Pushing Chris to the backstage, Wu Ming's eyes were filled with joy.
It went so smoothly that Chris, who was unprepared, was like a fish caught in a net and became fat on the chopping board.
The whole process took less than two minutes, and everything was settled. In fact, Chris was captured without even using a counterattack magic. This was really a great thing.
"Mentor, have you caught Chris?"
Under Wu Ming's gaze, Dave ran over anxiously, his tone full of excitement.
Looking at Dave running towards him, Wu Ming waved his hand to stop him, intending to rush over.
In fact, since the two sides fought with teleportation, the burst of magic power could not escape Horvath's perception.
If nothing unexpected happens, Horvath has already taken action at this moment, and may even transform into anyone to get close to him.
"Remember our code?"
The light on Wu Ming's magic ring flickered and he asked Dave in front of him.
"Strawberry ice cream..."
Dave answered without thinking, then frowned and asked: "How do you prove that you are real and not a trap?"
"Mango cake pie!" Wu Ming also answered with his password to show his identity.
The first time Horvath appeared, he used Dave's appearance to trick Wu Ming into taking the bait.
After that time, in the coffee shop, everyone made some reservations for secret codes for emergencies.
In this way, although it is a bit troublesome, it can also avoid being directly penetrated by Horvath at a critical moment.
Now, after the identity was confirmed, Wu Ming handed Chris over to Dave.
Dave raised his hand and confiscated Chris' magic ring, and asked Wu Ming: "Did the arrest go smoothly?"
"It's okay. Chris has no experience in fighting with others. His first thought was to escape instead of fighting back on the spot!"
Wu Ming answered easily. In fact, this is also an inevitable shortcoming of the new generation of magicians.
You know, today's society is already very harmonious. The black and white wizard war a thousand years ago has become a distant past, and many people have transformed from battle mages to members of the academy.
These academic mages have never experienced the hardships of life and death, nor do they have rich experience in fighting with others.
Chris's own magic level is not much worse than Dave's, but his performance in battle is disappointing.
Sure enough, after hearing Wu Ming's explanation, Chris himself was a little embarrassed and retorted: "Brother, you also have to keep pace with the times! It's the 21st century now, who would still go out to fight and kill!
Look at me, I go out in a luxury car and live in a mansion at night. I don’t know how unrestrained my life is. I really don’t know what you are like. What’s the use of black and white wizards fighting over each other? If you have different opinions, let’s sit down and talk slowly.
Well!"
As soon as Chris' words came out, not to mention Wu Ming, even Dave himself was a little stunned.
After a moment of silence, Wu Ming shook his head slightly and said to Dave seriously: "Perhaps, the era of black and white wizards is really coming to an end!"
This sentence is not a casual remark, but Wu Ming's sentiment.
The Dave in front of him is the descendant of Merlin and the future leader of the white wizards. Although Chris's identity is slightly different, he is also a rising star among the black wizards and the vane of many new generation magicians.
It is conceivable that these two people no longer follow the classics, but have ideas that can be called treason.
So, what will happen in the future is really a question worth pondering. After all, when the older generation of wizards grow old, these talents will be the leading figures in the magic world. This is really the end of an era.
"Okay, don't think so much."
Wu Ming interrupted Dave's contemplation, then frowned slightly and asked: "Where is Peggy? Why hasn't she come here yet?"
"Peg!"
Dave was obviously stunned when he heard Wu Ming's words.
From the time of arresting Chris to the end of the conversation just now, at least ten minutes have passed.
Within these ten minutes, not only did Peggy not come, but Horvath's place was too quiet.
"No, Peggy is in danger."
Dave's heart skipped a beat, and he rushed toward the elevator entrance without thinking, but he stopped just after running around a corner.
"You were just saying that an era is coming to an end!"
In Wu Ming's eyes, he saw Dave, who was listening at the corner, being pointed at by a scepter and retreating step by step.
The scepter appeared little by little, and finally Horvath walked out with a gloomy face and holding Peggy tightly in his left hand.
"It's unimaginable that you would eavesdrop!" Looking at Horvath who came out, Wu Ming couldn't laugh or cry.
Apparently, Horvath had been there for a while, but did not show up immediately because of the conversation between the three of them about the times.
"If it weren't for eavesdropping, how would we know that today's magic world has fallen into such a state of decline?"
Horvath walked over step by step, looked at Chris who had become a prisoner with a gloomy look, and said solemnly: "Chris, you disappoint me very much!"
"No, Horvath, I just..."
"Don't explain it to me!"
Horvath shouted loudly, interrupted Chris's words, and sneered: "Originally, I thought that your deviant behavior was just because of the lack of discipline from your elders. But now, you actually have the idea of peacefully coexisting with the white wizard. It seems that
You have forgotten the honor of dark wizards!"
"Horvath, please listen to my explanation. I did not betray the dark wizard. I..."
...whoosh...
A magical light flashed, and Chris, who was looking frightened, covered his neck and fell down. Even before Chris died, he didn't think that the person who killed him was not the so-called white wizard, but one of his own, Horvath.
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In fact, it's not the blame that Chris died for being confused, but that he didn't experience that era and didn't understand how people like Horvath felt about that era.
You know, Horvath can be said to have nothing at this moment.
The only thing he has is the dignity of a dark wizard and the memory of that era.
Now, the future star of the black wizard actually wants to reconcile with the white wizard. This is simply a slap in Horvath's face. If even the final honor and the memory of that era are gone, what will Horvath have left?
Therefore, when Chris died, it was not so much that he died in the hands of Horvath, but that he died in the collision of two eras.
This is the alternation between old and new wizards, the conservatism of the older generation of magicians, and the admiration of the new generation of magicians.
"I'm very disappointed. In fact, you shouldn't have come to see Chris because you two have different life trajectories!"
"On the contrary, I am glad that I came here to get rid of this black sheep."
In a word, Wu Ming had no intention of talking anymore, because this book was a bad book.
Horvath was furious and killed Chris directly. Wu Ming could understand this feeling.
But despite understanding, opponents are still opponents. After all, Horvath and Chris are different, and there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two parties.
"Come on, let me see how much you have recovered from your injuries in these three days! And today will also be the end of one era and the beginning of another!"
Wu Ming nodded to Horvath, and Horvath glanced at Peggy in his hand, snorted coldly, and pushed the girl aside.
It's useless. Peggy, the prisoner, has no value anymore.
If it were said before, Horvath wanted to exchange one for one for the captured Chris.
So now, what he wants to do is to fight, because only strong strength can prove that the old era will never end.
"New magician, Wu Ming...Dave..."
"Classical School, Magician Horvath!"
Both sides bowed their heads slightly in a very formal manner, using the mage's pre-battle etiquette to show respect for their opponent.
In the new style, magicians integrate into the world of ordinary people and enjoy everything they should enjoy.
The old school, isolated from ordinary people, follows the theory of the supremacy of magicians.
This is a confrontation between two eras and a collision of different beliefs.