Exploring Technology in a Wizard World
Chapter 537 - 535 Spell Firearms

Chapter 537: Chapter 535 Spell Firearms

The two surviving wizards were shocked, but Richard had no intention of giving them a chance to catch their breath. He only thought about a swift victory and, with a wave of his hand, fired multiple 315 alloy bullets towards them.

The wizards quickly cast spells to defend themselves, followed by silence.

Hmm?

The two wizards were startled, and Richard’s eyebrows raised.

The fired alloy bullets did not explode!

Yes, they did not explode!

Why?

The reason was simple. Unlike the first wizard, who had condensed soil into a stone shield for defense, the other two had used air and water to form shields.

Both types of shields were elastic, and the speed at which Richard hurled the metallic bullets was not very fast. The force was buffered and, as it turned out, was just below the explosion point of the bullets, so they remained stable.

This—

The two wizards were not aware of this situation, looking confusedly at the alloy bullets embedded in their shields. They had thought they could not stop them and would die instantly like their companion, but now it seemed they were not that powerful. So how exactly had their companion been killed?

Puzzled, but not idle, the wizards began to prepare their counterspells.

Richard saw this, narrowed his eyes, and not wanting the battle to turn into a war of attrition, threw another handful of alloy bullets, followed by a large amount of magic salt.

Finally, a spark appeared on his fingertip, and Richard flicked it. The spark, like a meteor, flew out swiftly, catching up to and igniting the magic salt.

"Boom!"

The magic salt produced a violent explosion and a swath of flames that spread outwards.

The alloy bullets, positioned in front of the magic salt and already close to the shields of the two wizards, were affected and detonated, creating a massive boom. Immediately after, the terrifying destructive force was unleashed, hammering the surface of the wizards’ shields.

The shields violently shook and shattered under the horrified gaze of the wizards, and the embedded alloy bullets also exploded.

Magic salt, additional alloy bullets, and the initial alloy bullets—a triple layer of destructive force, like a storm through a forest of autumn leaves, mercilessly tore the wizards’ bodies apart.

"Boom! Gush!"

In the midst of the roar, blood splattered, followed by a swift return to silence, and the courtyard was quiet once again.

Mu’en watched the situation in the courtyard, unable to help but open his mouth wide, then tried hard to close it, remaining silent.

At this moment, he was deeply shocked, although he knew Richard was powerful—Richard’s previous ambush and killing of a wizard was proof—yet a mere confrontation had resulted in the brutal killing of three wizards; it was a bit beyond his imagination!

These three wizards may have appeared weak, but they were still wizards! He felt it necessary to re-evaluate Richard’s strength.

Richard himself remained expressionless, having experienced the destructive power of 315 alloy when it was created. The current situation was entirely within his expectations.

If the three wizards had been more cautious during the recent fight and chosen to dodge, he might have had to exert more effort to win. But since the enemy chose to withstand the attack, they were far too accommodating.

alloy was a product of Earth’s technology combined with the current world’s magic system, an improved magic material. Its explosive power far exceeded the First Circle Magic released by the wizards of this world and also far surpassed the defensive limits of most ordinary wizards.

If ordinary wizard combat was likened to wrapping oneself in thick cotton clothes and swinging large wooden clubs at each other, then 315 alloy was like an axe aimed straight at the neck.

No matter how many layers of cotton were worn, there was only one path: death.

Of course, this didn’t mean that the 315 alloy, as a magic material, completely overshadowed all aspects of magic. Just consider the recent incident, if Richard hadn’t timely used the magic salt, the inserted alloy bullet in the shield would have been unable to detonate and thus entirely ineffective.

This also indicated that improvements to the 315 alloy were still needed.

A battle axe inevitably had its flaws, and its effectiveness in real combat could easily be compromised. It needed to be slowly transformed into a sword, into a knight spear, into...

As Richard contemplated this, he stepped forward and crouched down, groping around until he found a few thin fragments left over from the exploded alloy bullets, along with magic salt particles turned to powder.

Picking them up, he placed them in the palm of his hand and squinted at them.

After a moment, Richard gathered the shattered pieces of the alloy bullet and the magic salt particles together, piled them up, and then turned his head to look at them, finding they resembled a peculiar bullet.

Bullet? Metallic bullet? Firearms?

Ordinary materials used in firearms were utterly incapable of threatening a wizard.

But what about a magic firearm made using magic materials combined with magic salt and other high-energy materials?

Richard’s eyebrows twitched.

At that moment, a voice came from behind him, "Richard... Lord Richard."

"Hm?" Richard snapped back to reality and turned to look behind him. There stood Mu’en with a trace of nervousness asking, "Lord Richard, what do you think we should do about the current situation? How should we handle it?"

"How should we handle it?" Richard then remembered the pressing matter at hand.

Mu’en had sought him out because he sensed that the mysterious organization had been trying to set traps while investigating them in reverse. Now, killing the people from the mysterious organization clearly hadn’t solved the root of the problem since there were undoubtedly more of them.

Barring any surprises, more and more powerful wizards would presumably take up the investigation—if you kill one, three more appear; kill three, and ten more show up. Even if they managed to intercept the 315 alloy bullets, danger was imminent. After all, Richard had already witnessed many of the mysterious organization’s methods; they certainly couldn’t be regarded as a typical wizard organization.

So, what to do?

Flee?

Or perhaps...

After contemplating, Richard made up his mind and voiced his thoughts to Mu’en, "Since they’ve managed to come here, it means they’ve already set their sights on you. Now that I’ve killed the three following you, it might resolve the immediate problem, but over time, you will still be unsafe.

Logically speaking, it would be best for both of us to hide immediately, perhaps even leave Florence, leave Mo’er.

However, that doesn’t align with my plan. Florence is an important city. My reason for coming here was to investigate the other side while trying to understand some information about the Black Spirit Empire.

Now, it seems they’re much stronger than those I’ve previously encountered and can easily turn the tables on us. Plus, it appears they have more information about the Black Spirit Empire than I have. Once we leave, trying to get information about the Black Spirit Empire while avoiding them simultaneously would be exceedingly difficult. After all, they’ve always been trying to prevent anyone from obtaining related information.

So..."

Richard paused, then spoke earnestly, "We definitely need to leave, but we can’t just leave without a cause; that would be meaningless. We should do something before we leave, give them a surprise, get some results.

"Hm?" Mu’en didn’t quite understand what Richard was saying.

Richard continued, "They’re thinking about setting traps for us and conducting a reverse investigation, aren’t they? Let’s play along and put on a show for them."

"How do we do that?" Mu’en asked.

Richard waved his hand dismissively, and Mu’en quickly moved closer.

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