Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Having made his decision, Lynn didn't delay any longer, packed his things, and continued on his way.

If we delay for two days and other wizards discover the "opportunity," we'll lose a lot.

With a thought, Megatron's massive dark golden skeleton was summoned.

He flipped himself onto the skeletal Tyrannosaurus Rex, let out a deep roar, and then sped back towards the approximate location of the Bone Spire Academy.

The undead they encountered along the way were no match for Megatron; often, a simple charge or claw strike was enough to kill one of them.

The soul fire that "exploded" was all devoured by Megatron, while the materials were happily accepted by Lynn.

Some powerful undead were forcibly suppressed and subdued, and stuffed into the undead ring.

He continued on his journey, stopping and starting, hunting down many undead, and the dark golden soul fire in Megatron's eye sockets grew even deeper.

Two days later, the majestic outline of the Bone Spire finally appeared on the horizon.

The closer they got to the academy, the more apprentices they encountered on the road.

Lynn maintained his ordinary appearance after being altered by [Mimicry], discreetly put away Megatron, and summoned a level 2 skeletal horse.

These are wild undead that I subdued on the road.

Driving a luxury car is too flashy; this kind of low-key electric scooter is much more comfortable and can be driven anywhere.

The bone horse was also quite fast, clattering all the way, and soon arrived at the academy gate.

After putting away the bone horse, Lynn walked towards the giant archway of the academy.

Stepping into the familiar "skull tunnel," the cold security field arrived as scheduled, scanning him from head to toe.

The force field paused slightly when it touched the Phase Soul Lamp at his waist and the Tear of Tranquility at his neck, but quickly moved away.

When they reached the Ghost Deacon stage, one of the deacons, after checking the information on the nameplate, stared intently at Lynn, his eyes gleaming, and he saw right through Lynn's [Mimicry] technique.

The inspecting deacon had no doubts about Lynn's disguise.

The wizard apprentices in the academy all had some personal grudges, after all, they were dark wizards, and all resources needed to be fought for and seized.

Especially for apprentices at the bottom level, who don't have many ways to make a living, they often have to resort to any means to earn a little contribution.

Therefore, once these apprentices step out of the academy, they will more or less disguise themselves to avoid being ambushed and killed by their enemies.

The verification was successful, and the deacons silently made way.

Lynn breathed a sigh of relief and was about to cross the front hall into the academy when she caught a glimpse of something unusual out of the corner of her eye.

In a corner on the side of the front hall, a third-class apprentice with a somewhat shifty look in his eyes was secretly scanning each apprentice who entered the front hall with a palm-sized metal disc in his hand.

He moved very carefully, avoiding direct eye contact, as if he were merely studying the magical artifact in his hands.

If Lynn hadn't experienced the academy's security check once before, she probably would have mistaken him for a secret "sentinel" for the academy.

Wait... this person is so bold? Openly spying on other people's secrets?

However, this person's strength as a third-class apprentice was enough to make many apprentices dare not speak out against him.

Lynn didn't think much of it and calmly walked into the front hall.

If it doesn't concern you, don't get involved.

This person probably isn't targeting me... right?

But things didn't go as planned.

When the third-class apprentice habitually swept the tool in his hand across Lynn's body, his eyes suddenly lit up.

His gaze lingered for a moment on Lynn's ordinary face under the [Mimicry] spell, then quickly looked away, pretending to be nonchalant.

But his slightly quickened breathing and unconsciously tightened fingers betrayed his inner excitement.

No? You're really looking for me?

Lynn kept an eye on this person out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw his clumsy acting after he glanced at her, her heart sank slightly.

Thinking back to the fact that someone had been watching him for some time, Lynn suddenly realized what was going on.

It seems the enemy hasn't given up yet.

Is it really necessary... to use even a third-class apprentice as an informant just to deal with me.

Do they not need to cultivate?

Or is this third-class apprentice the mastermind behind it all?

Lynn continued walking towards the door, pretending not to notice anything amiss.

A dark figure emerged from his shadow and merged into the shadows behind the door.

After Lynn left the front hall, the apprentice quickly put away the [True Eye of Truth] and hurried towards the dormitory area.

After the apprentice stepped out of the front hall, he did not notice that the shadows behind him had become even deeper.

Lynn hid in a corner and used [Undead Vision Sharing] to fix his view on Little Black in order to investigate the enemy's details.

As Lynn watched the apprentices walk towards the apprentice dormitory area, a thought stirred within him.

Apprentice dormitory area?

Could it be that just a few greedy apprentices wanted to harm him?

That person is really despicable.

First, follow him to figure out his patterns of movement, and then intercept him when he returns after completing his mission.

Fortunately, I always use Gregor's private teleportation array when I leave the academy, otherwise I would have been ambushed long ago.

The apprentice was cautious, looking back as he walked towards the dormitory area to see if anyone was following him.

Occasionally, he would stop and turn back, looking like he had something to hide.

However, Lynn could easily see the changes in his expression through Xiao Hei's perspective.

It's not hard to tell from the apprentice's expectant gaze that he seems to genuinely hope someone is following him.

Oh? A trap to lure the enemy?

Lynn had a sudden realization.

The risk of being discovered is not low, given that the other party is so blatantly using a detection device at the academy gate.

It was probably done on purpose, to arouse his suspicion, and then to find out the situation by tracking him.

If Lynn rashly follows and takes action, will she fall right into a trap?

If you fail to notice anything unusual about the other person, then they will naturally report the situation normally and then formulate the next steps.

It seems the enemy has considered this very carefully…

The dormitory area has very few soul hunters, making it a good place to get started.

Lynn felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't know if there were any ambushes nearby, or if there were higher-level surveillance agents watching from the shadows...

Safety first!

Lynn stopped hiding and quickly walked towards the experimental area, while Xiao Hei remained hidden in the apprentice's shadow.

He wanted to see who was really behind it all.

Soon, the apprentice arrived at the dormitory area, came to one of the doors, pressed his finger on an inconspicuous recess on the door, and the door opened silently. He slipped inside.

The scene behind the door was quite different from the other apprentice dormitories.

The room was small, but much brighter inside, with several bone fragments embedded in the walls that emitted a steady white light.

Three apprentices were sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, meditating. Two were of the third rank and one was of the second rank. When they heard the door open, all three opened their eyes at the same time.

Beneath them was a simple witch array pattern outlined with dark red powder, faintly radiating fluctuations of binding and interfering energy.

The spell array had not yet been activated, and a faint scent of spellcasting materials still lingered in the air.

"How's it going? Has the fish taken the bait?"

A third-class apprentice with red lenses embedded in his eye sockets, who was sitting in the main seat of the witch formation, was the first to speak.