Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

——!

Upon hearing this, Iluya's brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across her cool eyes.

But she quickly regained her composure and no longer intended to hide it.

"How did you find out?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Iluya's long, black hair gradually turned silver-white, spreading all the way to the ends.

Her cold and alluring face seemed to have only undergone minor adjustments to a few contours, but the overall appearance remained unchanged.

After all, the two identities looked very similar, and perhaps because he had seen them so often, Hughes didn't think the other person had changed much.

But the allure in her eyes had completely faded, leaving only a cold and distant look.

The mysterious vampire girl, Iluya, was transformed into the human sorceress, Elena.

……

(Some people might wonder, if he looks so much like Nashius, why didn't we notice sooner?)

I was worried that people (including myself) would be bothered by the idea that drastic changes are equivalent to plastic surgery, so I'll speak vaguely. I'll avoid discussing this issue in the storyline, only saying that Hughes thinks the two look somewhat alike.

(As for why vampires like Aldek and Valerius wouldn't suspect anything if they saw someone who looked similar to Elena, that will be explained later.)

……

Meanwhile, inside the World Gate.

In the heart of the secret realm, the ancient castle of the Vasiti family quietly sits atop a solitary peak, overlooking the territories of the twelve Holy Blood Families.

On the top floor of this ancient castle, the "old" Kmorodal stood quietly on the terrace, gazing up at the blood moon hanging in the sky above the secret realm.

Similar to the devices wizards use to alter the magical environment of other dimensions, this blood moon serves the same purpose.

It is precisely because of its presence that this entire large secret realm can maintain an environment similar to the Blood Domain.

"Buzzing... buzzing..."

At this moment, the blood moon was continuously releasing its crimson moonlight toward the ancient castle.

The crimson halo poured down and landed on Komorod, causing him to shed his aged appearance and return to his youthful appearance.

Unfortunately, once the moonlight faded, Komoroda transformed back into an old man in his twilight years.

"Sigh, more than ten years have passed... It should only be a blink of an eye for me, but it feels so long."

He gazed silently at the blood moon, his eyes revealing a complex mix of emotions.

"You must have grown up by now. I imagine you're as beautiful as your mother..."

After saying this, Komorod's expression suddenly turned serious, and he exuded a terrifying aura.

"Huuuuuu..."

In the distance, a cloud of black mist suddenly flew straight over and landed beside him.

"Hehe, our King, there's a lot of things waiting for you here."

As the black mist dissipated, Rosa's figure was clearly revealed.

What are you doing here?

Komorodda said coldly, not giving the other party a friendly look.

Rosa ignored the other party's attitude and still had a smile on her face.

"Heh, since we'll be at war with wizards soon, then 'that time' is just around the corner, isn't it?"

As he said this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I just wanted to remind Your Majesty that the Princess should also be recalled."

Upon hearing this, Komorodda remained expressionless and said:

"Didn't I tell you? That child is playful by nature, and he'll come back when it's time."

——!

But as soon as he finished speaking, Rosa's expression suddenly darkened:

"Kmoroda, don't think I don't know what you're up to. Do you really think your pitiful life force can replace her role in the 'Feast'?"

As he spoke, he strode forward and came to Kmorodda's side.

"Don't think I don't know... why you went alone to secretly attack that Fourth Ring family back then!"

(Note: The "incident" that Prius mentioned after hearing about the Mosold family (Elena Mosold) in Chapter 381 refers to this.)

"Buzz—!!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful blood energy field erupted from Komoroda.

"Well--!"

Under the immense pressure, Rosa staggered a few steps and almost collapsed to her knees.

"You're following me?"

"Kmorodda said coldly, his murderous gaze instantly falling on the other party."

"Heh, I've always known... she was sent away by you when she was little."

Rosa grinned maliciously, a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"I also know... those few times she supposedly came back were just substitutes she manipulated! Isn't that right!"

"Boom! Crack!!!"

The next moment, Komoroda raised his hand and waved it, and his upper body instantly shattered.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

But soon, with a few sounds of flesh and blood regenerating, his lost upper body quickly grew back.

"Since you already knew... then why didn't you tell anyone else?"

"Kmorodar, you have managed the vampires for Lord Osiris for a thousand years, and your loyalty to him is evident to all."

As she spoke, Rosa slowly stood up.

"However... if you hinder the recovery of your strength, I will show no mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a cloud of black mist and left the terrace.

"You must bring people back within one year of the start of the war."

"..."

"Then, Lord Osiris will be able to enjoy a 'feast'."

……

On the other side, Hughes stared blankly at the familiar Elena before him.

Although he had suspected it before, he still found it hard to believe when he actually saw it with his own eyes.

After all, it seems like a fantasy that the eldest daughter of a fourth-ring family could actually be a notorious vampire.

After all, to some extent, this requires more than just disguising appearance and memories...

Just then, Irene's voice suddenly came from the other side:

"So, how exactly did you find out?"

Hughes shrugged and said bluntly:

"Back when we were at Merison's Spire, you said to me, 'Congratulations on becoming a full wizard before you turn 30.'"

He paused, then looked at Elena, whose expression had still subtly changed, and continued:

"And only you, as 'Iluya,' mentioned this to me during the trial, so I was already suspicious back then."

"After that, as I continued to interact with you with this mindset, my guesses naturally became clearer and clearer."

"..."

Across from her, after hearing Hughes' explanation, Iluya frowned, her fingers, hidden in her sleeve, tightening subtly, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Sigh, it was my carelessness."

She never expected that the reason she was exposed was because she had spent too much time with this guy in front of her and forgot to change her identity and her story.

"..."

Across from him, Hughes looked at the somewhat annoyed Elena and pursed his lips slightly.