The cold touch... Pierced Lauren's heart like a sharp blade.

Staring at alberd's slowly raised right hand, his consciousness was magnified infinitely in a moment, and he could even hear his own heartbeat.

What? What?

Kill him? Of course not... Can you do it and put it aside? The other party is the former wizard adviser of the imperial court and the leader of the Wizards in the imperial capital. Killing him is tantamount to being an enemy of the Wizards in the entire imperial capital, which is contrary to his own purpose.

What I have to do is convince the other party... And find out who can make Albert Tarot change his mind and resolutely stand in the camp of the Holy Cross Church.

No matter what countermeasures, they must be based on the premise of compromising to each other

And now... The other party has obviously moved to kill

At this moment.

A familiar, provocative but very young voice sounded in the mind of the black haired Wizard:

"Alas... It seems that dear Loren is in trouble again?"

"Do you need help?"

"Shut up." the black haired wizard's expression became a little strange as he strongly restrained the impulse to twitch at the corners of his mouth.

"There's nothing to do, right?" Asriel's voice still surrounded his ears, and there was a deep temptation in his playful tone: "give it to Asriel... Just like we dealt with the evil god apostle of lemantes when we were in the glacier and snow mountain..."

"For example... Turn the old gentleman into a fool..."

"His deal with a mysterious man, the conditions for reconciliation, the control of the Royal wizard College... Everything you care about, all the problems can be solved in an instant."

"If I guess correctly, I have to pay a little 'small price', right?"

"We can talk about this, dear... You're Asriel's best friend, and nothing can't be solved." the young man dodged the problem smoothly, and there was a cunning in his young voice:

"So... Does it mean that dear Loren is willing to accept others' proposal?"

At that moment, Elbert's right hand had held the wand, and a bitter expression appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I didn't want to do this, Lord Loren Turin; but it's a pity... You are a stumbling block on the way forward for 'that man'."

"Don't worry... This process won't be long. You can't even feel any pain..."

At the next moment, the cold ice fog began to converge towards the hall at a speed visible to the naked eye. The dimly lit hall suddenly fell into the night, and the temperature in the hall immediately fell into the polar ice cave from late autumn.

with one 's hair standing on end!

Holding back the shock, the pretending calm dark haired wizard watched the scene in the hall and stared at the old man with a guilty face.

I... Really underestimated him; How can a person who can become a former wizard adviser be an ordinary wizard?

The strong void residue, the free and easy way of casting spells, and the other party's calm when using the power of the void... I almost forgot that this Elbert taro is on a par with master corona and one of the twelve elders of the nine pointed star wizard Tower!

Into the dark hall, leaving only the desolate wind howling.

The ice fog of the slaughter swept towards the figure of the black haired wizard like a tide; The ice crystals left in the place where they passed, and the sound of cutting through the air was like the roar of a running wolf.

The cool cold made Loren's expression and action a little stiff, which took a full five seconds; Just grab the moment when the ice and fog completely envelop yourself and lift your left hand.

"Pa!"

With a snap of your finger, the fire of Turin.

In the darkness, there was a little more golden red light in an instant; The next second, the beam burst.

"Boom --!!!"

The fire wave of the explosion spread around with the black haired wizard as the center; With the flames rolling, the surrounding ice and fog dissipated in an instant!

Mint tea, benches, tea tables, carpets, curtains... The golden red fire roared and tore everything into pieces.

"Senseless resistance."

Alberd, who did not change his face, raised his right hand lightly.

The boiling heat wave stopped in an instant... Just as time was still, whether it was the flames rolling in the air or the burned ground, all turned into motionless ice sculptures.

vivid.

"Dang --!"

The frozen "fire wave" in front of the old man burst into huge cracks in an instant. The huge impact made the ice wall split in an instant, and the splashing ice slag split in all directions, but none of them touched elbird's body.

"Secret silver weapon?"

Alberd glanced slightly at the dagger nailed to the wall behind him and straightened his appearance slightly. His gentle expression remained unchanged.

"If you think I'm going to be caught here, it's a big mistake." the black haired wizard frowned. "Before completely persuading you... I don't have any plans in this regard."

"Dragging on is still useless... Lord Loren Turin, if you just want to delay..."

"That's right, time." Lauren raised his mouth slightly.

"Before entering here, I told Lucian of the vilz family... If I didn't return to the summer twilight courtyard within two hours, I would immediately go to the sky palace and report to his highness Brandon, His Wizard adviser..."

"Has been killed in master alberd Tarot's house!"

Alberd's expression finally changed a little.

"As you know, there is one hour and twenty-five minutes left." Lauren leaned slightly, as if waiting for the other party to start: "if you plan to talk to me in detail, we have enough time; if you really have made up your mind..."

"If you want to kill or cut, do as you please!"

I have no way back. If I can't get the help of the Wizards in the imperial capital, the result is clear at a glance. There is absolutely no chance of winning!

If you win, you can win the wizard academy and the countess Charlotte Turin into Brandon's camp;

If he loses, not only will the "disgraced Prince" be beaten back to his original shape again, but he will also lose his foothold in the imperial capital Golovin, and even the whole empire.

Not to mention the Joad chamber of Commerce, which has been cheated by themselves... If they lose power in Brandon, they will be desperate to revenge themselves!

I have no way back, but... Elbird still has; For him, choosing to bet on himself is not an unacceptable loss, but the bet is too big for him to fear.

But since he can accept the result of "reconciliation" with the Holy Cross, why can't he believe himself and Brandon?

The choice is not in himself, but in him.

However, even if you succeed, you may have to pay some price in the end.

But... Even the worst result can't be worse than now.

Bet!

Alberd could no longer see a smile on his face and stared at the black haired wizard in front of him.

So... Did he make the final plan when he came?

It was himself who clearly decided his life and death. Now he gave himself an inexplicable sense of oppression, as if he were giving himself orders!

For a moment, elbird suddenly remembered the "disgraced Prince" - sometimes as cruel as an urchin, sometimes as innocent as a child, never willing to obey the rules and never admit defeat.

As long as you can win, as long as you win the final result, everything else doesn't matter... Even if you make a mess, you don't have the idea of guilt and admit your mistake.

No wonder... Brandon chose him as his wizard adviser and trusted him so firmly.

Even if the ways and methods are different, and the character and standards are slightly different, the essence of the two people

No difference.

He... Was calculated by him.

With a long sigh, there was something strange in the old man's eyes, as if he was making some very important decisions.

"Loren Turin... I didn't want to do that."

"You should be honored... Because you are the second person in the world to know this secret..."

secret?

The black haired wizard who was just stunned suddenly contracted his pupils and stared at the wand in elbird's hand... Slowly, it turned into ice crystals... Cracked, crushed and turned into countless crystal particles.

Loren stared at the scene, and it took him five seconds to realize what had just happened.

The cold touch poured into his heart along the spine behind him, and fear gripped his heart.

I... my connection with the void

Was interrupted.