A noun entry: Wizard

"It seems there really is nothing in this forest."

"Serio breathed a sigh of relief and said."

The oppressive atmosphere they had experienced while passing through this forest had made all four of them extremely nervous, but nothing happened in the end.

"We can't let our guard down yet," Paus said.

"call out!"

A wind blade shot directly in front of Pais, startling him, and he quickly jumped back a step.

Then he looked at Russell and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"It's you who wants to do what."

"Or rather, what do you want to do?"

Russell conjured a stream of water in his hand. "What were you doing with that mental fluctuation just now?"

"You must have a way to avoid the backlash of the soul contract, or even exempt the Wizard Association from the soul contract."

"First, put my mind at ease with a double contract, then take me into the wizard's ruins. Now that things have come to this, do whatever you want."

"I accepted them all."

He raised his hand, and the water instantly expanded into a bubble, which popped and floated away seemingly harmlessly.

However, the speed at which the bubbles float, though seemingly slow, is actually not much different from the speed of Russell's wind blades.

"These are water elemental bubbles! Get out of the way!"

Pais shouted, then fell to the side in a rather disheveled manner.

Gray and Serio also jumped away, moving away from the water elemental bubble.

"Pop".

With another soft pop, the bubble burst open, transforming into terrifying water elements that radiated outwards.

The three of them had already run far enough away, but they were blown up and rolled several times on the ground.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Russell asked, frowning.

He could tell that the three people in front of him, although they were clearly in cahoots, did not seem to have any ill intentions.

However, these three were deliberately plotting, killing some of the Mirror Wolves and driving others away, all in order to lure Russell to them.

When Russell arrived nearby, Gray appeared, and the three began to act out the story, revealing that the Mirror of the Wizards could be used to enter the wizard's ruins.

Russell felt at the time that there were too many coincidences.

He only agreed to play along because he was confident in his own abilities and the soul contract didn't affect him.

It wasn't until Pais secretly used his mental power, seemingly to do something unknown, that Pais intervened to stop him.

I've decided to stop playing with them.

The three of them exchanged a glance, all feeling somewhat helpless.

"Do you know where this place is?"

Pais hesitated for a moment, then asked Russell instead of answering.

"Stop keeping me in suspense." Russell gathered water in his hands again, preparing to cast a water elemental bubble.

He suspected that Pais was stalling for time.

Russell's mental energy spread out, keeping a close eye on the three people's every move.

"Don't get excited! Don't get excited! Put down the water element bubble in your hand, I'll tell you right away."

Pais was startled; he didn't want to experience the power of the water elemental bubble again.

Especially after what just happened, Pax already knows that Russell is the type who will never waste words if he can take action.

"This is a secret realm!" Gray said.

Seeing that Pais was still rambling on, he quickly spoke up, afraid that Russell would throw the water elemental bubble in his hand away again.

"A secret realm? You're not kidding, are you?" Russell was taken aback.

That's an independent space that only fourth-tier wizards can create; it's practically a small world!

Furthermore, they can communicate with heaven and earth through secret realms, gather source energy, and make their magical power almost inexhaustible.

As long as one's mental energy is not completely depleted, one can unleash spells indefinitely.

"Of course not. This is a secret realm left behind by a fallen fourth-tier wizard."

Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in Russell's eyes, Pais quickly added, "But this area is under the jurisdiction of the Wizarding Association!"

"It will only be taken out and used on specific occasions!"

"At a specific time?" Russell dispersed the stream of water in his hand.

"That's right, just like now, I'll give you a script."

Pais said helplessly, "The three of us are all disciples of Master Andre. He asked us to put on a show and give you the Blood Burning Potion."

"Our original plan was for you to overcome several challenges in the Wizard Tower and finally pass the difficult test to obtain the Blood Burning Potion."

"But now... I'll get a scolding from Professor Andrei if I go back."

Pais looked annoyed.

"I thought that the two soul contracts would allow us to cooperate fully, but I didn't expect you to take action even at the risk of backlash."

Gray shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Lord Andrei, he wants to give me a blood-burning potion? Why?" Russell wondered.

Russell knew that Andre was the wizard who went to Panlong Mountain and brought him and Yafna back.

As for the Blood Burning Potion, it is a precious potion that can burn away extraordinary bloodlines, greatly enhance soul strength, and advance one to become a wizard!

Although using it will advance you to a bloodline wizard, your bloodline will weaken due to the burning process and require a long time to nurture.

But for Russell, who was only using the bloodline wizardry as a stepping stone and would eventually condense soul runes to advance to the level of an arcane wizard, it was undoubtedly an extremely suitable potion.

However, every gift comes with a hidden price tag.

Why would Andrei give Russell the Blood Burning Potion when they are not related?

They even staged this farce to allow Russell to obtain the Blood Burning Potion, making him feel more comfortable using it.

After all, this was a precious potion that Russell had obtained with all his might.

"According to the rules of the Wizarding Association, you were brought back by Instructor Andre and belong to Instructor Andre's school of wizarding apprentices."

"He values ​​your potential and believes you can become an arcane wizard, which is why he wants to give you a bottle of blood-burning potion."

"This was decided by Instructor Andre a year ago, when you first joined the Wizarding Association."

"Therefore, you are the only one who accepted the mission to obtain the Mystic Mirror and came to the 'stage' of the Misty Forest this time."

"I just never expected it to turn out like this."

The three of them, Gray and his companions, took turns explaining the events to Russell.

Russell was speechless.

This was indeed a farce.

Andrei could have simply given Russell a bottle of blood-burning potion as a reward, but he became interested and wanted to test Russell.

So he sent his disciples to put on a good show.

As a result, this great show was directly ruined by the cautious Russell, and it seemed that there would be no point in continuing to follow the script.

"So what do we do now? Shall the four of us go into the Wizard Tower?" Russell turned to look at the Wizard Tower.

"Why bother with all that effort? Take your Blood Burning Potion and the Mystic Mirror, and hurry back to turn in the quest."

Gray looked speechless and tossed out a bottle of fiery red potion, which Russell caught in one go.

"This secret realm was left by our predecessors, but it is now controlled by Instructor Anglie. He knows everything that happens here."

Pais sighed, then shouted towards the sky, "Instructor Andrei, please let us out!"

Before long, the space in front of the four people began to distort, forming a portal-shaped distorted space.

"Let's go back." Pais was the first to lead the way, stepping into the distorted space.