The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 297: Continuous Break (Two chapters in one)

On the way back to the mansion.

"Captain, the knight's plate armor you are wearing is so beautiful in shape, and it also has a sense of mystery," Vieri exclaimed.

"That's convenient. I'll get you a set later." Ryan looked down at the mithril carved plate armor he was wearing and smiled.

"No, it's too expensive." Vieri waved his hands and said.

"Vieri, don't forget, you are my follower now. I am responsible for your equipment. Tomorrow, I will get you a set."

This is not really perfunctory.

Because for Ryan, thanks to 'Metal Transfiguration' and the core skills of the Great Armorer, it only takes him a few hours to make a set of Inscription Knight Plate Armor.

In comparison, even if other armorers are equally skilled, it would take them nearly a month to complete the same set of Inscribed Knight Plate Armor.

After one hour.

Three luxurious carriages without any markings slowly approached the Ryan Mansion along the street and stopped dozens of meters away from the destination.

At this time, two groups of people wearing black hoods and hoodies jumped down from the two carriages, one in front and one behind.

I saw a group of people getting off a carriage in front, their plate armor and knight swords faintly visible under their hoods. They seemed to be knights. Several of them stood in different positions, their eyes wandering, scanning the surroundings, as if they were responsible for vigilance.

The other team of four took out bottles from their arms, pulled out the corks, and as some special gas came out, they immediately began to chant a spell silently.

"Thick fog technique!"

The four of them cast the thick fog spell almost at the same time.

Soon, with the help of the special gas, the four people performed the thick fog technique with excellent results.

It almost covered half of the block.

"Haha, I didn't expect the weather tonight to be on our side. The sky is covered with dark clouds, and with the thick fog spell, tsk tsk."

“After we’re done, if there’s another heavy rain, all the traces will be washed away. It’s absolutely perfect.” In the middle carriage, the Scorpion girl raised her head to look at the sky, where there was almost no starlight, and couldn’t help but giggle.

"Well, the weather is really nice. By the way, Scorpion Lady, has Lord Drake booked the airship for us?" Asimov asked casually.

"It's arranged. In half an hour, the last airship will leave for the imperial capital today."

"Well, let's proceed according to the plan." Asimov nodded.

"Okay, Captain!"

As the words fell, Tienan and Xienu got off the carriage, one in front and one behind.

Although they have connections and backgrounds behind them, they will still be in big trouble if they are caught in the act of assassinating the Empire's Sword Bearer.

The forces behind them will not let anyone come out to protect them.

but
As long as they are not caught on the spot, they have a hundred ways to deny it.

Could it not be possible for the three of them to inspect the work of the Münster branch of the Axon Auction House on behalf of shareholder Marquis Orenz?
After casting the dense fog spell, the four hooded wizard apprentices began to move towards the four directions not far from Ryan's residence, and quickly took out something that looked like an array plate and began to silently recite spells.

Soon, an invisible wave covered the area.

The function of this formation is very simple, there is only one, that is to reduce the energy fluctuations in a specific area, including vibrations, sound waves, etc.

It is a necessary condition to carry out operations in a city covered by a large-scale security formation.

Inside the mansion.

"Woof woof!" The greyhound fighting dog Cookie, who was originally lying down, suddenly stood up.

Ryan suddenly opened his eyes, got up from the bed and looked out the window.

I saw a thick fog suddenly rising outside. For a moment, even the street lights on the street were not clear, and everything was white.

"Is this coming?"

Ryan raised his eyebrows, quickly put on his arm armor and knight's gauntlets, and walked out of the room.

"Captain, there's something wrong with this fog."

The barking of the greyhound war dogs also woke up Vieri. As a fighter from the military, he discovered the problem at the first moment and spoke to Ryan with a solemn face.

"Okay, I'll go take care of it, you stay here. By the way, let the family members go to one room so that it will be easier for you to protect them." Ryan signaled Vieri to protect his family.

"Captain, you are alone"

"Don't worry, it's no big deal." Ryan said calmly.

When Ryan walked out of the villa alone, suddenly, a charming laugh sounded from the gate of the mansion.

"Hehe, I suddenly found that I like you a little. Ryan, right? You actually came out on your own initiative, saving us the trouble of looking for you room by room."

"It looks like we can save another minute."

As soon as the words fell, two figures, a man and a woman, passed through the fog and appeared in front of Ryan.

The man was nearly two meters and three meters tall, carrying a huge shield on his back. His aura was like a reef that had stood on the seashore for thousands of years, perfectly interpreting what a rock-solid aura was.

The woman walked with a graceful posture, wearing a brown leather armor. Except for the key parts that were slightly covered, a large area of ​​white skin was exposed, which was quite attractive.

The two people were exactly the Iron Man and Scorpion Woman that Ryan saw in his profile, and the one who was speaking was the Scorpion Woman.

"Bang!"

The heavy iron door of the mansion was gently pulled down by Tienan's right arm and thrown aside like straw.

The two men walked towards Ryan at a leisurely pace, as if they were in control of the overall situation.

Ryan narrowed his eyes!
The next second, his entire body burst into a muffled banging sound like a bowstring being pulled, his muscles swelled, and with a tap of his toes, the ground suddenly shattered!
His entire body was like a silver lightning, leaving a silver afterimage and rushing straight towards Tienan.

Suddenly, Tienan, who was stared at by Ryan, felt his heart freeze for a moment, and the hairs on his back stood up!

At this moment, he had no time to draw out the shield behind him for defense, or to throw the spear, because Ryan's attack speed was too fast.

In just a blink of an eye, the other party was already in front of him.

Tienan had no intention of dodging. Instead, he roared and instinctively threw a punch at the attacking Ryan.

The ground where his plate armor and combat boots were stepping on suddenly shattered. In an instant, Tienan completed the whole-body force of kicking his legs, swinging his hips, and twisting his waist. With the wind of his fist surging, he threw a very threatening punch!
The reaction was quite quick!
"clang!!!"

Sparks fly!

I saw Ryan and Tienan colliding heavily with each other.

In mid-air, a huge metal fist and a short-handled warhammer collided with each other, but it only lasted less than 0.01 seconds before Tienan's metal right arm exploded into pieces, and various metal parts scattered like bullets.

Immediately afterwards, Tienan's remaining metal right arm, along with the flesh, tendons and bones in the shoulder blade area, were torn apart and flew away, leaving nearly one-third of the entire person missing!

The impact of the blow sent Tienan's remaining body flying backwards like a cannonball.

There was a "boom"!
The opponent's strong and tall body was blasted into the house across the street, and immediately a big hole was pierced in the wall.

There was a commotion in the house, and screams of panic were heard.

Just as Ryan suddenly rushed towards Tienan, a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Scorpion Woman's mouth.

She had seen stupid people, but she had never seen anyone so stupid!

After all, people usually pick the softest ones, but who would have thought that Ryan would pick the hardest ones?

Bah! I am not a pushover.

Just to give an example.

Also, why is Tienan called Tienan?

That's because Tienan has an iron arm, a real metal arm, which comes from the skills of the top puppeteer master of the Eagle Federation.

But the above thought only stayed in the Scorpio woman's mind for less than half a second.

The next moment!
Her mind went blank!
"Swift Wind!"

Suddenly, a light blue air current lingered around the Scorpion Girl, and her speed soared, like a frightened rabbit, and she distanced herself from Ryan.

A pair of beautiful eyes painted with purple eyeshadow were wide open, staring at Ryan, shock, fear and other emotions flashed in her eyes.

"You." The Scorpio woman was so surprised that her words were incoherent.

How could he be so calm and composed just now!
She hadn't thought about dodging just now, until Ryan's attack actually broke Tienan's entire metal right arm!
The Scorpion Girl then remembered to dodge immediately, but she had no time to cast a spell. In panic, she could only instinctively use her talent "Swift Wind" and dodged to the side in a very embarrassing manner.

She had never expected that Tienan, who had always been the defensive core of the team, would be severely injured by a punch, no, a hammer!
But the problem is, she clearly didn't see the hammer in the other person's hand just now!

Could it be that she was dazzled?
After receiving the specific intelligence yesterday, Ryan began to imagine the tactics that the other party might adopt.

A situation like the current one is also something he is considering and is likely to occur.

Iron Man and Scorpion Woman attract his attention in one direction, while Asimov, the strongest one, may wait for an opportunity in a certain direction and then launch a surprise attack.

But no tactic is perfect.

Similarly, if the opponent really adopts this tactic, it will actually give Ryan the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Of course, the choice of subject is also important.

If Ryan chooses to attack the Scorpion Girl first, he will definitely be stopped by the Iron Man beside him.

Moreover, the information shows that Scorpio women have a talent for swiftness, so the opponent will most likely not choose to confront her head-on, but will choose to dodge.

In this case, his first attack would most likely be in vain.

But if you choose to attack Tienan first, it will be different.

First of all, the opponent is extremely confident in his own defense and strength. Faced with his sudden attack, he will most likely adopt a head-on response.

In the short term, the Scorpio girl next to him could not provide any additional defense to the Iron Man.

Therefore, as long as he can severely injure Tienan with one blow, he will have gained a huge advantage at the beginning.

Of course, the opponent's metal prosthesis might be extremely hard, which Ryan had naturally taken into consideration. Therefore, Ryan used "Intermediate Giant Force", "Breaking Limits" and the top-level secret "Hammer of Annihilation" to deal with it.

Even though it was just an opening attack, it was Ryan's full-strength attack!
So far, the effect is good!
However, there was one thing Ryan did not expect.

This member of the Bloodtop Mercenary Group nicknamed 'Iron Man' had a metal prosthesis on his right arm, according to his profile. However, what Ryan had not expected was that the craftsmanship of this metal prosthesis seemed to be extremely sophisticated.

To Ryan, this metal prosthesis felt like a precision-machined Swiss watch from his previous life, with gears and buckles tightly integrated together.

But in general, he used a hardened adamantine hammer and exerted top-level skills to hit the opponent's fist. How do you describe this feeling?

It's a bit like I have a weapon and you are unarmed.

This feeling is still extremely good.

Ryan smiled at the Scorpion Girl, and saw her rushing towards the big hole across the street, which was the house that Tienan had just broken into.

not good!

This is to completely get rid of Tienan.

The Scorpion Girl immediately understood the purpose of Ryan's action.

Moreover, once the enemy rushed into the house, it would be difficult for either her witchcraft or the team leader's witchcraft to attack the enemy, and tonight's operation would fail.

The Scorpion girl hesitated for a moment, then pushed her long thighs hard. The light blue airflow lingering on her legs became thicker again, and she immediately chased after him like an arrow.

Although the strength of this Ryan was completely beyond her expectations, her purpose in doing so was only to entangle the opponent and give Tienan a chance to survive.

Otherwise, Tienan, who was on the verge of death at this moment, would not be able to withstand another attack from the opponent.

But in the next second, Ryan suddenly changed from extreme movement to extreme stillness, and turned around abruptly, attacking the Scorpion Woman.

The scorpion girl's beautiful eyes suddenly widened and her mouth opened slightly!
She immediately understood that Ryan's target from the beginning to the end was not the seriously injured and dying Tienan, but her.

But the Scorpion Girl immediately calmed down after her panic, because although Ryan was fast, he was still slightly slower than her who had a natural talent for speed.

The Scorpion Girl didn't think Ryan could catch up.

As if she had thought of something, the Scorpion woman dodged sideways with a charming smile!
Because in her opinion, Ryan made a mistake, an extremely serious decision-making error, which would cause the opponent to immediately lose the advantage gained at the beginning.

As long as she delays for a few seconds, Captain Asimov will launch an attack on Ryan from another direction, and then the situation will be reversed!

Suddenly, the Scorpio woman's smile froze and she felt a gust of wind behind her head.

She had just dodged sideways, but now she could only bend down quickly and roll over to avoid it.

The next moment!
Suddenly, a huge blue and purple bird of prey with a wingspan of several meters swooped down from the sky!

She had just rolled over and was not yet standing steadily.

A pony-sized dog rushed out from the right rear side, baring its teeth and biting her smooth calf fiercely.

The Scorpio woman was shocked and angry!
He immediately kicked the greyhound war dog 'Cookie' away.

But in an instant, she reacted and found that Ryan was still rushing towards her!

The Scorpion Girl suddenly looked up and saw that Ryan was already very close!

Immediately, a cruel expression appeared on the scorpion girl's charming face, and she stopped dodging.

She opened her mouth and spat out a basin-sized ball of green, smelly venom towards Ryan's head.

This move is another innate ability she gained after her bloodline awakened, but the Scorpion Girl rarely uses it.

Because she loves beauty, if she uses this trick, she will not look like a beauty at all.

"Iron wall!"

The hardened gold in Ryan's left hand quickly deformed, and in an instant, a tower shield appeared to protect his body.

"Metal Transfiguration! But how can it be so fast!" The Scorpion Woman looked at the scene in horror and lost her voice.

She also bent her knees instantly, intending to distance herself from Ryan again so that they could start a free-for-all.

But in a moment!
The Scorpion Woman froze. She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and looked down.

I saw a three-meter-long hammer hitting her slender waist, almost breaking her waist in two.

At this moment, her originally fair and smooth abdomen was hit with a hideous penetrating wound the size of a baby's head, with only a thin layer of bloody skin left on both sides.

She looked along the long handle of the hammer in disbelief.

Ryan was still more than three meters away from her, but the handle of the hammer had become longer, a little too long!
This led to her misjudgment.

She thought Ryan couldn't attack her yet.

But in fact, since she decided to spit venom, it was doomed to be too late to dodge!
"Pfft!"

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was heard!
The scorpion woman's upper body fell heavily to the ground. At this moment, the two halves of her body were still twitching, and her eyes were fixed on Ryan. Her strong vitality prevented her from dying so quickly.

"How could it be so fast?" the Scorpio woman murmured.

At this moment, she still couldn't understand why Ryan's metal transformation was so fast!
But in this state, she naturally had no fighting power at all.

Ryan did not go up to hit her again, but instead transformed a metal ball and knocked the scorpion girl unconscious.

And he raised his head and looked towards the wall on one side of the mansion.

A middle-aged man in a gray robe holding a short staff was standing on the wall, staring at Ryan with eyes full of astonishment and confusion.
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at the same time.

Axon Auction House, Münster branch, second floor.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Please come in!"

Draco didn't rest at this time.

After all, the Bloodtop Mercenary Group had just set out to complete the mission, so he was naturally a little worried.

But he also considered the worst-case scenario.

Even if the mission failed, he would quickly send the three people on the last airship to the imperial capital.

"Lord Draco, there is news about the person we asked for help from the Sword Bearer branch." Viscount Fabien said with a serious expression as he walked quickly into Draco's room.

"Huh? What's the news?" Seeing Fabien's expression, Draco suddenly felt something was wrong.

"The information he could find showed that Ryan was already a gold-level swordsman captain, but the other party speculated that Ryan might have reached the diamond level because he saw Ryan move upstairs from him."

"What! Diamond star level! Is the information accurate?" Draco stood up suddenly, horrified.

It’s not that the Blood Peak Mercenary Group will definitely fail, but the opponent’s strength exceeds expectations, and the possibility of failure is greatly increased.

It’s like the tiger was originally hunting a rabbit, but now the rabbit suddenly turns into a brown bear.

Although Drake still believes that the Tigers will win, even if they win, it will be a difficult battle.

In particular, their mission this time required them to obtain the opponent's heart blood, rather than simply killing the opponent.

But Draco quickly calmed down, because it was too late to inform Asimov and the others now. Maybe they had already started fighting.

All he could do now was wait for news.

"By the way, what did you mean by 'upstairs' just now?"

"Oh, that's right. Sword bearers of different levels have different conditions and treatment. Silver level is on the first floor, gold level is on the second floor, and diamond level is on the third floor. The spy is a silver level, and he saw Ryan move to the top floor."

Draco didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long while, he sighed and said:
"I hope everything goes well for the Bloodtop Mercenary Group."
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Ryan House.

Asimov, standing on the wall, looked at the scene in front of him and was a little dazed!

This is totally inconsistent with the plans of the previous few people!

None of them apply!

He just went around to the side and took four or five more seconds, but Iron Man and Scorpion Woman were beaten like this?
If the Scorpio woman, due to carelessness, was caught by someone and beaten up, it would be understandable, but what about the Iron Man?
The iron man who is always calm, steady and as strong as a rock was also crippled?
Asimov glanced at the huge hole in the wall of the house across the street, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Although Asimov still had strong confidence in his own strength at this time, the problem was that the battle just ended too quickly, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

He wanted to ask others what had just happened.

But at this moment, both the Scorpion Girl and the Iron Man had already laid down.

Not to mention the auxiliary personnel, several third-level wizard apprentices were responsible for covering the formation, and several other knights were responsible for dealing with the patrols. Naturally, they did not see what happened just now.

In addition, another reason why Asimov could not retreat was that when he received the commission from his employer, Marquis Orenz, the other party told him very clearly that this mission was very important and was related to whether the next generation of the head of the Orenz family could awaken his bloodline.

Since Asimov had the blood of the Bloodscalp Trolls in his body, every few months he would need to obtain relevant secret medicines from the Orenz family, which had the blood of the ancient trolls, to help him stabilize the abnormalities in his blood.

This also made his bond with the Orenz family extraordinary, somewhat like a symbiotic relationship.

At this time, Ryan was also observing the other party carefully.

In Ryan's perception, he could clearly feel that the other party had a powerful field surrounding his body. This field was spontaneously generated when the mental power was strong enough.

Somehow, the opponent's field gave Ryan a strange feeling of being both heavy and lively.

Ryan felt vaguely excited about this enemy, who had the least information but was also the strongest.

At this moment, he had already dealt with the others, and the only one left was the leader of the Bloodtop Mercenary Group.

Suddenly, Asimov on the wall had a stern look in his eyes. Then he quickly chanted a spell and pointed the short stick in his hand diagonally.

The ground in front suddenly flashed red, and the ground suddenly cracked with a loud bang, and a large bulge quickly emerged. An extremely hot air flow filled the surroundings!
Immediately afterwards, the bulge burst open, and an extremely huge lava hand broke out of the ground, with magma overflowing.

As Asimov waved the short staff in his hand again, the giant red lava hand attacked Ryan at an extremely fast speed!

"Second-level fusion magic of fire and earth?"

"No wonder the field gives me such a strange feeling, heavy yet lively." When Ryan saw this scene, he immediately understood.

(End of this chapter)