Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

At the exit of the secret realm in the damp, dense forest, a disheveled Wolf rushed out quickly.

He found a body of water nearby, looked at his reflection, and his face turned pale. He subconsciously reached out to touch the striped sword marks on his face, but immediately winced in pain.

"Damn it!"

He cursed fiercely, like a vicious and enraged wolf.

However, this ferocity was quickly suppressed by a strong sense of lingering fear and shock, leaving only a look of lingering apprehension on his face.

"Why are you in such a sorry state?"

Suddenly, a calm voice rang in Wolf's ear.

He turned around abruptly and saw a thin figure gradually appearing in the air like ink spreading on white paper.

A young, dark-haired man suddenly appeared before him. He had a thin face, pale skin, and wore a green robe with three thorn knots as his emblem. He also wore black diamond earrings on both earlobes. His demeanor was cold and profound.

Like a malevolent shadow that is constantly expanding and spreading, it relentlessly devours the surrounding light.

He tossed a bottle of pale red medicine to Wolf, who caught it, quickly unscrewed the cap, and gulped it down in one go.

As the medicine took effect, a series of slight, dense cracking sounds came from Wolf's body. The sound lasted for a while, and his rugged face, covered with red marks, returned to normal. Only then did his panic and fear gradually subside.

Wolf was silent for a moment before speaking: "Your mission has failed."

"He's just a mere first-ring wizard, whose mental strength hasn't even reached the late stage. Even if he has some talent and has comprehended a domain power, it shouldn't be enough to make you, a dignified second-ring wizard, fail, right? I need a reasonable explanation."

The young man's eyes were cold, and shadows, like his loyal hounds, surrounded Wolf, as if ready to devour him at any moment.

Wolf's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice, "Bad luck. I happened to run into a wizard of the same level who was also there. That kid is cunning; he sneaked away while I was fighting with him."

"Same level?"

The young man's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Who is it?"

"Black Root Thorns, whose real name is Baron, is an arrogant guy with some real strength."

Wolf answered slowly, his indignant tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.

When the young man heard Wolfe state the other party's exact identity, a cold glint flashed in his dark eyes.

A moment later, the coldness was well concealed.

"never mind."

He spoke calmly and expressionlessly, "I'll handle this matter myself. Next time, I'll take matters into my own hands."

As he spoke, he began to merge into the air, his figure slowly enveloped by shadows, becoming blurred and disappearing.

Once the young man's presence had completely disappeared, Wolf's expression turned sinister and ferocious.

"Pah! You bastard, you tricked me first, don't blame me for tricking you back later."

Wolf spat several times at the spot where the young man had left, a cold smile spreading across his face.

"To be an opponent of such a monstrous wizard, I hope that next time I see you, you'll still be maintaining this arrogant and conceited attitude, and that you'll only get slapped in the face like I did!"

After saying that, Wolf left the hellish place, which held the most humiliating memories of his life, with a gloomy face and a hurried demeanor.

Dago flew straight out of the "Wet Forest" secret realm until he landed at a secluded, deserted valley waterfall.

He walked behind the waterfall and entered Bernal's secret base space hidden behind it. He saw Bernal sitting on the sofa in the living area with a worried look on his face, staring blankly at the communication crystal.

"What are you daydreaming about? I've already brought back what you wanted."

Dago walked over, stood behind him, patted him on the shoulder, and said...

"You're here just in time; I need your help with something!"

Bernal was startled and stood up, exclaiming to Dago with delight.

"Seriously, Old Bei? When did I become your fire brigade? Tell me what happened!"

Dago said to him with a resentful look.

"This matter concerns Serena. She recently went to cultivate in a small secret realm within the Mirror Forest that our family discovered a long time ago."

"That was a secret realm that had not yet been discovered. Our family hadn't fully explored it either. Well, to be precise, we hadn't explored much at all, but overall it wasn't dangerous. However, this time, something went wrong."

Dago sat on the real monster leather sofa, listening calmly to Bernal's story.

[Wizard Alliance] There are several different standards for classifying secret realms. Secret realms can be either man-made or naturally formed. Regardless of whether they are man-made or naturally formed, they can be divided into those with owners and those without owners.

The possessed secret realms are like the "Wet Forest" that Dago just came out of. These kinds of secret realms are basically discovered and explored by later people and then handed over to the Thorn Ring.

These secret spaces are now considered "public" secret spaces, and any wizard with a magic ring can freely enter and exit them as long as they have the necessary credentials.

The most famous open secret realm in the region where the Thorn Ring is located is the ruins of the Mirror Forest, a wizarding force that existed during the first millennium of the Silver Age.

Having been in the Thorn Ring for so long, Dago had heard many rumors about the Mirror Forest. It had been many years since it was discovered, and many powerful wizarding forces had been exploring it, but it had not been fully explored until now.

It is said that some core areas have not yet been opened. Those secret realms have been eroded by the long river of time, yet they still contain mysterious, complex, and unbreakable rune arrays that have blocked the footsteps of the wizards from various forces.

As a large wizarding force, the Mirror Forest naturally contains far more than one secret realm, and countless small, medium, and even micro-sized secret realms have also appeared in the surrounding areas.

The Kroger family discovered the ruins of a small, secret realm belonging to the Mirror Forest.

"Then, Serena was trapped in this small secret realm within the Mirror Forest. However, due to your experiment, my soul wound has become increasingly severe, rendering me unable to support Serena. Dago, this task can only be entrusted to you!"

Bernal suddenly grabbed Dago's tender hand, his voice filled with the concern of an older brother for his younger sister.

"It's possible, but I only managed to snatch the Flower of Solomon from two second-ring wizards with great difficulty!"

Dago naturally understood Bernal's feelings, but he himself felt cheated. Even the fire brigade wasn't as busy as him. His principle was to enjoy life to the fullest while he could. He would definitely leave work on time. Overtime was fine, no problem, but he would get extra pay!

Bernal looked at Dago in astonishment upon hearing this. He had expected Dago to be fierce, but he hadn't expected him to be this fierce. He was actually able to fight two second-circle wizards, and judging from Dago's body, he didn't seem to have any serious injuries. Even at his peak, he would have had a hard time doing this. It seemed that he had really found a treasure.

Unfortunately, even the landlord's surplus grain wasn't much anymore, but there was always some left if they squeezed together. He got up from the sofa, walked to a runic safe, channeled his mental energy, and retrieved several bottles of high-quality magic potions, handing them to him.

Dago accepted it with satisfaction and put it into his storage ring. He also took out the frozen Flower of Solomon from the storage ring and smashed it onto the floor of the living area with a "thud".

He also placed the storage wristband he had taken from Wolf on the coffee table, then got up from the sofa and said to Bernal, "Serena's location tells me that this matter should be addressed as soon as possible."