Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

At this point, Bren Village had become a complete hell on earth.

Flames continued to engulf the villagers' simple houses, turning half the night sky blood red.

Thick smoke billowed up, carrying the nauseating smell of burning corpses, filling the air.

The sounds of livestock neighing, children crying, women screaming, and old people pleading all blended together, making the whole scene look even more sinister and terrifying.

At this moment, the vicious bandits of the Gray Gu Mercenary Group are carrying long knives and going from house to house plundering the villagers' meager possessions.

Anyone who dared to resist was immediately killed on the spot.

The guards in Bren Village were already few in number, and now they have been almost all killed by the mercenaries of the Gray Gu Mercenary Group.

The unarmed villagers were dragged out of their houses one by one and driven like livestock to the open space in the center of the village.

"Let me go! Ahhh... Please let me go!"

At that moment, a heart-wrenching cry rang out.

The villagers in the open space couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

A mercenary with a thick beard was seen pulling up his trousers and dragging a naked woman through the ruins.

"Shut up, you slut!"

Ignoring the angry stares of the surrounding villagers, the mercenary cursed and threw the woman into the trembling crowd.

"Damn it!"

The mercenary straightened up and wiped the sweat and grime from his face.

However, just as he was about to catch his breath...

A familiar voice suddenly came from the side.

"Hey! Buck, are you finally done having fun?"

  

A tall, thin mercenary with deep-set eyes walked over.

The bearded mercenary named Buck turned around, a smile creeping onto his face. "Feig? How are things going?"

Compared to Buck, who had just been released, Feig was not in a good mood at this moment.

He touched a deep wound on his face and said in a deep voice:

"This mission was really unlucky. I didn't get anything and I even got stabbed for nothing."

After saying this, the tall, thin man named Feig glanced warily at the crowd of people being controlled beside him, then pulled Bakla aside and lowered his voice, saying:

"Buck, honestly, don't you think there's something wrong with our commander's orders this time?"

The bearded mercenary called Buck frowned. "What's wrong?"

Figg glanced towards Baron Hoover's castle in the distance, his face grave. "Damn it... Buck, you don't know yet? This village of Bren is Baron Hoover's direct territory!"

"Baron Hoover?" Buck seemed to suddenly realize something, and his expression gradually turned ugly.

"This Baron Hoover is not someone to be trifled with," Figg continued.

I've heard that the Hoover family runs a business association and maintains an army in the province of León, and they have a vast network of connections.

He's not like the Roland family not far away; this is a tough nut to crack.

"Do you think mercenaries like us can just trespass on the territory of such important figures?"

Buck fell silent. He turned to look at the village of Bren, which was now almost completely destroyed, and frowned as he asked:

"Then why did the commander order us to plunder this village?"

Who knows?

Figg looked around with a gloomy face and continued:

"That's not what I'm really worried about, you probably don't know this. Baron Hoover has a son who just came back from abroad a while ago."

"son?"

Buck's face was full of confusion.

"Yes, I've heard that Baron Hoover's son is a wizarding apprentice, a real wizarding apprentice."

Upon hearing this, Buck's face turned deathly pale.

He understood perfectly what the other person meant.

As a member of the Gray Gu mercenary group, he usually takes on all sorts of missions and also robs some relatively remote villages.

Ultimately, he was just an ordinary person. He couldn't possibly defeat even a wizard apprentice, let alone those extraordinary knights.

If what the other party said is true, then when Baron Hoover arrives with his wizard apprentice son, then it will be a complete disaster.

You should know that wizard apprentices are far more terrifying than ordinary extraordinary knights.

Even the strongest extraordinary knight is still flesh and blood. At worst, you can just use human lives to kill them.

But wizards are a completely different matter...

A single ordinary fireball can instantly claim more than a dozen lives.

Damn it...

Buck shivered violently.

"What was the commander thinking? Why did he order us to attack this place...?"

However, just as he was about to continue complaining, he suddenly heard a deep, cold voice behind him:

"What are you two whispering about here?"

Upon hearing this voice, Buck and Figg froze.

They turned around and found that the leader of the Grey Gu Mercenary Group, "One-Eyed" Karen, was already standing silently behind them!

The mercenary leader was a burly man whose armor was covered in blood and dirt. His left eye was covered by a blackened leather eye patch, and his right eye also revealed a sinister and fierce light.

"Commander, Commander!" The two hurriedly lowered their heads.

Their hearts were filled with fear at that moment.

It's important to know that this "one-eyed" Karen is notorious for her cruelty and tyranny.

If he had heard what was just said...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

To their surprise, Karen didn't make things difficult for them, simply asking coldly, "Have all the rooms been checked?"

"It's been checked! It's been checked!" Buck and Figg quickly replied.

Karen nodded slowly, then glanced at the trembling villagers in the open space, said nothing, and turned to walk out of the village.

Watching the other's departing figure, Buck and Figg couldn't help but exchange a glance.

"What's wrong with the captain? Something seems off..."

"Never mind, let's hurry up and finish what we're doing."

"I shuddered," Feg said.

"Once we've robbed this village, we'll have saved up enough money to leave this hellhole!"

Damn it...

Lately, those monsters have become increasingly arrogant. I heard from brothers in other mercenary groups that it seems another demonic tide is coming.

I can't live this life of walking on the edge of a knife for even a second longer.

……

"A demonic tide?"

At this moment, in a forest not far from Bren Village, a tall figure clad in a black robe and full of white knight's armor stood quietly under a giant tree.

Gordon recalled what the two mercenaries had just said and began to ponder it silently.

Since coming into this world, this wasn't the first time he had heard the words "Demonic Tide".

According to Orianna, the so-called "demonic tide" is when, at certain times, the monsters on the continent suddenly go into a frenzy and even begin to actively attack human territory.

As for the reasons for the formation of the demonic tide, there are various theories, but no unified conclusion has been reached to date.

Even the wizards living in the wizard tower have been studying this phenomenon.

The only explanation that everyone can accept right now is that the formation of the demonic tide may be related to the so-called Blood Moon Crisis...

However, this matter is still somewhat distant from my own life.

For Gordon, the most important thing to consider right now is how to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve his goals completely.

With this thought in mind, Gordon deliberately severed his sensory connection with Karen, the leader of the Gray Gu mercenary group.

"Hmm...it seems that it's better not to use this kind of secret technique too often, as it consumes too much spiritual energy."

The slightest misstep could affect the very foundation…

At the same time, a familiar text appeared before Gordon's eyes.

[Secret Art: Mental Puppet]

Rank: Spirit Level 6

Effect: Can implant a puppet mark into the target's mind and control their body for a certain period of time.

Note: The puppet mark can only exist for a limited time. After the mark disappears, the target will regain control of the body and retain the memories from that period.

The success rate and duration of effectiveness of this secret technique will be determined by the difference in mental strength between the two parties.