Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 345: 337: Hide and Seek

Chapter 345: Chapter 337: Hide and Seek

“May I sit down?”

Tang Qi, like a very gentlemanly guest, asked politely, exuding an affinity that made it difficult for anyone to refuse.

Even when the Witch Group was in charge of the school, the Isolation Zone was a place of danger. Apart from Esmeralda, the most powerful witch, other witches would not appear in these small houses atop the Stone Pillars without certain precautions.

Strictly speaking, apart from those exquisitely crafted puppets, Tang Qi should be the first male the girl had seen since entering the school.

“Of course!”

Shay seemed accustomed to a cold tone, which was her way of self-protection.

However, her eyes were still full of curiosity.

She had a powerful bloodline in her body but was essentially still just a little girl.

And a pitiful little girl at that.

Tang Qi sat down opposite her, and they looked each other straight in the eyes.

From the depths of his gaze, more and more detailed Information Fragments continued to emerge.

At the same time, Tang Qi also glanced at the fireplace beside them.

At the entrance of the small hut, Tang Qi felt the inside of the house was very warm. The style and layout closely resembled that of the northern Federation, especially Gasla State, a region known for loving fireplaces due to its extremely cold climate.

But now, being close, he could fully sense it.

The temperature released by the fireplace was terrifying.

Just a slight sensing made Tang Qi understand that without interference, the temperature inside the small hut should be like a steaming basket, enough to cook any meat.

The only disturbance was right in front of him.

Shay!

Inside her body, a continuous flow of icy coldness was counteracting the high temperature of the fireplace.

Or conversely,

It was the fireplace continuously neutralizing the coldness within the girl’s body to preserve the interior layout of the hut, preventing it from becoming ice sculptures—it was a Flame Magic Fireplace.

Even so, up close, one could still see traces.

Right before Tang Qi, beneath Shay’s seat, wisps of frost condensed in the air but were continually melted away by the high temperature. Curiously, where the high temperature met the frost, there were no droplets or steam. The dissipated frost seemed to return to Shay’s body.

Apart from the red dress, the girl had almost no “human” presence.

She was merely in a human shape, but she was glowing, constantly releasing an icy breath, like some kind of Extraordinary Creature.

“Due to the awakening of her Bloodline Power, she is undergoing Ancestor Return, transforming into an ancient humanoid Elf. Once she crosses a certain threshold, she will be unable to revert.”

“She cannot leave this small hut for the time being, because she cannot control the power within her. Entering the outside world, just the energy that spills out from her can turn a small town into a world of snow and ice, and the range is still increasing.”

“She can no longer consume human food. Any solid or liquid food, once touched by her or entering her mouth, will be frozen. She cannot taste the flavor within.”

…

“Sigh~”

“Shay, do you trust me?”

Tang Qi exhaled and slowly extended both hands, gesturing for the girl to stack her hands on top.

He revealed his sincerity completely, not concealing his desire to help her in his eyes.

Esmeralda, when facing her, must have done the same.

“I will hurt you!”

Shay’s tone was very certain.

But Tang Qi merely shook his head and smiled, “Don’t worry, I am very powerful, even more so than the old maid auntie who visited you before.”

To make things smoother, Tang Qi modestly boasted about himself.

The girl, possessing ancient Elven powers, clearly had strong Perception and instantly saw through Tang Qi’s pretense.

But the girl did not expose him. Indeed, she felt a strong power from him, so the next moment, with some hesitation, she reached out both hands, her snow-white fingertips slightly touching Tang Qi.

“Crack~Crack”

Frost instantly spread from the point of contact over Tang Qi’s entire body.

Panic immediately surfaced in Shay’s eyes, a scene she had clearly seen before. On the night her powers burst forth, many people turned into ice sculptures at her touch, but she was powerless to stop it.

Just as a Principal ice sculpture was about to form, Tang Qi’s palm burst forth with fine golden Light Flames, instantly dissolving the surging frost.

Shay’s eyes slightly widened, a streak of joy flashing by.

She had another person on her list she could touch.

And this New Principal was encouragingly looking at her, prompting her to tentatively place her ice-cold, snow-white little hands into Tang Qi’s palms.

“Crack! Crack!”

“Sigh”

The terrifying chill burst forth only to be dissolved by the majestic Melting Furnace Power.

Since acquiring the “Refining Method,” Tang Qi had never neglected the cultivation of this basic witchcraft.

His control over the Melting Furnace Power had completely entered another realm.

This could be seen from how he previously casually used the Flame Spell as a disguise, but in reality, he used the Melting Furnace Power to kill off the Fallen Witches and Monsters.

While countering the invasion of Shay’s internal chill, fine strands of the Melting Furnace Power, exceedingly delicate, cautiously passed through her palms, entering her body.

“Boom!”

Although the Bloodline Power inside the girl seemed fundamentally slightly weaker than the Melting Furnace Power,

her degree of Ancestor Return was extremely frightening. Sensing the “intrusion,” a cold surge ten times more violent than before, like a rampaging cold wave, swept through instantly. This conflict was nothing to Tang Qi, but it would surely make the girl feel Pain.