Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1171 - 1165: The Roadblocker

Gwendolin's mind was truly unfathomable.

Even though her reappearance and the information she provided seemed friendly, after she finished speaking, she promptly vanished again, ignoring Ronald's calls.

In this situation.

After receiving the information, Ronald could only continue on with Patricia.

And so, the night gradually came to an end.

When dawn broke again, supported by Ronald's Flying Spell, the two finally neared the capital of the Kingdom of Runi.

—This city was quite distinctive.

Before Ronald and Patricia could see the city's appearance, a massive statue appeared before them first.

In the bluish-white morning light, a nearly one hundred-meter-tall male statue stood alone on the ground, his upper body almost bare except for shoulder guards, and his lower body draped only in animal hide.

The light and shadow cast on this statue made the short sword in his hand point diagonally toward the sky.

Ronald immediately understood—this was the slave king who established the Kingdom of Runi, as recounted in Gwendolin's story.

But this statue...

Even if this world possessed mysterious spells to help, on such a production-starved continent, creating something so extravagant revealed the type of personality this person had.

"It's really over the top."

Ronald couldn't help but comment.

Beside him, hearing this, Patricia suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Ronald: 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"In Springs, Her Majesty the Queen also didn't want to have a statue made of herself—but since everyone below had various opinions, she only approved her statue's construction this past spring."

Ronald was taken aback.

If it caught Patricia's attention, it must have been significant in scale.

Thinking back to his own experiences—last time in Springs, the statue he saw was something made by the church.

Unexpectedly, over the past six months, the city had undergone such changes.

Imagine—a statue of the queen erected in Springs...

Such changes truly evoked some emotions.

"..."

"It's just ahead."

After a few words, Ronald and Patricia continued onward.

At their high flying speed, they not only saw the slave king statue in its entirety but also the city behind it—Choluno.

Compared to the previous Tangchom, the capital city of Choluno vastly differed in size.

A massive and complete city wall encircled the capital city, which housed a population of six figures, with a canal redirected through its center, forming its moat.

"..."

Ronald slightly adjusted their flying height for a fuller view.

The eastern part of the city housed the common citizens, while the royal residence, to the north, was enclosed within another city wall; the shadow of the statue's short sword landed near the bell tower inside the royal city.

Admittedly, the scenery was quite breathtaking.

Even though Ronald had experienced many awe-inspiring scenes in the past, seeing this city, which seemed as if it had jumped out of a fantasy story, didn't fail to evoke wonder.

If this world had something akin to a demon king.

The rookie protagonist would undoubtedly have to make a trip here.

"Ronald, look ahead!"

At this moment, Patricia, beside him, issued a warning.

Ronald shifted his gaze and saw a man, draped in a robe with an obscured face, blocking their path to Choluno.

What's more, the man was surrounded by obvious Magic Fluctuations, evidently focusing on Ronald and Patricia.

—An ill-intentioned arrival.

Ronald furrowed his brow and reduced his flying speed, soon bringing himself and Patricia smoothly to the ground.

At the same time, the caster blocking their path also approached.

The other party exuded a powerful spell aura without reservation and directly shouted at Ronald and Patricia:

"Outsiders holding the original text!"

"What's the malevolent intent you're carrying, and what scheme are you plotting upon entering this country!"

"If you don't confess honestly, you won't leave here today!"

"..."

Ronald rarely encountered someone who proactively started trouble with him.

However, since this wasn't his turf, he decided to take a diplomatic approach first, holding back from acting immediately:

"Sir, I'll explain this once."

"I entered this country through Tangchom via proper registration, and I harbor no conspiracies. If you don't want unnecessary trouble, I advise you to leave promptly!"

"..."

"What an audacious rogue!"

The robed man was evidently unprepared for such a response.

After a moment of surprise, he said nothing further and raised the sleeve of his robe, revealing two silver rings on his wrists.

"I absolutely must try this trouble!"

Clang—

As his words ended, the man forcefully clashed the two silver rings together.

An exceptionally strong force field emerged instantly, sweeping up soil and grass with exaggerated impact. In the blink of an eye, it surged toward Ronald and Patricia, like a plow.

"Tsk—"

Ronald's eyes focused intently.

This attack style resembled those seen in superhero movies, but closer scrutiny revealed that the similarity in style was only superficial.

Ronald had witnessed similar tactics before.

That was during his time in Entrode, based on his observations of Siesta.

The magic aura from the silver rings of the roadblocker before him was nearly identical to Siesta's, both crafting equipment as a means to enhance combat capabilities.

Ronald boldly speculated—

This adversary must be Siesta's mentor during her development and study, and likely an important one.

"What bad luck!"

If this mentor could shape Siesta into who she was now.

How good could their personal traits and habits possibly be?

With this in mind, Ronald waved a hand, invoking the Archangel to whip up a great storm in opposition.

Boom—

The two forces clashed mid-air, resulting in an immediate, deafening explosion.

But though Ronald was the second to strike, his power clearly exceeded that of the roadblocker.

While the opponent unleashed an indiscriminate shockwave in every direction.

Ronald's spell concentrated its strength on the path ahead, breaking through the opponent's attack and slamming a fierce storm directly into their face.

Bam!

The obstructing cultist was sent flying high and then crashed to the ground.

"You... dare do this to me?"

He then stood up as if nothing had happened, shouting in a voice filled with rage:

"You're dead!"

"I tell you, you're dead today!"