"Ama...amazing." Linley's breathing slowly began to stabilize. Swimming in his mind were images of
those seven fire serpents, and how they had descended on the battlefield like a catastrophe of
power. Compared to that vision, even the Velocidragon was not as impressive as before. Linley's
gaze suddenly turned towards the mysterious magus on the back of the Velocidragon. By appearances,
the magus was much smaller and much weaker. "Just then...just then, was he the one who cast the
'Dance of the Fire Serpents'?" Linley really found it a little hard to believe. A person who
seemed a full size smaller than Uncle Hillman was actually able to cast such an apocalyptic spell.
Linley's heart was suddenly filled with dread, as he stared at that far-off, distant figure.
"This...this is what a magus is?" For the first time, the concept of a magus clearly imprinted
itself in Linley's mind. At the same time... Linley suddenly had a powerful urge to become a
powerful magus as well. "If one day, I too was capable of such a powerful attack..." Fantasizing
about it, Linley felt the blood in his veins boil to the limit. He was in a state of tremendous
excitement. Right at that moment? Linley knew the path that he would take in the future. To pursue
the peak, the pinnacle of power. "Father!" Linley suddenly saw that his own father, Hogg. Seeing
how Wushan township had just suffered an unmitigated catastrophe, as the lord of Wushan township,
Hogg's heart was filled with helplessness. "Don't make a sound." Hogg glanced at Linley, conveying
that message with his eyes. Hogg turned towards the magus, his heart filled with ruefulness. "He's
actually a magus of the eighth rank. And a dual-element magus! Perhaps the entire kingdom of
Fenlai has only a handful of people more powerful than him. Someone like him actually came to our
little town..." Hogg's only desire, at this point, was that the mysterious magus would leave as
soon as possible, and let Wushan town return to its normal tranquilness. The mysterious magus
suddenly leapt down directly from the back of the Velocidragon. He was at least two stories up,
but he descended easily with a single jump. Striding up to the ashes of the red-haired warrior,
the mysterious magus waved his hands, and the gray ash parted. A violet, almost
translucent-looking diamond suddenly appeared. With a flick of the wrist, the mysterious magus
plucked out the d'Bero Shadow Diamond. "Haha, the d'Bero shadow diamond. I searched for you for
ten years. Who would have thought that just because today, I decided to pass by this town, I would
actually meet you by accident? Haha...Heymans [Hai'man'si], now that I have this shadow diamond,
once I socket it into my staff, I want to see how you will possibly stand against me next time.
Haha..." The mysterious magus began to laugh wildly. Hogg and the other residents of Wushan
township simply watched quietly from afar, not daring to make a sound, for fear of angering this
powerful, mysterious magus. "Wushan town, eh...who leads Wushan town?" The mysterious magus
suddenly said. "Father..." Linley was shocked. At this point, Hogg had no choice but to stiffen
his spine and step forward. He respectfully said, "Mighty lord magus, I am the leader of Wushan
town." "Oh." The mysterious magus' face was still covered by his violet robes, preventing anyone
from seeing his face. He lightly said, "Your town suffered some serious damages today. I
annihilated this small adventuring party. On their bodies, there is sure to be a good amount of
gold coins. The gold coins, no doubt, have been melted and reforged by my 'Dance of the Fire
Serpents', but they are still worth some money. Just consider them yours, as my recompense for
what Wushan town just went through." Hearing the words of the mysterious magus, Hogg felt a sense
of relief. This mysterious magus probably wouldn't go kill-crazy now. "I, Hogg, on behalf of the
entire Wushan township, would like to thank you for your kindness, lord magus." Hogg respectfully
bowed down. The mysterious magus lightly nodded, then turned and walked towards the Velocidragon.
The Velocidragon immediately knelt down, stretching out his foreleg. The magus stepped onto the
Velocidragon's leg, walked two steps, then easily jumped onto the Velocidragon's back. "Hmph." The
Velocidragon let out a lazy snort, as two plumes of white smoke once more emanated from its
nostrils. And then, the Velocidragon once more began walking, its heavy footsteps shaking the
earth. Watching the enormous creature and the mysterious magus on its back walk far away and
disappear off into the distance, all the citizens of Wushan township finally felt their hearts
begin to calm down.