Lord of Ashes
Chapter 459

Lina's Whereabouts

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Saine noticed that Zorro's left arm was metallic in color.

This is a prosthetic limb, and the one who cut off Zorro's left hand was their Master's Grudge, Di'ersi.

After decades apart, Zorro had changed a lot in Saine's memory.

People change, especially when the external environment changes drastically, the impact on people will be even greater.

Once upon a time, in Saine's mind, Zorro was just an alchemy fanatic with little combat ability.

Judging from the opponent's current performance, Zorro, who has only been promoted to the first level for about twenty years, is clearly not a weakling among the early-stage first-level creatures.

Perhaps Zorro has always been hiding his true abilities.

The defeat in the last life-or-death battle with Di'ersi made Zorro realize his shortcomings and he calmed down to grow quietly.

Moxidu always felt that Zorro was too much like himself. Precisely because they were so alike, Moxidu knew how unbalanced it was to be overly obsessed with alchemy and neglect the improvement of the main magical path.

If Moxidu had possessed the strength of a peak level one mage, or even Second-Level Magician, would Di'ersi have dared to target him?

Perhaps it was Moxidu ' death that spurred Zorro to constantly strive for greater strength, and in the future, his disciple may even reach a level above the second tier.

Moxidu ' grudge is not just Zorro's problem.

Saine placed his hand on Zorro's metal left hand.

With his profound Magic Power foundation and powerful physique, Saine was able to suppress Zorro's surging Magic Power.

This situation clearly showed a hint of surprise on Zorro's face.

"As expected, you were able to kill the Level-1 Magician, Babaluka. Saine, your strength has surpassed mine."

"But even so, I'm afraid it's not necessarily going to threaten that wretched woman..." Zorro pondered.

"No, as long as I have a chance to face her directly, I will definitely be able to kill her!" Saine looked into Zorro's eyes and said with certainty.

Zorro didn't know where Saine's confidence came from, but at this moment, he also believed in Saine.

And even if Saine can't kill Di'ersi, Zorro himself will do everything in his power to find a way to kill Di'ersi.

In fact, Moxidu owed Zorro far more than he owed Fei'er, Saine, and others.

Zorro was actually Moxidu's apprentice, whom he had adopted since infancy. To this day, Zorro still remembers the flames that filled the village before him, and Moxidu emerging from the flames to embrace him.

For decades, he has been both a teacher and a father figure to me.

Given the relationship between Zorro and Moxidu, Zorro would avenge Moxidu even at the cost of his own life!

From his senior brother Zorro, Saine learned more about the first-level Black Magician, Di'ersi.

This includes the opponent's specialty magic, and some of the trump cards they displayed during their previous duel with Zorro.

All of this information was written down by Saine.

Zorro also mentioned the powerful backer of the first-level Black Magician Di'ersi, – the Level-3 Magician Kanterla.

This is a veteran level three Black Magician whose strength is even greater than Martin's.

As a pharmacist and one of the other party's cash Di'ersi, this guy certainly wouldn't sit idly by and watch Di'ersi fall.

Apothecaries are just as adept at making money as alchemists.

This relatively rare side profession is highly sought after within the Black Domain.

Therefore, if Saine wants to kill Di'ersi, he must also take the level three Black Magician, Kanterla, into account.

After hearing the introduction about Kanterla, Saine remained calm and composed, seemingly unaffected.

This made Zorro glance at Saine again.

Does Saine have a way to deal with a level three Black Magician?

What Zorro said at the end was far more than what Saine learned from his senior sister Fei'er.

He even talked about his relationship with Dean Martin and others.

It turns out that Martin, the third-level Black Magician, didn't help Zorro and Di'ersi settle their personal feud without expecting anything in return.

Although Zorro ultimately failed in his challenge against Di'ersi, he still had to fulfill his three-hundred-year alchemical contract with Martin according to the Magic Contract.

As expected, the Mage Saine's side the Black Domain are all extremely wicked.

Martin was actually one of Zorro's own people, protecting him, and even forced Zorro to sign a three-hundred-year-old contract of servitude.

Of course, it can't be said that it was forced upon him; Zorro signed it willingly.

It was only after signing this contract that Martin truly considered Zorro one of his own.

Not only were all kinds of resources supplied as much as possible, but he was also given a great deal of autonomy.

Among the Black Magician under Martin, Zorro was definitely a close follower, and thus came into contact with some secrets known only to a very few people.

"After arriving in the Black Domain, I learned something," Zorro suddenly mentioned.

"The founder of City of Mozhsuobula, the Demigod-level Black Magician Maijana, was the headmaster of an academy in a Black Tower in the central Black Domain a thousand years ago."

"Master Maijana has considerable connections in the Black Domain. His decision to establish City of Mozhsuobula in the Underdark was also due to certain reliable information."

"Dean Martin mentioned to me that as long as I serve him for three hundred years, he will find a way to help me defeat the first-level Black Magician, Di'ersi."

"It certainly didn't rely on Dean Martin's power, but rather on the influence of the Black Tower deep within the Black Domain."

"Dean Martin has been in contact with them for years," Zorro said.

Zorro's words could be a good way to avenge Moxidu.

If Saine and his group are not strong enough, this is indeed the only solution. No wonder Zorro has no intention of leaving the Western Islands.

However, after hearing this, Saine shook his head.

"I can't wait three hundred years, I want her dead immediately!"

"Moreover, who can guarantee that Dean Martin will keep his promise?"

"Even if he wants to keep his promise, whether he has the strength, and whether the Black Tower in the central Black Domain is willing to take the lead, no one knows," Saine said.

Saine's words reflected the same questions Zorro had pondered over the years.

With a soft sigh, Zorro said, "In a few days, I'll take you to see Dean Martin."

"To confront Di'ersi, Dean Martin will have to step in and restrain him."

"That woman now stays on Teres Island in the north for most of the time. Hey, I heard she was almost turned into a puppet by the level three Black Magician, Kanterla," Zorro said.

Saine nodded, then asked Zorro about Lina.

Zorro glanced at Fei'er first, knowing that Fei'er and Saine had a close relationship.

Seeing that Fei'er didn't seem to care, Zorro then said, "Actually, I've met Lina twice over the years."

"The last time was twenty-two years ago. Back then, Lina appeared before me as Level-1 Magician. She had advanced to the next level two years earlier than me."

"What I still don't quite understand is that Dean Martin was also next to me at the time, and he seemed to take Lina's identity very seriously," Zorro mused.

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