Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 151, Section 048: Fellow Travelers

This is a very large oak tree. The trunk is so thick that it takes two or three people to encircle it. The trunk, which is as thick as a person's thigh, extends out in all directions in a crooked manner, looking like a large open umbrella.

Suspended from this large, open umbrella by iron wires as thick as a thumb, were twenty or thirty human corpses, scattered in various places, looking quite gruesome.

Luo Xi frowned: "Such a bloody method."

The bodies were mostly burned to a crisp, but it was still easy to see that their limbs had been cut open, and there was still some blood left on the ground.

It is obvious that someone deliberately hung these people here, then cut off their limbs and bled them, using the large amount of blood to attract the tree monsters in the surrounding area, and finally used the magic circle set up below to wipe out all the tree monsters.

These charred corpses all showed obvious signs of struggle, and their faces were twisted and deformed, suggesting that they were still alive when they were hung up, and were burned to such an extent in the fire.

"Is this the grove of tree monsters that Claire mentioned?"

Claire was attacked by the forest tree monsters around this time. According to him, dozens of tree monsters originally lived in this area, and he avoided entering the misty forest to avoid them.

Luo Xi stroked his chin, quickly making a judgment: "So, all this is also for that ruin?"

Tree monsters are terrified of fire, so setting up such a fire magic circle and specifically driving a large number of humans here as bait clearly indicates that their purpose is to target the tree monster horde here.

The deliberate extermination of the tree monsters here inevitably leads one to think that it was to clear obstacles for the forest beyond.

"It seems Claire wasn't the only one who discovered that ruin!"

This was to be expected. Even a ruin would be incredibly attractive to a wizard, let alone an apprentice. Knowledge, resources, and magical materials—any one of them would be an extremely valuable resource.

A Mudblood of mediocre talent and humble birth unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a powerful wizard in the ruins, and soars to great heights.

Such legends have actually happened in the wizarding world.

"Um?"

Just then, Nilu suddenly bit Rosie's trouser leg and turned her head in one direction.

"Have you found those people?"

Luo Xi narrowed his eyes: "Then let's go after them and see."

With a thought, Nilu, who was lying on the ground, rapidly expanded outwards, growing several times larger in an instant and becoming a colossal creature seven or eight meters long.

Nilu lowered her large head to the ground, and Rosie grabbed her ears, kicked her fur, and flipped herself up onto the wolf's head.

Once Rosie had a firm grip, Nil darted away with a whoosh.

It has to be said that, in terms of land mounts, the Hellhound is probably one of the best land mounts in the Wizarding World.

Just like a supercar speeding by, Rosie could hear the roar of the engine and clearly feel the howling wind rushing past her ears. Her hair stood up and formed a barrier, blocking all the strong winds.

At such a high speed of no less than 200 miles per hour, it would be difficult to maintain direction even on a wide and straight road. However, in this complex forest with dense trees, Nilu was able to accurately avoid any tree coming from the opposite direction, and she didn't even step on a protruding stone hidden in the mud by the roadside.

The Hellhound's Agility attribute reaches over a thousand, which is why it can achieve such extraordinary agility.

Not only agility, but also strength and physique all exceeded one thousand points, and even the most precious mental power of a wizard reached nearly one thousand points, which shows how powerful the hellhound is.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The wind howled incessantly, and the hellhound, like a black lightning bolt, darted swiftly through the forest.

After speeding along for about ten minutes, the hellhound finally stopped on a hillside.

Standing on the hillside, Rosie looked down into the valley and could clearly see a group of people walking across the ravine.

The group numbered around several dozen, mostly knights clad in leather armor and carrying cross swords. Only three of them, two men and one woman, exhibited elemental reactions and were surrounded by the knights, all wearing black cloaks.

"So you really came for that ruin?"

"Since that's the case..."

"Then let's see what skills you all have."

Most of the ruins contain various magical mechanisms and traps. Rosie doesn't know what kind of ruins these are. Since there's ready-made bait, why not let these guys go and test the waters?

With that in mind, Rosie jumped off Nel.

Nilu shook her fur, and her huge body twisted and shrank in an instant, turning into a tiny puppy the size of a palm.

"Brother Luo Xi, is this okay?" She stuck out her tongue.

Rosie nodded: "That's fine."

As he spoke, he grabbed Nilu from the ground and stuffed her into his arms, then flipped down the hood of his cloak to cover his head.

With the invisibility spell activated, he and Nicole quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Let's follow them and see."

"OK."

On the other side, the team at the bottom of the ravine was slowly walking deeper into the forest.

Walking in the very center of the group, Baffir kept a watchful eye on his surroundings as he moved forward.

Buffel has been a senior apprentice for over ten years. As a wizard apprentice whose talent is not particularly outstanding, reaching this level today is already an extremely remarkable achievement.

Most of the apprentices who joined the Wizard Tower with him at the same time either became test subjects or died in various accidents during their training. Only a small number of them were able to reach the advanced apprentice level, and as one of them, Buffel was very proud.

But that's where it ends.

The path of a wizard is heavily limited by talent. Buffel clearly felt that his cultivation efficiency declined significantly after advancing to the advanced apprentice level, and in recent years it has almost come to a standstill. He knew that this was the limit of his talent.

Given his current situation, it will be difficult for him to make any further progress through sheer hard work. Advancing to the level of a wizard will remain a distant dream. To continue on the path of a wizard, he will need a large amount of precious resources.

However, these precious resources cost tens of thousands of magic stones, which is impossible for him with his monthly income of only a few hundred magic stones.

For the past two years, Bapir has been seeking ways to change his fate. He even considered signing an agreement with a mentor to become the mentor's test subject in order to obtain the resources needed for his continued training and even to break through to the wizard level.

That's why, when a familiar apprentice in the Wizard Tower invited him to explore an unexpectedly discovered site, Buffel agreed without hesitation.

Wizard's Relics!

This is synonymous with resources and wealth; legends of finding legendary relics and defying fate are commonplace in the wizarding world.

If I can find something in these ruins, I won't have to risk my life and the terrible consequences of turning into a monster to sign that deadly agreement with my mentor.

It might even change your destiny and soar to new heights!

Thinking of this, Buffet felt a surge of excitement.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a strange gust of wind suddenly swept over, and Buffel suddenly felt a chill behind him. He subconsciously turned around to look.

(End of this chapter)