Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 119: Don’t Make It So Mystical

Chapter 119: Don’t Make It So Mystical

Lake Lan Province, Ya’an City.

This medium-sized town sits near the border of Lake Lan Province. Beyond it lies Jinmai City, in the Golden Rock Province.

Shortly after the Grand Duke of Stars ordered the suppression of the Shining rebels, a large army was stationed in this town.

The impending storm made the once bustling town exceptionally quiet. Walking down the streets, you wouldn’t see a single pedestrian, except for the soldiers rushing past.

The Governor’s Mansion, council chamber.

Over ten people sat facing each other.

Sitting at the head was Earl Nolay, the confidant of the Marquis of Lake Lan and the commander of the vanguard force this time.

On his left were his generals, each with the title of Viscount or Baron. As a result, the ruler of Ya’an City, Baron Bedman, could only sit at the end, with a fawning smile on his face.

Their robes, without exception, were adorned with dazzling star maps, and a flame emblem was embroidered on their chests.

Anyone who saw this attire could guess their identity – members of the Starfire Sect!

At the head was Jensen Rosario, the High Priest of the Starfire Sect.

His eyes slowly swept over the nobles opposite him, finally landing on Earl Nolay.

“Earl Nolay, when do you plan to deploy the troops?”

At Jensen’s audacity in directly addressing him by name, a flicker of displeasure crossed Earl Nolay’s eyes, but he suppressed it, considering the man’s identity, and said with a forced smile, “It’ll take a few more days to get the supplies. Just be patient, High Priest Jensen, we’ll deploy the troops as soon as the supplies arrive.”

“There’s no need for that.”

Jensen frowned slightly.

“As far as I know, the Shining Territory seems to have concentrated their main forces on the side of Mengguang City. From their intentions, they clearly plan to concentrate their forces to first conquer the provinces of Soman and Purple Bamboo, and the troops stationed in Jinmai City are not numerous. Although I don’t understand military matters, I also know this is a good opportunity. If we deploy troops now, it won’t take a few days to take Jinmai City, and less supplies won’t hinder the overall plan.”

“That’s not quite how it works.”

Before Earl Nolay could speak, a Viscount took over the conversation, his expression solemn.

“The strength of the Shining Territory is well-known. Whether it’s the Magic Puppet Legion or the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment, they’re both among the top armies on the continent today. Although there aren’t many troops in Jinmai City, with these two legions there, we can’t be sure. It’s safer to be cautious and send out scouts to investigate, and we can wait for the supplies to arrive.” ?ä???Ë?

“Right, it’s better to play it safe.”

“After all, the opponent is the Shining Territory.”

“War isn’t child’s play, you can’t just charge in with a hot head, that’ll lead to your doom.”

The nobles echoed their agreement.

Seeing Jensen’s face darken with silence, Earl Nolay coughed, slowly saying, “High Priest Jensen, we, like you, want to suppress the rebels as soon as possible, but we must proceed steadily. You wouldn’t want us to end up like the Marquis of Golden Rock, would you?”

Mentioning the Marquis of Golden Rock, Jensen’s eyes flickered slightly.

It was in that war that the Shining Territory displayed its incredibly powerful military strength to all the nobles, a memory that still made people secretly shudder to this day.

Taking a deep breath, Jensen calmed down his inner impatience, and his face returned to calmness.

“I was overstepping. War is indeed something best left to seasoned commanders like Earl Nolay. Your illustrious achievements on the battlefield, I’ve also heard about them.”

Earl Nolay smiled and waved his hand, “High Priest Jensen, you’re flattering me. Those were all things of the past.”

He paused, his smile fading, his expression turning serious, “But the matter of protection is something we need to trouble High Priest Jensen with. You must have heard about the disastrous defeat of Earl Storm. If we allow Su Nan to infiltrate us, the consequences will be dire.”

The name Su Nan seemed to possess a certain magic, causing the nobles present to become visibly solemn.

Those familiar with the Shining Territory’s past battles were well aware of the significant role Su Nan played in them, and the mysterious and powerful strength he possessed.

If Su Nan really managed to approach them, they wouldn’t be confident in resisting him.

If the commanders were wiped out before the war even began, there would be no point in fighting.

“Rest assured, everyone.”

A slight smirk appeared on Jensen’s lips, a confident smile spreading across his face.

“I’ve already arranged enough manpower. If Su Nan really comes, I guarantee he won’t leave alive!”

Jensen’s resounding words eased the nobles’ faces a bit.

Earl Nolay scanned the Starfire Sect members sitting on the right, seeing them all with expressions of confidence or calm, his heart eased slightly.

“Then we’ll leave it to you, High Priest Jensen.”

Before he could finish his sentence, a sudden boom echoed from outside.

The sound was somewhat distant, as if coming from afar, like thunder, low and deafening.

“What was that sound?”

“What happened?”

“Guards! Go and see!”

In such a sensitive moment, the sudden arrival of such a sound caused an uproar among the nobles present.

“Quiet!”

Earl Nolay’s stern shout quickly silenced everyone.

“Someone, go and see what happened.”

“Yes, Earl.”

Soon, a guard went out on command.

Not long after, the guard came back, knelt on one knee in the hall and reported:

“Earl, there were suddenly a large number of stone monsters appearing in the barracks, killing many soldiers. Viscount Bell is leading the troops to hunt down those monsters.”

“Also, there are a large number of the same stone monsters appearing at the city gate, fighting with the defenders!”

Stone monsters?

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Jensen, however, immediately understood, saying in a low voice,

“They’re stone golems, puppets created by wizards.”

“Su Nan is here!”

Everyone was startled, and many nobles even stood up subconsciously.

“High Priest Jensen,” Earl Nolay looked at Jensen with a solemn expression.

The latter shook his head slightly, “Earl Nolay, my task is to protect you, so I can’t easily leave your side. It’s just a few stone golems, the troops inside and outside the city should be able to handle them.”

“What if Su Nan makes a move too?” A noble said.

Jensen gave a chilling smile, “That’s even better. We can directly mobilize the heavy troops to surround and kill him. How strong can he be, can he withstand thousands of troops?”

Everyone thought about it, and didn’t say anything more.

To be honest, they didn’t want the Starfire Sect to leave their side.

It was better to have some ordinary soldiers killed than to put themselves in danger.

Just then, an elder beside Jensen suddenly spoke up.

“Someone has infiltrated!”

The elder stretched out his palm, with a golden beetle lying on his palm, its wings flapping rapidly, making a buzzing sound.

Upon hearing this, Jensen didn’t hesitate to flip open the book in his hand, gently placing his palm on the pages, muttering under his breath.

The next second, an invisible wave suddenly spread out, sweeping over everyone in the hall without any obstruction, but when it passed through the doorway, it seemed to collide with something, presenting a distorted picture.

As if an invisible curtain was suddenly lifted, a figure appeared out of thin air at the entrance to the hall.

“Su Nan!”

“It’s really you!”

Seeing the figure’s appearance, Jensen’s eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing through them.

This is Su Nan?!

Everyone stared at the young man at the entrance, their expressions full of doubt and uncertainty.

Although they had already heard that Su Nan was the younger brother of the Marquis of Shining, only in his twenties, seeing his incredibly young face with their own eyes still made them feel a little dizzy.

The rumored mysterious and powerful wizard is actually such a young man who looks gentle and polite!

Unconcerned with everyone’s gazes, Su Nan swept his eyes over the book in Jensen’s hand and the golden beetle in the elder’s palm with amusement.

“These are the things the Red Heart mentioned, the artifacts that the Starfire Sect are suspected to have?”

A book that can break through the invisibility effect over a large area.

A beetle that can sense soul energy or energy particle fluctuations.

“But the effect is far inferior to that of a true artifact, even a lower-level holy artifact is better. It’s just a relic at best.”

Artifacts are items forged by gods themselves.

Holy artifacts are items crafted by believers, imbued with divine grace by gods.

Relics are items crafted by believers, placed in front of god statues, gradually imbued with a trace of divine grace through years of prayer by believers.

There is a huge difference in power between items of different levels.

If the two disciples in front of him had a real artifact, Su Nan would have turned around and left without a word.

If it were a holy artifact, he would have to consider whether to retreat.

But if it were just a relic, he could fight a battle with his numerous trump cards in hand.

Moreover, with the gods currently missing, it was questionable whether the relics of the Starfire Sect were genuine.

“Since you’re here today, you won’t be leaving.”

Seeing Su Nan ignore him, Jensen secretly felt annoyed and winked at his companions.

The Starfire Sect members all drew their weapons, spreading out in a semicircle to surround Su Nan.

Without exception, each of them had dazzling battle aura surging around them.

In addition, including Jensen, there were a total of four people with surging elemental power.

Seeing this, Su Nan couldn’t help but a wry smile appear on his lips.

“Four Legendary Knights, twelve Great Knights, what a grand display of strength.”

Seeing Su Nan’s expression, Jensen frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

They had studied Su Nan’s past achievements and made detailed calculations of his strength, and only then did they deploy this lineup.

Four Legendary Knights, twelve Great Knights, plus the relics in their hands, were more than enough to deal with a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.

Thinking of this, Jensen didn’t hesitate and decisively took action.

In an instant, an invisible wave spread out, engulfing the entire hall in a moment.

Su Nan only felt a flash before his eyes, and when he came back to his senses, he found himself in a vast expanse of stars.

Thousands of stars were scattered around him, a magnificent Milky Way stretched across the sky above, majestic and magnificent.

“Half-dimensional space?”

Su Nan raised his eyebrows and tried to sense, only to find that he had completely lost contact with the Hidden Dragon outside.

This only happens when the master and pet are in different planes or dimensional spaces.

“Kill him!”

Following Jensen’s low shout, the Starfire Sect members all swung their swords and charged towards Su Nan.

Su Nan didn’t dodge or evade, releasing the magic missiles he had prepared in advance.

But to his surprise, the seven magic missiles all passed through the bodies of the Starfire Sect members, as if their bodies didn’t exist in this space.

However, their weapons immediately hit Su Nan, blocked by the invisible force field around him.

“It’s useless, this is the power bestowed upon believers by the Great Star God Mi!”

“Here, you can’t harm us!”

Jensen sneered, his expression full of confidence.

Wizards are nothing more than that.

In front of holy relics, they can only be beaten!

“. It’s just temporary virtualization, making it so mystical.”

Su Nan shook his head helplessly.

Did he think he was some naive Wizard Apprentice?

The so-called virtualization is similar to the Hidden Dragon’s virtual and real transformation ability, transforming the body and all the items on it into a virtual state, making them immune to all physical attacks.

However, in the virtual state, they are also unable to attack the enemy.

But the Starfire Sect members in front of him could attack him, indicating that they were not continuously virtualized, but only transformed their bodies into a virtual state for a moment to dodge attacks.

That is, temporary virtualization.

Su Nan guessed that this was probably the ability attached to this half-dimensional space.

In addition, he could clearly feel his physical strength and spiritual power slowly draining away, apparently this half-dimensional space had the effect of absorbing enemy energy.

But that’s about it.

An ordinary person might be shocked and terrified by the Starfire Sect’s methods.

But in Su Nan’s eyes, it was just child’s play.

In the world of wizards, there are countless more bizarre and difficult abilities than this.

True virtualization would be more troublesome, but temporary virtualization was much easier to deal with.

Su Nan sneered, a silver flash flashed from his chest, and the next moment, countless silver metal liquids flew off his body, swirling around him, quickly solidifying into sharp, shining spikes.

After a slight pause, the dense array of spikes shot out violently!

In an instant, a violent metal storm engulfed the area within a hundred meters centered on Su Nan!

Chi chi chi!

The piercing sound of piercing the air was endless!

Almost the moment the silver light attacked, the Starfire Sect members present realized something was wrong and immediately entered the virtual state.

But as Su Nan had guessed, their virtualization couldn’t last for a long time.

After only four or five seconds, the group had to revert to their solid state.

In an instant, the dull sound of blades cutting through flesh rang out.

Twelve Great Knight-level Starfire Sect members were instantly shredded into a bloody mist by the metal storm, without even a chance to scream, leaving no trace of their bodies!

Only four Legendary Knights were still holding on.

Each of them was enveloped in a faint layer of starlight.

It was thanks to this layer of starlight that they were able to hold on.

Otherwise, with the power of a 2nd-level Magic Emblem Core, the four would have already followed in the footsteps of their companions.

Jensen stared at Su Nan with a terrified expression, the confidence on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by shock and disbelief.

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