chapter 3 Counterattack

After leaving Mosidol's laboratory, Zern walked straight through the large buildings of the Black Magic Academy and walked towards his den.

The Black Magic Academy The City of Mensobra is very large, and the high-ranking black magicians and black magic apprentices do not live in the same area.

After passing through the towering teaching building, Zern also met many black magic apprentices as he returned to his dormitory.

But these black magic apprentices were all the same as Zern. They looked like they were in a hurry and rarely stopped to talk.

The rules of the Black Magic Academy are very cold. Apart from the vassal relationship, there is only hostility between the magic apprentices, and there are very few so-called "friends".

A dark green forest of white crows is the last stretch of Zern journey back to the dormitory where he lives.

It was also here that Zern encountered a roadblock.

"Hmph, Zern, Scarface Jock is indeed right, you are actually so seriously injured."

"Instead of dying in the pain of enduring your injuries, why don't I help you get rid of it now!" A sharp sneer came.

I saw a magic apprentice wearing a black robe and a white mask suddenly jumping out of the white crow forest on both sides of the road.

The height of this magic apprentice is close to that of Zern, but unlike Zern who has an enviable short golden hair, this apprentice's hair color is gray and white.

There are also disputes among the magic apprentices.

The dispute between Zern and this apprentice named Ilk originated from when Zern first came to the Dark zone ten years ago. In order to fight for a bite to eat so as not to starve to death, he once knocked down a fellow kidnapped with one punch. Peers to the underworld.

Unfortunately, that guy happened to be the younger brother of Ilk in front of him.

Ten years have passed, and the human children who once came to the Dark zone without any power have now grown into low-level black magic apprentices.

Because there was not enough food and he was knocked down by Zern with a punch, Ilk's younger brother did not survive until the time when the Black Magic Academy sent someone to test his initial Psychic force.

Although even if the little guy didn't starve to death, he might not be able to meet the requirements of the Black Magic Academy for recruiting disciples.

But it's obvious that Ilk placed this grudge entirely on Zern.

As for why Ilk didn't seek revenge from Zern back then, it might be that Zern's strength and performance beyond that of ordinary children scared him.

In the past ten years, Zern and Ilk have fought at the Black Magic Academy in The City of Mensobra more than ten times.

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On two occasions, both sides almost killed each other.

It is this kind of hatred that has accumulated and the two sides have reached the point where they are fighting to the death.

Conflicts between apprentices like Zern and Ilk are common in The City of Mensobra.

And the strange thing is that the high-ranking black magicians do not stop this kind of internal fighting from happening. Instead, they watch these little guys fighting each other to the death with great interest.

Perhaps for the black magicians, this is an interesting entertainment program besides their experiments.

Delaying it for too long may lead to interference from the academy inspectors and other black magic apprentices.

So after coldly mocking Zern, Ilk immediately took action.

Unlike Zern who mastered some fire magic, Ilk was good at plant magic.

Even because of his outstanding performance at the Black Magic Academy Plantation, this guy even received a low-level magic item as a reward from the academy - the pale mask, which is the one Ilk is wearing on his face at this time.

It can also be seen from this that he does not have enough strength to even be qualified to be an opponent for Zern.

Three green-edged arrows were fired from in front of Ilk as he chanted in a low voice.

There are only two normal green-edged arrow magics, but Ilk was able to release three at this time, which shows that like Zern, he is very close to the intermediate apprentice level!

Facing Ilk's strong attack, Zern remained unmoved from beginning to end.

The three green-edged arrows were pointed directly at Zern's head, heart and lower body, as if they were going to kill Zern with one blow.

Having just returned from a mission, his barren Psychic force and dried up magic power made it difficult for Zern to use his ultimate killing Secondary fireball.

Including his severely injured body, Zern was unable to avoid these three menacing green arrows in time.

Ilk, who shot out three green-edged arrows, had a smile on his face under his pale mask.

Due to the limited Psychic force and magic power of magic apprentices, the magic they master and the number of times they are used are extremely strict.

Take Zern and Ilk as an example. At their peak, low-level apprentices could only release two green-edged arrows or Secondary fireball at best.

But three green-edged arrows are enough to kill Zern. You don't even need three. Maybe one can blow his head off.

The smile under Ilk mask gradually became stiff as Zern took out the magic short staff from his arms.

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However, before Ilk could make any remedial action, as Zern's last ray of Psychic force was stimulated, the corrosive acid solidified in the magic staff was instantly released!

It is indeed the noodle-making gift given to Zern by Mosidol, the official black magician.

Even if this is just a gadget that Mosidol randomly refined during the alchemy experiment, it is enough for Zern, who is holding this magic short staff, to challenge any intermediate or above apprentice in a duel.

In addition to a high-level magic corrosive acid, this magic short staff also has the function of slowly recovering magic and restoring Psychic force.

After Zern left Mosidol's laboratory, he had been holding this short staff in his arms.

Although the magic and Psychic force have not been restored much, it is enough to deal with any sudden situation that may occur in the Black Magic Academy.

High-level magic corrosive acid and low-level magic green-edged arrows are not of the same magnitude at all.

No matter in terms of power, release speed, or strike accuracy.

The three green-edged arrows, which were originally menacing, turned into a wisp of smoke in the yellow light of the corrosive acid.

Moreover, this high-level magic still hit Ilk's body with unabated force. During this period, Ilk was not even able to release the second spell or ducked to avoid it.

"Ah!!" A painful howl sounded immediately.

The "hissing" corroding sound made people's skin tighten.

Soon, Ilk's voice gradually became weaker.

When Zern approached, except for Ilk's head which was still relatively intact, his lower body had turned into a puddle of charred black.

There was an unpleasant stench in the air.

The killing scene in front of him did not change much in Zern's expression.

There has been movement around. It seems that other black magic apprentices or academy supervisors have discovered the situation here.

At this time, Zern slowly began to collect his loot.

The low-level magic item, the pale mask, was the first to be picked off by Zern from the ugly head at his feet.

As a low-level magic item, there is only one low-level magic engraved inside the pale mask - clarity, which allows people to see more clearly in the dark.

Although its value is far less than the short staff held in Zern hand at this time, for Thain, this is enough to make him pay attention.