Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 343 - 342: On the Verge

Chapter 343: Chapter 342: On the Verge

As night fell, Ronald and Heloise quietly walked away from the direction of St. Joliet University.

During the entire journey, neither of them spoke a word.

Instead, they silently maintained this period of silence between them.

Because they both understood...

Soon, the real battle was about to commence.

After departing from St. Joliet and walking about a kilometer, the two of them arrived at a secluded spot near the banks of the Wis River.

Using the feedback from the power of "Fury," Ronald confirmed that there was no one around.

He then casually set Lumielle down on the ground, turned his head to Heloise, and explained,

"Heloise, the plan succeeded."

"I can feel that the enemy is tracking us."

"But there is a slight discrepancy from what was expected; this time, there are two of them."

"..."

Heloise’s prediction had been successful.

Within the St. Joliet University, two people had intentionally left the firefighting crowd in opposite directions and then followed Ronald and her to this place.

Under the other party’s deliberate maintenance,

The distance between the two groups had hardly changed.

"Two people..."

Meanwhile, after hearing Ronald’s explanation, Heloise turned her gaze in the direction they had come from.

The pitch-black night was illuminated only by the streetlights.

Beyond that, nothing else was visible.

Thus, with a somewhat intriguing tone, Heloise asked,

"Although it seems unlikely..."

"Ronald, don’t tell me both of them are holders of originals?"

"..."

At that moment, Ronald was still surveying the surroundings.

While memorizing the terrain around them, he unthinkingly responded,

"It’s uncertain with two people."

"But at least one of them is definitely a holder of an original, and their power is exactly the one I’d mentioned to you before."

From the emotions of the two enemies, Ronald recognized a familiar emotional fluctuation. Having encountered and deciphered the psychological state of the opponent more than once, Ronald was familiar; this was the sensation of the holder of "Astronomy Master."

However, the other one...

He had truly never encountered them.

Of course, this situation was also anticipated.

After all, the "Nine Commandments" was a longstanding traditional organization; there was no reason their real strength was only what was superficially exhibited. Given that this moment concerned Lumielle’s association, it was reasonable for others to appear.

Before setting out, Ronald had shared intelligence about their enemies with Heloise.

Information about the "Astronomy Master" was particularly detailed.

So when she heard Ronald’s narration, Heloise’s expression turned somewhat helpless, and then she raised her hand to pat her forehead.

"Pap pap—"

"Ronald, I haven’t confronted these guys before."

"Please be extra careful during the fight."

As she finished speaking, Heloise, with a single wave of her hand, held a dagger with a cedar pattern in her grasp.

Ronald nodded in response,

"I understand; let’s be cautious in the upcoming battle."

Both of them knew one thing.

If the people from the "Nine Commandments" could pinpoint their movements so accurately, they definitely had some means of scouting.

Therefore, Ronald and Heloise didn’t even bother to seek any cover or lay an ambush; they simply stood there openly, waiting for the enemy to arrive.

—This was a pure battle.

—The strength of spells and personal combat experience were the factors that would determine the outcome.

Everything else could only be considered secondary now.

""

A few short minutes passed.

On the road where Ronald and Heloise had come, two figures in scholar robes appeared from ahead.

One of them was as Ronald had sensed.

It was indeed the Caster who had intervened several times and had abducted Lumi from him yesterday while possessing the "Astronomy Master."

However, the other figure was somewhat unfamiliar.

It was an old man with white hair and beard who followed behind his companion, seeming to be of lower status.

When they noticed Ronald and Heloise standing and waiting for them,

the two men also stopped in their tracks as they approached within a hundred meters.

Separated by a considerable distance, the four of them looked at each other.

No one broke the silence.

Besides sizing up the opponent to assess their combat strength, both parties seemed to be implicitly waiting for a moment to act.

The standoff lasted for over a minute.

Finally, it was the person from the Nine Commandments who spoke first.

It was still the Caster holding the "Astronomy Master," his eyes intently fixed on Ronald across the way, and then he asked,

"Strange... Ronald, I might as well call you Ronald!"

"I don’t know from which cursed realm you’ve emerged, monster, but I warn you! Hand over the girl behind you now, or the Wis River at your back will become your grave!"

""

The man’s hostility towards Ronald was unmistakably evident in his words.

But what concerned Ronald more was how the other had addressed him.

— Monster.

Ronald believed he hadn’t revealed any excessive information.

Yet in the course of this dialogue, the other had made such a statement, obviously having obtained some unknown information.

Considering the abilities the other had shown earlier...

The most likely scenario was that the Nine Commandments possessed a Prophetic Spell.

Even if they didn’t know that Ronald was a transmigrator,

they probably were aware that he was not originally from this world.

""

Ronald remained silent.

Being called out this way for the first time, it was inevitable for him to have concerns.

Yet it was this fleeting doubt,

which was immediately detected by Heloise at his side,

"Ronald, when it’s time to engage, don’t mind what others are saying."

"They are enemies."

"The enemies we need to defeat!"

"Nothing more—"

As her words fell, Heloise’s figure instantly dashed towards the two opponents a hundred meters away, her blade poised at her chest, her intent to kill unabashedly displayed on her face.

And with the exceptional physical prowess providing explosively powerful bursts,

Heloise attained an astoundingly fast speed, her figure even leaving afterimages on one’s eyes.

— In the heat of battle,

— This young girl simply didn’t care about anything else.

— The only goal in Heloise’s eyes was to defeat and kill the enemies!

Reminded in such a manner by his companion,

Ronald shook his head with a somewhat emotional expression.

Even after having faced many events, in aspects like combat, he indeed still had much to learn from these experienced individuals.

Pursuing the truth and the like must not be mixed into a battle concerning life!

Thus, he propelled himself up with one hand, a black tome appearing in his hand.

Although his body had been enhanced by spells, Ronald understood that he couldn’t compare to Heloise’s level of close combat; furthermore, with the enemy already visible, the scouting utility of the ’Fury’ was no longer as necessary to rely on.

So, it was time to activate the ability of the Hell Black Mist.

""

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