't hide any longer.
Even if he could find a cave untouched by the flames to hide in for a while, once the fire was extinguished and the forest turned to ashes, the innocent villagers who were forced to search the mountain would find him like a comb.
"Kurt—"
Ralph gritted his teeth, the name rolling on his tongue, filled with deep-seated hatred and icy killing intent.
The evil of the Wendt family and Kurt's madness ignited the flames of revenge in his heart.
He felt the mysterious power within him, a power that had once allowed him to easily kill the Wentt family and had also enabled him to escape at high speed through the mountains and forests.
But at this moment, facing the legendary "wizard," the tales of the wizard's power and invincibility that he had heard since childhood felt like invisible shackles, causing him to instinctively feel fear and hesitation.
"Should we keep running?" He looked at the desperate situation surrounded by flames and blocked by the army, a struggle flashing in his eyes.
Finally, I made a certain decision!
He burst out of his hiding place like an arrow released from a bow, braving the scorching heat and thick smoke, and raced toward the relatively vulnerable area on the south side of the forest!
The white figure was also faintly visible amidst the firelight and thick smoke.
"Over here!!!"
A villager, coughing incessantly from the smoke and looking pale and emaciated, saw Laf's figure pass by the bushes where he was hiding and immediately shouted in a hoarse voice!
He just wanted to end this nightmare as soon as possible and get that meager "reward".
"Finally—he's here! Ralph!!!"
Kurt's voice, amplified by witchcraft, carried ecstasy and cruelty, piercing clearly through the roar of flames and echoing over the burning forest!
Like a shark that has smelled blood, he immediately steered the eagle-headed bat and charged down toward the source of the sound!
Lav ran wildly, his lungs burning, and finally broke out of the most intense core area of the fire, arriving at a relatively open, sparsely vegetated, barren slope.
Here, the flames haven't fully spread yet, but the heatwave is still intense.
He stopped, panting heavily, knowing he could run no more and had nowhere to escape.
He turned around, his gaze fixed on the figure who had jumped off the back of the eagle-headed bat and was walking towards him with a sinister grin—Kurt.
Dila, Andy, and Jona remained on the eagle-headed bat, their eyes fixed greedily and nervously on Ralph's shoulder, where the white moon-white fox-like beast was huddled uneasily.
"Raff—is this the place you chose to die?"
Kurt looked around at the scorched earth, a playful, cat-and-mouse expression on his face.
"The scenery is nice, but it's quite desolate."
"Where else can I run to?"
Ralph wiped the sweat and cigarette ash from his face, his voice hoarse but unusually calm.
"Let's settle this right here."
"To settle things?"
Kurt spread his hands hypocritically, forcing a "sincere" expression on his face.
"Why bother? I've said it before, the conditions remain the same! Just give me that little white fox, and I, Kurt, swear on the honor of the Wentt family!"
"I'll get you out of here safely right now! We won't pursue this further! And I promise I won't lay a finger on these villagers! How about that? Pretty good deal, right?"
He tried to break Lav's will with words.
"hehe."
Lav let out a mocking sneer.
"The reputation of the Wentworth family? Kurt, do you think I look like a fool?"
His gaze toward Kurt was filled with blatant disdain.
At the same time, he gently patted the little white beast on his shoulder, his movements tender and carrying a sense of farewell: "Little White, don't be afraid."
This action made Kurt and the others' hearts jump into their throats!
Dila and Andy instinctively gripped their wands, while Jona nervously covered her mouth, fearing that Ralph might harm the Moon Fox, whose fate was in their hands, in despair!
However, Lav's next move surprised everyone.
He carefully lifted the little white beast off his shoulder and gently placed it on the gravel-strewn ground.
"noob."
He crouched down, his voice as soft as if he were saying goodbye to his closest companion, and pointed to a narrow entrance to a burrow not far away, half-hidden by weeds and barely wide enough for a small animal to pass through.
"Let's go. I told you I'd protect you! Hurry! Get into that hole!"
The little white beast seemed to understand the farewell in Ralph's words. It did not leave immediately, but instead used its wet nose to reluctantly rub against Ralph's black and gray hands again and again, emitting soft moans.
"Little White! Listen to me! Now is not the time to dawdle!"
Ralph's voice carried a hint of anxious sternness as he forcefully pushed the little white beast's small body.
"I'll buy you time! Go quickly!!!"
The little white beast was pushed and stumbled. It took one last deep look at Ralph, as if trying to etch his image into its heart, before finally turning around and stumbling along its short legs toward the dark cave entrance!
"Laf!!! How dare you!!!"
Kurt's eyes widened in fury as he let out a deafening roar!
All his plans, his hopes of becoming a full-fledged wizard, were about to disappear without a trace into that damned hole!
Fear and rage instantly overwhelmed Kurt's reason!
The magic within him erupted like a volcano!
A semi-transparent "mental robe" with mental interference ripples instantly covered his entire body!
At the same time, a deep, viscous black energy ball exuding a strong aura of death rapidly condensed and took shape in the palm of his right hand!
The surrounding air seemed to be corroded by it, emitting a soft hissing sound!
"Die!!!"
Like a madman, Kurt charged wildly toward Ralph, who was blocking the cave entrance, with an aura of destruction!
He wanted to crush this troublesome ant and seize the last opportunity!
As Ralph watched the little white beast disappear into the cave, a relieved and contented smile appeared on his face.
He turned abruptly to face the approaching wizard, who exuded a terrifying aura!
The legends he'd heard since childhood about the invincible power of wizards now felt like immense pressure, but only one thought remained in his mind:
Buy some time for Xiaobai!
He mobilized all the mysterious power in his body and poured it all into the inconspicuous black iron short stick in his hand that he had swiped from the village blacksmith's shop!
Under this force, the iron rod seemed to tremble slightly, faintly emitting a faint, imperceptible glow.
He gripped the stick tightly with both hands, adopting the most rudimentary and clumsy defensive stance, and let out his final, most powerful roar at Kurt, who was hurtling towards him like a black whirlwind: "With me here! You won't be able to take Little White away!!!"
Jona, Dila, and Andy behind them had their hearts in their throats.
They weren't worried at all about whether Kurt could kill Ralph—a second-level wizard apprentice against a country boy, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
They only care about that moon-white fox!
With his eyes fixed on the approaching burrow entrance, he prayed that Kurt could get rid of the obstacle before the little beast crawled inside!
boom--!
Sizzle—!
call--!
Several sounds, imbued with an aura of destruction, reached Jona and the others on the scorching winds of the wilderness.
However, what they saw before them froze their expressions instantly! Their minds went completely blank!
"Uh—uh—·—"
Kurt's forward momentum abruptly froze! He lowered his head in disbelief, extremely slowly, to look at his chest.
A completely black, unremarkable, even slightly rusty stick—a fire poker?!
It pierced his left chest, right up to his heart!
Blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth like a fountain!
Lavrov, too, stood frozen in place, still in the posture of thrusting out with all his might, his face filled with extreme shock and bewilderment!
He looked at the blood-stained iron rod in his hand, then at Kurt in front of him with the rod stuck in his chest and blood gushing from his mouth, and his mind went completely blank.
He himself killed a wizard?!
This—this is completely different from the legendary world-destroying wizard!
"You—you—"
With his last ounce of strength, Kurt lifted his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Ralph, filled with endless resentment, bitterness, and a sense of absurdity. "How—how could—how could—this be—"
Even at this point, Kurt still couldn't quite believe it!
At first, I was afraid of encountering the Moon White Fox because I was afraid that my group wasn't strong enough.
After all, it was a level two monster that was already at the adult level.
However, they encountered a cub, which gave them enough strength to test Lav. He turned and ran!
He felt that he was strong enough to face the young beast's owner.
But why? If you're so strong, why did you run away? If I had known you were this strong, would I have chased you?
Twice he thought he was right, but instead of a bright path to becoming a formal wizard, he was treated like a stray dog on the roadside and killed with a stick.
Killed with such a crude, even laughable, weapon?!
"elder brother!!!!!!!!!"
Jona's shrill, almost piercing scream, like the wail of a dying beast, instantly tore through the scorching air!