Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 108 [108] Blood Wizard, what a joke! I'll die?

A fist-sized medal, emitting a ghostly glow, floated beside a massive shady tree. The Soul-Devouring Serpent, hissing, bared its fangs warily at the uninvited guest. Its pure black scales reflected light, and corrosive liquid dripped onto the ground, emitting wisps of blue smoke.

Wang Ya walked straight toward the location of the Dark Medal, extending his fair palm. The Dark Wizard Mark also emitted a faint glow, and the two were drawn together.

A whooshing sound filled the air, and a deeper, darker shadow stirred the breeze. Claws pierced three inches into the massive Soul-Devouring Serpent, struggling and raising its head to bite. A black fleshy tendril grew from the tip of Harak's feathers and burrowed into the serpent's body.

As the extraordinary properties of the infection's deep-touch take effect, a layer of gray markings gradually spreads across the entire body of the Soul Eater from the wound. From a microscopic perspective, Harak's bacteriophage has completely invaded the depths of the Soul Eater's cellular genes, infecting and replicating to modify them.

The dark medallion transformed into a stream of information, flowing into the palm of the hand.

[Current number of Dark Medals: 12]

It's neither too much nor too little, considering the time frame is relatively short.

The infected Soul-Eating Serpent, bearing eerie gray markings, climbed deep into the Darkwood Forest and disappeared without a trace.

Harak's ability to infect deeply is not limited to being operated by the user; infected creatures can be manipulated to attack and infect even more creatures.

It's not like the Hounds of Gendass, which completely devour and replace the host's flesh and blood cells. It's more of a symbiotic relationship, an orderly and controlled process where the infected organisms continuously grow and expand by absorbing particle energy or other food.

If Wang Ya doesn't choose to do anything with that infected entity, the Harak phage can instead become the source of power for that infected entity, granting it a certain degree of ability to devour and become stronger.

Of course, there is an upper limit. Without the fusion of an infinite number of genomes, the genes and bloodline themselves have an upper limit. In the end, the body will lose its will and spirit, becoming a bacteriophage that only has the instinct to devour and carries flesh and blood.

For Harak, it's actually more beneficial, as he can readily convert it into food and integrate it into his body.

Or perhaps it devoured it, enhancing Harak's own potential and completing its genetic fragments.

Harak landed on his shoulder, and Wang Ya's eyes held a strange look. Only he himself knew the meaning behind this action.

The consciousness imprint allows him to also have Harak's perspective, while also giving him a certain degree of control over the phage infected.

The more creatures infected, the more power he possesses, the more eyes he has, the more Dark Medals he will have to hide, and even the ability to discover the whereabouts of other wizards in advance.

The Fire-Fire-Covered Secret Realm has its benefits; it can enhance the power of fire element particle energy magic.

The Corruption Forest also has its advantages. It facilitates the release of Harak's abilities, making it an alternative home ground, even more superior than Firestorm.

Fire spirits are not creatures of flesh and blood, but rather beings of energy, so Harak cannot influence them.

Wang Ya's claim that she had no intention of being a predator is false.

However, hunting down weak new wizards is not very meaningful.

If you're going to do something, be the predator of predators, the strongest predator.

Other predators possess far more Dark Medals than ordinary wizard newcomers.

Wang Ya had already left the slightly damp and muddy dense forest area.

You can see many extraordinary creatures or ordinary creatures with the characteristics of the secret realm, moving quickly through the dense forest. Due to the limitations of the environment itself, their size is destined to be small, and they are mostly outstanding in speed and perception, which is a natural ecological evolution choice.

Suddenly, Wang Ya stopped in his tracks, his expression somewhat subtle, and looked in one direction from the Yinmu Forest.

A creature combining the abilities of a lizard and a snake, capable of changing color, lay on a dark, shadowy tree, its forked tongue flicking as it collected pheromones from the air.

Not far away, a figure dressed in a black wizard's robe walked with slightly hurried steps and a pale face, seemingly suffering from considerable injuries. He kept looking back, as if something was chasing him.

Tick ​​tock!

Blood dripped from the drooping fingertips onto the ground, its pungent odor attracting not only the pursuer but also all the extraordinary creatures luring from the surrounding Yin Wood Forest.

Harrich Churchill was frustrated by his bad luck. He was a wizard in the Wizarding Family Alliance and a direct descendant of the Churchill family, one of the ten great wizarding families.

Compared to his brother Dante's excellence, he was undoubtedly much weaker, and could only be considered as the second tier among the new generation of wizarding families.

Not only did she get separated from her brother Dante while entering the Corrupted Forest, but she also encountered that freak from the Shebil family.

He was a madman who killed people indiscriminately without asking any questions. He had no interest in the Dark Medal and seemed to be deliberately wandering around killing new students, striking without any warning.

"Ryle Shebir, I'll remember you." Harrich clutched his almost broken arm and quickened his pace. He needed to find a safe place as soon as possible to speed up his metabolism and replenish his cells to repair his injury.

Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged. He was a rather special elemental wizard who, while practicing elemental magic, also used related wizarding methods to further strengthen his physique.

Together with his brother Dante, he developed a special elemental body-forging magic, which created unique supernatural organs.

call!

With a deep breath, a new power burst forth from his heart, propelling him to an even greater speed, almost reaching the limit of human vision, leaving only a blurry afterimage.

Harrich was unlucky. If he had encountered anyone else, it wouldn't have been such a big problem. But he happened to run into Rayleigh, who was on the path of a blood wizard and studied flesh and blood.

It was severely restrained!

His body was covered in veins, and his bright red hand grabbed a handful of blood-stained dirt from the ground. Rayleigh Shebir took a deep, ecstatic breath, discerning the power of the blood cells within, which far surpassed that of ordinary wizards, and even most mid-level supernatural beings.

This was exactly what he wanted, not some Dark Medal, and he didn't even care about the so-called quota. Of course, to please his family, he did it without hesitation, as it would bring him more resources.

His skin was bulging, with veins throbbing on his forehead and neck, as if he were coming to life, making his already unattractive face even more ferocious and menacing.

Lei used his elongated tongue to lick his teeth and lips, his pupils bloodshot, his expression one of utter morbidity and longing. "More corpses will allow me to study more of the mysteries of flesh and blood. Bodies affected by elemental wizard radiation, bodies affected by black wizard curses and soul magic, bodies affected by dream wizards through special means. I want them all."

"Hehehe, this alluring blood... Even if I can't obtain Dante's body, which is the path of a battle-wielding wizard, your body, Halich, will at least allow me to glimpse some secrets of battle-wielding wizards, and even of Dante's body."

Rayleigh felt incredibly lucky to have encountered so many fresh and vibrant bodies, instead of those two stupid, disgusting guys, Aitley and Guterres.

"Foolish Harich, no matter how far you run, you can't hide your wonderful scent."

Click!

The sound of bones grinding together, triggered by the particle energy, caused Rayleigh's body to undergo astonishing changes. Blood vessels piled up and coiled around his legs and heart from their original positions, and his bones shifted, becoming more adaptable to movement.

If a wizard were to observe Rayleigh's internal body, he would discover that every cell and flesh of his body exhibits a greedy, devouring desire, craving for nutrients.

He vanished from his spot at an incredible speed, too fast for the naked eye to detect.

Even a wizard's spiritual perception can only detect it; the physical body and reflexes don't have time to react.

The strong wind that stirred up the vegetation made it hiss and rustle. Some of the extraordinary creatures that were unexpectedly encountered were directly smashed into blood mist. It seems that Rayleigh has also achieved an extremely high level of defense.

From an outsider's perspective, it's quite clear that Harrich Churchill is about to encounter Wang Ya, who is walking in this direction, and Rayleigh is chasing him at an extremely fast speed, surpassing Harrich's speed. The three of them will meet at roughly the same time.

"This is so interesting. The competition in the secret realm has only just begun, and the strongest new wizards are already fighting each other."

At the salon, Wizard Shoggoth pointed to the content on the projected screen with a bright smile.

In his daily life, the wizard Shoggoth smiles a lot, and it's rare to see any negative emotions on his face.

Wizard Is calmly drank the remaining cup of milk tea, showing no emotional reaction even though it was his turn to speak that had been interrupted by Shoggoth.

After experiencing it many times, you'll naturally get used to it.

If he could beat Shoggoth, he would have smashed his head to pieces long ago.

The wizard Saiya spoke up, "Judging from the situation in the picture, those two from the wizard family are respectively on the path of blood wizard and the path of elemental wizard."

"As for this little guy who got involved with the evil god, I can't figure out much about him. The raven on his shoulder seems to be a bit special."

The words of the wizard Saiya made the other wizards present nod slightly, and they also noticed some special things about Wang Ya, namely that they still could not figure out what path he was taking.

Because it is not specifically manifested.

The possibility of becoming an elemental wizard is high, but the possibility of other wizarding paths cannot be denied. Some wizards may be involved in multiple wizarding systems, and it's not impossible to combine them, as long as the core of one's wizarding path is determined.

Eileen's indifferent expression softened slightly. "Then who do you think will be the final winner among these three?"

Judging from their behavior, the new students who choose the path of the Blood Wizard will not let any new student they encounter go unpunished; the new students who choose the path of the Elemental Wizard are relatively weak and may die.

The only difference is the little guy they bet on.

"I don't know. If I were there, I might be able to judge. But I don't have that ability just by looking at it on a screen." The speaker was a young man with short green hair and wearing a green wizard's robe. He was not very old and his aura was very calm.

He is the second-in-command of the Deadwood School, known as the Green Goblin Wizard.

Wizard Is finally spoke, coldly saying, "Wang Yahalak has other backers, so he's not necessarily much weaker; he'll at least have the strength to compete for a top-three spot. The strength of a second-level wizard apprentice, plus mastery of intermediate witchcraft, is the bare minimum."

His tone was unpleasant, and he spoke very quickly. Some wizards who knew the inside story understood the reason.

Wizard Shoggoth laughed even more maliciously, walked over and patted Wizard Is on the shoulder, "It's alright, little Is. So what if I rejected you? I'll get my revenge for you after the Secret Realm competition is over."

"This little guy is very mysterious. Although we don't know who is behind him, he is at least a top ten level person and is qualified to join the extraordinary school."

Wizard Shoggoth winked at Wizard Is, speaking in a tone of shared indignation, "You know what I mean, little Is. I'll just say it outright and refuse his participation, and help you save face."

Wizard Is: "."

Wizard Yi Si really wanted to say, "Just shut up," but her lips twitched, and she didn't speak. She lowered her head and silently drank her milk tea.

In the projection room.

The heads of the wizarding families also became interested and stared at the content on the projection screen. Among them, the head of the Shebir family, Goodley, and the head of the Churchill family, Gileslin, were the most excited.

The latter's eyes widened, and he emerged directly from the shadow of the projection. His aged face was filled with anger as he stared intently at Goodley Shebir. Anyone present would believe that he looked like he wanted to devour the other man.

"Goodley, I need an explanation. If anything happens to Harrich, I will absolutely not let you get away with this, you son of a bitch."

Goodley Shebir said with a hint of mockery, "What's wrong? Our great wizard Guslin is feeling sorry for us now?"

His tone shifted, and his expression turned icy. "My youngest son, when Rafe died, I wasn't as emotional as you are. I remember who had that righteous look on their face, saying that wrongdoing must be punished."

"Now, everything is within the rules. Even if your son is killed by my son, that's perfectly normal."

Gisele Churchill's anger flared, and he slammed his fist on the table, his face contorted with malice. "Then I'll tell you, I'll kill your little brat."

Punistark coughed, which eased the tense atmosphere somewhat.

"They're all members of the Wizarding Family Alliance. I've said it before, we can't be so rigid. Let's rely on our own abilities." Punistark then said to Goodley, "What happened before was against the rules. Under pressure, we had to sacrifice those two kids. The Grandet family didn't say anything. Goodley, you need to watch your thoughts."

Ockham Mad also advised Jislin, "The competition in the secret realm is also based on individual ability. There are rules in the secret realm. This little guy can choose to leave the secret realm and end the battle when he is no match for the others."

The others also spoke up, finally easing the tension.

However, the two family heads still stared at each other coldly, for once a conflict arises, it is not so easy to resolve.

"There's a third person, Wang Yahalak. I wonder what your opinion is, Head of the Goodley family?" Punistark suddenly asked.

Goodley Shebill spoke calmly and confidently, "Rayleigh could not possibly lose to any of the wizarding newcomers in the Secret Realm, not even the school's backup plan."

"You can all just watch and see how he handles this variable. The Wizard Family Alliance's plan will not be affected, and Rayleigh is destined to be among the top three."

The thoughts of the others present are unknown. But seeing Goodley's confidence, their gazes turned serious as they focused on the little guy named Reilly Shepherd.

The path of the Blood Wizard, as it has been revealed so far, is probably not the whole story.

Gilles sneered from the shadows. You, Goodley, are confident, but so am I. Thinking of his eldest son, Dante, he couldn't help but recall the War Wizard's legacy he'd inadvertently acquired two years prior.

The legacy known as the Codex of Equis was profound in its vision and extraordinary in its depth of knowledge, leaving even him in awe.

It's a pity it's just a fragment, but it's still incredibly fitting for Dante, who has already reached an extremely high level of mastery.

Dante will definitely be among the top three in this secret realm competition.

He firmly believed it!!

All that talk about a school of thought being a backup plan, the Shebir family, or Rhodes, the Stark family's most outstanding elemental genius—it's all utter nonsense.

Stab it!

Harrich's pupils contracted as intense pain shot through his left arm, which was now completely severed, and copious amounts of blood dripped from between his right fingers.

He gritted his teeth, his face extremely pale, and chose to stop. He leaned against a huge, dark tree in the nearby dense forest, took a deep breath, and tore his wizard robe open.

It revealed a shocking crimson color, a huge bite mark that stretched from the shoulder joint to the deltoid muscle, biting so deep that it even broke part of the bone.

These are injuries inflicted by that madman Rayleigh using blood magic.

The radiation from the particle energy prevented the wound from healing. He had thought he could suppress it for a while, but unexpectedly... Harich's expression changed drastically as he looked to his right. A figure like a nightmare appeared there, with a sickly smile on his face and gaping, menacing teeth. It was Reilly Shebil!

He has caught up.

Harrich had developed a lot of psychological trauma from Rayleigh, and subconsciously took a step or two back, staring intently at him.

He didn't want to leave the secret realm unless absolutely necessary; it was too humiliating.

"Relishbeer, what exactly do you want? I don't have a single Shadow Medal on me. Don't go too far."

Halich's words were as pale and weak as his face.

He was on high alert; this Reilly Shepherd was definitely the most terrifying enemy he had ever encountered in his life.

Boom!

His heart was pounding rapidly, his blood flow was at its highest, and particle energy stimulated all his extraordinary organs, thus forming a powerful biofield that served both to defend himself and to attack at any time.

This was his all-out effort; he was even pushing himself to an overload level in terms of particle energy stimulation.

The muscles all over the body swelled up, and the wound stopped bleeding. Under the action of the strong muscle fibers, the wounds began to adhere.

His skin was flushed, the veins in his neck were constricted, and his eyes were extremely serious.

That was all he could do; he would act immediately should the other party make any unusual moves.

Reilly Shebir's smile gradually faded, and his expression became serious. Gone was his previous morbid madness; instead, he was very calm.

The aura emanating from him was no longer violent and impulsive; instead, it was restrained and suppressed.

This is the correct choice for a wizard in battle, to not reveal any possible weaknesses, and to only do so when facing a powerful opponent.

A glimmer of hope appeared in Harich's eyes. Sure enough, his strength was enough to make Reilly Shebil wary, and perhaps he could continue to stay in the secret realm.

Otherwise, Reilly Shepherd wouldn't have shown this attitude.

"Relly Shebir, I don't want to get entangled with you any longer. Although I can't maintain my current peak condition for long, it doesn't mean I'm not determined to fight to the death."

Harrich frowned and said, "Why don't we each go our separate ways and avoid trouble?"

Reilly Shebir spoke, his face ashen, "Who are you? I haven't seen you among the new students of the wizarding family."

In his view, such a powerful opponent could only appear among the direct descendants of a wizarding family.

However, this was outside his area of ​​knowledge.

Could it be

Harich: "."

Harich was taken aback. What did this mean? What was Reilly Shepherd talking about?

"Shall we start now?"

A detached voice came from behind Halich, causing his expression to change drastically and filling him with dread.

Are you kidding me!

There was actually one more person who hadn't been noticed at all.

That's impossible!!

(End of this chapter)