Magus World Witch
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Chapter 66

Rune Shackles

"Light! There's a light ahead! "

A guard walking in the front row shouted.

Leylin. Indeed, the end of the tunnel was emitting light.

"Lake in!" Jackson gripped his greatsword with both hands and was the first to storm in.

Others followed.

The light! An eye-piercing light emanated downward from above!

Leylin's eyes sting – tears flowing uncontrollably. He immediately used his hands to cover his eyes.

"Aragh!" "The monster!" "Be careful!"

Various shouts echoed, and weapons were brandished.

[Watch out! The attack that will happen in front! Optimal response: retreat and crouch!] A. My Voice Chip chanted and projected a faint blue screen.

On the screen, palm-sized claws clawed Leylin.

Leylin hurriedly took a step back and crouched down to dodge the attack.

Amidst the wails all around, Jackson's faint howls could be heard.

After a. I Scan the chip, Leylin could see that many creatures like lizards were utilizing their familiarity with geography to try to massacre Jackson and the surrounding guard troops.

The attack slipped so fast that when Jackson and the others finally reacted, the entire army had already suffered heavy casualties.

As Leylin swept his gaze over the scene before him and his eyes finally adjusted to the bright light. He realized that the floor was already full of corpses. Many of them had traces of being chewed by this strange creature.

At that moment, only the leader of the level 2 Knight squad and the gray-robed figure, who always followed behind Jackson, were left from the group with Jackson.

As for his aides, one had fallen to the ground and the other had a huge wound on his stomach that flowed blood.

At the top of the cave, a white-colored jellyfish-like creature was floating. The lightning from before had radiated from their bodies.

“The light waves emitted from these jellyfish can actually increase instantly and produce an effect similar to flashbang grenades. The coordination shown by these strange creatures that caused some deaths and injuries clearly hinted at the intelligence that controlled them from behind the scenes! ”

After the light exploded from the jellyfish, they seemed to become a little desperate as they floated in the air. Although there was still light coming out of their bodies, it did not pierce the eyes. It seemed like the flash from before was a one-time attack.

“This is Flash Jellyfish, a kind of underground creature. Their previous attacks could only be used once. They needed a day of rest before emitting such a heavy light again! ”

Murphy appeared, holding the book in his chest.

"What we need to deal with is not this parasitic organism, but the creature that is in the middle!" Leylin pointed to the center of the cave, and smiled bitterly.

Leylin and the others entered a large underground cave earlier, where the ceiling was filled with stalactites and Flash Jellyfish, allowing them to see panoramas of the interior.

At this moment, inside the cave, there were many mutated, yet familiar creatures. There were lizards, brown bears, and deer, all numbering over a dozen. In the midst of most of them all, there was a huge yellow snake that seemed to be king, as it was guarded by other creatures.

"It's Mankestre – Great Withering Snake Mankestre!" Murphy's book fell from his hand onto the floor, releasing an explosion.

"A . I'm Chip, scan! ”Leylin Government.

[Great Withering Snake – Mankestre (half-adult body) Power: 11. 9, Agility: 6. 5, Vitality: 14, Spiritual Strength: 8]

[Ability: 1 – Parasite. Mankestre is able to develop very strong parasites in his body, and spread them to other organisms, making him his subordinate. ]

[2 – Kayu. In any area where Mankestre has passed, the plant will die, and become a kind of nutrient for Mankestre. The adult Mankestre has the power of an official Magus, and can turn an entire forest into withered ash. ]

[Information source: ]

An . I Chip immediately sent the information in front of Leylin.

“A half-grown body? It doesn't seem to be in the adult stage! "Leylin first heaved a sigh of relief, before shouting out loudly," Murphy, don't be fooled by his appearance. This is just a non-adult Mankestre. We still have a chance! "

"Indeed!" Murphy observed the large snake's brown yellow color and eventually recovered from his fear, "The adult Mankestre is at least 100 meters long, and this snake is clearly not that far away. A number of the parasites it produces are also incorrect! ”

"This huge snake is the cause of the withered forest?" Jackson asked at the side while staring at the huge snake as his jakun moved.

"Rubber! Mankestre uses the juice of plants as their food. They are rather sly and lazy, and also hate to move. Basically, he used the parasite to collect food for himself! ”

Murphy, who has a wealth of experience and wisdom, is well aware of the habits of the great Mankestre Snake.

"So, if we kill him, the potion production in Dark Night Woods can recover?" Jackson wielded his long sword and pointed at the huge yellow snake protected by his parasitic mutated creature.

"In theory, that should be the case as long as you kill him or expel him. Although his death could not revive the withered forest, he could still let the prey and forest slowly recover back to how it was! ”

Murphy smiled wryly.

* Hisses! * The snake coiled in the middle of the cave hissed, and let out a low sound, like a snake.

It was the kind of sound made by friction rubbing two pieces of rotten skin together, which was very unpleasant for the ears.

The beings around Leylin and the others seemed to have received orders, and howled as they advanced forward!

Leylin casually looked, "There are too many creatures, and the parent's body hasn't been dealt with yet, I have to save my magic power!"

"A . I'm Chip! Simulate the most optimal method of attack! ”

Leylin took out his cross blade.

[Beep! Enter situation data, start development with Host stats!]

[Calculating battle simulation for the most optimal method!] A. My Chip continues to display the attack style of creatures around the house.

Leylin's legs moved as he dodged the brown bear's attack. The cross bar in his right hand made a strange trajectory, and fended off the bear's claws, and directly pierced through his skull.

* Bang! * The large brown corpse of the bear fell to the ground, and even Mankestre Snake had noticed, looking at Leylin.

Leylin's scalp tingled, as he hurriedly kept his distance.

"Good job!" Jackson shouted in admiration. His body seemed to turn into a gust of wind, and it constantly shattered the hordes of creatures, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

“It looks like Jackson has turned on the secret Knight technique! His technique should improve his agility ”

Some of his aides also cast a Rank 0 spell that they had prepared and assisted in killing this creature.

Leylin just looked and did not care about them anymore.

* sssii! * The body of the brown bear that Leylin killed quickly decayed. From the bones, many blood vessels appeared, which turned into the creature that Leylin and the others had chased before. The creature then ascended into the mouth of the Mankestre.

The Mankestre snake opened its mouth and opened a row of sharp teeth. His tongue was coiled, as it swallowed the strange red-veined creature into his stomach.

"Take the parasite, huh?" Leylin was a bit surprised.

After ingesting the parasite, Mankestre Snake finally unrolled and saw Leylin and his group, who were mercilessly slaughtering the creature. His red eyes showed signs of anger.

* Bang! * The huge body of the snake shot out, and the entire cave shook violently.

The huge Mankestre Snake's body moved at an alarming speed, charging towards Jackson.

“It's too fast! With agility 6. 5, I could only see his shadow ”Leylin quickly retreated, and at the same time, he used a cross blade to cover his chest.

Waves of great power came rushing over, and the cross blade that Leylin was holding flew through the air, completely broken.

"The power is so strong, and it's just an ordinary sweep!" Student Leylin shriveled.

The Mankestre snake opened its jaws wide, and its sharp teeth shaved toward Jackson, producing a fish-like smell. If Jackson was captured, he would definitely die without a corpse left.

"Master!" The two remaining Knights and the gray-robed person shouted.

"Well! Good try! ”On the brink of death, Jackson finally released all of his internal energy, and the sword pierced at the peak of the snake with a speed that was difficult to trace with the eyes.

The sword, however, left only white spots on the scales of the snake. As for Jackson, he used his strength to soar, and twisted his waist, avoiding the sound of the snake's broken jaw.

"Well! Good try! ”On the brink of death, Jackson finally released all of his internal energy, and the sword pierced at the peak of the snake with a speed that was difficult to trace with the eyes.

The sword, however, left only white spots on the scales of the snake. As for Jackson, he used his strength to soar, and twisted his waist, avoiding the sound of the snake's broken jaw.

"Protect our God!" The two Knights rushed forward. The Mankestre Snake let out a ferocious roar, and instantly devoured the two Knights into its belly.

"Secondary Fire Ball!"

"Aqua Asam Shots"

At this moment, his aides also cast their spells, attacking the body of the huge snake.

* Bang! * Black arrows with yellow flames burst from the body of a large snake, revealing two holes/wounds/blank wounds.

The huge snake let out a roar, which carried a tinge of pain. His scales trembled, and he sent his tail towards some of his aides.

"The snake's vitality is too high, any normal Ranked 0 spell will not be able to affect its movement at all!"

The huge snake patted its tail, and some of its attendants who could not dodge in time turned into flesh pancakes, and blood flowed from under the snake's body.

"No! Deckers! Lancer! ”Seru Murphy with sadness.

"There's no choice, we have to back off first!" The few remaining people crowded together, as the gray-robed figure behind Jackson spoke with a growl.

"No! These damn worms dare to kill Decker and the others! I definitely won't let him go! ”Murphy's eyes are a bit red.

“I have a spell that for a while can limit his movement, the rest will be up to you. ”

Murphy stepped forward, placed the lensed glasses he always carried in his hand, and threw them towards the huge snake.

* Bang! Glass broke on the huge snake, and many dark red runes suddenly appeared.

The dark red mark doubled, and turned into a long chain shape, binding the snake inside.

"Strong anchoring spell!" Leylin's eyes blinked, "It won't be able to move for at least half a minute, so use whatever method you have at that time. ”

Chapter 67

Defense Potions

The fine shackles of runes were the size of hair strands compared to the huge Mankestre snakes. However, under the restraint of the shackles, the huge snake was helplessly locked onto the ground, unable to even move.

"Hurry, attack!" Jackson howled, and the huge sword emitted light.

On the other hand, the gray-robed person also lifted his robe, and revealed the appearance of a Half-Beast Man as he hurriedly chanted a spell.

* Roar! * the remaining creatures sensed the danger that their parents were in, and rushed forward, without thinking of their own safety, towards Leylin and the others.

"Go to hell!" Leylin took out some fire-red explosive herbs and crushed the remaining creatures into ashes.

“For Mankestre snakes, the eyes are their Achilles heel, and are even more vulnerable than the heart.

Leylin howled, at the same time chanting.

Along with the mysterious and ancient singing of Byron's language that echoed in the cave, a pile of thick and black greasy bodies appeared beside Leylin, completely surrounding him.

These black and oily figures revolved around Leylin, bursting bubbles over time, and gave off a sound similar to that of a decaying material. While he continued to chant spells, the black-oiled figures continued to change shape, eventually turning into black lion-like apparitions.

"Go!" Leylin.

The head of the black lion roared, and charged towards the crown of the huge snake that was being controlled.

* Pu! * The lion's head immediately bites both eyes of the Mankestre snake.

* sssii! * The giant snake is writhing constantly, releasing a creak of pain. The shackles of runes on his body also emitted red smoke.

"Hurry up!" I can't keep this on much longer! "Murphy completely deviated from his image of scholarship and howled without a care.

The black lion head constantly chewed on the big snake's head, and it finally dissolved, turning into a puddle of greasy black oil, which covered the big snake's head, and finally covered both of its eyes.

"Now!" Leylin's eyes blinked and pulled the test tube. It emitted a blood red glow, which gave off a feeling of danger.

This was an explosive potion, but it was much larger compared to having a larger blast radius in a larger circumference compared to the previous potion.

Leylin's right arm muscles bulged as he threw the potion directly into the black oil.

* Bang! * A tremendous fire rises, completely engulfs the great Mankestre snake, and burns it viciously.

The huge snake was constantly throwing its head, which looked like a huge torch, from side to side.

The shackle runes around him also let out a creaking sound which meant he could not last much longer.

“The decaying oil water that comes from the underground area, along with A. My modified explosive potion from Chip unleashed a combined attack of at least 9 degrees! ”

The incoming blue light constantly lit up from within Leylin's eyes, as he recorded the numbers from the explosion.

"Pant! The pants! The previous attack had broken through most of the great Mankestre snake defenses! Now it's time to kill him! ”

Leylin was panting, and his face was extremely pale. It seemed like he had completely exhausted his Spiritual Strength and Magic Power, and he staggered a few steps behind.

From the area of his sleeves hidden from others, another modified explosive potion, used previously, appeared in his hand.

Leylin would never place his full hope on others, especially at such a crucial moment.

At this moment, the Half-Beast Man had finished chanting his spell.

"The strength of my ancestor's totem, turn now into ice cold, and give me the power to kill the Mankestre snake!"

The Half-Beast Man completed his spell, and touched lightly on Jackson's sword.

* sssii! *

On Jackson's large sword blade, a layer of ice began to envelop him, and the ice grew more and more, before finally enlarging the blade to double its original size, and turning it into an ice greatsword!

What the Half-Beings Man did was actually some sort of rarely seen spell that could upgrade weapons!

"According to A scan. I Chip, at this moment, the great sword in Jackson's hand already has the power of a basic level Magic Artifact! ”

Leylin's eyes flickered, "This is a pretty good dazzling technique!"

Jackson had obviously teamed up with Half-Beast Man a few times before. Previously, he had saved his energy, and once the greatsword had finished the ice sheet, Jackson howled and raised it above him, charging over and cutting towards the neck of the Mankestre snake.

The sword, which looked like a giant crystallized ice sculpture, directly dismembered a large patch of snake blackened with the power of the Grand Knight from Jackson.

* pu-chi! *

Red hot blood flowed continuously from the deep wounds on the neck of the Mankestre snake, which seemed to be nearly half a meter tall. One could even see the white part of the bone. The giant snake roared, and its head was tied with all its strength.

* Bang! * Viscount Jackson was immediately knocked out, and even the breastplate he wore was dented inward.

The huge ice sword landed upright on his side, burying itself in the middle of the ground.

* ping Ping Ping Ping! * The ice layer continuously cracked, and finally even the sword, which was made of steel, shattered into countless fragments that landed on the floor.

"It seems like this spell is also not completely perfect!" Leylin was still in the mood to observe casually.

However, at this moment, Murphy's skin flushed red, "I can't control it anymore!"

Under the continuous struggle of the Mankestre snake, the runes shackled around it finally collapsed with crackling sounds. As for the price of being able to break free, the snake had already suffered a dozen wounds that pierced through its scales.

As for the severely injured Mankestre snake, its red eyes turned even redder. With lightning speed, he swiped and curled his tail. Before Leylin could react, he realized that there was one less person beside him. The Half-Beast Man who originally stood there was now wrapped in a snake tail.

"No! Save me! ”The score was constantly shrinking, and the figure of the huge snake almost covered the entirety of the Half-Beast Man.

At this moment, Jackson, who was unsure whether he was still alive or dead, lay on his side, and could not answer the cries of his subordinates at all.

* ga-cha! * With a creaking sound, the bone-piercing sound of bones breaking in the air. The depressed cry of the Half-Beast Man rose higher in tone, until finally, it became silent.

Leylin watched the huge snake that was about to die attentively, as he drew some potions of various colors.

* Bang! *

A huge black figure attacked, and crashed into the yellow test tube that had left Leylin's hand. In the surrounding area, a layer of yellow light appeared, and engulfed Leylin's entire body.

The big one probably hit Leylin and he was sent flying, crashing into the granite boulder nearby. Mud flew over his head when he landed, and there was even a huge impression left on the rock behind his back.

At the same time as Leylin was sent back flying, a layer of intense red flames extended from the snake's tail, and several colors of light also bloomed on the snake's body, eventually producing the Mankestre snake's cry.

The yellow light shattered into pieces, before finally disappearing into the air.

Leylin's body was completely unscathed, and seeing many blinding specks of yellow light, he grimaced.

"The disadvantage of the aides is that they always have no defensive action!"

The defensive spell models for Rank 0 spells were extraordinary, as they were not very practical. When a misdinar is attacked, rarely do they have time to chant the spell.

As a result, in a battle between his aides, anyone struck by the spell would be defeated or killed.

This scenario would last until one reached the official Magus stage.

Apart from this, there was another method, which was to borrow power from special items. For example, a defensive or strange item that could directly activate a defense spell.

However, such high-level defensive items were even difficult to obtain for official Magus, so they rarely appeared in the hands of a misdinar.

Leylin and his other aides, along with the Half-Beast Man, all had no defensive items. At most, they only wore leather clothes, which were completely impervious to spells.

Moreover, the simple scrolls of Mankestre snakes could already grind them into meat paste.

“According to the academy records, there are still a number of his aides who died at the hands of the Knights and Great Knights. However, there was never an official instance of Magus dying at the hands of ordinary humans! "

Moreover, the simple scrolls of Mankestre snakes could already grind them into meat paste.

As for this yellow potion, it was the result of Leylin's latest experiment – Trevor Revolution Shield Potion!

A potion like this had already separated itself from the basic herb category. It was a kind of beginner herb, and even among the beginner herb category it was extremely difficult to make.

As for the effect, it would produce a one-time layer of defensive light, which would defend against spells or physical attacks of ten degrees or less!

With Leylin's wealth accumulated from the sale of potions, along with A. I Simulated the chip continuously, he finally managed to make only two bottles of it.

The amount he spent on this had already exceeded over 1000 Magic Crystals!

“This banquet is not easily reached by others, and all official Magi attacks have an attack power of more than 10 degrees, so this Trevor Shield Revolution Potion was best used only at the level of battle between his aides. However, each bottle cost at least 500 Magic Crystals. Even the heir directly to a large family would not be able to afford it! ”

However, for Leylin who got help from A. I Chip, who can increase his success rate, combined with his Potion identity, he can brew the Trevor Revolution Shield Potion, reducing the cost of around 200 to 300 Magic Crystals. Although the price was still expensive, due to the trump card, it was acceptable.

"Girl!" Murphy's eyes widened, "You .. Are you okay?"

"En! I have wasted the expensive defense potions I obtained! ”Leylin's face went dark, and seemed to be very saddened by the loss.

"This beast, I will kill him!"

On the other side of the battlefield, the huge Mankestre snake lay half dead on the floor, seemingly depleted, and had wounds strewn across its body.

First, it was hit with a Leylin hybrid attack, before it was almost cut off by Grand Knight Jackson. After which, it escaped from Murphy's shackles through brute force, before finally being struck again by Leylin's potion.

The head of the snake, which had always been held in high esteem proudly, was now lying helplessly on the floor. His tongue hissed, and blood continued to flow out of his neck area.

"After suffering from such a severe injury, no matter how tenacious the life force of the snake-type creatures may be, they will actually still perish!"

Murphy gritted his teeth, and shot out a green-colored pyramid shaft, which instantly lodged in the eyes of the huge snake.

* Pu! * The snake's eyes finally pierced through, and a layer of creamy red and yellow liquid splashed out, which was sparkling yet translucent.

Chapter 68

Back to the Extreme Night City

"The eye is where the Mankestre snake's life essence resides, and it looks like this huge snake is about to die!"

Murphy looked at the huge snake, which was in its final moments, and said rather gloomily.

"Be an optimist my old friend!" Ahead of Murphy's gloom, Leylin discovers that he can't actually utter any words of comfort.

After all, the casualties, this time, were too many. Of a group of about 30 people, the Black Iron Guard was completely wiped out, and Murphy was the only one of his aides to survive.

Moreover, the city lord and Grand Knight, Viscount Jackson, was severely injured at this moment, and his life was in danger.

And the source of them all was this huge Mankestre snake!

"Master? Right, Leylin! Hurry up and look at Jackson! "Murphy slapped his forehead.

"You're just thinking about it now?" Leylin was somewhat speechless, and walked around the corpse of the huge snake, coming to the other side.

Viscount Jackson lay on his back on the ground and his chest sank into a cavity. At the corner of his lips was a trace of blood, and he was in an unconscious state.

Leylin hurriedly saw, "3 ribs were broken and the bones of the arms and legs were all broken as well. The rest are fine. With the Vitality of the Great Knight, he should be conscious within a few hours.

"That's great! This is the only good news I've heard all day today! ”

Murphy walked towards the large lifeless snake, and said, “This looks like a Mankestre snake that has not yet grown to its adult stage. If it was an adult wooing a huge snake, it was likely that the water content in our body would be sucked dry once we entered the cave! ”

The huge head of the Mankestre snake fell to the floor, and a pair of eye-shaped pearls were pierced by the pyramid shaft, and a dazzling liquid flowed out from within.

"Although, the materials on this huge snake, will also be worth thousands of Magic Crystals!"

Murphy stroked the scales of a large yellow-brown snake as he muttered to himself.

Suddenly, the other eyes of the Mankestre snake opened! His gaze, filled with hatred, immediately landed on Murphy. It opened its jaws, and those razor-sharp teeth would break Murphy in half.

This huge snake did not completely die!

Previously he pretended to be dead, and now, he had finally revealed his sharp teeth and was about to kill this loathsome human.

Against such an attack, Murphy was completely unprotected and he stood there stunned, not moving at all.

"Be careful!"

Just when a snow-white tooth was about to land on Murphy, a silver chain suddenly flew up and wrapped itself around Murphy's waist, pulling him out of the way of danger.

A black arrow instantly pierced through the eyes of the other snake, and the Mankestre snake continued to wriggle and finally stopped moving.

* Huff! Huh! Huh! *

Murphy gasps, "Ley .. Leylin, thank you! I owe you my whole life! ”

"No problem! You gave your support to me right then and there, didn't you? "Leylin smiled as his gaze was fixed on the big snake, until when the A. My Voice Chip sounded, [Target has completely lost all life marks] did he sigh in relief.

Under detection A. Chip I, although there was no longer any movement of energy from the previous big snake, there was still a thermal response.

Of course, many types of creatures had to die for a while before all the thermal marks completely disappeared.

However, because of that, Leylin was even more vigilant. In addition, intentionally or unintentionally, he leads Murphy forward and eventually verifies whether the huge snake is really dead.

"Daradly! If this Mankestre snake died before, the other eye would actually be valued at over 1000 Magic Crystals, but at the moment, the value of the entire corpse was greatly reduced. ”

Leylin was a bit helpless on him looking at Murphy, who was by his side.

"About the attack earlier — you didn't actually avoid it, which made me rather surprised!"

The unexpected flush flushed Murphy's cheek, “After using the shackles of runes, my Spiritual Strength and Magic Power were greatly weakened. In this period, I was just an old geezer on the street…. ”

With regards to Leylin, who saved him earlier, it can currently be said that Murphy trusted him deeply and even shared such secrets with him.

"Good! Come quickly and harvest this Mankestre snake matter, and then return to Extreme Night City! ”

Leylin measured the chaotic scene. Leylin and the three of them had absolutely no way to move the corpses on the ground, so they could only return to Extreme Night City and ask people to take these corpses.

With the death of the great Mankestre snake, this area should no longer be a threat in the future.

"Haha ... This time Leylin, your contribution is the most, so you should harvest the best materials!" Murphy smiled.

Regarding this matter, Leylin had no idea of killing Murphy and claiming all the loot for himself.

Murphy did help him before, and on the other hand, right now only Murphy and him are left, so he will definitely monopolize most of the resources, he said, so he doesn't have to take risks and kill people.

Of the entire Mankestre snake, the most precious material was its eyes, after which the remaining materials would only add a total of 1000 to 2000 Magic Crystals, which was not enough to conjure Leylin.

If there were currently some rare materials worth ten thousand Magic Crystals, that knew if Leylin would hide ill intentions.

After a busy moment, Leylin and Murphy had harvested some of the more valuable parts of the big snake. As for the remaining items, they could only be transported with the help of the city lord's castle.

……

* Gu Lu Lu*The chariot axles echoed continuously, and Viscount Jackson opened his eyes.

"I ... am still alive?" What entered in his vision was a sky filled with brilliant starlight, and he felt his body rise and fall according to the movements of the horse carriage.

Viscount Jackson discovered that his chest was already bandaged, and the refreshing feeling spread pain, which showed that the healing process was very professional.

"Who saved me?" Doubt crossed Viscount Jackson's mind, and he tried hard to decipher his thoughts.

"Master City! You finally woke up! ”Face with a white beard and white eyebrows appeared in front of Viscount Jackson.

"How's that? Do you still have your memories? ”Murphy shook his finger in front of Viscount Jackson.

“Have you saved me? How are things going? ”Viscount Jackson struggled to speak, and his voice sounded raucous, like a hoarse voice below.

"It wasn't me, it was Leylin who saved you!" Murphy pointed at Leylin who was driving, "The three of us are the only survivors of the entire group .. After getting out of the forest, it took a while to get this vast horse carriage. … ”

"They're all dead?" Viscount Jackson swung his head to the side and an inexplicable sadness flowed from the bottom of his heart.

“Mr Viscount! It seems like you are fine now! "Leylin turned around, and threw the green bottle potion," This is a healing potion, I hope this will be useful to you! "

Murphy catches him, and puts him in Viscount Jackson's mouth.

After drinking the potion, Viscount Jackson only felt a heat wave surge through his four limbs, and he finally regained the energy from it.

"Towards Leylin's generosity and grace to save my life, I will definitely repay you when we return!"

"If possible, please give me all the Hove Violet Leaves in the castle. That would be the biggest reward! "Leylin raised his request without the slightest bit of restraint.

"Of course!" Jackson was stunned, before instantly agreeing.

With the advancement of the horse carriage, the shadow of Extreme Night city gradually appeared.

Some soldiers were still guarding the post, observing people coming and going.

……

Jackson looked into the distance, and his eyes trembled, and finally two streams of tears flowed….

The group of scouts of the city lord's castle had completely perished. Even the news of Viscount Jackson, as a Grand Knight, sustaining serious injuries had spread and immediately caused an uproar in Extreme Night City.

Even after two days, the news did not subside. Instead, it even spread throughout the area,

As the city lord of Extreme Night City, Viscount Jackson had always used his status as a Grand Knight to suppress many dark factions. However, when news of him being injured spread, it caused some ripples and currents within the city.

At this moment, the strength of the city castle was dwindling, even some of his aides who were friendly towards Viscount Jackson had died. Jackson who nurtured his grief had to face all of this, and was somewhat overwhelmed by all of this.

Leylin who was staying in a villa outside the city heard some news.

However, ever since he came back from the venture, he had always been hiding in the trial laboratory, and had even refused many invitations from the city lord's castle and other factions.

Leylin who was staying in a villa outside the city heard some news.

However, ever since he came back from the venture, he had always been hiding in the trial laboratory, and had even refused many invitations from the city lord's castle and other factions.

Under the bright light, Leylin stared; his eyes were fixed on the petri dish.

On the surface of the glass petri dish, a small lump of red meat continued to swell, and from it grew many tentacles.

Leylin took another pipette, and placed a drop of yellow potion on the lump of meat.

* sssii! * The flesh dissolves, and turns into a red-red puddle with yellowish blood liquid.

"I finally managed to purify it, the primordial blood essence of a huge snake!" Leylin looked at the petri dish, as if looking at the most precious treasure in this world.

"A . I'm Chip! Scan composition! "

[Beep! Mission formation, scanning is underway ..]

[Gene list has been generated, compared to database …. ]

"99. 8% …… ”

[Beep! The similarity of blood essence to a normal large python: 99. 8%! Determined as the blood essence of a genuine python! After the renovation at a later stage, there is a new type of gene ..]

An . I Chip continued to report conclusions, and even projected a list of genes in front of Leylin's eyes.

From the multi-colored image, the blood essence of the huge Mankestre snake that Leylin had seen before was actually the same as an ordinary python.

"Indeed! This huge python was the result of the witches' experiments! "Leylin nodded. He still clearly remembers that after A. I Chip had scanned that large python, he added the half-grown word to its name.

If not for the accuracy of A. Chip to the atomic level, Leylin will never uncover the secret behind it. Even other witches would not be able to notice the difference.

"Two days left, and the area should have calmed down again!"

Leylin told his subordinates that he would undergo a very long duration of experiments and that they would not bother him with any problems and then he quietly left the villa.

Chapter 69

Vestige Trail

It was dark, and there was calm. Dry old trees were scattered all around, and on the branches, there were crows ruffling their feathers.

* Bang! *

The grass beneath the tree tore open, revealing a dark passageway beneath.

Leylin was wrapped in a black robe, and his face was veiled. One would not be able to see his face.

The nearby villa was still illuminated with lanterns, and the patrolling mercenaries had no idea that their master had already left the villa.

In Leylin's experimental laboratory, there was a direct passage that Leylin made himself, with no one being the wiser.

“Because that huge Mankestre snake is an experimental body, there should be some nearby trial labs of witches! Moreover, that huge Mankestre snake had actually occupied the Dark Night Woods for several years, and not a single mage had stepped forward to deal with it. There's only one reason for that! "

Leylin's eyes flickered, "The experimental laboratory was most likely abandoned! The magician in it, due to some circumstances, could no longer take care of him, or was most likely dead! That was why the huge snake was able to escape from him! ”

For witches, searching for ancient remains is always in their best interest.

The remains left behind by the ancient Magi, such as the official Magi's experimental laboratory, will often contain a wealth of data and valuable, high-level research materials, magic Spells and Artifacts with incredible power. These were all items that magicians had always sought.

Rumor has it that more often than not, there are instances of his aides stumbling less on ancient remains, and starting to use extraordinary powers afterwards.

Of course, there were failed attempts and explorations where they ended up dying under ancient mechanisms or curses from corpses.

However, for magicians, searching for the remains was still a very profitable thing to do.

From an experimental laboratory that could make a large Mankestre snake that was half-grown, every item in it could let Leylin immediately become rich quickly, and even gaining more valuable materials and knowledge to pave the way for him to advance to the official Magus in the future .

"Since I've found some traces, I will definitely see the experimental laboratory!"

Leylin's gaze was determined. He is not afraid of risks, especially when the benefits outweigh the risks.

For this effort, he had specially prepared many items, which were sufficient measures to counter the sudden development.

His subordinates? Not only were they easily vulnerable to leaking news, but under the trap set up by the official Magi, even the Knights were only an existence slightly larger than ants. They were completely useless, hence Leylin even distanced himself from them.

Leylin traveled for several nights in a row. Since there was no one around him, he could use many of his methods.

He splashed the green potion onto the ground, carrying a ball of green-colored wind particles, which wrapped Leylin's body inside. His entire body seemed to turn into a dime, and disappeared into the night.

What Leylin used was a quick potion that he had formulated over the years.

As an outstanding Potion Master, no matter whether it was using potions for travel or fighting, he was completely within his element.

In the original passageway, where Leylin and the others fought against the huge Mankestre snake.

People had already been sent from the city lord's castle to retrieve the mutilated corpses and mostly dissected the large Mankestre snake. All that remained was a lot of impressions on the ground, as well as traces of fire and frost, which spoke of the great fight that had taken place before.

“The scenario from earlier was already recorded by the crystal ball given by the academy. Using that to signify the completion of the mission is completely acceptable. ”

From the previous battle, Leylin had used the crystal ball to record only the majority of the exploration missions, especially the corpse of the large Mankestre snake at the end.

With some materials from the corpses, as well as the records from the crystal ball, it could be said that Leylin's mission in Extreme Night City was finally completed.

However, he had no plans whatsoever to leave at all.

Not mentioning whether the chaos of war in which the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy was entangled at this moment already had a winner, Leylin did not wish to return during this period.

He had just managed to formulate a modified formula for the Azure Potion. Now would be the best time to break through to become a Level 3 Acolyte, so why would he risk returning to the academy and exposing himself in the process?

As for Extreme Night City, Leylin did not even see an official Magus, which made him comfortable to conduct experiments and breakthroughs.

Leylin would wait for a buffer three years after the dust settled for the war of the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy. Although his progress into Acolyte Level 3 would still be as fast as it was, it wouldn't be so exciting!

At that moment, he could search for excuses, and cover his tracks easily.

As for the corpses of his aides on the floor, naturally, they had already been inspected by Leylin. Back then, he had kept all the valuables to himself before bringing in the badly injured Jackson and Murphy to leave the place.

“However, the group of aides were all poor, and none of them had more than 10 Magic Crystals! Only on that Half-Beast Man acolyte, there were still ice-scented golden runes that could be considered better! ”

Leylin grumbled in his mind, when he came to the most central area of the cave.

Under the light emitted by the Flash Jellyfish, the entire cave was extremely bright. Leylin could see that on the ground in the middle, the trail where the huge circular Mankestre snake was still clear.

“It really managed to make a deep impression, they did have the same trait narrated by the summary: a very lazy creature.

Leylin crouched down and felt the earth sink.

"A . I'm Chip! Record composition! "

[Recording completed, comparing with normal grounding data in the data bank. Target has 0. 0005% compound remnants, and tentatively determined to contain Maike alloy!]

An . My Voice Chip sounded.

Maike alloys are a type of artificial metal, made by magician spells, which are widely used to build incubation pools in experimental laboratories.

"It's true!" Leylin's eyes blinked happily.

"A . I Chip, is it possible to follow in the snake's footsteps and find the original breeding area?

[A scan is underway! Target data has been widely covered by other creatures and is lacking in important information. Mission failed!] A. My Voice Chip sounded.

Leylin scanned the environment. The ground was filled with claw marks from various creatures. That was the destruction left by the parasitic abilities of the great Mankestre snake.

"It's a shame… . "Leylin shook his head.

"However, in accordance with the habits of the great Mankestre snake and the clues left behind by the other traces, the experimental laboratory should not be far from here!"

Leylin ordered A. My Chip, “A. I Chip, scan every item around it! ”

[Mission established, start imaging!]

Along with A. I Intonated the chip, a blue-colored map image projected before Leylin's eyes.

In the middle was a large cave, with many small tunnels around it. Leylin even found several parasitic bodies that survived through sheer luck. However, it is not known how long they can live when the parents die.

The map expanded until it finally reached its limit of reach.

Leylin's brows furrowed, "A. I Chip, restart the scan! Lower the precision to the lowest, and search within the long perimeter! Start running through the radioactive density checklist! "

With that command, the map in Leylin's eyes became even more unfocused. However, the perimeter extends, almost encompassing the geography of the nearby cave as well.

"Preserve this area and precision!"

Leylin walked out of the cave and started running towards. Following his movements, the ends of the map also continued to widen ….

A few hours later, Leylin walked towards the huge black granite stone.

“The surrounding area has been checked. Although its radioactive density was higher, this should have been the site of the release of the large Mankestre snake before! ”

"It is the only place without radiation, but not within scope A. My Perimeter scanning chip, this is the only place! "

Leylin looked at the huge black granite stone in front of him. This huge rock was as tall as several humans, almost the size of a small mountain.

On the map is A. I Chip scanned, this huge rock has absolutely no trace of radiation. Even standing in front of him now, the A. My Chip still doesn't detect anything.

“This kind of scenario has happened several times in the academy. This is due to the spell formation set by the official Magi, which interferes with A's detection. I'm Chip! "

Leylin stroked the surface of the huge black granite stone. It had cold, moist ice, and algae growing on it.

“This kind of scenario has happened several times in the academy. This is due to the spell formation set by the official Magi, which interferes with A's detection. I'm Chip! "

Leylin stroked the surface of the huge black granite stone. It had cold, moist ice, and algae growing on it.

“However…. What do I need to do to get in? "

Leylin exerted strength in his right arm and grabbed some stone powder.

"A . I'm Chip! Composition analysis! "

[Beep! Mission established, in the process of data collection …. ] A . My Voice Chip was constantly chanted, and a screen appeared in front of Leylin which was crowded with various granite stone data.

"It looks like there is no difference between this and normal granite stones!" Leylin drew the normal granite stone data and made a comparison. However, he finally had to admit that the witch maintained her secret very well. Leylin had absolutely no way of finding the entrance to the experimental laboratory.

“However, since that huge Mankestre snake was able to come out, it meant that the defense in the spell formation had some sort of problem. I just need more time to check …. ”

Leylin stroked his chin and began to set up a tent beside the granite stone.

He decided to stay here for a long time to continue to detect any gaps or weaknesses in the spell formation, hoping to find a way to enter.

After all, there would be no people coming around the withered forest anymore, especially when the castle of the city lord had sent people to retrieve the corpses of his aides, troops and large snakes.

After chewing on some of the biscuits he had brought along, Leylin began to analyze the spell formation on the huge black granite stone.

Of course, he only dared to do this because he was convinced that the owner of the lab was dead through his observations and conjectures. Who knew that the unknown witch had long since died naturally.

“After being here for so long, but without the witch out, the accuracy of this conjecture has been raised by 30%.

Leylin stared at the huge black granite stone in front of him with an excited expression contained within.

"If I manage to eliminate the spell formation, the items there are all mine!"

To Leylin, who was a Level 2 Acolyte, a trial laboratory belonging to an official Magus was a huge treasure!

"Only that .. The traps set up by the official Magus are extremely dangerous. I absolutely must not be blinded by greed and fall into a trap! "

Chapter 70

Chewing a Writing Stone

Time pass. In the blink of an eye, Leylin had been living beside a huge black granite stone for 5 days.

In those five days, Leylin tried every method he knew in the huge black granite stone. He finally found some loopholes that he could exploit.

Leylin had already confirmed that the granite stone had a spell formation installed in it. But it's in a broken state.

According to the wear and tear, this formation had been in effect for over a hundred years.

The cause of this widespread damage may have something to do with the previous escape of the great Mankestre snake.

“Some parts of the magic spell formation have been damaged by that snake. That's why there are traces detected leaking. Without that leak, even with A. My Help Chip, finding this place won't be easy. ”

Glee spread across Leylin's face.

Due to his experiments these past few days, he had managed to assemble a set of spells that gave him a 70-80% chance of opening the entrance to this experimental lab.

The cycle time attached to this spell formation meant that the broken parts only appeared at a certain time. Leylin needed to wait for this window of opportunity.

The sun gradually set and the surrounding area became enveloped in darkness.

Due to the death of the great Mankestre snake, the withered forest would eventually recover its previous vitality. Unfortunately, this takes at least a hundred years. Right now, there was only a deathly suffocating silence that pierced through the withered forest, which would secretly suffocate anyone who dared to enter.

Leylin did not care in the least. Unaware of the heavy atmosphere, he searched for a level stone and began to concoct potions on it.

The moonlight fell. Soon the forest was shrouded in a layer of silver sheen. Full moon today is very bright. Surprisingly, there is a tinge of turmeric coloring the moon.

Leylin snapped at the pocket watch he was carrying, "It's almost midnight!"

He got up and walked to the side of the huge black granite stone. When the moonlight from the full moon shone on the surface of the granite stone, its black stone skin suddenly appeared and revealed a network of blood vessels that merged into a silvery arch. They pulsed continuously as if absorbing the moonlight.

"Here we go!" Leylin's eyes blinked. He quickly emptied the contents of the potion that had just been brewed onto the surface of the granite stone.

* sssii! * A large amount of white mist rises and damages the surface of the stone, leaving the network of blood vessels in chaos.

"Norton …. '' Leylin shouted the spell gently. His voice sounded very depressed like the muttering of a woman who was rejected by his love.

Along with the sound of chanting, the silver-colored vein tissue settled down and continued to merge, then finally turned into a circular passageway.

Seeing this, Leylin was overjoyed. His singing voice became even more frenzied as he repeatedly threw some materials in his hands into the hallway.

* Bang! * Along with Leylin's last chant, the huge black granite stone completed its change of shape. Close to Leylin, the previously silvery arch disappeared. Instead, the entrance to the dark tunnel materialized.

"A false path is completely conjured up!" Leylin shook his head and shrugged.

At that moment, the eyes of the black crow perched on his shoulders, glittering with human intelligence.

“By utilizing some of the effects of this spell, I should be able to use this crow to break into the trial laboratory within a short period of time. Everything he saw would be passed to my right eye like a holographic projection! "

As Leylin closed his right eye, the crow tilted his head lightly before crying. Then, it instantly flew into the dark tunnel.

Many scenes flashed past Leylin's closed right eye.

He felt like he was flying. The scenery below him was all conveyed to the eyes of his mind.

That part is very short. In a few moments, the crow reached the other end.

Leylin saw a small-sized villa appear in front of him. The walls glistened with the light of the spell.

Green vines crawl and fill the walls. On it was a kind of red colored flower with what looked like bone petals.

"This is… . "Neck emerging from the depths of the crow's eyes, "Devil Vines? Flowers Eat Bones? I originally thought they were all extinct, but there were actually some here! ”

At the entrance of the villa was a jagged round hole the size of Leylin's palm. Leylin suspected that this could be where the Mankestre snake broke through during its escape-back when it was young.

Near the hole, a white skeleton wrapped in black robes lay on top of a gray stone platform!

"According to the way the skeleton was positioned, it was obviously a maid like me who accidentally discovered this place. He tried to break into the villa and perish in this miserable state! ”

Leylin strengthened his heart. He telepathically moved the crow to descend beside the bone and let the bird pluck it out with its black claws.

Accidents echoed, piles of items falling from the robes.

A book, some yellow parchment paper, a stack of bottles, and a yellow bronze ring fell to the floor. The symbol 'K' is written on it.

"It seems like some kind of identity verification!" Leylin casually carried the violin with the ring and peeked at the book.

After using crow's feathers to clean up the dust, a row of esoteric patterns and cursive handwriting appeared.

"These characters …? They seemed to be in the language of Ancient Terrestrial Elves! I've seen this in the library! ”

Leylin. He immediately began decrypting the words, "Terrestrials ... Terrestrial Elves! Alchemist of the Terrestrial Elves, Torozar! "

"This is actually information related to alchemy!"

Leylin in ecstasy, “It is mentioned in the library record that Ancient Terrestrial Elves are famous for their incredible alchemy, as well as their enchanting abilities! If I obtain this information, I can begin to try some of the things noted in the Lowian Academy Teachings …. ”

With A. My Chip calculation ability which is too powerful, the Lowian Academy Teachings, which Leylin bought earlier, are already fully decrypted. Part of the data was about the method to synthesize Magic Artifacts.

Of course, it was only a low-level Magic Artifact. However, in Leylin's current state, this was a rather great temptation.

He, unfortunately, spent most of his time on Potions and Magic studies, so he barely had any inkling of Alchemy and Charm. In addition, such high-level information is always closely guarded. Regular helpers do not have permission to access it.

Even if Leylin had a way to synthesize Magic Artifacts, it would still be extremely difficult.

Fortunately, with the Alchemy information material here and his A simulation ability. I am Chip, Leylin truly believes that he will be able to synthesize this Magic Artifact once he becomes a Level 3 Acolyte.

"Take this book out!" Leylin was already thinking of retreating.

To him, just knowing that inside the granite walls was an abandoned experimental laboratory with degraded defences made today's investigation a very fruitful one. Getting advanced information about Alchemy was an unexpected bonus.

The crow grabbed the book with its claws with great difficulty. As he turned around, he gently swept the parchment paper. With a hissing sound, the ancient paper shattered

Leylin was stunned, "Has it eroded into this condition?"

* Hehe! Ha ha! *

Just as Leylin's crow was about to fly with the book, the surrounding area echoed with the delightful laughter of a child.

“Defense formation activated! Damn, I only have two more minutes! ”

The black crow flapped its wings, preparing to rise and fly away.

* ka-cha! * The gray-colored platform is split open, revealing a large jagged jaw with sharp white teeth.

In one ferocious blow, the crow was torn apart.

* Pu! * On the surface of the giant black rock, Leylin crouched down and grabbed his right eye with his hand.

Waves of burning pain struck him. It felt like someone was digging his eyeballs straight out of his socket.

* Huff Huff Huff* panting, Leylin slowly recovered a moment later.

His handsome facial muscles were wrinkled and red blood vessels were visible filling his white right eye. A blood vessel ruptured and a drop of blood fell to the ground.

"The magic spell attack!" Leylin inhaled a breath of cold air and pulled the red potion from his sack. He pulled it out and started drinking the filling.

A moment later, Leylin stood up, feeling much better.

"Fraudulent! I never thought that aside from the Devil's Vines and Bone Eating Flowers, there was even a Slate that was gnawing. ”

A moment later, Leylin stood up, feeling much better.

"Fraudulent! I never thought that aside from the Devil's Vines and Bone Eating Flowers, there was even a Slate that was gnawing. ”

Leylin looked at the original position of the tunnel entrance. The surface of the large black granite stone remains smooth. The entrance that was seen before seemed to be just an illusion.

“Trops Cursing Devils, Flower Eating Bones, Chewing Slate, and other mechanisms. I can't infiltrate this place right now, what a pity…. ”

Leylin deduced this from the spells he had and the materials he had.

"I'm worried that only after I rise to Level 3 Acolyte will I be able to enter this experimental lab!"

Leylin concluded, “By the way, I now know his actual location and access protocol. Moreover, I have visually confirmed the existence of valuable informative material about Alchemy inside. So this effort is not a wasted effort! ”

Currently, the experimental laboratory was too dangerous for Leylin. He was not someone who was easily fascinated by greed. He decided to go explore this place to a later date and return to the villa to grow crops.

Leylin calmed down as he focused on resting and recovering from the damage done to him by the previous spell.

He then went to the tent area where he kept his belongings. He then removed all traces and traces left behind by his recent activities.

“This defensive spell formation has lasted over a hundred years. There are hardly any loopholes that random walkers can exploit. I just need to erase my tracks. Adding more defensive measures or illusory spells would be superfluous. ”

After he finished arranging everything, Leylin glanced at the last black stone. Then, without a hint of hesitation, he left.

“I've warned them in advance about the laboratory in the manor, so Anna and the others won't dare to enter. If I can go back undetected to the lab, I can keep what happened here a secret. ”

"Regarding Extreme Night City, Jackson had only suffered a few superficial wounds. He should have recovered by now after following my treatment. He most likely pretended to be seriously injured to lure the traitors and isolate himself from their snake pit! "

"Whatever the case may be, the matter regarding the city lord's castle is none of my business. I don't need to understand it. When I get the promised Hove Violet Leaves, I will immediately begin brewing the herbs necessary for breakthrough to Level 3. ”

For Leylin, increasing his own strength was extremely time consuming. Otherworldly influences and the like were considered a waste of energy. Since he did not care about such things, he was also reluctant to pay attention to these things.

But if anyone dares to comfort himself, he will kill them!

As far as witches were concerned, obliterating some worldly power or faction required almost no effort.

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