Chapter Twenty-Two: Pete in Peril

“So what? As long as the Miracle Magic Pyramid exists, I am invincible in this world!” A beam of light shot out from the top of the pyramid, enveloping Pete, and in an instant, the wounds caused by the lava needles were completely healed. Pete’s complexion became abnormally rosy. He tore off his mage’s robe, revealing a warrior’s tight outfit underneath. Muscles began to bulge visibly across his body, transforming him into a figure reminiscent of a bodybuilder. The warrior’s attire and the leg bindings were ripped apart by his swelling muscles, reduced to tatters.

“Hahaha, if you hadn’t injured me, I would never have dared to try injecting the pyramid’s power for so long.”

“Hahaha, this feeling is incredible. I feel overflowing with strength!” Pete was utterly consumed by madness.

“A magic warrior… So the legendary magic warriors truly exist. Magic’s ultimate end is indeed the strengthening of the body. My theory was correct! Oh, Teacher, they were all wrong!” Hagen, whose head was crowned with white hair and wore large round spectacles, looked more like a scholar or a bard than a mage. At first, he was stunned by Pete’s transformation, then he was caught between tears and laughter.

“So, Hagen, what do you say? If you turn against them now, I’ll let you grasp the ultimate secret of magic and enjoy eternal life.” Pete tossed a sphere of seven colors, flickering between light and darkness, back and forth between his hands. Electric arcs snaked across its surface like thunder serpent