Chapter 66: Boye's Choice [5k words]
"Impossible!"
Edward shouted angrily, and used witchcraft to snatch the draft from Boye's hand on the spot
But before he could make a move, terrifying spiritual power fluctuations instantly pierced his brain, destroying the witchcraft that was about to be released, and at the same time, a large number of sealing witchcraft fell, sealing Edward's spiritual power and magic power.
"Boye! You're absolutely lying! I can't be wrong in my conclusion! β
Edward shouted hysterically at Boye, looking mad.
"That's the case, Edward, if you don't want to believe it, check it out for yourself."
Beyer said blandly, reinforcing Rex's stack of drafts with sorcery and putting them in front of Edward's eyes.
Edward snatched the draft, his eyes reddening as he quickly flipped through the contents.
But it didn't take long for his expression to freeze suddenly.
"How is that possible... How could it be ......"
Poof!
Edward fell to his knees, staring blankly at the draft in his hand, muttering incessantly.
After just a cursory flip, he immediately realized that the conclusion in his hand was correct, and there was a fatal loophole in his previous answer.
"Edward, your conclusion can only be applied to people above the wizard level, and once you reach the wizard level, it cannot be established at all."
Boye's voice sounded from the side, Edward looked at the other party blankly, then looked at Rex on the other side, his body trembled, he suddenly looked at Boye, stared at the other party deadly, and shouted:
"I see! Boye, you're definitely helping them in the dark! β
"That's right! It must be so, I'll just say why a few ordinary people actually dare to challenge me, it turns out that you are all behind the scenes! β
"You must have read my research and given them the right answer!"
"Boye, you...!"
Rumble!
Before Edward could finish speaking, Moya suddenly fell from the sky and slammed into Edward's back, smashing him directly into the ground.
"Sure enough, when I see a guy like you, I'm inexplicably angry."
Mo Ya looked at Edward, whose back was directly crushed by his own step, and dragged the transcendent wizard like soft mud out of the soil, stared at the other party's frightened eyes, and said in a cold tone.
"Ahem... You! β
Edward stared at Moya deadly, and when he was about to speak, Moya suddenly took a step, instantly came to Rex, grabbed Edward's head and smashed it hard, directly pressed the other party's face into the soil and pulled it out, and threw it to the ground.
"Since you are so reluctant to believe it, why don't you open your mouth and ask the person in person with your mouth that can't say a word except for a dog barking?"
Moya stepped on Edward's head and said coldly, then looked at Rex, his expression suddenly changed from cold to a gentle smile, and his tone was more respectful:
"Mr. Rex, can you tell this guy how you came to this conclusion, and what was the source of your courage to take on the challenge?"
Rex looked at Moya in front of him and couldn't help but take two steps back, as if he was frightened by the other party's previous violent behavior towards Edward.
But after finding that Mo Ya did not intend to embarrass himself, Rex breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at the two disciples behind him, and after the three of them nodded to each other, Rex looked at Mo Ya and said solemnly:
"Your Excellency Wizard Moya, as you said, the reason why we dare to challenge Your Excellency Wizard Edward is indeed our certainty!"
"To the best of our knowledge, there is a mistake in the knowledge of His Excellency Wizard Edward regarding life energy, and it is for this reason that we have boldly chosen this method to defend our dignity."
"I know that this kind of taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes is a shameless act for a scholar, so when this competition is over, I am willing to accept any punishment!"
After saying that, Rex stood up straight, his waist straight, and looked at Moya without fear in his eyes.
"Wrong? You say there's something wrong in my knowledge? Are you kidding! β
Before Moya could speak, Edward, whose smashed facial features were deformed, retorted angrily in a slurred voice.
"Yes, Wizard Edward, there is an error in the part of the body that you published forty years ago about the new discussion of life energy."
Rex looked at Edward, who was already a little unhuman, and after taking a deep breath, he said without humility or arrogance.
"You think that the flesh is made up of pieces of tissue that are closely connected, and that there are no smaller units down there, but after a lot of experimentation, we have found that the flesh is probably made up of smaller units than the tissues described in your article."
"After discovering this, my most proud disciple decided to go to your wizard's tower and tell you the result, but in the end we never heard from him again after we received a letter from him before he arrived at your wizard's tower."
"We always thought that he might have had some accident on the way back, and I believe that he must have told you about our discovery, and although we are extremely sad about this, we have to accept this fact, and we have always had the highest respect for you who pioneered the theory of a large number of life energy."
"However, another article you published ten years ago shattered our minds, and your article still uses the previous conclusions and findings."
At this, a look of grief flashed across Rex's face.
"We initially thought it was my disciple who didn't make it to your Wizard Tower, but then we thought it was too likely, as the town he sent the letter from was less than three miles away from your Wizard Tower."
"Therefore, we had to think that our results were not approved by you, which was very devastated to us at the time, but we were not discouraged and thought that we would be able to convince you if we had more strong evidence."
"However, before we could obtain stronger evidence, we suddenly heard the news that you and the other wizards were about to be executed, and learned of your crimes."
"It was only then that we suddenly realized that my disciple, who had not been heard from at all, may not have had an accident on the way back."
As he spoke, Rex's voice trembled a little, and he looked at Edward, as if with great courage and determination, to utter the following words:
"Lord Edward, I would like to know, have you ever seen a young man named Wilbur?"
Wilbur? Who's that?
Edward was stunned for a moment, but the memory of a transcendent wizard allowed him to remember every detail of what he had experienced, so Edward quickly remembered who Rex was talking about
He remembered that it was a young man in his twenties, and at that time he only regarded the other party as his admirer.
Yes!
Edward finally remembered that the guy named Wilbur had indeed told him about the error of knowledge, but he couldn't believe the words of such an unknown mortal.
As for the fate of the other party.
At that time, Edward, who was a little annoyed by the other party, needed a fresh corpse because he was just going to make a potion......
Edward fell silent, seeing his reaction, Rex didn't say much, just two lines of old tears welled up from his eyes, his eyes were full of grief.
"Sure enough... Sir Edward, do you know that to you, Wilbur may be a mere mortal everywhere, but to us he is the most brilliant genius among us! β
"Although he has no talent for mental power, his talent for the study of life energy is far better than ours, and we have always had great expectations for him, but we didn't expect ......"
The old man spoke, his voice becoming a little infarcted, he looked at Edward, and his tone choked:
"Sir Edward, do you know that the object of Wilbur's greatest admiration is you! He has even always looked up to you as his spiritual guide! But why, why ......! β
Hearing Rex's story, everyone present fell silent.
The disciple who has cultivated himself all his life, and the disciple who carries his own hope is actually buried in the hands of the person he admires the most.
"I think that when Wilbur discovers your true colors, he will be far more painful than we are.
I say this, Lord Edward, in the hope that you will understand that we are not standing here today under the instructions of anyone, but simply to seize this last chance to seek justice from wizards like you and those who have committed heinous crimes like you! β
"For this, we are willing to gamble our lives, and this is the only means we can bet."
"Knowledge is not distinguished by whether a wizard is a wizard or not, this is our dignity as scholars! Even if it's a wizard like you, I won't let you belittle it! β
"I, Rex, have never regretted that I embarked on this path, even if I never had the chance to become a wizard in my life, but I will never tolerate this as a reason to insult knowledge and every seeker!"
Rex clenched his right hand into a fist and pounded heavily in front of his chest, and then, under Moya's gaze, the old man slowly closed his eyes.
"Lord Rex!"
Mo Ya's expression changed suddenly, and he rushed forward, and the light of life witchcraft instantly enveloped the old man's body.
But everything was powerless, and in Moya's perception, Rex's breath of life was quickly extinguished like a burned candle.
Mo Ya was about to do something, but a heavy palm suddenly pressed him, and he saw Boye standing behind him, looking at him and shaking his head.
"Rex's body, in fact, has been failing a few years ago, and he has been relying on the unwillingness in his heart to persist until now."
Boye's painful voice sounded in Moya's head, and Moya's body trembled slightly when he heard this.
"It's his own choice, and what we're going to do is respect, not bother."
Hearing this, the light unique to the healing sorcery in his hand gradually dimmed, and he looked at Rex's corpse without speaking.
I saw that the old scholar maintained a chivalric posture, standing upright, and his wrinkled face still maintained a high-spirited expression, which made people subconsciously wonder if the other party was still alive?
"Ahem... Ahem ha, Boye, do you see? This is mortal, fragile and ridiculous, even if they can get away with it..."
Wow!
When everyone remained solemn, Edward, who knew that he had no way to live, began to laugh wildly, and he sneered at Boye frantically, but before he could finish speaking, a cold light instantly swept over his head, and in Boye's cold eyes, Edward's body was split in two.
Blood splattered, and under the blockage of the magic shield, all the blood was stopped in the air, and not a single drop was splashed on Rex's corpse.
Tossing Edward's body aside, Boye looked at Rex standing in front of him, a flash of grief in his eyes.
Then, I saw him close his eyes, take a deep breath, and then open them suddenly, and shouted:
"To the great Rex Scholars who have dedicated their lives to knowledge and research!"
Whoa!
In the stands, the crowd of black oppressors all stood up in unison, and everyone had an extremely serious look on their faces.
Behind Boye, the wizards in front of Ephron also came to the ground from the Tower of Truth, lined up in a phalanx, and stood behind Boye.
Boom!
Everyone present who could move followed Rex's example, pounding their right hands heavily in front of their chests, and saluting Rex in unison.
"May knowledge and truth always be by your side!"
"May knowledge and truth always be by your side!"
The loud and heavy voices sounded in unison, like a mighty oath.
Then, Boye slowly lowered his fist, looked at the two disciples of Rex who were standing behind Rex with grief-stricken expressions, and said gently:
"Take him back, he deserves to be officially buried, and he deserves to be remembered."
But the two disciples shook their heads, tried to calm their emotions, and said in a somewhat choked voice:
"Teacher... The teacher told us before his death that if he died, he hoped that his body would appear on the dissecting table and become a cornerstone on the path of inquiry into knowledge and truth, instead of wasting it in the dirt! β
Hearing this, Boye fell silent.
Finally, he nodded and said in a deep voice:
"I get it, and we respect his choice."
"Thank you, Your Excellency, Grand Wizard, for your understanding."
The two disciples bowed gratefully to Boye, said no more, picked up Rex's body, and walked towards the outside of the arena with the dozen or so disciples who had been standing on the periphery behind him.
The atmosphere on the field fell into solemnity.
No one spoke in advance, everyone was silent, their heads bowed, and an atmosphere of grief lingered in everyone's hearts.
Suddenly, a figure in the stands suddenly raised its head, and then, several figures beside him made the same movement, they looked at each other and nodded, and a look of determination flashed in their eyes.
Then, they looked at Boye, who was standing in the middle of the field, and shouted:
"Your Excellency, Grand Wizard, we voluntarily risk our lives to conduct an academic competition with Your Excellency Wizard, and ask for your permission!"
Several people shouted in unison, and for a while, everyone's eyes were suddenly attracted.
Wizard is also a member of the Redeeming Wizards, and one of the members who have not yet been executed while kneeling in front of the gates of the Tower of Truth.
But before the words of a few people fell, a few figures suddenly stood up on the other side.
"Your Excellency the Great Wizard, we are also willing to risk our lives, and I hope you will allow us to compete with Your Excellency Wizard Victor!"
"Your Excellency, Great Wizard, we are willing to ...... too"
Like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, a voice full of determination sounded.
More and more people are coming forward.
10, 100, 200......
Offstage, Mo Ya watched this scene, her lips squirmed slightly, and a chill surged up from the soles of her feet.
Sure enough, sure enough!
That's what the Great Wizard really wants to see!
However, it's okay to just say Rex, but if there are so many people at once......
- How can they guarantee their victory?
Moya jerked his head to look at the man beside him, and Boye happened to be looking at him.
I saw that the man's weather-beaten face was an incomparably bright eye, and the vicissitudes of life seemed to have turned into a blazing sea of fire.
"I know what you're trying to say, Moya."
A magnetic and infectious voice rang out in Moya's head.
"Ordinary people's victory over wizards is a small probability event after all, and they are just impulsive actions driven by their own emotions at the moment, right?"
Mo Ya nodded imperceptibly, his eyelids drooping slightly.
That's right, reason told him that Rex's situation was just a very unlikely event, and it was almost a fool's dream for ordinary people to directly win over the wizard, even academically!
And once the large-scale failure of the competition, the huge backlash brought by that time is probably ......
"You know what? Moya, when I saw you, I was sure that the two of us are actually very similar, but there are a few things that are completely different. β
Boye's voice continued to sound in Mo Ya's head, and Mo Ya was slightly stunned when he heard this.
"One of them is that I know them better than you do, I know how hard they work, and I know how much they sweat for knowledge."
Moya's pupils shrank, and he raised his head suddenly, but he just saw the scene of the man's eyes glowing with dazzling brilliance and striding forward.
Lose your marbles...
Totally insane!
He knew where this path would go, but he never imagined that Boye's approach would be so crazy!
Didn't he think about the consequences of defeat at all!
A chill came from Moya's back, but Boye's words scorched his heart like a blazing flame.
I saw that the man called the Great Wizard walked forward with extremely steady steps, and under the gaze of everyone, he met the eyes full of determination, and shouted out the words:
"I... Agree to your request! β
Behind him, Moya froze in place, his last words echoing in his head:
"βTherefore, I trust humanity more than you do."