Chapter 123

Adam felt a headache coming on. Although he was not the one who ordered the monster to kill the Anti-Mage apprentices in the city, the merit points were still in his hands. He did not know how to explain his actions of taking advantage of the situation.

But now, although the Devil had mutated into a monster, it would definitely not be able to resist the compound magic created by the four of them.

Adam's calculation ability was inhuman. Although he did not know what kind of magic the four of them were creating, he had roughly calculated the nodes where the four elements intertwined. With a pinch of his fingers, four tiny bolts of lightning lightly struck the elemental nodes, causing the originally stable elements to fluctuate. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he descended in front of the four of them and pressed a finger into the void. The magic output caused the condensed elements to explode on the spot. The shockwave accurately landed on the monster, not harming the four apprentices at all. Then, the electric net reappeared and accurately trapped the monster within.

"It's you? After peeping from the side for so long, now you want to come out and snatch the merit points? " The four of them did not know who Adam was, but the merit bracelet had already shown Adam's position. At first, they only thought that he was an apprentice who knew the rules and was just watching the show. They did not expect him to interfere at such a crucial moment.

"Be careful. The method he used to destroy our magic is very powerful."

"Do I need you to tell me that? That electric net, I've never heard of an apprentice with such powerful electric elemental magic. "One of the apprentices looked very serious.

Adam took a step back to avoid being surrounded, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it," Adam pointed at the monster that was roaring and struggling in the shrinking electric net, "is my soul slave. Because one of my experiments went out of control, it disturbed your encirclement. I'm willing to compensate you with the corresponding merit points."

Adam's sincere words made the four of them less hostile. Of course, the more important thing was the power of Adam's magic. This city was only worth a few dozen merit points, there was no need to offend a powerful person for such a small benefit.

"But it seems to be full of negative energy, and that purple energy that is full of chaos and distortion. Are you sure it's your soul slave?"

Adam took another step back and came in front of the electric net. A steady current flowed from the electric net and cut off a large piece of living flesh. He placed it in a container that he took out from his Dimensional Pocket. Then, the electric net lit up and roasted the monster.

The one who signed a soul contract with Adam was a Devil who was a sentient being, not a monster of flesh and blood in front of him. Therefore, Adam did not think that the Devil would die because of this. In fact, he even felt a little regretful. If it were not for this accident, he would have been able to observe for a longer time. Abyssal creatures had an interesting way of obtaining energy.

The Abyssal Plane was a general name for this type of plane. It had long been conquered by the Sorcerers. He did not believe that a high-level Sorcerer would overlook the strengths of other creatures. The reason why he had not come into contact with the Abyssal Plane was probably because his level was too low. Adam had a vague feeling that after he advanced, the true knowledge of Sorcerers would surprise him.

Of course, the four trial apprentices did not know what Adam was thinking. They just stared at Adam's movements while observing the changes in the electric net. When the strong light was extinguished, only a chaotic shadow was left where the monster used to be. Adam pointed at it and said, "Everyone, this is my soul slave, a Devil."

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief. If it was not necessary, they did not want to be enemies with Adam. This was the best situation. One of them hesitated for a moment and said, "Since it's your soul slave, you can take it away. But our merit points …"

Adam recalled the Devil back into his mind. The Devil's current state was even weaker than when it was first born. Obviously, the mutation just now had consumed a lot of its vitality.

"Of course, I'll compensate you. Not one bit less."

The four of them retracted their mana fluctuations and looked at the devastated battlefield. They then looked at Adam. Another one muttered, "Seventy-two merit points. How can you afford it now? Sigh, how unlucky."

Seventy-two merit points? This was a relatively large city. However, this amount of merit points was nothing to Adam. The trial had just begun, and there were many more opportunities to earn merit points in the future.

"I don't know how to trade merit points, but I have seventy-two merit points."

The four of them suddenly looked up and stared at Adam. "The command center just gave the order to wipe out the surrounding towns in batches. How can you have already earned merit points?"

Adam did not want to explain. Just as he was about to ask how to trade merit points, he heard one of the apprentices murmur, "Electric element, electric element …"

Clap!

The apprentice clapped his hands and pointed at Adam. "I know! You're the one who started the first battle!"

The one who started the first battle? What kind of strange name was that?

The other three thought about the lightning that could be clearly seen in the surrounding hundreds of miles. They looked at Adam with strange expressions. "As long as both sides agree, the merit points can be transferred. But you …"

Adam wanted to give each of them eighteen merit points, but they refused. "Ten merit points per person is enough. Although you stole our prey, you also reduced our expenditure."

Adam naturally would not force them. After the trade was completed, he asked, "What did you guys say about me?"

The man asked, "Do you want to continue alone, or come back to the command center with us?"

Adam thought for a moment. It was more convenient to follow a large group. At least it would be more efficient to obtain information. "Go to the command center."

"Then you'd better be careful. A few of the higher-ups in the command center are very dissatisfied with you."

"Why?"

The man laughed self-deprecatingly and pointed at his companions. "They're from the tower of the seventh and eighth level archmages. They've already received the list of apprentices participating in the trial before the trial. The strongest and wisest have already joined forces. I heard that the battle plan has already been drawn up. We're just following behind them to try our luck."

Adam thought for a moment and understood where the problem was. "You mean …"

"They think that you've ruined their plan by simply attacking, causing Anti-Mage to be on guard in advance and greatly delaying the opportunity."

Adam narrowed his eyes and asked, "What will happen? Will they kill me? "

The man shook his head. "That won't happen. Killing people will result in a large amount of merit points being deducted. After the trial ends, those with zero merit points can still live. Those with negative merit points will be directly killed by the archmages of the Holy Tower." He looked at the ten merit points in his hand and felt that Adam was a good person, so he said, "I'm guessing that they'll force you to submit and order you to follow their orders. As for the method, it's nothing more than those two methods …"

"Which two methods?"

The other man sneered and continued, "Isn't that simple? Isolate you or put you in an important position …"