"Hmph, this person is young and arrogant, thinking that just because he has some power, he can be fearless. Let him go. Such a person will eventually pay the price for his arrogance. It would''ve been ridiculous to have a low-ranked cultivator sent to the teleportation array. Fortunately, it didn''te to pass. Let''s head back."


    Divan left with his entourage. In the heavy snow, Augheimer saw Wilbur walking out of town without looking back. Augheimer sighed inwardly, thinking it was such a shame that Wilbur gave up such a good opportunity. If it were him, he would have left Buck Town a long time ago.


    Currently, Augheimer was just a third-ss ve of the Reyne family. A third-ss ve had no freedom, so despite having hundreds of gold coins, he could not leave using the teleportation array just yet.


    In the snow, Wilbur walked alone in the vast emptiness. After a while, he heard footsteps behind him. Wilbur stopped and turned around to see a man in a snow mink robe approaching, holding a long sword.


    When Wilbur turned to face him, the man spoke first, "You must be Wilbur. The three hundred gold coins... Can you lend me two hundred?"


    "Who are you? Why should I lend you gold coins?"


    "I am Bertrand. How about we be friends?"


    Wilbur stared at Bertrand and said, "I don''t want to be friends with you."


    A cold glint shed in Bertrand''s eyes as he growled, "It seems there''s no need


    for further discussion. If that''s the case, use those three hundred gold coins to buy your life."


    ng!


    With a sh of white light, Bertrand drew his sword and struck downward in an instant. A white sword aura swept through the air, and Wilbur dodged the attack by sidestepping, causing a deep cut several meters long to appear on the surface of the frozenke behind him.


    "Hehe, it seems you''re quite skilled, but I wonder if you can beat the speed of my sword. Come, let''s have a fight!"


    Bertrand roared and then swung his sword multiple times. Sword aura swept toward Wilbur, who dodged and avoided six attacks before finally flipping his right hand and holding the Magic Dragon de horizontally to block Bertrand''s seventh strike.


    ng!


    The sword aura struck the Magic Dragon de, and the powerful energy sent Wilbur flying,nding on the icyke''s surface. Bertrand ran forward, and just before reaching theke, leaped into the air, swinging his sword down at Wilbur from above.


    "Snow Wolf Sword!"


    With Bertrand''s roar, the sword aura coalesced in mid-air, forming a snow wolf that pounced toward Wilbur. Wilbur raised his Magic Dragon de and struck out with his own sword, and the powerful ck sword aura collided with the snow wolf. In an instant, the sword aura dispersed, and the snow wolf lunged at Wilbur.


    The snow wolf collided with the Magic Dragon de, sending Wilbur flying again. The powerful sword aura cracked the iceyer of theke, creating dozens of cracks that nearly covered the entireke''s surface.


    Afternding, Wilbur slid several meters and then thrust the Magic Dragon de into the ice to stop himself. By now, several wounds were visible on the back of Wilbur''s hand, inflicted by the snow wolf sword aura, with blood flowing out from them. Wilbur drew out the Magic Dragon de, nced at his wounded hand, and said with a slight smile, "Interesting."


    "Hmph!"


    At that moment, Bertrand sneered and approached, saying, "Wilbur, you better reconsider how much your life is worth. If you are willing to give me two hundred gold coins now, I can spare your life. Otherwise, once my intention to kill you grows strong enough, I won''t spare you even if you offer me a thousand gold coins."