Warlock of the Magus World 1-596
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Their faces and attire were practically the same, though the shadow clone’s skin was black. It was weird and rather terrifying.
“Shapeshifting spell!” With a stretch of his hand, milky white light converged in his palm and shot to the clone’s body.
Under the effects of the shapeshifting spell, the clone’s skin instantly turned fair, and even gave some colour to its face. It looked just like Dolorin.
“Go! Show your face to the Magi in Four Seasons Garden, and then find an opportune time to die in battle!” Leylin instructed.
The shadow clone which had turned into Dolorin bowed towards Leylin and dashed off quickly.
“Trying to make me cannon fodder by getting me to see the leader at this time?”
Leylin glanced at the ground, where Dolorin had once been, a tranquil expression about his face.
“Whether it’s killing dark or light Magi, none of this has any meaning. The real treasure is waiting for me! Time is running out and I don’t have time to play around with you.”
Leylin’s original intention was to take advantage of the chaos and seize some benefits, but Dolorin had schemed for Leylin to meet the envoy from the headquarters hence Leylin had no choice but oblige.
This was the complete opposite of Leylin’s intentions. Hence, Dolorin must die!
“It’s about time for Blood Rogue to appear!”
Leylin murmured to himself, rays of light appearing in his right arm and turning into a crimson mask. His robes also underwent some changes and turned into a shade of crimson, a stark contrast to the original white, and looked as if it had been stained by fresh blood.
His aura also changed, reeking of bloodlust and evil.
Just looking at him was enough to cause official Magi to break out in cold sweat.
Leylin’s other identity in Thousand Meddling Hands, Blood Rogue, now made its appearance!
After having transformed into Blood Rogue, Leylin identified a direction and rushed in the direction of the Merit Point Exchange Hall.
One would be an idiot not to seize benefits when possible!
The battle at the Merit Point Exchange Hall was also the most intense, with various spells and energies flying all over the place.
Within the rubble, Magi of the defense squad in the white robes of Four Seasons Garden and Magi in the black robes of Thousand Meddling Hands were now tangled together.
All sorts of pieces and fragments of resources were strewn all over the ground. There was even an intellectual crystal ball that had been discarded in a corner within the rubble.
“Hm?”
From the corner of his eyes, Leylin discovered a few hidden black figures who emitted energy waves that belonged to acolytes! They must be incredibly reckless to even think of participating in a battle between Magi.
These figures lay in wait at the sidelines of the battle, their greedy little eyes fixated on the items strewn all over the ground.
Even if they were to pay their life for this, there was no guarantee that they would be able to obtain these items in their lifetime. Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, a few of the more daring acolytes actually began to have designs on these items.
*Rumble!* An icy blue ray of light dispersed, and the remaining waves of energy hit one of the acolytes present.
This acolyte didn’t even have the chance to make a sound before he turned into an ice statue amidst the blue light.
Such a miserable scene scared away a large number of acolytes.
There were, however, a few lucky acolytes who successfully left the battlefield after retrieving some resources and ingredients.
Though the official Magi present had discovered their presence, they couldn’t be bothered with these existences that were as unremarkable as ants.
Making use of the Magi’s reasoning, these acolytes betted their lives and struggled towards this hint of an opportunity! They did this despite knowing that if any official Magus found them an eyesore, they would immediately lose their lives!
Leylin suddenly reflected upon this and realised that a Magus’ path was full of blood and cruelty.
He strode forth at a measured pace and entered the heart of the battle.
“It’s Lord Blood Rogue!” “Lord Blood Rogue is here!” The Thousand Meddling Hands’ Magi present immediately gasped.
Amidst them was a huge black rodent-like Magus who quickly got rid of its opponent and bowed before Leylin.
“It’s actually Lord Blood Rogue! It’s been a long time!”
The huge rodent now had green eyes that were the size of longan fruits and looked ready to bootlick any given moment.
Ever since Leylin had displayed his exceptional battle strength in previous fights, combined with Bald Venom’s disappearance without a trace, this large rodent had analysed the situation well and apologised to Leylin. It had also sent a large number of precious items.
From then on, it would eagerly approach Leylin and greet him, acting just like his servant.
Holy Angel
“En!”
When facing this large rodent-like dark Magus, Leylin only nodded slightly.
“You’re just in time. There are some areas that require your natural talent. Stay beside me!”
“Yes, my lord!” A glint of glee appeared in the large rodent’s eyes, and it quickly stood at a short distance behind Leylin.
It was very clear that in this large-scale war, even for official Magi, the probability of death was not low.
In order to protect itself, besides trying its hardest to raise its strength, the rodent Magus also had to have strong backers to protect itself. This was a method of survival!
“Who is that?”
The opposing Four Seasons Garden Magi asked in suspicion as they naturally could not recognise Leylin as he was right now.
“It’s Blood Rogue from Thousand Meddling Hands! It’s said that his crimes are insane, and in just the short span of a year, he’s already committed nine major crimes and has been labelled as a notorious criminal on the wanted list!”
Another old light Magi stared hard at Leylin, eyes revealing an unspeakable fear.
Leylin merely laughed gently and approached them, while the two dark Magi respectfully backed off.
“I’m only going to say this once! Move!” He spoke brazenly to the light Magi.
“Are you crazy?”
Seeing Leylin actually dared to threaten a whole group of light Magi, even a few Magi from the Thousand Meddling Hands thought Leylin to be crazy.
However, the large rodent and the rest who knew Leylin better could feel their scalps numb as they retreated a few steps.
“Once Lord Reynold returns, the whole lot of you insane dark Magi will… ugh…”
A light Magus stood out and spoke righteously.
However shortly after, a translucent, black, giant serpent seemed to travel through space and appeared in front of him. Extending its mouth, which was full of sharp teeth, it bit down upon his neck.
*Ka-cha!* A piercing sound was produced, and this light Magus’ innate defence formation was destroyed to pieces in less than a second under the snake’s bite.
After that, the python directly bit the Magus’ unprotected nape! The spinal cord was ripped to shreds, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
“Honestly… are all of you deaf?”
The light Magus’ corpse fell to the ground with a loud thud, and Leylin’s blood-red robes seemed to produce crimson rays of light. He faced the light Magi in front of him and spoke peacefully.
“Just- Just what level of… This power far exceeds that of the semi-converted Magus that he had been.”
Upon having seen Leylin kill an official Magus in one blow, the large black rodent behind him couldn’t help but be shocked. From what he knew, in Thousand Meddling Hands, there were only a few peak rank 1 Magi, such as Giant, who could do this. However, another person had joined their ranks — Blood Rogue!
It even went so far as to guess that Blood R
ogue right now might have surpassed Giant and the other elders. At this thought, with a gleeful, and an even more intense gaze that could be seen on its slender and hollowed face, it stared at Leylin’s figure.
“Togo! He actually killed Togo!”
A female Four Seasons Garden Magus looked at Togo’s corpse, evidently in disbelief, and went insane.
“I’ll kill you!”
With a crazed look upon her face, she was then wrapped up in a bundle of milky white light!
*Ka-cha!*
Under the shroud of light, her clothes split and revealed the curvy body of a young woman.
At the same time, layers of clean white feathers sprouted out from her back, eventually forming a pair of large white wings.
“The holy form! Looks like she’s going to go all out!”
The surrounding Magi were surprised, and all of them had varying reactions.
Some chose to retreat, others rushed in from the sidelines, and even more light Magi came in and surrounded Leylin.
“Holy Judgement!”
As if an angel had descended upon the earth, the female Magus’ face shone with a holy light. Her eyes turned pure gold as she pointed straight at Leylin.
Light! Pure, clear holy light formed a knight’s lance, accompanied by a holy chorus in the background. Along with a huge spurt of energy, it charged towards Leylin!
“Kill him! Let’s kill him!”
Immediately after, the surrounding light Magi produced their best spells, and colourful magic rays rushed towards Leylin like a wave.
In the face of such an attack, the black rodent immediately retreated, while other dark Magi had long since hidden themselves away.
Leylin wasn’t their superior and lacked the authority to command them.
In addition, as a dark Magi who had commited crime after crime, even if there was a leader who ordered them to go forth, they would disobey.
“At critical times, they’re a bunch of unreliable fellows! It’s good that I wasn’t counting on any assistance from them.”
Leylin raised both arms and loudly chanted a few syllables.
*Hualala!* A bright crimson colour stained his hands; the red was so concentrated that it looked like fresh blood on the verge of dripping down.
“It’s appeared! The magic that gave Blood Rogue his name — Crimson Palm!”
A few dark Magi who were concealed a distance away yelled in awe.
“Die!” With a cold glint in his eyes, his two hands mercilessly scratched forward!
*Boom!*
Two blood-red phantom claws emerged and charged towards the holy lance and the wave of magic.
*Rumble!* On the surface of the crimson claws, large amounts of blood-red flames rose to the skies, virtually turning the sky crimson.
*Rumble!*
The flaming, sharp phantom claws slammed into the lance as well as the onslaught of spells, which produced a huge sound.
Black mushroom clouds formed and rose above the explosion; the aftershocks constantly spreading and shaving off a few layers of earth.
*Weng Weng!*
Countless amounts of black smoke and ash flew about, fully blocking the scene within the explosion.
*Ku! Ku!*
All of a sudden, two phantom claws that seemed slightly damaged charged through the layer of smoke and out of the explosion area.
Huge crimson claws grabbed at the angel in the sky!
Light! Large amounts of clean holy light transformed into crystal-like armour, automatically equipping itself to the female Magus.
She now had on crystal armour and a pair of large white wings, looking as if an ancient goddess of war had descended upon the earth.
In contrast, the large crimson claws seemed like the hands of a demonic god from the depths of hell, mercilessly grabbing towards the war goddess!
*Ka-cha!*
Large crimson claws crashed into the armour, emitting the sounds of something cracking.
Under the disbelieving gazes of the many Magi present, the solid crystal armour that seemed to be a product from the heavens was torn into shreds by the crimson claws. They fluttered like butterflies before they turned into little spots of light that disappeared into the air.
After which, the crimson claws ruthlessly caught hold of the female Magus.
The wings behind her back were forcefully ripped off, where pieces of pure white feathers drifted to the ground as if it was snowing.
The huge crimson claws immediately gripped her fiercely.
*Pa!* Like a watermelon that had been gripped so tightly that it exploded, the female Magus burst into pieces, blood flowing unceasingly. The liquid was absorbed by the huge claws, which caused its appearance to become more terrifying and evil.
[Beep! Power of Crimson Palm has reached the limits a second time. Layering effect achieved. 1. Crimson Flames: the crimson flames from Crimson Palm can be used as an area of effect attack. 2. Bloodleech: Every time Crimson Palm is used to kill an opponent, the power that is consumed will automatically be replenished after absorbing the opponent’s blood.]
The A.I. Chip’s voice sounded in Leylin’s ear.
“Oh! Does that mean that every time I kill someone, Crimson Palm has the ability to automatically replenish its power and that the Magus doesn’t have to do it himself?”
Leylin was astonished. This spell was something he had obtained from the great Magus Serholm’s Book of Giant Serpent.
It looked like the great Magus Serholm truly was deserving of his rank as a Morning Star Magus. Just a random rank 1 spell had such frightening effects.
After having absorbed the female Magus’ blood, the phantom crimson claws that had begun to turn dull and start to dissipate seemed to have received some powerful nourishment, and suddenly burst with crimson light!
The flames that had already died down began to burn furiously upon the claws.
*Boom!*
The crimson claw pressed down!
A huge palm imprint appeared on the ground, with flames burning around it.
The giant claw slapped a few Magi from Four Seasons Garden, and due to the crimson flames, they turned to ashes.
One strike! With just one strike, Leylin had killed countless official Magi!
If such battle achievements were to be spread, his name would be known throughout the south coast and even go down in history!
“Blood… Blood Rogue is actually so strong! Has he advanced to a rank 2 Magus already?!”
The dark Magi of Thousand Meddling Hands were startled by Leylin’s ferocious strike and were also stunned into silence for a long while.
*Shua shua shua!*
Upon seeing Leylin’s attack, innumerable light Magi completely lost their confidence. Using various types of spells, they transformed into wind or giant birds, amongst other animals, and rapidly left the area.
Leylin merely stood where he was, not bothering to give chase.
For him, killing light Magi was useless. What was more important was to steal resources!
*Boom!*
Yet another large claw was sent out and uncovered a passageway from the rubble.
Leylin went on a wild rampage, like the fiercest animal in ancient times, and based on the memory of the route that Pierre had taken, he destroyed all the traps and spell formations along the way.
In just a moment, he came before the huge resource warehouse from before.
Under his fierce flames, the huge metal door was melted into a liquid that flowed freely on the ground. With his hands clasped behind his back, he brazenly walked into the large resource warehouse.
“My Lord! After you!”
The dark Magi who had followed Leylin here did not dare to be indolent even in the face of such a huge room of treasure. Rather, they respectfully allowed him to have the first browse through these spoils of war.
Killing Pierre
Leylin unceremoniously began to search through the large resource warehouse as the smallest and most valuable items all d
isappearing into his robes.
The rodent who was following him took advantage of Leylin’s high position and managed to obtain quite a few valuable items.
Once he was satisfied with his loot, Leylin returned to the doorway and spoke to the rest of the Magi who were anxiously waiting, “The rest is all yours.”