"Two … two Hell's Hearts?" While Fran's pale face was still blank, Suyass on the side had already reacted.
Two Hell Hearts!
Behind a Hell Gate, there could only be one Hell Heart. This was common knowledge among alchemists. No matter how powerful an alchemist was, no matter how profound their alchemy, they couldn't change this.
No alchemist could make two Hell Hearts coexist. This was the most basic structure of a Hell Gate. Changing this structure would result in the Hell Gate directly collapsing, and a large number of Hell lifeforms would flood into Noscent, causing a disaster.
But now, Mafa Merlin was holding two Hell Hearts.
'What's going on?
'Could it be that the Hell Heart that Fran couldn't find is actually in Mafa Merlin's hands?'
This thought made Suyass' hands and feet turn cold.
If this was true, then it would be too frightening.
Two Hell Hearts were in Mafa Merlin's hands. What did this mean? This meant that Mafa Merlin had already passed through two Hell Gates without anyone noticing and silently snatched away two Hell Hearts.
Suyass was scared just thinking about the difficulty of this.
Although Suyass hadn't seen the Hell lifeforms behind the Hell Gates with his own eyes, it was recorded in all kinds of records that the Hell lifeforms behind the Hell Gates could even make an Archmage unable to escape unscathed. This alone showed how frightening these Hell lifeforms were. Just look at Fran. He had the power of an Archmage, but after entering the Hell Gate, he didn't even have time to find the Hell Heart before being injured.
But look at Mafa Merlin, he actually passed through two Hell Gates in a very short time and snatched away two Hell Hearts.
This kind of strength was truly unfathomable.
"High Mage Fran, I already told you twice, you are going too far …" Lin Yun stood in front of Fran and put the two Hell Hearts back into his pocket. At the top of his Spiritual Magic Staff, that huge Elemental Amber was gathering mana.
"Merlin!" Suyass was startled. With his keen sense of magic, how could he not feel that the condensed mana on the magic staff had locked onto Fran!
Oh no …
Fran only had half his life left, he couldn't even cast a decent defensive spell. If that brewing mana burst out, Fran would undoubtedly die.
"What?" Lin Yun held the Spiritual Magic Staff in his right hand, but the mana condensed on the Elemental Amber didn't burst out. He only looked at Suyass from afar with a faint smile, "Suyass, do you plan on stopping me?"
"Merlin …" Suyass anxiously wanted to persuade him, but he suddenly realized that the other side's way of addressing him was a bit inappropriate.
In the past, even when both of them were betting an arm, this young Archmage would add the word "sir" to show his respect.
But now, the word 'sir' had been omitted …
Suyass hadn't heard it before, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood that it meant a change in attitude.
Suyass knew that this young Great Mage was somewhat dissatisfied with him.
Indeed, when Fran and the joint exploration team were arguing over the limited magic materials, although Suyass hadn't clearly stated his position, he had been standing on Fran's side.
Not to mention that he had used an Ice Wall to protect Fran when that fireball attacked.
This wasn't a joke. Directly intervening in a battle between two mages and clearly siding with one could already be considered a provocation to the other mage.
Thinking of this, Suyass suddenly felt cold sweat trickle down his back.
Suyass swallowed the words he was about to say. After pondering for a bit, Suyass squeezed out a stiff smile, "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, Merlin, I really didn't mean to stop you …"
"Oh?" Lin Yun looked at Suyass with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Then I find it strange. If you didn't mean to stop me, then what was the meaning of that Ice Wall?"
"This …" Suyass' heart thumped. Sure enough, it was because of that Ice Wall. Thinking of this, Suyass couldn't help bitterly smiling.
That's right, Fran's conduct was truly terrible, especially today. In order to fight for the priority to pick magic materials, he was unscrupulous and even shameless. If it had been someone else, Suyass wouldn't have even glanced at them, let alone cast an Ice Barrier to help him escape the calamity.
The problem was …
Fran wasn't an outsider, he was also from the Mercury Tower. How could Suyass just stare blankly as he watched that fireball kill him?
Suyass had no choice but to make a move …
But Suyass also knew that no matter how good this excuse was, it wouldn't work in front of that young Great Mage. He wasn't from the Mercury Tower, so why would he care about his relationship with Fran?
Normally, Suyass could rely on his power as an Archmage to rush out with Fran. Even if he couldn't take away that batch of magic materials, Suyass was still certain that he would be able to escape unscathed.
But after that battle, as well as the two Hell Hearts he took out, Suyass didn't even dare to think about it.
At this time, Suyass was a hundred percent certain that this young Great Mage's power was already at the Archmage realm, and with that strange fireball, even if he personally made a move, he wouldn't be much better off than Fran.
That was an existence that had easily passed through two Hell's Gates and silently seized two Hell's Hearts …
And it shouldn't be forgotten that this was the joint exploration team of Thousand Sails City. There were two peak 9th Rank High Mages, as well as the battle-hardened Sasu and Badrack. The difference in strength between the two sides had unknowingly been reversed. If he wanted to protect Fran, the only way was to persuade that young Great Mage.
As he thought of this, Suyass once again humbled himself.
"Merlin, can you give Fran a chance for my sake … for Teacher Nolan's sake?" Suyass originally wanted to say that it was for his sake, but then he remembered that he didn't have much face in front of this young Great Mage, so he changed his words and brought up Nolan.
"Haha …"
Lin Yun 'sneer made Suyass feel bitter. With that young Great Mage's temperament, he didn't say anything and only sneered. This was already a very firm attitude. Even if Fran didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin.
But Suyass had no other choice at this time. He could only try his best to fight for Fran. "Merlin …"
"Alright, Sir Suyass, you don't need to say anything else." Lin Yun helplessly shook his head and addressed Suyass as "Sir" again, but the mana condensed on the Elemental Amber showed no signs of dissipating. "I can understand you standing up for your fellow disciple, but Fran shouldn't have attacked Leader Lys. Leader Lys has helped me a lot, and I have always respected Leader Lys."
"I can apologize to Leader Lys on behalf of Fran."
"Leader Lys doesn't need to apologize."
"Then … Then I'll make Fran compensate Leader Lys for his losses!"
"Oh?" This time, Lin Yun didn't directly refuse, but he also didn't agree. He only looked at Suyass with a smile, waiting for the specifics of the compensation.
"Leader Lys, I know that you have always wanted a set of the Mercury Tower's Artisans' notes. I can make the decision and lend it to you from the Mercury Tower. Moreover, your Thousand Sails City's Alchemist Guild can get three slots to study at the Mercury Tower every year. Apart from that, I can also represent the Mercury Tower to announce that the profits from this joint exploration will be given to the Thousand Sails City's Alchemist Guild and the Gilded Rose. I wonder if Leader Lys is satisfied with this kind of sincerity?"
Each of these generous conditions was what Lys yearned for even in his dreams. Normally, let alone being lightly injured by Fran, even if he was on his last breath, Lys would still unhesitantly agree.
But now, Lys clearly understood that these generous conditions were obtained for him by that young Great Mage. Whether he agreed or not, he didn't have the right to decide. Only that young Great Mage could decide everything. Thus, after hearing these generous conditions, Lys didn't rush to nod. Instead, he looked at Lin Yun with a questioning gaze. "Merlin, you see …"
"Leader Lys, this is the compensation the Mercury Tower is giving you. If you think it's okay, then you can agree."
"That's good, that's good …" Hearing this, Lys promptly nodded. "It's a deal."
"Thank you, Leader Lys." Hearing that Lys was willing to reconcile, Suyass' heart finally calmed down. "Merlin, do you have any other conditions?"
"Don't worry, Sir Suyass, I still need something from High Mage Fran …" After saying that, Lin Yun scattered the mana condensed on the Elemental Amber. But at the same time, that frightening flame once again appeared in Lin Yun 'palm.
"What is it!" Suyass' heart sank when he saw that flame. He panicked and let out a cry, but it was already too late.
The flame in Lin Yun 'hand only lightly swayed in the air before turning into two Fire Bolts that crisscrossed twice in the air.
Then, only Fran's blood-curdling scream could be heard. By the time everyone could see clearly, Fran's ring fingers had already been cut off by the Fire Bolts.
"No … No … You can't take them, Mafa Merlin, you can't take them!" Fran, who had been silent the whole time, crazily threw himself at Lin Yun after his ring finger was cut off by the Fire Bolt. Unfortunately, Fran was seriously injured and couldn't even cast a decent spell.
Not to mention that his ring fingers had been cut off by the Fire Bolts, which meant that he had already lost the power of the Crystal Scales. He was now only a 5th Rank High Mage with the Time Hand.
He still wasn't Lin Yun 'opponent when he was an Archmage, let alone now that he had lost the Crystal Scales. Lin Yun didn't even look at him. He casually waved his Spiritual Magic Staff and erected an Ice Wall between him and Fran. No matter how Fran shouted from the other side of the Ice Wall, Lin Yun didn't pay attention to him. He only stared at the two rings in his hand as well as the magic staff Fran had thrown on the ground.
'The Crystal Scales are really amazing …' Lin Yun felt a surge of power as the three pieces of the Crystal Scales fell into his hands. It was hardly an exaggeration to say that if Lin Yun could truly grasp this power, he would immediately be able to control the power of an Archmage, just like Fran.
Unfortunately, this kind of power wasn't that easy to grasp.
Moreover, to Lin Yun, the true use of the Crystal Scales wasn't to increase his own power.
In this era, only Lin Yun knew that the true purpose of the Crystal Scales was actually a key.
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