Chapter 242: Chapter 148: Witch Hunting Team, Yin Xue Severely Injured
"Sir, we are Wizards from Red Maple City! The two behind us are Priests from the Winter Frost Sect. Please, help us!"
The elderly man in the lead shouted anxiously.
The other young wizard and the Female Witch cast Magic at the Winter Frost Priests behind them, trying to halt their pursuit.
At this moment, the two black-robed, masked figures had also noticed Pei Ze’s group.
The information sent back by the Eye of Cold Winter made both of their expressions shift slightly.
A Level 1 Crystalized Wizard!
And twenty Clay Golems!
The two masked figures exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, stopped their pursuit and turned to leave.
However, Pei Ze had no intention of letting them escape.
Two Winter Frost Priests meant at least two Eye of Cold Winter emblems—a prize worth a good chunk of a Faith Crystal. He wasn’t about to pass up loot that had delivered itself right to his doorstep.
With a faint smile, Pei Ze flicked his fingers. Over a dozen scorching rays shot toward the two masked figures like sharp arrows, the extreme heat leaving distorted trails in the air.
The two masked figures were forced to stop and defend themselves.
But just as they blocked the scorching rays, one of them saw a flash before his eyes as a fist wreathed in blistering lightning shot toward his face.
BANG!
All of the Protective Divine Techniques on his body instantly shattered. The masked man’s head exploded like a watermelon, but before the blood and gore could even spray out, it was vaporized into mist by the intense heat.
The headless corpse paused for a moment before plummeting to the ground like a meteor.
"What kind of Magic is that?!"
The other masked figure’s face turned pale with horror. Without a moment’s hesitation, he crushed something in his hand, and a lotus-shaped ice crystal instantly materialized in the air behind him.
A strange fluctuation emanated from the Ice Crystal.
In that instant, Pei Ze keenly sensed a familiar yet strange feeling.
He tried to cast some Magic. Just as he expected, it failed.
’A Secondary Spell-Nullifying Barrier?’
’No, that’s not right. Is it a similar Divine Art?’
A look of astonishment flashed in Pei Ze’s eyes.
’The Winter Frost Sect actually mastered this kind of Divine Art?’
’This is outrageous!’
’If this Divine Art became widespread, the entire war between the Wizards and the Turin People would change in an instant.’
’The Turin People would undoubtedly be able to completely overwhelm the Wizards on the front lines!’
’But why have none of the Winter Frost Priests I’ve met before ever used this Divine Art?’
Countless thoughts flashed through Pei Ze’s mind in an instant.
But despite his shock and suspicion, his actions were swift. With a grasp of his hand, a Thunder Spear materialized in his palm. He threw it casually, and with a PFFT, it pierced through the masked man’s chest.
The man’s eyes were wide with disbelief and shock as he fell to the ground, dead.
The three Wizards watching from a short distance away were also frozen to the spot, their faces filled with astonishment.
When the masked man had conjured the Lotus Ice Crystal, the three had wanted to warn Pei Ze. Who would have thought he would just turn around and finish the man off?
His casual, effortless demeanor, as if he were simply crushing an ant, left the three of them completely stunned.
’Could this man actually be a Second-level Wizard?’
While they were still staring blankly, Su Ya and Peng Yan had already nimbly leaped off the golem’s shoulders and dutifully ran over to search the bodies.
Pei Ze, meanwhile, walked over to the old man and his two companions.
As if waking from a dream, the three of them snapped back to reality. Before Pei Ze could even ask, the old man took the initiative to speak. "Thank you for your help, my lord. My name is Zong Chengfeng, and these are my companions, Meng Ying and You Cheng. May I ask your name, my lord?"
"Pei Ze."
When he said those two words, Zong Chengfeng and the others froze for a moment again, their expressions quickly turning to ones of sudden realization.
’So he’s that genius Wizard who single-handedly captured the Secret Silver Resource Point!’
’Legend says he killed a Fourth-Class Priest. Even though he’s only a Level 1 Wizard, he supposedly has the combat power of a Second-level Wizard. Seeing him now, it’s clearly true.’
’Those two Winter Frost Priests were only Second-Class Priests, but their combat power was no weaker than a Level 1 Crystalized Wizard. Yet they couldn’t even survive a single exchange against Pei Ze. Even a Second-level Wizard probably couldn’t do better.’
"So it is Lord Pei Ze!" Zong Chengfeng’s tone became even more respectful.
Meng Ying and You Cheng also put on slightly fawning expressions.
After all, Pei Ze’s reputation was immense. He was now publicly acknowledged as the strongest person in Red Maple City below the rank of Second-level Wizard.
Besides Pei Ze, there was no other Level 1 Wizard who could kill opponents above their own rank.
Pei Ze waved his hand and asked, "What was the deal with those two just now? They didn’t seem like ordinary Winter Frost Priests."
Zong Chengfeng glanced at the Clay Golems and Dwarf slaves in the distance and immediately understood. Pei Ze must have been at his resource point this whole time and hadn’t yet heard about the recent changes in Red Maple City. He quickly began to explain.
"Those two were Combat Priests from the Winter Frost Sect’s Witch Hunting Team."
’Witch Hunting Team?’
Pei Ze was taken aback. ’What kind of team is that? I’ve never heard of the Winter Frost Sect having such a unit.’
"The Witch Hunting Team is a force the Winter Frost Team established not long ago, specifically tasked with dealing with Wizards," Zong Chengfeng said, a sorrowful expression on his face. "They’ve mastered a Divine Art similar to the Secondary Spell-Nullifying Barrier, which is extremely effective against Wizards. They’ve been active all over the battlefield recently, specifically hunting down and killing lone Free Mages or those in small groups. Many Wizards from Red Maple City have already died at their hands."
Pei Ze raised an eyebrow. ’No wonder they’re called the Witch Hunting Team. So they’re an army created specifically to deal with Wizards.’
’How interesting. The Silver Light Legion has its Witch Hunter Team, and now the Winter Frost Sect has cobbled together a Witch Hunting Team. Talk about being on the nose.’
"Isn’t Red Maple City doing anything about this?" Pei Ze asked.
"It’s not that they aren’t," Zong Chengfeng said. "The Silver Light Legion dispatched their Witch Hunter Team to specifically target the Combat Priests of the Witch Hunting Team. But those people refuse to engage the Witch Hunter Team head-on. They run as soon as they see them."
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