Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 105 Instant Kill! Second-Order Hell! (3rd update! 4000 words, please subscribe!)

The phantom of the Frost Giant emerged from behind the White Wolf Mask, towering and imposing, like a god or demon looking down upon all living beings.

This shocking scene will forever be etched in Vice President Atos's mind.

Click, click.

His blood began to cool rapidly and congeal.

Water vapor from the air condenses on his body, layer upon layer, forming frost.

However, in his heart, there was a powerful, goat-like seed of life.

A burst of endless black energy erupted, like a warm current, protecting his heart.

This gave him a glimmer of hope.

The stiff body seemed to be recovering.

But that's all there is to it.

The next moment, amidst Li Wei's soft singing.

The blazing yellow and white flames, accompanied by scorching air currents, brought an intense heat rushing towards us!

Athos struggled desperately to escape, but his body wouldn't obey him.

The feeling of watching danger approaching without being able to avoid it is absolutely terrifying!

His armor was charred black, and the intense heat made Atos want to roar, but his previously frozen throat prevented him from making a sound.

This painful feeling, like being paralyzed by a ghost, brought back a long-lost sense of fear.

After advancing to the rank of Grand Knight, he possesses strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, and he rarely experiences fear.

Even though he was at a disadvantage in the battle against the Silver Mountain Knight and was no match for him, he knew that his life was not in danger; he would only suffer some injuries.

However, the situation before him made him realize that he had encountered a truly formidable enemy.

The opponent might not even be a knight!

More like a legendary... wizard!

A wizard skilled in melee combat!

Under the opponent's sudden attack of witchcraft, Atos had no power to resist and was put on the defensive from the very beginning of the battle.

Athos was anxious; he also possessed a similar supernatural trump card as his opponent.

It was a snuff bottle that could summon the "Lamp Spirit" to fight for it; it was a powerful evil spirit.

But the damn thing is, not only can I not move, but I can't make a sound either!

This is utterly hopeless!

After being roasted by flames,

The dazzling cross-shaped sword light, as bright as stars, shattered Atos's armor with its unparalleled high-level ripple power.

Livy's Frostmourne had pierced Athos's chest.

Athos's heart was pierced, and the life seed inside was desperately trying to mend Athos's heart with black energy, but to no avail.

The deadly poison of the Spider's Tears had begun to spread throughout his body.

The battle was over at this point; Atos was on the verge of death, barely clinging to life.

Li Wei used a dagger and arrows to pin the bald man's limbs to a large tree.

"Hey, ever heard of the Boar Rider, buddy?" A hoarse, deep voice came from beneath the white wolf mask.

A desperate Athos was filled with doubt; he knew he was about to die.

He desperately wanted to summon the lamp spirit, but he could no longer make a sound.

Li Wei thought that Athos didn't want to answer him.

"If you don't want to talk, then go die."

Li Wei, behind the mask, couldn't help but sigh. He had shattered Atos's heart, and the goat-like seed of life, filled with resentment, was burned to ashes by the flames.

Li Wei was panting, even though this battle was a complete rout.

However, he was still very nervous. Fighting the Great Knight required him to be fully focused and he could not relax at all.

In order to fully unleash the power of the Frost Giant's Sigh, Livy was very close to Atos, and the terrifying frost instantly froze Atos.

Even the great knight was powerless to fight back.

Li Wei exhaled a breath of cold air. The spell naturally wouldn't harm him, but he could still feel the real cold.

Li Wei cleaned up the battlefield. The soldiers were all very weak, not even knights. They hadn't come out to fight, so they naturally didn't have anything valuable on them. Li Wei piled them all together and burned them.

Even this vice president, whose name I think was something like Athos, didn't have anything valuable on him, just a few gold coins, which was better than nothing.

"The most valuable thing is Athos's corpse."

"My Hell Seal will soon reach the second tier, at which point I can command two undead, two undead protectors at the Grand Knight level. This is a privilege only kings and popes can enjoy," Li Wei thought to himself, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Suddenly, something rolled off Atos, catching Livy's attention.

It was a black snuff bottle.

"What is this?" Li Wei frowned inwardly, becoming alert at the same time.

The spider senses haven't changed, so there shouldn't be any danger.

However, Li Wei was not entirely certain, since spider sense was not always accurate.

At the same time, Li Wei noticed that some of the patterns and designs on the snuff bottle seemed somewhat familiar.

"Right, it's a pattern similar to the one on the Frost Giant's Armor."

Livi lifted the Frost Giant's Armor for a comparison.

Sure enough, although the content of the patterns was different, the style was indeed the same.

"It seems that magic has been solidified on this snuff bottle as well."

"Could this actually belong to a wizard?"

With this in mind, Li Wei became extremely cautious. He knew he couldn't stay here any longer. He prepared the protective seal and then left with the snuff bottle and Athos's corpse.

……

The battle lasted for a day and a night.

Without the great knight Athos to hold the line.

The Silver Mountain Knights, combined with the armor-piercing crossbows on the city walls, successfully dealt with the four Icefield Rhinos.

The death of this strategic siege beast immediately put the Wilderness Brotherhood's army at a disadvantage.

In the end, after waiting for the vice president's reinforcements for a long time, the commander-in-chief sounded the retreat, and the army began to withdraw, leaving behind a field of corpses.

The enemy has a Grand Knight, along with their heavy cavalry and well-trained army. Without a Grand Knight on our side, it will be difficult to break through the city. We will have to find other ways.

Of course, Earl Silver Mountain also suffered considerable losses, but his family and business were large enough that he could bear these losses.

Earl Silver Mountain himself was also badly injured; there are no winners in war.

Inside Yinshan Fort.

Earl Silver Mountain was healing his wounds while listening to his subordinates' report.

"You haven't found Atos?" Silver Mountain asked, frowning.

"Yes, but our scouts have learned that Atos hasn't been seen at the Wilderness Brotherhood these past few days. He's mysteriously disappeared, along with the squad he was leading."

"Then we found traces of a great battle in the direction Athos fled. Although the traces had been deliberately erased, it was still clear that it was a battle at the level of a Grand Knight."

"We suspect that Athos encountered an enemy of Grand Knight caliber during his retreat, and he is very likely dead."

As his subordinates spoke, they found it hard to believe.

The fact that a powerful knight-level warrior died mysteriously in this small grove is indeed horrifying.

"Continue the investigation; we must find out Athos's whereabouts."

"I am enduring the excruciating pain of healing," said Earl Silver Mountain.

"If Atos is truly dead, then who in Icewind City has the power to kill him? The Shining Tavern?"

It is currently unclear whether this unknown Grand Knight is friend or foe, and Earl Silver Mountain dares not lower his guard.

He wouldn't naively assume that the person who killed Athos was his friend.

In this world, there are no friends, only interests.

Li Wei did not return to Icewind City. Icewind City had been too chaotic lately, and he had achieved his goal, so he went straight back to his territory.

He treated the body of the great knight Atos with preservatives and mercury, preparing to turn him into a "living dead" after he reached the second level of the Hell Seal.

Li Wei looked at everything with satisfaction, patted Demon Shark on the shoulder and said, "You'll have company now."

Then Li Wei was fully armed and prepared with the Guardian Seal, ready to activate it at any moment.

He then took out the "snuff bottle," which resembled a wizard's item.

"What on earth is this thing?"

There were no instructions or anything.

In this respect, she is no match for the witch Gulweg.

It's a pity that Athos is already dead, otherwise Livy could have asked him.

He examined the snuff bottle carefully; the lid could be unscrewed.

However, Li Wei would naturally not do something so brain-dead that only a moronic protagonist in a horror movie would do.

If it were some kind of evil spirit sealed inside, I'd probably die on the spot.

In the end, Li Wei studied it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

"Never mind, let's seal it off first."

Li Wei sealed the snuff bottle in a Russian-style box.

Some are made of iron, some of silver, some of wood, and some are even made of pure gold.

This made him feel a little more at ease, but just to be on the safe side, Li Wei did not leave the snuff bottle at the shelter.

And buried under a tree in the territory.

He planned to wait until he advanced to the rank of Grand Knight and mastered the Dragon's Might Seal before attempting to force it open.

After all, there might be clues about wizards inside, so Li Wei naturally couldn't give up.

"The witch Gullwegg, the witch Rowling, the exorcism manual, the wizard's snuff bottle, the clues are piling up."

Li Wei was in a good mood. After checking the situation in his territory and finding nothing unusual recently, he focused on improving his proficiency with the Hell Seal.

……

The year 1010 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the Furnace.

The Emerald Kingdom is in ruins. A new king has ascended the throne and called on all the nobles to join forces to punish the Duke of Black Mountain for his betrayal of the alliance.

They also implored the Church to dispatch the Knights of Glory to punish the Duke of Black Mountain.

The church, preoccupied with purging the heretical Wilderness Brotherhood, ignored the king's pleas.

In the south, the Black Mountain army has already captured the fiefdoms of many minor nobles with unstoppable momentum.

The southern nobles had been living in comfort for too long and were simply unable to organize an effective resistance in the face of the overwhelming Black Mountain army.

However, under the organization of the new Emerald King, a southern coalition was finally established, and together with the royal family, they launched a counterattack against the Duke of Black Mountain.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring Tuva Empire, which was suffering a similar fate, the civil war continued.

Because of the disappearance of the Imperial Fist, fewer and fewer people support the Imperial Fist, while more and more people join the rebels.

It's only a matter of time before the rebels unify the country.

It seems everyone has forgotten the threat posed by the snow demons in the far north.

Meanwhile, the situation in Icewind City is not good either.

Previously, there had been a civilian riot in the city, which had caused Earl Silver Mountain a lot of trouble. In the end, it was found that the rioters were indeed members of the Wilderness Brotherhood.

These people were beheaded and their heads displayed as a warning to others.

However, the subsequent riots did not decrease.

Meanwhile, the Wilderness Brotherhood launched attacks on all sides.

The "Lord of the Wilderness," a heretical deity regarded as an "evil god" by the church, has begun to appear more frequently in people's view.

The phrase "Heavenly Father above" that some common people used to refer to has unknowingly transformed into "Chaos above" or "Lord of the Wilderness above".

This is probably why the church ignores the noble disputes and is determined to eliminate the Wilderness Brotherhood.

Even if the aristocratic power is completely reshuffled and the Emerald Kingdom becomes the Black Mountain Empire, it makes no difference to the Church.

The merciful Father of Heaven remains the one true God of this new kingdom.

However, the rise of the "Lord of the Wilderness" is undoubtedly squeezing the foundation of the church's faith. For the Holy Light Church, these heretical cultists who spread heretical beliefs are the primary enemy.

After many twists and turns, Li Wei finally learned of the Boar Rider's whereabouts. The Boar Rider died while on a mission sent out by Atos...

"Damn it, why couldn't they wait for me!" Li Wei sighed inwardly.

Although Levi ultimately failed to kill the Boar Rider himself, after much effort, he finally managed to bring back old Toby, who was doing quite well in the Wilderness Brotherhood, and learned a lot about the Wilderness Brotherhood from him.

Old Tobi is now much older, so Li Wei didn't let him continue forging, but only let him take on the responsibility of mentoring newcomers.

Milan is capable of standing on his own now, and it's time for him to enjoy his retirement.

Li Wei had no intention of seeking revenge against the Wilderness Brotherhood; that was the church's business, and he didn't want the church to take advantage of his labor for free.

In times of chaos, bandits run rampant.

Even the once peaceful Blackwater Valley has been plagued by numerous bandits and wandering knights.

However, they were easily annihilated by Li Wei's Crimson Blood Cavalry Legion and his near-Great Knight level of combat prowess; one by one they came, they died, and in groups they came, they died.

Even the Church of Abraham suffered from burning, killing, and looting by thugs under the Wilderness Brotherhood.

Charafo shamelessly asked Levi for help, and Levi naturally agreed to Charafo's request.

During one invasion, he had his militia provide assistance, which greatly pleased Charafo to Levy.

Then, just three nights later, a mob, led by a masked villain, released poison in the dead of night, killing a number of clergy members and committing arson, murder, and looting, causing heavy losses to the church.

The shameless pastor, Charafo, was so enraged that he suffered a heart attack and had to lie in bed for several days to recover.

In response, the good neighbor, Baron Levy, strongly condemned the villains and encouraged Reverend Charaf to face all these difficulties with a smile.

In this chaotic world, absurd things happen every day.

Li Wei also strayed further and further from the path of the liver, until the liver reached the edge of the universe, and the path of the liver was about to be obliterated.

Finally, during the Wheat Field Moon event, Li Wei managed to grind the Hell's Mark, which he had been longing for, to level two.

My temperature was 38.6 in the morning, 37.4 at noon, and 38.4 again in the evening. I've been lying in bed all day, and the temperature keeps fluctuating. Looking at the dwindling number of chapters I have saved, being sick is really taking a toll. But I still have enough chapters to fill 14,000 or 15,000 a day for the next five days, so don't worry about me stopping updating.

Everyone should try to stay home as much as possible right now. I went to my boss's office on Monday, and now we both have fevers...

(End of this chapter)