Chapter 329 Part Two: Ancient Battlefield(#946)
(From MC's perspective)
After closing the status panel, I carefully looked at the piece of a broken knife in front of me. No doubt, this broken knife just now injured me. But how?
The knife appeared to be an ancient weapon. The handle is perfectly fine. Even the spine and cutting edge are sharp. The only problem with the knife is that the tip of the knife is missing. Which makes it a broken knife.
But what attracts me most is that the knife looks like a magic artifact. There is a trace of mental power left in it. Otherwise, a broken knife can't have that kind of repulsive reaction.
A quick glint flashes in my eyes. The broken knife is a perfect weapon for killing. The spell casting requires mana consumption. To kill miscellaneous fishes, I can use this broken knife.
After gaining some clarity, I have made up my mind to subdue this weapon. For that, I need to either control or erase whatever consciousness is left in it.
"Gravity Field," I uttered.
A terrific gravitational force was applied to the broken knife. The broken knife starts to vibrate in mid-air.
Seeing that, I decided to increase the pressure a bit. But I'm careful not to overdo it. After a couple of seconds, the knife stopped vibrating and fell to the ground.
I canceled my spell and walked over to pick it up. I held a broken knife in my right hand and carefully observed it again.
The broken knife is completely pitch black. Even the handle has a small black concentric design all over it.
Swish!
Suddenly, I hear the sound of movement. Hearing that, I carefully placed the broken knife in the system space. When I looked around, there was no sign of monsters or wizards.
But I have a vague feeling that it might be other magic artifacts. This place is a treasure trove. Who knows what else is hiding in this ancient ruin?
Shaking my head, I disappeared from the spot and resumed my journey.
Several minutes later,
I reached the spot. Before me, several broken structures can be seen. Seeing that, I stopped my movements and carefully searched the surroundings.
I don't know whether any evil magic flower can be found in this place.
Crack!
Then I took a step forward to enter further. My eyes scanned several broken structures.
Time passed,
After searching the nook and corner of the broken structures, I returned to the previous spot. Standing, I once again opened the digital map to view it.
The first marked area turned out to be a disappointment. But I remember the senior's words. I have to go deeper into the ruins to find the evil magic flowers. So it is normal for the outskirts area to be hollowed out of resources.
My gaze then fell on the next marked area. This one is located deeper into the ruins. I have to cross the extra mile to reach there.
This marked area also comes under the core part of the ruins.
After taking a few glances, I closed the map and resumed my journey.
While moving, I'm also looking out for the activities of the monster. On the way, I come across harsh landscapes. There are no signs or green patches anywhere.
Hard rocks, sand paths, run-down structures, and vast open battlefield areas. After crossing half a mile, I stopped my movements.
There is a giant snake monster lying down on the narrow path.
Hiss!
"System, probe the monster in front of me," I said to the system.
[Ding! The Host's voice is recognized]
[Ding! A command is initiated %]
[Status Panel]
[Name: Dotted Red Snake]
[Level: 4th-Order]
[Strength: 336]
[Vitality: 332]
[Speed: 335]
[Stamina: 336]
[Skill: Snake Bite]
A status panel appeared in front of my eyes.
"4th order," A quick glint flashed in my eyes.
It is very rare to come across 4th order monsters back home. But here they can be randomly found.
Seeing that, the monster is sleeping. I decided not to disturb it unnecessarily. I changed my route and followed a different path.
Several minutes later,
A different landscape came into view. Seeing the steep rocks ahead, I furrowed my eyebrows. It's my fault to consider the land to be even.
A ruined site is a ruined site. Most of the landscapes appeared to be normal. But I know that these landscapes were destroyed by brutal battles in the past.
It's normal for wizards to face some hurdles here.
Swish!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of footsteps.
"What again?" While mumbling, I looked around carefully.
Soon, I spotted a silhouette ahead. He seems to be a wizard like me. I stopped my movements and decided to probe him.
I need to know his details. "System, probe the target's details," I told the system.
["Ding!" The host's voice is recognized]
["Ding" The command is 100% executed]
[Status Panel]
[Target's Name – Mike Run]
[Magic Ability- Evil gaze]
[Mage Level–Level 4 Limiter]
[Talent - Middle Double]
[Color - Distinct Green]
[Strength - 321]
[Speed - 323]
[Stamina - 324]
[Vitality - 322]
[Intelligence - 34(Lvl. 4)]
[Soul Strength - 31(Lvl. 4)]
[Constitution—35(Lvl. 4)]
[Mental Power-32(Lvl. 4)]
[Core Status (70%)]
>> [Spells-2]
1. The evil stare 2. The evil spirit clone [Mental Method—Evil eye art method (Earth Grade)]
Target's status panel appeared in front of my eyes. My gaze immediately swept past the details. After a few seconds, a cold glint burst out from my eyes.
Evil wizard? Everything about the person is evil. Including the magic, he had awakened. Evil gaze? What type of magic is it? My expression became a little strange.
Given that the person's awakened magic is evil. It's normal for the person to be part of some evil faction. But I don't know which one it is. Dark league? My eyes flickered with a cold glint.
If it's a dark league, then I can't let him go just like that. It's not that I'm purging evil, which doesn't suit my character at all. I'm just going to eliminate one of the pawns of my enemy.
Ever since I knew the dark league is targeting the seed candidates. Especially since they had set a high priority to take my life. Even to such a length they had dispatched a level-6 wizard to get my head.
I had already marked the dark league organization as an enemy in my heart. So if this person is from the dark league, then I have to get rid of him.
After figuring it out, I temporarily postponed the mission and decided to follow him.
When I got closer, I saw him. The person appeared to be old. Like an old man in his sixties. I wasn't surprised by his age.
Because of his talent, it's already great for him to reach level 4. So due to old age and limited talent, it will be impossible for this person to reach level 5 in this life.
Meanwhile, the old man Mike slowly moved forward at a snail's pace. Considering his magic rank, his current behavior might cause some doubts.
But he is clear with his mission.
"Where is the evil eye pendant?" The old man muttered to himself. He has been searching for the evil object for many years. But every time, he would return empty-handed after a particular search mission.
Even today, his organization sent him here to search for this evil pendant again. The search mission is a long-planned one. And it's a very time-consuming process.
So to handle this the organization has arranged several old wizards for this search mission. For a moment, the old man felt a bad taste in his mouth.
All the young and energetic wizards were doing some other mission. The rest of the old and injured wizards were left to deal with this kind of stuff. He feels dejected in his heart.
But after some seconds, he calmed down his nerves. Even so, there are hardships to deal with here on this ancient battlefield. But there is the possibility to come across chances.
There is no hope for a level-5 rank in this lifetime. But if he gets a chance, then everything can be changed. His old dimmed eyes shone with a bright light the next moment.
After feeling some hope in his heart, he focused his mind on the search again.
...
Yellow River Academy,
The news about Vincent's breakthrough set off storms in the Outer House wizards' hearts. How long has it been? Some average wizards are completely baffled by the news.
It is not like Vincent is the only one who entered the Inner House. Other wizards also had a breakthrough.
But Vincent is the wizard from Sub-Taboo Hall. Not long ago, Lara White broke through. She is from Taboo Hall. So these two people's performances were very eye-catching.
Similarly, hearing this breaking news. Pressure starts to mount on the special class students. Vincent's breakthrough came as a surprise.
The Inner House is different from the Outer House. The Inner House is the real part of the academy. The new and young wizards have to go through another round of screening to become part of the academy.
Which is to shred the identity as the Outer House Wizards.