So... is it the result of magical transformation? Lin En immediately thought of those deformed people he had seen in the South City before, the so-called defective products...

While he was thinking, the angry Nur had already rushed over and covered the distance of several meters in just three or two steps.

Lin En stretched out his fingers, and a ray of fire appeared at his fingertips. It then quickly expanded into a raging flame and collided with Nur who was running towards him.

The scorching flames continued to burn Nur's green skin, but the latter ignored it, let out a painful roar, faced the fire wave head-on, and swung his right fist towards Lin En.

Nur knew very well that close combat was his only chance of winning.

Except for the wizards who are proficient in plasticity, the fragile bodies of the other wizards are not much stronger than those of ordinary people! Facing this powerful and heavy punch, Lin En dodged sideways, and his strong right fist smashed a heavy fist mark on the earthen wall beside him.

His strength and speed were far inferior to those witch hunters who had taken the [Divine Grace Potion]... The most important thing was that Nur's punches were completely random, and he obviously didn't have much experience in close combat.

But the recovery speed is quite fast...

Lin En keenly noticed that the other person's burned skin was falling off and healing rapidly.

The pain brought by the burning flames all over his body made Nur fall into frenzy. He glared at Lin En in front of him with red eyes, roared again, and rushed forward like an out-of-control tank.

Seeing this, Lin En did not use magic, but drew out the long sword from his waist. At such a close distance, it was too dangerous to use white phosphorus fire. Even the [Liquid Nitrogen-Ice Field] could not kill instantly in a short time.

What's more, he needs to keep someone alive...

Seeing that Lin En was actually planning to fight him with a sword, Nu suddenly felt that the wizard in front of him might have lost his mind in panic.

He had already seen that the other party was not a wizard from the school of plastic arts, otherwise he would have used magic to transform him when he was close to him.

But what can the other party do if a mage gets close to him?

A smug grin appeared on Nur's face. Perhaps he would be the first apprentice to kill a formal wizard in a head-on battle!

However, Nur soon discovered that things seemed not to be what he thought. The opponent was not strong or fast, but he could always avoid the attacks by a hair's breadth. His body seemed to be actively sent to the opponent's blade. In a moment, deep bloody marks had been cut on his green skin.

Although these injuries always healed within seconds, Noor's expression became somewhat uneasy.

Nothing comes without a price, and the same goes for his healing ability. As a wizard apprentice, the little magic power in his body is being rapidly drained, and it won't be long before he is completely drained.

Thinking of this, Nur's attack became more and more frantic, but this only made the flaws in his attack more obvious.

Lin En on the other side immediately noticed that the opponent's strength, speed and recovery ability were gradually weakening.

It’s time…

Lin En narrowed his eyes and lowered his head to avoid Nur's sandbag-sized right fist. Then he turned around and slashed at the dark green calf with a sword, cutting off the tendons of the leg muscles. Nur's huge body instantly lost balance and fell to the ground.

Without waiting for the other party to react, Lin En swung the sword again and stabbed it from the side and rear, accurately getting stuck in the gap of the spine.

Nur roared and was about to stand up and fight back, but he was soon horrified to find that he had lost control of his entire lower limbs. His body collapsed powerlessly on the ground, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not change the current situation.

He recognized these two magics, they were [Turn Fossils into Mud] and [Turn Mud into Stone]...

In just a few moments, most of Nur's body was embedded in the ground, unable to move.

"My Lord Wizard... You can't kill me... Otherwise Lord Radak will never let you go. And as for the [Bloody Thorns], you don't understand their power..." Nur shouted in horror.

The answer was a sharp sword that pierced his shoulder from top to bottom! Noor's scream was immediately replaced by a wail of pain.

Lynn pulled out his sword, this time pointing it at Noor's head, and spoke very concisely.

"I ask, you answer! If you shout for one more second, I will chop you one more time!"

Noor's wailing was suddenly stuck at the corner of his mouth. He could only endure the pain and look at Lin En in fear.

"Nur, the ninth batch of students recruited by Yieta Academy. Six years ago, he failed to pass the test of elements and shaping subjects and was forced to leave. The following year, he joined the Bloody Thorns..."

Lynn slowly told some of the information he had learned from Lord, destroying the other party's psychological defenses, and then looked at Noor and continued speaking.

"I know you very well, Noor, so you'd better not try to lie to me... Otherwise, you won't want to know the consequences."

"Now tell me, where were you and what did you do on that morning three days ago?" Lin En asked.

"I was in the Broad Axe Tavern when the halfling named Ralph found me and wanted to exchange the blueprints of the airship for a bounty..." Nur's eyes flickered and he spoke stutteringly.

Lin En's eyes suddenly turned cold, and this time he swung the sword directly through Nur's right arm. The intense pain immediately aroused a howl of pain.

It's obvious that the other party is lying.

Because Ralph had just conducted a flight experiment the day before his death, Bloody Thorn would not issue a bounty until the afternoon or evening at the earliest. And that afternoon, the halfling was helping to fly the airship, and was on guard at night, so he had no time to gather such secret information.

Are you kidding me...

Lin En looked at Nur, who was still a little dishonest, and said playfully.

"Do you know? In our place, there used to be a very interesting punishment called Lingchi, which was to cut off the prisoner's flesh piece by piece with a knife..."

"But don't worry. The executioner's skills are definitely better than you think. They will avoid the major arteries and ensure that the length and thickness of each piece of meat cut off are exactly the same... In order to prevent the executioner from falling unconscious, they usually pour some salt water on the knife..."

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(End of this chapter)