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## Chapter 82: The Unknown Wizard Apprentice
Earl Storm stared blankly at the scene before him, his mind a complete blank. His mouth hung open, unable to speak.
How could this be?
Didn’t the Marquis say these beastmen were a natural counter to wizards, easily able to suppress Su Nan?
But what was happening before him?
These beastmen, whom he had placed his hopes on, couldn’t even withstand a single encounter with Su Nan!
This was absurd!
He couldn’t understand!
Looking at the dozen motionless ice statues of beastmen, a satisfied smile flickered across Su Nan’s eyes.
Back when he had killed Ho Chi, he would have fled in terror if he had encountered these beastmen.
Marquis Jin Yan had used his past self as a benchmark and considered these beastmen his trump card against him. It wasn’t entirely wrong.
But times had changed. Now, Su Nan had more aces up his sleeve, and Marquis Jin Yan’s understanding of his strength was out of date.
Taking his gaze away from the ice sculptures, Su Nan turned to Earl Storm.
Meeting Su Nan’s indifferent gaze, Earl Storm felt as if a bucket of cold water had been splashed on him, jolting him back to reality.
“Stop him!”
Earl Storm yelled in terror, ordering his guards to intercept Su Nan. He himself fled in panic.
Though filled with fear, the guards couldn’t disobey orders. They had no choice but to charge towards Su Nan.
They were met with a torrent of searing flames!
Burning Hand!
The blazing flames erupted from Su Nan’s palm, spreading outwards in a cone shape, engulfing an area of over a hundred square meters.
The soldiers charging forward instantly turned into blazing torches, screaming as they fell to the ground. They rolled and writhed, gradually silencing as time passed.
However, as soon as these guards were eliminated, two commanders rushed in, alerted by Earl Storm’s cries for help.
Looking at the aura of martial energy that enveloped their bodies, they were clearly Great Knights.
“Such a nuisance,” Su Nan muttered, directly launching two rune gems.
BOOM!
Lightning tore through the night sky!
The two Great Knights, who had rushed in to protect their master, were instantly reduced to charred corpses before reaching within five meters of Su Nan.
Su Nan didn’t even glance at the two corpses. He vanished in a flash, swiftly chasing after Earl Storm.
Seeing this, Earl Storm’s heart pounded with terror, wishing he had two extra legs to escape.
However, he was just a beginner Knight, and his speed couldn’t match Su Nan, who was comparable to a peak Knight. He was quickly overtaken.
WHOOSH!
A gray ray of light, like an arrow loosed from a bow, pierced through the air, striking Earl Storm as he fled.
Weakening Ray!
Earl Storm instantly felt a powerful sense of weakness surge through his body. His legs buckled, and he fell to the ground, sprawled in a heap.
But he didn’t care about the pain. He struggled to get up, turning around in terror to look at Su Nan.
“Don’t, don’t kill me, please forgive me!”
Su Nan raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
He had met the previous Earl Storm, a dignified and resolute Great Knight.
Compared to him, this man was a prime example of the proverb “a tiger father, a dog son.”
Without further ado, Su Nan directly used a Sleep Curse to silence him.
He would leave it to Kei to decide how to deal with Earl Storm.
Su Nan scanned his surroundings. Under the carnage of the Stone Golems, the Storm Legion had suffered heavy casualties.
The few soldiers who stubbornly resisted finally lost their will to fight upon seeing Earl Storm captured, dropping their weapons and fleeing.
Soon, Kei arrived with his men.
To prevent any unforeseen incidents, Su Nan had previously assigned the Stealthy Dragon to Kei.
With the Stealthy Dragon’s assistance, their raid was smooth, facing almost no resistance.
Seeing Su Nan safe and sound, Kei breathed a sigh of relief.
Though he knew Su Nan was powerful, it was still hard not to worry about him going deep into enemy territory alone.
Seeing Su Nan unscathed now, he finally felt at ease.
He couldn’t help but secretly marvel as he breathed a sigh of relief. To charge into the heart of the enemy camp alone and emerge unscathed, defeating the enemy single-handedly – only Su Nan could accomplish such a feat.
The followers behind him quickly noticed the ice covering the ground and gasped in unison.
“What is this?”
“Look over there, there are so many ice sculptures!”
“Did Lord Su Nan do this?”
Looking at the frozen area spanning hundreds of square meters, everyone subconsciously swallowed.
Only Lord Su Nan could achieve such an astonishing feat!
“This is the new Earl Storm. He’s yours to deal with.”
Su Nan pointed at Earl Storm lying on the ground.
“You’ve done a great job!” Kei exclaimed, his face beaming with excitement.
After tonight’s battle, the Storm Army was no longer a threat. They could now march on the Winterfrost Legion, lifting the siege of Chilong City.
As long as they defeated Earl Winterfrost, the Shining Light Territory would have a chance to breathe.
If they acted quickly, they could even seize the Storm and Winterfrost territories before their enemies reacted, significantly boosting their own strength!
The situation had already turned in their favor!
“Take this man away and lock him up.”
Kei ordered his soldiers to drag the unconscious Earl Storm away. Then, he turned to the ice sculptures nearby.
“What are those?”
“Beastmen,” Su Nan replied concisely.
Kei was startled. Why were beastmen here?
But he quickly realized that they were likely meant to counter Su Nan.
It seemed Marquis Jin Yan had greatly underestimated Su Nan’s strength. The beastmen he had prepared were completely useless.
Kei thought that this was reasonable. After all, even his own brother couldn’t see through Su Nan’s true strength.
The latter had too many secret techniques and methods up his sleeve!
“Now we can confirm it. Marquis Jin Yan is the one behind the spread of Beast Syndrome!” Kei frowned, “That old man is truly ruthless. He’s willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives for his own selfish gains.”
Su Nan said in a deep voice, “Marquis Jin Yan alone couldn’t have orchestrated something this large-scale. I suspect a wizard apprentice is behind him.”
“A wizard apprentice?” Kei exclaimed in alarm.
With Su Nan’s vivid example before them, he had a deep understanding of the power of wizard apprentices.
If Marquis Jin Yan also had the support of a wizard apprentice, the situation would be extremely difficult.
“Right now, it’s just a suspicion. I need to study these things before I can be sure.”
Su Nan glanced at the blood-patterned bone tooth in his hand and then at the ice sculptures nearby.
He intended to dissect these beastmen overnight to see if they were indeed the work of other wizard apprentices.
“I still have a use for those ice sculptures. Send someone to help me transport them back to Firefly Castle.”
“Alright, I’ll send someone right away.”
Kei nodded, his expression heavy with worry. He turned and gave the order.