Leo did not answer Alice's roar, but instead looked at the huge fireball rising in the sky with a mixture of admiration, longing, and madness in his eyes.
This fireball can be clearly seen within a hundred kilometers. It will eventually rise to an altitude of ten thousand meters, taking on a beautiful mushroom shape.
Leo stared at it longingly, wanting to reach out and take it down, to stroke it passionately.
If he could master such power, he would become the most terrifying wizard!
Alice wanted to press Leo's head down to answer her question, but she didn't get the chance.
Suddenly, ten floating wizards appeared around them, their auras heavy and unfathomable. They stared coldly at Leo, their gazes more like those of a dead man than a living person.
These ten are not Wizard Apprentice; they are all Official Wizard level one or above!
Six of them had different markings, but Alice could tell at a glance that they were the markings of the six academies participating in the tournament.
The other four wizards did not have the insignia of the six houses on their robes, but they all had an insignia with their arms clasped together.
" The Guardian Wizard of the Wizard World!"
Alice spoke softly, her eyes filled with complex emotions. If it were just the six academies involved, it would be easy to handle; Leo's importance would allow his teachers to protect him. But the fact that it involved Guardian Wizard meant... the problem was serious.
Before the ten wizards could make a move, Leo and Alice instantly collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
As a gust of wind blew by, the twelve wizards vanished.
When Leo woke up again, she was in a dark room where she couldn't see anything.
He couldn't feel any magic power in his body, and even the strong physique of the Body Refinement Wizard Apprentice was extremely weak.
Leo was familiar with this feeling; it was the feeling of being sealed by the Energy Sealing Technique.
As for the current environment, Leo was familiar with it. Wasn't it the same scene after he was thrown onto the altar by Abigail and fell into a coma, and then woke up?
Leo understood; this was because the nuclear explosion would put him on trial, and if things didn't go well, he could really be dead!
" Leo, a human from Earth, was captured by the Wizard World Wizard World his home planet was destroyed. Due to external forces altering his physique, he became a Wizard Apprentice."
"During my apprenticeship, I learned body-refining sorcery and was also a test subject in the experiments of the sorcerer Gavarci. I learned medicine making and poison making. Afterwards, I followed Gru to Tiyama City to complete a twenty-year garrison mission. During this time, I traded with Tiyama City Lord Samatchi and learned a great deal of elemental knowledge."
"During the ten-year period, he participated in the tournament organized by six academies. In the first year of the tournament, he and Alice hunted down apprentices, together killing 137 Wizard Apprentice. For the remaining nine years, he hid in a cave to study and complete his experiments."
"In the final moments of the tournament, you two were discovered by 2,323 Wizard Apprentice from six academies who wanted to kill you and steal your academy badges."
"At the critical moment of life and death, you unleashed an attack far exceeding that of an apprentice, killing 2,321 apprentices, directly destroying an area of 9 square kilometers, and indirectly damaging an area of 50 square kilometers."
"According to the Wizard World Protection Regulations, your attack contained substances harmful to the Wizard World. We are now questioning you regarding the following."
"First, have you been influenced by beings from another world, and do you have thoughts of destroying the Wizard World?"
"No."
Leo couldn't see the wizard speaking, nor did he even know where the voice was coming from, but the fact that the wizard could recount his entire experience so accurately meant that he could kill him at any moment.
Especially with that emotionless, flat tone, Leo suspected that if he said the wrong thing, he would be beheaded instantly.
Therefore, upon hearing the question, Leo immediately responded quickly and calmly.
Second, do you consider yourself a wizard?
"Approved."
"Third, how did you manage to unleash an attack far exceeding that of an apprentice?"
"This weapon originated from the development of my Earth civilization. I found it in the ring of a wizarding apprentice from the Black Skull Academy, and I simply made some minor modifications based on the wizarding knowledge I've learned."
Fourth, are you aware that such an attack carries harmful substances that could damage the Wizard World itself?
"I know, but the radiation will automatically drop to its lowest level within half a month and will not harm the environment; at most, it will burn some forests."
"Great, we'll keep an eye on this and contact you again if any problems arise."
After the questioning ended, although he didn't hear any sound, Leo felt that there were a few fewer people in the room.
No one came to let him go; it was as if he had been forgotten. The room remained... deadly silent and dark.
Unable to determine the passage of time, Leo tried to contact Benji, but due to the sealing spell, Leo lost contact with Benji.
No one spoke, Leo could only sit there silently, counting her heartbeats to keep track of time.
However, after counting to more than ten thousand heartbeats, Leo stopped counting, feeling it was a waste of time, and simply continued simulating the nuclear radiation experiment in his mind.
After an unknown amount of time, a sound finally came from the darkness.
"The situation is indeed as you say; the local environment is no longer an issue."
Leo breathed a sigh of relief. These guys had actually locked themselves up here to observe the environment, and wouldn't come back until the nuclear radiation level dropped to a safe level.
Leo suddenly felt a chill of fear; if he had lied, he would definitely have met with a bad end.
The sound disappeared again, and Leo was waiting for the next arrangement when the room was suddenly brightly lit, and a majestic wizard with an indistinct face sat in front of him.
"Congratulations! Your attack has been deemed valid. You have successfully killed 2,321 Wizard Apprentice and won first place in the tournament."
Although he couldn't see the wizard's face clearly, Leo was no longer the Xiao Bai he once was.
Feeling the familiar presence, this was the wizard who had woken up after falling into a coma at the altar and asked him many strange questions.
As for the identity of this wizard
" Wizard Apprentice Leo greets the Dean."
This is none other than Alexander, the Dean of the Purple Flame Academy and Level Three Elemental Great Wizard!
Not vice president, but president!
"The little guy still recognizes me. Alice must have said so. Only she has the guts to say anything."
Alexander wasn't angry that Leo had revealed her identity. Instead, she chuckled and joked with Leo about Alice. Leo guessed that the dean must be a kind and approachable old man.
"Is Alice alright? Will she be implicated because of me?"
Leo didn't know who the wizards who had questioned her were, but he had a rough idea. If it really was them, Alice's identity wouldn't be enough to ensure she was completely unharmed.
"What could possibly happen to her? She didn't launch the attack; in fact, she's the victim," Alexander said with a chuckle.
"Given your performance in the championship, you are not only the number one in the Purple Flame Academy, but also the number one in all six academies, and you have made Purple Flame Academy the number one among the six academies. You will receive an extra reward opportunity."
"An extra reward?" Leo's eyes lit up instantly.
Becoming number one was already beyond Leo's expectations, after all, he had never thought about winning any rewards, the appearance of the atomic bomb had long since extinguished his desire to compete.
But unexpectedly, all the Wizard Apprentice killed by the nuclear explosion were blamed on him.
More than two thousand wizards—this doesn't just mean more than two thousand academy badges. According to what Aidelin said back then, out of 60,000 apprentices competing for supremacy, only about 5,000 survived. On average, each wizard had twelve academy badges.
A single nuclear explosion wiped out 2,321 apprentices, which amounts to over 20,000 Academy badges—nearly half the total number of Academy badges. And this is just an average; the actual number is likely much higher, not lower.
If he doesn't get first place, who will?
The corresponding Purple Flame Academy will also jump from last place in the rankings to first place!
Winning first place is not just a matter of honor. If Purple Flame wins first place, it means that Black Skull Academy has lost and will have to compensate the six academies with a large amount of resources!
Leo's explosion made Purple Flame Academy a fortune!
Thinking about it this way, receiving extra rewards makes perfect sense!
As for the few Purple Flame Academy students who perished in the explosion, who would care!
The Wizard World is mostly populated by commoners, followed by apprentices; a few deaths don't matter much.
Alexander casually flicked her wrist, and Leo immediately felt the sealing spell broken, his magic and power returning to his body.
When I move my body slightly, my joints make a clicking or popping sound.
"This is your reward, but it's something I'm envious of."
Alexander mysteriously tossed a tiny box, no bigger than a matchbox, to Leo.
Leo reached out to take it. He was very curious about what kind of treasure could be coveted by Level Three Wizard. It must be something extraordinary.
But the moment Leo's hands touched the small box, he felt as if a mountain had crashed down on him. The weight of the small box was unimaginable, and Leo's hands were instantly pressed to the ground. And that wasn't all; the flesh and bones on his hands were being crushed and cracking. Leo suspected that his palms would be crushed in a few seconds.
With his hands firmly pinned down, Leo gritted his teeth, his muscles bulging, trying to use his powerful physique as a body-refining apprentice to lift the small box.
No matter how hard Leo tried, he couldn't move the small box an inch; it only made his palm hurt even more for no reason.
"Hahaha, put it away first, this is a rare treasure." Alexander laughed heartily at Leo's embarrassment, and with a wave of her hand, the door to the room opened.
Leo immediately activated the Shadow Space to put the small box away, then bowed and took his leave.
But as Leo reached the door, he turned back and cautiously asked, "Dean, may I ask you two questions?"
"You ask."
"I heard there were a total of 2323 Wizard Apprentice, but only 2321 died. Who are the remaining two apprentices?"
"Hehe, I don't know."
"My second question is whether the wizarding rings of these 2,321 Wizard Apprentice belong to me personally as spoils of war, since I have already admitted that I killed them."