Chapter 127: Night Raid

"The war has been going on for less than half a month; are the two of us supreme commanders already going to lock horns? Isn't the pace a bit too fast?" Kibble's expression turned serious. "I suspect that for your night raid tonight, you must have deployed a large number of elites, right?"

Resent smiled, his demeanor remaining calm and detached. "The battlefield, from beginning to end, has only ever been a case of wishful thinking on the part of your Wizard Academy Alliance... You will understand this soon enough."

"What do you mean?" Kibble couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to Resent's words.

Resent did not reply. Instead, he flicked his sleeves, and the wizard power within his body began to fluctuate and surge, causing his red-and-black wizard robes to billow as if caught in a windless gale.

"Are you planning to make a move?"

Kibble dared not show weakness; he immediately entered a state of combat readiness.

"It has been a long time since I encountered a formal wizard from the Wizard Academy Alliance..." Resent's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the calm surface of the lake began to churn violently.

"It has also been a long time... since I killed an enemy from the Fangs of Blood Shadow!"

Kibble let out a low shout, and the surface of the lake behind him instantly rose into a massive curtain. The lake water surged into the air, scattering like rain.

"A wizard with a water elemental talent?" Resent licked his lips. "Perfect, so am I!"

Whoosh!

Two water spouts erupted from behind Resent, striking swiftly toward Kibble.

...

Shadow Forest encampment.

Lin Wei moved his feet softly, approaching the back of the door.

"An enemy night raid..." Lin Wei had already roughly guessed the situation inside the encampment. "It seems tonight is destined to be chaotic..."

"However, the timing of this night raid is far too early. A tactical approach that cuts directly into the opponent's main base shouldn't occur until the late stages of the war, should it?" Lin Wei couldn't fathom the intentions of the Fangs of Blood Shadow. "I suspect Kibble is already locked in a stalemate with their formal wizard... A supreme commander would never tolerate an enemy force penetrating their heartland. If he hasn't made a move yet, it must be because he is being held back..."

Lin Wei suppressed his aura, monitoring the changes outside the room.

Tap, tap, tap...

A light sound of footsteps approached.

"They're here!" A chill flashed in Lin Wei's eyes as he curled his lips into a slight smile. "Tonight is a fine time to harvest points!"

A subtle movement came from next door.

"Push the door... eliminate..." Just by the sound alone, Lin Wei had already grasped the enemy's modus operandi. "A second-rank wizard apprentice... are they really deploying their core strength this casually?"

"If second-rank wizard apprentices are being used to kill ordinary cannon fodder, then third-rank wizard apprentices must surely be participating in this raid as well!" Lin Wei suddenly felt that things were exceeding expectations; he seemed uncertain. "Could it be that the war has already reached its final stage? It’s only been half a month..."

Lin Wei didn't dwell on it, as the footsteps had already reached his own door.

"A second-rank wizard apprentice..." Lin Wei held his breath, his mouth curving. "Are five points about to be mine?"

A rustling sound came from outside the door, extremely faint; if Lin Wei hadn't been right behind it, he would have found it hard to notice.

Next, a fine powder drifted in through the crack in the door.

"Hallucinogenic powder." Lin Wei recognized it instantly. However, this potion was only effective against second-rank wizard apprentices at most; for a third-rank wizard apprentice, there was no need to deliberately resist it.

The intruder outside paused for five or six seconds before beginning to gently pick the lock.

Click!

The lock was lightly broken.

Lin Wei watched the slowly opening door with a smile.

A masked face appeared before him, clad in a dark gray combat-style wizard robe.

"Huh!?"

The second-rank wizard apprentice was stunned, and in the next second, his complexion shifted dramatically.

A face with a mocking smile was right before him. The face looked young, and the faint purple markings at the corners of his eyes appeared particularly eerie under the moonlight.

To be able to look at him with such nonchalance after being exposed to hallucinogenic powder—this must be a third-rank wizard apprentice!

"Isn't this supposed to be where the cannon-fodder first-rank apprentices are?!"

The raider didn't have time to think; he immediately prepared to shift his stance and retreat.

"Too late..." Lin Wei's voice was soft, but to the raider, it sounded like a thunderclap in a clear sky, making his hair stand on end.

Eye of Shadow!

Lin Wei instantly unleashed his wizardry, pinning the raider in place.

Lin Wei grabbed the raider's shoulder with one hand and locked onto his skull with the other.

Crack!

Lin Wei gave a sharp twist!

The raider's head spun three hundred and sixty degrees, and blood began to slowly seep from his wide-open eyes. His neck had been twisted into a knot, and blood oozed out, his head dangling limp.

Lin Wei felt a chill on the military credit card at his chest and whispered, "Five points... secured."

Lin Wei steadied the raider's body and gently laid him down inside the room without making a sound. He then turned and closed the door again. Aside from the addition of a gruesomely dead corpse, it was as if nothing had happened.

"The third-rank wizard apprentices of Ingmar must have noticed by now, right?" Lin Wei pondered the situation within the camp.

"Enemy raid!"

Suddenly, a shrill cry erupted from within the camp.

"Enemy raid!"

"The enemy has invaded!"

Following that, the shouts began to spread, and the entire Shadow Forest encampment descended into chaos!

"All second-rank and first-rank wizard apprentices, gather at the designated locations according to your assigned groups!"

It was Sanier's voice.

Lin Wei listened to the frantic footsteps outside and walked toward the door.

"If things go smoothly, I might be able to gather enough points tonight to exchange for the Lotus Grass Ice Crystal..."

War and slaughter were nightmares for the weak, but for the strong, they were nothing more than a rare hunting ground!

Bang!

Lin Wei's door suddenly shattered, and a figure was flung inside like a cannonball.

It was a first-rank wizard apprentice wearing the emblem of the Shadow Forest.

Blood spilled from his nose and mouth, his chest was caved in, and he was completely devoid of life.

"There's another one?"

The attacking enemy saw Lin Wei standing to the side the moment he stepped into the room.

"Another five points..."

Lin Wei's figure suddenly blurred.

Squelch!

In the next second, Lin Wei appeared before the second-rank wizard apprentice, and a sharp black thorn pierced the raider's chest.

Under the moonlight, the bloodstains on the ground shimmered.

Watching the chaotic crowd of people killing each other, Lin Wei made his move.

"The hunt... begins!"