Chapter 218: Chapter 218 - Trapped
I glanced at Joy Nick and didn’t bother paying him any attention.
Joy Nick’s face turned ugly, so he quickly walked over to Neveah Solomon and said, "Director Solomon, I’ll kick him out right now!"
Neveah Solomon looked at Joy Nick with a puzzled expression.
She frowned, "Kick him out?"
"Yes, just give me a moment, I’ll handle it," Joy Nick said with an awkward smile.
Neveah Solomon seemed confused. She frowned, "Mr. Raymond is our boss. Why are you trying to kick him out?"
Upon hearing this, Joy Nick’s face changed slightly.
He smiled awkwardly, "Director Solomon, aren’t you joking? Our boss is Conrad Schroeder..."
"Yeah, Mr. Raymond is Conrad Schroeder’s boss, so he’s definitely our boss too," Neveah Solomon frowned.
Joy Nick’s face changed instantly!
He suddenly remembered the recently rising "King of Chuzzle"!
Could that person be me?
"You didn’t offend Mr. Raymond, did you?" At this moment, Neveah Solomon suddenly realized something.
"He didn’t offend me, he just told me to get lost," I sneered.
Neveah Solomon’ face changed immediately. She stood up and scolded, "Joy Nick! Who gave you the courage to tell the boss to get lost! I’m hereby officially notifying you that you’re fired!"
Joy Nick was completely panicked. He looked at me for help, "Mason, we...we’re friends, remember how you used to use my pencil when we were kids..."
"You only remember being friends now?" Victor Green scoffed.
"Didn’t someone just say that Mr. Raymond and you weren’t on the same level?"
Joy Nick was extremely anxious. He grabbed my arm and begged desperately, "Mason, I truly realized my mistake, please...forgive me..."
But I just slapped away Joy Nick’s hand.
I coldly stared at Joy Nick and said, "Whether you recognize me or not, it doesn’t matter to me. But I really don’t like the way you handle situations."
"You heard him, get out of here now!" Neveah Solomon was a smart woman. She waved her hand and drove Joy Nick away.
Joy Nick was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he should have tried to get along with me earlier!
With our past relationship, he might have even been promoted!
Unfortunately, it’s all useless now.
After driving Joy Nick away, I looked at Neveah Solomon.
"Miss Solomon, I won’t bother you any further. I hope you can get the barrier completed soon," I said.
Neveah Solomon quickly nodded and responded, "Mr. Raymond, don’t worry, I’ll arrange for someone to do it right away!"
After leaving the office, Neveah Solomon had already prepared accommodations for me.
The surroundings were relatively quiet with several vacant houses.
After some modifications, these houses would be a good choice for our stay.
Victor Green and I temporarily stayed in one of these houses.
Without wasting any time, I quickly took out the prepared herbs and started refining pills for Blair Blake.
——
South City, a training ground.
A burly man, towering like an iron pillar, was training with all his might.
His training method was extremely brutal, and his muscles had grown to a shocking extent.
Most surprisingly, his body seemed to be wrapped in a faint light.
This man was none other than Zachary Ortega.
Ever since being defeated by Mason Raymond, he had been training like a madman.
Not only did he successfully enter the Grandmaster realm, but his horizontal training level had also greatly improved.
From a hidden spot, a figure was staring intently at Zachary Ortega.
"What a rare and precious body..." A hint of greed flashed in the figure’s eyes!
"If I could possess this body combined with my strength, no one in Chuzzle could stop me!"
The next second, the figure "whooshed" and rushed towards Zachary Ortega!
He turned into a black mist, directly attaching himself to Zachary Ortega’s body!
"Ah!!"
Zachary’s mouth suddenly erupted in a series of painful screams!
In less than half a minute, Zachary collapsed with a loud thud.
A few seconds later, the fallen Zachary stood up again.
But this time, his expression became somewhat sinister, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was extremely eerie.
This was none other than the southwest Magus who originally possessed Mateo Ward in Shiglance City!
This wizard was named Helen Martin, who had once been a big shot in the southwest!
It’s a pity that his physical body was eventually destroyed, leading him to fall into such a predicament!
Since Mateo Ward was killed by Mason Raymond, Helen had fled to South City!
Now he had even taken over Zachary Ortega’s body!
"With this body, I can steal back the stone statue!" A vicious glint flashed in his eyes!
"Zachary, how did the training go today?"
At this moment, a young man walked over from a short distance away.
Helen glanced at the young man and murmured softly, "Peak form of Master Realm? Though a mosquito is small, it’s still meat..."
Having said that, Helen raised his hand, and with a "Pa" sound, he slapped the young man’s head!
"Ah...." The young man’s mouth immediately let out a series of painful screams.
In less than a minute, his Inner Strength was completely absorbed.
His physical body had almost withered away.
After Helen absorbed the internal strength, rays of light started to attach to his body.
The body instantly became tougher!
"Comfortable, comfortable." Helen licked his lips contentedly.
He looked at this body with satisfaction, feeling a bit excited inside.
For wizards, their weakest aspect is their physical bodies.
And Zachary Ortega just happened to make up for this disadvantage!
"Mason Raymond, it’s time for you to return the humiliation from last time!" Helen said sinisterly.
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At this time, I had completed the refining of the Pill.
I put the Pill in a box and then placed it aside.
"I’ll find a time to deliver it to Blair Blake." I thought in my heart.
After the Pill was refined, I took out the stone statue.
The dark energy in this statue was extremely concentrated, so much so that even I could feel the bone-chilling coldness.
This stone statue was definitely more mysterious than I had imagined!
"Since I can’t find the herbs, I might as well use the dark energy from the stone statue to cultivate for the time being." I thought to myself.
I placed my hand on the stone statue, and in an instant, the dark energy of the statue surged towards me like a fountain!
"Such strong dark energy!" I couldn’t help but widen my eyes!
I absorbed it for more than an hour, and the dark energy from the stone statue still hadn’t diminished in the slightest!
"How much dark energy is there inside this statue?" I was ecstatic in my heart!
In this way, wouldn’t I be able to endlessly absorb dark energy to increase my strength?
"This is great." My face was filled with excitement!
This stone statue was indeed extraordinary! No wonder Helen Martin was desperate to get it!
As I was feeling excited, a strange light suddenly burst from the stone statue.
The moment the light appeared, the Golden Light in my mind began to surge.
"Huh? What’s going on?" My face changed slightly; I felt as if the divine sense in my mind was about to be absorbed by the stone statue!
Seeing this, I tried to quickly move my hand away, but I found that it seemed to be stuck to the stone statue!
