Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 11 [The Black Snuff Bottle] and [The Lamp Spirit] (Please continue reading)

The lid of the black snuff bottle opened by itself, and a strange black smoke billowed out. The smoke quickly rose and condensed into a distorted human figure, like a scream in an abstract painting.

"What...what kind of witchcraft is this?" The Rock Bear Knight was shocked and slammed his heavy hammer down on the twisted figure.

The boar rider watched quietly, a smug look in his eyes.

The heavy hammer pierced through the distorted black smoke and finally crashed to the ground, cracking it open.

The Frostwolf Knight also slashed with his sword, but it passed right through the body shrouded in black smoke. He finally awoke with a start and cried out, "Big guy, that's an evil spirit! Damn it, our attacks are ineffective against evil spirits! Run! We must report this..."

Before the Frostwolf Knight could finish speaking, two plumes of black smoke emerged from the twisted humanoid figure and entered the nostrils of both the Frostwolf Knight and the Rock Bear Knight.

For a moment, the two knights froze on the spot, unable to move.

The Rock Bear Knight's arm glowed with black light as he used the power of black energy. Instantly, a terrifying and bizarre howl resounded from within the Rock Bear Knight's body.

It seemed as if two forces were fighting within his body, but in the end, the Rock Bear Knight's face lost its luster, and the black aura on his arms began to dissipate.

Clearly, while the black mist had the power to resist the black smoke, that was all it could do.

The Frostwolf Knights were in the same situation, and they could not hold out for long after a short while.

Finally, the two knights collapsed to the ground, their eyes wide open and their expressions contorted, as if they had seen something utterly terrifying.

It was as if their energy and spirit had been drained in an instant, and wisps of white vapor surged into the body of the snuff bottle "evil spirit," making the "evil spirit's" form even more solid.

These two knights looked no different from ordinary people, but they were completely lifeless and had died.

"belch."

The snuff bottle spirit seemed to have eaten its fill, and even burped before disappearing into the black snuff bottle, leaving only one sentence echoing in the council hall: "I am very satisfied with this deal. According to the [principle of equivalent exchange], as a gift, I will help your Wilderness Brotherhood once. The next deal will require the offering of three knights."

The "evil spirit" actually spoke.

The boar rider immediately bowed his head and said respectfully to the snuff bottle, "Yes, Lord Lamp Spirit."

After doing all this, they looked at the corpses on the ground.

The boar rider spoke coldly: "Just as we agreed at the beginning, the three of you encountered the legendary evil spirits while participating in the noble ball. The rock bear rider and the Frostwolf rider unfortunately perished, but you were able to escape because you were devoutly wearing the Holy Radiance of the Father of Heaven."

"But will the people of the kingdom and the church believe us? Murdering other nobles is a serious crime," the Silver Fox Knight asked, clearly unsure of himself.

"Don't worry, whether they believe it or not, no one will hold you accountable. On the contrary, they might use this opportunity to spread their word and make their Lord seem even more omnipotent. Moreover, the Thousand-Year Holy War has exhausted the kingdom and the church, and the feudal lords below are already restless. I think the king won't care much about the deaths of these two barons; in fact, he'll probably be secretly relieved," the boar rider sneered.

"Furthermore, it is an undeniable fact that the two of them were attacked by an evil spirit. You are not lying about this, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the phenomenon that these two people died suddenly without any injuries or poisoning. But they never expected that this evil spirit was controlled by humans. You must believe that in this world today, only our Wilderness Brotherhood has the ability to control this legendary and terrifying evil spirit."

"It was a pleasure working together, and the task was completed successfully. The only downside is that the Serpent Rider didn't come."

"Here is a thousand gold coins. I hope our cooperation will become more and more pleasant in the future."

"Chaos will eventually descend; may the Lord of the Wilderness protect you."

After finishing his sentence, the boar rider dropped a large bag of gold coins and turned to leave.

The Silver Fox Knight was left with an uncertain expression, and finally sighed as he picked up the bag of gold coins from the ground.

For a small territory like Silvermoon Territory, a thousand gold coins is roughly equivalent to ten years' worth of fiscal revenue.

In this world, gold coins have strong purchasing power. For the Silver Fox Knights, who urgently need to expand their military equipment, this is a huge sum of money, which means dozens of sets of fine knight armor.

He was willing to do this even at the risk of the church discovering the truth, all for this huge sum of money.

"The evil spirit is too terrifying. Two formal knights were powerless against it. However, it seems that the black aura can fight against the evil spirit, but the effect is very weak. Or rather, the quality and quantity of the black aura of the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight are not enough."

The Silver Fox Knight was still shaken. Whether it was the eerie, invisible attack or the illusory, immune-to-attack form, the evil spirit was invincible against the knight.

"The Wilderness Brotherhood has mastered the power of evil spirits, and now the kingdom and the church are in for a real headache."

The true "winter" is coming, and no one can escape it. All the Silver Fox Knight can do is become as strong as possible before winter arrives.

……

A few days later, Li Wei learned from some traveling merchants in his territory that the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight had encountered the legendary evil spirit and died suddenly.

Li Wei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"It's a good thing I didn't go. Whether the rumors about the evil spirit are true or false, the Silver Fox Knight definitely didn't have good intentions when he invited me," Li Wei muttered to himself.

He was skeptical of the rumors about the evil spirit attack. He had encountered evil spirits before and knew that they were more than just legendary creatures. However, it was strange that this evil spirit had killed the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight, while the host, the Silver Fox Knight, was unharmed.

However, this is not something Li Wei should worry about.

"Even knights are no match for evil spirits. What kind of beings are these ghosts? We need to put finding clues about the wizards on the agenda. We must use magic to fight magic."

……

Spring has passed, and summer, with its fiery months, has arrived.

After more than a month, the Church of Holy Light finally released the results of its investigation into the deaths of the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight.

The final investigation concluded that he died from an attack by an evil spirit.

For a time, the whole country was filled with anxiety.

For a long time, everyone thought that evil spirits were just ancient legends.

It's a lie told by adults to scare unruly children who won't sleep.

And now, its existence has been confirmed by the world's most authoritative institution, the Church!

In response, the Pope of the Church of Holy Radiance kindly reminded the nobles and commoners that wearing the Church's Holy Radiance Badge had the power to ward off evil spirits, which is why the Silver Fox Knight was protected from attacks by evil spirits.

In a short time, the commemorative badge, which was originally issued by the church at the turn of the millennium and was worth one gold coin, was speculated to be worth an outrageous price of one hundred gold coins.

From royalty and nobility to wealthy merchants, no one feels at ease going out without wearing the Holy Radiance Badge.

After all, evil spirits used to be just legends, but now they are real.

Even the most powerful knights are so vulnerable in the face of evil spirits.

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with the peaceful and tranquil Blackwater Valley.

(End of this chapter)