Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 218 The Real Deal
The raging flames of the Fiery Heavy Sword coalesced into a surging fire blade over three meters tall!

The dazzling firelight illuminated Yaro's skin, making it appear crimson.

The firelight flickered, and bright eyes gleamed in the darkness!

"kill!"

A dense fire element was poured into the shadow puppet's body. The sparse shadow energy within the puppet clashed with the fire element, quickly triggering a violent explosion!
A burst of light erupted, limbs flew everywhere, and blood and flesh splattered!
Wow——!
The already thinned staircase could not withstand such intense shaking. Violent explosions rang out, and large sections of the staircase broke and collapsed!
……

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, and the Fiery Sword Technique has gained 27 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Knight's Breathing Technique gains 7 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy and gain 9 skill experience points for Cat Fist]

[Converted into personal experience, personal experience points increased by 43]

[Remaining skill points: 1]

[Personal Level LV21: 890/30000]

……

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, and the Fiery Sword Technique has gained 28 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Knight's Breathing Technique gains 7 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy and gain 9 skill experience points for Cat Fist]

[Converted into personal experience, personal experience points increased by 44]

[Remaining skill points: 1]

[Personal Level LV21: 1015/30000]

……

The system panel displayed rows and rows of data.

Yaro moved with the lightness of a cat, stepping on the inner edge of each step as he climbed ever upward.

Buzz buzz—!
The lava eye embedded in the center of the blade rotated continuously, and the power core engraved on the hilt roared rapidly.

A powerful airflow propelled the massive, fiery greatsword, which swirled rapidly like a giant, flamboyant fire butterfly, circling around Yaro and swiftly tearing apart the charging, ferocious monsters!
Sparks flew out and flickered faintly in the dim air.

The enormous fire blade resembles a majestic fire dragon soaring and roaming among the stars!

Powerful, majestic, yet ruthless!

Numerous filthy remains fell, accompanied by drops of flame.

The personal experience value is also constantly fluctuating!
"Crack!"

A mechanical voice suddenly rang out in the void, and Yaro's feet inexplicably trembled. Countless shadow puppets that had lost their footing fell into the pitch-black void.

"Ow—!"

A piercing wolf howl came from above, the remaining shadow puppets suddenly stopped, and the constantly appearing steps disappeared.

A light then appeared above!
"Has the main character finally appeared?"

Yaro leaned against the cold wall, panting heavily. He slightly reduced the flames of the Fiery Heavy Sword and looked up at the light that had suddenly appeared.

His clothes were soaked with sweat, his face was dripping with sweat, and a thin mist was rising above his head, making him look like he had just been pulled out of the water.

Yaro's stamina was being depleted rather quickly.

Unlike when wearing heavy armor, where magical runes helped cool the body and balance the heat transmitted from the Fiery Greatsword.

Excessive temperature will cause the body to sweat profusely, which will lead to a significant loss of water and salt in the body.

Fatigue, in essence, is nothing more than a signal sent to the brain that the body's functions have reached their limit.

Dehydration, salt deficiency, energy deficiency, excessively high muscle temperature, muscle overstretching, and so on.

The Knight's Breathing Technique increases physical recovery and primarily targets fatigue caused by muscle stretching. It can only provide supplementary assistance for fatigue caused by other factors.

As Yaro felt along the broken edges of the steps, he slowly walked upwards, using a water-drawing spell to suppress his greedy urge to swallow it whole, and sipped it slowly and gently.

With the help of the Knight's Breathing Technique, Yaro could clearly feel his stamina rapidly recovering, his muscles feeling like inflated balloons, and his power surging forth continuously.

Excessive sweating depletes water and salt.

One of the functions of salt in the body is to balance the pH level and create catalytic conditions for electrolytic reactions in the body.

From a purely physical standpoint, a lack of salt will only lead to greater fatigue later on.

As long as you are in good health, it will not cause any serious problems in a short period of time.

Wow.

Feeling his condition return to normal, Yaro tossed the remaining water spheres onto his head... It wasn't very healthy, but it felt incredibly good!

At this moment, the brightly lit entrance to the stairwell was already within reach.

Yaro paused slightly, fully activating his Cat-Shaped Fist technique as he carefully sensed the surrounding environment.

--No!
There was absolutely no sound!

"Want to make a sneak attack?"

As the thought flashed through Yaro's mind, he gripped the sword hilt tightly, concentrated his mind, and used his consciousness to control the Light spell to release an even stronger light, illuminating his surroundings without leaving any shadows.

But at that moment, a woman's voice came from the light: "Divine Envoy, what are you still hesitating about?"

Messenger of God?

What is this name?
Yaro was somewhat surprised, but he didn't rush to deny it.

The target of the sound is some distance from the exit, but that does not mean that the exit is absolutely safe.

Yaro remained alert, tiptoeing and carefully stepping into the light.

Just as Yaro had steadied himself, the voice sounded again, eerily: "Divine Messenger, are you afraid of the God of Death, Nye?"

Nyarlathotep, the Grim Reaper?
what is that?
Yaro looked in the direction of the sound.

In the interplay of light and shadow, a two-meter-long, semi-transparent black wolf lay prone on the ground, humming softly from its nostrils, as if enjoying something.

It had a pair of cold green eyes, and even while enjoying itself, the green eyes showed no emotion whatsoever, staring intently at Yaro without letting up for a moment.

"A fully grown shadow wolf!"

Yaro's pupils contracted slightly, and the Lava Eye on the Fiery Greatsword spun rapidly, constantly spewing out blinding flames.

—The Fiery Greatsword is beginning to build up its firepower.

The strength of a Shadow Wolf is difficult to measure. In terms of magic power alone, a normal Shadow Wolf is only at the low-level apprentice level and can only cast a small number of shadow spells at the trick level.

However, their fur naturally possesses the effect of 'shadow stealth'.

'Shadow Stealth' is the most difficult of the three levels of shadow magic, and in terms of casting difficulty, it is only simpler than the spells of a formal wizard.

With such abilities, plus the physique to be a proper knight.

In terms of danger, an adult shadow wolf is definitely no less dangerous than a seasoned high-level wizard apprentice!
Of course, the rewards for killing it are worth the danger.

However—just like a spider can't spin silk, crabs also have multiple legs.

There are many different kinds of living things in the material world: some fly in the sky, some run on the ground, and some swim in the water.

The same applies to the Shadow Realm.

The Shadow Wolf's fighting style is like that of an assassin, while the Shadow Puppet's fighting style is completely inconsistent with it!

Moreover, the Shadow Puppet trick was originally developed by wizards to simulate necromancy.

Some monsters with a hybrid nature of shadow and undead might be able to learn this skill. But how can a shadow wolf summon a shadow puppet?
Therefore—there are multiple enemies!

A woman's voice came from behind the shadow wolf: "My Lord, did you come here specifically to find it? I thought you were here to take back my soul."

Looks like there's no need to look anymore, the second enemy has appeared.

Yaro jumped over the shadow wolf and looked at the thin, pale figure sitting behind it.

Similar to the Shadow Wolf, the undead's body was also semi-transparent, and the transparency was more obvious than that of the Shadow Wolf.

Yaro could even see through her body the patterns on the high-backed chair she was sitting on.

And—a broken pendant she wore on her chest.

Yaro took a breath, stood still, and politely tapped his shoulder: "It's a pleasure to meet you, esteemed lady."

The spirit stood up, lifted the hem of her skirt, and returned the greeting in a very ladylike manner: "Me too, Your Excellency."

Upon seeing this gift, Yarrow felt greatly relieved!
Not an apprentice spirit!

Also!

If it is the spirit of a wizard's apprentice, how could it say that other apprentices are messengers of the gods?

How could a shadow wolf be the incarnation of death?
"An ordinary noblewoman who was lucky...or unlucky, to obtain a shadow-enchanted artifact, and who also happened to have a decent talent in the shadow element."

Thinking about how she addressed him, Yaro added another thought to himself.

"I haven't even encountered any other superhumans!"

Knowing this news, and comparing it with the fact that Claire's wife did not accompany him to breakfast that morning, Yarrow made a rough guess about the identity of the dead man before him.

Yarrow confirmed, "Excuse me, are you... Mrs. Perrin?"

Regardless of her original name, since Claire's surname is Perrin, she can be called 'Mrs. Perrin' after marrying Claire.

That's right!

Yaro guessed that he was very likely Claire's wife!

This is the conclusion after integrating all the information!
The undead gave a wicked smile, its pale and eerie face possessing a strange allure: "Of course, doesn't Your Excellency already know?"

Yaro was silent for a moment, then asked, "So... you ordered it to kill all those people outside?"

Shadow wolves are indeed ferocious, but they wouldn't bite a corpse in the exact shape needed to create a shadow puppet.

"Those are provisions arranged by the god of fate for the god of death, Nyarlathotep!"

"It's all thanks to the God of Fate for arranging so much food that Death God Nye was able to recover so quickly and even gain so many more servants!"

"Praise be to the goddess of fate! Praise be to Nyarlathotep, the god of death!"

The undead flattered the shadow wolf, and the shadow wolf responded with a few purrs, a hint of arrogance flashing in its cold green eyes.

The Shadow Wolf seemed to have been hypnotized by the constant flattery from the undead, and actually believed that it was some kind of 'Death God Nyarlathotep'.

recover?

Yaro looked at the burly shadow wolf.

I think it's solidified.

A shadow wolf, originally created from a pendant, absorbed a large amount of fear-based mental energy and condensed into a real shadow wolf!
The spirit turned around, as if about to say something.

But unexpectedly—Yaro made his move without warning!
Now that he knew the general situation, Yaro didn't want to waste any more words with the maddened undead!

Just in time—the flames of the Fiery Greatsword have been fully built up!
Instantaneous technique!
Mist Body Technique!
Combination Martial Arts - Silent Killing Technique!

"boom!"

A cloud of mist suddenly appeared!
The deceased was just an ordinary noblewoman in life and had no idea what had happened. She thought the 'divine messenger' had turned into a cloud of mist!
next moment!
"Blazing Sword Technique - Charged Flame!"

coax--!
The flames suddenly surged, and a giant sword made of flames grew longer and longer, drawing a huge semi-circle as it fiercely slashed at the black giant wolf!

The Fiery Greatsword, having accumulated power for a long time, could burn the mortal body of a Shadow Wolf, who was only of similar physique to a regular knight, to ashes, even if the knight was fully armored!
The undead are nothing more than ordinary people in life. Even if they manage to master the trick of 'Shadow Puppet' with the help of enchanted artifacts, they can never reach the level of a true shadow wizard.

Once the Shadow Wolf is dealt with, she'll be a lamb to the slaughter!
Yaro's eyes were icy cold, and he acted with unusual decisiveness.

"Come die!"

The powerful flames emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the area ahead without leaving any shadows.

This fundamentally eliminates the possibility of the Shadow Wolf casting 'Shadow Stealth'!
However, the undead couldn't react, but the shadow wolf, which had been keeping a close eye on Yaro, was already on guard.

"Ow!"

The shadow wolf's pupils constricted sharply, its muscles tensed, and it howled furiously. A light gray energy shield rapidly expanded on its body surface, and it made a move to dodge.

"Trip-off technique!"

Use the Instantaneous Movement Technique - the casting method for the Second Instantaneous Movement.

The first use of the Body Flicker Technique was on oneself to increase the speed of the body.

The other attack, however, was held back until the shadow wolf's leg muscles tensed, just as it was about to dodge, at which point it was swiftly activated!
Deng!
A clod of earth suddenly shot out, knocking away the Shadow Wolf's claws that were gripping the ground, causing its power to vanish into thin air!
"Ow~"

The howl of the shadow wolf was inexplicably mixed with a hint of panic and sorrow.

Missing its target with a claw may not have a significant impact on a wild animal, but it completely eliminates its chance to dodge!

"cut!"

Swish-!
The Fiery Greatsword paused only slightly before piercing through the neck of 'Death God Nyarlathotep'!

It seems that the gray energy emanating from 'Nye the Grim Reaper' is not a particularly strong protective spell.

At least—not enough to resist the 'Charging Fire' that has been building up for a long time!
"No!"

The spirits howled in despair, their eyes wide open, displaying an expression of unbelievable despair.

Her god—fell.

Her faith—collapsed too!

"what!!!"

She screamed in despair, and black mist swirled around her. The broken pendant in the center of her chest also emitted a faint light.

She tried to struggle, even imagining a series of scenarios for Yaro: "Do you think you can kill a god just by holding the God-Slaying Sword?"

"No! Death is immortal! I can resurrect it once, and I can resurrect it again..."

bass!
"Cough cough..."

The undead slowly lowered its head, staring in astonishment at the flaming greatsword on its chest.

Yaro whispered in her ear, "I am not some divine messenger, I am just a passing wizard. And what you have is not a god either, it is just a beast called Shadow Wolf."

……

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, gain 65 skill experience points for the Instantaneous Movement Technique]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Mist Body Technique gains 15 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, and the Fiery Sword Technique has gained 134 skill experience points]

[Ding! Defeat the enemy, Knight's Breathing Technique gains 33 skill experience points]

[Converted into personal experience, personal experience points increased by 167]

[Remaining skill points: 1]

[Personal Level LV21: 1436/30000]

(End of this chapter)