Chapter 263 Lucky I Abstained From Killing

Humans—ah, the indescribable delicacy.

Saliva sprayed from the Troll Water Elemental Mage's mouth, drooling down its reeking, open jaws. It had only tasted it once in its memory.

That was so long ago that it had forgotten the taste.

Thump—thump!

Thick, powerful legs pounded across the mossy ground.

The Troll Water Elemental Mage was eager to devour this arrogant human, but its fierce gaze also held a hint of caution.

It wasn't truly brainless. As long as it relied on its "Water Vaporization" ability, even the powerful Overlord wouldn't be able to do anything to it, let alone a weaker human.

The appearance of this human didn't resemble any of the rumored figures from the Holy Kingdom.

"This is the hills, not a place where you humans can set foot. Turn into meat for me!" the Troll Water Elemental Mage roared.

"For being a higher species of troll, you still don't seem very smart. It's indeed asking too much to expect someone like you to have brains."

Minori stood on the thick tree trunk, his gaze calm. He raised his finger and pointed forward:

"Magic Arrow!"

[Experience Bar: 421356 / 510000]

Ten semi-transparent streams of arrow light shot towards the charging Troll Water Elemental Mage in unison.

Under the passive ability of [Magic Transcendence], releasing first-tier magic now only required a little magic power. However, he was currently using experience points to cast spells.

Since he planned to research the experiments after the [Ninja] class disappeared, he naturally had to expend his experience points. Instead of wasting them, he might as well use them to solve these minor troubles.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The streams of arrows flew, reaching the Troll Water Elemental Mage in the blink of an eye. Not only did the troll not dodge, but it allowed the magic arrows to strike its body.

With soft "pitter-patter" sounds.

Go Gin's pupils widened slightly as he clearly saw the points where the magic arrows made contact with the Troll Water Elemental Mage turning into balls of mist.

These arrows passed right through the troll's body.

The Troll Water Elemental Mage had used the same method to evade his attack earlier.

"Oh."

The Mist Witch leaned forward, surprise evident in her bright yellow eyes. The Troll Water Elemental Mage's ability was somewhat similar to hers.

"Hmph, hahaha, useless human!"

The Troll Water Elemental Mage let out a wild laugh, its massive figure already charging beneath the tree. It raised the spiked hammer in its hand and swung it at the position where Minori and the Mist Witch were:

"Die!!!"

Looking up at the attribute panel, there was no information displayed.

The "Water Vaporization" technique used by the Troll Water Elemental Mage earlier wasn't magic or a skill, but a natural racial ability.

What a pity.

This was a pretty good ability, possessing immunity to flying tools and the ability to evade some purely physical attacks.

Minori's face under the red hood was expressionless: "You're lucky, you fool. I'm abstaining from killing these days."

"Sand Domain—All!"

[Experience Bar: 171356 / 510000]

Buzz—

Instantly.

A giant magic circle, shimmering with magical light and about ten meters in size, appeared out of thin air on the moss-covered ground.

It enveloped not only the Troll Water Elemental Mage, but even Go Gin, who was standing not far away, looking wary.

Earthen-brown light flickered on the magic circle.

Go Gin and the Troll Water Elemental Mage simultaneously felt a terrifying energy fluctuation.

"Fool!"

Go Gin's expression changed drastically, and he cursed under his breath. Without hesitation, he charged towards the outer edge of the magic circle.

Rumble!

The earthen-brown light on the magic circle flashed fiercely, and a large amount of yellow sand gushed out from the entire magic circle, instantly turning into a fierce yellow torrent.

The Troll Water Elemental Mage, without any ability to resist, was bound and enveloped by the quicksand, with only its head exposed, forcibly locked in place.

"Gang Strike!"

Go Gin roared, and barbaric, overbearing power surged from his thick, powerful arms, erupting from the wolf-toothed club.

Bang—

The large amount of quicksand that wanted to bind Go Gin was shattered into fine grains of quicksand that scattered in all directions with a single blow.

However, such a fierce blow couldn't effectively impact the constantly surging quicksand from all directions.

"As long as I leave the magic circle—"

Go Gin stomped hard, shaking off the quicksand that was quickly covering his ankles: "Water Acceleration!"

A blue glow flashed across his strong body, forcibly breaking through layers of quicksand barriers, rising into the air, intending to completely break out of the magic circle's encirclement.

Suddenly.

A stream of quicksand, like a wandering snake, wrapped around Go Gin's ankle, causing Go Gin's movements to pause, and then his entire body stiffened.

Bang!

Go Gin fell from the air, sinking into the quicksand, quickly surrounded by the quicksand, also with only his head exposed.

"Damn it!"

"Cloud Mist—Cloud Mist!"

Go Gin and the Troll Water Elemental Mage struggled constantly, but they couldn't break free from the quicksand's restraints at all. Even martial techniques and magic couldn't be activated normally.

"Sand Domain" was originally a binding-type movement-hindering magic, and also had effects such as silencing. Unless one possessed "Complete Movement Hindrance Resistance."

Obviously, neither Go Gin nor the Troll Water Elemental Mage possessed this ability.

"End."

Minori clapped his palms together, and a hoarse, cold laugh came from his disguised voice: "250,000? Even killing you two isn't worth that price."

Go Gin's expression was very ugly. His forceful struggles caused the quicksand to make "creaking" sounds, but he still couldn't break free from the quicksand's restraints.

"You came to find me, right!"

Go Gin raised his head and looked at Minori standing on the tree trunk: "I don't remember knowing a powerful magic caster like you."

That mysterious demi-human covered in white mist had been secretly following him. The appearance of this human caster was obviously related to him, which wasn't difficult to guess.

Go Gin kept recalling. No matter what, he had a certain status in the empire and was known in various countries for his strength. Magic that could bind him...

Was such power fifth-tier magic?

A strongman in the Hero domain!

He had never heard of a powerful magic caster dressed like Minori.

"Why can't my power be used? What did you do, human!" The Troll Water Elemental Mage's face showed a panicked expression, and it roared and shouted, tearing its throat.

"So noisy."

"Fire."

Snap!

Minori snapped his fingers, and the quicksand surrounding the Troll Water Elemental Mage and Go Gin instantly became scalding hot, emitting intense high temperatures.

"Ah, ah, oh!"

"Hmph, ah, ah!"

Go Gin and the Troll Water Elemental Mage simultaneously let out painful screams. Their bodies under the quicksand were corroded by the scalding, scorching heat, constantly burning.

"Sand Domain" was the original magic of Evileye. In addition to the magic's inherent abilities, it could also inject negative energy into the sand.

Minori, though not mastering negative energy, could utilize the [Swordsman]'s passive ability, "Mana Infusion," to inject fire-attribute energy into the sand.

Subhuman species like Trolls, and giants were extremely afraid of fire and acid damage, which could also restrain their regenerative abilities.

"Don't kill me, awoo… Don't kill me!" the Troll Water Elemental Mage wailed in pain, begging for mercy.

Snap!

The sound of fingers snapping echoed again.

The fire-attribute energy surging in the quicksand dissipated, and the heatwave generated by the high temperature dispelled the humidity in the air.

Large patches of moss on the ground were scorched and baked by the heat.

The Troll Water Elemental Mage's eyes rolled back, and its body twitched incessantly. Its originally bluish-green skin turned crimson, and its exposed head showed extensive burns.

With the Troll Water Elemental Mage's superior regenerative abilities, such injuries were not fatal and could even be completely healed after some time.

Whoosh!

Minori pushed off from the tree trunk, his figure gracefully descending from the air, landing precisely on the Troll Water Elemental Mage's head.

"Talong is willing to submit," the Troll Water Elemental Mage said fearfully, its body convulsing in pain.

"A wise choice."

Minori chuckled hoarsely, squatting on the troll'shead, casually picking up the sand that had turned crimson under the influence of the fire element:

"What about you, 'Martial King' Go Gin?"

He opened his palm.

The scorching red sand trickled from between Minori's fingers.

Go Gin gritted his teeth, his pupils contracting in painful endurance. Even his strong physique was scorched by the sand's heat, yet the other party held it in his hand without any effect.

"Who exactly is this man!"

Go Gin's ferocious white eyes stared intently at the figure cloaked in a red magic robe:

"You… what do you want… to do?"

The burning pain spreading throughout his body made Go Gin's speech fragmented. He relied on his strong willpower to avoid begging for mercy like the Troll Water Elemental Mage.

"Don't you think the Abelion Hills are too chaotic?" Minori's voice was very calm.

Go Gin's eyes widened abruptly, looking at Minori in disbelief. For a moment, even the pain on his body seemed to lessen. He sensed the other party's undisguised ambition.

This was too crazy!

"You can't do it!" Go Gin exclaimed loudly.

Even though he had only been in the Abelion Hills for a few months,

he could clearly feel the chaos and disorder of the entire hill region. Hatred, blood, war, and strife were the main themes of this Abelion Hills area.

The hatred between various tribes, lasting for hundreds of years or even longer, was like vines on a cliff, inextricably intertwined!

Even if a king were to appear in the future, capable of uniting all the subhuman races and tribes, it would not be a human.

"No, no."

Minori shook his head: "It seems you've misunderstood. I'm not going to rule here… Oh, I've said a bit too much nonsense to you."

Whoosh!

The red magic robe fluttered.

Minori stood up, raising his arm from the wide robe, holding a peculiar black gem in his palm. Dark energy emanated from the gem.

Turning into a cloud of black mist-like negative energy, enveloping Minori in darkness, displaying an even more terrifying and deathly aura.

"Live? Or die?"

A cold voice echoed.

"This is negative energy…" Go Gin was not ignorant.

When he was in the Imperial Arena, he liked to challenge all kinds of opponents. Osk even found undead opponents for him.

Negative energy… undead… the chaos of the hill region…

"Why choose me?"

Go Gin endured the pain while forcing himself to calm down. He was not good at thinking, but he vaguely sensed a conspiracy targeting the Abelion Hills.

For some reason,

Go Gin's heart trembled.

He suddenly thought of the rumors about the birth of the undead. It was said that in some unclean places, those who died tragically, especially those who died in war, had a high probability of giving birth to the undead.

Could the other party's purpose be…

"'Martial King' Go Gin, appeared on the Imperial border eight years ago. At the invitation of Osk, the operator of the Imperial Arena, he joined the arena to cultivate."

"His powerful strength shook the entire empire, and he was known as the strongest of all the Martial Kings, the Eighth Martial King."

Go Gin could hear the faint mockery in the other party's voice when he said the words "Martial King." He wanted to clench his fist, but he could not make any movements under the restraint of the sand.

"Left the empire last August and entered the Abelion Hills."

Minori paused at this point: "The only reason I'm looking for you is because you've lived in human society for eight years. Compared to these brainless fellows,"

"communication is much simpler and more convenient. This is your only value, 'Martial King' Go Gin."

As a martial artist with a noble warrior spirit,

Go Gin had always regarded the title "Martial King" as an honor. If it were before, he would definitely fight to the death and never yield.

But now.

"I choose to live." A conflicted expression appeared on Go Gin's face, and he finally lowered his proud head, but a strange look flashed in his eyes.

He needed to figure out what this human was trying to do.

If it was really what he thought, with the powerful strength the other party had shown, he would probably need to unite the strong in the hill region to deal with this human.

"Very good."

Minori chuckled inwardly when he saw Go Gin submit so easily.

He understood Go Gin's personality. Even when facing the terrifying Bone King, he only submitted after being killed and resurrected. Now that he showed such a simple appearance of submission,

Minori could naturally guess what the other party was thinking.

In Go Gin's eyes, he was probably an arrogant, ambitious fellow.

"The basic character of the script has finally appeared."

Minori jumped down from the Troll Water Elemental Mage's head and waved his arm.

Whoosh—

The magic circle on the ground dissipated, and the quicksand that enveloped the two also disappeared.

Go Gin and the Troll Water Elemental Mage fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

What he said before was partly true and partly false. However, Go Gin was indeed an important character in this script.

And the only reason was because Go Gin knew him, or rather, knew the "genius alchemist" Minori.

"The righteous genius alchemist, with the assistance of the 'Martial King' Go Gin, defeats the evil necromancer's conspiracy."

"Well, the script is a bit cliché." Minori nodded almost imperceptibly.