Chapter 246: Hero Saves the Beauty (Part 2)

The few demons in front of him had already drawn their weapons and were looking around in panic, shouting loudly. Seeing this, the woman also glanced around—there wasn’t a single person in sight. She still couldn’t figure out what had happened or why those three demons had suddenly acted that way. But soon, she let out a scream and quickly closed her eyes, refusing to look anymore. She had seen something extremely disturbing.

“Which bastard is there? Come out, or don’t blame me if I get violent!” the lead perverted man continued to shout loudly into the empty forest.

Hiding in a tree above them, using the dense leaves to cover himself, Rod looked down at the group with disdain. After observing carefully, he realized these three were quite strong—two Gold Warriors and one Silver Warrior. Such a combination was indeed formidable. Back in the past, he would have been amazed to encounter them; they were clearly powerful foes.

Yet now, Rod didn’t even consider them worth his attention. They were nothing but scum of society, moral degenerates! With his current imperial-level strength, he could easily handle them.

Looking at the woman lying on the ground, her clothes torn and her appearance pitiful as she lay with her eyes closed, Rod felt a hint of sympathy. Such a scene was undoubtedly a huge shock for such a delicate woman. Especially when he learned she was a great mage—how could a great mage be captured without any resistance and brought here? Clearly, either she hadn’t resisted at all or those men had attacked her up close! Rod preferred the latter explanation. From her behavior, it seemed she was naive, inexperienced, and pure-hearted.

Doing such despicable things to her filled Rod with disgust toward those three men. He felt no sympathy at all. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, like a sharp sword slicing through the night sky, as murderous intent emanated from him. In a flash, he leaped down from the tree and swiftly used his Invisible Sword. In an instant, with a scream, the Silver Warrior collapsed dead. In just a moment, he had killed one Silver Warrior.

“You… who the hell are you…?” The sudden appearance left the two remaining men pale, gripping their weapons tightly as they stared in shock at Rod. “You guys! Die!” Without further words, just three simple words—followed by another burst of Invisible Sword. In the blink of an eye, he moved swiftly to the nearest man, delivering three consecutive blows to vital points before the man could react, killing him instantly with wide, defiant eyes. “Don’t… come any closer, or don’t blame me if I become ruthless!” came the trembling voice of the last naked man, along with the woman’s screams. Turning quickly, he saw that the man had now seized the woman on the ground, holding a wounded sword against her neck as he spoke nervously to Rod. Rod’s sudden display of two powerful moves, his ability to kill both men in an instant, and the red combat energy he emitted made it clear to the man that Rod was a royal-level powerhouse, someone he couldn’t possibly match. The appearance of such a super-strong enemy sent his heart from heaven to hell, filling him with despair. In his desperation, taking advantage of the moment when his other companion was killed, he chose the most desperate option to save himself—kidnapping the weak female mage on the ground! Narrowing his eyes, Rod’s murderous gaze sliced like a blade against the naked man, causing him intense pain. The killing intent enveloped the man, making him feel as if his throat was being squeezed, hindering his breathing. Staring intently at Rod, he placed all his hopes on the item in his pocket—a thing he had bought at a high price for just this kind of emergency, hoping it would help him escape if things went wrong in Iron Bar Town. Glancing at his clothes, he slowly approached while holding the woman, carefully trying to retrieve the item under Rod’s watchful gaze.

“If you want me to die quickly, let me go, otherwise…” A threat? Rod secretly laughed at the other man’s actions—it was the first time someone had threatened him like this! Such tactics had no effect on him at all; if he wanted, he could kill this man on the spot in countless ways, and there were also many ways to save the woman, though it might hurt her a bit. But it definitely wouldn’t be fatal. He didn’t want to force his way to rescue her unless absolutely necessary!

“Hmph, I don’t want to die! Want me to die? Dream about it! Back off now, or I’ll have this girl die with me!” The man still spoke disdainfully in response to Rod’s words, showing no sign of realization even at the brink of death.

As the standoff continued, he gradually moved closer to his clothes, his eyes fixed on the item in his pocket, a strange smile appearing on his lips!

Meanwhile, the woman was holding her mouth, struggling weakly, held in the arms of a naked man—a pervert. She was ready to give up on life.

Seeing that the other man had no intention of releasing her, Rod had no desire to keep struggling. He narrowed his eyes, observing every move of the man, ready to take action. If soft methods didn’t work, he’d use force—seize her by force. With his speed and ability to act suddenly, he was over 90% confident he could rescue the woman, causing only minor injuries at most, nothing serious. He assumed the other man wouldn’t risk his own life just to kill her.

Just as Rod was about to act, at that critical moment, the man shouted, “Hmph, wait! I’ll remember this grudge today. See you later!”

Hearing this, Rod inwardly panicked. Now he understood why he had felt something wrong earlier—the man was buying time. Just as he was about to strike, the man threw the amulet in front of him—toward the woman—and then quickly picked up his clothes from the ground, taking out an item and unfolding it in front of him.

Blocked by the flying woman, Rod had no choice but to use her as a shield to prevent her from hitting him.

When he stabilized himself and looked forward again, a flash of white light appeared, and the man vanished right before his eyes.

“A space magic teleportation stone!” The woman’s astonished cry reached his ears, causing Rod to frown.

“What is that?” This strange scene made him unable to help but ask. He had never heard of anything like space magic scrolls before; it seemed to be something that allowed one to teleport instantly.
“A space magic teleportation stone—a very rare type of magic stone! Extremely uncommon. I can’t believe that bastard actually has one. Don’t you know anything about magic stones?”
Looking at Rod, the girl asked with a puzzled expression, seemingly finding it hard to believe.
“Magic stones? What are those?” Rod scratched his head awkwardly and asked helplessly. He had indeed never heard of such things before; he had experienced too little.
“Only powerful magi above the rank of Archmage, who possess mastery and precise control over elements, can use special magic crystals to create them. For example, a fire magic stone contains a fire-related spell, and the same goes for a water magic stone. The person we saw just now used a space magic stone! As for the strength of the spell contained within a magic stone, it depends on the creator’s ability and the material of the stone. A certain material can only support a certain level of magic, and only certain magi can create certain spells. Holy-grade magi can generally only create magic stones of levels one to five, while divine-grade magi can create those of levels six to eight. As for ultimate spells—the ninth-level magic, which is a forbidden spell, and the even more powerful tenth-level forbidden spells—these cannot be created in magic stones. There isn’t enough good material, nor are there magi strong enough!” the girl explained, looking at Rod.
Hearing this, Rod was shocked in silence. So that’s how it is. These magic stones are truly remarkable. With them, wouldn’t magi become invincible, able to cast their stored spells instantly? Thankfully, ultimate spells cannot be used; otherwise, they would dominate the entire continent.

“However, the materials for these magic stones are extremely expensive, beyond the reach of ordinary magicians. The cost of a single magic stone is unimaginable—rumor has it that the materials for a level 7 magic stone can cost a terrifying 100,000 gold coins! Keep in mind that the success rate for creating such stones is very low. The success rate for levels 1 to 3 is about 30%, while for levels 4 to 6 it’s only around 5%. As for level 7 and 8 magic stones, the success rates are just 1% and 0.1% respectively! Moreover, only magicians with excellent control over elements and mental power can achieve this, and even holy-level magicians are unable to create them. Although divine-level magicians have a slightly higher success rate, it’s still not much. You can imagine how difficult it is to create these stones! Additionally, a magic stone can only be used once—after that, it disappears completely. That’s why ordinary magicians don’t spendlarge amounts of time and money on creating them. It’s normal that many people don’t even know about them!”
Speaking of magicians, the girl seemed to have forgotten what had happened earlier and began to explain everything to Rod at length.
Rod finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the cost was indeed extremely high, beyond his reach. With such difficulty, low success rates, and the fact that the stones could only be used once, it was understandable why they were so rare. Otherwise, magicians would truly be invincible.