James's face flushed red, and he suddenly roared: "Form Three!"
In an instant, fine beads of blood began to seep densely from the surface of his skin.
A massive amount of blood soaked his clothes red, making him look as if he had just been pulled from a sea of blood.
Along with the gushing blood, a vast and terrifying spiritual power also erupted violently from James.
The greatsword in his hands instantly turned blood-red, its light surging outward by several meters!
Pow!
The black metal shield in front of the bandit leader shattered under the blood-red sword.
Immediately after, James swung the blood sword, slashing fiercely onto the black-robed bandit leader's body.
Sizzle!
The black-robed bandit leader was sent flying backwards. At the same time, the black ring-shaped magical item on his body shattered in mid-air, turning into fine powder that scattered into the air.
"Great job, James!"
"As expected of Senior James!"
The Wetland Garden apprentices present immediately cheered loudly.
James then immediately turned the blood sword, aiming it at the remaining bandits.
It looked like he intended to deal with all these enemies in one go. After all, Form Three was also a heavy burden on him and came with troublesome aftereffects.
"James is the most amazing..." Besta looked at James, who was displaying his great power, a blush on her face and stars seeming to sparkle in her eyes.
"A bunch of trash, making me actually have to act!"
Suddenly, a strange, raspy voice sounded across the grounds.
Upon hearing this voice, the bandits who had been arrogant moments ago all knelt on the ground as if they had seen a god, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Accompanying the voice, a giant black palm materialized out of thin air and slapped towards James as if swatting a fly.
"Bang!"
With just a single swat, the black palm easily knocked the blood sword from James's hands. Then it clenched into a fist and struck! James's chest caved in, and he spat out a large amount of blood as he flew backward.
"An... An official wizard?!"
James, lying sprawled on the ground, showed a look of disbelief on his face, then passed out.
"An official wizard?" The color completely drained from Besta's face, and her bones seemed to be pulled away as she collapsed limply onto the ground: "We're finished!"
Although they had heard before that some black wizards who had already broken through to become official wizards also mixed among bandits, they had never imagined they would run into one themselves!
That was a lofty Wizard Lord! How could he possibly care about a group of small apprentices like them?
Unfortunately, reality is reality precisely because it descends upon you when you are completely unprepared.
A black-robed wizard, his robe trimmed with gold and his face obscured by a layer of black mist, instantly appeared before Leilin and the others.
"Roar!" George let out a huge roar and charged straight at the black wizard.
Although his green giant transformation was powerful, it also had a side effect: it could cause a temporary loss of rationality, and this tendency became especially pronounced during the transformation.
Now, instinctively, he charged at the black wizard who was exerting immense pressure on the scene.
"George! Don't!" Xi Rui shouted, a look of despair on his face.
"A mere little apprentice! How dare you attack the great Wizard Lord!"
The black wizard chuckled darkly. A strange claw, wreathed in green phosphorescent flames, reached out directly towards George.
Splat!
Suddenly, a fireball wreathed in raging black flames shot out, striking the strange claw directly.
Black flames burned across the sky, dyeing a patch of the heavens a dark, inky color.
The green claw persisted in the black flames for less than a few seconds before being completely reduced to ash.
"Who is it?" An angry and alarmed voice came from the black-robed wizard.
"Alas..." The reply was a soft sigh.
Immediately after, a black light flashed from Leilin's body, and he had already appeared directly in front of George's green giant form.
However, at this moment, George had saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were clouded, and he had completely lost his reason. Seeing Leilin, he simply reached out to grab him.
The muscles on the green giant's arms bulged, whipping up a fierce wind.
Facing this attack, Leilin simply extended his right hand!
Bang!
The massive fist was directly stopped by Leilin's pale, slender palm.
Compared to the green giant, Leilin's body now looked like an infant's, yet it was this same Leilin who easily blocked the green giant's full-power attack!
The scene was somewhat comical, but not a single person present could bring themselves to laugh.
"An... An official wizard???"
Alexander's mouth hung wide open, like a toad: "Leilin is actually an official Wizard Lord!!! Heavens..."