Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"Whoosh—"

In mid-air, Hughes plummeted rapidly, about to crash to the ground in an instant.

"Click—"

But at that moment, a crisp sound suddenly rang out from inside the blood membrane.

"Splash—!!"

The next moment, the originally flexible blood membrane suddenly shattered, and Hughes' hands shot out like lightning.

"What?!"

Aldek's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He looked closely and realized that Hughes's body was covered with a layer of ice!

The ice membrane was so thin it was almost transparent. When it covered the other person, it was like an invisible garment, making it impossible to detect.

--boom!!

In an instant, Aldek's mind was struck as if by lightning.

He instantly understood why Hughes was able to break free from his modified blood energy.

From the very beginning, the blood energy he spat out was completely enveloped in that layer of ice membrane and did not touch the other party's body at all!

So when that ice film breaks, the blood film covering it will also peel off.

"You're kidding me!!"

Thinking of this, Aldek was instantly enraged and wanted to increase the intensity of the sound waves.

"Pata x2"

But at that moment, Hughes' hands reached out and gripped his head tightly.

"What?!"

He was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that the sound waves he had shouted had clearly hit Hughes's face directly, but the other party remained calm and showed no signs of being affected.

...Even the interference was feigned!

"You're playing tricks—!"

Before Aldek could finish speaking, Hughes suddenly twisted his hands, forcefully turning his head backward.

"Click—"

Under immense force, Aldek's entire neck twisted instantly, but this did not cause him any harm.

But suddenly, a wave of emotion that made his heart pound suddenly emerged.

...Buzz!

Behind him, Hughes' eyes suddenly narrowed, and the mental spikes he had accumulated since the fall were instantly unleashed.

……call out!!

"Ugh—!"

In an instant, Aldek's body stiffened, and the beam of light shooting in front of him went out.

He felt dizzy and disoriented, as if he was about to lose consciousness.

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous force surged through his body.

"Thump—!!"

The next moment, he crashed straight into the ground, creating a huge crater.

"..."

Inside the deep pit, Aldek was nearly unconscious, but he still stubbornly held on, with two flames flickering slightly.

Outside the pit, Hughes reactivated his levitation spell, hovering silently above him.

He glanced down at Aldec's current condition and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Perfect."

After saying that, he cast a levitation spell on the other party and "pulled" him out of the deep pit, suspending him in front of him.

Because he was about to lose consciousness, Aldek's wounds did not heal on their own.

Of course, if Hughes were to kill the other party now, the symbolic blood within him would likely be automatically triggered, prompting his body to repair itself.

It might even change the current situation.

Hughes, of course, dared not gamble, especially since he had already achieved his goal.

Mental attacks alone are insufficient to destroy the soul of an opponent of the same level.

After all, the "inherent strength" of spiritual power is what it is. No matter how long it is charged up, it cannot reach the core area of ​​a soul of the same level, and can only damage the outer area.

However... it can definitely inflict severe damage on them, leaving them in a weakened state.

That's exactly the state he wanted, and that's how the other person is now.

After all, in that case, his Blood Pact Tick would definitely play a certain role.

"..."

Immediately, Hughes mobilized his mental energy and quickly scanned Aldek.

After confirming that it was a result he was satisfied with, he took out a Blood Pact Tick and... the Sighing Bone Flute from his storage bag.

That's right, Hughes intends to use this bone flute to forcibly extract the other party's soul.

Although this will cause some damage to his memory, time is of the essence, so this is probably the best solution at present.

After all, he could vaguely sense a powerful mental energy fluctuation sweeping towards this area.

Thinking of this, he immediately activated the Blood Pact Tick in his hand, which burrowed into the other person's body...

"Cough...cough cough!! Uh!"

As soon as the Blood Pact Tick was activated, Aldek's soul began to automatically resist, and his body convulsed continuously.

If the target of control is a formal wizard, then the Blood Pact Tick is already somewhat powerless, and it will be difficult to succeed unless the target is in a dying state.

Unfortunately, given Aldek's terrifying regenerative abilities, it's unlikely that he can be brought to the brink of death.

Therefore, all Hughes can do now is continue to stab at the opponent's mind from the sidelines, in order to weaken the opponent's consciousness as much as possible.

He has been studying the advanced forms of the Blood Pact Tick, and has even independently bred new Blood Pact Ticks.

Unfortunately, he has rarely ventured into the realm of cursed creatures, which has kept his progress very slow.

"..."

Soon after, black liquid suddenly flowed from Aldek's eye sockets, which meant that the Blood Pact Tick had finally successfully controlled the other party.

"#**##*#*#**……"

As soon as the other party recited the incantation, Hughes immediately raised the bone flute of the sigh and gently brought his lips to the blowhole.

"Waaah—"

The next moment, as the melodious flute sound rang out, a phantom slowly emerged from Aldek's body and gradually solidified.

That was Aldek's soul, and it was still in his pre-mutation form.

"This is?"

He was still fully conscious, and after looking around, his gaze suddenly fell on Hughes.

"It's you!"

He exclaimed in surprise.

"I remember now!"

He was clearly unaware of his condition. Seeing that he seemed to be floating in the air, he subconsciously looked down.

"What! This!"

He recognized that ugly body; it was his mutated self, now lying quietly on the ground, seemingly lifeless.

"How is this possible! You actually... extracted my soul!"

He turned to look at Hughes, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Be smart and tell me what you know."

Hughes shook the Sighing Bone Flute in his hand and suddenly activated one of the finger holes.

The next moment, an extremely strong suction force suddenly came, about to suck away the soul in front of it.

——!

Aldek's expression changed drastically. Although he didn't know what would happen, he was certain that once he entered the flute, he would not have a good ending.

"No! Please! I'll tell you... I'll tell you everything!"

Seeing that he couldn't break free from the suction, he immediately begged for mercy, his tone full of respect.

"I hold a high position within the 'Masked Vampires,' and I know a great deal of information!"