Wizard Immortal

Chapter 636 Strange

"A divine artifact?"

Adir's expression hardened; this guess was somewhat unexpected.

"Yes, a divine artifact..."

Mar's expression was equally grave. She turned to look at the Wind Nest Tavern not far away, her eyes filled with trepidation: "In that tavern, I sensed a powerful divine suppression, and a vast will, definitely belonging to a deity..."

"That will is still dormant, but the mere glimpse of its majesty is enough to render the power of destiny I control immobile, rendering me unable to see anything."

At this point, a wry smile appeared on her face, and she continued, "This tavern is very likely a setup by a deity. If possible, try to avoid contact with this tavern in the future."

"I understand." Adir's furrowed brows relaxed, and he nodded at Mar, indicating that he understood.

Before leaving, he took one last look at the tavern in the distance, and then led Mar away, heading back the way they came.

Time passed little by little, and in the silence, more than half a month quickly went by.

One morning, just as Adir got up and was about to take his sword out for practice, he received a message from the palace.

"Was this a message from Prince Gruul?"

Looking at the servant before him, Adir showed a surprised expression.

"Yes."

Before him, a young servant knelt on one knee, looking at Adir with respect, and said, "This is a letter written by Prince Gruul himself last night. He personally instructed me to make sure that this letter is delivered to you."

Upon hearing this, Adir nodded, said nothing more, and directly unwrapped the letter wrapped in oiled paper in front of the servant, and began to read it.

"The battle in the south has begun again. Two days ago, I received news from the southern Carlo region that Duke Nesser has already set out and is currently heading north."

"My friend, a major battle is likely to break out soon, and there may also be some matters to attend to at the palace. Please be extremely careful..."

"Also, your sister seems to want to see you recently. If you have some free time soon, come to the palace to see her..."

"Your friend, Gruul..."

Staring at the letter, Adir remained silent for a while before raising his head to look at the attendant before him and casually asking, "When did Prince Gruul hand you this letter, and what was he doing?"

"Time?" The attendant was puzzled by Adir's words, but he thought about it carefully and then said, "It was around dusk, close to midnight. His Highness was in the study at that time."

"I see..." Adir nodded, indicating that he understood, and then casually asked about other things.

It wasn't until quite a while later that he got up and personally saw the servant off, leaving the servant somewhat flattered.

After seeing his attendants off to the door, Adir fell into deep thought as he watched them disappear into the distance.

"Gruul..."

He murmured to himself, a strange sense of unease rising within him.

"The writing on the envelope uses the Bakuru family's unique coded language, but after trying to decipher it, nothing can be deciphered. Gruul, what are you trying to tell me?"

Adir frowned as he recalled the contents of the letter.

So-called secret codes are language formats specially chosen by nobles for the purpose of secrecy. Each noble family often has a specific set, which only core members of the family can understand.

The body that Adir possessed also belonged to a noble family with a long history, and the family also had a set of rudimentary secret codes.

As the son-in-law of the Bakuru family, and with relatives of Adir in this body by his side, it's not surprising that Gruul knows this code.

Adir discovered traces of this code on the letter that Gruul sent.

However, even after using the coded language to decipher it, the complete content still couldn't be deciphered.

This unique situation made Adir frown, feeling somewhat strange.

For a long time, the lack of timing had made Adir somewhat wary, and he vaguely sensed that something was changing around him.

"who!!"

The next moment, he suddenly turned around, and the long sword at his waist was suddenly drawn from its sheath, slashing downwards with a loud bang.

The silver longsword surged forward, its massive silver sword energy pressing down, subtly drawing in the surrounding massive elemental particles to exert downward pressure, creating a series of booming sounds in mid-air that made people's ears ring and their eyes dizzy.

Under this sword strike, the person hiding in a corner could no longer hide and revealed their form.

A little girl suddenly appeared from the corner, wearing a tattered, patched robe. She looked dirty and resembled a little beggar.

She rushed out from the corner, her face filled with anxiety and fear. She stared blankly at the sword that Adir had slashed down, her small mouth slightly open, about to shout out loud.

what! ! !

A startling shout suddenly rang out from the spot.

With a thud, the little girl sat down on the ground, her face blank and filled with fear.

It took her a while to come to her senses, and she blankly raised her hand: "I...I'm not dead?"

"Not only are they not dead, they're alive and well." A voice came from ahead.

Looking at the little girl lying on the ground, Adir sheathed his longsword and quietly walked forward. His expression was calm, but his eyes held a hint of surprise: "What are you doing here?"

"And dressed like this..."

The little girl finally realized what was happening, let out a soft sigh of relief, and looked at Adir with some anger: "Is scaring people fun? Why did you scare me like that?!"

"I wasn't trying to scare you."

Adir shook his head calmly, then stretched out his right hand and pointed into the distance.

Following the direction he pointed, the little girl looked into the distance.

In a distant corner, a figure lay quietly.

It was a figure draped in a black robe, looking like an adult woman, but covered in black hair all over her body. Her face was ferocious and terrifying, stiff like a long-dead corpse, and reeked of decay.

On the chest of this figure, a sharp sword mark was clearly visible, almost splitting it in two.

"monster···"

Upon seeing the figure in the distance, the little girl's face turned deathly pale, and her eyes revealed deep fear and unease.

"You've been here for ten minutes since you arrived, and this thing has been following you the whole time. It only refrained from attacking you because I was there..."

Adir turned around, looking at the little girl in front of him with a hint of exasperation: "Since you're already here, what were you doing hiding there for so long?"

"I was just... worried you wouldn't be able to beat this monster..."

Hearing Adir say this, the little girl hesitated for a moment, then seemed to remember something, her face showing disappointment: "This monster is very powerful, even a Silver Knight might not be a match for it..."

"So, you're worried I'm no match for you, so you want to lure this monster away before coming after me?"

Hearing what the little girl said, Adir shook his head, not delving further into the topic, and instead asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

"How did you, a perfectly good apprentice priest, end up like this?"

The little girl before him was none other than the apprentice priestess Adir had met a few times before, named Kiti.

When they first met, the girl was unfriendly because Adir had attacked the Dark Priest, but as time went on and Adir's connection with the Dark Church deepened, their impressions of each other softened.

"It was Sister Hilna who sent me to find you..."

Looking at Adir before her, Kiti's expression was somewhat lost, and her eyes held a hint of fear: "Something happened to the church, and no one can get out..."

"To resolve this matter, my sister Hilna sent me out secretly to come find you..."

As she spoke, she took something out of her bosom and carefully placed it in Adir's hand: "This is a letter that Sister Hilna asked me to give you. She said you'll understand once you see it."

As she spoke, a hint of crimson flashed in her eyes, like a scarlet ruby, carrying an unusual luster.

This anomaly came and went quickly, occurring in almost a fraction of a second, making it difficult for most people, even powerful knights, to detect.

"Now that I've delivered the letter, I should figure out how to get back..."

After handing the letter to Adir, Kitty breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she dragged her feet and started running away into the distance, seemingly preparing to deliver the letter to the next place.

Behind him, standing still, Adir watched the girl leave quietly, his expression remaining largely unchanged throughout.

A sharp light flashed past, accompanied by a series of whistling sounds.

Ahead, Kitty stopped, slowly lowered her head, and looked down at her chest.

Between her chest and her ribcage, a silver longsword had pierced through her chest cavity and emerged directly from her chest.

A few drops of blood trickled down, but Kitty's face remained expressionless. She simply turned around and glanced at Adir: "How did you find out?"

"Something's off." Adir's voice came from behind.

He walked in expressionlessly, looking at the little girl-like thing in front of him: "Besides, I'm just trying it out."

"If we killed the wrong person, there are ways to bring you back..."

"So ruthless..." Kitty opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't say anything.

Because on the longsword, a point of pure life energy was rippling outwards, and the power contained within it exploded, directly destroying all of her internal organs.

A massive amount of battle aura rippled in place, and after a moment, the girl in front of him suddenly changed her appearance.

(End of this chapter)