A string of sparks flashed through the air, scorching the pervasive scent of fear.
Inside the Forest Goods Market, the vendors and most of the customers had hidden in nearby buildings, terrified of catching the attention of those red-eyed Magical Creatures. Only a handful of brave wizards followed behind Andrew and Trident Sword, holding back the rampaging beasts.
The Huodous drew nearer and nearer, their forms growing clearer.
Zheng Qing saw their charcoal-like eyes, their sleek, satin-sheened fur, and their forked tails like the tongues of venomous snakes.
Flames billowed from their mouths. Wherever they passed was left in ruins, with terrifying fires raging in their wake.
From time to time, jars of stored potions were detonated by the flames, erupting in dazzling light and thunderous blasts that made the scene seem increasingly out of control.
Bang!
The young government-sponsored student pulled the trigger and fired a Talisman of Evil Warding round at a Huodou approaching the group.
The Huodou twisted its slender waist and dodged the round, but failed to escape its effective range. A milky-white Magic Halo flashed around the point of impact. The Huodou, which had been poised to pounce, seemed to have glimpsed some dreadful natural enemy. The fur along its neck stood on end as it bared its fangs, barking madly and retreating several steps.
Talismans of Evil Warding were mainly used to intimidate and repel; they were not particularly lethal.
Most of the rounds in the cylinder of Zheng Qing's Colt Python were this kind of talisman round. It was not that he did not want to see his prey killed in a single shot, but the vast majority of talismans he had learned at school were nonlethal. That also aligned with First University's longstanding educational philosophy.
But that did not mean he had