In the abandoned mansion, the hideous smile on Wright's face had not disappeared, but the battle situation in front of him had changed in an instant.

Noren grabbed the cloaked man's left hand and activated the duelist, activating the second-order spell "Electric Shock".

Duelists can activate different magic circles according to the magic cards carried in the magic circle structure chamber, and Nolan himself will carry several different magic cards with him to deal with different scenarios.

At the beginning of the encounter, the magic card in the duelist was the second-order spell "Burst Fireball", but he did not choose to activate it for a long time.

Although the power of the burst fireball is strong, the cast speed is slow, and the fireball also has its own flight path, if the opponent is a knight with strong skills, it may be possible to be dodged by him.

Nolen knew that his advantage was to be taken by surprise, and if he couldn't settle the win on the first shot, the situation would be extremely bad for him.

So in the split-second decision, he quietly replaced the magic card in the structure chamber from a burst fireball to an electric shock.

The four basic elements of the Eden Continent are earth, water, fire, and wind, but in fact, there are eight different elements, and in addition to these four basic elements, there are also four "isotopic alien elements":

Ground attribute isotope alien element: wood.

Water Isotope Element: Ice.

Fire Attribute Isotope Alien Element: Light.

Wind Attribute Isotope Alien Element: Thunder.

Eight different elements extend into eight different spell types, and "electric shock" is a second-order spell of the lightning type.

The advantage of this spell is that it can occur very quickly after activation, especially if it is close to the body, and it is almost impossible for the opponent to dodge.

So, after inducing Wright to let the cloaked man fight him in close combat, he finds an opportunity to launch an electric shock, which makes the cloaked man incapacitated in one fell swoop.

Even the body of a third-level knight is not immune to the damage of electric shocks, and even if he is not electrocuted to cardiac arrest on the spot, he is screaming and convulsing all over his body at this time, and completely loses the ability to resist in a short period of time.

The difference between life and death was instantaneous, and as the pressure on his neck suddenly lightened, Nolan pulled out the dagger at his waist and stuck his backhand on the cloaked man's neck.

"Whew-"

The dagger plunged in from the side, nearly stabbing him in the neck, and Nolan pulled out the dagger, a large amount of blood gushing out, quickly staining his entire hood red.

Even if it is an extraordinary person, as long as it hits the vital point, it is no different from ordinary people.

The cloaked man fell to the ground and convulsed for a while before he stopped, the laceration on his neck was like a faucet that could not be turned off, and the gushing blood dyed the ground red in a few moments.

"Still have a helper? I guess it's gone. ”

Noren wiped the blood on the dagger with the man's cloak and looked at the stunned Wright, "It's easy to find out if you mobilize too many people, and you don't have time to leave yourself more hands on your own." You're running out of options, am I right? Wright. ”

"You...... Are you a mage? No, you didn't chant spells, you cast spells with magic circles! ”

Wright was in a state of complete confusion, "But, where did you draw the magic array?" You actually have a way to hide it on your body!? ”

In the common sense of alchemists, magic arrays are all drawn on walls, floors, and some special pedestals, and Nolan's performance was completely beyond his imagination, not so much unwilling and afraid, but now he is more shocked and confused.

Nolan smiled, revealing the duelist with his left arm exposed, and took out the "Shock" magic card, and instead inserted the "Burst Fireball" into it.

"I'm a genius, so I can."

He said softly, "I also have a message for you: don't touch things that are not your own, you are so insatiable, sooner or later you will run into someone you can't afford to mess with." ”

The duelist shimmered, and Nolan reached out to Wright, and a circle of red magic stretched out from his fingertips.

"Fire Spell Burst Fireball ......"

Wright's pupils dilated instantly, and his head cleared in an instant, "It turns out that you were the one who killed Rasti!" ”

He couldn't help laughing hysterically: "Hahaha, I thought you were so tall, it turns out that you and I are the same kind of people?" No, you're worse than me, and it's crazy to actually shoot at your own teacher!

"You killed your teacher and took his property, and now you have it? But you have to be careful, and the day the truth is revealed, that is when you are ruined! ”

"You ...... A traitor who deceives his teacher and destroys his ancestors! ”

Blazing fireballs fell, drowning his maniacal laughter into flames, and Nolan lowered his hand, and a clear, flat, rectangular mana crystal fell from the mana chamber of the duelist's armguards and fell to the ground.

Two second-order spells were unleashed, and the mana stored in this mana crystal was depleted.

He pulled out the spare mana crystal and inserted it back into the mana chamber, hiding the armguards back in the sleeves of his black robe.

The alchemists howling in the flames have been burned to humanoid char.

“…… I'm not wrong. ”

He was the only living man left in the abandoned mansion, and he muttered to himself, not knowing who to speak.

"It's not me who's crazy, it's you."

……

After processing the traces and returning to Rasti's workshop, Nolan changed his clothes and went to Yuna's room.

Aisha had come once in the morning to help her clean her body and prepare breakfast, while she was lying on her bed quietly flipping through a book about alchemy that Noren had given her last night.

Seeing him enter the house, Yuna closed the book and quickly focused her eyes on the Ouroboros badge on his chest, a symbol of his status as an alchemist.

She didn't look well-rested, her face was haggard and her eyes were bloodshot, but when she thought of the misfortune that had happened to her in the past two days, this state was also a matter of course.

"Nolan, you said you could help me connect my legs."

She asked hesitantly, "What do you mean...... It shouldn't be a prosthetic, right? ”

She didn't want a prosthetic leg that didn't work, but legs that would actually allow her to stand up, run, and fight with her.

"It's a prosthetic, I don't know the high-level magic of the flesh and bones of the living and dead, and I don't have the kind of magic potion that can make people grow severed limbs at once."

Nolan replied sternly, "If you come to me with a severed limb in a short period of time after the limb has been cut off, I may be able to help you connect it, but with the current situation, there is only one way to renew the prosthesis."

"Don't worry, the prosthetic leg I prepared for you must be movable, otherwise it will be meaningless, don't worry about it."

"That's ...... so"

Yuna hadn't seen a moving prosthetic leg yet, but at this time she could only believe what Nolan said, and hesitated, "So, what can I do for you?" I'm ...... for the time being. Can't come up with much money. ”

Even if she is as young as her, she will not be naïve enough to think that the alchemist in front of her will spend a lot of effort to save herself for no reason.

It's just that she really has nothing now: her family property has been looted by the steppe people, she has become a cripple, and her horses, weapons and valuables have been looted outside the city by the so-called "search and rescue team".

Now in this appearance, the City Lord's Mansion will not hire her anymore, she has no face to ask her friends for help, and her former friends probably will not help a disabled waste.

In the tradition of the Roland Empire, people with disabilities were considered unfortunate, unclean, and useless, and even approached would be discouraged.

The only capital she had left might be her pretty face, but she wasn't sure if Nolan would be interested in a disabled person.

It's good if you're interested, but I'm not even afraid of death now, so what are you afraid of?

"I'm not helping you for money, I'm going to make an investment in you, to put it bluntly, it's a transaction."

Nolan took a chair and sat at the head of the bed, and said, "There is a principle in alchemy called equivalent exchange, that is, if you lose something, you will gain something; Whoever gains something, loses something. What is gained, and the price that goes with it, is often equal at both ends of the scale.

"Now I'm giving you the opportunity to trade, and I'll put your legs on one end of the scales, and promise you what you need to fight. So, what chips can you put in and exchange them with me? ”

He spoke clearly, and Yuna fell into a brief silence.

Thinking about it carefully, she really didn't have many valuable chips at the moment, and even the only beauty she had left, she didn't think it was enough to exchange for a pair of precious legs that could be used in battle.

But on the other hand, thinking about it, is such a self who has nothing, why did Nolan save her in the first place? He must have found some treasure from his pile of ruins?

I have nothing left to lose, and since you want something, it's all good for you.

I gave it my all just to get another chance.

Thinking of this, she raised her head, her blue eyes meeting Nolan's amber pupils.

"I can trade you with all I have, as long as you can get me to my feet and give me a chance at revenge."

She said seriously, "After I take revenge on the steppe people who killed my parents, I am willing to be your slave." ”

Having legs is freedom, being a slave is not free.

I trade freedom for freedom, and there is no fairer equivalent exchange.