Chapter 25

When Zain supported his senior brother Zoro and arrived outside Master Mosido's house, a fierce battle had already broken out.

Indeed, the explosion just now was not a simple accident.

At this moment, the one fighting with Master Mosido was a formal black mage wearing a green robe, with a plant giant several meters tall assisting him.

"Hand over that apprentice, and I will let it go..." the green-robed black mage shouted from the sky.

"Hand over my apprentice to you? I'll hand you off to hell!" Master Mosido angrily shouted back.

Several metal discs turned into golden streaks of light, manipulated by Master Mosido, and shot directly at the green-robed black mage.

Each of these metal discs could cut through metal and iron, and the magical runes on the discs could instantly burst into high temperatures and flames.

This was Master Mosido's true trump card, and he wouldn't have taken out his best equipment if he wasn't truly angry.

Even with two layers of emerald magical shields in front of him, the green-robed black mage's eyes were still twitching from the ferocity of Master Mosido.

Among formal black mages, this green-robed mage was clearly not a weakling.

Moreover, with a carefully cultivated plant giant, it was no wonder he dared to come and cause trouble without fully understanding Master Mosido's background.

The group of mages is generally ruthless, arrogant, and difficult to get along with.

Don't be deceived by the "peace" of the Black Magic Academy in Muzobura City.

In the ten years since entering the Black Magic Academy, Zain indeed hadn't seen conflicts among formal black mages.

But ten years is nothing compared to the hundreds or even thousands of years that formal black mages can live.

The higher the level of a black mage, the longer their lifespan.

This is the result of life evolution, the process of lower life forms transforming into higher ones.

Clearly, Zain's master, Mosido, hadn't moved his body for many years.

Spending a long time in the laboratory conducting experiments can easily make a person who has lived for hundreds of years stiff.

However, the metal discs swirling around Mosido flew very fast.

Occasionally, glaring elemental sparks would appear on the elemental shield in front of the green-robed mage.

As for the plant giant on the ground, several large scars had appeared on its body.

A semi-transparent, acidic liquid flowed from these scars.

Although the plant giant didn't make a sound, the twisting of its branches showed that it was in great pain.

Seeing this plant giant, Zain's first reaction was to think of the monster composite beast that Death Hand Mike used during the grade assessment.

Both had strong vitality and a large build, truly fitting the role of a front-line tank favored by mages.

However, compared to the monster composite beast, the plant giant of this green-robed formal mage was clearly stronger and larger.

Occasionally, some acid would spray from the branches of this plant giant, targeting the sky where Mosido stood on the metal discs.

As Zain considered whether his strength could intervene in the battle between the two formal black mages, Senior Sister Phyllis arrived with a strange and complex expression.

"Zain, did you kill that green-robed mage's disciple?" Senior Sister Phyllis asked.

Senior Sister's question left Zain a bit confused.

For the past half-month, he had been in Master's laboratory, doing little else.

However, Zain soon remembered that the low-level apprentice Ilk, whom he had killed, was highly regarded by Master Ketherson of the Plantation.

The pale mask was also a gift from Master Ketherson to Ilk, now a trophy of Zain's.

With a bitter expression, Zain pulled out a mask from his pocket, thinking, "Could the green-robed mage in the sky be Master Ketherson of the Plantation?"

Indeed, when Zain pulled out the pale mask, the green-robed mage in the sky became much more agitated.

The mental power of formal black mages can cover several hundred meters, and some with special detection spells can observe even more distant fluctuations.

Master Ketherson of the Plantation, realizing that Mosido was a tough opponent, no longer wanted to continue the fight.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was this black mage's usual style. He came to cause trouble for Master Mosido not to avenge the low-level apprentice Ilk but to take advantage of the situation.

"Your apprentice killed my disciple. If you hand over that little guy below, I will let it go and leave!" Master Ketherson, with a fierce but fearful expression, pointed at Zain below.

Master Ketherson's behavior not only confirmed Senior Sister Phyllis's question but also left Senior Brother Zoro, whom Zain was supporting, with a look of surprise and some frustration.

It turned out that Ketherson was there for Zain, and Zoro's injury from the experiment accident was purely a misfortune.

Being publicly named by Master Ketherson, Zain felt his scalp tingle.

He seemed to feel himself locked by a powerful mental force, and the plant giant, which was continuously waving its branches, seemed to be moving towards him.

Feeling his own weakness and powerlessness, Zain wanted to vent something.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not happen.

"Hmph! Hand over my disciple to you? Who do you think you are!" Mosido sneered.

Then, as Ketherson's eyes twitched, a bronze metal staff quietly appeared in Mosido's hand.

Without any warning, Mosido might have already completed the incantation silently, or the metal staff itself might have stored a very powerful spell.

In the cold tone of Mosido and the desperate expression of Ketherson, the powerful spell "Meteor Shower," which approaches the power level of a second-level mage, suddenly appeared in the space!

A massive meteor, five meters in diameter, enveloped in high-temperature flames, fiercely crashed towards Ketherson.

Whether it was Zain's secondary fireball spell or the explosive fireball magic that Lina could release, they were like fireflies compared to the moon in front of this huge meteor.

"Damn, no!" Ketherson's voice of frustration and fear echoed.

At the critical moment, this guy directly abandoned his carefully cultivated plant giant, ordering it to jump up and shield him.

The plant giant, which had been gradually approaching Zain, instantly jumped up.

When Zain raised his head again, he saw a burning plant corpse and Ketherson's gradually fleeing figure.

"Hmph!"

With a cold sneer, Mosido, holding the metal staff, drank a green potion and urged the metal discs to continue the pursuit.

It seemed he had no intention of letting the opponent off easily.