I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession-Chapter 226 - Hunting Night (8) I am human

Chapter 226: Hunting Night (8) I am human!

Chapter 226: Hunting Night (8) I am human!

Mr. Liu clearly did not want to make a wedding dress for Chen Xinmi; of his several doppelgangers, oh, incorrect, now only 9 remained alive.

Nine black-robed ‘Kapoks’ began moving toward the corner of the building ruins where Zhuang was located, attempting to draw the Antler Witch-Hunting Knights over to them.

But the more they did this, the more determined Lu Jiao became to prevent them from getting close to Zhuang’s battle.

There, the entire building was still boiling and roaring, the result of the clash between Zhuang’s Lu Jiao power and the strength of the banyan tree roots.

During the time Mr. Cao and Mr. Zhang had left Shenhou City, Zhuang was one of the top contenders in Lu Jiao; everyone had confidence in him, and no other Lu Jiao would intervene.

Or rather, no one could intervene.

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Although it was a hunt, the battle was not at all easy.

Once a wizard mastered witchcraft, they possessed Super Dimensional power, and a slight mishap could result in death; everyone remained highly vigilant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, red pillars of light connected the heavens and earth, evidently, an Antler Witch Hunting Knight unleashed a method to draw on the power of Purgatory World, isolating these Kapoks from the path to Zhuang.

But they did not know that this also severed their chance to rescue Zhuang.

Destiny is a very tricky thing, and wizards just happen to be good at using it.

Lin An felt that Mr. Liu probably knew there was a wizard who could manipulate destiny on his side, an ‘old accountant,’ and had deliberately had his doppelganger wizards cast some witchcraft.

He stood silently in place, blankly watching everything unfold, his expression complex.

Zhuang…

Should he be rescued?

If so, with what should he be rescued?

Lin An knew that if he now tried to rescue Zhuang, he would not only have to confront the powerful Chen Xinmi, but the most important thing was that he could only transform into a Black Cat or Zou Yu.

But at this point in time, the moment he exerted himself, the likelihood of his secret being discovered was extremely high.

Not only might his secret be discovered during battle, but after, when the Antler Witch Hunter Knights reviewed the situation, they would quickly single him out.

If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it yourself…

Then, all the planning would come to naught, and a large amount of blame would likely fall on him.

Lies ultimately only bring a lot of suspicion, as Lin An could foresee.

In his chest, ‘hesitation’ was preventing him from going to save Zhuang, ‘ambition’ also was preventing him, and ‘twisted cruelty’ even gave him some inexplicable pleasure for not going to save Zhuang…

“Big brother~” The Caidai Witch’s daughter, the little girl, peeked her head around the corner, “You should hide here too!”

Her eyes were full of concern; not just hers, but in the dim corner, it was evident that his subordinates, one after another, had not followed his instructions to return to the basement, but were silently waiting on the side.

Lin An looked at her deeply, smiled faintly, “Caicai, are you worried about your dad?”

Caicai’s face darkened, as she vigorously twisted her little fingers, “Dad said, wizards will die, and if one day he dies, he told me not to do anything for him. Dead people are dead, and the living need to keep living.”

It sounded harsh, but it was the reality of a wizard’s life.

Not every wizard could be under the protection of Chen Xinmi or Mr. Liu; they were like rats in a sewer, at any moment might be killed by someone.

Wizards sometimes indeed cannot even have some of the normal thoughts that humans have.

Lin An looked up and sighed deeply, “Yes…”

Maybe his parents also died like this; after all, carrying the Sorcerer’s Bloodline, it was normal for his parents to be wizards.

Maybe they died very tragically, senselessly killed on a whim.

Who knows…

He turned to look at the old accountant, “Take everyone to the train station, remember, don’t cast any witchcraft, try to conceal your identity as much as possible.”

“If I haven’t come to find you by 12 o’clock, take everyone on the overnight train ticket and leave the city directly!”

The old accountant seemed to think of something, looking at Lin An with some nervousness, “You’re not leaving with us now?”

Lin An arched an eyebrow and smiled, a radiant smile, “I’m going to do what I want to do!”

What joy is there in life? What fear in death?

Since he had an answer in his heart, not doing it would be a lifelong regret.

In an instant, he transformed into a Black Cat, and then back into Zou Yu. With one step, he was already atop the massive pile of building ruins.

He couldn’t directly teleport inside; just now when he was in his Zou Yu form, he broke off from practicing spells with the black-robed Kapoks. Mr. Liu had been guarding against him, and it seemed there was some strange force field inside the building ruins.

“Black Cat!” Someone from the Witch Hunter Knights yelled, “The Black Cat Wizard has appeared, heading towards Zhuang’s side!”

Suddenly, some disengaged from the battle to rush over here.

But those black-robed Kapoks, who seemed to be retreating as they fought as if planning to flee, suddenly changed their strategy and viciously attacked the Witch Hunter Knights.

Pressure intensified, and they were completely tied down.

“It’s An!” the witch-hunting knight in the coat bellowed, “I’ve been worried about An the whole time, distracted by watching over him. I never imagined he was the Black Cat!”

Above the ruins, the Black Cat’s movements paused, and he slowly looked up to glance at them from a distance.

Are you kidding me?

Why react so fast for nothing!

His mouth twitched, and with a swing of his robust forearm, he viciously clawed toward the ground, employing the Flaying Skill! Immediately, a large hole was gouged out of the building debris beneath his feet.

Boom!

The portly brother Chen Fugui, struggling against a wizard’s attack and covered in the blue flames that scorched him, hurtled their way.

Lin An sighed, turned over, and drilled into the big hole he had excavated from underneath.

Zhuang was in critical condition, and there was no more time to waste.

It would be good if they followed, if I couldn’t handle Chen Xinmi, perhaps these witch-hunting knights could drive them away and save Zhuang.

After saving Zhuang, I’ll take the chance to leave this city amidst the chaos…

Lin An pursed his lips and dug through the building debris even quicker.

This was not easy.

The collapsed high-rise buildings piled into mounds of rubble contained a massive amount of steel and concrete, making every step a struggle.

This is the downside of not learning many witchcraft spells. Once your ability to teleport through space is limited, you have no other options.

Lin An dug even more frantically.

Suddenly!

Bang~

A deafening sound as myriad roots, taut like strings of a spring, burst all the rubble apart.

It was like a massive beast constructed from tree roots, shaking off all the debris.

In an instant, all the building fragments were blown away, and chunks of steel and concrete, weighing tons, were hurled around like cannonballs.

Lin An’s expression changed, and in a flash, he stepped through a colorful portal and fled, arriving above a distant building.

The roots, which had filled every crevice unnoticed, now shuddered off the building fragments, flailing in the air with their tips suddenly igniting in an orange glow, burning everything up in flames.

A colossal roar brought the entire battlefield to a standstill.

All the witch hunter knights saw Zhuang suspended in mid-air by the roots, a witch with a demon’s mask forcefully prying at the antlers on Zhuang’s head.

“Hehehe~~~” The knots in the roots cackled, “Don’t think of framing me, Ghost Mask. Betray my ambush and I’ll expose you!”

With that, the entity itself burst into flames.

Meanwhile, the nine black-robed kapok were running away frantically.

But by then, no more witch hunters engaged in pursuit, as everyone stared furiously at the scene within the former building’s remains.

“Zhuang!”

The nearby portly brother, Chen Fugui, was the first to lead the charge.

But just then, the witch raised a hand and effortlessly flicked it, causing a several-ton slab of steel and concrete on the ground to rocket up, sending Chen Fugui flying.

“Heh~”

A cold electronic laugh sounded from behind the Ghost Mask, as the wizard’s wide-sleeved robe dangled, revealing a pale, slender arm raised high with its black polished fingernails seemingly glowing.

A gust of wind whipped up, howling and swirling around her.

Suddenly, the building fragments thrown by the roots were swept up, forming a terrifying tornado, spinning wildly like some diabolical meat grinder.

The tiniest grains of sand were the quickest to dance in the air, piercing every object in their flight path like bullets.

Huge chunks of building debris, weighing tons, acted like enormous hammers, smashing anything that dared come close to ruins.

Lin An, unfazed by such an attack, teleported to the eye of the savage storm, reaching out for Chen Xinmi.

Several large rocks flew at him, which he dodged, but he still had to widen the gap by a few meters.

Whoosh~

Chen Xinmi exhaled a puff of smoke, looking at Lin An with a sneer.

“I knew it, I was not wrong from the start. You are with the Witch Hunter Knights!”

“Do you know? I’ve been waiting for you to make a move, to see which side you’re really on!”

The black and white striped snow leopard-like Zou Yu paced slowly in circles around Chen Xinmi, looking for an angle of attack. At those words, he merely smiled slightly, “No, you’re mistaken! I never considered myself necessarily a wizard, nor did I ever think of myself as a witch hunter.”

Chen Xinmi sneered, “Then what are you!”

“I am a person!” Lin An suddenly teleported behind Chen Xinmi, his huge beastly paw reaching for her delicate white neck.