This guy is not the "bitch" Halloran that Edgeworth mentioned.

I won’t say whether he is a wizard or not, but——

Kiss of the Phantom Bird is a work written by Edgeworth a long time ago, and the "Halloran" mentioned in it should be someone Edgeworth is familiar with.

Not to mention anything else, at least in terms of lifespan and strength——

Unable to spot the Shadow Crow, don't even think about it.

Without thinking much, five Apocalypse-level crows approached. The crows were looking for something in the house as if there was no one around.

But that "Lord Halloran" did not notice this.

He still has the image of a strong man with his hands behind his back and a relaxed and indifferent expression.

This gesture of the other party even made Art hesitate for a moment, and he suddenly thought that he had actually discovered the Shadow Crow and himself.

However, only the female mercenary who seemed to have extraordinary perception glanced at the location where the shadow crow appeared from time to time, with hesitant doubts on her face, as if she wanted to say something but didn't want to.

And Lianne was indeed confused. She could sense that there were five very powerful monsters moving around the room.

Could it be Master Halloran's contracted creature?

While she was confused, she didn't dare to ask. Master Halloran must know what Lianne was thinking.

The master is an apocalyptic wizard, a powerful man at the earl level. If it weren't for his grudges with other wizards, he would be the earl of Filek County now.

This was what they inferred based on the information previously revealed in Master Halloran's words.

As for Master Halloran's strength, they have no doubt.

When they came here three years ago, they saw Master Halloran use a powerful apocalypse-level spell to shatter the cliff next to the forest. Leanne still can't forget that horrific explosion.

Taking one last look at the shadows that were constantly moving around inside the wooden house, varying in size, Leanne lowered her head and remained silent, listening to the conversation between Captain Karloff and Master Halloran.

And the result of the conversation——

"I'm going back to Glory Continent."

Master Halloran waved his hand, and the closed door opened again, and the white gauze-like mist slowly dissipated.

Hearing these words, Karloff opened his mouth, which was obviously a rejection.

After a moment of silence, he could only bow and prepare to turn around and leave.

Haun wanted to say something else, but he was held back by Bauer and Leanne, fearing that he would offend the apocalyptic wizard.

The three of them turned around and followed Karloff away.

However, when they walked to the door, they heard a thud——

Bauer turned his head in confusion, but a strong sense of fatigue came over him, his eyelids drooped, and his body fell to the ground instantly.

Boom!

Two consecutive bangs made Haun and Karloff feel something was wrong. They turned around and saw their companions falling to the ground.

"Why!?"

Karloff subconsciously reached out to touch the weapon at his waist, but at this time, he felt that his body had no strength at all, and he no longer even had the strength to reach out. Strong fatigue enveloped him.

Can't use any strength...

Although I want to rely on my willpower to do something, I can no longer do it.

And his last hope... Karloff looked hard at "Master Halloran" and cast a look for help.

However, before he was completely covered by fatigue and lost the ability to move, what he saw was the smile on the corner of Master Halloran's mouth.

Is it the master??Why!?

But before he could figure it out, he fell down.

And Haun also fell into a complete coma the second after he fell, and in the end he only made movements to protect the three of them with his body.

Master Halloran, looking at the four fallen people, did not act immediately. Instead, he stood where he was and said:

"It's time for you to come out, right?"

With these words, Art couldn't help but immediately order the shadow crows to stop their movements, and his own mood became tense.

He held his breath.

Three seconds later, the other party's next sentence rang out:

"Aren't you coming out yet? Then..."

Art saw the opponent's right hand raised slightly, and a force coiled in the opponent's hand, forming a lightning ball that was larger than his upper body.

It was a sphere with lightning chains constantly surging, constantly radiating lightning chains around it.

"Um?"

But it's not psychic, and there's no sense of danger.

Although it looks scary, this power is actually very weak.

Kind of like...ghostphobia?

Art frowned and continued to observe the other party's actions, and the other party's next action confirmed Art's suspicion——

After lasting for five seconds, the huge lightning ball slowly shrank and disappeared.

After snorting coldly, Master Halloran walked towards the four fallen people.

Bluffing is okay.

I have to say that bluffing is a very useful trick for Art.

With Art's character, even if he knew it was a bluff, he would still hesitate for the sake of caution.

...

Master Halloran, after using his usual methods to deceive and confirm that there were no peepers, walked towards Karloff and others.

Standing in front of Karloff and others, there was a hint of apology on his face:

"Sorry, Karloff, the enchantment scroll has been used up, and I can no longer help you enchant it."

Enchanting scroll is an item made by alchemists in order to enchant items. It is also a magic prop in itself, but it is just a consumable.

After the spell sequence is engraved on the scroll, the spell sequence is attached to the item through enchantment. It only needs to be triggered by trigger settings such as language, and then it can be used.

Five years ago, he found a place where a spell caster once lived, and entered that place through his extraordinary ability - application.

His extraordinary ability allows him to use any magic item without any restrictions.

Whether it is a spell prop made by a wizard or a spell prop created by other spell casters, he can use it.

There is a place where a powerful wizard once lived. It seems to have been abandoned for thousands of years and has been explored. However, there is a hidden secret door at the door. There is a hidden space that needs to be passed through.

The verification of the magic props is passed.

Relying on his extraordinary ability, he interfered and manipulated this magic prop and entered the secret door.

He got many magic props, many alchemy knowledge books, and many enchantment scrolls from it.

Although many scrolls and props were invalid when they were discovered, some were still usable.

Relying on the contents inside, he was promoted from a low position to a high position in five years, and also learned a lot of alchemy knowledge.

but.....

The alchemy book obtained from that space is the wizard's alchemy book.

Although he gained a lot of knowledge, he could not truly become an alchemist because he could not use psychic powers.

He is not a real alchemist.

He also didn't dare to show off his knowledge in front of wizards. He could only use accidental methods to deceive mercenaries and rookies who had just become spellcasters in the wild.

Relying on the enchantment scroll, he created many enchanted items and gained reputations such as "Alchemist Halloran" and "Master Halloran".

However, as of now, the enchanted scroll has been consumed by him.

The magic props used to show the identity of the "powerful man of the Apocalypse" are basically used.

His extraordinary ability allows him to use magic props, but it will damage the props themselves.

Especially the wizard's magic props, I don't know why, they break down faster.

Now he has no tools left to use.

There is no way he can continue to use this identity. He knows very clearly that the respect he has received, which he has never felt before, is all because of his identity as "Apocalypse Wizard" and "Alchemist".

Without the enchanted scroll, he simply could not continue to earn money as an alchemist.

Then, he can only use other methods to make money.

For example, the customer who entrusted him with enchanted props before.

His eyes turned to the forest.

In addition to Karloff, three people have died at his hands.
To be continued...