Black Hearted Mage

Chapter 268 Tunnel 4

Before Ximan finished speaking, the blue light suddenly exploded like a detonated bomb! In an instant, countless blue lights splashed everywhere, like fireworks blooming in the night sky, brilliant and dazzling.

However, this beautiful scene did not last long. After the explosion, the blue light quickly gathered into a large blue mist, like a billowing thick smoke, covering the sky and filling the end of the tunnel.

"Quick! Cover your mouth and nose!"

Seeing this, Ximan's face changed drastically, and his voice echoed in the empty tunnel with a hint of fear.

As an experienced senior alchemist, Ximan was extremely uneasy about this sudden change. He knew that this blue mist was no ordinary thing and must contain great danger.

So, without hesitation, he covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and at the same time mobilized the magic power in his body, carefully exploring the blue mist.

As time ticked by, a thin layer of sweat began to form on Ximan's forehead. Finally, after a long wait, he breathed a sigh of relief: "This mist is not poisonous!"

However, what surprised Ximan was that his discovery did not receive any response from anyone around him. All around him was dead silent, with only the blue mist swirling quietly, as if he was the only one left in the world.

Ximan's doubts grew deeper and deeper. He couldn't help but look around. His companions were lying on the ground, as if they had fallen into a coma. At this moment, he suddenly felt his mind seemed to be slowing down. A strong sense of sleepiness came over him, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

His eyelids felt like they were being pressed down by a heavy weight, and he couldn't lift them up. Ximan's body began to stiffen, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

Just as he was about to pass out, a blurry figure suddenly appeared before his eyes. It was a man in a silver-grey robe, holding a sharp dagger in his hand, and walking towards him step by step.

Ximan tried hard to see the other person's face clearly, but found that the other person was wearing an alchemical mask, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, staring at him straight.

"You...you are an alchemist?"

Ximan used up his last bit of strength and asked with difficulty.

"I'm not an alchemist. You'd better just fall asleep, old man. That way, you won't feel pain when you die!"

Kaisas looked at the old wizard in front of him expressionlessly and spoke in a flat tone.

The old wizard Ximan's body began to tremble. He tried hard to open his eyes, but found that his eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and he couldn't lift them. However, the doubt in his heart became stronger and stronger. What exactly was that blue mist?

"You...you used drugs?"

Ximan's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, but he still forced himself to ask the question.

"Humph, you're quite clever, old man." Caesars raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. "This is a powerful sleeping potion, specially used to deal with you!"

"It's... it's a potion from the Thorn Flower Company... it's not for sale..."

Ximan's consciousness became increasingly blurred, but he still used up his last bit of strength to say this sentence.

Before he could finish his words, Ximan's body finally couldn't hold on any longer. He collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud and fell into a complete coma.

Seeing this, Caesars raised the magic blade in his hand without hesitation. The blade flashed with cold light and was extremely sharp. He skillfully used the elves' killing method and stabbed the magic blade from the back of Ximan's neck with ghostly speed, and then withdrew it just as quickly.

The entire process was as fast as lightning, completed in the blink of an eye. The old mage's cervical vertebrae were completely severed in that instant, but only a tiny amount of blood slowly flowed out of the wound, as if this was not a bloody massacre, but a carefully choreographed artistic performance.

Caesars completed all this without changing his expression, and then began to clean up the scene in an orderly manner. He carefully searched for the spoils, even leaving out clothes that were almost new.

A quarter of an hour later, Caesars finally walked out of the dark tunnel. He stood at the tunnel entrance, took a deep breath, and felt the fresh air outside.

Caesars looked around and saw over two hundred bodies lying in a chaotic mess outside. He quickly set to work, stripping each body of its valuables. He expertly searched through the bodies, not missing any spot where valuables might be hidden.

Half an hour later, Caesars had collected all the valuables from the corpses. He looked at the pile of spoils with satisfaction, then threw all the corpses into the tunnel.

Caesar knew very well that if so many corpses were left to rot outside, it would likely cause a terrible plague, so he decided to bury the corpses deep in the tunnel to avoid potential danger.

"Dead dog, I'm going to drop an alchemical bomb, don't be scared and scream again!" Caesar shouted to the puppy not far away.

The puppy seemed to understand what Caesars said. Its dark red fat figure "whoosh" and fled outside the high wall as fast as lightning, as if it was full of fear of the alchemical bomb.

Kaisas smiled and took out an alchemical bomb he had made from his space ring. Although this bomb was not as powerful as the one made by the Thorn Flower Company, it was enough to collapse the tunnel.

He held the bomb carefully in his hand, then turned his head to look at the puppy who had hidden far away. After making sure that it would not be affected, Caesars activated the magic crystal on the bomb.

With a soft "click," the alchemical bomb was successfully activated. Caesars quickly threw it into the tunnel, then without hesitation used the Flash spell, instantly disappearing from the spot and fleeing the scene at the fastest speed.

A homemade alchemical bomb, crafted from explosive crystals and magic crystals. Because explosive crystals are extremely unstable, sometimes they explode after just one or two seconds of activation, while other times they can last five or six seconds. When the explosive crystals shatter, the unstable magic energy strikes the magic crystals, instantly triggering a massive explosion.

When Caesars had run over a hundred meters, a huge roar echoed from behind him, followed by a massive shockwave. He turned and saw that the dust from the tunnel entrance was already behind him. He turned quickly to avoid getting covered in dust.

"Damn dog, the tunnel has collapsed, we can go back now!" Caesars shouted to the puppy that was peeking out of the high wall gate.

The puppy was a little afraid of the sound of the explosion, but it was also curious about the consequences of the alchemical bomb. It stood at the door of the high wall, craning its neck to look out, as if wanting to see clearly what was happening inside.

The smoke and dust were quickly blown away by the wind, and a large section of Yellowstone Mountain collapsed, so that now even the entrance to the tunnel cannot be seen.

More than an hour later, Caesars finally dragged his exhausted body back to Safin Castle. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw that the cheese cakes had been cleaned and counted.

The puppy excitedly circled around the pile of cheese, wagging its tail like a little propeller and making happy noises from time to time.

"Emily, how many big cheeses are there in total?" Caesars walked to the pile of cheese, looked at the hill of cheese, and asked Emily.

"Forty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight!" Emily's voice was clear and loud.

Hearing this number, Caesars couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Safin Castle had accumulated so much cheese, but he thought of the puppy. With this guy around, no matter how much cheese there was, it would be eaten up by it.

"Count Safin, I'll put these cheeses away for now and settle the bill with the soufflés later!" said Emily.

"No problem, you don't have to count the sixty-eight decimals!" Caesars waved his hand generously.

Kaisas and Emily were busy collecting the cheese, which piled up like a mountain and exuded a rich milky aroma. Just then, a puppy nearby suddenly let out two anxious howls.

The puppy's intention was obvious, its little eyes were fixed on the cheese, and it wanted to put the cheese into its storage ring.

Seeing this, Caesars pointed at the cheese on the side and said to the puppy with a smile: "You dead dog, this little pile of cheese is yours!"

The puppy was so excited when he heard this that he went crazy. He immediately stood up on his two hind legs, and then hugged Caesar's thighs tightly with his two front legs, and pressed his whole body against him. He kept rubbing his big head against Caesar, as if to express his joy.

"Get away from me, you damn dog! You've spit all over my magic robe!" Caesars complained helplessly.

The puppy seemed to understand what Caesars said. It quickly let go of Caesars' thigh, then ran away like lightning, running straight to the pile of cheese that belonged to it.

Emily couldn't help laughing as she watched this scene. She turned around and asked Caesars softly, "Brother, how many gold coins does each of these cheeses cost?"

Caesars thought for a moment and replied, "Cheese is very cheap, but puff pastry is more expensive. A cheese this big can be bought here for less than a gold coin, while puff pastry costs about ten times as much as cheese!"

"But the cream puff is delicious!" said Emily.

Kaisas nodded. The production of soufflés is far more complex than cheese, and their storage requirements are also very high. If not stored in a storage ring, the soufflés will deteriorate in taste after a month or two.

After collecting the cheese, Caesar happily followed Count Safin back to the castle's living room.

Caesars sat down on the soft sofa, elegantly picked up a cup of fragrant tea, took a sip, and felt the mellow flavor spread on his tongue. Just then, several people entered the living room. At Count Safin's instruction, they took out the soufflés and weighed them, while Emily took notes.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Caesars decided to test Count Safin's mind and see if he was interested in the magic steel weapons he held. So, he smiled and said to Count Safin, "Count Safin, I recently acquired some very good weapons and equipment, including not only leather armor but also various types of weapons. I wonder if you would be interested in any of these?"

Upon hearing this, Count Safin put down his teacup, looked at Caesar with interest, and replied, "Mr. Magician, I appreciate your kindness. However, I already have a sufficient supply of weapons and equipment. What I need most right now are some magic steel arrows."

Caesars thought to himself that Safin Castle indeed had a wealth of weapons and equipment, as he had just witnessed. However, he didn't want to give up this opportunity. After all, the magic steel weapons in his hands were all fine products.

After a brief thought, Caesars continued, "So, what about the Demon Steel Crossbow? Do you need this powerful long-range weapon?"

Count Safin's eyes suddenly widened, clearly showing great interest in the magic steel crossbow. He asked in disbelief, "Mr. Caesars, do you really have a magic steel crossbow?"

Caesars nodded slightly. He couldn't sell the magic steel crossbow. It was banned in every empire and kingdom. Even the black market in Fire Maple City prohibited the sale of magic steel crossbows; any discovery would result in confiscation. This was also the reason Count Safin had never been able to purchase one.

"There are only six Demon Steel Crossbows, and they are all 90% new!"

Caesar said with a smile, and took out a powerful crossbow from the storage ring.

Upon hearing this, Count Safin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he eagerly approached, carefully examining the powerful crossbow. He saw a faint cold light gleaming on the crossbow, clearly made of extremely precious magic steel.

Count Safin couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the magic steel crossbow, his movements as if caressing a peerless beauty, filled with pity and love. As he stroked it, he muttered to himself, "This is truly a rare and precious item..."

After a long moment, Count Safin regained consciousness. He tried to pull the crossbow string. With a buzzing sound, the string tightened, demonstrating its immense power. Count Safin was secretly delighted. He estimated that the range of this powerful magic steel crossbow should be over eighty meters. Such a powerful long-range weapon would definitely be a formidable weapon on the battlefield.

At this thought, Count Safin's face lit up with a smug smile. He mused that if he could acquire all six of these powerful magic steel crossbows, no one in the Stoneshattering Kingdom would dare to provoke the Safin family. After all, possessing such powerful weapons equated to absolute strength and intimidation.

Therefore, no matter what, he must find a way to get these magic steel crossbows!

"Mr. Caesars, how many gold coins does this crossbow cost?"

Count Safin stood up. He just realized that this magic steel crossbow did not belong to him yet.

"The sale of the Demon Steel Crossbow is strictly prohibited. I don't know the exact price, but let's say 10,000 gold coins each!"

Kaisas didn't want to ask a high price, as it was a difficult item to sell. The Roland Empire's nobles could own the Magic Steel Crossbow, but buying and selling it was strictly prohibited, and violators would be punished for treason.