Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

Following the trail of the lingering chill in the garden air, Dago continuously flung out thumb-sized air blasts, memorizing the locations of the rune arrays washed out by the aftershocks of the explosions.

There seemed to be a mechanism around the white table and rattan chairs. As soon as he got close to the area that would be teleported into the garden lawn, the transparent humanoid figure would instantly lock onto his position and attack him without saying a word.

Dago remained calm as ice, completely ignoring the pursuit of the transparent humanoid. He continuously chose different invisible magic arrays to traverse, his figure appearing and disappearing in various locations in the garden, constantly changing the location of his landing point.

"Boom!"

With a casual flick of his mental energy field, Dago unleashed several "Ice Crystal Cannons" to fend off the relentlessly pursuing transparent humanoid figure before crashing into yet another runic magic circle.

"Ding!!"

Dago staggered and stopped on the lawn, turning his head in surprise to look at a spot he had just passed through. He clearly remembered that a runic magic circle had just appeared there.

"Could it be!!!"

An invisible, distorted wind brushed past Dago's nose, his figure disappearing into nothingness before reappearing in another location. When Dago reappeared, his expression had become rather unpleasant.

He looked around; it was still a tranquil and beautiful garden. He muttered to himself, "These teleportation arrays are constantly changing and moving!"

The method of trying to eliminate incorrect landing points one by one by memorizing the location of the magic circle is no longer effective.

"Is it a purely luck-based gambling game? Is it only by constantly rolling the dice that you can hit your lucky number?"

Gazing at the white table and rattan chairs of his ultimate goal from afar, Dago's eyes gradually calmed down.

"I've always had bad luck; it seems like the road to success is always under construction."

Dago flung out a thumb-sized air blast to pinpoint the location of the magic circle, then teleported and landed.

"But no one's luck will always be bad. There will always be a time when I will be favored by Lady Luck."

Teleport, land, teleport again, land again... Each time he landed, the invisible humanoid's attack became faster than before, faster and faster, as if it didn't want to give him even a chance to breathe!

"But I firmly believe that almost all the best gifts God gives us appear before us veiled with problems and troubles, so we should cherish them as we go!"

His gaze was firm, and there was a strange kind of persistence in his eyes.

Finally, after countless teleportations, Dago suddenly appeared in a place he had never been before.

Near the white table and rattan chairs, on the small white table, besides the exquisite tea set, there was a uniquely shaped silver bell, a shiny dagger made of some unknown material, and a crystal ball containing white mist inside.

These things were now less than two meters away from him.

Dago's persistence seemed to have paid off immediately, and a look of relief and satisfaction spread across his face.

"I knew it."

This is a game of luck, and also a matter of probability. With each random teleportation, he will eventually have a chance to be teleported to the small white table.

It seems the garden's owner is testing the wizard's mental strength and the degree of panic he will experience when attacked by monsters.

The invisible humanoid pursuer was not far behind, rapidly approaching.

Dargo quickly took two steps forward, getting closer to the white table, and habitually flung out a large number of thumb air blasts.

"Bang!"

Amidst the brief explosion, the smile on Dago's face suddenly froze.

Within a meter of the white table, the outlines of at least dozens of blue rune arrays were densely packed around it. These arrays formed a semi-circular dome that almost completely enveloped the white table and the rattan chair.

If Dago takes another step forward, no matter which direction he approaches from, he will bump into one of them and be teleported again to some unknown place in the garden.

"Dago!!"

A barely perceptible sound of air tearing, a sharp, piercing pain that seemed to rip open one's entire back, rapidly approached, while Serena's anxious and worried cries rang out from afar.

Dargo stood less than two meters from the white table, seemingly oblivious to everything that was about to happen, his face expressionless.

Should we give up? All our previous persistence and efforts, all that so-called gambling on luck, turned out to be a joke. Did the owner of the garden never intend for anyone to pass the trial in the first place?

The opportunity to break through the Garden Trial is right before our eyes, within easy reach, yet it feels so far away.

At that moment, Dago seemed to see Lady Luck approaching with elegant steps, and just when he thought he was about to embrace her, she turned away with a smile and quickly walked away from him.

"No!"

A fire suddenly ignited in Dago's eyes. He gritted his teeth, his expression almost ferocious, and reached out to grab her. Since Lady Luck had once again chosen to pass him by, then it would be his turn to take the initiative to tear off her skirt!

The azure ice flames unleashed by the [Ice Flame Blue Demon Body] seemed to boil to an extreme, and a massive and invisible aura burst forth, with a large number of activated ice crystals condensing towards his back to form a dense and hard ice crystal barrier.

The remaining portion transformed into thin blue threads, which rapidly extended forward along the tip of Dago's outstretched right index finger. Relying on the "Dimensional Detection Technique," it passed through the dense gaps in the rune array, quickly wrapped around an object, and then retracted.

"Boom! BOOM!!!"

A huge and violent explosion rang out, and the light of countless rune arrays flashed rapidly as a surge of energy particles washed over everything.

"puff!!!"

Then came the sound of a sharp blade cutting into flesh.

"Dada! Go!!!"

Serena stared blankly at the epicenter of the explosion. Before the chaotic flow of energy particles obscured her vision, she saw a transparent blade slicing through the air and slashing across Dago's back.

She was all too aware of the terrifying power of the transparent humanoid. According to her intelligence, its strength was set based on the participants in the Garden Trials. She didn't know just how strong this transparent humanoid with matching strength was, but she knew Dago was incredibly powerful!

"The Garden Trial has been breached! We can evacuate the secret realm now, let's go!"

Just as Serena was in a daze, a weak but urgent voice rang in her ears. She turned her head sharply and saw Dago, pale-faced, appear in a place not far away and then run towards her quickly.

"Huff! Huff!"

Two figures emerged from the calm lake surface. As soon as they landed, Dago knelt on the ground with a pale face, breathing heavily, looking seriously injured.

"Dago, are you alright?"

Serena rushed over and supported the boy's body. Then she quickly took out several bottles of medicine from the storage pouch that Dago had given her before and helped Dago take them.

After taking several bottles of the treatment, the medicine took effect, and Dago's complexion finally improved a little.

"Thank you, Serena."

Dago forced a smile and softly thanked Serena, whose face was full of anxiety and worry.

At this moment, Dago had a huge, narrow wound on his back that was so deep that the bone was visible, with flesh turned outwards, a horrifying sight.