Global Superpower: Getting Stronger through Reading - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Mysterious Old Man

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Meanwhile, Lin Bai was already nearing the limits of his body.

All he could do now was silently pray that these fox bears would be kind enough to leave him with an intact corpse.

He hoped that after Professor Cage found his body, he would bury him under the scholar tree at the entrance of his house and urinate there often for a sense of familiarity…

There were also more than 20 Silver Coins hidden under his bed. They were some of his private savings that he had scraped together. They could be taken as his inheritance he had left behind for his mother…

As Lin Bai ran for his life, he thought about these useless things. His mind was in a mess, and all sorts of messy thoughts appeared in his mind.

That… What was that saying? Death was inevitable, but one’s death could either be insignificant or mighty.

Lin Bai had killed the Master of the Swamp before he died. This could be considered as getting rid of evil for the people. In order words… this could be considered a partially mighty death!

Seeing that the fox bears were infinitely close to him, Lin Bai simply stopped running.

Lin Bai closed his eyes and waited for the pain of their teeth sinking into his flesh. However, it did not happen after a long time. Instead, he heard the fox bears howl.

Afterwards, the howl of the fox bears reached Lin Bai’s ears in an overwhelming fashion.

Lin Bai felt that this was strange. Thus, he opened his eyes and saw that the fox bears had already fallen to the ground. Blood was everywhere, while flesh and blood were mixed together.

The feeling of joy from escaping death suddenly appeared in Lin Bai’s heart. However, it quickly disappeared, replaced by surprise and curiosity.

What had these fox bears experienced?

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed in front of Lin Bai. Lin Bai was shocked.

The figure was a white-haired old man with wrinkles all over his face. Only his blue eyes were as deep as the sea, allowing one to imagine how he looked when he was young.

“Old man, it’s dangerous here!” Lin Bai saw an old man appear here alone and was rather worried.

Although the first group of fox bears had somehow been wiped out, there was still a continuous stream of fox bears coming from behind.

Without explaining further, Lin Bai pulled the old man up and continued running.

The old man was dumbfounded. He was pulled along for a few steps before shouting, “Stop! Stop!”

Lin Bai was frightened by the old man’s cry and immediately stopped.

“Why are you running? I was the one who knocked down the fox bears just now.”

Lin Bai was shocked. Was this old man, who seemed to have one foot in the grave, actually so powerful?

“Then you are…?” Lin Bai asked respectfully.

The old man was somewhat surprised. “Destin.”

When Lin Bai heard Destin’s name, he simply felt that it was unfamiliar.

“Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Destin.” Although he did not know him, Lin Bai still thanked him.

Destin smiled and waved his hand. “It’s what I should do. On the other hand, how dare you provoke a fox bear?”

“I read that it’s just an Elementary-Grade magical creature.”

Destin facepalmed. Ordinary people nowadays were not very capable, but they were getting bolder.

After all, the label of Elementary-Grade magical creatures was for the reference of Hunters. A group of Elementary-Grade magical creatures was comparable to a Grade-Five Hunter.

If Hunters from Grade-One to Grade-Four were only physically stronger than an ordinary person, then a Grade-Five Hunter was already a superhuman existence.

Destin instantly felt a little disappointed at Lin Bai’s failure to meet his expectations. However, when he thought of how an ordinary person actually knew that a fox bear was an Elementary-Grade magical creature, he felt somewhat gratified.

“Indeed, fox bears are Elementary-Grade monsters. Where did you see this?” Destin asked.

Lin Bai thought for a moment, and then quickly remembered the name of the book. He said, “I read it in ‘Initial Introduction to the Death Swamp’.”

Destin pressed on. “In that case, why didn’t you finish reading the section about fox bears? The book clearly says that fox bears like to attack their prey in groups. How dare you provoke a fox bear?”

Lin Bai was stunned.

“That wasn’t written in the book.”

“What you read… couldn’t be a pirated version of the book, right?” Destin asked suspiciously.

“How can that be? I borrowed it from the school’s library. It’s an authentic copy, right? That fox bear was recorded on the same page as the Master of the Swamp. Did I remember correctly?”

“Yeah, they’re indeed on the same page.”

“But there was clearly no such record.”

“Did you turn the page?”

“…”

Lin Bai almost swore.

Could the writer be an idiot? Why would they arrange such an important piece of information on another page of the book?

He thought that the records regarding the fox bear would end on that page!

Why was there more information on the next page!

He had almost died because of this!

At the same time, Lin Bai felt that something was wrong. Then, asked carefully, “Mr. Destin, how do you know so many details? You even know which page the fox bear is on!”

Destin smiled. “That’s because I wrote the book.”

So he was that idiot!

Lin Bai came to a realization and secretly swore.

“Let’s go. This place is not somewhere ordinary people should be,” advised Destin kindly. A new wave of fox bears was gathering. Thus, Destin’s expression became slightly more serious.

Lin Bai scratched his head.

“But I’m not an ordinary person.”

This time, it was Destin’s turn to be shocked. “Could it be that you’re a Hunter?”

Lin Bai nodded gently.

Destin understood a little. He suddenly remembered that fox bears had magic resistance. Since this young man was forced into such a sorry state by the fox bear, it seemed that his awakened Class was that of a Mage.

“You’re a Mage, right?” Destin voiced his guess.

Lin Bai continued to nod gently.

After all, he did not want to expose his identity as a “Reader” yet. If his identity as an SSS-Grade was exposed too early, it would become a big problem. Lin Bai naturally knew this logic.

At this moment, Destin moved. Almost instantly, he disappeared beside Lin Bai and appeared again in the distance. He charged left and right, suddenly entering the center of the army. Then, he raised his hand and swung his blade!

He simply captured and killed the leader of the fox bears to defeat them!

The fox bears instantly fled in all directions.

After obtaining victory, Destin looked into the distance and narrowed his eyes. Then, he moved his body and slowly turned to look at Lin Bai. However, his eyes were filled with shock.

This was because he saw the corpse of the Master of the Swamp.

Destin instantly linked the corpse of the Master of the Swamp to the young man in front of him.

What was even more terrifying was that from the aura of magic that surged through the area, he could determine the magic that had killed the Master of the Swamp.

“Avada Kedavra.”

Destin swallowed his saliva. “Did you do that to the Master of the Marsh?”

Lin Bai still continued to nod gently.

Destin instantly looked at the young man in a new light.

However, he was still somewhat worried.

“Did you use the Avada Kedavra spell?” Destin asked.

“Yeah, is there a problem?”

Destin paused. “There is a branch of this kind in the domain of the Mages. It is a kind of black magic derived from ordinary magic by some evil dark Mages. Excessive use of it will cause a backlash to the soul and cause the soul to degenerate into a demon without a mind.”

“The power of the backlash from black magic is beyond your imagination. Some Angels couldn’t resist the temptation of the powerful strength of black magic and used black magic for a long time. In the end, they became Fallen Angels and walked on the edge of hell, becoming walking corpses.”

“Speaking of which, you’ve probably sensed it…”

“Avada Kedavra is a type of black magic!”