Exploring Technology in a Wizard World
Chapter 457 - 456: Involuntary Drug Tester

Chapter 457: Chapter 456: Involuntary Drug Tester

Richard glanced at Harvey gasping heavily beside him, his eyebrows slightly raised.

He could tell that, given Harvey’s current condition, it was hard for him to keep going, but he could help him out a bit. While helping, he wouldn’t let others notice and could also gather some research data he needed.

So...

At that moment, a thief leader wearing an eye mask in the crowd of thieves suddenly shouted. He was clearly more experienced than the others and had realized that Harvey was at the end of his rope. He yelled at the many thieves, "Hey, you fools, don’t just stand there! Attack him together and kill him! He’s weak now and can’t even hold his sword properly, it’s the best opportunity to kill him! If he gets a chance to rest, you’ll be the ones to suffer!"

Hearing this, many thieves reacted and quickly attacked Harvey with their weapons.

Harvey saw them coming but didn’t have the energy to curse. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and gripped the heavy iron sword, preparing to swing it. He no longer had confidence in killing the thieves and felt somewhat desperate, but he didn’t want to give up and wanted to hold on a bit longer!

Every second he could survive was good! He hadn’t yet gained the favor of the nobles to become a knight, hadn’t married a beautiful wife, and hadn’t had a pair of adorable children.

Thinking of these, Harvey couldn’t help but feel a surge of anger.

Damn it, if it weren’t for those disloyal merchant group people running off so quickly, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. If the merchant people had stayed, even if it was terrible, they could have clashed with the thieves.

As Harvey thought this, he greedily inhaled, preparing for the final fight. The air slowly filled his lungs, bit by bit...

Suddenly, Harvey’s eyes widened, sensing something was off.

Off!

This breath, it seemed a bit salty.

This breath, damn, it was choking! He must have opened one of the boxes of spices in the carriage.

This breath, though it wasn’t very pleasant, was somewhat revitalizing; it even gave him the feeling of drinking alcohol, dissolving much of his fatigue. He felt as if he had no energy left but suddenly felt a surge of strength.

This breath was miraculous!

"Ah!"

Harvey felt a burning flow of heat circulating within him and couldn’t help but roar out loud. Then gripping the heavy great sword, he swung it with all his might—not slicing, but smashing.

Yes, smashing, as if wielding a giant hammer!

Meanwhile, the thief leader was boosting the morale of the many thieves, "Hurry up, this kid is done for. Have you seen his condition? Just one more slash and he’ll be down, he’ll be...ugh!"

The next moment, the thief leader’s voice abruptly stopped!

With a loud "bang," Harvey swung the heavy iron sword like swatting a fly, sending the three nearest thieves flying through the air.

They flew a distance before crashing down hard, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood as they landed with severely dented chests, breathing out more than they could breathe in, clearly doomed to die.

Seeing this, the attacking thieves were taken aback, but Harvey showed no mercy, continuously swinging his sword as he said, "I can’t control myself, I really can’t control myself. Don’t provoke me, no one provoke me!"

With a "puff puff," two thieves were chopped down by Harvey’s uncontrollable swings, falling straight to the ground, while the rest were stunned by Harvey’s drastic change before and after.

Harvey too was stunned, amazed at how suddenly powerful he had become, but without thinking too much, he took the initiative to charge at the numerous thieves, shouting "I can’t control myself," forcing the thieves to retreat step by step.

The thieves were confused, struggling to withstand Harvey’s storm-like attacks and turned to question the thief leader, "Boss, didn’t you say this guy was a goner? How come he seems even stronger?"

"No way, no way!" the thief leader, not wanting to slap his own face, argued forcefully; "It’s all an illusion, yes, an illusion! Didn’t you hear the kid himself? He can’t control himself, which means he’s running out of steam, it’s his last hurrah. Yes, his last hurrah. He’s going to fall any moment now, any moment, just hang in there!"

However, as soon as the thief leader’s words fell, a scream "Ah" echoed as another thief was slain by Harvey on the spot.

At this point, all the thieves no longer believed their leader’s words, and they started retreating, showing no intention of attacking. Seeing the state Harvey was in, the thief leader also shrank his neck, instinctively ducking backwards.

Behind Harvey, Richard stood calmly, surreptitiously putting away a small glass tube from his palm. Inside the tube was a black, somewhat sinister-looking potion, precisely Divine Blood (Intermediate)·Evil God’s Power.

Just now, while Harvey was inhaling, Richard had used magic to vaporize a drop of "Divine Blood (Intermediate)·Evil God’s Power," sending it to Harvey’s nostrils for him to absorb. Though it was just a drop, the effect was remarkably impressive, enabling Harvey to burst beyond the limits of his physical strength, resulting in the scene at hand.

The enhancement effect on ordinary people was quite good, boosting both physical strength and power, roughly...

...

"Bang bang bang!"

"Spurt spurt spurt!"

Harvey continued fighting, killing over a dozen thieves in a burst that resembled a mini cosmos.

After that, however, his attack gradually weakened.

It couldn’t be helped; as "Evil God’s Power" was part of the intermediate version of "Divine Blood," it could unlock Duke Level bloodline power, allowing a person to contend with a wizard using merely physical strength. But that was only possible with a large intake, and Harvey had only ingested the single drop provided by Richard, which couldn’t achieve the same effect nor defy the heavens.

Moreover, Harvey, not understanding how to properly utilize the newfound power, just repeated his previous tactics—relying on brute strength and explosive force to kill, which rapidly consumed the "Evil God’s Power."

If it had been Richard, he would have chosen more energy-efficient methods to kill, preferring to slit throats or pierce hearts instead of chopping heads or smashing sternums. This way, even after using up "Evil God’s Power," he could kill most of the thieves, unlike now where Harvey had killed less than a fifth of them.

Gradually, slowly, it became increasingly difficult for Harvey to kill the thieves. He reverted to panting, looking even worse than before—pale-faced, dazed, and barely able to stand. "Evil God’s Power" began to manifest side effects.

Seeing him like this, the thieves breathed a sigh of relief, abandoning their thoughts of fleeing, and re-encircled Harvey, launching tentative attacks under the incessant shouting of their leader.