Who the Hell Told Me It Was a Sure Thing? (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

"Who the Hell Told Me It Was a Sure Thing?" (Seeking Follow-up Reading) "Jasmine Residential Area?"

William murmured softly, seemingly weighing the likelihood of Chen Mu's claim.

"Since you think this Wizard Apprentice might be hiding in the residential area, there's no harm in checking it out. Would you like to come along, Young Master?"

"Yes, I'll go with you. After all, I've had direct experience fighting that Wizard Apprentice."

Chen Mu replied to William.

He had just told William, based on his own line of reasoning, that the Wizard Apprentice was likely hiding in the residential area.

Of course, he had made that reasoning up.

Without lingering below City Hall, the two headed straight for Jasmine Residential Area.

They did not bring any City Guards with them. First, too many City Guards would make them too conspicuous.

Second, if that Wizard Apprentice really was in the residential area, the City Guards would not be of much use anyway.

Once they arrived, Chen Mu and William began searching Jasmine Residential Area for traces of the Wizard Apprentice.

Both of them examined their surroundings very carefully.

Although Chen Mu had learned from the simulation that the Wizard Apprentice was in the residential area,

the simulation had not told him the exact location, so he still had to find him himself.

As he searched, Chen Mu kept pondering why the Wizard Apprentice had chosen to hide here.

This might have been a residential area for the wealthy, but the City Guards did not care whether someone was rich or poor. They would search wherever needed.

In fact, this would be a key area for investigation, because it was close to where Chen Mu had been ambushed.

Chen Mu felt that hiding in the Lower City District would have been a better choice than hiding here.

If that was the case, then the Wizard Apprentice must have had some other purpose for hiding here.

Suddenly, inspiration struck Chen Mu.

"Does he want to assassinate me again?"

That thought inevitably surfaced in Chen Mu's mind, and it grew stronger and stronger.

"William, Building Twelve."

Chen Mu suddenly spoke. William heard him and seemed to realize something, nodding instinctively.

Jasmine Residential Area had forty residences in total, and Building Twelve was where Chen Mu lived. Naturally, William immediately understood what Chen Mu meant.

Chen Mu and William quickly arrived before the courtyard of Building Twelve. After carefully inspecting it, neither of them found anything out of place.

"Was my guess wrong? Is that Wizard Apprentice not here?"

Finding nothing unusual, Chen Mu murmured inwardly.

"Come on, let's take a look inside."

However, Chen Mu's expression did not change as he spoke.

William did not reply. Holding his Knight Sword, he followed behind Chen Mu as the two entered the residence one after the other.

"Young Master, Lord William."

Seeing Chen Mu and William return, the Maids cleaning the first-floor living room hurriedly bowed.

There was still nothing unusual. The Maids were acting normally, and nothing seemed amiss.

Chen Mu nodded lightly and gave William a look. The two softened their footsteps and went upstairs.

This was where Chen Mu's and William's bedrooms were located. Their rooms were next to each other so William could protect Chen Mu more easily.

Chen Mu pushed open the door to his bedroom, with William following close behind.

The bedroom was the same as always—clean and tidy, with everything neatly arranged.

But Chen Mu's body instantly tensed, because he had finally discovered what was wrong.

The smell—yes, the smell! When Chen Mu had left, his bedroom had been thick with the scent of alcohol, but now there was not the slightest trace of it.

Nor was it the kind of smell masked by perfume. It was as if the alcohol scent had suddenly vanished altogether, something the Maids could not have done.

Chen Mu noticed that the windows were tightly shut, ruling out the possibility that the smell had naturally dissipated.

After all, it had not taken him long to go from his bedroom to City Hall and back. The smell could not have faded naturally so quickly.

So...

"Someone came into my bedroom."

Chen Mu murmured inwardly.

The hand hidden behind his back made a small gesture. William, whose attention had been on Chen Mu all along, naturally noticed it.

The next moment, William put on a regretful expression and said, "Sigh, Young Master, it seems that Wizard Apprentice isn't hiding here. Let's search somewhere else."

Chen Mu silently gave William a thumbs-up.

As expected of an experienced Grand Knight. He understood Chen Mu's meaning in an instant.

So Chen Mu also sighed in disappointment. "All right, let's look somewhere else."

Just as Chen Mu was about to close the bedroom door, suddenly—

Boom!

A deafening crash rang out.

The second-floor window connected to Chen Mu's bedroom shattered instantly, and a black shadow leaped out.

The Wizard Apprentice hiding behind Chen Mu's bed was no fool.

Chen Mu's and William's seemingly casual exchange instead made him believe that he had been exposed.

In an instant, he judged that his plan could no longer continue.

With William protecting Chen Mu, and Chen Mu himself being a Knight Peak, his assassination plan could never succeed.

So he decisively smashed through the window and fled at once.

Chen Mu had not expected this Wizard Apprentice to be so decisive.

But this had been Chen Mu's improvised performance. It was only normal for it to be seen through. It seemed his acting still needed work.

"Trying to run!"

By the time William's cold voice rang out, he had already vanished from where he stood.

Chen Mu reacted just as quickly. In two steps, he reached the window that had been blasted into a gaping hole.

Then he leaped down from the second floor and swiftly caught up to William and the black shadow.

In the simulation, this Wizard Apprentice had ultimately escaped, but Chen Mu could not let him get away in reality.

After all, this Wizard Apprentice would most likely affect the course of his entire simulation.

Knight Skill: Berserk

Knight Skill: Crimson Moon Slash

William erupted the instant he caught up to the Wizard Apprentice.

Crimson energy surged outward, wrapping around William's entire body.

He swung his Knight Sword at the black shadow before him at incredible speed.

Even the currents in the air seemed to be split apart by William's strike.

Though Grand Knight and Knight Peak seemed separated by only the slightest gap, they were as far apart as heaven and earth.

A Grand Knight could truly project energy outward, and the energy wielded through Knight Skills was even more powerful.

The fleeing Wizard Apprentice also felt the fierce wind behind him and knew he could not keep running.

So he turned to face William and muttered.

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Barrier

This Zero-Ring Wizardry was nearly instantaneous.

A translucent dark-gray curtain of light formed into a bowl-shaped shield around the Black-robed Wizard Apprentice.

Beneath the barrier, the Wizard Apprentice's face was dark and his gaze profound.

He certainly looked impressive on the outside, but inwardly, he had already started cursing.

"Who the hell told me this was a sure thing?!"

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