Chapter 447: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

Chapter 447: Using Someone Else's Knife to Kill

The next day.

Li Wei was enjoying the exquisite breakfast prepared for him by the Mage Association.

The vice president of the Mage Association stood outside the door, requesting an audience with Li Wei.

Li Wei found this rather strange. What could the vice president of Flying Petal City want with him?

"Please let him in," Li Wei said.

Shileya went out and brought in Asba, the vice president of the Mage Association of Flying Petal City.

Asba bowed to Li Wei and called out, "Respected Grand Mage."

Li Wei looked at him and asked, "What do you want with me?"

Asba said, "It's like this - recently, a group of flying magical beasts have been frequently attacking the Hundred Flower Garden outside Flying Petal City. Therefore, I hope Your Grace can lend your assistance to resolve this issue with these flying magical beasts."

"The guild master excels in nature magic, and I am not skilled in offensive spells. I've heard that Your Grace is a powerful elemental mage from the Elemental Tower, so I humbly beseech you to help us."

"Of course, the Mage Association will not let Your Grace act without compensation. As remuneration, the association can cover the cost of your long-distance teleportation back to the Elemental Tower."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei pondered briefly, then nodded and agreed, "Hmm, where is the lair of those flying magical beasts?"

Asba replied somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, but we haven't been able to locate their lair yet. However, every morning at exactly nine o'clock, these flying magical beasts come to destroy the Hundred Flower Garden on schedule."

Li Wei said, "I understand."

He glanced at the time and said, "It's about that time now. Let's go."

Asba hurriedly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Grand Mage, for your generous assistance."

Li Wei replied, "We each get what we need."

He hadn't really wanted to help initially, but since the Mage Association was willing to cover his return teleportation costs...

Besides, accepting favors created obligations.

Li Wei didn't like owing people.

It was better to do a small favor and settle the debt.

Anyway, dealing with some magical beasts wasn't particularly difficult for him.

Soon, led by Asba, Li Wei arrived at the Hundred Flower Garden outside the city.

The Hundred Flower Garden lay beyond Flying Petal City - a vast botanical garden cultivating over a hundred species of flowers unique to Flying Petal City.

The city's main source of income came from these extraordinary flowers.

When Li Wei arrived, he saw that many of the flowers in the garden had already disappeared.

The barren expanse looked particularly conspicuous.

Like psoriasis, it was unpleasant to look at.

Asba gazed into the distance and said, "Those flying magical beasts are about to arrive. From here on, we're counting on you, Grand Mage."

Li Wei nodded and stood quietly waiting in place.

Just before nine o'clock, a cluster of black dots appeared on the horizon.

The dots flew rapidly toward the Hundred Flower Garden.

As they drew closer, Li Wei could clearly see the appearance of these flying magical beasts.

A strange expression crossed his face - these flying magical beasts were giant flower-collecting bees.

Hundreds of them swarmed together, at least several hundred in number.

Each bee was half the size of a man.

Within the swarm were even larger flower-collecting bees that seemed much more powerful. The longest ones exceeded three meters in length.

Compared to the others nearby, they were practically a different species entirely.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The sound of beating wings reached Li Wei's ears.

The entire airspace above the Hundred Flower Garden was filled with this buzzing noise.

The garden workers quickly fled.

Asba called out, "Grand Mage!"

Li Wei didn't respond to him. A fireball condensed in his palm.

The fireball shot toward the swarm of bees in the sky.

Asba looked puzzled. What could one small fireball accomplish?

Could it be that Li Wei wanted to test the strength of these flying magical beasts first?

That was the only explanation he could think of.

The fireball flew toward the swarm, and many of the flower-collecting bees noticed it, turning aside to avoid it.

The fireball also seemed to be avoiding the bees.

Asba's eyes widened. How terrible was the aim? With so many flying magical beasts, not a single one was hit.

He couldn't help but look at Li Wei with suspicion.

Could this person's identity as a grand mage be fake?

His spellcraft was so poor.

Though he wasn't skilled in offensive magic himself, he wasn't so incompetent that a single fireball couldn't hit a flying magical beast.

Asba quickly said, "Grand Mage, please use a large-scale fourth-tier spell directly. All these flying magical beasts are below third tier."

Li Wei calmly watched the sky and said, "Don't be impatient."

Asba was speechless, helpless but to look up at the heavens.

Gradually, he began to notice something odd.

How did the fireball manage to fly into the densely packed swarm without touching a single bee?

Under Li Wei's precise control, the fireball entered the center of the swarm.

Suddenly, extremely violent magical fluctuations emanated from within the fireball.

The nuclear secret art activated the hidden power within the fire element.

This made the seemingly ordinary fireball dozens of times more powerful.

The fireball expanded violently, its color gradually turning blue.

The flower-collecting bees also sensed danger, frantically trying to fly away.

But the fireball's expansion speed far exceeded the bees' flight speed.

In just a few seconds, the originally inconspicuous fireball had swollen into a super-sized blue fireball over a hundred meters in diameter.

The blue fireball burned fiercely in the air.

The flower-gathering bees wailed and shrieked within the flames, all turning to ash.

The ashes scattered throughout the hundred-flower garden, becoming the finest fertilizer for nurturing fresh blooms.

Of the hundreds of flower-gathering bees, fewer than twenty managed to escape by sheer luck.

Those fortunate enough to survive dared not linger longer, fleeing hastily.

The fireball burned in midair for more than ten minutes before finally consuming every last bee.

Li Wei watched as the flames gradually dissipated, then turned to Abak and said, "That's enough."

Abak had already widened his eyes, stunned speechless, gazing incredulously at the scene before him.

Could this truly be the Fireball Spell?

He had never seen such magic before.

This kind of power was simply too exaggerated.

A single small fireball spell had destroyed hundreds of flying magical beasts.

When Abak came to his senses, he looked at Li Wei with deep shock evident in his expression.

This was the Great Mage of the Elemental Tower?

So monstrous!

Just as Li Wei was preparing to leave, thunder rumbled suddenly through the sky.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning streaked across from the horizon, striking above the hundred-flower garden.

Bella's hair crackled with blue electric light, arcs of electricity sparking from her eyes.

She swept her gaze over the garden below and shouted angrily, "Who killed the lord's flower-gathering bees! If you have courage, show yourself!"

Li Wei wore an expression of astonishment.

He stared at the furious Bella, then glanced at Abak, sensing something was amiss.

Li Wei raised his hand and shot out a small fireball.

The fireball flew toward Bella.

Bella swiftly turned her head, sending forth a flash of lightning that pierced through the incoming fireball.

Only then did she notice Li Wei.

Bella was somewhat surprised. She quickly descended toward Li Wei's direction.

"Li Wei, what are you doing here?" Bella asked with confusion.

Li Wei replied somewhat awkwardly, "The person you're looking for might be me."

Upon hearing this, Bella froze for a moment before instantly understanding, her rage erupting as she shouted, "Li Wei, you're actually Gila's dog!"

As she spoke, she prepared to attack Li Wei.

Li Wei hurriedly called out, "Calm down first, this is a misunderstanding."

(End of Chapter)