Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

Chapter 144 The Castle

Furthermore, Matthew simply didn't have enough magic power to cast [Meteor Spell 3.0].

"Boom!!!"

Countless stone giants came from all directions.

Their footsteps rose and fell heavily, causing the earth to shake violently and creating a deafening noise.

Unlike the stone giant that suddenly sprang up earlier, this group of stone men moved mechanically, forming a semi-encirclement in perfect unison as they slowly approached Matthew.

He frowned as he looked at the eerie green light emanating from the faces of the stone giants.

"These stone giants seemed to be acting under a unified command—"

But Matthew didn't have time to think much, as the army of stones was about to surround him.

He can only flee towards the gap in the semi-circular encirclement.

This was the only open space; the rest of the area was completely blocked by the mountain-like bodies of the stone giant army.

Matthew tensed his leg muscles, then suddenly pushed off backward and sprinted away.

He unleashed his physical limits, transforming into a gust of wind that swept past.

However, Matthew's attempts to escape the encirclement were unsuccessful.

The reason is that stone men are still constantly being awakened from underground.

As soon as they stood up, their eyes began to glow green.

The stone giants approached Matthew one by one.

As the encirclement continued to expand, Matthew was unable to escape even with the enhancement of his dragon scale form.

"What happened?"

"How many more stone giants are there underground?"

He originally estimated there were only a few thousand here, but when Matthew released his mental energy and swept across the surrounding space, he discovered that there were already more than ten thousand stone giants nearby.

Moreover, countless stone giants are now emerging from the ground, and they show no sign of stopping. Soon, Matthew burst into a forest.

The army of stone golems behind him continued to pursue relentlessly.

In addition, countless stone giants have awakened in the forest and are rushing in from all directions, continuously expanding the encirclement.

But strangely, not a single stone golem rushed in front of Matthew to close the semi-circular encirclement.

They simply surrounded Matthew from behind and to both sides, always leaving an opening.

They kept running like that for about twenty minutes.

Matthew burst out of the woods, continuing to run swiftly along the direction of the gap.

During this period, he did consider breaking through from both sides to create a new opening.

However, this idea is completely impractical.

When Matthew finally found a weak point in the encirclement, the stone giants nearby suddenly emitted a bright green light in their eyes.

The rock giant, which originally looked dull-witted, seemed to have gained a brain under the influence of the eerie green light.

They knew how to cooperate, and frantically swung the stone arms from all directions, slamming them down so hard that Matthew had no room to escape.

Moreover, the army of stone men surrounding him continues to grow, now numbering over 100,000.

Feeling the terrifying number of these stone men, Matthew couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Not long after he rushed out of the woods, he spotted the outline of what appeared to be a building in the distance.

Matthew squinted and examined it carefully.

"Wow, it's a castle!"

"Could this be the castle Todd was talking about?"

"It's here?"

Matthew continued running with all his might, gradually closing the distance between himself and the castle.

The castle in front of him was enormous, completely blocking his way forward.

Meanwhile, the stone golems surrounding Matthew from behind and to both sides continued to tighten their encirclement, creating an impenetrable barrier with no room for escape.

Now he didn't have much of a choice but to enter the castle.

Matthew soon arrived at the castle gate.

He glanced again at the stone giants that were rapidly surrounding him from all sides.

Without thinking twice, Matthew immediately pushed open the door and stepped inside.

He became extremely vigilant and simultaneously activated the system to scan his surroundings.

【Name: Dining Table】

[Name: Chair]

【Name: Fireplace】

The castle's decor is quite retro, and the furnishings inside look somewhat old.

Matthew looked around and found nothing unusual.

It looks like an ordinary castle.

However, the only thing that caught Matthew's attention was that the castle seemed to have a magical power.

The stone giants did not attack this place; they simply surrounded the castle, making it completely impassable.

Matthew peered out the window and noticed that the eerie green light in the eyes of the stone golems had vanished sometime during the night.

Their pupils regained their luster, and a look of bewilderment appeared on their faces.

The group of stone giants looked at each other for a moment, scratched their heads with their stone fingers, and seemed a little lost.

Moments later, their limbs and heads contracted, turning back into giant rocks.

Matthew looked thoughtful upon seeing this.

He pushed open the castle gate and stepped out.

However, at that very moment, the boulders stretched out their limbs and heads, transforming into stone giants the size of small mountains.

The bewilderment on their faces quickly disappeared, their eyes once again glowing with a ghostly green light, and they raised their stone arms to strike Matthew.

Matthew reacted very quickly, and in a flash he was back inside the castle.

After locking the door, his gaze once again peered out the window.

The eerie green light on the faces of the stone giants quickly disappeared again.

After a brief period of bewilderment, they quickly retracted their limbs and heads, turning back into giant rocks.

"really----"

"It seems those stone giants intend to trap me inside the castle—"

"What exactly is that eerie green light?"

"Why is it able to control these creatures?"

Matthew carefully recalled everything that had happened since he entered this strange world.

He had a vague feeling that the monster skeleton, the sudden sandstorm, and the army of stone golems were all intentionally or unintentionally driving him to this castle.

"That explains it now—"

Matthew has always been puzzled that Todd was able to come out of here alive.

He originally thought the other party was just very lucky, encountering only weak magical beasts.

But it seems that this is not the case now.

All the crises in this bizarre world are designed to lure people into this castle.

"So what exactly is in this castle?"

"And Todd, was his ability to leave here related to the castle?"

"Since we're already here—"

Matthew decided to explore this place.

He had no better choice than this.

Surrounded by stone giants, he was confined to the castle and could not go anywhere else.

Rather than waiting to die here, I might as well search around and perhaps find a way to leave this world.

He has a system that can scan, so he can detect danger in advance.

With that in mind, Matthew opened the system again and scanned the castle.

He had already explored the main hall, and this time he moved on to explore the rooms next door.

However, after searching for a while, Matthew found nothing. The first floor of the castle was full of ordinary furniture, and there was nothing unusual about it.

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