Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 352 - 68: Role Reversal, The Hunt Begins

Chapter 352 -68: Role Reversal, The Hunt Begins

Hearing Richard’s slightly audacious plan, Bones’ mind became a bit muddled. He tentatively asked, “Boss, are you saying we go hunt down those bounty hunters?”

Richard nodded, “Yes, that’s right. Is there a problem with this plan?”

“There is… a big problem.” Bones was conflicted for a moment, then slowly said, “Boss, you might not realize how many bounty hunters are after me.

We are not in the kind of remote corner where you granted me my name anymore.

We are now already in the ‘Inner Ring’ of the Nightmare Realm.”

“The Nightmare Ring?” Richard asked, puzzled, “What’s that?”

Bones explained, “The Nightmare Ring, I’ve only heard about it. It’s said that in our world, the cities that can produce the Power of Nightmare are distributed like nested rings, one ring within another.

The further outward the rings go, the more sparse the cities become. Correspondingly, the Nightmare Territories also decrease.

Before, I didn’t know this, so when I was crossing the Wilderness, I just walked towards the direction of the Inner Ring, which led to my current situation where changing several territories still didn’t shake off the bounty hunters.”

Richard listened and nodded slightly.

He roughly understood what this so-called Nightmare Ring was.

This so-called Nightmare Ring must be the area planning for the Academies by the One Ring Tower of Truth.

The One Ring Tower of Truth, being central on the Wizard Continent, is surrounded by other four Towers of Truth. Therefore, while planning the academy territories, the Working Wizards of the One Ring Tower of Truth did a detailed layout.

Under their planning, as long as there are no more than four hundred Great Wizards in the One Ring Tower of Truth, each Great Wizard could have their own Wizard Academy.

“Okay, I got it,” Richard nodded, “but the plan remains unchanged. The more bounty hunters, the better.”

“…Boss, there really are a lot of them,” Bones repeated softly.

Richard glared at him, annoyed and resentful, “What are you afraid of? This kind of trash, no matter how many come, they’re going to die.

You, as my little brother, being cornered by just these scrubs to the point of considering suicide, that’s truly embarrassing for me.”

While saying that, Richard stuffed the bodies of those Nightmare creatures he had collected into the Nightmare Body.

After that, a Pure Gold Armor quickly took shape in Richard’s hands.

“I remember your Talent can devour armor-wear it quickly and eat a few more pieces. Next time you encounter such trash, don’t hesitate, just charge and chop them down.

You must fully utilize your advantage!”

Listening to Richard’s lesson, Bones didn’t feel offended but instead felt warmth in his heart.

The feeling of being under the boss’s protection was indeed great.

However, he also didn’t forget to refute weakly,

“Well… Boss, I did exactly as you said. It’s just that I couldn’t breach their defense, and then someone found a gap in my armor and bit through it, which poisoned me severely.”

“A gap?” Richard’s eyebrows raised, and the armor in his hands immediately began to change shape.

Soon, a Pure Gold Armor without any gaps appeared.

“You couldn’t patch up the gap? Can’t your armor change shape?”

Hearing Richard’s lesson, Bones hesitated,

“Well… that doesn’t seem possible. My armor is like my body, how can it change shape on a whim?”

“If it can’t change, that’s simple.”

The Pure Gold Armor in Richard’s hands started to melt, and dark golden lines began to spread across the armor.

In a moment, a Giant Dragon Alchemy crafted full-body armor appeared.

“If it can’t change, then just wear this armor directly for an extra layer of protection.”

Bones accepted the armor with gratitude and then donned it.

After he put it on, Richard made some minor adjustments to the armor, changing the conspicuous gold to a matte black color and cast an Activated Armor Spell.

Activated Armor is a supportive magic that allows the armor to wear itself on the user.

Although the tree patterns of Giant Dragon Alchemy couldn’t merge with the Rune Enchantment of Wizard Alchemy, for external spells, the products of Giant Dragon Alchemy showed no rejection.

Bones, now wearing the armor, appeared to be bulkier, his frame looking even more imposing than before.

Standing behind Richard, he certainly looked the part of a vile wizard and his profaned creation.

Richard nodded in satisfaction, then asked excitedly, “Where is the nearest Lawless Land? The bounty hunters should all be in the Lawless Land, right?”

“It’s to the east, I’ll lead the way.”

…

The Inner Ring of the Nightmare Ring was much more prosperous than the Outer Ring.

The cities in the Inner Ring were numerous, as was the population, and consequently, these cities produced more Power of Nightmare.

More Power of Nightmare meant stronger creatures in those territories.

This fact not only made the Nightmare Territories stronger but also made the Lawless Lands between these territories more powerful.

Large numbers of Nightmare creatures, who were unwilling to submit to the Nightmare Lords, entered the Lawless Lands.

Some top-tier Lawless Lands even had Nightmare Knight level creatures stationed there.

Among these Lawless Lands, Cross Town might not be top-ranked, but it held a significant position.

Each Lawless Land had a Seeker’s Tavern, and in every one of these taverns, there was definitely a demon bartender.

Today, as usual, the bartender filled up glasses for the patrons, quietly listening to them brag about their exploits.

Bang!

At the bar, a Nightmare creature with nine snake heads smashed a glass down on the counter, a look of panic on its face.

“Did you hear? All the bounty hunters who went after the Black Coffin are dead.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

As the bartender refilled the drink for the nine-headed monster, he asked curiously.

The bounty hunters chasing Black Coffin were actually formed with his help, and their strength was more than enough to even capture the Big Nightmare alive.

Logically speaking, they should at most come back empty-handed. How could they all be dead?

“I also just heard.”

The nine-headed creature took the glass from the bartender and took a big gulp.

“Damn, I almost joined them once.”

The bartender didn’t challenge the statement, merely noting the information silently in his mind.

Might come in handy later.

Creak!

The door of the tavern burst open suddenly.

A muscular figure, clad in black armor and carrying a great sword on his back, stooped to enter the tavern.

The nightmare creatures inside the tavern flashed a look of surprise; this Black Knight was unfamiliar yet apparently quite powerful.

Had some Nightmare Knight’s vassal rebelled?

However, it wasn’t long before the nightmare creatures sensed something was amiss.

Why did this Black Knight look so familiar?

Once inside, the Black Knight surveyed the occupants and then headed straight for the counter.

“What can I get for you?” the Demon bartender asked with a smile.

The Black Knight’s muffled voice came from behind the armor.

“Nothing, I’ve just come to tell you something, it’s time you closed shop.”

“Oh?” the Demon bartender looked interested, “And why should I close shop?”

“Because if you don’t, your tavern is about to be smashed to pieces.”

No sooner had the Knight spoken than the bartender’s face turned ashen. With a slightly panicked voice, he called out, “Gentlemen, Seeker’s Tavern is closed for today.

If you’re still alive later, feel free to come back tomorrow.”

With a wave of his hand, the bartender animated the tavern, expelling the nightmare creatures inside all at once.

Then, under the dumbfounded gaze of the multitude of nightmare creatures, Seeker’s Tavern began to shrink rapidly, soon becoming the size of an ordinary box.

“Has the bartender gone mad?”

“Is he moving out?”

“What did the newcomer say to him, did any of you hear?”

“Hey, where did that new guy go?”

As the nightmare creatures wondered, they noticed the sky seemed to be brighter than before.

“What’s that?”

A nightmare creature looked up into the sky, where, on the horizon, something akin to a meteor shower was hurtling their way.

“Let me take a look.”

A creature covered with eyes turned its eyeballs skyward, and immediately all its pupils constricted.

“Run! That’s a damn fireball!”

Boom! Thunderous!

A deluge of fire rained from the sky, covering the tavern and all of Cross Town in an instant.

In that moment, a vast amount of Fire Element formed a giant fire tornado, tearing nearly all nightmare creatures within range to shreds with its frenzied power.

On a high ground ten kilometers from the tavern, nearly a hundred Magic Support Vehicles gradually dissolved into Power of Nightmare, entering Richard’s body.

“Not bad, I hope Bones can get a move on.”

The fire tornado dissipated into the air within seconds, leaving scorched earth behind. Suddenly, a Black Knight emerged from underground.

“Phew, the boss’s weapon is really something!”

The Knight who had warned the tavern to close shop was Bones. Due to the tavern’s peculiar nature, Richard had not attacked it directly but had sent Bones to provide advance notice.

As the fire rained down, Bones used the Magic Equipment Richard had provided to burrow into the ground in time.

Terrifying as the Elemental Storm was, beneath the thick layers of the earth and protected by his Pure Gold armor, Bones hadn’t suffered a single scratch.

After marveling, Bones got busy cleaning up the battlefield.

Pulling a Magic Pocket from his body, he simulated magic with the Power of Nightmare to produce something like a vacuum cleaner.

Using the vacuum cleaner, Bones collected all the torn bodies of the nightmare creatures that were scattered on the battlefield.

It took time for the bodies of nightmare creatures to turn to dust, and by storing them promptly, Bones could prevent the dissipation of the Power of Nightmare.

Soon, the vacuum cleaner’s bag swelled with contents.

As he cleaned towards the center of the battlefield, Bones discovered the shrunken tavern.

The Magic Concentrated Fire had not affected it in the slightest.

Bones knocked on the roof of the tavern and announced loudly, “Bartender, it’s done.”

Then the bartender’s voice came from inside the tavern.

“Really done?”

“Truly over, I’ve cleaned up the whole battlefield.”

Shortly after, the tavern began to enlarge, quickly returning to its previous size.

The bartender opened the door, gazed at the levelled Cross Town, and couldn’t help but feel shocked.

Good Lord, an entire town just vanished?

The bartender looked at Bones, his voice trembling slightly, “Um… my friend, what do they call you?”

Bones turned to look at the bartender and took off his helmet.

“What, don’t you recognize me?”

Seeing the face beneath Bones’s helmet, the bartender felt his head spin.

He knew Bones all too well, even the Bounty Hunters who were after Bones were put together with his help. frёeωebɳovel.com

But the bartender was no stranger to significant events, and he soon regained his composure, asking curiously,

“Black Coffin, are you seeking revenge—”

His voice cut out as his pupils shrank. The bartender suddenly realized that this guy, branded as the Black Coffin on the wanted posters, no longer had the coffin on his back.

Bones smirked at the bartender, “Not revenge, it’s a hunt. And I’m just a hound.”