Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 583 - 581: The Deterrence of a One-Hit Kill

Richard glanced at Wan An and continued, "Or perhaps, you have already arranged for others outside the gathering place to intercept me? In that case, you wouldn’t need to lift a finger, as others would deal with me for you. Ultimately, you could get your revenge and benefit from it, killing two birds with one stone."

After hearing Richard’s words, Wan An’s expression changed slightly, but then he spoke confidently, "So what if I did? What if I didn’t? Kid, no matter what, you have to run, don’t you?! If you don’t, the three of us will expose your identity, and you won’t be able to stay in this gathering place!"

"But what if I killed the three of you?" Richard asked seriously.

"Killed us?" Wan An said with a scornful laugh. "Kid, you’re thinking too much. Do you see Oer beside me? He’s a First-level High Order Wizard. Together with me and Phil, that’s three Level One Wizards standing in front of you. If you dare make a move, we only need two people to hold you back while another goes to alert everyone. It won’t take long for everyone in the gathering place to come after you. Let’s see what you’ll do then!"

"Hmm, with that said, I’m actually a bit scared," Richard remarked, yet his face remained calm as he slowly stepped closer to the trio and asked, "But I have a doubt, are you really confident that you can stop me?"

"Do you want to try?" Wan An retorted arrogantly, completely unfazed.

"If I do want to try?" Richard challenged.

"You can try all you want, but I won’t take responsibility if anything happens!" Wan An squinted.

"Well, then I really do want to... try!"

Richard said and suddenly made his move.

Wan An reacted quickly, immediately shouting, "Phil, Oer!"

"I know." The towering Wizard Oer responded to Wan An’s call, his body bursting with strong mana fluctuations as he was about to release a spell.

Meanwhile, Phil began to recite a spell.

Wan An stepped back, preparing to leave to send a message.

At that moment, Richard unexpectedly pulled out a blood-red short magic wand.

"Snap!"

Richard held the short wand in his hand.

"Swoosh!"

Holding the short wand, he aimed it at Oer’s body.

"Bang!"

The short wand vibrated slightly, and a torrent of blood-red energy blasted out wildly.

Oer’s face changed, showing some alarm. His body flashed with several defensive lights, but in the next moment, all these lights shattered.

"Boom!"

With a loud explosion, the blood-red energy pierced through the defensive lights and struck Oer. His body shook violently, and he let out a scream before a large part of his body was blown apart, killing him instantly.

This!

The changes happened so swiftly that Wan An and Phil were completely stunned.

Phil’s mouth twitched as he stopped reciting the spell, and Wan An stood frozen, staring at Richard in shock.

Richard stood calmly, sensing an abnormal fluctuation in his Magic Origin within. It took a while to stabilize and he couldn’t help thinking: using the Blood-red One-Hit Kill Wand really did damage the Magic Origin. It seems that he would need to be cautious with its use in the future.

While he thought this, his outward appearance gave nothing away, holding the Blood-red Short Magic Wand and looking towards Phil and Wan An.

His gaze lingered on Phil for a moment before turning to Wan An. Richard smiled seriously and asked, "Wan An Wizard, what do you think? Can you still stop me? Just a moment ago, there were three of you, now there are only two. If you really intend to stop me, have you discussed who will stay and who will send word?"

"I..."

"This..."

For a moment, both Wan An and Phil fell silent, their expressions changing rapidly. Before, they had considered many possibilities, but the direct killing of Oer had not been one of them.

This... this was inconceivable, utterly unreasonable! Richard’s strength far exceeded their expectations!

"Glug!" Phil swallowed hard, looking at Richard with a trace of fear, as if pleading, "Richard... Master Richard... it was... it was my mistake, we should not have been greedy, not come to disturb you. How about this, let us leave, and we promise not to tell anyone about what’s here."

"Are you sure?" Richard asked. "Before you came here, you must have made arrangements and contacted many people, how will you handle that?"

"This..."

"Wan An Wizard, don’t be afraid!" At that moment, Wan An suddenly spoke up, scoffing at Richard, "Boy, don’t think that just because you killed Oer, you can change the situation. I tell you, even if you kill both Phil and me today, you are still doomed!"

Completely ignoring Phil’s annoyed look, Wan An continued, his voice growing louder, "Before I came here, I had already informed someone else about everything here. If I don’t get out in one hour, they will spread the news, and your identity will be exposed just the same! You’re dead!"

With that, Wan An suddenly acted, as if launching a premeditated attack. He waved a hand and dirt from the ground flew up, coalescing into sharp stone cones that viciously struck towards Richard.

Richard watched, his clothes shook, and the Non-Newtonian Fluid from his inter-layers surged forward, forming a Non-Newtonian Fluid Shield to block the stone cones. With a "crash" sound, the stone cones shattered completely on the shield’s surface.

Having successfully stopped the stone cones, Richard did not hold back, pinching two Silver Needles between his fingers, he threw them, striking Wan An’s left and right feet.

The Silver Needles, made of 315 alloy, triggered an Air Explosion upon hitting.

"Bang, bang!" sounds followed, Wan An’s feet vanished, and with a "plop," he fell to the ground.

"Ah!" Wan An cried out in pain, covering his wounds with his hands, his expression ferocious.

Phil, watching on the side, swallowed hard again, completely losing any courage to attack, and internally cursing Wan An, who had utterly doomed him with his unreliable actions.

At this point, Richard spoke, looking at Wan An, "You just mentioned that everything was arranged, and someone would spread the news upon your death, right?"

"Richard... Master Richard, it doesn’t matter, I know who he told. I can help you kill that person, ensuring the news doesn’t leak," Phil spoke eagerly.

"You, Phil!" Wan An was visibly annoyed but then sneered again, "Humph, Phil, even if you help him kill that person, it’s useless! Did you think I only told one person? In fact, I told several! So, you can’t possibly get rid of all of them, it’s impossible!"

"So it seems I’ve fallen into a vicious cycle? If I don’t kill you, you’ll expose my identity, but killing you will only lead to more people doing the same?"

"How about that, boy, scared now? You’re still too young to play mind games with me!" Wan An loudly said, his face alternating between white and red, either from injury or agitation.

Richard, however, remained as calm as ever. After hearing Wan An’s words, he slowly bent down, picked up a broken stone cone, twirled it in his hand for a moment, and turned to Wan An, "I must admit, you are quite clever, your plans are meticulous, and it’s difficult for me to break free from your traps. No matter what I do, my identity seems destined to be revealed.

But then again, why should I break free from your traps? Just like this piece of stone, it’s hard to find a flat surface on it, but why can’t I crush it, reshape it, and turn it into the shape I want?"

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