Mage Manual

Chapter 59: Chapter 57 Two-winged Golden Mage

Red Mist Café.

“Don’t be afraid, just kill Ash! Can you tolerate his arrogance?”

“Aren’t you a serial killer? How can you be convinced like this?”

“This batch of death row inmates is the most cowardly I’ve ever seen!”

Seeing Scarface lay down his hand, many customers moaned—one after another. They were all smart people who had foreseen from the trial arrangements that there would inevitably be conflicts among the death row inmates. Hence, they had bet a substantial amount of money on the “death row inmates will slaughter each other” bet.

Now that Scarface was persuaded by Ash, their bets were likely going to be wasted.

“But Ash is quite interesting. Can we see him in the Blood Moon Judgement a few more times?”

“I’d rather see his expression when he becomes a redeemer. It must be very amusing.”

“Is it still possible to reserve his full-blood and that of the elf now? I’m getting a bit greedy.”

“It’s not like there are no Blood Saint Clan members in prison. They don’t even have enough for themselves, how could they possibly leave any for you? Booking full-blood… you might get a bit if you book hemorrhoid blood.”

Lorenz, who was drinking alone, looked at Ash Heath on the Light Screen and suddenly remembered something from the past.

It was several years ago, before he had undergone the Blood Exchange Ceremony and was still a student at Kaimon University when someone handed him a flyer in the second cafeteria.

He vaguely remembered it was a student mutual aid group, focused on ‘courage’, ‘wisdom’, ‘life’, and ‘joy’. However, he was about to graduate at that time and naturally had no interest in it.

Lorenz didn’t know why this memory came back to him.

But when he looked at Ash Heath again, he felt a faint sense of… kinship.

The hand he was preparing to use for voting trembled slightly.

…

…

It’s us who should leave!?

Although that sounded somewhat reasonable, seeing Ash’s arrogant face, every death row inmate felt extremely wronged. It was like queuing for an hour only to be tapped on the shoulder and told, “You’re in the wrong line. You should go over there, let me take your spot.”

And on second thoughts, that path was not feasible, especially since the Executioner was still on their small platform. For Ash and Valcas, the Purification Flame was just an itch, but for them, it was excruciating!

“Or there might be a better way.”

Another skinny man holding a dagger said ominously, “After the voting ends and before the Executioner arrives, we’ll just kill the two of you. Then the Executioner won’t have to come.”

“Yes!”

“Restrain the two of them first!”

“Seize them and chop off their limbs, and push them into the sea once the voting ends!”

Ash thought to himself, ‘This is bad.’ His combat power was only slightly higher than a normal person. He could handle a death match, but in an unrestricted situation, how could he possibly compete with this gang of ferociously evil Mage Brothers?

From afar, Nagu shouted loudly, “Although the prison can’t intervene during the trial stage, I advise you not to engage in suicide or mutilation. Under the Blood Moon, creating slaughter will only add to your crimes. It’s still time for you to repent and stop harming Ash Heath. Just let him quietly wait in my boots for the judgment to come…”

My boots, my boots… Nagu stamped his foot anxiously; you can make a fuss, but don’t joke about the boots. Be very careful not to get blood on the boots when fighting!

Just as Ash was shivering on the edge of the large platform and the death row inmates were closing in, suddenly a swooshing sound came from the side!

Clang!

A Sword Trace etched between Ash and the crowd, penetrating three feet deep, Sword Qi resonated fiercely!

“You… want to capture me?”

Just when everyone was focusing on Ash, Valcas had silently logged onto the large platform, picking up a longsword from the ground and with a gentle swing, Sword Qi burst forth!

However, Valcas’s deterrence did not make the death row inmates back down. The dagger man stuck out his tongue and licked the blade, sneering, “So what if you are a Sword Master? There are six of us on this side and only two of you… Besides, it’s not like you’re the only mages around!”

As a flash of silver light twinkled, the elegant Silver Wings unfolded on the dagger man’s back, powerful waves of Magic Power rippled out like ripples to the surroundings!

Silver Wings!

The external manifestation of a Mage’s Magic Power, a mysterious medium for mortals to touch the Laws!

Only those who have traveled thousands of miles across the Sea of Knowledge, the weary travelers, could possibly condense the Silver Wings!

Like Ash now, who couldn’t even condense a single feather, let alone the Silver Wings. Although the dagger man’s Silver Wings weren’t long, the scale suggested he had traveled two to three thousand miles across the Sea of Knowledge and had probably been a Mage for quite some time!

Although the scale of the Silver Wings cannot be directly linked to combat power, the more complete the Silver Wings, the further the Mage has traveled in the Sea of Knowledge, the more Mage inheritances they’ve witnessed, the more island adventureseries they’ve encountered, and the more knowledge creatures they’ve slain!

At least Ash could be certain that he couldn’t defeat this dagger man in a one-on-one fight!

The other death row inmates snorted coldly and displayed their Silver Wings, even the ogre had a small patch the size of a chicken wing.

Among them, the most complete Silver Wings belonged to the Necromancer Harvey, almost fully splayed out, seemingly just a short distance away from traversing thousands of miles. Noticing Ash’s surprised gaze, Harvey revealed a friendly smile, his eyes brimming with warmth as he looked at Ash.

Ash blinked.

Could it be that Harvey, after an afternoon’s acquaintance, had decided to acknowledge me as a good brother?

However, upon closer inspection, Ash suddenly remembered the affection and enthusiasm Harvey had shown when talking about handling bodies in the past, and his face darkened instantly—damn, could it be that after so many days in prison without dealing with fresh corpses, Harvey was itching to indulge his urges using him?

But this time, he was truly doomed; as a Mage who had just entered the Void Realm a few days ago with only a Substitute Technique Spirit to his name, how could he compete against six Silver Mages? Even adding Valcas wouldn’t make a difference—

Clang!

A sound like a sword’s cry when wings spread, a dazzling silver-gold radiance, suppressed the wings of the six death row prisoners!

Valcas’s Silver Wings fully unfurled!

Each feather like a dancing firefly, each flap seemed to twist the laws of reality!

Compared to Valcas’s perfect Silver Wings, Harvey’s looked like expired goods pulled from a dusty storeroom—in fact, under the illumination of the perfect silver light, Harvey’s Silver Wings withered, as if ashamed of their dullness.

Not only did Valcas possess the perfect Silver Wings, but he also had a small segment of the dazzlingly gorgeous Golden Wings!

A Two-winged Golden Mage! @@novelbin@@

Valcas had fully completed the journey through the Sea of Knowledge, broken the limits of knowledge, summoned the Two-winged Technique Spirit, and successfully ascended as a Void Traveler of the Time Continent!

“So, do you still think two people can’t beat six?”

Hearing Valcas’s teasing voice, the dagger man squeezed out a smile uglier than crying, trying to hide behind others only to find that everyone else had distanced themselves from him. He could only lower his head and say, “Mr. Uer, I was just joking earlier, please…”

“Not funny.”

“… please forgive me…”

“Bow your head, break it, and I’ll forgive you.”

Without another word, the dagger man banged his head on the ground, causing Ash to wince in sympathy. After three knocks, the dagger man’s forehead split open, blood streaming down his nose bridge, looking pitiful.

“Mr. Uer, is this okay?”

“Ugly as it is, the sincerity is passable. You pass.”

The dagger man sighed in relief, quickly retreating to a corner, no longer daring to utter harsh words, appearing quite humble.

But everyone could understand, after all, the opponent was a Two-winged Mage. Although they might be able to defeat the Two-winged Mage if they all attacked together, was it really necessary?

Why not just sell out the dagger man instead of fighting to the death with the most powerful close-quarters Sword Master?

The dagger man knew that if Valcas wanted to kill him, the others would definitely watch idly or even applaud; thus, submitting was his only way to survive.

Ash quickly moved next to Valcas, folding his arms as he looked down on the group of cowardly death row inmates.

Humph, how formidable were the two of us.

“This settles the score.”

Valcas’s words caught Ash by surprise.

“What?”

Valcas didn’t look away, “If it weren’t for you just now, I might still be walking the tightrope.”

Ash blinked, “That… I did it for myself, not specifically to help you.”

“Regardless, I’ve repaid the favor. Don’t blame me later.”

Ash was stunned, “What are you going to do later?”

“What else?”

Valcas scoffed and flicked the blade.

“Survive like maggots, fly like flies, fight like dung beetles.”

Ash sensed something, pulling up the Light Screen live stream channel.

「The current highest vote-getter: Valcas Uer, 244623 votes.」