Johnny's Fury

"What on earth is that brat up to?!"

"Not only can the Crystal Ball not contact him, but even the Azure Source Badge cannot pinpoint his location."

"If it weren't for the Eye of Surveillance within the Holy Tower Academy, I would have thought this kid was already dead!" Director Johnny's angry voice echoed through the shady trees of the academy.

Accompanying Director Johnny to Saine's residence were the Formal Magician Irene and another male Formal Magician.

Seeing that Saine was about to be in trouble, the Mage Irene revealed a hint of schadenfreude.

To be honest, Irene hadn't seen Saine for three or four years.

For Formal Magician who have lifespans of hundreds or even thousands of years, it is perfectly normal for them not to see each other for several years.

However, given the lifespan of magic apprentices, it is quite rare for them to disappear for several years in a row.

Originally, the Mage Irene found Saine quite agreeable and planned to give Saine some extra lessons before the Regional Holy Tower Academy War, teaching him more in-depth knowledge about Fire Element Magic.

Otherwise, it would be quite a pity if such an interesting little guy were to perish during the Academy War.

To the astonishment of the Mage Irene, for several whole years she couldn't catch a glimpse of Saine.

Neither the Crystal Ball nor the Azure Source Badge could be used to contact the other party, because Saine and the Mage Irene were not actually close. →

So after several unsuccessful attempts to contact Saine, the Mage Irene gradually forgot about the matter.

The reason why Johnny and the Mage went directly to Saine's dormitory was that a few days ago, the academy organized all senior apprentices to go to a special classroom in the Holy Tower Teaching Building for pre-battle mobilization and training.

Those apprentices below the intermediate level, although they will also participate in the Holy Tower Academy War, are undoubtedly cannon fodder and low-to-mid-level combat power in the competition between various academies.

Only apprentices at the advanced level or above are highly valued by the major Holy Tower organizations and are given great expectations in Regional Holy Tower Academy War.

Those who truly bring honor to the academy are the apprentices at the senior level and above.

But what made Director Johnny lose face was that Saine had been absent for several days in a row!

Advanced Apprentice are a scarce resource at the Azure Source Holy Tower Academy. Although many apprentices have broken through to the advanced level in recent years, there are still not many Advanced Apprentice in the entire Azure Source Holy Tower Academy.

Every Advanced Apprentice is a recorded Potential Seed. Unless they have already perished or are facing some inescapable mandatory event, they must return to the Azure Source Holy Tower in time to prepare for the upcoming Regional Holy Tower Academy War.

Any apprentice who avoids war or flees the Holy Tower Academy War will be expelled from the Azure Source Holy Tower and severely punished!

The Azure Source Holy Tower was already embarrassing enough, ranking last in all previous Academy War.

If news of apprentices being cowardly or avoiding battle were to spread again, it would probably make the nearby Holy Tower organizations laugh their heads off.

It is this mandatory requirement for all apprentices within the Holy Tower, and the high expectations placed on apprentices of higher rank and above, that makes this possible.

This made Saine stand out so conspicuously that he missed several days of pre-match training sessions.

The person in charge of the pre-war training courses was Old Dean Archimedes, one of the three deans.

This dean is the most senior dean in the Azure Source Holy Tower Academy, and was personally invited by the Holy Tower Master to serve as dean.

Similarly, Archimedes was also Johnny the Mage, an important guide and highly respected senior in the path of magic.

Upon investigation, it turned out that a Advanced Apprentice in his grade was absent, which infuriated the hot-tempered Fire Elementalist.

If he were just an ordinary Advanced Apprentice, Director Johnny certainly wouldn't have let him off so easily.

In particular, if the other side confirms that they are afraid to fight.

Unexpectedly, this absent Advanced Apprentice turned out to be an acquaintance of Director Johnny, who had personally recommended him to join Holy Tower Academy years ago.

This explains Director Johnny's earlier angry remarks.

Logically speaking, Advanced Apprentice valued by Midiqi should not be a coward who would flinch in battle.

Director Johnny also acknowledged Midiqi's judgment and, through the academy's Eye of Surveillance, learned that Saine's absence was not intentional; rather, the guy had indeed not left his room for several years in a row.

Therefore, both Johnny and Irene, who learned of this situation, were extremely curious about what Saine was up to.

At this time, Saine's residence was not much different from that of a few years ago.

If I had to point out a difference, it would be that the whole house looked a bit dilapidated, and it seemed like no one had cleaned it inside or out for a long time. Only the pebble path in front of the house had been tidied up a bit, probably because someone was still walking on it.

The Mage Irene knew a little about Saine's situation, and she said to Director Johnny with a smile, "I heard that Saine is already living with a female apprentice, and she seems to be his Cousin Serena."

For Director Johnny Mage, Irene's words were like adding fuel to the fire.

Could it be that this brat has become obsessed with women in recent years and hasn't even left his room?

A vein bulged on Director Johnny's forehead. Then, the Second-Level Magician used Sonic Magic to shout loudly at the house in front of him, "Saine, you brat, get out here!"

The powerful Sonic Magic caused the house and the nearby woods to tremble continuously.

Even the Mage Irene covered her ears, her face bearing a gloating smile.

Johnny's Sonic Magic did not immediately summon Saine.

Instead, after a brief silence of one or two seconds, a violent explosion suddenly erupted from Saine's house!

The explosion left those outside the house, including Director Johnny and the Mage Irene, somewhat bewildered.

Thick, black smoke billowed from Saine's residence at the same time.

"Cough cough cough!" Violent coughing sounds kept coming from inside the house.

Soon, two "Black Man," one tall and one short, ran out of the house.

The taller one is naturally Saine.

The shorter one is Serena, who helped Saine with his experiments and suffered the injustice she deserved.

At this moment, besides his skin being blackened by the explosion and his Magic Robe being tattered, Saine also had a thick and messy beard on his chin that was particularly striking.

This guy hasn't taken care of his personal hygiene in ages; he's so slovenly.

Despite being disturbed by external forces and experiencing another explosion in the laboratory, Saine's expression showed little anger, but rather a faint joy and excitement.

Of course, Saine was also somewhat annoyed, but after seeing who it was, could he really vent his anger on Director Johnny and the others?

Johnny had no idea what Saine was up to, but he did notice a faint look of joy on Saine's dark face.

"Has this kid gone mad from the explosion?" Johnny muttered to himself.

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