Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 330: Chapter 46: Counterattack Plan

“Does he look familiar? Master must be mistaken.”

Richard’s heart jolted, but his face remained composed, even showing a timely hint of appropriate confusion.

“I don’t think the Master and I have ever met before.”

“Is that so?” The newly arrived Second Ring Wizard looked at Richard and then at Makar behind him, his expression then shifting to apologetic.

“I must have been mistaken then.”

Richard smiled, and soon he and Makar walked towards the exit of the hall.

As they passed by the new Second Ring Wizard, Richard glanced from the corner of his eye and suddenly noticed that the wizard was gripping his Magic Wand so tightly that veins stood out on his hand.

This was a sign of extreme tension.

Richard’s expression did not change; he even gave the wizard a friendly smile.

Then Richard opened the door, let Makar follow behind, and quickly walked out of the resting hall.

As they stepped outside, Richard’s expression changed drastically, and he quickly flew towards the Inner Ring.

“Makar, protect me!”

“Yes, my lord.”

Meanwhile, back in the resting hall when the Second Ring Wizard noticed that Richard had walked away, his expression drastically changed.

He called out to the wizards in the hall, “Quick, notify the wizards at the frontline! That wasn’t one of ours; that was a wizard dispatched by the Black Tower Academy!

Thirty years ago, that man killed my squad!”

This wizard from the rear, who had been a Wizard Captain whose squad was slain by Richard and had survived only by his soul box, was now panicked.

“What!”

The wizards in the hall turned pale instantly, and one of the Second Ring Wizards immediately took out a Crystal Ball and contacted Peter who was in the lounge.

“Hello, Peter, where did you meet the wizard that came with you? Do you know him?”

“Ah? You mean Master Makar? I met him in the Outer Ring, I don’t know him.

What’s up? Hello? Hello?”

Peter’s answer made the hall fall into sudden silence as the wizards present recalled the scene they had just witnessed.

Richard had come in laughing and talking with Peter, and nobody had suspected a thing.

“Notify the frontline! Notify the frontline!”

One of the Second Ring Wizards grabbed the Crystal Ball to inform the frontline of Richard’s status, but an older Second Ring Wizard stopped his hand.

“We definitely need to notify the frontline,” the old wizard said slowly, specifically accentuating the words ‘clearly’ and ‘strength’.

The wizard whose hand was held did not understand at first, but after seeing the serious expression of the old wizard, he immediately grasped the meaning.

Confronting a wizard who could single-handedly slaughter a squad of Second Ring Wizards would certainly come at a heavy cost.

The current state was stable, and there was no need to increase casualties unnecessarily.

A Second Ring Wizard, let it pass; it’s not that big of a deal.

It’s not the time of the Plane War, everyone here is a wizard, no need to fight to the death.

The other Second Ring Wizards also understood the old wizard’s intention, and they nodded slightly to the wizard who was about to establish contact with the frontline.

They agreed with the old wizard’s view.

The Crystal Ball soon connected, and the Second Ring Wizard said solemnly,

“Frontline be aware, an Alchemy Wizard who once slaughtered an entire squad of wizards is moving towards you from the rear.

Frontline be aware, an Alchemy Wizard who once slaughtered an entire squad of wizards is moving towards you from the rear.”

Hearing the Communication Wizard emphasize “slaughtered an entire squad of wizards,” the Second Ring Wizards on the frontline also understood the implication.

“Frontline received, we will make appropriate arrangements.”

Listening to the vague response from the frontline, the Second Ring Wizards in the hall couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

The new Second Ring Wizard, watching this scene, was somewhat confused, simply thinking they were amused, as if Richard had no chance of escape.

“Gentlemen, shall we quickly pursue, even if that wizard is powerful, he cannot withstand—”

“What is your name, master?” one of the Second Ring Wizards interrupted.

“My name is Qi Zeke.”

“Well then, Master Qi Zeke, you probably had your soul box broken by this wizard. It’s too dangerous to pursue him now.”

The Second Ring Wizards prepared to leave, and the one who had spoken to Qi Zeke continued,

“Let us handle this kind of pursuit. We still have our soul boxes for insurance.”

Qi Zeke faintly felt that this matter was not as simple as the wizard had put it, but the memory of his squad being slaughtered made him shiver with horror.

Could the Second Ring Wizards really stop this wizard?

He swallowed nervously and performed a Wizard’s Salute towards the several Second Ring Wizards.

“Then I’ll leave it in your capable hands, masters. Please be very careful, that wizard’s Alchemy Golem is quite formidable.”

…

As Richard quickly made his way to the Inner Ring, he had no idea that the wizards from the Meteor Star Academy had already decided to take a perfunctory approach.

At this moment, his nerves were on edge, constantly vigilant of his surroundings, fearing that a dozen Second Ring Wizards might spring from a shadowy corner and beat him senseless.

But he had been flying for a long while, about to reach the frontline, and still no wizard had appeared to intercept him.

“Did I guess wrong, did that wizard not recognize me, just having an issue with his hand?”

Richard pondered, when suddenly a fireball blocked his path.

Boom!

The shockwave, carrying scattering Elemental Flames, hit the Magic Barrier with force.

Though the fireball was not powerful, it was enough for Richard to confirm that his identity had indeed been discovered.

But why was no one chasing him?

Richard and Makar continued flying, and during the flight, fireballs, ice arrows, and bolts of Thunder, typical Elemental Magic, kept coming their way.

Strangely though, these spells weren’t powerful, barely causing a ripple on Richard’s Magic Barrier, purely perfunctory.

This is quite puzzling.

However, despite his doubts, Richard didn’t slow his flight.

His figure flashed through the air like a falling star, with magic spells from the Meteor Star Academy wizards bursting like fireworks around him.

Soon, Richard and Makar had left the control area of Meteor Star Academy and reached the middle of the battlefield.

This entire area had been leveled by wizards from both sides, and any wizard attempting to infiltrate would be discovered immediately.

Wizards from Black Tower Academy watched Richard, enveloped in magic fireworks and speeding towards the Inner Ring, and were momentarily dumbfounded.

What was going on?

Was there a civil disturbance on the other side?

But before the wizards from Black Tower Academy could react, Richard plunged into the trap zone of the Inner Ring at an alarming speed.

Boom, boom…

The trap area emitted a series of loud and soft sounds, occasionally accompanied by flames and thunder.

By the time the wizards from Black Tower Academy arrived, Richard had already been blasted dirty and disheveled by the magic array traps.

“Who are you?” a Second Ring Wizard demanded as soon as he arrived.

They didn’t attack immediately because Richard’s peculiar entrance had left them uncertain of the wizard’s intentions.

Hearing the voice, Richard joyfully removed his mask.

“Wan Jialili, upperclassman, it’s me! Ali’s wizard partner, Richard.”

Hearing this, the Second Ring Wizard was taken aback.

She scrutinized Richard carefully and said uncertainly, “You are… junior wizard Richard?”

She had only met Richard once before and had some recollection of her junior sister’s wizard partner.

But looking at Richard now, she couldn’t reconcile the wizard in front of her with the Richard she remembered.

Logically, the life radiation from Richard was now even stronger than hers, which was not typical for a wizard of just four hundred years.

“It really is me; I was sent out on a mission. There was a problem recently, and I had to return to the Academy to sort it out.”

Wan Jialili gestured for the other wizards to stay alert, then half-doubtingly took out a crystal ball, operated it for a while, and contacted her teacher, Susanna.

“Teacher, I’ve encountered a wizard claiming to be Richard in my defense area.

He claims that there was a problem while he was on a mission, and he needs to come back to sort it out.”

“Richard?”

The voice from the crystal ball was surprised but quickly returned to calm.

“Let him in.”

“But his strength seems… a little incongruent with my memory.”

“A wizard of the Second Ring with a three-meter-tall steel golem following him, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then it’s definitely him. Let him in.”

Wan Jialili put away the crystal ball and signaled to the surrounding wizards.

The wizards lowered their magic wands, and Richard consequently stepped out of the trap zone.

The wizards returned to their positions, while Wan Jialili led Richard, circling around the traps of the Inner Ring, towards the Central Black Tower.

On the way, Wan Jialili casually asked.

“Junior Richard, it must have taken you quite an effort to make this trip.”

Richard’s expression became stiff; logically, he should have fought his way out of the encirclement by the wizards of Meteor Star Academy. But in reality, he had not encountered any Second Ring Wizard from Meteor Star Academy blocking him.

“Well, it took some effort to infiltrate, but once my identity was revealed, my passage was unobstructed.”

“Oh? How so?”

After Richard briefly explained the situation, Wan Jialili chuckled: “Those crafty fellows.”

“What do you mean by that, upperclassman?”

“They didn’t come out to stop you, purely because they feared your strength, that you might kill them if you broke through.

Think about it; all these Second Ring wizards have fought their way out of the Plane War. None of them wants to waste their life in an Academy war.

Since your arrival wouldn’t affect the overall situation, they must have chosen to take it easy.”

Having heard this, Richard suddenly understood.

“I see, thanks for clearing that up, upperclassman.”

Upon reaching the front of the Central Black Tower, Wan Jialili returned to her position.

Richard instructed Makar to wait outside the Black Tower and entered alone.

When he reached the ninety-ninth floor, he found his teacher, Jolod, already waiting for him in front of the laboratory.

Jolod looked Richard over and couldn’t help but praise him:

“You have improved a lot recently. Have you encountered some opportunity that made you willing to give up the Dean’s treasure?”

Richard, embarrassed, said, “Ah, that was just an accident. It’s a long story.”

“No need to explain then,” Jolod said indifferently, uninterested in prying into his student’s personal matters.

As long as Richard had returned safely, he was satisfied.

“You’ve come back this time, if I’m not mistaken, for the matter of the contract, right?”

Richard nodded: “Teacher, your intuition is like that of a deity. Indeed, I am here for that matter.”

Jolod gave Richard a stern look: “Less flattery, old man.

The contract can no longer be renewed; that’s a matter of principle.

But I do have a contract here that offers almost similar rewards. Do you want to hear it?”

Eagerly, Richard responded, “Please do tell, teacher.”

Jolod slowly began:

“The Academy is planning to counterattack, and we need someone to spearhead the initiative right now.”