BXBX NOVEL Chapter 23 - 23: 23, Sweep the Baron’s Manor_l
Su Yu was unaware of the discussions taking place on the forum, but even if he had been, he wouldn’t have cared.
Right now, Su Yu was heading deeper into Baron Wilson’s manor, with the steward Charlemagne in tow.
As they walked on the fine cobblestone path, Tina grew increasingly anxious as the Baron’s castle approached.
She squeezed Su Yu’s hand and whispered, “Nemesis, aren’t we taking on too much risk this time? Baron Wilson is no joke, especially his captain of the guards, Adams, who is a formidable warrior! We should probably go to the Warriors Guild– I can go find my sister Quinn…”
“No need.”
Su Yu loosened his grip on her hand, patted her shoulders to reassure her, “Just a minor baron, I can handle it!”
“But… ”
Before Tina could finish her sentence, sudden noises came from the castle ahead.
A guard in armor, clutching a long sword, came out, followed by six other guards.
“Who are you?” the leading guard shouted at Su Yu.
Before Su Yu could reply, Charlemagne tripped over himself to run at the guard, “Adams, they are robbers! Deal with them quickly!”
With a furrowed brow, Su Yu launched a [Lightning Bolt], permanently silencing Charlemagne.
Seeing Su Yu daring to act violently in front of him, Adams’ expression turned extremely ugly.
He raised his sword and roared to his guards, “Attack together, apprehend this robber!”
“Yes, sir!” The guards clenched their weapons and charged at Su Yu with Adams.
Watching the guards charge, Tina became anxious and tugged at Su Yu’s sleeve hurriedly.
But Su Yu remained calm, once again utilizing [Flash Chain]!
A thick bolt of lightning hit Adams at the front, then bounced off onto the other guards.
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Four large numbers flashed, the three guards in the rear smoked and charred, collapsed with a loud thud.
Captain Adams, although hit by the [Flash Chain], was a “Veteran”, holding 3-3 times the HP of a regular guard, barely managing to withstand Su Yu’s attack without being blasted to pieces.
Despite that, he was scorched inside and out, kneeling on the ground, and vomiting a mouthful of blood mixed with black debris.
The remaining fortunate guards that were unaffected by the lightning halted in their tracks.
They stared at Su Yu nervously, their sword-clutching arms trembling slightly, no one daring to take a step forward.
Kneeling on the ground and leaning on his sword, Adams barely managed to ask, “Who are you, really?”
“A debt collector.” Su Yu’s reply was concise, “Where’s your baron?”
“The baron is… No, I won’t tell you even if it kills me!”
“Then you may die!”
Su Yu raised his wand, preparing to cast a spell.
Seeing the electrical arcs gathering at the top of Su Yu’s wand, sweat dripped from Adam’s forehead: “Wait, no, adventurer! The baron is in the second floor study! ”
Faced with death, he betrayed his master without hesitation.
Su Yu halted his spell casting, and looked back at Tina, “Let’s go! We’re going to the second floor.’
Su Yu stepped into the castle, heading up the stairs to the second floor.
“Okay!” Tina quickly followed Su Yu’s footsteps.
Once inside the castle, she looked back at the pitiful and panicking guards, dumbfounded:
“Nemesis, you are so powerful! Even the mighty Adams fell in one hit at your hands! I guess not even my sister Quinn is as impressive as you!”
“Of course, if I didn’t have some real power, why would I dare to break into the baron’s manor?” Su Yu chuckled: “But wait here while I deal with Baron Wilson.
Don’t stray from this area.”
“Understood!” Tina obediently nodded, her eyes revealed a hint of admiration when she looked at Su Yu.
Two minutes later, Su Yu walked alone into the Baron’s study.
At this time, Baron Wilson was sitting in a leather chair in his study, browsing through a parchment book.
Seeing Su Yu come in, he raised his coffee cup on the table in salute to Su Yu, his expression calm and composed.
[Baron Wilson Lv 8]
Health: 1000
The health value indicates that Baron Wilson has the template of an 8th level boss.
Upon seeing Baron Wilson’s calm demeanor, Su Yu, holding his magic wand, let out a subtle smile and looked at the baron, “I guess, you want to seize Tina not just to have her as your lover, but for a deeper purpose, right?”
Baron Wilson’s expression twisted slightly: “How did you know?”
“It’s simple, ” Su Yu replied, “You had plenty of opportunities to seize Tina. Why choose the exact moment when she and Quinn had agreed to take their talent tests? Your aim was to lure Quinn over, right?”
“Adventurer, you’re smart!” Baron Wilson stood up and applauded Su Yu, “I’ve had enough of country girls like Tina; it’s the beauties from Orleans City like
Quinn that make my heart race!”
“However, smart people often don’t live long, do you know why?”
Baron Wilson picked up the magic wand that was set aside. He was a mage, too!
“I don’t know, could you tell me?” Su Yu gave a smile.
“Because of this!” Baron Wilson made the first move, starting to cast his spell.
1.5 seconds later, a fireball the size of an egg flew from the top of his wand, quickly shooting towards Su Yu’s head!
Su Yu stood in place, only tilting his head slightly to the left.
The fireball whizzed past his ear and hit the wall behind him, causing no damage to Su Yu.
Su Yu was a high-ranking mage in his previous life.
As for Baron Wilson’s beginner level mage spells, Su Yu didn’t even have to watch; by just listening to the sound alone, he could discern the direction, power, and range of the spell almost accurately.
So, with just a tilt of his head, Su Yu easily dodged the attack, not even needing to cast [Frost Shield].
Baron Wilson, however, was shocked by Su Yu’s dodging prowess.
He stood at his spot, looking at Su Yu incredulously, “Who are you? Are you really a mage? Could you be an impersonating assassin?”
Baron Wilson gripped his magic wand tightly.
But even for the assassin class, it would be challenging to avoid the [Fireball Skill] as casually as Su Yu did! Otherwise, what’s the point of being a Mage?
“You don’t need to know who I am, you just need to know that you’re about to die, that’s enough.”
Su Yu initiated his counterattack, unleashing the [Lightning Bolt] and [Fireball Skill] scrolls.
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The two spells hit Baron’s chest, immediately reducing his health by 16%!
After being hit by the spells, a large hole was burnt into the baron’s shirt, his whole body flickering with electricity. He was wincing in pain.
However, he gritted his teeth and retaliated, unleashing the [Fireball Skill] once more.
Unfortunately, the fireball still failed to hit Su Yu.
The fireball grazed Su Yu’s body and exploded on the wall again.
After two unsuccessful casts, the Baron was completely frustrated.
He tried to imitate Su Yu’s movements, hoping to dodge the attacks from the [Lightning Bolt] and [Fireball Skill].
But Su Yu’s spells weren’t as easy to dodge, right?
Su Yu had anticipated the baron’s evasion, and every single shot of the [Lightning Bolt] and [Fireball Skill] still hit the baron.
The fight lasted a total of 10 seconds.
After 10 seconds.
Su Yu’s magic robe remained untarnished, and his health was still at its maximum.
Baron Wilson was charred all over, his health bar depleted, and he weakly fell to the ground.
An 8th level boss had just disgracefully died at the hands of a 4th level player..