[Sage Osborn smiled as he avoided your supporting hand and forcibly straightened his body, stepping forward to unlock the defensive formation on the cabinet door…]

Lin Xun had been just about to make a move and butcher the Sage in front of him when he suddenly realized something was off.

The storage room was protected by formations. Holding the character key at most allowed one to enter through the main door, but it could not open the separate defensive formations on the storage cabinets.

Among the Sage’s collection were items that could be used to analyze coordinates, so it was reasonable that he would personally come to remove the protection and take out a collection item.

But a Sage was still at least a demigod-level figure. Even if spellcasters were fragile and delicate, and even with his mana nearly depleted, he should not be so weak that he could not even walk without collapsing, right?

The Sage’s appearance right now looked more like overacting in a stage play, deliberately trying to bait him into making a move.

[You suddenly speak up and ask, Sage Lord, I have a question, and many classmates are also confused. They asked their mentors but never received an answer.]

[According to what is written in the history textbooks, the evil star gods have not descended to the world for at least hundreds of years. Why did the evil star gods suddenly descend this time, and even specifically target the Association and Leon Academy? Why is that…]

[Upon hearing this, Sage Osborn pauses the hand that had been about to open the cabinet. A sharp gleam flashes in his eyes as he answers patiently that perhaps something precious or someone special is hidden within the academy, which compelled the evil star gods to risk exposing their coordinates and descend into the world once more.]

[You notice Sage Osborn’s fist clench slightly. Of the spell treasure rings on all ten of his fingers, one of them flickers with an odd glow, as if primed and ready to be unleashed.]

Sensing that things were going south, Lin Xun immediately tried to summon his shikigami Snow Woman in reality.

[Your shikigami is currently in a bound state and cannot be manifested!]

“Damn!”

In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

It was highly likely that Snow Woman’s disguise had been discovered, which was why the game now displayed ‘bound state.’

Most likely, the sudden descent of the evil star god had made the Great Sage realize that this inexplicable crisis had to be related to the True God’s Envoy, prompting him to return to the office and carefully check, thereby discovering his escape…

Since the Great Sage had already discovered that he had slipped his restraints, then the Sages serving as Vice Presidents would definitely know as well.

Right at this moment, a student who had previously been a total slacker had suddenly become outstanding, and this very student was extremely interested in the spoils that had originally been taken from the True God’s Envoy…

Lin Xun exhaled slowly.

If that was the case, then was the storage room already surrounded on all sides by several Sages?

He had thought the Sage was the lamb waiting for slaughter, when in reality… he was the lamb lying on the chopping board!

[Seeing your gaze flicker again and again, Sage Osborn suddenly steps back several paces. The light on his treasure ring flashes, and countless characters surge into existence out of thin air, flooding into every corner of the storage room.]

[In an instant, a visible binding formation covers the entire storage room! A solid Knowledge light wall also rises up in front of him, firmly shielding his body!]

[Sage Osborn reveals a faint smile and shouts, So it really is you. Unfortunately, you realized it far too late!]

[The other Sages have already been notified and will be here any moment. This time, not even wings will let you escape!]

The worst-case scenario had not quite occurred, but the current situation was not much better.

Lin Xun had originally thought he would be caught in a ten-sided ambush. If the Great Sage caught him this time, the imprisonment would definitely be even more stringent than last time, perhaps not even leaving him a chance to kill himself.

As it stood, Sage Osborn, though suspicious of his identity, had not immediately summoned the other Sages to come with him.

Instead, he had first come alone to the storage room to confirm his identity, then call for the other Sages.

This clearly showed that Osborn had tremendous confidence in his own strength, absolutely certain he could face the True God’s Envoy one on one without falling behind.

“A Sage is only mythic grade at best. Even if his level is higher than mine and his Knowledge is also somewhat higher, he might not necessarily be able to beat me.”

“What exactly is this Sage Osborn relying on?”

“Right now I can only make this quick. I have to end the fight before the other Sages arrive!”

[You possess the shell of Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil!] 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

[You raise Scarlet King’s Sword, the tip pointing at Sage Osborn!]

[As blood light flares and surges, a solemn oath of judgment echoes throughout the storage room…]

[Judgment is pronounced here and now!]

[Knowledge-Seeking Sage Osborn is an evil heretic who has betrayed the True Lord!]

[Even through the barrier of the Knowledge light wall, the negative spell known as Sinking Shackle can still take effect!]

[Sage Osborn’s body suddenly grows heavy, as if burdened by some invisible shackles. Every movement of his limbs is weighed down, clumsy and sluggish.]

[You have successfully inflicted the strong Weakness negative status on the enemy!]

[Sage Osborn suddenly lets out a cold laugh. I do not know what special spell you used, but this kind of spell that weakens physical strength is practically meaningless against a Scholar of Knowledge.]

[What makes a Scholar of Knowledge powerful is not physical strength, but mental power!]

[Under the protection of the Knowledge light wall, he struggles to raise his staff high and begins chanting a long, complex incantation…]

[The opening syllables of the incantation are very familiar to you. It is the ultimate secret spell of the Scholars, Endless Flood of Knowledge!]

[You step forward sharply, violent power flooding your body. With a twist of your waist and sweep of your arm, Scarlet King’s Sword cleaves forth a dense wave of blood light!]

[With a thunderous boom!]

[Thanks to the protection of the defensive magic formation, the objects in the storage room do not suffer much damage. The solid Knowledge light wall flickers twice, its glow dimming slightly, but it does not immediately shatter.]

Lin Xun could not afford to worry about anything else and immediately unleashed his strongest skill.

[You grip the giant sword’s hilt in both hands, holding it upright before your chest, your gaze locked on the blade…]

[Endless blood aura roils and seethes from the sword, spreading over your entire body.]

[In an instant, the storage room is flooded with a brutal, scarlet glow of blood!]

[Weapon Trait, Bloodthirsty Judgement, activates!]

[Sage Osborn had witnessed you unleash this overwhelmingly powerful battle technique back in Coleman Workshop. He seems to have been prepared, shouting loudly as all ten treasure rings on his fingers explode at once!]

[At that moment, layer after layer of impregnable Knowledge light walls rise up before him, wrapping him in an ironclad defense!]

[You transform into a bursting meteor of blood, hurtling toward the enemy with unstoppable force!]

[At the forefront of the meteor’s charge, the scarlet sword tip pierces through one Knowledge light wall after another…]

[In the end, when the blood-colored meteor has finally spent its power, three fully intact Knowledge light walls still remain before Sage Osborn!]

[He casts you a contemptuous glance and speeds up his chanting…]

“Damn! The Direct Vision Association really is a pack of rich dogs. Magic equipment like this is treated as if it costs nothing!”

Lin Xun ground his teeth. He had not expected his strongest skill to be neutralized by the enemy’s power of money.