Leilin stepped on Scarface's right foot, keeping him pinned, his arms crossed as he coldly surveyed the wizards present.
A massive killing intent and frigid pressure field suddenly descended upon the entire area.
The Hunting Unit wizards present all felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were being watched by some ferocious ancient creature.
"I am the newly appointed Deputy Group Leader of the Hunting Unit—Leilin Farell! This fellow was disrespectful to me just now, so I gave him a minor lesson! Does anyone have an objection?"
Leilin swept his gaze around and asked coldly.
Overpowering one wizard to establish authority was acceptable, but striking again would be going too far.
Furthermore, there were over a dozen Hunting Unit wizards present here, all of them battle-hardened veterans. Dealing with all of them would be somewhat troublesome for Leilin.
Hearing Leilin's words, the wizards present exchanged glances, and then one who seemed to hold some status stepped forward and asked, "Since you are the new Lord Deputy! Then, could you please release Wally first?"
"No!" Leilin shook his head.
"This wizard dared to offend me, the Deputy Group Leader of the Hunting Unit! Until he receives the lesson and punishment he deserves, I reserve the right to pursue the matter..."
"Looks like he's not ready to let this go yet!"
The wizards present, upon hearing Leilin's words again, all felt a simultaneous chill in their hearts.
This Wizard Leilin clearly intended to see this through to the end!
The situation instantly became a stalemate.
Fortunately, after a few minutes, a voice arrived to relieve them.
"Wizard Leilin! What are you doing?"
A mass of blood-colored mist condensed on the scene, eventually taking shape into a somewhat phantasmal figure.
"Group Leader Xishan!" The other Hunting Unit wizards bowed respectfully in greeting.
"En!" Xishan nodded casually, then fixed his seemingly sharp eyes upon Leilin.
"Leilin, what is going on here? I hope you can give me an explanation!"
"Can't you see for yourself, Lord Xishan?"
Leilin pressed down slightly with his right foot, and the scar-faced man beneath him immediately fainted.
"Not only did this wizard offend me, but he also dared to use dangerous spells here in a public area! I was merely exercising my authority as Deputy Group Leader to stop him!"
Leilin's voice held a hint of mockery, "If you don't think that's the case, we can always go check the spell surveillance records..."
It might have been an illusion, but upon hearing Leilin's explanation, the figure formed from the mist flickered violently, as if it might dissipate from sheer rage.
"Good! Very good!" Xishan sneered and nodded, then turned his gaze to the assembled wizards.
"Wally offended a superior wizard and attempted to cast spells in a public zone. He is sentenced to three months' confinement in the Black Tower, and his resource allocation for this year is revoked entirely!"
"Are you satisfied now? Deputy Group Leader Leilin?" Xishan deliberately emphasized the last few syllables, seemingly with hidden meaning.
"Of course! I am very satisfied!"
Leilin smiled, withdrew his right foot, and gave a slight bow to Xishan.
This outcome was already quite good, and he understood the principle of quitting while ahead.
"Additionally! You, come with me!" Xishan pointed at Leilin.
Leilin shrugged, and under the awestruck, fearful gazes of the numerous Hunting Unit wizards, he calmly left the scene, leaving only the solitary Wizard Wally still lying there.
"He... he's actually that strong!"
After Leilin left, one of the wizards present let out an incredulous voice.
"Strong is one thing, the key is, he actually dared to talk back to our Group Leader! Heh heh..." Another wizard let out a gloating laugh.
Their Group Leader, Xishan, was no easy person! And as the leader of the Hunting Unit, his many methods of torment could easily cause a formal wizard's mind to break down directly.
"Leilin? Leilin! I remember now! It's him! Leilin from District Thirteen!"
At that moment, a wizard finally recalled Leilin's identity.
"The one who killed nine Dark Wizards and captured eight formal wizards? That's right, that Lord's name was also Leilin, and he was also transferred back to headquarters. It can't be a coincidence, can it?"
A Hunting Unit wizard with strange oil paint patterns on his face spoke up, though his expression was somewhat bitter.
Given that Leilin had successively killed, and even captured, their formal wizards, including a semi-elementalized powerhouse, his name was indeed like thunder in these parts.
And only now did these wizards realize who they had just provoked.
"No wonder! If it's that Leilin! He truly has the capital to be arrogant!"
An older, middle-aged man stared in the direction Leilin had left, his expression incredibly complex. These ordinary members of the Hunting Unit possessed strength only around the semi-elementalized level, and wizards of that caliber had already died in numbers at Leilin's hands. In the wizarding world, strength commanded the utmost respect.
At first, they hadn't known Leilin's identity, thinking his actions were a provocation, but now looking back, they felt his behavior was simply the bearing of a true expert.