However, Xiao Ran was certain of one thing: regardless of whether the Magius had exhausted all his Runes and died from depletion, if the body possessed by the Magius was destroyed along with him, then even if the Magius did not die, he would be as good as dead. In such a confined space, Xiao Ran was confident he could snap the other man's neck before he could react. Even magic took time to cast, didn't it?
Xiao Ran looked at the relaxed Magius, Xiao Yu, as one thought after another flashed through his mind. His emotions shifted with every idea that surfaced, yet none of it showed on his face. He remained as calm as ever. All of a sudden, Xiao Ran felt a headache coming on—a headache over not knowing how to deal with the guy before him.
Kill him? Xiao Ran was not afraid of that, but it would cause every conflict to erupt ahead of schedule. Under the current circumstances, that would not be good for Xiao Ran. The present New Jior was still rootless driftwood, without any foundation. If they directly clashed with the Magius, they might end up in a very passive position, completely disrupting Xiao Ran's plans.
Expose them? That would not be a problem either. Exposing the Magius while the entire world was in chaos could buy him even more time. But the key issue was, once the Magius were exposed, how would Xiao Ran explain Haruto's current condition? How could he select more pilots and soldiers from among the students? At a time when the Magius were hated by everyone, how could he make those students willingly become Magius?
Lock him up? Xiao Ran genuinely did not know whether an ordinary prison could hold this Magius. Anime was just anime. Although