David looked at Russell in surprise. He never doubted Balthazar's vision. If Balthazar said yes, it must be yes.
"David, even if you can't distinguish between ordinary people and magicians, didn't you see the magic ring on his hand?"
Balthazar scolded him angrily, his apprentice was so stupid that it made people feel bad.
"ring……"
After hearing this, David looked at Russell's hands and saw a ring on his finger.
"There is no need to be cautious. I have no ill intentions. Otherwise, your stupid apprentice would have been killed by me before you came." Russell rubbed Nanya, the water ring. Behind this ring, there is a sad story.
To be precise, it is a sad love story. It is a pity that the man and woman could not get together in the end due to their identities and other reasons.
"I know, David is indeed a fool."
Balthazar nodded in agreement, and then said seriously with a cold face: "Who are you, come to me, or come to David?"
"Balthazar, don't be nervous. I'm here to investigate the mysterious incident in Chinatown last night."
Russell said, flashing his police ID to identify himself.
"You know me?"
Balthazar was very surprised, not to mention that he had not been heard from for ten years. Even when he was free, he wandered around the world and rarely revealed his identity to the outside world. It was probably that no one knew him.
"David told me."
Russell told the truth again, repeating the information David revealed before: "I know that you have been imprisoned for ten years, and I also know that there is an evil mage hidden in New York, and I also know that the soul of the powerful wizard is sealed."
Balthazar was speechless for a long time after hearing this. He turned around and glared at David fiercely: "You idiot, why are you talking so much nonsense to a stranger?"
"I can't help it. He will arrest me if I don't tell him. Besides, I thought you could clean up his memory."
David looked aggrieved, suddenly thought of something, and raised the silver ring on his hand: "It's not like I said everything. I didn't say anything about the Supreme Merlin Ring."
Balthazar: "..."
You are such a clever little guy!
"Supreme Merlin! Who is that, the magician in King Arthur's legend?"
Russell raised his brows. To be given the title of 'Supreme', even if it has nothing to do with legends, he must be a powerful mage.
"Just a bad old man, not an important person."
Seeing Russell's name and hearing the name 'Supreme Merlin', Balthazar defined him as a wild magician: "Since you are also a mage, you should also know the unspoken rules that magic cannot be known to the public. The riots in Chinatown were deliberately caused by me.
For this reason, in order to cover up the traces of the existence of magic."
"Balthazar, things in Chinatown are no longer important. Now I want to know who Supreme Merlin is, and the ring in David's hand... Let's talk about it. Can you show it to me?" Russell asked with a smile.
"What do you think!"
Balthazar narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to protect David tightly.
He accepted the entrustment of Supreme Merlin to find a new owner for the Dragon Ring. David was selected by the Dragon Ring and was the successor of Supreme Merlin. This was of great significance, and neither the person nor the ring could be lost.
"Nothing else, I just took a look. In the name of the Supreme Mage, I promise to return it to you after reading it."
"Yes, if you can defeat me..."
As Balthazar spoke, he suddenly opened his five fingers and waved forward. The air condensed into a ball and turned into a cannonball that roared down.
Snapped!
Russell kept his feet still, smashed the air cannon to pieces with a backhand slap, and gave a friendly reminder: "Master Balthazar, I just want to look at the ring, and I have no intention of fighting you."
Balthazar didn't say anything. He placed his claws at his sides, whipped out an ion cannon surrounded by arcs, and quickly pushed it towards Russell's position.
Crackling!
Under the surprised gazes of Balthazar and David, Russell spread his fingers to catch the ion cannon, and the plasma merged into his palm and disappeared.
"You are very powerful! I am Balthazar Blake, a level 777 magician."
After Balthazar was slightly surprised, he announced his name with a solemn expression. There were not many mages who could defeat his two attacks in a row, but I had never met many mages who could do it so easily as Russell.
What is heart-stopping is that Russell has just taken two shots, and he has not sensed any trace of magic.
Incredible, only magic can fight against magic!
What is a level 777 magician? Is it a title or a level?
Russell complained in his heart and said: "I am Russell, the Supreme Mage from a long time ago, who has protected the earth for many years."
"Sorry, Master Russell, I have never heard of your achievements."
Balthazar frowned: "With all due respect, if you want to use 'Supreme' as your mage title, you should be like Supreme Merlin back then and defeat all competitors to obtain this honor."
"Then forget it, it's too bullying."
"Master Russell, please take back your arrogant remarks."
Balthazar was angry; Russell's contemptuous attitude had insulted the Supreme Merlin, whom he respected greatly.
"Okay, if you can take my trick..."
Russell said, unbuttoned his clothes, then held his wrist and shook it slightly.
Balthazar stood ready and asked David to stand aside. He tapped the air with his fingers and pulled out wisps of fine wind blades.
The air was heavy, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on Balthazar's forehead. Just like before, he had never sensed any trace of magic on Russell.
This feeling is very bad, like facing a sharp blade that is about to be unsheathed, knowing that the opponent is about to draw the sword, but not knowing where the blade will fall.
The few seconds of waiting made Balthazar feel like years. The more relaxed and content Russell became, the more tormented he became, and a strong irritability arose uncontrollably in his heart.
Suddenly, Balthazar's pupils shrank, and long-dusted memories emerged in his mind.
The last time he felt so uneasy was when he had just become a magic apprentice and challenged his mentor over his own abilities.
His vision was blurry. The Russell in front of Balthazar was magnified infinitely, and the mountains were too high to challenge.
"Master Balthazar, your heart is confused."
Russell raised the corners of his mouth and glanced past Balthazar to David.
He successfully interfered with Balthazar's emotions using telepathy, but failed to invade David before, indicating that the ring in the opponent's hand was indeed something extraordinary.
I want to...borrow it for study.
"Master Russell, thank you for reminding me, I'm ready."
Balthazar adjusted his chaotic breathing, stared at Russell's hands, tried his best to sense the magic fluctuations, and was ready to take advantage of him.
On the sidelines, David felt deeply the depressing atmosphere. He subconsciously took two steps back, hid in the corner and stuck his head out, silently cheering for his mentor.
A cold light flashed in Russell's eyes. He slowly raised his left hand horizontally, made a fist with five fingers and suddenly put it under his abdomen. Then, with lightning speed, he took out the M9 from his pocket with his right hand and pointed it at his face.
Confused, Balthazar pulled the trigger.
Bang!
Balthazar fell to the ground in response, his eyes filled with doubts about the world. It had only been ten years, and the world had become so strange.
"Balthazar!!"
David exclaimed and ran quickly to Balthazar. After helping him up, he felt that his palms were wet.
is blood!
Balthazar was shot, and the bullet left internal organs. If he was not treated as soon as possible, he might have died on the spot.
"Despicable, you agreed to fight between mages, but you actually used a gun?"
David glared at Russell, and in his excitement, the gem of the Dragon Ring lit up with green light. He punched out, and the ion cannon hit Russell's face.
Crackling!
Russell did not dodge, raised his hand to catch the ion cannon, and instilled advanced concepts into the magician apprentice: "David, the so-called battle is to knock down the opponent. Since magic swords can be used in battles between mages, why not use pistols?"
Yes, no one said no!
David was choked for words for a moment. Russell's words made sense, and he was speechless.
"David, step aside, the battle is not over yet!"
"But you..."
"A small injury can't kill me."
Balthazar gasped, raised his hand and spread his fingers, intending to use magic to remove the bullet and then heal his wounds.
Bang! Bang!
Two gunshots rang out, Balthazar's arms hung down weakly, and blood spurted out, splattering David's face.
"..."
David followed his heart, rolled his eyes, and passed out.
Balthazar was shot in both arms and was unable to raise his hands to save himself. With a look of despair, he watched Russell walk towards David and take off the Dragon Ring.
Russell put the Dragon Ring in place, clenched his fist slightly, and the blue magic power visible to the naked eye poured into it crazily, setting off a boiling magic craze around him.
A vague wail sounded, the Dragon Ring glowed brightly, and the entrenched silver dragon turned into a living creature. It glanced at Russell in fear, flew to David impatiently, and coiled itself around his index finger again.
Russell frowned slightly. The ring was just like a ring, not as powerful as he imagined. The only precious thing was the material.
The green gem is unknown, it can strengthen the user's spiritual will, coexist with it to form a whole, and deflect the interference of the material world.
In other words, this ring has been identified as its owner!
The lottery was not triggered, and Russell secretly said that it was a pity that the ring was of no use to him, but the green gemstone was an extremely precious material. Like the sea urchin crystal, it was a natural and earthly treasure.
It can be seen that Merlin, like him, is a virtuous person.
"The Dragon Ring chose David. This is a choice of fate. You don't have to waste your efforts."
Balthazar lay on the ground, his eyes narrowed and locked on David, and his fingertips trembled slightly, trying to teleport him away.
Snapped!
Russell squatted down and poked Balthazar's wound gently. The latter's face immediately changed drastically. He could not maintain his energy due to the severe pain, and the spell was also interrupted.
"Master Russell, let David go, he is just a..."
"Shut up!"
Russell slapped him down, and the flames of holy light burned out the bullets in Balthazar's body, resurrecting him with full health.
Balthazar shook his arms and stood up with a puzzled look on his face, his eyes asking silent questions.
"As I said before, I only took the ring to take a look at it, and then returned it to David without intending to keep it as my own." Russell snorted coldly. Facts speak louder than words, and he did what he said.
"Sorry, I misunderstood you."
The corner of Balthazar's mouth twitched. Everyone knew what the truth was, so I won't reveal it.
Besides, many friends are better than many enemies!