Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"I...I have the members' names and their personal information in my storage bag! I'm in charge of the team's logistics!" Boss said hurriedly.

Hughes had already taken Bos's storage bag, which was unlocked. Hughes quickly found a recording crystal and used his mental power to examine it. From the crystal, he learned that Reber's gang also had a third-class wizard apprentice named John.

"I...I won't talk about this. If you...kill me, the base will investigate. Now...can you let me go?" Bos said weakly, blood dripping from his body.

Hughes smiled slightly: "There's one more thing..."

……

Bosch was able to quickly gather intelligence on Hughes and the others because he was one of the apprentices responsible for assigning tasks to each apprentice squad.

The next day, Boss assigned a mission to Reber and his team, which Reber quickly accepted. A few days later, Boss reported back to the base: Reber's team had failed their mission; none of them survived.

"Now, can you give me the antidote?" After completing the mission, Boss spoke into the communication crystal.

"Come to the Whispering Forest..." Hughes' voice came from the other end of the communication crystal.

Bosch immediately headed to the Whispering Forest, the place he had agreed upon with Hughes. But after waiting for a while, Hughes still hadn't appeared, and Bosch couldn't help but become a little impatient.

"How could this be! I clearly... uh!"

A sudden, sharp pain shot through Boss's heart, and his body instantly lost all strength, collapsing heavily to the ground. He clearly felt his life rapidly slipping away, and ultimately, he died in this scorched, whispering forest.

Hughes appeared from the side and took Boss's storage bag. He then conjured fire elemental energy and burned Boss's corpse beyond recognition.

The flickering firelight reflected on Hughes's expressionless face. He had used the Corrupting Heart Potion on Bos, which he had bought from Rhodes. This potion had another characteristic: by diluting the concentration of the potion, it could delay the time it took to control the target's death.

As a potion apprentice, Hughes was already adept at controlling the dosage of such low-level potions, enough to precisely control the timing of Bos's death.

As for investigating the outpost? Countless apprentices die at the outpost every day, how could they possibly have the energy to investigate the life or death of a logistics staff member? Long-term logistics work had long made Bos forget the cruelty of the wizarding world.

In the following days, the outpost did not pay attention to where Boss, a mere wizard apprentice, had gone. Instead, they sent another apprentice to take over his work, and a new apprentice team moved into the cabin opposite Elena's team.

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Outpost Seven is one of the most dangerous outposts in this war because the Azureflame people, who are formally allied with the Frostskin Dwarves, live nearby.

They are elemental beings, their bodies composed of blue flames and charred rocks are not afraid of the year-round blizzards here. They are completely immune to fire element attacks and also have a certain resistance to ice and water elements.

Even more terrifying are the eerie blue flames on their bodies—they are not as intense as ordinary flames, but once they stick to the body, they are difficult to remove. They do not spread but continue to penetrate deeper until they burn the enemy's bones.

At this moment, Outpost Seven was once again attacked by the Azure Flame People. They appeared in front of the mountaintop not far away, and their bodies erupted with blue flames.

It roared continuously and spewed out ghostly blue fireballs from its body, shooting them towards the wizard apprentices in the stronghold below.

A barrage of fireballs rained down like a storm, a scene that sent chills down one's spine. However, a transparent energy shield had already been erected at Outpost Seven, firmly enveloping the entire outpost.

The flamethrowers struck the shield, exploding into plumes of black smoke. Blue sparks danced across the energy shield, creating ripples on its surface.

The apprentices arrived one after another and immediately began casting spells on the blue flame beings above. Ice spikes and various rays were unleashed in succession, shooting through the energy shield towards the blue flame beings on the mountaintop. Occasionally, some of the blue flame beings were hit, and the flames on their bodies dimmed slightly.

Some of the Flame People couldn't withstand the attack; their fiery bodies suddenly expanded and then exploded, scattering charred rocks all over the ground.

The battle continued unnoticed as a squad of frostskin dwarves stealthily crept over. They arrived at the rear of the stronghold, which was also protected by a transparent energy shield, with faintly visible runes shimmering on its surface.

The frost-skinned dwarves gradually made way, and a small figure draped in a black robe walked over. He was also a frost-skinned dwarf, but he was relatively small compared to the other dwarves. However, no one dared to laugh at him; on the contrary, their expressions were very respectful and fearful.

His black robe was a high-level level zero sorcery tool, but it was covered with additional blue and gold runes. The higher the level of the sorcery tool, the more difficult it is to inscribe runes on it.

However, judging from the runes on this black robe, it can be determined that the engraver was a skilled low-level rune master. The black-robed dwarf approached the energy shield, stretched out his right hand, and gently stroked the energy layer in front of him. The energy layer rippled under his touch.

Soon, the two apprentices guarding the rear spotted the approaching Frostskin Dwarf squad. Because of the energy shield preventing the magic from penetrating, just as the two were about to notify the other wizard apprentices, a dwarf approached from outside.

The dwarf opened his eyes—not the signature icy blue pupils of the Frostskin dwarves, but a pair of eerie, vertical purple pupils. A flash of purple light appeared in his eyes, and the two wizard apprentices felt a sudden shock to their consciousness, instantly losing consciousness.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, the black-robed dwarf quickly deciphered the runes on the energy shield. Clearly, this energy shield wasn't witchcraft but a magical array. The apprentices at the outpost were all focused on dealing with the Azure Flame People and hadn't paid attention to the weakly defended rear.

"Click—"

Finally, the black-robed dwarf broke the magic array. Although he only broke through a small part, it was enough to turn the tide of the battle. A large hole appeared in the energy shield, big enough for the frost-skinned dwarves to pour in.

The frost-skinned dwarves eagerly filed in, while the black-robed dwarf quietly left with the dwarf who had just unleashed the mental attack, not wanting to participate in the fight.

These frost-skinned dwarves were all battle-hardened third-class wizard apprentices, but their eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty crimson. The frost-skinned dwarf at the front quickly finished off the two unconscious apprentices, then pounced on the densest part of the crowd.

He was very fast; a second-class wizard apprentice was tackled to the ground before he could react.

"Click—"

The frost-skinned dwarf actually rammed his head into the other's head, and the second-class wizard apprentice's skull shattered instantly, and he immediately stopped breathing.