Chapter 124 - Arrest (2/2)
“No wonder…” Lin Li commented as he nodded his head.
He was clear on everything at that moment.
The reason he thought the middle-aged man looked familiar was not just that he looked alike with Matthias. That particular ruby ring on his finger had long since engraved itself deeply in his mind when he was nearly killed by its owner during the banquet at the Castellan Mansion.
Everything—Matthias or the laws of Alanna—were just excuses…
Even if he did not break the four limbs of Matthias, Aeron could very well find other excuses to avenge his son. After all, Alanna Guild of Magic was Aldwin’s territory. If the son of the president wanted to create trouble for Lin Li, nothing could stop him.
“You have guessed it right…” Underlying the smile of Aeron was a sense of satisfaction. From the day he returned from Jarrosus, avenging his son was always his top priority.
Matthias was his only son. He prized him like a treasure ever since he was born. Aeron would never bear to scold or beat him up, or even speak to him in a harsh manner.
How could he had expected that his son would return from Jarrosus with two broken fingers? If his father, Aldwin, did not stop him, Aeron would have gone down to Jarrosus in person to avenge his son.
Heaven wasn’t blind…
To his joy, Jarrosus had sent Felic to represent their Guild for the trial held by the Supreme Council.
Now, Aeron did not intend to let him leave Alanna alive…
He had even devised a cruel scheme to ruthlessly torture him to death in the dungeon…
“Yes, I had indeed guessed it correctly…” Lin Li replied, and smiled as he took out his magic staff.
At this juncture, actions would speak louder than words.
If he had not known Aeron’s ident.i.ty, he might have been willing to go back with him for investigation. Now that he was certain that Aeron was the father of Bathrilor, how could he allow himself to fall into their hands? Even with the help of Aldwin, once he fell into the hands of Aeron, there would be a thousand ways for himself to be killed by him…
“It seems that you are going to go against me.” Aeron took a glance on Lin Li, than his gaze fell on Mason and Orrin. “What about both of you? Also fighting back with him?”
“Moron.” The word left Orrin’s mouth along with a cold tone.
“HAHAHA, you are right!” It was rare that Mason would laugh so wholeheartedly when he heard that word.
Aeron was not triggered by this laughter. With his high status and magnificent abilities, only the culprit who messed with his son would be a provocation to him. He nodded, and said, “Since you want to be imprisoned with him, I can give you the chance.”
Right after he finished his speech, the three men were surrounded by a strong gush of pressure. It was emitted by Aeron, who now appeared to be more powerful than before.
Even Lin Li, who had just progressed to level-13, felt suffocated by that pressure. It was a spell to suppress the strength of enemies. Aeron did not recite or summon anything. His pure exertion of his mana was enough to restrain the three young but strong mages.
“That’s… at least level-17…” Lin Li cried painfully. He realized that Aeron had lived up to his status as the son of Aldwin—he was incomparable even with Old Merlin.
“You…” Lin Li opened his mouth. He wanted to warn Mason and Orrin of the danger they were putting themselves into.
It was a level-17 Archmage they were trying to defy!
Yet his half-started speech transformed into a bitter smile.
‘Let’s just leave it to fate…’
What the level-17 Archmage possessed was beyond human capacity. His sheer exertion of mana alone could provoke a huge mana storm in the jungle. Fallen leaves rose into the air, while sand and soil hit them like knife blades. Standing in the center of this havoc, Aeron fell into delirium. He could finally avenge his poor son!
Aeron grabbed onto his magic staff, and a long and complicated recitation reverberated in the forest…
The terrible feeling of the frantic force of mana caused Lin Li’s heart to sink down. With his level-13 skills, he did not have any ability to stand up against or even stop that spell of at least level-15…
Suddenly, Lin Li heard the voice of an old man.
“You are going overboard, Aeron.”