The Legendary Mage

The Golden Serpent appeared once more, coiling around the Viper's Berry, flicking its blood-red tongue at Alavin.

After watching it for a moment, Alavin summoned two throwing knives and flung them at the Golden Serpent. The knives cut through the air with a fierce force, whistling as they spun.

The Golden Serpent opened its mouth and shot out two beams of golden light, intercepting the knives with precise accuracy. With a clang, the golden light shattered the blades into countless tiny fragments that rained down from the sky.

"Hiss!"

The Golden Serpent's body shimmered with golden hue, continuing to flick its tongue at Alavin, seemingly irate at the challenge.

Alavin squinted his eyes in silence, then flung another dagger with all his might. It shot straight and fast as lightning.

The Golden Serpent hissed and spat out a blinding golden light, intercepting the dagger midair, and shattering it once again. However, this time, the dagger had clearly pushed through the golden light a short distance before being destroyed.

Alavin calculated in his mind that he was no match for the Golden Serpent now. He would return another day. He retreated back into the dense forest and made his way along the rugged path back to his storeroom.

First, he tended to the solitary grave in the courtyard, cleared away the weeds and fallen leaves, and watered the magnolia blossoms. Then he hid in the hills behind, beginning his earnest study of the Indigo Viper technique.

Alavin was highly intuitive; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to discern the first three stages of the Goliath Force on his own. The Indigo Viper was complex, but not beyond him.

deeply absorbed in his studies, when a sudden commotion arose

shouting Alavin's name, "Come out! Alavin, come out!" He raged, thrashing the contents of the storeroom like a mad dog, creating a cacophony

or I'll set your storeroom ablaze! Come

shouted hoarsely. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression

Alavin pushed open the iron door,

sister?" Tyral shouted

"Dead."

Tyral's emotions spiraled

"Mind your words."

you dead in the forest. How did you return? Ah, answer me. How did you

"So it's righteous to kill me? I deserve to

on the verge of collapse when he heard of his sister's death. His talents were average; his current status was

His sister had joined the herb gathering expedition to vent her anger, looking for an opportunity to kill Alavin in the

Alavin, but Tyral was certain

grateful you weren't part of the herb-gathering team." Alavin snorted. The siblings were cut from the

knew it! Tell me, what happened! Is my sister really dead, you bastard?" Tyral, like a