That curse power...

Zhou Huai’s consciousness vibrated violently within Gandalf.

No mistake!

Absolutely no mistake!

This power came from the same source as the curse that made him a cripple!

That man was very likely the culprit behind the attack all those years ago!

He was the murderer who killed his mother and ruined his life!

Zhou Huai’s heart pounded furiously, an inexplicable excitement fiercely stimulating him.

It truly was a case of finding something without even looking for it.

He had originally thought that finding the perpetrator from back then would be a very difficult task.

He never expected the person to appear so vividly before him.

So, the question now was:

Who was he?

The other party could fight alongside that powerful Dragon Rider.

Clearly, their relationship was very good.

They likely came from the same Guild.

Zhou Huai’s consciousness raced, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic battlefield below.

Controlling Gandalf, he flickered, arriving beside a burly man who was strenuously swinging his battle-axe, cleaving a wolf-like beast in half.

The burly man was in the midst of a fierce battle, when he was unexpectedly pulled from behind, instantly flaring up in anger and turning around to curse.

“Which blind fool...”

But when he saw who it was, the words that followed were swallowed back down.

His face, red with anger, instantly filled with a smile of awe and flattery.

“Brother, it’s you!”

The burly man’s attitude immediately did a complete 180.

“Is something wrong?”

Gandalf didn’t waste words, raising his staff and pointing towards the two figures high in the sky who were ganging up on the Sky Storm Falcon.

“Who are those two?”

The burly man looked in the direction he pointed, his face immediately showing an expression of immense reverence and longing.

“Brother, you don’t even know them?”

He lowered his voice, his tone full of a desire to show off.

“The one riding the Silver Dragon is Li Qiu.”

“The other one... the one in the grey robe who looks lazy, is Luo Ming, a Calamity Caster!”

The burly man’s eyes gleamed with fanaticism.

“Both of them are from our Donghai City’s number one adventurer Guild, the Tianyu Guild.”

“They are the two Great Prodigies of the Tianyu Guild!”

“So, his name is Luo Ming...”

Calamity Caster...

“It all lines up, everything lines up,” Zhou Huai murmured to himself.

But then, another huge question popped into his mind.

Tianyu Guild?

Isn’t that the Sun Family’s Guild in Donghai City?

Zhou Huai clearly remembered Mo Yu saying that after the attack, Zhou Feng believed the attackers were from the Sun Family.

And this Luo Ming was a member of the Tianyu Guild.

But why?

Why had the Zhou Family never suspected Luo Ming of being the culprit in the attack?

No.

Not only did they not suspect him.

They had never even taken any action to find the culprit.

It was as if they had deliberately suppressed the matter.

This was too illogical.

The Zhou Family’s attitude towards the attack on his mother and himself had been intriguing from the very beginning.

Perhaps, the events of that year were far from as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Zhou Huai shook his head, temporarily suppressing these chaotic thoughts.

Thinking more was useless.

Without strength, everything was empty talk.

The most urgent task was to quickly increase his power.

When the day came that he was strong enough to disregard any schemes and tricks, strong enough to trample both Zhou Feng and that Luo Ming underfoot.

All the truth would naturally come to light!

Zhou Huai’s eyes once again became cold and firm.

He glanced at the burly man who was still endlessly recounting the glorious deeds of the two “Prodigies,” then controlled Gandalf to turn and leave, rejoining the slaughter of the beasts.

At this moment, the situation on the battlefield was already clear.

As one BOSS-level beast after another was successively slain, the beast tide completely lost its command, becoming a scattered mess.

More and more Professionals and City Guards surged down from the city wall, like sharp daggers, fiercely plunging into the beast horde, beginning the final harvest.

The scales of victory had completely tipped towards the human side.

Gandalf stood at the edge of the battlefield, calmly chanting a spell.

“Forbidden Spell - Meteor Shower!”

This was the last Forbidden Spell he would cast today.

Meteors burning with Soul-Devouring Underworld Flame roared down into the last group of stubbornly resisting beasts, completely turning them into dust.

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the Challenge Quest: Beast Tide Hunter!”

“Quest Objective: Kill 10000 / 10000 beasts (Completed)”

“Quest Reward: Profession Orb Draw Chance X1!”

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host, Clone ‘Gandalf’ has leveled up to LV19!”

A smile appeared on Zhou Huai’s face.

The generous quest rewards were in hand, and his Rank had soared again.

He glanced at the chaotic battlefield, at the Professionals who were cheering for victory and embracing each other in celebration.

Without the slightest reluctance.

He controlled Gandalf, quietly turned, and his figure quickly merged into the distant shadows, disappearing.

...

“We won! We won!”

“Hahaha! We held it! We held Donghai City!”

On the battlefield, the Professionals who had survived the ordeal erupted in thunderous cheers.

They threw down their weapons, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their faces sporting tired but satisfied smiles.

“That’s right! Where is that white-robed Mage! Where is that Great Master?”

Someone shouted.

Everyone’s cheers came to an abrupt halt.

They suddenly remembered that this hero, who had turned the tide, was still on the battlefield.

“Quick! Go find the Great Master!”

“We must thank him properly! If it weren’t for him, we would all be dead here today!”

“Right! Today, it was all thanks to him!”

Everyone immediately got up from the ground and began searching everywhere for the tall figure in the white robe.

However, they searched the entire battlefield, even sifting through piles of beast corpses.

They couldn’t find him.

The mysterious and powerful white-robed Mage had long vanished without a trace.

...

Above the city wall.

A City Guard squad leader quickly ran to Zhang Chiming, bowing his head to report.

“Report, Commander! We... we couldn’t find any trace of that white-robed Mage.”

Zhang Chiming’s eyes widened, an expression of “What good are you to me?” on his face.

“Useless!”

“A bunch of useless people! So many of you, and you can’t even keep an eye on one living person!”

“Go search again! Even if you have to turn the entire battlefield upside down, you must find him for me!”

He was extremely anxious; if he could recruit this powerful figure into the City Guard, then the City Guard’s strength would definitely increase by a notch.

“No need to search.”

Beside him, Chairman Sun spoke calmly.

“He’s already left.”

Zhang Chiming released his hand, looking at him with dissatisfaction.

“You noticed he left? Why didn’t you send someone to stop him?”

Chairman Sun’s perpetually unchanging icy face rarely showed a curve, which seemed to be a smile.

“If he wants to leave, he naturally has his reasons for wanting to leave.”

“Why should I stop him?”

Zhang Chiming stared at him suspiciously: “Chairman Sun, you’re not thinking of... secretly recruiting him into your Tianyu Guild, are you?”

“Your Guild already has those two abnormal ones, Li Qiu and Luo Ming, and you’re still not satisfied?”

“One shouldn’t be too unscrupulous!”

Chairman Sun’s smile grew wider.

He generously nodded, admitting it.

“There’s no such thing as being unscrupulous or not.”

“Talent is something you can never have too much of.”

“Don’t you agree, Commander Zhang?”

...

At this moment, the “hero” Gandalf, who was being searched for everywhere, was walking across the wilderness towards the Shadow Swamp Demon Cave.

There were less than three days left until the National College Entrance Exam.

He had to quickly get his hands on the last blueprint for the star moon set and then have Ouyezi forge the entire set of equipment.

After all, he still had a challenge quest to complete.

Although with Gandalf’s current strength, winning the championship of the Great Exam should not [N O V E L I G H T] be a problem.

With the star moon set, it would be foolproof.

Extraordinarily secure.