My Muscle System in the Mage World

Chapter 255: Killed with a punch

In one of the grandly decorated residences, luxurious decorations adorned every corner, attracting frequent visitors and even forming a line outside.

"Hey, who lives here to have such a luxurious residence?" a curious passerby asked.

The person, startled by the question, gave the passerby a deep look. "You must be a new student from the academy?"

"Haha," the new student scratched his head awkwardly, "yeah, you caught me."

"This is the residence of an Alchemist. Although it's not as spacious as an Elder's yard, the decorations alone are enough to make even an Elder drool over the resources."

The new student's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh, I see. My mistake. I didn't recognize that this was the residence of the only Alchemist in our village."

"Well, not exactly the only Alchemist."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"There's another Alchemist in the village now."

"Wow, really? Who could the other Alchemist be?" the new student asked, his expression filled with astonishment.

"It's Elder Aur," the man said with some reverence in his tone.

"Would he accept disciples? How strong is he?" the new student asked excitedly.

"No, he is quite young. As per the information I have heard, he is at most at the early-tier one or, at most, mid-tier one wizard."

"Then how did he become an Elder?"

The man chuckled upon hearing these questions, then narrated the tale of Aur as if it were a heroic fantasy.

The new student was fascinated, and in the end, couldn't help but say, "Elder Aur is such a valiant hero."

Little did they know, the "valiant hero" they were talking about was slowly making his way through the front gates, unnoticed by anyone. Even those two conversing didn't notice him, except for a slight breeze they felt.

Aur's eyes were shining in a swirling pattern, and his entire body seamlessly blended in with the wind as if he was the wind itself, and the wind was him.

"Eh!?" Elmer was stunned by this revelation.

"How did they get wiped out? Speak slowly and be calm," he instructed, gesturing for the maid to respectfully leave.

"Yes, Master. Initially, the fighting was going according to plan, and no matter what the wizards did, they could never match the countless beasts, but..."

The man narrated the entire story without skipping a beat, leaving Elmer stunned as he listened intently.

"A tier four wizard?" he murmured, placing his hand near his chin, intercepted by his black cloak although his face wasn't seen but he could still feel his hand through the heavy cloak that covered him.

"Very well, you can leave now."

"Yes, Master."

After Elmer was alone, he slowly took off his hood, revealing an aged face with wrinkled skin that clung to his bones, almost like a skeleton.

"The assassination attempt has failed, and now that bastard got through the beast tide as well. How will I get the chance to kill him next time?" he lamented with some pity. Even though he spoke aloud since there was no one but him in the room, he didn't care at all.

"That brat dared to encroach on my interests. That is directly dividing my interest. I can't allow him to live," his aged eyes revealed some greed.

Bang!

"Who is there?" Elmer's ears twitched as he became alert, looking around the room with a weary expression.

Immediately, his eyes reflected a pattern that seemed like a star, and with this, his ears started to glow green.

This was a spell that increased his hearing tenfold—an investigative spell!

"Hmm?" he turned around only to see a giant fist coming at him at terrifying speed.

Bang!

Elmer felt a terrifying pain before his world went blank, and with a thud, he fell to the ground.

Aur revealed himself, looking at the puddle of blood with some amazement in his gaze, a peak tier one wizard couldn't even see his face before he was blasted into blood mist.