Chapter 823: Chapter 611: Alchemy Bomb
Ice Sculpture Royal Capital.
Dueling Field.
The duel between Zong Ge and the challenger has reached a fever pitch.
Although facing a Silver Level mage, Zong Ge found himself at a disadvantage.
The female mage floated in mid-air, maintaining three different Flying Magic, keeping her distance from Zong Ge, while she constantly pulled out Alchemy Bombs and explosive potions, hurling them out.
Boom boom boom…
The explosions continued one after another.
Zong Ge remained expressionless, dodging around the explosions.
Suddenly, he kicked off the wall, his whole body like a bomb, directly charging at the female mage in mid-air.
The female mage sneered, directly taking out a bundle of bombs, throwing them out while using an alchemy tool to quickly retreat.
Boom!
A loud bang erupted, a blast wave rolled forth, smoke and dust filled the air.
The female mage watched from afar, fully alert.
“What’s that sound?” the female mage vaguely heard the sound of wind.
In the next moment, a dart approached from behind her.
She quickly turned her head, her pupils constricted sharply: “There’s no time to dodge!”
Combat Skill—Automatic Targeting.
Combat Skill—Silent and Unseen.
With the support of these two Combat Skills, the dart hit the female mage.
Originally, Zong Ge’s action was to use himself as bait, attracting the female mage’s attention. Then he took the opportunity to throw the boomerang.
His Combat Skills were simple but adept, quickly applied, using the explosion as cover to successfully enhance the boomerang.
The female mage’s spiritual power was limited, she had already spent most of her energy controlling Flying Magic and deploying bombs, maintaining only one Defensive Magic.
This definitely won’t work!
In the critical moment, the female mage used a defensive tool and unhesitatingly pulled out a scroll from her sleeve to rip it for defense.
“The weapon of Lord Long Fu can automatically transform, it’s Golden Level, very powerful.”
“But I only need to endure through the beginning, then I can rely on the Golden Level scroll to protect myself!”
With this thought, the boomerang directly sliced through her waist and abdomen, cutting her in half.
“How is this possible?!” the female mage perished on the spot.
The Golden Level fighting energy attached to the boomerang directly permeated her two halves, almost instantly extinguishing all her life force.
Zong Ge emerged from the smoke and dust.
He was covered in dust and dirt.
Just now, when he used himself as bait, defending amidst the explosions was quite dangerous.
Zong Ge slowly walked towards the female mage, understanding her earlier misjudgment: “Under the Deception and Disguise Skill, others saw me as only Silver Level, with fighting energy also Silver Level. So, she mistakenly judged the boomerang’s attack power.”
Of course, this was also because Zong Ge had been suppressing his weapon’s power since the battle began, showing only Silver Level.
Zong Ge’s Golden Level weapon is called Offensive Chameleon, obtained from the Lijian family arsenal.
It can transform into various forms of weapons, very suitable for a weapon master like Zong Ge.
Since his battle with Hua Tang, this weapon has been completely exposed. Zong Ge never intended to apply Deception and Disguise Skill or Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill to this weapon.
On one hand, the Lijian family knows about this. On the other hand, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps has made so much profit from potions, as the squad leader of Long Fu, even if only with Silver Level cultivation, should have Golden Level weapons!
This is reasonable.
After all, even gang members like Xiong Ju had Golden Level weapons – the Golden Flower Steel Saw when they were only Silver Level.
Zong Ge approached the female mage’s corpse and sighed in realization.
This battle wasn’t easy for him; it was rather troublesome.
“The squad leader is still only at Silver Level; until reaching Golden Level, I can’t effectively use Golden Level fighting energy for attacks.”
“This opponent was likely from that strong enemy’s group. The cost of her explosive tools already exceeded five hundred Gold Coins. The strategy she employed was also very counteractive to ‘Long Fu’.”
“However, the gains from this battle are considerable.”
Zong Ge’s gaze fell on the Golden Level scroll in the female mage’s hand.
He walked to the corpse, bending down to pick it up.
But the next moment, his expression changed dramatically.
Boom!!
The female mage’s body exploded instantly.
Zong Ge had already deployed Golden Level fighting energy for defense but still fell into the trap.
He coughed twice, landing on the ground, and spat out two mouthfuls of purple blood.
“This is a Poison Bomb, its explosive power isn’t great, but it’s extremely insidious!” Zong Ge frowned, his face growing solemn.
The female mage’s body had already been blasted to pieces, even the Golden Level scroll in her hand had been blown apart.
Zong Ge was even more convinced of his prior suspicions.
No sane challenger would deliberately transform their own body into a bomb, right?
One should know that this kind of human body alchemy would modify the body, greatly interfering with a mage’s daily cultivation.
After consuming several types of Healing Potions, Zong Ge finally managed to suppress the poison within him.
“I need to find Zi Di and ask her to take a look.” Zong Ge wasn’t skilled at detoxification, and the best person to seek help from was Zi Di.
After tidying up the battlefield, Zong Ge then left.
When he pushed open the door to the dueling field, he saw a large crowd gathered to watch.
“He’s out, he’s out!”
“As expected of Long Fu.”
“I told you, no matter how loud the battle is, it won’t change the outcome.”
The crowd cheered, many waving their arms toward Zong Ge.
Zong Ge was expressionless, leaving directly as the cheers continued behind him.
“Lord Long Fu, will you be participating in the National Ceremony’s grand duel?”
“We’re really looking forward to it!”
“I’ve been buying your family’s riding potions too.”
Ever since Zong Ge accepted challenges resolutely, he had been through several battles, killing the challengers each time, displaying his ruthlessness.
But this move did not prevent him from gaining supporters.
As the duels became more frequent, his popularity in the Royal Capital also soared, with an astonishing growth rate.
The dueling atmosphere in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom was truly intense.
From the second floor of the opposite street, Mifang watched through the window slit as Zong Ge turned the corner, only then retracting his gaze.
He was of the Human Race but had very handsome and delicate features.
This appearance closely matched the aesthetic of the Elf Clan, which is why even now, Mifang remained popular among female elves, even though he had married into the Jingxiang family.
Seeing Zong Ge being welcomed, Mifang couldn’t help but recall his own famous moments in the dueling field.
Unlike Zong Ge, Mifang had mostly female fans. At that time, the enthusiasm of female elves towards him was very fervent.
“Very good, the tactic succeeded, Long Fu has been poisoned!” Mifang stashed away the detection tool, feeling exhilarated.
With the Ice Sculpture National Ceremony approaching, Mei Lin’s main focus was being pulled towards navy defense, temporarily reducing the pressure on the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
But this didn’t mean they would be left unchecked.
One of Mei Lin’s tasks was to send different Silver Levels to challenge “Long Fu,” making him exhausted from constant battles, wearing him down.
This time, the female mage was brought by Mifang.
The bombing self-destruction tactic was also arranged by Mifang.
The result was satisfactory to him.
“Another step in weakening Long Fu, if this continues, there’ll be a chance to eliminate him.”
“Unfortunately, in every duel, he insists on privacy and secrecy. After killing the enemy, he takes their bodies away and cleans up the field. This makes it very difficult for us to gather detailed information.”
“No worries, take it slow, there will come a day when we achieve our goal.”
Mifang knew he had to be patient.
Of course, he wouldn’t step up now to directly challenge Long Fu.
In his view, Long Fu was still very threatening. The fact that the Gang Leader of the Axe Gang and two other Golden Levels were taken down was a stern warning.
Unless Mifang knew what Long Fu’s hidden trump card was and was certain he could counter it, only then would he enter the field.
Compared to other duelists, Mifang was more motivated to deal with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
Because the Jingxiang family he joined was fiercely competing with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps for the current riding potion market share.
After deepening cooperation with the Lijian family, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps immediately gained a significant advantage, firmly suppressing the Jingxiang family.
“Long Fu is the flagship of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, many people choose to buy the Dragon Power Riding Potion because of him.”
“Removing him is the only hope for the Jingxiang family to make a comeback.”
“The repairs on the Royal Capital’s Array are near completion. Soon, the Alchemy Guild will be free to act. They definitely won’t stand idly by regarding the riding potion market.”
Mifang knew more upper-level information and judged that the riding potion market would experience a stormy change.
The reason was singular, the Alchemy Guild was going to take action.
This colossal entity has always been the hegemon of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s alchemy market!
“Once the Alchemy Guild makes a move, it will be like an alchemy bomb thrown into water, surely stirring up great waves in the market.”
“At that time, not even the combined forces of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and the Lijian family might handle the Alchemy Guild. Perhaps this will bring more opportunities for the Jingxiang family.”