After all, he is quite familiar with and apprehensive of Rein; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the risk of revealing his connections to reach out to Sect Leader Graham of the Tutkash School. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

With just one glance when Rein emerged, he identified the other’s identity, as the Isodre School has only one Dawn Wizard.

"It seems that you would be Lord Stuart. Perfect, I wanted to ask you whether you’re unaware of the Tutkash School collecting corpses and engaging in other activities on the Shirendil Plateau."

"Have you forgotten the heavy imperial duties entrusted to you and your school?"

"Lord Rein, if you have no evidence, please refrain from making baseless accusations!" Rein’s words rendered Stuart’s face ashen, and at the same time, made turbulent waves surge within him!

"Moreover, even if you are the empire’s rising star, the youngest epic-level warrior, I hope you can muster some basic respect when facing another Dawn Wizard."

"Oh? But I don’t think someone like you deserves my respect." Rein said indifferently.

"As for evidence, doesn’t the multitude of alien spider nests beside the city suffice?"

"As a Dawn Wizard, don’t tell me you can’t feel it?" Rein retorted.

Rein’s last two sentences were like resounding bells, shaking Stuart’s mind!

What!

Unexpectedly, this kid has discovered it.

Damn Graham, the fool said even a Dawn Wizard would find it difficult to discover the connection between the alien spider swarms and the Tutkash School?

How did this Rein detect it?

But now it no longer mattered.

Stuart realized that Rein’s words had changed the way the school’s wizards were looking at him, and if he couldn’t reverse this situation today, his prestige within the school would be greatly diminished.

At this moment, Rein gave Stuart a seemingly amused glance before unexpectedly strolling into the school’s gates under their astonished eyes.

For a moment, Stuart didn’t know how to assess this young man before him.

Should he praise his audacity?

Or say he’s overly confident?

Just young, truly fearless of those who don’t know!

Well, if that’s the case...

Stuart’s eyes narrowed slightly.

One of the best solutions now is to capture this Rein alive, have him admit that his earlier words were mere nonsense, at the very least, keep him here.

Then, even if the empire inquires, the fact that he came to provoke and was eliminated is justifiable.

"Lord Rein, your words deeply slander a Dawn Wizard; only blood can cleanse this!"

"I also agree that only blood can wash away, but not your dignity, rather the empire’s dignity."

Rein’s words infuriated Stuart!

...

"Rock Shards!"

Stuart raised his hand, and with a single gesture, he invoked a Fourth Level Earth Element Dawn Witchcraft, rapidly rotating rock shards akin to flying discs, coalescing in front of him.

Following his point of command, these hundreds and thousands of rock shards, as large as millstones, swiftly rushed towards Rein.

This move, in some aspect, resembled the Fourth Level Metal Series Witchcraft ’Blade Flying Disc’ mastered by Rein, enhancing lethality through speed and rotation, though this strike was an area-effect witchcraft.

Meanwhile, Malcolm smirked, as he saw the sect leader take action, he promptly raised his hand and chanted.

"Entanglement Rune!"

A massive complex witch array appeared beneath Rein’s feet, emanating an earth-yellow glow and generating countless earthy hands that grabbed at Rein’s legs, layer upon layer, swiftly spreading to his knees.

It seemed as though Rein was planted into the ground, immobilized on the spot.

Witnessing the sect leader and deputy sect leader moving to attack, while most of the Isodre School Wizards hesitated out of doubt, a small portion joined in the assault.

Among them were three wizards at the crystalization peak, where the elder wizard holding an earth-yellow sphere also quickly unleashed a sharp stone spike, roughly four to five meters long and a meter in diameter, aimed at Rein.

"Boom boom boom!"

The densely packed rock shards struck at high speed, causing violent explosions, and for a moment, dust and smoke billowed.

"Such audacity, daring to walk in!" Seeing this scene, Malcolm couldn’t help but laugh.

He had seen clearly just now, Rein couldn’t dodge at all, meaning he had endured the sect leader’s Fourth Level Witchcraft ’Rock Shards’ empowered by the witch array, along with the combined assault of dozens of school wizards.

Even if the other is at epic-level battle power, in his view, either way, he would be gravely injured if not dead.

"Is that all? I’m truly disappointed!"

A calm voice emerged from the gradually dissipating dust.

Only to see Rein unmoved, despite the earthy hands still gripping his legs firmly; at this moment, he was surrounded by shields made of dark silver, which deflected all those Rock Shards cast by Stuart.

"This... isn’t this First Level Witchcraft Metal Barrier?" The grey-haired old wizard, being knowledgeable, immediately recognized the origin of Rein’s current witchcraft.

"First Level Witchcraft? How could it possibly withstand the sect leader’s Dawn Witchcraft ’Rock Shards’!"

"It’s rumored that only a Dawn Wizard can magnify low-level witchcraft to resemble high-ranked witchcraft in power; apparently, the opponent is indeed a Dawn Wizard without a doubt."