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Chapter 97: Initiation (2)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

"I'm just a Light Squirrel. Traveler, you're at Moss Mountain, and if you keep advancing, you'll reach the Moon Gin Manor. I assume that's your destination after seeing your gear."

Angele lowered his head and looked at the squirrel. "You're right, I'm heading to the Moon Gin Manor, can you offer me any help? I need as much intel as possible. I'll give you some white bread and salty peanuts in return."

"I already traded my intel for food with three groups of adventurers, however, none of them came back. It's not too late to go back," Light Squirrel responded.

"Just tell me everything you know. I'll make the decision myself."

Angele smiled.

"Fine."

The squirrel shrugged and sat down by the Black Point Mushroom.

"I don't know who built the Moon Gin Manor. I usually call it the Moon Gin Garden. During a specific time of year, I can smell a highly-concentrated flower based fragrance from it. Also, only humans tried to enter that place, the other species feared its mysterious aura. A Knight took his team into the garden not so long ago, and only one soldier survived. He escaped with a face covered in blood, and lost his mind later on."

"I heard there are Dragon Scale Flower inside?" Angele said.

"Not just Dragon Scale Flowers, there are also many other rare plants like Star Light Grass, Hardin Grass, and Single Eye Flower." Squirrel nodded. "Also…"

Angele had a general idea about the place based on the squirrel's description.

He furrowed his eyebrows a bit. 'It's either an undeveloped resource point or some Wizard's abandoned private resource point. The Wizard left the place and the barrier spell weakened, but he didn't disarm all the traps. Then Snake of the Sand Forest found it due to luck and somehow managed to snatch a Dragon Scale Flower from it.'

The squirrel finished explaining everything to Angele, and he started thinking. Only a formal Wizard could create a resource point like that since it seemed like this point was still hidden, and its barrier remained. People needed to wait for it to open if they wished to enter.

"So… The gap appears once a year? Do you know when it will open again?" Angele asked again.

The squirrel did some calculations on the ground. "You need to wait another month. Birds will fly out of the manor when the gap appears, and they will rotate around this area for about an hour. This is the amount of time the gap stays open, so you need to get out before it closes. Otherwise you'll be trapped inside the garden, forced to wait for the next time the gap appears."

"One more month, huh?" Angele thought for a while and stood up. "Please follow me to my carriage. I will give you the food that I promised you, and thanks."

"You're welcome… hehe."

The squirrel raised its claws, a weird smile on its face. It followed Angele, repeatedly shaking its tail.

Angele gave it a whole bag of snacks, and it happily went back into the forest. Angele watched Tom replace the wheel, but he was thinking about something else.

It took Tom a while to make sure everything was done correctly. He put the tools back and stood up.

"Master, it's done."

"Alright."

Angele nodded and jumped onto the carriage. They started advancing again.

Inside the carriage, Angele was not sleepy anymore. He looked out the window. The only things he could see were pine trees with no other travelers around. There were white stones lying on the grasses, and Angele saw strange creatures jumping between the bushes from time to time.

They traveled for about an hour until a fork appeared in the road ahead of them. There was a brown sign indicating the location names of the two places the different roads led to.

Angele asked Tom to stop and carefully checked the sign. Moon Gin Manor was on the left, and Moss Town was on the right.

He looked at the ground. There were prints of wheels, hooves, and footprints on the way to the right, but the way to the left was covered by weeds.

"Let's go to the Moss Town first. Stay there and wait for me, I have some things to deal with," Angele ordered.

"Got it."

Tom nodded. Before he started the trip, Angele had already paid him 200 gold coins, and it was just a bonus besides the monthly salary. Those gold coins had helped his family a lot for which he was grateful. But he knew the trip was dangerous, so he decided to follow Angele's instructions carefully.

Moss town was in a remote area, and it was quiet. There was only one main street in the town, and about ten wooden houses built on both sides of the street. About 100 people lived in the town, and there was only one bar, one grocery store, and one hotel.

Angele had learned this before leaving for the trip.

People in the town usually poured the wastewater straight on the street, which made the gray road wet and dirty. The brown wooden houses were built close to one another on the street's sides.

There were barely any people on it, but Angele knew people in the houses were staring at him.

Near the end of the street, there was a three-storey building on the right side built from yellow bricks. A black horse was tied nearby and was eating grasses. A two-horse carriage was parked beside the horse. It was white with a black scale emblem engraved on its door.

Two workers were chatting beside the carriage. Angele was walking in the front and Tom following after him with the carriage. The noise made by the horses' hooves caught the workers' attention, and one of them ran into the building to report.

Angele walked closer to the building and read the sign that was hanging on the fence. It said 'Hotel' but the word was poorly written in Anmag.

Two young men walked out of the building. One of them was wearing gray linen clothes, had short brown hair, and was smiling. It looked like he was the owner of the place. The other guy wore a dark red robe and had no expression on his face, but for some reason, Angele could barely sense his presence. It was a strange feeling, and Angele stared at him but still did not feel like the man was in his sight.

"Welcome, travelers. My name is Steven, and I'm the owner of the hotel. Are you looking for a place to stay?" Steven asked in a loud voice after stepping forward.

"Yea, we are. What's the price?"

Tom jumped off the carriage and started to negotiate the price with Steven.

"15 silver coins per night for one person."

"How about 14? That's more reasonable."

"I'm sorry, but I never give discounts, and the price is always 15 silver coins."

"14 silver coins per night, and we will pay upfront."

"But…"

Tom kept trying to get a better price, and Angele kept looking at the man in the red robe. He saw a red flame sigil on the man's collar.

"Greetings."

The man stepped forward.

Angele smiled. "Santiago?" he asked in a lowered his voice.

The man shook his head. "I don't think we should talk about it here."

"You're right."

Angele nodded.

The man stepped to the side. "There are three of us. I don't care where you're from, but I believe we share the same goal. Let's get in first."

Angele did not hesitate and entered the first floor of the hotel.

There were three round red wooden tables, and two groups of people were sitting beside two different tables.

A person covered by a black cloak was on the left. Angele was not sure about his gender due to the mask on his face. An old man with a young girl in hunting suit was sitting next to the other table.

The old man and the girl narrowed their eyes when they saw Angele entering the room. It seemed like they did not want people like Angele showing up here.

Angele walked toward the empty table and sat down. The atmosphere here was a bit awkward and heavy. The man in the red robe sat down by the man in the black cloak and closed his eyes. He was probably meditating.

It looked like people in the room were following a certain rule, and no one wanted to talk.

Angele sensed traces of energy particles from the others, which meant they were at least rank 2 apprentices. They probably already knew how dangerous the Moon Gin Manor was but still came.

It took Tom a while to get the price he wanted. He walked into the room, talked to Angele for several seconds, and then went to take care of the carriage again. Tom wanted to make sure no one touched the items in it.

During the lunchtime, a woman in gray apron walked into the room with several dishes and put down food on the tables.

There was some black meat jerky, several pieces of wheat cake, and a bowl of hot mushroom soup in front of Angele. He grabbed a piece of the wheat cake and was surprised by its texture. It was crispy like a soda cracker and salty.

The meat jerky was barely edible. Angele spent five minutes chewing it before ending up just swallowing everything down. The soup was good compared to the other dishes. He threw everything into the soup and finished it all.

The owner waited quietly by the side, wanting to talk after Angele finished his food. They went up to the second floor once he was full.

Angele's room was on the right side by the end of the hallway. Inside, there was only a bed and a desk and a smell of dust everywhere. He couldn't see it, however, so the room must have been just cleaned.

Angele and Tom rented two rooms for two months and paid right away. After receiving the payment, the owner walked out of the room, counting the coins in his hands.

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Chapter 98: Initiation (3)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

Angele rested for a while in the room and started meditating.

There were many ways for apprentices to meditate, and the meditation methods differed from one organization to another, but they all had similar effects.

Besides the rank and talent requirements, apprentices needed knowledge and resources to help them break the limit and ultimately become Wizards. Angele still needed Water of Asu and a suitable defensive spell. The meditation method he used was learned from Ramsoda School, and he found that its results were very close to the method's he had learned from the Wizard book that Adolf had given him.

Nothing special happened during Angele's stay in the hotel.

He barely communicated with others, and he did not even know their names. Most of the people in the hotel had the same purpose as Angele and spent their time checking the environment around the Moon Gin Manor every day. They weren't interested in others, so no one tried to have a conversation with Angele. So besides meditating, he spent most of his time investigating the area, wanting to make sure he was relatively well prepared for entering the manor.

Angele found one strange thing about it - there were no animals that could be seen around it, not even insects. The grasses, trees, and any other plants also were non-existent. It looked like the whole area was 'dead'. The only objects beside the manor's cracked walls were black stones.

He investigated around the wall several times but gave up on the idea of going deeper after sensing the strange aura. He asked Zero to check the area, but sadly, nothing could be detected by the chip.

The chip was just a support tool and could not do everything for Angele. It buffed his five senses, but he still found no valuable information about the manor, which meant the mysterious power protecting the place was beyond his understanding. After several investigations, he decided to stay in the hotel and wait for the day to come.

Time flew, and the gap finally appeared on the date the squirrel mentioned.

The gray completely carpeted the sky, not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate the heavy clouds.

Angele got out of bed and eyed the sky through the window. He saw nothing but the dark and dense clouds. The forest was quiet and birds were not twittering like usual.

"Finally."

He inhaled once and put on his hunting suit, then quickly equipped himself with the bow and the dagger.

Angele opened the door quietly and saw a person standing in the hallway. The man was still wearing the black cloak and robe. He was wiping the dust off his clothes. It seemed like he had just woken up as well.

The man saw Angele and nodded. Angele still had not seen the man's face since he never left his room without a mask and the oversized cloak.

The hallway was dark, and Angele's brow furrowed but nodded in reply. He locked his door and walked down the stairs.

The man in the red robe and the old man and the young girl were already in the lounge. They were drinking hot milk the servers had brought them.

Angele sat down by an empty table, grabbed several biscuits, and drank some milk.

"Since everyone is here, I guess I'll start talking," the old man said in a deep voice after standing up.

He looked around, making sure he had everyone's attention and cleared his throat. "I don't care how you guys fond out about this place, but we need to work together in the garden if we want to take the treasures out of it. There is only five of us, so it will be hard for sure."

"True. I think everyone here knows what's coming, and you are all well prepared for it," the man in the red robe said. "Messi, are you sure you want to take your granddaughter there?" He looked at the girl in a brown hunting suit.

"This is my last try, and you know my situation can't be any worse." The old man named Messi shrugged. "Moon Gin Garden is an ancient resource point, and it's full of traps. I wouldn't take her there if the situation allowed it, but it's probably better for us both to die inside the garden at this point."

Messi looked at his granddaughter, his eyes filled with sadness.

"Whatever, old man, I don't care. We know the place is extremely dangerous already. Just tell us the plan!" the man in the black cloak interrupted.

"The plan is easy. We move together and get in through the gap and make sure no one triggers unnecessary traps," Messi said turning to face him.

"Cool." The man in the black cloak nodded. His voice was hoarse, but Angele could not tell if he was male or female.

The man in the red robe nodded as well. "I agree."

Angele listened to their conversation quietly. It seemed like they were quite familiar with the garden, whereas he barely knew anything about it. So he decided to collect some information first, and he had nothing against the plan.

"I'm fine with it too," Angele said in a light tone.

"Alright, let's move then. We need to enter it before 10 a.m. Let's face the challenges together and reach the true garden. Take whatever resource you want, as long as you are capable of doing it by yourself," Messi added.

"For sure." The man in the black cloak nodded.

Messi's granddaughter looked nervous. She held his hand tight as they walked out through the door together.

Angele double-checked everything he needed was inside the pouch and followed after the others.

It was deadly silent outside, no one was on the street, and no birds or insects could be seen.

"What's going on? It's way too quiet." The man in the red robe scrunched his eyebrows.

"I poured some Sleep Dust into the main well yesterday. I don't want anyone to bother us; they'll be sleeping for the whole day," the man in the black cloak explained.

"That's… helpful." The red robe looked at the black cloak and did not finish his words.

The five of them slowly walked down the street.

Angele noticed his horses were sleeping as well when he walked out of the hotel. It seemed like the man in the black cloak had drugged everything in the town. Sleep Dust was extremely effective on normal people, but it would only make the ones with high Stamina points sleepy.

The five quickly left the town and arrived at the fork in the road.

The sign was shaking in the air due to the wind. It was still dark and cloudy.

Messi looked at the sign and walked to the path to the garden with his granddaughter. Angele was the last in the team. He looked at the sign and saw something strange.

The word 'Moon Gin Manor' was no longer on the sign. It was replaced with 'Death'. The word was red and written with blood. It was fresh, and the blood was still dripping down the wooden board.

Angele hesitated for a second, then hastened his pace. The team was advancing slowly and carefully. They were walking upon the dried grass. No one tried to start a conversation, and Angele could hear people breathing heavily.

After a while, he realized that the gray sky was turning red.

"Prepare yourselves," Messi suddenly yelled. "We're almost there."

Everyone else's expression changed after hearing the words, but they did not say anything.

Angele grabbed his metal bow and slowly pulled a black arrow out of the quiver. He thought he had checked all the routes around the manor during his investigations, but nothing looked familiar here. He slowed down and stayed alert.

Time kept passing. The team did not stop for a single second and kept advancing. The road was straight, and there was no grass on the ground anymore.

The sky was already bloody red, and it made everything under it look horrifying. The atmosphere was getting heavier and heavier.

Angele sniffed the air, and a fishy smell was left in his nose.

"We're here," the man in the red robe said.

"We traveled for about 15 minutes and passed through the gap already. Stay alert, everyone," Messi advised.

The entrance to the garden appeared in front of them. The garden itself was surrounded by a black metal fence, and the gate was half open. It was the end of the road, and Angele could see the tall trees and plants inside behind the fence.

The color in the sky started changing again. It was not red anymore, but turned back to gray after they reached the gate.

Messi stood in front of the gate and pointed his finger in the air.

Ding*

The air rippled, and a red cross, which started glowing, appeared on the tip of his finger. The cross solidified in the air, and it had the same height and width as the gate.

Messi used some incantation and snapped his fingers. A white flame appeared on his palm and burned quietly. The old man waited several seconds, then pushed the flame forward.

It was pushed into the middle of the cross.

Crack*

Everything disappeared after the flame contacted the cross, and the gate returned to normal.

"Good, I checked the gap, it will last for about one hour and a half this time. We can go in now," Messi muttered, looking tired.

"Heh," the man in the black cloak sneered and walked in.

The man in the red robe looked at Angele for a second, then entered through the gate as well, but he did not say anything.

Angele knew that he had to stay alert all the time, but he didn't show any emotion on his face. He just followed after the two.

Messi and his granddaughter went in after him.

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Chapter 99: Initiation (4)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

The size of the plants inside the garden was humongous.

Angele could see tree leaves that were the size of a washbasin and huge sunflowers about the size of an adult.

Angele stepped forward and carefully observed one of the sunflowers. He saw a human face right in the middle of the flower; its eyes were closed, and it wasn't breathing. Neither eyebrows nor mustaches could be seen. Angele looked around and saw the same faces on all the sunflowers. It was almost as if the face was the flower itself, with petals growing around it.

The path was surrounded by huge sunflowers. He didn't know when these faces would open their eyes. Just by looking at them, Angele could already feel a chill creeping upon him.

The others didn't seem concerned about it; only the girl was slightly scared. It was probably that they already knew of the existence of those flowers.

It was a short path, so they went across it quickly. Before leaving, Angele decided to take several flowers with him for research purposes.

They entered the iron gate by the end of the flower path. There, they saw another path lying between the bushes. Gray stone chairs sat on both sides of the path; even the ground had been constructed with gray bricks. Again, a gate laid by the end of this path, yet this time, the gate was made from stone.

As the five of them stepped on these bricks, the ground began shaking.

Clank*

The bricks stood up one by one, with feet suddenly appearing on their bodies.

"Ah!"

Those bricks screamed at the top of their lungs, doing so while running away quickly. All the bricks disappeared from their sights within a single minute, almost like they were running for their lives.

The five stood there as they watched the bricks leave until nothing was left on the ground. They were all speechless.

Suddenly, the white stone gate by the end of the path dissipated in the air, breaking down just like soap bubbles.

"Wait! Those are Screaming Bricks. They'll lead us to the next destination. Without them, we won't be able to proceed. We need to get them back!" the black-robed man shouted.

"How? Those bricks are fast, we have no way of tracking them down." The red-robed man had his brows scrunched up.

"They love Earth element energy particles. Anyone? Please," Messi slowly spoke.

"I'll do it." The red-robed man stepped forward. He closed his eyes and raised his palm.

He began invoking incantations. As he did so, groups of brown spots of light quickly gathered onto his palm. Those spots of light were of dense and heavy property.

The spots of light looked like sesame seeds. Slowly, it formed an egg-sized, black ball on the man's palm and started glowing.

Right after the man opened his eyes and stopped the incantation, he threw the ball down in a careful manner.

The black ball dropped down and sank into the mud.

CHI*

The ball liquefied and turned into black-brown oil, which covered the entirety of the area the bricks formerly had been, and a black path appeared in front of them.

Kata-kata*

Angele heard intense footsteps coming from all angles. It sounded like a group of people running at full speed.

All the bricks that had escaped returned to their original position within minutes and an amusing scene took form. They were licking the liquefied Earth element energy particles; they even started talking. It was as though they were praising the taste of the particles. Angele couldn't understand a single word they spoke, but he could easily identify their genders; the place became noisier and noisier.

As the bricks returned to their position, the white gate by the end of the path revealed itself slowly.

"Move! Don't waste any time," Messi advised.

They quickly stepped on the bricks and rushed toward the white gate.

"Oh!" Angele stepped onto a brick, causing it to moan in pleasure. Angele felt uncomfortable upon hearing such strange sounds, so he increased his pace.

Every brick that had been stepped on began moaning, nearly sounding as though they were having orgasms.

Messi stepped onto the last piece of brick. It moaned several times before it ceased moving.

Messi became flustered and had goosebumps all over his body. His granddaughter was laughing from the side after seeing what just transpired.

"Damn bricks!" He swore, and the others started laughing as well.

"Who the hell creates a spell like this! Some of the Ancient Wizards were really sick." The black-robed man chuckled.

"Humph!" Messi looked ashamed, and he entered the gate first.

The others followed him from behind, then arrived at an empty patio. Nothing was around besides the dried leaves on the ground. The place was deadly silent.

Within the confines of the gray walls was a pool in the middle of the patio. The exit was located right beside it. By the exit, Angele could see various plants and flowers flourish.

"That's it." Messi's granddaughter looked at the exit and shouted in excitement, "I see the Byro Flower! Grandpa, we finally found it and…"

ROAR*

The violent cry from the lions broke the fleeting peace, interrupting Messi's granddaughter from finishing her words.

Two golden lions jumped off the wall and landed in front of the five. They were standing upright on their hind legs. Silver sabers and black chain hammers being held in their hands.

These lions were bare naked and their body extremely strong. They looked like two bullnecked beefy men. Their dense mane waved in the air, following their own movements.

"The Guardians!" The black-robed man placed his hand into his pouch and stepped back.

The five started preparing for battle right away. The red-robed man rubbed the silver ring on his left middle finger and mumbled incantations.

Messi took out a short, white wand with a sapphire embedded on its end. The sapphire started glowing with light as he slightly swung it in the air. At the same time, his granddaughter lowered her head and began casting a spell. A lump of steaming green slime slowly formed in front of her.

Angele recognized the spell; it was Acid Strike. Angele raised his bow and quickly retreated to the back, aiming at the lion man on the left with the arrow.

ROAR*

The lion man roared again and charged toward the red-robed man.

"Explosion!" The red-robed man shouted right before the lion's saber could strike him.

A red dot of light appeared in front of him and exploded. An orange flame about the size of a human head smashed against it as it moved through the air.

The attack caused the lion man to force itself back, even causing it to become stunned. The red-robed man turned pale as he withdrew; the explosion had been too close to him. The black-robed man came to help immediately and prevented him from falling to the ground.

The other lion man started to battle Messi and his granddaughter.

The black-robed man made sure that the red-robed man was fine before he turned around. His incantation ceased, and he pointed at the lion man in front. The lion man that had survived the explosion was about to charge toward them, only to be struck with another spell and once again becoming stunned.

Angele took this opportunity to shoot an arrow quickly.

The arrow struck hard against the lion man's forehead and penetrated his brain. The attack was accurate and powerful. Blood was dripping down the arrow. The lion man was knocked back and fell to the ground right after. He trembled for several seconds before he stopped breathing.

The black-robed man began preparing his next spell after the lion man was killed. He didn't notice the other lion man jumping toward him, thus he took a hit from the chain hammer it wielded. The severity of this blow caused the man's eye to roll to the back, blood spitting out of his mouth. This strike most likely broke several of his bones.

At that moment, Messi quickly charged toward the back of the lion man and struck him with the palm. The lion man was immediately paralyzed and tumbled down.

Messi quickly drew his dagger and stabbed the lion man right in the neck. Streams of blood spurted out of the wound, forming a small pool of blood on the ground.

"This is just the beginning. Stay alert guys. Based on the logs of the other adventurers, guardians will appear randomly, and the creatures they had encountered were completely different. We'll have to force our way through," Messi spoke in a grim tone as he stood up.

The black-robed man coughed. He was severely injured; it seemed his right arm had been broken by the hammer.

"Messi… Why didn't you warn me?! You were fighting with that one!" The man questioned in anger.

"I didn't do it on purpose…" Messi shrugged.

"Come on, stop. We don't care if you die or not. You should be more careful during the battles." The red-robed man addressed, seemingly uncaring that the black-robed man helped him during that fight.

"You!" The black-robed man was breathing heavily, trying his best to hold it back.

Angele was still checking the surroundings. He nocked another black arrow onto his bow and pulled the bowstring. He was aiming at the pool.

"Guys. It's not a good time to start an argument. We need to deal with this thing first," he spoke in a low voice.

The others stopped talking and looked at the direction his bow was pointing at.

A strong naked man slowly emerged out of the pool with water dripping down his body. Although the man looked like an adult male, he had no male genitalia between his legs. Every muscle on his torso was like a work of art. The entirety of his body was covered with a golden glow.

The man had no hands. Instead, he had two huge crab claws.

His hair was messy, and he was swinging the claws in the air.

"Intruders… Die…" he muttered in Vlasov.

CHI*

The golden glow around the man turned into a barrier.

"It's the Crab Man… I mean, Claw Warrior! We are in trouble…" Angele knew this creature, causing his expression to change, "Adult Claw Warriors are able to use force fields…"

"Claw Warrior…" The others gasped.

"Well, shit…" Messi's face turned pale, "Guys, prepare your most powerful spells and do whatever you can. Otherwise, we won't be able to leave the garden in one piece."

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Chapter 100: Manor (1)

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Angele held the bowstring tightly and aimed at the Claw Warrior. There were tiny, blue light dots flashing in front of his eyes.

"Zero, can you show me the weak point of its force field?" he mumbled.

From his perspective, the Claw Warrior was covered with a blue translucent grid. Rows of data were shown beside its body.

'Mission failed. More data required.' Zero reported and stopped analyzing.

Angele narrowed his eyes. He turned his head around and tried to search the gate, but it was no longer there. Instead, a gray wall blocked their path.

He stepped back and leaned his back against the wall. He wanted to make sure it wasn't just an illusion.

The red-robed man was still at the frontlines. Once again, he started rubbing his ring.

"Explosion!" he shouted.

A red light dot appeared in front of him, which quickly expanded into a ball of flame. The red-robed man didn't seem to bother with the sparks, only pushing the fireball forward. It flew toward the Claw Warrior. The speed was slow from Angele's point of view. It was similar to watching someone throw an object.

When the fireball successfully caught the Claw Warrior's attention, the red-robed man quickly took out a small glass bottle from his pouch. The bottle was about the size of a finger which contained purple liquid. An explosion occurred right after the red-robed man threw the bottle to the ground.

Crack*

Thick smoke from the broken bottle completely pervaded the atmosphere, quickly shrouding everyone's vision.

Messi took out a silver dagger and started drawing something on the ground in a slow manner. Many complex patterns were engraved onto the handle of the dagger, but in reality, those were runes mixed with twisted lines. His granddaughter stood by the side with a helpless look, in addition to her feeling nervous.

After several seconds, Messi stood up and started mumbling. He quickly disappeared along with his granddaughter. Apart from them, the black-robed man struggled for a while before walking toward the corner of the patio.

Angele looked at the corner. There, he saw a small wooden door that had appeared out of nowhere; it was shaking. In but an instant, Angele became the only one left on the patio.

"The hell?" he knew what the others were planning. They had known Angele not being well-prepared for this, much less having an idea on how to survive such a situation. They wanted to make Angele fight the Claw Warrior first as the bait. If he died, they could then finish off the creature that would already be weakened due to Angele.

"Come with me." Angele heard someone whispering from behind.

Angele turned back and saw someone reaching out to him. There was a hand at the location Messi and his granddaughter disappeared. Based on the sleeves' appearance, it was Messi's granddaughter.

"Don't! It's none of your business!" Messi was shouting.

'She's so kind.'

Angele smiled, yet he did all but move. It was too late, as the Claw Warrior had already detected him. Moreover, according to the information given by Zero, Angele didn't think he could outrun this creature.

"HA!" Claw Warrior yelled and raised its claws. The fireball from the red robe was easily blocked and vanished in the air quickly.

The Claw Warrior swung its claws in the air several times. It left the pool and charged toward Angele, leaving a wet trail on the ground; its skin was as hard as a metal shell. The Claw Warrior was akin to heavy machinery, causing the ground to start shaking as it ran.

Angele released the bowstring and shot the arrow. He turned around and ran toward the other corner without checking if the arrow successfully hit its target. When a wooden door appeared at the corner, he was already running much faster than the black-robed man. Angele quickly took out the enchanted item he had made earlier from his pouch while escaping. He turned around and squeezed the heart-shaped item, aiming at the Claw Warrior.

A ray of green flame sprouted out of the middle of the heart and rushed toward it.

Angele clearly was doing his utmost in distracting the creature. He turned around again and disappeared after entering the door.

DING*

The black arrow struck the Claw Warrior's forehead, yet it didn't even scratch its skin. It dropped to the ground after the momentary contact.

Against all odds, however, the green flame pulse had actually scared it. It made the Claw Warrior stop charging; it leaned toward the left, dodging the attack. Yet, this was a chance Angele had caught so he could escape.

Some of the green sparks dropped onto the Claw Warrior's skin, creating a noise that sounded like something was being barbecued. Some green smoke rose from the part of the skin that was struck, yet it did no damage.

The Claw Warrior had been provoked, but Angele had long disappeared. It roared as it tried to find the next target. The red-robed man had already escaped by entering the same door as the black-robed man. If not for him hiding well within the thick smoke, the Claw Warrior would have long detected him before he could reach the door.

Messi and his granddaughter were invisible. They stood there and watched the whole time.

"What now, Grandpa?" the girl asked, her voice shaky. They already learned that this creature's magic resistance was very high, and it almost completely resisted physical attacks. Its skin was so hard that most weapons could not even scratch it.

Messi looked at the door on his right side and then the left. Angele had chosen the left door, while the other two entered using the right door. He gritted his teeth as he hesitated.

Another Claw Warrior appeared in the pool. This time, it was a female. Its nipples were covered by two, white shells, and she didn't have any genitalia just like the male one. The female Claw Warrior's body, however, was more balanced and attractive.

"Ah!" The female Claw Warrior cried, and about seven more Claw Warriors rose from the pool. Some were males and some were females. Their skin was all covered with a golden glow.

Messi's time was running out. A female Claw Warrior had already detected their position and it stared at them.

"Move!" he shouted as he rushed toward the door to the right. They revealed themselves as they moved.

However, Messi's granddaughter was rushing toward the door to the left, the one Angele entered. Only after several seconds did they realize they were moving in opposite directions. Messi had forgotten to give clear instructions.

"Grandpa! Here! That young man asked us to follow him!" the girl yelled nervously.

"He's alone there and he knows nothing about the place! Why!"

Messi hesitated for a second. He was trying to say something else, but the Claw Warriors were charging toward them and they had to move. He waved to his granddaughter before entering the door.

The girl's eyes were completely filled with tears. She really wanted to go back, but the Claw Warriors were already fast approaching. She could only turn around quickly and enter through the door ahead of her.

Angele went across several bushes and he was still running. He arrived at an abandoned graveyard after entering through the door. There were several white gravestones on the field, each covered in weeds and bushes.

'Claw Warriors never act alone, they act in groups.' Angele learned this information from Zero's database.

'There were at least four of them. I can probably deal with two.' Angele placed the heart back into the pouch. He had brought three pouches that each contained different items.

Angele thought for a while before taking out a small ball from one of the pouches. It looked like a green egg from some creature. It was translucent and had the size of an adult's fist.

He told the girl to follow him into the door before leaving the pool. The girl had been kind to him and even tried to help him, so he decided to pay her back. Angele wasn't sure if the girl would trust a stranger, but he did whatever he could.

Angele had also checked the statuses of the black-robed man and the red-robed man using the chip before leaving. The red-robed man was a rank 2 Wizard apprentice, and he survived the first wave due to the enchanted ring on his finger. He already triggered its effect twice, so it was unlikely he could trigger it again. The black-robed had been using potions, but his Stamina was low and it didn't seem like he had any enchanted items with him. Angele doubted they could even make it out alive.

'If that girl actually listened to my advice and followed me here, I can probably learn some information about this place from her.' Angele jumped over a bush and rolled several times. He had activated Zero's scan function and started waiting.

Angele ceased advancing and quietly stayed inside the 2-meter-tall bush. He crouched down and made sure no one could see him.

The sky was gray, and the clouds had already thickened. It was probable that it was going to rain.

There were some black flies inside the bush and they were flying around Angele.

The reason why Angele chose this place was due to those black flies. According to the database, those flies were common in the plains and they weren't poisonous. The environment here was strange and Angele would rather stay in someplace he was familiar with.

Angele heard some intense footsteps after a while.

Three living beings were approaching his location. One of them sounded nervous, while the other two were completely furious. Angele lowered his body again and asked Zero to mark the targets with blue lines so he didn't have to get out of the bush to check.

Based on the shape of their bodies and their footsteps, Angele learned that the girl was being chased by two Claw Warriors.

He was about 30 meters away from the door, and it was the only path beside it. The Claw Warriors were catching up the girl as Angele had expected. Their speed, after all, was extremely fast.

The footsteps were drawing nearer and nearer. Angele lowered his head and closed his eyes, checking the information sent to him by Zero.

He placed his right hand on the dagger's handle and slowly pulled it out of the sheath. The place was silent, and the only things that echoed in the area were the footsteps. Angele calmed down and began focusing on his targets.

Kata-kata*

The footsteps finally reached his location.

Suddenly, Angele opened his eyes and jumped out of the bush.

CHI*

"AHHH!" a female Claw Warrior screamed.

It placed its claws on one of its eyes; blood was dripping down to the ground.

Angele held his dagger in right hand and stood there quietly. There were blue light dots flashing in front of his eyes.

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Chapter 101: Manor (2)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

"Nu…Ri…Bass!" The other male Claw Warrior looked surprised and angry. It turned around and yelled at Angele, but Angele could not understand what its words meant. The Claw Warrior raised his huge claws and charged toward him furiously with a speed so fast, its body turned into a yellow flash.

Angele muttered the incantation in a low voice and quickly raised his dagger to block the incoming strike.

CLANK*

Both of them backed off upon realizing the similarity of their strength level.

Angele turned around right after stepping back. His dagger drew a silver line in the air as he attempted to stab the Claw Warrior's head.

Two rays of red light left the tip of his dagger. One of them disappeared into the air, while the other struck its head. The warrior slowed down its action after taking the hit.

Angele's dagger easily pierced its right eye and half of the blade was inside its head.

He immediately pulled the dagger out, resulting in a yellow eyeball dropping to the ground as blood spurted out of the wound.

The Claw Warrior stepped back and went down on his knees before he stopped moving. The other one was slain by Angele using the same method. It fell to the ground, and beside their bodies, a pool of blood was formed.

'So they need to activate the force field by themselves, and it seems they can't maintain it for a long time. My close combat spells are a great match in dealing with enemies like that. I only need to wait for a chance.' Angele turned around and shook the blood off his dagger before returning it back to its sheath.

The girl's knees wobbled and she crumbled down onto the ground. Her breathing was heavy and her face pale. It seemed like she was exhausted after escaping the pursuit of two Claw Warriors.

"Are you alright?" Angele looked at her and asked.

"Yea… I'm fine." The girl answered right away, "Thank you."

Angele could see the wounds on her legs and arms.

"Good." Angele nodded. He walked toward the bodies and dipped his finger into the blood, tasting it.

'Unknown parasites detected! Warning! Clean your mouth immediately or you will get infected,' Zero suddenly reported.

Upon hearing that, Angele's expression changed. He spat the blood out and took out some leaves from his pouch before putting them into his mouth. He chewed the leaves for a while and spat everything out right after. Angele repeated this process several times.

'Parasites are gone.' Zero finally signaled.

Angele had a bitter smile on his face. He had now decided to stop putting everything into his mouth. He had never encountered parasites before, and he didn't want to get infected in the wild. He wiped the blood off his nails. Then he drew his dagger out and started cutting the Claw Warrior's claws.

As expected, their shells were incredibly hard. Angele spent a while just to cut one of their claws off. Their skin seemed like a human's, yet the texture was akin to iron. Angele initially thought that the female Claw Warrior's shell bra was made from special materials, but disappointment replaced his expectation after finding out that it was just an ordinary clamshell.

"Let's go." Angele grabbed the claw and stood up, "Hurry up, we only have one hour."

"Sure," the girl responded, "I thought it was one hour and a half?" She suddenly realized.

"Nope, just one hour," Angele whispered.

They walked toward the door they came from and re-entered through it, successfully returning to the patio. Only two Claw Warriors had entered this door, while the rest had gone after the others, so the place became deadly silent again.

Angele walked directly to the entrance of the garden on the other side. The girl followed him from behind, looking relieved.

The garden was about the size of an average backyard. Plenty of rare plants and vegetations were planted. Angele couldn't believe his eyes as those priceless materials filled the entire place just like common crops.

Angele looked around and some huge mushrooms caught his attention. Those mushrooms were about the size of an adult. Their stipes was white and their caps red. They looked attractive in a bizarre way.

"Perro Flower… It's Perro Flower!" The girl got excited. She ran toward the blue flowers and took out her herb-gathering equipment.

Angele scrunched up his eyebrows and glanced around.

'Did you find any suspicious movement?' Angele asked.

'Nothing detected.' Zero's mechanical voice echoed in his head.

Angele held his dagger tightly and started wandering around in the garden. Again, the area was small. He could walk from one side to the other within 15 steps. It seemed like the garden was built for those rare materials.

Angele found many plants that he had only read about from the books, such as the Rainbow Flowers, Black Chrysanthemum, Ear Flowers, and Maggot Grasses.

Angele stopped by some strange-looking mushrooms and crouched down. He felt relieved after making sure no threat was in the garden.

Those mushrooms were white and tiny. There were red smiley faces on their caps, almost like someone intentionally drew faces with a pen.

He had never read about mushrooms like that. Angele scrunched up his eyebrows again and slowly reached out to them with the dagger.

"Hehehehe…" Those mushrooms laughed and stood up. Hands and legs appeared on their bodies. While holding each other's hands, they quickly surrounded Angele in a circle.

"La~ LaLaLa~ LaLaLa~" They started singing and started spinning.

Angele looked at all the twisted red smiley faces. He could feel the chill creeping up his back. He kicked some of the mushrooms away and rushed toward the only path in the garden, but the mushrooms followed him from the behind within seconds. All of them were still laughing and singing.

The mushrooms that fell to the ground got up slowly and caught up quickly. Although Angele knew the faces were not their expressions, the scene was still horrifying to him.

"What the hell! What the f*ck is this place!" Angele shouted. He turned back and ran toward the exit.

He quickly grabbed what he could on the way to the exit, including the Dragon Scale Flower he wanted. The mushrooms, however, were still on his tail.

They were singing, jumping, and laughing, but Angele did not look back. He suddenly heard birds chirping in the sky. Flocks of black birds started circling above him. There were so many of them that they looked like black clouds.

The sky was slowly turning red. It was still gray several minutes ago, yet things changed as soon as Angele approached those mushrooms. Clouds of black birds, laughing mushrooms, and the red sky, everything was making the atmosphere heavier and heavier.

"Move!" Angele grabbed the girl's hand and ran with her.

However, he didn't feel the weight of a human being, so he turned his head back immediately only to see a leather chest piece in his hand. Angele had been certain that he saw the girl before grabbing her hand.

Angele scalp tingled from fear. He threw the chest piece onto the ground and quickly looked around. There was no sign of the girl, but he knew the girl was wearing a red one piece under the leather armor. The only red things in his sight were the faces on the mushroom caps and the sky.

The sky was getting darker, and he was the only one in the garden. More and more mushrooms appeared from nowhere, laughing as they ran toward Angele.

"Damn!" Angele could feel the numbness from his scalp. He finally reached the exit and returned to the patio.

He was shocked after seeing the changes that had happened to the patio: the water in the pool was gone and the bottom of the pool was cracked as if the water had never been there.

The mushrooms were still chasing him, so Angele had no time to check the pool. He started running along the way he came from.

'Zero, record every change in the environment.' He tied the claw onto his back and threw all the materials he got into one of the larger pouches.

'Forcefield is shifting intensively… You are inside a huge force field. Situation: Unknown. Please leave the area immediately…' Zero's voice was unclear due to the interaction with the strong force field.

Goosebumps rose on Angele's skin. The mushrooms' number almost tripled as they rushed toward Angele like crazy.

As Angele was getting closer to the exit, he took out an arrow and nocked it onto his bow.

"Atoria, Masnightin!" Angele shouted out incantations.

A blue rune appeared at the tip of the arrow. The rune was twisted and looked like a badly written number four. Blue lightning sparked around it, creating noises.

Angele pulled the bowstring to a full moon and aimed at the sea of mushrooms. He shot the arrow without hesitation, resulting to a blue line being drawn in the air as it descended into the sea of mushrooms.

The Electricity-imbued Arrow seemed effective as many mushrooms fell to the ground after being shocked by the electric pulse.

Angele kept running, sweat covering his face. He finally found the white gate and left the patio.

Outside the gate was the road built using the Screaming Bricks. Angele stepped on them quickly, but he did not hear anything screaming. They did not move, and they looked like ordinary bricks. Angele saw another person ahead of him. It was the black-robed man.

The sky was dark, last rays of light poured onto the ground. Objects around were barely visible.

'Time is up.' Angele checked the timer with Zero. Almost an hour had passed. The mushrooms stopped near the white gate as though they couldn't go past that.

The black-robed man heard the footsteps and turned his head around. Upon seeing that it was Angele, his face was filled with surprise. However, they didn't communicate and only kept running.

The black-robed man's hood dropped down due to the wind, Angele realized it was a lady after seeing her long, brown hair and her beautiful neck.

Angele was much faster than her, so he quickly left her in the dust.

GA GA*

The black birds were still in the sky and their chirps were loud and strange. Angele raised his head and looked at the sky.

Great flocks of black birds were still circling around the sky, Angele felt sick by just looking at them.

"Help me! I'm Princess Delanya from Liliado! Please…" The lady was almost crying.

Angele turned back and looked at her. Fear was written all over her face and tears were dripping down her chin. Shadows were catching up to her and they almost reached her feet.

Angele knew that she didn't help him at all back at the pool, but he still decided to help her. He grabbed her hand and started running again. Angele moved much faster than those shadows, and they finally reached the sign at the forked road.

They finally stepped out of the Moon Gin Manor's area. The sunlight returned and the sky became clear.

Angele covered his eyes with his hands since the light was still too intense for him. He could hear the lady breathing heavily on the side.

"Finally… We made it!" The lady sat down on the ground.

"A manor that brings death…" She muttered and wiped the tears off her face.

Angele looked at the direction of the manor. The road was still covered with weeds and there were no footprints at all. It was like they never entered the area.

"Don't worry, we are good." The lady stood up and took off her mask. Her skin was glossy and her lips were pouting. She looked gentle and noble; Angele believed she was a princess.

There was a pair of silver earrings on her ears. They were glowing, and Angele wondered if they were enchanted items. He stopped observing and checked the things he had obtained from the manor: a claw from Claw Warriors, and a decent amount of rare materials he grabbed on his way out.

'Great.' Angele calmed down and felt happy with what he had gotten.

"Thank you for saving me. My name is Delanya, and this is a small gift for you. I'll remember what you did for me there, and I will return the favor in the future." She put on the hood and covered her face with the mask again. She handed a telescope-like brown tube over to Angele.

Delanya left immediately after giving Angele the tube. Angele stood there for a while and looked at the path to Moon Gin Manor one more time before heading back to town.

"I hope I don't have to return to this damn place," Angele mumbled.

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Chapter 102: Return (1)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

Angele quickly returned to Moss Town. The place was still deadly silent. No one was on the streets and not a single movement could be detected from the buildings.

Mists blanketed the streets as the streaks of sunlight failed to burn them away. Angele walked slowly in the middle of the road, glancing at every direction.

Angele was certain that people still hadn't woken up yet as he couldn't hear anything. A raven landed on one of the buildings' roof. It stood there quietly, staring at Angele with its red eyes.

The raven wasn't cawing or anything, only standing there. Angele looked at it for a brief moment before he walked toward the hotel.

Creak*

Right after Angele opened the door, he lowered his footsteps and furrowed his brows.

Beside the building, three carriages were still parked there, and the horses were still sleeping. Coachman Tom had his back laid on one of the carriages, snoring.

Angele decided to check on him first. He released the door handle and walked toward Tom. He crouched down and started shaking Tom's shoulders.

"Hey, Tom. Come on, wake up." Angele kept shaking Tom's shoulders, even pinching his right ear.

"Ah…" Tom groaned and slowly opened his eyes, "Master… What happened?"

"We need to move." Angele lowered his voice. He stood up, pinched his horses' ears and woke them up.

"We are done here?" Tom was still trying to figure out what was going on, but he decided not to think too much, "Sure, I will start preparing now!"

"People in this town all fell asleep. We need to leave the place as soon as possible. Something isn't right." Angele felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't make heads or tails of what was wrong.

Angele recalled the day he arrived at the town. People in the hotel were the only residents he met, and Tom pretty much took care of everything for him. Zero detected movements in the houses, so Angele was certain that those were human beings. Yet today, it was different.

Tom walked into the hotel. Angele had told him that others were sleeping, but the place only had deathly silence. He shuddered from this as he started preparing the supplies for the trip.

Angele walked around the yard and checked the carriages. He did not find anything strange. He wondered what happened to the other people in the garden.

'They probably died?'

The door on the other side would take them to a different area, so Angele had no time to check it. He made the decision based on Zero's analysis and believed he made the right choice, which was the reason why he asked Messi's granddaughter to follow him. Delanya had left in a hurry, so Angele didn't acquire any valuable information from her; though it seemed like they didn't just encounter Claw Warriors.

Angele shook his head. In any case, he wouldn't go back there. He walked out of the yard, intent on checking on other residents.

On the left side of the hotel, there was a wooden house surrounded by wooden fences. It seemed like the house was built a long time ago since it looked old.

The fences were closed, but Angele easily jumped over them and entered the front yard. The yard was filled up with weeds, seemingly as if the owner barely did any yard work.

Angele slowly walked toward the door and pushed it carefully.

Crack*

The door slowly opened, and black smoke returned to Angele's fingertips. He had corroded the lock using negative energy particles. However, it was only effective when the lock wasn't complex.

Angele could smell the mold in the air as he entered the room.

"Wait…" Angele drew back and coughed several times.

He used the wind particles to blow the dust out of the door.

After most of the dust was gone, he finally entered the room, "What? How?" He was shocked.

The house was empty, no one was inside. Angele saw one wooden table in the middle of the room and several chairs. A wooden bow hung on the wall, and the fireplace was covered in spider webs.

Crack*

Angele stepped on a spoon and he started searching around.

He was sure there were people here when the first time he arrived at the hotel.

Angele narrowed his eyes and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and left the house to check the other houses.

"What the hell…" There was cold sweat on Angele's forehead. His body had warmed up due to running around, but he could only feel a chill climbing up his back.

All the houses, all of them — empty.

There were no people around. Even a mouse couldn't be found, and all the furniture was covered in dust. It was almost like no one had lived here.

'Where are those people? I'm sure Zero detected them before.' Angele was panicking.

Angele stood in the middle of the town, being surrounded by the mist. All the hairs on his skin stood on its end.

"Wait…" Angele took a deep breath and calmed down. He turned around and headed toward the hotel.

"Tom!" Angele pushed the door open and entered the hotel.

"Tom! Hurry up, we need to go!" he yelled.

However, the place was silent, and Tom did not reply to him. Angele stopped for a second, his worst fear realized.

Angele left the hotel immediately and went to check the carriages. The horses were still there, and they neighed, but he still did not find Tom. The place was small, so Angele was certain that Tom would hear him if he was around the hotel.

Angele drew his dagger and held it tight. He quickly walked toward the backyard.

The kitchen and supply shop were in the backyard, and Angele wondered if Tom was preparing the supplies. He went across the bushes and arrived at an empty ground.

A small house with a chimney on top was there; it was the kitchen. Angele walked around and yelled, but he had found not a single trace of Tom.

"Damn it!" Angele cursed. He knew he had to leave. He grabbed what he could and returned to the carriages.

Angele jumped onto the driving seat and shook the reins.

"Let's go!"

He left the hotel quickly, and the carriage started moving along the street.

"Tom is gone too…" Angele felt numbness in his scalp, "He was talking to me not so long ago…"

"Is this place an illusion? But I talked to the owner and I ate all the food. They were real for sure. The dust coated the furniture in the houses I checked, and it seemed like no one touched them for years…"

Angele kept thinking but he could not arrive at a conclusion. The whole incident was too strange.

"Giddy-up!" Angele shook the reins again and increased the speed.

Ten minutes later…

Angele had left Moss Town. He passed the forked road and started heading back using the same route he had come from. The chilling wind was blowing over his face, which cleared his mind.

He started to see the tall pine trees on the roadside and the ground covered with gray stones. Angele remembered his meeting with the squirrel when he was trying to touch the mushroom.

He looked at the left side of the road. Angele wanted to meet the squirrel again. For some reason, he had the desire to talk to any living being.

The carriage advanced slowly along the bumpy road. After some time, Angele finally encountered the squirrel once again. It was sitting on the grasses and biting a pinecone.

"Halt." Angele stopped the carriage and jumped off it. He walked toward the squirrel quickly.

"Hey, you are here again." The squirrel greeted Angele and raised its head, "So how did it go? What did you get?"

Angele forced a smile, "Well, I got what I wanted."

He crouched down, feeling a bit relieved.

"The elder of the forest wants to meet you. Will you accept the invitation?" the squirrel asked.

"The elder?"

"Yea. Actually, he wants to buy some of the snacks you give the last time. We live very close to the road, so we can talk to the merchants passing by easier," the squirrel added.

"I didn't take too many snacks with me…" Angele hesitated.

"It's fine. I'm sure you still have some left," the squirrel waved its claw and said.

"Alright…" Angele felt relaxed after talking to the squirrel.

"Follow me." The squirrel held the pinecone in claws and started moving toward the forest.

"What about my carriage?" Angele questioned.

"My mates will look after it for ya." The squirrel pointed at the carriage.

Angele turned back and saw a black squirrel waving toward them on the roof of the carriage.

"Allen~ Take care~" The black squirrel was waving his claws.

BAM*

Allen threw his pinecone toward the carriage and it hit the black squirrel's head.

"Come on, do your job!" Allen clapped with its claws, "Alright, let's go."

Angele smiled, "So you have a name?"

"That's my nickname." Allen shrugged.

They quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Allen! We are done!" The black squirrel yelled from behind, "My sister too! I'll not allow her to talk to you anymore!"

Angele followed Allen to a lake after going across the forest.

Mist rose from the green lake. It was huge, such that Angele couldn't see the other side of the lake.

A long, brown wooden dock was built upon the lake. Angele could see the long legs supporting it under the surface of the water. The dock looked like a bridge that led to the middle of the lake.

Angele felt speechless after seeing what was at the end of the dock. It was a cat standing upright on its hind legs. The cat had put its hands on the back and was mumbling something. Also, there was a fishing rod behind its feet. The strange scene made Angele think that the cat had already witnessed the vicissitudes of life.

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Chapter 103: Return (2)

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"Allen, did you bring the guest here?" The white cat turned around. Its voice was deep and gravelly.

"Yes! Elder!" Allen yelled, "He has what we want!"

"Why are you yelling…?" Angele was speechless. He did not expect a squirrel to have such a loud voice.

"Well, the Elder is having trouble with hearing…" Allen shrugged.

"You mean salty peanuts? That's my favorite." The Elder nodded.

"How much peanuts you got there?" it asked.

Angele thought for a second, "About one kilogram, I believe."

"What? You're not selling them?" the Elder asked.

"It's one kilogram!" Allen ran to the cat and yelled to its ears.

"One kilogram?" the Elder nodded, "I wanted more, but I'll take them. Sigh, I haven't had salty peanuts in a while. When I was in Santiago, there was a town named Kodo by the north of Liliado, and people there made damn good salty peanuts for me… Alright, Allen, let him choose the item he wants."

"Got it."

"Sorry, I have a question actually. Do you know Moss Town?" Angele decided to ask, "What happened to it? No one lives there?"

The Elder didn't hear his question but Allen did, "You mean Moss Town? It was abandoned about ten years ago, why do you ask?" Allen stared at Angele confusedly.

"What? Ten years?" Angele was shocked, "Nothing… I'm just asking."

"Fine. Ten years ago, one of the people that survived from the Moon Gin Garden went crazy and killed everyone in the town. No one tried to rebuild it after that. I told you before; Moon Gin Garden is extremely dangerous. Nine out of ten people who enter it will die. I'm actually surprised that you made it out in one piece," Allen explained, "Alright, let's go claim your item."

'But the information I collected didn't mention any of it…' Angele was sure the food he ate was real, and the hotel owner he met was not an illusion. He thought for a while and realized the information he obtained came from books of the distant past.

One hour later, Angele left the forest with a small gray egg, and a group of squirrels took the snacks from his carriages.

As Angele jumped onto the carriage, Allen appeared from nowhere and jumped onto the back of the horse, "Wait, Angele, the Elder has a message for you. The curse of the garden is not lifted yet. Also, do not travel alone." Allen was speaking in a serious tone.

"What? Don't travel alone?" Angele hesitated. He did not know why, but he started to feel a chill again. He had thought he was already done with the garden.

"Tell the Elder that I appreciate his advice." Angele forced a smile, "I think I'll be fine, I'm usually very lucky."

"I hope so." Allen jumped off the horse and walked toward the forest.

Angele shook the reins and the carriage started moving.

"Angele, take care!" Allen yelled from behind, "I hope we can meet again."

Angele heard Allen's words and smiled.

Angele traveled for five days at full speed and he finally left the Moss Mountain.

He arrived at a small town and rented a room in a hotel.

"Your oil plum cake and milk, enjoy."

Angele nodded, watching the owner's daughter putting down a cake served on a plate and a glass of milk. She left after making sure the order was correct.

Angele grabbed a piece of brown cake and took a bite. The cake had been cut into pieces. It tasted sweet and sour combined. Angele had several pieces and even drank a whole glass of sweet milk. He put down several silver coins on the table and returned to his room on the second floor.

Angele's room was by the end of the hallway. He needed a quiet place to meditate and to process the materials he acquired from Moon Gin Manor. He needed to preserve them before they dried up, so he rented a relatively quiet room to perform the procedures.

Angele locked the room and closed the windows. He lighted up an oil lamp and released some energy particles in the air. He wanted to make sure no one was trying to peek through the door or the window. Those energy particles would alert him when people were nearby his room.

Angele took the large claw out of a black bag and put it down on the table. The claw weighed about five kilograms, and its surface was coated with translucent oil. It was shining under the light. Angele applied the oil he acquired from the school for preservation.

Angele took out a black bottle out of his pouch and removed the wooden stopper. He poured some white dust onto the surface of the claw and started rubbing it thoroughly.

Time passed by and darkness fell before Angele could notice it.

He rubbed his eyes, stood up and stretched his body. Suddenly, something strange caught his attention.

Angele saw a girl wearing a red one piece standing behind him from the reflection of the window.

"Please, help me!" the girl cried, "I saw them again just now, but no one trusted me."

Angele turned around immediately. He recognized the girl, it was Messi's granddaughter.

Her eyes looked as if she had no soul, and her words were disorderly. Moreover, she kept crying. The red one piece was nearly torn apart.

"How did you get in?" Angele asked.

The room was locked, yet the girl just appeared in the middle of the room. Angele could barely understand what she was saying.

"Please!" The girl stared at Angele, her eyes unblinking. It made Angele feel uncomfortable.

Angele took a deep breath, "What are you talking about? Where did you go that day?"

"I…" The girl hesitated. Angele was sure she was wearing the red one piece he had seen that day, and she was badly wounded.

The light from the oil lamp disappeared for a second. Angele turned his head around to check but no one was around the table. The girl disappeared after Angele tried to talk to her again.

Chillness crept upon his spine.

"I need to go. I can't stay here anymore!" Angele started packing up.

Angele left the town and started heading back. The girl did not come to him after that night at the hotel.

However, she came again several days after. Angele was sitting beside the campfire at night, surrounded by the shadows of the trees. The moonlight was the only thing that made things visible.

The girl walked out of darkness. Fear and anxiousness were written all over her face.

"Help me, please…" She was groaning, "I really don't want to… I really don't…"

Angele stood up and stepped back. He tried to keep a safe distance from the girl.

"What do you want from me!?" Angele shouted.

"Help me! Please, help me!" The girl cried and started approaching him.

"You didn't answer my question last time! Now, answer it!" Angele knew he was probably not dealing with a living human. The girl was strange; she did not seem to have a soul and she could locate Angele's location easily.

"Question? What question?" The girl stopped for a second.

"Where did you go that day? At the garden?" Angele asked in a gravelly voice.

"Garden? What garden?"

Suddenly, wind put the fire off for a second. Angele's sight became blurry and the girl disappeared again.

"Damn it!" Angele cursed as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Ten days later, Angele was one day away from the Lennon City.

He decided to spend the last night in a small town then go straight back to the city after. Angele thought the girl would not appear if he kept traveling. Although he barely rested these days, he felt relieved. Zero never alerted him when the girl appeared, nor did it not make any records. It was very strange. Angele could not determine what the girl actually was.

Also, it seemed like the girl's time was frozen at the last minutes in the garden. She was begging Angele to help, and she only appeared when Angele was alone at nights.

"Maybe I'm too far from the garden now? And the strange power can't reach me anymore? Whatever, I need a break anyway."

Angele rubbed his temples. He was very tired at the moment. He stood up and poured himself a glass of water.

"Please, help me!" The girl's voice suddenly appeared from behind.

Angele froze. The voice was very close, almost as if the girl was yelling beside his ears.

He slowly turned back and saw the girl standing at the corner quietly. There was no window in this room and the locked door was the only entrance.

"Please help me!" the girl yelled again. She stared at Angele's eyes without blinking.

"F*ck you!" Angele shouted. He raised his hand and threw the dagger toward the girl.

PON*

The dagger stabbed into the wall and the girl disappeared again. The room became quiet again.

Angele wiped the sweat off his face with hands.

"What the hell!" Angele was getting nervous, and his expression looked horrifying.

"Damn it! What's going on! If it's a curse, something should happen to me, and I'll be able to find the solution."

Angele walked around the room and saw a ray of bright light shot through his bag. Angele hesitated for a second and got excited.

He quickly ran to the bag and opened it. There was a gray robe inside, and the cross on its back was flickering with light.

"It's Master! She's summoning me! I can finally return!" This was the first time that he couldn't wait to see the 'cute' face of that old witch.

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Chapter 104: Return (3)

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The light from the cross slowly vanished after several minutes.

Angele put the robe down and packed everything up quickly. He hid the large claw into a black bag separately.

Angele calmed down quickly. He was still thinking about that girl who really creeped him out.

"I'm heading back to the school first!" Angele gritted his teeth. He pulled the dagger out of the wall and returned it back to the leather sheath.

"I must have triggered some hidden trap left by the previous owner of the manor." Angele searched through his memory. He thought that the tall red cap mushroom he saw when entering the garden was the problem.

He remembered seeing it somewhere before, but he was not sure if Zero had a record of it.

'Zero, try to catch any change happening in the energy field around and get me the data of that red cap mushroom,' Angele ordered.

'Mission created… Searching… Data not found.'

'Analyzing…'

'Four possible matches: Red Mouth Mushroom, 45% similarity. Dragonfly Mushroom, 34% similarity. Aria Mushroom, 13% similarity. Devil's Cap, 11% similarity.'

Angele was disappointed at the result, but there was nothing Zero could do at the moment as he hadn't yet collected enough data. Most of the data in the database were collected during his travels across the Anser Plain. On top of that, he did not have enough information on special materials or plants in the world of wizards.

Allen had said that the survivors from the garden went crazy and did many cruel things after. Angele thought he was probably in the same situation.

The girl would not appear twice a night, so Angele wasn't worried that he had to face her again today. Still, he decided not to sleep. He spent the rest of the night meditating, so he could respond immediately to anything that could happen.

The next morning, Angele left the town as soon as the vibrant sunlight began to warm the day. He started heading toward the Ramsoda College at full speed.

Trees in the area were thick and old, but the leaves already started falling as the winter approached.

Wheels of the carriage crushed the dried-up leaves on the ground into pieces.

Angele sat tight on the driver's seat, checking the surroundings constantly.

Angele was very close to Lennon City, but he decided to head to the school first. He needed Master Liliana's help to lift the strange curse.

He kept advancing along the main road. Angele barely stopped since he wanted to get there as soon as possible. Angele arrived at the logging site where they had hunted the Glowing Elephants after traveling for a while.

"Almost there." Angele was relieved. Seeing something familiar to him made him feel better.

Angele did not stop. Although he could change routes and visit the city first, he decided to deal with the more important matter.

A chilling wind was blowing over Angele's face. It felt like needles pricking his skin.

Several days later, the ruin above Ramsoda College.

The sky was blue like a huge sapphire, and puffy clouds were floating above the muddy land.

A black carriage was approaching the ruins quickly between the yellow trees. Its wheels were spinning fast, and its noise drove the birds away.

The carriage looked like a black dot swimming in the sea of trees; it was fast and steady. A young man with brown hair was driving the carriage. Several tree leaves dropped down to his face because of the blowing wind, but he did not seem to care.

The man was staring at the road in front of him. Slowly, the yellow ruin appeared in his sight, and the man looked relieved.

"Finally, I'm back," Angele said.

The girl had appeared once during the days when Angele stopped to rest. It seemed like nothing could stop her from tracking Angele down. Angele was hoping he could find the solution in the school.

"Halt!" Angele pulled the reins and slowed down the carriage. He parked it by the bridge.

He jumped off the carriage and wiped the dust off his clothes before taking the large, black travel case with him. He walked toward the bridge.

GA GA*

A raven circled above Angele and landed on the stone bridge. It was staring at Angele with its blood red eyes.

"Master Moroco?" Angele stopped and asked.

"Are you heeding the summoning call? You are an apprentice, right?" Moroco's voice was sharp and high-pitched. It was the voice Angele knew.

"Yes, master." Angele bowed.

Moroco nodded. Angele's body reflected in its ruby-like eyes, and strangely, there was a girl right behind him. Their bodies almost overlapped. The girl had no expression on her face, and she was just standing there quietly.

"That's a strong curse… You may enter now, I think your master is already back," Moroco spoke in a light tone.

Angele hesitated for a second, and then he smiled, "Thank you, Master Moroco."

"Wait, before that…" Moroco opened its beak and laughed. The beak split from both sides, which looked horrifying.

A countless number of sharp teeth appeared in its beak, almost looking like an alligator's mouth.

When Moroco flew into the sky, its body started expanding. Black feathers dropped down its body, and the raven transformed into a 7-meter-tall, 4-meter-wide monster within seconds.

GA*

The strange roar almost paralyzed Angele.

Moroco's wings blocked the sunlight and covered Angele within its own shadow.

"How dare you! You filthy soul! I'll make you pay for what you have done!" Moroco sneered, hovered in the air for a while and charged toward Angele. Its speed was much faster than an average knight.

Angele's sight blurred for a second.

"AH!" He heard someone groaning from behind.

Moroco swung its wings and flew toward the stone bridge.

Moroco's body shrunk back to the normal size as it landed on the bridge.

"Good, you may enter now." Moroco looked satisfied, licking the beak with its snake-like tongue.

Angele was not sure what exactly happened, but he now felt relaxed. It seemed like Moroco lifted the curse for him, so he immediately bowed again in thanks. Angele took a small box out of his pouch and put it down beside Moroco.

"I appreciate your help." Angele stepped back after putting down the box. He entered the ruin after seeing Moroco nodding its head.

Moroco opened the box with its claw. There was a red pearl inside it.

"My favorite snack. Great. He knows my taste." Moroco nodded again.

Angele found the entrance quickly. Nothing had changed. The door to the tunnel was still closed, and it was hidden in a dusty room.

However, the surface of the door was new. He was unsure whether it was replaced or not.

Angele knocked on the wooden and invoked the incantation. A black coating appeared on the surface of the door and disappeared after several seconds.

Creak*

Angele pushed the door open and saw the bright tunnel and a staircase in front of him.

He looked around and walked down the stairs. Angele quickly disappeared around the corner, his footsteps echoing down the tunnel.

The wooden door closed by itself slowly. A thin layer of black coating flashed upon its surface again.

Angele kept advancing in the tunnel. The lights on the wall had brightened the whole place.

He walked passed two fellow wizard apprentices in the hallway. It seemed like they just returned to the school as well, but they did not greet each other. They just nodded their heads as a courtesy.

Angele reached the Faculty of Necromancy quickly. He stood by the entrance of the hallway and he could feel the chillness in the air.

Angele held the travel case in hand and reached a door by the end of the hallway.

He lightly knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened to a room with a dark interior. Angele carefully pushed the door open, and he saw a ray of light in the middle of the room.

Master Liliana's horrifying face was right under the light.

"That was a strong curse," Liliana spoke in a low voice.

"Yes, it was, Master." Angele already got used to Liliana's appearance. He closed the door slowly, turned around and bowed to her.

"I seek your help, Master."

"You should really thank Moroco. He did not just simply eat your curse. You'd be dead already if you didn't come back to the school in time." Liliana smiled, "You're brave. I don't know how you made it out, but Moon Gin Garden isn't a place for wizard apprentices to head into. How did you even find out its location?"

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Chapter 105: Return (4)

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"Why is that place so strange?" Angele was currently relaxed. He asked out of curiosity.

"The garden is a playground of Banshees and Infant Spirits, and most of the rare plants there were soaked in negative energy particles. It's a place full of traps and dangerous creatures," Liliana explained.

"Good thing is, you are familiar with Necromancy and negative energy particles. Those creatures did not affect you too much. Otherwise, you would already be dead. Come here and sit down."

Liliana pointed at Angele, and a black chair appeared behind him suddenly. Angele looked at the chair for a second before he sat down.

"Ghosts and the other creatures inside the manor don't care who you are. They are just a bunch of strange monsters that want to drain the life energy from you. I'll help you with the sequela. However, don't ever go there again. There are reasons why we formal Wizards don't adventure in that place," Liliana warned.

"I won't go there again, Master." Angele nodded.

"Good, I'll cure you first," Liliana muttered.

With an oil lamp in hand, she turned around and opened the drawer on a small cabinet.

Liliana took a small, white accessory box out of it. She walked toward Angele slowly and sat down.

She pointed in the air again, and a black table appeared between the two. Liliana put down the accessory box and pushed it to Angele.

"This is the best I have. If you want to stay alive, you must wear it for three years. Don't just take it with you, you have to put it on the back of your hand. Its roots will go into your veins." Liliana had a serious look on her face.

"Three years?" Angele finally understood what he was dealing with. Even Master Liliana could not cleanse the curse in one attempt. Allen was not exaggerating at all; the garden was extremely dangerous.

"This is the first step. I'll take care of the rest later. Your soul attracted a lot of disguising spirits…" Liliana stopped for a second, "As payment, give me half of what you got there. I'm asking too much."

"For sure." Angele nodded immediately.

Wizards often adhered to the tradition of bartering. Angele himself knew that Liliana would not help him for free.

"Put it on your hand then." Liliana pointed at the white accessory box.

Angele grabbed the box and opened it carefully. His expression changed after seeing what was inside. There was a diamond-shaped silver accessory laid on a piece of white silk, with complex patterns engraved to its surface.

"Where do you want to put it on?" Liliana smiled.

Angele stared at the palm-sized accessory, "On the back of my right hand, I guess."

Liliana nodded. She did not do anything, but the silver accessory floated in the air and quickly stuck onto the back of Angele's right hand.

Angele did not feel any pain. The accessory had already mounted on the back of his hand before he could realize. It became a part of his hand, and the whole process was a bit strange to him.

"Next, let's treat your sequela. Those monsters found you charming, and did not do too much damage to your body."

"What? They liked me?" Angele was speechless, he almost went crazy after being haunted by that girl.

"They did not intentionally cast any spell on you. You're just affected by their natural evil force field. Those monsters have a different magic system from us, so it's hard to explain." Liliana stood up and asked Angele to follow her action.

She waved her hand in the air and all the objects around disappeared. The whole place became dark again. The only source of light was the oil lamp in her hand, but it barely made their faces visible.

"Eye of Darkness." Liliana raised her left hand with her palm facing up.

Suddenly her palm split in half, and a crimson, empty hole appeared from the gap.

Angele heard the sound of the wings of insects vibrating, and a small mosquito flew out of the empty hole on Liliana's palm.

It was a gray mosquito the size of a bean with translucent wings. The mosquito left the hole quickly, shook its wings and flew into the air.

After that, a pile of gray smoke rushed out of the bloody hole. It looked like a pole, but Angele knew it was formed by countless gray mosquitos. There were so many of them that they looked like a pile of smoke.

The noise they made filled up the room. Angele stood at the opposite side of Liliana, and those gray mosquitos climbed upon his body quickly. He was not feeling well, but he knew they were probably doing something about the curse and he decided to stand still.

The tiny mosquitos were all over Angele's body. Around his clothes, skin, neck, and hair, all those tiny insects were climbing. Goosebumps rose upon his skin. He was trying his best not to move. After several minutes, the gray smoke stopped coming out of the hole, and the gap slowly closed.

Some of the mosquitos were hovering above Liliana's head. They formed several gray lines and made the bridge that connected Angele and Liliana.

Those lines lasted several seconds and the mosquitos started to form a gray ball between them. The mosquitos that were moving around Angele's body left him and joined the ball that had the size of a human head.

CHI*

The ball floated in the air and it was cracked open by a red eyeball. Angele could see the veins on the white surface of the eyeball and the red pupil was staring at Angele. The eyeball turned around like a surveillance camera from time to time.

"Suharick, roselice?" the eyeball asked in a strange tone.

Liliana's lips moved, but Angele could not hear her words. It seemed like she was talking to the eyeball.

The eyeball turned to left and right, almost like shaking its head. Liliana scrunched up her eyebrows and said something again. They were trying to reach an agreement.

The eyeball hesitated for a second before it nodded.

Suddenly, a seemingly endless hollow space appeared in the middle of the eyeball. A strong white arm that had red pimples all over its surface reached out to Angele from the hole.

As the white arm hit his head, Angele tried to dodge but Liliana stopped him.

He could feel the chill on his skin. It was almost as something was moving around inside his body. It was an unpleasant experience.

'That arm felt like a mudfish. Wet, sticky, and it stinks,' he thought.

The arm moved around Angele's head. It was looking for something but failed, so it reached out toward Angele's back.

"AH!" A high-pitched female scream came from Angele's behind.

It was the voice of that girl in red. Angele had recognized it immediately. He thought the girl had already been eaten by Moroco. Angele turned his head around and saw a translucent girl's shadow being pulled out of his body by that white hand. The hand grabbed the girl by the neck and dragged her into the abyss right away.

The hollow space closed slowly and the gray mosquitos covered the eyeball immediately. They slowly separated from each other and turned into gray smoke poles.

Liliana raised her hand, and the crimson hole appeared on her palm again. All the mosquitos flew back into the hole at full speed, and the room became silent again within seconds.

She lowered her hand slowly, "It's done." She smiled.

Angele was relieved. He now felt much better after the 'treatment'. He grabbed his case and opened it up.

Ten minutes later…

Angele walked out of the room with a half-empty case. He had a gloomy expression. Liliana took away half of the rare materials he obtained. Although he knew he needed to pay Liliana, he still felt a bit downcast.

"Finally." It had been the most dangerous adventure that Angele ever had. It was dreadful, as he hadn't had a good sleep in a long time. He was afraid he would be killed by that girl in his dreams. Zero could not detect her presence at all, so he had to stay alert.

"Now, I need to go to the Potion Store and I need to get my hands on the Water of Asu. Also, I need a good defensive spell model!" Angele mumbled, "I'm still too weak. I want to be able to handle things by myself!"

Angele almost died during his first solo high difficulty adventure, and he learned how dangerous those Ancient Wizard resource points were. He was not prepared like the others, and he still lacked the ways of obtaining helpful information.

"Wizard. I need to break the limit and become a formal wizard!" Angele rubbed the silver accessory on the back of his right hand slowly. He was unhappy that there was nothing he could do at the manor and at the town. Messi's granddaughter was swallowed by the shadows, and he lost Tom as well. If Angele was strong enough, he could've at least saved two lives.

Most importantly, he wanted to be able to protect himself. Angele was mad at himself. He knew he was still way too weak. The excitement of using spells was already gone, and he realized how much a difference was between wizard apprentices and formal wizards.

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Chapter 106: Choice (1)

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Inside the dark room, Liliana put down her oil lamp on a black table.

Countless tiny cracks suddenly appeared behind her, and groups of mosquitos flew out of her body to form the gray ball again. The ball split in half and the white eyeball revealed itself.

"What do you think?" Liliana spoke in a grave tone. Although her voice was still cute and sweet, she sounded serious.

"We had an agreement with Moon Gin Garden. It was just an accident. They were not trying to kill your student," the eyeball responded.

"An accident? If he hadn't been summoned back to the school, he would already be dead." Liliana was not happy, "I need an explanation, they can totally hide those materials from him. What was that monster thinking?"

The eyeball turned around, "As an intermediary, I certainly don't want you two to misunderstand the situation. That young man was affected by their hatred, it's not a big deal."

BAM*

Liliana pounded the table.

"That was not some simple hatred. They were clearly trying to devour him. Although Moroco ate the main threat and I had his body cleansed, there's something nasty left deep inside him. They must give me an acceptable reason for doing that!"

"Reason? What reason?" A high-pitched female voice echoed in the room.

CHI*

Some blood mist exploded at the corner and turned into a head-sized object that looked like a jellyfish. The red object floated in the air, glowing. It was the source of the strange voice.

"Your student was trying to steal my materials. You should apologize to me first before trying to blame me for that," the jellyfish shouted.

"I knew it…" Liliana's expression changed. There were worms squirming between the gaps of her face, "It's the Northland Alliance, right? Are you working for those filthy scums now?"

"I'm not going to comment on that, heh…" The jellyfish sneered.

"Wait, don't tell the plague in the east is…"

"Don't blame everything on us! You damn prick! My children were so kind that they didn't kill your student!" The jellyfish spoke in a cold tone, "Northland Alliance tried to ambush him on his way back, and they wanted to make it look like we did it. My children saved him! He'd be dead already if my children were not around him."

"Is that so?" Liliana calmed down a bit, "Angele's Mentality is very close to a formal wizard's. Your children were not kind at all, they just couldn't kill him. Also, I think he's capable of escaping the ambush of Northland Alliance. If he's a low-rank apprentice, his mind would've already been crushed by your children. Kristina, you really think I'm that dumb?"

"Whatever!" the jellyfish yelled, not refuting Liliana's assumption.

"Calm down you two. Kristina was just trying to take revenge for what happened at Rinwo last year, Liliana, what you did there was a bit over the line," The eyeball turned around again, and started mediating, "Northland Alliance's plan was to alienate you from Kristina by killing one of your students, so we can't let that happen."

"Fine. I will forgive you this time." Liliana snorted, "They forced us to abandon our school for a while and now, they want to alienate us. We must make them pay!"

"You're right. We have to plan it out. Liliana, how many apprentices are summoned back?" the eyeball asked.

"We need a plan for sure. We sent the message to about 120 apprentices, but only half of them came back." Liliana lowered her voice.

"Wait. I have a sad message for you," the jellyfish interrupted, "One of my babies just found a dead body. It's your student."

"What!" Liliana opened her eyes and her body started glowing, "What? Say that again?"

"My child found your student's dead body a while ago." The jellyfish stopped talking. Some of the red mist separated from its body and created a thin oval mirror on the side.

The mirror was covered in a thin meat barrier. The surface was white initially, then it turned into pitch black for a second before bringing up the image of a remote area.

It was cloudy at the area and a huge area was burnt black in the middle of the grassland.

A young girl was lying on the burnt area. Sadly, she was killed before she could realize it. Her body was sliced in half and there was no blood coming out of the cut. It was almost like she was not hurt at all.

"I already checked it. Her organs were gone, and there was nothing in her stomach. I'm sure Jeremy did this," the jellyfish explained.

"Jeremy…" Liliana's expression changed and lowered her head, "Damn it! I don't know if you're telling the truth. I need to check it myself…"

"Fine. We are leaving now." The jellyfish disappeared with the eyeball, and the gray ball became complete again. It was still floating in the air.

After several seconds, Liliana suddenly screamed like crazy, "Damn it! Jeremy! One day I'll make you pay! I'll devour your whole family!"

Angele was walking down the underground tunnel slowly, thinking about how the place was empty.

Before the war, he would see wizard apprentices walking around in the school and yet, he had not seen anyone in the tunnel today.

He heard the footsteps coming from the corner as he was thinking.

A young-looking, middle-aged male apprentice appeared at the corner. His face was yellow, and there was a black handkerchief inside the pocket on his left chest. Angele could see the noble suit and flower family insignia under the man's gray robe.

Angele walked past the man and had a glance at his face, 'He probably just came back from a funeral…'

The man had a depressed and serious look on his face. He looked nervous as well.

'I wonder how much damage the Northland Alliance did to the school,' Angele thought, he was walking toward the Potions Department.

He met several other apprentices that just came back from the funeral as he advanced. They all looked sad and nervous.

It took Angele a while to reach the Potions Department. The Potions Department was built inside a large, empty cave. The wall was yellow, and there were four huge glowing sapphires set on the top of the cave. The four different runes engraved on the sapphires represented the four basics of Potion Study.

There were more than ten people inside the large cave. They looked like ants standing on such a huge empty field. People did not even notice Angele's presence.

Most of the people had black handkerchiefs on their chests. All of them had serious looks on their faces. They were chatting in groups at the side. Angele thought something was not right.

He quickly walked past them and reached the counter. The counters were set up for selling the potions and there were several potion labs behind them.

There was only one person at the middle counter at the moment. It was a middle-aged woman. She did not have a pretty face, but she looked gentle and elegant.

'She's a noble.' Angele guessed. After all, he knew what nobles looked like.

Angele stepped forward and stood in front of the counter.

"Greetings, I want to purchase the…" Angele saw the woman shaking her head before he could finish his sentence.

"Sorry, one of our resource points was taken, so the potion storage is almost empty right now. We decided to stop selling potions for a while," the woman spoke in a low voice, "Also, Potion Master Benjamin was killed in the war, so there's no estimated date on when we will reopen the shop." The woman made everything clear.

One resource point was taken and they were short on materials. Angele felt speechless upon knowing this.

Potions were always rare and expensive due to the difficulty in crafting them. A potion's price could be 10 or 100 times the price of the raw materials, but now they decided to close the shop.

Angele wanted to purchase the Water of Asu today, but it seemed like he would not even be able to get regular potions. Also, the waitlist for Water of Asu was based on the wizard apprentices' talent levels. Angele's talent level was low, and Water of Asu would only be sold to apprentices with high talent levels first. If they kept joining the waitlist, Angele's turn would never come.

The middle-aged woman was kind. She decided to explain a bit more after seeing Angele's regretful face.

"It's not just us. Liliado and Northland Alliance are short in potions as well. Many resource points were destroyed or taken during the war, so…"

Angele heard her words and sighed, "I understand. It's just I had high expectations."

"I've seen expression like yours many times these days." There was a bitter smile on her face.

"Wait. I have some rare materials in my pouch. Can I still exchange them for magic stones here?"

"Sure, we are in need of materials. We'll buy them for twice the original price. It's a good time to sell whatever you have in hand." The woman smiled again.

Angele took out the preserved Dragon Scale Flowers and a Single-Eye Flower he obtained this time. He had taken them in a hurry, so they did not have nice appearances.

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Chapter 107: Choice (2)

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The woman inspected the materials and handed five black cards to Angele. One black card could be exchanged for 1000 magic stones. As a matter of fact, these were actually reshaped high-quality magic stones. Those black cards could be used anywhere, and 5000 magic stones could be sold for a great amount of money.

The woman had seen a lot of rare materials like the ones Angele provided, so she was not surprised that they were worth thousands of magic stones. Trading involving a large amount of magic stones usually happened between large families.

"Thanks for the help," Angele said in low voice, and he kept the black cards into his pouch.

"You're welcome."

Angele turned around and left the counter.

"If I can't buy the Water of Asu right now, I'll have to search for a defensive spell model first." He wasted no time and started heading toward the Spell Department.

About ten minutes later, Angele stood in front of the large wall. He raised his head and looked at the listed spells on it.

There were about eight other people around. Some were old and some were young. Most of them were staring at the wall. Several people were checking the price with the clerk.

The hall was quiet. Two people had even started meditating on the ground. Angele looked at the list and checked through the Fire, Wind, and Necromancy spells.

There were only two level 0 Wind spells: Light Weight and Lesser Agility Boost. For the Fire spells, he saw Flashing and Ignite. There was no low-level defensive spell models for those two categories.

There were three defensive spell models in the Necromancy category:

Weapon Control: Effective on weapons with wooden handle. The weapons will attack their owner. Range: 3 meters. Angele stopped reading after seeing it was only effective on weapons with wooden handles, and the spell itself was weak.

Death Coil: Surround the caster with death energy and create a weak force field around. Range: 2 meters. Good for close combat. Weakness: Ranged weapons.

This one could be taken into consideration.

And the last one:

Bone Armor: Cover oneself with bones. The stronger the bones, the higher the defense. Great for defending physical attacks. Weakness: Energy attacks.

Angele furrowed his eyebrows. He knew those ones were the bestsellers in the school, and they were helpful during basic combats. However, Angele did not find the one he wanted.

He walked toward the clerk. It was an old woman wearing glasses.

"What do you want?"

"Can I have a look at the level 1 defensive spell models? The ones on the list are not suitable for me," Angele lowered his voice.

The old woman raised her head and looked at Angele after hearing his question, seemingly a bit surprised. Only rank 3 wizard apprentices that were trying to break the limit would purchase high-level defensive spell models. She was surprised because Angele looked so young. On the contrary, she had spent her whole life reaching rank 3.

She opened the drawer and took out a thin booklet, "These are all the level 1 spell models we have right now. You can take a look. Some of the spell models are created by formal wizards, so they may not be practical."

Angele had five black cards on him, so he skipped the price list. He started searching the spell he wanted in Necromancy, Fire, and Wind category.

He looked at the Wind category first because the Wind energy particles loved him. Angele thought the reason was the enchanted ring he used before, but he was not sure about it. There was a whole page of Wind spells, but a lot of them had similar effects.

There was a spell called Wind Blast. It had many variations, but they shared the same name. Some had the range of five meters, and some had the range of seven meters. They were modified by different wizards, and spells with a smaller range usually could do more damage than the ones with a larger range.

There was also something called the Party Spells such as Summon Wind. It would produce wind within a very large area and was mostly used for large parties.

Angele skipped all the random spells and started looking for the defensive spells. The spells on this booklet were all level 1 spells and only wizards could cast them. Actually, only wizards were able to cast defensive spells, so Angele had to be able to cast level 1 spells to be recognized as a formal wizard.

Angele kept checking the list. A spell called Berlin's Haste caught his attention. It could boost up the projectile's speed, and he thought he could use it to increase his arrow's damage.

This spell was similar to the Agility Boost. If Angele could cast it on his boots, he would be able to move faster. The price was only 10 magic stones.

There were not many defensive spell models in the Wind category, so Angele turned the page to the Fire category.

The page that listed Fire spells had a red background. Angele quickly went through the damage and support spells, then located the defensive spells quickly. There were about eight of them:

High Temperature Field: Create a fire force field around the caster and it will cause whoever approaches the field to lose water. Opponents will be exhausted. Range, 3 meters.

Flaming Iron: Create a piece of high-temperature iron and it will attack whoever tries to hurt the caster. Needed material: Iron Shard.

Heat Wave: Create cold and heat waves in a 2-meter radius, enemies will lose their balance after entering the air.

Heat Drain: Creates an energy field. Radius: 3 meters. Enemies' body temperature will be lowered, and their actions will be slowed down.

Flame Guard: Enemies will be stricken with fire within the effective radius. Radius: 2 meters. Fast, low damage.

...

Defensive Fire spells were actually good choices to Angele, but he was not sure which one to get. Therefore, he decided to check out the Necromancy category as well.

The background of the Necromancy page was black, and the words were written in white ink. Angele found the defensive spells and started reading:

Body Harden: Caster can harden part of his body and increase one's physical defense greatly. Weakness: Fire.

Mosrin's Death Coil: Surround the caster with death energy. The energy does constant damage to enemies within the range. Range, 10 meters. Combat spell.

Ranged Eliminator: Works on any ranged wooden ranged weapons. Projectile such as arrows will be destroyed. Minimum distance, 12 meters. Not effective if the enemies are inside the 12-meter range.

Interference Field: Enemies within five meters of the caster will be disoriented. Debuff, fear, exhaustion. More effective on enemies with weak minds.

Abyssal Eye: Eyeball buff. People within the caster's sight will start seeing illusions, and if they cannot distinguish them from reality, they will be exhausted. Universal debuff, stamina drain, fear of battle.

Those were all five defensive spells in the Necromancy category. Two of them needed to be cast by wizards. Meanwhile, Mosrin's Death Coil, Interference Field, and Ranged Eliminator could be set up as a passive spell.

Angele considered himself as a close combat wizard. He trained himself well and his physical attack combos were strong, so most of the time he would be charging toward the enemy. If the enemy had a defensive spell on, he would consider ranged attacks. He needed a passive defensive spell, so he could save time casting it during battles.

For that reason, the passive spells in Necromancy category would not work well for him. There were many ranged spells that did area damage and he could cast them easily if given enough space. However, he needed a way to deal with enemies that were strong on their own. Those three passive spells were focused on dealing with groups of enemies.

Angele had his eyebrows scrunched up as he turned the page back to Fire category, but none of them could help him defend physical attacks unless his enemies could be taken down with basic flame attacks.

He looked at other categories. Water and Plant category had many spells that could help defend physical attacks, but Angele was not so familiar with those energy particles, and he would not be able to reach the full potential. Angele learned a lot from the ancient wizard books. He knew that he needed to focus on one or two types of energy particles.

Wind and Fire energy particles liked him the most, so he should try to use as many Wind and Fire spells as possible. Otherwise, his spell power output would be lower than other wizards. The better he could control the energy particles, the stronger his spells would be.

'What should I do?' Angele furrowed his eyebrows again and kept checking the spells listed in the booklet.

The ideal defensive spell for him was one that could defend up to a certain level of physical attacks; one that included ranged and melee attacks. Also, he needed a barrier to defend the energy strikes, but spells that fulfilled his requirement did not seem to be level 1 spells. Spells like that would be weaker than spells that could only defend physical or energy attacks.

The High Temperature Field was good for close combat, but it was weak against ranged attackers. If the enemies used ranged metal weapons, the spell would make their attack even stronger by raising the temperature of their projectiles. It would not be a wise choice for Angele.

The other one caught Angele's attention was the Heat Drain, but it was an area spell with certain duration and it was weak against strong attacks that focused on a single target.

Apparently, Fire spells were more focused on offense and Wind spells were focused on auxiliary. Even the defensive spells had those characteristics. Angele still wanted to main Fire and use Wind to support. He no longer wished to spend all his time on Necromancy.

The first defensive spell of wizards was extremely important because they could solidify it into Talent Spell. If Angele made the wrong choice, it would greatly affect his future progress.

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Chapter 108: Formula (1)

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The Talent Spell was the most important spell for a wizard. After all, casting it would not cost the caster any mentality. There was nearly no limitation on this spell, and it could be cast instantly. Talent Spell separated wizards from wizard apprentices, and that was the reason why formal Wizards were much stronger than rank 3 wizard apprentices.

Angele finally made the decision after thinking for a while.

He purchased all the defensive spell models he saw. Angele had more than enough money to do it and he would have something in storage in case he had to leave the school again.

Besides the defensive spells, Angele also purchased various types of damage spells since he wanted to gather more information for his database. He purchased all the Wind and Fire spells available in the school, and he spent about 1000 magic stones for that. Ramsoda was famous for Necromancy and shadow spells, so the Wind and Fire spells he purchased were all the school had.

Angele purchased about 100 spells, and he handed one black card over to the clerk. The clerk then gave him three magic stones as change. Those magic stones were medium quality magic stones that could be exchanged for thirty regular magic stones.

The clerk asked several wizard apprentices to carry the spell books back to Angele's room.

Angele led them to his room. Each of the wizard apprentices was holding a large box in their hands. The boxes were filled up with spell books, and they were heavy.

After the apprentices helped Angele organize the books, they said goodbye to him and left. Angele stood beside the door and looked at the dorm's hallway.

Most of the doors were locked, and the floor was covered in dust. He could see their footprints on the floor clearly.

"I'm the only one here…" Angele sighed. Wizard apprentices from Necromancy, Enchantment, and Energy Modifying Department lived in this area. There were 10 rooms in this hallway, but it seemed like Angele was the only one who came back. The dust on the floor explained everything.

'Not all rooms were taken when I first arrived here, but now I'm the only one that came back…' Angele was a bit depressed.

The hallway was dark. The oil lamps on the wall were put off as no one lived here for a while. The only light came from Angele's room.

It was once a noisy place. People were talking all the time, but now there was no one around anymore. Angele stood beside the door. He looked at the dark hallway, loneliness filling up his mind.

KA*

Angele walked into his room and closed the door. He stared at the oil lamp on the desk for a while. The yellow light made him feel relaxed.

"It'll take me at least five minutes to walk from here to the other side of the hallway. There were not that many people in the school even before. Now, the war made the situation even worse." Angele shook his head. He walked toward the large boxes and crouched down.

The boxes' edges were covered with silver iron strips, but they were not locked.

Angele opened the boxes easily.

All the spell books were inside the boxes. The spell boxes were covered in white shells, and the names of the spells were written on the front in black.

Angele grabbed a Wind spell book named Light Weight. He sat down by the desk and started reading under the light. At the same time, Zero started doing its job.

Zero could easily record everything Angele read, which was the reason why Angele could learn so fast.

An average wizard apprentice needed months to completely finish a spell book. Wizard apprentices with high talent levels could study faster, but they still needed at least two months because learning a spell required basic corresponding knowledge.

For example, the Light Weight spell was based on the two courses: Wind Spell Basics and Support Spell Basic Models. People first needed to finish these two courses before they could actually

understand the spell model.

For the same reason, although Angele purchased about 100 spell books, he needed a lot of knowledge to help him understand the spell models. It cost Angele several magic stones to gain access to the library being repaired. In the next three days, he did not actually learn anything, but he kept reading all the books he needed and stored most of the information in the database. With the database, Angele could check the information anytime he wanted.

Comparing to other wizard apprentices, Angele's learning speed was extremely fast because he only needed to read the book once and Zero would take care of everything else.

After Zero analyzed the new information Angele acquired, it gave Angele a surprise, 'Database is far complete than before. You can choose to enhance the spells, and how strong the spells will depend on how much mentality you have.'

Angele was reading at the library, and he looked happy after hearing Zero's report.

The library was similar to the ones on Earth.

Two large red wooden bookshelves sat in the middle of the library, and the shelves were filled up with various types of books. Several elder wizards were putting up force barriers beside the shelves. They wanted to make sure the wizard apprentices had enough mentality to check the knowledge in the wizard's books. The principle was close to the first Wizardry book Angele obtained. His mind would be destroyed by the book if his Mentality was not stable enough.

Angele was sitting at the corner of the room. The library looked a bit like a meeting hall. The floor was red and the roof was yellow. Yellow glowing crystals were inserted into the walls on the side, which were the source of light in the room. The temperature here was always in the comfortable range. It seemed like someone had cast a spell to modify the temperature in the room constantly.

There were four other wizard apprentices reading books beside Angele. They were very quiet, and the only noise was made by turning the pages.

Wizard apprentices usually did not read at the library. They would borrow the book and read somewhere else because books in the library were thick and there were many parts that were hard for wizard apprentices to understand. They needed time to think about every important point.

Angele was still excited about Zero's report.

'Choose and enhance the spell now?' Zero asked.

'What are the requirements? Check how much mentality is required for enhancing High Temperature Field,' Angele ordered.

'Time needed: 3 months. 2 Mentality will be consumed every day.'

"Three months," Angele muttered. He hesitated.

'How strong the spell will be after the enhancement?'

'Success rate: 87%. Result: Effective area increased, temperature limit increased, energy required increased.'

Angele furrowed his eyebrows and put down the book in his hand.

'I need to set up a standard to measure the power of the spells. I don't have enough practical experiences yet… Once I set up the standard, I'll ask Zero to start enhancing the spells I need.'

20 minutes later…

Angele was walking down a long hallway slowly.

On both sides of the hallway, there were doors and a counter.

A thin old man sat behind the counter. He was reading a red booklet.

He noticed Angele's presence and raised his head, "Two hours, one magic stone. Pick the room yourself. From 1-10 only, other rooms are reserved for formal wizards," the old man said in a light tone.

Angele nodded and put down a magic stone. The old man gave him a wooden tag and Angele tied it to his left wrist. He then turned around and walked toward room 7. The door was made from white metal. It was heavy.

Angele raised his left palm and pressed on the surface of the door. Some red light flashed on the door and a black number 7 appeared on the black wooden tag.

Ka*

The door opened, Angele stepped in and passed through a long, dark tunnel. He arrived at a large empty room.

The room was large, about the size of a basketball court. The floor, roof, and the walls were covered with black stone bricks. Strange runes were engraved onto those bricks, and they started flashing in random order.

The red glow appeared on one small area and disappeared soon after another area started shining. A large candle chandelier was hanging from the ceiling, the candles brightening the whole room.

There were two other wizard apprentices in the room: one was rank 3, while the other was rank 2 according to Zero's report.

They were training at the right and left side corner. Angele did not care though, as he walked straight toward an empty area on the side.

This was the Spell Lab. It was used for target practices and spell power testing. There were several targets and dummies around Angele. The area was nearly similar to an archery training ground.

The rank 3 wizard apprentice was a blonde middle-aged woman who was using the safe practice area. The safe practice area was protected by defense magic circles, so she could test the debuff spells here. She cast several debuff spells on herself, and the magic circles would cleanse the debuff under her order.

The rank 2 wizard apprentice on the other side was a young man. He was about 20 years old, testing debuff spells on himself as well. His body was covered in a blue glow.

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Chapter 109: Formula (2)

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Angele did not care what the two were doing. He turned around and stared at a target in front of him.

'Zero, start recording my spell power. Use degrees as the measurement.'

'Recording.'

Angele raised his hand slowly. Some black mist rose from the tip of his finger.

He snapped his fingers loudly, and the wind energy particles blew the black mist toward the target.

CHI*

After several seconds, the yellow wooden target turned gray but no visible damage could be observed.

Angele furrowed his eyebrows.

'Reporting results, as well as the power data.'

'Necromancy energy particles need 5 degrees of energy to be effective. Enemies with a Stamina lower than 1.5 will take fatal damage, enemies with a Stamina over 1.5 will take mild damage, and enemies with a Stamina higher than 3 will take almost no damage,' Zero reported.

Angele finally understood how much damage he could do with pure energy particles. Casting spells would do much more damage than hitting enemies with energy particles. Also, the cost was way too high for what the energy particles could do.

'It means, 5 degrees of energy will only damage normal human beings. When enemies have knight-level attributes, those energy particles won't do anything. I should've tested it earlier when I had the chance. Casting spells will conserve my energy and do much damage to my opponents.' Angele thought with furrowed brows.

'How much energy do I need to destroy the wooden target?'

'19 degrees,' Zero replied.

Angele narrowed his eyes. He drew his black dagger and walked toward the target.

CHI*

Angele was surprised that his slash did not break the target.

He stood still and applied more force to the slash.

CRACK*

The wooden target was split in half. The upper part dropped to the ground.

'I had to slash it with more strength… It means my physical attack equals about what 19 degrees of energy can do,' Angele thought.

He tested other types of energy particles after. With Zero's storage function, Angele had a total of 30 degrees of energy in his body, but different types of energy particles had different densities.

Wind energy particles had low density. Angele destroyed a wooden target with 19 degrees of energy. The wind he summoned was almost like a small tornado.

Angele left the lab after he used up all the energy.

The next day, he went to the lab again. He tested Fire energy particles this time, summoning a small fireball with 19 degrees of energy. The wooden target was easily destroyed.

Angele assumed, 'Degrees is the universal unit for calculating basic energy consumption. Different energy particles do similar damage when the consumed energy is the same. Generally speaking, all the negative energy particles do pretty much the same damage, the only thing that matters is the energy consumption. That's how the unit is created. In addition to that, the density of energy particles does not really matter. Zero probably noticed it, but I didn't.'

Angele left after he had no energy left and returned to the lab again the next day.

He stood in front of the target he just destroyed, and thought, 'If I can set degrees as the unit for my spell power output, I can probably start measuring my actual combat power and it'll be much easier for me to record the data.

'Water of Asu is essential to me, but there's no way I can get it right now. I should keep doing experiments right now.'

After several days of testing, Angele learned the limit of his physical attack power, which was 20.1 degrees. It was a bit weaker than his pure energy particle power, which was around 22 degrees, but that was the best he could do.

With the new unit, Angele now had a way to measure how strong his enemies were. Although fights were not only focused on power, he would have a general idea about how he should fight the opponent.

The other two wizard apprentices he had met before came to the lab every day as well.

The middle-aged woman was Kelly Navister. A rank 3 wizard apprentice who specialized in Enchantment. The other young man was a rank 2 wizard apprentice. He was initially afraid of joining their conversation, but when Angele approached him and asked what he was practicing, he finally started talking. The man was named Michele, Kelly's nephew. His father was a rich merchant. He was the hope of the family.

BAM*

Angele hit the wooden target with a ray of green flame.

The target was covered in green flame and started burning immediately. It turned into a pile of ash within seconds.

'Heart of the Glowing Elephant. Flame Strike. Damage type: Energy. Spell power: 12 degrees. Mentality consumed: 1. Mana consumed: 0.'

Angele was satisfied. He nodded and put the heart back into his pouch. He could only cast Flame Strike twice a day, but it could be cast instantly and its damage was acceptable.

12 degrees of power could penetrate normal armor pieces and could injure a knight greatly. Grand Knights had their own energy barriers. It was likely that it would not do too much damage to them.

Angele still had the one-time bomb made from the other heart. He thought the power of that bomb would be much higher than the heart.

CLAP CLAP*

Angele heard someone clapping hands.

Kelly smiled and walked toward him. The woman had an average-looking face, and her brown hair was draped over her shoulders. Her lips were thin and she had sharp eyes.

"Angele, how are your experiments going?" she asked. The woman was smiling, but Angele could not sense the kindness from her smile.

"Almost done." Angele nodded. He was not trying to hide anything from others. The glowing heart was just an average enchanted item, and the only thing important to him right now was the new spell models he was testing.

"Kelly, is there anything you would like to discuss with me?" Angele turned around and smiled.

The reason why Michele was afraid to talk to them was due to their ranks. Rank 3 wizard apprentices were far more significant to the school than rank 2 wizard apprentices. It was hard for the wizard apprentices to go from rank 2 to rank 3, so that made rank 3 apprentices rare.

Although all the wizard apprentices had the chance to visit the wizard masters, masters would not spend too much time on them as they had more important matters to take care of. Rank 3 wizard apprentices created their own group. They would not spend too much time with wizard apprentices of lower ranks.

"Not many apprentices were summoned back this time. I heard several formal wizards were killed during the war," Kelly whispered.

Michele just stood there and listened. He was smiling politely, but Kelly was not interested in him at all as he was just a rank 2 wizard apprentice. Michele was already 20 years old, and it was very unlikely that he would become a wizard. Although Michele was her nephew, he was not valuable to her. It was an unspoken rule that rank 2 wizard apprentices should only talk to rank 3 apprentices when asked.

"Really?" Angele wiped the dust off his gray robe. After all the tests, his robe was covered in dust.

"No one is applying to the missions listed on the board right now. Many masters lost their disciples in the war as well." Kelly wanted Angele to guess what she was trying to imply.

"So what?" Angele was not concerned.

"It means, the school needs us. There are many unsolved events around the area. People will think Ramsoda is weakened, so they will try to take advantage of that. It's not our problem anyway, I'm just letting you know. Angele, you asked if I had any special potion formula in my family, right?" Kelly smiled.

"I thought you said you didn't?" Angele asked her about the formula collection the last time they chatted, but Kelly said she didn't have any formula in hand.

"We don't, but I found someone who did." Kelly wanted to get close to Angele. Angele reached rank 3 at 18 years old, which was an incredible feat. There were not many talented wizard apprentices left in the school at the moment, and Angele would become a disciple of one of the masters soon. It was the best time for her to do Angele a favor, and she was hoping that Angele would do something for her in return in the future.

"Who? And what formula?" Angele's expression changed. He asked in a serious tone.

"The authentic formula of Griffin's Nightmare. Their family specializes in collecting rare materials. It's not a big family, but they declined my offer." Kelly laughed.

"Why?" Angele's eyes narrowed, "Thanks for the information, Kelly. Can you tell me more about the family, if you don't mind?"

"Sure." Kelly's expression turned serious, "They sell all types of materials. The family got stronger because one of them became a wizard apprentice using a special method. The wizard apprentice was from our school. He learned from a wanderer who was a wizard. The wizard was a potion specialist who was being pursued by his enemies due to Griffin's Nightmare. He acquired the formula from an incident, but he burned it in front of the people chasing him because he did not want to get involved anymore. However, the old wizard tricked everyone. He actually made a copy of the formula and gave it to his student. After the wizard apprentice died, the formula was passed down for generations as a family heirloom. Someone in my family discovered their secret not so long ago."

Griffin's Nightmare, Angele read about it on a book not so long ago, "Griffin's Nightmare… I heard it could make Water of Asu more effective. It's a lost formula. I didn't think it was still in someone's hand. Since they declined your offer, I guess you want me to help you to take it from them? Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

The formula was too valuable for Angele to pass. He was hungry for power, and he would not mind getting his hands dirty. However, Angele had his bottom line. He would not do something that was too cruel.

Kelly's expression did not change after Angele questioned her. She already knew that Angele would help.

"The potion will help you break the limit easier, and it's extremely rare, so we are the only people that know about the situation. I already took care of the family members who sent me the message…" Kelly stopped for a second. She was trying to tell Angele that it should stay as a secret between them, "We almost wiped them off the land. However, a rank 2 wizard apprentice suddenly appeared and interrupted my plan. His spells were very strange. My nephew was hurt during the fight." Kelly looked at Michele, who was still listening to their conversation by the side.

Michele rolled his right sleeve up after hearing Kelly's words. Angele saw a long silver scar climbing up his arm, which looked horrifying.

Angele was a bit surprised. He had never seen a silver scar.

"Did you ask other rank 3 wizard apprentices to help?" Angele asked.

"I did… We only told them about the name of the potion. Most of them had no idea what it was. They were not into Potion Study, but since you asked me about the formulas, I decided to discuss the matter with you," Kelly smiled, and answered.

Angele doubted if they were the only ones who knew about the situation.

Griffin's Nightmare was also relatively known as the Nightmare Potion. Although it was rare, rank 3 wizard apprentices did not really care about it. The materials required to concoct the potion were all very rare, and the success rate was low. Even if they could acquire the formula, they would not be able to afford the cost.

Kelly probably did some research after Angele asked her about the formulas, so she knew that Angele needed something like this badly.

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Chapter 110: Riverside (1)

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"Wait, so I'm the only one in the school who decided to help?" Angele narrowed his eyes and asked.

Kelly was not trying to hide anything from Angele, "Well, you're right, but you need the formula, right?"

"Actually, I'm not going to get too much benefit from just the formula, is there anything else you can offer?" Angele spoke in a light tone. He decided to ask for more, so Kelly would not get suspicious. Kelly probably knew the success rate of crafting Nightmare potion was low, but she did not know Angele had the chip that could help him increase the success rate.

Kelly was not surprised to hear Angele's question. She nodded, "As a reward, I'll gift you 500 regular magic stones. What do you think?"

'500 magic stones!' Although Angele had four black cards on him, he was surprised nonetheless. He did not expect Kelly to offer so many magic stones.

Angele worked very hard to get magic stones before the war started, and this time he almost lost his life for obtaining those rare materials. Although he was shocked by the offer, his expression did not change.

"Deal. Just send me the message when you're ready."

Angele drew a snake-shaped rune about the size of an egg in the air as he spoke. It looked like a snake that was about to pounce forward.

He then pushed the rune with his finger. The rune turned into a black flash and sank into Kelly's gray robe.

Kelly quickly drew a strange insect-shaped rune in the air and pushed it into Angele's robe as well.

"Good, now we've exchanged our Rune Sigils." Angele nodded, "We can contact each other through it directly later."

"Sure, I'll talk to you soon." Kelly smiled.

Angele checked the time using Zero after leaving the spell lab. It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon. His plan was to head back to his room and have some rest before study the books stored in the chip. However, he suddenly realized that he had no idea how the Wizards were ranked, so he decided to spend some more time in the library first.

He was the only one in the library at the moment. The place was empty. Angele walked past the two large bookshelves and started checking the glowing shelves. The red ones required the readers to have the Mentality of a rank 3 wizard apprentice, while the black ones could only be read by formal wizards.

Angele checked several red bookshelves before he finally found the book he wanted.

He carefully touched the red glow with his finger. A hole appeared on the barrier, which fitted Angele's hand well. He grabbed the book with a black cover easily. He did not take the book to the table, only standing beside the bookshelf as he started reading.

On the surface of the book, there was a gray mouse with a pair of blue glowing eyes. It looked it was about to strike whoever was planning to read the book. The blue glow almost looked like a flame, and there was smoke coming out of its eyes.

Angele noticed the strange mouse. He rubbed its eyes with his left hand.

CHI*

Angele's hand was hurt by the heat. It meant the flame was real.

He was surprised. The flame looked identical to the flame on the Glowing Elephant created. The only difference was the color. He opened the book and started checking the Wizards' ranking system.

'Wizards control the power and the rules of nature. Living beings who understand this power and rules are called Wizards.'

That was the first sentence on the first page. Angele continued reading.

'6000 years ago, various races started the war against each other due to the 300-year-old hatred between them. Countless wars were declared by Humans, Demi-humans, Merfolk and Inhuman. Many mortals and wizards died. The stronger wizards decided to make a scale to measure the strength of their opponents. That was the prototype of the ranking system. The scale could be applied to any ancient race. It was also the first scale used to decide the ranks of Wizards.'

'3000 years ago, the scale was improved due to the extinction of many races. Human Wizards were the strongest at that time, so they changed the ranking system to provide a better measurement for the Wizards.'

'And the one we are still using was created in the year 1429.'

Angele furrowed his eyebrows, '1429? That's one hundred years ago. How old is this book…?'

He thought for a while and started reading again.

'Titles of the Wizards.'

'Wizards are ranked on how many spells one can cast without getting a backlash. Based on the level of the spells, there are nine general ranks.'

He saw a chart under the explanation. The nine-level system was carefully explained beside the chart. Details on how each level was determined were written inside the chart.

There was a signature spell between each stage, which was used to measure Wizards' ranks. Also, the power of wizards at the same rank varied due to the difference between the Talent Spells they had.

The power difference between the ranks was tremendous. The same spell could deal ten times or even 20 times more damage when cast by a wizard at a higher rank. That was the reason why a low-rank wizard had to show respect to high-rank wizards. They never know what would happen if a high-rank wizard became infuriated.

There were 9 ranks for wizards, each rank differing in the way they communicated and how they pay respect to wizards at higher ranks. Angele finished the book quickly. He skipped some of the lore, but he had a general idea about the wizard's ranking system.

'9 ranks and 9 class levels…?' Angele returned the book to the bookshelf and started thinking. At the end of the book, it mentioned the most famous wizards in the 6000-year history. They were all rank 7 wizards, but they were far from reaching the top rank. Although they did not reach the top rank, everyone related to wizards on this land knew about their names.

Based on all the information Angele collected recently, he had a better understanding about the landmarks. Ramsoda College, Liliado, Santiago, and Northland Alliance, all those wizard organizations were founded on the southern side of the land. They were close to the coastline, and they all had their territories.

10% of the land was controlled by Wizard organizations. On the other side of the Ramsoda Empire, there was a huge desert, and by going across the desert, people could reach the wizard organizations on the northern side of the land. Communications between southern wizard organizations and northern organizations were hard due to the long distance.

The area Angele was in right now was called the Dark Land of Wizards by Wizards from other areas. It meant that the place was for wizards who focused on destruction. Ramsoda and Northland Alliance liked the nickname because the damage spells they created were incredibly powerful than the ones created by other wizard organizations.

Angele recalled the days when he was on the ship. They stopped by several docks and wizard apprentices went to different wizard organizations. Yuri went to a place called White Tooth Castle. It was very far from Ramsoda and would take Angele years to reach there on foot.

It seemed like there were many Wizard organizations on this land, but they could not communicate with organizations from other areas due to the travel distance.

Angele thought for a while and started wondering how the other apprentices he met on the ship were doing. Goody guy Yuri, unruly Nancy, talented Jared, Luc Lando, and Velvet, they all went to different organizations.

Loneliness filled him up from within. He barely had any friend at the school. Benedict was the one Angele had the most conversations with, but he was from another organization.

'I don't have anyone to talk to here…' Angele looked around and thought.

He looked around. The library was still silent. Angele missed the days he spent at the Baron's territory and the days he had at Marua Harbor. He decided to pursue his goal alone, but sometimes he wondered if he made the right choice.

Angele shook his head. "One day, I'll meet them again," he muttered.

He left the library and decided to check every area of the school. He had always wanted to learn more about the school since he was accepted, but he did not have the time to do so. The main hall could only be entered by formal wizards. There was a black barrier blocking the entrance. Wizard apprentices could not even peek inside.

There were only three vendors left at the trading area. One of them was the place Angele purchased his first set of potion concoction equipment.

The Mission Hall was the place he accepted requests. It was empty as well, but there were still many requests listed on the board. The school was huge and it could easily fit more than ten thousand apprentices.

There were many faculties in the school, and there was a huge selection of programs offered by the faculties. For example, Energy Modification offered more than ten different programs, Enchantment and Necromancy offered more than twenty programs. However, most of the programs had no student, and masters would only be sent to teach the program when there were enough registered students. After the war, many masters and students had not returned yet. Angele doubted if courses were still being offered by the faculties.

The library, Potions Department, lap area, and service department were the places Angele already visited. The dorm was separated based on the faculties.

There was one last area that Angele would like to visit: the garden area.

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Chapter 111: Riverside (2)

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Most of the people who went to the garden area just wanted to relax while observing different plants. The area also helped the air circulation underground. There was a small artificial lake in the middle of the garden, and several high-quality, white stone benches were built beside the river.

The lake was clean and the water was still.

Angele picked a white bench and sat down under the tree. He felt relaxed just by looking at the beautiful scenery.

A large, triangular golden crystal was inserted into the middle of the ceiling, rays of gentle light shining upon the lake. The light was simulating the sunlight, and it made the whole garden area bright.

Angele sat on the bench. He could feel the chill from the stone as he pressed the surface of the bench with his hands. It was strangely smooth, as though the surface was coated with a special translucent paint.

The wind blowing over Angele's face was warm and smooth, tree leaves and grasses started shaking in the wind. The large, triangular crystal cast the reflection upon the surface of the water. It almost looked like there was another piece of a crystal inside the lake.

Angele rested for a while. As he was about to leave, he heard people talking from the other side of the lake. Several people walked out of the bush. They were wearing gray robes.

There were female wizard apprentices and three male wizard apprentices. They looked young. One of the girls had an attractive body and a charming face. She was talking to a male wizard apprentice on the side.

The five were walking toward the benches on the lakeside. They were here to relax, that was what Angele assumed. They were not too far from him. With the help of Zero, Angele could easily hear their conversation.

"For real?" The charming girl opened her eyes widely and asked admirably.

The male wizard apprentice by her side nodded. It looked like he was proud of himself, "Yes, I almost finished learning my first spell model. The basic courses are finally done. I spent a whole lot of time studying before I returned to the school."

"Come on, you spent most of the time eating and sleeping. You only learned the spell model because your talent level is high." The other male apprentice laughed, "I'm very close to finishing the first spell model as well. I spent a bunch of time studying as well."

"I'm so jealous of you two." The girl shook her hand with a depressed expression, "Lisa and I am still learning Spell Arrangement. For some reason, we just can't get the hang of it. We probably still need one or two more years before we can learn our first spell models."

"Malfa is very close to the top level of rank 2, so we can rely on him after that. I think Malfa's family will spend all the resources on him, right? My dearest Malfa?" the other girl mocked.

The five were having a good time around the bench. Most of their conversation topics revolved around the male wizard apprentice named Malfa. The other four asked him questions about courses from time to time. One of the girl wizard apprentices was cute and vibrant, while the other was quiet but sexy.

Angele sat on the bench and listened to their words and laughs. He had this thought on his mind that he was not the fresh apprentice anymore after all the time he spent learning and meditating. He had already reached the limit as a rank 3 wizard apprentice. Time really flew by.

Angele watched the young wizard apprentices on the other side of the lake. He knew he was already at a much higher level than them. He needed to set his goal higher. He sat there for several more minutes before he stood up and started heading back. There were still things he needed to take care of, so he did not want to waste time anymore.

He quickly disappeared at the corner of the only path behind the bench.

"Coco, what are you looking at?" Lisa saw her friend was looking at the other side of the river. It looked like she was attracted to something.

"You guys saw the man on the other side? He gives me a feeling that he…" Coco thought for a while, but she did not find the right word to describe her feeling.

The three male wizard apprentices raised their heads and saw the lonely shadow of the man who was heading to the exit of the garden.

"He must be a rank 3 wizard apprentice." Malfa sounded jealous.

"How do you know that?" His friends all stared at him.

"His mentality… is incredibly strong!" Malfa lowered his voice, "Much stronger than mine! I saw him looking at us when we were talking. His eyes were glowing."

"What?!" Someone yelled. All of them were shocked.

"His eyes were sharp, but I didn't see them glowing."

"I could feel it. Being stared at by him wasn't pleasing. It felt like there were needles stabbing into my skin." Lisa furrowed her eyebrows.

Malfa nodded, "That's what my grandfather told me before. When a rank 3 wizard apprentice reaches the limit, it means his mentality is nearly to that of a formal wizard's and his eyes will start glowing. My mentality is strong enough to observe the energy particles around his eyes. We should stay away from wizard apprentices like that man, and we should never provoke him!"

"So… his almost has the mentality of a formal wizard!? You're kidding, right? Malfa, this man looked like he is at our age!"

"I'm not joking," Malfa spoke in a deep tone.

The five stopped talking. Their achievements were nothing compared to what the man had at his age. Malfa almost felt ashamed of talking about the first spell model he learned in front of the man.

"Well, there are geniuses in this world, and they'll do anything better than us anyways." Malfa sighed, and he laughed.

"Yea, let's continue with our earlier conversation." The other young man nodded.

They recovered from the shock and started talking again. It almost looked like nothing had happened.

However, the girl named Coco was still peeking at the direction the man headed toward from time to time.

'I must move forward. I need to stop wasting my time…' Coco thought. She put her hands behind her and clenched her fists.

Angele walked down the tunnel. He had no idea that his strength gave a stranger motivation, but he would not care even if he knew what happened after he left.

There were many things he needed to do now. He needed to find the substitutes for the required materials of Potion of Tranquility, choose his Talent spell, and try to break the limit.

In order to become a wizard, Angele needed the Water of Asu and a suitable defensive spell. Zero could help him calculate his success rate on breaking the limit.

Zero could help Angele determine the success rate before he actually tried to break the limit. He would not attempt it if the success rate was low. He would try to keep increasing the success rate by collecting necessary resources. There was no point for him to simply rely on luck like other wizard apprentices.

This was why Angele believed that he could become a wizard. If he could obtain the formula of Nightmare Potion from Kelly, he could use it to increase the effectiveness of the Water of Asu. According to the information he collected, Nightmare Potion could increase his success rate of breaking the limit by 30%, which was an incredible figure.

However, Nightmare Potion was one of the five hardest potions to make in Potion Study, and it was also the most complex one in the mid-level potions. Only Potion Masters could concoct them, and the success rate was low. That was the reason why other rank 3 wizard apprentices were not interested in Kelly's offer.

'Spell enhancement requires mentality and energy particles. After this is done, I need to return to Lennon city with the formula and enhance the spells I use. Although things may not go as planned, I still need to try my best.' Angele made up his mind.

Angele spent the next two days doing potion experiments. He used the stored information on materials and created multiple experiment plans. He then asked Zero to keep simulating the process and collect the results.

He also started learning the knowledge he recorded and the spell models he bought. There was so much information that he felt tired by just searching through the database. Angele had a hard time understanding all those spell models even with the help of Zero. He wondered how difficult it was for others to just learn one spell model.

Other wizard apprentices needed to memorize a huge amount of knowledge and information every day. Moreover, they needed to review the things they learned from the courses, so they would not forget. Angele could progress much faster than them because he had Zero's help in making his learning pace more efficient.

After reading the explanations about Wizards on the book, Angele already knew Wizards generally had better memory ability than others due to the amount of knowledge required to learn spell models. However, the books did not mention about Wizards having a photographic memory, and the things they needed to memorize became more and more complex in the later stages.

No matter how fast one could learn, he would still slow down when there was too much information.

Also, with the help of Zero, Angele had a different learning curve than others. People usually had to keep reviewing the learned knowledge and convert it into long-term memory. However, Angele only needed to understand the things he wished to learn once, and Zero would take care of the storage of his memory.

Although his talent level was low and it seemed like he was unlikely to become a wizard, he still managed to speed up the process with the chip's support. He could increase his success first and try to break the limit after finding the right timing. It would take him some time, but it was totally worth it.

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Chapter 112: Procedure (1)

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Under the dim light, Angele stood beside the lab table as he looked at the huge yellow claw on it quietly. The shadow of his head covered a small part of the table.

'Adjusting… Energy output increasing… dissolving the materials…' Zero reported.

Angele raised his right hand slowly. There was a thin layer of red coating on his palm, almost like he dipped his right hand into some paint.

He carefully pressed the yellow claw with his palm.

CHI*

The noise sounded like he was grilling meat.

The large yellow claw started melting from the area Angele pressed. It became a ball of yellow slime after about ten seconds, which stuck on his right hand.

Angele used his left hand to draw runes in the air. Those runes were surrounded by red glows and were flashing. Those runes looked strangely beautiful inside the dark room.

The yellow slime on Angele's right started solidifying as the red runes disappeared.

The slime ball started boiling, bubbles forming on its surface. The room was filled up with the steam coming out of the slime ball that stank.

Zero kept providing information to Angele by putting up holograms in his view. Angele's eyes were wide open as he stared at the slime ball carefully. As time passed, the slime ball was getting smaller and smaller. It seemed like the heat was reducing the ball's volume.

Half an hour later, the slime ball was reduced to the size of a palm. Angele closed his eyes slowly. He had not rested for a while, and he stopped drawing the runes in the air as well.

"Finally, it's done," Angele mumbled. He opened his eyes and started observing the small yellow ball on his palm.

"Had to use the special method to melt the hardest part of a Claw Warrior. This purified ball is one of the best materials for making the inner armor. Its magic resistance is high." Angele nodded. He carefully covered the ball with a piece of black cloth and placed it inside a box on the floor.

He then took out a gray egg out of his pouch. Angele had traded his snacks for it on his way back, but he had no idea what it was. He asked Zero to scan it, but the result only indicated that there was an unknown species inside the egg. Information about it was not included in the database.

Angele asked Allen and the Elder, but they said it was just a random egg. They assumed it was a scorpion's egg.

Angele put the egg under the light. He rotated it around and kept observing it. The egg was actually quite heavy, about one kilogram to 1.5 kilograms, and it did not have any distinct smell. Its surface was gray and coarse.

'Zero, do you know what this egg is? Based on all the data I collected recently?' Angele asked.

'Please determine the shell's component first,' Zero responded.

Angele nodded and crouched down. He searched through the box and took out a round, black case. He put down the case on the table and touched the lid with one of his fingers. A small green light dot rose upon the surface of the lid, unlocking the case immediately.

Angele opened the case carefully. There were five, petal-shaped, small containers inside. Four were at the corners and one was in the middle. Each of the containers was filled up with gel, liquid or dust. Those colorful materials were crafted by Angele not so long ago. Angele grabbed a slim glass rod and added some green gel on the tip of it. He then carefully applied the gel onto the gray egg.

His eyes started glowing again, and he stared at the egg, 'Checking… Analyzing its reaction with acid…'

Some green smoke rose from the surface of the egg silently.

'The probability of the egg being of the Red Needle Dark Scorpion species is 81.3%. It could also be an egg of the White Needle Dark Scorpion species, the probability is 12.9%...'

Angele guessed it right, 'I knew it was an egg of Dark Scorpion. Based on the information I acquired from the book, a grown-up Dark Scorpion would be about one meter and was an aggressive

creature. Problem is, this scorpion does not do any poison damage, and it could only do basic physical damage. I can tame it, but one scorpion won't do too much for me. If I can tame more than ten scorpions, I can order them to guard my manor after I become a formal wizard.'

Angele shook his head and put down the scorpion egg. Although it was not rare, it was still one of the rewards he obtained from the trip. There were not many scorpions in the market, so he could probably sell it for several hundred of magic stones. He put the egg back into the box and covered it with silk.

There was one last thing he needed to do today. Angele took out an ancient telescope from the box. It was made from copper, and it could be retracted by pulling either end.

"It's probably used for communication." Angele found a small door on the left side of the telescope. He opened it right away by pulling the handle. There was a diamond-shaped notch inside and three black metal strips on the side.

"Alright." Angele grabbed a magic stone and inserted a magic stone into the notch. The three metal strips held the magic stone in place. He then closed the door after making sure he did everything correctly.

Angele knocked the scope three times and started waiting. The telescope started shaking. It was almost like something was dragging it toward a certain direction.

It was the first time Angele saw something like this. He released the telescope and it started leaning toward a certain direction after floating into the air.

CHI*

A ray of white light came out of the scope and dropped to the ground. A lady in a white robe appeared in the shell-shaped light. It was almost she was right in front of Angele, but he knew it was something similar to a hologram.

"We meet again." The lady was about 20 years old. Her brown hair draped over her shoulders.

The lady looked gentle, but Angele could sense a hint of arrogance from her eyes.

"I'm Delanya. Do you remember me?"

"Delanya?" Angele furrowed his eyebrows, "Princess of Liliado? Princess Delanya? Sorry, I didn't recognize you." He leaned forward and bowed to Delanya.

"It's fine. It's just a title, I don't really have any power in hand. You lent me a hand back in the garden and you saved my life," Delanya spoke in a light tone, "Since you figured out how to use the telescope, we can communicate through it in the future. Liliado is not too far from Ramsoda, I haven't had the chance to express my gratitude to what you did for me in the garden. Tell me what you want, I can probably send you some."

Angele had something on his mind.

"If you do wish to help me, I'm wondering if you could get me some Water of Asu? Situation in my school is bad, the Potions Department doesn't sell it anymore." Angele knew Liliana would take him in as her disciple since he already reached rank 3, but the school would not simply share Water of Asu with him. His talent level was 2, and he needed more Water of Asu than wizard apprentices with higher talent levels.

Delanya scrunched up her eyebrows, "Water of Asu… I don't have much left. How much do you need?"

"How much can you send me?" Angele was excited that Delanya actually had it.

"Two servings," Delanya shook her head, "That's all I can send. I need it as well. Although I'm a royal member, I can't just simply send a large amount of Water of Asu to you."

"That's so generous of you. Two servings would be great." Angele nodded and smiled.

Delanya nodded, "Great. When do you want me to send them to you?" She was happy that Angele was satisfied with what she could offer.

"I'm on a mission, and I'll return to the school in half a month. I'll take the telescope with me, and I'll contact you when I arrive at my destination. You can ask someone to send to me after that."

"Sure. Did you harvest any rare material from the garden? Can you share some with me?" Delanya asked.

Angele thought for a second and responded, "I traded most of them for magic stones. I don't owe you anything, so we should probably follow the rule. We can trade."

"What do you want?" Delanya asked, "I can see that you're going to try to break the limit. I'm actually very close to that as well. Do you need enchanted items? Or defensive spell models? Or maybe some weapons?"

"Do you have any Wind or Fire defensive spell model?" Angele wondered if she could offer something better than the ones he bought.

"Wind or Fire?" Delanya hesitated for a second, but her expression did not change, "I have many Fire defensive spell models, but not many Wind spell models."

"I have a Claw Slime here. I can give you half of it, but I want a modified defensive spell model. However, if modified defensive spell models are hard for you to obtain, I'll take basic defensive spell models as well." Angele lowered his voice.

"Modified ones? That's nearly impossible." Delanya scrunched up her eyebrows again.

"Well, basic models will be fine then, but I want two of them. Also, can you give me some potion formulas?" Angele shrugged, "Forgot to mention it to you that I'm currently majoring in Potion Study."

"Sure. I can't leak my organization's modified spell models to you. Potion formulas are not a problem to me, but I can only get you the basic ones. I'll send you… maybe three basic potion formulas." Delanya lowered her voice as well. She suddenly turned around after finishing her words. It seemed someone was behind her.

"Someone is looking for me. I'll talk to you later."

"Alright." Angele nodded.

CHI*

Delanya disappeared as the light from the scope disappeared. Angele caught the dropping telescope with his hands.

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Chapter 113: Procedure (2)

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Angele held the telescope in hand and pushed the tip to make it retract to its original length.

He pulled the door open again. The magic stone inside the door already turned gray. It seemed that using it to communicate required a fair amount of energy.

Angele closed the door again and tied the telescope with a strong black rope. The telescope was important to him at the moment, so he decided to keep it safe.

"Water of Asu… I saved her, but I didn't expect her to repay me something so valuable." Angele rubbed his chin and smiled.

He looked around his room and flicked his finger. The wind energy particles put the fire in the oil lamp out and the room became dark.

Angele crossed his legs as he sat on his bed. He closed his eyes and started meditating.

Two days later.

Early in the morning.

Inside the border of Liliado.

A shell-shaped gray city was surrounded by the sea of trees. It was almost like the city was a huge burnt mark in the middle of a forest.

Tall, black stone walls separated the city from the forest. There were four entrances on four sides of the city. People were entering and leaving the city constantly.

It was a sunny day, and the wind was soothing. Several white birds circled above the city while chirping.

At the west side of the city, a gray carriage was slowly advancing toward the city gate. The carriage was mixed within the travelers. There was no fancy decoration on it.

The carriage belonged to a foreign caravan. Most of their carriages were gray, and all the coachmen were wearing white scarfs. The men in the caravan all had a thick beard on their chins, and most of the women were chubby.

The caravan was noisy at this moment.

"Greenwood! One more! Do it one more time!"

People on the street were yelling. They were staring at a carriage in the middle of the caravan.

The coachman of the carriage had a strong body and was wearing a gray scarf as well. The man was in a colorful noble suit, and he also had the thick beard on his chin. There was a black hawk standing on his right shoulder that was stretching its wings.

"Greenwood! Show them what you can do!" The man patted the hawk lightly.

The hawk flew into the sky. It screamed and started hovering around. Its cries sounded almost like it was singing rhythmically.

People watching the hawk all started cheering and clapping. Some people even stopped what they were doing and they were attracted to the hawk's screams.

"Greenwood won the hawk singing contest in the southern province not so long ago!" the man shouted proudly.

"There's no such contest! Come on, old Bass!" Someone laughed.

"Oh, I'm sure he's telling the truth! He held the contest himself!" Someone else mocked.

People started laughing after hearing those words. The atmosphere there was electric.

A young man with blonde hair stuck his head out the window and glanced around. The man's face was pale. He was wearing a yellow tight noble suit and looked quite handsome. The young man had a pair of sharp eyes. He looked gentle and calm. It seemed that he was not concerned about the singing hawk.

"We've arrived at Emma City, master." The young man closed the window and talked to someone inside the carriage.

"Oh, we arrived already?" Another young man with short blonde hair opened the window on the other side and started looking around, "We are getting close to the stable. Go notify the people behind us."

"Understood." The young man with a pale face nodded in affirmation. He opened the door and jumped off the carriage. He then started heading toward a carriage in the back.

Three carriages slowly left the caravan and the coachmen of the carriages reported to the guards.

Four people got off the leading carriage. They were all wearing noble suits with different colors. Two of them were wearing gray robes and there were black crosses drawn on the back of their robes. The guards bowed to them immediately after seeing what they were wearing.

"Greetings!" the guards shouted after bowing. They placed their right fists over their heads and straightened their backs.

The crowd waiting to enter the city got noisy after seeing their gray robes and started backing off in fear.

"It's the mysterious men!"

"Mysterious men! It's Master Michele from the Nunnally Family! I know him!"

"The other one is Master Kelly! I saw her once about ten years ago."

People started whispering.

Michele and Kelly walked toward the carriage in the middle after being greeted by the guards.

A young man with brown, short hair opened the door and jumped the carriage. His eyes were sharp like an eagle's eyes and he was wearing a gray robe as well. He glanced around and the crowd tried not to make any eye contact with him.

"Is this our destination?" the young man with brown, short hair asked in a low voice.

"It is, Master Angele." Kelly smiled.

Angele nodded and pulled his collar up. He started stretching, "Hurry up, I have something else to take care of after this."

Angele sounded like he was the one giving orders, but Kelly and Michele already knew how strong Angele's mentality was after doing some research. Thus, they decided to fulfill any requirements he had. They knew Angele could kill them easily if they made him enraged.

"Sure, everything is going as planned. Angele, have some good rest tonight. We will finish him off tomorrow." Kelly spoke in a light tone.

Angele nodded. He suddenly turned to the right and looked at the hill before entering the city gate.

"What!" A young girl in a green one piece crouched down immediately after Angele looked at her direction. She had been scared witless that she dropped the copper telescope in her hand.

'He was looking at me? How is that even possible! At this distance? How?!' The girl's face turned pale from fright. She was certain that the young man was looking at her, and felt uncomfortable right after making eye contact with him.

"Why is he helping Kelly…" The girl was still feeling sick and her eyes started aching, "I need to report the situation to Gondor right now!"

She recalled the moment Angele stared at her and shivered.

"Those people… Gondor is so kind and gentle, why are they trying to kill him?!" She held her fist tight, "It seems like Nunnally Family hired someone strong assisting them this time, I need to hurry up!"

The girl ran down the hill right away and disappeared into the forest.

The study's main tone was yellow and was filled with luxurious decorations. There were two small bookshelves beside the wall, but only several brown books were displayed on it. There was also a white table in the middle of the room.

Beside the table, there were two armchairs. Angele and Kelly were sitting opposite to each other. Rays of bright sunlight went through the windows and streamed into the room. The curtain floated in the stiff wind, but Angele still felt relaxed in the chair.

There were about six maids standing beside them. A girl in a short gray skirt was pouring them drinks from a small copper pot.

Two cups filled with blue liquid were gently put down on the table in front of them. A sweet, milky aroma pervaded the air.

Kelly grabbed one of the cups and smiled, "Try it. It's a local specialty, Silky Milk Tea."

Angele held the silver cup in his hand and shook it slightly. The blue liquid inside the cup was clear and charming, Angele knew it must be something special just by looking at it.

He took a sip. The first thing he tasted was the milk, but then he felt the kick that was the sweetness and sourness from the special ingredient. Actually, the tea almost tasted like a rich and aromatic strawberry yogurt.

"Well, get to the point. Who's our enemy?" Angele put down the silver cup and asked in a light tone.

Kelly's expression changed, "We'll take care of the others, the problem is Gondor. Some old guy is helping him and he was the one who attacked us from behind the last time based on the intel we collected. Please make sure the old guy doesn't bother us when we're finishing off Gondor and the rest of his family."

"That's it?" Angele nodded, "Lure him out and I'll take care of it."

"Thanks a lot," Kelly chuckled, "Would you like to meet the leader of my family?"

"Nah, it's fine. I want to have some rest. Just give me a room." Angele declined her offer.

"Sure." Kelly clapped her hands, "You, lead master Angele to his room."

"Yes, Miss Kelly," the girl that poured them tea responded.

After Angele left the room, Kelly laid her back in the armchair and started sipping the milk tea.

"Miss. Kelly, you're finally here." A middle-aged nobleman rushed into the room and yelled, "I'm wondering if you can take that punk out this time?"

"Don't worry, I'm sure we can swallow the Stephen Family this time," Kelly sneered.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," Kelly gritted her teeth and spoke in a cold tone.

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Chapter 114: Forest (1)

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Angele was given the best guest room in the Nunnally Family.

The decorations, furniture, and the carpet all looked gorgeous. The main tone of the room was yellow and silver.

'This place feels like it was built by a parvenu…' Angele thought.

He crossed his legs as he sat on the bed. Angele held the glowing heart in hand, and he asked Zero to help analyze the item. Zero was putting up a huge amount of complex data in front of his eyes.

PA*

The candles were burning on the large candle stand and the flame was dancing.

The data started disappearing after a while. Angele spun the heart in his hand and smiled, 'Finally, the damage of this heart has been calculated. More than 40 degrees of negative energy burst, impressive even for a formal wizard. Not a lot of mentality is required to use it. The only thing I need to do is to detonate the energy inside. I'll use it when necessary.'

Angele carefully returned the heart into his pouch, 'I assume the one with the formula of Nightmare Potion has the same skill level as Kelly, but I still need to be careful. I wonder who is behind all this? After the mission is completed, I'll stay here and wait for Delanya to send me the items.'

Angele had notified Delanya before he left the school and told her his destination. They arranged the time, location and set up the secret phrase. Delanya said she would send someone she trusted here since it was impossible for her to come here by herself.

After Angele sat on the bed for a while, he blew off the candles and started meditating.

Angele stayed in his room for the next several days. Kelly said she needed a bit more time to prepare, so he decided to spend the time on learning the spell books. He burned all the physical copies already after adding them into the database because he did not want to risk the possibility of losing them.

Besides eating and sleeping, Angele spent most of his time meditating and studying. He was not interested in the vendetta between Nunnally Family and Stephen Family. Even more so, he did not want to know who was right and who was wrong. The only thing important to him was the potion formula.

The head of Nunnally Family visited Angele two days ago. He praised Angele and gifted him some gold coins. The family head asked if Angele would like to have some fun with the girls in the family, but Angele declined the offer.

Of the Nunnally Family, Kelly and Michele were the strongest wizards apprentices they had, but they barely showed up in family meetings. The daily matters were usually solved by the leader and the elders. Kelly would only come back when there were problems the leader could not face alone.

Kelly told the leader that Angele was much stronger than her and that they must show respect to him. The leader was happy that someone finally came to assist them and he decided to fulfill any requirement Angele had.

Angele asked Kelly to bring him two high-quality crossguard swords. After all, his sword skills were far better than his dagger skills. He also asked for some special materials and made the poison for weapons in order to prepare for the incoming battle.

After about six days, the day of reckoning finally approached.

It was early in the morning and the room was still dark.

Angele tied his chain claw, dagger, crossguard sword, knives and pouches to his belts. His gray robe was great for hiding those weapons.

'I doubt there's a formal wizard helping the guy, but I still need to be cautious.' Angele looked down the yard through the window and he saw maids walking toward his room with candle stands in their hands. They protected the candles from being blown off by the wind by leaning their body to the side.

Angele pressed the bomb made from the glowing heart in the pouch with his right hand, 'Even if there's a formal wizard, I can surprise him with this.'

Knock-knock*

The maids arrived.

"Master Angele, are you awake?" one of the maids asked.

"Are we leaving?" Angele knew that today was the day the two families had decided to once again confront each other.

"Yes, they're waiting for you," the maid spoke with a loud voice.

"I'll be there in a minute," Angele responded. He clapped his hands and a red glow flashed upon his robe for a second.

The dirt and creases on the robe disappeared with the red glow.

Angele was satisfied. He opened the door and left the room with the maids.

The chilling wind was howling.

Below the gray cloudy sky, it was the sea of trees at the north side of Emma City. Countless small hills made the land bumpy.

The wind was blowing over the trees, and the noises made by the leaves muffled the birds' chirps. Two groups of people were confronting each other on a slope.

On the left side of the slope, it was a group led by a black-haired young man. Most of them had a serious look on their faces. They were wearing gray leather armor suits and the weapons in their hands varied. Some of them were nobles while some of them looked like hunters. The group's formation was unprofessional. It seemed like they stood wherever they wanted to. However, they were ready to fight.

A girl wearing a green one piece was standing beside the black-haired young man. The girl held the young man's left hand tightly with a worried look.

"Don't worry, Winnie. I'm right beside you." The young man had a pair of sharp eyes. There was a 1-meter-long silver scimitar on his back.

On the other side of the hill was a much larger group of people. They outnumbered the young man's group and had much better equipment.

The other group was led by two people in gray robes.

One of them was a middle-aged woman with long brown hair. She had an unfriendly demeanor, and the other one was a young man with blonde hair. He was smiling, but he kept staring at Winnie. It seemed like she was the only reason he came here.

There were about 30 people in that group, all wearing standard brown leather suits. People with crossguard swords were standing at the front, and several of them who had scimitars in their hands were on the side. They were all protecting the archers behind them.

Alongside the two people in gray robes were people all wearing caps with white feathers on top.

"Miss Kelly, do you really want to do this?" the young man with black hair questioned in a serious tone.

The woman in gray robe laughed coldly, "What do you mean? If you agreed to join my family and give us your potion formula, we'll not do anything to you guys," Kelly shouted, "Oh, wait. Winnie, I thought you were Michele's fiancée. Why are you holding Gondor's hand? You're making my family look bad. I'll make you pay for what you have done today!"

"Tell me, what do you want?! Are you really just going after the formula?" Gondor stared at Kelly and yelled, "Let me tell you something, Stephen Family won't just follow your orders! You already forgot what happened last year when you tried to attack us?"

Kelly gritted her teeth, "I'll never forget what happened last year. No more talking, Gondor. We finally caught you here. You shall pay for your insolence!"

Kelly waved her hands. Her family guards charged forward as the archers started firing. Hail of arrows flew toward the other side of the hill.

However, those archers did not receive proper training. Most of them could barely pull the strings to full and their aim was dreadful. (ED Note: Medieval Stormtroopers?)

They drew their swords after emptying their quivers and started charging to the other group of people. Although several soldiers from Stephen Family were hit by the arrows, most of them could still fight. They drew their weapons and started defending themselves.

Gondor withdrew together with Winnie and took out a yellow paper bag from his pouch. He shook the pouch and the yellow powder inside the bag spread into the air. A strange whirlwind came from behind and blew the powder toward the Nunnally Family.

"This again?! Sick bastards!" Kelly and Michele were trying to cast spells, but they immediately covered their mouths and noses with sleeves upon the sight of the yellow powder.

Kelly quickly finished her incantations and waved her left hand. A strong wind that came from nowhere blew all the yellow powder away before it could reach her guards.

Kelly looked at Gondor. He stood in front of Winnie, focused on completing the incantations. A small ball of silver liquid had already appeared in front of his body.

Although the forest was dark, the silver ball still caught everyone's attention.

The rest of the Stephen Family formed an encirclement around Gondor, doing everything they could to protect the silver ball.

"I won't let it happen again!" Kelly took out a small bottle from her pouch. She removed the stopper and poured a black tablet into her mouth. Kelly chewed several times before opening her mouth. She was aiming at Gondor's direction. She quickly drew two strange runes in the air with both hands.

"AH!"

A high-pitch scream came out of Kelly's mouth.

People in front of Kelly were all paralyzed after being struck by the soundwaves and they became deaf temporarily. Kelly's spell covered a large area in front of her, and people in the affected area all stopped moving after being stunned by the scream.

Kelly kept screaming. Everyone around her, including Michele, were all trying their best to stay away from her.

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Chapter 115: Forest (2)

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Gondor's spell was interrupted by the scream as well, and the silver liquid disappeared into the air slowly. He was having a hard time focusing on his incantations. He covered his ears with his hands. Winnie's eyes rolled up, and she put her hands on her temples.

Most of the Gondor's family members were affected by the scream and were paralyzed due to the constant shockwave. They were in a very passive position. Two of the hunters in the front had been taken down within seconds.

Kelly was satisfied with the power of this spell. Her mouth was wide open and the screams kept coming out of her throat. The two light red runes were still floating in front of her, blinking several times.

Michele started channeling a spell after dodging the scream. There was already a ball of green acid slime on his palm. The ball was about the size of a human's fist. Michele looked at Gondor and smiled at him.

"Farewell, Gondor," Michele muttered.

He pointed at Gondor as he finished his sentence. The green slime ball spun once and drew a green line in the air as it flew toward Gondor. Some of the acid droplets fell onto the ground while the ball was traveling in the air.

The ground was corroded by the acid, and green smoke rose upon the tiny holes. The strange smoke brought a sour and stinky smell to the place.

Gondor and his family members were still paralyzed by Kelly's spell. The only thing they could do was to watch the acid ball fly toward them. As long as Kelly could keep her spell working, they would not be able to dodge Michele's attack.

The acid ball was slow, but it was getting closer and closer to them. The green light reflected upon Gondor's pale face. Winnie and the other Stephen Family's members despaired.

WOO*

A sharp noise came from the side.

A large black shield howled in the air and dropped into the mud. The shield stood in front of Gondor and became a metal wall.

CHI*

The acid ball hit the shield and the noise sounded like water dropped onto a heated board. White steam immediately permeated the air.

Kelly's screamed stopped as the shield hit the ground. A tall man appeared behind Gondor with a lowered body. Kelly did not see the man's face, but she could see the silver greatsword at his back.

The man charged toward Kelly at the speed of an arrow. He was so fast that the guards around Kelly could not even react to the situation.

The man grabbed his silver greatsword and slashed toward Kelly. Kelly was still in shock when she saw her own face reflected upon the blade.

DANG*

After the sudden clash, the man had been blown away. He stepped a few steps back before he steadied himself.

A crossguard sword spun in the air and dropped to the ground at high speed. The man's attack was blocked by the sword.

People still did not understand what happened. Michele was similarly in a stunned state. Kelly would've almost gotten killed if the man's greatsword was not blocked by the crossguard sword that fell from the sky.

"Ha, you came." Kelly looked relieved. She gazed at the man in front of her.

She slowly walked to the side, and a young man appeared from the bushes behind her. The young man had a pair of sharp eyes. His face was hard to see due to the shadows, but his eyes almost looked like two shining stars in the dark. He was staring at the man that just attacked Kelly.

"Master Angele, thanks for saving my life," Kelly spoke to Angele respectfully.

Angele slightly nodded his head. He was holding a sword with his left hand and there were more than twenty swords on the ground beside him. People finally realized that it was Angele who had blocked the attack.

"You're that mysterious old man who protects Stephen Family?" Angele questioned in a light tone.

The man that helped Gondor was wearing black. He had a serious expression on his face. The man held his greatsword tight in his hand. Kelly finally saw his face.

The old man's hair and beard were white, and there were wrinkles all over his skin, but his body was still strong and his stance looked like a veteran's. For some reason, the man reminded Angele of a wolf that had been driven out of its pack.

"Gondor is my student, young man. I can see that you're not here because of any evil cause. Can you tell me what that woman promised you? Please?" The old man's voice was loud and clear.

Gondor and Winnie stood up slowly, and they stared at Kelly with hatred in their eyes. Angele saw Kelly getting nervous after hearing the old man's request.

"I'm here for the Nightmare Potion," Angele told him without hesitation.

The old man was hoping Angele would ask for something else. "Well…" he muttered

Angele decided not to waste any time. He threw the sword in his left hand toward the old man.

He did not stop after throwing the first sword. There were about twenty swords on the ground. Angele threw them toward the old man one after another.

The crossguard swords formed a spinning circle in the air, traveling toward the old man at full speed. The old man had nowhere else to go to. He had to protect the people behind him.

"AH!" The old man roared and raised his sword to block the incoming attack.

DANGDANGDANGDANGDANG*

The old man felt like his greatsword had been slammed by iron hammers. Each time he blocked a sword, he had to take a step back.

"Run!" He turned his head around and shouted at the people behind him.

"Teacher…" Gondor was nervous. "We shall retreat together! Uncle Rock, start moving!" he yelled at a hunter beside him.

Crossguard swords were still hitting the old man's greatsword.

The noise of metal colliding was the only sound that could be heard in the forest at the moment. Kelly and the others were not sure if they should assist Angele, but some of them had already started retreating. Gondor's family members started retreating as well. They needed each other's support as they were still recovering from the dizziness.

The old was trying his best to hold his position. His face was turning pale and his ears had started bleeding. The constant impact from his greatsword was hurting his organs.

After several minutes, the old man vomited blood.

"NEE HAN MURA!" he suddenly shouted.

Balls of silver liquid appeared from nowhere and gathered around his body. Their sizes varied, but they had the same shape, same color, and even the same silver glow.

More than ten silver balls floated in the air.

"Metal Impale!" the old man roared.

Those ten silver metal balls turned into sharp spikes.

CHICHICHI*

Those silver spikes immediately flew toward Angele after the old man yelled.

Angele just stood there and grabbed two crossguard swords. Blue light dots appeared in front of his eyes. He smiled after seeing the oncoming spikes.

He jumped toward the left and dodged the first spike. After that, he leaned toward left and right to dodge the rain of spikes while charging forward. He could always detect the gap between the spikes.

However, Kelly and Michele were not able to dodge every spike. Kelly's right shoulder was pierced by one of the spikes, and Michele's right arm and right leg were wounded. He fell to the ground and could barely move. The rest of the guards already escaped. They hid in the bushes out of fear of the old man's power.

BAM*

Angele kicked the old man's blade. He then rotated his body and started slashing the old man with the swords in his hands.

Once again, they started trading hits.

Angele's sword skills almost had no flaw. His strikes were steady and accurate. The old man blocked Angele's slashes with his greatsword, but he was losing his strength as time went by. Angele's speed was so fast that his body became blurry. He had not even revealed his real power yet.

The old man had no way of countering Angele's attack. He was forced back every time. They disappeared into the deep bushes together after several seconds.

"Teacher!" Gondor was furious, "Uncle Rock, please take the family back first, I'll go help my teacher."

Gondor turned around after saying these words. He started heading toward the bush the old man and Angele disappeared into.

Gondor left before Winnie and the other family members could realize. They heard what he said, but they were not able to stop him.

"Gondor!" Winnie shouted. She was about to follow Gondor from behind.

However, a middle-aged man with a beard on his chin struck the girl in the neck. The girl rolled her eyes up and fainted.

"Don't blame me, Winnie. You can't help Gondor." The man grabbed Winnie gently, "Hurry up everyone! Master Aqua is there and Gondor will be fine. Let's head back and wait for the good news."

"Yea. Master Aqua is our hope…" one of the hunters said.

"He helped us go through so many unfortunate events. I'm sure it'll be fine this time!"

"Guards from Nunnally Family are coming for us! Move out, everyone!"

The middle-aged man saw that Kelly and Michele were already recovering. He himself knew that he had missed the chance to finish them off. He waved his hands and started to flee along with the other family members.

Gondor was following the two's traces on the ground between the trees in the forest.

He was running at full speed, continuously stomping across the bushes. An empty ground appeared in front of him, and he heard the noise of metal clashing against. Gondor was happy that he had made it in time. He kept moving.

However, he was shocked after seeing the scene on the empty ground.

The young man had stabbed one of his swords into his teacher's chest. He could see the tip of the sword coming out of the other side of Aqua's body. Aqua went down on his knees. The grass beneath him was soaked in his blood.

It seemed like the young man had noticed Gondor's presence. He was staring at him. Gondor looked at the young man who had a blank expression on his face. The young man was strangely calm after winning the fight.

"NO!" Gondor roared furiously.

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Chapter 116: Thoughts (1)

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CHI*

Gondor's scimitar drew a white line in the air. It landed on the ground and cut down some grasses.

Angele took a step back. He was about one centimeter away from being struck.

He stared at the crazed Gondor, who charged out of the bush and pulled the scimitar out of the ground.

Gondor turned berserk after seeing what Angele just did. However, his strikes were all dodged by Angele. Angele moved agilely. He stepped back and leaned his body to the right and the left, dodging all Gondor's attacks.

The battle was one-sided. It almost looked like they were playing a game.

"Stop!" Gondor heard a deep voice coming from his back, "I'm not dead yet!"

Gondor hesitated and suddenly slashed forward.

CHI*

Angele jumped backward and stared at Gondor calmly. He did not try to counter Gondor's attack, only stabbing his swords into the grassland.

"Alright, give me the formula. I have no interest in the feud between Stephen Family and Nunnally Family," Angele spoke in a light tone.

Aqua had a bitter smile on his face. He stood up with the help of Gondor.

"I guess I'd be dead already if I didn't say my offer quick enough. You're pretty good."

"Of course. My plan was to kill you and search your body." Angele shrugged, "However, your offer was very charming."

Angele took out a small green tube and threw it toward Aqua.

Aqua caught the tube and removed its stopper before he sniffed at it.

"Some sort of healing gel? Thanks!" Aqua asked Gondor to help him sit down by a large tree, and tore off the clothes around his wound. He then poured some gel onto his palms and applied it to the wound.

Some green smoke came out of his wound after the gel was absorbed and Aqua groaned in response.

"Teacher!" Gondor got nervous again. He wanted to grab the tube in Aqua's hand, "Teacher, are you alright? What happened there?"

"Calm down, I'm fine. The hit I took was not vital because Angele intentionally avoided my organs. I just needed to stop the bleeding." Aqua forced a smile.

Angele stopped watching them. He started walking around since he wanted to check if there were any unknown plants around.

It took a while for Aqua to explain everything to Gondor.

"Master Angele, sorry for the wait." Aqua struggled as he stood up.

"It's fine." Angele smiled and turned around, "Can you give me the formula now? And the spell model of the spell you cast? Also, those data you promised. I'm very interested in Metal Spells, I hope I can combine them with my sword skills."

"Sure, sure. It's a fair trade." Aqua smiled as well. Gondor looked relieved after listening to Aqua's explanation about the current situation.

"Thank you, Master Angele, for the gel… For everything actually. I misunderstood you," Gondor bowed and apologized to Angele.

Angele was surprised. "Are you apologizing to me?" he questioned, "Are you dumb? I just stabbed a sword into your teacher's chest."

Gondor straightened his back and shook his head.

"I can understand why you did that. You did nothing wrong. My teacher was your enemy, but you still let him live. I know that the only thing you want is the knowledge we have now," Gondor spoke in a serious tone.

Aqua just stood there and listened to their conversation silently, but Angele knew Aqua was satisfied with what Gondor just said. Angele thought Gondor would hate him because he almost slew Gondor's teacher, but he really did not expect an apology coming from Gondor.

Angele thought that Gondor was mocking him, but it seemed like Gondor was sincerely apologizing to him.

"I wish I can become someone like you one day. I admire that you would do anything to obtain knowledge," Gondor continued.

It was the first time for Angele to be praised like this…

"Well… Thanks. Let's finish our trade first." Angele stopped Gondor from saying anything else, "Aqua, can we start now?"

Aqua had more experience than Gondor. He delayed the trade because he had not fully trusted Angele yet.

'What if he kills us after obtaining what he desires…' Aqua hesitated.

"Don't worry, Teacher. People like Angele keep their promises. He's just pursuing the knowledge we have. We should trust people who love to learn," Gondor said while smiling. He knew what Aqua was thinking. It was almost like the Gondor who had attacked Angele was a totally different person than the one was talking right now.

Angele's face twitched a bit. He really wanted to tell Gondor that he was not such a respectable person. After seeing Gondor's sincere smile, goosebumps started rising upon his skin.

"Well… Let's trade then." He planned to let Aqua live after seeing his Metal Spell. Moreover, he wanted to obtain the knowledge Aqua had. A dead Aqua would only leave Angele with a formula. However, a live Aqua had a lot more to offer.

Angele did not keep his promise with Kelly because the only thing he cared for was who could offer him more. At this moment, letting Aqua survive was the right choice to make. Helping Kelly would only give Angele short-term benefits, but he could get some great long-term benefits by siding with Aqua.

Angele raised his head and checked the weather. He then walked toward Gondor and Aqua and sat down with them on the grass.

"Metal Spell is a branch of the Ancient Spells. There's barely any information about it left in this world. Also, you don't need to meet certain requirements to learn it, the same with water energy particles. People inherently have metals in their bodies. Wizards call everything that hardens substances as Metal Spells. Those spells are mainly used in architecture and crafting. However, a wizard apprentice successfully developed his own Metal Spell system, and he started using those spells to fight. Metal Spells are not strong. You need high Mentality and Mana to be able to channel them."

Aqua drank some water his disciple brought him and continued to explain.

"My Metal Spells were found in an abandoned ruin. About 100 years ago, I was hired by a team of mercenaries. The leader was a wizard apprentice who wanted to adventure in the ruin. I was the only one who survived the trip. I obtained the apprentice's notes. I'm relatively talented and with all the information I acquired from the wizard apprentice and the rune, I became who I am now."

Angele nodded, "So… Metal Spells are good for close combat?"

"You can say that, but you need a wizard's body to learn such special system and you need a long time to prepare the spell. Metal Spells are not meant to be used for battles. Even if you mastered them, you'll probably not achieve anything great. I think it will become a lost art sooner or later. Wizard apprentices don't think spells like those are worth to learn." Aqua sighed, looking a bit depressed.

"I'm interested." Angele put his right hand on the handle of his sword and held it tight.

"I already told you it'll be hard, but if you insist, let's make the trade. If you stop helping Kelly in fighting against us, I'll provide you with all the Metal Spells' models I know and the necessary information that can help you learn them." Aqua smiled.

"Great." Angele nodded.

"The most difficult part in Metal Spells are the spell models. They are complicated, and you must have enough Mana…" Aqua started explaining everything about the system to Angele. Gondor crossed his legs and sat down by the side, listening to his teacher's words quietly.

Three hours later…

Angele walked out of the bush slowly.

He turned his head around and saw Aqua and Gondor watching him leave.

"I didn't expect his research to be so complicated. A lone wizard apprentice with such knowledge is incredible. I wonder what else I can find in this world." Angele mumbled.

'Zero, have you finished creating the system of Metal Spells?' Angele asked.

'System created, 13% completed. One spell model acquired. Spell enhancement potential is 54%.'

Spell enhancement potential was set up by Angele. He wanted to know how much improvement he could do to a certain spell. 0% meant the spell was already perfect and it did not need any improvement, but if it was 100%, it meant the spell could be greatly improved. The percentage would decrease after each improvement was done to the spell. Basic spell models usually had a high spell enhancement potential.

Angele wiped the bits of grass off his body, 'With the Nightmare Potion formula in my possession, I think I already obtained everything I want.'

Angele smiled. As a compensation, he gave several high-quality magic stones to Aqua. Nightmare Potion was probably worth a lot more than that, but Aqua was satisfied with the trade.

Angele walked directly toward the Emma City after walking down the hill. It was noon, but the dim sunlight did not warm up his body.

After about ten minutes, he saw the main road to Emma City. Carriages were passing by, and there were several travelers with heavy bags on their backs.

A middle-aged man was looking for herbs in the forest with a basket in his hand, but Angele's presence did not place any concern to any of the people on the road.

They only looked at him for a second.

Angele was not wearing his gray robe, so he looked like a normal hunter. He left the forest and joined the people that were about to enter the city.

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Chapter 117: Thoughts (2)

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Angele was reviewing the information Aqua taught him while walking. Although they did not have too much time, Aqua still told him most of the system and he gifted Angele a tiny book that recorded the methods of how to learn the Metal Spell system. It was also the book Aqua made notes and recorded spells on.

It was a common behavior for a wizard apprentice to carry notebooks because they did not have a storage in their brain like Angele did. They needed to revise the information they recorded in the notebooks when necessary.

Angele quickly reached the city gate of Emma. There were many carriages and travelers waiting to be checked by the city guards.

There were several guards from Nunnally's family noticed Angele and they reported to Kelly. Angele wandered around the vendors for a while and returned to the manor of Nunnally Family.

"What?!" Kelly's shoulder was bandaged. She stood up from the chair, completely infuriated. Her high-pitched voice drew the attention of several maids outside the door who were now peeking through the windows curiously.

"Master Angele, you must be joking," Kelly said, slightly calming down.

Kelly and Angele were the only people in the hall, and Angele was sipping the special milk tea the maid brought him.

"I'm not joking." Angele put down the glass cup, "I've got what I wanted. Stephen Family fulfilled my requirement, and they offered me extras, so I decide to quit this fight between the Nunnally Family and the Stephen Family. What? You're questioning my decision?"

"Well… I'm not…" Kelly's face turned pale and her voice was shaky. She was trying her best to calm down, "If you already made the decision, I can arrange a carriage for you."

"It's fine. I'll stay here for several more days. I still have something to take care of. Also, I hear that there'll be a celebration event in the city later. I'm quite interested." Angele smiled calmly.

"Well… Have fun," Kelly spoke in a deep tone.

"Now, if you will excuse me." Angele stood up and left the meeting hall.

He heard the glass cup shattered on the floor as he closed the door.

Three days later…

Early in the morning.

The street was gray. There was a small house built from dark colored bricks by the corner and white smoke was coming out of the chimney on top of it. The wooden door of the house was black, decorated with tiny white flowers.

A tall man in a black coat was standing in front of the house. He had a black cap worn on his head. The street was empty and the wind was chilly. A black carriage slowly passed by. The ringing bell around the horse's neck was a bit annoying.

The young man took off his cap, his short, brown hair waving in the wind. The man was Angele.

The carriage disappeared around the corner. Angele wiped the dust off his clothes with the cap and knocked on the door.

Knock-knock*

He waited for a while, but no one answered.

"Anyone?" Angele asked in a deep tone and knocked on the door again.

"Coming…" Someone finally responded.

Creak*

The door opened, and a middle-aged man with black hair appeared by the door. He had a smile on his face.

"You are?" Angele was a stranger to the man, so the man stopped smiling.

"I'm a friend of Gondor, may I come in?" Angele smiled.

"Of course." The man nodded and smiled again.

He turned around and shouted, "Gondor, come. Your friend is here."

"I'll be there in a second!" Gondor's voice came from inside the house.

Angele was invited into the house, and he started checking around.

The wooden floor was red, and the black fireplace had flames dancing inside. There was a small wooden table in the middle of the living room surrounded by several chairs. Several white flowers were lying in the middle of the table.

There was barely any decoration in the living room, Angele only found a painting hanging over the fireplace. There was a knight advancing forward on a grassland with his horse. The painting was black and white, and the color balance was a bit off.

The middle-aged man looked identical to Gondor. He wiped his hand on the white apron he was wearing.

"Have a seat. Gondor will be here in a minute. I need to take care of the kitchen."

"Sure, thanks." Angele nodded politely and sat down on a chair.

A girl walked out of a bedroom on the right as the man returned to the kitchen. She was wearing gray pajamas. It seemed that she had just been sleeping several minutes ago.

"Did… we have a guest?" The girl was about four or five years old. Her waist-length black hair was a bit messy. She was rubbing one of her eyes with her right hand, and she looked sleepy.

"It's your brother's friend." The man's voice came from the kitchen.

The girl stared at Angele curiously, and asked, "Where is my brother?"

"In his bedroom. Go tell him that lunch is almost ready."

"Okay."

The girl started walking toward a bedroom on her left, but then she tripped on her own feet.

PA*

The girl's face planted itself to the ground.

"Mom! My head!" the girl cried loudly in pain.

Angele was a bit speechless. He had not seen people tripping on their own feet in ages…

Gondor opened the door and walked out of his bedroom. He raised his head and noticed Angele immediately. It seemed that he was surprised to see Angele in his home.

"Why are you here?" Gondor ignored his crying sister and looked at Angele, "Oh! Yea! You are here for the thing my teacher prepared for you, right?"

Gondor recalled the agreement they reached back in the forest. Aqua had promised Angele about that had Metal Spell models' detailed explanation written on it.

"Help your sister get up first." Angele pointed at the crying girl.

"Oh…" Gondor walked toward his sister immediately and helped her get up. He patted her head and rubbed her face.

It took a while for the girl to stop crying, and Gondor seemed relieved.

"Please wait here, I'll go grab it now," Gondor stood up, and said. He returned to his room and grabbed a thin leather book with a brown cover.

Gondor walked toward Angele and handed the book over to him.

Angele grabbed the book and started observing it. The book was not well-made. There was no decoration on its cover. The title was written in black ink: Fundamentals of Metal Spell.

The book was written in Ancient Byrun, a language that was commonly referred to as the Devil's Language because people believed Byrun contained mysterious powers. The characters of Byrun had strange shapes and sometimes they would rearrange themselves into special runes or glyphs.

The title was written in Byrun. The words looked like a twisted black centipede, and there was a red eye in the middle of the centipede. It was staring at whoever was trying to open the book. Angele found it strange and a bit horrifying.

Angele lightly pressed the book. It was soft and thin. He was not sure what kind of leather it was. The book felt like a pile of clothes; it was light.

"Great. Thank you. I'll be leaving now." Angele stood up.

"Wait. Would you mind having lunch with us?" Gondor said, "My father is a great cook. I believe you'll find his dishes charming! Even the picky dwarfs adore his cooking skills!"

"Dwarfs? You mean Halflings?" Angele smiled.

"Yea! Halflings." Gondor laughed and scratched his head. He looked like a naive boy. Although he was at the same age as Angele.

The book was the only reason Angele visited Gondor, but his family was so kind that Angele decided to join in their lunch. Angele was a bit curious about Gondor's family anyway.

They sat down at the table in the living room. Dishes were on the table.

The first dish was cabbage rolls with black sesames sprinkled on top of it, and it smelled great. There was also a whole plate of golden crispy crepes. They were cut into triangles and there were green veggies and minced meat between them. There was also a plate of foie gras covered in black sauce, and a bowl of colorful veggie salad.

There were a small plate and a bowl in front of Angele. The iron silverwares were put down beside them. The fragrance of the dishes actually made Angele a bit hungry.

"Help yourself, try this." Gondor's father kept putting food onto Angele's plate, "You should visit us more often, Gondor barely invites his friends to our house ever since his mother left. You and Winnie are the only ones visited us."

Angele was a bit speechless. His plate was completely filled with crepes.

"Thanks, sir. I can't eat that much." Angele was not used to be treated with such pure kindness.

Gondor's younger sister was chewing the cabbage rolls while staring at Angele curiously.

Gondor did not say anything. He just kept eating. It took him only several minutes to finish about 500 grams of crepes.

Angele was eating the food on his plate slowly. It was quite tasty, and Zero told him the food was not poisoned as soon as he put the crepes into his mouth.

It seemed like Gondor's father did not care who he was, which made Angele feel a bit speechless again.

Gondor's father and sister probably did not know what had happened in the forest, but Gondor knew. He treated Angele like a true friend, and it seemed like he believed Angele was a very nice person. Angele was actually a bit worried that Gondor's kindness and naivety would lead him to death one day.

Angele finally realized that it was the kind family environment that made Gondor trust people easily.

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Chapter 118: The Trip (1)

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Angele left Gondor's house after lunch.

He just could not get used to being treated like that. They were kind, but they were naive.

It was still noon. Rays of sunlight shined upon the street. They were not strong, and the air was refreshing.

The street was getting busy. There were more carriages and pedestrians passing by than this morning. Angele walked down the street slowly. He enjoyed the time with Gondor's family. However, he thought that having tender feelings would only slow him down.

The main problem was still the Water of Asu. Angele quickly returned to a hotel he found when he came back to the city. It was impossible for him to stay in Kelly's manor anymore since he broke his promise.

He spent several days studying and meditating in his room. Angele was waiting for the celebration to begin, and Delanya would send a messenger to meet him that day.

Delanya would bring him Water of Asu, the resource that would help Angele become a wizard, and it was essential.

Angele noticed strangers who were trying to peek his room through the window when he first checked in. He knew that it was the spies from Nunnally Family. They must have followed him to Gondor's house and saw him leaving with a book in hand. They probably thought Angele started helping Gondor, so they wanted to collect any intel they could.

However, Angele was not concerned. He did not care if his location was detected. After all, Kelly and Michelle were not threats to him. He would not even come here if Stephen Family did not have the Nightmare formula. There was no point for him in communicating anymore since he had already acquired it.

He admired Gondor's family life, but he would only help him if huge benefits could be foreseen. Angele and Kelly were from the same Wizard organization, but he could not fight against her just because he sympathized with Gondor's situation.

In the manor of Nunnally Family.

Kelly sat on the main seat in the meeting hall, listening to her servant's report. Family head Gother and several other family elders were on the side seats. They all had serious looks on their faces and the servant was the only one talking at the moment.

"Master Angele rented a room in the hotel run by The Kates. He never left his room. We fear his power, so the spies did not get too close to him…"

Kelly bit her lips and thought for a while, "Wizards and wizard apprentices are all very selfish. The reward we provided was not good enough. It's fine that he decided to stop helping us. However, we are from the same school, so we shall leave him alone. I thought it over already, and I believe Angele won't join the fight between Stephen Family and our family anymore. We have no reason to spy on him anymore. Ask them to come back."

"But Miss Kelly, we treated him very well and he's just going to leave?" one of the elders asked in a low voice, "Everything we spent on him was just a waste?"

"Well, that old man, Aqua was injured by Angele. Although it wasn't critical, it'll take him some time to recover. He didn't keep his oral promise, but what he did was still beneficial to us. I didn't know that Aqua had such horrifying power." Kelly smiled, "I learned one thing from that battle, Aqua won't try to kill me and Michelle. We're from Ramsoda. He fears the school's Vengeance Order…"

"You mean… We should take this chance and finish off the Stephen Family right now?" Gother asked.

"You're right. They're extremely vulnerable at the moment. One last hit and they'll disappear from this land." Kelly nodded.

Two days later, evening.

Emma City was busy and noisy.

There were no carriages or horses on the street. The main roads were filled with people celebrating. Most of them were wearing tiny red flowers. They all looked happy and relaxed.

"Emma! Wait for me!"

A boy shouted and ran past by Angele. He was wearing a red flower over his head, but it looked a bit strange.

Angele sat on a long chair beside the street quietly, watching the kids chasing each other. The sky turned dark, and the atmosphere in the city was light and charming under.

Several residents were selling their orange cakes on the street double their regular price. Still, parents were still buying their kids cake. Otherwise, their kids would just keep annoying them.

There were also carts selling bread and toys.

Angele saw some of the kids holding small spinning glowing sticks while running around. Those sticks were made from wood with tiny wheels attached to it. The edge of the wheel was brushed with the paste of Glowing Mushrooms and they looked quite beautiful with the blue glow.

Angele watched people partying in the exciting celebration, but he was not here to have fun.

"Two more minutes and Delanya's messenger should be here." Angele checked the time with Zero. He had no expression on his face and he was glancing around.

"Bark!"

Angele heard a dog barking from his left side.

Angele turned his head to the left. An old man was walking a white dog with wing-shaped ears slowly. It seemed like the old man was blind as Angele could not see his pupils.

A man in the gray-white cloak was following the blind man in the back. His face was covered by the hood and his body was hidden under the oversized robe.

Angele recognized the person behind the blind man immediately. He stood up and started walking toward the man in the cloak slowly.

The man leaned toward Angele and nodded slightly. Angele had great eyesight. Otherwise, he would not notice the gesture.

The man in cloak joined the crowd and walked toward a certain direction after nodding his head.

Angele followed him from behind. They were moving across the busy street and the distance between them was getting longer.

"Move!" A team of city guards that was led by a knight was patrolling the city slowly. The knight was chubby and his armor was waving in the air like pieces of clothes. It was amusing. The city guards separated the crowd from the middle as they moved forward.

The man in the cloak followed the people on the left side and turned into a back alley.

Angele followed him into the alley and saw a kid trying to take the bread from another kid's hand by the corner.

He walked past the kids and followed the man into the alley. The noise from the celebration lowered as Angele proceeded further.

The man in cloak finally stopped and turned around after two minutes of walking.

"Long time no see, Angele." She took off her hood. Her long brown hair and pretty face were revealed.

"Long time no see, Princess." Angele smiled and bowed.

"Don't mention my title here, just call me Delanya." Delanya furrowed her eyebrows, "The thing you asked for is here. I assume you brought the item I wanted too."

"Of course." Angele nodded, "I just didn't expect you to come here yourself."

"The value of the item is too high, and I can't find any trustworthy people to do it for me, so I decided to come by myself," Delanya explained, "Well, let's do the trade then, I can't stay here for too long."

"Sure," Angele nodded again, "Wait, do you have the orbuculum that helps transfer information?"

"No, I believe only wizard apprentices or wizards from Northland Alliance have those things, and using the orbuculum is same as forcing your brain to accept that information. You won't be able to transfer that short-term memory into long-term memory," Delanya spoke in a deep tone, "There's no shortcut in absorbing knowledge in this world. I'd suggest you not to spend too much time on those gimmicks."

"Ah, thanks for the suggestion. I understand." Angele nodded. He then took a round, gold metal ball out of his pouch and put it on his palm.

His empty hand turned red within seconds, and he moved his red hand toward the ball slowly.

CHI*

After several seconds, the yellow ball was chopped into half by Angele's hand. He threw half of the ball toward Delanya.

Delanya threw two small bottles toward Angele after catching the ball. Angele caught the bottles safely, but he was surprised by her action.

"Well, please be careful next time, if I fail to catch them…"

"It won't break even if you drop them." Delanya stopped Angele from continuing, "The bottles are made from vulcanized crystals. They're harder than the back shell of Underground Devils. You can't scratch it even with an ax."

"Is that so?" Angele held one of the bottles in hand and started observing it.

The cylindrical bottles were translucent. They were about the size of a finger. The liquid inside was light golden and clear, glowing slightly.

Those small bottles were surprisingly heavy. It felt like he was holding two iron bars.

"Beautiful… I'd call them tubes rather than bottles. Two tubes of liquid, two servings."

Angele shook them slightly and put one of the tubes into his pouch. He held the other one in his hand and raised it above his eyes.

After a flick of a finger, some golden light dots dropped out of the surface of the tube, which slowly dropped down to the ground. The light reflected on Angele and Delanya's face and disappeared after it reached the ground.

Delanya waited for Angele to check the items she brought him quietly on the side. Angele checked both tubes and made sure everything was right before saying anything.

"And the spell models, I brought them here as well." She took out a thick leather book from her robe and handed it over to Angele, "You have the basic knowledge in your school as well, so I'll just leave you with those important models."

Angele grabbed the book. It had a brown cover and it was about cooking. The title was Kristian's Kitchen Tips.

Angele checked several random pages, and a green glow rose upon them. The cooking recipes turned into lines of spell information recorded in ancient languages. There were also hand-drawn three-dimensional mentality models. They were presented in spiral lines and they were black and white. Those mentality models looked somewhat like DNA graphs.

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Chapter 119: The Trip (2)

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The spell model recorded in the book was named Twisted Barrier. It could be cast using any type of energy particles, but the effects would vary and two types of energy particles were needed in order to set up the barrier. The two different types of energy particles would collide and form a force field that could help defend against both physical and energy attacks. It was the spell Angele chose from the list given by Delanya after contacting her recently.

"Many wizards chose this spell before they broke the limit. However, most of them failed to accomplish their goals. You need to be able to master two types of energy particles. It'll affect your future developments as a wizard, but it's your own choice and I respect it," Delanya advised.

"I understand." Angele nodded. He already knew the importance of focusing on one type of energy particle, but he knew Fire and Wind energy particles fairly well. Therefore, he decided to study the fundamentals by learning this spell model.

After seeing the Metal Spells Aqua used, Angele suddenly found the possibility of developing a combat style that suited his fighting skills, which was the main reason why he did not kill Aqua.

He wanted to combine Twisted Barrier with High-Temperature Field and modify them with Metal Spells after understanding the basics of all those spells. He wanted to create a special passive skill that would create a field around him with Metal Spell wherein this field would enhance his weapons or gears automatically. When he was equipped with a crossguard sword and slashed forward, countless metal spikes would come out of the tip of his sword. When his slash was blocked by the opponent, the blade's shape would shift and his opponent would be hit in surprise. Also, if he shot a metal arrow toward a group of enemies, the arrow would turn into a lot of metal spikes in mid-air…

Angele's opponents would not be able to figure out what Angele's next actions would be if he successfully developed such skill, and his fighting ability would be greatly improved. This was probably the strongest way of using Metal Spells.

Casting Metal Spell required a great amount of resources. Its spell model was complicated, so making it into a passive spell that worked like Talent Spells would be the best choice for Angele. This special spell would assist Angele in offense and defense at the same time. Angele had the metal liquid he made with the large claw, which had high magic resistance. It was a great carrier for Metal Spell.

Angele thought for a while, realizing after that Delanya was waiting for him.

He had an apologetic smile on his face, "Sorry, I got a bit distracted."

"It's fine. One last thing," Delanya took out several scrolls from her pouch. Those brown scrolls were sealed with several black strings, "Those are the potion formulas you asked for. They're low-rank formulas, but that's all I have."

"No worries. Thanks." Angele grabbed the scrolls and untied them.

Angele checked the content of the scrolls, the formulas recorded on them were three basic potions: Sleeping Powder, Jacqueline's Neutralizer and Ghost Voice.

Delanya used the Sleeping Powder in Moss Town to drug the residents. Jacqueline's Neutralizer was mainly used as a potion component. When the reaction was too strong, adding the neutralizer into the potion would restrain the reaction and reduce the chance of explosion.

Ghost Voice was used to record vocal messages. The recorded voice messages could be stored for one up to more than ten years based on the quality of the potion.

Angele looked at the formula for Ghost Voice and chuckled, "I heard the Ghost Voice made by the Sirens were very popular in the world of wizards about 200 years ago."

"This is not the formula the Sirens used, though I liked their singing voices." Delanya smiled, "Sadly, they extinguished. The only way I can enjoy their songs is by using the Ghost Voice. The good thing is that those potions last for years until they dry off. Otherwise, I won't be able to listen to those heavenly voices anymore."

"True." Angele tied those scrolls up and put them into his pocket.

"We spent too much time here. Thanks again for bringing those items to me."

"It's nothing. You saved my life there." Delanya stopped smiling. She looked very calm.

"If you need anything else, just contact me through the telescope. Farewell." She put on her hood again and lowered her head.

"Farewell. If you need any help, just let me know." Angele responded. He stood there and watched Delanya leaving the alley.

Angele rubbed the pouch that had Water of Asu in it. He couldn't help but laugh. He stood there waiting for a while before he walked out of the alley slowly and returned to the busy street.

Angele saw a bard wearing white clothes on the side of the street. He was holding a black harp in hands, playing relaxing music.

It was the first time Angele watched a bard playing the harp in person. He learned about the bards when he was at Marua Harbor. He was told that they were traveling all the time. Most of the bards could fight, and they were welcomed by the people most of the time because they were great storytellers and the people were interested in what they experienced during their travels.

Most of the bards were raised in noble families. They were usually modest and kind. However, not all of the bards were honest. Some of them would make up stories just to attract people.

The bard Angele saw after leaving the alley was sitting on a long chair, surrounded by the kids. Several adults were listening to his songs as well.

"Ah~ The beautiful bush warbler on the beefsteak plant, the flower of the Empire, Princess Mirani. She was married to Duke Lelouchlyn of Santiago. She's beautiful and elegant. I saw her once in the empire's celebration, but she was not shining like diamond anymore. She was depressed and haggard. Maybe it's her destiny. Ah~ Sad and lonely~ How unfair~" It was the end of the song.

Angele's eyebrows furrowed and goose bumps started rising upon his skin. The bard's voice was feminine and his vocal trilled by the end of the lyrics. It looked like he immersed himself in his own song.

'Well, if all bards are like him, I'd be disgusted…' Angele buried his opinion deep in mind.

"Great! Nice song!" the crowd cheered.

Angele's face twitched. He watched the kids and adults cheering around the bard and felt a bit speechless.

Angele walked away from the bard and started strolling around the street. A young couple was dancing in the middle of the audience. Everyone was clapping their hands rhythmically and yelling in a dialect that Angele did not understand.

A group of men held a beer drinking completion sponsored by several pubs in the town. The participants sat on beside a long table, and they kept drinking beers from large glasses. There were many beer lovers cheering for them by the table.

Angele walked around for a while and sat down in front of an old man that was performing puppetry. The thin man was wearing gray linen clothes, and the surface of his outfit was coated with oil. His white hair was messy and he stank. The man smiled at the pedestrians from time to time, trying his best to please people watching him. There were translucent strings tied to his fingers, and he controlled two palm-sized puppets to fight each other.

The puppet wearing white one-piece represented a girl and the puppet wearing a black suit represented a boy.

The old man was doing voices for the two puppets as Angele approached him. There were two kids sitting by the side watching the puppetry with keen interest.

"... He knows nothing about what happened. He saw Julia take his toys away. No! Julia! You can't do this!" The old man was faking the boy's voice.

He then moved the string a bit and switched the girl's voice, "Why? Why can't I do that? He's mine, so why did you gift my belongings to Adolf? Even if he really wanted it, you can't just…"

Angele did not find the man's puppetry attractive. He shook his head and walked away.

He was just curious and he wanted to know how people on this land entertained themselves, but sadly, he did not find anything worth trying. Angele decided to return to the hotel.

He packed everything up before he paid the bill and walked toward the city gate.

Beside the city gate, there was a livery stable. Several merchants were bargaining with the clerks. The owner of the stable was helping a chubby nobleman carry goods to his carts. The place was busy.

A clerk approached him as Angele arrived at the stable.

"What do you need? A carriage? A horse? Or you want to mail items or letters to someone?" The clerk had a business smile on his face.

"A horse, please. I want to travel faster," Angele responded.

"Sure, follow me please, I will take you to pick the horse you want." The clerk was happy after hearing Angele asking for a horse. Selling horses would bring the stable the most profit, carriage rental and post service were cheap.

Two other clerks walked toward Angele after hearing he was buying a horse. One of them looked like a manager. They led Angele to the backyard.

Angele picked a strong black horse after several minutes. The black horse was good for traveling at night. Its color made it hard for others to detect it.

"Have a safe trip!" the manager smiled and said with a loud voice.

Angele nodded. He applied pressure to the horse's girth and turned around. He started heading toward the city gate slowly.

The nobleman stared at Angele for a second and started chatting with the owner again.

"Nunnally Family and Stephen family are still fighting. The lord of the city ordered us not to help any side. They can do whatever that want in the south of the city," the nobleman sighed, "It'll probably end in several days, both families had strong backgrounds."

"Yea, they will have a battle again soon. We should just lay low in the city. The city guards reduced their patrol shifts."

They chatted and watched the workers carrying the goods.

"I'll probably stay outside the city for a while. I don't want to get involved in their fight." The nobleman looked worried, "So many things going on…"

"True." The owner of the stable sighed as well.

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Chapter 120: Return (1)

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Rays of the morning sunlight shot through the gaps between the branches in the dark forest.

The branches were barely visible, and the Glowing Mushrooms by the root of the trees were not shining due to the dim sunlight. Trees, grasses, and leaves all sank into the darkness.

Angele was advancing slowly on his horse. He glanced around, but everything was dark. He could barely see the road under the morning sunlight.

It was silent in the forest. No birds, no insects, the only noises were made by the galloping horse.

"It's probably the darkest time of the day in the forest," Angele mumbled, "There were Glowing Mushrooms bringing the light to the road during the night, much better than the early morning sunlight."

He rode on the black horse with a crossguard hanging beside his waist and his body was slightly shaking as the horse moved forward. The dim sunlight hit him from the side, and the light was coated with a strange blue glow.

The air was wet and cold. The smell was like grass mixed with mold.

Angele narrowed his eyes and looked at the road ahead. He kept controlling the direction the horse was going with the reins in his hands.

It had already been a day since Angele left Emma City. He wanted to make sure everything had gone as he planned since he was carrying Water of Asu with him. He couldn't afford to lose those two precious tubes since it was impossible for him to obtain more Water of Asu at the moment.

Angele picked all the shortcuts since he left the city. He found those small paths on his way here, and with the help of Zero, he created the simulation of the best route on his map.

Based on Angele's calculation, he needed about two more hours to reach the outer area of the school after daybreak. Choosing a route like this would eliminate the possibility of being followed by the spies who saw him trading with Delanya. Also, he wanted to go back to the school as fast as possible. Although Master Liliana had a horrifying appearance and Angele heard rumors about her eating someone alive, she would still try her best to protect her students.

Masters in the Wizard world were usually very kind to their talented wizard apprentices because those wizard apprentices would become a part of their force after being distributed to different kingdoms. The network they created would be incredibly helpful, and it would be stronger than any large family on this land. A strong wizard started to recruit disciples when he decided to create a strong force.

Formal disciples of the wizards would reunite from time to time and would form a strong alliance to fight against others. A network like this was named as School Faction.

As a top wizard in the Ramsoda College, Master Liliana's name was well-known in the enemy wizard organization, Northland Alliance. If one could be taken in as a disciple by her, he would be able to gain strong power from Liliana's faction.

Angele needed to take this chance. If he successfully became a wizard, he would be taken into this unknown faction. However, his talent level was 2, so he was worried if two tubes of Water of Asu was enough for him.

Master Liliana would gift him one serving of Water of Asu after she took Angele in as a formal disciple, and with three servings of Water of Asu, the chances of Angele successfully breaking the limit would be greatly increased.

Also, as a disciple, he would probably gain access to the material shop. He wanted to craft the Nightmare Potion to increase his success rate again.

Ta-ka Ta-ka Ta-ka*

The horse stomped upon the leaves on the ground, the noise echoing in the silent forest.

Angele suddenly pulled the reins and stopped after traveling for a while.

'Distance limited again, need to scan again,' Angele thought as he halted the horse.

'Zero, enable the objective sensor.'

'Objective sensor enabled. Scan radius, sensor limit, 32.1 meters. Threats will be marked with red,' Zero reported. The radius was determined by Angele's sensory limitation. If he was on a high ground, the radius would increase. Angele's sensory ability would change based on the environment.

Angele closed his eyes and opened again immediately. A flash of blue blinked through his black pupils.

CHI*

Everything in Angele's sight was coated blue. It took several seconds for the color to disappear.

A moving red crosshair appeared in the middle of his eyes, and various information was displayed beside it.

Angele looked to the left. The red mark stopped at a large black tree.

A list of data appeared beside the tree, 'Black Skin Tree. 132 years old. Not a threat.'

The hardness, humidity, usage, and environment requirement were all displayed beside the tree. Angele glanced around. His eyes were wide open, and there were blue light dots flashing in his eyes.

After several seconds, he looked relieved, 'I'm very close to the school. It seems like there's no threat around.'

The crosshair in his eyes suddenly started flashing as he thought.

'Warning! Warning! Strong creature detected! Distance from you, 103 meters.'

Angele's expression changed and he looked at the marked area. There was a grassy ground on the left side of the trees.

Something black was lying on the ground. It seemed like there many black strings moving around its body. The creature had the size of a bull.

The creature was not roaring. Angele could only hear people laughing and clapping their hands. It sounded like there were many children dancing around, but the black creature was the only thing in Angele's sight.

'I should choose another path…'

He held the reins tight and tried to turn his horse around. However, the horse just stood there and refused to move. The horse was anxious and was breathing heavily. No matter what Angele did, it just would not follow his order.

"Damn!" Angele cursed. He jumped off the horse and tied it to a tree beside.

'The creature is approaching you. Distance: 102 meters, 100 meters, 98 meters, 96 meters…' Zero reported as it detected the creature's movement.

Angele realized that he had already been detected.

He was trying to steer away from trouble, so he chose another route as he was carrying some rare materials. However, the horse was stunned due to fear. It needed some time to calm down.

Angele drew the crossguard sword without making too much noise. He lowered his footsteps and started walking toward the creature.

As he got closer, he finally obtained a clear view of the black shadow under the morning light.

'A black cactus but the needles were replaced with moving arms…' That was Angele's first impression of the creature.

The black shadow revealed itself. It was a ball-shaped creature with black human-like arms all over its body. It had about 80 arms, each hand having a dark red eye in the middle of its palm.

Angele's presence made the creature that was covered with a huge number of arms excited, and it pointed all of its eyes on the palms at him.

"Ha… Ka… KAKAKA…" Some strange noise came from the middle of the arms.

'Hundred-Eyed Monster… It's the Hundred-Eyed Monster!' Zero finally displayed the information in Angele's sight.

'Hundred-Eyed Monster: Strong mid-size creature. Strength 5. Agility 3. Stamina 21. Mentality 5. Ability unknown. Data incomplete. Please keep a safe distance from the creature,' Zero reported as the Hundred-Eyed monster approached. The monster was marked with a red glow by the chip, which meant the creature was a threat to Angele.

Angele blinked his eyes and disabled Zero's scan function. He held the crossguard sword tightly with his hands and stayed alert.

He had heard about this monster before. He was told that this monster had an extremely strong physique, and it was highly aggressive. Hundred-Eyed Monster enjoyed swallowing its prey in whole, it was very strong when it became an adult. However, the one in front of Angele was still in its younger stage based on its size. An adult Hundred-Eyed Monster weighed more than 10 tons and was larger than a Glowing Elephant. Barely any information about its actual battle ability was recorded, so the only way for Angele to find out was to actually fight it.

"KAKAKAKA… KAKA!" The monster waved its arms, which sounded like it was trying to say something.

Angele was about ten meters away from the monster, but he could not understand a single word it was trying to say. Thus, he just stayed there and observed its movements.

The bull-sized monster did not get any response from Angele, so it became furious.

"KAKA!" The high-pitched voice came out of its mouth and it started charging toward Angele. It tried to embrace Angele with its dozens of arms. The bloody eyes on the palms were blinking and they were trying to grab Angele from all angles.

Angele's scalp numbed. He stepped back immediately.

BAM*

The creature grabbed a tree behind Angele with its arms and broke it into half. Many leaves were dropping to the ground as it raised the tree trunk into the air.

The tree trunk was swung toward Angele in full speed.

The Hundred-Eyed monster charged forward while the tree trunk was still flying toward Angele, the monster's large body and countless arms left no chance for him to dodge its attack. It almost looked like a huge black slime trying to jump on Angele.

CHI*

It sounded like clothes were torn apart.

Angele jumped backward and escaped the incoming arms. He landed on the grassy ground that was several meters away from the creature. He had no expression on his face, and there was blood dripping down the tip of his silver crossguard sword.

Several arms of the monster were cut off by Angele and dropped to the ground. The fingers on the hands were trembling, and the bloody eyes still blinked several times.

The Hundred-Eyed Monster charged forward again. The tree trunk in its hands was howling in the air while being swung toward him.

Angele simply stepped back and dodged the tree trunk.

"Ysta-man… Zio!" He roared and pressed the blade with one of his hands.

Blue electric pulses immediately rose upon the blade and covered the whole sword within seconds.

The silver crossguard sword turned blue, and the electric pulses were sparking. Intense electricity kept flickering around the blade. The noise it produced was irritating.

When Angele saw the Hundred-Eyed Monster trying to swing the tree trunk again, he lowered his body and charged forward.

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Chapter 121: Return (2)

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The crossguard sword was infused with electricity. It hit the incoming arms from the monster hard. More than ten arms were cut off easily within seconds, and the pulses electrocuted its wounds.

The blue electricity kept flowing through the Hundred-Eyed Monster's body.

Angele then stabbed the monster's mouth furiously with his sword. Its mouth was wide open but there were no teeth inside. The force Angele applied on the sword was not enough, only the tip of the blade pierced through its body.

He felt like he was stabbing a piece of extremely hard wood. His strength was much stronger than an average human being, but he failed to truly damage the monster's body.

BAM*

As Angele tried to pull his sword out of its body, the monster hit him with one of its arms, and Angele was blown away by the impact. The crossguard sword was left in its body.

Angele quickly drew his second crossguard sword and held it in his left hand. His right arm had twisted to a strange angle, its bones broken. He could feel the constant pain coming from his broken bones. He furrowed his brows and took several steps back.

Angele started carrying two crossguard swords after the fight in the forest. The Hundred-Eyed Monster had high physical resistance, so Angele decided to wield the sword with both of his hands. However, his right arm was injured and he had to find another way to deal with the creature.

'No, this thing recovers so fast. I won't be able to kill it just by stabbing it, and I'll lose if the fight lasts too long.' Angele knew how hard it was to kill the Hundred-Eyed Monster. It had a fast regeneration and a high defense. He had no effective way to damage it at the moment, and it was almost impossible for him to slay it by himself.

If this monster did not block his path, and his curiosity did not overcome his fear, he would not even approach it. The monster grew new arms rapidly. It almost looked like he was never hurt by Angele. It was the reason why it did not back off just because several arms were cut off by Angele.

Angele stepped back again. He stared at the monster with his eyes unblinking. He crouched and picked a black arm up. It was the first time he saw something like this, so he decided to do some research on it after he got back.

Rare monsters like that were usually hard to find. Angele thought he would find something helpful after studying its body part.

The skin was hard and cold. It felt like holding a wooden stick in hand.

'Hundred-Eyed Monsters inherited the blood from the ancient monster, Hundred-Eyed Ghost. Hundred-Eyed Ghosts can connect itself with the nightmare plane by using parts of its body. I might dig out some valuable data from it.' Angele kept withdrawing. The monster was still paralyzed by the electric pulses, and its actions were slowed down. With the black arm in hand, he ran back to his horse, untied it and jumped on it.

"Go!" He applied pressure to his feet and shook the reins.

The black horse neighed as it raised its front hooves and stomped toward the right.

Angele rode on the horse. He did not whip the horse, but it was running away from the monster at full speed.

He could still hear the Hundred-Eyed Monster roaring closely from behind. It seemed that the monster had already recovered from the paralysis.

Angele was not worried. He was already close to the outer area of the school. The guardian of the gate, Master Moroco, could easily finish off a creature like the Hundred-Eyed Monster. Hundred-Eyed Monsters were stronger than Glowing Elephants. It had high magic resistance and physical resistance. Furthermore, it had strong strength, fast speed, and with its incredible regeneration ability, it was hard to be defeated. To compare its power level with wizard apprentices or wizards, it was likely to be stronger than a rank 3 wizard apprentice but weaker than a formal wizard. However, they usually lived in mountains or swamps and was actually rare to see them in the deep forest.

'Zero, do a basic scan on the monster's arm.'

'Mission created, scanning…'

A three-dimensional hologram of the arm appeared in Angele's sight. It was rotating.

Rows of data were listed beside the arm.

'Please provide a sample of the blood.'

Angele put his hand on the ragged wound and some of the slimy dark red blood stuck onto his palm.

'Basic scan completed.'

'Scan result: 81.75% of the sample is identical to human blood.

Parasites' similarity, 13.11%.

Blood activity similarity, 0.21%

…'

After a list of scan results, a sentence suddenly appeared by the end of the data.

'Based on the simulation of the model, you can extract the high-energy parasites from the sample and inject it into your body. I can modify the energy. There is a 51% of chance that your gene limit can be broken. There is a 23% of chance that it will have no effect on you and there is a 26% of chance that unknown effect will be applied. Accurate experiment is required.'

'High-energy parasites injection?' Angele was a bit confused, 'Is anything related to it mentioned in the wizard's books?'

'No record is found in the database. There is a 93% of chance that wizards have not discovered high-energy parasites yet.'

Angele knew the reason why wizards were yet to discover it. There were many research data recorded in Wizards' books, but nothing about cells were mentioned in them. It was possible that they could enhance their eyesight to help them detect relatively smaller objects, but it was impossible for them to actually see bacteria or parasites. They spent most of their time studying Macro Energy because they did not have accurate microscopes. Wizard apprentices and wizards of Necromancy knew more about biology but were only studying the general structures.

'Basic scan brought me so much information, I need to head back and experiment as soon as possible. There are still many things I need to test.' Angele felt a bit relaxed although his right arm was broken and the monster was still chasing him.

"KAKAKA!" Suddenly, he heard sharp voices coming from behind.

Angele turned his head around. What he saw frightened him.

Another Hundred-Eyed Monster appeared running beside the previous one. They were both going after the black horse like crazy. They were running with their arms. Some of the hands were clapping and some of the arms were swinging furiously.

"Damn! One was enough!" Angele cursed. He could handle the attack from one Hundred-Eyed Monster, but he could only run when chased by two Hundred-Eyed Monsters. Electric spells were Angele's strongest damage spells at the moment, but the monster's magic resistance was extremely high.

They were fast, strong, and their arms were nimble. Without high damage, single target spell, Angele would not be able to hurt it.

He whipped the horse and shouted, "Faster!"

The black horse increased its speed, but the two monsters were pursuing after them. When they passed through many trees, Angele suddenly saw campfire ahead and heard people chatting.

Those people were alerted by the intense noise made by the hooves and the monsters.

The horse went across the bushes and appeared in the sight of the people around the campfire. They stood up and looked shocked after seeing what was chasing the horse from behind.

"God! Hundred-Eyed Monsters! Two of them!"

"Run!"

"Hurry!"

There were two men and one woman beside the campfire. They were all wizard apprentices based on the look of their gray robes. Their expressions changed as they saw the monsters, untying their horses right away and attempting to escape.

The three rode on their horses and started moving forward, however, their speed was slow, Angele and the monsters were right behind them.

Angele was a bit speechless. He did not expect to see any wizard apprentice from the school here. He pulled the reins to the right side and started turning right. He did not want to bring any trouble to those apprentices.

"Annie! It's too late!" one of the male apprentices shouted.

The female wizard apprentice turned her head around and looked at Angele while moving her lips.

CHI*

A long white ray came out of her hand and landed on the black horse's chest accurately. The white ray turned into ice lance, and Angele's horse neighed in pain. It tripped its own front hooves as it fell down to the ground and died.

Angele did not think she would attack him without saying one single word. His right arm was broken, so he supported himself with his left arm as the horse fell to the ground. He rolled several times on the grasses to reduced the inertia.

"F*cking hell!" Angele was enraged. He stood up with the support of his left arm, but the arm of the monster was dropped somewhere while he was rolling.

BAM BAM*

The two Hundred-Eyed Monsters landed in front of Angele. Their heavy body hit the ground and made a loud noise. They tried to grab him with their arms.

BOOM*

A ray of green fire came out of Angele's hand. The monsters retreated together, their bodies lit by green flames. The light from the fire brightened the dark forest.

However, the flames disappeared quickly as the monsters recovered.

"I'm in deep sh*t…" Angele held the crossguard sword with his left hand, stared at by hundreds of red bloody eyes. Goosebumps rose upon his skin. He had a bitter smile on his face.

"Selfish bastards…" Angele cursed in a deep tone. The woman did not even hesitate after she heard what the male wizard apprentice said. The woman knew the monsters would stop for Angele, and the best way to do it was to slay his horse.

Angele already decided to change the route as he did not want to drag the strangers into his fight. He only needed to reach the outer area of the school, and Master Moroco would take care of the monsters for him. The guardian would never allow such threats to stay in the school's territory.

The three miscalculated their distance from Angele. The monsters would not hurt them had Angele turned right in time.

However, the ice lance from the female wizard apprentice completely ruined his plan. The ice lance landed right in the heart of the horse while it was galloping at full speed, dying within seconds. The death of the horse bought the three some time for their escape, but Angele was left behind instead.

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Chapter 122: Promotion (1)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

"KAKAKA…" The two Hundred-Eyed Monsters roared with their high-pitched voices and were clapping their hands in a certain rhythm.

Angele was retreating slowly. He carefully put his hand into his pouch and grabbed the bomb made from Glowing Elephant's heart. The surface of the heart was coated with a light green glow.

He stared at the monsters in front of him as he took out the heart.

"I didn't want to use it," Angele spoke in a low voice, "Alright, come on. I know you understand my words."

The monster on the left leaned its body to the left. All the red eyes on its palms blinked once, staring at the heart in Angele's hand.

"A bomb made from the heart of Glowing Elephant? We underestimated your power." A high-pitched voice came from its body that was covered with arms.

"Why bother talking to him, Mermura? He's just an apprentice," the other monster interjected.

Angele chuckled, "Try me, this bomb was hard to make. I was lucky enough to successfully make it on the first try."

Angele raised the bomb above his chest with his left hand. He was holding the bomb and the sword with the same hand, as though he could detonate it any time he wanted.

The monsters remained silent after hearing what Angele just said. The three just stood in the middle of the forest as they kept staring at each other.

After several minutes.

"Fine, you can leave," the Hundred-Eyed Monster on the left finally spoke again.

"I won't cover your ass if the elders ask about this, Mermura!" the other Hundred-Eyed Monster shouted before it turned around and began to leave. Its bull-sized body quickly disappeared into the bushes.

The monster named Mermura looked at Angele. "Tell me your name. It is the first time I'm failing my hunting mission," it spoke in a light tone.

Angele smiled, "If…"

BOOM*

A white boulder suddenly flew out of the bushes, stopping Angele from speaking further.

His expression changed. He wanted to dodge the stone by stepping back, but he saw another boulder thrown by Mermura coming at him. Those stones were about one meter tall, which eliminated Angele's escaping path.

Dark shadows covered Angele's body.

BAM*

Green flames exploded around him. Two boulders broke into pieces due to the explosion and turned into a large pile of ash after several seconds.

The green flames were spreading around as a circle. Rays of green light were howling across the forest. Everything at the place turned green under the light.

"Oh! God!" The other monster hid behind the tree. His eyes on the palms were staring at the explosions.

The furious green flames blew straight to the sky, and the green light rays cast a reflection upon the clouds. Most of the trees around Angele were burning.

Crack*

A large tree broke in half and smashed to the ground. It became the fuel of the fire. The heavy smoke blurred Angele's sight.

"Mermura… Mermura died? Unbelievable…" Someone mumbled, "How strong was that bomb?!"

Angele heard people's voices coming from the burning woods. The surviving monster took one final look at the flames before it jumped into the bushes and disappeared.

Angele hid behind a tree, still thinking about what just happened.

He saw two boulders flying toward him and noticed that he had nowhere to hide, so he decided to throw the bomb directly at Mermura. Angele did not expect the power of the explosion to be so strong. He was pushed thrown away a distance away from the explosion radius by the flying boulder thrown by Mermura before it disintegrated in the flames.

"Ugh!" Angele spat out some blood onto the grass. He put his left hand on his chest.

"Thank god the stone blocked the flames for me. Otherwise, I'd be dead already. The power of the explosion was incredible! Zero, check my body condition."

'Two broken ribs. Right arm broken. Internal bleeding. Immediate treatment is a must,' Zero reported within seconds.

Angele heard people who must've seen the explosion walking toward him. He struggled for a while and made sure that the other Hundred-Eyed Monster was gone.

He then quickly ran toward the edge of the burning area.

"It was still here, great!" He picked the broken arm from the monster and made sure it was not burnt before he ran toward the other side of the forest.

After Angele escaped the fire, he started advancing once again but with greater caution. He tried not to alert any living creatures detected by Zero. He finally arrived at the outer area of Ramsoda College on the second day.

"Finally, I'm back!" It was already afternoon. Angele walked out of the forest and surveyed the yellow ruin. The sunlight was a bit too strong for him, so he covered his eyes with his left hand.

There was a black crow hovering above the dusty ruin. It was Master Moroco.

Angele did not stop. With a flick of his finger, his gray robe was coated with a red glow, and the dirt was cleaned right away. He arranged his messy hair a bit, his right arm already temporarily fixed in place with a piece of modified plank.

After everything was done, he started walking toward the ruin. Moroco looked at him for a second. It knew Angele was a Wizard apprentice of the school, so it did not descend to check.

Angele bowed to the sky and ran to the entrance of the school.

He performed the gestures, which opened the door to the underground tunnel, and went straight back to his dorm. Angele met several other Wizard apprentices on the way, but he had no time to greet them.

BAM*

The door of his room was slammed shut. The hallway was still quiet. No one had cleaned the dust off the floor. Only Angele's footprints could be seen on the floor. It was obvious that others had not yet returned.

Angele pointed at the door after entering his room. Light green smoke came out of the tip of his finger, which stuck to the door immediately. He then pointed at the oil lamp on the desk and sent several specks of red light into the lamp.

CHI*

The oil lamp was lit, causing it to brighten the room.

Angele walked toward the desk and removed the random items from it. He quickly took out the tubes that contained Water of Asu, the formula scroll, the arm of the Hundred-Eyed Monster and laid them down on the desk. The book containing the spell model of Twisted Barrier had already been burnt by Angele after he stored everything in the chip.

"I must not carry these around in the school. There are Wizard apprentices missing every year due to unknown reasons. I need to be as cautious as possible." Angele mumbled as he quickly put everything on the desk into a bag beside one tube of Water of Asu.

This small tube was shining under the light. The liquid inside almost looked like dust particles glowing with a golden hue.

Angele grabbed the tube before he shook it several times and rubbed its surface.

Red light slowly rose upon his palm, which climbed up the tube. A row of tiny twisted runes appeared on the translucent crystal surface.

"The incantation is…" Angele checked the runes carefully.

"The eternal soul shall return to the motherland!" he read the sentence in a whisper.

The stopper of the tube started rotating as Angele finished the incantation. He could hear it moving and the stopper broke into six silver spider-leg-shaped pedals right away.

It almost looked like a silver flower blooming at the top of the tube.

Angele narrowed his eyes, looking intently at the six sharp petals as he poured some Water of Asu onto his palm.

"Close," Angele said in a light tone.

The petals slowly returned to its original shape, reforming into a stopper.

'Zero, simulate my success rate of breaking the limit, and analyze the Water of Asu.'

'Analyzing… Simulation started. Time required, 11 hours and 32 minutes,' Zero reported in its mechanical voice.

Angele returned the tube into his pouch and watched his skin absorb the golden liquid. He then stood up and sat on his bed with his legs crossed.

He had not sat on the bed for a while, as the sheet was still a bit cold and wet. He sat there without the blanket and closed his eyes. Angele started meditating, trying to absorb the life energy particles in the air to help him recover.

Time flew by. The room was getting darker and darker. It seemed that there was not much oil left in the lamp, which was finally consumed = from the last drop of the oil after a while.

The room sank into the darkness.

'Simulation completed. The success rate is 17% to 33% with the help of two servings of Water of Asu and the defensive spell model.'

Zero's voice suddenly echoed in Angele's mind, causing the latter to be woken up by it. He slowly opened his eyes, and the green light dots around him disappeared.

'What if I acquire one more serving of Water of Asu? Calculate the success rate again.'

'Calculating… The success rate will be 47% to 59%.'

'Add Nightmare Potion on top of that?' Angele kept questioning

'Potion effect unknown. Creating model… Analyzing… Possible increment in the success rate, 6% to 9%.'

Angele stopped asking. After several seconds, he had a smile on his face.

Clap Clap*

A group of people in black robes were standing in a room with yellow walls. All had glasses of wine in their hands.

They were all looking at an old woman in a black robe and a young man with brown hair in the middle of the room.

The young man looked a bit shy while being stared at by so many people. He raised his glass above his head, "Thanks for coming everyone. As a new disciple of my master, I hope you could lend me a hand when I need help in the future. Thanks again and cheers!"

"Cheers." People raised their glasses together.

The old woman's skin was covered with patches, almost as if her entire body was sewn up. She finished her wine in one sip, and put down the glass.

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Chapter 123: Promotion (2)

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"As a rank 3 Wizard apprentice, Angele has already met the requirement for breaking the limit. Following the school's rule, I'll distribute one serving of Water of Asu to him." Liliana had a strange expression on her face. Angele could not tell if she was laughing or crying. She took a small tube, similarly made from vulcanized crystal, with golden liquid inside out of her robe.

Liliana placed the tube on Angele's palm gently.

"You're my 13th disciple. I hope you remember that you shall never lose yourself to power and unnecessary emotions."

"Yes, Master." Angele held the tube carefully with his hand.

"I wish you all the best," Liliana spoke in a deep tone, "Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. I still have a lab to attend to, so I have to leave now."

She looked at the bald man with a glass of red wine in her hand, "Gaz, you better be careful. If you're captured in Santiago, there'll be nothing I can do."

The bald man smiled, "Thanks, Master. I'll take care of it and come back before you realized."

"Good." Liliana turned around and stepped forward. Her body vanished in a heap of black smoke.

The bald man became translucent slowly and disappeared as well.

"Master is much more cautious than before." A blonde woman chuckled.

"Be careful with your words," a masked man spoke in a deep tone, "We shall never judge our master."

"Whatever." The woman sipped some wine.

People in the room started forming several small groups, chattering in low voices.

After several minutes, most of them finished their conversations as soon as they finished their wine. They put down their wine glasses and vanished into black smoke just like Liliana.

Only several people remained in the room. Angele was standing in the middle of them, but no one approached him. Those Wizards were not here to greet him. They had an opportunity, so they decided to exchange some information or resources.

Liliana would use any excuse to hold parties like this, so they could deepen their relationships with each other. She had just taken Angele in as her formal disciple, so she used this as an excuse to gather all her other disciples here.

As a rank 3 Wizard apprentice, Angele did not attract anyone's attention because the other disciples were already formal Wizards. Those 'black robes' already showed him respect by having a drink with him.

Angele was not concerned. His sole purpose was, after all, to obtain the third serving of Water of Asu.

"Angele Rio, right?" an old man with a pale voice walked over, and asked, "Although your talent level is low, and I'm not certain if you can break the limit or not, it's still incredible for you to meet the requirement at such a young age. You have my respect. My name is Daniel Curtis, you can just call me Daniel. I heard you purchased some rare herbs from Master. I still have some left in my room, do you need them?"

Angele smiled politely, "Of course, but I can't afford those super rare materials."

"How many magic stones do you have? Or do you have anything else to offer?" Daniel was a bit different from other black robes. It seemed like he did not care that Angele was still a gray robe.

"Name your price." It seemed that Daniel was a kind fellow. However, he noticed the others were looking at them scornfully after seeing Daniel talking to him. Daniel might be the weakest Wizard among Liliana's disciples.

"Well, how about 1000 regular magic stones. Although my herbs are not that rare, they are still worth at least 1000 magic stones. I think you're using them to practice making potions, right? You don't need high-quality herbs," Daniel smiled.

Angele nodded, "Deal. When are you available?"

Daniel looked at Angele, "I brought the herbs back to the school. You're talking to a real person. I'm not using reflections like the others."

After the party, Angele made the trade with Daniel and asked two low-rank Wizard apprentices to carry the herbs back into his room.

He obtained 5000 magic stones earlier, yet he now only had about 2000 left. He realized that being a Wizard was costly.

Angele spent most of his time preparing for breaking the limit recently. He did not even try to find the three Wizard apprentices who killed his horse in the forest. He decided to take his revenge after he became a formal Wizard. Angele was not allowed to attack them at the moment. However, he would gain much more rights in the school after he successfully broke the limit.

1000 magic stones brought him a lot of various materials.

He purchased the necessary equipment from the Potions Department and had already prepared the materials for crafting the Nightmare Potion. The reason why he bought a tremendous number of random herbs was he did not want others to know he had the formula of Nightmare Potion. The Wizard apprentices would probably think that Angele was just practicing some entry-level potions.

Also, besides one more serving of Water of Asu, Liliana had offered Angele a better room that was reserved for a rank 3 Wizard apprentice, but Angele declined it.

There was no time for him to get familiar with a new room at the moment, so he chose to stay in his dorm to prepare for breaking the limit.

The vice president of the school summoned Angele and two other Wizard apprentices that were preparing for breaking the limit. The meeting was set up in a small study. It was the first time Angele met the school's management team.

As Angele talked to the other two Wizard apprentices on their way to the study, he finally had a general idea about the structure of the school.

Ramsoda College was run by two vice presidents at the moment. Each faculty was led by its head, and the teachers worked under the order of the faculty head. Rank 3 Wizard apprentices would become formal disciples of their masters. People did not care too much about the low-rank Wizard apprentices.

No one knew where the real president was, but he would come back to check on the school every thirty years. This Wizard organization's main purpose was not to train Wizard apprentices. It had fought many wars with other organizations. It seemed that the school was built to safeguard a certain item.

However, Angele had decided to focus on the preparation first after obtaining this information.

For the next ten days, Angele stayed in his room and tried to concoct the Nightmare Potion.

With the accurate calculation and simulation of the chip, his success rate was way higher than an average Wizard apprentice from Potion Study. Nightmare Potion was an advanced level potion and Angele's success rate was over ten percent.

The formula of Nightmare Potion was complex to others, but Angele could analyze it easily.

15 days later…

Angele stood beside his desk with a small bottle of red liquid in his hand. He looked satisfied.

"Finally," he muttered as he shook the tiny bottle in his hand. The color of the liquid changed from red to blue within seconds.

Angele shook the bottle again and the color of the liquid returned to red quickly.

"Incredible… so this is the mysterious Nightmare Potion."

Angele spent more than ten days to concoct one serving of Nightmare Potion, which was enough for his simulation.

'I can proceed to the last stage now.' Angele was a bit excited.

'Zero, show me the data of the modified defensive spell.'

'Spell model successfully modified. Models used: High Temperature Field, Metal Spells, and Twisted Barrier. 15 runs of simulation were finished. All succeeded.'

Angele nodded and smiled. He was satisfied with the result.

He took out a crystal clock from a bag beside the bed and checked the time.

19:23.

"Umm… The rooms in the school are protected by barriers, but…" Suddenly, Angele stopped talking.

'High-energy living being approaching,' Zero warned. Angele saw a black dot rushing across the floor of his room.

Angele stayed calm. He glanced at the black dot. It was a tiny black insect.

The insect had a round body and was about the size of a fingernail. It had six legs, and it was moving around very fast.

The energy particles on the door had no reaction to it. The appearance of the insect reminded him of the ones controlled by his master Liliana. Her beetles looked exactly like this one. Without the chip, Angele would never notice it.

Angele didn't stop what he was doing, but he hid the Nightmare Pouch in his right sleeve.

"All prepared, I hope I can succeed…" Angele muttered. He looked a bit depressed, "Wish me luck…" He sighed and started organizing his messy desk.

The black beetle stopped for a second after hearing Angele's voice before it moved toward the corner of the room, turned into black smoke, and disappeared.

Angele felt relieved after the beetle left.

'Master sent her beetles into my room multiple times. They came here once every two days. I didn't know Master had such high expectations on a rank 3 Wizard apprentice like me…' He pursed his lips into a smile, 'I don't know why, but I think my preparation is done anyway.'

He took out the Nightmare Potion again and lined it up along with the three tubes of Water of Asu on the desk. Angele grabbed one of the tubes and stood beside the desk quietly.

"The eternal soul shall return to the motherland," he used the incantation.

Crack*

The tube in his hand was opened, and the other two tubes on the desk were opened as well.

Angele had determination in his eyes, he raised the tube and swallowed the golden liquid.

He put down the empty tube and grabbed the other two.

He finished all the potions along with the Nightmare Potion and returned all the empty tubes into his pouch.

Angele crossed his legs as he sat on his bed. He could feel his throat and stomach burning as though there was a fire burning inside his body.

He slowly closed his eyes.

BOOM*

Pale gray flame rose upon his skin, "I'll make it…"

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Chapter 124: Advance (1)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

In the forest outside Ramsoda College.

The intense flame streaked the sky, and the glare turned every nearby object green.

The trees, the mud, and the stones around all turned green including the two people who were standing beside the fire.

The shadow of the flames was dancing on the two's faces, and they were staring at the fire with no expression.

It was a man and a woman wearing black robes. They covered half of their pale faces with their hoods.

"The flame is from a Glowing Elephant," the man spoke in a light tone. He raised his right hand and waved at the fire.

Some of the green flames dropped down a large burning tree and gathered upon the tip of his finger.

"I can smell the stink of a Hundred-Eyed Monster in the air. It must be the Nakora Family. They are hunting humans again, but who started the fire?" The man looked a bit confused.

"It's getting out of control. They should just stay beneath the earth and stop wandering around the school. I think something is going on," the woman said in a light tone.

"It doesn't matter. We'll still be safe for the next 100 years, and we have enough time to recover. Let's go. It's probably just an accident. A glowing heart exploded, and the monster was caught in the explosion." The man waved his fingers, and the flames dropped to the ground.

"So, you want me to take care of it?" the woman asked.

"If you want." The man turned around and walked toward the bushes. He vanished into the shadows after several seconds.

The woman watched the man leave before she turned around and looked at the burning trees again.

"Arudia, hurry up."

"At your service." A deep male voice came from her body.

Rip*

The cloth at the woman's left shoulder was torn apart, her skin was cut open, and a man's head appeared in her flesh.

The man's head slowly moved out of her wound and pushed the woman's head to the other side.

The woman looked strange with two heads on her shoulder.

The man's head had a handsome face. His eyes were dark blue, and he was smiling. The woman's head started withering as the man's head claimed the control of her body. The woman's head turned into a ball of black flesh and melted into her body after several seconds.

The female characteristics started changing as well, and her body was converted to a muscular man's body.

The woman's gender changed completely after several minutes.

He then raised his hand and pointed at the fire in front of him.

"Collins, Frost, Navco," The man started invoking incantations.

A white magic circle slowly appeared above his palm, which spun as he used the incantation. Countless shining runes and characters were flickering inside the circle.

White icy air kept sprouting around the magic circle. The grasses and the trees were frozen and completely covered in white frost.

The magic circle spun like a white plate and the icy air was pushed toward the green flames.

The icy air spread into the burning area and put off most of the fire. A thick layer of white frost quickly covered the burnt ground.

After several minutes, the entire green flame was extinguished by the white frost.

"Well, that was some hard work…" The man lowered his hand and shook his head.

The white magic circle became transparent and vanished into the air quickly.

The man looked at the forest in front of him, satisfied with the result. The ashes of the plants were covered in ice, but he could still see some green smoke rising upon them.

"Damn monsters, they sure know when to strike," the man muttered as he turned around. His body vanished into white smoke after stepping forward.

Angele's body was burning. He was covered in intense white flames.

There was no smoke or noise in the room, and the flame did not rise the temperature. It was almost as if his body was the fuel of the white phantasmal flames.

The whole room was brightened up by the strange white flame, sweat kept dripping down Angele's chin and his eyes were twitching. His brown hair lost its luster in the flame, causing it to become dry and damaged.

'Warning! Warning! Your body cells are failing. Please take action immediately!' Zero's report echoed around his ears.

Angele knew that something went wrong. He struggled as he raised his hands and crossed his fingers slowly.

'Check my mentality,' Angele ordered. It felt like his life energy was being converted into a special power.

A strange feeling filled up his mind and converted power was injected into his body.

'Your Mentality is increasing. 16… 18… 19…'

Angele finally understood what Water of Asu did in this process.

Water of Asu's main effect was converting one's life energy into the mentality, causing a massive increase in mentality within a short duration. Wizard apprentices could break the limit with such strong mentality and reach another level. However, if people who consumed the potion failed to break the limit, the converted life energy would be wasted and their life expectancy would be reduced.

The reason why more Water of Asu would bring better success rate was that the amount of life energy it converted into mentality would be larger.

Wizard apprentices usually consumed one serving of Water of Asu when trying to break the limit. It would damage their body permanently. Some of the apprentices who attempted even died during the procedure. It was the main reason why younger Wizard apprentices had higher chance to survive after breaking the limit than older Wizard apprentices.

Angele consumed three servings of Water of Asu and one serving of Nightmare Potion. In all likelihood, he would die if he failed to break the limit.

The furious white flame was burning on Angele's body quietly.

'Start constructing the spell model.' Angele suddenly opened his eyes. Countless blue light dots were flashing in his eyes.

'Model construction starting. Combining spell, Metal Mastery. I will monitor the status of the model creation.'

Angele crossed his fingers, and a golden metal ball appeared between his hands.

His hands turned red within seconds, and the metal ball started melting. It turned into a ball of golden liquid. Two tentacles separated from the liquid and attached to Angele's wrists. It was akin to dropping water into a lake. The tentacles were absorbed by his skin immediately.

Two thin, light golden strings were connecting Angele's hands with the golden ball. The metal liquid was injected into the surface of his skin.

His pale skin that had absorbed the metal liquid started turning golden slowly. Angele kept his position. He just let the fire burn on his body. Finally, he absorbed the golden ball made from the claw completely after several minutes.

'Basic mentality model created,' Zero reported.

Angele looked relieved after he heard Zero's voice. He struggled and loosened his fingers. He took out his jacket and threw it to the corner.

Five silver daggers without smeared poison were revealed after he took his jacket off. There was also the chain claw, the knife, and the crossguard sword hanging on his waist.

All the daggers were inserted into the slots on his brown belt, Angele put his hands on them.

CHI*

The first dagger he pressed on with his hands melted into his hand.

The second one, the third one, and the fourth one…

Also, the chain claw, the knife, and the crossguard sword…

Two minutes later, the metal weapons Angele had all been melted and absorbed into his body.

His skin was coated with a silver glow, and some of his hair turned white.

'Spell model created. Material requirement met,' Zero finally reported again, 'Your time remaining, 15 minutes and 32 seconds.'

Angele's expression changed. He could feel that he had reached a level that he could never imagine before, but he also noticed how weak his body had become.

"Last step…" he muttered as he raised his right hand. Angele's fractured arm still had not fully recovered yet although he spent a long time resting.

Angele touched his left face gently with his right hand. His palm was burnt, and he could feel the pain.

He groaned and closed his eyes slowly.

Three silver scars appeared as his fingers slowly slipped down his left side of the face. Those scars looked like metal strips that were inserted into his face, leaning from the mouth to ear, and his average-looking face was decorated with something strange now.

CHI*

He opened his eyes again, and it sounded like something slashed the air open.

Angele's pupils were no longer black but instead silver.

'Talent Spell acquired, Metal Mastery.'

'Attributes increased. Strength, 3.5, Agility, 5.2, Stamina, 4.5, Mentality, 21.2, Mana, 7.7. Talent Spell, Metal Mastery. It's a force field, and after the 50% potential is reached, Metal Rune support will be enabled.'

Zero transferred all the information into Angele's mind.

"Finally, it's over." Angele felt relaxed. He smiled.

He rubbed the left side of his face again with his hand, and the three metal strips disappeared. The white flames around his body extinguished after several seconds.

Angele did not stand up. He sat on his bed with his legs crossed and started thinking again. His hair turned pale and his clothes were soaked in sweat. The sheet beneath him was soaking wet as well.

After about ten minutes, he got off the bed slowly, 'Zero, how's my body condition?'

'Your body cells are dividing fast, 80% of the potentials were consumed, and your life expectancy was reduced by 20%,' Zero reported honestly.

CHI*

A three-dimensional body model appeared in Angele's side, and it was rotating.

It was a translucent blue hologram. There was no vein or muscle displayed inside the body and instead, there were many tiny blue tunnels. There were blue and red spots on the model's skin. Their sizes varied, and the red color around the heart and the head were the deepest.

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Chapter 125: Advance (2)

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Beside the three-dimensional hologram, several rows of data were listed.

'Blue, undamaged. Red, damaged.'

Angele stared at the hologram in front of him. He remained silent, 'Life expectancy is determined by the rate of cell division, so it means my life expectancy is shortened by half already? Is there anything I can do? Wizards need a great amount of life energy. There must be a way. Check the database for me.'

'Mission created, searching…' Zero reported.

Angele stood beside the bed and waited for Zero to complete its analysis.

'129 plans created. Show them all?'

Angele opened his mouth a bit, dumbfounded as he did not expect so many plans.

'Add filter: No sequelas, Fast, Easy, Can be done right away. Search again.'

'Filtering… Done. Plans left, 2.'

'Transfer them to me,' Angele ordered.

All the information was sent to his memory block immediately.

'Plan A: Energy radiation. By exposing your body to the radiation of your main energy particles, your body condition will change and your life energy will be restored within one year. I will support you in controlling the amount of radiation that goes into your body. Otherwise, your body will be polluted by the excessive energy.

Plan B: Catch any living being and drain the life energy from it constantly every day. Requirement, any spell that drains life. Time needed, 12 days.'

Angele's eyebrows furrowed, 'One year is a bit too long, I'll go with plan B.'

'Show me the detailed procedure.'

'Processing…

Polari's Chronical Life Drain: Originated from the level 2 Wizard spell, Chronical Life Drain. It was modified by Wizard Polari and mainly used for restoring life energy after Wizard apprentices broke the limit, so the modified spell was named after him.

Spell model: Not learned yet.

Requirements: Blood Ritual, Evil.'

Angele stood in his room. There were blue light dots flashing in his eyes, which took about five minutes for those blue light dots to slowly disappear.

'Well, I guess I have to go with plan A for now. It's nearly impossible for me to set up an evil ritual.' Angele checked the information about the blood ritual, but it was a brutal and evil way. He did not want to become the target of other Wizards.

Angele rested for a while and some gentle wind blew the stinky air out of the window with a flick of his finger.

Angele stared at the dirty bed and the messy desk. He collected all the important items and put them into his case.

"Finally, I've become a formal Wizard. However, the school doesn't provide any information regarding the future progression for Wizards. I need to talk to my master." Angele checked the situation in the school already.

The school's attitude to formal Wizard was not recorded in any book, someone told him that there was a special area in the school reserved for the formal Wizards. However, he needed to sign a contract with the school first before he could access that area.

Wizard apprentices differed from Wizards in terms of their power and the rights they had. The original contracts would not affect what new Wizards wanted to do, so the school had to sign a new contract with the formal Wizards. Those special contracts were written by high-ranking Wizards and were enhanced using certain spells.

Wizards sought rare resources, so most of them would sign the contracts with the school. Furthermore, it was a win-win situation.

Angele stood in front of his master's laboratory.

He wiped the dust off his gray robe and knocked on the door.

Knock-Knock*

"Come in, please." Master Liliana's voice came from inside.

Angele pushed the door open. It was a bit dark inside the lab and the only source of light in the room was a white light ray coming down from the middle. Master Liliana sat in a high chair beside the light ray, holding the bronze pocket watch in hand. She was trying to insert it into her left eye.

It seemed like she was having trouble with placing the pocket watch into the right place. She took the pocket watch out and started checking it in her hands. Black smoke was exploding between her fingers from time to time.

"Force field?" Liliana noticed Angele's presence. She raised her head and looked at the door, "Angele, is that you?!"

"Master." Angele bowed slightly, pressed right hand on his chest and smiled, "I was just lucky."

Liliana hesitated for a second but had a sincere smile on her face after. She stood up and walked toward Angele. Her body turned into a pile of black smoke that surrounded Angele.

"Congratulations, my child." Liliana embraced Angele and patted his back. She saw the white hair on Angele's head.

"Thank you." Angele knew Liliana was actually happy for him. Although hugging her felt like hugging a cold corpse, he still decided to hug her back.

"Sorry, I was a bit too excited. It has been 15 years since a disciple of mine broke the limit and became a formal Wizard." Liliana stepped back, "Although 15 years quickly flew by, I still feel a bit uncomfortable when I see Wizard apprentices from other faculties successfully breaking the limit."

Liliana did not wait for Angele to respond. She just kept talking, "Follow me. After you become a Wizard, no matter what your rank is, the contract between you and the school needs to be renewed. Otherwise, the school won't provide you with any rare resources. You need to earn their trust."

She turned around and walked toward the ray of light, "I am worried that those curses will hurt you during the process, but it seems like you succeeded on the first try. I thought Kalins would be the one to break the limit first. I'm in charge of five rank 3 Wizard apprentices, and he had the best chance of doing so."

Angele smiled and followed her to the light. The door behind them closed shut by itself.

Liliana held her pocket watch in hand, walking slowly, "About a hundred years ago, I had this female disciple. She was my favorite child. The girl was beautiful, strong, and independent. I wanted to help her break the limit, so I gifted one more serving of the Water of Asu, but…"

"What happened?" Angele already had an answer in mind, but he thought he had missed a few details.

"She was a bit too old, and she was burnt to death by the potion." Liliana shook her head. Angele could see the sharp pang of regret in her eyes.

Angele narrowed his eyes. He finally understood what he had missed.

He was given one serving of the potion when he became a disciple of Liliana. It was the right amount for a young man like him. However, it could easily kill Wizard apprentices who were older. One serving was more than enough to completely consume one's life energy. It was rare for young Wizard apprentices to reach level 3. They would not die after drinking Water of Asu even if they failed to break the limit. It was one of the reasons why there was an age limit for rank 3 Wizard apprentices.

'However, I drank three servings of the potion and didn't die…' Angele thought for a while. He knew that he had been saved by the Nightmare Potion. It reduced the side-effects of the Water of Asu. Otherwise, he would be dead after drinking three servings of the potion.

'But the Nightmare Potion was too difficult to concoct. I purchased enough amount of materials for 15 tests. However, I only acquired one small bottle's worth after the only successful trial. I spent more than 1000 magic stones and I had the help from Zero. Average Wizards probably need more than 1000 tests to just make one serving, and that will cost them more than 10,000 magic stones. Wizard apprentices just can't possibly afford it. That must be how the potion got its name. It really is the nightmare of Potion Masters.'

Angele finally understood how important the Nightmare Potion was. He thought about the processes in the concoction of the potion as he followed Liliana from behind. They arrived at the light after a while. Liliana pointed in the air, and a black chair appeared behind Angele.

They sat down together.

"Since you're a formal Wizard now, I think it's time to tell you something you need to know." Liliana changed the time on the pocket watch and inserted it into her left eye. The second hand started moving slowly as Liliana lowered her hand.

"I suggest you not to sign the school's contract. There's one specific line on the contract that states you have to stay in the school for 300 years."

"I have to stay here?" Angele was surprised.

"Yes." Liliana nodded, "Ramsoda College, it's a school full of shadows and undead. This organization was created to protect the Shadow Pearl. If you're talented in Shadow Spells, you should stay here and do your research, however, you're not."

"What exactly is this Shadow Pearl?" Angele asked in a deep tone, "There are many Wizards in the school, and their sole purpose is to protect this treasure?"

"Shadow Pearl is a source of power. It's incredibly helpful for creatures or Wizards that need dark energy. The reason why we need to fight against the Northland Alliance and some underground races is due to this treasure. It's none of your business. You're not talented in Necromancy or Shadow Spells, so you should not get involved. Most of my disciples left the school after becoming a Wizard because they focused on other types of energy particles."

"So… I don't see many Wizards around because they're all out there fighting? How many of them sacrificed their lives for the school?"

"Countless." Liliana nodded, "My advice is, you should leave the school and focus on improving yourself. If you need resources, you can buy them from the school or other Wizard organizations. Only Wizards of Light will decline your offer since you're still one of us."

Liliana stopped for a second. A book appeared in her hand out of nowhere.

The book was thin, had about ten pages, and all the pages' background was black. The title on the cover was written with a light gold color and was written in the ancient language.

Liliana handed over the book to Angele.

Angele grabbed the book and asked, "What's this?"

"A special contract between all the formal Wizards, the Treaty of Grimgar. 1500 years ago, a Wizard's laboratory exploded, causing the death of thousands of people. A whole empire was destroyed, and a human race was erased from this land. All the Wizard organizations were impacted, so they signed the treaty. You can choose not to follow it, but if anyone finds out what you're trying to do, something horrifying will happen. Also, the treaty was not perfectly written, and most of the Wizards know how to find the loopholes. This thing will lose its effect soon, but you should still take a look." Liliana explained.

Angele opened the book. The words were written in silver on a black background and the list of rules was recorded in it.

Most of the rules were in regards to limiting the rights of the Dark Wizards, including the prohibition of participating in too many brutal experiments. The territories of the organizations created by Wizards of Light and Dark Wizards were marked on a map.

The map showed Angele the territories in the southwest of this land. Angele rubbed the edge of the map.

"Master, the map only showed about 20% of the land, why are the other areas hidden?"

Liliana smiled, "I asked the same question to my master a long time ago. Most of the places were desolates, and you need a great amount of time to travel from one side to another. The land on the other side is controlled by unknown Wizard organizations. In addition to that, between the two lands, there are many dangerous underground races. Some of the polluted creatures, ancient blood, and forest monsters all live there. You have to find ancient Wizard books if you're really interested in those areas."

"Let's stop here." Liliana pulled another book from nowhere and handed it over to Angele, "This book will tell you the basics you need to know after you become a formal Wizard. Read it through and remember all the necessary information in your mind.

Angele grabbed the book. It was a normal leather book with a brown cover and was titled: The Handbook of Wizards.

"From now on, you're on your own." Liliana stood up and smiled.

Angele stood up and nodded, "Now if you would excuse me, I'll return to my room and read the book."

"Go ahead. Remember, no matter what your decision is, make sure to contact me when you're in trouble. I'm always by your side." Liliana said in a serious tone. Angele saw the sadness in her green right eye. It seemed like this scene reminded her of someone else.

Angele bowed and Liliana already left the room before he straightened his back. He turned around and walked toward the door calmly.

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Chapter 126: Payback (1)

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Inside the underground tunnel, the torches hanging from the brown wall brightened up the hallway, and shadows filled up the gaps between the light.

Angele was walking down the hall. He had already put on his new black robe. He lowered his head. There were blue light dots flashing in his eyes. It seemed that he was doing some analysis.

After about ten minutes, he heard people talking ahead of him. They were walking toward him, and their voices became clearer as they got closer.

Two Wizard apprentices in gray robes appeared at the corner in the front, they were talking and laughing, but they suddenly stopped after seeing Angele's black robe.

Angele took a glance at the two. It was a male Wizard apprentice and a female Wizard apprentice, who lowered their heads and stood on the side. They did not want to block a formal Wizard's path.

"The Conjuror Department is up ahead, right?" he suddenly asked.

"Yes," the male Wizard apprentice responded immediately, "The lecture hall is right ahead. Are you here to talk to Master Angola?"

"Master Angola is teaching today?" Angele questioned.

"Yes, I think the class just started," the female Wizard apprentice answered.

"Thanks." Angele nodded. He turned around and started walking again.

The two Wizard apprentices felt relieved only after Angele's shadow disappeared around the corner.

"It's rare to see formal Wizards roaming outside during classes. I hope we didn't offend him," the male Wizard apprentice exhaled once and said.

"I think we didn't." The female apprentice hesitated for a second.

"Let's head back to the dorm first. The school is empty. There are not that many people around. The dorm area makes me feel much better," the male apprentice suggested.

"Sure." The two picked up their pace and walked toward the opposite direction.

The Conjuror Department's lecture halls.

Angele entered a long hallway. There were about ten identical-looking classrooms on the left side and some of them were quite noisy.

In one of the classrooms, they had just finished the lessons. Several Wizard apprentices walked out of the noisy classroom while whispering something. Some of them walked toward the washroom, while the others were walking back to their dorm.

The Wizard apprentices lowered their voices upon seeing Angele walking by. After they saw his black robe, they promptly showed the courtesy of utmost respect toward him.

A male Wizard wearing a white robe walked out of the classroom. He hesitated for a second after seeing Angele's face.

"You are?" he wondered.

"My name is Angele. I'm a disciple of Liliana from the Faculty of Necromancy," Angele nodded politely.

"I'm Angola, from the Conjuror Department. The pronunciation of our names is similar." The man laughed. His skin color was a bit dark, and he had an average-looking face, but he seemed like a nice person.

Angele stepped forward before he bowed slightly and spoke again, "Master Angola, I think you have the record of all the spells cast around the school, right? I'm wondering if I can have a look?"

"Well, if you need the record…" Angola's eyebrows furrowed.

"I have the permit of Master Liliana," Angele interrupted him and smiled.

"Great. She did have the right to check the record," Angola smiled as well, "This way please."

"Thanks." Angele nodded.

Angola led the way at the front and Angele followed him from behind. They were walking toward the exit of the hallway. Angele could hear the Wizard apprentices' conversations coming from behind.

One of the female Wizard apprentices with an attractive body walked out of the classroom. She became slightly surprised to see Angele talking with Angola.

'It's that guy! The rank 3 Wizard apprentice with a pair of sharp eyes we met at the garden!' She recalled the scene she saw by the lake. She was with her friends at that time, and they saw a rank 3 Wizard apprentice with an extremely high Mentality on the other side of the lake.

'He already broke the limit?! How is that even possible…' The girl felt a bit speechless and had mixed feelings about this. She felt a bit jealous, but she admired Angele at the same time.

Angele followed Angola. They went across the service area and reached a dark tunnel. There was a thin layer of the red barrier by the end of it. The barrier was blocking the way to the area ahead of them.

Angola entered the barrier directly. A red light flashed upon his body, and he was not blocked. Angele followed suit after him. A black light flashed on his body, and he went past it as well.

The wall in the tunnel was still covered with brown bricks, but Angele knew he had already entered the core area of the school where only formal Wizards were allowed here.

There were strict rules limiting Wizard apprentices' rights in the school. Angele had read the Wizard's Handbook. He learned that there was a large underground tunnel system in the area only accessible by Wizards, and some of those tunnels led straight to the surface of the land. It was one of the reasons why Wizard apprentices hadn't seen many Wizards around the public area. The Wizards tended to stay in their reserved area most of the time.

"I think you already know that we lost several Wizards in the recent war against Northland Alliance, so there are not many people inside the core area at the moment. The core area is about the size of an average city, but there are only about 40 Wizards living here. They spent most of their time doing researches anyways…" Angola shrugged.

"I know nothing about it actually. I just became a Wizard," Angele pursed his lips into a smile.

"For real?" Angola turned his head around and looked at Angele, "Incredible… Your Mentality has almost gasified. I thought you were an old guy who looked young… You're not kidding, right? Your body is still weak at the moment then, that explains a lot."

"Gasified Mentality?" Angele looked confused, "Nothing about it was mentioned in the Wizard's Handbook."

"Yea. It's a common word we use. Mentality solidifies in order to create the spell model that will become your Talent Spell. However, that only happens the first time you break the limit. If you want to rank up as a Wizard, you must meditate and create another individual Mentality model. I think you already know that." Angola stopped for a second before he continued, "The second time you solidify the model, you start from scratch. It's much harder than the first time considering how Wizards don't have high Mentality at birth. After the second, you need the third, the fourth, and the fifth. You must start from scratch every time. Moreover, it takes a great deal of time in doing so."

"But you said my mentality is almost gasified?" Angele wondered.

"Yes. I thought you already knew this… A Gasified Mentality has special features." Angola looked at Angele, unwilling to believe that Angele had no prior knowledge on Gasified Mentality, "You have just broken the limit, yet you already gained even greater Mentality as an added benefit. I'm jealous. Gasification, Liquefaction, and Crystallization are three stages you will surely experience as a Wizard. There's no shortcut to progress in these three stages, and low-rank potions won't help you either, as it will only affect the purity negatively. You must slowly accumulate it by yourself. Also, never fight unnecessary battles nor waste any resources. Otherwise, your progression through these stages will be hindered. Most Wizards rely on their Talent Spells, while some hire people to fight for them or craft enchanted items to reduce the cost."

"I see," Angele nodded, "Master Liliana has never told me about this. I'll ask her the next time I see her."

"Is that so? It's not your master's fault. It takes time explaining all of these to you. It's complicated," Angola answered as he walked, "We determine Wizards' ranks by checking their spell levels. Some people wanted to prepare a high-level spell before the test, but the amount of calculation needed was out of their league. They might experience mental retardation instead if they ever try to attempt something they are not capable of. Some of the spell models will kill them, and those are just common sense. You'll know these sooner or later."

"Thanks for your explanation," Angele appreciated Angola's kindness, "So based on what's written in the handbook, there are several high-rank Wizards in our school, right?"

"What do you mean high-rank Wizards? For us, rank 3 Wizards are high-rank Wizards, and for rank 3 Wizards, rank 5 Wizards are high-rank Wizards. It's just a concept." It seemed like Angola was enjoying the chat with Angele and was willing to share the information.

"The teachers in the school, including your master, Liliana, are all rank 1 Wizards, but their actual power varies. They have about 300 years as their average life expectancy."

"How hard is it to successfully solidify the second mentality model?" Angele was a bit surprised.

"Extremely hard. If you can rank up in 40 years, you'll become a top-level Wizard in the school. Liliana and the mind reader are two of the strongest Wizards in the school. They know a substantial number of spells and have many hidden abilities. However, they are nowhere close to rank 2. I think only the president of the school can reach rank 2 in the future."

"What about the rank 7 Wizards I read about on the books…" Angola's words caused Angele to become appalled.

"It's different now. There are fewer resources than before. You can probably find rank 3 and rank 4 Wizards in some random cave, but level 7… Have you ever read any fantasy novels? They are like the legendary heroes in those books," Angola explained and smiled after.

"When I read the rank chart, I had thought rank 2 and rank 3 Wizards are very common…" Angele creased his eyebrows, "So Northland Alliance, Santiago, and the other Wizard organizations are just like us? They only have rank 1 Wizards?"

"There are rank 2 Wizards in the organizations for sure, all the Wizard organizations have their final weapons. The rank chart you read was created about one thousand years ago," Angele stopped by a wooden door and pushed it open.

"The rank chart was obtained in a random ruin. A Wizard put it in his book, and it was kept as general information in the library. Don't trust it too much."

Angola and Angele walked inside the room. It was dark and the walls looked like mirrors. Their appearances were reflected on the walls.

"Date and time?" Angola asked.

"Umm… I need the records of three days before when I returned to the school, which was about 16 days ago." Angele responded immediately.

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Chapter 127: Payback (2)

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Angola nodded and pointed at the mirror with his finger. A ray of red light came out of the tip of his finger and sank into the surface of the mirror.

The whole room was immediately brightened up by the light coming from the walls and Angele could hear the strange sizzling noise from the mirrors.

The area outside the school appeared within the mirrors: the muddy ruin, the setting sun and Master Moroco cleaning his feathers with his beak.

"What exactly are you looking for?" Angola asked.

"Three Wizard apprentices, two males, and one female. The female Wizard apprentice's name is Annie. I think they returned to the school at the same time. Can you fast forward it? I need the records about all the Wizard apprentices that came back to the school recently," Angele responded.

"No problem." With a flick of Angola's finger, the image started changing rapidly.

It was still showing the images of the morning, but now it was already midnight. The pure light of the moon poured onto the empty ground, and three people wearing gray robes appeared in the mirror after several minutes.

"Those are my targets." Angele narrowed his eyes.

"Found what you wanted?" Angola turned around and asked.

"Can you please show me their information? I think the door at the entrance of the door checks the Wizard apprentices' identity, right?" Angele nodded.

"Of course. They offended you?" Angola clapped his hands. The image in the mirror disappeared. Lines of red characters quickly lined up on its surface.

"Ah, Vlasov?" Angele recognized the language and started reading the information carefully.

'Annie Korver, 19 years old, rank 3 Wizard apprentice. Apprentice of Wizard Maryland from the Faculty of Shadow.

Jack Bennie, 20 years old, rank 3 Wizard apprentice. Apprentice of Wizard Maryland from the Faculty of Shadow.

Adele, 19 years old, rank 2 Wizard apprentice. Apprentice of Wizard Maryland from the Faculty of Shadow.'

That was all the information showed up in the mirror.

"Maryland? That old coward? They are in trouble now, I guess." Angola chuckled.

"Thanks for the help, Angola." Angele bowed slightly, "I have something important to take care of and I have to leave now."

"No worries, Master Liliana has helped me several times already," Angola smiled.

Angele left the core area after stepping out of Angola's mirror room. He had not signed the contract with the school, so he could not stay in the core area for too long.

His access was granted by Liliana's magical sigil. Otherwise, he would not be able to pass the barrier. All he could think about at the moment was those three Wizard apprentices.

Angele was not a member of the school anymore. He was just a disciple of Liliana, and the school would only help him if he signed the contract. He could not just go to Maryland's office and demand for the three Wizard apprentices. Two of them were already at rank 3 and were relatively important to the school. Wizards and their apprentices usually did not develop deep relationships. Wizard apprentices could purchase rare items from their teachers at a discounted price. Wizards would protect them from danger only when necessary.

Angele put all his items into two large cases after returning to his own room.

"I probably should hire two Wizard apprentices…" Angele looked at the two large travel cases on the floor. He was a bit speechless.

Knock-knock*

Someone had knocked on his door. Two male Wizard apprentices were standing outside.

"Greetings, Master Angele." The taller Wizard apprentice handed a yellow item over to Angele.

"This is the telescope Master Liliana has prepared for you."

Angele grabbed the telescope. He knew it was for communication.

"Also, Alo asked me to bring you his greetings. He was the one showed you around the school. I wonder if you still remember him," the apprentice spoke in a light tone.

"Alo?" Angele knew this strong man. He guided him into the underground tunnel when he became a Wizard apprentice, "Where is he? I think he reached rank 3 already."

"They are out for a mission. He left a while ago," the male Wizard apprentice answered immediately.

"Alo failed to break the limit, so he's working hard for the next Water of Asu."

"Ah, so most of the rank 3 Wizard apprentices are out looking for materials." Angele stayed outside collecting materials for a while as well after reaching rank 3.

The other Wizard apprentice waited for his friend to finish before talking, "Master Angele, the vice president of the school, Colin Fear, has asked if you would like to sign the contract with the school. If you're interested, please go talk to him in the Potions Department. If you don't want to sign it, please leave the school within 5 days. Also, without the contract, your rights in the school will be limited. Wizard Maryland wants to see you in the garden if you have time."

Angele had already decided to leave the school, so he was not concerned.

"Please tell Master Colin Fear that I'll leave the school, but I'm still a disciple of Master Liliana. Also, I'll deal with the issue between me and Maryland."

The management team in the school would probably help Maryland if he chose not to sign the contract, and he could understand the reasons.

"I'll let him know." The Wizard apprentice bowed, turned around and left the hallway.

The other Wizard apprentice bowed as well and started leaving.

Angele closed the door and left the dorm. He walked down the hallway and started heading to the garden area.

The golden crystal shot out the white light into the lake, and the whole garden area brightened up. Two Wizards wearing black robes were standing beside a long chair by the lake. It seemed as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

They just stood there without saying anything. Formal Wizards were feared by the Wizard apprentices, so most of the people nearby tried to stay away from the two.

After several minutes, another black-robed man walked out of the bush.

The two Wizards approached him and took off their black hoods. The one in the front was an old man with white messy hair and the one behind him was a young beautiful lady. Her left eye was covered in a black eyepatch.

"Master Angele, you're a healthy young man, why are you so slow?" The old man chuckled and asked.

Angele took off his hood and revealed his white hair.

"You must be Wizard Maryland?" He smiled.

Maryland nodded, "I invited you here to discuss the conflict between you and three of my apprentices. I hope you can resolve this matter peacefully. They offended you because they had no other choice at that moment."

"Ah, you want to compensate me?" Angele nodded as well. If Maryland could offer him something valuable, he could consider forgiving those Wizard apprentices.

"1000 magic stones. Not bad, eh?" Maryland showed Angele one finger.

Angele was a bit surprised, and he stopped smiling.

"1000 magic stones?"

"Well, actually, how about 2000?" Maryland saw Angele's expression changing, so he decided to increase the amount.

"If you can promise not to hurt them, you'll become a friend of ours. Also, you can purchase a lot of rare materials with 2000 magic stones. I can prepare it right away."

Angele's eyebrows furrowed. He did not want to befriend them at all but instead wondered why Maryland was trying so hard to protect those Wizard apprentices.

It seemed like Maryland was still treating him as if he was a Wizard apprentice. He must have known that Angele was from overseas and had no local background, so he decided to solve the conflict by compensating Angele with magic stones.

"What do you think?" Maryland continued asking.

"Rank 3 Wizard apprentices are the future of the school. It would be painful to watch them die."

Angele looked at Maryland, not uttering a single word.

The situation was quite awkward. Maryland had spoken several reasons, but he stopped after getting frustrated.

"Master Angele, I think I already made things clear. Do you really have to kill them all? They are my beloved apprentices." Maryland increased the volume of his voice.

"People shall pay for their faults," Angele responded calmly.

"Stepped forward you three. I know you're here."

Maryland looked at the female Wizard behind him. They did not know what else they could do.

"Annie, Adele, come here," Maryland shouted.

Three Wizard apprentices wearing gray robes walked out of the bush slowly and stood beside the three Wizards.

"Master Maryland, Master Ancore, and Master… Angele." They bowed and greeted.

"Tell me what you want," Marland said in a grim tone.

"Let me decide what I want to do with them." Angele had no expression on his face.

"You can't protect them forever."

The two Wizards were a bit speechless. Maryland looked at Angele and opened his mouth, but he ultimately did not say anything.

They knew Liliana was his backer. It was not a good idea to infuriate her.

"Whatever," the female Wizard behind Maryland opened her mouth and said, "Let's go. He won't accept our offer. There's no point in talking to him anymore."

"5000 magic stones. What do you say? At least let them live. Adele is my grandson." Maryland was not giving up at all. 5000 magic stones were all he could offer.

Angele creased his eyebrows. He had just become a formal Wizard and did not want to make too many enemies.

"One hand. I will cut off one of their hands. Acceptable?" He decided to compromise.

"Of course." Maryland nodded immediately.

"Well then." Angele glanced at the three Wizard apprentices.

CHI*

He raised his hand and a silver dagger appeared from nowhere.

"You're fine with this, right? It's a punishment you have to take," Angele asked in a calm tone.

The Wizard apprentices lowered their heads.

"Yes…" The rank 2 Wizard apprentice Adele responded in a low voice.

A silver flash went through their left arms which returned to Angele's hand after.

They screamed and held their left arms with their right hands. Blood spurted out from their left arms from where they had been amputated, and the grass below their feet was soaked in the red fishy liquid.

Maryland pointed at them with his finger. Three balls of green light dots covered their wounds, and he gave them some healing gel to stop them from bleeding to death.

Angele looked at the three for a second before he spoke in a light tone, "Keep the magic stones. Farewell."

"Thanks." Maryland nodded again. He was thankful that Angele didn't kill his apprentices.

14 days later.

In the morning.

At the ruin above the Ramsoda College, a green carriage slowly left the bridge and entered the forest. Inside the carriage, Annie and Adele sat opposite to each other, while Jack was in the corner.

Annie looked out the window. She still could feel the phantom pain constantly coming from her missing hand, her eyes filled with hatred.

"Angele Rio, one day I'll make you pay for what you have done to me," she muttered.

"Come on Annie, that prick is already a formal Wizard. We are nowhere close to him." Adele shook his head.

"It's just a hand… We can buy some special potion and reattach it," Jack interjected.

"I'll kill this bastard after I break the limit. We should do it together."

"I think I can break the limit after I get back this time. My family has prepared everything for me. My talent level is 3, so it should be easy. I know someone who can tell us where this Angele came from, then I'll make his whole family suffer." Annie sneered.

A crow flew over their carriage.

GA*

It was flying to a small hill beside the trees.

On top of the hill, there was a young man in a hunting suit silently standing. It was Angele. His white hair mixed with his brown hair, and his body was well-built.

He looked at the approaching carriage and took out a telescope from his pouch. It was the one Liliana gave him.

He pulled the door on the side open. A yellow note was inside of it.

Angele opened the note.

'Dead men tell no tales.'

Angele kneaded the note and held it in his right hand.

He smiled and raised his left hand. A ball of silver metal liquid gathered on his palm and turned into a metal longbow within seconds. Angele raised his right hand. The note in his hand was covered with a good amount of silver liquid and it turned into a long arrow.

He nocked the arrow onto the bow and put his hand upon the translucent bowstring.

Angele pulled the bowstring to full.

CHI*

The arrow drew a silver arc in the air and landed on the green carriage accurately.

BOOM*

A red fireball exploded upon the carriage. The horse and the Wizard apprentices inside were all blown into pieces. The only thing left on the ground was the burnt mark and pieces of human flesh.

Angele lowered his longbow and looked at the burnt mark for a second. He turned around and jumped off the hill as he disappeared into the forest.

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Chapter 128: Preparation (1)

Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe

Ten days later.

In the evening.

A brown four-wheel carriage pulled by two black horses slowly approached the soldiers assigned to the outer area of Lennon City.

There were burning torches on the towers beside the entrance, and the flame was dancing.

Two chubby soldiers wearing white leather armor suits walked to the carriage. They were holding torches in their hands.

"Please show us your entry permit," they spoke with a loud voice.

The window of the carriage was opened by a pale hand. There was a young man sitting inside. He had no expression on his face. The soldiers could see his brown and white hair.

"Permit? What permit?" the man asked in a deep tone.

"Sorry sir, the order comes from the Lord himself, it's to prevent the plague…" The soldier suddenly stopped talking after seeing the young man's face, his expression looked quite surprised.

"Are you… Master Angele?!" He raised his voice.

"I am. What? You know me?" Angele's eyebrows furrowed.

Angele heard people chatting outside the carriage.

"Mr. Tinos sent your pictures to all the guard posts and asked us to memorize your face. Let the carriage pass! It's Master Angele!" the chubby soldier shouted and waved his hands.

"Tinos?" Angele rubbed his chin with his right hand and closed the window.

The soldiers outside drew their swords together to show their respect.

They watched the carriage moving to the direction of the city until it completely disappeared in their sights.

The carriage traveled on the bumpy road. Angele sat on his seat with his eyebrows furrowed. He looked at the road ahead and realized that the horses were not going to the direction he wanted. With a flick of his finger, a thin layer of green glow exploded on his palm and the horses immediately changed the direction.

'The explosive spell on the note Master has given me was quite powerful. Without that, I probably could not finish them off easily. My initial plan was to do something with all the materials I have and then find a ship to take me back home. However, it seems like there's something going on in the city. I hope I don't need to spend too much time there.' Angele rubbed the silver metal on the back of his right hand. It was the enchanted item Liliana gave him to help lift the curse. His Metal Mastery did not absorb it.

Complex patterns were engraved onto the diamond-shaped silver metal piece, which it looked a bit strange on the back of his hand.

'I'm actually 18 years already. Time flies… I wonder how my family is doing overseas.' Angele leaned to the window and watched the trees passing by.

He came to this land when he was almost 15 years old, and after about four years of hard work, he finally became a formal Wizard. Angele's progress was much faster than most of the talented Wizard apprentices.

Formal Wizards could live for at least 300 years, and he had more than enough time to visit his family. However, there were no materials, no potions, no Wizardry books over the sea, and he had no place to trade. He just could not stay there for too long.

Angele laid his back on the seat and sighed. He suddenly heard a bird making noise outside the carriage.

He opened the window and a white pigeon landed on his legs. The pigeon's eyes were completely black. They looked like two empty holes filled with darkness.

Angele stared at the pigeon, reminding him of something. He touched the pigeon's head and a sigil created out of some dark mist suddenly flashed below the tip of his finger.

A blue electric image shone upon the pigeon's chest. It was a fine magic circle.

"Long time no see, Benedict." Angele smiled.

"Long time no see. You already became a formal Wizard huh?" The pigeon opened its beak and it started talking.

"I hate using this method to contact you, but you're out of my telescope's range. I had to do it."

"Well, yeah. Where are you now? We need to meet if possible. I left the school and I need your help." Angele still needed to improve as a Wizard. Ramsoda's best spells were either Shadow spells or Necromancy spells. The school did not carry that many low-level spells, and Wizards were not doing too much research on the spells from unpopular categories. Liliana's special spells were not suitable for him to learn, so he had to find other ways to collect Wind or Fire spells.

"You left your school?" Benedict stilled for a second.

"I have some Wind and Fire spell models in my school, and I can sell you some basic ones, but it'll take months for me to travel to your location..."

"Is that so?" Angele thought for a second.

"Do you know which organization has the largest Wind and Fire spell collection?"

"Sure. Cross the Northland Alliance. There are two federal countries. The Six Ring High Tower there has the largest collection, but it's funded by Wizards of Light. Be careful if you really want to go there," Benedict warned.

"Six Ring High Tower…" Angele sighed.

"Fine, I'm going to visit my family anyway. I can probably take a boat there first, but I need to check with the Wizards around me first. I can save some time if they have what I want."

"Well, just be careful if you really want to go. Some of the Wizards of Light are extremists, they are dangerous and they despise Dark Wizards the most," Benedict advised again.

"I have to go now. I'm following the old guys to the abandoned land. I'll tell you if I find something there."

"Cool. Good luck then." Angele nodded.

"Wait, do you know what's going on with the plague? Around the south side of Ramsoda?"

"Plague?" Benedict was a bit surprised.

"I thought you were the expert on something like this. I don't know anything about it. Wizards will help those mortals for sure, don't worry. They are important to this land, and I think your school has already sent someone to investigate."

"I hope so." Angele knew Benedict was probably right.

"I'll talk to you later."

"We will meet again soon." The pigeon shook its wings and flew out of the window.

The pigeon exploded into a pile of white feathers and dropped to the ground after leaving the carriage.

Angele stopped looking at it and sat in the carriage quietly. He was approaching the main city gate of Lennon.

"Angele! Welcome back." Harland hugged Angele and smiled.

Tinos, Harland, and Lord Alford met in a meeting hall full of golden decorations.

There were dishes and drinks on the long table. It looked like they prepared a lot to welcome Angele back.

Angele walked to Lord Alford and hugged him as well. Alford was still sitting in a wheelchair.

Alford's nickname was 'Melodize', which meant rich and peaceful. People called him that as a praise for what he had contributed to the city.

"You're stronger than before. Welcome back. If you don't mind, this castle can be your second home." Alford smiled.

"Thanks." Angele straightened his back and looked at Tinos.

The pretty blonde man was smiling at him.

"Welcome back." Tinos stepped forward and hugged Angele.

"Remember, I'm your friend. I'm glad that you finally came back."

"Thanks." Angele nodded and smiled.

After the greetings, Angele sat down at the long table, and the maids removed the lids off the metal plates. He could smell the aroma of the food in the hall.

Angele grabbed some food. He remembered what happened at the guard post.

"Tinos, tell me what happened. I thought the plague was far from the city. Why are you looking for me?" Angele sipped the blue liquid in his glass. The drink was minty and sweet, it was quite refreshing.

Tinos's creased his eyebrows.

"Several travelers brought the plague into the city not so long ago. More than 300 citizens are already infected and 70 of them already passed away. The doctors in the city have no cure for it."

Harland and Alford's expressions changed. They looked serious.

"That's a problem." Angele was a bit surprised.

"It is, so we are wondering if you know how to deal with it," Harland added.

Angele's eyebrows furrowed, "There's nothing I can do at the moment, but someone will take care of it for sure. Don't worry too much. Make sure you burn the bodies and set up quarantines. Otherwise, the plague will continue to spread."

The plague had been spreading around for a while. Wizard organizations had already sent Wizards to the south to investigate. However, since the plague was still spreading, those Wizards probably did not find the cure. Furthermore, Angele had just become a Wizard not so long ago, so he did not think he had the ability to solve the problem.

"If it's just Blood Boil Blisters, it'll be solved soon I believe," Angele spoke.

"I hope so…" Alford sighed.

Angele returned to the manors he bought after leaving the castle.

The guards he hired were still patrolling around the district.

Most of the manors had red roofs, and the street was covered in black bricks. The place was beautiful yet strangely silent.

It was night.

Angele crossed his legs and sat in the living room on the first floor. He had just taken a shower. Tia prepared a cup of hot chocolate for him. He was wearing a white bathing robe and his hair was still wet.

A young girl was focusing on practicing sword skills in the middle of the living room. The silver sword was dancing in her hand.

The girl was about ten years old. She had a black ponytail on her head. She was about 1.4 meters tall and was wearing a gray tight swordsman's suit. Angele could saw her dedication to his sword skills just by watching her accurate moves.

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