The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

"This is?"

Sauron narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the special aura emanating from the red stone tablet, and came here immediately, but he didn't approach it rashly.

The next moment, a red light shot up into the sky.

Sauron's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately ordered the crow Lal to fly towards the sky. Looking down at the redwood forest from a high position, he found five red rays of light rising from the entire forest at the same time.

At the same time, a crack appeared in front of the stele.

"Red mysterious realm!"

Sauron's pupils shrank for a while. How could he fail to see that the crack that appeared in front of him was probably the entrance to the Red Mystic Realm.

Deep in the forest, on the other side.

"Have you finally left the station?"

Wizard Fulun looked at the crack that appeared not far away, with an unconcealable ecstatic expression on his face, and then rushed into it without hesitation.

Following the flickering of red light, the figure of Wizard Fulun also disappeared into the crack.

Seeing this, other members of the Morun family also walked towards the crack one after another, entering the red mysterious realm one after another.

"The secret realm has opened! Go!"

In the area where Sauron was, just as he was about to enter the Red Mystery Realm, there was a sound in his ears, and he saw several wandering apprentices also attracted by the red light, rushing straight to the crack in front of the stone tablet.

"Go away!"

In order to compete for the chance to enter the red mysterious realm, several wandering apprentices did not hesitate to fight and rushed to the crack of the secret realm.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Sauron's eyes flickered.

He was not in a hurry to enter the Red Mysterious Realm, but waited and watched. Although the Red Mysterious Realm had been opened, no one could confirm whether there was any risk in it.

In a short while, several people entered the red mysterious realm through the crack.

"almost!"

Sauron's eyes flashed, and seeing that it was almost time, he immediately ordered the corpse puppet Phils to drive the carriage and rush into the red mysterious realm.

In an instant, the feeling of dizziness came.

Sauron's face changed slightly. Even with the spiritual power of a wizard, he felt a little pain when he crossed the crack and entered the red mysterious realm.

It is a kind of damage that comes from the spirit, although it is not strong, it is real.

But fortunately, this feeling only lasted a few seconds.

When Sauron opened his eyes again, he had come to an unfamiliar environment. Looking around, there were barren scenes everywhere.

The ground was crimson, as if it had been stained red with blood.

The air was filled with a fiery breath, as if it was located around the crater. Not far away, a few fiery red trees stood there alone.

"Is this the Red Mystery Realm?"

Sauron's eyes flickered slightly, feeling the hot atmosphere around him, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Herod!
At this moment, the horse that had entered the Red Mystery Realm with Sauron suddenly neighed, as if frightened and restless.

A trace of vigilance arose in Sauron's heart.

Immediately afterwards, in the area not far away, the ground swelled slightly, and several humanoid creatures slowly emerged from the stone.

"Ghouls?"

Sauron frowned. Those humanoid creatures were very similar to ghouls, but their skins were all red, as if they were about to burn.

Sensing the aura of strangers, several ghouls came slowly, their red eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty luster.

Sauron was expressionless.

The corpse puppet Phils pulled out his cross sword and walked straight towards the red ghouls, and the two sides immediately fought fiercely.

Soon, Sauron discovered the anomaly.

He had seen ghouls when he was in the Duchy of Tar, and he knew very well how powerful this creature was, and ordinary ghoul knights were enough to deal with it.

But now, the fighting power of these two scarlet ghouls is more than that.

The corpse puppet Phils had the fighting power of a great knight before he was alive. Even though he has lost part of his combat power after being transformed into a corpse puppet, it should be easy to deal with a group of ordinary ghouls.

Stab la la!
But not far away, the puppet Phils waved the cross sword in his hand and faced five red ghouls at the same time. The sharp blade slashed on the red ghouls, but there was a sound like metal collision.

Sauron's heart moved.

Only then did he notice that the bodies of these ghouls were covered with red scales, which looked like armor.

Moreover, the claws of several scarlet ghouls are extremely sharp.

After just a moment of confrontation, several wounds appeared on the body of the corpse puppet Phils, but as a corpse, Phils couldn't feel the pain.

After more than a dozen rounds of confrontation.

The battle was finally over. The corpse puppet Phils killed all the red ghouls and became the final victor, but his body also suffered many injuries.

Looking at the beheaded red ghoul not far away, a trace of thought appeared on Sauron's face.

"Are the followers of the Red God transformed?"

He looked at the ghouls on the ground. They were obviously related to the Red God for their appearance. They were probably followers of the Red God during their lifetime, but they were later alienated by the power of the Red God.

Therefore, they are different from ghouls and possess greater power.

Sauron jumped out of the carriage and came to the side of several scarlet ghouls, intending to take a closer look at what was going on with these monsters.

But at this moment, a throbbing feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.

call out!
With the sound of piercing through the air, the arrows shot towards him, Sauron's heart moved, and the rune of mental power in the sea of ​​consciousness was activated instantly.

Suddenly, the arrow floated in midair.

Sauron looked into the distance, but saw a short figure on a big tree bending his bow and nodding his arrow, as if he was about to shoot a second arrow.

"Broken Rocket!"

The short figure uttered syllables, and the arrow ignited a raging flame, and under the blessing of the power of the rune, it shot straight at Sauron.

In situ, Sauron remained expressionless.

Just by meeting him, he could tell that that short figure was no more than a third-level apprentice at most, and that sneaking up on him was really courting death.

"Humph!"

Sauron snorted coldly, and waved his hand casually, but saw the arrow floating in mid-air, turned into a ray of light and went straight to the short figure.

"what!!"

The short figure's face changed, and the arrow pierced through his shoulder. He let out a scream, and then fell from the tree.

"Damn it, it's a quasi-witch!"

A gleam of fear flashed in the eyes of the short figure, as if he hadn't thought that the target of his sneak attack turned out to be a quasi-sorcerer.

Immediately, without any hesitation, he turned around and prepared to run away.

However, before he could take a few steps, the corpse puppet Phils had already chased after him, grabbing the opponent's neck with his big hands and dragging him back.

"My lord, please forgive me..."

Feeling Sauron's cold gaze, the short figure trembled. At this moment, he felt extremely remorseful in his heart, and he shouldn't have sneaked in at all.

"Wandering apprentice?"

Sauron looked at the short figure, but he was not in a hurry to kill him. He said in a deep voice, "You and I have no grievances. Even if you are in the red mysterious realm, you have no reason to sneak attack me, right?"

"I..." A trace of hesitation appeared on the face of the short figure.

"I advise you not to play tricks."

Sauron was expressionless, and with a thought, Phils, the puppet behind him, had already clamped the cross sword around the neck of the short figure.

"...I'm crystallizing for those red ghosts!"

Sensing the threat of death, the short figure hurriedly said tremblingly: "The villain was also confused for a while, please forgive me once."

Hearing the little apprentice's words, Sauron frowned.

"Red ghost crystal? What is that?"

Sauron blurted out and asked, but immediately after, he came to his senses and looked aside, with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.

"Are these monsters called red ghosts?"

While speaking, Sauron's eyes flickered slightly.

"It is recorded in ancient books like this."

The short little apprentice lowered his head and said, "According to legend, a thousand years ago, the Red God used his divine power to control many ancestors to become his slaves."

"Those servants are believers in name, but they are actually puppets."

"Their souls will be enslaved by the Red God forever. Even if they die, they will turn into red ghosts and be controlled by the power of the Red God!"

The little apprentice paused, and then said: "The red ghost possesses power far superior to that of humans, but this power comes from the Red God."

"The power bestowed by the Red God condenses into substance within the Red Ghost's body."

"And this essence is the red ghost crystal!"

After listening to the short little apprentice's narration, Sauron thought for a while, and then ordered the corpse puppet Fels to disembowel the corpses of several red ghosts.

Sure enough, there were crimson crystals inside the red ghost's body.

"Is this the red ghost crystal?"

Sauron's eyes flickered slightly, he grabbed a red ghost crystal, felt the energy in it, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

The shape of the red ghost crystal is a kind of red crystal.

However, the energy contained in it is particularly special, revealing a temptation, making people unable to help but want to absorb it.

Sauron has a feeling that if he absorbs the energy in the red ghost crystal, his strength will definitely be improved to a higher level.

But just for a moment, Sauron restrained his own thoughts. He knew very well that absorbing the red ghost crystal could make him stronger, but the price must be to become a puppet of the red god.

After all, the essence of the red ghost crystal is the condensed power of the red god.

"What's your name?"

Sauron put away a few red ghost crystals, and then looked at the short little apprentice.

"Back to your lord, little Jim."

The short little apprentice hurriedly said respectfully, now that he was in the Red Mystery Realm, his life and death depended on Sauron's thoughts.

Therefore, the little apprentice dared not take the slightest offense.

"Wandering apprentice?"

Sauron spoke again, and asked, "You seem to know a lot about the Red Mystery Realm."

"...Yes, my lord."

Jim hesitated for a moment, thoughts flickered in his mind, nodded and said: "I got an ancient book by accident, and learned something about the Red God."

"If my lord can spare my life, I will definitely do my best in the red mysterious realm!"

As a wandering apprentice, Jim was naturally not an idiot. He knew very well in his heart that it would be easy for the man in front of him to kill him.

Jim must show his worth in order to get a chance to live.

"Ah!"

Sauron could naturally see Jim's careful thinking, chuckled lightly, and said, "It's not impossible to spare your life."

"However, it depends on what value you are to me!"

While speaking, Sauron raised his hand and ordered: "Let go of your sea of ​​consciousness!"

Jim's heart skipped a beat, as if he understood Sauron's thoughts, a trace of resistance appeared on his face, but he quickly recovered.

His own life is in the hands of others, and Jim has no chance to bargain at all.

He could only open his sea of ​​consciousness, and with a tingling pain in his mind, Jim knew that he had been branded.

It was a soul imprint, representing Jim's loss of freedom.

Unless one day, Jim's strength can surpass Sauron, or there is a wizard-level powerhouse to help him erase the brand.

Otherwise, Jim's life and death will always be in Sauron's mind.

After imprinting his soul brand, Sauron nodded slightly. He didn't know much about the Red Mystery Realm, and getting a servant would have many benefits.

"Tell me everything you know about the Red Mystic Realm."

Sauron looked around, and said at the same time, the red mysterious land is in danger, even he can't take it lightly.

"Yes, my lord."

After being imprinted with his soul, Jim became more honest and told everything he knew about the Red Mystery Realm.

In fact, Jim's understanding of the Red Mystery Realm is not detailed.

He also only read some records about the Red God from that ancient book, and knew that the opening of the Red Mystery Realm required a blood sacrifice.

"Sure enough!"

Sauron's eyes flickered slightly. Before that, he guessed that the opening of the Red Mystery Realm might require a method similar to sacrifice.

Now it seems that it is so.

The Morun family also knew about the Red Mystery Realm, so they announced the news to the public, using the lives of those wandering apprentices to help them open the Red Mysterious Realm.

Now, the Red Mysterious Realm has been opened.

The Morun family entered the Red Mystery Realm in large numbers, and foreign apprentices had no effect on them.

"The next time you see Foran, you must be more careful."

Sauron was very vigilant in his heart. For the Morun family to have such a layout, it must be planned by Wizard Fulun, and the other party is definitely an old fox.

"My lord, you must seize the opportunity to enter the red mysterious realm this time!"

Next to him, Jim's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice: "According to what I know, now the tide of demons is surging, and the ancient gods who were sealed by Saint Elsa thousands of years ago are already ready to move. The red ghost crystal contains the power of the red god. Any one is worth a lot!"

"If it's the Red Mystic Realm this time, you can collect some Red Ghost Crystals, and when you leave the secret realm, you can definitely buy them at a sky-high price!"

Having said that, Jim's eyes flashed with a trace of complexity.

It was precisely because he knew the value of the red ghost crystal that he secretly attacked Sauron, but he did not expect to kick the iron plate. At this moment, he was not only deprived of his freedom, but also imprinted on his soul. It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army .

"Work hard. After you get out, I can consider giving you back your freedom."

There was a slight smile on Sauron's face, Jim was still useful to him, drawing a big pie, he could use him better. (end of this chapter)