"I see all the academy's teachers have come. Aren't you worried about something happening to the academy if you all come out? If another academy war breaks out, this time no one will be there to help you."
Leo's tone was strange when he spoke to Roderick, and even Tao Mia sensed that Teacher Leo didn't seem very happy to see Roderick.
"Thank you for your concern, Master. During the rescue mission, hostile actions against the mission academy are prohibited." Roderick was somewhat hesitant to meet Leo's gaze, constantly glancing elsewhere, and pretending not to hear Leo's unfriendly attitude.
Leo only said a few hurtful things, and his attitude was still relatively good. Yaoyao was different. She looked at Roderick with gritted teeth and rolled up her sleeves, "Old man, do you know what it feels like to have your kitchen eaten up?"
"Um... I don't know."
While others were puzzled, and even wondering how a soulmate could dare to speak disrespectfully to Level Three Great Wizard, Roderick' attitude was surprisingly good.
"Old man,..."
The furious Yaoyao vanished in an instant, and Leo, with quick eyes and hands, reached out and grabbed Yaoyao, who had extended two claws.
Yaoyao had just aimed at Roderick ' face, wanting to leave a mark on him with her claws.
Leo pointed at her, Yaoyao immediately fell silent; Leo had given her a gag order.
"Dean, don't be angry. This little guy has a bad temper. I'll teach him a lesson when we get back." Leo gave Roderick a meaningful smile, which sent chills down Roderick' spine.
"It's alright, it's alright, Master, please don't punish him."
Roderick gave a wry smile. If Yaoyao had really hit him just Yaoyao, he definitely wouldn't have fought back, which would have meant that the issue of hiding information during the previous transaction would be over. But judging from Leo's current appearance, he clearly had no intention of resolving the matter amicably.
They were already poor; if Leo made exorbitant demands, how would they possibly compensate them?
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the other wizards, the headmaster, despite being publicly humiliated, seemed rather submissive, as if he actually wanted to be bullied.
"Teacher, are you busy?"
Seeing that the joyful conversation that should have been between the two of them after so long was clearly heading in the opposite direction, Tao Mia knew that if they talked any longer, they might start fighting, so she quickly changed the subject.
"I'm not busy, what's up?"
Leo had a good attitude towards the students he taught who had successfully advanced to the next level, and his words were not as sarcastic as when he spoke to Roderick.
"We're on a clearing mission right now, would you like to join us, teacher? I have a lot of questions I'd like to ask you."
Looking at Tao Mia's appearance and sensing her aura, Leo smiled and agreed, "I happen to be free too, let's go together."
Having agreed to Tao Mia, Leo then looked at Dean Roderick, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Dean, you shouldn't mind, right?"
"How could we mind? We're overjoyed to have Master Leo join us."
All the wizards could see that Roderick was reluctant, although they didn't know why the Dean was resisting Master Leo.
But as he said, Leo's addition was indeed a great help to them. After all, they had witnessed Leo's achievements firsthand—the terrifying strength to briefly contend with a level Level Three Great Wizard with level two power!
At this moment, Benji also returned from the starship. He was clearly excited when he saw Tao Mia, but when he saw Roderick, the look in his single eye was extremely strange.
However, as a combat partner, he couldn't say much, so he sat behind Leo to protect Leo safety.
"Our primary task now is to eliminate all mutants, living plants, and hybrid plant-human beings in this city. Teacher, let's begin," Tao Mia said.
"OK."
" Body Refinement Wizard, First Layer Fire Giant Bloodline, Activated!"
With a roar in her feminine voice, Tao Mia instantly transformed into a three-meter-tall little giant with steaming heat emanating from her body and a head full of red hair.
Leo looked at Tao Mia's Bloodline True Body with an even stranger expression.
" Body Refinement Wizard, Second Level..."
" Body Refinement Wizard, Second Level..."
One by one, the Body Refinement Wizard unleashed their Bloodline Power, and in an instant, the entire outer perimeter of the city was enveloped in a terrifyingly swirling aura.
" Body Refinement Wizard, Second Layer Thunderstorm Giant Bloodline, Activated!"
With everyone having activated their Bloodline Power, Leo could no longer pretend. With a roar, he directly activated the Bloodline Power of the Thunderstorm Giant. Standing over eleven meters tall, it was the tallest among all the giants who had activated their second level of Bloodline Power.
If you're looking at combat strength data, you can tell by their size.
Like the level three Roderick, who only opened two levels of Bloodline, he was over ten meters tall, standing at 10.5 meters, making him the tallest giant besides Leo.
There are many three-meter-tall giants like Tao Mia, and quite a few are close to the four-meter limit of Level One Body Refinement Wizard.
" Leo, what if Tao Mia...?" Leo released Yaoyao from her gag order. Now calmer, Yaoyao stopped looking for faults with Roderick and instead looked at the Fire Giant radiating heat and asked her question.
Leo nodded slightly. He was 70% certain that Tao Mia was also Elemental Body Refinement Wizard, a combination of fire elemental and body-refining skills.
Leo glanced at the dozens of Level Two Body Refinement Wizard were protecting Tao Mia, and even the Level Three Great Wizard Roderick. He could then be fairly certain that Tao Mia had become Elemental Body Refinement Wizard, otherwise she wouldn't have received such special treatment.
Tao Mia drew a flaming heavy sword from her wizard ring. Leo recognized the sword; it was a gift from him to Tao Mia through Roderick, but he couldn't remember which Body Refinement Wizard's wizard ring it came from.
The other giants also drew their weapons and charged towards the surrounding mutants and living plants.
In the energy-scarce environment of the Homo Sapiens World, Body Refinement Wizard can undoubtedly unleash their full potential.
Elemental Wizard, on the other hand, will be much weaker. They will have to think carefully before using any large-scale spells, as their mana is limited and their recovery speed is very slow. Their main role will be commanding large armies of slaves.
Leo also drew a heavy sword from the Shadow Space, wielding a fifteen-meter-long Godslaying Staff in his left hand and a seven-meter-long heavy sword in his right. Any living plant that stood in his way would be pulverized.
Without the worry of being ambushed by that big tree, Leo didn't even need to defend himself. Relying entirely on his superior defense, he fearlessly charged in and out of the enemy army.
None of those attacks would have any effect on Leo.
Without needing to defend, Leo relentlessly attacked, his killing speed faster than anyone else's. Coupled with the occasional nuclear fission attack with a power exceeding 12,000 points, he was the most dazzling presence in the battle.
While other wizards marveled at Master Leo's growing power, only Roderick was in a terrible predicament. Leo's fighting style clearly indicated that he had fused with the Stone of Indestructibility and completed the energy absorption at level two.
Otherwise, even these Body Refinement Wizard wouldn't dare to roam freely and fearlessly amidst countless enemies!
With so many attacks, he couldn't hold out for long.
As Leo fought with increasing ferocity, Roderick ' teeth ached more and more, because he knew what he and the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard would face after this expedition ended.
For a moment, this Level Three Body-Refining Great Wizard became depressed.
Unlike his depression, Leo was overjoyed to have caught Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard in the act; the potential benefits were immense...
Excited, Leo wielded his greatsword rapidly.
Kill, keep killing.
Weak mutants were simply trampled to death.
They piled up Leo, and the Thunderstorm Giant suddenly shook them all to death.
The powerful, active plant was instantly cleaved in two, and a casual burst of fire magic burned it to death.
Seeing the impressive combined plant beings, Leo killed them and stuffed them into the Shadow Space as specimens. He was still curious about their combined abilities.
Unaware of the impending doom, the mutated humans charged towards the wizard army along the entire street. Leo pointed his Godslaying Staff at the whole street, letting out a low, growling roar from deep within his throat.
" Nuclear Fission Grand Witchcraft!"
A blinding beam of light shot out from the Godslaying Staff, traversing the entire street and even piercing through the heavy building at the end of the street. It also wiped out most of the mutants on another street, eliminating over a thousand mutants in a single strike.
The other Body Refinement Wizard and Elemental Wizard looked at Leo with envy. In a world where elemental energy was so scarce, Leo was probably the only wizard who dared to unleash such powerful magic so recklessly.
I doubt that among those ten million Elemental Wizard, there are many who can replenish their magic power through other means to maintain their combat strength.
Initially, some wizards worried that Leo's release of magic power would make it difficult to replenish his own, thus weakening him. However, after seeing that Leo's aura remained unchanged, they resigned themselves to their fate.
In the same environment, some wizards can maintain their original strength, so abundant that they don't need to be stingy with their magic power and can use it however they want, while other wizards can only use it sparingly, calculating every last drop.
The difference between wizards can sometimes be that obvious!
Tao Mia looked at Leo, whose attack power exceeded 10,000 points, and with a flick of her finger on her magic ring, a delicate staff appeared in her hand.
All the heat in his body gathered on the staff, and the elemental fluctuations seemed to absorb even the heat from the sunlight above.
The Thunderstorm Giant cleared away all the mutants and living plants in the vicinity, its thunderous eyes fixed on Tao Mia, who was casting a spell.
" Fireball Scatter Lesser Witchcraft!"
The Fire Giant let out a low roar, and a large fireball was blasted out of Tao Mia's staff.