The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 86 Trial? (11)

The roar of the green shadow was right behind them. No apprentice dared to stay for too long and they all chose a door and ran towards it.

Lin En reacted quickly and arrived at the door of the Fortress Administration.

Sapphire and Elena followed closely behind.

A black moon fell, and a silver-white light swept across. Lin En reached out to catch the falling Black Moon Badge, and felt a little relieved.

He stepped through the door, but did not rush forward. He just looked at the passage in front of him vigilantly and waited quietly.

These doors require the Black Moon Badge to enter, and Green Shadow is unlikely to be able to get in.

So after crossing the door, what he needed to worry more about were other dangers that might occur.

Behind the door of the Fortress Administration Office, there is also a wide gray-black passage, nothing special about it.

Lynn waited quietly for a moment.

No information came from the Black Moon Badge, and the broadcast did not sound again.

Only the roar of Green Shadow continued to be heard.

Out of fear, the apprentices in the hall entered the room very quickly, and in just a moment, the hall returned to its empty appearance.

While Lin En breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized something was wrong and murmured in a low voice:
"Why hasn't Green Shadow come yet?"

His words reminded the apprentices next to him, and everyone was immediately confused.

No matter how efficient the apprentices were in entering the door, it would still take several minutes for hundreds of people to receive their badges one by one and then enter five doors.

But for such a long time, the green shadow seemed to be blocked by something. Only its sound could be heard but its figure could not be seen.

"hiss!"

A roar far louder than the previous one suddenly sounded.

The sound was shrill, more like... wailing than threatening.

……

"...Automatic defense has been activated, successfully intercepted alien life, and is currently rendering it harmless...

"A tower spirit failure has been detected. Some permissions have been locked and are waiting for the management wizard to handle it."

"The timing is just right." In the center of the fortress, Tower Spirit looked at the green shadow bound by the force field with a smile on his face.

It had known that the green shadow would be intercepted by the restarted automatic defense mechanism before it could successfully reach the hall.

However, this is enough, its purpose has been achieved.

A sneer appeared on Ta Ling's face:
"What happened more than 1,500 years ago was just an accident. No one can fool me again and steal the assets that belong to the great academy!"

……

"...Could it be that the green shadow was intercepted by some kind of defense mechanism of the fortress?"

Sapphire responded, looking a little annoyed.

"Well, that's most likely. The Green Shadow might be killed by the fortress's defense mechanism soon. If I had known, I would have continued to stay in the hall..." another first-class apprentice of the Golden Shadow Society echoed.

"Even if we stay in the hall, how long can we survive without food and water?"

Elena said lightly, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"I should have known it" are the most useless words in the world. They can bring nothing but a hindrance to our progress.

Elena's words hit the nail on the head, and the passage soon became quiet.

Lynn glanced around.

Originally there were about several hundred wizard apprentices in the hall.

But now there are less than 30 apprentices left in the channel.

Most of them are members of the Golden Shadow Society, and a small number are members of the Snake Society.

What they had in common was that they had all seen Lynn open the gate to the square before.

Soon, desperate cries came from the doors of the First and Second Conquest Legions and the Fortress Guards:
"Why do we need to go to the outside world to carry out missions?!"

There were also strange changes coming from the door that said "Logistics Department".

Through the transparent shield in front of the door, Lin En and others saw some apprentices retreating back to the hall through the passage behind the door.

However, they did not retreat voluntarily, but like the unlucky guy at the beginning, they were tied up with silver silk threads, suspended in the air, and floated out like coffins.

After floating back to the hall, the coffins did not stop moving forward, but continued to float towards the passage behind.

It seems that just as the broadcast said, they will be taken to the teleportation square.

"Fortunately, I didn't choose the door on the far right... I was thinking that since the green shadow has chased here, it means that the teleportation square has become safe again, which means it is best to go to the door on the far right." An apprentice murmured in fear.

"Even if we can't report to the designated location, we will just be sent back to the teleportation square...

"But I didn't expect it to be sent back like this..."

These apprentices floating in the air are still alive, but in fact they are no different from dead people.

"It seems that of all the people who have been transported to the other world, we are the only ones left." Sapphire sighed.

"In this situation, I think we can put aside our hatred for the time being, unite together, and find a way out."

Radner, a first-class apprentice of the Serpentine Society, suddenly said in a deep voice.

He had the same black hair as Lin En, and was tall and thin, like a bamboo pole.

No one responded, but no one refuted either.

Radner continued to ask:

"Sir Elena, as the only wizard apprentice from the Horsens School present, is there anything you can tell us?

"Like, where exactly is this?"

Elena looked around at everyone, and did not intend to hide it. She thought for a moment and said:
"More than 1,500 years ago, in the depths of the Green Shadow Forest, where the Horsom Wizard Territory is today, there was a school called Black Moon."

She simply described the information she knew and her speculations.

After a long moment, Radner muttered to himself.

“That is to say, the Black Moon School was able to rise rapidly more than 1,500 years ago precisely because it discovered this world fortress.

"And now, Wizard Hosens somehow got the news about the fortress, so he moved the school to the Green Shadow Forest, and at the critical moment of the war, he activated the wizard formation and teleported us and Green Shadow here?"

"Logically speaking, that should be the case." Elena nodded.

"It doesn't matter why we are here. What's more important is how we survive and how we can successfully return to the Gunn world." Lynn interrupted.

"Sir Lin is right. Our top priority now is to find a way to survive and then look for a chance to return to the Gunn world." Sapphire agreed.

“If we want to continue to survive in the fortress, we first need to find food and water.

"Generally speaking, world invasion fortresses have life-sustaining modules for making food. As long as we find it, we can solve most of the survival problems." Elena said.

"Lady Elena, where are these life support modules you mentioned generally located?" Radner asked.

"...I don't know." Elena shook her head.

The world invasion fortresses made by each academy are very different. How could she possibly know the specific structure of the Black Moon Fortress?

"Tell me, what did the Black Moon Wizard gain from this fortress?"

Next to Radner, a curly-haired wizard suddenly spoke, his voice inexplicably lowered.
“I heard that after the destruction of some academies, the remaining ruins spontaneously formed inheritance trials.

“The Black Moon Wizard back then might have been able to become a second-level wizard and create such a large Black Moon School because he inherited the Black Moon School’s legacy!”

After the curly-haired wizard finished speaking, the passage fell into silence for a short while.

Now that the threat of Green Shadow has been lifted, the crisis of survival, although still present, is not urgent.

Coupled with the words of the curly-haired wizard, for a moment, the minds of the apprentices in the passage were in turmoil.

"You mean, what we just experienced, including the part where we chose the door, was actually some kind of trial?" Sapphire asked with a frown.

"I don't know, but some are eliminated and some are left... Isn't this a trial?"

By the wall of the passage, Lynn listened in silence.

He always felt like something was wrong.

If this is a trial, then what were the previous levels? A test of luck?
The apprentices continued their discussion. The broadcast did not sound yet, and no orders came from the Black Moon Badge.

Lin En thought about it and took out the moon blue sand he had just received.

The supplies distributed by the Fortress Administration are the same as those distributed by the Logistics Department, which are all moon blue sand that can enhance one's spirit.

Many people chose to swallow the Moon Blue Sand as soon as they entered the door.

Lin En was not in a hurry, because he found that there were a few lines of small words on the transparent crystal bottle:

How to use Moon Blue Sand:

"Put it in your mouth while meditating, press the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, and vibrate the moon blue sand according to the method in the appendix. It will be absorbed in 1-2 minutes."

"Precautions:
“1. Please use it strictly in accordance with the standard method, otherwise the effect will be weakened and may even bring negative effects.

"2. Only effective for wizard apprentices."

“3. After using it according to the standard process, the strengthening effect of Moon Blue Sand on the spirit will be slowly released in the next one to three months. During this period, please try to persist in regular meditation.

"4...

"9. During the strengthening period, please avoid being attacked by the spirit, otherwise it will cause the Moon Blue Sand to be consumed rapidly."

"appendix:……"

Lynn's heart sank as she looked at the small words written on the crystal bottle.

Fortunately, he was not in a hurry to use it.

Perhaps because specific instructions for use are printed on the bottle, the information provided by the Black Moon Badge is very brief, only giving the name and effects of the Moon Blue Sand.

"Mr. Lin En, what do you think?" At this time, Saffery next to him suddenly asked him.

Lin En raised his head, pondered for a moment, and shook his head:

"I don't know, Master Sapphire."

Lin En glanced at the apprentices who were still discussing, uncorked the bottle calmly, poured the moon blue sand into his mouth, and then sat down cross-legged.

Because many apprentices were also swallowing the Moon Blue Sand at this moment, Lin En's action was not abrupt.

On the contrary, it would be a bit strange if he didn't take the Moon Blue Sand.

The specific spiritual frequency recorded on the crystal bottle was very simple, and Lynn was able to master it after just one look.

However, just as he began to control his mind to vibrate the Moon Blue Sand at a specific frequency, the sound of a broadcast suddenly rang out.

"please……"

But the broadcast just started and then stopped abruptly.

Lynn opened his eyes, somewhat confused.

After waiting quietly for a moment and seeing that there was still no sound, Lin En closed his eyes again and hurried to use the Moon Blue Sand.

Following the standard procedure, he used the tip of his tongue to press the moon blue sand against his palate, and then controlled his mental power to vibrate at a specific frequency.

The moon-blue sand on the tip of the tongue gradually melted under this shock, turning into an icy breath that moved upwards and finally gathered at the center of the eyebrows, continuing to emit an icy breath.

Two minutes later, Lin En opened his eyes, but at the same time, the broadcast coincidentally sounded again:

"New members of the Fortress Administration Bureau, please report to the Fortress Administration Bureau immediately. Those who fail to arrive within fifteen minutes will be deprived of their ability to move and sent to the teleportation square to wait for the security wizard to send them back."

The broadcast interrupted the apprentices' argument. They all stood up and walked forward along the aisle.

However, the speculation about the trial just now made the atmosphere among the apprentices become strange after all.

Who doesn't want to inherit an academy?!
The example of the Black Moon Wizard 1,500 years ago is right before our eyes.

Who doesn't want to be the next lucky one?

But if this is really a trial, then not everyone will be able to get the final reward.

In fact, judging from the example of the Black Moon Wizard, there may only be one person who can ultimately obtain the inheritance.

In other words, they are competitors to each other.

However, these are just speculations, and the apprentices barely maintain a harmonious atmosphere.

Until they followed the passage and arrived at the "Fortress Administration" mentioned in the broadcast.

On the triangular platform in the center of this hexagonal hall, there is a black crystal emitting a faint glow.

There were golden lines engraved around it, and it was obvious at a glance that this must be a precious treasure. Then, the broadcast sounded again:

"It has been detected that the fortress manager has died. According to the procedure, a new manager will be selected from the remaining fortress members.

“Attention, the Bloody Trial has entered its final stage.

"The last wizard apprentice who survives and obtains the authority of the Black Moon in the center of the hall will become the new manager."

……

"Trial...it really is a trial!"

As soon as the broadcast ended, the hall suddenly became noisy.

Many apprentices showed eager and crazy looks in their eyes.

Swish!
A second-class apprentice of the Blood Mark Society near the center made a prompt decision and rushed towards the Black Moon Authority in front of him!
Caught off guard, he actually seized the power of Black Moon!

The second-class apprentice showed a look of joy, and immediately fled towards the passage in the front left!

But the next moment, several witchcraft attacks suddenly shot towards him!

The second-class apprentice tried to dodge, but was eventually knocked to the ground. The authority of the Black Moon flew out of his hand, rolled on the ground for a few circles, and happened to land at Lin En's feet.

Lin En glanced at the Black Moon Authority, his pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately took a half step back and said in a deep voice:

"Do you remember that it was Wizard Hosens who teleported us here? Blind fighting is not advisable. Even if someone is lucky enough to obtain the inheritance, they still have to go through him again."

“What’s more, we still can’t confirm whether the broadcast voice is real!
"Is it possible that the broadcast voice is actually fake, and the Black Moon authority in front of me is not the proof of being a manager.

"Think about it carefully... It doesn't make sense to let all but one of the remaining members die just to elect a new manager!"

Thanks to Lin En's identity, his words temporarily stopped the fighting in the hall.

Of course, a big part of the reason for this is that no one is willing to take the initiative.

After all, if one wants to obtain the inheritance, in addition to obtaining the authority of the Black Moon, one must also ensure that one is the last survivor.

“Sir Lin is right, it was Wizard Hosens who teleported us here.

"As long as we can hold on until the end of the war, there is a high probability that we will be rescued by him. By then, we can all get his reward through the inheritance we discover." Safferi said.

"Wizard Hosens may not win. Even if he wins, he may not let us go." An apprentice of the Serpentine Society whispered.

More voices sounded:
"Who knows what Wizard Horsens will do to us in the end? He might even kill us all to hide this secret!"

"Wizard Horsens has always been known for his generosity, but he is not that kind of person."

"Who knows..."

Disagreements arose again, and the situation began to slide into chaos again.
Lin En thought hard, and after a moment, he said loudly:

"If we fight, only one of us will survive. Do you think it will be you?"

This sentence was indeed sharp enough to hit the nail on the head. Except for a few first-class apprentices, the rest of the wizard apprentices were slightly stunned, and their eyes turned towards those first-class apprentices with vigilance.

And those first-class apprentices looked at each other and also had concerns in their hearts.

In this way, under the scruples and suspicions, an order so fragile that it could be broken at any time was established.

Lin En finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the "Black Moon Authority" on the floor with a complicated look.

How can this be the authority of the Black Moon? It clearly says “Disposable Black Moon Annihilation Sphere”!

He was certain that this was definitely not a trial. There was definitely something wrong with the tower spirit in the fortress. It clearly wanted to destroy everyone!

"Since everyone agrees to cooperate and coexist, should we continue to look for food and water as planned?"

Saffei next to her thought for a moment and said.

“But what about the Black Moon authority? Who should keep it?” Radner asked.

At this time, Lin En suddenly noticed that Elena was a little strange. She was frowning slightly and covering her left eye tightly.

Thinking of the intercepted green shadow, Lin En's heart trembled slightly, and he asked:
"Elena, are you okay?"

Elena forced a smile, raised her head and said:
"I feel pretty good..."

She lowered her voice and said firmly, "Green Shadow is dead. I can feel it."

As she spoke, Elena removed the cloth covering her eyes.

Her light green eyes were half-closed because of the sudden exposure to the light, but there was indeed no trace of the green in them.

Lin En was slightly happy. It was really good news to have a reliable companion at a time like this.

The discussion nearby soon produced results.

All the first-class wizard apprentices stayed here to jointly guard the authority of the Black Moon, while the remaining apprentices went to look for food, water or any useful things and information.

"Mr. Lin En, Ms. Elena, you can stay. I believe the other first-class apprentices will not object."

Sapphire said, and the other first-class apprentices nodded in agreement.

The remaining apprentices saw this scene with some envy in their eyes.

But Lin En shook his head and said:
"There's no point in me staying here, why not go somewhere else?"

Elena next to her said, "I'll go with you."

Lin En nodded. At this time, the best decision for the two of them to stick together.

He needed Elena's knowledge about the World Invasion Fortress.

This hall seemed to be a hub, connecting several passages with words marking their destinations.

Lynn hesitated for a moment, then strode toward the passageway marked for the restaurant.

The current peace is destined not to last long, and he has to find a new chance of survival as soon as possible.

"Don't you want to get the Black Moon inheritance?"

On the way, Elena asked him.

"Of course I do, but I want to live more," Lynn replied.

"Do you think you won't be the last one to survive?" Elena continued to ask.

"I'm just a second-class apprentice, right?"

"...You are not an ordinary second-class apprentice." Elena said inexplicably.

Lin En was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Maybe, I don’t like this so-called bloody trial either.

"It is of course reasonable to select the best candidates, and it is also normal to select only one, but there is absolutely no need to let all the unsuccessful people die."

Elena remained silent.

About ten minutes later, Lynn successfully arrived at the restaurant.

Unlike the places we passed before, there was a skeleton lying on the ground here!
This was the first skeleton Lynn had seen in the fortress!
Lin En walked over quickly, and after a brief search, he found a notebook and the same Black Moon Fortress badge as the one he had on him.

This means that the skeleton in front of him is also a second-class wizard apprentice.

Lin En picked up the notebook, and Elena next to him asked:

"Do you understand?"

“…I don’t understand.” Lynn replied, pretending to casually flip through the notebook.

He quickly figured out why the skeleton was here.

This was a wounded soldier who was accidentally left in the Black Moon Fortress.

It seemed that the Black Moon Academy was attacked by a powerful enemy that year. All the wizards originally stationed in the Black Moon Fortress returned one after another to provide support, leaving only the wounded like him.

The wounded soldier woke up because of hunger and came here to look for food. He then silently waited for rescue from the academy, but in the end no rescue came.

"I don't know what crisis Black Moon Academy encountered that year. They even recalled all the members who were fighting outside, and they couldn't take away the World Invasion Fortress..."

However, thanks to this injured person, the restaurant's storeroom was actually opened.

Lynn handed the notebook to Elena and walked towards the warehouse.

When he looked inside, he was immediately delighted!
This warehouse looks like it is directly connected to the life support module, with a large amount of supplies neatly stacked inside!

Elena followed in and said in surprise:

"Great!"

"Unfortunately, we only found food...but not a way out." Lin En shook his head, simply picked up some food and water, and prepared to return the same way.

"Want to explore a little longer?" Elena asked.

"No, the restaurant is the end of the road."

"Okay." Elena said.

The two returned to the hall.

……

And at the same moment.

On the other side, many apprentices had returned to the hall.

Some of them, like Lin En, reached a dead end, while others were afraid of danger and turned back after walking a short distance.

"what!!"

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from a passage on the left.

"What's going on?!" The faces of the apprentices present were all shocked.

A moment later, an apprentice with blood all over his body ran out of the passage in a panic, shouting:
"Lies, all lies! These first-class apprentices deliberately separated us and killed us one by one..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, all the first-class apprentices are here?!" Sapphire shouted angrily.

"Does anyone know if any of you have hidden your identity in advance?"

"what!"

Another scream was heard, this time in the middle of the hall, a black-robed apprentice suddenly attacked the second-class apprentice next to him!
The already fragile balance between the apprentices was suddenly broken.

Chaos breaks out!

……

"Did you hear any sound?" Lin En suddenly asked in the passage.

The next moment, two fighting figures suddenly appeared in the passage in front of them.

It was Sapphire and Radnor.

These two first-class apprentices are currently competing for the authority of Black Moon, and the battle is extremely fierce!

Lin En's expression suddenly changed and he turned around and fled!

He knew that as time went on, the fragile balance between the apprentices would be broken, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Something unexpected must have happened!

Soon, he and Elena escaped back to the restaurant.

The sounds of Sapphire and Radnor fighting had faded into the distance.

Lin En looked around and decided to hide in the warehouse temporarily and wait for the right time to escape to another place.

But right now.

He suddenly felt a strange rough touch on his ankle!

Without any hesitation, Lin En activated the Golden Mist Shadow Technique!
His feet suddenly turned into golden mist, freed from the vines beneath his feet, and rose from the ground!

Lynn turned around and looked at Elena with an unpleasant expression.

The latter stared at him, with magical fluctuations still remaining in his hands.

"Why did you attack me, Elena? Have you been controlled by the Green Shadow again?"

Elena looked calm and shook her head gently: “Green Shadow can’t control me, Lin En.

"When you die, I will tell you why!"

"You want to obtain the Black Moon inheritance?" Lin En was puzzled.
"But even if you kill me, you still have many first-class apprentices to deal with!"

“I told you, when you die, I’ll tell you the reason.

"I promise you, Lynn."

Elena said slowly, continuing to attack Lynn.

(End of this chapter)