Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"Pfft—"

Her body took the full force of the shattering impact, and her body beneath the black leather armor was instantly blasted apart. Blood gushed from her throat, passing through the shadows on her face and falling to the ground.

"Thump—"

The next second, her body suddenly went limp, and as the white mist scimitar slipped from her hand, she collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

The moment the attacker fell to the ground, the raging cold wind in the room suddenly dissipated, and Hughes' dormitory finally returned to silence.

However, the room was already a mess, with shattered ice crystals all over the floor. These were pieces of furniture that had been smashed to pieces by the cold wind, now turned into cold, broken remains.

Fortunately, Hughes usually kept his valuables in several storage bags, and what he kept in the room were just some furniture, clothes and other daily necessities.

However, Hughes did not take off his living silver armor. He turned his head to the side, his crimson eyes under his helmet fixed on the "corpse" in front of him.

Because of the urgency, Hughes did not mark the previous two world-shattering impacts; they were just simple impacts. It was only in the last one just now that he made a targeted strike that marked the opponent's abdomen.

The opponent was clearly fooled by the first two attacks, but did not expect that the third impact would penetrate her defenses and shatter her abdomen.

Hughes originally intended to capture him alive, but from the continuous blizzard that had just struck, he could tell that the opponent was no ordinary person.

Moreover, the battle area has shrunk further, which is not very advantageous for someone who is not a body-refining wizard. Therefore, he can only kill the enemy first and then find out its identity.

For some reason, Hughes still had an ominous feeling. Even though the other party was clearly lifeless, he still felt a faint threat.

After a long while, until the shadow on the other person's face disappeared with a "buzz," Hughes finally confirmed that the other person was dead. He then slowly got up and walked towards the other person.

Upon arriving in front of the "corpse," Hughes looked down, but the other's face shocked him.

The cold and alluring face before me bore a striking resemblance to Elena's, but unlike her, the person before me had long, flowing black hair.

Suppressing his doubts, Hughes prepared to search the other person's storage bag to see if there were any items inside that could reveal the other person's identity.

He also glanced at the black leather armor the other person was wearing.

"This leather armor is truly extraordinary; it actually managed to withstand my shattering impact. It's a pity it's a women's style; perhaps it could be given to Nora..."

Just then, a sense of foreboding welled up in Hughes' heart. He looked down and saw that the other person had actually opened their eyes.

Those were a pair of scarlet eyes. Hughes was intimidated by the other's powerful aura after just one glance.

The next second, crimson energy spread from her body, and the surrounding ice crystal fragments suddenly melted, turning into pools of thick blood.

Hughes retreated hastily, his eyes narrowing as he pulled out the Dark Absorption Robe from his storage bag.

After his battle with Imos, how could he not know that the person before him was also a vampire?

"Let's talk about human apprentices..."

Just as Hughes donned the Dark Robe, preparing to fight him again, the other party's cold voice came first, stopping his actions.

Hughes was taken aback and looked at the other person.

The person before me had somehow completely restored his shattered body. He slightly raised his hand, and the blood on the ground rose up, condensing into a blood-red chair.

She sat in the chair, her slender legs crossed, her cool gaze sweeping over Hughes before her, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"I can't defeat you, and you can't kill me, so let's have a proper talk—why do you possess the Shadow of Black Mist?"

Hughes was startled upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that his use of the Black Mist Shadow had been discovered. It seemed that the other party was a member of the Black Ring Crown, but apparently they didn't know he possessed items from the Black Ring Crown.

"The Golden Ring Crown cannot tolerate anyone even remotely connected to the Black Ring Crown. If they find out that an apprentice possesses the core magic of the Black Ring Crown..."

The cold voice came again, a light sentence that struck Hughes' heart like a heavy hammer.

Hughes risked being discovered by the Golden Ring Crown by practicing the Shadow of Black Mist. This sorcery is truly powerful, and if used well, it could become a trump card in the future.

He couldn't help but feel annoyed; it seemed he hadn't been careful enough. He figured he should set up a coordinate point outside the academy in the future...

"Who are you?"

Hughes said coldly, clearly acknowledging the other party's offer to negotiate.

"An ordinary stowaway from the Blood Domain comes to Maranseir to learn knowledge, it's that simple."

Hughes clearly didn't believe it. Just by looking at the other person's aura, which was like sitting on a throne, and those eyes that were... faintly filled with majesty, he could tell that she was obviously a noble from the Blood Domain.

"I killed a vampire, and what I got from him was—your vampire clan's connection to the Black Ring Crown, right?"

"Or rather—the black ringed crown that reappeared later was all established by the vampires."

After thinking for a moment, Hughes voiced his suspicions.

The other party clearly came to kill him to silence him, and considering all the previous circumstances, the truth about the Black Ring Crown is naturally about to be revealed.

And clearly, his guess was correct.

The opponent's eyes narrowed, and thick blood energy transformed into tentacles, attacking Hughes.

Hughes did not react, but stood still, calmly watching the other person without any ripples in his eyes.

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!!"

Just as the tentacles were about to touch Hughes's body, they suddenly vanished, turning into blood that flowed on the ground.

"...Fine, I won't reveal your practice of the Shadow of Black Mist, nor will I allow the Black Ring Crown to continue targeting you. In return, you won't expose the relationship between our vampire clan and the Black Ring Crown. How about that?"

She did want to kill Hughes to silence him, but due to the treatment, she had very little magic left in her body. Moreover, this was a wizarding academy, a place with three level-two beings.

"Okay... but we need to sign a contract, and—you have to leave your leather armor behind."

Hughes was clearly aware of the current situation, so he naturally wanted to negotiate more terms.

—Buzz!

A hint of displeasure flashed across her cool face, and her powerful mental energy instantly pressed down on Hughes.

"We could have another fight. The walls of this dormitory are about to break, and all three of our second-level wizards from Everfrost Spire happen to be here today."

Hughes said coldly, seemingly unaffected by the mental power.

At the same time, a layer of ice crystals solidified on the wall. As long as the contained ice explosion spell is released at once, the wall will inevitably shatter.

He was indeed being hunted down by her today. If it weren't for the power behind this vampire woman and her strange resurrection technique, he wouldn't have wanted to let her go.

"..."

The two eventually reached an agreement and signed a temporary contract, the power of which was attached to them.

"You'd better not let anyone else find out that you know about the Shadow of the Black Mist."

She left behind a sentence and her black leather armor, then turned into black mist and hurriedly departed.